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of this family behave as they do, and to accept the inevitability of their tragedy.32 As for the merits of the New York production, critic Emory Lewis of Cue magazine stated: The drama is in~nsely helped by the sensitive, subtle direction of Lloyd Richards, and by the sturdy performances of Raul Julia, Lucy Boscana, Jose Perez, Carla Pinza, and, most notably, Miriam Co16n. The drawd says more about the Puerto Ricans in New York than reams of editorials.33 The same cast and crew toured the City of Nel'l York under the
ne\~ly
established Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre during the summer of 1967. The schedule of the group's first production follows in Table 9. Table 9.
Schedule for The Oxcart, 1967
Location Manhattan August 7 East Harlem
Amphitheatre in Casita Marfa Carver Houses, l02nd Street between Madison & Park Avenues
August 8 East Harlem
(Press Opening) 11aria Carver Houses
August 9 Centra 1 Harlem
P.S. 136 Playground St. Nicholas Avenue & West 135th Street
August 10 West Side
103rd Street and Riverside Drive Riverside Park
August 11 Chelsea
Chelsea Park, Playground 28th Street & 9th Avenue
32 Norman Nade 1, "Marques • The Oxcart, Poignant Drama Premier¡es Off-Broadway," World Journa 1 Tribune, 26 December 1966, p. 18. 33 Emory Lel'ds, "The Oxcart," Cue, 31 December 1966, p. 16.