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Tuesday, February 10, 2026

In The Last Analysis

 




In The Last Analysis

In The Last Analysis
The University Of Cincinnati Department Of Psychiatry 
17th Annual Christmas Skit, 1965
Written and Performed by The First Year Residents Department of Psychiatry University of Cincinnati
Recorded and Edited by Paul L. Whitehead and Perry B. Bach
Photography and Cover Design by Edward H. Stein and Perry B. Bach

Cast in order of appearance: James Robinson, Melvyn M. Nizny, Perry B. Bach, Richard Schaefer, Alan B. Levy, Perry Marshall, Robert Meitus, Robert Buchalter, Richard Arbogast, William MacMaster, Harry B. Woods, P. Gloria Burk, E. David Burk, Robert T. Daehler and Milton E. Block

From the back cover: Following the rich traditions set by their predecessors, those residents in their first year at the Department demonstrated their proficiency in psychoanalytic and insight directed therapy by writing the musical skit, "In the Last Analysis." Fortified by the Christmas Spirits, and having been assured that the audience had also imbibed, the writers turned performers. The production was recorded live, as it was performed on December 20, 1965, in the fabulous Sky Room of Cincinnati General Hospital, over- looking the picturesque Avondale quarter of Cincinnati.In adding their chapter to the traditions of the Department, the first year residents salute the denial defense mechanism which has done more than anything else to keep the traditions alive. In addition, this particular skit reaffirms a persistent suspicion regarding the omnipotence of the Department of Psychiatry Chairman.

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