Word: actress
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...celebrate the opening of the rebuilt, 1,401-seat Lunt-Fontanne Theatre-first legitimate playhouse addition to Broadway in 31 years-Actress Helen Hayes, who has a theater named for her right across 46th Street, joined hands with Veteran Troupers Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne under the marquee, presented them with sisterly kisses and a gushing essay in metamorphosis: "This commemorates the moment when the two most beautiful people in the world become the most beautiful theater in the world." Appropriately, the Lunts open the theater dubbed in their honor this week with a play called The Visit-their 37th...
...usual, her favorite costume is the wrap-around towel that does not quite wrap around. Unhappily, the makers of this movie spend so much time exposing Brigitte that they seem to overlook the exposition of the story-which becomes especially unclear whenever Actress Bardot is on the screen. Still and all, the plot makes more sense than some of the subtitles. "Merde!" cries Brigitte, and the English translation helpfully explains: "Ouch...
...Paul Claudel: its tendency to reduce a profound, many-faceted conflict to charcoal black and Rinso white. But Bernstein gave the music the surging, evocative reading that its subject demands, kept a near-perfect balance be tween orchestra, soloists and his acres of chorus. Actress Montealegre gave her reading with luminous conviction and a fine sense of tandem with the score. Both got an ovation before they hustled off to a party to celebrate the Philharmonic's departure on a seven-week Latin American tour. For Felicia Montealegre, wearing a cape and Gothic-style gown by Valentina, the most...
...through ten scenes and ten partner changes (in one complete Viennese waltz around the dance floor of love.) Prostitute meets soldier who meets parlor maid who meets young gentleman who meets young wife who wants husband (her own) who meets "little miss" who meets poet who meets an actress who meets a count who gets back to the prostitute...
Both the young wife and the actress are played by the wonderfully versatile Jane Cronin, who shifts from coquettish innocence to sophisticated directness. Edward Zang as the poet, is also outstanding in extracting the most out of probably the best lines in the play. Richard Galvin brings a well-trained talent to the part of the inhibited young gentleman and Roz Faber and Mary Weede give appropriate spirit and mock innocence to their roles...