Word: aidman
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Monday, April 21 SPOON RIVER (CBS, 10-11 p.m.). A com pressed version of Edgar Lee Masters' small-town Americana, with Jason Robards, Charles Aidman, Joyce Van Patten and Jennifer West. The original, on Broadway, was a critical success...
Still, the debilitating shock is there, and this touring company skillfully meets the play's demanding range of emotion. Charles Aidman's Quentin grows quietly, barely changing tone in most of the first act, until his final scene with Louise. The actor's mental and physical exhaustion by the end of the three hours on stage, mirrors that of the character, who has relived the most horrible moments of his life. Judi West as Maggie creates, in her first scene, the uneasiness we should expect even without our foreknowledge of Maggie's suicide. She is a pitiable, blond rag doll...
...evening of dramatic readings, a troupe of West Coast actors transplanted to Broadway are trying to add histrionic vitality to Masters' historic importance. Charles Aidman, who staged the project, has linked related characters and interspersed the verse vignettes with folk songs. He and his fellow actors animate the characters with consummate skill and sly humor. But the overall effect is spasmodic and ineloquent. Whenever Masters tried to draw a lyrical breath, he was apt to exhale some inflatedly gassy lines. Bloated example...