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Similarly picture-perfect in the role of Aldonza (Quixote's great lady/ local whore), Juliene James '00 carries off the part with Carmen-like blend of indignation, haughty pride and passionate song. Though at times her hurricane-like disregard for the other characters seems a bit overdone...
During the course of the quest, Quixote encounters Aldonza, played by a physically fit Sheena Easton. Although Aldonza is a barmaid who has been around, Don Quixote does great things for her image, elevating her into the ideal "lady Dulcinea...
Although the earthy Aldonza cannot understand why Don Quixote does not see that "the world is a dung heap and we are the maggots that live on it" and really cannot understand why he thinks she is a virgin, Quixote's idealism grows on her, as it does on the audience. He may be insane--he sees rags as "gossamer" and seeks to be knighted, although there have been no knights for 300 years--but he sure is happy. His unshakable faith shows us that "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" and helps Aldonza become the woman that...
Sheena Easton complements him beautifully with her angelic voice, shown off in four solos. Most memorable is the compelling "Aldonza." Although her Scottish accent is slightly annoying, she compensates with radiating stage presence. It is surprising to learn that this polished performance is Sheena Easton's theatrical debut...
Before she turns into Don Quixote's virginal Dulcinea in Man of La Mancha, Aldonza, the scullery maid, gets a rather rough going-over from a rabble of lustful admirers. So much the worse for Sophia Loren that Director Arthur (Love Story) Hiller, currently making the movie in Rome, is a perfectionist. After umpteen retakes of the strenuous scene, Sophia was pleading sotto voce with the extras: "Take it easy, boys. I'm black and blue all over...