Word: anderson
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Anne B. Clarke as Titania fairly wafts across the stage. Tim Reuben is an appropriately ponderous Theseus, and Jeffrey Rothstein, struggling valiantly with a wrinkled, Bozo-esque bald-cap, nevertheless succeeds as the crabby, meddling Egeus. All five of the Athenian workmen-turned-actors give good performances, but David Anderson as the bellowing, overeager Bottom deserves special notice. It is easy to play this role as pure slapstick. Anderson goes beyond mere egotism and develops Bottom as a buffoon--grabby and self-centered, but well-meaning, without snobbery and pretensions. We get the feeling that if Bottom was accused...
...That's what I mean," Anderson said. "Enjoyment. This is the major leagues...
Bailey hit. Rose hit. Pat Zachry pitched. Dale Murray pitched. "We don't horse around," Anderson said. "My stars practice hard, so everybody practices hard. That makes an environment, and environment itself creates environment. Hitler turned little children into killers. If you can do it like that, you can do it the other way. I mean not destructive but constructive...
Wandering off to conduct his radio program for a Cincinnati station, Anderson fired questions at himself...
...Loves Me qualifies for this category. It will be followed, in a series at Manhattan's Town Hall, by Knickerbocker Holiday (Kurt Weill-Maxwell Anderson) and John LaTouche's The Golden Apple. These are all concert readings without scenery but tailored to the rather obvious delight of devotees of original-cast albums...