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Those who saw Miss Fay blush in The Mandrake last month will hardly recognize her now as she barks orders in her hat shop and causes Fadinard some considerable embarrassement. The Cast AN ITALIAN STRAW HAT, by Eugene Labiche. At the Loeb Drama Center through Aug. 24. Directed by Norris Houghton, with sets by Donald Soule and costumes by Lewis Smith. Virginie Jody Locker Felix Mark Bramhall Vezinet Tony Corbett Fadinard Paul Schmidt Anals Wendy Bensinger Emile John A. Williams Nonancourt Paul R. Barstow Helene Etain O'Malley Bobin Thomas Babe Clara Patricia Fay Tardiveau Timothy Mayer Achille de Rosalba...
...Fadinard is not always in command, but Labiche did think him something of a schemer who plotted his way out of difficulties. Schmidt seemed to come upon plans by accident and carried them out only with the consent of Providence. He fretted and hopped about on stage far too much to command the flow of events...
Miss Hamlin captivates the audience with her lisping Baroness, an extremely funny addition to the original script. Her accent was reminiscent of a Bugs Bunny cartoon. Kerr, as her fawning Viscount, was a real dandy, whose reactions to the bewildered Fadinard provided some of the best moments in the show...
David Mills inspired considerable mirth as the furious husband of Anais, who endures a visit by Fadinard (in search of the hat) and all his relatives (who mistakenly think they are at Fadinard's house and prepare the bride for the conjugal bed). Mills starts out in grand style but loses some of his zest as the act progresses...
...play, when Anais has her hat and Fadinard at least can enjoy his bride, nearly the entire cast suddenly goes into a delightful dance which apparently serves both to finish the performance and begin the curtain calls. This scene--the only carefully worked out group movement in the production--creates the gay, make-believe atmosphere of a musical, and is extraordinarily effective...