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...story takes place in an underground tomb where a rather idealistic young lady (Jan Farrand) and her maid (Nancy Marchand) have decided to starve themselves into Hell in order to keep Miss Farrand's late husband company. A handsome young corporal drops in, falls in love with Miss Farrand, and distracts both ladies back to a more normal interest in life. Miss Marchand is particularly engaging as the brazen ladies' maid whose carthy comments create an amusing foil to the high-flown sentiments of the two lovers...
...other hand, I thought Al Marre's Edmund was shallow in conception and sloppy in execution. Nancy Marchand was not up to Jan Farrand's earlier performance as Regan, and Miss Farrand herself was not sweet and simple enough as Cordelia. Cavada Humphrey, I think, missed the viper quality in Goneril...
Robert Fletcher designed the costumes and if prizes are available for this sort of work, he deserves one. They are magnificent. Probably the most imaginative number is one worn by Jan Farrand, the Fairy Queen, who enters with an enormous train. This train she later converts into her home for the night, much as a spider who spins...
...rule!" Indeed the rules seem to apply quite aptly to the ordinary drama, though not to Sheridan. For "The Critic" sweeps through a duel, a reenactment of the British fleet subduing the Spanish Armada, and a scene in which Nancy Marchand goes mad with her "confidante" Jan Farrand mimicking her exquisitely. In a grand boffola ending Brittania is lowered from the ceiling by a block and tackle. Andrew E. Norman
...only polished performances to be found in the whole production. Ian Keith, as one would expect, has captured the whimsical brooding which Armado requires; Hurd Hatfield as the witty and poetic Biron is just that; Jerry Kilty as the King is a perfect pedant; and the beautiful Jan Farrand is a beguiling Rosaline. Albert Duclos', Thayer David's, and Fred Gwynn's character portrayals are outstanding...