Word: landolph
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...lock-jaw aristocratic accent to perfection. As a bearded, bespectacled Doctor with a distinctly Viennese accent, David Hurst fulfills Pirandello's idea of a Freudian parody; any stereotyping should undoubtedly be blamed on the author rather than the actor. Even the four servants or counselors become distinct personalities, especially Landolph (the leader, portrayed with graceful ease by Stephen Newman) and Berthold (a naive raw recruit played by a fellow with the unlikely name of Reno Roop...
Among the minor roles, Dean Gitter as Harold and Courtlandt Gilmour as Landolph share top honors. As flunkies hired by the madman's family to act the part of Henry "secret advisers," they help reduce the margin between sanity and madness with fine, almost whimsical, performances. Patricia Rosenwald handles the routine assignment of her small part with more than minimum enthusiasm and ability...
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