Word: luchko
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Despite the pleasure that the director (Y. Fried) seems to take in noble poses, most of the straight scenes are successful. And that is due to a lovely Viola, Katya Luchko, who is also a powerful actress. While serious roles are done in a somewhat over stylized way. The Russian actors are magnificent in the comic scenes. The conspiracy against Malvolio is a pleasure to watch, and his final downfall is a great success, ingeniously accomplished...
...comic roles and in some of the serious ones, the Russians make humorious Italians. Against Katya Luchko's fine Viola, Anna Larionova is a rather large Olivia. As Duke Orsino and Sir Toby Belch, V. Medvediev and M. Yanshin are, respectively, stolid and solid. In a funny role the latter is very funny. The rest of Sir Toby's circle is just as good. Sir Andrew Aguecheek (G. Vipin), Maria (A. Lisyanskaya), the clown (B. Freindlich), and Fabian (S. Filippov) conspire wonderfully with their hands, grunts, and songs as well as their (Russian) words. Though his role loses depth...
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