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...discords intrude. The stage and part of the auditorium fill with mist; and soon we make out a trio of witches, the first asking, "when shall we three meet again?" We settle down, ready to give ourselves over to the wonderfully weird and terrible universe that is Shakespeare's Macbeth...
...When Macbeth himself enters, however, his first lines suggest that we are in for a Macbeth without a Macbeth. And time bears out our suspicion, alas! Pat Hingle, who has done admirable work in contemporary plays, simply is not vocally equipped to cope with a major Shakespearean role. His speech is thick, and his voice lacks music and grandeur. He is careless with his vowels, and we get the impression that Inverness and Dunsinane are really in Colorado and Texas...
...American Shakespeare Festival's current production is better served by Jessica Tandy's Lady Macbeth, though she is far from ideal in the role. She at least makes it evident that we are listening to one well practiced in the niceties of classical diction...
...makes one common error--for which director Jack Landau must share responsibility--while she is egging Macbeth on to murder King Duncan. Macbeth submits, "If we should fail--." and she replies "We fail"--two small but crucial words. Miss Tandy just losses them off in a natural voice, rapidly and impatiently--and this destroys the scene's psychology. She is trying to screw his courage to the sticking-place, and the possibility of failure is not to be admitted. It is imperative for her to convey incredulity with force in those two words...
...American Shakespeare Festival (Stratford, Conn., Exit 52 from the Connecticut Trunpike or Exits 51 or 53 from the Merritt Parkway--ED 7-4456 in Stratford) presents a repertory of three Shakespearean plays: Macbeth, As you Like It, and Troilus and Cressids, alternating Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 8:30 p.m.; Wednesdays, Saturday, and Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. Starring in the productions are Jessica Tandy as Lady Macbeth, Pat Hingle at Macbeth, and Kim Hunter as Rosalind...