Word: sparer
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...fine a job as I have ever seen him do in the role of Gloucester. Jerry Kilty, as the Fool, is brilliant--he manages to make something out of a character that is almost impossible to put over to modern audiences. Likewise, to a lesser degree, does Paul Sparer make something out of nothing--he brings a real personality to the simple, unsubtle Kent. Robert Fletcher as Edgar and Albert Duclos as Oswald round out my list of fine jobs...
...Brattle's stock supporting cast is adequate, but suffers in comparison with Devlin and Miss Ford. The one exception is Paul Sparer as Macduff, who alone makes the tragedies of the just seem pathetic as those of the wicked...
...guffaws. However, several brilliant performances, coupled with adequate character portrayals by other members of the cast make the above shortcomings insignificant. Jerry Kilty, as Captain Vere, does an outstanding job, while John Kerr and Peter Temple, with the symbolic and less concrete roles, do more than competent jobs. Paul Sparer, Robert Fletcher, Richard Kilbride, and Ed Finnegan are the outstanding performers among the supporting cast...