Word: travanti
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Starring Daniel J. Travanti...
Melody (Daniel J. Travanti) is a displaced Irish gentleman drunk. Having fought with the Duke of Wellington in Spain at the Battle of Talavera, the anniversary of which he celebrates on the day of the play by dressing up in his old uniform and demanding a feast, Melody regards himself as being passed up by history...
...Travanti's portrayal of Melody asserting his privilege in a country where it no longer matters, and in a situation where he no longer has the money to make it true, is over the top to the extent that it becomes a caricature. The rapid flip-flopping of his moods between domestic violence and honorable gentility while dramatic, is affected and awkward...