Word: waldstein
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Earle Edgerton, handicapped by a slim physique, nonetheless took firm command of Falstaff and played an admirable complement to Gervasi's Hal--lying, bluffing, and buffooning with gusto and expertise. Arthur Waldstein sparkled suprisingly in the small role of Poins. Marguerite Tarrant, as the Hostess, played an uproarious game of pinch-bottom with Edgerton...
Special credit is due Arthur Waldstein as the Duke of Plaza-Toro and to his whole entourage, including John Bernard as his attendant, Alison Keith as the pompous Duchess, and Marjory Harper as the daughter, later Queen of Barataria. Waldstein is nothing short of hilarious as the somewhat down-at-the-heels Duke. Alison Keith, who is well-known to Cambridge audiences, is an excellent actress who possesses a fine comic opera voice. John Bernard has an extremely able voice and he appeared quite natural in his role as drummer-boy, later King of Barataria. As his beloved, Marjory Harper...
Already cast for "The Gondoliers" are Arthur S. Waldstein as the Duke of Plaza-Toro, Elizabeth Kalkhurst as Gianetta, Jo Linch as Tessa, Alison Keith as the Duchess of Plaza-Toro, and George Brown as Marco...
Director Joan Mickelson seemed to have some trouble with the tiny Agassiz stage, and sometimes her routines border on the monotonous, but considering the grave problem of space, the blocking and direction is highly successful. Music Director Arthur Waldstein deserves large credit for the proper fast pace of the show and the amazing articulateness with which the songs are sung. However the overture is unbearably long, pompous, forced, and dull...
...individual performances, with Bruce MacDonald given highest honors because he cannot only sneer and hop, but sing. Benjamin Neilson, as the other Earl, is not troubled by this latter difficulty, but carries himself well and obscures none of the humor, which is all that counts. The Lord Chancellor, Arthur Waldstein, has an even less prepossessing voice, and occasionally his froggish hops seem uncertain and feeble, but he does manage some of Gilbert's speedier lyrics, all the while conveying a most Chancellorial wizenedness. Perhaps less sure of himself on stage, and thus even more effective (as a shepherd gone...