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WHEN THE AUDIENCE files into the Old Library, the set for The Cradle Will Rock consists of only one object--an awkward cardboard-like streetlamp. The lights dim to blackness, a jarring piano theme begins, and quite suddenly the streetlamp switches on, illuminating a prostitute leaning against it. It is the first of many delicate and imaginative effects in a double-bill evening that provides more food for thought than most troupes could gracefully handle...
...adorned with serious weapons and a portrait of the "hero." Scene changes occur lethargically, as the audience must unnecessarily wait in dark silence as it watches the characters move stealthily around on stage The sound effects--like the doorbell whose ring sounds like a lion's roar--are awkward and off synch, causing the actors as well as the audience to wait for them to conclude before continuing...
Nora Seton captures effectively the predicament of the confused Penelope, who is caught between her roles of loyal wife and liberated woman With her ringing voice and facial expressions, she grows less awkward as the performance continues. The themes of women's rights, anti-war sentiment and the importance of the modern hero dominate the play--but no one theme is allowed to emerge...
Richard Slade's Piquillo combines with La Perichole to make a purposely awkward but rather endearing pair. They are quite comical as they fail to impress the local townfolk with their singing and dancing. Slade's soft tenor blends nicely with Hellmold's soprano, although the occasionally overpowers him. Hellmold's more natural stage presence also steels situation from Slade; she moves slowly but gracefully, suiting her steps and value to each song. After becoming "tipsy," for instance, she hiccups and belches her way through a number, teetering back and forth on the stage. And Hellmold's voice, even...
...hills to the entrance to Jerusalem for a customary Hebrew ceremony in which they were served bread ("symbol of equality and community," the French President said), salt ("symbol of the spirit that will always prevail") and wine ("symbol of the rites that bring together the faithful"). There was an awkward but quickly forgotten moment when Mayor Teddy Kollek chided Mitterrand for refusing to visit disputed East Jerusalem, the Arab sector that Israel now claims as part of its capital. Afterward, the French President met with Begin for a talk that was described as "part friendly banter and part no-holds...