Word: hellmold
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Dates: during 1981-1981
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...they frantically battle the same evil. Most of the roles fall in groups. But whether a terrified child, fanatical judge or desperate, martyred farmer, each actor manages to create an individual personality and consistently convey it. And the other actors on whom the show's believability rides--Maja Hellmold as Abigail, Jennifer Devine as Proctor's wife Elizabeth, and Jay Mattlin as Danforth, condemning to death by hanging all those who do not confess they are guilty of witchcraft--flesh out each role to the fullest. The small room echoes, and candlesticks shake as Mattlin, in a phenomenal portrayal...
...title role. Marjorie Hellmold gives the innocent milkmaid just the right touch of flirtatiousness, and her naivete becomes appealing, not ludicrous. Unfortunately, she, too, suffers from the chorus's conspicuous horsing around. Throughout her first act solo. "I cannot tell what this 'love' may be," the ensemble of "lovesick maidens" is sneaking up on her and trying to strangle her with their tear-stained handkerchieves, only to trip over themselves as she steps out of their path. Hellmold sings sweetly and sincerely, and it is a shame that the chorus should detract from her performance...