Hi 3tallwomen!
I am confident that the play you?re referring to is The Waverly
Gallery. Below I am providing short excerpts where you may verify that
this is the correct play.
Eileen Heckart plays Gladys in Kenneth Lonergan's latest play The Waverly Gallery.
?Gladys Green, the proprietor of the gallery of the title, is a crusty
old lady on the cusp of the downslide into Alzheimer's disease. The
truly extraordinary accuracy and poignancy of Eileen Heckart's
portrayal of Gladys is the chief reason for enduring the pain of two
hours of witnessing the unrevisable final chapter of her life.?
THE WAVERLY GALLERY
Playwright: Kenneth Lonergan
Director: Scott Ellis
Curtain Up
http://www.curtainup.com/waverly.html
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?Uniformly excellent, polished performances from the four supporting
cast members in this new play by Kenneth Lonergan cannot distract us
from recognizing the startling accomplishment of Eileen Heckart
portraying Gladys Green, a woman limping, both literally and
figuratively, to the end of her life. Gladys, who has been active,
both politically and socially, all of her life, is now in her
eighties. Her hearing is poor, and her mind is being progressively
dismantled by Alzheimer's Disease. (..)Gladys maintains a small
gallery near Washington Square.?
Curtain Up
http://www.curtainup.com/waverly2.html
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THE WAVERLY GALLERY
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August, 1999
"The Waverly Gallery" is an exciting chance to see legendary actress
Eileen Heckart give a fascinating performance as octogenarian Gladys
Green who is alive and kicking, but whose brain is slowly being
consumed by Alzheimer's Disease.?
http://myvanwy.tripod.com/companies/wtf/waverlygallery.html
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New York Metro Review:
?Gladys Green is, like the Village art gallery she runs (into the
ground), on her last legs.?
?Stumbling into senility, Gladys is albatross enough for three necks:
that of her exasperated daughter, Ellen; that of her bewildered
son-in-law, Howard Fine; and that of her excruciated grandson, Daniel,
who, being also her next-door neighbor, is stuck with shepherding her
around . . . as well as having to deliver the play's less than
sparkling narration.?
(..)
?Eileen Heckart compellingly conveys the impairments of senectitude:
the spotty mind, wayward hearing, croaking voice, and shuffling walk.
Admirably, she manages to make Gladys as likable as she is
irritating.?
http://www.newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/arts/theater/reviews/2564/
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I hope you find this helpful! If anything is unclear with my answer,
please ask for clarification.
Best Regards,
Bobbie7 |
