Olivier and Gogol
[THEATRE ROYAL got away to a good start with Gogol’s InspectorGeneral, which could, on thé whole, be regarded as a feather in the cap of the half-loafers. Of course, there was the inevitable Procrustean alteration of the play’s proportions, and the pace was cracked on in an endeavour to make the adapter’s task less painful, but for
all that plenty of the play’s humour and much of its style was _ preserved. Although I could not fault the playing of Hlestakov I felt it unfortunate that so much stress was laid on the fact that it was Sir Laurence Olivier doing itit was a positive invitation to hear Sir Peter Teazle’s testiness underpinning the youthful railings of Hlestakov. But this exploitation of personality came into its own at the end of the play, when, instead of the usual "The cast was as follows," we had a graceful speech by Sir Laurence thanking the cast on our behalf, which made one feel that this was indeed an occasion.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 784, 30 July 1954, Page 11
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169Olivier and Gogol New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 784, 30 July 1954, Page 11
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