Article: Bette Davis Guise

Resplendent in Nancy Reagan red, Rick Hammerly got a round of applause opening night when he made his entrance as Bette Davis in "Me and Jezebel" at MetroStage. Elizabeth L. Fuller's autobiographical play tells about the month in 1985 when Davis was a semi-welcome guest at her house in Connecticut. Fuller -- as well as her husband and 4-year-old son -- is played by the talented Mary Tucker, who was previously teamed with Hammerly in "Red Scare on Sunset" and partners him the way Astaire did Rogers. The script is essentially sweet, a funny Valentine, and Tucker imbues it with humor and uncloying sentiment. Her affection is the perfect backdrop for Hammerly's Davis; it shows him off and makes ...

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