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Article: Bette Davis Guise
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- September 12, 1995
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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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