| I'm sorry to say that Sikes was overall the weakest of the women I saw as the Baker's Wife in the original production and the tour. She got by, but she seemed to be kind of pushing for laughs, and not really getting them. It seemed like she must have seen Gleason several times as she often seemed to be imitating her, but to much less effect. I couldn't help but wonder how much Lapine worked with her. It seemed to me that with the right help, she could have been better, but perhaps he did give her good guidance and it didn't help enough. Still, she was passable. and she had presence (whatever that really means). |
