| I would describe Gettelfinger's Edie as tenser and more neurotic than Davie's characterization. She had a slightly coltish quality and there was a sense of nerves stretched to the breaking point. It was a little bit easier to imagine her falling off a psychological cliff and ending up the Little Edie of Act II. This is nothing against Davie, who had a great look for the character, sang well, and played her scenes incisively. I agree that the character's Act I material is weakish. But Davie benefited from having "Going Places," which, I think, works better than "Better Fall Out of Love." The former gives you a sense of the life she is being groomed for -- and, of course, for which she is all wrong. Whatever happened to Gettelfinger, anyway? She is such a good performer. |
