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Rose Tattoo, The
Rose Tattoo, The (1951), a play by Tennessee Williams. [ Martin Beck Theatre, 306 perf.; Tony Award.] In a small village on the Gulf Coast, the passionate and devout Sicilian‐American, Serafina della Rosa ( Maureen Stapleton), lives with an idealized memory of her late husband, a truck driver. But, for all the defenses she builds, the truth about her husband's many infidelities are eventually brought home to her and threaten to destroy her until Alvaro Mangiacavallo ( Eli Wallach) comes into her life. He too is a truck driver, and his warmth and ebullience help restore Serafina's zest for life. Happy again, she even encourages a budding romance between her daughter Rosa ( Phyllis Love) and a young sailor, Jack Hunter ( Don Murray). The play had been written with Italian film star Anna Magnani in mind, but she refused to play it on stage, though she eventually made the film version. Many critics were disturbed by Williams's growing penchant for symbolism, which was woven through the work, but the play has successfully held the stage in regional theatres and in a fine mounting at the Circle in the Square in 1995 featuring Mercedes Reuhl and Anthony LaPaglia.
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Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Rose Tattoo, The." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Rose Tattoo, The." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-RoseTattooThe.html Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Rose Tattoo, The." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-RoseTattooThe.html |
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Rose Tattoo, The
Rose Tattoo, The, play by Tennessee Williams.
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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Rose Tattoo, The." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Rose Tattoo, The." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-RoseTattooThe.html James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Rose Tattoo, The." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-RoseTattooThe.html |
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