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''The Belle of Amherst'' is a one-woman play by William Luce. Based on the life of poet Emily Dickinson from 1830 to 1886, and set in her Amherst, Massachusetts home, the 1976 play makes use of her work, diaries, and letters to recollect her encounters with the significant people in her life – family, close friends, and acquaintances. It balances the agony of her seclusion with the brief bright moments when she was able to experience some joy. After one preview, the original Broadway production, directed by Charles Nelson Reilly and starring Julie Harris, opened on April 28, 1976 at the Longacre Theatre, where it ran for 116 performances.〔Gussow, Mel.("Stage: 'Belle of Amherst'; Julies Harris Portrays Emily Dickinson" ) ''The New York Times'' (abstract), April 29, 1976〕 The ''Wall Street Journal'' reviewer wrote "With her technical ability and her emotional range, Miss Harris can convey profound inner turmoil at the same time that she displays irrepressible gaiety of spirit."〔Hischak, Thomas S. and Bordman, Gerald Martin.("Act Two, 1975-1984" )''American theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama, 1969-2000'' (2001), Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-512347-6, p. 102〕 Harris, who portrayed fifteen different characters in the play, won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play, earned a Drama Desk Award nomination for Unique Theatrical Experience, and won a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Recording. She appeared in a televised PBS production〔("The Belle of Amherst" ) Internet Movie Database, accessed October 31, 2011〕 and extensively toured the country with the play for a number of years.〔Rohmann, Chris.("Review:'The Belle of Amherst' at Columbus Center, Springfield, Mass." ) aislesay.com, accessed October 31. 2011〕〔Ehren, Christine.("Julie Harris Returns to 'Belle of Amherst' Oct. 13-Nov. 5 in Seattle" ) playbill.com, October 13, 2000〕 The play was very successful in South America and Spain. Responsible for the Spanish translation was the Argentinean poet Silvina Ocampo for the Buenos Aires premiere starring China Zorrilla on January 1981. The production ran for more than 500 performances and Zorrilla embarked on a Latinamerican tour that ended at New York's Hunter College〔http://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/28/arts/weekender-guide.html〕 in 1983 and Washington's Kennedy Center. WIth Emily, the Uruguayan actress made a triumphant comeback to her country after 10 years of proscription for political reasons.〔http://www.correo.com.uy/index.asp?codpag=detProd&smen=filatelia&idp=1107&s=1〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Belle of Amherst」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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