strong ", ▁but ▁was ▁und erm ined ▁by ▁" medi oc re ▁playing " ▁from ▁" bad ▁actors ". ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁rev ival ▁as ▁Pent house ▁Leg end ▁was ▁a ▁failure ▁and ▁received ▁strongly ▁negative ▁reviews . ▁A ▁rev iewer ▁for ▁The ▁Village ▁Vo ice ▁compl iment ed ▁the ▁story ' s ▁mel od ram atic ▁plot ▁tw ists ▁but ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁" pre post er ously ▁badly ▁written " ▁and ▁described ▁the ▁production ▁as ▁" con vent ional ▁and ▁obvious ". ▁In ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁C live ▁Bar nes ▁called ▁the ▁play ▁ted ious ▁and ▁said ▁the ▁acting ▁was ▁" not ▁particularly ▁good ". ▁It ▁closed ▁within ▁a ▁few ▁weeks . ▁ ▁Academ ics ▁and ▁bi ograph ers ▁review ing ▁the ▁play ▁have ▁also ▁expressed ▁mixed ▁opinions . ▁Theater ▁scholar ▁Ger ald ▁B ord man ▁declared ▁it ▁" an ▁un exception al ▁court room ▁drama " ▁made ▁popular ▁by ▁the ▁j ury ▁element , ▁although ▁he ▁noted ▁pra ise ▁for ▁the ▁acting ▁of ▁Bre ese ▁and ▁P idge on . ▁Histor ian ▁James ▁Baker ▁described ▁Rand ' s ▁presentation ▁of ▁court room ▁behavior ▁as ▁un real istic , ▁but ▁said ▁aud ien ces ▁forg ive ▁this ▁because ▁the ▁play ' s ▁dram atic ▁moments ▁are ▁" so ▁much ▁fun ". ▁He ▁said ▁the ▁play ▁was ▁" gre at ▁entertain ment " ▁that ▁is ▁" h eld ▁together ▁by ▁an ▁enorm ously ▁attract ive ▁woman ▁and ▁a ▁g imm ick ", ▁but ▁" it ▁is