"Other Crimson critics described his performances in Shakespeare plays as "a tour de force of sheer talent and intelligence" (in "The Winter's Tale") and "a very fine and subtle performance" (in "Measure for Measure").He displayed early on his remarkable range when he undertook with inimitable flair and hilarious effect the hugely solemn role of Erde "the green-faced torso", goddess of the Earth, in Peter Sellers's Loeb Drama Center production of "Wagner's Ring" (1979).