Peter Grimes or ambiguous the various characters are. Pears was certainly the intended Peter Grimes, and it is likely that Britten wrote the role of Ellen Orford for Joan Cross. The work has been called "a powerful allegory of homosexual oppression", and one of "the true operatic masterpieces of the 20th century", but the composer's own contemporary (1948) summation of the work was simpler: a subject very close to my heart — the struggle of the individual against the masses. The more vicious the society, the more vicious the individual. Though as the writing of the libretto progressed, certain versions showed Grimes'
The Tammy Grimes Show The Tammy Grimes Show The Tammy Grimes Show is an American sitcom starring Broadway actress Tammy Grimes that aired during the 1966–67 season on the ABC network. "The Tammy Grimes Show" was one of the few prime time series of the era canceled after only four episodes. Grimes portrayed the role of Tammy Ward, a spendthrift heiress under the financial thumb of her uncle Simon (Hiram Sherman). The series also stars Dick Sargent (billed as Richard) as Tammy's uptight twin brother Terrance with whom she works at their Uncle Simon's bank. Maudie Prickett appeared as Tammy's nosy housekeeper. Upon its