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A TOUCH OF THE POET Spotlight Review by Celia Ipiotis Kate Forbes and Robert Cuccioli in Eugene O'Neil's A Touch Of The Poet. Photo by Carol Rosegg Frustrated dreams plague the house of the Melody inn and pub. After losing his patrimony, castle and dreams in Ireland, the only thing Cornelius Melody (Robert Cuccioli) retained was his outsized pride in A Touch of the Poet . On the edge of bankruptcy, his wife Nora (the marvelous Kate Forbes) and her daughter Sara (Belle Aykroyd) work the place, and haggle for credit while he preens. Self-effacing, kind and generous towards all, Nora can never forget she got pregnant after falling in love with her husband, while working on his family's grounds. The pregnancy forced them to abscond for America. On the other hand, Sara faces forward towards the future, a place of open opportunity not paralyzed by class distinctions...