“seven sparklers in fall firmament”(clockwise from top right) peter firth in equus; angela lansbury in gypsy, gerladine page, richard kiley and sandy dennis in absurd person singular; ben gazzara in hughie; maureen stapleton, jack lemmon, and walter matthau in juno & the paycock, robert preston and bernadette peters in mack & mabel; and charlton heston in macbeth, 1974