 Turnout was often standing room only, and the group was forced to add extra performances to accommodate the rising interest ("Attleboro Sun Chronicle", December 7, 1973).The frequent participation of a photogenic young Miss Massachusetts named Deborah O'Brien may have also drawn some of the additional interest.In 1977, Greater Boston's "Patriot Ledger" newspaper compared Mrs Pettitt's production of "Mephistopheles" favorably to those of Sarah Caldwell ("The Patriot Ledger", Wednesday December 14, 1977).