It featured New Orleans native Wendell Pierce as Vladimir and J. Kyle Manzay as Estragon. He played Vladimir, with Robin Williams as Estragon and Bill Irwin as Lucky. Lucky and Pozzo exit, as Vladimir and Estragon go on waiting. The cast comprised (Estragon), (Vladimir), Jean Martin (Lucky) and Roger Blin (Pozzo). They pause in their journey, as Pozzo engages Vladimir and Estragon in conversation. Vladimir and Estragon are again near the tree waiting for Godot. Two men, Vladimir and Estragon, have met near a leafless tree. When Beckett started writing he did not have a visual image of Vladimir and Estragon. This is visually depicted in Vladimir's continuous attention to his hat and Estragon, his boots. The compound is named for "estragon", the French name of tarragon. Each of these embodied some characteristics of Estragon and Valdimir. Brooks Atkinson of "The New York Times" praised Lahr for his performance as Estragon. This would explain his constant references and his attempts to engage Estragon in philosophical/religious debate. This is perhaps because Estragon has far more to worry about. Of the two, Estragon suffers the most physically.