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Director David Wheeler paces The Dumbwaiter very fast and packs a bit too much levity into it, so that transitions between ludicrousness and anxiety sometimes come off awkwardly. But neither mood overpowers the other, and the pulse of Pinter's story never misses a beat. Dustin Hoffman and Paul Benedict are well-matched as the brains-and-lummox partners; only Hoffman's antics occasionally smack of Kellogg's Cornflakes, and he tends to mix up his Cockney with Brooklynese...
...Dustin Hoffman, expertly leading the light-hearted approach to Chekhov as the tipsy doctor, is the funniest figure in the play. John Lasell manages to capitalize on Platonov's absurdities without making his tragic side incongruous. And Penelope Laughton portrays the simple naivete of Platonov's wife with great subtlety. Unfortunately, the roles of the young fop and the widow's stepson are somewhat overinflated by David Bouvier and Joseph O'Sullivan. And Betsy White, as the widow, proposes sin to Platonov like a lenient mother trying to sell her children on brushing after every meal...
...performances, Penepole Laughton is outstanding as the delicate Mary Garga, who slips into prostitution after Shlink rebuffs her. Dan Morgan creates a fittingly inscrutable Shlink, and John Lasell acts as harried and erratic as a man in George Garga's situation ought to be. Vernon Blackman, Paul Benedict, and Dustin Hoffman are wonderfully snide and easy-going in the roles of Skinny, Worm, and Babson, Shlink's strongarm...
Dunster's Joseph M. Russin '64 deplored a recommendation that the posts of General Manager of the HSA and Director of Student Employment, now held by Dustin M. Burke '52, be given to two different people in order to "assuage" anti-HSA feeling the committee said was "largely unjustified...
...area the Committee did spend time--the internal administration of the HSA--the findings are encouraging but the suggestions unconvincing. After stating that it has few complaints about the management of Dustin M. Burke '52, General Manager of the HSA and Director of Student Employment, the Committee recommends his two jobs be given to separate persons. This is not a new proposal, but the reason for the change is novel--to assuage adverse criticism and help "the HSA...regain respect in the community." If Mr. Burke is properly performing his duties without conflict of interest as the Committee reports...