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Catherine's retarded brother Ellard (Adam Schwartz) also has a secret that he gradually reveals to everyone, which is that he is not as stupid as even he thinks he is. He discovers his own intelligence through "teaching" Charlie how to speak English...
...Ellard, whose handicap could have been the butt of cruel jokes, is a sympathetic figure, especially as Schwartz portrays him. Fischer, who could have made Catherine a one-dimensional spoiled bitch, humanizes her with realistic sobbing over her guilt and shame. Gunn's Betty is so sweet that her loud voice is forgiveable...
Funniest of all is Blackstone, who always shines, whether aping Ellard's childlike movement and speech, inventing a gobbledygook foreign language, pretending to hoodoo Owen, or simply staring forward with his forlorn puppy eyes in feigned ignorance or injury. The Foreigner is essentially Blackstone's show, and he carries it off triumphantly. He and the rest of the cast really make the Shue...
...warning, a distinction which responsible reporting should have made. It was also inappropriate for Kolodziej to quote me in this context at all because, as I explained to him at the time, as manager I am not directly responsible for the production of halftime shows. Marcia Ann Ellard H.U.B. Manager
...Marsha Ellard '82, band manager, said yesterday that the emphasis on the humorous will not change. Dismissing the council's warnings, she said. "This sort of thing happens every five years...