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...Dienstbier did not tell us that "his country was in dire need of economic help from the West," nor would he do so. To suggest otherwise is the product of an overactive journalistic imagination. Allon Percus...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Czechoslovak Didn't Ask for Money | 10/15/1990 | See Source »

...after some trouble warming up his voice, he was very good. Another of the show's highpoints was Shawna Cornelius in the role of the captain's daughter Josephine. Cornelius has a beautiful voice, and the small scenes which she was in with Amory and Sir Joseph (Orin Percus) saved the show...

Author: By Melissa R. Hart, | Title: An Unsteady Ship | 12/8/1989 | See Source »

...never thought of thinking for myself at all," says Sir Joseph, explaining his rise to power. "A British sailor is any man's equal...except mine," he continues. This role, while certainly not a sympathetic one, is the jewel of H.M.S. Pinafore. Percus' facial expressions and the way he used his body to express his arrogance and frustration were perfect for the swollen-headed aristocrat...

Author: By Melissa R. Hart, | Title: An Unsteady Ship | 12/8/1989 | See Source »

...came because I didn't have a problem set to do tonight, and I couldn't think of anything better to do," said Cabot House resident Allon G. Percus...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Nerd Club Debuts at Harvard | 10/17/1989 | See Source »

...machinations of the plot, and performances that would be workmanlike or routine elsewhere are sufficient here. What these actors lack in characterization, they make up for in physical comedy, not only in the histrionic gesticulations and cartoonish violence, but also in minute details, such as droll facial expressions. Orin Percus, as the sly, playful Duke Solinus, and Everett, as the witty Syracusan Dromio, deserve special mention...

Author: By Gary L. Susman, | Title: Comedy of Errors | 4/24/1987 | See Source »

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