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Junior Elliot Thomson, an avid New York Yankee fan, said it best: "Ken Phelps will have more home runs than RBI this year...
...Meetings of the faculty, which had generally been rather quiet affairs, began to get larger and larger, as more people came to debate issues which had not been debated before," says Thomson Professor of Government Emeritus Arthur Maass...
...help the audience wade through the play's thicket of historical references is The Common Man. Part Greek Chorus, part Johnny Carson, The Common Man (Elliot Thomson) not only appears in every other scene but also has some of the best lines in the play. Donning the guise of a dozen different rogues, Thomson acts in true Rodney Dangerfield fashion, claiming he doesn't get any respect as the resident commoner. Thomson, however, has no problems gaining the audience's respect. With his sassy sarcasm and bemused wit he has the audience at his feet...
...Thomson is not the only member of the cast with a knack for stand-up comedy. Larry O'Keefe, who plays the sinister Cromwell, also has a penchant for firing off one-liners. Although he is always amusing, O'Keefe lacks the bravura that the role of the villainous Cromwell requires. His entrances, such as when he breezes onto the stage while chomping on apples, are always interesting too watch, but O'Keefe's performance is not convincing enough to leave anyone in the audience quivering in fear...
With American-Soviet relations as friendly as they are now, a play whose premise rests on stereotypical presentations of Communism and Communists does not come across as particularly topical. It is perhaps for this reason that directors Elliot Thomson and Maurie, Samuels decided to develop Don't Drink the Water as a slapstick comedy...