Word: whedon
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Whedon, as the mousey Clyde, did not borrow his characterization from the many stock portrayals of the harried little man. By adding his own gestures and inflections, Whedon produces a likeable blundering, never grating in his blundering. Whedon's clear diction also benefits his singing moments and his numbers, particularly "Caviar and Roses," pretty nearly overcome the given handicaps...
...best role the play offers, it demands a superior ability, providing most of the plot's impetus and interest. Plisko gives a thoughtful performance, creating a character whose stature merits the two hour attention of an audience. Actually, he fills a slight gap left by Thomas Whedon, who plays a Christ-like figure (not unnaturally named Chris), described as one whose mere presence fills his friends with noble sentiments. Since this is a pretty hard role to fill, especially when limited to the generally false sounding lines that Miller provides, Whedon deserves much credit for making Chris extremely natural...
Elinor Fuchs handled the part of Millie, his girl friend, with the nervous intensity necessary to the situation, Burdened with some maudlin lines, Tom Whedon did a reasonable job in the somewhat poorly integrated character of Stan...
...Thomas Whedon, as the lead, had a difficult role: that of a man trying to rebuild his life after it went to pieces. His hulking, patient stance and his ungraceful motions put across the sincerity and the touch of despair that his part demanded. Whedon's delivery, however, was a little monotonous, particularly in the opening lines...
Perhaps one of the most delightful tings about this production is that the authors really knew how to use boys-playing-girls. Keeping away from pitfalls of other Pudding shows, which have tried to sneak over a demure femme with five o'clock shadow, Benedict and Whedon make all their blondes big, brassy, busty, and boisterous--as they should be in this type of show. The kickline is good, as is an advertiser's beauty contest illuminated by excellent costuming. The one brunette in the cast, Electra's artsy-craftsy sister Chris, played with cross-eyed humor by William Wood...