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'Dreams,' with Paul Curtis as the dreamer and Rick Wessler as his alter ego is probably the most vividly imaginative. [...] The skilled mimes in addition to Curtis and Wessler included Marion Knox, Deda Kavanaugh, Charles Barney, Arthur Yorinks, Marc Maislen, Daniel Richter and Jean Barbour.
- ↑ Kisselgoff, Anna (October 21, 1984) "Mime: American Company'" The New York Times