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Calendar of Events May 27 - June 2 compiled by Francis Dean Campus event number: 686-INFO THURSDAY “Break and Enter” and “Peasants of the Second For tress” $1. 7 & 9:30 p.m. 150 Geology. Steve Rodgers, Noon Gig. Free. Noon-1 p.m. EMU East Lobby. Randy Lakefish, voice reci tal. Free. 12:30 p.m. Beall Concert Hall, School of Music. Symphonic Wind Ensemble. Free. 8 p.m. EMU Ballroom. Vignettes. $1.50. 8 p.m. Community Center for the Per forming Arts, WOW Hall, 8th & Lincoln. “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” and “A Street Car Named Desire” $2. Waco Cinema I & II, 13th off Franklin. “The Freedom to Be; An Evening with ECKANKAR.” Free. 7:30 p.m. Gerlinger Lounge. Cayenne. The Backdoor. “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown” $1.50. 8 p.m. N.C.C. Music Building. “On a Clear Day You Can See Forever” $3-$6.8:30 p.m. Eugene Hotel. "World of Carl Sandburg.” $1.25 students, $2.50 general. 8 p.m. Arena Theatre, Villard Hall ' LCC Brass Choir, Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir. Free. 8 p.m. LCC Performing Arts Theatre. FRIDAY ‘‘Don Pasquale” Opera Workshop. $1 students and senior citizens, $1.50 general. Beall Concert Hall. "Slaughter House Five” $1. 7, 9 & 11 p.m. 180 PLC. Sojac, Beer Garden. 4-6 p.m. EMU Dining Room. Harold & the Nighthawks and Sonny Rhodes. $1.50. 9 p.m. Community Center for the Performing Arts. ‘‘Planet of the Apes” 980 Midnight Special. Mayflower Theatre, 788 E. 11th. “Five Easy Pieces” and “Fat City” $2. Waco Cinema I & II. Cayenne. The Backdoor. Wheatfield. Duffy's “Space Wrinkle”-The New Mime Circus 9 p.m. Lobby of Lawrence Hall. $2.50 general, $1.75 stu dents. “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown” $1.50. 8 p.m. N.C.C. Music Building. “On a Clear Day You Can See Forever” $3-$6. 8:30 p.m. Eugene Hotel. “World of Carl Sandburg” $1.25 students, $2.50 adults. 8 p.m. Arena Theatre, Villard Hall. Poetry and Dramatic Read ings. Al Strobe! and Aseneth Jurgenson. Free. 9 p.m. Blue Heron Coffee House. SATURDAY “Don Pasquale” Opera Workshop. $1 students and senior citizens, $1.50 general. Beall Concert Hall. “Zachariah" $1. 7 & 9 p.m. 177 Lawrence. “Magical Mystery Tour" and “The Gold Rush" $1. 7 & 9:30 p.m. 150 Geology. "Planet of the Apes" 980 Midnight Special. Mayflower Theatre. “Five Easy Pieces" and “Fat City” $2. Waco Cinema I & II. Robert Morganti, juggling at noon. Becky Hobbs, 1 p.m. Saturday Market, 8th & Oak. Cayenne. The Backdoor. Wheatfield. Duffy’s "Space Wrinkle '-The New Mime Circus, 9 p.m. Lobby of Lawrence Hall. $2.50 general, $1.75 students. "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" $1.50. 8 p.m. N.C.C. Music Building. "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" $3-$6. 8:30 p.m. Eugene Hotel. “World of Csri Sandburg” $1.25 students, $2.50 general, 8 p.m. Arena Theatre, Villard Hall. SUNDAY "Don Pasquale” Opera Workshop. $1 students & senior citizens, $1.50 general. 2:30 p.m. Beall Concert Hall. "Return from Africa" $1. 8 p.m. 180 PLC. Shirley Miller & Mary Lee Parker, piano recital. Free. 8 p.m. Beall Concert Hall. “Five Easy Pieces” and “Fat City” $2. Waco Cinema I & II. David Williams, lecture by major U.S. Egyptian tapestries representative. Free. 4 p.m. Maude Kerns Art Center, 1910 E. 15th. “Space Wrinkle' -The New Mime Circus 9 p.m. Lobby of Lawrence Hall. $2.50 general, $1.75 students. MONDAY "Five Easy Pieces" and "Fat City" $2. Waco Cinema I & II. Vignettes and Expressive Jazz Ensemble. 75<f. 8 p.m. Homefried Truckstop, 1414 Alder. Night Flight. The Backdoor. TUESDAY Steven Baldwin & Robert Kempf, percussion recital. Free. 8 p.m. Bead Concert Hall. "Five Easy Pieces" and “Fat City" $2. Waco Cinema I & II. Night Flight. The Backdoor. Mark Creighton, Duffy's. WEDNESDAY Julie Vertrees, chamber music series Music patrons. Free; Students & Senior Citi zens, $1.50; General, $3. 8 p.m. Beall Concert Hall. "Midnight Cowboy” and "Sunday Bloody Sunday" $2. Waco Cinema I & II. Night Flight. Backdoor. Films by Don Cato. Free. 8 p.m. 177 Lawrence Hall. CONTINUING MFA Thesis Exhibit. Univer sity Museum of Art. Throuc^i June 13. "Time in the Southwest" by Jon R. Holmquist Bruinier Gal lery, UO Library Audiovisual Media Center May 31 through June 20. Student Show. Department of Art and Applied Design, Lane Community College. Through June 3. Egyptian Tapestries by the Children of Harrania. Maude Kerns Art Center Through June 27. NORTHWEST Randy Newman & Leon Redbone May 27. Paramount Theatre, Portland. Benton Spring Benefit. May 30 & 31. 10 a m.-l2 p.m. Ben ton County Fairgrounds. Boz Scaggs and Fools Gold. May 30. Paramount Theatre. Portland. r review Jack the Ripper investigation loses hold on subject By Dan Hays The Complete Jack The Rip per by Donald Rumbelow, New York Graphic Society, 1975, $9.95. Even since his brief orgy of violence in 1888, Jack the Rip per has fascinated both writers and public. The reasons for his fascination are somewhat un clear. It is true that the Ripper was never identified ( at least officially), and it is also true that he has passed into history as the embodiment of faceless terror. Whatever the reasons, many books have been written on the subject, though The Complete Jack The Ripper is the first in modern times by an official of the City of London Police Force. Donald Rumbelow has seen the Ripper files—such as they are—and thus should be in a position to know more of the Ripper case than most of the authors who have published books on the subject. Perhaps he does... but if so he is hold ing back. Contrary to the title the book is quite incomplete, with some curious omissions. Unlike most of the books on the subject, Rumbelow does not attempt to identify the Rip per. He does present the cases against the five major candi dates ( and offer defending evidence in each case), but he does not single out a suspect, or present one himself. This is his most singular omission ... the fact that he does not reveal his own theory. The case is not covered in great detail. In fact, the last 42 pages of the book are devoted to novel and film notes and brief resumes of other sex kil lers ( Peter Kurten, the "Dus seldorf Vampire”; the London “Nude Murders” of the mid sixties). It is, however, quite valuable as a general resource work on the subject, and it does publish some material which has not been available for some time, if ever before. It does, for instance, contain a description of the famous “MacNaghten Papers”, which supposedly reveal the Ripper’s identity. It also con tains photographs of two of the victims (one taken in the morgue, the other at the mur der site). Until recently, the ex istence of these photographs was denied by most authorities on the subject. The book is of value to those interested in the history of crime and violence, and those interested in the Ripper case in particular. It is not light or pleasant reading. Rumbelow writes in an easy, lucid man ner. His arguments are clear, his matehal well researched. But the subject is not one that would appeal to every reader. Those with uneasy stomachs and vivid imaginations should not attempt to read it. But those interested in the psychological motivations of crime and the facts in one of the most famous cases of all time will find it fascinating. The book's major flaw is that Rumbelow is so close to his subject that he leaves out some key information. To fill in some of the gaps it is advised that the following books also be read: When London Walked In Terror, by Tom Cullen (Houghton Mifflin, 1965); The Identity of Jack The Ripper by Donald McCormick (Arrow, 1970).*
