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Theater Misalliance By George Bernard Shaw The Oregon Repertory Theatre The Oregon Repertory Theater tries to overcome George Bernard Shaw's weak and wandering dialogue in its peformance of his 1910 comedy Misalliance, but the few entertaining moments aren't enough to make the production a success. It would have taken outstanding per formances by more than just Brian Swingle to rescue the performance from the clutches of Shaw's bland script. Misalliance is a love and sex farce played on the unlikely mishaps between the members of a bourgeois and aristocratic family. The action begins as Johnny Tarle ton, son of a millionaire underwear tycoon, attempts to thrash the living daylights out of his sister Hypatia’s fiance, Bentley Summerhays, who has driven him into rage. Mrs. Tarleton arrives with her daughter Hypatia in time to rescue Bentley, smother him with attention, and further enrage Johnny. The first bright moment is short-lived, when Bentley’s father, Lord Summer hays (Kenneth Payne), suprises Johnny as he is about to smash a plate in frustration. He condones this, and then reveals the frustration he feels con cerning his son’s behavior. Lord Summerhays, who proposed to Hypatia himself, sympathizes with Johnny’s interests. And then the energetic Brian Swingle as John Tarleton picks up the frag ments and grabs the audience’s atten tion for good. Tarleton, who is frustrat ed with his own son’s lack of business sense, doesn’t find much of a choice left for his daughter in Bentley. The action takes an unpredicted but appreciated turn to a plane crash in the Tarleton vineyard. The play’s female savior is Lina Szczdpanowska (Priscilla Lauris), a Polish daredevil who becomes the target of every man's affections on the stage. The plane’s pilot, Joseph Perceval (Barry Pitzer) is the handsome and arrogant aviator who becomes the next catch for the daring Hypatia. And yet another bright moment sur faces as the would-be avenger Julius Baker (William Reid) emerges to make John Tarleton make amends for his mother's misfortune. Baker hides in Tarleton’s latest prize, a turkish bath, and listens to Hypatia lure the pilot into the meadow for a game of catch-me-if you-can In the mean time, John Tarleton re turns from meditating on his destiny in the garden to be confronted by the hapless Gunner. The Polish beauty arrives just in time to foil his attempt, and the accountant’s clerk becomes desperate because he has not only been defeated again, but beaten by a woman. Hypatia and Perceval must answer for their behavior because the frustrat ed Gunner has revealed their secret. After Perceval makes a macho attempt to coerce Baker into signing a state ment denying his accusations, Mother Tarleton discovers the pictures of Baker’s mother, whom she was very fond of To top off the farce, Szczepanowska reveals that all the men — except the pilot had by Hypatia — have proposi tioned her. Misalliance will be performed at 8 p.m., this Wednesday through Sunday, and Jan. 28- Feb. 1, and 2 p.m. Sunday and Feb. 1. Tickets are $4,$5 and $6 at the ORT box office. Call for reserva tions at 485-1946. By Gabriel Boehmer Staying home, going North — Music, theater, dance Things to do in the coming weeks — both locally and one hundred and nine miles (or so) ITT—Mm" it mil ~ " fin • ~ ■ mil r up 1-5. If you’re staying in the Eugene area, there are a variety of events you might find intrigu ing. • The Very Little Theatre opens its third production of the 1980-81 season tonight with The Drunkard, an old-fashioned temperance melodrama by Wil liam Smith. The play goes on stage Thursday through Satur day, and Jan. 29 through 31, Feb. 5 through 7. Tickets are $4 each, all reserved. Call 344-7751 for more information. • Dance '81 comes to the Robinson Theatre on campus Friday. The concert is co produced by the Department of Dance and the University Theatre. Tickets are $4.50 for the general public, $2.75 for university students and senior citizens and $3.50 for other students Tickets may be re served by calling the box office at 686-4191 from noon to 4 p.m. Monday though Saturday. Dance '81 continues Saturday and Jan. 28 through 31. • At the Community Center for the Performing Arts Claudia Schmidt performs with Just i JOB HUNTING HOW TO GET THOSE HIGH-PAYING JOBS YOU NEVER SEE ADVERTISED 80% of all jobs above entry-level are never advertised. Learn where they are and how to get them at this successful job finding workshop. Who should attend? $ Anyone looking for a job. Anyone looking for a better job. Anyone about to enter or re-enter the job market. Here’s what you’ll learn • W'here the jobs are • How to market yourself — what’s going to put you ahead of the 1 rest • How to write a resume that gets results • How to get an interview • The 75 most asked questions during an interview — and how to answer them • What recruiters look for in an applicant • How to negotiate the best salary and benefits package W'orkshop leader j§ Workshop conducted by Sharon Bine, a woman who has consistently won out over * hundreds of candidates competing for high-level management jobs. Formerly director of * corporate communications for an international hotel company and manager of public I relations and advertising for nation's largest bank holding company; 10 years with U.S. j| State Department and United Nations overseas. Now president of her own consulting firm. § Workshop fee only S45, including individual follow-up consultation with workshop ■ leader, and all course materials. HOLIDAY INN * Saturday, January 24 ® 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 1 225 Coburg Rd., Eugene 1 Registration 30 minutes prior to workshop. For reservations or information, call 345-9068 I__-__ Friends at 8 p.m., Friday. Tickets are $4 in advance and $5 the day of the show, and may be purchased at the House of Records, EMU Main Desk and the Center. For further informa tion call 687-2746 • Friday at midnight the Oregon Repertory Theatre pre sents Woody Allen's play God. Performances run Friday and Saturday and Jan. 30 through 31, and Feb. 6 and 7, with special 9 p.m shows on Feb 4 through 7. Tickets for all shows are $2.50. Call the ORT box of fice at 485-1946 for reserva tions. • Utah Phillips comes to the Gerlinger Alumni Lounge on campus Saturday night with Priscilla Herdman. Showtime is 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $3.75 for the general public, $3.50 for university students and will be sold at the door only. Spon sored by the EMU Cultural Fo rum, call 686-4373 for further information. • The Northwest Woman, a Eugene-based touring produc tion that dramatizes the history of early Oregon, will be pre U. Utah Phillips sented Sunday at 8 p.m. at the Central Presbyterian Church (1475 Ferry Street). Com plimentary tickets are available from the campus housing department in the Walton Com plex. Jane Van Boskirk and Ed win Bingham make up the cast. Continued on Page 6B ^^J^yy^^JjCuituMi^orun^Presents in concert “The Golden Voice of the Great Southwest" U. UTAH PHILLIPS “A minstrel...comic... philosopher. An absolute iron-clad classic.” —Tacoma News Tribune —Along with— PRISCILLA HERDMAN “A sweeping performance from a woman clearly destined to be a major folk voice.” —The Boston (ilobe Saturday, January 24, 1981 8:30 p.m. Gerlinger Alumni Lounge U of O campus $3.75 General Public $3.50 U of O Students Tickets go on sale at the door at 8:00 p.m. Limited Seating WE BUY USED RECORDS Bring in your Jazz, Rock, Classical, and Blues We Pay Top Prices HOUSE OF RECORDS 258 E. 13th Between Pearl and Hi^h Streets
