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Now appearing in the Winner’s lounge DAWN PATROL (rock & roll) Thursday—Saturday 9 pm till 2 am Happy Hour 4—7 pm Monday—Friday Well Drinks $1.00 Free Hor d' oeuvres Only at the Holiday Inn Holidome 225 Coburg Road _ 503/342-5181 OAKWAY CINEMA Oakway Mall—34S-5JS1 STARTS FRIDAY 2 BIG SHOWS • $2.00 WALTER MATTHAU ANN-MARGRET p&ek PLUS_ Jane Fonda “9 tO 5” Dolly Parton Lily Tomlin Cultural Forum Presents DCDC^^ A ^"s '9/® classic Acodemy Award Winner was adapted KtDtL'V^A. from the famed novel by Daphne do Maurier A young bride comes to a mysterious manor In England, where she finds that the memory of her husband's first wife haunts her Stars Lawrence Olivier. Joan Fontaine, and Judith Anderson. Lawrence Olivier Joan Fontaine Judith Anderson Directed by Hitchcock klATADIAI 1C A 1946 H,,chcock classic ingnd Bergman is paid p|\aS I (wJKIvJUd. as an American agent to spy on the head of a German industrial cartel She mames him and over a period of time discovers the cartel is secretly at work developing the Atom Bomb After passing the informa tion to her contact. Cary Grant, her deception is discovered by her husband. Claude Rains, who decides to slowly poison her Thursday May 20 177 Lawrence Rebecca 7 p.m. Notorious 9 p.m. $1.50 Double Feature Ingrid Bergmdn Cary Grant Claude Rains Cwected by Hitchcock caught ya! theatre review UT's 'Boy Friend' (almost) perfect “The Boy Friend” University Theatre May 15 I've never liked musicals much. I yawn at the generally poor dialogue, poor voices, poor acting and terrible plot. I giggle at the gaudy costumes and the slipshod danc ing Most musicals have only reminded me how lucky we are that theatre and music are generally performed separately However, I thoroughly enjoyed The Boy Friend.” True, the plot is as thin as a well-worn nylon and there are a few missed cues, but on the whole the show is a delight to the eye and the ear The play is set in a posh finishing school on the French Riviera The story is a typical boy-meets-girl where Todd Her manson is the boy and Lyndra Seely is the girl The problem is that Seely 's character, Polly, is the daughter of a millionaire who's afraid that all the boys are only after her money. Hermanson's character, Tony, is also heir to a small fortune, but has fled his life of wealth and is working as a mes senger boy. They meet, fall madly in love and agree to go to the Costume Ball together, but, predictably, everything gets messed up Madame Dubonnet (Kimberly Ander son), the head of the school and her comical maid Hortense (Martha Moyer) have to step in to fix everything up Meanwhile, the other girls of the school whirl through the play, pursued by a number of suitors Throw in some stuffy parents and mix it all up, and voila! you've got “The Boy Friend " Luckily the other elements of the production more than make up for Sandy Wilson’s script, especially the troupe's superb singing Hermanson and Seely have excellent voices, and have obviously received some good coaching from vocal director Charlene Whitney The vocal star of the show, however, is undoubtedly Anderson, with a clear, strong voice that makes her “Poor Little Pierette" the high point of the show Anderson's perfor mance is an unexpected pleasure, and is much better than the level of most college troupes Remarkably enough, the troupe's danc ing is almost as good as its singing The audience went wild over the four girls (Melanie Leslie, Jean Robison, Janet Thorstenson and Susan Fleck) version of the Charleston in the title song "The Boy Friend ” Not to be outdone, Hermanson and Leslie add some superb tap dancing during "I Could Be Happy With You " Dance professor Janet Descutner’s chor eography kept the show lively and inter esting, making the most of the players’ talent. And then there's the acting This is Seely’s first lead performance any where She auditioned in hopes of landing a chorus part, but does a great jo her lead role anyway. Hermanson is superb as the boyish Tony There are some moments of pure magic with the two sweethearts, like in the song, “The Boy Friend ’’ Herman son takes off his straw hat as they prepare to start tapping, then charmingly shrugs and raises his eyebrows as he hangs it on a nail that mysteriously protrudes from the side of they stage at just the right height. Leslie, Thorstenson, Anderson and Robert Fraser (as Tony's amorous father, Lord Brockhurst) also turn in excellent performances, and keep the play bubbling along with humor and energy. The only distracting character is Moyer s bumbling Hortense. sort of a female Inspector Clou seau who was intended to provide comic relief Not even the other performers seemed comfortable with the overplayed character, and some of the humor was lost because of it. Graduate student Barbara Fraser dir ected the production, and generally did a fine job with the actors. However, she emphasized the early musicals' acting style, with corny lead-ins to songs, humorous stock positions and overblown female naivete that gave the whole show a toungue-in-cheek flavor While some of this was cute, the audience was given massive doses of this emphasis for no apparent reason. Another problem was the technique of breaking many of the songs into two parts After the audience has applauded for a few minutes, the performers latch into a final verse as a sort of pre-planned mini encore This is an old trick that would have worked well with moderation, but was used in three or four songs running After a while, the audience starts feeling a little manipulated, which hurts the performance somewhat An age-old theatre standard is to ‘leave the audience wanting more.” In this case, the audience was given a little more than it really wanted a few too many times Technically, the show was excellent Judith Harrison s costumes were general ly nicely loud without being too flamboyant, especially during the final costume ball scene Jerry William's elaborate stage design and beautifully simple scrim added greatly to the show. Tom Prewitt’s lighting was also good, with a nice footlight effect. Unfortunately, one of the follow spots went dead during a special dance sequence, “The Carnival Tango," and marred the dance somewhat. One problem with the layout of the Robinson Theatre is that it has no orches tra pit. Fraser attempted to solve the problem by placing the 12-piece backup band behind the backdrop. Unfortuantely, this not only muffled the sound to a great extent, but it also made visual commun ication between the conductor and the actors impossible, resulting in a Tew missed cues and bad musical entrances. Regardless, the show is a great suc cess, and is much better than is normally expected of a college troupe. The Univer sity Theatre is to be congratulated for a job very, very well done (The University Theatre has added two shows to its performance schedule after earlier performances sold out. Tickets are still available for performances May 28 and 29 at 8 p m.) by matt meyer —6aLli*A4a.—— FILM TODAY Rebecca and Notorious' at 7 p m m 177 Law rence $1 50 FRIDAY "Exhibition at 7 and 9 15 pm in 180 PLC Adults *1.50 "The King of Hearts' at 7 and 9 15 pm in 150 Geology Adults $1 50 children *1 SATURDAY Retumof the Dragon" at 7 and9 p m in ISOGeology Adults S1 50. children S1 " A Boy and his Dog" at 7 and 9:30 pm in 180 PLC *1 50 SUNDAY Putney Swope" at 7 and 9 p m in 180 PLC $1 50 NIGHTLY B%mi Theatre — Montenegro at 7 15 and 9 30 p m Saturday and Sunday matinee at 3:30 p m Students (Sunday — Thursday) $2 50 general admission S3 *1 A Y 2 0 2 6 Rocky Horror Picture Show" Thursday and Sunday at midnight, Saturday at 1 p m (no paraphernalia) S2 tickets available 30 minutes before show "Quadropbema Friday and Saturday at midnight Sunday at 1 p m Prices vary "Tommy' Wednesday at midnight $1 Cinema 7 — "Body Heat and "In The Realm ot the Senses' tonight at 7:30 and 9 30 p m S3 "Live Matinee Friday at 8 and 10 p m (S3 90). Saturday at 2 (S2 90) Saturday - Thursday at 7.30 and 9 40 p m Sunday matinee at 2 p m S3 Casablanca opens Saturday at 8 p.m with Play It Again Sam" at 9 45 Sunday matinees at 2 and 3 45 p m S3 MUSIC TODAY Seven music students present a Musical Smorgasbord concert at 12 30 p m in 198 Music Free University Sintonietta and Untverslty Singers give a concert at B p m in Beall Mail Free FRIDAY A string quartet and a piano quartet will be featured in a Faculty Artist concert at B p m in Beall Hall Students free general public S2 Michael Harrison (pianist-composer) presents a concert at 8 p m at the Unitarian Church S3 SATURDAY Ins Forrester gives a senior degree recital at B p m in Beall Hall Free Alex DeGrassi (guitarist) and Scott Cossu (pianist) present a |azi concert at the Conference Center at 8 p m Sb in advance $7 at the door DeGrassi and Cossi. wHI also appear at a preview at Earth River Records at 2 p m The Eugene Gleemen will be m concert at B p m at Central Lutheran Church $5 Ron Lloyd appears tor a benefit dance for Birth to Three Children s Relief Nursery at 8 30 p m at the Lane County Fairgrounds S5 in advance. $6 at the door (Over 21 only) SUNDAY Robert Carter (saxophone) presents a doctoral degree recital at 8 p m in Beall Hall Free Ernie Carson (jazz trumpeter) performs at the Forrest Inn (Creswell) from 1 to 6 p m Students *1 50 adults $3 50 MONDAY Vitus Ayromloo (flute) performs at 8 p m in Beall Hall Free TUESDAY The University Symphony performs at 8 p m in Beall Hall Free CLUBS, ETC. B J. KaHy'a: Los Xpiorers. tonight Los Xpiorers open tor Sequel. Friday and Saturday Burners. Monday Robert Cray Band. Tuesday Hacienda Steak House: Grand Theft, through Sunday Jo Federtgo's: Andre St James and Larry Cavalier, tonight - Saturday Andre St James Trio, Sunday and Monday Mario Bresanutti and Forrest Moyer. Tuesday and Wednesday Saturday Market: The New Mime Circus. 1 p m with L music by Norm Farrah and Friends Free THEATRE The Boy Friend' University Theatre at 8 p m Tonight through Saturday Tickets are still available tor added performances May 28 and 29 University students $2 75. other students S3 50. general public $4 50 A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking" Oregon Repertory Theatre. 8 p.m tonight through Saturday, Sunday at 2 and 7pm $5 Rave Revue" Oregon Repertory Theatre. 8 pm Monday and Tuesday Reception at 7 $5 "Live Matinee' Cinema 7 Friday at 8 and 10 p.m ($3 90), Saturday at 2 p m ($2 90) compiled by matt meyer campus Information: 686-INFO, ask tor tape 651 PUBLIC NOTICE...STEREO LIQUIDATION California Stereo Liquidators, Federal No. 95-3531037, will dis pose of, for a manufacturer’s representative, their inventory surplus of new stereo equipment. The items listed below will be sold on a first-come first-served basis at. . . Saturday, May 22, 1982 HOLIDAY INN 9:00 A. M. to 2.00 P. M. 225 Coberg Rd., Eugene, OR only while quantities last Disposal Price 5 Only AM/FM Cassette Car Stereos, In Dash Value $159. $29 each 22 Pan Only Coaxial Car Speakers Giant Mags Value Disposal Price $89 $29 »o,r 5 Only AM/FM 8 Trk Car Stereo In Dash $139 $29 *°ch 20 Pan Only Triaxial Car Speakers, Giant Mags $119 $49 20 Only 8 Track Car Stereos, Underdash $69 $19 each 1 8 Only Graphic Equalizers For Car, High Wattage $159 $39 20 Only Cassette Car Stereos, Underdash $75 $25 each 23 Pair Only 2 Way Car Speakers, Dual Cane $49 $19 pair 32 Only AM/FM/8 track Car Stereos In Dash (Best) $165 $59 each 10 Only AM'FM in Dash Cassettes For Small Cars $225 $89 each! 30 Only AM/FM Cassette Car Stereos In Dash (Best) $189 $59 each 22 Only AM/FM Cassettes For Car with Auto Reverse $225 $89 each 20 Pair Only Modular 4 Way Speakers $179 $89 pair 27 Only Power Boosters For Stereo, High Wattage $89 $29 each ALL BRAND NEW MERCHANDISE WITH FULL 2 YEAR WARRANTIES! 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Illiii :::: "iiiii:: I iiiii; lilllll ii: GRAHAM PARKER with special guest JOHN HIATT Sunday May 23,8 pm Reserved Seating $10/$9 Paramount Theatre MOTOR HEAD with special guest KROKUS Sunday May 30,8 pm Reserved Seating $1Q/$9 Paramount Theatre Listen to j*1/* for details CHEAP TRICK with special guest SAXON Sunday June 6,8 pm All seats Reserved $12.50 Paramount Theatre Listen to for details KARLA BONOFF Tuesday June 8,8 pm Paramount Theater Reserved Seating $10/$9 Listen to KINK for details Tickets on sale now at Paramount Theatre Box Office, Everbody's Records, Meier & Frank (downtown), Steven & Son (Lloyd Center) and all area G.l. Joe's. ii HI ill;! Illllili 111 iliillii ill ' il lllli::' iliillii hffim illllili li li iiiiii iiliiiii III illiliii il tliflll
