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MCAT COURSE BEGINS IN EUGENE: SATURDAY, JULY 17th Sfcn&u-HIWPUIN EDUCATIONAL CENTEA Te*t Preparation Specialists Smce 1938 for information, Piaasa Call .485-5699. XEROX Copies Krazy Kats 1219 Alder J El i VINO'S srnGivEwi HOUSE pizza/ r*. jfL -itdJ 342-8111 TINO’S • Full dinner menu • 23 varieties of Pizzas • Whole wheat and white crust • Pizzas to go -cooked and uncooked 15th and Willamette New Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 11 00-Midnight Frl. 11:00-1:00 a.m. Sat. 5:00-1 00 a m Sun. 5:00-11:00 p m WASH-35* SINGLELOAD DOUBLELOAD. 50* 12 & 1 5 Min. Dryers ... 25* New Westinghouse Front Loaders Hrs: 6:30am-10:30 pm WASH-DRY-FOLD 40* lb. Attendant 9-5 30 except Friday COIN-O-MATIC" 1610 W. 11th, LAUNDROMAT^ hufjene ^ “A STUNNER! A HOME THAI HAS ONE HOMING WITH UUGffiBt. HOKOR AMD DtSHEUEf!" —tmM (a*i. N.7. mm “AN EXPLOSIVE MOVIE! OAMw. tonwwi mi munans. SMAktim CTwjWPO** PWrl® MKTVm, JOWWK “A (OMK HORROR HIM. EnfimesImM rntlKtmKtm." —I. HaOtfBM. VHtot* VMu Produc ed and Directed tv KEVIN RAf FEKTY JAyNE LOADER PIERCE RAFFERTY * tib+m fihnA ftctuw >«»¥ at the Bfjou Theatre 1 st show $2 00 every day starting Friday theater review ‘Homeward’ looks bad By Jonathon Siegle Ol the Emerald Thomas Wolfe may very well have been our finest descriptive writer. His four largely autobiographical novels are luxuriant in their detail, sensuous and sensual, rich and evocative Ketti Frings' play, "Look Homeward Angel, ’, currently in production by Carnival Theater, is loosely adapted from Wolfe's first novel It's not a bad play Frings does simplify Wolfe's wonderfully complex characters, but under the direction of Faber DeChaine, even those over simplified peo ple are reduced to shallow, two dimensional stick figures "Look Homeward Angel" introduces us to Eugene Gant (Wolfe), his mother, Eliza and father, W O., and his brothers and sister. The play centers on Eugene at 17, the death of his beloved older brother Ben, his affair with an older woman, and his abrupt decision to leave the family's boarding house for college Jim Conant, as Eugene, is shackled under DeChaine’s direction He is made to perform with his face buried in his chest, a whipped puppy, whose uprising against domineering Eliza is just not believable The shame is that Conant ob viously is a good actor. Unfortunately, Phyllis Julian, as Eliza, and Stuart Currie, as WO, are not Their portrayals of the central figures in young Eugene s life are amateurish and sloppy. Currie forms Gant's speeches as if he were a boy in an elocution class. He politely waits for his cue, then delivers an outburst meant to over power other speakers He gives the failed sculptor Gant no more life than the gravestone mon uments he’s reduced to carving Phyllis Julian mangles Eliza This powerful woman, who so completely dominates the lives of her family, becomes a flat cut-out doll This woman, whose head contains the intimate details of every person in town, forgets her lines, misquotes the price of a room, and can’t remember the name of her own son! She has two gestures, hands on hips, and finger to chin, and only one tone of voice. It’s no wonder Eugene can’t fight her She's not there The other characters fare much better Dana Black is quite believable as the hack newswriter Ben, calmly committing suicide by cigarette Jody McCoy, as Fatty Pert, easily captures the jovial, rotund lady whose presence is the one joy in Ben’s life Their scenes together are the best in the show. However, the entire production is amateur ish The make-up is really dreadful. The costumes seem to have all come from the same rack. Most of the men even wore the same tan patent leather shoes The set was dull and plain, with little stage dressing The stone cutter’s shop, supposedly the fiery Gant’s one refuge for 30 years, was as clean and uncluttered as an operating room. When Eliza enters and takes out her hanky to wipe a bench to sit on, there isn’t even any dust! It’s a shame a play with such good characters is produced this poorly. No wonder the Friday night audience seeing it did not exceed 30 peo ple. a a Runs Simi will perform authentic Andean music 8 p.m. tonight at the Latin American Cultural Center, 1236 Kincaid. FILM Thursday The Seventh Seal at 7 and 9 00 p m in 150 Geology Adults St 50. children Si Friday MASH' at 7 and 9 30 pm in 150 Geology Adults SI 50. children $1 Cinema 7 Three Brothers' at 7 30 and 9 40 p m and Sunday matinee at 2 MUSIC Eugene Parte and Rec Summer Concerts Thursday Spencer Creek Drillers 6 30 p m . Amazon Park, 27th and Hllyard Saturday Northern Broadcasters Noon-2 p m , Trude Kaulman Sr Clr 996 Jetterson Sunday Caracas 2-4 p m Skinner Butte Park. Chesire at Lincoln Musician's Union Summer Band 6 30 pm University Park 24th and University Chita, etc. Jo Federigo * Vatinda Aletha and Jell Kirsch July, 15-17 Dick Blake Trio. July 18-19 Nancy King and Steve Christofterson. July 20-22 Harry's: Molly Scholz and Don Ross Tues -Sa!. through July 31 Lone Star Cate and Bar: Michael John. Kimberly and Special Delivery Western swing No cover Hacienda Steak House: Shiner Top 40 s Union Oyster Bar: Apples in Winter, Thurs -Fri., Irish Pub Music No cover Saturday Marital: Aurora at 11 30 a m and Angelsong at 1 p m Concerts Runa Simi will perform authentic Andean music, sponsored by he Eugene Council tor Hkman Rights in Latin America July 15 at I p m at the Latin American Cultural Center. 1236 Kincaid The Mamas and The Papas July 15. 7 and 10:30 pm, Euphoria ravern (Portland). Third World, July 25 8:30 p m , Portland Paramount Theater THEATER Carnival Theater presents ' Look Homeward Angel, Har vey. and House ot Blue Leaves in rotation at Robinson Theater through August 12 Information 686-4191 LCC Theater presents Cole "through July 17 Information 726-2209 My Fair Lady. Performers Acquisitions Co . Sheldon High School through July 17. Information 683-7207. Romeo and Juliet' through August 1. ORT Outdoor Theater on The Mall Information 485-1946 Joffrey Ballet. July 21-25, Portland Civic Auditorium Tickets available at Meier and Frank "Josephine, the Mouse Singer." Western Oregon State College, Monmouth. 8:15 p m July 21-28 Information: 838-3771 The Woods" by David Mamet, ORT, 222 Broadway July 21-August 15. Information 485-1946 Pickle Family Circus. Downtown at Broadway and Lincoln. July 17-18, Noon and 8 p m MISCELLANEOUS Bohemia Mining Days. Cottage Grove July 14-18 WISTEC, Planetarium shows weekends at 1 and 3pm Information: 484-9027 Recycle this paper
