Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1985)
} University Neighborhood Dentist \ Gentle care for students for 13 years. > Student Discount Available J. Scott Baxter, d.m.d.. p.c. 680 E. 18th Ave.. Eugene (corner of 18th & Hilyard) a o ;p o o Ok O O O O Q O *3 Q Q 0 a r -a a • l" German AUTO SERVICE VW’S MERCEDES BMW’S DATSUN TOYOTA Ret;ab<e sen ice *or hvc 44A O ?0?S Fr*nkim Bivii foreign car since ISKJ OMt'fcl/ I 4 Eugom- 0>« 9/403 QUALITY RESALE FOR MEN. WOMEN. AND CHILDREN 2650 Willamette M-F 10-5 30 343 0095 S 10-5:00 WE PAY CASH FOR CLOTHES SUMMER! Time For FUN! We’ve got your needs covered! □ SPORTSWEAR & SPORTING GOODS to look and feel great □ CASSETTE PLAYERS of ail kinds G BOOKS for the light or serious reader □ ART SUPPLIES for those inspired evenings AT YOUR BOOKSTORE! Energy, charisma and emotion make Tiddler’ enjoyable play Iast Saturday evening I had doubts about go ing to the Hult Center's Silva Concert Hall to see a lively play such as "Fiddler on the Roof" when I was in a downhearted, depressed mood. The fact that musicals are )ust about my least favorite form of theater didn't help the situation. Nonetheless, I strove to set my worries and preferences aside ami go to the Eugene Festival of Musical Theater's second production ready for an entertaining performance that would hopefully equal or possibly surpass the festival's first presentation of "Peter Pan" last summer. And when the housolights dimmed and Ar nie Laferty took center stage with his heartwarm ing portrayal as Tevye, a poor Russian dairyman, my hopes were ignited and all my cares seamed to vanish. I forgot my aversion toward musicals as I heeame diverted by the sheer enjoyment of ex cellent musical theater. Laferty’s performance brims with charisma as he guides the audience through the comic dilemma of Tevye trying to choose husbands for his five daughters. "Tradition" in the small Rus sian village of Anatekva during I he ° eve of the revolutionary period in 1905. calls for fathers making the final decisions on matchmaking in the household. . . But Tevye's daughters are spunky with-, minds of their, own and. under all .his bravado, . he's just an old softy trying to keep his offspring happy and his nagging wife Golde. played by ■ Marie Siegel, out of his hair. , The fact that Golde won't let-him forget he's a poor man unable to provide a dowry for his daughters complicates his predicament. Siegel's strong, biting performance is the perfect foil for Laferty's witty charm Together, they carry the rest of the enormous cast through the play's delightful songs and. dances with seemingly endless energy.. Their x vitality on stage keeps the pace of the production upbeat along with the help of Nathan Cam mack's flawless musical direction. Nicola Foster's choreographic skills are visably apparent in her reproduction of the dance . moves from the original "Fiddler” directed and choreogaphed by Jerome Robbins for New York Stage. The dances are smooth and clean, par ticularly during the musical number “To Life," in which Tevye and his friends dance in classic Russian stylo at the "Tho Inn," which is restricted to women of course. However, any lively performance presented by an energetic cast runs the risk of moving too fast at times, and this production is not without its flaws in this respect. It becomes particularly apparent in the dream scene in which the stage is filled with what looks to be the whole cast acting out a nightmare created by Tevye to trick his wife. Although visually the scene is spectacular, there is just too much disjointed activity going on at once to com prehend simultaneously. Also, when a cast sets a quick pace at the onset of a performance, tt is difficult to carry the . momentum throughout the production. The fact that "Fiddler" is a three-hour performance makes ft all the harder to maintain a steady speed; . Although the performance seems to move by quickly during the first 05 minutes prior to a 20-minute intermission, the play noticeably loses momentum during the last 65 minutes as the pint and pace slowly unravel to a slightly disappnin ting conclusion “ Although Director Ed Ragozzino is unques tionably a talented professional in the world of , musical theater, he may have been better off-split ting the production into three parts with two. short intermissions to. give the production better - continuity. ■ " ; However, ail in all "Fiddler oh the Koof". is ii delIgfofurproduction full of good old-fashioned humor.and.wonderful surprises. Special praises should go to Scenic Designer Jerry Williams, for his clever set construction. His ingenious puzzle design of Tevye’s house, complete with movable interior parts, makes transitions between the play’s several scenes barely noticeable. . For a carefree evening that will revive.>tha spirits of even the most downhearted souls. "Fid dler on the Roof-.is a must. The production con-' : Unties through Aug. 13 With performances on * Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m,, - Thursdays through Saturdays at '8 p.m: and 2:30. Sunday matinees. There will. be a final perfor- . mance on Tuesday, Aug. 13 at H p.m. Tickets are available at the IfUlt Center with prices ranging from $6" to $16.50. By Sheila Landry Jonathan Wilson, playing the fiddler, and Arnie l^ferty. starring asTevye, give energetic perfhr mances in “Fiddler on the Roof. ” ^ WEDMESDAY . IS '■ LADIES MIGHT LONE*STAR All Drinks *1.00 8 50 to 12 00 Music for Dancing 'til 4 a m. Priday and Saturday Mights 160 South Park Street TUESDAY • 15 LADIES MIGHT at the IMTERMATIOMAL ALL DRIMK5 $^00 S 30 to U 00 at the 5hao /no GATEWAY 15 ——CUP COUPON—1 1 FREE Soda plus Offer good Monday-Sunday 11:30-Midnight, Mon. Fri. 3:30-Midnight, Weekends 1211 Alder on Campus 686-9598 ■CLIPCOUPONmm* 10* OFF any slice sy * New York Pizza
