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About Cougar print. (Oregon City, Oregon) 1976-1977 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 11, 1976)
the arts Comedy accepted : hilariously ■ By Denise Linck Staff Writer Photo by Steve Wilkowske Comical chaos was the setting for Shakespeare's 'Comedy of Errors', Wednesday, Nov. 3, presented by the Antique Festival Theatre. Left to right are Luciana, Mary Olson; Dromio, Robert Hayes; Adriana, Anya Springer; Antipholus, Craig Cutting. ------------- In review--------- 'The Front’: almost worthwhile By Larry Jackson Staff Writer A good idea that just doesn't quite make it. That, unfortunately, is about the only way one can describe "The Front" now playing at both the Bag dad and Cinema 21 theatres. The story line is set in the Mc Carthy witch-hunt era of the fifties. The movie stars Woody Allen in what is supposed to be his first dramatic role. Allen plays the part of Howard Prince, a cashier in a New York tavern. Allen's trouble begins one day when a grade school friend, who has become a successful television writer, asks Allen to submit some T.V. scripts to the net works under the name of Prince be cause he has been blacklisted. Allen gets 10% off the top for the accepted scripts and starts moving up in the financial world. In order to support his more expensive life style, he picks up three or four more writers and becomes "Boy Wonder" as he produces script after script for the network. Herschel Bernardi plays Prince's pro ducer on the show that Allen is sup posedly writing for, but the real star Page 6 of the show is Zero Mostel, whom I personally consider one of the most versatile actors working in contempo rary movies. He gives the only per formance of any merit. Allen tries to be serious in this film, but I noticed that he still cranks out the quips and double entendres for which he has become famous. An interesting point concerning this production is that producer-director, Martin Ritt, script writer, Walter Bern stein, Zero Mostel, Herschel Bernardi and Loyd Gough were all blacklisted between 1950 and 1953. Although the plot is a bit thin and not one of the best features in a year of very disappointing films, it is de cidedly better than most of the junk we're being offered on the screen at home this fall. The movie does give us a bit of a look at a dark time in our history that destroyed or scared some of the great est talent that the entertainment in dustry and the world will ever know. If you have a free evening, go ahead and check this one out, if only to see Allen's one shining scene confronting the Congressional Committee. It al most makes the film worthwhile. t Wednesday, Nov. 3, at 8 p.m., I Community Center Mall was fill with the mirth of the Antique Festil Theatre as they presented Willi Shakespeare's "Comedy of Errors". Written in 1593, and adapted fri an old Roman play, "Comedy Errors" left the audience in fits laughter with the misadventures I two sets of long lost twins that mJ at last. Antipholus of Syracuse (Craig 0.1 ting) and his servant Dromio (Robl Hayes) come to the town of Ephel searching for their twins. The events that follow leave 1 inhabitants of Ephesus completely I fuddled as the twins from SyracJ are mistaken for Antipholus (To! Lancaster) and Dromio (G.D. Pesl allo) of Ephesus. The comical chaos ends happl with the reunion of Aegeon, father! Antipholus twins (Kenneth Klein) al Amelia, wife to Aegeon (Mary Mai ala) and the reconciliation of the fa| ily. The rest of the cast were. The Dul of Ephesus, Solinus, Phillip Bill! Angello the goldsmith, John Elliot Pinch the schoolmaster, Kenneth Kleiu who also played Aegeon; Adriana, wl of Antipholus of Ephesus, Anya Sprl ger; Luciana, sister of Adriana, Ma| Olson; and a Courtezan, Julie Russl 'Merton’ celebrate Merton of the Movies was perform! the first time on Broadway exactly 541 ago November 13, 1922. To celebrate, the local Clackamas C| Repertory Theatre, which is presentil play at the McLoughlin Hall Theatre■ CCC campus, will have a birthday cal the audience Saturday, Nov. 13. The George S. Kaufman play ol Oct. 29 and will run Friday and Satil through Nov. 20. Curtain time is 8:3(1 CCC holds dance s "Orphan Annie" will provide the■ Saturday, Nov. 20, as the Associate! dent Government of Clackamas Comnl College sponsors a dance at the coll Community Center Mall from 9 to mid! Clackamas students will be admitted! with ID cards and general admission! | FOR THE PRICE OF ONE j HAIRCUT YOU GET TWO r WITH THIS COUPON AT TH! I I PLUSH BRUSH • 17840 S.E. McLoughlin Blvd. Milwaukie 97222 prices effected No»! i________________________ ! Clackamas Community 4
