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About Sandy post. (Sandy, Oregon) 1938-current | View Entire Issue (March 19, 1981)
Thur* ‘The Curious Savage:’ lighthanded and witty b> K n E B \HTON B \K K E Eor The Post A play set in a mental institution invites bail puns Such as, “ It's not all it ’s cracked up to tie But when such wisecracks were heard during intermission at Saturday's performance of the Sandy Community Players “ The Curious Savage," they were offered b\ punsters and no, armchair drama critics and they were me, with the groans reserved for had jokes Under Jim Wilhite's direction, the three year old theater group achieved the lighthanded, compassionate interpreta tion playwright John Patrick intended for his comedy se, in an East Coast mental institution called “ The Cloisters The cast’s treatment of the topic was reassuring to those who approached the play warily, thinking that a humorous theatrical treatment of mental illness has the potential lor disaster Bu, good taste prevailed throughout the production There was laughter aplenty, hut it was seldom demeaning to the in mates, or “ guests" as they were called Only one of the six guests the hostile Mrs Paddy appeared demented, and Jan Bollerman played the role sympathetically, displaying and unyielding bad temper, and netting some of the heartiest laughter throughout the evening The plot revolves around a fortune, inherited by the almost elderly Ethel Savage, played by Hannah Dalziel Savage's whimsical plans for her millions .ire considered less than orthodox by her adult stepchildren < Mike Bailor, Bill Lawson and Marlene Tebo), who had her committed to The Cloisters while they try to gam control of the wealth renew The lengths to which the three stepchildren go to recover the money delight Mrs Savage, her fellow guests and the au dience Tebo is particularly effective as the worldly and self center stepdaughter Playwright Patrick gave each of his characters a share of witty lines, bu, most of the play s charm flows from gentle humor rooted philosophy rattier than wit, rooted in malice One criterion for a well played role is how seldom the au dience is reminded it is only a role’’ On that basis, some of The Cloisters' guests fell short of complete success Ixirry Deaton, Martha Wardy and Shaunacy Teague me, the challenge of investing their roles with a dignity the so called normal characters lacked; they largely avoided con descension in their portrayal of the mentally ill But, occasionally in artificial tone of voice or mannerism, there were suggestions that they didn’t quite believe the characters they were playing The lew reminders that these were actors in a sophisticated game of pretense broke the concentration of the audience of the audience and slightly flawed the play Martha Logan, the final guest. seemed most comfortable in her role Another unqualified success was Judy Sheppard as psychiatrist Dr Emmet, Sheppard s character consistently blended loyalty to her patients with cool professionalism Although Dalziel as Mrs Savage muffed a few lines, she brought a gracious eccentricity and uninhibited charm to her role Tebo. as the stepdaughter Lily Belle, had the powerful presence to bring her sophisticated lemine fatale character to life Psychiatric nurse Miss Willie, played by Connie Whitlock, is the stereotypical nurse with a bright patronizing manner In the final scene she delivers a minor () Henry style sur prise to Mrs Savage and the audience The plawrigh, and the cast managed to carry off a light comedy while they injected a few less than lethal doses of thought and substance Patrick places himself in the tradi tion of Oscar Wilde, who entertains by showing us what foolish creatures we can lx* The production was enhanced throughout by the judicious use of music, and the final scene made particularly effective use of a Pavane by Eaure to se, a sentimental closing mixxt The play will be presented Eridays and Saturdays at B to p m through March 28 a, the Community Theater on Proctor Boulevard Two van loads of senior citizens let, tor a trip to the Oregon Legislature today at 8 30 a m from the Sandy Senior Center They were to sit in on a hearing of the House Committee on Aging and Minority At,airs These meetings are open to the public and individuals are invited to testify on any issue being discuss«! The group was to lunch in Salem and return early this even mg 'The Humanities Class for Thursday was cancelled Another special outing w ill take place tomorrow , March 20 E n th u sia sts of the center's ceramics class will attend the Ceramics Show a, the Portland Memorial Col iseum The group will leave the center a, 12 to p m and return a, 4 30 p m The annual K.S.V I’ < »pen House is slated tor this Mon day . March 23, from 12 30 to 4 30 p m Seniors coun tywide will lx* given the V I P tre a tm e n t at Clackamas Community Col lege \n opportunity to meet with other volunteers and view the central office se, up are among (lie benefits of this annual event, according to Sandy’s volunteers The Sandy Senior Center will bos, the business com munity of the city next Tues day, March 24. a, noon as a tribute to th eir support throughout the year This year, crab and chicken will be served A loyal group of Winter Hawks fans w ill take advan tage of a free spaghetti dm ner ottered at the Spaghetti Factory in Portland next Wednesday. March 25 Three extra tickets will be raffled oil with the money going to the center's tlower fund A ctivitie s (o r th e W e e k ol M a rc h IS to M a rc h 28 March 19 198) (Sac I ) SANDY (O ra ) POST SANDY, TURN DOWN YOUR HOT WATER HEATERS. . . 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