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By Pat Tyler trol
When the curtain went up on tray
the latest series of one-acts at of
Workshop Theatre (that is if they the
had a curtain, but then neither did
Bill Shakespeare at the Globe) a per
lot of talent stepped forward. to
There are four one-acts in all, I tior
didn't get to see but the first three oft
t
so you'll have to record your im- tos
pression of the fourth by yourself. the
The producers at the theatre trip
were evidently not trying to put ond
their best foot forward when they wh
started off with "Mrs. Daily Has a
Lover." One found himself check- kn
ing his watch after 15 minutes of gro
dialogue. Myrna Rodriguez plays s
Mrs. Daily, in need of much love
and affection, but frustrated inMo
her attempts to elicit the desired cit
emotion from a young Italian stud itN
played by Charles Shain. wit
Shain is president of the Univer- mai
the
sity Players here and demonstrates alsc
with a great deal of misfortune that
acting proficiency is not a criteria
for that position. "hN
Perhaps some of the fault lies ta.'
with the script, which drags a great
deal and is directed by Johnny bec
DeHart. Mrs. Rodriguez turns out wili
to be the loosest of the lovers and ty.
salvages what little empathy can be thii
offered to the audience. chE
"Postcards," also directed by of 1
DeHart, redeems the director's a
bility to keep things going crisply liev
and humorously. It is almost as
strangea script as the one that fol- prc
lows it. Joe and Sandy Dillard play bat
two eccentric, middle-aged post- tire
card writers. Wo
We find them at the end of thi,
30-year careers of writing to fa
mous people in hopes of one day the
hearing from one of them. The the
rules of their game are that they hin
must never write to the same per- an
son twice and the arguments that of
ensue over the violation of this
rule are hilarious. fac
The Dillards have amazing con- it,
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31s. When they try to break out
their routine, upon realizing
f have run the gamut of famous
ons, they find they are unable
:ope with a face-to-face rela
ship-so different from the one
ie pen. The audience is prone
gh with the irony.
The Loveliest Afternoon of
(ear," the third of the set, is a
in what psychologists call sec
iry relationships, those people
meet and grow intimate, but
N nothing of the other's back
ind, family, and other relation
S.
'his relationship grew up in the
on Sunday afternoons. Terri
plays the Ohio girl in the big
who meets and falls in love
i a whacked-out seeing-eye
i for a blind dog. The man, not
dog, is played by Terrell Green,
of USC.
3reen was the leader of those
rdened" soldiers in "Lysistra
Anyway, the seeing-eye Green
azzles the country girl with
I tales of his exploits in the ci
She is reluctant to believe such
igs as his sister's arm being
Ned off "to the breast" by one
he zoo's hungry polar bears.
was a little reluctant to be
a it myself until Green's wife
duces a blue rifle from beneath
ies' bottoms and shot the en
cast to death. (The printed
ds rebel at the description of
play.)
)irected by John Whitehead,
play pops right along and keeps
audience always one step be
1, until the arrow of the Parthi
shot brings the exquisite twist
he ending.
3y the way, as the two lovers
Ad death, love flourished-so be
.o did talent.
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Chris Darrow
Chris Darrow
United Artists UA-LA048-F
If you ever see this album any
Nhere, slink away from it as yot
Nould from a plague infested rat.
Do not touch it for its diseasi
might crawl through the cello
phane to worm its way into you
fingertips.
Hide your eyes so that thel
might not be struck by the malaisi
that engulfs this gobbler.
And at all costs, do not allow i
to be put on a turntable anywher
near you. Nay, as you would no
allow a cross-eyed nurse to cleai
out your ears with an exceedin
sharp icepick.
Alarums within, alarums with
out, there is a rabid lion in th
streets.
Oh Brutus, O Cassius where ar
thou when true service to the RE
public is needed? Rise from th
plains of Philippi and sharpen you
daggers again.
Hark, Casca; hear well Trebor
ius. Come to counsel once mor(
Ligarius, test thy mettle, MetellL
Cimber; stand not idly by Cinn
nor you, Decius Brutus. There
work to be done.
And I assure you, no mob wil
come to claim thee, no Anton
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W,
eth!
shall rise to chastise you, once the
deed is done. In truth, you shall be
carried through the streets of
Rome, virgins throwing elegant
rose garlands at your feet and the
sweetest chorus of young boys will
sing from the Forum, "All hail
thee, who hast put an end to this
threat, who hast slain this canker
in our midst; True Romans art
thou. Hail Brutus, Hail Cassius,
Hail thy noble companions."
But, by your leave, Brutus, be
wary. Let not the offender touch
t the ears of the gentle, goodly Por
tia. For indeed, swallowing fire
t may be the only way that that
peerless lady could soothe her soul
after enduring the barbarism that
came to haunt her.
Search this villain out, leave no
arbor or record store unsearched.
Find this churlish slave and thrust
t home through its sickening grey
cover. Rest not until Rome has
B been cleansed of this plague of
r plastic in the sweet vengeance of
swords and fire.
Time is wasting! The hour is
now! Even as we speak, more cop
s ies of this odious thing may be
a streaming through the city's gates.
s streaming through the city's gates.
Arise, for blood and fire!
I It shall be remembered as the
t grandest day of Rome.
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I WITH THE PURCHA~SE OF ON]
IUM SOFT DRINK .
FREE FISH SANDWICH.
r Good July 5-19.
Mitzi Advises
Red-Neck
Dear Mitzi Vivaldi.
I am wtiting in behalf of all
right-thinking, God-fearing, Ameri
can Southerners everywhere who
believe that the world is full of for
eign or Yankee Communists bent
on the destruction of our way of
life here in America.- Last week, I O
saw a nigra on television telling me
that it was going to be sunny the
next day. Well, it rained. Hasn't
this integration gone far enough?
Why, the next thing you know, our
children will be growing up- with
the mistaken belief that nigras are
as good as w@ are. What can we do?
Concerned.
Dear Concerned:
Have you considered going to
the South Pole? I hear EVERY
THING is all white there.
Mitzi
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