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W orksl succes By Duncan Mansfield An 10 v?* 11 in}* With Pinter, a collection ( vignettes and full-length the playwright, opened to V-v /-? l if trvn ? nuu^u i ucauciy night at Workshop Theate all appearances, Works produced another trii Evening, directed by Golden. ii*( uiii^ is i v acting from eight local excellent staging and ap< directorial understanding difficult master-playwrigl Pinter. The production is div tow segments. Evening's has eight sketches, la minutes. The sketches prelude or "warmup" a calls them to the second h production comprised by iun one-aci piav inci on The sketches acclim audience to Pinter's f; British dialogue (masterlj by the Workshop players central theme of a deep humanitarianism mix< irony, pathos and wit. Doubtless, Pinter's talent lies in the suggests creates in all his plays. Ii best work he leads the like the Pied Piper, in o tion, but then spins them follow an opposite coui moment's notice. While truths in Pinter's work, necessary for the aud understand the turth or Kic cf/tri/litiu TKtt twvifrti i < IIIO OIU1 J H I IV- Aug pvilll 1< plays are to be enjoyed they two about you and al The Collection un plays on Pinter's suggest television interviewei Burnett) talks with a pori bookstore owner (Pete i While Saussy describ rather "implies" -- the Bucki By ImI Turner Polydor Kecor i Buckingham afte last vcar. has rer Buckingham Nic earlier developm are interested in collections, this production and many of 1973's n many of last ye? The blend of ? t unique, and Lind: work is consisten Buckingham will his acoustic guits i who supposedly i Other musicia Waddy, guitars 1 lodges, drums; bass; Jerry ^ keyboards; Mon Calderon, percus Perhaps the hi| l/ove" in which i hop Thea s for pla) llarold >n the backroom of hi: )f eight hard-nailed interview< play by into sexual excitement a packed dialogue is very im Tuesday Pinter's plays, the plaj r. From effectively uses stage hop has 1" The Interview, con imph in a backdrop to Harvey manipulation of the i by first putting his arm and finally caressing ) fith fino Another sketch callec 1,1 l,,,C io T|,? I actors 10 011,1,11,1 iw nun erceptive caracters sexual mail l of the 'he roles are played bj it Harold (Beth Burnside Harold Thigpen) while Burn actions are analogous in The Interview, the ided into terpreted on a more pi first half (depending on your isting 30 because the subject of act as a jealousy. Again the s (iolden are important, becaus lalf of the fondle each other in I Pinter's their loyality to the o let-lion. In Last To Go, iate the weakest of the sk ist-paced dialogue appears at 'handled nonsensical. An old ) and his Murphy) stands at a b lv-rr?r?t*iH a bordello and buvs d ed "with barkeep (Hal Buckl cleaning up at the ei night. As they discuss last to leave the hou greatest before , the whores sa veness he door, flirting with the i Pinter's smirking at the bum, i audience shock at their sight. ' ne direc- the barkeep never s around to was the last customer rse at a seeing through Pinter there are ambiguity, the audien it is not to believe the last on lience to actually the old bum reality of has nowhere else to | C? D ' C* a A 111 tV/i o I because X)ut life. The other sketch doubtedly similar ambiance to iveness A means you will not < r (Anne what's what. But lographic changes in each and i Saussy). absurdity with abl< ? ? A ft r\ f V-v fti r ?if/vt?l CS ? or rvs a wiiuic, iiivj won goings-on piece premising The ngham hie >lc cnncinif inlorocl ir? Ni/'kc Xj r they joined Fleetwood Mac late eleased this earlier effort entitled ks. For those interested in the ent of this duo, and for those who acquiring diverse music for their is an excellent choice. The engineering techniques surpass najor releases and purely eclipse ir s tiascos. >tevi Nicks' vocal style, which is sey Buckingham's excellent guitar t throughout this recording. While never be another Clapton or Beck, ir work is better than many artists ire masters of the acoustic guitar, ns featured on the album are ; Jim Keltner, drums; lloppy Ronnie Tutt, drums: Mark Tulin, Jcheff, bass; Peggy Sandvic. ty Stark, synthesizer; and Jorge ;sion. ?h point of the recording is "Frozen itevi Nicks' vocals are intertwined tre debut rwright s store, the The Collection is ar ?r is lured play (1961) compo Although rharartprs; not-so iportant in brutish husband (I /wright also ford), his erotic wife < actions. middle-aged man, \ versation is homosexual than Saussy's Buckley) and his roc nterviewer: Murphy ) who is a i around her n,u , lcr (high lhe play 1S a ? ' facades, shown by characters. Each irhatsAlt story of the sarr view in the nerisms, but , r two women ueiievame, yei no and Sally corroborates another side's sexual the audience to deci to Saussy's y can be in- The story runs li latonic plane tells her husband (Hu preference), went to bed with. I\ That's All is attending an out-of mannerisms show. Hungerford gc e the women and roughs him up urn to show fession. But Murphy -i ii .1 * i , tner siory mrougn me pia to confession of the a< perhaps the was the seducer; ?' etches, the first to be meeting lasted onl; bum (Bruce kisses; to saying Mo ar counter in only talked about th< rinks from a and finally to sayii ley) who is affair was nnlv Mr id of a busy Meanwhile Mof telis i who was the whole thing was h ise the night fantasy. iunter out the barkeep and There are other co ,vho stands in the story which are rhe bum and go into here. Yet it < ay just who this: Pinter sends th to leave. But the river without ? 's intentional they come out of the pp mav rnmp pxnerienced far e to leave is boggling "whodunnit , because he Christie could ever < ?o. great theater. An Evening With les have a is Golden's third them, which Workshop by this always know Golden deservedly e the temno equal to those he r< nixes blatent highly-touted Dumb i situations. Birthday Party, t as a unified remiss to not men Collection. excellent job of the rnds vocals, with Buckingham's aeons making "Frozen I />v uniquely stylized sound th recording. In analysis, the style acoustic-electric-count! sounds music. Side one product, all cuts being of! five minutes -- which usable on radio. Even so. higher that that of mo which may explain why been broadcast in thi Side two contains the i characteristic of early 5 tracks with many instrum the music is of high qual: even at high volume. T recording is its miserabl not so insipid as some r< Kven with inadequate effective and well worth shops. It is definitely ; collection. Janau The Ente i A'lrlt; Pmfnr i v,?i i j i iiitv^i v sed of four 3ob Hunger j [TerriMol),a ,vho is more Kg not (Hal "ffl (Bruce collection ol |HnBnflS9^^B^L-* the le event is \ tie of them t to |H^HHYk Moi ngertord) she town fashion H^EHRHv /||? tes to Murphy to a cony from denial ; :t, saying Mol ( / for a HHHK^j 1 and Murphy the ills fantagv i Buckley the er husband's HH^Hn I ' W: s ' mplications in HBHlXh too lengthy to V f :omes down to ic audience up i paddle, and theater having -more mind :onceive. It is [_ Harold Pinter ^HRf production at .apT playwright. IBf W-arns accolades Eceived for his James (Bob Hung waiter and The of her infidelity to It would be Workshop Theater tion again the Pinter. The play ri cast. guitar itic and electric tradeoffs, e " a showcase for the at is the trademark of this can be summarized as v*Jl ry-rock and roll-grod is a slightly commercial &jwl| that magic length - under JK9 supposedly makes them the quality of the music is st Columbia broadcasts. this recording has never nandatory head offerings seventies albums -- long ental interludes. Kven so, ity and is quite enjoyable he only low point of this v lyrics, though they are mIk 'cent releases. lyrics, the recording is a trip to the local record ? must for the complete iry 22, 1976-THE GAME Gamecoi rtainme gr m .. Wsr^ m. r" A (erford) confronts his wife (Teri him in Harold Pinter's 'The 's production called An Ever ins through reb. 1. Admission ; UggA TB71 H M COCK-Page 7 ck nt j *' i J?| ! " flH MHMB >^F ri Mol) on learning Collection, part of line With Herald $2.50 for students. 1 J