Lamar University Press (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 24, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 6, 1978 Page: 3 of 6
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UNIVERSITY PRESS December 6,1978.3
Dickens/BCP re view/Auditions
BCP production falls short
‘Don’t Drink9 requires different comedy approach
By BRETT THACKER
a UP review
While their season-opening production of
“Music Man” in October was a success,
the Beaumont Community Players’ latest
offering, Woody Allen’s “Don’t Drink the
Water,” from a production standpoint, at
least, was far from a success.
Very far.
Despite the fact that “Don’t Drink”
wasn’t on the BCP’s original bill of plays
for the ’78-’79 season, two months still were
not enough for director Walter Doiron to
pull together a representative production
for area theatre-goers.
“Don’t Drink” is Allen’s poke at the
American-Russian cold war of recent
years. He chronicles the hijinx of three
tourists in a communist country who seek
refuge in the U.S. Embassy after being
falsely accused as top-level, Yank spies.
In Saturday evening’s performance on
the Little Theatre stage in Fairpark,
during the first week’s run of “Don’t
Drink,” the cast was unpolished. In short,
they turned a classic Broadway comedy
into a classically bad burlesque.
One of the biggest offenders of comic
taste is the show’s lead character, Walter
Hollander, as portrayed by Gene Wiggin.
Trying to mimic the Jackie Gleason movie
interpretation almost line-for-line, Wiggin
shows the world his talent for pure volume
acting. He relies solely on loud, upward,
fast-paced inflections to convey his
character. From a physical standpoint,
Wiggin is adequate, though basically
grating as a whole.
Gloria Fulbright plays Marion Hollan-
der, Walter’s wife. She appears to un-
derstand her character, but Fulbright’s
Marion is a vocal chameleon, wildly
varying between a New Jersey Jewish
twang and a deep Southern aristocratic ac-
cent (no r’s after vowels). If these flaws
could be ironed out, she would easily have
the show’s most believable character.
The best character in “Don’t Drink,” if
there is one, is that of the young diplomat-
to-be, Axel Magee, played by Jerry
Gaulding. He fits the Woody Allen young
schmuck mold perfectly; but he spoils his
facade, like most of the other characters,
by not showing true reaction to stage hap-
penings. Gaulding is also a flagrant line
anticipator. Still, he is the tops of the cast
and seems content as the bumbling Axel.
Situated somewhere between the bizarre
and the ridiculous are Father Drobney
(Randy Hardwick) and secret police chief
Krojack (Gary Martin).
Hardwick, as the priest who has been
trapped inside the embassy for six years,
is not the usual meek and timid padre, but
a cross between a whipped dog and a lum-
bering bear. This, combined with his un-
natural and constant gestures, put him out
of character.
Portraying the trained, Iron Curtain
detective, Martin does not follow the usual
subtle and conniving spy pattern. Instead,
he is big and loq{j, as well as virtually in-
comprehensible .
Other principle “overactors” are
Beverly Jacob as Susan Hollander, Jim
Chambers as Ambassador Magee, and
Brent Dorsey as the Sultan of Bashir.
Woody Allen shows, such as “Don’t
Drink,” require a different approach by a
director than ordinary comedies do,
basically because they aren’t ordinary
productions. Despite this, Doiron has
given “Don’t Drink” blocking and charac-
terizations far too elementary for the Allen
genre of comedy.
“Don’t Drink” has an inconsistent flow.
The show has its good moments, but they
come and go in spurts, creating a sense of
incoherency among scenes. Voice and dic-
tion are also far below par for a semi-
professional theatre group, and there is lit-
tle feel of ensemble among the cast.
“Don’t Drink” finishes its two-weekend
stay in Fairpark, with performances
tomorrow, Friday and Saturday evenings.
Curtain is at 8:15.
Debate
forum
slated
The second Campus Debate
Forum will be held Thursday,
from 12:30 p.m. until 1:30 p.m., in
the Landes Auditorium of the
Galloway Business Building.
The topic will be the validity of
student evaluations of faculty. The
debate will be moderated by Don
Richey, Evadale junior. Speakers
will be Donna Palumbo,
Nederland junior, and Dr. John
Johnson, associate professor of
communication.
The debate is open to the public
and there is no admission charge.
Auditions set for drama
to benefit KVLU-FM
Auditions for Frederick Knott’s con-
temporary thriller, “Wait Until Dark,”
will be held Dec. 11 and 12, according to
Joanne Scarborough, public information
director for KVLU radio station.
The auditions will be conducted from 7
p.m. to 10 p.m. on both days in the Lamar
University Theatre.
Casting will be open to anyone in the
Golden Triangle, according to Gary Hin-
son, production director for KVLU, who
will direct the drama.
The play calls for a cast of one woman,
six men and a girl in her early teens.
Performances have been scheduled for
Feb. 8, 9 and 10. All proceeds from the
drama will benefit KVLU, Lamar’s broad-
casting station.
“Wait Until Dark” originally opened in
New York in February 1966 with Lee
Remick and Robert Duvall. It later
became a movie, with Audrey Hepburn
and Alan Arkin in the starring roles.
Hinson said he plans to direct the
suspense drama in “intimate theatre”
style. Hinson has performed in more than
three dozen plays for theatre groups in
Beaumont, Port Arthur and California,
and for radio and television.
Last spring, Hinson played Randall
MacMurphy in the Lamar production of
“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” win-
ning the year’s “best performance” award
for that role.
Hinson’s directing credits include
“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf,” and
“Harry and Margaret,” which he wrote.
UP coming
BASKETBALL: Southwestern
University at Lamar, Dec. 9, 7:30
p.m. Free to Lamar students, $3 for
general admission.
BASKETBALL: Texas Lutheran
College at Lamar, Dec. 11, 7:30 p.m.
Free to Lamar students, $3 for
general admission.
BASKETBALL: Oklahoma Scien-
ces and Arts at Lamar, Dec. 13, 7:30
p.m. Free to Lamar students, $3 for
general admission.
TRUNCALE STUDIO RECITAL:
Dec. 6, 3:35 p.m., recital hall of the
Music-Speech Building. Free ad-
mission.
JIMMY HOEFPAUIR SENIOR
RECITAL: Dec. 7J 8 p.m., recital
hall of the Music-Speech Building.
Free admission.
WILLIAM SCHUBERT
GRADUATE RECITAL: Dec. 8, 8
p.m., recital, hai! of the Music-
Speech Building.Free admission.
BEAUMONT ART MUSEUM:-"
“ Peter Mansbendel: A Swiss Wood-
carver in Texas,” a variety of fur-
niture and woodcarvings. On view
through Dec. 30.
BEAUMONT ART MUSEUM:-
“The Christmas Connection,” a
display by Texas artists and craf-
tsmen. Opening Dec. 11,1-3 p.m. and
5-8 p.m.
HOUSTON BALLET: “The Nut-
cracker,” Dec. 16-30, in Houston’s
Jones Hall. Evening performances
at 8 p.m., matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets
range in price from $3-$16, available
at all Foley’s and Top Ticket outlets.
HOUSTON JAZZ-BALLET:
Holiday Salute with Soili Arvola and
Leo Ahonen, Dec. 6, 8 p.m.
Hofheinz Pavilion. Tickets available
at all Foley’s and Top Ticket outlets
for )7 and $8.
THE WIZ: The musical version of
the “Wizard of Oz” in Houston’s
Music Hall, Jan. 10-27. Evening per-
formances at 8 p.m., matinees at
2:30 p.m. Tickets available at the
Music Hall box office for $7-$16.
ROSE ROYCE: With the
Emotions, Whispers and The ADC
Band, Dec. 17, 7:30 p.m., ir Hofheinz
Pavalion. Tickets available at
Foley’s and all Top Ticket outlets for
$7 and $8.
WAYLON JENNINGS AND JESSI
COLTER: Performing Dec. 10, 8
p.m., in the Houston Summit.
Tickets available for $7.35 and $8.35
at Foley’s and all Top Ticket outlets.
GRATEFUL DEAD: In concert
Dec. 21, 8 p.m., in the Summit.
Tickets available at Foley’s and all
Top Ticket outlets for $8.35.
PATTI PAGE: Performing Dec. 8,
8:30 p.m. in Jones Hall. Tickets
available at Foley’s and Top Ticket
outlets for $4, $6, $8, $10, $12 and $14.
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Cireulation Manager:
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Tvpesetlers:
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‘Dickens’ Evening on the Strand’
scheduled Saturday in Galveston
“Dickens’ Eveping on
the Strand,” a Christmas
festival presented by the
Galveston Historical Foun-
dation, is scheduled for
Saturday, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.,
on Strand Street in
Galveston.
This year, festival plan-
ners hope to have volun-
teers portray ap-
proximately 500 Dickens’
characters.
When dusk falls, lan-
terns, oil lamps and can-
dles will light the Strand,
signaling the start of the
annual Galveston event.
“Each year, our ob-
jective is to make the event
a more memorable, more
authentic excursion) into
Christmas Past,” said the
festival’s director,
Evangeline Whorton.
“We depend on many
elements to create the
spirit of the evening:
authentic period clothing,
Victorian specialty shops,
open air markets and
characters straight from
the pages of Charles
Dickens,” she said.
“Also, we are depending
on street-sellers hawking
their wares as they might
have a century ago, hot
drink and English culinary
treats, as well as cold,
crisp weather, hopefully
with a light sea mist,” she
said.
She said that it was “the
flickering lamplight, the
soft glow and creeping
shadows, framing the 19th
century Strand district
structures, that unify these
elements and charge the
atmosphere with the
magical, merry mood of
‘Dickens’ Evening on the
Strand.’ ”
Admission to the event is
$1 for adults and free for
children under 12 years.
The festival will cover
Galveston’s Strand
Historical Landmark
District, all cross-streets
between Mechanic and
Water from 20th to 25th.
Anyone interested in
playing a Dickens charac-
ter may contact the
Galveston Historical Foun-
dation at (713) 765-7834, or
Bea Weberlein, chair-
person for street charac-
ters, at (713) 744-0791.
Information on period
clothing and character per-
sonalities is also available
at the GHF office in the
Santa Fe Building, 25th and
Strand.
Dlckeni’ caricature courtesy of Galveston Historical Foundation
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