The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, March 13, 1972, Page PAGE 7, Image 7
Howell Child's Play competent effort Review by Paul Baker Child's Play, which opened Friday and runs through next Saturday at Howell Theatre, proves to be a competent effort at a competent script. The play takes place in a Catholic boys' school and centers primarily around two middle-aged teachers and unexplainable outbursts of violence from the students. The two faculty members, Dobbs and Malley, are portrayed superbly by Orlan Larson and Dana Mills, with laurels going to Larson. He is a very consistent actor whose nuances of characterization keep Dobbs real and alive every moment. The scenes between these two are the best in the play, full of fire and energy well worth seeing. Another fine performance is turned in by Donovan Diez as the cynical Father Penny. Diez displays fine comic technique and proves an excellent balance to the other performers. George Hanson, as sports instructor Paul Reese, begins slowly and one is tempted to tune him out, but he grows with the production and by the end is much more believable. The weakest performances are given by John Kasel as Father Griffin and James Waechter as Father Mozian. Their acting comes across stilted and sometimes slows the show. The set design, by Nancy Myers, is very. well conceived and executed, adding a great deal to the production and communicating in a very real way the dark atmosphere of the school. Complements also go to director Hal Ford for his execution of a script that appears to be the major drawback of the production. The playwrite, Robert Marasco, seems to be torn between writing two plays - one a thrilling mystery built around strange violence in a boy's school, the other a stirring tragedy about two aging teachers, whose entire lives are based upon respect and love of their boys. These two plays never quite resolve themselves to satisfaction. Child's Play runs without an intermission and fortunately does not suffer for it. It is a production well worth seeing (escpecially for Larson and Mills) and is guaranteed to provide . an exciting evening of theater. CHMIPIOH TERM PAPERS 636 Beacon StrectWS05) Boston, Mass. 02115 Research Material for Term pipers. Reports, Theses, ate Lowest Prices, Quick Service. For information, write or call: If she doesn't say yes it wont be our fault Serving Lincoln Since 1905 1121 "0" STSOT KISTtUD JtWOMS AMERICAN M SOCICTY (617) 536-9700 1 "". . . " i doly V" ' ' -., FOR SALE Boys' 26" Schwinn. Used. Cheap. 423-6431 Four All-Glass Aquariums 35, 26, 24 and 16 gallon sizes. 432-8384. SALE: Will print any design or letters on t -shirts or sweat shirts - $2.60 NATIONAL EMBLEM, 10th & Q. New bicycles, 10 speed, European racing bike. Quality plus, 488-9519 or 488-4803. Smith-Corona Starling portable typewriter, 180 cm skis and bindings. Microscope with light. 432-2075. 1969 MG-C-GT. 6 cyl. 4 spd. & ovdr. British Racing green. Like will appear at PERSHING AUDITORIUM MONDAY MARCH 27 Sponsored O 1 CIIKICCT a Uy. JUMOLI vyr7?rnnnrio DAILY NEBRASKAN WANT ADS can be placed in room 34 Nebraska Unibn. Cost Is $.08 per word,$1 .00 minimum. Payment in advance only. Complimentary ads may be run only if error is brought to the Nebras kan's attention the business day after publication. new. Call 432-3930 to see after 1 p.m. HELP WANTED Men for Boy Scout Summer Camp Staff. Competitive salary, 9 weeks, room 8i board, 21 years ok). Waterfront Director (WSI), Scoutcraft Director (Scout experience). Field Sports Director (NRA or small weapons proficiency). Archery Director (18 years) Call 477-3787. SERVICES 8-track and cassettes recorded from your records and tapes. Sound City Studios. 144 S. 9th 432-7305. Pregnant? Who cares? We dot Call 477-8021. 000000 DIICU DDAfM irTIOMC lUJll r iwduv. i iyny jf Need someone to listen who ceres -Crisis Health 'Aide: 472-2200. ROOMMATE WANTED 1 or 2 male roommates. 423-2819. PERSONAL John P. Barleycorn is alive and well. MISCELLANEOUS Do you need money for College? Millions available if you know where to look. Send $1 for complete Information. Educational Aids Information Center. Box 1032, Mankato, Minn. 56001. CLIP AND SAVE Enjoy a mini-vacation before final exams. 3 canoe trips, Elkhorn River, April 14-16; 21-23; 28-30. Only 24 persons per trip S $25 each. For reservations sent $2.50 and date preferred to Loren Wilson, outfitter and guide, 6211 Sunrise Rd., Lincoln, Neb., 68510. Priority given earliest post marks. Phone 489-6241 . Ride needed to Vermont. Or as close as Hartford, Albany or Boston. Spring break. Call 475-5247. UNIVERSITY CHARTER FLIGHTS TO EUROPE THIS SUMMER. APPLY NOW Rm. 340 NEBRASKA UNION. There is no cheaper way. "Der Biberpelz" German Club film. 7:30 p.m. March 13, Union Auditorium. Free. MONDAY, MARCr13, 1972 PAGE 7 THE DAILY NEBRASKAN