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'Burr' tells of man on the make
The writing of historical fiction can be
a treacherous proposition, as many
writers have discovered to their chagrin,
and especially so when the opportunity
for presenting an alternate view of
events is offered.
Too often, the facts of the matter are
submerged in a flood of consciously
significant statements seemingly writ
ten for posterity even though they are
delivered in such unlikely places as the
stable, over the dinner table, or while
paying a call on the water closet.
Another failing is the tendency to make
buffoons out of characters that, even
while being treated in a comic work, do
not deserve the indignities heaped upon
them.
A prime example of this tendency at
work is the hack job performed upon our
founding fathers in the musical film
"1776", in which John Adams,
Benjamin Franklin and Thomas
Jefferson all are reduced to the status of
pasteboard cutouts, mouthing quips
and hackneyed songs with alarming
facility.
Roberts avoids pitfalls
In the past, the American novelist
who seemed to avoid these pitfalls with
the greatest regularity was the late
Kenneth Roberts, a fine, craftsmanlike
writer with a penchant for championing
an honest view of American history, free
of an overtly patriotic gloss. Roberts,
author of the epic story of the plight of
Loyalists during the American Revo
lution. "Oliver Wiswell," stood virtually
alone as an honest de-bunker of
American historical myths, until Gore
Vidal published his giant historical
novel "Burr" in the autumn of 1973. ,
Due to be published in paperback by
Bantam in the near future, "Burr" is an
attempt by Vidal to illuminate the
shadowy personality of Aaron Burr, who
appears in most history texts as a half
obscured figure, a hat-rack upon whom '
a number of seemingly unrelated deeds
are hung.
Vidal fleshes out this hat-rack into a
man perhaps a bit larger than life, but
nonetheless a recognizable, definitely
human presence. Through Vidal's eyes,
the reader comes to see a portrait of a
man of action a cynic, an imperialist,
a professional politician, or, to use
Vidal's own phrase, a "man on the
make."
Through Burr's eyes, the tangled web
of early American history has a breath
of life puffed into it, enlivening what Is
at best a confusing period.
Possibly the most interesting
sidelight to history is the portrait of
Jefferson as drawn by Burr and Vidal.
Long revered -as a forthright, honest
man of genius, Jefferson is here
represented as a vain, blustering man
that Burr had no taste for.
Jefferson and Nixon
In a separate interview, Vidal asserts
that Jefferson's behavior bore a close
resemblance to that of former President
Richard Nixon on occasion, such as in
his persecution of editors who
chvid wore
disagreed with his handling of
governmental affairs, or his attempted
dissolution on two separate occasions
of the Supreme Court.
No book is perfect, and "Burr" proves
no exception to this rule. Various
historians have raised questions
concerning the validity of some of
Burr's (and, for that matter, Vidal's)
historical judgments, and from time to
time, Vidal lapses into a manner of
speech more reminiscent of today than
of the early 1800's.
However, these points fall into their
proper perspective when one considers
the worth of the entire work. Vidal has
performed a valuable service in bringing
to life this most elusive of American
historical figures, and has done so with
honesty and a vibrant style that makes
"Burr" a pleasure to read, , and
somewhat thought-provoking to con
sider. In short, it is a book that deserves
reading.
Bare hand
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This Sunday UNL graduate students Alan
Nielsen and George Churley will present a puppet
show entitled "Puppet Paraphernalia: A Show of
Hands."
The show revolves around a production of "The
Emperor's New Clothes" which intends to use
bare hands instead of puppets. The real puppets
threaten to strike and actor's famous egos get in
the way. The production is eventually destroyed
by puppet ringleader Snooky and the puppeteers
Churley and Nielsen are obliged to step in to
resolve the conflict.
Nielsen and Churley have presented this
production in schools and theaters throughout the
Midwest and central southern United States, In
places such as the New Orleans Theatre for the
Deaf, Kansas City's Crown Center and Texas
Southern University.
Both Nielsen and Churley are members of
Puppeteers of America.
Sunday's show will be at Howell Theatre at 3
p.m. Tickets must be purchased In advance; 50
cents trhough the eighth grade, $1 ninth grade
and up.
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friday, October 25, 1974
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