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Wednesday, march 29, 1978 daily nebraskan page 21 Audience unappreciative of Guthrie company efforts By Charlie Krig A quintet of thespians braved a tough script and an unresponsive audience Monday night in Kimball Recital Hall. The Guthrie Theatre company brought its produc tion of Eugene O'Neill's A Moon for the Misbegotten to Uncoln and the admirable effort deserved more from the full house. theater review This play is a deep, brooding composition, as is most of O'Neill's work, containing liberal amounts of the play wright's background and family life. To be exact, Moon largely is based on O'Neill's brother Jamie (obviously the character in the show called James Tyrone, Jr.). Those familiar with O'Neill recognize his autobiographical writ ing in this play and catch the references to his other works, particularly Long Day's Journey Into Night. NEBRASKA UNION BOARD OPERATIONS COMMITTEE WILL BE HOLDING AN OPEN HEARING CONCERNING PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE CITY UNION. Proposed changes to include the relocation of the barbershop and the 'leasing of pre vious space, remodeling and leasing of small TV lounge, addition of a travel agency, ex pansion of bakery and Candy shop, ad dition of a Deli in the North Crib. Remodel North Desk for product expansion. ALL STUDENT INPUT IS WELCOME, THE OPEN HEARING IS TO TAKE PLACE 7:00 P.M. March 29, 1978, AT THE NEBRASKA EAST UNION, ROOM WILL BE POSTED. TONIGHT ONLY DOUBLE DOUGH FREE With Any Pizza Upon Request There's Nothing Like it. XT" The reason these elements relate and rely strongly on each other is O'Neill's morose nature while writing these plays. A fine production of one of his works hrings out the torment the playwright felt and provides for the ca thartic endings enabling the characters to survive in spite of nagging fears and frustrations. The Guthrie production brought these characters to life. Their pain, hopes, ambitions and anxieties were fleshed out in engaging performances by every cast member. Richard Russel Ramos was flawless as the abusive father, Phil Hogan. The intolerable braggart lies about or criti cizes every subject beyond his grasp: his daughter's con trol over him, the rich neighbors who he will never equal, his dead wife's religious zeal and his son's rejection of his hard-handed authoritarianism. He is a coward who hides behind a facade of false bravado. Sharon Ernster (as Hogan's daughter, Josie) and Peter Michael Goetz (as James Tyrone, Jr., Hogan's landlord) acted well together. Ernster balanced carefully on the fine line between Josie's realistic nature and cynical outlook; Goetz was the errant playboy wasting his money and time on whores, whiskey and a mediocre acting career. Ernster Every Wednesday is LADI Mixed Drinks for Gals 7pm - Closing SANDY'S 14th & "O" ,aimJ A PAW? ITA ici fnrH m WITH GJM3 TEQUILA When you're giving a party... Why not be the smarty... & plan a FIESTA WITH PUNCH! Then your friends won't be tardy And they'll drink hale and hearty...1 'Cause JUAREZ is the "BESTA THE BUNCH"! GOLD OR SILVER tnHn T'i f : ' f Oi j' i a j ai 11 1 - i t Lm l 1 (57 fw,'?i (I m$rm P, nun..,,, ..nTrr.1- i cj HT Lincoln's Quality Adult Theater y m "'i!-' in rail a 2 GREAT X RATED FEATURES TEENAGE RODEO GIRLS Wild Western Fantasies so hot they burn up the screen! starring Melissa Jennings in "BLAZING Is' TIME EVER ON THE SCREEN ! 1 ' f i I WHO WANTS A MALTESE FALCON GET A JADE PUSSYCAT TWCOtOH HMI COMOIMTIO ZIPPERS'' Continuous Shows From 11 am Late shows Friday & Saturday Must be 18 Have I D. 1730 O St 432-0042 XXX gave Goetz the compassion and attention his fragile char acter required and Goetz offered Ernster a pushy, insecure young man to mother. The other actors, Peter Aylward as Josie's brother and Guy Paul as Hogan's rich neighbor, were more memorable for their work with their small parts. Aylward set the hu morous tone of the play with a believable characterization and Paul enriched the comical progression with an engag ing portrayal of a typically pompous ass. However, they did not appear on stage for some well-deserved applause during the curtain call. Certain audience members, on the other hand, appar ently could not appreciate the effort devoted to this show. O'Neill is a profound writer who demands attention and thought from the reader or listener, elements some people refused to invest in the show. Instead, there was a barrage of shuffling feet and enough coughing to fill a year of Vicks Formula 44 commercials. Their reasons for attending must have been to visit with friends or sip sodas during intermission rather than trying to discover the play's subtleties. 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