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Uisasuxi L:; ;:te:y Theatre frcra the
.University el I"-.:suri Kansas City,
and dire ete J by Ircncis J. CulUnan.
Wildes r'-y, subtitled MA Trivid
his 1:11: T tk't 7e akould treat ell the
trivid th! i c(i: very seriously, and
til the serisus thingi cf life with sin
cere and studied trhu'.lty." That is
exactly v.hr.t characters do. They
ere quits serious clout boutonniercs
and tea-cake, but cssud about busi
ness appointments and marries.
They deo lie casually, which tcts two
of the principd characters, John Wor
thing (played by Charles Leader) and
Algernon MoncrieiT (played by Jef&ey
Guyton) into some very amusing
trouble.
The Importance of Being Earnest"
revolves around Algernon, John and
their sweethearts, Gwendolen Fairfax
(played by Mary Adams-Smith) and
Cecily Cardew. (played by Melinda
McCrary.) Gwendolen and Cecily have
vowed to only marry men named
Earnest, which is what they believe,
their beaus are called.
The uncovering cf this deception
provides YVIIde with the opportunity to
make many pointed comments about
all aspects cf society and the audience
with the opportunity to appreciate a
bit of purely frivolous comedy.
Wilde said of The Importance of
Eeing Earnest" that it wa3 "writt en by a
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butterfly for buttcrHics." Vhil3 enjoya
ble, Monday's niht performance
lacked the "butterfly" quality that b
indispensable to a play of this nature.
The play b almost entirely com
posed cf brief, witty phrases which, if
not carefully spc!:sn, tend to sound
heavy-handed. In the mcuths cf some
of the actors, Wilde's witticisms
sounded more pontifical than
sparkling. '
Gujtcn, as Algernon, was amusing
and likable but not at all the languid,
aesthetic young man Wilde portrayed
in the play. He was far too excitable
and boyish to pky the rele convinc
ingly, although he was lavlchly sur
rounded with all its trapping, includ
ing a sheer pink and mauve fccthrcbe.
-' ' Leader, as -the more serious Jchn,
gave a fine performance. Ills use cf
exasperated with Algernon, " was
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The scenes between Adorrs-Cmith
as Gwendolen and llcCrary r i Cecl'y
were some cf the funniest sd wc'J
performed moments in the play.
llcCrary played the ingenuous Cecily
well, but was not as rHeh as she mi;t
nave v
cp-eared too much elder than Cecily
to be a reeltie llvd, r. :tl.eu;..:i her per
Lnnr.r.ei r i c r.e cf the L. t.
Pet Crr.ill, ts the LT.perisus Lcdy
rfsclr.;'!, wts nearly. perfect In her
pcrtreye.1 cf an llr..i:h seelilywcr.en
cf the dry. Overdrceeed and overleex
ir , she was a wonderful rcprceenta
tien cf the ariitccratia mother trj'Ing
to find her dau:hter- (Cendelen) a
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Miss Prism, Cecily's, governess,
phyed t-y Lynr.a Jr.e!.:.en, and Dr.
Cer.en Chesutle, D.D., p'.eyed by Tern
re.a!l, carried cn "intellectueT and
firtatious conversations as a sideline
C.v.ill, f .i the cther-vcii:!y Cv ra
il?, wa3 very zz$, but Jaclsn acted
too much Eke a yaurg irl for her.
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The ccetu.r.ic3 and scenery were ex
cellent and-t the period well
' Wilds would have' liked Algernon's
f:.t, which was decorated accordlr.jto
Japanese dedans and a well mural cf,
painted storks. Even the proper Eng
lish butler, Lane, tried occasionally to
act like an Orientd servant. One can
- imagine Algernon patiently training
hira to do that ' ' -
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orthodox interior decoration, the
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' ". llusic frcra Gilbert Nand DirJin's
"Patience", which satirises the
aesthetic" culture cf the day, w; i
pbyed during the intermission, whieli
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