The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, December 06, 1995, Page 10, Image 10

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Zany ‘Bingo’ links
gambling, religion
By John Fulwiaer
Theater Critic —
A plain metal-and-wood table
and two chairs stand alone in a
school hallway. A sign on the wall
reads “God loves parochial
schools.”
Two old
women enter —
one a rotund,
dispirited-look
ing figure
dressed in a
shocking red and
white mumu; the
other a tall,
skinny woman
with enough eye
shadow on to darken the whole
room.
They reach into their bags, pull
ing out their lucky items: a teddy
bear, a roll of toilet paper and sev
eral large ink stamps. They arrange
them carefully on the table, then sit
down.
Let’s play bingo!
“The Queen of Bingo” is a play
about bingo, bingo and more bingo
— that gambling game played to
raise money for the same churches
across the country that preach
against gambling.
As one might expect from the
Futz, “Queen” is just a tad irrever
ent.
One line at the same time pokes
fun at the traditional rivalry be
tween Cathol ics and Protestants and
points out the obvious hypocrisy of
gambling in a church. Sis(the skinny
one, played by Beth Muehling) tells
her younger sister, Babe (the ro
tund one, played by Jan Edwards),
that they’ll both go to Hell for play
ing bingo.
“But it’s not a sin for us,” Babe
protests. “Only for those Protes
tants.”
Futz shows never go long with
out some sexual humor. Babe asks
Play: The Queen of Bingo
Company: The Futz, Inc.
Director: Rick Swaink
Grade: B+
Five Words: Old maids live
for bingo
Sis why the number caller is taking
too long to check the bingo balls.
“Well, nobody will get off their
duffs and go check his balls,” Sis
says.
Besides the usual loveable silli
ness one would expect from the
Futz, “Queen” offers something
more: some really insightful char
acter development.
In between shouts of “Bingo!,”
we find that Babe has a serious
eating disorder—she’s tried every
diet known to man or woman, and
yet every time she’s alone in her
house, she eats everything there.
She has a pathological dread of
moving up to a size 18.
Sis seems to have a gambling
addiction. She tells Babe that she
plays bingo every night, traveling
acrosstown toplayatdifferenthalls.
Her bingo habit is driving a wedge
between her and her children, who
disapprove of her gambling.
Both Edwards and Muehling de
serve accolades for their excellent
performances.
To further extend the bingo
theme, Father Mac (Jim Hollerman)
led a genuine bingo game for the
audience at intermission, which
most everyone seemed to enjoy.
Especially the lady who won the
prize, a frozen turkey.
“The Queen of Bingo” contin
ues Thursday through Saturday at 8
p.m. at the Futz, 124 S. Ninth St. in
the Mission Arts building.
New Vid
Continued from Page 9
age, if not less.
Dec. 19:
“Clueless” — Oh goody. Alicia
Silverstone(receivingheractingtrain
ing in Aerosmith videos) comeSfforth
with a “Fast Times at Ridgemont High”
for the ’90s, and it’s “Clueless.”
(That wasn’t just the title, but also
the quality.)
Cher (Silverstone) suffers through
school, a driver’s test and problems in
social life, but she still has time to
spout off valley girl-ish phrases for
the audience to pick up on.
Nope.
Writer-Director Amy Heckerling
(“Fast Times at Ridgemont High”)
missed on “Clueless,” mainly because
Heckerling apparently didn’t know
that valley talk is as dead as Mark
Fuhrman’s career.
“Die Hard With A Vengeance” —
Although a slightly different twist from
the previous “Die Hard” flicks, this
one still fits the bill ... except for the
‘ very lame ending.
John McClane (Willis) and unwill
ing sidekick Zeus (Samuel L. Jack
son) have their hands full with a gold
heist, bad feelings for one another,
and bomb triggers to decipher, all
courtesy of Simon (Jeremy Irons).
The ending looks rushed and feels
the same. Willis is good, Jackson is
better and Irons is the best. Action
fans — and fans of brain-teasers —
should take note.
Dec. 27:
“Mortal Kombat”—Another video
game comes to the big screen, but
unlike its predecessors (“Street
Fighter,” “Super Mario Brothers” and
“Double Dragon”), this one actually
has a redeeming value: special ef
fects.
It’s good versus bad in this contest
of martial arts skill (and style), with
FX highlights of the invisible Reptile,
Scorpion’s spear and the multi-limbed
Goro.
Don’t expect a great plot or good
acting (it stars Christopher Lambert,
for goodness sakes), but it is a nice
diversion. Rent it if nothing else looks
appealing and your brain has shut
down.
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02 Appliances 400 Roommates
05 Bicycles 410 Housing Wanted
10 Books 420 Rooms/Rent
13 Clothing 430 Houses/Rent
16 Computers 440 Duplex/Rent
20 Furniture 450 Apartments/Rent
30 Jewelry 460 Summer Housing
40 Misc. For Sale 470 Mobile Homes/Rent
45 Musical Instruments 480 Vacation/Rent
46 Office Furniture 490 Homes/Sale
50 Pets -
55 Photo Equipment
60 Sporting Goods -
65 Stereos/TVs 500 Adoption
70 Ticket Exchange 505 Alterations & Sewing
90 Vehicles 510 Automotive
515 Bicycle Service
520 Bridal
525 Catering
200 Rides 528 Child Care
203 Spring Break Trips 530 Cleaning/Laundry
205 Career Events 531 Cleaning/Households
210 Announcements Computer Service
/he _ 540 Entertainment
oJn S,"2545 Gift Ideas
onn c(ef ^la rs 548 Hairstyling
230 Student Government 550 Health & Fitness
240 Personals 553 insurance
242 Pinning & 555 Instruction/Tutoring
Engagements 558 Job Placement
245 Lost & Found 560 Lawn care
250 Wanted 565 Legal Services
260 Fundraising 573 Music Exchange
270 900 Numbers 575 Photography
578 Pregnancy
580 Printing & Copying
582 Recycling
...... . 583 Religious
300 Help Wanted 585 Rentals
310 Child Care 588 Tanning
320 Work Study Jobs 590 Tattooing
330 Summer Jobs 593 Travel
340 Internships 595 Typing & Resumes
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00s For Sale
Tired of the laundromat? We sell used washers, dryers,
refrigerators, and ranges for only $100 or 4 payments of
$25/month. no interest, free delivery and guarantee.
Hoffman’s Appliances, 466-6252.
Cycle Works
'96 Bontragers now in stock, sweet steel frames by one
of America's premier steel frame builders.
Cycle Works
27th & vine
_ 475-2453
New and used bicycles, expert repair on all brands.
Wheel’n & Deal’n Bike Shop, 2706 Randolph. 438-1477.
Blackdot ski coat. Gore-Tex gloves for sale. Cheap. Worn
once. Call Jen, 474-3410.
For Sale: Packard Bell 486 DX33.4M RAM, 210 M HD, 14"
color monitor. 14.4 fax/modem. HP 560C Color printer.
(402) 443-5330.
MACINTOSH DUO MINIDOCK. Brand new. in box. Must
sell. Compatible with any Duo model incl. New Duo 2300.
$200 OBO. Call 438-8441 day or evening.
MICROWORKS DISCOUNT COMPUTER RENTALS.
386’s & 486's, Laptops, Printers, ETC. By the Week,
Month, OR Semester. Rent OR Rent to Own. Mon-Fri.
10am-6pm, 477-2994. 3140 O Street.
Hide-a-bed couch, $150 OBO; Computer desk, $50. Both
in excellent condition. 483-4257, leave message, ,
What a find! Almost new kitchen table and 4 swivel chairs.
Paid $1,000. Asking $300. Glass top, brass—real nice!
476-9907.
3 Fiesta Bowl tickets for sale. 40-yard line. 25th row.
$1500 for all. (602) 951-0062._
Fiesta Bowl need 5 tickets will pay top $$$ 712-336-3520.
'92 Honda Civic DX, 39,000 miles, $8,000, 435-2655 or
467-1111 ext. 43.
’84 Mercury Lynx, great condition, new cassette stereo,
4 new wheels, $1300 OBO. 438-3950.
92 Toyota Tercel, 2dr, 4 speed, FM cass., red, 58K. Nice.
$4350
89 Toyota Tercel, 2dr coupe, 5 speed, air. 71K. Clean.
$3650.
87 Nissan Pulsar, T-Top, 5 speed, air. 78K. $3450.
Baer’s Auto Sales, 1647 S 3rd, 477-6442.
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