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Show - THE HERALD. Provo. Utah, At Theatre 138 Page 24 Thursdav. October 24. 19R5 xAfter ihe Fall7 Excels By RENEE C. NELSON Herald Today Editor when there were good people and bad people and it was easy to tell the dif ference. This line from Arthur Miller's "After the Fall.'' now playing at Theatre 138 in Salt Lake City, is the foundation of the play, in which the viewer becomes more and more uncertain regarding right and wrong, good and evil. What is certain is the quality of the production itself. Director Ray Jones has drawn together some of the finest talents in Utah to produce this remarkable play. Like all of Miller's plays Remember NEW YORK (AP) hensive survey of J 1 f , ? - 20th-centur- y American design is being shown at the Whitney Museum of American Art through Feb. 16. 1986. "High Styles: 20th Century American Design'' consists of about 300 examples of decorative and industrial design, both handmade and furniture, textiles, graphics, and appliances. The museum says they demonstrate the multiplicity of tastes . mass-produce- d T ' J J "Death a Salesman,'' this stage presentation is the story of people in trouble. Quentin, played by Steven Larsen, is at the forefront of the drama, which strongly resembles the turbulance and chaos in the life of Miller himself. Through his lost love, Holga, played by Constance Denning, Quentin gains insight into the Holocaust. "I tried to die at the end of the war," she says. And he points out to the audience that "one must finally take one's own life in one's Quentin, played by Steven Larsen, in scene from "After with Maggie played by Jayne Luke. the Fall," family feud, and further giving him only a token present when she left him home from a trip hardly situations worthy of his neurosis. Nevertheless the shadowy figures of his past lurk in his memory, tormenting, troubling... Mick played by Jared Davis really throws an iron in the fire when he announces that he wants to tell the truth to the McCarthy people "What am 1 protecting to refuse to answer'.'" he asks, to which Quentin replies. "That committee is a gang of Philistines. They have bought your soul." But aside, he observes that he doesn't really want to be known as a Red lawyer. While Lee Strassberg, Elia Kazan and Marilyn Monroe are not actually named in the play their characters are definitely visible in the plot. Maggie played by Jayne Luke is the femme fatale, and there are obvious similarities in her character and that of Marilyn Monroe. In one scene, just prior to the intermission, she is totally allur father the play moves into the McCarthy era, and again Quentin as both the narrator and the leading protagonist points out that a radical past is not leprosy, asking "Why do 1 think things are falling apart?" Things are falling apart. His marriage. ..his friends .his Then . career... Mari-le- e VanWagenen, points out that Elsie (the wife of his friend Lou) says that you don't seem to be aware when a woman is present. This raises Quentin's eyebrows, because Elsie has certainly tried to unraise his awareness of her known to his wife. This could be a triangle, but it is far more than that. There are a number of women in the background, including his mother, played by Star Hayner Rman. She seems to have trau- him bv demeaning his in a as the innocent, ing trusting temptress wide-eye- who doesn't mind sleeping occasionally on a park bench. The last half of the play revolves primarily around the relationship between Quentin and Maggie, illustrating the devastating power one human being can have over another. Included in the torment of this relationship is a line that his former wif e Louise had said to him, and now repeated by Maggie his new wife. "You don't know 1 exist." And Maggie herself is tormented. "Check that closet," she begs, "and see if smoke is coming out of it." The enigma of a mother in the even closet tortures her soul now many years later. When suicide looms, Quentin points out wisely that "suicide kills two people." Saturday 9 10-- Closed Sunday jewelry gold-fille- d On sale through Friday, Nov. 1 in Fine Jewelry. Save on all sterling silver and gold-fille- '4 d it charms, ropes, bracelets, chains and necklaces, all from regular, everyday stock and every one on sale I ; I v' at 13 off in ZCMI I Fine Jewelry (not at Cache Valley. v - Appeal" but demanded $3 million. part went to Zeliko Ivanek. Ego can cause fights about billing, which was why Steve McQueen didn't star with Paul Newman in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid." They couldn't agree on first billing. A star's standing and "bankability" is another factor. Willie Nelson seemed ideal for the sheriff's role in "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas." but it went to the big box office name, Burt Reynolds. Bankability is why Hollywood stars replace the original stars of Hearst Magazine The Picture Sylvester Stallone starring in "Beverly Hills Cop." Tom Selleck as "Indiana Jones." or Frank Sinatra as "Dirty Harry." Those were the original casting decisions for three blockbuster movies, according to an article in box-offic- e the October issue of Cosmpolitan, but circumstance intervened. Stallone quit "Cop" after the producers were less than thrilled with his attempts to rewrite the script to show off his physique, and Eddie Murphy got the part. Selleck lost out on "Raiders of the Lost Ark" when CBS exercised its option for the "Magnum. P.I." Broadway musicals series, and Harrison Ford was picked for the role. Sinatra broke his wrist and withdrew in favor of Clint Eastwood. In one of the most famous casting mixups. Bette Davis and Errol Flynn were cast as Scarlett and Rhett in "Gone With The Wind." but Davis considered Flynn such a poor actor she turned down the deal that depended on their being hired as a team. Ego, money, contract technicalities, mishaps and rivalry can make casting major movies a major nightmare. "Ninety percent of a motion picture is casting," said director Robert Altman. To Milos Forman, "Casting is everything." Studio executives urged Forman to cast Burt Reynolds as Salieri and Timothy Hutton as Mozart in mean-spirite- . M "Amadeus," 4 v n ' but Forman stuck X n Connery became James Bond when the producers of "Doctor No" couldn't meet the salary demands of Richard Burton, James Mason or Peter Finch. u V v Casting flukes accounted for some of the most famous performances in Hollywood history, Warren Harris wrote in Cosmopolitan. Judy Garland became Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz" because MGM couldn't borrow Shirley Temple. Bette Davis played Margo Channing in "All About Eve" after Claudette Colbert sprained her back. I BEAUTIFUL PEACHTREE DOOR SYSTEMS V-: ,J ' : n io.1 and durability of metol, plu Ihe energy saving characteristic of wood, polyurethane, precision-fi- t stripping and molding and J i patented "adjustable" threshold! Conip to the door shop at Standard Builders and see the great selection of Peachtree like this luxurious products, "oded cilass unit with all the energy saving benefits of triple -- a I Lht'JTf..;" glaung STANDARD l;it iL BUILDERS SUPPLY 1480 N. STATE PROVO 373-106- 3 " & k y i V f i it i? 7s. Some big stars were second choices. Audrey Hepburn won an Oscar lor her lust starring role, in "Roman Holiday." because Jean Simmons was unavailable. Scan Get the strength ' & - . Fore-ward,- with relatively unknown F. Murray Abraham and Tom Hulce John Travolta, who turned down leads that went to Richard Gere in "American Gigolo" and "An Officer and a Gentleman." wanted the role of the novice priest in "Mass ; There is not a slow moment in the play which is well staged and marvelously acted by the cast. It will continue through Nov. 2 at Theatre 138 at 138 S. 200 E., Salt Lake Citv. non-singi- d ; jj h V li Barbra Streisand for Carol Channing in "Hello Dolly!", Rosalind Russell for Ethel Merman in "Gypsy." Lucille Ball for Angela Lansbury in "Maine," and Audrey Hepburn for Julie Andrews in "My Fair Lady." Pregnancy complicates casting. Lucille Ball replaced a preganant " Lana Turner in "Best Foot Ginger Rogers danced lor tlie lust time with Fred Astaire in "Flying Down to Rio" because his original dance partner was pregnant, and Grace Kelly won her Oscar for "The Country Girl" when pregnancy forced Jennifer Jones out of the picture. Jack Nicholson won an Oscar for "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" alter Kirk Douglas failed to get backing to play the role himself. Nicholson won another Oscar, lor "Terms of Endearment." alter Burt Revnolds decided against playing a potbellied, womanizing 7- VA w v .( ri ') u t Can Make Casting a Nightmare A The Band Bash is open to the public free of charge. 6 Egos, Money, Mishaps and Rivalry By COSMOPOLITAN g 13 on all sterling silver Save and arm." matized l of His wife Louise played by 10-- Shop weekdays feature all of the bands per forming a patriotic pageant of songs familiar to all and a trilogy of rousing marches guaranteed to behave the audience thuna to comes the fore evening dering halt. Anvone who wishes to perform with the Orem Community Band or who is a graduate of either MVHS or Orem High may attend two rehearsals scheduled for the MVHS band room. The first will be on Saturday at 8 a.m. and the second will be on Monday at 8 p.m. u. ill Mountain View High School's gym will be the site of the 31st Annual Band Bash on Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m. This year the program will have a slight twist. Bands will not be MVHS the only entertainment and Orem High's orchestras will also perform. The evening will begin with concert bands playing separate numbers. Then the combined MVHS and Orem orchestras will perform Nehlybel's Passacaglia and Mozart's' Eine Kleine Nacht Musik. Symphonic bands will follow, as will the Orem Community Band. tu j,aa conclusion to the show A compre- Review including High School Bands Schedule Musical Bash American Designs Exhibited ft ,i |
