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Show Fr 19 OCTOBER ' 't. i L f Klottiino ' vary been 41 !wr Dont Drink The Water t funny has '.v s "Don't Drink The Water ncent opened at Theatre 138. It is Woody Allen's old show, ever new and eternally funny. Prepare yourself for a fun evening, with rappUMrO. ,1J:4 t? every conceivable laugh available. n The form of humor seems most prevalent, and it is done with remarkable finesse and good taste. The Jewish aspect is prevalent, but not over-donThe plot is immaterial, con- , - v ? 1978 are "Come Back Little Sheba" by William Inge, "Phil- adelphia Story, "A History of the American Film" by Christopher Durange, and "Commencementby Richard Kramer. Los Angeles put-dow- i .. ..W, iiy v 'SI cdl . SSfcf&vr e. baen W.. '- - Ml.; WJ trived as it is to afford the bons mots wPMr. Allen, mastf, of his art. Kenneth Grimes as' the father, and Linda Bishop as his wife carry the show, with adequate support from Brent Monsen and June Fenn. Richard Hamilton nibbles on the potential of his role, but missed getting very much meat off the bone. His could be the strong character of the entire play. s But ignoring the of the play, and there aren't all that many, do plan to see Don't Drink The Water and a most enjoyable evening. Theatre 138 can add another hit to their already impressive list of splendid performances. The show runs until October 22nd, Thursday through Saturdays. Curtain is short-coming- 8:30. Theatre 138s Season Offerings Theatre 138 is Salt Iake City's only downtown, live professional theatre offering a variety of productions for the community. Hie 1977-7- 8 season is one of the most exciting seasons to date. .. 1 Stillskin V Opening October 10th, will be tne premiere production of Richard Kramer s new play "Stillskin' Kramers other highly successful and creative were the tards, Productions the Doors. Kramer HAS RARELY DISAPPOINTED THE 138 fan and Salt is Ijake looking forward to the productions, especially the incredible Mammoth. Receiving rave reviews the play has been placed in production nationwide. Opening November 3rd, will the full production of Peter THEATRE . &rK$ o Shaffers "Equus. "Equus is is perhaps the most controversial play to appear in the last ten years ana certainly will titilate certain Salt Lake fans. Winner of the Pulitizer, the Tony and New York Drama Critics Awards, it is still playing in Nwe York and Los Angeles. This will be the only production for the Intermount- ain area. u fw about too IM tiA. ..ft! December 7th, Theatre 138 will premiere Kenneth Post's awarding winning Drama, "Interface. This will be Mr. Post's seventh play to be produced in Salt Lake. On January 6th, Theatre 138 will open "The Rose Tattoo" by Tennessee Williams. This is one of William's most notable plays. One of Salt Lake's most notable ladies, Anna Louise, will make her Theatre 138 debut as Sarafina Della Rosa. Anna Ixiuise has appeared in productions at the Human Ensemble and Salt Lake Acting Company. The other productions for 7 FIRST MONDAY IN OCTOBER, the new play by Lawrence and Lee is predicated on the theme of "wnat would happen if a woman were a. Justice of the Obutc,i according to Jerome Lawrence. Collaborator Robert E. Lee said it's about "What happenss to people when they go into the Court. Chief Justice Warren stressed how people change." The play, which opens in Kennedy Center, December 26th reveals changes taking place in two Supreme Court Justices, one liberal and the other conservative. The liberal is Daniel Snow, a charap-point- ed Su-4Prpre- acter based on the late Just- ice William O. Douglas.and the conservative, Ruth Loomis, a lady from Orange Countv. California, the first female appointee to the High Court. Minnellis Act in LA. If you love Liza, youll love The Act. You may not like it as a musical, but you'll love the way Minnelli the Magnificent keeps busy every moment pulling The Act together. She belts 14 songs count em from to a tender finale. I went to the Aug. 30 Los Angelcurtain-up-light-the-ligh- ts es opening of the new musical with, as the saying goes, an open mind. Advance reports stamped the Feuer and Martin production as loose, frayed and rather unlovely, but somehow between the San Francisco closing and the Los Angeles Civil Light Opera opening, director Martin Scorsese not only cleaned up The Act but also gave it polish. George Furths book may be as dull as some of those letters to "Dear Abby," but the production does have a high gloss, a triumph of professional minds over indifferent subject matter. Liza plays Michelle Crkig, a singing film star who comes out of retirement to do an Las in act Vegas. This is "the act' we see; the stage is the stage of a Las Vegas hotel; the time is the actual time it takes Michelle to perform her act, with time out for flashbacks showing high and low points in her private and professional life call it a "memory" musical if you will. The trouble with it as with Stephen Sondheim's Follies, another soap opera in glamorous trappings is that self-impos- ed the memories are of fairly commonplace events that have not been worked up sufficiently to at- tain theatrical significance. Michelle's life is such that it causes hardly a ripple of interest compared to her enertaining Las Vegas routine. Minnelli is very adroit being Michelle in the nonmusical scenes, but it is when Mi- chelle, aglow with Liza's personality, mannerisms and style, sings, dances, clowns and erupts like Vesuvius's little sister that the roofL blows off. ( i t I |