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Show ml Mary Cobb as Mrs. Banks in "Barefoot in the Park." 'Barefoot' is funny than being profound). Simon has a -way of finding humor in stairs, telephones, holes in skylights and Greek black bean soup that is almost al-most uncanny. Of course, the cast and production produc-tion crew of the Theatre 138 production pro-duction has to get the credit for its success, and I really couldn't praise any one of them more than the others. Perhaps I should start with Joseph Jo-seph Lambie though, since he directed di-rected the production and also played Paul Bratter (the part played by Robert Redford in the movie). Lambie does an excellent excel-lent job of directing (he has the cast take full advantage of 138's semi-circular stage) and an equal-' -ly excellent job of acting (in fact, did such a good job of acting drunk I was almost convinced that he had a few nips during intermission). intermis-sion). The other three members of the cast, Gene Pack (program director direc-tor of the University's KUER radio) ra-dio) as the telephone repairman, Madelon Thomas as Corie Bratter, Mary Oobb as Mrs. Banks and Ron Daum as Victor Velasco, also turn in excellent performances. "Barefoot In The Park" will play through Saturday of this week and Tuesday through Saturday Satur-day of next week. All performances perform-ances are at 8:30 p.m. ; BY MIKE WHITNEY Entertainment Writer There is a quality of excitement " about a good play that is well di-rected di-rected and well acted, that sim-t sim-t -ply isn't there when the story is '". transferred to the screen. Or at f least that's true of "Barefoot In K The Park," the current produc- tion at Theatre 138. I saw the movie version of C "Barefoot In The Park" (starring Utah's Robert Redford) and judged it one of the funniest movies to come along. When I saw the Theatre 138 production pro-duction of "Barefoot" I was happy to see that it was just as funny as the movie, and I was even happier to see that special quality of ex-, ex-, citement that just doesn't come across on film. But perhaps I should stop giving giv-ing credit for the play's excitement excite-ment to the fact that it is a stage production, and give the credit to j the people involved in the produc- won. First on the list has to be the (j. play's author, Neil Simon. No one nr, could accuse Simon of writing n lines that are profound, but they are damn funny, (which, in my ut opinion, is even rrrores- difficult |