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Show The Salt Lake Tribune ARTS Ds Sunday, January9, 2000 ‘Love Letters’ Has Stampof Familiarity for Pair in Babcock Readers’ Production BYCELIA R. BAKER THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE “Love Letters” is a two. character play about a long. distance r ymance. That's a topic familiar to Ron and JymmeFred. erickson, whowill portray the two characters in an upcoming pro. duction. For the first two years of their marriage, Ron lived in Em. poria, Kan., and Jymmelived in Salt Lake City. He recalls that time as their “legitimateaffair.” corresp e continues, be. coming the central fact in each of @ Atthe U. theirlives. “Love Letters” will be performed on the Bab- cock Performing Readers series Thursday in the Little Theatre of the Olpin Union Building on the University of Utah campus. Curtain is 7:30 p.m. Admissionis free. The two seasoned performers will bring A.R. Gurney's “Love Letters” to the stage as part of the Babcock Performing Readers se- ries. Ron Frederickson finds a certain poetic justice in being a performer on the series. Years ago, he did his master’s thesis at the University of Utah on Maude MayBabcock, for whomtheseries is named. printed word read orally.” The characters in “Love Let ters” are childhood friends whose correspondence begins with birthday-party thank-you cards and summer-camp postcards They become romantically at. tached and exchangeletters through boarding school and col. lege years. As their lives veer in “It's great to keep Maude May’s different directions — he becomes a congressman, she a woman glad to be involved with this group. They're committed to the troubled byalcohol and estrange- legacy going,” he says. “And I'm ment from her family — their Jymme Frederickson says. “The characters are different from our real-life characters, but The Fredericksons’ romance two found that among the com mon threads of their lives was a Disney productions like “The Shaggy Dog” and the Mousketeers “Annette” series. By 18 she was distance affair in common — but ours was by playing Betsy Garth, the daughter telephone.” we do have that long-distance af. fair in common but ours was by telephone.” began much later in their lives. “We had both been widowed, and my sister [who knew Jymme here in Salt Lake City] was interested in having us meet,” Ron says. The Farm. Thatled to a stint on the Pinky Lee show, then roles in “The characters are differentfrom ourreallife characters, but we do have that long- of Lee J. Cobb's character, Judge Garth, on the television series Jymme Frederickson “TheVirginian.” She laughingly says that she Whowill perform with her husband, Ron, in “LoveLetters.” as got involved in the “Love Letters” project because she was coerced by Ron. “I was more of a film ac- tress, and theater is quite new to In her childhood, JymmeFred. erickson enjoyed the kind ofcareer that little girls of the time joint interest in acting and theater. He was a professor of theater at Emporia State University in dreamed of. She got her first professional gig at age 10, singing with Tex Williams at Knotts Berry me. Her husbandsays she’s just being modest. TONAves Kansas, she a former film and television actress. After their marriage, Ron Frederickson continued teaching in Kansas for two years, then retired (after a total of 26 years) and SHOPPING + DINING = HISTORY | moved back to his hometown of Salt Lake City, where his wife was alreadyliving, Windows withHeritage Lace Valances Sale 88°°- 516" REGULAR $9.90 - $19.00 DoubleJacquard,Heavy-Knit § Fine Gauge Laces * 60" wibDE x 12" -22" LENGTH * EASY TO HANG, NO FUSS, NO SEWING, EASY-CARE AND WASHABLE *® MATCHING CURTAIN PANELS, TIERS AND TABLE LACE ALSO AVAILABLE ‘pray ele AN Master 186 cnt. All Mediums & Varnishes Non-Glare SALE PRICES VALID THRU 1-31-00 ‘a 562-8842 & VillageQuilt Shop Hand-Stitched Quilts Choose From Variety of Styles & Colors Arches Medium $3” Large $5” Twin Quilts 39° Sided Tape by Pioneer reg. $70 ™ Queen or King Quilts $49” While supplies ast reg, $80-90 566-1846 Maanviiits & GIFTS sale/reg. Red Heart Super Saver Homespun $1°°/$2"7 $3°°/$4"" Sugar n’ Cream $.99/$1" Chenille $1°°/$22° Sensations SALE J Tn We Or clearance Softee Baby vince Lite 1 Class} fe) 0° 24” Coat Rack 24°? 36” Coat Rack #27? SENETORO Convenient Hours 9:00 a.m.to 9:00 p.m. On remaining Christmas décor, giftware and more...Warren Kimble Furniture Collection up to 45% off! We're making room por new & 123 S. State Street Orem Phone 224-3088 1007 S. University Awe. Provo exciting merchandise! 523-6241 aS1500SeyProve Phone967-1229 1797Wi.4700S, SOME ITEMS @ WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES, ALL QUANTITIES LIMITED TO STOCK ON HAND. TICKET ITEM! ‘AVAILABLE IN ALL STORES. ALL PERCENTAGE-OFF TICKETS APPLY ONLY TO WHITE eon items of| rand and Size,Percent of or clearance sales d jo not apply. Our ads & Classes are on the web! www.robertser 566-2842 = Ao e ree LOCATED AT GARDNER VILLAGI WUC VOT CORSET MC Ce me OUT Teter OB WCC Meron Ca nee) Leyenda) 1) |
