Show THESUMMER STATESMAN MONDAY JUNE 22 1061 it ain’t hay when Lyric faculty act review No folks play by JOSEPH BUCKRIDGE i has been said that D‘ sometimes a bit of oneupsmanship (or ootupspersonship) ia the best teacher If that it indeed true then students taking part in The Old Lyric Repertory Company’s presentation of Sod Coward’s Hay Frvrr best that the teaching is there for the taking As is the custom at the opening each year at the Lyric members of the USU Theatre Arts stall make up a portion of the cast and well ' lobe honest can teach their 'sudents a thing or two realize The play unfortunately is the best ever to be produced in the IS years of the Company It drags miserably not through the first act and if not the old pros the second act probably wouldn't save it But it does The fine work far Vosco Call of the staff through like the of Jean Anderson ind Doug Bird comes cavalry Their students wefl to take note techniques Among the would do of their problems of (read student) com-psn- y members is an inability to immerse themselves in their role How Director Jarvis Anderson can allow Terrell and Douglas Braley to play the same characters that they portray each time they ep on the stage is unftegular athomable Precise timing does not etn to be a very high priority on the stage at least for the ht act and the uncomfortable pauses are that to " just the audience The play deals with an ec-nt- nc couple played by Call td Anderson and their children played by ®rley and FJlen Aagard who too is not unlike she has been seen before The Bliss family winds up with four weekend guests who are unable to keep up with the wild atmosphere of false hearts on sleeves As is said "nobody means anything" A key word is second act again makes it all dtgcstable and there is some good work in the third act as well To be fair to Duke one of the finest bits of acting in the play comes from him when he is told by Mrs Bliss to take her daughter rather than her is His shocked performed quite well Also Pat Hensley and Tracie Hansen Borgogna do better than fair jobs in their roles and Pip Cordon Duke does well in a minor character role But the real stars are Anderson Call and most notably Bird His portrayal the uncomfortable R ii hard Greatham is a ' international Com -- mu or mannn!n!!Tn ""flwiwnt Popte rtinina ptj W naad and a program which approximately 2 years And wa promote from management potential is a prerequisite To arrange for cc:: c:“ £ izzl D C — c IT! a personal interview call: Oklahoma CHy MarJ— (40S) S2S-77I- Tulea Carole— 918) SMI Lake CSy 1 74S-092- Leiwte-C31)n- Aan— 383 TTMtSS S MCDONALD We are an Equal Opportunity Employer © 1981 McDonald's Corporation sei3 COPiFOnATJCrj r jp" MF WELCOME to LCGO V3 tf t haif-pompo- masterful Call is the epitome of pro- fessionalism and a great example of what acting is all about illustrating a character other than oneself Anderson the Company’s public relations director wife of the director and daughter of Hollywoodite Victor Jory proves that she belongs in the department with a strongly ridiculous role She’s quite believable in her unbelievabili- y The play is worth a look Sle&iiKit&nt cvncf - r ! ’ v I 7524X34 119 South Main — LocarvUteh £ 4 ) Wc’como to LOGAN! Cr:zlCz? lx Variety cj DrZtiZp CV 4 7534X34 119 South Main — (CtowC featured in ’Hay Fever’ now at - C-- 0-- r ( t Our uezv DransD Csa 3 Cat 3 Lunch 11-- 3 Dlzzzzc? CmZO i&r if t A if S a —Festurir?— only for those performances Stick through the first act — you’ll learn something The play runs Thursday through Saturday ihcn returns July 9 11 and 18 i f 'r i - Laryt In Tha kt£tsy semi-reluctan- v ' S&S Billion "nonsense" The situation lends itself to all kinds of mild craziness much of which is all too predictable (Sorry Mr Coward now deceased) The at kstatoant rjL'inczi 7 Lcm CU V i - te |