Show The Eagle Thursday December 7 1919 Page 4 National Lampoon spoofs holidays in new movie Clark Griswold has a dream for his family He sees snow gently falling a cozy suburban house twinkling with holiday lights Inside flames glow in the fireplace a glorious Christmas tree laden with ornaments fills the living room Loving parents and grandparents fuss over the children Young and old sing Yuletide carols around the piano hire Norman Rockwell Pure Americana "The most enduring traditions of the season are best enjoyed in die warm embrace of kith and kin” a sentimental Clark expounds to his skeptical teenage children But watch carefully Snow can be slippery lights can be miscormected and Christmas trees can be graced with one too many piny branches! Chevy Chase as Clark Griswold America's best intentioned walking disaster zone is at it d again This time the dedicated family man is determined to create "the most Christmas ever” family fun-fille- Written by John Hughes whose skewed comic views of life in middle America have delighted audiences in one smash hit after another "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" also stars Beverly D'Angelo Randy Quaid Diane Ladd John Randolph EX3 Marshall Doris Roberts and Julia in a holiday romp of persistent good cheer in the face of inevitable chaos Directed by newcomer Jeremiah S Chechin is making his feature debut Piecing together an idyllic Christmas is no small order for a purist like Gark W Griswold Jr It begins with an all day trip to a countryside Christmas tree farm with wife Ellen and son loyal Rusty budding teenage daughter Audrey Whenever Gark is behind the wheel catastrophe is his Playing road warrior with a the in a pickup he propels couple of country boys family station wagon between the mammoth wheels of a logging truck Briefly the Griswolds look like the inside icing of a giant sandwich cookie Louis-Dreyf- us long-sufferi- ng co-pil-ot Gaik runs At Jolly Jerry's Saw V Save Xmas Tree Ranch and man nature the resistant forces of into which headlong Christmas tree combine to make bringing home the perfect a perfect nightmare Gark is always poised to start Eternally optimistic home Back at anew he plants a plastic Santa and sleigh He on the front lawn unfurls 23 strands of 100 twinkling attaches them imported Italian lights and single handedly Do they light? to every gutter and square foot of siding Did yours? No Christmas would be complete without grandparents and Gark has invited gUofthemto stay at the house His mom and dad Nora and Gark Sr arrive at the very moment Ellen's folks Art and Francis arrive From the din that ensues you know they've been battling like that since last New Year's And what would Christmas be without a pair of who give new meaning to the phrase "lovable eccentrics"? Aunt Bethany and Uncle Lewis add to the general merriment and try the patience of everyone around them If the sleeping accommodations weren't strained enough a holiday surprise sure to liven things up even more is a visit from country cousin Eddie his wife Catherine their two youngest kids Rocky and Ruby Sue and a charming mutt appropriately named Snots RV in the driveway Watching Eddie park his beat-u- p Gark is resigned After all "It's Christmas and they're family" True Enough although Eddie and his kin might feel more at home in a remake of "Deliverance" The film will open here during the Christmas holiday -- old-time- rs wmam 9 fc— VfrVVMM sMMm Ahh r' of to be tries Griswold gooa Clark but (Chevy Chase) bravely cheer as he attempts to create the perfect Yuletide experience for his entire family In Warner Brothers new comedy "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" opening at local theaters MMwmUi The benighted 'Jf- ever-optlmlst- lc "Lion" declared a success Santa to be featured at campus party wi r' by Travis Mann staff writer ' 'Y ' ' ' 'Y v' A ' ' V" j s s ’ ' f f Unknown to King Henry the love affair between his son Richard and : King Philip of France wimrld later jeopardize the future of the niiing family in England Eleanor plotted aU akmg against Henry to make Richard king" AD of the sons plotted against one another except for John who wasn't smart enough to tie his own shoes Geoffrey plotted with Richard arid also with Philip and John" The fair Alais (who was promised to the next king of Eng-- " land by the King of France) was played as a pawn by Henry and Eleanor throughout Arid aD of this was done out of greed Each of the irons were trying to gun the crown If that plot isn’t thick enough for you then you're braver tluuillt was all I could handle But it was enough - : tSSU Gstf Theater Review The portrayal of King Henry n as a smug arrogant and stubborn horse's ass seemed a perfect role for Lee Johnson It was the most convincing performance that this critic has ever seen on stage at CEU Eleanor of Aquitaine portrayed by Dian Henderson impressed me as much ts Johnson did Within five minutes of the first scene I was convinced and poise thatE anorwaireally a queen with all of the glory ' that ten yeanln jxison could not falter Y!Y A: :'Y: Other characters in die play also had quite impressive arid memorable per- forma cea QuintohPowell played Richard the Uoriheart a man of war and a flan ng faggot His rugged facial features and masculine aura gave way to the bi surprise at the end of the first act when he and King Philip Gary 4 Howe announced to the audience that they were old lovers in a strong revealaiif scene Yny : This play was by far the bestproduction that the CEU Theatre Department has done in years A good part die credit must go to Grady McEvoy As a director he has woven himself many times and as a set designer there is no self-interest- ed " ' : one better V around"--'- : "' - v- r - ? : the cans win be used in purchasing toys and clothes for the Sub for Santa program “Cflss The purpose of the donations is to show that CEU students care about the Price community yigfg11 Cultural arts tour Includes ballet opera and symphony In Salt Lake The College of Eastern Utah is sponsoring Class Acts a cultural arts tour that will take in three events throughout the Salt Lake area Gass Acts will begin with a trip to Ballet West's production of "The Nutcracker" a matinee on Dec 27 1989 Next the tour will take participants to the Symphony Hall for an evening performance of the Utah Symphony "Don Giovanni” a classic operetta will be performed by the Utah Opera Company on Mar 2 1990 AH three performances and transportation to Sail Lake City is $30 In addition to the cultural refinement and entertainment one college credit is available for an extra fee of $10 Register for Tieaire 290 Tickets are limited so if interested contact the Division of 0 Continuing Education ext 240 for additional information 637-212- Annual "Messiah" continues Christmas tradition tradition that Dorothy Brown former college and high school choir inatruc- started over 30 years ago For the ninth consecutive year the Castle Valley Chorale will present the The Chorale consists of members of "Messiah” concert for the public on community Performance time 111 tow end a half and Sunday December 17 at 7 pm in the only soloists I06! will be featured Price Civic Auditorium Under tlw di- rection of Jay Andrus dean of stu- throughout the concert The "Messiah” is taken strictly from dents at CEU the Chorale will con- tinue to carry on the long standing scripture specifically the Old and Cordy West staff writer by V ww The CEU student and faculty Christmas party will be held in the Student Activity Center Dei 13 at 1 pm Activities ue being sponsored by several organizations on campus catering to faculty and students Employees win have lunch from 1 to 3 pm provided by Campus Women Together At 3 pm students and employees will receive a visit from Santa Gaus bearing gifts for students and children Christmas movies will begin at 3 pm in the ballroom and dinner will be served for students These will be sponsored by ASCEU The students' focus at the Christmas party will be the donation of clothes and toys as a continuation of Human Issues Week Aluminum cans have been collected by ASCEU throughout the month of December Proceeds from lt - New Testaments The "Messiah" tells the story about the prophesies of Christ's birth and life and then tells about the actual birth itself It concludes die story by telling about the death and crucifixion of Christ and his final reign here on earth The performance is free and the public is welcome to attend and enjoy this Christmas tradition |