Show The Herald JoumalLogan Utah Monday April 28 2003 — C5 SHERMANS LAGOON ptpyoorMiHmm 600Pffm6N96f IPIPtfT Rsomu uuMBom KRWTt ten noon NEW YORK (AP) — For A1 Pacino before “Dog Day Afternoon" “Serpico" “Scar-face- " “Scent of a Woman” and of course “The Godfather" there was a life in die theater And there still is The actor is one of the few film superstars of his generation who began on stage and still returns — not as often as he would like but more frequently than Dustin Hoffman or Meryl Streep both of whom have roots in the theater too In fact Pacino has more Tonys — two — than Academy Awards (he won an Oscar in 1992 for “Sent of a Woman") And this sea- son alone he has appeared twice in major New CATHY ' 'ufc MESS O 60K6C0U&! X MET KNON HON HDU miaisratrecr! FMODME4DOOITAIU! HOUR XNGftEOWEf XT EXAC1W SftOES? MTCMES V0U NOHK SO HMD? HOtfRC OUST AMONG? hour m WR! Pacino showing new side in stage play AK York revivals Last fall he starred as the dictatorial Chicago gangster in the National Actors Theater’s commanding kinetic production of Bertolt Brecht’s “The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui” at Pace University near City Hall And now Pacino is on Broadway in a reading of “Salome" Oscar Wilde’s perfumed idiosyncratic take on the BEETLE BAILEY biblical tale 'in which the actor plays King ap photo Pacino aits on a couch during an interview at his New York apartment Pacino stars as King Herod in a reading of Oscar Wilde's 'Salome' Al Dianne Wiest and David Strathairn and the director is Estelle Parsons (an Oscar winner for “Bonnie and Clyde”) According to Parsons Pacino is the guiding force behind the project “He loves great dramatic literature and that’s all he really wants to do with his life Of course none of us can really just do that and maintain a position in the profession" she says “But because of him we’ve been able to attract an extraordinary group of people He’s completely disciplined and dedicated to the work There are no egos bouncing around at all We’re all dedicated but it starts from him “We don’t have a name I want to name it the Al Pacino Company but of course he lerod He has done Shakespeare — “Julius Cae- sar" at the Public Theater “Richard III" on revivals of Broadway — and David Mamet’s “American Buffalo" and David Rabe’s Vietnam War drama “The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel” “Sometimes I wonder why I comrbacks’ Pacino says as he relaxes on a sofa in foe living Manhattan office with its room of his high-ris- e cinepiascopic view of Central Part “I think I would be doing a lot more theater around foe country if I didn’t have kids (he has twins with actress Beverly D’Angelo) I guess won’t let me" For those used to the witty genteel manner I’m more comfortable in the theater since I of Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” started there" Pacino dressed entirely in black ruminates or “An Ideal Husband" “Salome” can be quietly thinking aloud about what he will be something of a shock Wilde originally wrote doing in foe next couple of hours on stage at the pfey in French in hopes of enticing the legthe Ethel Barrymore Theatre where “Salome” endary Sarah Bernhardt to star in a production is playing The thick black hair is shaggy and a The dialogue is flowery the action melodrabit unruly the voice low but not raspy with matic and the ending violent The plot? King Herod smitten by his steptalk that has only a trace of the tough-gu- y marked many of his roles daughter Salome agrees to give her anything “You get to go on the high wire and just she1 wants if she will dance for him The price? walk it” he says “It may take you two hours The head of John the Baptist Pacino says he became intoxicated by to get across it and some nights you fall and break your arm But taking that kind of chance “Salome" — he knew the Richard Strauss in that kind of environment does something to opera but not the play — when he first saw it you psychologically biochemically it dees years ago in England In 1992 he did a full something to your very Adrenalin In a way production at Broadway's Circle in the Square with Sheryl Lee of “Twin Peaks” as Salome it's a kind of addiction” This production of “Salome” grew out of a “Everything that happens in life happens in' series of readings put together by Pacino and this play” Pacino says “And the language carsome of his pals from die Actors Studio that ries it into another dimension” Pacino says this new “Salome" is a full profamed citadel of method acting where he has duction done in the style of a reading been a member since 1966 '“We found that this way of approaching it In “Salome" Marisa Tomei portrays the' title character who does the infamous dance of the got us closer to what we feel is the play” he well-receiv- HAGAR THE HORRIBLE r XTMBti TOLP Olid F PEANUTS J ed seven veils Other cast members include explains Sons of Bear Lake A novel by Douglas D Alder mier performance and it must be put on by the trainees They were welcome to invite their parents wives whomever He the CO would closed his eyes and admitted he was homesick The familiar songs vibrated in his chest The “Spoken Word” by Richard L Evans didn’t seem like a sermon It seemed so sensible so sound so wholesome His pride was stirred that the Mormons were heard here in California— that their message was of such quality The choir seemed like the American flag to Peter what they were to fight for He lay there comfortably for fifteen minutes wanting to sing Then Alex shifted in his sleep Peter jerked foe nob turning foe radio off He put it back on the window sill Alex went back to sleep Pete got up He decided to go down and survey the bunk hall On the fourth weekend of basic it was customary for Fort Ord companies to put on a “do” That’s what the CO called it He made it to Pete that this event must be a pre- ! 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The deal occurred during a North Palm Beach game-iFla Judy Bennett (West) had no hesitation in doubling for penalties The “normal” lead against two spades doubled looks like the diamond king And if that suit is continued the contract goes 325-pou- nd no-tni- For those dHflcuK Needier momenta Alan wore his Shoulder Stitts"1 CEO you later ( v : thing they had learned: physical training marksmanship marching bivouac preparation map reading and so forth And of course the barracks were to be spotless open for inspec- tion If this went off well the men would receive their first weekend pass Why Peter? There were four platoon leaders Why did he choose me? Peter thought but he dared not vocalize his protest “Yes Sir" Damn this is just like being student body president - See tomorrow’s Herald Journal for the next install- ment of this story at bridge six-year-- NO? GOOD IF ANYBODY NttX see that the cooks did up an impressive feast He Pete was to see that the trainees were impressive to the visitors which incidentally would include the Brigade Commander maybe even the Post CO should he choose to come Preferably there should be a display of every- “only” three down However West guessed to start with the club four Sandy Fredericks (East) won with her king cashed the club ace and continued with the club jack South ruffed low and West overruffed Now came three rounds of diamonds ending with East's ace East’s fourth club was ruffed low and overruffed A heart to East’s ace was followed by the 13fo diamond which promoted West's spade queen as a trick So with the perfect timing the contract went four down: ll0O to Hardly a bargain but it’s Copyright 2003 Newspaper Enterprise Assn North V loser-on-los- er East V 4 Q 10 9 5 J 10 8 5 4 2 A 9 3 ‘ A JO 9 6 V KQJ 42 A K play she would J 10 South 4 V have held the loss to 800 : 3 7 6 4 2 8 3 2 9 8 6 5 3 West East-We- st South felt as if she had been attacked by two alligators She had made a normal ovencall yet was chomped on severely But did you notice her error? 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