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and rightfully so, it be to confront himself with an !>©e©©©e©©©©©e©©e©©®©©©©©©©eec)< longs entirely to her. She alcoholic wife. Eve, who has' plays it for her reaction to confined herself to her room.\ the situation she is in, and By this final act. Pressman with a tight lipped determinand Channing have reached under the ation to do herself in. It their social/financial goals is total comedy, and the and have remained shrill, highpoint of the play. boring, and totally unn?anner-1 The third party of the ed. Guittard and Maxwell hollywood Christmas Eve of the Future have to almost beg for a job\ is at McMartin's who now has from Pressman. Seems Guittard's buildings keep falling down. All end up dancing to Pressman's music sign ’hich he conducts. by Ken Dickmann |0©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©© To find yourself in a the rise, Laurence Guittard, room full of people who and his somewhat weird wife appear to be ridiculous Roberta Maxwell. McMartin thinkers, ahd then find is helping Guittard up the yourself as part of this ladder of success, while group, makes insand com Maxwell professes that she pany in Alan Aykbourn' s has been taking some kind ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR. of pill since she was eight. You may think that you are The finale finds Channing, the only one that thinks in locked out of her house in a strange way, but believe the pouring rain, in over me, there are many size galoshes, coat and hat, "singulars" out there wait and carrying some badly ing to be grouped. needed Schweppes. Ayckbourn's three-act The Christmas Eve of comedy/drama takes place the Present Party is at the in the kitchens of the architects house. Guittard three couples involved. is planning on leaving At the terribly boring Maxwell, who by this time Christmas Eve of the Past ^ is totally flipped out. cocktail party in the Maxwell tries all kinds of terribly "dishy' kitchen suidcides in her kitchen, of Stockard Channing and but these tries are contin Lawrence Pressman is hanker ually foiled by her guests. John McMartin, hiding from Channing finds Maxwell's the cocktail chatter and entire body shoved in the who is being tapped for kitchen stove, and thinks a business loan by the that she is trying to boring Pressman, and Mc clean it, so she pulls her Martin' s wife. Eve Arden, out and starts in herself. who has a tendency to drink Maxwell keeps on trying a little more gin than is with overdosing her on usuallly sociable. The pills, electricution, party is so bad, McMartin stabbing herself, etc. finds himself reading the She keeps being interrupted instruction book to the by her guests, who take kitchen stove. However, over in the kitchen repair he is recognized as the ing items, cleaning, etc. social goal of Pressman. The wonderful thing is that CON'T ON PAGE 17 The other invited Roberta Maxwell never utters guests are an architect on a word throughout the act. SAN FRANCISCO»S GAY WEEKLY MAGAZINE KALQ4DAR Page 3 Supervisors pass G ay Rights "Catholic constituency") San FTAncLsco'3 Board of who believe'Strongly that Supervisors, with a ten-to- this legislation is wrong, one vote, passed into law a and they have very valid ^ay-rights ordinance, pro feelings. Would they (the hibiting discrimination schools) be required to hire BY DAN TURNER based on sexual orientation someone who was (homosexual)?" in employment, housing, and "There are thousands and public acconanodations. thousands of people who are & JORDAN LEAL Supervisor Dan White cast perhaps not as sophisticated the one dissenting vote. as we, and it is counter Final passage of the measure productive to force this is expected this week, when on them." enacted, San Francisco will become the only city in the White concluded that more country with such a law, education was the answer to discrimination. says Deputy City Attorney D.J. Garibaldi. Supervisor Dianne Feinstein, Supervisor Gordon Lau who had a strong Gay backing during the last election, ~ ir -•- stated, "All this says is that Gay people are OK. It said that she could see some says 'If Gay people can do problems coming especially in the field of housing. the job, hire them; if they can pay the rent, rent to "The right of an indi vidual to live his lifestyle them.' It affirms a basic the way he or she chooses, right to be treated as a human being." can become offensive," stated In a telephone interview Board President Feinstein. Tuesday morning, San "The Gay community is going to have to face this - there Francisco's Mayor, George is a need to set some Muscone, commented, "I am standards. It is fine for very supportive of this us to live here respecting measure. I think such an each other's rights, but ordinance is delightful and that doesn't mean imposing daniel davis tom, paterson long overdue." them on others." Despite the solid vote of ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR The acting is superb Ms. Feinstein went on to support, a number of board By Jordan Leal and extremely well balanced say that she doesn't want members bad troubling throughout. Each performer San Francisco to become a concerns. Supervisor White Alan Aychbourn's cyn dazzles while letting the "do-anything, anywhere, stated, "It is a major con ical comedy joined the ACT others shine. Susan Pelle anytime"-type city. cern of some parents, who repertoire in great style. grino and Daniel Davis por have children in private "Absurd Person Singular" is tray the up and coming schools (referring to his Con't On Page 20 the story of three couples couple flawlessly. Barbara brought together on three Dirickson carries the second successive Christmas Eves, act wordlessly, as she fur past, present, and future. tively tries suicide. She We have the middle and Jay Saunders play the calss couple on the way up, couple for whom everything the well educated, well should be theirs but isn't. positioned couple, and the As the older couple on the older secure, moneyed way down, Marrian Walters couple. With all these and William Paterson play couples, why the "singular" roles that seem written for of the title? Simply, they them to demonstrate all are not couples at all, their talents. merely six isolated people The show, brilliantly paired off, trying to get directed by Allen Fletcher, whatever it is they want is solid entertainment, and, A new and more powerful scent in life. Aychbourn is I think, indicative of what from the world’s largest manufacturer hardly optimistic for them. ACT at its best can do. LEADING OFF AND PLAYING The bigger-than-life of Liquid Incense, SHORTSTOP by Dan Turner sports star is satirized. He even autographs his Larry Boyle, shortstop, jockstraps for eager fans. loves to score both on and His life is completely off the diamond. He makes mapped out for him by the it big everywhere he plays. franchise — commercials Michael Kissin as Boyle and visits to childrens' turns in a winning per hospitals. He cannot Contains .40 fluid ounces, SMCIAL INTRODUCTORY OFHR RIOULARIY $7.00 MAR. OROR CUSTOMOS formance in the new play by distinguish his personal PAC WEST MAIL ORDER cc Philip Bosakowski, playing life from the ballfield .ook for the iarger bottle, .BOTTLES @ S6.CX) 2 for $10.00 through April 16 at Berkeley P.O. BOX 3867 ...and vice-versa. "Don't Enclosed Is ___ Stage Company, 1111 Addison bother me, Susie, I'm Available at better retail . SAN FRANCISCO. CA. 94119 Street in Berkeley. at bat!" stores in California. C h a rg e my____ i (BankAmericard) or. Master Charge The production is well- When one of his "balls” staged with flashing gets pregnant the jock Dealer inquiries invited. CAPONO ____ -------- Inter Bank. scoreboard, simulated tells her, "it's like going Mattar Charge only baseball action, and to the dentist." The Call collect - Exp D ate_____ .SIGNATURE______________________ ___ __________________________________________________ alternate locker room and playwright uses the image sign your name as it appears on Credit Card I certify that I am over 21 bedroom hijinx, by director of an infected tooth; the (415) 621-4900 ..Tony Arn. word "abortion" is never The playwright has a flair uttered. ADDRESS. for colorful images and Larry has never really metaphor, if a bit too liter grown up. He cannot decide al in the use of four-letter whether he wants the baby words. His characters arc not. 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