Lolita: Albee's Valentine Lolita, a New Play by Edward a Lbee, Lolita, Bringing Her' from Motel to Motel Based on the Novel by Vladimir Nabokov

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~b ~ ~-~~s -~ ~q ~ ~tL. I-r sMI FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 6. 1981 THE TECH PAGE 9 - f "- I -- '' -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AR -- TS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-- -I Lolita: Albee's valentine Lolita, a new play by Edward A lbee, Lolita, bringing her' from motel to motel based on the novel by Vladimir Nabokov. only to discover that she does not love him. Starring Blanche Baker, DonaldSutherland, Blanche Baker does a remarkable job at and lan Richardson; at the Wilbur Theatre playing twelve year old Lolita. She seems through February 14. to have stolen her movements and speech Lolita, the play that Edward Albee calls straight from a junior high school his valentine to Vladimir Nabokov, is play- playground. Baker, who is twenty-four ing at the Wilbur theater prior to its years old, is a former Wellesley student Broadway debut. With an irony Nabakov who once took classes at M IT and acted in might have enjoyed, the show's manage- the Shakespeare Ensemble. She will be ment has decided to end Lolita's run on making her Broadway debut. [an February 14. With time so short, it may be Richardson, an English actor trained in difficult to see the play, but well worth the Shakespeare, is memorable as A Certain effort. Gentleman. This character purports to be Lolita is about a middle aged man's the only real person in the play, since he is desire for his nymphet step-daughter and, the playwright. He walks about the stage strangely, it is also about love. Albee has like a magician, moving sets with a wave of taken Nabokov's novel and adapted it into his hand, turning the plot to his own uses, a comedy that has some bittersweet mo- and calmly observing his characters' tor- ments. Much has, of need, been left behind. tures. While conveying an atmosphere of If you expect a faithful transcription of absolute control, he is constantly com- Nabakov's novel into play form, you are plaining that his characters are getting out bound to be disappointed. Although Albee of hand. often quotes directly from the book, he sets Lolita has already been previewed by a more slapstick tone. Taken on its own Time magazine and it's likely to be a play terms though, Lolita is a delight. people will be talking about. So, if you Donald Sutherland is convincing as have yet to drag yourself away from LSC Humbert Humbert, the European movies to see a live stage play, this is the gentleman turned American stepfather. perfect opportunity. With outward sophistication he kidnaps Heidi Picher

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U N lut 1OWNI l lt[11![-- The MIT Dramashop will present Anton Chekhov's Uncle !Vasnya from Feb. 5 to 7, and Feb. ?12 to 14, at 8pro in the Kresge Lit- tie Theatre. Tickets are $3.00 (with MIT or student ID) and itickets are available at the ticket booth in Lobby 10.

iJ Boston's Museum of Science is presenting an exhibition entitled Creativity - The Human Resource. The exhibit explores what makes people creative as well as the creative potentials of its spectators, and runs now through the end of March. The Museurm is open 9am to 4pm Monday through Thursday; 9am to 10pm on Friday; 9am to 5pm on Saturday, and 10am to 5pm on Sunday. Admission is $2.50.

Revolutionary structural artist Heinz Isler's work (models and photographs) will be on view at the Margaret Hutchinson Compton Gallery, Room 10-150, MIT through Feb. 18. Isler is famous for his innovative use of thin shell concrete, and his ex- perimentation with ice forms. X 8U811 " F The Banchetto Musicale will perform an all-Bach program in Jordan Hall tonight at 8pni. To be included are the rarely performed Concerto in C for Three Harpsichorcds, the Wedding Can- afua B WV 20.2, and Brandenburg Concertos 5 and 6. Martin This is what some big companies mea by a career. Pearlman will direct the ensemble, and tickets are $4.00 for stu- Not General Electric. dents and $8.00 for others. Ifyou think you have to give up your individ- Design, VLSI Device Structure Design, VLSI Process uality to work for a big company, think again. Development, Integrated Circuit Application People are important to us at GE. Engineering, Integrated System Architecture, and The Longy School of Music, I Our many high-technology businesses Integrated Circuit Software Design. Follen Street, Cambridae. will require people who thrive on the challenge of Technical Recruiters will be on campus present a concert featuring the working at the forefront of their fields. People who Wednesday and Thursday, February 25-26 to con- works of Beethoven, Martinu, want the freedom to get a job done. duct interviews. Contact your campus Placement and Brahms as performed by the Take our Advanced Microelectronics Oper- Office for the exact time/place and to make an Marlboro concert players. The ations. We're committed to joining the leaders in appointment. Or, if you want to talk to us right concert is tonight at 8pm, and the industry, and it takes bright young engineers to away, call 1-(800) 334-8529, or send a resume to tickets are $4.00 for students. do that. GE Microelectronics Center, PO. Box 13049, Right now, we're looking for key people to Research Triangle Park, N.C. 27709. C. IVI t '- fill positions at our ultra-sophisticated new $100 This wieek's LSC lineup: million GE Microelectronics Center in Research Airplane, Fri, 7& 9:30, Kresge. Triangle Park, North Carolina, as well as at our Adt: cd MMOpenftozs Modern Times (classic), Fri., other established facilities. G en al O te EpCoy 7:30, 10-250. Specific openings exist in Integrated Circuit An £cal al Opportunity Employer M/F Brubaker, Sat., 7& 10, Kresge. M-A-S-H, Sun., 6:30 & 9:30, 26-100. L- - - i