University Daily Kansan / Friday, September 5. 1986
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Despite Frontier fall area prices won't rise
By SALLY STREFF
Staff writer
Although a few Lawrence air travelers were inconvenience after Frontier Airlines halted all flights Aug. 24, local travel agents say the airline's failure probably won't affect the cost or availability of air travel.
"Obviously, anytime an airline with upwards of 17,000 passengers a day ceases operations, there's going to be problems," said John Novotny, manager of Maupintour Travel Service, 831 Massachusetts St.
But most travel agents said they thought that the loss of Frontier would not affect ticket prices.
"There is enough competition in most of the markets that Frontier served." Novotny said. "With deregulation as it exists today, there will always be room for someone to make a go at it."
But Sandy Strand, a travel consultant for Sunflower Travel Service, 704 Massachusetts St., said fares to certain cities, such as from Kansas
City. Mo., to Denver, might increase.
Frontier, based in Denver, had offered a low fare from Kansas City to Denver, prompting other airlines to lower the fare, she said. Originally, the fare had been $39 one-way, but the fare increased over the last few months, she said.
Andy Strasser, vice president of Ports Unlimited Travel Service, 601 Kasold Drive, said he thought any increases in fares would stem from higher fuel prices and a need for more maintenance.
Strasser said the Kansas City to Denver flight had been underpriced because of price wars. Because Frontier had offered fares to some places for less money, its failure might force some travelers to pay higher prices.
In some cases, the difference in price could be as much as $100, she said.
Ruth Hughes, owner of Holiday Travel Service, 2112 W. 25th St., said travelers on Frontier had to pay for amenities offered by the airline.
KUVN CLUB invites anyone interested in our club and returning members to a PICNIC AT CLINTON LAKE THIS WEEKEND SAT. SEPT. 6
10:00 a.m.
VIETNAMESE CLUR
Be prepared to have FUN!
If you need rides or have any questions
Please call anh Tai-749 5064
anh Tung-864 6552
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LOTS OF FUN.
--by GRANT W. BUTLER
Cash Back
Student Dividend Payments Begin
Bring in your receipts from last semester's
workshop on the K-12 Readiness
Sept. 5, 6 3:30, 7:00, 9:30 Sept. 7, 8 Sun. 2:00, Mon. 7:00
Sept. 5,6
Midnight
Coming Tuesday
Friday, September 5, 1986 A3
Entertainment arts
Society puts arts onstage
Donated dollars make extras possible
But with the help of the Swarthout Society, extra expenses can be picked up, Jackie Davis, director of the KU Concert and Chamber Music Series, said Wednesday.
Fees for performing artists have increased so much that revenue from ticket sales, grants and government funds cannot cover the entire cost of presenting arts programs at KU.
The largest portion of the society's donations pay the artists fees, she said. The society also may help pick up extra expenditures that come up before performances, such as resumes for a performer, Davis said.
The 570-member society donates 22 to 25 percent to the overall budget of the series, Davis said. About $35,000 has been contributed in individual and corporate contributions to the society so far this year.
"The support of the society is absolutely essential," Davis said. "We would not be able to have the New York City Opera this year."
Charla Jenkins, director of public relations for University Theatre, said the society's donations would continue to be crucial for the presentation of the arts at KU.
"There's no question that the society makes it possible for me to bring high caliber talent to campus," Davis said.
"They provide nearly a fifth of our budget, and when that budget is $30,000, you're talking about a lot of money." Jenkins said.
Members of the society do receive benefits such as information about advanced ticket sales, the chance to attend artists' seminars and the opportunity to meet performers artists.
"They mainly enjoy knowing that they're supporting the program," she said. "The program would exist without them, but it wouldn't be of the same caliber."
Davis said the society provided a unique com-
raderie for people interested in the performing arts.
Hank Booth, president of the society, agreed that the society was needed to help pay the high cost of performers' fees.
"I believe the members feel ownership of the program," Davis said. "They have contributed and made the programs possible. And that's regardless of the size of donations, because they're giving all they
"Ticket sales, because of the price of the performing arts groups — and I hate to say they're horrendous because they deserve what they get — cannot support the entire program," Booth said.
Booth said most people joined the society from an interest for the performing arts, not because of the benefits.
"If we had to survive on ticket sales, the series would be a very short one. We wouldn't have the number of performers that we do, and there wouldn't be as many good ones."
"When I'm sitting at Hoch Auditorium, watching a performance, and I realize that there's so many people there enjoying a performance at a reasonable price — maybe they've been able to bring their kids, maybe they're being shown a video that isn't able to be driven to Kansas City to see — I feel very special," Booth said.
Members also were interested in improving the quality of the community through their support of the arts, he said.
the busness and industrial leaders feel Lawrence is a wonderful place to live, and that by contributing to the Swarthout Society, they are improving the quality of life." Booth said.
Booth first became involved in the society five years ago, when he was asked to help on a campaign to attract more business and industrial contributions for the program.
Jenkins said the society helped her know how effective she was at promoting events.
"from my perspective the society allows me to get some feedback." Jenkins said. "You can go up to patrons at concerts and chitty-chat, but the Swarth board gives me better feedback."
Arts editor
Dark tones color film with reality
By GRANT W. BUTLER
Luis Molina's world is dark and dank.
**Kiss of the Spider Woman.** (1986, 114 minutes/color). Rp presented by Student Union Activities at 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. today and tomorrow at 2:00 m. Sunday and at 7:30 m. Monday. Tickets are $2 for online shows and $1 for afternoon show.
The stained gray walls of his South American prison cell are covered with pictures of Hollywood starlets whose beauty has long since faded. The glue-like food he eats is bland and unpalatable. He also sees torture, suffering and death.
When asked by his cell-mate, Valentin Arregui, played by Raul Julia, he could like a work of pure propaganda. Molina says that he doesn't care about politics, he's afraid he'll be the love story and the leading man.
Arreguen sees matters such as love and happiness as trivial in relation to the importance of fighting the tyranny going on within his country. Heells Molina that reality must be faced, not run away from.
Review
The only escape from this murky existence is the memory of old movies.
In "The Kiss of the Spider Woman," directed by Hector Bebenco and based on the novel by Manuel Puis, the scenes from a movie within this movie foreshadow events and provide a sharp paradox, facing a homosexual man and a revolutionary rebel sharing the same cell.
"If you've got the keys to that door, then I will gladly follow. Otherwise I will escape in my own way." Molina says.
The key to the cell door for Molina turns out to be Arreguí. By using his friendship with his cellmate as a way to get information to the police about Arreguí's friends within the revolution. Molina gets special privileges, including a probation from a sentence he received for "corrupting" a young boy.
Molina, played by William Hurt, is a walking homosexual stereotype. He prances about the jail cell, waving scarves and talking incessantly about a 1940s Nazi propaganda movie he has seen.
Hurt's performance is distracting at first because it is so different from any character he has ever played. He is far from the butch cops and veterans he has portrayed in other roles. Here, Hurt is a convincing homosexual, who only wants to find true love.
Julia's performance as the angry revolutionary is interesting, but it doesn't carry the power of Hurt's performance. Julia often seems overly intense, and as the story progresses and *Arregui's* relationship with Molina becomes more solid, his performance becomes more at ease.
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