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Entertainment
Thursday, December 5,1996
Community theater to perform Neil Simon's Lost in Yonkers
By Jeff Ruby Kansan staff writer
Suzanne Grachek hopes Lawrence will find itself Lost in Yonkers.
Neil Simon's acclaimed 1991 play opens at 8 p.m. Friday at the Lawrence Community Theatre. 1501 New Hampshire St.
Grachech, director of Lost in Yonkers, said the play's strength came from its wide breadth of emotions.
"It's a comic-drama," she said. "One second you're laughing, and then there are some very sobering moments. It's really like riding a roller coaster."
Mary Doveton, managing director of the Lawrence Community Theatre, said the play, which won the Pulitzer Prize for drama and a Tony Award, moved audiences from laughter to tears and had been hailed as a new American classic.
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"While the war wages far away, the Kurnitz family must come to terms with the turbulence in their own lives," Doveton said. "The characters are very rich."
Neil Simon's first wife died of cancer in the mid-1970s, forcing him to raise two girls on his own, Grachek said. Simon said in interviews that the characters and situations in the play were vaguely autobiographical.
One of the most challenging backstage aspects of the play, Grachek said, was the quick costume changes, which sometimes were solved by layering costumes on an actor.
"At one point, the boys have to change from wool suits to pajamas," she said. "And they have about one minute to do it."
Doveton said the Lawrence Community Theatre had wanted to perform *Lost in Yankers* for years.
"It provides such wonderful characters for the actors," she said. "There's a wide range of ages in the cast for community theater, and it's very well-written. It makes for a great evening out. You get to laugh and cry, and you walk away with a warm feeling."
Constance Lunn and Eamon Devine, Lawrence residents, practice during a dress rehearsal for Nell Simon's *Lost in Yonkers*. The play will be performed at the Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 New Hampshire St. For tickets, call 843-SHOW.
Louise Flory, 1995 KU theater graduate, plays the part of Bella, the boys' infantile aunt.
"She has the mental capacity of a child, and she's larger than
life," she said. "I suppose she provides a bit of comic relief."
The show will be performed Dec. 6-8 and Dec. 12-15. Student tickets, which vary from $5 to $9 for the show's seven performances, are available at the Lawrence Community Theatre box office.
By Francine Parnes The Associated Press
Don't cry for fashion followers, even if their latest role model is a dead dictator's wife. They are taking their cue from Evita, the film starring Madonna as Eva Peron, in which flirty 405 fashions rule.
To merchants and designers, it is more than a film ... it is a fashion moment. Just call it cinema couture.
The movie doesn't hit the screens until Christmas, but already Evita-wear carries the mark of big business. Recent covers of Vogue and Vanity Fair tout the tough-yet-sexy stance of the late Designer. Designers are rolling out spinoff styles at major stores, most notably Bloomingdale's, which has Evita boutiques from New York to LA.
Eva Peron, an illegitimate child born into poverty, died in 1952 at 33. During her life, she capitalized on her feminine charms, which did not go unappreciated by suitors. When she married autocrat Juan Peron, she became one of the most powerful women in Argentina.
A model, radio broadcaster and actress, she was unapologetic in her extravagance — even while claiming to despise the rich. The first lady of Argentina wowed crowds by flaunting Dior suits with nipped-in waists, entrance-making gowns, rows of ruffles and jewels that shouted glamour.
On one occasion, Evita explained her predicament: "Tonight you see me in disguise, wearing these loathsome trappings I have to put on because of my job. Pay no attention. You know I would rather be with
you."
Still, why does a notorious politician, dead almost half a century, rate a postmortem style tribute?
For those weary of dress-down Fridays and Calvin Klein-inspired minimalism, *Evita* signals the time to pull out the big guns ... or at least to play dress-up.
The look is expected to trickle down to a mall near you, according to retailers at mainstream stores such as Joslins in Denver and Folev's in Houston.
"Certainly this is going to have a powerful fashion impact. Often movies lend a refreshing viewpoint to fashion," says LaViele Olexa of Lord & Taylor in New York, adding that Spring Fashion Week gave a hint of the trend.
But when reality sets in, don't expect Jane Q. Shopper to jump out of her jeans and into a sexy lace number. Appropriating the Annie Hall attitude by slipping into your boyfriend's jackets was no problem. But grooming onto the Evita fashion fantasy may be too much work.
"This 1947 to '53 look is very different from anything we've had in quite a while," says Valerie Steele, who teaches fashion history at New York's Fashion Institute of Technology.
"Some of the evening dresses might catch on as knockoffs for parties." Steele says. "But the suits won't catch on in a big way for the average fashion person because they're so out of step with the minimalism and ease that have become so much a part of '90s fashion."
"Besides, they have to be accessorized with hats and gloves, and no one's wearing them."
A NATIONAL PARK IN KANSAS??!
Hear about it at the monthly meeting of the Javhawk Association of Environmental Professionals from our guest speaker:
Angie Hubbel, Asst. Preserve Director Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
AGENDA
- Ecology and Geography of the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve (the former 'Z-Bar Ranch' in Chase County)
- Preserve (the former 'Z-Bar Ranch' in Chase County)
- Opportunities for internships, research projects, and volunteer work
- Careers in natural resources and the National Park Service
Thursday, December 5th 8:00 P.M. International Room (5th Floor) KANSAS UNION
Kansas Union
Woodruff Auditorium
Thursday, Dec 5th
7-9:00 pm
Celebrate Native American Heritage Month
STUDENT
SENATE
and Mini Pow-Wow Kansas Ballroom Friday, Dec 6th 6-10:30 pm
Sponsored by the Native American Student Association
Actual Size: 6 x 8 in.
Lisa Faruolo & Leonard Peltier, Defense Committee will speak on issues concerning political prisoner Leonard Peltier
TOTE ONE
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CHRISTMAS.
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- Convenient belt loop on back.
Mail Order: Credit Card or Personal Check
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* To order by phone, call:
(913) 749-3773.
Phone #: ___ MC / Visa (circle one)
Credit Card # ___ Exp. Date__
Send To: Fisher Products, 1417 E. 15th St. Suite. 27,
Lawrence,KS 66044
Or, Fax: (913) 749-3443
- Water Repellent
* $12.00 (includes tax, S&
Please have credit card ready.
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Lawrence Premiere Dance Club
Open Wed - Sat 8:00 pm - 2:00 am
18 to get in/ 21 to drink Available for Private Parties Weekly Schedule
Weekly Specials:
Wed. - No Cover until 10 pm for 21 & over *
$1 anything * (Domestic and Wells)
Thur. - LADIES NIGHT
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Sat. - Retro 70's & 80's until 10 pm / Top 40 after Chips and Salsa Nite 7:30-9:00 $1.75 domestic/$2.95 wells/Long Islands $3.0
Attention Ladies!!! Dec. 11th Wed. 7:30 - 10:30 Body Heat, Playgirl International Tour. Male review extravaganza. Coming to you live from Greece, Italy France, England, and all over. 7 International Playgirl Centerfolds & 3 Chippendales from Las Vegas. Tickets are Limited! So Act Now!!! $8.00- pre-sold. $10.00- at door. $12.00 - V.I.P. Call for details
Attention Men!!! (Same Night) Dec. 11 Wed.
Midnight, Admission begins at 10:00 pm
Wet T-Shirt Contest
New Years Eve Blowout III Tuesday, Dec. 31. $500.00 Grand Prize and many other cash prizes, winnings and giveaways. Free Champagne at Midnight Call for Reservations. Tickets are going fast.
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