ustxtxb_obs_1971_10_08_50_00002-00000_000.pdf

Page 11

by

The coming fortnight … By Suzanne Shelton OCTOBER GRAB BAG FLICKOUT You could flickout from now to nightfall and not see all the film festival offerings around the state; a few of my faves this month are the immortal “Citizen Kane,” Oct. 12, 6:30 and 9 p.m., Jester Auditorium, University of Texas, Austin; Mick Jagger’s “Performance” on double-bill with Bob Dylan’s “Don’t Look Back,” Oct. 6-12, and Bergman’s “The Passion of Anna,” Oct. 13-16, Shamrock Four Cinemas, S. Main at Holcombe, Houston. FREE PEEK The John de Menils of Houston exhibit selections from the collection they’ve been gathering since 1945; works include Egyptian statuary, Rembrandts, Picassos, Van Dycks, Oceanic artifacts, Mayan pottery, Peruvian watercolors, Andy Warhols and a bronze from the collection of Louis XIV of Franceand that’s just a selection; through March, 1972, Institute for the Arts, Rice University, Houston. CRAFTS Texas artists exhibit ceramics, enamels, glass, jewelry, bookbinding, textiles, wood, plastics in 15th Texas Crafts Exhibition; Oct. 9-Nov. 7, Museum of Fine Arts, Dallas. CALIFORNIAN Paul Jenkins’ first American retrospective, presented in cooperation with San Francisco Museum of Art; Jenkins’ 37 oil and acrylic canvases painted between 1955 and 1971 feature liquid color poured onto large surfaces and controlled with ivory knives; Oct. 12-Dec. 12, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. PRINTS First Annual Invitational Texas Printmakers Show sponsored by Houston Museum of Fine Arts; Oct. 4-22, Art Gallery, Texas Tech University, Lubbock. OCTOBER 1 PINTER PLAY “The Homecoming” by Harold Pinter opens U of H drama season with guest artist Jack Bell of Houston’s Alley Theatre; through Oct. 2, 8:30 p.m., Cullen Auditorium, University of Houston, Houston. OCTOBER 2 EXPALIDOTIOUS It’s Mary Poppins performed by Casa Manana Playhouse; also Oct. 9, 16, 23, 30, Casa Manana Playhouse, Fort Worth. DRAMA Lillian Hellman adapted “Montserrat” for the stage; it’s set in Venezuela in 1812 and just might be interesting; 8:30 p.m., also Oct. 7, 9, 14, 16, Jewish Community Center, Houston. OCTOBER 4 ALGER UPDATED The Broadway biz slot in this year’s UT drama calendar is filled by “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” musical spoof about knavery of backstabber’s rise to the top in big corporation, in short, the American Way; through Oct. 9, Hogg Auditorium, University of Texas, Austin. PIANIST David Bar-Illan, Israeli-born pianist, who studied at Julliard and made his debut with New York Philharmonic, in concert; Municipal Auditorium, Austin. OCTOBER 5 OPERA Old Carmen and her castanets get trucked out regularly, but if anyone can do Bizet’s opera with flash it’s the Houston Grand Opera Association with guest Agnes Baltsa and Vern Shinall; also Oct. 8 and 10, Jones Hall, Houston. OCTOBER 7 FIRST REP When a playwright’s done to death, it helps if he’s a good playwright to begin with; Bernard Shaw’s “Misalliance,” performed by First Repertory Theatre; through Oct. 9, 14-16, 21-23, 28-30; 110 Chichester, San Antonio. OCTOBER 8 ROCK Pack some munchies and journey on down to see Three Dog Night and, with luck, a good warmup band; 8 p.m., Convention Arena, San Antonio. OCTOBER 12 ROYALTY You know how all those British monarchs were, always arguing over boundaries and being lusty and power-hungry; go see it all again in “Lion in Winter,” James Goldman’s play; 8 p.m., Dallas Theater Center, Dallas. IMPROV THEATER The Proposition, improvisational theater group, gets together and lets it happen in Cultural Entertainment Committee series event; Municipal Auditorium, Austin. OCTOBER 17 LAB THEATER In one of the best workshop series for seeing fine plays, UT Drama Department Laboratory Theater presents “The Subject Was Roses,” Frank Gilroy’s drama about a man coming home to face family problems he couldn’t face as a boy; Laboratory Theater, University of Texas Drama Building, Austin. OCTOBER 18 ROMANTIC MUSIC Continuing SMU Romantic Music Restival, SMU Choral Union and Chamber Orchestra, perform with Dr. Lloyd Pfautsch conduction; McFarlin Auditorium, Dallas. OCTOBER 21 CAMINO REAL They’ve even invited Tennessee himself for the opener of the Alley Theatre season, “Camino Real,” which Coming for Sept. 21 disregard that; Alley Theatre, Houston. EDITOR Kaye Northcott CO-EDITOR Molly Ivins EDITOR AT LARGE Ronnie Dugger Contributing Editors: Winston Bode; Bill Brainmer, Gary Cartwright, Lee Clark, Sue Horn Estes, Joe Frantz, Larry Goodwyn, Harris Green, Bill Hamilton, Bill Helmer, Dave Hickey, Franklin Jones, Lyman Jones, Larry L. King, Georgia Earnest Klipple, Larry Lee, Al Melinger, Robert L. Montgomery, Willie Morris, Bill Porterfield, James Presley Charles Ramsdell, Buck Ramsey, John Rogers, Mary Beth Rogers, Roger Shattuck, Edwin Shrake, Dan Strawn, John P. Sullivan, Tom Sutherland, Charles Alan Wright. We will serve no group or party but will hew hard to the truth as we find it and the right as we see it. We are dedicated to the whole truth, to human values above all interests, to the rights of man as the foundation of democracy; we will take orders from none but our own conscience, and never will we overlook or misrepresent the truth to serve the interests of the powerful or cater to the ignoble in the human spirit. The editor has exclusive control over the editorial policies and contents of the Observer. None of the other people who are associated with the enterprise shares this responsibility with her. Writers are responsible for their own work, but not for anything they have not themselves written, and in publishing them the editor does not necessarily imply that she agrees with them, because this is a journal of free voices. THE TEXAS OB SERVER The Texas Observer Publishing Co. 1971 Ronnie Dugger, Publisher A window to the South A journal of free voices Vol. LXIII, No. 20 Oct. 8, 1971 Incorporating the State Observer and the East Texas Democrat, which in turn incorporated the Austin ForumAdvocate. Editorial and Business Offices: The Texas Observer, 600 W. 7th St., Austin, Texas 78701. Telephone 477-0746. GENERAL MANAGER C. R. Olofson OFFICE MANAGER Irene Gaasch The Observer is published by Texas Observer Publishing Co., biweekly from Austin, Texas. Entered as second-class matter April 26, 1937, at the Post Office at Austin, Texas, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Second class postage paid at Austin, Texas. Single copy, 25c. One year, $7.00; two years, $13.00; three years. $18.00; plus, for Texas addresses, 5% sales tax. Foreign, except APO/FPO, 50 additional per year. Airmail, bulk orders, and group rates on request. Microfilmed by Microfilming Corporation of America, 21 Harristown Road, Glen Rock, N.J. 07452. Change of Address: Please give old and new address, including zip codes, and allow two weeks. Postmaster: Send form 3579 to Texas Observer, 600 W. 7th St., Austin, Texas 78701.