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Photo by Greg Watermam
The elderly Mary Winrod (played by Miki Bone) discusses
mysterious noises she has heard in the back yard with
Nelly Winrod (played by Anne Suite).
‘Rimers of Eldritch ’
story of a rape trial
"The Rimers of Eldritch," a
drama which analyzes human
emotions and attitudes, will be
presented tonight through
Saturday at 8 p.m. in Rudder
Forum.
The play, written by Langford
Wilson, is produced by the
Theater Arts department and di
rected by Robert Wenck.
Action revolves around an
attempted rape in a small Mid
western town and the subse
quent trial.
Assistant director Bryan
McKenzie said the play goes
beyond the story of a rape and,
the trial for the crime, to explore
the attitudes of the townsfolk.
The term "Rimers" comes
from Eva Jackson, the 14-year-
old victim in the play, who coins
the term "rime," literally mean
ing frost, to be "the silver lining
of the rainbow," McKenzie said.
The townsfolk are the "Rim
ers" in the play, who cloak real
ity with a pretty outer covering,
he added.
"The Rimers of Eldritch" is
the third play this season to be
presented by the Department of ■
Theater Arts.
Tickets are available at the
Rudder Box Office at $2.50 for
students with an ID and $3.50
for non-students.
Due to the profane language
used throughout the play, it
may not be suitable for younger
viewers.
Luke and Laura finally
Mr. and Mrs. Spencer
By Phyllis Henderson
and
Cathy Saathoff
Battalion Staff
The second "Wedding of the
Century" is finally over, and it
very nearly was a repeat of the
first.
With antique cars instead of
horse-drawn carriages, and a
palacial estate instead of St.
Paul's Cathedral, Luke and
Laura of "General Hospital" did
their impersonation of Prince
Charles and Lady Di Monday
and Tuesday.
Television's royal couple were
finally hitched in a wedding
ceremony which rivalled
(copied?) England's royal wed
ding, although Laura's train
wasn't quite as long as Di's.
They even had their own
dress designer on hand to tell
the bridesmaids they could not
sit down. (Dresses wrinkle, you
know, and you can't have that.)
The wedding itself was basic
— your standard "in sickness
and in health" lines. But the
dynamic duo, being very much
in love, did not need prompting;
they said their vows from
memory.
The festivities were marred,
however, by the appearance of
Laura's not-quite-for-sure ex-
husband, Scotty, who caught
her bouquet. We seriously
doubt that he will be the next to
marry.
Luke wasn't happy with Scot
ty's appearance at the reception
and instantly became Errol
Flynn, jumping balconies and
throwing punches.
Grand lady Liz Taylor also
made an appearance, although
her brief spot was eclipsed by
the grandeur of the wedding.
Her role as Helena Cassidine
consisted of standing outside a
door looking sinister and plac
ing a curse on the happy couple.
For those not caught up on the
history of General Hospital and
its doctors and patients, Laura
used to be married to Scotty.
Then Luke came along and
raped Laura to the music of
Herb Alpert's "Rise."
Naturally, this being Soap-
land, Laura fell hopelessly in
love with her attacker. She and
Luke set off on an intercontinen
tal adventure too complicated to
explain here. While they were
dodging bullets, they did man
age to keep their love pure •
When the happy and ragged
couple returned, Laura and
Scotty were nearly divorced, but
the divorce papers met with
tragedy in the form of a match
on their way to finalization.
Many moons later, fearless
Luke gallantly trotted off to
Mexico and obtained for his be
loved victim a quickie divorce.
(One clue to watching soaps:
when someone swears on a
close-up camera angle that
something will never happen,
the sworn-not-to-happen thing
is the essence of the next plot
twist.)
The legality of this made-in
heaven marriage is in question,
however, because Scotty has
sworn to contest Laura's made-
in-Mexico divorce.
So we worry. Tuesday's epi
sode ended with Luke's assur
ances to Laura that life would be
rosy, etc. But if Scotty has his
way, the only roses in their fu
ture will be on their graves.
We leave the happy couple on
their honeymoon at the Whitak
er farm, and while they read the
houseful of notes left to them by
the Whitakers, we prepare for
the next story in the continuing
saga of "GH."
FOCUS
Editor Cathy Saathoff
Assistant Editor .... Debbie Nelson
Staff Writer Colette Hutchings
Cartoonist Scott McCullar
Graphic Artist.. Richard DeLeon, Jr.
Good morning
By Sandra K. Gary
3
Funny books grow up
By Colette Hutchings .
4
Focus will accept any items submitted
for publication, although the decision
to publish lies solely with the editor.
Deadline is 5 p.m. the Thursday before
publication.
Ex-teasip meets bonfire '81
By Dan Puckett
8
On the cover: Work con
tinues through next week
on the stack of the 1981
Texas Aggie Bonfire. This
is how it looked on Mon
day afternoon, and it's still
growing. Fora behind-the-
scenes look at the building
and burning of bonfire, see
pages 5, 8 and 9. Cover
photo by Phyllis Hen
derson.