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eyei — Review Friday, February 3, 1984/The Battalion/Page 11 primes' funny in tragic way By MIKE DAVIS Reporter / A Southern household filled with family skeletons is the per fect combination for a tragedy with comic results. “Crimes of the Heart,” presented Thursday night in Rudder Auditorium, took that combination and left the audience laughing one mi nute and reaching for a Kleenex the next. H “Crimes of the Heart” — a ^1 delightful play — brings back J| the memories of family reun ions, both the good and bad. The play was brought to life by ■ " the characters’ detailed facial ex- , 'T' 1 pressionsand exaggerated body j IHIt movements. These antics, com- j i' 1 bined with a set like a grand mother’s kitchen, make the ' ! 11 absurd plot believable. ^HUfs | i “C r i nies 0 f the Heart” takes " ' 0 place in Hazelhurst, Mississippi five years after Hurricane Camille. The three MaGrath sis- " as ’ ‘ ters are brought together be- voles! cause Babe, the youngest, has c ‘ iar ! : just shot her husband because she can’t stand his looks and falls ' ( ™ asleep at the sound of his voice, d AeacJI Lenny, the oldest, is trying to thepw.:|celebrate her 30th birthday rain ' which no one remembers except pfessfib her cheap cousin Chick, played iheacs! by Dawn Didawick. Also, Lenny ' or S) e ’ finds out her pet horse of 20 ) rea {years, Billy Boy, was struck by lepen. lightening and killed the pre- oomiia vious evening. ■ Meg, the black sheep, has re turned from Hollywood to help Babe. But to complicate things even more, Meg’s old flame, Doc Porter, played by Tom Stech- schulte, has returned to town with his Yankee wife and to half- Yankee kids. Meg left Doc to to pursue a singing career that nev er materialized. The plot twists and turns as Babe gets a crush on her lawyer, played by David Allison Carpen ter. He wants to prove Babe’s husband, Zachery Botrelle, is a fraud and a brute. Babe, played by Cyd Quilling, is the stereoty pical blond with a high, squeaky voice and air-headed pearls of wisdom. Babe has been having an affair with Willie Jay, a black 15-year old who came over to the house to play with his dog — Dog. Unknown to Babe, photos were taken of her and Willie Jay in the garage. Meg MaGrath, played by Kathy Danzer, is the brassy, seductive sister. Because she found her mother and the old orange cat hanging in the cellar 16 years before, her top priority in life was to be a strong person. Caryn West played the some times sad, sometimes paranoic, but always hilarious Lenny. Len ny has devoted her life to taking care of Grandaddy, with the ex ception of one brief affair which she called off because of her shrunken ovary. The play takes the light hearted approach to everyday life’s ups and downs, shown by Lenny and Babe’s uncontroll able laughter over Grandaddy slipping into a coma. Through out the play, the sisters never seem to be on the same emotion al plain, until Lenny’s birthday wish that they all be smiling together. The wish and the play is finished by the three devour ing large pieces of Lenny’s “one day late” birthday cake. ays emalio# Gov. N Dorm's microwave roposal approved By LISA PEDERSEN Reporter dedicaifl Rio Gfl u fierier iber fr«j e, Whitfi fexas 1 ' Haas Han s propost iconoffltj m i cr owave oven for their dormi- desigirf tory was approved by Student n cap»! Affairs this week, busines® The proposal, written by 4,000^; Julie Hilton, vice president of Haas Hall, said the microwave ■al prof will be used for limited food pre- nail Bit paration and will be located in a rs 15- 11 storage room on the second rtiallM floor, says Haas Hall’s President lady inDee Dee Pearson, eas that ^ “Haas Hall has been given the als who approval right now to go ahead dc devti and purchase and have the oven s. installed on a two-year trial eraplo' basis. We will then evaluate it i offen and see how it is going,” says fun® NylaPtomey, housing programs i using* supervisor. U.s. dff; When the residents of Haas id Urban Hall asked permission to put a ; Small B microwave in that’s all they had u. in mind. But when the request pedtocn went from the Residence Hall ipital in' Association to the department 0 new j of Student Affairs, it set off a a m durit study of the entire dormitory food situation. ; church RHA asked that light cook- ,yhite si ing, such as boil-in-bags, be per- corporal mined in dormitory rooms. The ous lealj request was denied by Student ) handk' Affairs, ributei^ ‘ “We disapproved that be- calagen cause essentially we see it as ationsifl cooking and we don’t allow •ationof cooking in the rooms. It would be changing the policy and at this time it is something we would rather not do,” says Pyomey. Ron Sasse, associate director of Student Affairs, says he is looking into several possibilities for improving the dormitory food situation. There has always been snack privileges in the rooms, but cooking in the rooms has bever been approved, Sasse says. He realizes the cooking regulations are not being obeyed, but the policy is difficult to enforce, he says. “The dorm rooms are not de signed for cooking, they are de signed for living,” Sasse says. “We have a super meal plan, so why do you need to cook in the rooms?” Sasse says dorm rooms don’t have the proper facilities for cooking which makes ventila tion, disposal, and clean-up a problem. In addition, the rooms don’t have the proper electrical system to handle the overload, and cooking would make the in sect problem worse. “We want to enhance the liv ing environment without the problems,” Sasse says. To meet students’ needs, Sas se is considering centralized cooking rooms, with microwaves and boil-in-bag concession stands, and an optional meal plan — 12 meals a week, for ex ample — in addition to the five and seven-day plan. Sports Car Club a:i\ CROSS C/> Zachry Lot 50 col ^ Sun. Feb. 5 Registration-10 am Runs-1pm New Members Welcomed Galveston mayor dies i United Press International GALVESTON — Mayor Gus Manuel, who last summer advised residents of his island city not to evacuate their homes ahead of Hurricane Alicia, died Thursday at St. Mary’s Hospital in Galveston from complications related to cancer. He was 54. Manuel had been hospital ized since Monday in Galveston. He died about 8 a.m. 1 Manuel became widely known last August when he advised residents of Galveston Island not to evacuate their homes, despite the onslaught of Hurricane Alicia. t- Although he initially had been criticized for his decision, he turned out to be correct be cause the brunt of the storin mis sed the city. , : City Manager Steve Huffman ordered flags in the city to be flown at half mast until after Manuel’s funeral. Mayor Pro Tern Jan Cog- geshall will take over the job un til the city’s scheduled election in Apt il. In September 1982, Manuel had one cancerous kidney re moved and later underwent surgery for malignant tumors on, the remaining kidney. He.is survived by his wife Nancy and four children. LAURENCE E X. BRETT % A OF WASHINGTON, D: C. MONDAY FEB. 6 7:30 pm RUDDER THEATER sponsored by the Catholic Student Association Photo by ERIC EVAN LEE. A scene from ‘Crimes of the Heart’ /an.ifc^c /38+' ’jaSa. I t .‘ II —■ i n m y-l. ’ AnijnaJoci Sigma Chi Fraternity . . united in strong and enduring bonds of friendship and esteem ..." Announces its Final Rush Party Saturday, Feb. 4 8:00 pm Location: The Sigma Chi House Tamu J ITcT SIGMA CHI IS HOUSE questions call: Tom Owen 779-8964 .Southwest pv " v The Sigma Chi House 693-8265 H Mj-lv. . • •'i-i • • u.UVv' < : f 'jy . /\*v % AGGIE SPECIAL CHICKEN FRIED STEAK with French Fries S2.95 CATFISH with French Fries S3.95 PLATE LUNCH SPECIAL (Choice of one meat & two vegetables & dessert)B3.95 TWO FOR ONE BAR DRINKS FROM 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm. DRAFT BEER 50# SALAD 75y BOTTLE BEER 75e SALAD BAR (all you can eat) 82.95 BAKED POTATO 75<z ALL YOU CAN EAT CHICKEN FRIED STEAK 85.95 ALL YOU CAN EAT CATFISH 85.95 Mon. Thurs. 11:00 am - 8:00 pm. Fri - 11:00 am - 10:00 pm Sat & Sun - Closed except for private parties by reservation only HAROLD L. BODEKER Class of’60 JERRY L. BODEKER Class of’85