Heike Garret plays the role of Babette Heinrich, a newlywed at odds with her parents in Die Klei- at8:3C in22S puMtf 'sg arev i.lfyt, German Club presents three one-act comedies By Richard Tijerina Reviewer Three one-act comedies were pre- I ented over the weekend during the ighth annual Spring Affair spon- ored by the Texas A&M German ^lub. And though the productions iere clearly not of Aggie Players cal- pre, what the shows lacked in pro fessionalism made up for in warmth. The shows, “Die kleinen Ver- ivandten (The Little Relatives),” “Die ileinburgerhochzeit (The Wed- ling)” and “Die grosse Wut des Phil- pp Hotz (The Great Rage of Philipp dotz),” featured mostly A&M stu- lents in the casts. All of the shows vere presented in German. And although an English synopsis vas provided for each performance, letailing the play’s plot and scenes af action, following the actors’ Ger- nan lines were next to impossible (or audience members who knew no Serman. Fortunately for the shows, most of he audience understood the lan guage. “Die kleinen Verwandten,” fea- ured on Thursday and Saturday lights, centered around Heinrich and Mama, the parents of the dassler family trying to make a fa vorable impression upon the visiting Max Schmidt, a wealthy merchant who is courting their daughter, Ida. Expecting Schmidt to arrive at any moment, the Hasslers are both shocked and appalled when Hein rich’s sister Babette, played by Heike Garrett, shows at the doorstep with her new husband Josef, played by Edwin Garrett. Babette is angry at the couple for not attending her sed kvanl Soviet ogram nebt tble. kmeri- 1," sht tenao ‘niben pitcb heir.' l.W ig Ml 5" and nd art ftice. on see fit to attend since she was marry ing a man of a lower social class. Loaded with visual humor, the scenes following Schmidt’s arrival were priceless. Babette takes off her shoes and shakes all the leaves out onto the Hasslers’ well-swept floor. Josef sneezes into Mama Hassler’s spool of knitting. Babette sneezes into a tissue that she unpacks from the bosom of her dress, then stuffs it back in. The chances of Schmidt propos ing do not look good until Ida enters the room. As Schmidt takes Ida into the kitchen to talk, the Hassler par ents unload their anger (the synopsis described how Mama “vents her spleen” at Babette) on the young couple. The day is saved when Schmidt and Ida come back from the kitchen engaged. “Die Kleinburgerhochzeit” re volves around the family and f riends of a newly married couple and their nuptial dinner after the ceremony. The atmosphere quickly turns sour when the father of the bride re counts horrible tales during the meal about the codfish they are all eating and the story behind the bride’s Un cle’s death. As if things weren’t bad enough, the bride’s friend starts making in sulting comments about various pieces of furniture in the room, and by the time everything is over and all the dust has cleared, the dining room table, chaiselongue, wardrobe and a few chairs are all broken. To lighten things up, the groom asks the bride’s friend to dance. wedding, which the Hasslers did not which proceeds to make everyone entsen wants bill to offset college costs WASHINGTON (AP) — Concerned that tuition in- reases have made college education too expensive, ien. Lloyd Bentsen, D-Texas, is supporting legislation 0 allow purchase of tax-free savings bonds if ear- narked for children’s classes. “If you have a baby born today, 19 years from now he estimates are that to send that child to a private col- ege would cost, for the four years, approximately S200,000,” Bentsen said. “And a public college, approximately $60,000. Now, low many people have that kind of money?” Bentsen asked during his weekly program distributed to Texas elevision stations. “The other problem is, people are just not saving to send their kids to college to the extent they used to,” Bentsen said. “Savings are down,” he said. “We have to find a way to turn that around. So I’m supporting a bill that’s be fore us now that would encourage people to save by buying public bonds.” The legislation, of which Bentsen is a co-sponsor, proposes that interest on the bonds be exempt from tax so long as they are used to send someone to college. “We have a problem in that there is some dispute as to w'hether it would cost the government money,” Bent sen said. “One of the reasons, of course, is that they’d lose the taxes on that interest revenue. 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Their anger at each other having been subsided, they finally retire to their bedroom for their marriage night festivities. Unfortu nately for them, the bed breaks too. Friday and Sunday night’s perfor mance of “Die grosse Wut des Phil ipp Hotz” was clearly neither as funny or good as the other two. It revolved around Philipp’s breaking marriage as a direct result of both his and his wife’s infidelities with each other’s best friends. Warning his wife Dorli that he is going to run away and join the Foreign Legion, Philipp drones on and on in a wave of much too long soliloquies lament ing his fragmented relationship with his wife and his strong desires to not enlist in the Legion. After Dorli Doesn’t beg him to stay with her, Philipp leaves to join the Legion and calls her from a train station. And although she tries, she fails in stopping his enlistment in time, Philipp returns at the end of the play. The plays were obviously not meant to come off as well-polished productions, and this contributed to their overall effectiveness. Lines were forgotten and flubbed, props were unintentionally broken and the characters often broke character to smile or laugh a little with the audi ence. But this just made viewing the show that much better because it let the audience member relate to the cast. STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT CANDIDATE DEBATE Come hear the views of the 1988-89 Student Body President canidates Brian Banner and Jay Hays Monday, March 28th 607 Rudder 8:30 p.m. Open question and answer session immediately following debate Vote Wednesday March 30th for all student elections! ;]n STUDENT GOVERNMENT TEXAS A X. 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