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’S Monday, October 23,1989 The Battalion Page 15 WiRRD by Scott McCullar © iqso . ONE RAV, THE 5KIES OPEJ/EP UP OJER. CAMPOS... WALDO p 'll JUST think! your WHOLE - LIFE CAN BE REPRESENTED BY A SINGLE SHEET OF PAPER! BUT YOUR WHOLE LIFE COULD CHANGE IF THAT RESUME FALLS INTO THE RIGHT HANDS' Adventures In Cartooning by Don Atkinson Jr WVCNTURSS IN CARTOONING " I6 PROUD TD PRESENT A NEW <565M£NT CALLED, A5K DR. DON/ A 5&5M6WT THAT OJEMONe CAN WTiCi- RRTE in/ THE CONCEPT 15 SIMMc/l <5end us a letter ASKING ABOUT ANWH/NOl AT ALL AMD \NE 'LL answer rr right HERE IN THIS CARTOON' YOU CAN EITHER SEND yOUR LETTER TO THIS ADDRESS OR BRING IT TD ROOfA 216 OF THC R££d McDonald boudimg AND DELIVER IT IN ivas a is Rose; verof Heave me dur; Gunt! i deliwi : forced w deali the eve ive, \k of the in trali( of m tore list Coe ■foriM. memlit Reid, k drurai rosi mis audieo: ause ik i bandc C ° SfaDt Phillips , PI. 'HlfdnA T otre ai fhe oRce rff prof &>r.s Widen bo Horn, oor pni^ip Suspect <n f.Vidinn fHe whereabojfs / Lent I He lilohl-There 03S cn/y ooe Problem... We bo tl-L Sobbed -Gjj&rth. r pL r d by i^OoOcsIsK; jrt Bf£N TwftUF Hours Since w£cAa.£££ TY£ SW/cw | Pcticc! I WHERE ARE THerilTHlS THeo Clu* Ccppec cou/Me^ ',/i,de+‘M lifie u\ss urofin. He J 3poiocy2C0 Lx L/p. " _ HET, 6/MMF V BiAk,THFKF H/« n T BFFU A MOKt»l? IN (VnJ-EfaE static*! in rboR yEnaes. CKlMiNY, X' / wn-j AT enSETS EWR WllfN Too CALLED. Do Somethia/6 ^BooT 7/j m I (XJUJ; ‘Godot’ puzzling yet enjoyable By Cray Pixley Of T/?e Battalion Staff se wor I what Murph disf thetis ited c :n the ithafn it ild.ash cer mpl it. fr iganot th aut d real aineik ivati® rey J’^ atpb 1 tli Z-A at ;ttnoit anifc nylaH Nefl i. withf I | A Outstanding performances cou pled with an uninviting play make the Aggie Players’ production of Samuel Beckett’s play “Waiting For Godot” a puzzling yet thoughtful evening of entertainment. The play, currently being per formed at the Fallout Theater in Blocker Building, is not one that generally is enjoyed by the mains tream audience. At times it is a for bidding and gloomy show. Although Beckett’s tale of trou bled humanity is considered one of the most influential plays of the modern theater, it just isn’t light en tertainment. Thankfully, Beckett’s tragico medy takes a back seat to the won derful performances of the five ac tors under the direction of Dr. Roger Schultz. Clinton Sam and Oliver Tull as the two tramps, Estragon and Vladi mir, wander around the stage like two vaudeville performers on leave from work. They are uncertain about why they are waiting and where they are. Estragon and Vladimir are indeci sive and incapable of action while they wait for hope (embodied by Go- dot) that never comes. Sam and Tull are well-matched actors who bring fine comedic per formances to “Waiting For Godot.” Their verbal interplay is splendid. They philosophize and question each other like a sort of wasteland Abbot and Costello. Beckett’s dialogue is helped along by the insertion of some contempo rary characters that Tull and Sam use in their performance. Bugs Bunny and Michael Jackson slip into the action through Estragon and Vladimir. It may seem strange, but it works very well. While Estragon and Vladimir are waiting, we also are waiting. Every one is waiting for Godot. While they are waiting, Estragon and Vladimir encounter Pozzo and Lucky. Pozzo, a sort of ringmaster with a whip and a whipping boy named Lucky, invades the two tramps’ wait ing space. They bring a dark, heavy feeling to the bright indecision of Es tragon and Vladimir. Al Alford is frightening as Pozzo, and John Flores is excellent as the pitiful Lucky. Flores gives a great physical acting performance in a very difficult role. Alford is equally impressive and au thoritative in his role. Sean Dunham rounds out the show as a boy who always brings the sad news that Godot is not coming today to see Estragon and Vladimir. “Waiting For Godot” is not an eas ily accessible play, but the actors’ ex pert performances make the show one not to be missed. The Fallout Theater adds an inti mate arena to showcase this interest ing production. The scenic and lighting design is economical and well suited to Beckett’s play.The cos tumes designed by professor Susan Kelly’s are early 20th century vaude ville-style costumes that suit the ac tors’ character performances. “Waiting For Godot” continues at the Fallout Theater at 8 p.m. on Oct. 26-28 and Nov. 2-4. Tickets are $2 for season ticket holders and $4 for the general public. Tickets or reser vations are available through the MSG Box Office. Call 845-1234 for information. Bus By KEVIN THOMAS (Continued from page 12) think they have the same rights as both pedestrians and drivers in cars. He said bike riders sneak up on ei ther side of the bus and often can’t be seen. Bikes also are difficult to avoid because they move quickly and often turn right in front of the bus. In order to become skilled at driv ing safely, drivers are put through a week-long training course. In the training, drivers spend about half their time in a classroom and the other half of the time driving. Train ees must drive through slalom courses going both forward and backwards. One goal of the training program is to make sure drivers are confident in their own abilities before they are allowed to drive. Even after a week of training, potential drivers must still pass a Texas A&M Bus Opera tions test and a Department of Public Safety test. Because buses are driven many miles a day and there are lots of chances for accidents to occur, the training drivers receive is important. In the 1988 fiscal year, approxi mately 250 drivers drove the 63 buses in the A&M system 1.2 mil lion miles and burned 213,377 gal lons of fuel. In that same time, they gave over 4 million rides to students, faculty and guests. Station (Continued from page 12) performance is to promote a child’s active participation. Sometimes dif ferent groups in the audience are as signed to imitate a different instru ment. Although the productions are aimed at entertaining children, the musical accompaniment amuses adult audiences as well. The songs that are played often have subtle messages which only adults in the audience can understand. For example, in their version of “Charlotte’s Web,” spiders begin flying from a nest while musicians begin playing the Air Force theme song. Because only adults under stand the connection, their laughter amuses the children even though they may not realize what triggers the laughter. Discipline can also be taught to children through performances, Wi ley said. She said that if a child gets carried away by trying to upstage a play (which is seldom), one of the actors may have to gently reprimand him while staying in character. Although it’s not necessary for someone who is in a child’s play to have theatrical experience, Wiley said one should enjoy improvising while entertaining children. “You have to want to mesmerize children,” she said. “There’s some thing about watching kids laugh and have a good time in a wholesome ex perience.” Wiley emphasized the need for to day’s children to learn to use their imagination. She added that TV and video games are monopolizing chil dren’s time, preventing them from using their own talents. “The more technical that our world becomes, the more children will need to rely on their imagina tion,” she said. “When you succeed in giving them that opportunity, you feel like you’ve helped in some way.” J*:** Contact Lenses Only Quality Name Brands (Bausch & Lomb, Ciba, Barnes-Hinds-Hydrocurve) $ 4900 $ pr.*-STD. 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