The Ranger

              September 18, 1970
From the balcony
'Women'
weaves
spell
By JAY KINDERVATER
Tbe Ranger Fine Arts Editor
Jam Factory hosts
Leon Russell rock
THE RANGER
"Women In Love" Is extraordt­nary
Based on D.H Lawrence's
acrla.imed novel. It Is a film 01
remarkable beauty and complexity
In Th• New Yorker, Pauline
Kaet, probably this country's finest
film critic, warned readers to
read the book befnre seeing the
movie If they want to undPrstand
the characters and thelr"rota11on­shlps.
She's r11th1 I haven't yet
read tbe novel and, though I think
"Women 1n Love" 1s • tuclnatlng
tum, one of the best rve srrn this
year. I do .have- reservauons.
Plot, Characters
The lxls1c plot and clutraclt>rs
are obscure and unexplained. We
see that Gudrun (Glenda Jackson)
and Ursulll (Jennie l.lnden) are
sisters; we see that Rupert (Alan
Bates) and Gerald (Oliver Reed)
are close friends. But beyond that.
everything Is more or less guess­work
on our part. The director,
Ken Russell , Includes nothln& that
mll!ht aid the audience In ftrurtne
oul just exactly what l.< going on
and why Everything Is vague and
this Is lrrltalln& at times, but not
as lrrltatmg as 11 should be be­cause
there i'i t>O much in •·wo ..
men ln Lo\•e0 tbat we don't fi-"l
ten out At "Catcb.-22" we te-eJ left
out because the movie ts so Jumpy;
the scenes don't mesh, don't grow
out ot each other But "Women In
Love·· has a rorcetul drtve and
n eep 1hat preclud1> di,;sat1stac­tion.
Cinematography
BIily Wllll:ims• clnemalograplly
is magnlrtcent It ·s exqu1s1le and
wonderful to look at, yet II t~n't
nuhy or pretentious ThP costu­ming
Is superb (the picture Is set
In the England and Swln;erland ot
the twenlles), here. too, ls a souree
of pleasure 1n Uselt, but one per­fectly
tn uu,e wltb the surroun1J1ncs.
The same can be said of Georges
OeJerue's score. The mQvte Is an
atmospbtirfr. evo~tlve one, and
thPr~ a re remarkable moments-;
a nightlme c1rown1ng In a take with
an outdoor pQrty eo1nc on In the
background; a nude wrestling
match by a fireplace betweeo Ru­pert
and Gerald; Gudrun warding
off a herd of eattle by dancing, to
oame only three.
Talented Cast
And thero Is the Ul.lented cast
10 consider A.Jan Bates and Oliver
Reed are excellent u Rupert and
Gerald. CBat•s Is the more lnter­est1n1,
nrnre subtle actor.) Jennie
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Linden, In her f11m debut, plays
the conventional uuula She looks
like a younger, prettier Debbie
Reynolds. and her work 1B control­led
and ettectlve It Is Glenda
Jackson, how.-·er. as the •·1!Uul,
1mpenetrabl• (at least In th• mnvt•)
Gudrun, wl>o demands superla­tives.
Miss JaeJcsonasanaston1sh•
lngly creauve, grtpptng actress
She 1~ distant and rotd 1n her rol~,
yet she Is witty and entert:untnc
and quite unlike anyonr t·ve ••en
before
Smaller Role
In the smaller roleotllermwne,
R"'J)frt"s mistress, Elc-anor Bron,
unfortunately has no succ~ss.
PerhapS It's the role, perhops
Russell's direction, perhaps Mu;s
Bron bf'r::i:eU lo •·T•o For Th~
Road" sh~ was almost as irou•sque
and overdrawn 3S she, ls here
Watching b~r la uncomlo.-Uble,
and she ts th~ most glarlnK flaw
In the movlr.
,.Wome11 In Lovr•· Is dttttcult.
and wrhtng about U ls. for 1ne,
close to !r41hten101 But u 1B •
ftlUnc rnov1e. onP th.at ctv•a, th.11 ,
In exploring the depth 8J1d v~rsatl­llty
ot love, lets loose a sreat
Onod ot thlncs that are rare In
movie~. And so the crucial h:az.c
Is, ftnally, negligible ,
By W.A. SUTTER
Tbe Rancer Staff Writer
the lime scream Ing thP song ou1
The cJrls backed bl.m slmila.rly.
It made a terrine stage perfor­mance,
but then Russell o.nd tbe
cane don't know any othtt way to
do It.
Woody Allen comedy opens season
Leon Russell andblstroupegave
a rocking performance last Sunday
night at the Jam Factory tor about
200 people. The inclement weather
kept most fans at home. Those
who made the show saw a good
one.
When 1ntroduced, Russell came
on sta1e with lone, thick, shoulder
length hair and a beard. He did
a couple of solo numbers In his
raspy voice and ballgtng pt;mo
style
Then his group, composedoftwo
p;lrl vocaUsts to back him, lead
and rhythm ru11ar players, a drum­mer
and an organist, JOtned him
on stag~ and what ensued was a
rock, sock, musical happenlnc,
Leon Russell style.
Leaves piano
Altt>r an In Illa I charging up Leon
!ell bis piano and, plclung up a
convenient guitar, led bis band In
a sl~-mlnute long version of the
Stones O Honky Tonk woman .,
Latt>r Russell returned to bis
plano for a Joe Cocker number
Leon and tbe girls s .. emed to get
ovn-lnvolved In their 11lnclnc but
that's their style and thts "umber
,.-ms no exception.
Midway through th" song Leon
Jumped up from bis piano bench,
knocklnc II over backwards at the
same Ume, and whJte playtnc wltb
on• hand slammed the lid ot lite
Plano In time with the other, all
One slow number
Leon had only one really slow
number It was "Over Tbe Rain­bow"
done In a hard blues type
urangement that was congruous
wilh his voice. He also dl.d • song
titled "Blues Power" that he and
Enc Clapton wrote tor Erlc'ssolo
LP a wbUe 'bclck
Tbe show seemed over all 100
sooo and • standing ov;atton pl115
all tbe yelling the small cro,.d
could muster brought Leon and the
rroup out ror about five more min­utes
.
Dislikes vocals
Many people don't like voca.ts In
the style that Russell does them
He doesn't ban what "'Ould be
considered a ll')Od singing voice
but •ha.I be bas be uses to the
best advantace. The accompani­ment
Is pipe<! out Just u loud
as the slnglng and somehow Ibey
set ll all mesh•d mgeth~r. Wben
they screamed they were In key.
TIie md prnduct sounded £OOd to
me and the rest of th• people wen·
dlgglng It Uke cruy
Flash was on tb• same blll also
They're one ot several ll')Od local
sroups that produce some flne
music but continue to toll ob­sturely
.... Don't Drink The Water, 0 a
Woody Allen comedy, wlllopen this
y•ar's theatrical sea110n at San
Antonio College
Under the direction ot Allan
Ross, the two-act la rce about lite
ln an American Embassy behind
the Iron Curtain wtll be presented
October 15-1? and 22-2'1 In the
McAllister Fine Arts Center au­ditorium
Tryouts for parts In Arthur
MIiier's "Death Of A Salesman"
wUI be held Wednesday throu&tt
Friday, September 23-25, at 2:00
p. m. In the McAllister audltorlum
The Pulltier prlie-w1nn1nc
drama, scheduled tor November
12-14 and 19-21, calls tor eight
men and llve women
"Casting In all SAC producUons
1s open to each recularly enrolled
stude~t." exptaJns Ron Lucke, wl>o
will dlr.cl lbe MIiier play. "One
need 001 be en.rolledtn\lledramal­lc.
s classes to read for a rote ...
TIie Orama Department has also
announced a third production for
the fall semester In December
the Children's Theater will pre­sent
an adaptaUon of a Frencb
comedy by Mollere. "The Doctor
1n Spite Of H1mselt," dlr.cted
t,y John Fowler
In the Sprillg semester Peter
UstlnOv's "The Unknown Soldier
And Illa Wlfo" will be staged
ln the "lnttmate theater concept,"
wit.II the audience uated on stace
with the performers
"A M>ln Por All Seasons" by
KSYM radio schedule
IIONDAY, SBPTEIIBER 21
3:00 p.m SAC Bullettn
3:30 p,m "Tile EnJOyment Ot
Mualc"
4:00 p.m. Th• Ron Robbins Sbo•
6:00 p.m , Mr. Robert Oalgl•lsh,
llr. Dick Thlesen•
"Adult Ec!ucauon"
6:30 pm. Mrs. 1 rm a D Everts,
"Bits and Pieces- Net­works
ot Knowlqe"
7:00 p m. The Rodney Davi!\ Pro­aram
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
3:00 P m "The Musical World of
But Kump!ert•·
3:30 pm -•se1ec110111 From
Broadway Mustcals"
4:00 Pm. Th• Steve Rlowc Show
6 00 p.m . "Selec ted ClaHlol
Pieces," Eucene Or- "ChOptn Concen"
mand1 conducltnc The 3:30 p.m Mr David Hlnshaw-
00rpn Concert"
7:00 p.m
Ph tladelphta Orcbe,i-lnl
Tb e Jay Buller Pro­gram
WEO.N£SDA.Y, S£J>Tl:lll!ER 2S
3:00 p m. The Poetry of Roben
Frost
3:30 p.m, Steven Sprnder, "A
Voice for Hum.anu1•
4,00 p m Tb• Mllte Lucke Shol"
6:00 p.m. Mr John !co, Mrs.
Irma o. Everts·
"Vaud,.vl lle Revt-
7,00 p.m •¥i,~" Harry Edwards
Proer,utl
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER Z4
,3:00 pm. Dr Bruce Btlhngal•Y·
4.00 pm Tbe Oan Meador Sbow
6:00 pm Wacn,r·s•·LDh•-ncr1n;,
7:00 pm. The Rudy Ramtrn
Proeram
fRJDAY, S£1'TEMB£R 25
3:00 p.m Tbe Wonderful World
of MIISIC
4 00 p.m, Tb~ Bru Ball•u Show
6:00 p.m, Mr" FloreocP Lleb­"
P<>t-try of Ka!IIJI Gl­brJ.
n '"
6:30 pm Mr, Osc.ir Neu:c~r­ln
Th Valley or The
Mel<oag, Father .Utt
M,n,er
7:00 pm 'nle Alie-a eur~h Pro -
rram
Robert Bolt wlll be presented undn
the direction ot Mrs Martha
M.cDanlet ror the Reader's Theater
In February and tentative plans
have been made to present the
mus I ca I comedy "Guys And
Dolls"
Lucke, who Is also chairman
of the Drama and Speech Depart­ment,
empbastzos that SAC slu·
dents, tacuhy a.nd stall are ad­mitted
tree or ehuge to al I pro­ductfons
... -ev,n wben re&ervation!:
are required. All other Uckets are
$1 for adulls and 50 cents ror
cbtldren
Liza 's
latest
Otto Preminger's "Tell Me That You
Love Me, Junie Moon," starring Ltza
MinneUi, is now showing at Cinema II
and Century south.