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<br /> The actors are the thing
<br /> Fine performers make the most of `Lettice and Lovage; which is otherwise a trifling play
<br /> BYJOANNE ENGELHARDT Theater
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<br /> What' Lettce and Image" eI
<br /> duction of Peter Shaffer's Where: HI !barn Theatre,1285
<br /> "Lettice and Lovage" is � �'":; E Hillsdale Blvd , Foster City
<br /> graced by two stellar actors in Where 8pm Thursdays-
<br /> Monica as Cappuceiru Lettie l Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays
<br /> Douffet and Ce Mamiee ,' _ y • Through: Nw 3
<br /> • Lotte Schoen Both bring _, Tickets: $19 $36,
<br /> vibrancy and charisma to what .�.,
<br /> otherwise would be a trifling ii. 650-349-6411 or
<br /> Y = • www.hillbarntheatre.org
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<br /> The so comedic moments, italso '
<br /> an e d,I a rf , the most colorfully decorated,
<br /> has some tedious ones. i including a full coat of armor
<br /> When first produced. Lon- f I 4 used to hold hats plus
<br /> don in 1987, as a starring vehi- 'w'+Sr, t+ �'- I there are e several doors, a hats,
<br /> cle for the incomparable Dame _ 1 i i . staff hat and a stairway going
<br /> Maggie Smith, n did quite well, ' /7 , e ✓ l 1 i I t f ground level with a wmdow
<br /> and she also performed in the ' a 1H c to get a partial view of people
<br /> American version in 1990 I �I � � 1 usmg the steps
<br /> Aet 1 seems particularly i r i f Shannon Maxham's ms-
<br /> static, though Capp % tomes k ly, especially
<br /> breathes some life into it when MI V . those for the p y sh Cappue
<br /> she beg to concoct grandiose ' cirri Vale Cle lighting is
<br /> (but fi tit ) t s about I a "' effective m all scenes, but the
<br /> the 101 r boring Fustian r P +' H 06 „1�p1 ) /1 ao d, at times, needs better
<br /> H where she L tour i' A"r” amplification.
<br /> guide Alas, her colorful tales ��..k d' - Cappuccini has become
<br /> me to a screeching halt when Made &Tracy Photography/ HillbamTreatre a I-fdlbarn favorite since her
<br /> Miss Schoen (Maurice) sits in Celia Maurice as Lotte Schoen, left, and Monica C opuccini as Lettice Douffet raise a glass at the end of all powerful turn as Maria Callas
<br /> on one of her tours andeom- things in Hillbarn Theatre's presentation of " Lettice &Lovage;' which runs through Nov. 3. in "Master Class" last year.
<br /> mends her to go to her office at Although this is Maurice's
<br /> the Preservation Trust. early 60s). many evenings together, act- Still, if it weren't for the fact Hillbarn debut, the zest and fire
<br /> In Act 2, the two women are This is when things take an ing out historical events (even that all three of these actors she brings to her role assures
<br /> at loggerheads because they improbable turn, because Miss executions), until Lotte is ac- enhance and embellish their her a warm welcome. In a small
<br /> seem to be diametrical oppo- Schoen shows up at I ttice's cidentallyinjured during one les the play itself could eas- role as NE. Shoen's secretary,
<br /> sites. Lettice is a free spirit, a apartment 10 weeks later with of their "reenactments.' But ily fal ter. The fact is that this Lauren Rhodes shows promise,
<br /> product of a theatrical mother a glowing letter of recommen- she doesn't want it to get out is not one of Shaffer's better but seems to vacillate between
<br /> whose attitude was "Enlarge! dation for her, together with that she has been involved in
<br /> a tour -guide job an such she
<br /> Enliven! Enlighten!" She feels a tip for the police and (he wrote g sir e dittn and efd, a loo p to what
<br /> shenanigans, ll po u? and d ua) Er although does t In the he up to weat
<br /> perF tiyjustffied in emM!- the river Thames Lettiee, in arrest Lettice for attempted tar Greg FYitseh does usbest Lettice herself pouts out when
<br /> hshing her tour talks because full-blown gratitude, proposes murder. Her court- appointed with the somewhat lightweight quoting her actress mother:
<br /> she has a number of letters a toast with her special " quaff," lawyer, Bardolph (a firm, gene- script. "Without danger, there is no
<br /> from visitors thanldng her for a homemade chink that makes ine John Baldwin) tries to get The other show - stopper in theater." And without a more
<br /> her spirited tours. But Miss them recognize they have more the truth out of the two of them, this production is set designer absorbing story, playgoers are
<br /> Schoen has an equally tall stack in common than they thought. because otherwise Lettice faces Robert Broadf ot's resourceful left to savor and appreciate the
<br /> of letters of complaint about They head out to dinner to- a,jail sentence. rotating set — actually three excellent acting in Lettice and
<br /> the historical fabrications. She gether after Lode, in a some- How it all gets resolved is sets in one. The first scene is Lovage." Which might, just be
<br /> fires Lettice, who then declares what drunken state, lets down mewhat entertaining espe- the grand hall of Fustian House, enough.
<br /> dramatically that it will be dif- her guard and divulges some eially when Bardolph retie- the next, Miss Schoen's office,
<br /> ficult for her to find another, job secrets from her own past. tantlyparticipates in a reenact- and the turd is Lettice's base- Entail Joanne Engelhardt at
<br /> at her age (she's likely in her By Act 3 the two have shared ment of the "crime." ment apartment. The latter is Joan lhardt@ cast.net.
<br /> C ranford ('oetiraui ,g Muth, prnse,n., Stanrord Contfnuir gStudies. The Conter Medieval and Early Modem Studio,
<br /> An Evening with Fusion Vocalist m (Mke Rerigloas Lite, and the Sarum S'eminarpresenr
<br /> Named Nikpay and Ensemble iIIEDIEVAL+,{AATTERS
<br /> Medieval Books and Buildings in the Making of Modern France
<br /> Stanford Continuing Studies is pleased to welcome Hamad
<br /> T Nkpay and his ensemble back to campus fora majestic evening r -q
<br /> t^ of music At the forefront of experimental music Nikpay has ;If' . rr t m 1^r
<br /> a passion for his innovative genre that is embedded in his solid ( j; /
<br /> 0 knowledge of the. fundamentals of Persian music, his ability to ^°`�' " 1
<br /> / / k perform an numerous Eastern instruments, and his incisive 7 - - A-
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<br /> interpretation and selection of Persian poetry for his songs.
<br /> How medieval cathedrals and manuscripts inspired a 19th - century French identity
<br /> r Havhg learned how to sing at a very young age, he also studied c
<br /> with some of the masters of classical Persian music. Lecture by: R. H and Bloch
<br /> Sterling Professor of French and Ch of the Humanities Program,
<br /> Yale University
<br /> Friday, October 25 his love of Persian music motivated him to learn and play many
<br /> 8:00 pm instruments revered in the culture —tar, setar, tanbour,
<br /> Dinkelspiel Autitorium musical Thursday, October 24
<br /> Stanford University oud, and dal, all of which he plays expertly and soulfully 7:30 pm
<br /> Free and open to the public Nikpay has also performed as a fusion vocalist, and has Geology Corner (B1dg. 320), Rm. 105
<br /> produced four albums: Solo Passage, Allis Calm, Spellbound Stanford University
<br /> andmost recently, Reaming You. Free and open to the public
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<br /> following:
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