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NEW YORK (UPI)—Keep the name Don Petersen in mind 50 you can check on his next play and see if it fulfills the promise of his first Broadway effort. “Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?” “Tiger” indicates that this Davenport, Iowa, native may become a playwright of impor tance. He can write powerful dramatic scenes. He has a knack for getting below the surface in creating his charac ters. He has a keen ear for idiomatic speech and even in this tragic first play there is sufficient indication that he has a sense of humor. The trouble with ‘Tiger’ which is beautifully played by a large cast under the expert direction of Michael A. Schultz, j is that it doesn’t fell into a unified drama. There are several telling and chilling scenes, but they do not relate well. Something To Learn What Petersen has to learn is that it is possible to write an episodic play with a variety of characters and problems and still, bring everything into eventual focus for meaningful, dramatic impact. This play is set in a metropolitan rehabilitation cen ter for youthful _ narcotics addicts. Hal Holbrook (Mark Twain) is outstanding as an English teacher at the place, David Opatoshu gives another of his fine character performan ces as a psychiatrist, and Al Pacino gives an astounding portrayal of a youthful inmate, whose disappointing search for family roots has turned him into a dangerous animal. Lauren Jones and Roger Robinson are excellent as a young Negro prostitute and the fellow who tries to break down, her resistance to marriage. Little Unity The play suffers from having little unity besides the locale, and the teacher's relationship to the inmates. Petersen has met, written an expose of such a place. He deals on the black white problem in a couple of scenes, but this is not a racist tract. In short, the play gives the impression of lacking purpose. But if I were a producer, I certainly would like to get first look at Petersen's next play. Jack Warden, the dynamic actor who currently is to be seen weekly on the television screen as one of the stars of ABC's “N.Y.P.D. series , will take over the lead in Broad way’s “The Man in the Glass Booth’ March 31 when British star Donald Pleasence leaves for a movie commitment. Exacting Role Playwright Harold Pinter, who directed this play by actor Robert Shaw, has come over from London to help Warden with the exacting role of a mystery tycoon who may be either a Jewish victim of the Nazis in World War I or a long-sought Nazi war criminal. “George M!” will end its Broadway engagement May 3 after a run of slightly more than a year for a national tour. Sensational Joel Grey remains in the title role of this semi biographical musical about showman George M. Cohan. The show opens May 8 in San Francisco and in Los Angeles on June 30. The first 51 wildlife refuges in the United States were set aside by President Theodore Roosevelt, an ardent conserva tionist. He bought the seven-room hunting. “We are late bloomers, but we house because “It looks like a ‘I’m a Capricorn,’’ he says.I finish fast.’ cance,”’ ere Reilly is super concious of houses, having lived most of his life in apartments. One in New York held his Antoinette Perry (Tony) Award for his role as Bud Frump in ‘How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.” He also brought along his furniture, many of the pieces wooden antiques collected on the East Coast. Fussy in Real Life “I'm becoming a home! [person,” Reilly says. “Am i relating to a house for the first time. Every time I hung a painting in my New York apartment, I knew it was on i option. The city was too fast for me—I mean people hanging on fenders trying to cross the street.” . . _ In some respects Reilly is as fussy as Blaymore Gregg, the dingaling he plays on the series. The actor also does his own cooking, specializing in chicken and a variety of pasta. He explains his dexterity in the kitchen as an avocation most hungry actors pick up in New York. . When he tires of chicken Reilly cooks fish dishes and pork chops. “I make a wicked meat loaf,”’ he says. “Starving actors are great at making meat loaf and tunafish casserole.” Easy Hours Like most supporting players, Reilly's hours are easy. He works approximately three days a week—from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. On his off days, Reilly enjoys strolling the beach at Santa Monica smoking his pipe and thinking. What he thinks about is not exactly clear, and he is no help in explaining: “If I’m turned off I go to the beach because it might turn me on.”’ There are other days devoted to driving. In addition to buying his first abode, Reilly has purchased his first automobile. He recently received a diploma from a driving school and has won a California driver's license. Seldom Dates Thus it is not unusual to see Reilly piloting his new converti ble around Hollywood streets— with the top down in fair weather or foul. He is a close friend of Hope Lange, who stars in the series, and not infrequently dines at her home. She is married to movie producer Alan Pakula. Reilly seldom has dates but isn’t counting on being a life time bachelor. One of these days, he is at pains to explain, he may marry but at the moment is too busy to go wife
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Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Lubbock, Texas, US
Fri, Mar 14, 1969
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