Page Two THE MICHIGAN DAILY Friday, May 24, 1968 -L Alookot,. 'Bedazzi by Daniel Okrent Go to Blaises, ward othe blahs *. is PICTURE THE scene. Peter Cook, star and co-creator with Dud- ley Moore of the eminently successful Beyond the Fringe, is sitting in his room somewhere in London, with absolutely nothing to do. M9 picks up the phone and dials his friend Dudley. "What're you doing, chum?" "Oh, nothing," Dudley replies. "OK. Let's do something really preposterous, inane, ridiculous. and absurd. Y'know, a movie or something." "GREAT! We 'an re-write Dr. Faustus into Technicolor!" Thus, Bedazzled. I can see Messrs. Cook and Moore, two very funny people, along with director Stanley Donen, standing around on the set and proposing alb sorts of idiocies, slapping one another on the back andgetting all sorts of yuks -out of their mutual zani- ness. I honestly don't think I've ever seen a film that the makers obviously enjoyed putting together so much. Moore and Cook concocted the idea, Cook put together the sublimely insane script, Moore wrote a score- that is wholly incon- gruous, and Donen, whose direction is none, reaching out and grasping at hundreds of balloons, also produced the film. THERE ARE KIND things to be said about Bedazzled. Both Cook and'Moore, who play George the Devil and Stanley the Faust, respectively, must have been born funny. Another bright spot is the performance given by Eleanor Bron, who plays Faust's Helen, a short-order waitress with light-blue eye makeup. I've met Miss Bron before. She sits in the UGLI, chewing her gurm with frantic jaw movements, her eyes exploring the room for a likely pair of pants. He walks by, and she looks up from her book, which she hasn't been reading, and soon they are sitting in The Brown Jug. They ego to his place, where she tells him how, wonderful he is, that he has such a fine mind and "Oh,. I just love Brahms' operas." He serves her a glass of wine, she gurgles about its "bouquet." Then he places his hand on her mid-section and she begins giggling fitfully and never stops. He walks her home, gnashing his teeth and groaning all the way. - Even with the fine performances given by the three leads, and some cruel, morbid jokes on old people and other misfortunates that provide some perverted glee, Bedazzled is bepuzzling. It doesn't make any sense and it suffers from the insertion of some last- minute moralizing %(this resembles a dying mother-killer pleading for mercy because he's an orphan). But it is nicely irreverent, making fun of some of our most sickening institutions, notably the organized church, Jackie Kennedy, and Julie Andrews. And it is so nonsensical it is maddening. to to lip Ia By LUCY KENNEDY called the whole Megillah. A Epicure choice of sirloin or filet (from the EuraewAnchoor "Sublime Gaef s li Society of Blaises, anew dAnn Arbores- Steaks") is excellent, Shrimp urant in the downtown Shera- cocktail, baked potato with melted )n, is a Village Bell-level estab- Cheddar, roasted tomato, salad, shment with a better menu, and strawberry shortcake com- The atmosphere purports re- p .etethe Megillah for a well-spent xed elegance and generally suc- $6.75. ceeds. Specializing in a variety of solid American food service, ac- cording to the management, "with a flair," Blaises is worth a trip for fine steaks and creative side dishes. Portions are generous and there's plenty 'of excellent bread on the table. Th, specialty of this house, to complete its Irish atmosphere, is Students may find Blaises quite handy as a place to go when parents are around to pick up the tab. Soon, however, it may be worth taking a girl to the Sheraton, By midsummer, Blaises will be one of Ann Arbor's few restaurants with a band. Other Blaises specialties along with the -Irish line are Isabella Beeton's lamb stew, corned beefr and cabbage, and Dublin broil.i There is, however, nothing par-i ticularly foreign about the food except an added kick to the tra- ditional American meat and po-{ tatoes. Beerdon draught is also recom- mended. With the Irish reputa- tion for drinking it has to be a, high point at Blaises. The man-1 agement recommends it: "A pint+ of Plain is your only man." Right now, for the well-heeled{ members of the student body looking for a switch from the Bell+ or the Rubaiyat Blaises is an ex-- cellent means to meet the summer challenge of dullness. The Sheraton creates, with Blaises, a little island of New York at Huron and Fourth. Elegance is appropriately spare in simple, deep-green rugs and toned-down1 appointments, and the Irish mo- tif is well-delivered.+ However, with cafe curtains and, wood paneling to chair level top- ped with green velour, the Uni- versity gourmet can easily imagine himself a young Madison Avenue executive. One is inclined to ques- tion how Walter Mitty business magnate is doing a block~ down from the Ann Arbor City Hall, but the change is nice. The New York atmosphere spreads from the decor to more subtle touches. Nice looking wait- resses, all students, pass for at- tractive Irish colleens in white peasant blouses and black patent brogues. In its aiiriness and good light- ing, Blaises may not necessarily reflect Manhattan, but it is ex- tremely refreshing, and reassur- ing, to see what you're eating. Blaises completes its credentials - - - ---- of a quality restaurant with what is undoubtedly the best wine list in Ann Arbor. Another added attraction is classy service. My ashtray was cleaned twice and my water glass was never empty. Blaises meets Duncan Hines' criterion for a good restaurantl with excellentacoffee left on the table on warmers heated by candles, Equally good are the salad dressing, clam chowder, and ve- getables. The main course spe- cialty--a thick filet mignon-is excellent. Dinners run from $2.P.5 to $6.75, and lunches are in the $2 range. For those that want a Rainbow Ropm instead of an Irish Mama Leone's, the Sheraton plans a penthouse restaurant geared for those who want to get dressed up and let the smoke get in their eyes over cocktails. If Blaises food and service is any indication, the new restaurant will be as good of an investmentf as daises is now. -Daily-James Forsyth Prpa ring for the transition Workmen knocked down several inside walls yesterday in the old Administration Bldg. in preparation for the move of several departments and the LS&A deans' offices into the building. It seems, from this picture, that the Plant Department is succeeding in doing what some students had attempted in the past. "I there's a e ex~erX wAO' 4 ( hie s * s. ) 1:20 3:20 5:20 7:20 9 :25 --Daily-James Forsyth Pining at Blaises - -y rti... .g :.y: .; ,. ...... :. :: ..... ,: ... .. ..: ........ .. .. ..1 .. ... .. :: ..... .............. .. .r ti DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN I the (HARDING' RHIKOCEROUS of SOUL Sat., Sun., May 25, 26 (anlerbury House 50c 9:00 P.M. f :. ::.., Y::v A:. ..::}:i ::. i": i:": The Daily Official Bulletin is an official publication of the Univer- sity of Michigan for which The Michigan Daily assumes no editor- ia responsibility. Notices should be sent in TYPEWRITTEN form to Room 3564 Administration Bldg. before 2 p.m. of the day preceding publication and by 2 p.m. Friday for Saturday and Sunday. General Notices may be published a maxi- mum of two times on request; Day Calendar items appear only once. Student organization notices are not accepted for publication. For more information call 764-9270; FRIDAY, MAY 24 Day Calendar Michigan Association for Children with Learning Disabilities - Registra- tiQn, 'Lobby, Rackham Bldg., 8:00 a.m. Bureau of Industrial Relations Sem- inar-"The Management of Managers No. 59": North Campus Commons, 8:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Basic Firemanship Training Course II - Morning Session, Civil Defense Center, 8:30 a.m. i ORGANIZATION NOTICES Use of this column for -announce- ments is available to officially recognized and registered student organizations only. Forms are available in room 1011 SAB. * * * Bach Club Meeting, Wed., May 29, 8:00 p.m., Guild House, 802 Monroe. Program: a talk; by Randolph Smith on Bach's Sonata No. 6, and G Major fo' violin and clavier, featuring .a per- formance by part of the Bach Blue Ensemble of the never-before-recorded; Cantabile, ma un poco Adagio, and Adagio of the earlier versions of this work. For further information call 769-2922 or 769-1605. Center for Programmed Learning for Business - "Managing the Pro- grammed Learning Effort Seminar", Michigan Union, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Cinema Guild - "The General", Architecture Aud., 7:00 and 9:05 p.m. Astronomy Department Visitors' Nights. Fri., May 24, 9:30 p.m., Aud. D, Angell Hall. Dr. Peter A. Wehinger will speak on "The Construction of Large Telescopes." After the lecture the Stu- dent Observatory on the fifth floor of Angell Hall will be open for inspection and for telescopic observations of Ju- piter and a Star Cluster. Children wel- comed, but must be accompanied by adults. Gneral Notices Tuition Refund Schedule-The Reg- istrar will honor student refunds through .4:00 p.m. on the dates given below. The Panhellenic Association, Girls Scout Cookie Sales, May 21 & 23, 3:30- 5:30 p.m., Diag. Placemen BUREAU OF APPOINTMENTS 3200 SABi GENERAL DIVISION Current Position Openings Received by General Division by mail and phone -please call 764-7460 for further infor- mation: Kaiser Jeep Sales Corporation, Ply_ mouth, Mich. - Car Distributor, will eventually (1-2 vrs.) come through marketing and sales organization to be district maanger. Man, graduate with some mechanical aptitude, sales a4d people oriented personality. Mail Clinic, Detroit, Mich. - Artit Apprentice, direct mail adverising firm, key line, paste-ups, some layut work, prefer woman with art training and exper., some exper. in the tech- niques mentioned above helpful. Local Organization - Secretary/Girl Friday, good typing, shorthand pref., irtelligexat girlreliable. For profession- ailstf of educational project, teach- er training program for environmental health techiology in community col- leges, prefer some previous exper. Local h(ospital - Accountant, con- troller, chief acctg. for small business office, respon. for all budgeting, cost- ing, reports and office supervision, mah or woman. BS in acctg. preferred, some - exper. with hospitals pref. Wisconsin Civii Service - Director of Special Services for Central Wis. Col- ly and Tr-ainting School, degree in edcl.. psych., bus,, or publ. admin. pius 6 yrs. in area of educ. or rehab. of me-ntally retarded, .rad. trug. subs. fr some exper. Data Processing Super- isor. Devree and two years in EDP or ngir info, activities operations, 40 CO sItInG piected by ~ ~~ screevaN by sI y," IqI Spring- Spring Summer Kind of Summer % ' Refund Term Term Term 100% Withdrawal May 15r May 15 July 11 Reduction, course load May 15 May 15 May 15 50% Withdrawal June 13 May 22 July 13 Appropriate adjustments will be made for students in schools having opening dates other than May 1 and June 26, SGC The approval of the following stu- dent sponsored events becomes effec- tive after the publication of this notice. All publicity for these events must be withheld until the approval has be- come effective. Approval request forms for student sponsored events are available in rooms 1001 and 1546 of the Student Activities Building. Ad hoc Committee in support of the Poor People's Campaign, Rally, May 22, 1968, 12 noon, Diag. ,nc ig l BEST ACTOR,ROD STEIGER RIHNEY WITIER RODSTEIGER "IN lE kSTTGF TiENG ATE U.- ---- COLOR by Deluxe . United Artists 8.6416 -* TONIGHT AT 71 and 9 PM. Baha'i Student Group will not having a meeting this week. be I 4 I 3020 Washtenaw, Ph. 434-1782 Between Ypsilanti & Ann Arbor CHRRLTRN HEBTOR 'HIHEILIRn SCHELL '0COURTERPIRTI TECHNICOLr A UNERSAt PICTURE CO-FEATURE HAMIa /TREUGH MIBM/ Hom "A MATTER xUOF INfCERCE" i I I CI ,GUILD 20th century-Fox PETER COOK DUDLEY MOORE and ELEANOR BRON in STANLEY DONEN'S be a zled" III U U U U U UE UA a - *uu Ut IL0415I..UL1flot %111 e _ own MEND/ eY / ii Igo I TECHNICOLOR" m ,