The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 7, 1986 -Page 9 Prizzi' Books Baby: Playtime v - (Continued from Page 8) stuck to their own kind," he said in an interview. "The Irish and Eye- talians, that's what we called them, never, never mixed ... and so I had nothing to draw on." With the help of actress Julie Bovasso and hours of listening to records, Hickey began to get the hang of it. "First I heard the music of the language. Once I could hear the part, I thought, 'now I can get away with it.' The Oscar nomination is a first for Hickey who, despite 45 years on Broadway in such plays as "On the Town" and "Tovarich," and in movies ("A Hatful of Rain," "Operation Madball"), never received the public recognition other character actors earned. Yet Hickey is well-known among his peers. On the first day of shooting Prizzi, Hickey wanted to introduce himself to Jack Nicholson who played rCharley Partanna, a hitman. & They became instant friends on the .reset, which may be part of the reason why Prizzi, a dark comedy about a pair of his-and-her mob assassins, was such a success. Before shooting a scene in which the don tells Charley he is going to make him head of the clan, Hickey said Nicholson leaned over and whispered, "What should we do?" "I dunno," Hickey replied. "You're the . . . acting teacher," Nicholson ribbed. (For the past 35 years, Hickey has taught at the H-B Acting Studio in Greenwich Village. Nicholson was one of his students). "Yeah, well you're the.. . movie star," said Hickey. "If we screw up, they'll (the audience) notice you, not me." The fact that he isn't a recognized celebrity doesn't faze Hickey, who remains a professional in every situation. In the movie, Flanigan, with Geraldine Paige, Hickey played "an Irish drunk lying in the gutter." During one filming session it star- ted to rain when his scene began and the director considered canceling the day's shoot. Hickey, covered between takes in cellophane to keep him dry, knew the film was on a tight budget and insisted they continue. "I just can't see you lying in the rain -,,dike that," the director said. ;"You're in the rain," Hickey told im. "I'm in the movies." Yet Hickey voluntarily put his movie career on hold for, some 16 years because he refused to leave his mother, Nora, and move to Califronia. He lived with her in a cramped apartment, sleeping on her bedroom floor "like a dog," until she died in 1976 at age 84. Though it cost him a television series and countless film roles at the peak of his career in the early 1960s, Pickey said it was a decision he has ever regretted. These days Hickey lives in a Greenwich Village co-op with his faithful four-pawed companion, Bucky. The actor rescued him from an animal shelter hours before he was scheduled to be put to death. "And now I know why," Hickey said. "He's the worst thing God ever put paws on." Bucky, it seems, likes to bite. "He nips, really," said Hickey. "He doesn't really draw *lood - maybe once in a while by ac- cident." Hickey brings the 80-pound, shaggy- haired Heinz 57 hound to classes, movie sets and once even got him a job. But the would-be, canine star got fired because he wouldn't let Hickey speak sharply to his co-star. "He kept jumping up, licking my face." Bucky is the reason you'll not likely spot William Hickey at the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion in Los Angeles on *Oscar night. "If Bucky can't go," the actor said, "neither can 1." To End the Arms Race: Seeking a Safer Future By: David Rittenhouse Inglis 266 pp. Unviersity of Michigan Press David Inglis, who participated in the original development of the atomic bomb at Los Alamos, has since worked as a champion of nuclear ar- ms reduction and control. To End the Arms Race is a compilation of articles he has written over the years on why and how to end the arms race. Each section of articles is precluded by a contemporary comment by Inglis. He points out errors of assum- ption he made at the time the articles were written and relays current diplomatic changes relative to each. The book begins helpfully with a brief autobiography, facilitating the reader's understanding of how Inglis arrived at Los Alamos and his current viewpoint on nuclear arms. To begin, he justifies his early work on the bomb: "With faith in the workings of democracy I could thus see the project as a worthy cause, not only for the immediate objective of preventing Hitler from having the bomb first during the war but also for the long- term good of the world." The next forty years reads as a psuedo-apology for that decision. Helpfully organizing the published articles by category rather than year, Inglis makes it possible for the reader to grasp the mood of each decade, both that of the public and each ad- ministratior.. Each chapter, from a different angle, inevitably presses his point: If the American public and its civilian authorities joined together, they could suffocate nuclear arms and the race. Inglis believes: " . . . we still haven't really tried. We have at no point given arms control the priority it deserves over continued nuclear arms production in a quest for improved long-term national security and indeed for the prospect of human survival." If we only gave arms precedence over all else, the human race could continue. Such a conten- tion seems naive for such a learned man. With similar statements, he leaves the reader confused at times. His research is thorough and en- joyably written. Personal insight ac- companies all evidence he provides. One particularly appreciated his covering the diplomatic advances (or setbacks) with regards to nuclear arms. He slams the current ad- ministration for being less concerned for humanity than previous ad- ministrations. Furthermore, he in- sists: "The alternative to nuclear war, then, involves verification - and verification will be denied us by massive deployment of modern cruise missles . . . It is we (not the Soviets) who need verifiability." Although one cannot agree with this contention, he argues his point vehemently. Inglis' book leaves one informed on how we got to where we are but also leaves one with a gnawing sense that the situation afterall, is truly hopeless. He is a Don Quixote in an age of Buck Rogers. He concludes that all the fears and threats "should become manageable if the two sides (Soviet and U.S.) could view and treat each other without exaggerated fears of evil intent." That would be but it seems highly unlikely. So it continues - even after Professor Inglis' book we are left still seeking a safer future. -by Gloria Sanak The Night Child Celeste de Blasis 225 pp. $3.50 Bantam Books Celeste DeBlasis, popular romance novelist, attempts a mysterious twist to her writing in The Night Child. Un- fortunately, the mystery-romance doesn't succeed in either category. The book's major flaw is its predic- tability. Not only does the reader know how the book will end, but he can even guess what is going to hap- pen in the next chapter. Predic- tability might be expected in romance novels, but should definitely not ap- pear in a mystery. When one knows in Chapter Two who committed the crime, the rest of the book just isn't too exciting. Even more disappointing is the fact that it doesn't compare with DeBlasis' other romance novels such as The Proud Breed and Wild Swan. There is no torrid romance, exotic locales, or swaggering heroes. There is, however, a fiesty heroine. Brandy Claybourne arrives in un- civilized Maine shortly after the Civil War as governess for five-year-old Missy King. Daughter of shipping magnate Grey King, Missy has not spoken one word since her mother died two years before in a mysterious stable fire. Because she is a deter- mined, caring woman, Brandy decides she can help Missy overcome her disability by discovering what has frightened her into complete silence. While helping Missy, Brandy learns of the mysterious circumstances surrounding Mrs. King's death. Grey King is the lonely mourner whose desperation over his daughter's condition convinces him to enlist Brandy's aid in her recovery. Brandy soon falls in love with his brooding, gloomy good looks and strong personality. But all Grey seems only to care about his daughter's welfare. He is certainly no average hero (if one exists). He exhibits no rippling muscles, athletic feats or sexual finesse. However, he does have a lot of money. Brandy Claybourne is the star in this script, and she plays her part well. Her character is a little too per- fect, but what heroine isn't? It is her sparkle and determination that keep the reader interested. The Night Child is a fast read that doesn't require much brainwork. The mystery is a bit more interesting than the romance aspect, but, in the end, both are equally predictable. -- by Lisa Berkowitz WEEKEND MAGAZINE Fridays in The Daily 763-0379 By Kathleen Haviland MUSKET, the people who brought Evita to campus last fall, are presen- ting a new production this weekend. Baby, a pop musical which premiered. on Broadway in 1983, is a story focusing on pregnancy and people's reactions to it. The musical shows us three very different couples and their very different reactions to the situation. One is a pair of unmarried college students who don't feel mature enough to be parents. Another couple are in their thirties and are trying desperately to become parents. Their inability to conceive causes each of them to question their femininity and masculinity. The third couple have already had a child and consequently ended up being parents rather than friends and lovers to each other. They question is whether they want to return to their pre-child relationship. "I think a lot of people can get something from the play," Director Gary Garrison said. "It's not a typical musical with a lot of gushy numbers. It actually has - I hate to use this word, but yes - a message. It's about what to do when you're pregnant and didn't plan to be. It's relevant to people at any age." "I hope a lot of people come, for themselves as well as the cast," Garrison continued. "This group of people have worked twice as hard as normal, mainly because of spring break." Baby received several Tony nominations during its Broadway run, including Best Musical and Best Book. It is being produced by MUSKET, a student-run organization which provides an opportunity for students in non-theatrical schools to have an outlet for their theatrical talent. The cast will run the gamut from voice majors to B-school studen- ts to LS&A students. "Musket has a lot to offer," said Co- Producer Marc Siegel, and LSA junior. "It's a good chance for students to perform. There's not enough productions open to all studen- ts and there are a lot of talented people outside of the theatre school." Baby is Siegels' and co-producer Jameel Kaha's third Musket produc- tion. They also co-produced Evita and were publicity directors of Pippin last winter. 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