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Page 8lWe.tem -Maryland College1November IS, 1984. House of Liquors Burns saves Oh God 3 Carron PIasa. Weetmineter continued from page 7 Days, that we 'could almost though, is convinced that he's tell the story to our friends insane. quality and entertainment,' one without seeing the movie. Roxanne Hart deserves :i!pI!eiaJ that Oh God, You Devil! sadly Oh God, You Devil! opens congratulations also. Starring misses. as a young songwriter named as Bobby's compassionate But, do not despair" for Bobby Shelton (Ted Wass) wife Wendi, she is well-cast. Burn's holy schizophrenia in pauses at his piano to, see Her expressive eyes and in- You Devil! tramples the sec- middle life fast approacnlna tonation exude such love for ond attempt. Oh God! Book and no hints of success itl the her husband that we know If, into the soil. You see, this music business looming in the she would support and care third production is the first near future. Then, thinking of for him in any situation. appearance of Burns as the his near-empty wallet and lov- power of the performers and end, Surely, in the the 1~~$ novelty is born. Book /I solely bial statement that heralds the depth of the characters ing wife, he utters the prover- Devil--and therefore a new save en God, You Devil! from pursued the ho-hum adven- Legion from the pits. Enter the tures of a young girl and her Devil as a talent agent with an the flaming pit of movie flops. God" "Think Paul Bogart's direction and campaign. offer Shelton cannot refuse. Burns' it seemed, talents, Wass, incidentally, is excel- David Shire's musical score were thrown in periapically to get out of the deal which has keep the audience from nod- the film's success. They ob- viously dedicated much crea- placed him in the role of ding off. And even then, the lent. When Shelton wants to a also play an important part in 1- Burns aura appeared to be popular rock artist, and the tive energy to polish the '1 If) #carroll Plaza lacking. Devil says no, the confused production, even though its a chin plot comes with the mas- within Now, though, introduces ,. Shopping Center ter of comedy back in action, and floundering songwriter whisker of receiving a tomb- turns to God for help. Wass' "College Night At The Pub" the writers appear to be when -he tries to explain to stone labeled "cliche." have performance in a synagogue, Bergman's But viewers should AWOL Andrew very Wed. night from 5-close, present screenplay tries to kick one a kindly rabbi all that has some faith in George Burns. .M.C. I.D. and receive last whinny out of a tired happened to He him, is truly Here he pulls off a miracle by workhorse by once again-res- making this film delightfully convincing. is' panic- urrecting the sell-your-soul-to- stricken and we cannot help entertaining. Only one other the-Devil. routine. It's been but to implore for someone to 10% Off of Lour tota1 bill. done so many times before, listen to him and believe him. being could have achieved such a feat. And He's a little from Damn Yankees to H~ppy Everyone he encounters, busing in Heaven right now. 0~\. Vo,~ ~\.~Cj Made It Happen Vl}t&&. Inauguration Weekend ~~ Thanks to: Alpha Gamma Tau Phi Alpha Mu Alpha Nu Omega Phi Delta Theta Delta Sigma Kappa Phi Sigma Sigma Gamma Beta Chi Sigma Phi Epsilon - In addition we would like to thank the following students for volunteering as servers; Ginger Mahle, Gary Anile, Fred Sigman, Chris Ozazewski and John Giza. - I- I Looki .Marriott I Good!! CORPORATION