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Page 22 THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE November 14, 1986
Arts & Entertainment
CONGREGATION B’NAI TORAH
cordially invites you and your guests
to attend an
ART EXHIBITION & AUCTION
to be held at
Congregation B’nai Torah
700 Mt. Vernon Hwy.
Saturday, November 22, 1986
Exhibition: 8:00 p.m. Auction: 9:00 p.m.
Donation: $ 3.50 per person
Wine & Cheese will be served
A piece of fine art given as Door Prize
Checks for art purchased are made payable to:
CONGREGATION B’NAI TORAH
Story of Nazi Holocaust
gently retold in ‘Annulla’
OIL PAINTINGS • ENAMELS
WATERC0L0RS • WOODCUTS
LITHOGRAPHS • SCULPTURES
ART
AUCTION
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KEHILLAT CHAIM SISTERHOOD
at Tower Place Hotel
3340 Peachtree Road N.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30026
Sunday, November 23, 1986
Preview: 7:00 p.m. Auction: 7:45 p.m.
Cash Bar and Hors d'oeuvres will be served
Meet with guest artist John Anthony Waterer
Make checks payable to Sisterhood of Kehillat Chaim
141 West Wieuca Rd. Suite 202A
Atlanta, Georgia 30342
by Fay Bright
Emily Mann’s “Annulla, An
Autobiography” at Alliance Stu
dio Theatre is a production not
to be missed. Annulla Allen, a
74-year-old Jewish emigrant from
Poland, gently escorts the audi
ence through one of the most
horrific periods of human history.
“I’m so glad you came to tea,
today” begins the fast-paced
evening of opinions, remembrance.
Based on interviews with Ms.
Allen in the summer of 1974,
playwright Mann presents a por
trait, frequently in Allen’s words,
of a brilliant, courageous and
slightly off-center character, who:
• Explains why she married in
1920 rather than complete her
thesis—she was “bedazzled” by
sex.
• Shares her agony, her loss of
identity during the 13 months she
posed as an Aryan—it was the
price she paid to get her husband
out of Dachau.
• Recounts the four years she
was separated from her son—
She smuggled him into the safety
of Sweden.
• Describes Krystallnacht in
Vienna, Nov. 10, 1938.
• Chides Brecht for portraying
Hitler as a gangster—Nixon wouid
have been the better choice.
• Espouses, in her six-hour
play “The Matriarchs", that a
world run by women would be
free of barbarism and evil—“No
woman who has ever loved a
child could become a Hitler or a
Stalin.”
Interwoven through the eve
ning is a voice-over commentary
that tells of Emily Mann's search
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for her Eastern European roots;
she lost great-great-grandparents,
aunts and uncles in the Holo
caust. She also responds to An-
nulla’s more off-the-wall ideas.
This narrative gives the play a
second, more contemporary voice
but breaks the connection be
tween the hostess and her guests,
so lovingly established by Jac
queline Bertrand as Annulla.
Bertrand, in half light, remains
She (reed her husband from Dachau,
saued her son’s life, speaks 7 languages
and makes great chicHen soup.
Spend an evening with hen
Her name is Annulla. Join her in
her North London kitchen for an
evening of history, humor and
humanity. At the Alliance Studio,
through November 22.
For tickets and information call
892-2414. Performance times:
Tuesday through Friday, 8 p.m.
Saturday, 8:30. November 8 & 15
matinees at 4 p.m. November 9
& 16 shows at 2:30 and
7:30. Ticket prices are
$11-17. Order now.
motionless during the narration.
It was at Timothy Near’s (who
directs the production with crisp
ness and sensitivity) suggestion
that the second voice be added.
She is the voice of Emily Mann’s
narrative.
To spend an evening in the
environment created by set and
costume designer Jeffrey Struck-
man is worth the price of admis
sion. It is filled with a lifetime
collection of memorabilia and
the necessities of daily life, such
as a working stove and sink. He
has created cozy acting areas in
the audience, and, on the main
stage, has constructed the clut
tered kitchen of the Hampstead
Heath flat.
Jacqueline Bertrand dominates
the setting and charms the audi
ence. She is riveting in her down-
to-earth portrayal of this extraor
dinary woman who reminds us
that we must never forget.
“Annulla, An Autobiography”
continues at the Alliance Studio
Theatre through Nov. 22. For
tickets and information, call
892-2414.
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