European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 25, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Profile Kevin Kline and meryl Streep in sophies n Kline a Newbreed actor who defies definition by Bob Thomas associated press his first four films have been a a Gilbert and Sullivan a contemporary drama and a no wonder the film world has trouble getting a fix on Kevin that often happens with extravagantly talented but Kline even looks different in each he was meryl streets passionate Lover in sophies Choice the Madcap pirate King of the pirates of Penzance Hen Harold the Yuppie Host to the College reunion in the big now he appears full bearded As the reluctant gunfighter Paden in co written and directed by Lawrence who worked with Kline in a witty actor who appears equally at Home in comedy and the 37yearold Kline still had the Beard during a Brief visit to los Angeles for the Silverado Hes starring in a revival of George Bernard Shaws arms and the Man in new where he won critical raves As the Calm Center of a histrionic storm directed by John the Beard also did duty in the unreleased violets Are Blue with Sissy in Silverado Kline seems perfectly at ease racing Flat out Over the Plains and blasting away at the bad part of that came i have no fear of he in when we were preparing for Learned to Roll out of the stand up on the also the croup mount jumping into the Saddle from the rear and hoping that the horse Doest decide to All the horse tricks were reserved for Kevin who played and Kline didst get to show i hate Kline but i overcame my feelings and trained with arvo who has taught Western actors for years and i the other gunfighter in the opening shot of i Learned to do All kinds of but again Larry that for Scott Glenn and Danny Glover spent four weeks in training together for their Rigours in Larry was smart to put us All just As he had done for the big Kline the intrinsic Quality of both pictures is Friendship and and establishing the Bonds Early worked for Kevin Kline grew up in Louis watching the Cisco Zorro and to paling Cassidy on but he admitted that his education in the classic westerns was lacking i had to rent copies of red River and the John Ford movies like she wore a yellow at Indiana University he switched from music to then studied at the Juilliard drama Center in new York under the Tutelage of John then he toured the United states for four years As a charter member of the acting working with Patti who later starred As Evita on and Donald Ogden who went on to play Charles Emerson Winchester in for the shows last six i didst realize How Lucky i said we travelled to 35 or 40 playing in every kind of theater to every kind of i remember in we had the Best audience we Ever we played the three and they loved in Many towns we would meet people who said they had never seen a play the company also had such As when it was booked into Bronx Community College during the Spring the actors outnumbered the Kline endured the customary struggle to gain a break in the new York when i started i said i would never do a to commercial or a soap he i did several including one for Thorn can As a tango i also appeared on search for Tony awards for on the twentieth Century and the pirates of Penzance established him As one of the country leading Young actors and film roles he intends to continue combining theater i think its time for me to play Hamlet with in still a student with much to especially about the Ive done tons of roles on the stage that i Haven even approached on the Kline i see my film career As being wide id like to do serious love action no one has pigeonholed me and i Hope to keep it that 20 stripes Magazine Juty t