European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 25, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a a a the stars and stripes wednesday april 25,1990faces a no places audience loves critics hate musical about King from wire reports a King a the troubled London musical about Martin Luther King jr., opened monday to a four minute standing ovation but poor reviews from the critics. The show finally debuted at the Piccadilly theater after its original opening Date april 4, was postponed three times. A someone should put on a musical about the making of  it would probably turn out to be a Good Deal More entertaining than a King itself a critic Charles Spencer wrote in the daily Telegraph. A it is sometimes hard to make out exactly what is going on still less where or when a he wrote. Maureen Paton writing in the daily express said a this treatment comes across As a simplified version for children. It May be Well meaning but its an insult to  the show stars opera singers Simon Estes and Cynthia Haymon. Their Strong singing deflected doubts about the absence of any insight into the private lives behind the Public Persona of the slain Black civil rights Leader and his wife Coretta. Mondays Premier brought to an end weeks of speculation about the show which for several weeks was making headlines almost daily As various directors and writers parted company with it. On March 6, Coretta Scott King announced in a statement that she was withdrawing her support because the show trivialized her husband. She restored her support a week into previews. The director 39-year-old Clarke Peters is a Black american who also has the supporting role in the show As the garage Mechanic George. He was hired As director after Gotz Friedrich and Graham Vick two directors known for their work in opera quit the  behaviour american University officials say president Richard Berendzen resigned Over allegations of improper personal behaviour but they would not say what Berendzen is alleged to have done. Berendzen who announced his resignation from the Washington school on april 10, could not be reached for comment on monday. A published report said his whereabouts were unknown even to University officials. Edward Carr president of the univer Simon Estes and Cynthia Haymon Star in a King a which made its delayed debut to a standing ovation in London on monday night. Sitye a Board of trustees said the allegations had nothing to do with Berend zen Job. A despite the private nature of or. Berendzen a problem it was concluded that his resignation would be in the Best interests of the University a Carr said in a statement. A in the interim he has not been on Campus and he will not be returning to  Berendzen 31, had been president of american University for 10 years. He announced on april 10 that he was leaving at the end of the current academic year because he was exhausted by the  Cream wars9 instead of race politics and patronage the issues were chocolate Strawberry and Vanilla in a series of a Nice Cream wars commercials that feature five Chicago aldermen bickering Over their favorite flavors. The ads that debuted monday for Edys grand ice Cream Are a spoof on the City a Council wars the political sparring that erupted in the City Council after the 1983 election of the City a first Black mayor Harold Washington. Its part of the company a Effort to boost sales in the Chicago area by capitalizing on the Public a fascination with politics Chicago style. The Oakland calif., ice Cream makers Campaign consists of three 30-second to commercials featuring an actor As the City Council speaker and five real aldermen. A order please a commands the speaker in one Adas the aldermen argue. A yeah order More Vanilla a responds Alderman roman Pucinski. Colleagues Edward Burke prefers Blueberry Luis Gutierrez opts for Strawberry Lawrence Bloom can to decide Between chocolate and Vanilla and Danny Davis likes peach. A will the Alderman yield a Gutierrez asks. A not until in a finished a an ice Cream Savouring Davis responds. If truth be told Davis said he had never tasted the product before the ads and May not afterwards. A i love ice Cream a the Stout Alderman said with a chuckle. A but i have m be  0dead Man Speaks up who says dead men done to Tell tales Sam Feigenbaum of Tamarac Fla had Many Choice words for Federal bureaucrats after an error listed him As deceased and Cut off his medicare and social Security benefits. Feigenbaum 71, said he Learned he was listed in social Security administration computers As dead when he applied for $2,860 in medicare payments for Hospital tests in february. Also american savings was ordered to return about $2,500 in social Security benefits deposited in his account Between july and february he said. A i begged the director of the Bank a done to Send the Money away. I am not dead a a he said. The confusion apparently stems from the death of Feigenbaum a wife Sara in july. They shared the same first initial and Feigenbaum a medicare claim number was identical except for the letter a a a at the end. More than $700 has been returned to his Bank account but it will take longer to make the correction in the main social Security computer Banks to pay doctor and Hospital Bills said social Security Branch manager Mark Spicker. Last week Feigenbaum said he received another letter from medicare saying it will not pay his Hospital Bills. A a it a cheaper to Send someone to Check whether in a alive than to Send so Many letters a he  for Sale Donald Trump is fishing in Tokyo for a buyer for his Trump Princess one of the worlds most luxurious yachts. Trump is asking $115 million for the Trump Princess which he bought three years ago for a reported $29 million. He has since spent another $9 million refurbishing it. Trump is building a new 420-foot $200 million yacht to replace the Princess which arrived in Yokohama sunday after leaving Atlantic City n.j., four months ago. The 282-foot Trump Princess has 11 guest suites including one with Walls covered with elephant skin and ceilings of Turtle Shell. Each suite has a television and there Are 210 telephones inboard. It has a Crew of 38. M Mimi i in i Iii own dear Abby i am a Cook in a Small but very popular restaurant. At the end of our shifts the waitresses count their tip Money and believe me its a healthy  add this to their hourly wage and they do very Well. I make an hourly wage that is slightly Over the so called poverty level yet nobody seems to remember where All the excellent food came from. Good service is important but if a reduction in help is necessary the waitresses would be the first to go. Abby is there some Way to enlighten the Public to share their tip Money with the Cooks a likes to Roll in the dough dear likes i sent your letter to the owners of three of the most popular restaurants in the los Angeles area. Their responses dear Abby every restaurant a Large Small Plain or fancy a pays its waiters waitresses bartenders Etc. The minimum wage required by Law simply because it is understood that this amount will be supplemented by tips. Dear Abby i feel that because the dining Public is aware that the Price of the meal includes the Cost of the labor to prepare it there is no need to leave a gratuity for the Kitchen. Although i am sure the restaurant business was not uppermost in the mind of Harry Truman when he said it it fits this situation Best a if you can to stand the heat a get out of the Kitchen a a Bruce Vanderhoff be restaurant los Angeles dear Abby As a general Rule Cooks Are paid far More than waiters and waitresses whose wages Are supplemented by tips. Chefs who Are talented and reliable Are always in demand and Are handsomely paid by the management. Sometimes when the chef makes an extraordinary Effort for a private party the Host will present him with a gratuity in appreciation. I suggest that your correspondent who signs himself a likes to Roll in the dough take Steps to perfect his Craft so that he can a Brake in the  a Jimmy Murphy Jimmy a in Beverly Hills dear Abby with regard to the Cook who Felt that he was entitled to a portion of the waitresses tip Money no Way i am reluctant to express my opinion on the subject of tipping because i am expert at putting my foot in my Mouth. If i had my druthers tipping would be abolished altogether since it makes the recipients feel like second class citizens. In most european countries the gratuity is included in the Cost of the meal. This covers the preparation As Well As the serving. I feel quite certain that if the Choice were up to the diners they too would prefer to do away with tipping. Thank you for including me in your Survey. I respectfully prefer to remain Anonymous. A longtime restaurateur dear Bruce Jimmy and longtime if i had my druthers i too would do away with tipping waiters and waitresses unless of course a special service had been performed. Each time i make this suggestion a howl goes up from service people who say a if we were paid a decent wage we  have to depend on tips in order to survive a and the restaurateurs scream a if we had to pay our waiters and waitresses what they were Worth a  stay in  c Universal press Syndicate