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Teatro' surprise-laden By EVERETT CUTTER Emerald Entertainment Editor Everyone likes surprises, and few persons were more aware of this fact than South Eugene High School's Drama Director Ed Ragozzino as he presented last week's absorbing "L'arte del Te atro. An Evening of Experimen tal Theatre." The program for the invita tional one-nighter showed such things as a one-act play, several dances, a scene from “The Lark," and an improvisation. But with the added downstage narration of Director Ragozzino the show took on a new flavor of surprise; with the insertion of behind-the scenes theatre sketches, it took on the form of a documentary. The narration attempted t o teach, t6 illuminate, to delve into the meaning and substance of the art of theatrical illusion. While understandably falling short of a comprehensive defini tion of theatre. “L'arte del Te atro" nevertheless proved to be more than either this attempt or that of documentation. Ragoz zino fans recognized it to be a chronicle of his SEHS success. ‘Carousel' being cast The director’s scene- setting narration w as followed by a sur prise film clip from “Oklahoma," produced in 1958, and tape re cordings from last spring's “South Pacific.” Both musicals were local successes, sold out well in advance of opening nights “Carousel," now being cast, will1 be taken to Portland following its February run here to be pre sented at a national principals' convention. Further narration, spliced in between acts on the semi-dark ened stage, featured such inti mate glimpses as how a costume mistress works, how realistic fights are staged, and an Italian reading of “Casey at the Bat" by Exchange Student Antonella Astaldi. The most outstanding sched uled fare proved to be a unique interpretation of Leonard Bern stein's “Aage of Anxiety." Led by Hollywood-trained Nicola Roac h a n d Terry Thomas, a | group of thirteen dancers inter-1 preted through modern ballet the story of subservience to a hectic society culminating in destruc tion. Lighting remarkable Powerful lighting innovations lent a quality of surrealism which jerked the viewer's imagination repeatedly from a lost, harsh, ethereal world of bright color into flashes of frightening reality. | Other high points included Susan Hendershott and Bill Hall J as Joan of Arc and King Charles ’ of France in a scene from “The Lark.” a modern jazz number by the two "Anxiety" leaders, a classical ballet by Miss Roach, ind a powerful portrayal of “The Lottery." adapted from Shirley Jackson's disturbing short story of the same name. Dian Hutchin son and Tim Hardin were out standing In an improvisation. Ragozzino was assisted by Uni Dial twisting... (Continued from page 5) University Television Studios an interesting place. A long way from some classes you alums may have attended are the television lectures that originate every day over KOAC. Ella Fitzgerald, after her ap pearance at Oregon’s Homecom-1 jig will appear next Sunday on the “Grammy Awards" ahowJ These are the winners for the top records of the year, an equivalent to the Oscars and Emmies of the movies and TV. Jonah Jones will be another of the numerous name recording artists to perform on the special over NBC, 8 p.m. the j 29th. An addition to good music on Eugene radio begins a week from today, when radio KORE will present the live performances of j trie Metropolitan Opera each Sat urday afternoon at 4 p.m. By EVERETT CUTTER Emerald Entertainment Editor Surprisingly enough. Glen Mil ler’s original records, re-released at frequent intervals, remain to day the best-selling big-band sides of all time. The Miller es tate nets $100,000 per year, some 15 years after the bespectacled trombonist’s death. The last couple of months have proved successful for the latest addition to RCA Victor’s list of re-is3ues, “For The Very First Time.” Discovered by RCA man Fred Reynolds in the old Miller office, the numbers were put on a set of LP’s and bound up in the $14.95 album, representing Per fectionist Miller's pre-war band at its mellow' best. United Artists has just re leased on monaural ar.d stereo, a limited edition of “The Jazz Soul of Porgy and Bess,” con ducted, orchestrated, and ar ranged by Bill Potts. Now available locally, the album stars 19 jazz greats and Andre Previn lutv said it “well may be the greatest big-band jazz al bum ever made.” With 20 labels now issuing four-track stereo tapes, interest across the nation is growing with leaps and bounds. November marks the largest stereo-tape re lease ever to hit the market in one month, with more than 160 new titles added to catalogues. Classical tapings account for approximately one-third of the 360 four-track reels now avail ! able. Other new releases include Christmas albums, Roger Wil ! Hams’ “More Songs of the Fabu-; lous Fifties." the Mastersounds'; “King and I,” Arthur Lyman’s i “3aia,” and assorted tapes by Jane Morgan. Theodore ,B i k e 1. Louis Armstrong, Harry James, ! and David Rose. Persons interested in talking records will be pleased to learn that the Listening Library, Inc., of New York now offers nearly 700 reading records which may be borrowed from the company’s mail-order lend ing library. For ten cents a day rental and 30 cents postage, the bor rower may enjoy such verbal recordings as Sir John Gielgud’s reading of the Shakespeare an thology “The Ages of Man,” J “Death of a Salesman,” by the original cast; “Through fhe Looking Glass,” by Joan Green wood and Stanley Holloway, and Dr. Edward Teller lectur ing on the universe and rela tivity. Further information may be obtained by writing the Listening Library, 10 E. 44 St., New York, N.Y. varsity graduates Dnve Sherman and Howard Cain on the produc tion. L*>cal theatregoers never fail to express amazement at what high school theatre can be "and should be," says Ragozzino, who insists upon nothing but the best. Secret quality His secret: "The only differ ence between a professional com pany and a group like this is that professionals are paid. There’s no reason why we can’t be profes sional in quality.* "He knows what he wants, and w’hat he can get." says a former student. "He doesn’t try for any thing impossible.” But the very best within the realm of possibility is his goal, and because of this students ex press tremendous admiration for his methods. As one mother laughingly observed: "You kids are just like Shmoos—you just lie down and say ’Eat me’!’* Says idolized Perfectionist Ragozzino, SEHS’s "oldest teen ager" and ex-profcssional actor: "We work as a team. I haven't been out of high school too long to forget what the kids are like." Proof lurked in the shadowy of the silhouetted "L’arte del Te atro" stage. NO CAMPUS QUEEN * History records Xanthippe as the scolding, peevish wife of Socratec. She regarded her husband as an irresponsible idler, more concerned with fancy than with fact. We'll wager our Sunday toga, however, that even Xanthippe would have admitted to the logic of a Special Checking Account at U. S. National. Inductively or deductively, you can't ftnd fault with these Special Checking Account advantages: ■ No minimum balance required ■ No monthly service charge ■ Only $2.75 for a book of 25 checks with your name and addreet printed free on every check. Open your Special Checking Account e,ow at O. S. Nalionai EUGENE BRANCH 8th and Charnalton RIVER ROAD BRANCH 1000 Rivar Road THE UNfTfD JlATES KAnONAl SANK Of K>tTlANO Om** !»•«»«»*<• C»«po»'V^>* I-1 A Campus-to-Career Case History “My talk with the Bell System interviewer is really paying off' Today, less than five years since he grad uated from Michigan State University, Donald J. Zigman is an Accounting Man ager for Wisconsin Bell Telephone Com pany in Oshkosh—with seven supervisory and 93 clerical employees reporting to him. His group handles billing for 350, 000 telephone customers and processes $1,500,000 in revenue each month. Don has moved ahead fast—and stead ily—bat no more so than the Bell System interviewer told him he might. “That guy made a real impression on me,” says Don. “He didn’t guarantee a bright future for me. He simply described the kind of varied job experience I’d get, outlined the on-the-job training I’d go through, and pointed out the advance ment opportunities I’d have along the way. The only thing he promised me was that I would have ‘maximum exposure for self-development.’ He was 100 per cent right there. My training has !>ecn terrific—and I’ve had every chance to ad vance that 1 could possibly hope for.” After joining the company, Don spent eight months in the Plant Department learning the roots of the business. He got exjjerience as a lineman, installer and repairman. He was transferred to Ac counting in December, 1956, working in the Methods and Results section. Thir teen months later, he was Supervisor of that section—and, 14 months after that, he became Accounting Manager. “How much farther I go now is entirely up to me,” says Don. “One thing I know: the opportunities are here." Don Zigman graduated with a B.A. degree in Economics and English. He's one of many young men who have found interesting careers with the Bell Telephone Companies. Learn what opportunities you might have. Talk with the Bell interviewer when he visits your campus —and read the Bell Telephone booklet on file in your Placement Office. bsll TILIPHONI COM RANKS
