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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1963)
UT 1Summer and Smoke Performances 'Excellent' By ALENE SHARKF Emerald Entertainment Editor A capacity crowd watched a sometimes excellent, always good production of the Tennessee Wil liams drama, “Summer and Smoke,” which deals with the twin themes of the spirit and the flesh, and order and anarchy Fri day night in the UT arena. Director David Scanlan and the majority of his cast did an able jot) of presenting the brooding drama on the cramped stage. The plot concerned the rela tion between Alma Winemiller, the daughter of a small town, and John Buchanan, Jr., a pleasure seeking young doctor. Barbara Chatas as the heroine, gave an as sertive portrayal of the shy, slightly prudish girl who, reject ed by her love, becomes a girl far removed from the flighty Southern belle she was when the play opened. Interested in Senses Alexander Duncan was the devil-may-care Buchanan who, when Alma compares life to a Gothic cathedral, ever reaching upward for attainment, replies that he is interested in traveling to South America to indulge his senses. Duncan’s presentation was well done, even to the la/y, lopsided posture and indifferent leer on his face. Even when his back was to the audience, as must often hap uen when playing to a three-sid ed, gallery, one could sense his mood from a slump or a shrug of his shoulders. Scenes Run Smoothly Because there is no curtain in the arena presented plays, scene changes—if any—must be carried out under the eyes of the view ers. Yet the mechanics involved in moving the action from one lo cation to the other was smoothly done Friday night A fountain with a symbolic an gel perched on top, a large desk next to a leather chair and a, smaller desk near a piano were the only "sets” used on the small ; statfc; scenes progressed from one ! area to the next by means of floodlights which illuminated the area of current action. Such progression gave the im pression of a fluid and unbroken scene sequence In fact, the inter mission break between the two acts seemed like a glaring hole in the smooth movement of ac tion. Others Compliment Fluidity For the most part, secondary I characters complimented this rap ! id action, no one actor seemed to become bogged down in his role. An outstanding eharacteriza ’ tion was done by Marne Hass as Alma’s mother The presentation of a woman never recovered from a nervous breakdown, concerned 1 only with herself and her devo tion to ice cream, was extremely effective And the character of a ra-1 ther flighty, sissified Southern gentleman was well brought out | by Carl Edward Evans playing Roger Doremus, Alma’s suitor.1 Clara Lou Larson’s portrayal of Nellie Ewall, a giggly belle,! who is preparing for her role1 as a young lady in society, was good, in spite of the fact that her Southern accent was forgot-! ten completely in several in-! stances. Minister Role Handled Well The ministerial character of the Rev Winemiller, a rather staid man bewildered by both his wife and daughter, receives good treat ment in the hands of David Axel Gustafson However, at times, j Gustafson’s presentation became too mechanical. Good acting was also done by Frank Lemons, who, playing Dr. Buchanan, Sr., had some excel lent moments as a doctor fed up I with his patient, and Kaui Roley, as Rosa Gonzales. But by far the most brilliant performance, and that on which the entire play hinged, was done by Miss Chatas. She far outdid every other actor in her strong, well-rounded characterization. Play Worth Seeiag Her excellent acting, combined with the support of the rest of the cast, made the UT produc tion of “Summer and Smoke” an effective version of a heavy, brooding drama, and one well worth seeing. The play runs every night through Nov. 2, except for Sun day, Oct. 27. Scats are not reserved, but only 110 tickets will be held for each performance. Admission is $1.25 for adults; box office hours are noon to 5 p.mfl at the UT box office. They may also be purchased at the door on performance nights beginning at 7 p.m. Homecoming... (Continued from f>or/e 1) McCoy, Phi Delta Theta; Lynn Mascall, Dunn Hall; Linda Nelson, Philadelphia House; Suzi Nelson, Chi Omega. Patricia Nicholas, Thornton Hall; Carol Ann Noraine, Alpha Chi Omega; Linda Olsen, Pi Beta Phi; Linda Lou Peterson, Alpha Delta Pi; Kay Pike, Delta Zeta; Suzanne Seeborg, Smith Hall; Kathy Tobacco, Alpha Gamma Delta; Barbara Timmerman, Cas well Hall. Janet Toyooka, Tingle Hall; Nancy VanHouten, Beta Theta Pi; Rosalie Wasser, Phi Sigma Kap pa; Starlett Wise, Clark and Haw thorne Halls; Joan Wizner, Kap pa Kappa Gamma and Kappa Sig 1 ma: Susan Wood, Delta Delta Del-j ta, and Janet Zwick, Alpha Phi. Want to really get results'*— Use Emerald Classified Ads— Phone 342 1411, Ext. 1818. Debate Students Win In Practice Tourney Oregon debate students won ten of the twelve decisions award ed at the University of Puget Sound practice speech tournament last weekend. The twelve University speak ers who competed in the meet were all relatively new to. colle giate competition, with only one student having competed before, according to W. Scott Nobles, pro fessor of speech. Meetings to Discuss Placement Directions Meetings will be held today and Wednesday for persons plan ning to enter teaching or admin istrative work at the elementary, secondary or collegiate level at mid-year or next fall. Services of the University Placement service will be explained. Elementary, secondary and ju nior college applicants will re ceive instructions and materials at 4 p.m. today in Room 127, Edu cation building. Those interested in college teaching, college or school admin istration or supervision, and counseling or guidance, will re ceive placement instructions and registration materials at 4 p.m. Wednesday in Room 127 of the Education Building. CAMPUS BRIEFS Protective teachers: Student Oregon Education Association and Student Na tional Education Association memberships will be available in the main office of the education building Wednesday. A coffee howr for the Japan Students’ Mandolin Orchestra will be held at 3:30 p.m. today in the SU. Infirmary Recuperating from extreme heat exhaus tion and dehydration were Daniel Archer, Dale Farr, William Jones, and Richard Hofstctter, who spent Sunday in the in firmary. No trophies or certificates were awarded at the tournament. The year’s competition will begin offi cially next week with a tournament at Washington State University in Pullman. One debate team won all four of its contests, with the other two teams winning three and los ing one. The team winning all of its debates was composed of Roger Neu and Gary Simmons, affirma tive, and Larry Williams and Ir vine Staats, negative. Judy Eberhart and Jo Ann Johnson won three of their four contests as did Doug Nelson and Jerry La Barre. Individual events at the tour nament were divided into panels of six contestants each. Each con testant was rated, one, two or three. Individual competitors were Larry Johnson, Jan Baldridge, Carolyn Riddle, and Gloria Smith Members of the debate teams also competed in the individual events. After the Washington State meet, two simultaneous meets will be held Nov. 1 and 2 at Ida ho State in Pocatello, Ida., and at Centralia Junior College in Centralia, Wash. A meet will be held at the University Nov. 8 and 9. Nobles said that there are ap proximately 50 students on the speech squad but that a few more speakers could be accommodat ed. Experience is not necessary. The squad meets each Tuesday evening at 7:30 in room 205 of Villard Hall. Advertisement Have You Ever Have you ever noticed the skull on top of Johnson Hall? Have you seen the buzzards flying around pecking at it? You probably haven’t as there really isn't one there. But there is a star on top of the DQ. Why don’t you go see it . . . tonight. THE STUDENT UNION BOARD Monday, October 21,1963 8:00 p.m. McArthur Court PROGRAM Part I "This is Mandolin!" Introduction to Mandolin Music Part II "Music All Over the World" Famous tunes of the world— • Begin the Beguin • Torno a Surriente • Bali Hai Part III “Holiday in Japan" Japanese Folk Songs and Original Tunes • Sakura Sakura (Cherry Blossoms) • Shojo Ji (Shojo Temple) • Kojo no Tsuki (Moon Over the Ruined Castle) ADMISSION $1.00 TICKETS AT SU MAIN DESK
