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.
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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.
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