Repeating This Weekend
Double Opera Rated Highly
By CIIKIS IIOUGI.IM
Of ltoi> Kmrrald
Two production*—one good,
one extraordinary—highlight an
evening of opera currently being
presented by University Thea
tre.
The twin presentations—Puc
cini's "Gianni Schicchi” and Me
nottl’s "The Unicorn, the Gor
gon, and the Manticorc"—were
staged Friday and Saturday
nights, and are scheduled for
repeat performances for Thurs
day, Friday, uud Saturday of this
week
Produced In association with
the School of Music and the
Department of Dance, the play
lets offer both an entertaining
format to this area, and a com
mendable quality of execution
in both instances.
Puccini's "Gianni Schicchi” is
a humorous and romantic opera
set in the colorful Florence of
the past. Generally recognized
as one of its author's best works,
it ia a parody of his many ear
lier endeavors.
Kelatives of the recenty de
ceased Huroso Donato are shock
ed when they find that he has
bequeathed them nothing in his
will, and so employ the serv
ices of the wily Gianni Schicchi,
a vulgar peasant noted for his
guile, in having the document
altered.
Director Jean Cutler has done
a fine job of accentuating the
potential melodramatic and sa
tirical aspects of the production,
Collier Provides
"Shower Power"
As of noon Monday, the men
of Collier Hall have been in
the showers 301 consecutive
hours.
They're out to reclaim the
world’s showering record, set
here by Sheldon Hall last year,
and broken recently by Oregon
State University.
Collier's leaders, John McClay
and Allan Hichl, said there had
been close cooperation within
the University. They said sever
al dorms in their complex have
helped, contributing partici
pants and men to guard the
showers from pranksters.
Jim Hart now holds the new
world's individual showering
record—61 hours. When Collier
turns olT the showers some time
early next weekend, it will be
with over 400 straight hours of
water down the drain.
Europe
'68
$383
Portland-London
June 17-Sept. 10
Pan-Am
Children Vi Fare
IMPORTANT
The flight is offered in
accordance with the Inter
national Air Travel Asso
ciation fares and regula
tions. This is not a charter
flight, but is a blocked
group on a regularly
scheduled Pan American
World Airlines polar jet.
I.E.C.
319 EMU
Ext. 1384
1-5 p.m., Mon.-Fri.
and the show thus remains effec
tive anil verified without ap
pearing intentionally affected.
Anthony Kadlec's set is su
perb, as usual, and Don Fi
biger’s costumes are both color
ful and historically accurate.
Acting and singing are uni
formly good, with Doug Hou
ston as Schicchi, Mary Jo Si
monds and Hugh Cardon deliv
ering standout performances.
Only shortcoming of the pro
duction was the occasional fail
ure of the cast to project above
the music of the University
Symphony Orchestra, well ■—
directed by James Miller.
The Menotti mime opera is an
incredibly beautiful mixed - me
dia affair, an experimental fable
which depicts three stages of a
poet's life, each portrayed
through a fantasy of that par
ticular stage.
Promenading with unicorn in
his early life, a gorgon during
middle age, and a manticore
late in life, the poet is first
scorned, then imitated by towns
people. The manticorc takes him
to a death of dignity even when
he is mocked by those who
would destroy his dreams.
There was nothing about this
production which was not re
markable. A .series of motion
pictures, produced by Director
Cutler, Ron Kinne, and Owen
Chamberlain, sup plemepted
stage action effectively — thor
oughly captivating and remark
ably beautiful, they conveyed
the special magic of mixed -
media to the presentation.
The stage action, which is
wordless, was imaginatively
choreographed by Deborah Ap
plegate and was well executed.
The stage dialogue, sung ex
tremely well by an ensemble,
and backed by a seven-piece
chamber orchestra, was consis
tently lilting, occasionally hu -
morous, and frequently touch
ing.
Kudos to all who participated
in the most stimulating and
professional presentation to be
produced by the UT to my recol
lection.
Nuttv Souirrel Eludes Fuzz
How do you catch a beserk
squirrel Apparently you don’t.
That was the conclusion that
a campus patrolman, Kyle Mays,
and a Eugene city patrolman,
Mike Michaeison, reached after
more than 45 minutes of in
tense effort at trying to catch a
squirrel.
The animal was apparently
spotted making continuous left
hand turns in a tree near Hen
dicks Hall. Students, worried
that the rodent might be rabid,
called the Eugene City Police
Department to remove the ani
mal.
Students and faculty passing
by stopped to see what the com
motion was and stayed to sym
pathize with the squirrel or of
fer helpful hints to the patrol
man.
Said one graduate student in
counseling psychology, "What a
life . . . you can’t even chase
your tail without people getting
all shook up.”
Although a tranquilizing gun
or regular gun would have un
doubtedly been more expedient,
the danger of hitting a passer
by was too great to be risked.
Because of this, the officers
were confined to standing un
der the tree with cardboard box
in hand, waiting for something
to happen.
After about 45 minutes of
this, the patrolmen decided to
give up.
Their only suggestion was to
call the biology department to
come pick up the animal and
take it back for observation.
Tickets Available
Student tickets for the UO
UCLA game will be available
at McArthur Court starting at
1 p.m. Tuesday.
There are 5,000 tickets avail
able on a first come, first served
basis. The student must present
his athletic card, and may ob
tain only one ticket.
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