‘Duck Soup’ wins award
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A bachelor’s degree in fine University of Oregon. But it
arts under his belt, and a wasn’t always the singular,
national
award
for
an black duck Mallard that colored
illustration from his “Duck the pages of the Daily Emerald,
Soup” series in hand, Steve the U of O’s student
Sandstrom is back at the newspaper, Sandstrom said it
College, working for the State started with little ducks 'in tfie
corners of the strip. They even
Department of Education.
Sandstrom was one of 13 tually got bigger and bigger, but
national winners in the Mark of they all remained black and
Excellence Contest sponsored white. Soon, the lines the
by the society of Professional ducks were saying were funnier
Journalists, Sigma Delta Chi. than the strip its self,” San
Sanstrom depicted his duck, dstrom said. He knew then that
Mallard Drake, in a scene a change was in order.
Sandstrom said he didn’t
resulting from the recent
protest over the sale of South want just any duck, even
though Mallard made his
African coins.
“Duck Soup” oringinated character debut with wings. For
while Sandstrom attended the any normal duck this may not
seem to be out of line, but
Sandstrom found that the
human personification was
lost. Basic expression of
human features and actions
became almost too difficult, he
said. He decided to take the
wings off and leave Mallard
Drake on the ground, San
dstrom said.
“But why a black duck?”
Sandstrom said to himself. First.
“It’s a design device, and it has
more psychological impact
than a white duck or one of any
other color would, ” he said.
Sandstrom added that the duck
being black had nothing to do
with a racial preference.
“A black duck has more bal-
"Pardon me . . . would you happen to have change for a Krugerrand?"
Award winner Steve Sandstrom works on graphicfl
project.
photo by Kelly Lau|
ance' and stands out better.’ the vote tallied 1,068 to 51
The white duck is too pristine Not. exactly an overwhelm!
challenge but “Peanuts had|
and too ordinary, he said.
following, so did DoonesbiJ
Mallard didn’t just have a I’m kind of glad Mallard
visual impact during his stay at had one too,” Sandstrom sail
U. of O. Sandstrom said
Working for the College as |
Mallard had a following — graphic artist by the Stl
though not a strong enough. Department of Education
following to overcome the Sandstrom said he is involfl
traditional popularity of the in the design of “Individ!
Oregon Duck (Donald), that Learning Systems,” for the
decorates tee shirts, watches, various classes at the Colli
and assorted items of the “These are step-by-step II
college’s faculty and students. ning packets in such areas®
When run-off election between technology, electronics, di
Mallard and Donald was held, ting and forestry,” he sal
‘Our Town/ tale of twofamilie
portant as the play progressed.
Toward the closing of the fir
Thorton Wilder may have st act, they would tie the knot,
taken a few liberties when he as does almost every member
wrote the play “ .Our Town,” of Grover’s Corners, and plan
and rightly so. He must have ned to share their lives in nearly
done something right to win a the same fashion as every other
citizen.
Pulitzer Prize for it.
Doc Gibbs, George’s father,
The Playgoers Theatre Guild
production of “Our Town,” had the normal, whimiscal
although it couldn’t equal the outlook that nearly any father
recognition of the 1938 master feels toward his “green, 18-
piece, did a fine job of keeping year-old kid,” getting married.
within Wilder’s framework, and Character Dennis Proulox ex
turned the ordinary town and pressed this concern for his
people of Grover’s Corners in son, George, with power and
to an unordinary feeling strong, dramatic control. The
possessed by the viewer after wedding “was just lovely,” said
Joann Mson,
a spritly,
assessing it.
The cast, made of the Webb humorous gal, who portrayed
and Gibb families, and assorted Mrs. Soames. She sat with her
members of the small, New back mostly away from the
Hampshire suburb, remained ceremony, informing the
fortunately, subtle, to en audience how much she “loved
courage the main theme of the a good wedding,” and how
story to shine through. With a much she “loved to see two
virtually propless stage, the ex people so happy,” wiping her
ception of chairs, tables, and a tear striden eyes with an
few ladders, the players effec already drenched hanky, she
tively left nearly everything else brought the crowd into near
to the imagination. The hysteria.
The pre-matrimony jitters
production was organized into
three parts: Family Life, came to both George and
Marriage, and Death, and cen Emily, but were soon wiped
tered around the daily makings away by their respective fathers
and mothers. David W. Herd
of the two families.
On a minor level, the focus III, who played George, sum
of the viewer is turned toward med up the feeling beautifully
the growing > affection of Emily when he exclaimed, “Only five
Webb and George Gibb, whose hours to live,” Herd did a
relationship became more im- splendid job keeping, his role
By Kelly Laughlin
Of The Print
genuinely sincere, concerned,
and overly warm toward Emily.
The marriage, however,
didnt last. After nine short
years, Emily died during child
birth, and joined an “open”
cemetery with the wife of Doc
tor Gibbs (played by a quiet,
but lovable Harriet Mason),
Mrs. Soames,' Simon Stim
son, and other-town members.
The open graves were another
effective element Wilder orien
tated into his production. He,
Jn a sense, gave the dead a
town of their own. Though
deceased, they continued to
converse, and took an inward
view of the people who visited
their gravesites, to grieve and
Pray.
Julia Machacek, who por
trayed Emily Webb, led the rest
of the dramatists. She is a sen
sitive, intense performer, who
held much of the play together.
The omniscient voice of
Charles Puckett, who played j
part of the narrator,
minister and drug store keel
kept the action of the play oj|
steady keel, with an amazil
professional oration offl
town’s ordinary, but comra
interesting particularitl
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