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‘The Three Cuckolds’
Bawdy Comm*
Opens Tonigh
Tonight, Wednesday, is the
grand opening of “The Three
Cuckolds,” a merry romp
through marital infidelity Ita
lian style. The play will run
through Saturday night in Ho
ward Chapel at 8. ACC students
faculty and staff will be ad
mitted free. Other adults will be
charged $2; non-ACC students
will be charged $1.
The production, sponsored by
Stage and Script, employs the
considerable talents of many
ACC students and faculty. Jeff
Batchelor uses his mime and
comedic skills to the fullest in
the role of Arlecchino, a schem
ing con-man who is out to cadge
for himself food and drink, and
the love of any woman he sees.
He manages to complicate the
plans of three elderly husbands,
each of whom is interested in his
neighbor’s young wife.
The three husbands, the cuck
olds of the title, are played by
Scott Robertson, Mac McKee
and Frank Silverthome. The
three young wives, who have
wandering eyes as well, are
played by Beth Forbes, Patti
Fahling and Lura Hewitt. Fur
ther complicating matters is the
young lover Leandro, played by
Bob Poole.
Each of the husbands and
each of the wives is aided by
Arlecchino in schemes to sneak
into the neighbor’s house while
the other husband is not home.
With three couples involved, the
complications are enormous and
hilarious.
Student crews have been
working for weeks on building
and painting scenery and props,
hanging and focusing lights,
planning makeup and costumes
and organizing a smooth-
running show. Those involved
are Tripp Campbell, Hugh
Johnston, Kevin Rouse, Alan
Winstead, Robert Worton, Jeff
Mault, Dawn Healy, Pat Smith,
Steve Gray. Nancy Hollowell,
Valerie Melvin and Robert
Wegman.
Curtain is at 8 p.m., Wednes
day through Saturday nights, in
Howard Chapel.
The Art of Comedy
“The Three Cuckolds” is
based on a scenario from 16th
century Italy in the commedia
deil'arte style. Commedia de
veloped during that time and
was the most popular form of
comic theatre for two hundred
years. Commedia was actor-cen
tered, improvised and adaptable
to almost any playing condition.
The actor was the heart and
almost the only essential ingre
dient for commedia. the script
was merely an outline of the
dialogue and developed the
complications as the situation
seemed to demand.
The same set of stock char
acters appeared in all the plays
performed by a single troupe,
and the same actor always
played the same character type.
While each play was improvised
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routines and other dependable
aids in holding attention. Each
troupe had a number of proven
lazzi or extended bits of comic
business which could be utilized
when appropriate.
Commedia actors actors play
ed for all types of audiences and
produced a genuinely popular
theatre movement. Many were
invited to play at the courts, but
they were equally at home in the
market place or at fairs.
Almost eight hundred com
media deil'arte scenarios still
exist. Since they outline only the
action, however, it is difficult to
get a clear picture of the actual
quality of the performance,
although all accounts testify to
the great skill of the actors. The
popularity of the troupes for a
period of over two hundred
years also attests to their
genuine audience appeal.
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Franceschina snealis her lover into the hoase with her husband's
help. (Photo by Jeff Macl>ennan]
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The
Collegiate
September 30, 1981 Vol. 52 No. 6
Guards Concert
The first presentation of the
current Friends of the College
series will be held at 8 p.m..
Oct. 9 and 10, in Reynolds Coli
seum at North Carolina State
University in Raleigh.
Two regiments, the Cold
stream Guards and Royal Scots
Dragoon Guards, will present
their tatoos combining pipes,
drums, marching bands and
Scottish dancers, into a thrilling
experience.
The Concert. Lecture and
Convocations Committee has
purchased 30 tickets for the
concert which are available free
of charge to ACC students.
These may be picked up in the
music building, but only one
ticket will be presented to each
student.
Also available, in the same
way, are 10 bus seat tickets for
the chartered bus which leaves
at 6 p.m., Oct. 10, from the
Nash and Jackson Street park
ing lot. Rides back to the dorms
can be arranged with faculty
who also travel on the bus.
Ariecchino is discovered by everyone. IPboto by Jeff MacLennan]
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