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THE VOICE...FEBRUARY 15, 1971...PAGE 11 .e. carter .e. g w yn .s. maloney .s. wells A1 Fann Theatrical Ensemble here Feb 12 Black woman Black Journal’s special program on the Black wc man last month features singer Lena Horne, inter viewed by Black poetess Nikki Giovanni. Six other prominent Black women participated in a panel dis cussion on the role of the Black woman in today’s society. They were: Verta Mae Grosvenor, author of “Vibration Cooking”; Jean Fairfax, NAACP Legal De fense Fund lawyer; Mrs. Martha Davis of Harlem Drug Fighters Union; Marian - Etoile Watson, pro ducer for Metro.nedia Television (Channel 5, New York); Bibi Amina Baraka (wife of poet-playwright LeRoi Jones); and Joan Harris, hostess of NBA’s “Positively Black.” On page 7 — Reminiscing about her debut as one of the first Black singers to be accepted by the white entertainment industry. Miss Horne states, “I was picked at that time to be what they thought a Black woman was like.” On page 9 — Miss Horne talks candidly about her divorce and remarriage to a white man, orchestra conductor Lennie Hayton. “I had first married a Black man and 1 wasn’t a big enough women to help him,” she says. On page 9 — Miss Horne condemns the arrest of Angela Davis, stating, “What I’m so afraid of is this actually is a calculated genocidal move in many in stances because the ... kind of strength that these young people have, which may not always be com parable to the kind that our ancestors had, is so posi tive and so fearless that it frightens people.” FSU poetess Sandra Wells, a native of Fayetteville, N. C., and a freshman at FSU is well on her way to becoming a prominent young poetress. She has written a number of poems that are both very good and carry a potent message. Her ease and ability to make words flow is truly astonishing. A number of her poems have been sent to a well known publishingcompany inCalifornia.Miss Wells may be on her way to stardom here at FSU. Who knows — maybe she will Join the ranks of other na tionally known black poets such as Langston Hughes and LeRoi Jones. Miss Wells is a true example of the promise which can be found in the minds of young blacks. The follow ing is one of many selections which Miss Wells has written. I think it represents a good rendition of the changing season. OLD WINTER WIND Swirling leaves all around. Covering the rooftops and the ground. Lashing against my face. Swishing me into a running pace. Nagging at my coat. Whistling a clear note. Slicing my body with chills. Causing me to take medicines and many pills. Yes, old winter wind. You’re the reason my summer’s at end. DRAMA GUILD TO OFFER TRAGIC-COMEDIES The University Theatre and the Drama Guild will present as their first ma jor production, THE TYPIST and THE TIGER, by Murray Schisgal, on Feb. 22 thru 26, in Sea- brook Auditorium at 8:15 p.m. Originally scheduled as the next production was the musical comedy, THE FANTASTICKS, which had to be cancelled. Although comedy runs rampant throughout THE TYPISTS and THE TI GER, there is a kind of pathos which underlies the action of the plays. The Typists focuses up on the life of two ordi nary people in New York City who spend their lives working together in the same office, developing a quasi - relationship, and generally getting no where. When we meet them at the play’s open ing, they are in the their middle twenties; by the A1 Fann & Company. “I Have A Dream”, by Martin L. King. “Free At Last.’ time the play ends, they are in their sixties. We see them age on the stage before our very eyes. THE TIGER, the more comic of the pair, deals with the foibles of frus trated, lonely, and psy chologically “hung-up” people as they try to come to terms with life and with each other. Schisgal, the drama tist who gave us LUV on broadway, writes with his tongue in his cheek most of the time. LUV is a direct satirical attack upon the conventions of the “psychologically” oriented theatre of the 1950’s, in which the au dience was subjected to an evening of listening to someone expose his ‘hang-ups’. So cleverly constructed, witty, and with a sharp satirical bite, Schisgal s LUV soon put an end to “hang-up theatre” on the broadway •siage. It has been said THE AL FANN THE ATRICAL ENSEMBLE is an exciting new, young, integrated concept em bracing young perform ers in a wide range of tal ents — song, dance, dra ma, comedy, and even the world of fashion. Originated in 1965, the A1 Fann Theatrical En semble has appeared throughout the United States and Canada, win ning critical plaudits wherever they perform. The late Dr. Martin Lu ther King, Jr. called up on this ensemble to ap pear with him at Hunter College in New York City in what proved to be one of the most excit ing and dramatic exper iences for this very young company. A special concert at New York’s famous Town Hall with Sidney Poitier proved to be a most me morable night for that city’s audiences when Mr. Fann and Company presented their stage presentation “Masks in Brown.” It was during the Expo ’ 67 in Montreal, Canada that the A1 Fann Company first created nationwide interest and excitement. While per- that THE TYPISTS and THE TIGER contain the seeds of the idea that pro duced his next work, LUV. The plays will be pro duced on a “thrust” stage built out into the audi torium, not in the arena theatre. The balcony, as a result, will be closed and the main floor will be limited to 300 seats, by RESERVATION ONLY. Reservations can be made at the Seabrook box office, or at the reser vation table which will be set up in the dining hall during the lunch and din ner meals, Monday through Friday. To re serve seats by telephone, call extension 229 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. weekdays only. Tickets must be picked up at the box office no later than 8:00 p.m. on the evening of the perform ance. Students with I.D. cards are admitted free, other student tickets are $1.00. Faculty and staff with Lyceum cards are also admitted free, other adult tickets are $2.00 each. forming to enthusiastic audiences at the Youth Pavillion, the repre sentatives of the Colum bia Broadcasting Com pany saw the ensemble and immediately invited the company to appear in a television program based upon the presentation “Masks in Brown.” At the current time, the CBS-TV highly suc cessful and top rated dai ly serial “Search for Tomorrow” is utilizing the multi-talents of this company in running parts on this long established television series. Currently the entire ensemble can be seen in the motion picture, “Cot ton Comes To Harlem.” During the summer months the Ai Fann The atrical Ensemble are seen extensively in the New York area where they conduct a series of sum mer workshops in the de prived areas. This season marks the first extensive tour of the south by Mr. Fannand his company. Al Fann who is the founding father and guid ing light for this ensem ble is a product of Cleve land’s famed Caramu Theatre. Trained in all facets of the theatre he has been seen in num erous Broadway produc tions. Recently Al Fann received the Andy Award for outstanding achieve ment in acting for com mercial television. The multi-talented Mr. Fann was seen in a fea ture role in the motion picture “Cotton Comes To Harlem,” but moving picture audiences will also note that he worked as assistant director to Ossie Davis in this mo tion picture. In addition to all the acitivity in television,on and off-Broadway and his own company, Mr. Fann is very active in the Har lem community of New York City functioning as Artistic Director of the Youth Development Agen cy. He is also a Director for the New York City Board of Education. Westinghouse Televi sion Production recently featured Al Fann in the TV special “The Man Nobody Saw.” The AI Fann Theatri cal Ensemble features many talented perform ers: among them Tim Pelt, Reeta White, Mar ilyn Thomas and Nathy- lin Flowers. Miss Thom as received fine notice for her work in the re cent LeRoi Jones’ play, “Slaveship.” Miss Flow ers was selected to play the leading role in the New York production of “Mo ther - Goose-A-Go-Go.” Several members of the group are drama in structors and directors for the New York City Board of Education. On their first southern tour the Al Fann Theatri cal Ensemble is offering two productions; “Masks in Brown” and “King Heroin.” COME TO DINER'S DELIGHT 1815 RAMSEY ST. -FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. I or Good FI owe Cooked Food We Have ONE SPtClAi Dail y| BARBECUE STEW BEEF CHICKEN AND PASTRY WHOLE FRESH FLOUNDER AND MANY OTHER DELIGHTS SOUL FOOD - FA MIL y PA Ck REA D \ TO G O - PHOME PRIVATE DINING ROOM FOR PARTIES COLLEGE STUDENTS INVITED MRS. NORA STUBBS, PROPRIETOR
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