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You Missed Cabaretl
by Pat Townsend
"There was a cabaret
named the Kit Kat, in a city
called Berlin, in the country of
Germany"... so the character
of Clifford Bradshaw, acted by
Paul Tauger, begins the first
line of another of his
attempted novels. However,
in this case, the Cabaret was
rjght here in Greensboro, in
the Cone Ballroom at UNC-G.
"Cabaret", the Broadway
play, was enthusiastically
performed by the UNC-G
Theatre this past Wednesday
through Sunday to sold out
crowds each of their six
shows. The great selling
point, however, was the
atmosphere achieved by the
catering of Market Street
West, the candles on some 60
odd tables placed about the
Ball Room in Cabaret fashion.
The waiters and waitresses
(the "Boys and Girls" of the
Kit Kat Klub) affected
German accents, and the
illusion was complete. It* was
fun.
Christine Morris character
ized a sweet, unassuming and
disappointingly ineffective
Sally Bowes, with the
afforementioned Paul Tauger
opposite her as the would-be
novelist. Tom McClary por
trayed the Emcee of the show,
and his imitation of Joel Gray
of the movie version was
almost flawless. The support
ing actors and actresses did
just that-they supported the
show. Ernst Ludwig, the
angry Nazi who alienates his
friends in fulfilling his harsh
tough-guy role was well
characterized by Steve Mar
tin. But it was Betty Ishee in
the part of Fraulein Schneider
who was the most convincing
of characters. She falls in love
(at long last), but in the
atmosphere of the times (just
before the Nazis come to
power) it is a difficult position
- whether or not she should
marry Herr Shultz, the Jewish
fruit merchant. Shultz, by A 1
Nazaruk, came through as an
optimistic and dignified older
gentleman-very personable,
and well executed by the
DR. HOBBS ALSO WISHES
TO ANNOUNCE... that HER
BERT POOLE, effective
immediately, will be assuming
administrative responsibilities
for the Office of Admissions,
the Office of Financial Aid,
and the Computer Center. To
assist in his duties in the
library, DAMON HICKEY will
assume principal responsibili
ty for public services, and
TREVA MATHIS will assume
principal responsibility for
technical services.
young Nazaruk. Together, the
Fraulein and Herr Shultz
harmonized touchingly the
songs "I Couldn't Please Me
More" and "Married". Other
well-performed musical num
bers included the lively opener
"Don't Tell Mama" with Sally
and the Kit Kat Girls and
"The Money Song" by one of
the "Girls" Maria - Nancy
Watkins), a delightful, and
shamelessly greedy celebra
tion on the merits of money.
Unfortunately, not all of the
musical numbers were as
pleasing. The male chorus
squeaked and croaked in a key
obviously out of their range in
"Tomorrow Belongs to Me",
and the trumpetist had some
rough moments, but I've
heard that theses opening
night blemishes were cleared
up by Friday.
The musical was directed by
Mitchel Sommers, and this
was no small task as the action
was performed on three
different stages in the style of
theatre-in-the-round. The cos
tumes and versatile seats were
instrumental in setting the
tone of the evening, which
turned out to be rather
enjoyable. So, if you missed it,
you might not want to miss the
UNC-G group's next endeavor
on stage. The Guilfordian will
keep you posted...
It was cold outside of the
Cabaret, and as we braved the
sharp winds, we wondered
about the words of the Encee
"Willkommen! Bienvenue!
Welcome! Leave your troubles
outside! In here life is
beautiful! The girls are
beautiful! Even the orchestra
is beautiful..."?
Director of Gateways
Bob Bussey
The Guilfordian
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The Geology Department is having a slide extravaganza on
Monday, February 16th at 4 p.m. in King 122. Past and future
Seminars West trips will be discussed! Everyone interested in
the out-of-doors is invited!
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For Concerned Citizens!
Gateways, an organization
devised to enhance citizen
participation in areas of
community interest, is in the
process of re-organization
and in that process, has hired
its first fulltime director,
Robert Owen Bussey, Jr.
Bussey, 24, is a graduate of
Guilford College where he
majored in humanistic studies
and minored in German.
While at Guilford, Bussey
served as Vice-President of
the College Union and as the
assistant director for pro
grams with the arts series. He
also was a teaching assistant
for the interdisciplinary course
"Man in the 20th Century."
A native of Washington,
D.C., Bussey is listed in
Who's Who Among Students
in American Universities and
Colleges, one of only 10
Guilford students so honored.
His past work experience
includes positions with the
Federal Disaster Assistance
Administration (FDAA), part
of the Department of Housing
and Urban Development
which coordinates activities in
presidentially-declared disas
ter areas.
Bussey will coordinate the
activities of the 13 task forces
which comprise the local
Gateways organization. The
new coordinator plans to make
a special effort to involve
elected and appointed govern
mental officials, students, and
yet-untapped segments of the
population in Gateways, an
institution which he defines as
a "brainstorming, idea-ori
ginating organization that
assists government and the
community in bringing about
new and better ideas." He
adds, "I am particularly
interested in involving the
members of the academic
institutions in the community;
students, faculty and staff."
The task forces concern
such subjects as health,
transportation, community de
velopment, criminal justice,
leisure-culture, recreation, go
government, higher educa
tion, secondary and elemen
tary education, continuing
education, economy, housing,
and human needs-services to
families and individuals.
He will work closely with
the Review Board, the final
decision making body of the
organization, and with its
newly-elected officers: Chair
man, Mrs. F.B. Lineweaver,
Vice-Chairman, George E.
Norman, Jr., and Secretary-
Treasurer, Mrs. Evelyn S.
Tyler. Gateways officials feel
that the organization has
r'ebruary 10, 1976
suffered since its dynamic
inception at Congress Day in
February 1974 due to the lack
of fulltime professional direc
tion. With the hiring of
Bussey, they and others feel
that the 13 task forces will
receive the support they need
to encourage action.
According to Bussey, the
Gateways process is being
streamlined in accordance
with suggestions made during
an internal evaluation made in
the fall. Rather than being
required to attend monthly
meetings, the leaders of the
task forces will meet periodi
cally to deal with the task force
problems. They will continue
as spokesman in their areas of
expertise in the organizational
structure. Bussey plans lea
dership training seminars for
these individuals to encourage
them to involve and activate a
greater segment of the citizen
population.
He also plans a large-scale
public relations campaign to
attract membership for the
task forces and to encourage
people with varying socio
economic backgrounds and
educational levels to get
involved. To assist in this task,
Bussey will initiate a media
advisory board drawn from
community leaders.
An Assessments Commit
tee, to be headed by Dr.
Richard Furr, will be
comprised of professionals
from various community
organizations and governmen
tal agencies and members at
large. This group will screen
proposals to determine if they
are well-researched and feasi
ble. From the Assessments
Committee, proposals will go
to the Review Board for
approval before being passed
on in the name of Gateways to
the proper agency, institution,
or governmental body.
Bussey has admitted that
the road ahead for Gateways
will be difficult but he adds
that, "Gateways is actually
strengthening its existing
structure through these
changes." He plans to "Give
it my total effort" and
"hopefully the public will view
Gateways as less bureaucratic
and will be anxious to
participate in its activities."
ADDRESS - 1301 North Elm
Street, Greensboro, N.C.
27401
PHONE - 273-3691