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RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
November 23,1®'
THE BELLES
OF ST. MARY’S
“AN EVENING OF BLACK COMEDY”
REVIEW By Julie Boatwright
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PHOTOGRAPHER
Carroll Curtis.
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Kay Turner.
PROOFREADERS
Chip Dodd, Suzanne Ishee.
ADVISOR
Mrs. Catherine Barnhart.
A new freedom was enjoyed No
vember 17 and 18 when St. Mary’s
students attended “An Evening of
Black Comedy,” a bill of three one-
act plays. Black Comedy is that type
of drama in which the audience
laughs and then realizes that the
situation is actually sad and even
pathetic. Those who were able to
come greatly enjoyed this new type
of drama and added that not being
required to attend made it even more
enjoyable.
First of the playbill was “Not
Enough Rope,” a farce by Elaine
May. It shows three lonely people
so wrapped in their own problems
that they fail to relate to each other.
This was ironic because had they
been able to help each other, they
would have been able to alleviate
their own loneliness. This theme was
brilliantly illustrated and the casting
was excellent. Barbara Olschner so
ably portrayed lonely Edith Eried-
lander that the audience worried
about her actually strangling. John
Tate, Jr., as unconcerned Claude,
caused the audience to roar with
laughter several times. Lauren Jones
was a realistic decrepit Mrs. Pierce.
Not knowing Lauren, you might
think she really was an old woman.
degree could be for her only a wild
sur-realistic fantasy.”
Mike White came from NCSU to
do the part of the professor. One
part in his performance that was
especially good was his pantomine
with the blackboard. It was as if the
board was really there. Cynthia
Holding played the young pupil. The
St. Mary’s audience remembered her
well from her excellent performance
on talent night. She was again the
same capable actress. The realistic
acting of Mike and Cynthia toward
the end of the play caused the audi
ence to reach a state of frustration
similar to that of the characters on
stage. Cary Husbands gave an excel
lent performance as the maid. Cary
has an imposing stage presence which
she used to emphasize the authority
of her character.
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When asked if she liked the plays,
Miss Ricks commented, “I thought
they were a bit heavy, but good. I en
joyed them.” Mrs. Stamey praised the
audience saying they were most at
tentive. We congratulate the St.
Mary s players on their admirable
presentations and look forward to
their next performance.
Warning From The - ,
Of The Attorney G-en^r^
The Office of the Dean
Belles have received letters
gene Elafer, Assistant Attorney
eral. Consumer Protection
Mr. Hafer wishes to
dent of fraudulent solicitation'
lowing is an excerpt from the
WHAT IS IN A NAME?
Josephine Earnhardt—Josephine
Spendeasy
Mary Sue Goforth—Mary Sue
Wentback
Suzanne Ishee—Suzanne No-she-
isn’t.
Brinn Knotts—Brinn Bows
Jean Lybrook—Jean Truthstream
Kay Overcash—Kay Undercharge
Ellen Parrish—Ellen Diocese
Margaret Skinner—Margaret Fatter
Ann Slaughter—Ann Massacre
Linda Glass—Linda Bottle
Mia Taylor—Mia Seamstress
Cameron Cutting—Cameron Slicing
Julie Boatwright—Julia Shipwrong
Carolyn Welfare—Carolyn HEW
Cynthia Broadway—Cynthia
Vaudeville
Debbie Frank-Debbie Shy
Vicki Barnhill—Vicki Castlevalley
Barbara Call—Barbara Answer
Susan Clay-Her name is MUD!
Alicia Dees-Alicia F’s.
Mr. Serxner-Mr. Sexner.
Mr. Appleton—Mr. Peachypound
Mrs. Dodge-Mrs. Chrysler
Mr. Noel-Mr. Easter
Mrs. Gunn-Mrs. Cap Pistol
The settings for the plays were de
signed and erected by John Elling
ton. The setting in “Not Enough
Rope” was especially effective. The
entire set consisted of blocks for fur
niture and a mere framework outlin
ing hallways and rooms. This en
abled the audience to “see through
walls” and focused attention on the
actors. The set was open and gave
the feeling that the only walls were
the ones the actors themselves created.
Faculty Voices Opinions
On New Dress Code
Several captive faculty members
were interviewed as to their opinions
on the new dress code:
Roberts: Baggy is as baggy does.”
Noe: “Some are nice, some sloppy. I
wouldn t feel comfortable mvself
in them.” ',
“It has come to the attention
Consumer Protection Division °
Attorney General’s office that at
one questionable orgariiziation
making solicitations f&r
subscriptions in college
across the State. Young
approaching students in theit tbt;'
tory rooms, representing
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check, made payable to tho
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Presented next was “This Property
Is Condemned,” a dramatic dialogue
by Tennessee Williams. Elizabeth
Graham played a young girl named
Willy and Elizabeth Berger played
Tom. Willie’s main purpose in life
is to walk a railroad rail as far as
possible without falling off. She is
wound up in the past, hardly caring
enough about the present to worry
about eating. Tom taunts her about
her immorality and she tells him a
lot about her life. One member of
the audience observed how typically
Williams the character Willie was
and how well she was portrayed by
Miss Graham. Although played in a
manner that Williams would have
liked, ‘Property” is perhaps the
weakest of the three.
Eugene Ionesco wrote the last play.
The Lesson, which was the most
complex of the three. According to
Gassner of Yale, “‘The Lesson’ was
a flagrant reduction of teaching,
learning, and even language, to ab-
surdity. The mad pedagogue of the
piece prepares a young girl for her
doctrate with idiotic questions and
answers while she is so scatter-brain
ed that the taking of an academic
Gunn: “In bad weather, I’d like to
have the option, at least, of wear
ing them. However, I don’t think
it is good for THE IMAGE.”
Hobble: “Well, when I wore my
pants suit to school, Air. Lawrence
threatened to appear in a kilt!”
Laxvrence: “You want me to say
something funny for the Belles
about pants? There is nothing
humorous about a woman in
pants!”
Coxe: “Les pantalons chic et les
jeunes filles s’entendent tres bien.”
Tate: “I don’t care what the students
wear, and I couldn’t care less what
my department members wear.”
Fish: “I basically don’t care what the
students wear as long as they are
well-groomed and clean. A well-
groomed class functions better.”
Nixon: “Perfectly all right with me
unless they are sloppy. Sloppv
pants take away from the feminine
grace of a pretty girl.”
A most elegant female faculty mem
ber, who wishes to remain anony
mous:^ “Wonderful for the girls,
and I’d wear them if 1 would not
then have to appear before the
Trustees to be reprimanded.”
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