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Cast, Crew Of ‘Firebugs’ Does Exeellent Job
Full House Entertained Well By Produetion
A REVIEW
BY: HARVEY METTS
AND GAYLE WATTS
Despite some technical diffi
culties at the three performances
of “The Firebugs,” the Black-
friars first offering this school
year provided real entertainment
for its full to overflowing
audiences each night.
The November 16, 17, and 18
performances were a special
treat forthose theater-goers for
tunate enough to get a seat in
the small room in which the cast
and crew must work.
“The Firebugs,” an allegory of
the Nazi seizure of Weimar, Ger
many, offered food for thought
as well as several big laughs
as its parable of the pattern of
Fascist infiltration anywhere,
any time unfolded.
The play tells the story of Gott
lieb Biedermann (Allen Thomp
son), a well-to-do businessman,
who, despite his constant, nagging
fear that his property will fall
prey to the many loose arsonists
in his town, becomes possibly
the easiest victim. Sej*) Schmitz
(Paul Atwell) and Willi Eisen-
ring (Bill Kinsey), the firebugs,
have an amazingly easy time of
setting the stage for Bieder
mann’s house to bum, and the
irony of it all is that both ar
sonists tell the anxious business
man exactly what they intend
to do. In some scenes, Bieder
mann is even seen aiding Willi
in the preparations for the fire!
The entire cast seemed to play
their characters to the maximum
and the result was an enjoyable,
fulfilling evening for the audi
ence.
Allen Thompson obviously en
joyed his role as Gottlieb Bie
dermann, the pompous, self-cen
tered, cigar-smoking business
man. His delivery was sure and
convincing, although his pro
nounced Southern accent set up
an interesting contrast with the
crisp, clear accent of his wife
Babette (played by Suzanne Gilli
land) as well as other members
of the cast.
Paul Atwell proved himself
quite a capable actor in the
role of dirty, bedraggled Sepp
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of the learning process,” he
continued. “For the educational
years to be most meaningful, stu
dents have to be as free as pos
sible from restraint.”
Dr. Robbins said that he felt
the Publications Board should
act in an advisory capacity. “I
would like to see a properly con
structed news story in the Jour
nal,” Dr. Robbins stated. He
felt that this area is where the
Board could serve its most use
ful purpose.
Formal statements came to the
Board from the three editors,
the student legislature, and the
petitioners.
The statement from the legis
lature was worded as follows:
“We, the members of theStudent
Legislature respect and endorse
any decision made by the Publi
cations Board. Further, the sen
timent of the Legislature favors
the use of beer and liquor ad
vertisements used proportionally
and in good taste.”
The editors’ statement clari
fied their stand on the issue. The
statement read inpartasfollows:
“At the November 2 meeting, the
arguments given in support of not
making use of this source of
revenue seemed very logical at
the time,we accepted them, and
thus, added our consent to the
consensus without having thor
oughly weighed the argument tor
running the ads against theargu-
ment opposed to running the ads.”
“After the meeting had ad
journed, and we had a chance to
do just that—pit the arguments
against the other—we realized
that our minds had in reality
not been changed at all but only
swayed during the meeting.”
The petition, which was signed
by students and faculty members,
was worded as follows: “We the
undersigned, respectfully pro
test the limitations placed by the
Publications Board on beer and
liquor advertisements in student
publications and request that the
decision on whether to accept
such advertisements belefttothe
editorial staff of the publications
involved.”
After little discussion. Dr.
Mason made the motion reprinted
above, a vote was taken, and the
motion passed unanimously.
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Schmitz, unmitigated arsonist.
He delivered Sepp as forceful
and cunning with a facade of mis
fortune and pitiful humbleness.
A special treat in the play
was the Chorus of Firemen,
played by Gerry Dionee, Joe
Biron, Richard Gantt, and Pat
Price. With voices that blended
exceptionally well, the Chorus
prompted and warned Bieder
mann of impending danger. In
reverent and joyful tones the
Chorus greeted the sun, “the
god-like eye”, the sign that the
town had passed another night
without fire and destruction. The
over-excited, clumsy actions of
the protecting Chorus were in
direct contrast to the cool, cal
culated moves of the two fire
bugs.
Joe Biron deserves special
mention in connection with his
rather adept imitation of Bobby
Kennedy, which, alas, so many
of the audience members appar
ently missed.
Bill Kinsey, in the- role of
Willi Eisenring (the Devil), dis-
played almost supernatural
powers in portraying the clever
king of the underworld. His sly
looks and deceitful smiles
seemed to be second nature as
he wiled and beguiled Biedermann
and his household.
The technical staff did an ex-
cellent job even though there were
numerous difficulties to over
come as a result of lack of faci
lities and an appropriate stage.
The Blackfriars are planning
another play to be presented in
the Spring.
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