Hedda gabler: a feminist play
A new Hedda will be portrayed in
UNCC's production of "Hedda Gabler"
at 8:15 p.m. March 23, 24, and 25 in
the theater of the Rowe Building.
Dr. James Hindman, director, says
that traditional productions in the
United States and London have
portrayed Hedda as a destructive,
neurotic woman of no redeeming
features. This was the Hedda played by
the great actess Eva la Gallienne.
But in the UNCC production Hedda
is seen as a destructive woman, but one
who was driven to it by society which
gives her no outlets. "We see it as a
feminist play," Dr. Hindman said.
And he found a comic touch in
"Hedda" which is brought out in the
UNCC production.
"We also chose to do "Hedda" for
the discipline and challenge of a
realistic classic," Dr. Hindman said.
The production will have a full
period setting designed by William
Rackley with costumes by Peggy
Hutson. Sharon Dailey has gathered
antiques from Charlotte dealers and
furniture stores to add to the realism.
The cast includes Diane Hoff as
Hedda; Heather Thompson as Thea
Eivsted; Greg Cagle as Judge Brack;
David Prybylow as Eilert Lovborg;
Marsha Coliva as assistant director and
Berta, the maid; Jennifer Justice as
Aunt Juliana; and Spencer Lucas as
George Tesman, Hedda's husband.
Several of the actors were in last
semester's production of War and
Knight of the Burning Pestle. Miss
Justice and Mr. Lucas were active in
theater at Central Piedmint
Community College before transferring
to UNCC.
Reserve tickets for the Herik Ibsen
masterpiece will be available by calling
the box office at UNCC the week of
the production at $2 general admission
and $1 for UNCC students, faculty and
staff.
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Eleanor Baker Dailey, mezzo
soprano, gave a song recital at 3:30
p.m. Sunday, March 12, in Suzanne
Little Recital Hall at Queens College.
She is the wife of Dr. William Dailey of
the music faculty at UNCC.
A voice student of Albert R. May,
Queens music faculty, Mrs. Dailey is a
member of the national music
fraternity Sigma Alpha lota. She has a
Bachelor of Music degree from
Bethany College and a Master of Music
in Performance from Texas Christian
University.
She has appeared in leading roles
with the Northern Virginia Opera
Workshop and has been soloist in a
number of oratorios, including the
Messiah, Faure's Requiem and
Saint-Saens’ Christmas Oratorio. While
at Texas Christian, she gave recitals in
Texas and Kansas.
"You know, though, I don't really
think about myself as being a pop
star," Cat Stevens told Tom Zito of
The Washington Post as they traveled
from Washington, D.C., to Richmond
and another performance.
"If you think of yourself as a pop
star you think in abstract terms of Cat
Stevens doing A Concert. I can only
think of me doing a concert here or a
concert there like the one in
Washington. I approach it on a miich
more individual and personal level."
The composer - performer has two
$1 million selling albums to his credit
(much of his music is published in the
United States by Irving Music, Inc.),
and he's also a sellout on the concert
circuit. Cat Stevens has noted that his
audiences are getting younger and
younger, especially the young girls.
"Maybe it's my face or my hair or
my beard. But I suppose there's
something in my music that's attractive
to them — perhaps simplicity or maybe
little phrases that they can catch on to
and identify with. Still, this younger
generation is going through things at
12 that didn't happen 10 years ago
until you were 17 or 21. So it's a hard
question to crack.
"One thing I do know is that my
audience definitely has an effect on me
and my writing. Before I started
making it, I was alone. Now I feel that
my music is being affirmed and my
work is being encouraged by the
people who turn out to see me. Before
that my music was inward. Now it's
more about things that I see happening
around me."
Born Steven Georgiou 23 years ago.
Cat's father was Green and his mother
Swedish. The family lived in London,
where his parents ran a luncheon
restaurant called the Moulin Rouge.
When he became old enough he'd
sometimes stand in as a short-order
cook, and in his off hours would visit
nightclubs in the Soho district where
he became interested in West Indian
and calypso rhythms which have
strongly flavored his own material.
On stage and in the studio, he's
backed by a second acoustic guitar,
bass and drum. He also plays a bit of
piano.
"You've got to take a different
attitude to recording and performing.
In a studio, you're there to make a
record. It's got to be clean and precise.
But when you perform, you're actually
coming into contact with people who
are there to hear you and see you.
There's got to be a more lively
spontaneous feeling to it. I love
performing, but there are some
drawbacks. You have people
applauding and cheering, even if you're
just talking to yourself. You have
people constantly approaching you,
yet there's rarely a chance to meet any
of them. Young people bring me gifts
and I never know who's behind what's
being given."
The Stevens plans call for "holing
up for a few months" to write new
material and learn how to play an
electric guitar.
"If there's anything you have to be
careful of in being a performer, it's
making sure that your style doesn't
stagnate. The challenge is to keep
trying new things. It's easy to coast
along on what you've already done -
and that's probably an important part
of being a pop star. But it's time for
me to do some experimenting and try
some things I've not done before. I
don't know exactly what it will be but
I think it will be exciting."
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march 13, 1972/the journal/page 7
-by Arnold Werner, M.D.
Copyright, 1971
Address letters to Dr. Arnold Werner,
Box 974, East Lansing Mi. 48823
Q: Could you please give me some advice on how to counteract laxative
dependency. Since I have started taking a laxative a few times after I felt bloated
from eating too much, I can no longer have regular bowel movements without
one.
ArDifficultles arising from constipation are extremely rare, but difficulties from
taking too many laxatives are common. A daily bowel movement is regarded by
many people as being essential to their well being and they consider themselves
afflicted with an evil malady if they dc/not dump on schedule. A simple excretory
process, common to all mammals, has become ritualized and imbued with magical
powers for many human beings. Once a person’s need for a daily bowel movement
has been thwarted by a normal physiologic occurence, he may resort to laxatives
on a regular basis. This can cause the large intestine to be unresponsive and cease
to contract and signal that it is full.
The best way to get off of laxatives (or to not get on them in the first place) is
to understand the workings of your large intestine. The large intestine serves the
purpose of withdrawing most of the water from the intestinal contents. When the
bulk of the fecal contents is of sufficient volume, it stimulates nerve endings
which signal its owner. The large intestine tends to be stimulated to contract
automatically when food enters the stomach (gastrocolic reflex). This makes the
time following a meal ideal to defecate. Unlike some four legged creatures; man
has a difficult time defecating while running, it is advisable to set aside a few
extra minutes to sit down and relax. A diet with a fair amount of vegetables and
fruit adds bulk to the stool which makes it easier to eliminate. Dehydration from
drinking inadequate amounts of water can cause mild constipation.
Laxatives usually work in one of three ways: they can cause a greater amount
of water to be left in the feces; they cause an increase activity of the large
intestine, or they have a lubricating effect. Unless specifically advised by a
physician, there is no need for a person to use a laxative more potent than a
couple of tablespoons of milk of magnesia (which increases the fluid content of
the large intestine). This would be best taken before bed time. Above all, you
should remember that If you do not have a bowel movement every day you are
not being deprived of any of your constitutional rights. If the dependency
problem persists you may need the help of a physician.
Q: How can a woman tell if she has an orgasm?
A: The first time I heard that question, I was sure the answer was: “If you have to
ask, you haven’t.” At this time I believe the answer is more complicated.
Masters and Johnson in their now classic book Human Sexual Response,
describe the result of a heroic attempt to interview no less than 487 women
immediately following orgasm. With this arsenal of descriptions, they discuss
three distinct stages of the woman’s subjective experience of orgasm. The first
stage consists primarily of an intense Increase in sensual awareness throughout the
pelvic area. This is followed by a feeling that is described as “a suffusion of
warmth" particularly in the genital area but spreading throughout the whole
body. The last subjective response is an involuntary contraction of the lower
pelvic area.
Having observed a great number of orgasms. Masters and Johnson also reported
a variety of physical signs, some of which correlate with the subjective experience
that has been described. Popular versions of their work have emphasized the
generalized flush and a characteristic appearance of the area around the nipples of
the breast. Knowledge of these facts has led people to engage in close scrutiny of
their own or their partner’s body in a mad effort to determine if they are doing
what the book says they should. The disadvantages of this practice should be
obvious.
Some women reach a state of extreme sexual excitement and are uncertain if
they actually have an orgasm; and they might be having multiple short orgasms.
The orgasm associated with petting to climax or masturbation is generally more
intense, though not necessarily more satisfying, than the orgasm associated with
sexual intercourse. Therefore, the woman in doubt as to wnat an orgasm is can
utiiize one of the previously mentioned techniques of sexual release as a safe way
of finding out.
A question often raised is whether a man can tell if a woman has had an
orgasm. Unless the man Is Dr. Masters or someone willing to engage in the type of
scrutiny described above, the answer is no. Any woman with a small amount of
sin-
experience and practice can quite convincingly simulate orgasm.
Q: I believe I have a rather Romanesque inquiry. A friend with a weight problem
was told by her psychiatrist to indulge in the pleasures of food and then at her
disposal, proceed to make herself vomit. She was told to do this whenever she felt
that she had indiscriminently ingested. If continued, could this rupture stomach
muscles, mess-up digestive juices, etc? ^ ,
A: Your friend’s psychiatrist must be a subtle fellow with a penchant for behavior
therapy. Most people find vomiting an extremely uncomfortable and unpleasant
activity. Usually vomiting is associated with illness and evokes miserable memories
of gastrointestinal infections, fevers or hangovers. If your friend took her
physician’s advice seriously, I would predict that the incidence of self- induced
vomiting would decrease dramatically after the first one or two tries. If she is
following the rules, she would have to accomplish this by decreasing her
overindulgences in food. The chance of injury from a few episodes of vomiting is
small, but prolonged vomiting could produce stomach cramps, and perhaps
weaken the muscles between the esophagus and stomach.
Another method your friend could employ is to chew her food and then spit it
out. Some people do find this gratifying and It seems a little more gentle than
puking. Depending on how inhibited you are, either method may interfere with
eating in public.
FRANKLYSPEAKING . by Phil Frank
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