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The Daily Tar Heel Crucible9 cast inconsistent Adrian Scott Wednesday, December 8. 1971 V IE ntremont A great pianist can often be recognized by the fact that, while surmounting the most appalling difficulties with a shrug of the shoulders, he takes meticulous care with what appears to be most simple. This is how it was with Philippe Entremont last Monday night. His technical skill and virtuosity were dazzling, but it was his sensitivity and delicacy of expression that were most impressive. The concert opened with Mozart's D Minor Fantasy, a deceptively simple little piece that was written for the composer to perform himself. After a somewhat solemn chordal opening, a singing melody asserts itself over a soft accompaniment. Entremont produced an extremely well-balanced tone, giving the melody the right amount of emphasis while keeping the accompaniment relevant but unobtrusive. From the beginning, Entremont demonstrated an excellent control of touch and dynamics. This was partly achieved through a judicious use of the pedals, both the sustain and the soft pedal, which allowed him to maintain a delicate attack while keeping the sympathetic resonance which is the piano's strongest asset. Another Mozart composition, the famous A Major Sonata, was treated with equal care and consideration. The first movement, a series of variations, showed off Entremont's technical skill with such effects as the crossing of hands and extreme variations in dynamics. A dignified Minuet and Trio gave way to the famous last movement, in which, like Haydn and Beethoven after him, Mozart employs the idiom of a Turkish military band. One of the few things to detract from Entremont's performance, both here and throughout the evening, was the sorry state of the piano. It must be an old instrument, for it gave forth all the squeaks and groans of advancing senility. Especially noticeable was the state of the dampers, which buzzed on every exposed release of the sustain pedal. Entremont moved next to Schumann's Etudes Symphoniques, Op. 13. 'I his work makes quite considerable technical demands from the player, and Entremont met them well. He displayed broad expansive power in the opening statement of the theme, dazzling speed and facility in some variations, and full bel canto tone in others. He showed some signs of tiring towards the middle of the piece, but rallied at the end to finish it with great style. Alter the interval, the program featured works by two more modern composers, Debussy's Images (Book 1) and the Sonata No. 2 in D Minor by Prokofiev. The Debussy was the most successful piece of the evening. Entremont was in complete control of the subtle harmonic nuances which so characterize Debussy's music. The last movement, appropriately called "Mouvement" was a rippling, incessant flow which never lost its momentum. Prokof iev's Sonata was more evidence of Entremont's sensitivity, as he exploited Prokofiev's romanticism to the full. Entremont saved the best till last. His first encore, a Scarlatti Sonata, was competently played and well received, but the crowning moment came when he played Chopin's A Major Waltz. His perfect sense of rubato, magical dynamic shading, and technical perfection brought the audience to its feet. Meteor showers A T1 "71 visiMe next week (ieminid, the last one of only two major meteor showers in 1971, will reach peak intensity next week. "Weather permitting, this one could be quite spectacular," said Morehead Planetarium Director A.F. Jenzano. On the night of Dec. 13 14, the single observer should he able to see approximately 50 meteors per hour. According to Jenzano, the night will be moonless. 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Set in Salem, Massachusetts, in the midst of the 17th century witch trial CTaze, and performed on Carl Schulter's simplistic and seemingly symbolic thrust-stage setting (rough boards criss-cross as doors, suggesting the appearance of gallows), the drama begins with the mysterious ailment of Reverend Parris's daughter, Betty, whom many in the village say has been bewitched. Reverend Parris, a selfish paranoid, summons representatives of the church and state to Salem to scrutinize the situation and hopefully show that "there be no unnatural cause here." As the proceedings develop, dramatic irony soon reveals the ironic truth of his statement, for the cause of the affair is ESCAPE HIGH PRICES Drive Out to the 2 miles out Pittsboro Road "yBgg"iji1'" DONT YOU OWE YOURSELF A HEATED WATERBED FOR THOSE COLD WINTER NIGHTS? WATERBEDS & OTHER NICE THINGS 113 N. 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All become enraptured with the strange power of judging and accusing fellow human beings. And all snatch at whatever rationalization available to justify their judgments. For example, initially. Reverend j.lc. a consultant in the investigation, signs death warrants for "witches" in the name of a divine power. Deputy-Governor Danforth, judges in the name of the state authority. Other citizens concoct and conjure other reasons. And they all emerge as hypocrites blindly and desperately grasping for rationalizations to support their crazed charges. Only John Proctor - who can admit his own daily sins and shortcoming's, accept the fact as human nature, and Ue life with this realization without succumbing to the persecution complex - seems to have the proper. Miller-tailored approach to life. 1 Poetry of Love! Rod McKuen for the singles Lois Wyse for the hitched and Gibrau for them all! 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ITT "i HP1 ..7 I MA Director Ha:d seems to pace this demandme drama slo-l; that new '.eve! are uncovered within the play's structure as :t unfolds. But his plans never quite reach realization, due to the cist which, though it tn valiantly, has ye: to fully come up to standard. Shawn Smith the smooth-ta'Aing. mellifluous oued Reverend Hale takes away acting honors. H.s portrayal is nch and natural. Danforth. as portrayed by Bruce N5oCcia. :s also j sharp and well-keed character, evoking the solid authority cf the "weighty judge." As Abigail, the temptress and instigator of evil. Sharon Weils is generally striking and s'anic. So a!o is Gay B a n. ; s . a sprightly and professionally -caricatured Mary Warren, the y 'ung crl w h o collaborates with John Proctor to try to so.e Fhabeth Proctor from Abigail's irrational accusations at the trial. L lesel rlashenburg proves a mature, dignified actress m the role of I haheth Proctor. 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