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'Life' swings with songs, sentiment By JO ELLEN MEEKINS Staff Writer Life on the Mississippi a new musical, previewed Wednesday night at the Paul Green Theatre, opening the Playmakers Repertory Company's 1982-83 season. PRC's first full-fledged musical recreates river life in the 1800s and does it well. Life begins with Mark Twain reminisc ing about his boyhood as a cub pilot on the steamboat Alexander Scott. The characters of his past come to life on the stage, and Twain watches himself, young Sam Clemens, mature while learning to pilot a steamboat. Eventually Twain's memories become so overpowering that he enters into his own memory, disguising himself as the captain of the ship. After agreeing to enter a steamboat race with the Arkansas Traveler, young Sam must decide whether to take a possibly dangerous short cut in order to win. The play climaxes as Twain, no longer the cap tain, meets his younger self. Puffing on a cigar and airing his opi nions with frankness and wit, James Harper portrays Twain with style. His convincing emotions range from pride and excitement as he accepts the challenge of the race, to deep nostalgia as he talks with young Sam and steers the steamboat one .more time. John Daggan is excellent as the naive but determined young Clemens. He is especially heart-warming in his perfor mance of "Life's a' Mystery to Me," a song that represents the feelings of many young people. Daggan also displays his comic talents in "Boat in a Bottle," a number that echoes Gene Kelly's title number routine in Singing in the Rain. Ellen Crawford, who portrays two characters, Millie Graves and Marie Laveau, boasts a strong stage presence. She is convincing in a variety of situations, from tricking young Sam into make a "sure bet," to wondering why the captain, Twain, tries to back away from her. The most striking performance of the evening was that of Mel Johnson Jr. as Coe, the roustabout. His superior singing voice and emotional commitment make his numbers "Bayou Sara' Burned Down," "Life on the Mississippi," and Campus Calendar Public service announcements must be turned into the box outside DTH offices in the Carolina Union . . ? by 1 pjn. If they are to run the next day. Each Item will be run at least twice. ., . . , , . , , TODAY'S ACTIVITIES T Grwwffleoff-Campw Chapter of InUrwshy win have a chapter meeting at 7 p.m. in the parlor of Chapel of the Crocs. This will be a time of worship in preparation for Billy Graham. All are welcome. Speak (Mrt agahMl coatiawd Israel atrocities. Support the Palestinian people. Hear speakers in the Pit, followed by open mike at noon. Sponsored by Internationalist Books. There wffl be a btoodraobile from 12 to 5:30 p.m. at Ehr inghaus Dorm. Make appointments by calling 933-3501. The OflVa of Career Planning aad PlacesneBt Services of-, fers practice interview sessions with a counselor from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 to 4 p.m. on Friday. To make an ap pointment, come by 211 Hones Hall (a resume is necessary to make the appointment). Sessions involve videotaping and criti que of a practice interview. Rath Bdager and Toea Kenyoa will perform their San Frandaco developed jazz, pop, and blues at 8:30 p.m. at the Art School, Carr Mill Mall, Carrboro. COMING EVENTS The Joaa Santa Band will perform in concert at 9 p.m. Saturday at the Art School, Carr Mill, Carrboro. UNC Chib Football will play North Carolina State at 6 p.m. Sunday on Navy field. UNC Cycfing Club: Cyclists interested in riding to the Carolina Classic in Greensboro Sunday, call Cynthia at 933-7818. . For a positive religious experience, worship with the Black InteronMMOUtatkMtal Stadeat Asaodatioa. The speaker will be the Rev. Lafayette Maxwell and the music win be by MAJIC, a male vocalist group. Come at 11:30 a.m. Sunday to the Carolina Union Auditorium. AIESEO There will be an important meeting at 9 p.m. Sun day in 222 Greenlaw Han. AU members are encouraged to at tend. SC John's MCC of Raleigh offers Christian Fellowship to Lesbian and Gay Christians and friends at 3 p.m. each Sunday. For information, can 834-2611 or 929-8843929-4997 (even ings). Rides from Chapel Hill are usually available. Tat UNC Dungeons and Dragons dub will be meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Carolina Union. Leam about how to start your own campaign and bear information about the im pending tournament. P Peppewdine IB SchooL of Lata wishes to announce that an admission officer will be on campus to speak with anyone interested in pursuing a legal education. To arrange an interview or to attend a group session, contact the office listed below. Date: Tuesday Contact: September 28, 1982 SffliMLODEII. Peace. Friendship. Family. That's the feeling that envelops yon when you attend HTT.T.FX SIIABBAT SERVICES AND DINNERS. Our next service and dinner will be held September 24th. Enjoy a traditional Shabbat service and dinner. Chicken will be served, with a veggie alternative available. Services 6:30 p.m. Dinner 7:30 p.m. Cost: 3.50-chickcn dinner 2.50-veggie dinner Reservations required by Thursday noon, September 23rd. Come and join our Shabbat family at IlilleL HILLEL FOUNDATION I Jf - - f 1 . v : : 2 s : J ' r 7 - 'f V f J 'ft ' ! ! James Harper (left), portrays Mark Twain in PRC play John Daggan plays the younger Sam Clemens in 'Life "Roustabout Like Me" the most moving moments in the show. He also displays his dancing talent in the vibrant number "All the World is a Two-Step." All of the choreography in the show is energetic. The cast seems to enjoy perfor ming numbers such as "Going Away in the Morning," "Show Me the Color of Your Money," and the hilarious "Do It By the Book," a song concerning proper etiquette for the times. The sets and costumes capture the place and time of the play very well. The women's costumes are especially elaborate: large, somewhat gaudy hoop skirted dresses with pantalets, lace mitts, and parasols. The set conveys the feeling of really being on a river, especially the steamboat, which is steered around the stage, the use of the stage's trap doors in the deck of the boat, the dropping of knotted rope off the side of the stage as if to measure the water's depth, and the sound effects of crickets and splashing water. Balconies are also used effectively. Mark Twain and the Red Clay Ramblers are on two balconies that separate them from the rest of the stage but still allow them to be a part of the action. One Come speak your mind. The Dialectic and Phflaathropie Societies will hold a discussion on the recent General College curriculum changes at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Dialectic Chamber, located in 300 New West There will be a free public lecture on the making of a spul teachings of Gurdzie FF at the Chapel Hfll Public Library at 7:30 p.m. Monday. The Order of the Bel Tower win meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday irt the Union. Check the calender for the room number. The UNC-CH Ballroom Dance Club will meet for the rest of the semester at 7 p.m. each Monday in 7 Fetzer Gym. AU in terested people of all dancing levels are welcome. The Ouuni dib will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the Carolina Union. Anyone interested in the Morganton Canoe race on Oct 2 should attend. M. Twery wiH lead a caving trip to Al ton, N.C., if there is enough interest. The Carolina Unioa Forum Committee win hold a meeting at 5:45 p.m. Monday. Check in room 200 for the meeting place. AIESEO There win be a general members meeting at 4 p.m. Monday in the South Gaflery meeting room of the Interna tional Center. An are encouraged to attend. The SCA wUl meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday in room 28 at Chapel of the Cross. Plans for the Festifall win be discussed. All are welcome. Professor C Ford Riiage of the Department of Political Science will speak on "The Politics and Economics of Sanc tion: The Yamal Pipeline, the Grain Embargo, and U.S. -Soviet , Relations" at noon on Monday in 207 Hamilton Hall. This talk is open to the public. The Alpha Tan Chapter of Sigma Chi at Chapel Hffl wUl hold its annual Derby Week beginning Monday to raise money for the North Carolina Affiliate of the Hemophilia Founda tion. Sigma Chi win hold a trampoline-a-thon through Sunday at 6 p.m. ITEMS OF INTEREST Interested la serving the Black Student MoveameatT If so, contact the BSM office concerning positions on the Central Committee. Where are yoa? Group programs at the Student Develop ment & Counseling Center can help you find yourself. Topics include assertion, time management speech anxiety, com pulsive eating, career planning, understanding the academic environment..Where it's at Nash Han, or can 962-2175 for Uriioewsiy Career Planning & Placement Office 1:'. x, especially good scene involves members of the band playing in center stage and some of the cast members dancing as set pieces are brought on stage. The plot itself is entertaining and highly emotional. Bland Simpson and Tommy Thompson's script is humorous and mean ingful, and the musical numbers are especially strong. The only scene that does not seem to fit in with the rest of the show involves a conjurer, Marie Laveau, who promises the captain of the Arkansas Traveler that she will lower the river by 10 feet so the Alexander Scott will lose the race. Although the scene is amusing, it is not necessary to the story because it seems to contradict an important point in the lives of the riverboat people: the river has no master. Nevertheless, Life on the Mississippi boasts the talented cast and crew of the Playmakers Repertory Company, and, under the excellent direction of David Rotenberg, promises an evening of top quality entertainment. Life on the Mississippi will run through Oct. 3 at the Paul Green Theatre. For ticket information, call 962-1 121. more information or registration. Assert yourself. Do you find that you don't say what you want to say? Learn to express your feelings and needs in a group program sponsored by the Student Development & Counseling Center. Call 962-2175 for more information and registration. Group starts Wednesday. The UNC-CH Media Board announces the openinas of two at -large positions. Applications are due Oct. 1 at S p.m. For more information, call Joe Cannady at 933-1668 or 933-7366.1 . v .. Don't talk politics unless you register to -vote. Registration is in the municipal building and Carrboro Town Hall from 9 am. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, and from 1 1 a.m. to 4 pan. Thursday. Bring a photo LD. and pro of of local address. "Taraediiim" is here. Support the Tarheels buy a balloon at Saturday's game. Group purchases are available. Call 929-2392 between 9 a.m. and S p.m. Monday through Friday. Sponsored by the Sweet Carolines. Go Heels! NTE (National Teacher's Examination) Specialty Area Tests, Oct. 30. Applications must be received by Sept. 27 in Princeton. N.J., with $30 fee. Late registration until Oct. 4 costs $12 extra. Please note: NTE has been revised this year. Specialty Area and Core Battery Tests are now given on dif ferent dates. Be sure to register for the correct test. Applica tions available in 101 Nash Hall. For more information about " certification requirements, contact the School of Education. VAT (Veterinary Aptitude Test), Oct. 23, Raleigh. Applica tions must be received by Sept. 27 in N.Y. with $20 fee. Ap plications and more information available in 201-D Steele Building and 101 Nash Hall. Get your delicious fried chicken bos lunches for the Carolina Army football game from Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority this Saturday from 10 to 1 1 a.m. at three convenient locations: the Kappa Alpha Theta House, 227 E. Rosemary St., Wilson Library and the Campus Y court. For only $3 you get fried chicken, potato salad, a roll and cookies. Advanced ticket sales only, for information call 967-9166. Then come by the Theta House from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday for our "All You Can Eat" Pancake Brunch. You get all of the yummy pan cakes you can eat, plus sausage, juke and syrup for only $2.50. Proceeds from both events will go to the Hemophilia Founda tion, the 1982 Sigma Chi Derby Week Charity. See you there. Now thru Sunday Brunch: DAVID FRISHBERG "the next Hoagz Carmichael ... " Rex Reed Student Vi price cover Thursday nights Coming Sept. 29-Oct: 3 Joe Williams Oct. 11 Gamble Rogers, Oct. 26 Richie Havens Dinner from 6:30 p.m. Wed. thru Sat. with 8:30 p.m. performance, 11 p.m. late show Thurs. thru Sat. Sunday brunch at 1230 with 2 p.m. show 8:30 p.m. Sunday swing dances with the Ted Howe Orchestra "After AU" cafe open from 9 a.m. Mon. thru Fri. & 1 1:30 weekends. Breakfast, lunch & suppers no cover; great jazz . ... Happy Hour 4-7 p.m. & 1 1 p.m.-1 a.m. seven nights a week. . : f i Stephen s. After All cafe, bar & dub e,,i roair-chapel hitl 929-0217 GOOD LUCK HEELS! AND AFTER THE GAME THE STAFF OF LB eMMiiaLHIS CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO A NICE CANDLELIGHT DINNER SPECIAL GAME HOURS 4:30 P.M. - 2:00 A.M. DINNER SERVED FROM 4:30-9:30 ' BAR HOURS 5:00-2:00 LATE NIGHT MENU INCLUDING STEAKS SERVED AFTER 9:30 RESERVATIONS ACCEPTED BUT NOT REQUIRED ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED HAPPY HOUR 9 pm-12 pm 157 E. ROSEMARY Seven Days A Week 967-5727 West Coast reunion creates good sound for listeners cf all ages f tastes in music By ASHLEY BLACKWELDER Staff Writer All it took was a reunion on the streets of San Francisco two years ago for Tom Kenyon and Ruth Bollinger to combine their musical talents and create a successful pop duo. They will per form at the Art School at Carr Mill Mall, Carrboro, tonight. "It was really weird," Kenyon said. "I was walking down the street July 4th, and I saw Ruth. We had attended UNC-G at the same time, and I didn't even know she was in San Francisco. I happened to be looking for a vocalist so I went over to her house, and that's how it happened." Kenyon, a guitarist and pianist from Norfolk, Va., and Bollinger, a singer from Durham, specialize in pop-flavored tunes as well as blues and country music. Most of the music they perform is original. "Our material is real, feeling material. It's not slick, Hollywood, L.A. music," Ke nyon said. "That's why it appeals to adults and college students. Sometimes we even have 65-year-old people sitting beside teen agers, and both enoy it." Kenyon said he believed that his and Bollinger's success is due to the type of music they play. "We have been really received well 2 pep rallies set for today The UNC cheerleaders and the Marching Tar Heels will hold two pep rallies for the UNC-Army game to day, beginning at 5 p.m. at Ehring haus Residence Hall, and ending in the Pit. After the first rally, dinner will be served by ARA, the University's din ing service, for $1.30. The second rally starts after dinner, and has a "MASH" theme. Stu dents can come dressed as their favorite MASH character; free dinner will be given to the best-dressed character. Any organization wishing to submit banners for competition should bring them to Ehringhaus lawn by 5:15 p.m. today. Winners will be announced at half time on Saturday, and will receive 10 free pizzas from Itoinino's. Research jobs still available UNC students interested in state govern ment internships through the Youth In volvement Office can still apply past the original Sept. 15 deadline. About 20 positions are still open for students to aid state employees with research and projects. Students interested in journalism, economics, business, and science are especially encouraged to. apply. Applications can be obtained from Charles Lamb in the Career Planning and Placement Office in 207 Hanes Hall. UNC-Army game tix still available Football tickets for Saturday's Army UNC football game are still available. Students can pick up the tickets at the . ticket office in Carmichael beginning at 8:30 a.m. today. GIVE TO THE ea AMERICAN It CANCER SOCIETY. 1 This space contributed as a public service. ...after all- "the hottest new club between Washington & Florida..." 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