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THE BENNETT BANNER
DECEMBER, 1963
Theatre Guild:
Experiments
With Drama
The Little Theatre Guild engag
ed in an experiment in non-realis- ;
tic drama on November 22 and 23.
This type of drama is presentational
in as mucjh as the actors are al
ways aware that the audience is
there to be entertained. Although
differing from each other, the three
plays included in this performance,
“Aria Da Capo”, “The Sandbox,”
and “Once Upon A Mattress,” are
nevertheless alike in their variance
from reality.
“Aria Da Capo’? by Edna St. Vin
cent Millay is a poetic fantasy
whose characters tell the story of
man’s inability to overcome his
preoccupation with self. Under the
direction of Cothurmus, the nurse
of tragedy, two shepherds inter
rupt a harlequinade, Innocently
kill each other and are again sup
erseded by the harlequinade. The
playeirs included Darlene Green as
Columbine, Elizabeth Carter and
Patricia Greene as Pierrot, Lillie
Coley-Green as Cothurmus, WU-
Uam Walker and Gayle Cotton as
Thyrsis, John Troxler aud Wilma
Mann as Croydon.
“The Sandbox” by Edward Al-
bee, author of the Broadv. ay hit, |
“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf”
is an expressionistic satire dealing
with an aspect of life which is gen
erally given serious thought. The
scene is a beach where a cryptic ^
athlete is doing his daily dozen.
A couple appears and dump an 86
year old grandmother In in a sand
box. Grandmother proceeds to
weave her own rather dismayed
history between the cool, indif-
“fc-rent pattern of the people and
the notes of the musician. |
She buries herself in the sand
in order to die and a relationship
between her and the other charac
ters including the athlete comes
to light. Mommy was played by
Priscilla Brunson, Daddy by George
McCain, Grandma by Patricia
Greene, the athlete by John Trox
ler and the musician was Margaret
Traylor. j
“Once Upon A Mattress” by Jay
Thompson et. al. is a popular musi
cal comedy based on the familiar
fairy tale, “The Princess and the
Pea.” Selections included in the
presentation were “Many Moons
Ago”, “Shy”, “Sensitivity”, and
“Happily Ever After”. The cast
included Carole Turner as Princess I
Winifred, Saundra Jenkins as The |
Queen and George McCain as the
minstxel prince and Wizard. A
special added attraction was a
dance done by Marsha Bullock,
Patricia Boggs and Bernadine Har
ris.
Congratulations to Miss Claudia
D. Finger, director; Elizabeth
Hansberry, stage manager and
members of the theatre guild for
an enjoyable performance. The
campus is looking forward to the
next production of this group.
RECORD REVIEW
Bought any good records lately?
Maybe you’ll be inspired by some
of these. By the way, cats, I hope
that you are digging the Jazz Hour
every Sunday night at 10:30 p.m
Now here’s the latest.
All Bach followers will enjoy
hearing his “The St. Matthews Pas
sion.” It is in English and enunciat
ed, flawlessly, brilliantly led by
Leonard Bernstein. The choruses,
orchestra and soloists join so in
fuse tills noble worth with a warm
th that reaches its apotheosis in
the chrale: in depest grief, here
sit we weeping. It is on the Colum
bia label.
On the jazz scene, Erroll Gamer
has a new side out, called One
World Concert, Recorded “live”
during an engagement last year at
the World’s Fair in Seattle, it in
cludes his great “Misty”, and other
showstoppers such as “Mack The
Knife.” He really makes the scene
with vitality, humor and rhythmic
individuality.
The inimitable Brubeck, the self
styled high priest of jazz, has done
it again. With the soaring sax of
Paul Desmond, Brubeck follows
such hits as “Take Five”, and “Blue
Rondo A-la Turk”, he has now
come up with “Take Ten”. He is
a student of rapidly changing time
signatures, and thinks nothing of
changing from 5/4 to 3/4 in the
same bar lines.
For you rock and roll fans, there
is a danceable album out by Bill
Ramal and his Teen Swingers.
They bop through such current
movie themes as “The V.I.P.s”,
“Longest Day”, and “More” from
“Mondo Cane”. It is called “Reel
Favorites,” and is on the 20th Cen-
tury-Fox label.
That’s it for this time cats. I will
be back with more.
JKS
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Nine of the ten Bennett seniors elected to the 19 63-64 edition of “Who’s Who In American Colleges
and Universities”. They are (from left to right) Misses Barbara Whitfield, Eleanor Davis, Brenda Green,
Lilia Alphonse, Jalianah Ajani, Emma Watson, Verna Venson, Linda Powell and Sheila Brinkley.
Group Holds liitormal
Discussion on Best Selier
Heading the best-seUer lists for
a number of weeks on the Ameri
can scene, James Baldwin’s Anoth
er Country, has become an interest
ing conversation piece at social
gatherings. In view of this the
Senior Women’s Honor Society bad
an idea that our students woaid
enjoy an open discussion of this
novel and they scheduled an even
ing of parlance on November 14
in the parlor of Cone Hall.
The group planned for a large
number of guests because of the
controversial nature of Baldwin
and his writings. However only
about twenty people attended the
discussion. Among these were Mrs.
Keriltetti-I. Brown, and Mrs. Minnie
B. Smith. Those present talked of
Baldwin’s motives, his use of
characters, his lack of- euphemisms
and the general tone of Another
Country. At times the discussion
would have been interesting to
anyone even if she had not read
the book.
As the evening wore on, Baldwin
was criticized from every angle
including good and not so good
points. At the end of the discussion
the participants were still tossing
stimulating questions and com
ments to each other.
Dr. Player presents certificate to Miss Sandra Satterwhite at Uie Annual Fall Honors Convocation as
Drs. C. G. Winston and Kenneth I. Brown look on.
Seniors Elected
To Who's Who Al
Bennelt College
Ten Bennett College seniors have
been elected to “Who’s Who In
American Universities and Col
leges” 1963-64.
Miss Linda Powell of Goldsboro,
N. C. is a history nffajor with so
cial science as a minor. Linda is
president of the Senior Women’s
Honor Society and of Alpha Kappa
Mu. She also is a member of Pi
Gamma Mu.
Miss Barbara Whitfield, a native
of New Haven, Conn., is president
of the Student Senate for the
school year 1963-64. Barbara is an
English major and French minor.
She is a member of the Neophytes.
A native of Charlotte, N. C.,
Miss Eleanor Davis is president of
the Pre-Alumnae Association and
vice-president of Pi Gamma Ma
Eleanor is a social science major.
Miss Verna Venson of St. Louis,
Mo., a pre-med major, is president
of Beta Kappa Chi and vice-presi
dent of the Senior Women’s Honor
Society. She is also a member of
the Science Seminar.
A psychology major. Miss Brenda
Green is a native of Philadelphia,
Penn. Brenda is president of Pi
Gamma Mu, secretary of the Senior
Women’s Honor Society and vice-
president of the Student Senate.
Miss Emma Watson, president of
the Student Union is a native of
Birmingham, Ala. Emma is an Eng
lish major with a minor in dra
matics. She is also a very active
member of the Theatre Guild.
A native of Richmond, Va., Miss
Sheila Brinkley is a history major
with sociology as a minor. Sheila
is editor of the Bennett Banner,
secretary of TOMU, and a memiber
of Pi Gamma Mu.
Miss Lilia Alphonse of Bocas del
Toro, Republic of Panama is a
modem language major. Lilia is
president of the Modem Language
Club. Her other activities include
the International Relations Club,
Alpha Kappa Mu and the Bennett
Banner staff.
A native of Bruwa, W. Nigeria,
Miss Julianah Ajani is president
of the International Relations Club.
She is a member of the Science
Seminar and Alpha Kappa Mu.
Julianah is a biology major and a
chemistry minor.
Miss Brenda White of Baltimore,
Md., is a social science major and
a religion minor. Brenda is a
men*er oot the 3Mid-Week Vespen
Committee and SNEA.
THANKS
The Courier, Clarke College,
Dubuque, Iowa addressed this open
letter to parents of students:
Dear Mom and Dad,
Tonight I saw two children. Iliey
were alone downtown, standing in
front of a tavern.
Five of Us were walking to Karl-
gan’s after an evening movie when
we saw them—little blond chil
dren. The girl looked about 6.
The boy couldn’t have been more
than 4 years old. ' ^
One of the girls I was with said
softly, “Go home, kids.” The blare
of a jukebox from the tavern
muffled the little girl’s reply. It
sounded like “Please”.
As I turned to ask them where
they lived, they ran away. The
little boy had a shoe shine kit
in his hand.
We started to follow them, but
they were masters of elusion. The
little girl cut between two cars,
turned the corner and was gona
The little boy disappeared down
an alley.
We looked up and down the
street, expecting a nearby home, a
mother watching. Apparently there
was no one.
Parent’s Weekend seems to be
a good time to thank you. Mom
and Dad, for many things. For an
education, warm clothes, spaghetti
on Saturday nights.
But not right now. Tonight I
would like to thank you for the
big things. Thank you for a few
spankings and a million hugs.
Thank you for waiting up all those
evenings. Thank you for still
watching while I run to mail a
letter after dark.
Ceep on
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