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“ARMS AND THt: MAN”. A comedy by George Bernard
Shaw. Produced by the Highland Players. Directed by
Dub Narramore. Cast:
Ralna Petkoff. Kaye Comer
Catherine PetkoH Sally Syphrit
Louka Mary Key
Bluntschll Todd Davis
Bulgarian Officer Jack Liggett
Nicola Bill Johns
Paul Petkoff George Sherrill
Sergius Joe Mitchell
Production designed by Jeff Alhelm. Costume execution
supervised by Sally Syphrit. Lighting design by Denny
Richards; operation by Mr. Richards, Harry Hagan and
Gail Craddock. Playing nightly through Saturday In the
Liberal Arts Auditorium.
The chance Is good that you are holding this paper and readl^
this column as much as five hours prior to the opening night
performance of “Arms and the Man", Admittedly, in order to
release this review concurrently with the play’s run, this critic
attended the final dress rehearsal as a basis for his comments.
And why not? Since there is virtually no room for improvement,
neither should there be any qualms over a premature look and a
verdict that the production is, in a word, perfect.
Perfect it is, and madly comic as well. In the first place. It is a
Shavian comedy, which is to say a work of one of the foremost
and brightest geniuses ever to add their touches to the British
theater. And director Dub Narramore has given the play the
fine and careful treatment it deserves -- and has made It a
fresh and seemingly young work.
Here there are, in addition, the finest assemblage of per
formances witnessed by this reviewer In his two seasons of
watching the Players, done chiefly by the cream of the college’s
dramatic corps. Two of the cast of eight are making their debuts
on the local stage; the remaining six have behind them collectively
every one of the last ten plays done on campus, with the single
exception of “Look Back in Anger”.
Finally, the visual production, though far from conventional
Shaw, Is unusual and attractive of design.
The plot, to take first things first, is a series of compli
cations in a handful of related lives. Primarily a collection of
character studies in a relatively simply story, the play Is not
very deep and thus requires little, if any, Interpretation.
Petkoff Is a Bulgarian army commander; Catherine and Ralna
are his wife and daughter. Ralna Is at the onset engaged to
Sergius, a major in the Bulgarian military. However, she meets
In the first act the Swiss Bluntschll, a member of the Serbian
army (at the time at war with Bulgaria), and finds herself
attracted to him.
Meanwhile Nicola and Louka, also a betrothed couple, ser
vants to the Petkoffs, are Introduced. Their engagement is
terminated when Sergius returns from battle and begins to flirt
with the mildly coquettish Louka.
The two soldiers find their romantic advances backfiring,
though, and by the final curtain no suitor Is any longer courting
the girl with whom he began.
It is difficult to say which one part is the lead (perhaps
Ralna, but even this one Is not dominating). Todd Davis, pre
viously seen only in bit parts In "Oh Dad, Poor Dad” and “Wait
ing for Godot’', seems to manifest himself as the “star”,
however, as Bluntschll. He Is frantically funny as he makes the
best of everything he says or does, and his rise to a featured
role is most praiseworthy.
As the rival Sergius, Joe Mitchell is, as usual, excellent.
In the past he has done everything from a bit in “ The Boy
Friend” to leads in “Oh Dad” and “Godot”; now he Is making
more comic use of his facial expressions than ever and coming
out beautifully with the major’s lunatic observations. His
burlesque of a gauche soldier at odds with the world but com
pletely In love with himself Is a choice slice of theatrics.
Mary Key is as enchanting now playing Louka as, in a dif
ferent way, she once was In the title role of “Madwoman of
Chaillot” — again she Is the most superb actress In the piece.
And appearing opposite, as Nicola, Bill Johns comes on strong
In one of the year’s most Impressive and promising dramatic
debuts.
George Sherrill makes his appearances as Petkoff memorable
and constantly hilarious as he sputters fitfully with amusement
or concern, bugging his eyes, pursing his Ups and wiggling
eyebrows and moustache like mad. Jack Liggett, another malting
a first appearance, is only around for a minute or so as the
Bulgarian officer In Act I, but his slapstick clowning gives fine
acceleration to the early stages of the rapid-fire farce.
And Kaye Comer (Ralna) and Sally Syphrit (Catherine), oc
casionally weaker than the rest of the cast, are more often than
not good, and manage to do their share to keep the ball rolling
throughout.
For those who are claiming that the theater is dead or other
wise in trouble, this production should be sufficient cause for
a complete change of heart. At any rate, be warned that it would
be wise to plan to attend either the Thursday or Friday per
formance — there is a very real possibility that you may want
to see the show again.
Yellcw Submarine
A few choice words about a film which is, to say the least,
difficult to discuss briefly:
“Yellow Submarine” is simply a fun film, excellent enter
tainment for the young-at-heart but a bit over the heads of the
very young; it is a kind of explosion of color splashed around a
wryly witty screenplay. The humor, as is to be expected of the
British, is characterized by an overabundance of puns; the gag
lines run from so-so to wonderfully funny, and the sight gags
are consistantly clever.
If the plot doesn’t appeal, the art work should. Everything is
done in caricature, and the songs are as graphic as they are
audial. A few are forced Into the story, but all are worth seeing
for their varying effects and styles, running from Jules Felffer
to Toulouse-Lautrec--perhaps the most striking is the work done
with “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”.
“Submarine” is as much an experience in its own way as
such shows as “Marat/Sade” and “The Sergeant” have been in
theirs; it does more for the art of animation than Just about
anything since “Snow White”. It is not a film that can be ex
plained by anyone but the viewer himself. And for this it must be
seen.
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,i» Two Men Recall Their Duty InViet Nam;
Agree That The US Serves Useful Purpose
BY JIM POPE
We have heard so much from
the other side about the war In
Viet Nam, that we decided that
it was time to get a first hand
report from two St. Andrews
students who served over there.
Slg Johnson, who served In
the Marines, was in the ser
vice for two years and served
in Viet Nam for 13 months.
He acted as a scout for a
batallion.
“What we were, were arms
for the rear intelligence sec
tion. Our primary job was to
go out prior to an operation,
about five days Into the area
where the operation was to be
held. We would go out in pairs.
Our job was to just search
around, find the enemy, and plot
them out, then radio it in, their
number, the arsenal they had
with them and if we could, find
their purpose for being out
there.”
Chip French was in the Army
for three years and was in V let
Nam for about 11 months. He
worked In the Saigon area in
supply detail.
Each volunteered for his own
reasons. French said that he
went because he was told to go
by his Uncle Sam.
Johnson had a more personal
reason for volunteering. He said
that he wanted two years to
think and decide what he wanted
to do with himself.
His impressions of the rea
son for fighting are valid. The
United States is trying to help
the Vietnamese get a hold of
themselves and in order to do
this, they must be educated.
“They live on farms and In
areas away from everything and
tho VtPt Cong run them over.
I'he people are going to have to
group together, which they had
started to do when I was over
there in 1966.”
French also feels that we have
a valid reason tor being in
Viet Nam. The military is build
ing roads and buildings, which
French said would still be there
even after we pull out. The
buildings, he said, are not
thatched roof Jobs, but tar paper
and wood structures that are
built to last.
In cities, like Saigon where
French was stationed, the mili
tary ran a television station.
“Mission; Impossible” and
“Run for Your Life” were the
programs that were watched
most often in the cities.
TV was quite different out
near the DMZ, where Johnson
was. Sig explained that they
Summer School Expanding
SIG JOHNSON, now back in civilian life, holds many good and bad
memories of the thirteen months he served in Viet Nam as a
member of the Marine Corps.
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Literature. The inter-dlsclpll-
nary program will be ap
proached on the three-man team
basis. Credit for enrollment in
the two non-repeating courses
for each five-week session will
be two course credits.
Special Se min ars are also
being offered for concentrated
study in one area. Each is the
equivalent of one full course
to be completed in three weeks.
A Creative Dramatics Semi
nar, directed by Arthur Mc
Donald, will deal with creative
drama, with particular em
phasis on work with young child
ren in both the public school and
the church situation.
The Business and Industrial
Seminar, directed by Pro
fessors Gentry Wade and Wil
liam Holland, will work both
in class and in the field with
businesses and industries in
the Laurinburg area. To con
clude the Seminar, students will
note the application of their
studies to current crucial busi
ness and industrial decisions.
Professors Patricia Johns
and John Dahl will direct the
Seminar on Color Theory and
Design. This Seminar will deal
specifically with a teaching
situation, not only in the public
schools, but in other teaching
settings. Morning lectures will
emphasize principles and their
implications in the teaching-
learning process; afternoons
will be devoted to laboratory
sessions.
The advanced student who has
had experience and preparation
in his area is eligible for the
Guided Independent Study pro
gram. Professors have already
been assigned to work in
specific areas and all indepen
dent studies must be approved
in advance of registration
through the academic division
and with the faculty member
named.
Golfers Score Victory
NANCY HAMMOND has been chosen as the St. Andrews rep^sentative to the Azalea Festival
April 10-13 in Wilmington. Since there will be no Miss Lamp and Shield pageant, Miss Hammond
was chosen since she was runner-up in last year’s contest, (photo by pete cook)
Jerome McGee’s golfers
travelled to Myrtle Beach last
Saturday on a business trip
mixed with pleasure and won
their first match of the season
against USC, 15-12.DavldSeale
was the medalist of the day with
a lovely 75, and led the Knights
to victory on Carolina’s lush
course.
Seale shot a 39-36-75 to win
his match 3 and 0. Jim Har
wood played number two, and
after splitting the first nine
dropped the second and lost
2-1/2 to 1/2. Bob Samson held
down the third spot for SA,
winning 2 and 1 with a 45-
42-87, and Jim Amburn came
home with the 84 to his man’s
96 to win 3 and 0 in the fourth
position.
Sophomore Mac Jones shot
a pair of 40s to defeat his op
ponent 80-81, but could only
get a split in the match. Jim
Vinson played six, and lost
2-1/2 - 1/2 while shooting an
88.
Final team score was 15-12
for SA. The Knights will take
on UNC-C, Wesleyan, and
Charleston this Saturday morn
ing on their homecourse at
Scotch Meadows.
did not even have “a damn
radio.''
But they did have television
in the rear, Sig explained. “We
used to come in off an operation
and if it was a Tuesday night,
we'd watch “Combat” and see
where we had gone wrong. Vic
Morrow really helped me
along.’
Johnson recalled that at night
they would talk about many
varied subjects, but they would
often not have time enough to,
talk because of duties they had
to perform.
Wlien they did talk, it was
mainly atx)ut going home or
when they were due for rotation.
He made the statement that he
had never heard anyone com
plain about fighting for the Viet
namese. When they saw the
people, they realized that they
were fighting for a worthwhile
cause. Johnson said that the
people of Viet Nam are very
grateful for the help that the
United States has given them.
He said ttiat he has had a
Vietnamese woman run to him
and kiss his feet for helping to
clear out the Viet Cong, and he
said that even men would ex
press their gratitude by hugging
the soldiers.
Johnson also commented on
the rise of protesters to the
war.
“In my opinion they’ve got
every right according to our
Constitution and form of
government, to protest all they
want, but the only way I feel
anybody can protest with a good
reason is to go over there and
actually see what the attitude of
the people on the whole is. If
they don't feel after that first
hand view that we are fighting
a just cause. . .”
Both Johnson and French feel
that the United States is Just
in being in Viet Nam and they
would go back if they were really
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representative (the Dorm
President) per dorm. Our ex
perience on the IDC this year
has led us to believe that this
is highly desirable and would be
much more effective than a set
up with two members per
dorm”.
In spite of this, the Senate
decided that a larger body would
be more representative of dor
mitory opinion and would not be
able to pressure an Individual
as much as a smaller group
would.
Below are the changes as
passed by the Senate.
CONSTITUTION OF
THE STUDENT
ASSOCIATION
Article III. Executive Branch.
Section 2. Qualifications of
Executive Officers.
(a) The President and the
Vice-President must have held
an elected position within the
Student Association.
(b) For all elected positions
within the Student Association,
one must possess a 2.0 overall
scholastic average to run for or
hold that office.
Article IV. Legislative Branch.
Section 1. Inter-Dormitory
Senate.
(a) The Inter-Dormitory Sen
ate is the legislative body of the
Student Association.
(b) The Inter-Dormitory
Senate consists of the Vice-
President of the Student As
sociation, the President of each
dormitory, the Vice-President
of each dormitory, and one day
student representative.
(c) The Inter-Dormitory
Senate in cooperation with ap
propriate faculty or adminis
trative bodies, considers all
questions of student welfare and
general student interest; serves
as coordinating body for Inter
dormitory Activities and pro
grams; considers and initiates
all legislations; refers legisla
tion to the Student Association
President for his approval or
veto; has the power to over
ride the Student President’s
veto by a two-thirds vote of the
Senate; then refers such leg
islation to the President of the
College to be approved or vetoed
within a time agreeduponby the
President of the Student As
sociation and the President of
the College; hears recom
mendations from the Student
Association Treasurer and ap
proves a budget for the Student
Association and authorizes any
expenditures necessary out
side the budget; appoints com
mittees necessary for the op
eration of the business of the
Senate; fills any vacancies
which occur in the Cabinet; has
the power to impeach and may
remove from office any officer
of the Student Association by '*
two-thirds vote of the Senate;
establishes all courts and
judiciary committees not here
in established; and by a two-
thirds vote of the Senate gives
consent for membership of Stu
dent Association agencies in all
local, regional, and national
oreanizations.
Article VI. Dormitory Organi
zation.
(b) The membership of a
Dormitory Council consist of
the President, Vice-President,
and Suite Leaders of the resi-
rtonpe hall. .
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