Deceinber 9, 1968
The N.C. Essay
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VIOIINISI TOP
NOTICE
AY TONIGHT
Phillip Ruder, vi6linist, and
DRAMA AUDITIONS ;7D BE HELD TDDAY
The Drama Department will hold
auditions for its next major pro
duction, Bertolt Brecht's MOTHER
COURAGE, December 9 and 10, with
callbacks December 11.
'The Nutcracker" Brings Christmas
Cheer
Christmas to many means music,
laughter, gifts, candy canes, etc.
and to some, like the dancers of
NCSA, it is the time of year when
"The Nutcracker" ballet is present
ed. Children and many adults sit in
ecstasy as they see the King "at,
the beautiful Snow Queen, the lovely
Sugar Plum Fairy and many more de
lightful characters. These char
acters who represent chocolate, cof
fee, tea, marzipan candies, etc.
each dance for young Clara and Fritz
when they arrive in the Kingdom of
Sweets.
"The Nutcracker" is entertain
ing for young and old and supplies
everyone with a thoroughly enjoyable
evening. The Dance Department will
present the third annual "Nutcrack
er," December 14 and 15, in Reynolds
Auditorium. Also the cast of ninety
five will go to Duke University Dec
ember 18 to perform and then on the
19 and 20 of December "The Nutcrack-
er" will be performed in Raleigh.
STUDENTS OVER'.'/HELMED
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time probably long unexperienced by
the majority of the guests. Somehow,
though, a great many favorite hymns
seemed to return to memory, and were
rendered with great enthusiasm and
enjoyment. And then, at last to bed
for the last stay overnight at the
farm. If anyone had remained awake
and been hardy enough to brave the
cold, he might have seen the light
of a fire going in the small house
belonging to the oldest daughter,
where four young equestrian gentle
men soaped and polished their sad
dles for one last ride early the
next morning.
Following this second early
trek, and again another after break
fast, belongings were packed, a
quick lunch eaten, and goodbye's
were said as nine very tired but
very enlightened students reluctant
ly loaded up for the return to Win
ston-Salem. The two days spent with
the Clarkes were certainly among the
most enjoyable and refreshing ever
spent by those in the group, and as
everyone gathered in the drive among
the boxwoods, it was evident that a
feeling of closeness, like being a
part of the family itself, had been
generated by the experience. It is
sure that no more perfect people
than these could be chosen as trus
tees for the very unique and complex
institution which they serve.
FmiendZioh Master Class to be Held
Tonight at 6:Z0 p.m. in the Audi~
torium^ Open to the Pubtio,
Clemens Sandresky, pianist, will
perfom tonight at 8*15 p.m. at
Salem College in Hanes recital Hall.
Phillip Ruder is a member of
the Claremont Quartet and an artist
in residence at the North Carolina
School of the Arts.
Mr. Sandresky is Dean of Music
at Salem College where he also
teaches piano.
Included on the program is;
Sonata in D Major by Jean Marie Le-
clair. Partita in D Minor for Solo
Violin by J.S. Bach, Sonata by Mau
rice Ravel, Second Sonata by Charles
Ives, Adagio in E Major, K.261 by
W.A. Mozart, Rondo in C Major, K.373
by W.A. Mozart, and Caprice No. 24
by Paganini-Auer.
SHE STOOPS
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and comfort. We realized with a
shock how much this set contributed
to the play when Mr. Hardcastle sar
donically offers up its props to Mr.
Marlowe. This was a house a man
might very well want to fight for.
The comic servants light cand
les , draw curtains, and deliver mes
sages with idiot attractiveness.
After a killingly funny scene where
Mr. Hardcastle gives them their in
structions their individualities are
firmly established. Douglas McCork-
indale is particularly fine with a
face that suggests an antique map of
Scotland, and the kind of dignity
that comes from complete ignorance.
Edna Randall plays a starry-eyed
wench with every curl bobbing.
Gregg Wilson ends the play for us
with the fine flourish of a dancer,
the last figure to disappear through
the door.
The very good direction was
most obvious in the briskly shifting
focus of the big, scenes in the last
act. I had a chance to talk to one
of the actors and learned that the
play's most winning attribute - its
fully fostered by Miss Ferraro.
My favorite costume was Tony
Lumpkin's. Actor, role, and costume
seemed all of a piece.
"MiGLE AND THE BUG?" TO BE PERFORMED
AT UMC-G THIS THURSDAY
Migle and the Bugs, a chamber
opera by Keith Gates, which was
given its premiere at the School
of the Arts last year, will have
its sixth performance on December
12 at the University of North Caro
lina at Greensboro. The opera will
be given in concert version as it
was originally intended, before
the student body of UNC-G. Migle
was performed this past summer in
Siena Italy also in concert ver
sion.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Dec. 9 - 8:15 p.m. -Faculty Recital
(Mon.) by Phillip Ruder and Cle
mens Sandresky—Salem Col
lege Fine Arts Center.
Dec. 11 -11’00 - Student Government
(Tted.) Meeting (Officers and
alternates) in room 321
Main Building.
11:30 a. m. - Student
Activities Committee Meet
ing - third floor. Main
Building.
11:30 a. m.- Student Re
cital in Main Auditorium
Ruth Critchley - Viola
Laurie Randolph - Guitar
12:15 p. m. - Trampoline
Instruction in the theatre
2:00 p. m.- Convocation-
Mr. Gottlieb's String
Ensemble. (Attendance re
quired)
Dec. 13 -8:00 p.m. Nutcracker Dress
(Fri.) Rehearsal.
Dec. 14 -1:00 p.m. Horseback Riding
(Sat.)
2:00 p.m."The Nutcracker",
a Christmas Ballet pre
sented by the North Caro
lina School of the Arts
Dance Department at Rey
nolds Auditorium.
8:00 p.m. "The Nutcracker"
Dec. 15 -1:00 p.m. Bowling
(Sun.)
2:00 p.m. "The Nutcracker"
4:00 p. m. Wake Forest
University Department of
Music presents their
30th Christmas Vesper Ser
vice featuring "Magnifi
cat" and Christmas Cantata
in Wait Chapel.
-School Dance - time and
place to be announced.
0 PERFORM
Ronald Colton, artistic direc
tor of t'.’.e Augusta Civic Ballet in
Georgia, has invited members of the
Modern Dance Department to perform
December 14 and 15. The dancers
will present Screenplay, choreo
graphed by Job Sanders with music by
Charlie Mingus.
The cast consists of six danc
ers . They are Leland Schwantes,
Georgiana Holmes, Robert Lamb,
Denice Pence, Alana Holloway, and
Evelyn Shepard.
By Tess Morton '