March 9,1978
MENC pageant planned
for second year
The Music Educators Na- and receive a grand prize of
tional Conference will present $100. If an organization would
the second annual womanless like to enter a contestant and
beauty pageant on Thursday, has not received an entry
March 23, at 8 p.m. in Whitley blank, a representative should
auditorium. go to Dr. Artley’s office in 103
This year s theme will be Carlton, or call at Ext. 262.
You Light Up My Life,” and The deadline for entry is to-
the contestants will be from morrow, March 10.
Pendulum
various Elon fraternities, so
rorities, and service clubs.
They will be judged on casual
dress, an informal interview,
swimsuit, evening gown and
talent.
The contest will be open to
the general public with an ad
mission charge of one dollar.
The proceeds from the pageant
will be used for music schol
arships at Elon. Tickets will be
The winner will be crowned » tong St Cen!
Miss Elon Womanless of 78 ter
* pageant was a great success due lo the large number of “beauties” who entered the
Play review
^Phiy it again, Sam’
featured at Carolina Theatre
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^The Halcyon Room^
by Dan Doby
The old Carolina Theatre in
Greensboro, N.C., is playing
host to some very fine drama
these days, and thanks to the
efforts of Mike and Brenda
Lilly, Craig Spradley, and
Mary “Cricket” Favan, the
nucleus of the act company.
Funded through the Guil
ford County Manpower office,
this theatre group has been
together for a year and a half
and have been highly successful
with their plays. Last summer,
they did a superb job with
Harold Pinter’s play “Old
Friends,” and are currently
producing Woody Allen’s
comedy “Play It Again,
Sam,” which will open Thurs
day night.
All four are more than
qualified in their craft Mike
and Brenda Lilly and Craig
Spradley are all graduates of
UNC-G’s excellent and reput
able drama program, and
Mary Favan has studied at
Hollands College and the
American Academy of Drama.
All four worked professionally
in outdoor dramas and dinner
theatres across the country
before bringing their talents
back to Greensboro.
Mike Lilly, director of the
current Allen comedy, stated
that one of the act company’s
aims is to generate interest in
their productions in the cities
surrounding Greensboro. This
should be an easy task, con
sidering the architectural beau
ty of the old Carolina and the
quality and enthusiasm put
into the productions there.
Tickets for “Play it Again,
Sam,” can be purchased in
Greensboro at Will’s Book
Store, Atticus Book Store, and
Straughn’s Book Store, and at
the ticket office all the nights
of the production. The price is
$3 and the show runs through
Sat., Marcn 11.
A touch of class at Mantelworks
by Dan Doby
A touch of class is how you
would describe Mr. Shaw and
company at the Mantelworks
Theater in Greensboro, North
Carolina. Mr. Shaw is Ray
mond Shaw, and his company
is the Old Shaw Repertory
Company, and together they
are producing, at a steady rate,
some of the finest theatre in
this part of the state.
The Mantelworks is located
at 324 South Elm Street in the
Old Greensboro section of the
city. Its drawing cards are
good food at fair prices, a
relaxed atmosphere, and quali
ty theatre time and time again.
Shaw began his theatrical
career in 1965. After gradua
tion from high school, he ap
peared in many musicals be
fore entering the American
Academy of Dramatic Arts in
New York. He was in the army
for three years (during which
time he wrote and appeared in
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review), and after working as
manager of Cafe Carnegie at
Carnegie Hall for three years,
came south to appear in the
N.C. Theatre Ensemble’s pro
duction of “Full Moon” and
Mantelwork’s “The Mad
Show” and also brought
Graciela Mime to the Mantel
works. He decided to branch
out and form his own company
and in January of 1977, the
Old Shaw Repertory Company
was founded. Old Shaw Stu
dios, at 314 S. Greene St.,
offer professional instructors
and has recently opened for
business. Shaw handles the
Actors Workshop at 10 a.m.
Saturday mornings. All phases
of a career in theatre are
covered by Mr. Shaw. His
wife, Barbara, a professional
actress and dancer, teaches the
dancing class in the evenings,
weekdays, and Saturdays from
9:30 a.m. till the afternoon.
Beginner’s ballet, advanced
ballet, jazz, and dancercize
classes offer a well-rounded
program for beginners or
adults. She is assisted by
cont. p. 6
by Dan Doby and
Becky Sharpe
The Old Shaw Repertory
Company opened Friday night
with an original play by Walter
Forster, “The Halcyon
Room,” at the Mantelworks
theater in old Greensboro. The
three-act comedy was directed
by Raymond Shaw, founder of
OSR.
The story begins as a prev
iously rich couple, Vernon and
Edith Edwards (Jan J. Hensley
and Dee Autry) discuss their
embarrassing financial state
which has been spiraling stead
ily downward for years.
Though the money has long
since flown, the couple has
kept up a front of being
socially elite through clothing,
manner, and a faithful and
earthy maid named Velma
(Vicki Sparks). After deciding
to turn the house into an
apartment building, a series of
comical events ensue. A gay
biker wants to rent a room,
two hookers are brought there
from a “home,” and their
daughter’s fifth husband, pos
ing as fiance, (Ray Shaw)
shows up intent on convincing
his wife’s parents that his
station in life is as financially
affluent as theirs. Through all
this domestic chaos, Velma
flows in and out of the action,
chiding the family for their
foolishness and loving them at
the same time. And the
audience loves her as she
delivers one-liners such as this
one, after being accused of
being anti-social, “It comes
from being around people.”
The alto twists and turns
and is finally resolved to
everyone’s mutual satisfaction
as the truth is finally revealed
by the red-faced Edwards and
their daughter’s fiance.
Excellent performances are
turned in by almost everyone
in the cast. Vicki Sparks is the
audiences favorite with her
delightful interpretation of the
role of Velma. Each actor
presents a believable character
through good comic timing
and a natural delivery of their
lines.
The careful use of lighting,
costume, and staging all add to
the credibility of this excellent
comedy. The play will be
running Friday and Saturday
nights through March and
April, and tickets can be
obtained through calhng
274-9081.
Miscellaneous
and otherwise....
by Dan Doby and
Becky Sharpe
After receiving at the hands
of Dave Gerni a most severe
toungue-lashing, reporters
Becky Sharpe and Dan Doby
took a birds-eye view of the eont.p.5
recent chicken-sighting inci
dent in Elon College and de
cided to pull files on the man’s
past.
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