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February 196 National Players' Merchant of Venice Criticized (The principal reason I am writinsT this criticism is to learn for myself how to 'vrite a decent criticism. The first prob lem I face is ignorance of the theater and Shakespeare. The second is that it is hard . __ fo speak from one^s self rather than say- iions were Kel mg what one is supposed to say.—Ed.) ats and Randa Epling led th THE MERCHANT OF VENICE 24 points, is a play depicting antagonism eled to Woffoibetween Jew and Christian re- 1 denied victor vealing at the same time little )ok a 75-70 vii difference between the two. lill. High scorf ijjjg -watch such a as Bill Kenne pl^y jg David Webste fanjjjjgj,j2g(j before curtain Randall tallietime. If one is familiar with the m led Woffoipiay^ jjg jjgj; totally miss out the beginning action while he ! out the seasois adjusting to the elevated speech laryville tonigl Which often, for me at least, pre- th Emory aU n the Mars Hi sents a fairly serious problem. The recent production of THE MERCHANT OF VENICE ' pre sented by the National Players 18 Feb. in Moore Auditorium did not present this problem to me. However, my impression of the National Players is that they, be ing a young and mischievous crew, felt that no one would notice in “them thar hills” if they played around with Shakespeare and did with it what they wanted. Whether or not this is truth doesn’t really matter. What is important is how the performance came off, and to that I could only answer “fair to middling.” The power that should have been there simply wasn’t. There were two reasons for the weakness. First, there was much too big a play upon the humorous lines. This seems to do Shakes- peace injustice, for the humor of Shakespeare is in content rather than presentation. Still, it must be admitted that the sissy prince of Arragon played by James Beard, came out a pleasing fig ure. Second, almost none of the players had the sonorous voices that are pre-requisite to Shakes peare. Shylock played by Ben jamin Hess Slack probably came closer to being the traditional Shakespearian actor than any of the others simply because of his melodramatic voice. Antonio played by Alan Share, had a pleasing, mellow voice which he used a little too meagerly. Oddly, my favorite players were Nerissa and Shylock. Nerissa, played by Emily Michaud, spar kled with mischievousness and for that reason seemed quite right for the part. Shylock, too, was enjoyable as he raged, frothed, and sputtered across the stage. His only flaw was occasional poor enunciation. He also played his role well. Antonio would have been just as good if he had been just a little more dramatically expressive. Portia, played by Ilona Dulaski, was good but some how did not appear outstanding. Bassanio, Charles Murphy, and Lorenzo, Hugh G. Kelley, were not the actors of the major roles. They seemed too much like mod ern “cools.” Jessica, Noreen Bar tolomeo, wasn’t had, but neither did she have the strength that she should have had. All in all, this play was neither the best nor worst Shakespear ean production I have seen. Though it did, indeed, leave some thing to be desired, it also pro vided the all too rare experience at Mars Hill of the great English dramatic tradition. —cey port man Davi :s. Bill Kenne! o should retut rear should be , by the studel the stands ha ) people can 1> ■ ’ the game is 4 March, 1967 or may not fi st the Wasps > igh School gyij : stands and If JSAL to play | :y, Va. Take Part I of the TIME Cur rents Affairs Test on pages four and five. Part II will be pub lished next issue. Answers for Part I appear on page five. the Mars Hill College hiUtod MARS. HILL. N. C. Vol. XLI. No. 10 structure jr had come | ike short of 1 h -was report*! ess and injutl n A-B, counW effort of th^ ore the Lio’ [le slow do* Job Hartmai^ 3 were leadi" id time out lat was to b® battle. lining on ^ stepped to -and-one sit'’! Arms and the Man To Be in the Round w Stars of the forthcoming drama production are (standing 1. to r.) Candy Coles as Louka and ^>*ick Tilley as Sergius; (seated I. to r.) Barbara Blythe as Catherine and Mike Yelton as Petkoff, ^SU Undergoing Re-organization me. The Baptist Student Union a serious responsibility as tri' , tbr«' 'e -B , 70'«‘ me ed, Ran*' Bill Gib»'| BIS the ras cheef'*' >ple real'*! 1 caught ^ o the d’"*’’ ® coordinating organization for ^bgious activities on our cam- according to Paul Campbell, president. “Therefore, this j^^Ponsibility must be examined 1 ®*luently in order to see if it is fulfilled. Resentment against the or- ^hization and its Christian pur pose may be easily justified when the organization functions poorly and exclusively. It is for this reason that the BSU desires to change its structure and seek to serve the entire campus by pro viding more activities for involve ment. “The new structure will con sist of six councils: 1) Enlistment Council, 2) Worship Council, 3) deputies Approved by 5GA i^^GA has been active in approv- I ^ new deputies to the judicial circulating petitions for ti to gc ' h. body officers, installing t» ■ he put ry, the in k' McC^ Phones in the dorms, and es- p nshing the new President’s Senate has approved new k^^'Pties to aid in the judicial on campus. Tony Haw- almost of the I>i«, --- — - stepped to ^ approved Robert jfficial, led in pass', utes the ^ me, they ^ ning, exhaP® the first appointee to the of Defense Attorney, which a ^ created last semester, and ,^Vis as the Deputy Defense At- of the tears Approved as Deputy General is David Smith. Sheila Shephenson has It^^^at this evidences that the ' ^ judicial system is continu- to grow and that students fining more power and re- j, ®'bility in campus life, loj. ®*'R‘ons have been circulated s'* of vic^ry , . .V. Judicial system is continu- mto the ^ ■ had come ling of an pie had McConnell ome for n and now -Bill De»' $2 v,®budent body officers since ftp ®o- The campaigns are slated 7-14 Mar.; speeches in chapel are slated 9 Mar.; and the elections are 16 Mar. Additional dormitory phones are in the works. Although it is not possible for the college to ob tain extra phones for the dorms on the free local call basis which is presently used, the phone com pany is working with the Senate and administration in trying to install two pay phones in each dorm, thus alleviating the phone traffic somewhat, reports Senator Stephenson. The newly established Presi dent’s Council met Monday, 21 Feb. for the first time. This council is made up of the presi dents of each class and those of the major clubs on campus, and is presided over by Dr. Fred Bent ley. This is a new concept in campus communication and is de scribed by Dr. Bentley as giving “a clearer picture of the feelings of the student body and admin istration.” Current Issues Council, 4) Social Actions Council, 6) Missions Council, 6) and Promotion Coun cil. Each council will be com posed of the various chairmen of committees and organizations which apply to the work of that particular council. Also, each council will have stated responsi bilities, but will be urged to use creativity and experimentation in their endeavors. The chairman of each council will serve along with the president and the sec.- treas. on the Executive Council. This council will appoint the ones who will compose the other coun cils, will coordinate the activities of the other councils, and will evaluate their work. “The idea of the council struc ture is one used effectively at Baylor University and should work well on our campus. It gives more opportunity and flexibility in a service to the entire student body.” The whole structure cannot be adequately explained at this time for lack of space and also due to the fact that it has not been reviewed by the Religious Life Committee. However, the basic council structure has been ap proved. The election of Presi dent will take place on Tuesday, and at the same time nominations will be made for the chairmen of the various councils. On Thurs day the election of the council chairmen will be held. ARMS AND THE MAN, a play by George Bernard Shaw, will be presented by the drama division 9-11 Mar. under the direction of Dr. Charles Cox. The drama will be produced arena-style on the main stage of Moore Auditorium with the audience seated on each side of the actors. Newscap Belated congratulations to Ann Kirby, whose name was omitted last issue. Miss Kirby won a Home Economics Scholarship Award. ■ywo of our junior music stu dents will be giving a joint voice recital on 17 Mar. in Spainhour Hall in the Fine Arts Building. Miss Mary Rome Rector, mezzo- soprano, and James Claude Rich ardson, tenor, will begin their pro gram at 8 p.m. The 30 students who attended the missions conference at South ern Seminary in Louisville, Ky., returned last Sunday with glow ing reports about their weekend. Mars Hill was well represented at this conference. John David Mc Gee, a former student here, plan ned the conference at Southern Seminary along with his various committee chairmen, three of which are Mars Hill graduates, Martha Penley, Andy Good, and Glen Davenport. John Kollen, pianist, will be presented iin recital in Moore Auditorium on 13 Mar. at 8 p.m. This seating arrangement “in the round” allows a closer iden tification by the audience with the characters and their actions. The first arena-style play, NO EXIT, was sponsored last spring by the Scriblerus Honor Club. Included in the cast are Kathy Young, Raina; Barbara Blythe, Catherine; Candy Coles, Louka; Perry White, Bluntschli; Brick Tilley, Sergius; Mike Yelton, Pet koff; David Jones, Nicola; and Andy Biro, an officer. Working on the stage crew are Katie Swofford, assistant to the director; Mike Yelton, technical director; and Wayne Slagle, stage manager. Since only a limited number of seats will be available each night, students planning to attend the production must obtain tickets in the Pine Arts lobby at a time to be announced. The play, which takes place during the last days of the Serbo- Bulgarian War, concerns an enemy soldier who takes refuge in the bedroom of a Bulgarian woman and the complications which arise as she tries to protect him. Shaw begins his play by creating an illusion of the hero’s being a villian and of the villain’s being a hero. Plans are also being made for a presentation of Shakespeare’s TWELFTH NIGHT, which will be performed this spring in the am phitheater. The cast has not yet been selected. Venture in Faith Planned The Rev. Ed Stach is coming to Mars Hill next week through the auspices of the Mars Hill Metho dist Church. This will be a part of the “Venture in Faith” pro gram sponsored by the Methodist churches in the Southeast. On Tuesday, 7 Mar., Rev. Stach will speak at the Brown Dormi tory devotions. Thursday, 9 Mar., he will address block students of the College at 9 a.m. That eve ning at 10:00 he will be holding informal discussions in the Alley Door. The next day Rev. Stach will speak at student prayer serv ice. From 12-15 Mar., at 7:30, Rev. Stach will be speaking nightly at the Mars Hill Methodist Church. During this time Rev. Stach will be available to meet with any group of students or inter ested persons. For further infor mation, contact the Rev. Durwood Hofler at the Mars Hill Methodist Church. Rev. Stach grew up in the in ner city of Chicago.
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