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The Miracle Worker, by William
Gibson, with Larry Walz, Ann
West, Paul Gold, Anne Carson,
Phyllis Rankin, Ronald Weaver,
Abby Hurwitz, Henry Ramer,
Ed Grady, Margaret Cathell,
Anne Faushee,, Alice Dawson,
Marty Grady, Judy Lipton, Deb-
ora Myers, Valerie Myers, Lou-,
ise Pettis, Rebecca Scott, Kathy
Wagoner, Nancy Carson, Kermit
Ewing, Dude Hatten, Dick King,
Bonnie Wilson, Sean Grady. Di
rected by Wesley Van Tasse. De
sign and lighting by Harry Calla
han. By MYLES LUDWIG
(Imagine playwright Gibson, who
journals the prostitution of an ar
tist in his SEESAW LOG, hovering
over his typewriter, hands folded,
and dreaming.)
. "Heh, heh, heh . .
they think ! saw last. week
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I sold out last time ... I'll write
them an artistic failure that'll be
a fantastic success. Ill take a
story about this kid, make her a
girl who can't see, hear, or talk,
just like Helen .lller, and then
I'll get somebody to teach her
how to fold a napkin. Yeah, that's
it. Then, let's see, I need a fam
ily. Well, I'll take a couple of
characters from that TV thing I
. father not un-
s o n nazz, mother
caught in middle. And then, 5'eah,
this will really hook 'em, I'll throw
in some symbols bells that ring
in crucial places, voices from
somebody's past. Got to be care
ful not to allow the characters to
become to real. Man, it ught to
run for years and then I can write
a book about this one too. I'll
make a million-"
Gibson Exploits Characters
Perhaps the playwright is not
as callous as I make him out to
be. But the Miracle Worker is
concerned with a rather delicate
though certainly noble subject, the
transformation of an almost bestial
being into a "human child." Wheth
er this subect and its ramifica
tions are theatrically valid or not,
is not the question at hand. Rath
er the problem seems to be, is
Gibson's talent large enough to
carry the theme without exploiting
his characters or embarrassing
his audience?
I feel that he is very definitely
using Helen just as he is using
the church bells and, though I ad
mit to a certain amount of guilt
tinged embarrassment at the sight
of a sidewalk pencil vendor, I J place behind bars and the other Perhaps, if HEXRY RAMER had
Would have been thoroughly ap-; hundreds of feet in the air." For not shown so much contempt for
palled by Helen's strangulated me, this type of theatre takes the the character he was playing, the
movementshad they been played Py off the stage and puts it into situation . between father and son
as written. Certainly without this the livingroom thus destroying might have been more believable,
gimmicked approach, the play j Oilman's "x quality" or the But as he acted the role, I see no
could never stand on its own. j '"magic" which is so basic to the reason for the two men to ever
The family is entirely one dim- j drama. i find a basis of undrstandin
ensional; and even Annie Sullivan j Furthermore, this method taxes I have no quarrel with MAR-
borders on the superficial, though unreasonably the concentration of GARET CATHELL'S characteri-
the actor and necessitates some zation of Annie Sullivan. But al-
part of the audience missing a though she was superbly puckish
dramatically important point. With in her tender scenes, Miss CATH
a play such as this, i.e. one where-, ELL seemed to substitute vocal
in the dramatic intensity hinges so and physical posturing for genuine
much on facial expression and; emotion when called upon to par-
movement, arena staging cannot' ticipate more dramatically.
admittedly she is granted the pos-,
sibility of another side by a dra
matic attachment to her dead
brother and by Captain Keller's
abortive suggestion of an ulterior
motive in her desire to teach the
child. Furthermore, the playwrite,
as if the foregoing were not
enough to strain our credulity,
adds three "plantation nigrahs"
straight out of Birth of a Nation.
Though filled with rough-and-tumble
scenes, the play is general
ly dull and talkative. The audience
knows very well what it is wait
ing for and can do without the
contrived effects and dramatic in
dictments that are so much fiiier.
Perhaps, if Gibson had attempted
to relate Helen's side of the story,
instead of making her a dramatic
device, he would have succeeded
in holding my attention.
In my opinion, VAN TASSEL'S
greatest error in judgement was
choosing to play the piece in the
round. Arena staging is, as Ken
neth Tynan says, "a method which
overrates the importance of 'in
tamacy' in the theatre and, by
citing the circus as an indication
of the creed, overlooks the fact
that of the two most exciting things
that happen in a circus, one takes
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Worked Against Script
Reserved praise goes to AXXE
CARSON who played the part of
Bearing these handicaps in mind, 1 Helen. .Miss CARSON handled the
it is difficult to judge the overall, role with too much restraint and
production. The performance was i assuredness, but did come alive
ciuite casual and not once did 1 1 in some of the violent scenes with
feel feat the actors had hit upon
a truthful moment. And stranger
yet, it seemed to me that the cast
was working against the script ra
ther than with it.
A-YN WEST played the wailing
mother as if she were simply hor
rified by the whole proceedings
and PAUL GOLD, though his third
her teacher. She seemed, as did
many of the actors, to be victims
of overdirection.
WESLEY VAN TASSEL moved
his players through HARRY CAL
LAHAN'S miniature set with lit
tle regard for natural relation
ships. Consequently, the perform
ance moved from mob-scenes to
act was beautiful, merely walked! tableaux vivant in a distressingly
heavily through most of the play, j theatrical manner.
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DAILY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
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11. Ride for
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drinks
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43. Daniel, the
44. August
flower
45. Rolls of
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DOWN
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vehicles
2. In progress
3. Bass voice
4. " Miss"
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6; Butter
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33. Gay
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Campus Briefs
COMMUNITY AMBASSADOR
All students interested in the
Community Ambassador program
of the Experiment in International
Living are invited to attend a
meeting Tuesday, Dec. 18 at 5 p.m.
in Y Court. Those unable to at
tend should notify Anne Lee Riden
hour, 968-9097. Applications will
be distributed at this meeting.
SEMINARS ABROAD
All interested persons are invited
to a meeting to discuss travel and
study abroad Tuesday at 4 p.m.
at the YMCA. The latest informa
tion on Seminars Abroad and other
European programs will be given.
CHEERLEADER TRYOUTS
Tryouts for freshman Head
Cheerleader will be held in the
Tin Can at 5 p.m. Monday.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
There will be a meeting of the
Finance Committee at 7 p.m. Mon
day in Student Govt. Offices.
Christmas each year is a little
brighter for 40 Raleigh children
thanks to the efforts of the YM
YWCA's Orphanage Committee.
Each year this committee, which
visits the Roman Catholic Or
phanage in Raleigh each week,
sponsors a Christmas party for the
children. Last year the party in
cluded a football clinic where the
children met the football team
and had a talk with Ray Farriss.
This year there will be entertain
ment by folk singers Dan Brock,
Al Wright, and Miss Garrie Mat
thews, beginning at 2, with refresh
ments and games later on.
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Today also there will be a visit
by Santa Claus, played by student
Richard Forum, who will distriD
ute gifts to the children. The gifts
are paid for from the committee s
budget.
At 4 p.m. the children will leave
the Baptist Student Union, where
the party will be held, for the
Morehead Planetarium to see the
'Christmas show, "Star of Bethle
hem."
Transportation to and from the
campus will be provided by the
orphanage's bus driven by the
committee's co - chairman, Jan
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Open 'til 10 P. M.
COOP COMMITTEE
There will be a meeting of the
Coop Committee Tuesday at 4 p.
m. in the offices of the Student
Govt.
CAROLINA FORUM
There will be an emergency
meeting of the Carolina Forum to
day at 2 p.m. in GM.
CAMPUS SING
Sunday evening the Men's Gle
Club, Phi Mu Alpha, and the Orde
of the Grail will sponsor an All
Campus Carol Sing. The sing will
start in Y-Court at 7:45 and pro
ceed to the TTpper Quad to pick
up participants. In the course of
the sing the group will stop at
President Friday's house.
The sing will culminate at Gra
ham Memorial, where coffee and
donuts will be served.
Join in the true meaning of
Christmas.
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TO WISH YOU A
MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND THANK YOU
SINCERELY FOR
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JUDICIAL COMMITTEE
The Student Legislature's Judi
rial Comfittee will meet in the
Grail Room in GM at 3 p.m. to
day. The "Bad Check" bill will be
considered at tins time. All inter
ested persons are invited to attend
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Tuesday, Dec. 18, is the final
day for approving Yack picture
proofs or ordering copies. Proofs
may be seen in the basement of
GM from 1-5 p.m. each day
through Friday.
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