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Page 6-B He ‘Just Happened’ To Land On Stage By JOHN WHITTY Frank McDonald, a young world traveler from Charlotte, “just happened” to arrive in Chapel Hill one day in mid-Octo ber, and it “just happened” that the Carolina Playmakers were holding auditions that day for "Long Day’s Journey Into Night,” the great Eugene O’Neill drama. In the finest tradition of theatrical good fortune, McDon ald was cast as James Tyrone Jr., the role created on Broad way and repeated on the screen by Jason Robards Jr. McDonald, a 1962 graduate of UNC Department of Dramatic Art, has just returned to the United States, after spending a year traveling in Europe. From North Carolina, he plans to jour ney to California to try to make the big break into television act ing. If enthusiasm and energy have anything to do with making a success in Hollywood, Frank SAVE by Monday Nov. 11 EARN Full Dividends From Nov. 1 at HOME SAVINGS AND LOAN 123 North Columbia Street At the Time and Temperature Clock •McDonald is on his way. The young man’s talent, by the way, will also stand him in good stead. As Luther Billis in “South Pa cific,” McDonald made his first big splash with the Playmakers several years ago, and his thea trical experience also includes two seasons with “The Lost Col ony” in Manteo, and a season of summer stock in Erie, Pennsyl vania. As Jamie, the older bro ther of the Tyrone family in “Long Day's Journey Into Night,” McDonald tackles the difficult role of a.frustrated alcoholic on his way down. The character, as are all the play’s characters, is unmistakably biographical, and because of the intensely personal character of the play, O’Neill re quested that it be withheld from performance until twenty - five years after his death. Critics throughout the world seem to be of the opinion that this is O’Neill's greatest work. Brooks Atkinson, in his review of the New York production in 1956, said, “It restores the drama to literature and the theatre to art.” The Playmakers produc tion opens for a “Student Night ’ performance on Tuesday, Nov ember 19, and to the general pub lic on the following evening, Nov ember 20, with performances through Sunday evening, Novem ber 24. Tickets will be released to sea son ticket holders tomorrow morning, and they go on’ sale to the general public on Thursday, November 14. They are avail able at The Playmakers Business Office, 214 Abemethy Hall, and at Ledbetter-Piekard in down town Chapel Hill. fSSfi frank McDonald ' How much longer can it stay in business? The delivery bicycle was a great time ond money saver. In its day. As long as the order wasn’t too big for the basket. And other orders weren't piled up woiting. And it wasn't raining too hard. Anyway, there wasn't much competition in those days. T oday, more and more small businesses are using the Volkswagen Panel Truck. Almost no order’s too big for the VW Panel with its 4 ft. wide side doors. And no order’s too small. With this truck you can deliver one order or one hundred efficiently ond economically. (Operating costs overage around 2$ a mile.) Orders don't pile up. The VW Panel carries over 1,800 pounds. (Nearly twice the load of a standard half-ton truck.) Weather doesn't matter. Besides, where can you find room on a bicycle for your company name in letters a foot high? TRIANGLE MOTORS, Inc. @ AUTMOUXt* 616 W. Chape) Hill St. Durham otALt " Open Friday Nights ’til 9 A Children’s Concert At Glen wood Elementary School Music For Children: Just That ItfAPY FRANCES 0. SCHINHAN A unique community organiza tion called Music For Children, Inc. is just that—music for all children and young people in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area. It may be a special concert or program just for the young peo ple, it may be some scholar ship help, or it may be an in strument to play, but it is some thing good added to children’s lives and it is something which fills a strange gap here. Chapel Hill has had Music For Children, Inc. while suffer ing the foil effects of its schools’ financial crisis and resulting drastic curtailment of pro grams. One of the first items to be cut to the bone was the school music program, so that it became a shadow of its for mer self or of any other music program somewhere else in the State or country. People who have chosen Chapel Hill as the best place to live and raise chil dren are shocked at finding the arts and music so lacking in public education here, and one newcomer said, “Why, we just never dreamed that in a place like Chapel Hill there wouldn't be a high school band;” And oth ers said that the people in this community didn't care, but the truth of the matter is that so many people did care so much that now there are a good many hundred townspeople who give generously of both time and money to Music For Children and say, “just tell us what 'to do.” THE CHAPEL HILL WEEKLY Now in its third year, Music For Children, Inc, was founded by concerned parents and other adults who believed that the arts and music are as impor tant in the educational program as sciences or languages, and the main idea all along has been to supplement musical oppor tunities for all young people of the community but not to in terfere in any way with existing school programs. Already, Music For Children's reputation has spread, and some similar groups elsewhere are using the Chapel Hill organization as a model. Dr. Warner Wells, well-known surgeon and writer, is president of Music For Children. Other officers and directors are Joel- Carter, Mrs. Joseph Straley, Mrs. Stuart Chapin, Wayne Bowers (on leave this year from the University), Mrs. John All cott, and Mrs. Philip Schinhan. Many other volunteers are ac tively working on projects, and one of the organization’s main assetsc is its Teachers’ Com mittee, an advisory group made up of teacher representatives from each school in the city sys temb and appointed by the su perintendent. The mailing address for Music For Children is P. 0. Box 408, Chapel Hill, through which inquiries are welcomed, mem berships received, or informa tion received about ideas or per sons connected with music. Memberships are $1 per person or $2 for a family. Information about musicians and their ta lents, teachers, entertainers, etc. are especially requested for the annual Directory of Music ians (Chapel Hill area) pub lished as a community service by Music For Children. Music For Children has spon sored many special concerts and programs for children, both in the schools and in Town. The highlight of the school year has always been the series of con certs by the North Carolina String Quartet, and last year this was a special Christmas flfl ONE CHECK J§A PAYS FOR ALL YOUR INSURANCE Now you can combine all your Nationwide pre miums into one—pay it over the year in easy-to handle, equal installments, either monthly, quarterly, or semi-annually. No more “premium pressure” on your budget. No more big “lump sum” payments to meet. Why not buy all your family protection—for your life, health, home, car and property—the modern Nationwide way? With Nationwide, just one check takes care of every thing ! 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Music For Children has start ed an instrument roundup in the community and assisted with instrument rental and re pair, has given scholarships to the Young People’s Orchestra, provided volunteer help for Mrs. McCall in instrument tuning and other ways, and begun a cen tral collection of phonograph records. Last year’s special project was the production and circulation of a fine recording by the North Carolina String Quartet, and the record is again featured this year and will go on sale well before Christmas. The Chape! Hill Concert Se ries is offering Music For Chil dren tickets to its concerts, to be distributed where most need ed, and the North Carolina Sym phony makes tickets available for the spring appearance of the Symphony here. Many other Many other projects are planned or are in progress, and special emphasis is upon implement ing recommendations and needs of the music teachers of all the schooils. Ideas and suggestions for more music for children are in vited. Announcement will be made soon of the specialu pro grams and concerts for children for this year. JIM CRISP 405 W. Franklin Phone 942-7153 Study Hall WiH Open Wednesday An early evening study hall for junior high and high school stu dents wifi open Wednesday night in the Chapel Hill High School building. The study haU will be held from 7 to 8;90 every Wed nesday and Thursday. Volunteer teachers and tutors will be avail able to the students during this time. Parents of the students who attend the study hall are request ed to see that the students get to the school on time and return home promptly. The study hall is sponsored by the Integration Fellowship and is open to all students who need a well-lighted and comfortable place to study, as well as the occasional service of an instruc tor. For information about the study hall, telephone the YWCA, 942-4868. 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The program for the evening will be a recital of French Arias. Per forming artfets will be Dr. U. T. Holmes, bass, accompanist Laura Kennedy. Dolly Isom, soprano. SERVE YOURSELF— EVERY SUNDAY I BUFFET 6:30-7:30 P.M-1 featuring RARE ROAST BEEF I 4 Meats—7 Vegetables -__ ‘2.05 All You Can Eat—lt’s a Cowboy’s Treat I Recommended by Duncan Hines and Gourmet BAUCH HOUSE Sunday, November 10, 1968 accompanied by Carlene Watson and Dr. Joel Carter, bass-bari tone, accompanied by Laura Kennedy. The music will be from Gounod, Berlioz, Saint-Saens, Mil haud, Poulenc and others. Mr. Shoe, this year’s scholar- winner for the Alliance Francaise sponsored trip to Paris will give an account of his trip.
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