'Pirates' Come To Mars Hill College
Man Hill Collegea first
drama production of the
1W>41 school year will be a
massive undertaking of
Qilbart and Sullivan's
"Pirates of Penzance." The
play will include both
members of the Department
of Theatre Arts, the college
choir, and the college's or-,
cheatra, complete with violins
and other strings recruited
from the Asheville area.
The 1Mb century operetta
subtitled "The Slave of Duty,"
caused quite a stir in the court
of Queen Victoria when it was
first produced. Although not
aimed exclusively at satiriz
iflg the Bntiata government,
lyricist Sullivan did not
refrain from lampooning
The story revolve* around
tbft misadventures of
Frederick, whose governess
was Instructed to indenture
him a ship's pilot. The
governess, Ruth,
misunderstands and instead,
makes him a pirate.
Frederick a t course, attempts
to "do the right" even it it
means giving up his newfound
love, Mabel.
"Working together with
students from three different
areas provides a range of ex
perience not usually en
VirgU Gray, who both direct*
tit* play and designed the set
"We have been wanting to do
this (or yean," be noted, "not
only Just (or the students'
sake, but (or the (acuity who
are working with the drama,
voice and music student*."
Two (acuity members will
also Join the actors on stage.
Dr. William Thomas, assis
tant pro(essor of music, will
play the part of the pirate
king, while Susan Henaley,
also assistant professor of
music, will portray Ruth, the
governess. The role of
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Frederick will be played by
Alan Heed, a senior from
Greenville, S C., majoring in
musk: performance. Hie new
found love, Mabel, will be
played by Cynthia Hoicombe
a Junior from Canton, major
ing in music education.
OUter characters include
the major general, played by
senior Mark Moore, a native
of Mars Hill majoring in
theatre arts; Samuel I, played
by John Grobe, a sophomore
music performance major
from Columbia, S.C.; Samuel
II, played by G. Douglas Ray,
a senior from Jasper, Ga., ma
joring in music; the sergeant
of police, played by David
Glover, a junior from Raleigh
majoring in music; the police
corporal, played by David
McManus, a freshman from
Sanford majoring in theatre
arts; Edith, portrayed by
Sarah Page Hall, a sophomore
drama major from
Tallahassee, Fla.; and J anna
Brendell, a junior music
education major from
Waynesville will play Isabel.
The Mars Hill College Choir
will play the various roles of
police, pirates, and wards of
the major general.
The production will be per
formed Oct. 9-13 in Owen
Theatre with a curtain time of
8:15 p.m. on 9, 10, 11, and 13,
and a 2:30 p.m. matinee on
Sunday, Oct. 12. Reservations
may be made beginning Oct.
6, by calling the Owen Theatre
Box Office at 689-1239 from 1 to
5 p.m. daily.
^BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. David A.
Freeman of Annandale,
Virginia, formerly of Route 7,
Marshall, a daughter, Erin
Leigh, in Alexandria Hospital
on October 1, 1980. Grand
parents are Mrs. Ansel
Freeman of Route 7, Marshall
and the late Mr. Freeman and
Mr. and Mrs. Everette Gosnell
of Grapevine, Marshall.
+ + +
To Mr. and Mrs. James
Hamlin, Jr., of Mars Hill, a
daughter, September 30, 1980,
in Memorial Mission Hospital.
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TERESA ZIMMERMAN, Birdie Treadway
and Mary Eagle entertain the Marshall
senior citizens during picnic along French
Broad River.
OLDEST PARTICIPANT at the Marshall
Meal Site is Mrs. Willie Rounion. She will be
90 in December. Mrs. Rounion does some
river reminiscing during the senior citizens
picnic.
Senior Citizens Picnic On River
Senior Citizens of the Mar
shall Nutrition Site recently
enjoyed a picnic on the French
Broad River in honor of
French Broad Week.
The citizens exchanged
many stories about their lives
and their experiences living
near the river. Many still
remember how the waters of
the river overflowed their
banks and people were forced
to seek higher ground.
The picnic lunch was
prepared by Wavel Seay and
Linda Dodson, cooks at the
Marshall meal site. The plann
ing and preparations were
done by Maria Cox, Nutri
tionist and Food Supervisor
for Madison County. Mrs. Cox
supervises the meals
prepared for all dinners, and
benefits for all the meal sites
and day care centers in
Madison County.
The outing was held at the
new picnic grounds on the
Madison/Buncombe County
line, on the French Broad
River.
Mary Eagle who plays the
dulcimer and guitar, and
Teresa Zimmerman, played
and sang for the senior
citizens on their picnic. Bertie
Treadway joined the two, on
the guitar, in playing and sing
ing.
Miss Zimmerman, her
mother, Mrs Pauline Zim
merman and Texie Baldwin
demonstrated the fine art of
clogging.
Trunk And Furniture Workshop Scheduled
By ETHEL T. WALLIN
Home Economics
Ext. Agent
You are invited to come and
refinish a piece of furniture or
a trunk in our Extension spon
sored workshops. If you are in
terested you will need to call
649-24U for a list of supplies
you will need.
The schedule of place, time
and date follows:
Furniture and picture frame
workshop: October 7 and 8,
9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Marshall
Elementary School in Home
Economic Department ,
Trunk refinishing
workshop: October 22 and 23,
9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Greater
Ivy Community Center;
Furniture and trunk
refinishing workshop: Oc
tober 28 and 30, 7:30 p.m. to
9:30 p.m.. Seminary Baptist
Church Annex, Hayes Run.
If you have a piece of fur
niture or trunk that needs a
facelift, you are invited to
come work with us in the
refinishing workshops.
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