The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, February 21, 1958 Page: 4 of 8
eight pages : ill. ; page 15 x 11 in.View a full description of this newspaper.
- Highlighting
- Highlighting On/Off
- Color:
- Adjust Image
- Rotate Left
- Rotate Right
- Brightness, Contrast, etc. (Experimental)
- Cropping Tool
- Download Sizes
- Preview all sizes/dimensions or...
- Download Thumbnail
- Download Small
- Download Medium
- Download Large
- High Resolution Files
- IIIF Image JSON
- IIIF Image URL
- Accessibility
- View Extracted Text
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
Page 4
THE REDBIRD
February 21, 1958
Synopsis Given For Puccini's
Italian Opera, ’La Boheme’
"La Boheme", the grand
opera by Jack Puccini
which opens Feb. 28 in the
Tech auditorium, will be
sung entirely in Italian. In
order that the action can
be understood, a synopsis
follows:
Act I - Paris, 1830
Marcelle, the painter, and
Rodolfo, the poet, are
spending a bleak and pen-
niless Christmas Eve in
Marcelle's attic studio. To
keep warm, they bum Ro-
dolfo's latest manuscript.
Colline, the philosopher,
comes in, followed shortly
by Schaunard, the musi-
cian. Schaunard has food,
firewood, and money, and
the four cronies begin a
rowdy celebration. They
are interrupted by the
landlord demanding the
rent, but they manage to
get rid of him. The three
go off to the Cafe Momus to
celebrate, leaving Rodolfo
to finish an article. He
promises to come after
them shortly.
As he writes, a tap at the
door announces the arrival
of Mimi, the little em-
broiderer who lives in the
same building. She asks
for a light for her candle.
As she leaves, Mimi drops
her key, and both her can-
dle and Rodolfo's blow out.
As they search, Rodolfo
grasps her hand; they tell
each other their life sto-
ries two tuneful and be -
lovea arias: "Che Gelida
Manina" ("Your Tiny Hand
is Frozen") and "Mi Chia-
mano Mimi" ("They Call
Me Mimi"). Happy in their
new love, t h e y go off to
join the others at the cafe.
Act II - The Cafe Momus
A gay Christmas crowd
is eating and drinking,
strolling, and buying from
the many street hawkers.
Into this noisy scene comes
Musetta, a coquette, with
Alcindoro, an old and illy
councillor of state. She
sees Marcello, her ,'d
sweetheart, and immeo •
ately tries to attract hii
attention and get rid of Al-
cindoro. She finally suc-
ceeds by pretending that
her shoe hurts and sending
Alcindoro off to get it re-
paired. She and Marcello
embrace, and the whole
crowd goes off, leaving the
bill for poor Alcindoro.
Act III - The Tollgate
It is February, and the
scene opens at a tollgate
near the edge of town.
Mimi, coughing and ill,
comes seeking Marcello to
tell him that she and Ro-
dolfo have quarreled and
decided to separate. Mu-
setta and Marcello are
quarreling, and there is a
foreboding of tragedy. Ro r
dolfo enters, sees Mimi,
Club Will Discuss
Constitution Changes
C o n s t i t utional amend -
m e n t s will be presented
for consideration by the
Newman Club at a meeting
scheduled Tuesday at 6:30
p.m.inthe Cardinal Room
of the Student Union. Pre-
sident Buddy Boutte will
present plans for attending
the state convention sche -
duled this coming April.
The Newman Club of La-
mar has been selected to
lead a discussion group at
the state meeting.
and there is a surge of the
old love. They go off, pro-
misingnotto separate un-
til spring.
Act IV - The Garret
Rodolfo and Marcello are
back in the garret, lamen-
ting the loss of their
sweethearts. Colline and
Schaunard come in with
food and wine. There is a
lot of horseplay as in Act
I, interrupted by Musetta,
who appears at the door
pale and frightened. Mimi
is with her, very ill, and
the friends hasted to make
her comfortable by the
fire. They gather up Mu-
setta’s earrings and Col-
line’s worn overcoat to
pawn for money for medi-
cine and a doctor. Left
alone, Mimi and Rodolfo
relive their meeting and
their love. The others re-
turn, Mimi falls asleep.
Before the doctor can ar-
Joan Keller*
The show on view at the
Beaumont Art Museum is
the 19th Annual Texas
Painting and Sculpture
Exhibition. Sponsored by
the Dallas Museum of Fine
Arts, and the Witte Mem-
orial Museum of San An-
tonio, Beaumont is the only
museum outside o f the
sponsors which will show
this exhibition. A jury se-
lected 91 pieces of work by
91 different artists from
the 598 entries. David Car-
gill, whose entry is a
sculpture, is the only local
artist. Since the show is
one of the finest ever ex-
hibited in this area, don’t
miss a chance to see it be-
fore Feb. 27. Museum
hours are 10 to 4 on Tues-
day through Thursday and
2 to 5 on Sunday.
Symphonic Attraction
The fourth concert of the
Beaumont Symphony's sea-
son will be Monday evening
(Feb.24) at 8:00 in the city
auditorium. Mr. Edvard
Fendler will conduct the
orchestra in "Variations
rive, she is dead; and as
the curtain falls, Rodolfo
cries out her name in an-
guish.
and Fugue on a Theme" by
Kuhnau with arrangement
byHendrikAndriessen, the
"Symphony Concertante"
by Mozart and "Symphony
in D Minor" by Caesar
Franck. Two Lamar facul-
tymembers who will be
featured in "Symphony
Concertante" are Mr. C .A.
Wiley, oboe, and Mr. Huot
Fisher, clarinet. Student
Season Tickets are still
available for the remain-
ing two concerts. Phone
the city auditorium for
Monday evening's concert.
The box office opens at 1
p.m.
Creative Writing
So remarkable was the
response to the offering of
English 335, "Creative
Writing" that the section
had to be split. Over forty
students signed up for this
elective class which made
it necessary for Dr. Wil-
liam Whipple to teach half
of the enrolled students.
The course makes severe
demands upon students for
extensive production
throughout the semester.
In addition to the writing
experience, students learn
about markets, commer-
cial methods, slanting, and
other techniques pertinent
to successful professional
writing. Nevertheless, it
is to be noted that the goal
of the class is not strictly
commercial, but rather, it
is to allow students the
opportunities to experi-
ence the pleasure of crea-
tivity and to improve their
personal abilities in writ-
ten expression._
Weve Put a Speedometer on the Stars!
/NS/DEAN OBSERVATORY ATTACHED
TO A LEADING UNIVERSITY
THIS SPECTROSCOPE ACTS LIKE
A FILTER. IT SEPARATES THE
LIGHT WAVES -TELLS US HOW
FAST STARS ARE MOVING. OUR
i KNOWLEDGE OF SPACE
nA. DEPENDS TO A LARGE
■PTfc-r DEGREE ON THIS j
INFORMATION ■
THE FILTER ON A CIGARETTE
IS IMPORTANT, TOO. THAT'S
WHY I SMOKE VICEROYS. ◄
N VICEROY GIVES YOU MORE
7 OF WHAT YOU CHANGE.J
, TO A FILTER FORi M
I SOME ARE TRAVELLING
|§> 10 MILLION MIL "S .a!
1 AN HOUR !
'T* wow! m
professor;
HOW CAN YOU
► POSSIBLY
EL TELL? m
YOU SEE, VICEROY HAS MORE THAN 1
20,000 FILTER TRAPS. THOUSANDS *
AND THOUSANDS MORE THAN OTHER
s—LEADING BRANDS! .
Lfcjht One! Discover...
VICEROY GIVES YOU
MORE OF WHAT w
YOU CHANGE TO I
A FILTER FOR! I
|S MORE TASTE,TOO. REALLY SMOOTH!
H^yesTviceroys-rIch7mellow^^L ]
m TOBACCOS ARE SMOOTHED TO JEi
PERFECTION by
jg \ THE viceroy <£vTm*
JlTw mm FILTER!
L New crush-proof
> ibex or
famous famllJcr pack.
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Matching Search Results
View eight places within this issue that match your search.Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Barnes, Dorothy. The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, February 21, 1958, newspaper, February 21, 1958; Beaumont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth499038/m1/4/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar University.