The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 15, 1966 Page: 3 of 6
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Worthwhile high points
One-acts fall below expectations
By BEVERLY WEHKING
Last weekend the Rice Play-
ers, with their triple-play show,
"S.O.S.", proved that even when
they are bad, they still provide
an entertaining evening.
Roberta Reed easily ran off
with the honors as best act-
tress of the evening, with her
beautiful performance in the
title role of Strindgberg's "Miss
Julie." Unfortunately she was
hampered by some of Strind-
berg's trite lines and didactic
harangues, as well as by the
necessity of playing to perform-
ances considerably below her.
Masterpiece
She rose to the challenge and
was best in the most demanding
scenes, particularly the hyster-
ical scene with Kristin, which
was a technical and emotional
masterpiece. The one thing
lacking from her characteriza-
tion was the air of nobility and
imperiousness which she and
the servants insisted she pos-
sessed.
Jean, played by Pete Hempel,
tried hard and was adequate,
but his stereotyped gestures
and inappropriate voice be-
trayed his inexperience. He al-
most became Jean in the most
challenging scenes.
Unconvincing
Connie Brown's Kristin was
dull in the first scenes but
much better late in the play,
although she, too, was not a
convincing character.
in general, the play was en-
joyable except for Strindberg's
homilies. Director Fred Roberts
showed his experience in using
a skillful actress to greatest
advantage and eliciting the best
from less gifted performers.
One did wish the peasants had
Jones now wet
been more numerous and row-
dier.
The O'Neill play, "Where the
Cross is Made," is a perfect ex-
ample of a bad play by a re-
spected playwright. It was poor-
ly chosen and not much better
rendered. Bob B. Stout, as Nat
Bartlett, had a decent pat style
but showed no understanding of
his character. His unchanging
intense pitch was appropriate in
the emotional scenes but jspring
in the low-pitched dialogue.
Carol Loanne Fisher played
the part of Nat's sister Sue in
an irritatingly high-p itched
voice. The impression was one
of a child trying to play an
adult or an adult very skillfully
playing a child.
Bob L. Stout as the captain
was unquestionably best in his
small role. Ed McGuckin played
the doctor. New director Drew
Meyer, possibly hampered by
someone else's choice of play,
was uninspired and, apparently,
uninspiring.
Highlight
Director Bob Sculley, also
previously unexperienced, pro-
vided the audience with a play
that made the evening worth-
while. Working with the best
overall cast and the best play,
Schaffer's "The Private Ear," he
produced a funny, touching, and
memorable show.
Joe Caruthers, as the shy,
aesthetic T c h a i k, and Chris
Gates, as the swinging Don
Juan, Ter, fitecl perfectly into
their roles, using their lines,
the stage, and each other to
fullest advantage.
Pantomime
Denise Gelinase, as the girl,
Doreen, was good enough to
keep the show from dropping
when it focussed on her, al-
though she didn't seem to know
what to do with her body or,
sometimes, her face. But she
was in command of herself in
the pantomime scene with
Tchaik, which was beautifully
timed to the love duet from
"Madama Butterfly." That
scene brought out the best in
both performers and was a
tribute to the director's skill.
The final scene belonged to
Caruthers ( and to the light and
sound crews), and his master-
ful performance brought to the
audience an understanding so
complete that it was painful.
Notes and Notices
Plane Plan—A group at the
University of Houston has
chartered an Electra Turbo-
Prop plane for a round trip to
New York over the Christmas
holidays, but still have 20 or
30 vacant places. Rice students
may make reservations on the
flight by calling Mike Derkacz
at JA 8-1225.
The plane leaves on Sunday,
December 18 and will return
from New York to Houston on
Monday, January 2. The cost
will be under $120.
But not Baker — For the
eleventh consecutive yea r,
KTRK will televise the spec-
tacular "Christmas at Rice"
program of holiday music at 4
p.m. this Sunday.
The show will feature the
Rice Band, the carillon, the Rice
Chorale, and choirs from three
of the men's colleges, under the
direction of student conductors:
WRC passes liberal liquor rule
Senate to
A school-wide referendum on
the question of whether or not
Rice should rejoin the National
Student Association will be held
on Monday, February 6.
In Tuesday's Senate discus-
sion of Barney Giesen's motion
to hold a referendum on the
issue, it was pointed out that
Rice left NSA two years ago on
the basis of the results of a
similar poll.
It was argued that though
most Senators favored rejoin-
ing and that the Senate could
automatically commit Rice to
the organization, such a refer-
endum would provide the stim-
ulus for a much-needed diffusion
of information concerning NSA.
George Bright, WRC; Rocky
McAshan, Hanszen; and Ben
Teague, Wiess.
Bird—The Bird announces
that its annual Dead Week Is-
sue will appear, appropriately,
the week before the first se-
mester finals.
Final deadline for prose ma-
terials is January 4. All graph-
ics must be received by January
1. (Holiday mailing address is
5203 McKnight, Houston 77035.)
Business — The Thresher is
taking interviews for the po-
sition of assistant business
manager, a training position for
anyone interested in becoming
the business manager of next
year's Thresher. Interested stu-
dents should contact Bob Eas-
ton at JA 3-6409.
Albee — "The American
Dream," Edward Albee's drama
of the American family situa-
tion, will be presented at the
In other Senate action Tues-
day night, Charlie Schade sub-
mitted a compilation of the cal-
endar poll. The Senate author-
ized an investigation of the
operation of the Rice Campus
Store and turned over to SCEP
for study a proposal from the
Houston Council of Colleges to
establish a Free University in
Houston.
Terry O'Rourke reported on
the Student Conference on Na-
tional Affairs which he attended
last weekend at Texas A&M
University. The results of the
freshman class elections were
approved and Jeff Hanes, Class
President, was officially wel-
comed to the Senate.
Contemporary Arts Association
on Friday night. Neil Havens,
co-ordinator of the Players, will
be directing, and John Parish
and Thom Scrutchin are among
the Rice associates involved in
the production. Tickets are
$1.25 and the performance be-
gins at 8 pm.
Discount cards
on sale for 50c
The Houston Council of Col-
leges Student Discount Cards
will be sold tonight and Friday
night in the college commons,
and Friday in the RMC between
10 am and 2 pm.
The price of the cards is 50
cents.
To date 21 merchants are par-
ticipating in the program, and
more merchants are expected to
join the program during the
year. Students will be supplied
with a list of the participating
merchants, and updated lists
will be issued to card-holders
during the year.
By CHARLES SZALKOWSKI
Thresher Colleges Editor
The Baker College proposal
to allow liquor at certain par-
ties in the various college com-
mons received a boost recently
when Will Rice College passed
a resolution with almost ident-
ical wording. The WRC resolu-
tion adds the stipulation that
all such parties will be semi-
formal or formal events and
notes, as a formality, that all
University and College rules
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Brown College considered the
Baker proposal in a cabinet
'meeting but decided that it did
not affect them. A statement in
the cabinet minutes reads: "This
is a matter to be handled by
the men's colleges, since they
are the ones who are interested
in having such parties in their
public rooms."
In an all-college referendum,
Jones College accepted an
amendment to the College Con-
stitution to specifically prohibit
liquor only in the public rooms
of the college, 113-52. Jones
thus joins the other five col-
leges in allowing liquor in priv-
ate rooms.
Yesterday Will Rice College
elected to represent the fresh-
men class in the Will Rice Diet.
Petitions were due Tuesday and
a meeting was scheduled Tues-
day evening for speeches by
candidates.
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THE RICE THRESHER, DECEMBER 1 5, 196 6—P AGE 3
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Coyner, Sandy. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 15, 1966, newspaper, December 15, 1966; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth244988/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.