The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 19, 1978 Page: 13 of 16
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fine arts calendar
Freire Recital
Noted Brazilian pianist
Nelson Freire will perform
works from Bach, Villa-Lobos,
and Chopin on Thursday,
January 26, at 8:30pm in
Jones Hall. 227-5134.
Shakespeare
Members of the Royal
Shakespeare Society will
perform at the University of
Houston's (central campus)
new Lyndall Wortham
Theatre on February 4 at 2 and
8pm in two separate produc-
tions: The Green Eyed
Monster and Pleasure and
Repentance. 749-1427 for
further information.
The Yellow Brick Road
The Alley Theatre will present
two performances of its
popular children's musical on
Saturday, January 28, at
10:30am and 1:00pm. 228-8421.
* * *
Who's On First
Jack Sharkley's "nightmare
comedy" is at Theatre
Suburbia Friday and Satur-
day at 8:30pm. 682-3525.
* * *
Impt of Being Ernest
Oscar Wilde's delightful
comedy of manners has its last
performances at the Alley
Theatre this Friday, Saturday,
and Sunday. 228-8421 for
further information.
MFA Film Fest
Houston's Museum of Fine
Arts initiates a winter film
festival on January 20,
running until April 22. Lists
and more information
available. 526-1361.
Shepherd Quartet
Along with Bartok's String
Quartet No. 1 Mendelssohn's
String Quartet, Op. 44, No.
3, the world premiere of Paul
Copper's String Quartet No.
6 will be performed by the
Shepherd Quartet on Wednes-
day, January 25, at 8pm, in
Hamman Hall. 527-4933.
Man of La Mancha
This Tony Award winning
musical will be at the Theatre
Under The Stars Cabaret
Theatre Tuesdays through
Sundays at differing hours.
664-3344 for further infor-
mation.
MFA Classes
Registration begins January
16 for spring semester classes
at the Museum of Fine Arts'
School of Art; catalogues may
be obtained from the school
office at 3815 Garrot, at the
Museum, or by mail on
request.
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Houston Grand Opera
Verdi's Aida will be
performed in Jones Hall on
January 20, 22, 23, 24 and 25.
Some shows in English. 227-
3625 for further information.
Root Of The Mandrake
Machiavelli's Italian Renais-
sance comedy opens at the
Alley Theatre January 19.228-
9341 for further information.
Woody Guthrie
The Houston premiere of
Texan Tom Taylor's one-man
show about the legendary
American balladeer is being
held over at Reunion Theatre
until January 28. 526-5888 for
further information.
Houston Pops
Ned Battista conducts the
Houston Pops Orchestra in
"Music of Broadway," at the
Music Hall on Sunday,
January 22, at 2:30pm. 977-
1201.
Clothed Comedy
In a building formerly
occupied by a topless club,
Houston's newest professional
theatre company, The Comedy
Workshop, currently is
producing their own skits and
improvisations appropriately
titled "Totally Clothed." 524-
7333 for further information.
Aesop's Falables
Under the direction of Rickie
Newell, The Country Play-
house re-writes Aesop's
Fables so the bad guys are
good; playing Saturday and
Sunday at 3pm. 467-4497.
Echelon
Galina Volchek, the first
Russian director invited to re-
create with American actors a
play precisely as it appears in
the Soviet Union, directs the
American premiere of
Echelon at the Alley Theatre
beginning January 26. 228-
8421 for further information.
Cezanne: The Late Work
The Museum of Fine Arts
exhibits the later paintings
and water colors by Paul
Cezanne, whfo is considered to1
be "the father of 20th century
painting," from January 26
through March 19 in the
Upper Brown Gallery.
* * *
Science Fiction Symphony
Lawrence Foster conducts the
Houston Symphony with
choreographed lights and
laser effects on Wednesday,
January 25, at 8pm in The
Summit, in a special musical
selection from Star Wars.
Close Encounters of the
Third Kind, etc. 227-3625.
+ * +
Denise LeBrun: Lifesize
In the Alley's new Penthouse
Theatre, singer/actress Le
Brun performs her one-woman
show at varying hours and
days. 228-8421 for further
information.
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