Page Two THE MICHIGAN DAILY Respects By ANITA CRONE Last Res While most 21-year-olds are TheatreI struggling to complete academic Play Proj requirements at theaUniversity, at Mende Danny Lipman has already had scheduled two plays professionally pro- day. duced - including the current When It Professional Theatre Program had just production of Last Respects- rehearsal+ and is writing a third. - vey Medli Lipman is this year's Shubert Nichols o Theatre Foundation Fellow, and Broadway as such the University's play- "My wo wright -in-regsdence. Lipman sa A personable brown - haired the direc dark-eyed student, Lipman has always been intensely interestedk in the Theatre, which he refers ' to with a capital ','V" He enter-... ed Boston University as an un dergraduatemajoring in direct- ing, switched to acting and F emerge finally as a playwright. He-. is totally involved in the < Theatre. It's an all consuming' thing yet- does not limit him. "I'm basically a loner, and bas ically'a theatre' person," he says z Yet still, he considers himself a flexible person. "I'm willing toW change, not"only for a director but for" an audience;" he' ex- D plains. The play is written and Da born as rather a delicate thing, asked tha and as such it can die. To pre- worked." vent that you have to be able and now to chailge. ' to spects, the Profes Program's 1972 ject, will open t lssohnTheatre a to run through talked with Lipm left his first w of the play with nsky, assistant to n, several Neil hits. rds are not immo aid after workin tor who had a Lipmun sional from the flops that I've seen thah New the hits." onight "Ann Arbor and the fellowship and is have given me time to concen- iSun- trate and to write, Lipman says. 'Heis now:working on a new play an, he -or .a least thinking about it. orking "It takes me two or three aHar- nonths to think out a play be- Mike fore I sit';down and write it on Simon paper," he says. Coming from the east, Lipman )rtal," betrays a prejd- ice towards New Swith York and Boston as the national beady cultural centers. "Regional the- atre is where it's happening," he '.. admits. "but 'the companies are ,~in New -York." "Although' there is a lot of The- atrehere in the midwest, it is' x unfortunate that a:lot of that Theatre is 'bus and truck tours.' Theatre will take a long time to diversify itself geographically _.Lipman sums up his own bio- graphicalinformation by saying that "If one.is to be an artist, he must not. restrict, himself." "After acting, one's insight in- to directing increases. I feel that my most important. artistic ob- ligation is to.write for the The- atre. It is the playwrights re- sponsibility to experiment with be re- the stage and express himself in a play new forms." he di- "An art form exists on its artists' searching. If playwrights tre as continue to search, the Theatre 'There will continue to remain exciting time. and rich." By CAROL DUNITZ Last night marked the opening of this year's MUSKET produc- tion Funny Girl, a play about the memorable life and career of Fanny Brice-her rise to fame and romance with Nicky Arn- stein. The play began in a sloppy manner and the first act really dragged. However, after inter- mission, the cast quickly shaped up and the rest of the evening proceeded at a lively pace. The biggest disappointment in the play is the lead performer. If you can imagine Fanny Brice without a voice, then you might to be able to reconcile Constance Meng in the role. Frankly, I can't. Her technical skills are good, but she is not believable. Offsetting her porformance are the two male leads, Ken Mar- shall as Nicky Arnstein, and Bruce Kent, as Eddie Ryan. Both have good voices and project well. They are true to life . . . and Eddie's pretty good hoofer, too. As far as dancing goes, the team Barb Canner and Phil Dombrowski deserve mention-I wish I could have seen more of them. The choreography was ter- rific and all of the scenes, in- cluding the chorus, were spec- tacular. The rendition of "Rat, Tat, Tat Tat" is particularly impressive. Meng does do a fine job here. Also of note is Patty Gold's interpretation of Mrs. Starkosh. She and her card group add a real highlight to the musical. At times, the direction seemed aw kw a rd. Makram Jonbran should have been able to do more with timing and pace. Sometimes the reactions between players just did not click. Technically, the play is beau- tiful. The number of sets is ex- traordinary. And they're wonder- ful. Lighting is good, too. And costumes are enchantingly remi- niscent of a by-gone era. Despite it's initial slow-mov- ing moments, this musical comedy was, all in all, enjoy- able. It ended well, and if the presentation maintains a quick pace, it will provide a good eve- ning of entertainment. A fair Funny Girl Foon's drama" Three short plays written by Dennis Foon will be presented tonight, tomorrow night and bz urday at 7:00 in the East Quad Auditorium as part of the Resi- dential College Creative Arts1 Festival. Admission is free. 6th WEEK NOW! At State and Liberty Program information 662-6264 Thursday, February 24, 1972 RES. COLLEGE O O CREATIVE ARTS FESTIVAL FREE FOON 0- - 3 original plays - 7 p.m. THURS., FEB. 24 FRI., FEB. 25 SAT., FEB. 26, Quad Aud. FREE! I OPEN 1 p.m. SHOWS AT 1:15-3:10-5-7-9 P.M. Feature Starts 5 min. later I1 .rueggen and Ghiglia nny Lipman t certain scenes "I have writtenF the actors And t kIf -0na The University Musical Society presented Oscar Ghiglia, Italian guitarist, and Frans Brieggan, Dutch recorder player, In a pro- gram in Rackham last night. The juxtaposition of these two artists made for a more interest- ing evening than either could have provided separately. On one hand we heard skilled if somewhat pedestrian render- ings of Bach, Ponce, De Falla and Villa Lobos by Ghiglia, dur- ing which my attention fre- quently wandered. There was no real communication as Ghi- glia, with little change of ex- pression, went from one piece to another. Countering this were eloquent readings of Van Eyck, Berio and Telemann by Brueggen. A de- tailed explanation of the Berio, plus sensitivity in phrasing and color, created rapport and sus- tained my interest as Ghiglia, for all his fine workmanship, failed to do. -D.P.S. The Place To Meet INTERESTING People Bach Club Paulus Hofheimer Ensemble 5 VOCALISTS-4 RECORDERS 4 CRUMHORNS-1 CORNETTO 1 VIOLA DE GAMBA I HARPSICHORD "IT'S A SIZZLER" -Detroit News "ONE OF THE YEAR'S TEN BEST" -Time "The best American movie of the last six months." I "Come on like gangbust- ers . . . I doubt if you'll s e e anything q u it e as devGstoting. -Michigan Daily P'anwsort y RICHARD WALLIS A performance by the Korean p'an-sori roupe tomorrow night at Rackham Auditorium will be the second East Asian theatrical event sponsored this season by the TUniversity. Musical Society. The. Asian series is offering, in p'an-sori, another example of narrative music-drama, a form widespread, in parts of Asia yet still. rarely .exposed to western audiences.. Tr'aditional epic, religious, and romantic tales and poetry form the core repertoire of these the- atresewhich are most often pro- ducts of oral composition. Although the troupe is titled "P'an-sori," vocal drama will comprise. only half of tomorrow's concert.- Several' other types of Korean; vocal and instrumental. forms are -.on the program, in- cluding classical court chamber music; traditional folk songs, and solo instrumental pieces. Two p'an-sorl stories complete the :program. Five different tales of this nature: are' currently per- formed:in Korea, each based on a Confucian rethical relationship: king-subject, father-child, hus- band 'Wife,' brother - brother, friend-friend. Each has one performer con- sidered as its specialist, and Madame Kim, 'So-hee, the solo perforner' tomorrow, is famous for .her portrayal of a' loyal daughter in the story of "Shim- See P'AN-SORI, Page 10 rector wil ta e over. Lipman views the Thea an area of compromise." are no playwrights at this I UA-Daystar Present ALICE COLTRANE LEON THOMAS- Con tpmporary fJazz' Quintet MARCH 17, FRIDAY 8 p.m. Hill Aud. 2.00 - 350 - 4.00 - 4.50 Reserved Seats Now On Sale Mich. Union 12-6 p.m. M-F It is the director and the actors that do the play. A play is not meant to be read, but to be seen as a finished product." Praising the fellowship pro- gram, Lipman mentioned that this is one of the few universi- ties that gives a playwright a "good solid produduction of his play." As he literally played on the unfinished set for Last Re- spects, Lipman emphasizes that the young playwright must be given the opportunity to bring his ideas to the Theatre. "These chances are not going to be given in New York-there they want to see the pinnacle. They are not open to experimentation, unless it has been proven that it can work." Experimentation is important to Lipman. "I've learned more Refreshments: Wines and Cheeses South Quad, W. Lounge Feb. 24, Thursday 8 P.M. Absolutely Everyone Invited. No Musical Knowledge Needed. For Further Info: 763-6256 or 663-4875 Subscribe to The Michigan Daily DIRTY, HARRY TONIGHT AT 8 LOW PRICES DIAL 5-6290 ENDING TONIGHT All they wanted was their Chance to be men.., and he gave it to them. 1 4/711 Wrrc1F 'STANLEY KRAMER'S SH IP OF FOOLS" STOCKWELL HALL 9 P.M. THURS,, FRI., SAT. 75c SHOWS AT: 1:15-3:45-6:15-8:50 FEATURE AT: 1:30-4:00-6:30-9:00 THE PRAGUE SYMPHONY OR( JINDRICH ROBAN, conductor t and THE FESTIVAL CHORUS O UNIVERSITY CHORAL UIN CHESTRA ._ w PRESENTS A WEEK LONG FESTIVAL OF THE FILMS OF Ernst Lubitsch TONIGHT ONLY FRIDAY ONLY Note Change TROUBLE IN 'of Schedule! PARADISE LADY:Dir. Ernst Lubitsch, 1932. DIfEME Chic KaywFrancis gets mix- WRE'Suu.uL ed up w it h con artist couple. Herbert :Marshall and M i r i a m Hopkins in Paris. A fast moving, beau- tifully timed c o m e d y of Dir. Ernst Lubitsch, 1925 manners and errors as only Lubtsch can do it. Adapted from a play by PLUS A SHORT OSCARwwwIDE ' BY KEATON Lubitsch translates. Wilde's litegrry husmori i srI~*Wualf r t' ' 'te 4" AIIII "A DELIGHTFUL COMEDY!" (Geo. White-Head, Eugene O'Neill Foundation) 4 PERFORMANCES 2:30 Thurs.-Sun., Feb. 24-27 Sun. Mat. I DIAL 5-6290 John Wayne i ENDS TONIGHT in "The Cowboys" fl 8:00 p.m. - STARTS TOMORROW! 4 ; 'II tI 1l 'i Lu 1 l jill. 4 F THE ION DONALD BRYANT, chorus-master The Prague Symphony Orchestra, one of Europe's finest orchestras, comes to Ann Arbor for a concert on Sunday evening, February 27. Founded in 1934, the Prague Symphony has become an inseparable part of the cultural life of that city, and represents Czech music in many parts of the world. Under the baton of Jindrich Rohan, the orchestra will open its program with "Vox Clamantis" by Petr Eben. The Festival Chorus of the University Choral Union then joins the orchestra in Smetana's "Czech Song," followed after intermission by Dvorak's Symphony No. 5 in F major. Performance in Hill Auditorium at 8:30-tickets from $2.50 to $7 'WI'vE SITY CliNTTI Ti I T J TI Yy jW