Saturday, March 22, 1975
THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Page Five
Saturday, March 22, 1975 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Five
Dailv Photo by KEN FINK
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Russian cello master Mstislav Rostropovich directs Univer-
sity cello graduate student Evelyn Elsing during a special
master's class held at the Music School yesterday afternoon.
Rostropovich is in Ann Arbor for a benefit appearance with
the University Symphony this evening.
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with cute no
By CINDY HILL choreography and exception
Time has only improved Guys individual performances.
and Dolls. Admittedly, some of Special accolades go to Er
the topical humor has acquired Riley as Nicely-Nicely Johnso
the dust of obscurity since the whose singular stage presen
play was a hit in 1951, but the made every number he perfor
intervening quarter-century has ed a hit. Particularly successf
only made the characters more was the rollicking spiritual "S
lovable and their values more Down, You're Rocking t
laughable. Boat."
In fact, in a time when 1950's Together with Benny, play
nostalgia has been elevated to by Greg Ganakas, the two forr
a cult, it's surprising that the ed a sensational vaudevillesq
MUSKET production, which pre- duo, whose stooge-like prat fa]
miered Thursday night at Power and slapstick were honed to
Center, isn't performed on every comic fineness.
university campus across the All the performers did n
country. measure up to this exception
For Guys and Dolls is jam- level, however. Sadly misca
packed with period memora- was William Ankele as S
bilia, including some memories . Masterson, one of the few rol
that will make you wince (like in the play with any depth wha
autograph books, and those long, soever. Apparently cast f
long rhinestone-studded cigar- looks alone, the tall, lanky pe
ette holders. Moreover, the play former's acting was weak a
is appealing in its simplicity of his singing frequently flinc
theme and blatant obviousness able.
of plot. As the inveterate gambl
It's a natural for college per- Sky, a character who was i
formers. The less-than-adequate tended to be suave and debo
actor can shamelessly "ham it air, Ankele was unconvincin
up" with impunity, since, with Even his swing at "Big Jule
few exceptions, the characters (Michael Wallace), supposed
are comic stereotypes. If noth- a dramatic highpoint, simp
ing else, the show can rely on didn't make it. And his due
its campy effect. with Salvation Army Sgt. Sar
Fortunately, MUSKET's pro- Brown, the woman he love
duction of the self-styled "Musi- were a totally unequal battle.
cal Fable of Broadway," based Brown, portrayed by S
on the Damon Runyon stories Borofsky, blessed the play wi
and directed by Jack McLaugh- her strong, clear soprano ton
lin, goes far beyond that with Her acting was adequate, b
some surprisingly competent the harshness of her characte
ReyesD.s show at
Repartee: Delightful
By LISA BAYLIS small (21" x 18") works who
t The recent works of Felipe space and power add up to mo
e Reyes and Russell Days pres- than the expectation induced
ently on exhibition at Repartee their size.
Galery comprise a d i s ) I a y Day's works function as m
n which is analytically conceived dels of outdoor pieces, yet a
yet comfortably accessible and nevertheless quite effective
delightfully complete. rhe show the confined level of indoor d
s nicely demonstrates tie per- play. Day's technical virtuos
petual artistic process of search- in handling stainless stel a
ing, researching, and refine- his amazing architectural sen
ment. combine to yield a bold yet e
r Reyes, a member of the fac- gant kinetic "machinery'
e ulty completing his Ph.D. in art His highly polished gem
education, explores the rich in- rically precise scultpure iden
e terplay between color and ar-
I ticulated form. With short, swift fies positively with the machin
marks of basically pastel color, I todern man, attempting
Reves creates an intimate and in integrate man-made beauty wit
instances very sumptuous mesh nature's beauty and investiga
of mini-shapes becoming .arger the continum of their relat o
masses which concurrently in- ship.
teract with the ground. His use
of mixed media (pencil, pastel, The exhibition continuesr
graphite, etc.), in varying com- Repartee Gallery, 218 E. Was
binations transforms the identity ington, through April 11.
and appearance of these mate-
rials.
Yet Reyes adheres to the prn-
ciples of decorum suggested byCOME
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ions of color and space. The G RA N D
result is a group of relatively
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love convincing only when she
sang about it.
Dianne Mather as Miss Ade-
laide, a character who epito-
mizes the latterday "dumb
blonde," gave a fine perform-
ance as the squeaky-voicedI
nightclub singer. Unfortunately,
her portrayal was marred when
she tried to hard for cuteness,
prancing absurdly about the
stage and running her lines to-
gether to the point of inco-
herence.
A minor character should be
mentioned in passing: Paul
Sivertson as Salvation Army
drummer Arvide Abernathy
sings one of the most memor-,
able and moving numbers of the
evening, "More I Cannot Wish
You."
But any flaws in the acting
were easily overwhelmed by the
night. Every character onstage
--from the Runyonland charac-
ters (bobby soxers, policemen,
vendors and sightseers) to the
dancers and leading characters
-seemed to be having one
helluva good time.
And, for that matter, so did
the audience.
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excellent choreography and
chorus numbers, ranging from
the "Crapshooter's Ballet" to;
Miss Adelaide and the Hot Box
Farmerettes burning the floor
in the lost art of tap dancing.
The simplicity of the sets,
which consisted merely of a few
props and slide projections as a
backdrop, made scene changes
quick and efficient, avoiding last
term's debacle of Jericho, where
sets fell apart onstage and
dialog was drowned out by the
sound of furniture moving back- e If
stage.
But perhaps the biggest plus
of the show is one of the most $2.50 .* Y
difficult elements to pinpoint.
There's an overwhelming sense THE
of fun in this production-and NAT ION AL
that kind of confidence can
easily infect and electrify an RECOVERY
audience, as it did Thursday ACT
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one club. South made a pre- I
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spades, and North raised to
game.
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The bidding:
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Pass Pass Pass 4 A
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Opening lead: Four of clubs.
West led the four of clubs
and East won his ace, the king
and queen falling on the same
trick. Nothing that declarer had
a singleton club as well as dum-
my, East carefully returned a
trump not to give up a trick.
South, of course, could not
have directed the defense more
favorably for his side. Pull;ng
trump in two rounds, declarer
proceeded to knock out the dia-
mond ace and claim his con-
tract, making ten tricks in the
form of six spades and four
diamonds.
East failed to heed the warn-
ing of dummy's long solid d;a-
mond suit. Upon winning the
ace of clubs, he should cash
the ace of hearts and continue
with a small heart.
~Now West's jack of hearts will
force dummy's king, and when
declarer attempts to drive out
the ace of diamonds, East will
cash the queen of hearts to set
the contract one trick, taking
two hearts, one diamond, and
one club.
Note that shifting to Mne ace
and another heart cannot cast
a trick and offers the defense
their only chance to heat the
hand. Declarer is surely mark-
ed with at least six spades to
the ace, king for his vulnerable
preempt. East can see that de-
clarer will come to ten tricks
if East adopts a passive de-
fense.
The situation would be differ-
ent if dummy had only four
diamonds, then East would see
that declarer could not come to
more than nine tricks - three
diamonds and six spades-and
it would be right to adopt a
passive line of defense.
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the work
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It's a shame that most of us
don't get to sign our work.
Because we'd probably do it
be.tter. Just out of pride.
And that could mean better
products and services
for everybody. So, even if you
don't have to sign your work,
do the kind of work you'd
be proud to put your name on.
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and Senior Scholarships
is pleased to announce the establishment of a Graduate
Exchange Fellowship oareement between the University of
Michigan and the University of Tubinqen in the Federal
Republic of Germany. Applications are now beina accepted
from graduate students desirina to study and pursue re-
search in Tubinqen. A stipend of approximately 6000 DM
for the academic year is to be awarded.
Two awards are to be made. Graduate students in all
fields are encouraged to apply. A good command of
German is a necessity.
Further information may be obtained from San Wheelis,
Director, Office of Study Abroad, 1413 Mason Hall
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