Tuesday, March 27, 1973

THE MICHIGAN DAILY

,Page Three

Tuesday, March 27, 1973 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Three


ANN ARBOR CIVIC THEATRE
presents
PRIME OF
MISS JEAN BRODY
MARCH 28-31
CURTAIN 8:00 p.m.
Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre
Box office opens at 10 a.m. daily
Opens Tomorrow
8:00 P.M.
THE UNIVERSITY
PLAYERS
SHOWCASE
PRODUCTIONS
present
"The Architect
and
The Emperor
of Assyria"
by
FERNANDO ARRABEL
MARCH 28-31
ARENA THEATRE
FRIEZE BUILDING
Tickets: $1.00
($1.50 on Friday/Saturday)
Time: 8:00 P.M.
Trueblood Box Office
Open 12:30-5:00
(until 8:00 on
performance dates)
BOX OFFICE PHONE: 764-5387
Dept. of Speech,
Communication & Theatre

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In Memoriam
KINGSTON, Jamaica VP)-Sir Noel Coward,
acclaimed playwright, author, actor, director,
producer and wit, died of a heart attack at the
age of 73 yesterday at his vacation home on
this Caribbean island.
Death came suddenly but peacefully, his
London secretary said, ending a career of more
than half a century. It came at a time when
many of his works were enjoying a successful
revival in London and New York.
During the course of his career, which began
at the age of 11, he wrote more than 40 plays
and films, acted in dozens more, published
books and composed music for cabaret, revues
and operettas.
As playwright his credits include Blithe Spirit,
Private Lives, Bitter Sweet and Brief Encount-
er. As an actor he was featured in such films
as Around the World in 80 Days, Our Man in
Havana, and The Italian Job. As a director he
made the outstanding Brittish war film In
Which We Serve. As a composer, perhaps his
best known work was the song "Mad Dogs and
Englishmen," a satire on English colonialism.

It's

Oscar

Daily predictions

By RICHARD GLATZER
I have volunteered to put my
neck on the chopping block and
try to predict the outcome of to-
night's Academy Awards. Yes, I;
. .. .am aware of how very corrupt
and business-like an affair the
'h Oscars is-.
So why am I bothering with
this? First of all because the Os-
cars can affect the future ca-
: reers of upand coming stars, di-
rectors, and the like simply be-
cause film is such a commercial
enterprise. And besides, I'm ir-
rational - I get a big charge out
watching the proceedings.
BEST ACTRESS-Liza Minelli
.Liza has been peddling her "Look
at me! I'm neurotic" schtick for
Noel Coward some time. She is, after all, a
public relations man's dream, a
y prERvacative
By TONY CECERE ways strong and supportive but

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TONIGHT!! (and Thursday)
"I'A DUNCTIE STRIUMPH!
THE '70s FIRST REAT EPIC!
Little Big 1a1listhe new western to begin all westerns!"
-Stefan Kanfer, Time Magazine
"DUSTIN HOFFMANIS A MARVEL!a
B Alin at eeury iment and fall of dazzling surprises!"
-Newsweek Magazine
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DUSAN HOITMAN "LUTR : 50 MAN"
Panavisior Technicolor
Modern Languages Aud. 3 7:15 & 9'30 P.M.
(E..,Washington at Thayer, $1.25
Ann Arbor) NEW WORLD FILM CO-OP

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The Aeoian Chamber Players: Erich
Graf, Flute, Richard Wasley, Clari-
net, Lewis Kaplan, violin,. Jerry
Grossman, Cello and Walter Ponce,
Piano. Program:
Largo..........Charles Ives
Centerings 1.......... David Gilbert
Vox Balaenae George Crumb
Sequenza. .... .. Luciano Berio
Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 9, ar-
ranged for small ensemble by Anton
Webern .. . Anton Schoenberg
Saturday at 8:30 pm, March 24, 1973
in Rackham Auditorium, Ann Arbor
When the Aeolian Chamber
Players performed last Satur-
day, Ann Arbor was witness to
what was probably the first com-
plete program of contemporary
music ever sponsored by the
University Musical Society - a
long awaited event.
The program was well balanc-
ed and provocative, opening with
the Ives' "Largo" for violin,
clarinet and piano. Walter Ponce
made a profound impression here
with his ability to draw the cor-
rect musical sound from the key-
board. Ponce's playing was al-

never the least bit obtrusive.
Lewis Kaplan employed a slow,
broad quasi-vienese vibrato that
worked well with the piano and
clarinet timbres. The piece it-
self was a good initiation to the
program, with. its long lines in
the violin and overall serene
quality.
"Centerings I" by David Gil-
bert, which followed, was an un-
impressive collection of crescen-
does and decrescendoes that fea-
tured unusual sound effects on
each instrument. Unfortunately,
the effects had no purpose out-
side of these swelling crescendo
units, thus producing a fairly
boring result. The performance
did, however, reflect the group's
ability to handle a contemporary
score - all means of instrument
sound production were exploited.
George Crumb's "Vox Balae-
nae" (the title means either
Voice of Whales or Voice from
the Sea) also employed many
sonic tricks. However, this piece,

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no talent hype job, and the ef-
fortsofall those adoring critics
and what must be quite a talent-
ed manager should finally pay
off. I'd much rather see Diana
Ross (who carried the weight of
a sagging movie on her should-
ers) or Liv Ullman win; they
both have outside chances.
BEST ACTOR - Marlon Bran-
do - Despite the fact that he
probably won't be attending the
ceremony tonight and that he is
even more stunning in Last Tan-
go than he is in The Godfather,
Brando should take the Oscar.
Laurence Olivier might be re-
warded for the wonderful vir-
tuosity he exhibited in Sleuth,
even though it is, for him, quite
ordinary. And if the Fates are
rogra
like all of Crumb's compositions,
deals with time in a large sense.
The piece involved the flute,
cello, prepared piano and an-
tique cymbals with electric am-
plification fo- the former three
instruments. Many n a t u r a 1
sounds, such asthe sighting of
seagulls and various whale noises
were also incorporated into the
composition. The performance of
these natural sounds in a musical
fashion was a compelling chal-
lenge that the Aeolian Chamber
Players met with ease. Flautist
Erich Graf was especially im-
pressive in the opening of the
work, displaying a robust tone
and a thorough knowledge of con-
temporary techniques.
"Vox Balaenae" seemed to
have a stunning effect on the
audience - the performance was
excellent, the piece per se was
excellent. My own first reaction
was the strong desire for another
hearing of the work - there was
indeed a strong sense of Destiny
to the piece.
Graf then played the "Sequer.-
za" for solo flute, a piece that
has become somewhat of a stan-
dard piece of the modern reper-
tory. Here I felt that there was
too detached an approach to the
piece - I had the feeling that
Graf really did not want to play
the piece; the performance was
too matter-of-fact and somewhat
too ordinary.
The Anton Webern reduction of
the Schoenberg "Chamber Sym-
phony No. 1" is a piece that of-
fers the listeners an unusual
glance into the musical mind of
Webern. The Schoenberg score
is reduced almost in its entirety
-the technical result is that all
the parts are very difficult be-
cause there is simply so much
to do.
Once again, the group demon-
strated its masterful touch. The
Schoenberg was performed with
expansive drive and power. The
balance was a bit fishy at times.
-I could not hear the clarinet
from my side of the auditorium,
but what little clarinet I did hear
sounded extremely covered and
somewwhat muffled. It might
very well be the acoustics of the
hall, not the player, that was at
fault in this instance.
The Aeolian Chamber Players
brought us more than a contem-
porary music concert last Sat-
urday. They brought an approach
to music, especially chamber
music, long forgotten in this coun-
try: an approach to music based
on strong emotion. The care with
which the performance was giv-
en made this rather 'obvious, and
I for one am glad to see this ap-
proach in use again.

truly unjust tonight, Peter
O'Toole might prove a winning Is Brando
dark horse for his awful flam-
boyance in an awful film, The
Ruling Class. Still, The Godfath- n t c n ti~
er should sweep, so I'll put myCO, 7 y.
money on Brando.
BEST DIRECTOR - Francis HOLLYWOOD (Reuter) - It
Ford Coppola - Again, The God- appears likely that Hollywood's
father should win. If for some annual Oscar ceremony, sched-
reason it doesn't, old Hollywood- uled to take place here today,
ian Mankiewicz might take the will not see the appearance of
award for his awful work in two of the main nominees-Mar-
Sleuth. lon "The Godfather" Brando and
BEST PICTURE - The God- his film son, Al Pacino.
father - Should have it sewed Brando, nominated for the best
up. Cabaret seem to be the only actor Oscar and regarded as an
other film with any chance. almost certain winner, has been
BEST FOREIGN FILM - The turning down all awards for his
Discreet Charm of the Bour- Godfather role this year.
geoisie - This category is thor- Academy spokesman John Or-
oughly inane. No further corn- mond said yesterday: "Mr.
ment. Brando has not responded to our
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR invitation and we must conclude
- Al Pacino - True, Pacino is he will not attend."
one of three Godfather people Brando has already won one
nominated in this category, and academy award, for his 1954
true, Joel Gray is great in Ca- role in On the Waterfront.
baret, but I think Pacino will Ormond also disclosed that Pa-
benefit from The Godfather's cino, who plays a bigger role in
sweep. The Godfather than Brando as
B E S T SUPPORTING AC- the soldier son eventually con-
TRESS - Eileen Heckart - It verted into a murdering Mafia
will be one of the old Hollywood chieftain, had turned down his
warhorses, so if Heckart Butter- invitation.
flies Are Free doesn't win it'll Pacino was expected to get a
probably be Geraldine Page best actor nomination along
Pete and Tillie or less probably with Brandoabut the 3,000 rem-
Shelley Winters The Poseidon bers of the academy, actors and
Adventure. Susan Tyrell is great, technicians in the film industry,
but she and Jeannie Berlin are decided to nominate him as best
too new on the scene to win. supporting actor.

written by NEIL SIMON
directed by ELAINE MAY
"ONE OF THE
YEAR'S BEST"
-N.Y. TIMES
-NEWSWEEK
-TIME
-NEW YORKER
NOMINATIONS
supporting Actress.
Eddie Albert, best
supporting Actor.

rUU r U;(,C A L EI'W ARi
FILMS-AA Film Coop shows Pollack's They Shoot Horses
Don't They? tonight at 7, 9, Aud A; Cinema Guild shows
Keighley's G-Men tonight at 7, 9:05, Arch. Aud.; New
World Film Coop shows Little Big Man tonight at 7:15,
9:30, Aud. 3, MLB; History 104 shows Bunuel's Nazarin
tonight at 7:30, UGLI Multipurpose rm.
DANCE-University Musical Society features Topeng Dance
Theatre of Bali tonight at 8:30, Rackham Aud.
MUSIC-Music School presents wind instrument recital this
afternoon at 12:30, SM Recital Hall; U Arts Chorale, May-
nard Klein, conductor, tonight at 8, Hill.
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Daily Photo by KAREN KASMAUSKI
Navaho Drama
A scene from a creation myth presented on campus Sunday by the
Navaho Theatre Ensemble.

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