Arts & Enetimt
THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Wednesday, September 22, 1976
Page Five
WELL I DECLARE
Ken Parsigian
JT ISN'T ENOUGH to just play well," Rich explained, paus-
ing to take another sip of Cointreaux. "Anyone can read{
a hundred bridge books, and become a master technician, on
most hands anyway. Why they can even teach computers that
sort of thing now."
"No, no, my friends," he said to Susan, Dulas (his first
name is John, but no one calls him that), and me. We were
trying to look uninterested, but Rich added, "the essence is!
to play your cards perfectly, while causing your opponents,
by some means of deception, to play their cards poorly."
"Deceptive plays are fine against weak players," answered
Margie, who had just entered the room, "but what about good
players? Certainly a truly fine player would see through any
simple-minded deception?"
"AU CONTRAIRFE," said Rich smugly. "Sometimes better
players are even easier to deceive."
"Impossible," said Margie curtly. "Do you think I am
some sort of fool who would believe that rubbish?"
"Allow me to give you an example," Rich said as he
pulled a pen out of the waiter's pocket and proceeded to scrib-
ble this on the back of the dinner check:
A xxx
V K xx
+ J 10 x
4J 9xx
N weather permitting. And if you anybody that I would like to
phy like what you see, there's more settle down with - of either
'U' PHOTO PUBLICATIO
The Art School's photogra
students are trying to put to- on Friday and Saturday when.
gether a booklet of photographs. the troupe will do shows in the
It's open for contributions from Residential College Auditorium
people all around the University, at 8:30 p.m.
although primarily- for photogra-
phy students. Coordinator Rich-P
ard Hackel says the 48-page POOR ELTON
booklet will deal with photogra- Elton John, in the latest is-l
phy as an art. A preliminary sue of Rolling Stone News, com.-
editing meeting will be held in plains that his last six years
the School of Art's photography have been like "a Disney film,"
studio on Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. Call and says he needs a. 'person'
Richard at 663-5497 for further (of either sex) in his life. "
information, crave torbe loved," he moans.
* * But, he adds, "I haven't met
RENT A PAINTING
sex." Oh, it's lonely at the top.
EDITOR'S NOTE
If you know of any arts event
occurring around town and you
would like to give it a little
publicity, let me know at 764-
0562.
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The Ann Arbor Art Associa-
tion's Gallery Shop on the first INGMAR BERGMAN'S
floor at 117 W. Liberty is nowG195
renting original paintings to in- BRINKLI
dividuas ors''businesses for F
"modest fees" - $10-$25 for a'
two-month period. The idea, say Made just after Seventh Seal and Wild Straw-
directors, is to allow people to berries and just before The Magician, this film'
live with a painting before de- is a return of the humane themes of Bergman's
marriage, w ey not art? earlier works, it's a study of three mothers-
S * .. two who have been denied, the birth of their
PEGASUS THEATRE TROUPE children and one who has an unwanted child.
With Max Von Sydon and BiBi Anderson.
David Avadon, whose picture.
you may have noticed in yes-
terday's Daily, and his Pegasus THURSDAY: SEVENTH SEAL
Theatre Troupe from Los An-
geles will be performing on the
Diag every day this week be-
tween 11 a.m. and 1 pm., :00 & 905 Admisson $125
X- ~ - - - -
West
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* x x x,
4 x x x
East
! A
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+4. Q x x
.5 Q 10, x .
South
A S K Q J 10 x x
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4AKx
"NORTH AND SOUTH reached a somewhat optimistic con-
tract of 6 spades," Rich continued, "but with a fine declarer
like Bruce (he was sitting South, and is generally recognized
as the second best player in the club) at helm, I knew it
wnuld take an alert defense to beat the contract. My part-
Daily Photo by PAULINE LUBENS
MEMBERS OF Franklin Wepner's experimental theater class express their feelings.
EXPERIMENTAL MUSICAL )AMA:
Theater ciass expresses life
By MICHAEL JONES
and STEPHEN PICKOVER
is to take the viewer on an
"awareness trip."
W e p ni
"tiunk
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-- A VANT-GARDE theater will
ner made the unfortunate opening lead of the Ace of hearts, take on a new dimension as
which Bruce ruffed high, keeping his little trumps for com- director-in-residence Franklyn
munication with dummy. He then played a top spade to my FWepner introduces his experi-
Ace, and I paused to count the hand. Partner had shown mental musical theater to Ann
up with the Ace of hearts, but he clearly could have no Arbor this fall.
more points. Bruce may be an aggressive bidder, but he is Wepner intends to present his
no fool. audience with a message on the
"No, there .was no doubt that he held the remaining points, human condition in a way con-,
but what of his distribution? He opened spades, mentioned orventional, "limited theater can
diamonds next, then rebid spades. That indicated 6 spades have achieved a theatrical ex-
and 4 diamonds. He had no hearts, so he had to hold, 3 clubs. pression of life in which mean-
Nbw that I was playing the hand do 'dummy, I could see ing is derived from living itself.
that I wag in trouble. Bruce could pitch his losing club on In this sense, Wepner is putting
dummy's good King of hearts; and then take the diamond existential concepts to action on
finesse. The finesse would obviously work, and since diamonds stage.
broke 3-3, his fourth diamond would be good for his twelfth Theater formulatedfrom such
trik. wan' sue jstwhat to do, s lead the Queen of concepts does not necessarily
trict. I wasn't sure just etodso I rely on script, plot or characterst
hearts, and waited . for Bruce to move, but rather unfolds to the audi-
"Now the average player would pitch his club, and stake ence a "kaleidoscopic landscape
thb cantract on the diamond finesse. But Bruce is by no means of complex poetic images"~
average, and he was looking ahead. The King of hearts would meaning anything dealing with
always be there to pitch a club on, and the finesse wasn't life. Without use of a script or
going away, but there was still a chance, Bruce thought, to plot, actors must create, through
find me with the doubleton Queen of clubs. If that had been vocal and physical means, life
portraits having some common,
the case, he would drqp my Queen with his Ace and King, for interrelation. This
and then finesse against my partner's 'marked' 10 of clubs, j common factor, or theme, could:
thus making 4 club tricks, 5 spades, 2 diamonds and the King be based on a quote, for in-
of hearts - 12 tricks without risking the diamond finesse. stance: "Supposing everybody
"SO, PUTTING THAT PLAN into action, he ruffed my doing nothing should continue
heart Queen, and cashed his top clubs. He was giving him- living? How about it?" from'
self the best chance to make the hand, but he also gave me Gertrude Stein. The framework
a chance to beat him. Because I had his play all figuredthrough which action would fol-
fgrdIlow could be an abstraction ofa
out, and when he played to top clubs, I played the 8 to the ;Bach cantata or some other
Ace, and then smoothly dropped my club Queen on the King musical form. The hopeful result
of clubs. He fell for it' completely. He was now set to take of this living collage of realism
the "marked finesse" against my partner's 10 of clubs. How..
sur rised h- l hbT hiFnus ea-
AS THE theatrical experience fre
begins, the audience is presented do
with a potpourri of actions that hes
have no overt coherence. They sio
are unable to construct any the
logical analysis of what they are
seeing and are thus forced to stir
depend on their five basic senses dis
for understanding. A sensitive oft
audience soon becomes aware wit
that the numerou's emotions and fa
experiences portrayed shift and
juxtanose, suggesting conflict.
One is then left to d'ecide what
these opposing activites imply.
This dialecticalda p'p r o a c h
brings the individual viewer to
a personal conclusion. Of course,
the outcome depends on how
convincing the subject and the
portrayals are. It takes a great
deal of preparation and coopera-
tion among theactors for this
mode of theater to work.
oedon
"ca0
airsal
ns,
foo
dents
card
their
h th
hion.
e r entides collectively
Collage." His actors,
disciplined, have more
in performance than
nventional actors." Re-
s are in essence rap ses-
where Wepner supplies
d for thought and his
either accept his ideas,
them, or present some
own, each experimenting
em in his or her own
Those who -find Wepner's ideas
intriguing and off-beat will find
his class at Art Worlds (2131/2
S. Main St., 668-8277). The class
meets for 11/2 hours on Thurs-
day nights.
The experimental theater's
first performance is tentatively
scheduled for sometime between
Thanksgiving and Christmas, in
the Frieze Building's Arena
Theatre.
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TONIGHT!
GENE KELLY in
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
(STANLEY DONEL AND GENE KELLY, 1952)
7 &9
A fun-fited, ehairming musical which combines nostalgia and
sentiment: it's a gentle spoof on the styles and manngrs of
the late 20's when movies were having problems changing to
sound. The imaginative choreography includes a striking
semi-abstract ballet by Kelly and Cyd Charisse in Broadway
Rhythm, and Donaid O'Connor in Make 'em Laugh. Debbie
Reynolds. "JEST ABOUT THE BEST HOLLYWOOD MUSICAL
0F ALL UI E.GAPauEine KaelA
AUD. A ANGELL HALL, 1.25
Most people do not flock to
Wepner to try their hands at
experimental theater. One rea-
son for this, as he sees it, is
the average person's lack of
"readiness"-the absence of an
experimental quality about their
own lives which does not permit
the inner freedom necessary to
participate in his workshop.
ONCE HE FINDS his actors
the physical, vocal, psychologi-
cal and musical aspects of thea-
ter training are stressed, which
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FRI.-SAT. $2.50
PHILO RECORDS
singer-songwriter
U. UTAH
PHILLIPS
/4r ,
1 xle e woui oe wnen I snowea up with ittu eet
ing his beautifully played contract."
"And 'that is what happened?" I asked.
"Well, uh.. ." Rich stammered.
"No," interrupted Dulas, "I remember the hand now. I
was dummy, and the story isn't finished yet.
"YES," HE CONTINUED, "Bruce did fall for Rich's little
ploy, but he still made the hand. Because, before taking theI
club finesse, Bruce cashed his good diamonds, and his last
spade. He was all set to take the club hook, but on the last
spade Rich's partner, Jerry, discarded his last club. Thus, when
Bruce led his last club, Jerry showed out, and Bruce played
the Jack, which dropped Rich's 10, and set up dummy's 9."
"Yes," moaned Rich, "It is true. That witless fool, Jerry
threw the only good card in his hand. And do you know what
he said when I asked him why he did it? He said, proudly!,
I ws giving you a count on the club suit, partner'."
"Is the 'essence' of bridge to make your partner play poor-
ly too?" I asked sarcastically. But Rich wasn't paying any
attention.
MASS MEETING
Undergraduate Political Science Assn.
NEW MEMBERS NEEDED
All Academic Majors Accepted
THURSDAY, SEPT.23
7 P.M.
Michigan League-Room D
Third Floor
CHILDREN'S
ART WORKSHOP
at RUDOLF STEINER HOUSE
1923 Geddes Ave., Ann Arbor
Ten weekly sessions of crea-
tive activity for children, ages
6 to 9, focusing on themes
arising f r o m the changing
moods of the seasons or those
contained in fairy tales and
other stories, expressed
through painting, eurythmy,
and informal dramatics, led by
R o b e r t Logsdon and Sheila
Howard.
Saturdays, 10-11:30 a.m.
Sept. 25 to Dec. 11, 1976
Fee: $40.00x
Telephone 662-9652 or
761-7183 for information
the Golden V o i c e of the Great
" Southwest will formally open his
t presidential campaign in Ann Arbor
this weekend, following in the foot-
steps of Gerald Ford. Utah's run-
ning mate, Mallard Filmore - the
Bionic D u c k, will be unfortunate-
ly, handling speaking engagements
elsewhere. Phillips states that if elected he will do what
all the great presidents of the past have done-"noth-
ing at all." Assuming the Michigan Marching Band is
unavailable for the weekend, Utah Phillips will provide
his own backup on guitar and echo harp.
THURS.-Flying Fish Record's
LUKE BALDWIN-
originally from Ann Arbor
traditional-early country--original music
$1.50
1421 HILL
8:30
761-1451
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THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Professional Theatre Program
GUEST ARTIST SERIES
USHER APPLICATION
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NAME._
ADDRESS-
TELEPHON
--U of M lD.
RULES
1, You must be a U of M student.
2. You must choose your series in order of preference.
3. Married students may send applications together.
4. The application MUST BE POSTED BY U.S. MAIL ON OR
AFTER FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1976. Mail to: Usher, Guest
Artist Series, Mendelssohn Theatre, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.
5. Include a stamped, self-addressed envelope.
PLEASE NUMBER CHOICE 1, 2, 3 etc.
CHOICE
SERIES A: Wed., Oct. 13; Tues., Nov. 23; Wed.,Feb. 16; Wed., Apr. 13
_____SERIES B: Thurs., Oct. 14; Wed., Nov. 24; Thurs., Feb. 17, Thurs., Apr.1
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