Sunday, May 20, 1956TE MCHGN AL'
THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Page Three
Apn Open Letter to the Producers of 'Pcnic'
Cealiemett uially at ease 1i, the aoite Kanisas
tawn.
SAM wiiting this to touoroisov- The section or youn film which
eral reasons, the chief of showed the actual picnic (somne-
which, and most noble, is that I thing that the oiiginail play did not
'would like to do what I can to portray) is unquestionably some
correct an appaient and grievous of the greatest footage o1 Ameri-
injustice. To get to thle point, I cainaeccrci lmed.
think the film you hase inst pro- Theie was anothiri a more oni-
duced--"Picnic'"-hasturned out, tersal mood captuired within the
to be the greatest Amserican inns limits of the picnic scenes. It was
ing picture eeer made. And I mean the thienme of the last day of sum-
"American" on both levels of nier, for this was the Labor Day
meaning. The injustice, now, I feel, Picnic. And it awas the theme of
is that scarcely ainyone is aware dying, too, The desperation of the
of what you hate accompli.sed, people could be sensed, of the
I was able to keep my unquest- people who felt: "summeet to nearly
tenably passionate feelings on this gone, wiiter is neai . we will
subject more or les~s to msyself for die a gain siton." It wais the pas-
the past sev eral weeks, but a AntIe sioisate, reckless moot of this small
seiitence that Irad has set tttis dtinsg society that you captured,
thing oft and has produced tthis Aind it set the sta-e so perfectly
lcttei as the result. Benniett (Citflot Hal and adttr, 4who had met
a book publisher and c ittie cxhose scarcely hou.rs befot~e, to find,
isidgmenis in ll"2car matters I themiselv es catigtt up in thea tlitilI
haealswas 5fil tt t it inmd o o" d-ertittetmot ion wiIch set the
antI percetlive, is hetuttic 01ofsnoc ts 01 oftie picttire on its last
cte incensttiytic setiscuc t in ques t ttctt
s ri fri5hiSa'tt R, Wio otrIt Ai ,s i tsa h tttbt;igS w easj
tie dtyS sttd~vf~ vt 'Nt pu pa ci ;lotHalstShe as itie
CetI saw lit to 1-- i nfot a 17Qt11,i. ,. itewC 01 ry Nctitlott atid the
teci nt mocies a tit}ch e i ti c-'tchti iti u ot
psecialy enjoyed.Atnd at the ettt tet)ttccieheefI
o make aIt i lii7'T" itt11 l is tiytt-foeiay oai hr
t~:o I tii'Ai t i i sot , b" oftie hino J ofi'
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Japanese lanternis cootthliusoftXNCH&iN Madge, decides te next 1Madic to hi.,,stew tile, ilSilfie, her
tvarm glow oin tse lovers' faces. monig to inn off to T ulsat youinger sister, who undeistainds
Acid Madge, of couise was all aub- Ito meet Hal anod become his wife, the least but sympathizeo tthe most,
tle ted, her lips, heirirose pink ther e are several levels of under- followo heriruniiig along the
dress, her long, free strawberry- standing of her decision It is curb of the stree, wavig. Plo,
blond hair. And her pinsk was eon- very motvingcntlemeii, thle way Madge' mother, alhottnderstands
frosted by the loud common sar- you show' it. As the bits rattles more, but cannot supprevs tie sora
let; color of Rosemary's blous e. down the dusty street carrying SeeBRING, Page V
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(i [' i t lewhn rnt°n)i:n tI te iimaxly, di tic k i'mu depiessed, teti rt
manittte ith c't itic - lltt shuirt ansd Protects, hersell
ce[d into a foulmouthed tito ad atit
S HaE clotrions shomrttcoming; 01 the timn and what he stantds lot.
picture is chat it is to ieal,
Perhaps this is the main ieason T~HIF music written fot " Picnic'
for its greatness having been little by your friend, Mi. (Sectrge
appreciated. The maviegoer leaves Duningr suaely must have been
che theater saying ho hiimselh, conceivetd in the fluish of inspira-
"°A nice show, A bunch of nic tion. A single listening to the now
small town people." And what's avial'ecording taken from the
extraordinary about that? Not a sound track will make ftirther elab-
Ssingle incredible or spectacular n this point annecessary.
episode to exclaim over, Opethelr But I must say that the "Picnic"
havea said it macty tittih before; theme has a classic' romantic qtoal-
reality, like romanticism or sym- iscenht 1 vIeaikskysnglytisrmi-
bolism, has its own art>, its ownnictofThakvy'lrsem
'o devices m- but they simply blend A single - recoid recordisg by
in wih th sceeryGeorge Gates and, his orchestra of
In wth te scnerythe song Hal and Madgte dance to
Here are some of the things Mogo'wt ie"inc
you put into "Picnic' tha I "onlw- zl heel -PcS
recommenod it to the great theater theme superimposed at precisely
audience in general, and to the the right moment, with exactly the
thousands in particular who have rigiht force has been a great popu-
sIm irdy s;een 'Picnm'; no less, lao' sticcess. Fot m money it lis
all the qualities oh tin everlasting
~O, mt)f ansoine m is h Pomtts favorite; frankly, I would select it
int a. classic go-boetween, to tilt out the constellary hriatt-
tatin" oh n the limttle old ladly next mutate to be composed, of the three
doot one oh the most charming gaca'test popular romantic stongs.
and d isi mint' schermers in the "IX' 'p Purple,' "Stardust," and
long! anid traditton-filled history nw Moso h Pli
ofsj an ouns designing. She ms onec thmeme yersion)
it the- miost vital forces in the I mast also confv&,s to am al-
tO ig oh Picnic," sodl althotigh mst conmplete lack of uniderstatnd-
ahe mutmbeis amonig Stem antece- tnt of the photos-ap techniques
deitsome of threjruvdet piocr- of .motie-nmaking" bmt I did7 obserce
cr the~t world has known, you Smace adwas profouindtv amrissed b,, y
tdotc seemXP 'prfetl stad mi usctme of coloc in " Plcnii'oh
_____________________ rd in pamrticulart The screen for
lI Mr Y tI rv sen ooe moment wvn floodeds with the
hehutol to Ithe Siunday ds a say red of at ,_,; of sliced watch-
Oln ad il beremebeed melon a- sceise whitch fddidr-
iadFmdal son stinuet oftite~ dyI_ p)itit da
hownhatie ol" :,?xrsl c T into 1 the ffi go d-taiag-e~ On-
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