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EN'] C. LEMiv coMPA C. Lem Harper's il exciting fall fashic coupled with vai suedes and leatheir gentleman many Your personal' char Lylie Pressl4 and To welcome you for y ERTA BY BOB CRAFT The South Carolina Open Road Ensemble gave its premiere performance Saturday evening in Cottingham Theatre at Columbia College. The South Carolina Open Road Ensemble (SCORE) is the first phase in the development of a state theatre for South Carolina and is .one of -the programs being developed by the S.C. Arts Com mission. The purpose of SCORE is to bring quality theatre ex periences to the people of South Carolina through a program of in school performances, workshops and seminars, and public per formances. The program was caught a bit short, scenery and costumes having been finished only hours before. Curtain was late and one play that was scheduled, "Chinamen," by Michael Frayn was not given. The two selections that were performed, "Lovers: Winners" by Brian Friel and "Le Medecin Volant (The Flying Doctor)" by Moliere were ages apart in con tent.. NY, INC. ivites you In to see ol ins. From elegant pla lous sweater styles U 's, we offer Carolina's beautiful selections. ge account is weleon ay , George Bybee mmy Camp ur Homecoming attii LINME "Lovers: Winners" was the story of the last day of life for a young Irish couple. They are to be ma-ried in three weeks, the girl is pregnant. The boy is a studious young man who wishes to become a teacher, the girl is a romantic daydreamer. As they study for exams on a mountain near their town, it becomes evident that if they are married, in a short time they will become miserable with each other. The pattern is set already, the girl prattling about some foolishness until the boy is driven to rail at her, inadvertantly saying cruel and hurtful things, she cries and then the boy tries to make up to her, never really undoing the hurt he has caused. Two.narrators fill in the story, telling of their deaths and the inquest and their burial on the day they were to be married. From this, Ensemble went to a light bit of nonsense from Moliere, "The Flying Doctor." The Ensemble's debut was somewhat less than satisfying, "Lovers: Winrers" being too long and drawn out an affair. "The Flying Doctor," while marvelous fun, lacked that certain spark of comedic spontaneity. Ids, ~e NTI These are minor problems that can easily be handled though and the concept is an extraordinary one. The Moliere piece would be wonderful to show to third and fourth graders and "Lovers"is a 'play that should be exposed to high school seniors. We wish SCORE much success and have no'doubts they will have it. New Riders, "Two Gents" This Friday in Township Auditorium, the University Union Contemporary Sounds Committee will -present the New Riders of the Purple Sage at 8:00 p.m. Tickets for New Riders are now sale and are $4.00 for students and $5.00 for the public. Tickets may be purchased at Russell House, Taylor Street Pharmacy, Budget Tapes and Tunes and Things. The University Union Cultural Series in conjunction with University Players, and the College of Liberal and Cultural Disciplines presents the Tony award winning musical, "Two Gentlemen'of Verona," by William Shakespeare adapted by John Guare and Mel Shapiro. The play is to be presented next Wednesday at 8:15 in Township Auditorium. Tickets are now available at the Russell House Box Office and are free to USC students with I.D. and $3.00 and $5.00 to the public. Odetta At Winthrop Tues. Odetta, a -pioneer in the American folk music revival, will appear at8 p.m. tomorrow night at Winthrop College's Byrnes Auditorium in Rock Hill. For 24 years Odetta has ex pressed musically the wide range of human experience and emotion capable of going from a baritone growl to a flute-like falsetto. Odetta discovered folk music in 1949 after receiving instruction in classical voice and she adopted it as her medium of musical exp ssion. "Most of the world has be'n influenced by American music that couldn't have- happened iust in England or just in Atrica," Odetta said, "and mpst of it comes from below the Masop-Dixon line because of the contacts between blacks and whites." Tickets are available for Odetta's concert at the door and are $4.00. .40-41