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Dugas' review
To the Kditor:
I was extremely displeased wit!
Terry Dugas' review of "Hair
from both a production standpoin
and as a journalist. Because Mi
Dugas obviously hated the sho\
he had no constructive criticism t
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what he did offer. He contradicte
himself and with wordy phrases h
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uiaiiugcru iu luriuer uusuure ill
intent. Dugas came off as quite a
authority on who realizes "what i
is like to live in the shadow c
death", referring to the drai
which couldn't be understood b
people "younger than 21" or "olde
than 30".
However, Dugas wasn't ol
enough to have ever faced the drai
either. He also had complainl
about the singing, the leads, th
shock value, the irrelevant ideal
of the '60s and the entertainmei
value of the production. I decide
that I was not knowledgeabl
ciiuugii auuui me LUCctll c to expiai
why I disagreed with hin
Therefore, I contacted a number <
persons who had been in the pla;
worked with it or simply went i
see it. I asked them for the
Headline on lettc
To the Editor:
Your editorialized heading to
factually inaccurate and smacks
member of Hair and did not e
renearsai. r uriner, me wora in (
not "trib" as printed. Tribes ma
1 lair is organized around a trip, n
EDITOR'S NOTE: The headli
member" was intended for an
headlines were confused when t
The (iamecock regrets the ern
"Trib" was printed as wi
typographical error on the par
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Post-election re
a/ criticized
reactions to "Hair" and
h speciticaily to Dugas' re
" Here's what I found.
{} Karen Amos, actress: ,4\
first read Terry's review,
v mad. Then I thought it m
? been a joke." Some char
J were criticized for not 1
beautiful voices. What Ten
e not know is that the voice ha>
s fashioned to fit the role. "It t
!J lot to develop a voice suited
'J character you're playing."
ft lli- Trm Hirlf ITnrtlich Hnr
y am a friend of Terry's. I hop
:r won't matter because I didn'l
the review was wrong, may
d advised. It didn't lack relei
ft but it was not relevant in the
IS wav that it was in the sixt
le could never be."
Is
it Paula Benson, House Mar
;d "I think everything possibl
le done to update 'Hair'. Vietnai
in an important happening i
l. history of our country. Sure
of show itself has relevance
y, today. Most students I tall
to really got some meaning out
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?r was incorrect
my letter "To the Editor" (Nov
1: T i .
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ven see the show before final
juotes in my first paragraph is 4
y go on trips, patriarchs create
ot a traditional plot.
WILLIAM STOl
mod
ne, "Flay review criticized
other letter concerning the pla
hat letter was exchanged for St<
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itten in the - letter and was
t of our typists.
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suits
more txansvestite in "Hair". He laugh
yiew. as he read Dugas' statement tl
"the sexual revolution was
ri j illusion or a myth" and Dug
claim that "Hair's" "least into
was to entertain". "I feel that a
t play's major intent is to enterta
. The second most important thinj
did to a re*evant theme across. 1
11 tn langage we used was not writi
ikes a *or s^oc^ value. The glifr
. costumes were semi-nude to eff
to the II- >>
naked innocence.
Rose Crane, property crew: '
t.: "I some people Vietnam may se
i that passe and it is, but the hurc
think ideals of peace, freedom and
>e ill- are always relevant." Rose
ance, that more emphasis was placed
same the fact that any probl
es. It represented by the draft co
become a decision in which <
could lose the understanding ?
ager: support of friends. Rose i
: was attended all try-outs prior to
n was casting. "The best availa
i the musical talent was chosen. G
y, the stage presence was considere<
ed to f - Orif
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AAickey Trimarchi
News Editor
4) is Catherine Thrift
rrpw Asst News Editor
dress
trip," Alyce Kozmfl
pl*>tS Copy Desk Chief
tit Fit Marguerite Ryan
Graduate Assistant Prt
a arts
crew
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tin. lot of meaning. It brought back
l is memories for my husband Jerry,
^he who faced the draft at one time."
ten
ter The sentiments expressed above
^ should be respected. In the future,
I hope the Gamecock will use
?To discretion in choosing someone
em with a knowledge of theatre to
lan rev*ew plays- For the hundreds of
hours that each cast and crew
member put into the sell-out
on production they deserved much
em praise, which they received from
^ everyone except one Terry Dugas
on(r JANESHEALY
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"tiair" scenery crew
the EDITOR'S NOTE: Terry Puga
ble is 23 and was called up for an in
ood duction physical Qn his 19th bii
i T thdav.
Jeorge Morris
Editor
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Where's
mascot, '
fan asks
To the Editor:
I am a 1973 graduate of USC and
have attended seven USC games
this fall. Along with numerous
other supporters I have been
puzzled as to why our student (
mascot (dressed as "the
Gamecock") has not been at our
football games. Most of the schools
we play have their mascot at all
their games, and it certainly adds
a great deal of life, interest and
color to the cheering and the game.
I would certainly like to see "the
Gamecock" at our next game.
Maybe someone would be interested
in volunteering.
After the Notre Dame game I ,
heard a group of ND fans com
plaining that they had been to ND
games all across the country and
that USC's band was the only one
which did not play their song. I
rl an a 4 am rvt an
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on the field and in the stands as the
best fans and musicians in the U.S.
I hate to see any criticism of the
band but wonder if it is a common
practice to play the visitor's fight
song or alma mater when they do
not bring their Dana. *
As a final note, I'd like to
congratulate the Cocks on their
season so far and wish them luck in
their final two games and hopefully
their second straight bowl.
VINCE DEGENHART
mecock ,
hiah
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; Fan's letter
brings out 6
resentment
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To the Kditor:
I am writing this letter in
resDonse to a letter written bv
t'
i Steven Herchak that appeared in
the Oct. 28 edition of The
Gamecock. In that letter, Mr..
- Herchak accused the football team $
of "giving up" during the Notre
Dame game, simply because they
R didn't call their last timeout. That
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that game did the Gamecocks show
any signs of giving up. When USC
fell behind 13-0 in the second
quarter, the defense could have
easily "thrown in the towel" as Mr.
Herchak put it; however, the
Gamecocks exhibited the talent *
they have displayed all year. To
lose to a team like Notre Dame by
seven points, and to come within
one turnover of beating them is no
disgrace to USC football or USC
football fans.
Mr. Herchaksays that he will be
giving 100 per cent at the next
game. If he considers calling the
team quiters giving 100 per cent,
then he ought to find another
football team to support. The seat
he is occupying at the stadium
could just as easily be filled by
someone who really cares about
the football program at Carolina.
JIMMY WAI^II
' math sophomore
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