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& Ak /\rm For j By JOHN VAUGHAN w Entertainment Editor S< The hit Broadway ol musical, Annie, closed its ti three-performance run in 1 Columbia Thursday night in d front of its third sell-out w crowd at Columbia's Township Auditorium. s The musical was a special p event in the 1981-82 USC ^ Cultural Series, and ac- s' cording to Rich Singer, 0 program coordinator for the P Cultural Series, Annie was l( an event that will be difficult ^ to top. n "There's never been a c % show that this organization s' produced that sold out as quickly," Singer said. "I'm used to people sleeping out " for a rock show ? we had P people sleeping out for Annie J" tlVIVVxtO, Hi tlicil Mercedes-Benzes parked at v the curb," he laughed. e n Singer said 50,000 Cultural 0 Series brochures were ^ mailed out, and his office ^ received 2200 ticket jj requests. T" kets went on jj sale to the public on Dec. 4, " and th j show was sold out on Dec. 7. " "The audience response has been overwhelmingly th positive," he said. Singer a< t I jjgjaERF ^- -: K|^^b|IH IS ft M ./'V g \ "*. 'v 11-year-old Mollie Ha Holgate plays Daddy Williamson portrays Mil Iloxanne stars as Sandy. Fgs C^>I1 IC UC!I ThreeC as not exaggerating. portn The audience was quick to pham elect favorites in the story dog, \ f the little orphan girl. The the tie character is played by obedi l-year-old Mollie Hall, a "cha elightful young actress who Sand} 'ins hearts easily. famoi tl? r *? iicii anc sings me laiuuus with ong, "Tomorrow," at prodi 'resident Franklin Delano ment loosevelt's cabinet meeting, althoi tie is brightening up the almo; utlook for the Depression. 0f ai lut she's also brightening a theat )t of faces, and one could forai iel the audience exercising 4 4 if estraint at the urge to cheer thous 'hen FDR forces grouchy Town auuici IIICIIIIJCI ICIVCiJ IU WOlllC ing with her. ticket Broa< Ruth Williamson is the belie\ ilariously wicked or- WOrk< hanage supervisor, Miss The lannigan. Never far from a offerc ottle of liquor or a shrill win /histle, Williamson is an tomir ffective villain who appec evertheless wins a loud saici t vation at the final curtain. the p Daddy Warbucks is played gelfoi y Tony Award-winner Ron lolgate, who lends War uvno a vcijr 1 col Well 111 LI I, specially in his scenes with tall. Show-stealing credits, lough, go to the young ctors and actresses who the bii comp Quart said, i 11 is Annie, Ron S0II!ei Warbucks, Huth cherf ss Ilannitfan. and Brads iture GrtMGCOC Is Out' I-onsec ay the kids in the or- r7 7r~ tge, anu 10 noxanne me vho constantly amazes <S audience with an IB -'v ent and winsome ig-r?- racterization" of /, the orphan girl's H|^Vp us canine friend. /e been very pleased IHHfev the quality of the iction," Singer comed. He said that B jgh the Township is > st three times the size n average Braodway er, it is a good location Columbia audience. HHjVM we did have only a ;and-seat hall (the ship seats 3,000), you Kt tj?.i 1 be paying the $40 . price you'd pay on iwav " Hp eaiH hf? fes the sound was [ , r 2d out well. [ - rg* ; next performance S ;d in the Cultural Series be renowned pan- > : nist Marcel Marceau, } : ' iring March 7. Singer 9HHH ickets will go on sale to ?ublic on Feb. 15, and Thi le expects that show to Withi lit oloA LAV UIOU. Guard R By JOHN VAUGHAN Entertainment Editor lough many USC basketball fans ha t McGuire Arena in high spirits this Ipact pntprtainpH K\/ i cnaniol holftii VUIIIVU MJ U upvviui IIOIIUI he home games with West Virginia 1 ;ia Southern, on Feb. 1, the Coliseui rth of a new rifle and flag corp called Winter Guard is a 12-member osed of students from the larger Car lliams-Brice Stadium during the fc i, however, promotes itself as sometl b decided to have the Winter Gua ent," Flag Captain Sharon Jame ent for a lot of reasons: because we ;he wind to use, for instance." it the most important difference is tl e students. It's music they can relat year," James said. it they wear is an outfit of garnet wa ts, and garnet head bands. What I : by the GoGos and Devo. ^ were very worried at first, wonder going to accept it?' " James recal ! They've responded so positively in I Winter Guard only scheduled three inal appearance will be at the Clem: les, a junior theatre and speech maj< new group was tossed around and :ome members of the USC Marchin is Andrea DeRenzis, a senior music i oup's drill instructor and James and ig captains. James noted that the Winter Guai into being without the guidan ographer Chase Mullins, who was re< ling Band by Director James Coj siastically agreed to work with the ind a mini "band camp" was held j routines. Winter Guard features eight flags: Burgess, DeRenzis, Gwen Goodi air, Edith Potter and Kim Rabon; ar haw, Labrozzi, Mullins and Debbie F Frid :k NT RMINt To w m :utivej e scene-stealing orphan ki out a Smile' in the hit musi lakes A the season, some have | Tie show. P "ech on Jan. 25, and Ti crowd witnessed I the Winter Guard. I performing group ?r olina flag line seen "'* otball season. The Jtfm tiing different. Mm* ^ rd because it was 're inside, we don't lat we're doing this e to. We wear what 1 rm_im rvonfn ^v a iii-up pa mo, vviiitc both games!" performances, and son game Saturday ir, said the concept ; quickly caught on * ft Unn/1 V fl n rt 5 uuuu o nag nut:, major. DeRenzis is I Tina Labrozzi are rd would not have ce of reknowned cruited for the USC i penhaver. Mullins new group, James lan. 15-17 to create The r ? ... VWUMIU Connie Anderson, crtli*u?, ine, James, Jana id four rifles: Dina for man >ruitt. Saturd; Lay 1 NT^ HHHH * JM HKHH :;?::HR|^Wrv| | ,/ v~c :;-. _ ~t r:-;,.";;~ H ^^Mp- P*^g EBgBM^aBB^^^^HR in 311^1 ^InrwK^Hflr Tyff- ' fe-- :^B^BIK^Ss&'t>77|j^t VIfv^ ?r-^3-~.j JaKfflfe g ;l*Sprp:-S3"^ffL-] ds sing 'You're Never Fully Dressed cal 'Annie'. Difference lewly-formed Winter Guard puts on a 1 halftimc show during the Georgia rn game. The group's next periOO ?mrl 11 lt/> " f it ? 1VV will mi; UUIIII^ Hit" V lrillSUIl game night. staff Photo by DAVlfXiRIMI.F.Y