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i lillBIW?ll IBIIBIMll Spotlight ^ sf W Monday, October 28, 1985 I HE GAMECOCK-8*8""1 . M5g?BiB^^ Play d By MARY JO MILLER Staff writer Dumas: Pere et Fils, novelist Alexander Di for theatergoers expec fictional creations, the The play, which o Theatre, centers on th my relationship with h The father, played I played by Michael He name as they move thr century French salons, doubly shameful, the \ The senior Dumas, t Santo Domingan slav< source of both pride fronted with his mixed Dumas' outrageous swooning and the laughter. The younger Dumas heritage and disgustec lifestyle. During the course ol who is writing his novc encourages his son to younger Dumas declin profession that would Girls' night Naomi Judd (right) daughtar Wynonna Saturday at the Sout State Fair. The Juddi wi ;M i. iii iiubiikjuv ui tumui music acts to play th year. ELLIOT CO MIS when: where Applicat MMHMBBMHHMI HBHHB lepicts fc an irreverent view of French jmas, is a rollicking suprise ting the staid chivalry of his : Three Musketeers. pened Friday at Longstreet e skirt-chasing Dumas' storlis sensitive son. t>y Gary Heilsberg, and son, iwk, share more than a sur ougn me rarenea air 01 ivtnThey are both bastards and, product of mixed ancestry, he son of a Frenchman and a views his illegitimacy as a and amusement. When conblood by English aristocrats, response sends a woman audience into uproarious , however, is ashamed of his 1 with his father's decadent F the play, the senior Dumas, 1 The Count of Monte Cristo, try his hand at writing. The es. He is reluctant to enter a strengthen the tics between and her performed h Carolina Bra the last is country HnflHflHF-b HHV^ * r' / HENlTN GamKocfcllHr ^ A nrnm^x l\L ljur LAI Sign U] S BLACK Start Monde : The Informal floor of the tions and criteria fc rther-son them. As the young man tries to foi he unwittingly parodies his U masses gambling debts, drinks ! embroiled in a number of unsa1 secretly writes. Ultimately, the young Dum; father for literary advice, neaci While the search for identity tion between a father and sc topics, playwright John MacN frame them around Alexander I adds a refreshing and comic an Heilaberg, with his dark, bu delivery, is both visually and di ing as the senior Dumas. Hawk a charming man-child ? a touc youthful idealism and wordly from his father's peccadillos. Helen Baldwin, cast a? languishing love interest, is attr bloodless 10 portray the woi Marie. She is apparently dying c volves discreet coughing in a hs dience can only assume it's tub Chris Brown as an absurd du< son and Dalton Ward as his ii some of the richest comic relief, aginary swords in a salute, thes ill EiqS - Sa*f; j||lgjggpl"' v;/.--.-. TOON /k // UW )IE<S> ps for the use PAGE iv October 28tl tion Desk on th< Russell House >r the pageant will b< WBEBBBBBBMBB ties rgc his own identity, ither's lifestyle. He icavily and becomes /ory affairs. And he is must look to his * of mind and love. i nnrl th#? r^wnrilia. >n are not original icholas' decision to Dumas' colorful life igle. shy hair and robust ramatically convinc's younger Dumas is hing combination of knowledge gained i young Dumas' active, but a bit too j id-weary temptress >f an ailment that in- ? mdkerchief. The auerculosis. I :list and John Emer- f ILJJl SLCUIIUS UCI1VC1 J When they raise im- -< e klutzy Musketeers """""""""H1 G S d1 ANT h, 1985. i second i available ililMII'I'liniBW ;Ktr ?^^MMWMaWW?IW??MmByi| M ll I'V ^7-r-" | W-W}-' J? -1 ohn Emerson, Irene Raxter, Gary Heiltberg, Michael Hawk ire irresistible. The set, designed by William Buck, is dominated >y Dumas' paper-strewn, anarchic study. If chaos osters genius, as Dumas tells his son, than Buck's tudy is a belivable workplace for the brilliant minor. MacNicholas' play, like Dumas' novels, obvious| Lectu of gri From staff reports "When in dot day in the Russ< Sponsored by tivities, Robert 1 lion of Going C nationwide. Egan will dis< traditions with I nnl only giccks W"V o,vv,w audiovisually. A 1975 gradu society that was oldest fraternity New York City, To gain a bet more than 35,OC His presentati initiation, party From Here to the greek system Man of La Manch pace at Coliseum ly EDWARD BOHAN flawless, thougl itaff writer formance seei The North Carolina Opera restricted, parti* Company presented a lively pro- show's opei luction of Dale Wasserman's Quixote." Man of La Mancha Friday as Janis Eckharl >art of the Carolina Concert Aldonza, the >eries. whom Don Qu; Set in a prision in 16th-century his "Lady Dulc ipain, the story centered on seem quite arro Miguel de Cervantes and his tale was her singing )f an eccentric old man who fan- during her o asizes that he is the noble knight "One Pair of Don Quixote de La Mancha. shame, becausc John Reardon's role was cellent voice, e?i - EDE vci u rn Enlargeme w I Order any two sam Kodak's own labs Just bring in your favorite KODACOLOR Film negatives, slides, or color prints* for breathtaking mentsfrom 8" x 12" to 16" x 24". Asl Um?.. !? iui i y, uutjr runs { ' September 30November 1,1985. Mi Slides. Iilm negatives. o< prints cannot be combined in Ihe same order to qualify 808 HARDEN ST. COLUMBIA, S.C. 29205 (803) 771 0306 [^^~^-? f'*(1 ; ;' ;:^ T and Perry Simpson star in Dumat: Pen ly isn't intended for strict realis those willing to suspend disbelief than-life characters and delicious Dumas: Pere et Fits will contii day through Saturday at 8 p.m. p.m. re to explor jeks natiom ibt, party" will be the theme of a lec :!1 House Ballroom. Carolina Program Union as part o Sgan, author of From Here to Frate treek on the Colleee Camous. will < :uss his book and dramatize wild a tundrcds of slides. The program is d , but also those who want to expi ate of Harvard, Egan was a meml formerly a chapter of Delta Phi, tl . Egan, who was originally from Gr< describes himself as a "six-pack ki :ter understanding of the greek sys K) miles, interviewing more than 151 on will include greek stereotypes, gr? pranks, classical decorative articles Fraternity, said to be the first guidi i in such detail, will be available folli ra aalloDed c W I this weeker i his singing per- more on ned small and pronunciation. :ularly during the Quixote's fa ner, "1 Don Sancho, who a ote into battles t did a fair job as knights, wind "kitchen slut" forces of evil, ixote worships as played by John inea." She didn't Hal Mclntos Kant enouch. nor fnrmnnrc nc th I especially clear Dr. Carrasco. 1 pening number, and menacing Arms." That's a perfect for the i she has an ex- Perhaps the f but concentrates of the evening Forlow as the h happens upon Quixote and Si , His highly anil Eand mannerism pleasure to beh Forlow is al! _ the magnifi choreography. Pa B H The best nu 1 priest (Willij besieged on on ie-size. V/uiAUlc s se Color (Amelia Jester) t a third by Quixote's frnm Hopfenberg). for something Quixote's "me puts them in tions. But they ^ Doing It All fo *1 fWfli bright, perky * w'1^ c'cver dii M whimsical \M outstandino w'SM I Lending su J numbers, and up for the sli] color thc tw0 ^eads enlarge- chorus of youn i t r . ing vocal ab K for details. noticeable dui . Little Bird" BBBflBd finale, a repris, ble Dream." The small o . J direction of ( did an adequai v^?^ I The troupe i ss db I of the facilities \*W at Carolina ( _M most advantai stage a mu numerous see handled with s mmmJ were scarcely i W, j ff' f I *Bi -:-W---:I--"1 r' ^-" ;j 1 IM CURRY/Th* Gtmtcock ^ f et Fils. ts, but rather for in favor of largerplot twists. lue its run Thursand Sunday at 3 e life n/ide * :ture at 9 p.m. tof 'W/nnn Plinn ao. f? Wll ft 11115 ?Vrnity: A Celebraexplore greek life ind strange greek esigned to attract ^ erience greek life 9 >er of a fraternal ic country's third :enwich Village in nd of guy." tern, he travelled 3 Greeks. :ek wear, rushing, and fundraising. ebook to evaluate rtwino thp l??rtiir#? i lively id tone than ithful companion ccompanies Quixagainst enchanted mills and other was delightfully i David Gruett. h gave a fine peric malevolent foe. -lis powerful voice appearance were part. inest performance was given by Ted apless barber who ^ the inn where mcho are staying. mated expressions s were an absolute old. so responsible foi cent, spirited mber concerned a im MacDonald) e side by Antonia, If-serving niece i, and on the other ^ ousekeeper(Shazy w Doth ladies plead to be done about idness" because it unpleasant posiinsist that "We're r Him!" The trio's voices, combined ection, made this song simply ipport on many more than makino - c? ght falters among , was a first-rate tg men. Their shin- ^ ilities were most w ing "Little Bird, and the show's c of "The Impossirchcstra under the Charles Rosekrans te job. made excellent use * available to them Coliseum, not the geous location to sical play. The ne changes were ^ luch ease that they w loticeable.