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Assassin's portrayi I ' : ' >> . :.<* v. V><# 'wm&rnn : W&M F ;ifceateg? ; I I" ' ;.- > :; :....:;.:.v.; . rr;:r.r-r. :f a F By ERIC GLENN g Staff Writer I In 1866, the name Booth be- r came infamous, giving rise to feel- i ings of anger at its mere mention. ^ However, on Jan. 3, 1866, the r greatest actor of the era, the actor all others were compared to for 1 nearly half a century, made a * triumphant return to the stage, f That actor's name was Edwin r Booth. 2 Edwin Booth's life is explored F in John MacNicholas's new play r Booth, which is running through 1 Sunday at Drayton Hall. The play looks at parts of Edwin's adolescence and the years of his life before and after his younger brother, John, killed President Lincoln. John MacNicholas has done an excellent job developing and crafting the characters in Booth. The most notable of which are the characters Edwin Booth, his wife \ Engineers Com "I know we can produce it tl cheaper than that," mechanical engineering senior Zeno Rausa said. p 0 A device to protect doctors c from being splashed with danger- $ ous material. This could protect c doctors from being splattered with $ AIDS-infected blood during surgery in a more effective way s ?j| :* ^ ^ ^ I ^||p MifEI| -? i 1 US( | 82n< I FOW 1 PI L2 IS ^ A J J iveynuit /\uo B S.C. Exec Tuesday Russ family p> ed in 4olly and his father Junius. These leople had a bond between them lot even death could break, and dacNicholas' play tells their story . veil. But a play is nothing without its ilayers. And for this play there is i cast that is worthy of it. Edwin's >art is portrayed with a great de;ree of emotion by Michael Joseph Jonlan. He shows the strength of a nan who has survived his father's nsanity and death, his loving vife's tragic death at 22 and his lame becoming a national scandal. Edwin spent his life in the theaer and much of that time playing Jamlet, the role he is best known or portraying. Donlan shows us a nan whose life is built, shattered tnd rebuilt while he is haunted by lis own demons, which he is filally able to conquer. And you beieve him. The thing I find most ntriguing about Donlan is his abilt\z tr? rrr> frnm Hpin<r an oHnlt VJ IVJ O V?I1 l/Vlllg, Uil UVtUAI. fcV M :hild, from sanity to insanity, in he course of a scene. Ron Hale should also be comnended for his performance as Edvin's father, Junius Brutus Booth, vho is said to be the greatest actor )f his day. Junius is insane and >rone to fits of madness from :inued from page 4 lan a current doctor's mask can. A wheelchair lift to help peole get access to vans. The current ost of such devices is $2,000 to 3,000. The group believes they an produce its lifts for less than 700. An intravenous blood infu ion device that pumps blood meTUE< Barbara and Gerha duo, Koger Center, public, $5 j Booth, play abc i Drayton Hall, 8 p.n $5, stu NAACP Found( Russell House Robert Ward, Pul composer and cone 3-5; fWEDN KODO, an 11-m group from Japan. I Tickets $12.50, ad ITHUE American Ballroor sambas, waltzes < Center, 8 p.m. i? me Celebrat the } NAAC] IANNU ODER'S tOGRAJ Iress: Nelson B, 'uii7ip Dirprinr nt KT / February 12th - 7: ell House Ballrooi ception will follov oignantly 'Booth' which Edwin is able to retrieve him. By the end of the first act, the audience admired Edwin for the depth of love and devotion he feels for his father. Hale delivers his lines with a passion that convinces you he has lost his grip on reality and is truly mad. Some of the most powerful scences come when Junius is speaking to Edwin, as a person in some scenes and a phantasm in others. E. Timna Guerchon should be eomnlimented for her nortraval of Molly, Edwin's wife who tragically dies while he is away. Guerchon gives her character a warmth that makes Edwin's loss poignant and heart-touching to say the least. I would also like to commend MacNicholas for his dialogue in the scene in which Edwin receives word of Molly's death. The scence is powerful. Unfortunately, there isn't enough room for me to give Booth the review it deserves. There is so much to say and so little room. Everyone should see Booth and make up their own minds. I think it s more than worth the pnce of a ticket and two hours of the day. chanically and prevents the need to hang the plasma bag. This device could prove invaluable in combat situations where it could be difficult, or even dangerous, to hold up the bag. The group is now in search of funding for the production company that will produce these items, and others such as a special switch which allows children with cerebral palsy to operate a talking Teddy Ruxpin doll. 5DAY irdt Suhrstedt, piano , 8 p.m. Tickets $10, , students. >ut Edwin Booth, i. Tickets $9, public, idents. *r's Day Program. Ballroom. Free, itzer Prize winning luctor. Frazier Hall, p.m. ESDAY i emoer percussion <oger Center, 7 p.m. lults, $5, children. iSDAY n Theatre performs md polkas. Koger Tickets $12.50. Dan BarabasThe Gamecock I 00pm Q : | xxxxxd _ The Koger Center Presents: rWJw Piano Pioneers! Barbara & Gerhardt Suhrstedt One piano plus four hands equals one evening of m merry music making. Pioneers in revival of the piano duet as a concert medium, the Suhrstedt team comW bines imaginative programming with technical preci jpp ? oiuii, pv/iiuiliiiiig idiiiiiicii ciiiu iiiaoitipiCLC^ ^1 along with new works often written expressly for them. J Feb. 12 at 8 p.m. $10 adults, $5 students. Ba-BOOM! KODO, Heartbeat Drummers of Japan The mystery and magic of the Orient are reflected in waves of awesome sound created by these 11 Japanese a m drummers. Using percussion instruments ranging from BIx fl gongs to a huge 900-pound drum, these musicians coax Bi? everything from the roar of thunder to the gentle hum of Bs IBB||i^n| crickets from their instruments. Displaying physical Bmmf' strength and stamina comparable to that of Olympic athletes, the drummers whip up a storm of exotic, sensual B music while mesmerizing your eyes with their ferocious A special educational program, Just for Kids, will be B offered before the show to help explain the concert to ^^B B children. Just for Kids begins at 6:15 p.m. in the second |HgB floor donor room of Koger. Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. $12.50 adults, $5 children. Child's Ip*. Bjk' price and Just for Kids sponsored by The State. JtB^ 1 fejjgfo. frn 5J Romance! American Ballroom Theater Gloriously graceful and beautifully attired, these championship ballroom dancers will treat you to one dreamy display. Fast and furious sambas. Perky polkas. Sweeping waltzes. This is dancing that would make 4 ^ pflV Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers proud. It's the perfect show for the most romantic day of the r^jk^ Feb. 14 at 8 p.m. $12.50 "A very funny man, and a great actor..." \f{ John O'Neal as Junebug Jabbo Jones \ X m Junebug Jabbo Jones, actor O'Neal's signature A ** character, retraces African American history using Jt stories, songs, poems, games and riddles drawn f frr?m Rla^lr Am tH /-> o ' o t-i /~>V> trmro Af T? t f , wiui vaiia Ui>c student l.D. Keguiarly priced tickets on sale in advance at the Carolina Coliseum box office and all SCAT outlets. Call 777-SCAT to charge. All concerts presented in the Koger Center for the Arts at the University of South Carolina. ' U11VA AVU 0 11U1 UUVL U1 Uldl UltldlUlC. Ill SB You Can't Judge a Book by Looking at the Cover JL (Feb. 15), Junebug traces the odyssey of a boyhood M1 jste friend from his childhood days in rural Mississippi Bk? V to the traumas of Chicago in the '50s and '60s. In Ain't No Use in Going Home, Jodie's Got Your Gal N^jjSE* and Gone (Feb. 16), O'Neal explores the timely \ yL theme of blacks in the American armed forces. I , \ m Michael Keck, a Grammy Award-winning composer Hp A and electronic keyboard artist, joins him. in this two eB | \Vjk Feb. 15 & 16 at 8 p.m. $10 adults, $5 students ^ \jj Physical poetry! The National Theatre of the Deaf ' * A fresh, new kind of theatre emerges when the National Theatre of the Deaf performs its production of One More Spring. The Tony Award-winning company, which features deaf, as well as hearing actors, combines the spoken word with sign language to communicate Robert Nathan's touching tale of life during the Depression. Funny and warm, the play will woo and win you with a gentle sentiment reminiscent of Its a Wonderful Life. The national tour of One More Spring is sponsored by Southern Bell The State is the sponsor of a special $2.50 ticket discount for the hearing impaired. Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. $10 adults, $5 students. ($2.50 off either price for the hearing impaired with a State newspaper coupon. Check the paper for a discount coupon or come by the Coliseum box office to obtain one.) The lion of the piano Jose Carlos Cocarelli Winner of the 1990 Van Clibum Silver Medal, JL Cocarelli is hailed as a thinking and a feeling musician. He matches his technical brilliance with mature, polished interpretations. Hear his performance to underI stand why Claudio Arrau calls him "the lion of the flH * Hi t i p.m. $12.50 i The best band in the land! River City Brass Band with USC Symphonic Band Called the Boston Pops of brass. River City puts the fun back into music. Reviving the American brass band tradition, the 22-member band performs a repertory that ranges from familiar folk tunes to ballads, classical transcriptions to marches. The outstanding USC Symphonic Band will open this toe-tapping pops concert. Feb. 22 at 8 p.m. $6 adults, $4 students $5 Carolina Student Rush! USC students may purchase the next best available ticket to these events for $5 starting 30 minutes before show time at the Koger Center. One ticket per student limit