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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 \
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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
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: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
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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
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i Drayton Hall, 8 p.n
$5, stu
NAACP Found(
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composer and cone
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Tickets $12.50, ad
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'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
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emoer percussion
<oger Center, 7 p.m.
lults, $5, children.
iSDAY
n Theatre performs
md polkas. Koger
Tickets $12.50.
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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
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^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
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Junebug Jabbo Jones, actor O'Neal's signature A **
character, retraces African American history using Jt
stories, songs, poems, games and riddles drawn f
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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.
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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
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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
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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