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THE BATTALION THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1978 Page 3 ws what’s up le acxii “tribute Vednesl e natioe ^ COUBlj include m hijli, sedak tiillcd 5 •ct dan, Arrastr e Urqt; lotiveb ltire« Jck to# edTuK vere tn e Hall Is off& i-nt. Ik <1 in i e and I, (1 5W1E Thursday CRAFTS: The MSC Crafts Shop will hold classes in china painting tonight in 140 MSC. DINNER THEATER: The MSC Summer Dinner Theater p.' continues with the presentation of Leonard Gershe’s “But terflies Are Free,” a comedy, tonight at 6:30 in the MSC Ballroom. GROVE: “The Longest Yard.’ Burt Reynolds captains a team of convicts in a football game that pits the inmates against the warden and guards. Eddie Albert plays the warden. Friday DINNER THEATER: A performance of “Butterflies Are ' Free’ by Leonard Gershe is scheduled for 6:30 tonight in the MSC Ballroom. GROVE: M-A-S-H. Donald Sutherland stars as Hawkeye ; Pierce in this smash comedy hit about a zany mobile army B surgical hospital staff struggling through the Korean war. led Saturday DINNER THEATER: The MSC Summer Dinner Theater’s final performance of “Butterflies Are Free” is set for 6:30 tonight in the MSC ballroom. GROVE: “Serpico.” A1 Pacino stars in the portrayal of a tough, undercover cop who fought widespread corruption in the New York City police force. Sunday in thtb s wife: ’’ GROVE: “Kelly’s Heroes” Clint Eastwood stars in this comedy • about a group of fast-thinking army hustlers during VVWII who sneak 30 miles behind German lines to rob a German ‘“P" bank of millions of dollars. Telly Savalas and Don Rickies v also star. Monday ng20c ie CLINIC: A four-day-long clinic for volleyball coaches will be nth. bel held on the Texas A&M University campus today. Yort-' t-rmioR Tuesday WORKSHOP: The Texas Agricultural Experiment Station has ■scheduled an administrative workshop today. No butterflies for cast ‘Butterflies Are Free’ delightful By Scott Pendleton Battalion Staff The title is “Butterflies Are Free. ” But “free of butterflies would make a good subtitle, as there were none among the cast for their open ing night Wednesday. Their confi dence set the audience completely Review at ease in an intimate arrangement of stage and tables that could have created a distracting nervousness. Instead, the audience relaxed and enjoyed a delightful performance of Leonard Gershe s play by the MSC Dinner Theatre troupe. The quick pace and sharp dialogue kept the audience laughing much of the play and attentive all of it. “Butterflies Are Free is the story of Don Baker, a young blind man living away from home. He wants to prove to his domineering mother that he can make it alone. When he gets involved with the girl next door, Jill Tanner, the results are both touching and hilarious. Steve King keeps up a convincing portrayl of Don Baker. He pays careful attention to the little details that denote not just a blind person, but one who is so well-adjusted that his blindness js rarely apparent. The role of Jill Tanner is well per formed by Christi Binz. She has to shift from flighty while with Don to worldly and perceptive with Mrs. Baker. Miss Binz does so suc cessfully, giving depth to the character rather than weakening it. Though Mrs. Baker is in some ways the “villain of the story, Tricia Cox brings out the humor of the character so well that the audience enjoys her presence on stage as much as that of Jill or Don. Phillip Hafer also does a good job as Ralph Austin, a minor character. Hafer es tablishes Austin as a believable character in a very short time. Director Lawrence Leach de serves special recognition for con quering the difficulties of a theater in the round. To avoid shutting out any part of the audience for very long, Mr. Leach has his actors con stantly on the move. But their movements seem so natural and spontaneous that the direction goes undetected. If there is any problem it is with the program and not the perform ance. The program provides no in formation other than the names of the characters, ft would have been Complete Line of Used Books. ROTHER’S BOOKSTORE 340 Jersey — At the Southgate nice to know in advance at least the All in all, “Butterflies Are Free” is period of time in which the action sure to please anyone lucky enough takes place (one day). Otherwise, to get a ticket. After last night’s au- the play explains itself as it goes dience spreads the word, the play is along. sure to sell out quickly. the music booth 3202 TEXAS AVE., BRYAN 779-3988 TAKAMINE - GIBSON - YAMAHA - HONDO MUSIC MAN - VENTURA - ASPEN - IIDA APPLAUSE - HOHNER - SHU RE STRING INSTRUMENT SPECIALIST GUITARS. BANJOS, MANDOLINS, VIOLINS, DRUMS, AMPS, SHEET MUSIC, LESSONS, REPAIRS, ACCESSORIES WM. 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