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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (March 23, 1979)
IHb bA I I ALIUN FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1979 page d [epeat show sold out Theater tastes By CATHY TERRELL Battalion Reporter A Taste of Theatre, sponsored by the Aggie Players and the MSC Arts Committee, is a dose of fun, judging by the reactions of Thursday night’s audience. “Curtains,” a one-act play, and [‘Curse You Jack Dalton,” an old- ashioned melodrama, were pres ented after a buffet dinner, pre pared under the direction of Dr. fom Jordan of the Memorial Stu dent Center Food Services. A sold-out audience of about 150 attended the dinner theater in room &01 of the MSC. “Curtains,” a comedy, deals with a New York Times drama critic barged with first degree murder in be death of the theater. 'eathley Hall sponsors CS iike-a-thon By STANTON RAY Battalion Reporter Because of a Keathley Hall dorm project, bicycle riding can now help someone besides the rider. Keath ley Hall will sponsor a Cystic Fib- psis Bike-a-thon Sunday to raise aoney for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in College Station and fouston. Cystic fibrosis is a hereditary dis ease that strikes infants and young phildren and is characterized by obstructions in glandular organs vhich result in repiratory problems ad malnutrition. Money is raised by the participat- [ing riders in the bike-a-thon by get ting individuals and local businesses [to sponsor them for a given amount of money per mile. The bike-a-thon will last from 1 until 6 p.m., and the mileage is un limited. Mileage cards will be Checked every two miles along the ourse and there will be refresh- nents served at substations. Everyone who collects $25 or nore will receive an official Cystic |Fibrosis Bike-a-thon T-shirt. Those who wish to participate can sign up and get sponsor sheets from [the table Keathley Hall has in the [Memorial Student Center today be tween 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. i. ' 'VV*Cki?C" »'! HATE DOING LAUNDRY? Let Frannie's do it for you Aunt Frannies Laundromat * #Holleman at Anderson 693-658/Jt 1 WEEK-END SPECIAL i Budweiser. ! lagerbeer I* jQtewed' fycai cUpinaf />tocc46 /tom ry /, w WftRoiceit Ttpep.i.Wm' and/ 'ffleAt'i&y- 4"" | j Long-Necks j ! ONLY *1 69 A Six Dep- I 3611 S. College [ 846-6635 The critic (Phil Hafer), his wife (Jamie Craig), and their neighbor lawyer (Terry Martin), handle the problem with reactions ranging from hysteria to cunning. The play ends with a bit of sur prise adding to the program’s claim Review that the unusual plot is trying to show the audience what art is in to day’s society. After “Curtains” there is a twenty minute intermission in which the audience is given bowls of popcorn. The program encourages the audi ence to enjoy the tradition of audi ence participation in melodramas in “a typical Aggie style”. Without too much hesitation the audience does, by throwing popcorn, booing, his sing and even putting the horrible villain Egbert Van Horn’s face in a dish of peach cobbler at the last cur tain call. Egbert Van Horn (Jonathon Plessner) seemed to have trouble keeping his not-so-real mustache on his face. This problem, however, in creased the amusement of the audi ence. Facial expressions and the exag gerated motions of the cast were ex cellent, with each receiving great response from the totally involved audience. Listing the cast of characters un fortunately reveals much of the plot. Jack Dalton, the lovable hero with the Dudley Doright voice, is played by Dan Snllins. Dalton tries to pro- good tect “his girl” Bertha (Sybilla Irwin) from the evil clutches of Van Horn and the vicious Anna Avarado (De bbie Ellis). Unsuspecting victims of this vile plan are Mrs. Dalton (Vicki Mar tinez), Eloise Dalton (Melissa Campbell), and Jackson (Jim Witcher). Terri Jones directed the perform ances, with the assistance of an Aggie Players production staff. The final performance—sold out—is Saturday night. Audience to hiss, throw popcorn at Aggie Players melodramas By LORI MAYER Battalion Reporter What, an audience that throws popcorn? No, it’s not “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” it’s “Curtains” and “Curse You Jack Dalton,” two plays being put on by the Aggie Players and the Memorial Stu dent Center Arts Committee. The second performance is Saturday, the first was Thursday. The plays are both melodramas, complete with a moustached villain and a heroine in distress. A pre-show dinner is included with the $2 ticket price. Tom Jordan, the sponsor of the Aggie Players, said the dinner theater is an attempt to reach a wider audience with something fun. We wanted to attract the people who normally don’t come to Aggie Player productions,” Jordan said. It looks as if they have succeeded, because both of the performances were sold out two days before the first showing. “These plays are something that an audience can really have fun with in terms of audience participation,” Jordan said. The audience is provided with popcorn which may be eaten or thrown, whichever seems to be appropriate at that moment, he said. Members of the audience are encouraged to hiss whenever the mood strikes them. “It takes about three minutes for an audience to realize what is expected of them during a melodrama,” he said. It’s all for a good cause — getting the students away from their books and into some nostalgic fun. SALAD-SANDWICH-SOUP Now open for your convenience In the basement of Sbisa Dining Center. Salad priced by the ounce and sandwiches by the inch. Open 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Same entrance as the Underground Railroad. (Sbisa Basement) “QUALITY FIRST’’ HAVE LUNCH ON US ... FREE! A&M Apartment Placement is once again giving away free lunch to everyone who leases thru us. Apartments • Duplexes • All Types Of Housing Call for appointment or come by A&M APT. PLACEMENT SERVICE 693-3777 luf/ 2339 S. Texas, C.S. H i\ “Next to the Dairy Queen” Attention All Students MSC Town Hall is accepting applications for new members March 19-23. Applications are due no later than March 23 in rm. 216 MSC. Interviews will be held March 26-30. Are you ready for a HEADy experience? APRIL FOOLS’ DAY Celebrate April Fools’ Day with on otter noon of pure, unmitigated hedonism! Break a World Record with foolhardy feats! Can you sail a frisbee more than 277' 2"? Or balance more than six golf balls vertically? Maybe you're the world's best grape-catcher (the current champion caught one thrown 251 feet... in his mouth!) Perhaps you're a closet coin-balancer. An ace apple-peeler. An incomparable card-thrower. Or a wicked watermelon seed-spitter. And surely - among all you nostalgia buffs - there's one helluva hula-hooper. Face it: you're never going to earn a living with that talent of yours. So you might as well grab for all the glory you can get. On Sunday, April 1, we'll have a team of judges ready to certify your best effort in a whole host of events. If you're good enough, they'll provide the documentation necessary to win you a place in the next edition of the Guinness Book of World Records. College students from Austin, College Station and San Antonio will be competing on the same day. And there'll be single and team events. So you can challenge another group on campus if you'd like. There's nothing to buy. Nothing to fill out. Just an afternoon of unleashed mass frivolity. For spectators as well as participants. You'll also meet a fascinating character named Olmec the Head. And while we can't tell you a whole lot about him just yet, he's someone we hope you'll get to know rather well in the months ahead. So come early and plan to stay late. We promise you an afternoon filled with the frills of victory and the agony of conceit. Noon to Dusk • Sunday, April 1 Austin: Waterloo Park - Trinity & 12th For more information, call 476-4644. College Station: Tanglewood Park - Carter Creek Pkwy. For more information, call 693-8842 or 512/476-4644 San Antonio: McAllister Park - Jones-Maltsberger Road For more information, call 227-0221. For more Information, listen to 92 W - FM