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THE BATTALION Page 3 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1980 [Papillon’ gets standing ovation By SUZIE HEMBY Battalion Reporter The orchestra opened softly and then gradually built up to a roar as “Papillon,” performed by the Hous ton Ballet, was presented by the MSC Opera and Performing Arts Society (OPAS) Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. in Rudder Auditorium. The packed house anxiously awaited the opening curtain. OPAS ledicated its 1980-81 season to J. [Wayne Stark, former director of the fallen in love with the Shah. One of the most amazing scenes is when Hamza turns the buttterfly back into Papillon. Parker definitely does some quick changing, and it pays off. The Shah then tries to kiss Papil lon, but Hamza intervenes and he kisses her instead, turning her into a beautiful woman, and turning Papil lon back into a butterfly. Bijan, a shepherd played by Wil liam Pizzuto, is in love with Papillon Review Memorial Student Center, who was honored as the founder of the so ciety. | The ballet opened with Hamza the witch, played by Richard Mun- i ro, concoting a brew to make her beautiful. Hamza has captured | Papillon, a beautiful maiden played | by Janie Parker. Hamza wants to be [beautiful like Papillon, so she con jures up a brew which is supposed to do the trick, but which doesn’t | work. The most impressive scenes were j the dancing butterflies and the I scene in the Shah’s palace. Hamza, I distraught with her ugliness, turns I the beautiful Papillon into a butter- | fly because the Shah has fallen in love with Papillon and Hamza has the butterfly and chases after her. Meanwhile, the Shah and the beautiful Hamza get married and Hamza instantly becomes ugly again. The ballet had a climactic ending and the audience thoroughly enjoy ed it. Hamza works out her mar riage problem by turning the Shah into an ugly, old man, and she sets Papillon’s wings on fire. Bijan tries putting them out, but sets himself on fire and they both die. The audience gave the ballet a standing ovation as Papillon and Bijan floated to heaven and Hamza and the Shah fell in love again. The show was excellent and the dancers were exceptionally ta lented. TREASURE HUNTER. . . Are you one? Then come to HAPPY COTTAGE GIFT SHOPPE for treasures like these: • Music Boxes • Miniatures • Fashion Jewelry Accessories For Dorm Rooms And Apartments • Silk Flowers • Stuffed Animals • Plus Much, Much More t.*. 809 E. 29th (3 Blocks East of City NatT Bank) Bryan ATENCION ESTUDIANTES Si piensan viajar para Navidad deben hacer sus reservaciones AHORA, la capacidad del avion es limitada, mientras antes reserven mas posibilidad tienen de viajar en el dia y vuelo escogido. RESERVEN AHORA! HOY DIA! 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People who are high salt (sodium) ers often lose their salt taste, id there isi pnuch like those who smoke. The fthis adversit)Bjore salt a person uses, the more most perpltfhe has to use to taste it, Wolf said, hot J, R.?IlJ The Bryan and College Station [ater contains normal amounts of Don |oiif *°* nera l s > calcium, manganese, ^barium, sulfate, chloride, fluoride : Cherry's 1< Cherry, y 0ll 1 least some Y By STARR MOORE 111 my Cartf [ F 1 Battalion Reporter juld anyon^T The Brazos County Commission- vho invited ers approved $400,000 for the pro lie Nelson t 1 posed renovation of a 10,000- countt) ,| » uare *f°ot building to house the | tax office in a special meeting Wed- and nitrates, but it contains a high level of sodium, he added. Wolf said that Bryan water has 188 milligrams of sodium per liter, College Station has 317 milligrams of sodium per liter and Texas A&M has 205 milligrams of sodium per liter. Three percent of the population is on a sodium restricted diet, which calls for a sodium intake of less than 2,000 milligrams per day. Wolf said. Wolf also said 40 percent of the population would benefit if their sodium intake was reduced to less than 2,000 milligrams per day. Wolf said people with severe heart conditions should drink water with a salt content of no more than 20 milligrams of sodium per liter. It would probably be safer for those people to drink distilled water, he added. “The question of excess sodium intake is a question of diet,” Wolf said. People would do better to throw away their salt shakers than to stop drinking their water.” Wolf said that he doesn’t drink the water here because he hates the taste. “This water has almost pure baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) in it,” he added. He said that he doesn’t use salt, and not using it has improved his health. Wolf said he advocates the de mineralization of drinking water but said water used for other purposes such as showers should be left alone. “The average person uses about 150 gallons of water a day but only drinks about two liters. Therefore it is not economical to demineralize all water,” he said. He added that a demineralization station would be useful to the area. Funded by tax dollars, the station would produce free drinkable water for the citizens. “The only problem with this is that bottled water companies would feel that this would be in competi tion with them,” he said. Te >c as w^vtatte: o F=nriCAi^ Prescriptions Filled Glasses Repaired 216 N. MAIN BRYAN 822-6105 Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. ounty plans renovations PROBLEM PREGNANCY? Are you considering abortion? 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