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THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1981
Local
Mime captures flavor of life
arceau shows silent emotion
n 701 Rudder,
p m. in 103 : ZadJ By CINDY GEE
I '1 Ire .Mllltary/Inij Battalion Staff
■Every seat in Rudder Auditorium was
nn this play at 3 p| taken. In one seat sat a child of 10, in the next a
MSC Box Ofe distinguished professor and in the next a
, q . r woman who couldn’t speak English.
I1,in a in ' ^ ! There were no age or language harriers in
flliireell Mareeau’s performance Wednesday
inar tickets (romJii flight. The crowd had not come to see an elabo-
|*te performance with fancy costumes and
Meet to discuss 1 settings. They had come to see a man
fij^no can make them laugh or feel sad by ges-
i|lM res alone.
,n»i Meetatojiij Marceau, standing alone on a silent, bare
took his audience through all of the
/n at 7:30p,m.M feelings of going to an amusement park, being
p.m. in Rudderi: at a society party, watching a trial or hunting
a job.
) Military Science J ^ e ^ eaut y the pantomime artist’s per-
; ' l^mance was that the audience could use im-
'K cis at i p in. iiu K na tjon and personal experience to relate to
scenes. lie kept the attention of his cap-
; begins at 7:30 iii dyes by keeping them guessing his every
move. They were aided only by a sign that said
something like “The Tree” or “Bip at a Society
Party. ”
Watching a mime is nothing like watching
television. Television spoon feeds you. A
mime makes you ask, “What’s he doing? ’ Then
you say, “Oh, that’s what he’s doing!”
When two children, eager to attend every
ride and never together, dragged Marceau
through an amusement park, parents could
relate. When his dog walked him through a
public garden, the audience understood the
embarrassment of waiting for a pet that’s uri
nating in the middle of a crowd.
Laughing punctuated the performance, but
the show was not all humor. Marceau took his
audience through the tragedy of a man con
victed in his trial, pleading for his life and
being hanged.
Marceau alone brilliantly performed the two
characters of David and Goliath. From behind
a small panel Marceau would appear as
Goliath, towering, proud and cocky. Then,
Marceau would appear from the opposite side
of the panel as a humble, small David given
power by God to triumph over Goliath.
His eyes and mouth, set off by a painted-
white face, expressed disgust, anger, love,
confidence, rebellion and frustration. With a
limber, well-disciplined body, Marceau pan
tomimed many of life’s daily routines with
ease.
Miming, practiced by many but mastered
by few, has a unique way of presenting the
humorous side of life. Children begin early by
imitating their mother’s expression when she
says, “No, no, no. A thousand times no, you
can’t do it.”
That’s how Marceau, the professional, be
gan. But he turned his fondness for imitating
into an art appreciated by people throughout
the world, and certainly by his audience
Wednesday night.
Marceau was also well-rehearsed in taking
his bows. He bowed at least eight times to an
audience that must have applauded for 10 mi
nutes.
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Battalion Reporter
■ For more than a year a group of
Texas A&M University students
has been working for its national
lhartei from Tau Kappa Epsilon
Fraternity, which it will receive
Saturday in Houston.
■ In order to receive their nation
al charter, Fleming said their per
formance in helping the Universi
ty and its service projects were
reviewed and voted on by the 285
tive TKE chapters.
The TKE fraternity has many
famous members including come
dian Danny Thomas, football
quarterback Terry Bradshaw and
President Ronald Reagan. Casey
Fleming, TKE vice president and
student at Texas A&M, said that
his chapter invited Reagan to
attend their celebration this
weekend hut Reagan telegram-
med that he would be in San
Francisco “or someplace.”
Fleming said the celebration
will start Saturday when four
grand officers initiate the chap
ter’s 12 pledges.
Fleming said their chapter is
the first chapter to be initiated by
members of the grand chapter of
eight alumni in Indianapolis.
There will be a leadership con
ference and a banquet for the new
TKE chapter, Fleming said, plus a
formal dance for both the new
TKE chapter and the TKE chapter
at the University of Houston.
The 50 Texas A&M tudents who
are members of the new TKE
chapter have helped sponsor the
All American Smoke Out on cam
pus, two mystery Santas for the
Almost Anything Goes plans
to be set during RHA meeting
11 Plans for the Almost Anything
Goes program to be sponsored by
the Residence Hall Association
will be the main topic of discussion
tonight, RHA President Sherrie
faltar said.
j The regular RHA meeting will
be at 7 p.m. in 209 Harrington.
j| Almost Anything Goes, a prog
ram of recreational games and
contests modeled after the televi
sion game show of the same name,
is scheduled for April 12 on the
ain drill field.
In other business, David Col
lins, Student Government vice
president for external afiairs, will
make a presentation concerning
the planned protest of tuition in
creases. At the last meeting, Col
lins requested that the RHA join
several other groups on campus in
protesting the increases through a
letter writing campaign.
Other subjects to be discussed
include:
— the annual awards banquet to
be held April 28 in 201 MSC,
— new hall presidents retreat
and workshop to be held May 1-2
at the Piney Woods Baptist En
campment at Woodlake,
— distinguished Service
Awards,
— reports on Casino, Parents’
Day and the national RHA con
vention to be held on campus this
summer.
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