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features Battalion/Page 5 August 5, 1982 >s the! I- Mam % urisf| he om Colj rsday.l be noj ‘andSat event Cheerleaders attend Carnegie Felix’s poker buddies listen outside of the bathroom to make sure he doesn’t ttempt suicide in Neil Simon’s omedy “The Odd Couple.” Waiting at the door are, left to right, Randy staff photo by Octavio Garcia Lemmon (as Murray), Brian Anzaldue (as Vinnie) and Allen Menefee (as Speed). Seated at the table is Jim Burford, who stars as Oscar. MSG’S ‘Odd Couple’ superb United Press International DALLAS — It takes more than flesh, flair and a fabulous face to be a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader these days. Self-confidence and enthu siasm have become key elements in making and staying on the first and most widely known of the professional football cheer leading squads. Elaine Powers, meet Dale Carnegie. Tuesday night the 33 mem bers of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders were graduated from the Dale Carnegie Course. For the cheerleaders, the per sonal development course is mandatory and this year marks the second time the Dallas Cow boys have paid to have their sideline attraction attend the six- week course. “We First did it in 1978 and the result wasjust phenomenal,” said cheerleader director Suzan ne Mitchell. “That year we did our first movie, our first com mercial and it was our strongest year.” Only one cheerleader re mains from the 1978 squad, so the course was ordered again this year. “It helps the girls cope with maybe being away from home for the first time on Christmas and it helps them relate with the old person in the nursing home and the child at the shopping center,’’Mitchell said. The cheerleading organiza tion, entering its 11th year, en gages in a wide range of activi ties across the country and abroad. Such exposure brings into play an element held dear by the cheerleaders and their profes sional football namesake — im age. The Cowboys, who have sent several of their players through the course, want to make sure the cheerleaders stay more than just a Sunday sideshow. “ Although we think of them as mature, it is still something new for many of them to have a microphone shoved in their face,” said Joe Nicholson, Dale Carnegie Courses sponsor for north Texas. Bored in B-CS? Here’s what to do To cure those “I’m bored” blues, here is a list of happen ings in the Bryan-College Sta tion area. •The MSC Arts Committee will be exhibiting Creative En counters III in the MSC Gal lery until Aug. 14. The exhibit features works by local and area artists. •A free rock and roll con cert, sponsored by the Brazos Valley Arts Council will be Aug. 8 in Central Park, lo cated on the corner of the East By-pass and Krenek Tap Road. •Interested in playing in the adult softball program? The College Station Parks and Recreation Department will hold an organizational meet ing at 6 p.m. on Aug. 10. The meeting will be held at the Civic Center, 1300Jersey. For more information call 696- 4753. TOTAL PERFORMANCE FULL CAR CARE • Air Conditioning • Tune Ups • Brakes • Charging Systems • Engine Rebuilding • Ei OWNER J. BITTLE A TM 78 ™ ■ Parts 4 P*llc«n’« Wharf ‘ ’ll 1800 Welsh & S.W. Pkwy. College Station by Gary Barker Battalion Staff I “It’s not you Felix, it’s just not a good combination,” Oscar Badison tells Felix Ungar when |e kicks him out of his apart- lent in Neil Simon’s “The Odd fcouple.” I MSC Summer Dinner Thea- |r proved last night that the sec- Itof'The Odd Couple” is not a Tood combination, but a great Jmbination — and the produc- |on had just that. Unlike the Dinner Theater’s Irst play of the summer, “A phot in the Dark”, which moved lowly in parts, “The Odd Cou- le” is a fast-paced, laugh-a- cond play which captured the audience and kept it laughing. The secret of the play’s suc- s seems to be in the casting of ie two main characters, Oscar and Felix, the two divorced men who find themselves unable to live with each other. And the two roles were cast superbly in the production. Jim Burford, a local theater veteran, stars as Oscar, the slob who invites the recently- separated Felix to live with him. Burford gives the role a certain rough, gutsy charm that is rarely found in college theater produc tions. Starring opposite Burford is Mark Licklider as Felix, a nuero- tic hypochondriac with a com pulsion for neatness. Licklider is hilarious in the role of Felix. His manner, which resembles a de pressed Steve Martin, and his puppy dog eyes give the role an amusing funny-sad charm. The rest of the characters are just as charming. Brian Anzal due, Randy Lemmon, Allen Menefee and Ika Todorovic are all funny as the poker buddies. Each of the four brought a sense of individuality to their roles. Rounding out the cast are Mary Bonin and Tracy Millhol- lon as the Pigeon sisters, two British women who live in the same apartment building as Oscar and Felix. Both bring giggly cuteness to the roles and add a spark to the play. For those who want to share in the play’s madcap humor, it runs through Saturday. Friday’s show includes a BBQ dinner; tickets are $5.95 (students) and $6.95 and must be purchased one day in. advance. Saturday’s show includes a buffet for $8.95 or $9.95. Tickets for the play only for Thursday’s show are available at the MSC Box Office and at the door, Room 201 MSC, for $2.50. Six Flags upkeep blossoms annually United Press International ARLINGTON — Keeping Six Flags over Texas looking fresh involves some impressive statistics. Each spring the park uses 48,000 tulips and 38,000 pan sies. There are 400 hanging bas kets in the park and they contain 11,000 different plants. Each year 22,000 bedding plants are set out. 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