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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 1983)
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These officers are the chairmen and vice chairmen of the nine sub committees plus the chairman and executive vice chairmen of the MSC Town Hall. Town Hall is further divided into two sections: concerts and Broadway. Broadway is well orga nized with performances arranged during the summer. Concerts are another story. Often groups will book shows only weeks before they perform. Broadway shows on campus have really gained popularity,” Snow said. “A new campaign has begun to sell season tickets. This way, we can offer shows at a cheaper price.” Selecting and advertising con certs is more complicated. The process begins in May. Karen Snow and Town Hall advis er, Suzanne Becker, travel to Los Angeles to visit with several of the agencies with which Town Hall works. Here, they find out which performers are going on tour, how much the groups cost, technical requirements and other specifica tions. Often these specifications be come limitations. For instance, A&M is limited as to dates that shows can be held. “Timing is everything to us,” Snow said. “The day of the week is especially important. We aim for Fridays. Each Friday night prior to a home football game is left open for us on the University schedule and we feel obligated to fill it.” Because groups can’t book too many weeks in advance, commit ments and campaigns are often last-minute tasks. Another limitation is that A&M is a “pick-up date.” This means that College Station is a good stop over for acts between Dallas and Houston. Therefore, when some one has a southern route. Town Hall often takes whatever happens to be coming through. This isn’t necessarily a disadvantage. A physical limitation is the hall size. Rudder, which houses all Broadway and jazz shows, can only seat 2,500 people. G. Rollie White only seats 8,000, has only three dressing rooms and the stage is not large enough for many sets. To accomodate the smaller stage, many groups must stack their sound equipment. This blocks the view of a considerable number of seats and results in poor accoustics. Entertainers also can’t “fly their lights.” That is, they can’t hang their lights from the ceiling. Probably the largest limitation is the cost of a group. In addition to the actual act, there is the open ing act, sound and lights, advertis ing, personnel and stage rental. Major acts can cost from $18,000 to $85,000 alone. “Our goal is to break even,” Snow said. “We charge the lowest we possibly can and still come out. "If we should come out short, we have student service fees to use as a reserve,” she added. “But, throughout the year, Town Hall usually comes out paying for itself. Some groups attract better au diences than others. “We know that some groups just won’t pay for themselves when we hire them,” Snow said. “But sometimes our goal is just to please a smaller group of people. “A random survey is sent out to students,” Snow said. “We feel it’s a good random survey, but select ing to satisfy everyone is difficult. ” Sometimes it’s just difficult to outguess what the students and community wants. “One of the current campaigns, Air Supply, isn’t selling well,” Snow said. “We really don’t know why. Sometimes tickets just won’t go until the last minute. Often people think the tickets are sold out when they’re not. ” Other obstacles include tight public relations schedules be cause of last-minute commit ments, dealing with large amounts of money and having so much at stake. “We can’t afford to have any thing go wrong,” Snow said. “A few years ago, the group Boston cancelled and cost Town Hall a lot of money. “Entertainers often have big egoes,” Snow said, “and they’re hard to please. Often they’ll re quest a limousine to G. Rollie from their hotel, but we are li mited to a university sedan. Last year, Adam Ant complained the whole way over to campus.” Nevertheless, many entertain- ers love it here. tuesday sports EVENING 9:00 09 NUMERO UNO American discus thrower Al Oerter, the only track and field athlete to win gold medals at four successive Olympi ads, is profiled. (R) 9:30® BASEBALL Houston Astros at Los Angeles Dodgers 10:00 0 NUMERO UNO American discus thrower Al Oerter, the only track and field athlete to win gold medals at four successive Olympi ads, is profiled. (R) Wednesday movies MORNING 9:00® ★★★ “Great Expecta tions” (1934) Jane Wyatt, Henry Hull. Based on the story by Charles Dickens. A young boy’s life is deeply influenced by a chance encounter with an escaped prisoner. AFTERNOON 3:00 (B ★★ A 1 /! “Thoroughly Mod ern Millie” (1967) Julie Andrews, Carol Channing. A pair of new comers to New York catch their landlady running a white slave ring. EVENING 8:00 0 O QD ★★★ “Cattle Annie And Little Britches” (1981) Burt Lancaster, Diane Lane. Two tough outlaws and their gang of despera does are joined by a pair of admir ing teen-age girls in a series of adventures. ® ★★★ “The Desert Fox” (1951) James Mason, Jessica Tan dy. Field Marshal Rommel emerges as a unique military fig ure during his World War II African campaign. © ★★★ “Bright Victory” (1952) Arthur Kennedy, Peggy Dow. A battle-blinded Gl trying to adjust to civilian life and his disability finds courage through a woman’s love. 1:30(E) ★★’A “Crazy Joe” (1974) Peter Boyle, Paula Prentiss. Joey Gallo reigns as a Mafia leader until he is shot down in 1972. 11:40® ★★ , /2 “The Last Of The Good Guys” (1978) Robert Culp, Dennis Dugan. Several well-mean ing police officers try to cover for an ailing co-worker so that he can retain his pension benefits. (R) 12:00© ★★★ “Female On The Beach” (1955) Joan Crawford, Jeff Chandler. A woman begins to believe that her husband is plan ning to kill her for her money. 12:10 0 ★★’/z “The Last Of The Good Guys” (1978) Robert Culp, Dennis Dugan. Several well-mean ing police officers try to cover for an ailing co-worker so that he can retain his pension benefits. (R) 12:15 0 ★★ “A Killing Affair” (1977) Elizabeth Montgomery, O.J. Simpson. While hunting for a vicious murderer, a female detec tive falls in love with her male part ner. (R) 1:00® ★★★ “Seminole” (1953) Rock Hudson, Barbara Hale. A Seminole chief outwits the Army by refusing to sign a U.S. peace treaty. 2:00® ★★★ “For Me And My Gal” (1942) Judy Garland, Gene Kelly. The success of two vaudevil- lians is interrupted by World War I. © “Kathy 0” (1958) Dan Duryea, Jan Sterling. A ponytailed movie star’s temper causes prob lems for the studio publicity man. 3:00® ★★★ “Great Expecta tions” (1934) Jane Wyatt, Henry Hull. Based on the story by Charles Dickens. A young boy’s life is deeply influenced by a chance encounter with an escaped prisoner. 4:00© ★★ “Dr. Kildare’s Crisis” (1940) Lew Ayres, Laraine Day. Dr. Kildare is faced with the task of breaking the news to a young nurse that her brother is a possi ble victim of epilepsy.