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f > 14 UA4 cf H4 LI It ll if L j u At Ease, The Battalion Friday. Nov. 9, 1984 5 'Seven Brides' get their men at A&M By PATRICIA FLINT Stiff Writer The Broadway production of "Seven Brides For Seven Broth ers" will be on stage at Texas A&M on Nov. 20, exploding with the excitement and charm of the original Academy Award-winning 1954 MGM movie musical. A comic fable and tender love story, "Seven Brides For Seven Brothers" is filled with an all- American innocence and exu berance that has captivated au diences around the country. Sensational somersaults and dazzling dances fill the stage of this high-stepping romance, with high kicks and high jinks making the musical a wonder ful, wholesome hoedown. Set in the beautiful Oregon territory of the 1850's, the per formances capture a sense of the unbounded spirit in Ameri ca's earliest frontiersmen, who faced unknown territory and unnamed dangers — and loved every minute of it. The actors recreate the spir ited image of a family deter mined to settle in a new frontier and establish a home. As the Pontipee brothers discover, sometimes taming the un touched forests is simpler than finding a bride willing to en dure the adventure; but old- fashioned values of persever ance and honesty give this mu sical, and the Pontipees, a happy ending. Like the wilder ness they help tame, the seven brothers are fresh, exciting and exuberant. The production is filled with robust dancing and toe-tapping music, with such recognizable Johnny Mercer tunes from the original motion picture as "Wonderful Day," "Coin' Cour- tin,"' and "June Bride." New songs by Oscar-winning com posers A1 Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn have been added to the original score. The lavish dance sequences, which have become classic examples of film choreography, are also used in the show. Tickets for "Seven Brides For Seven Brothers" are on sale in the MSC Box Office. Prices for students are $12.25, $14.50 and $15.75. Groups of 15 or more can receive a 15% discount off of the regular ticket price. Aggie Players present political satire "Tango" exposes moral degradation By PATRICIA FLINT Staff Writer A farcical satire with tragic overtones, "Tango" is an ironic expose on the paradox ical nature of human ideals. The Aggie Players will pre sent the play, written by Sla- womir Mrozek, the foremost of the dissident Polish play- rights, Nov. 14-17. "Tango" is a stimulating political statement about the disorder, amorality and apa thy which Mrozek sees as characteristic of modem so ciety. It is a parable about the decay of values. The decay has become so complete that only brute force is truly effec tive; consequently, only those who are most willing to exercise power, ruthlessly and without regard for hu man principles, become the rulers. The ideals of the radical left and the radical right battle one another in a conflict among a Bohemian family and their conservative son who revolts against their formless and choatic way of life. "Tango" is the story of a Bohemian family living in ap palling disorder which results from a lifelong devotion to anarchy. The grandmother wiles away her time doing penance for her dead hus band, and playing cards with her senile brother and a vul gar houseguest. The mother sleeps with the hoodlum guest, while her husband, an avante-garde playwright looks the other way. The hus band, meanwhile, entertains another houseguest, a young woman of questionable vir tue. In the midst of all this lives Arthur, the young idealist. "Tango" is the story of a Bohemian family. living in appalling disorder which results from a lifelong devotion to anarchy. Appalled by this anarchic life, der By forcing his family to Arthur seeks to establish or- return to a traditional lifestyle with traditional values. How ever, his elaborate coup d'e tat leads to his total defeat as the play culminates in one of the most chilling moments in the modem theatre. The tickets are $4 for the public and $3 for A&M stu dents. The play is not recom mended for children. Handcraft Your Christmas The MSC Craft Center sponsors one and two day workshops each Christmas to help with your holiday giving. We want your gifts and home decorations to have that special touch that will make them lasting treasures. You will complete at least one item in each workshop and learn basic principles that can be applied in many areas. Hurry in, registration has already begun! Airbrushed Christmas Cards Mon, Dec 3, 6-9 pm Appalachian Gift Baskets Mon, Nov 26, 6-9 pm Bread Dough Ornaments Clay Inlayed Ornaments Cross-Stitch Ornaments Cutting Boards Etched Ornaments Holiday Calligraphy Mon, Dec 3,6-9 pm Wed, Nov 28,6-9 pm Tues, Dec 4, 6-9 pm T & W, Nov 27 & 28,6-9 pm Thurs, Dec 6, 6-9 pm M&T, Dec3&4,3:30-5 pm T&W, Dec 4 & 5,6-7:30 pm Wed, Nov 28, 6-9 pm Tues, Dec 4, 6-9 pm Tues, Nov 27, 6-9 pm Pine Needle Baskets Pinecone Wreaths Stained Glass Ornaments Ukrainian Eggs Watercolored Christmas Cards Winter Wreaths Wooden Belt Buckles Wooden Toys All workshop supplies are included in the class fee Mon, Nov 19 & 26, 6-9 pm Mon, Nov 26, 6-9 pm Mon, Dec 3,6-9 pm Tues, Nov 27,6-9 pm Wed, Dec 5,6-9 pm Thurs, Dec 6, 6-9 pm Wed, Dec 5, 6-9 pm Thurs, Dec 6, 6-9 pm Tues, Nov 27,6-9 pm Wed, Dec 5, 2-5 pm Thurs, Nov 29, 2-5 pm For further information call 845-1631. YlflSC Cnafct Centen