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Page 8/The Battalion/Thursday, February 20, 1986 sponsored by Student Government Imprint A Tradition The Big Event (a community service project) March 8 Lend A Hand to your Community Pledge your organization now! All individual students also encouraged Applications Available in the Student Programs Office in the 2nd floor of the MSC and in the Student Government office in 2nd floor of the Pavillion. | IrUDENT IKNMENT UNIVERSITY In Advance Violinist to perform Friday Court’s ruling may save Texas over $900 million AUSTIN — The Texas Supreme Court today refused to reconsider a Jan. 15 ruling on mineral rights that some say could prevent the loss of over $900 million in state revenue. On June 12, the court ruled that H.D. Schwarz Jr. owned all the coal and lignite under 817 acres in Webb County, but the court reversed itself in January, saying the minerals were reserved for the state when the land was sold for home tracts in 1907. The General Land Office esti mated that if this ruling was ex tended to other “stirface mineable” minerals, eventually it could cost the state $918.2 million. By MARY McWHORTER Staff Writer An internationally known violi nist will perform Friday at 8 p.m. in Rudder Auditorium. Young Uck Kim, 37, has ap peared with many orchestras, in cluding the Chicago Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Pitts burgh Symphony, the Los An geles Philharmonic, Berlin Phil harmonic, Vienna Philharmonic and London Symphony and Con cert Orchestra. Pianist Rudof Serkin heard Kim play when he was 1 1-years- old and advised Kim’s mother to send him to Curtis Institute in Philadelphia. After studying for three years. Kim made his debut in 1963 when he shared the spotlightina i nationally televised concert with F.ugene Ormandy and the Phila delphia Orchestra. Three years later, the 19-year- old was featured on another na tionwide telecast. Kim performed with Leonard Bernstein and the New York Phil harmonic in one of the Young People’s Concerts. He also appears in his native Korea and other parts of the Orient as soloist with Erich Leins- dor! leading the New York Phil harmonic and with Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestras. Also appearing Friday night are duo-pianists Katia and Mari- elle Labequef. Unorthodox production lets actors play numerous roles By MARY McWHORTER Staff Writer A very unorthodox production of William Shakespeare’s play “Mea sure for Measure” furnished the au dience at Rudder Theatre Wednes day night with not only a well-acted piece of 17th century theater but also with a contempory moral drama. Five members of the Royal Shake speare Company shared the 20 roles of the play and received a loudly ap plauded standing ovation. “Measure for Measure” will be performed again Saturday at 8 p.m. In itself, “Measure for Measure” is often called one of the problem plays because it mixes comedy and near tragedy. It was first performed on Decem ber 26, 1604 and was tbe last of Shakespeare’s comedies. A long pro gression of tragedies followed it, in cluding “Othello,” “King Lear.” “Macbeth,” “Antony and Cleopatra,” “Coriolanus” and “Timon of Athens.” The central story revolves around a corrupt governor who perverts jus tice in order to gratify his own lust. The issues are complex but the quintet of players concentrate on the rich language of Shakespeare in their presentation. The actors appear on a bare stage except for a table and chair. They all wear black tuxedos throughout the performance. Although each actor plays several roles the only distinction between characters is made with a change of facial expressions, movements and voice plus the placement of scarfs that each character wears. For example, one of the main characters, Isabella, who is played by the only female member of the troupe, Lisa Harrow, is identified by a white scarf that she wears wrapped around her neck. However, when Harrow changes characters, such as to a gentleman, she wears her scarf hanging down. When an actor is not performing, he sits on the side of the stage and watches the action. It seems thatk staging the play this way the em phasis is on the acting and dialogue No decorative sets or old-fash ioned costumes come Ijetween tht audience and Shakespeare’s words. In fact, the cast goes so iar as to have one actor pantomime snapping pictures at the action taking placeon stage to suggest a more modern set ting. Even under these sparse cir cumstances, the cast gives convinc ing performances. Their acting is so convincing and contains so much depth, thattheau- dience sometimes snickered to re lieve the tension at dramatic mo ments when nothing even slightly f unny was happening. The players will also Ire perform ing in “An Evening of Samuel Bed- etf a production of some of the works of Nobel Prize winning plav- weight Samuel Beckett at 8 p.m. Thursday in Rudder Theater. A f ree performance of “Words, Words, Words: Hamlet and the Ac tor" will Ire given at 8 p.m. Fridayin 102 Zachry Engineering Building. If these other productions can be judged from “Measure to Measure, they should provide an equalh unique, thought inspiring and enter taining evening. % Special Guest: Miss Texas 1983 Dana Rogers Feb. 22 7:00 Rudder Aud, Students $4,00 Non-Students $7,50 S3 msq