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Guys and Dolls
By Amy Snyder
Collegian Staff Writer
Guys and Dolls, the musical hit
by Frank Loesser, is a happy and
entertaining return to the Times
Square's shaded world of
Broadway in the 1940'5. A
presentation of the Erie
Playhouse, Guys and Dolls is a
lively array of gamblers, night
club singers and race track touts
mixing their dreams and
schemes while resisting the good
intentions of the "Save a Soul"
Mission workers.
_ The interest of the audience is
kept at a peak by the three lines
of interwoven action, although
they all begin with Nathan
Detroit. Played by David Green,
Nathan is a crap game promoter
and somewhat of a marriage
pressured, pushed around type of
guy. " Seeking a way to make
money. he makes what he thinks
is a sure bet with that gambler of
most unusual things, Sky
Masterston. In a conversation
with Sky, (Jeff Palotas) Nathan
tells of his plans to soon marry
Miss Adelaide, played by Judy
Matthews, to whom he's been
engaged for 14 years. Sky laughs
it him and says that he would
rather travel light and can get
any woman he wants. A bet is
then made that Sky can get any
woman he wants. A bet is then
made that Sky can't get a date
with Sarah Brown, the Salvation
Army mission worker. And so, a
second plot unfolds as Sky ap
pears as a repenting sinner at the
mission to gain Sarah's (Karen
Vasil) respect and sympathy.
Eventually he wins and takes her
5k Reel and Script
In the Erie area at the moment
many fine films are playing at the
local theatres.
Stanley Kubrick's Barry
Lyndon is an extremely beautiful
picture that lags somewhat due to
the plot. However, the com
position of each shot, the scenery,
costumes and cinematography all
serve to underscore the various
themes of the film as well as to
bring across some of the
storyline. The picture is simply
an incredible piece of visual
beauty.
Gene Wilder has graduated
from being a member of Mel
Brooks' repertoire company to a
director in his own right with
Sherlock Holmes' Smarter
Brother. The picture has many
fine moments although it does
have a few faults. As a first effort
though, it remains a nice
achievement An added asset is a
hilarious performance by
Madeline Kahn as an English
music hall actress who is among
other things, simultaneously
funny and sad.
A recently added film to the
Erie NOW
This Thursday, March 25, 1976,
at 8 o'clock p.m., the Erie
Chapter of the National
Organization for Women (com
monly referred to as N.0.W.) will
meet. The gathering will take
place at the First Unitarian
Society's building, which is
located on 7180 New Perry High
way, Erie, Pennsylvania. Weil
known Elsa Puder Suplee, the
chair-person of the Pennsylvania
Women's Caucus, will speak on a
variety of subjects. Thesq, topics
will include new women's rights
and the wide open range of
women's new capabilities. All
people are welcome, men and
women alike.
The Women's Liberation
Movement has succeeded
liberally in the most recent years.
but their success has been limited
to a .severe degree in 'the
smaller towns such as Erie_ The
Erie chapter of NOW hopes their
effort will help to alter the facts
mnd help bring the Erie woman to
heightened awareness of the
women's situation and
movement.
for a swinging time to a Havana
night club. They fall in love and
so, being two complete opposites,
the question of whether or not
they'll marry arises.
Meanwhile, back in New York,
Detroit is having not only
pressure from Adelaide but from
gamblers insisting he finds a
place for their game, Mr. and
Mrs. Big Jule (Peter Mahler,
Lillian Wasieleuski) from
Chicago are there for some action
and if there isn't any there will be
big trouble.
Although simplicity was a
keynote in changing the setting
for each scene, drastic dif
ferences weren't required due to
the music and actors' abilities.
The combination had a delightful
way of letting you know what was
taking place and where. For
example, in the Hotbox nightclub
scene, only a few tables are ad
ded, yet from the dancing girls
and costumes, you get the idea of
what it would have been like
there. This is again true when the
setting moves to Havana. In my
opinion, it was an example of
what a good musical should be.
Guys and Dolls had a Broad
way run of over three years.
Featuring choreography by Judy
Green; musical direction by Gary
Szymanski, and direction by
David Matthews, the cast con
sists of 33 members. Guys and
Dolls will be presented tonight
through Sunday at 8 p.m, with a 3
p.m. Sunday matinee, at Fair
view High School. Tickets are
$4.50 and reservations can be
made by phoning 455-1501. Go and
enjoy.
By Ron Wayne
Entertainment Editor
local theatres is I Will, I Will. .
For Now, a frothy type of pseudo
sophisticated comedy that is
somewhat entertaining.
Elliot Gould and Paul Sorvino are
the pursuers of Diane Keaton,
which is quite understandable
since she comes across much
more attractive in this picture
than any of her previous films.
The acting is of an average grade
except for a supporting bit by
Victoria Principal, who seems
quite convincing. I somehow must
conclude it really doesn't merit
the admission price.
Being re-released is last year's
controversial The Exorcist.
Although many critics found the
picture un-praiseworthy, I view it
as a fantastic thriller. Apparently
some people were turned off by
the huge commercial response it
received, and also felt it was part
of the blood-and-gore genre.
However, if the point of the film is
to scare an individual, then it has
succeeded with many people.
The Student Union Board will
show Francis Ford Coppola's The
Production hailed a
By Joann Bruno
As the audience spurted into the
dimly lit studio for the production
of Sights, they were mellowed
and relaxed with musical selec-
tions sung by Tony Bennett. While
waiting for the play to begin the
patrons were intently studying
the program. Sights was, ac
cording to the playwright, a
conglomeration of short sketches,
monologues and - dialogues
. written and directed by Tim C.
Newell. However when the first
sketch opened it became obvious
that there was much more to the
play.
The first sketch, entitled
"Brothers All Are We", included
in its cast Bridget Brawner, Sue
Ruttenberg, Pat Breen, and Jim
Marshall. This supplied an .ef
fective opening, in that it bound
the audience to the cast with
feelings of concern and
brotherhood.
Inone monologue, "The Hiker's
Path", Mr. Newell expressed
through Bill Trimble his feelings
that dealt with people to get close
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Black poetess speaks at Edinboro
By Pamela Gilmore
Collegian Staff Writer
Honestly folk I've got to give
a round of applause to ESC. When
it comes to bringing L highly
acclaimed and internatnnally
noted Black lecturer tc, the
community, they hit an all-time
high last Sunday evening. But,
when it comes right down to the
publicity angle, unfortunately,
there must have been a snag in
the rope that brought them to a
halt. They really bombed out.
Now I know just what you're
thinking. That I must be losing
my mind because who ever heard
of a pure Black full-fledged
revolutionary poetess, lecture or
well just any Black person period
with an unmistakable Italian
name like Giovanni. But my
Conversation this Sunday, March
28, at 7 and 9 p.m. An over-looked
film when it was first released a
year ago, it won unanimous
critical praise. In light of
Watergate, the picture was quite
timely as it concerns
eavesdropping and wiretapping,
and more importantly the affects
on the conscience of a
professional snooper (played by
Gene Hackman). John Cazale
(seen in this year's Dog Day
Afternoon) also stars. To be
shown in the Reed Lecture Hall,
admission is $1.75 for students
with activity cards and $1.25 for
those without.
For foreign film buffs the
Edinboro Film Festival continues
with Louis Malle's Lacombe,
Lucien being shown tonight
through Saturday at 7 and 9:30
p.m. at the Village Cinemas in
Edinboro. Starting Sunday,
March 28, the theatre will present
Luis Bunuel's The Phantom of
Liberte. Admission is $1.75
regularly with Tuesday and
Thursday dollar nights.
to him and how he would let
some, but others he turned away
or he himself would make a
transition in his life requiring a
new path. Another short sketch,
with the cast of Patti Fratalia,
Lori Fetzner, Jerry Glass, and
Chris D'Alesandro, took the
audience down memory lane of
the recent past. The title,
"September Moon," gave away
the scene but emotions flowed to
the summer after high school
graduation. Having enjoyed the
summer the time came to move
on in life. On the journey into the
real world, the scars of leaving
behind a friend are carried to be
savored as memories.
The final selection, "I", was a
monologue by Sue Ruttenberg.
This was a message of what the
author of this script thinks of
himself, his
. true feelings on the
type of person he is and the kind
of life he has been striving for.
Each of the cast members
brought to real life as aspect of
importance in Mr. T.C. Newell's
past, relying only on hard work,
and their real life personalities.
To the cast of Sights, I have only
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answer to this is, if you really
want to know what it's all about,
pick up the copy of Nikki's
autobiography "Gemini" in the
library and check it out.
But who in the hell is Nikki
Giovanni, right? Well, to be Black
and culturally aware is to know
that Nikki Giovanni is a
very beautiful human being who
has totally devoted her life to her
people by way of a legacy of
poetry, short stories and college
lecture tours which host
memories of being black and
growing up in America as it is
today. Therefore, unfortunately
again, I guess that. leaves about
99.5 per cent of the Behrend
Community, pardon the pun
y'all„ "in the dark."
All jokes aside now, the lec
turer was really enlightening yet
educational. Afterwards, while
listening to her respond to
-questioning in a small informal
rap session; Nikki talked about
her concern for the future of
America's Black Youth. She
stated a surprisingly low cum.
average for Black College
Diary Of Simon Peter
about through a person's faith
and no direct act on His part. A
healing power must emanate
from His person.
Shortly after this, a servant
from the house of Jairus came
and informed us that his daughter
had died. Jairus was full off pain
and remorse as Jesus turned and
said, "Be not afraid—only
believe. Let us go to your house."
He asked that no one follow but
Jairus, me, James and John.
When we got to the house, there
were many people there with
great sadness. He asked right
away why they were crying for
the young lady was not dead but
only sleeping. They scorned Him
for what He said and He asked
them to leave the house save the
father, mother and we three
followers.
We then went into her room and
I thought she looked dead. Her
cheeks were white and they had
already started funeral
preparations. Jesus walked over
to the bed, took her hand and said,
"Damsel, I say unto thee, arise,"
a slight flush immediately came
to her cheeks, she opened her
eyes ,and stood up.
By Alex Ufema
Jesus raised a person from the
dead today. One of the leaders
from the synagogue came to Him
after we had crossed the sea, fell
at his feet, and explained that his
daughter was near death. He
asked if Jesus would heal her
with a laying on of his hands. This
man was Jairus from the
synagogue in town—l never ex
pected to see him show a display
of faith in Jesus like this.
Jesus, left immediately with
him for his home. Suddenly He
turned to crowd and asked,
"Who touched my clothes?" Here
was Ruth. who had had a blood
disease for many years. She had
such - a faith in Him that she
believed she would be healed just
by touching his clothing, and she
was. I have seen Him heal many
people but this healing came
Success
one word to say, BRAVO! My
congratulations to you, Tim and
warmest wishes for continued
success in writing and directing.
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March 25, 1976
Students. She says it is because of
this that she goes in the college
lecture series and stresses to the
audiences, but essentially to
blacks, that it's alright to have
fun, to party. But out of the 30 ( + )
weeks that the majority of us are
in session, that we should be able
to concentrate more fully on
academic achievement and cool
off the socialization a bit. That
between 17 years of age and 21
years it's relatively easy to retain
knowledge. Between 21 and 25 it
becomes somewhat difficult
especially for those with families
and jobs. And between 25 and 30
on, it's virtually impossible
because your life style has more
or less become settled and change
is hard to accept. To learii is
mandatory especially for suc
cess.
An impression should have
been made on everyone there,
Black as well as Whites. Needless
to say, I was deeply impressed
yet deeply disturbed because not
many experienced this ex
perience that should have been
experienced.