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Thursday, April 8, 1971
University Daily Kansan
'Oresteia' Effective
By BION BEEBE
Kansan Reviewer
An unusual and inventive production of the Grestia is being performed through this weekend as a part of the University of Kansas Experimental Theatre Series. Aaron would probably not recognize this production of his famous trilogy.
The three plays making up the trilogy are condensed nicely into an hour and a half. The first play was one of the last two, Agamemnon after the end of the Trojan War. Because he had obeyed the gods and sacrificed one of his daughters in order to prevent her lower lot his murder. He has been home only a few hours when he and the other young prophet were murdered.
The program describes this production as "an ensemble of three pieces by the great Grecian." This is what makes the evening so unusual and exhilarating.
IN THE SECOND part of the trilogy, Gorets reserves to avenge the murder of his father, Billy, and his sister, he proceeds to kill his mother and her lover. The spirits of the dead pursue him in the town where he stands and stand trial before them and the goddess Athena. Just about this time, when the audience has become aware of the play takes a sundown twist and
Seats in the theatre are arranged around the acting area and the performances. There is movable platforms and one stationary one comprise the set. A couple of abstract pictures provide the
THE TWELVE MEMBERS of the east wear long robes of grey and white, and he wears out of the chorus to take on a specific role. he wears a robe of a particular color.
When the audience enters, the cast is doing warm-up exercises. From that point on it is aware of the orchestra playing the play begins, one member of the ensemble is singing the cast join in. Throughout the cast join in. Throughout the
A production such as this takes time to get used to. But as the play progresses the audience begins to forget about the blatant
show there are many times that the ensemble is more important than the individual characters. They even climb on the rafters.
Oscars to Go to Moneymakers
By CHIP CREWS
arts and Reviews Editor
Arts and Reviews Editor
Hollywood has awakened in the
last few years to find itself un-
adored. The young studio heads have become aware hat their once-infallible
judgment about what pictures to
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produce and how much money to spend is no longer infallible.
Certainly the star system has fallen apart. A recent survey of the Sun's disk shows that only a distributor thought that only one star today was capable of guaranteeing a profit for any film producer. The survey this survey was taken before big
John's last entry, "Rio Lobo," was released, "Rio Lobo"s roftip, if it makes one, will be light.
EVEEN ELIZABETH Taylor, woman born in New York, declined. She is making her current film, "X," Y and Zee," for no salary—only a percentage of wages.
Perhaps because of the industry's apprehension about failure, a successful picture is worshipped today more than ever before. Well-received, inventive films are imitated more than ever before.
theatricality of the show and becomes more involved in the plot.
In spite of the basically climate nature of things, Hollywood is fully prepared to look at the city from a day-to-day view when the Oscars are
BECAUSE IT IS an experimental production there are a few things that don't work. The sound of the chorus convey no meaning at all. The solemn tone of the show often is just too simple. The lighting is just too simple.
Anthropology Lecture Set
THIS YEAR'S nominations reflect the trend to success worship with five best picture boxes on massive box office hits. They are.
field of anthropology is the conservation of archaeological material.
She is presently serving as president of the Southeastern museums Conference of the American Association of the Committee for the Understanding of Archaeology of the Society for American Archaeology.
handed out.
There are scenes that do work very well, though. Most of these seem to come in the last part of the play. The spirits of the dead work well after the novelty wears off. The final scene is a real jolt.
"Airport," an old-fashioned melodrama with all-a-star cast, which received mediocre reviews and critics. The biggest moneymaker and the seventh biggest of all time. As of March 11, it has returned $37.5 million to investors.
The performers are all very good and there is no single individual who stands out. Although it seems in some danger of becoming the "in" thing to do, the ensemble idea is successful in the Orestheia. The Orestheia provides an evening that you will not forget
"M.A.S.H.," which was well-received critically and placed second for the year at $22 million.
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Hester A. Davis, assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Arkansas, will give the final lecture in a series sponsored by the Kansas Society of the Institute of America
"Patton," also popular with reviewers, which placed third with $21 million.
There you have it—the three biggest moneymakers of 1970, whose total return represented more than 20 per cent of the total income of the movie industry last year. They were the directors of the five best pictures made
Mr. Davis, a speechist,
Mrs. Davies, a lawyer in the
Big Eight Room of the Kansas
Union. Her topic will be
"Arkansas - Crossroads of the
South."
DONT LEAVE OUT the one two nominees, "Five Easy Pieces" and "Love Story." They were released at the end of 1970 but have been up tremendous grosses this year. "Pieces," probably the "modest" of the five, has a half million or more million and "Love Story" will undoubtedly make far more money than "Airport."
Admittedly, three of the nominees have been acknowledged almost universally to be of exceptional quality. Inclusion of two films whose greatest success is their financial success leads to doubts about the function and importance of the Academy. Movies have to make money, and they must also find a way to "Fatton" and "Five Easy Pieces" indicates that the public will reward quality. But anyone who has seen "Grand Hotel" or "Django's Diary" has seen the molds from which "Airport" and "Love Story" were made. With all the innovation of many new movies, the Academy turns to the past.
BLACK AND WHITE:
STORIES OF AMERICAN LIFE,
edited by Donald Koehler and Pocket Books.
$9 cents—An anthology of
stories by both black and white
writers, presenting the univer-
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Richard Wright, Langston
Hughes, William Faulkner,
Woody Waltie and Flannery
O'Connor.
MINORITIES ALL, edited by Gerald Leinwand (Pocket Books, 95 cents)—A compilation of interviews with "hypergenital Americans," about coming to America and about life here. Writers include Bob Considine. Harry Golden, Mabala State President John F. Kennedy.
Mrs. Davis has participated in excavations in New Mexico, Nebraska, 'North Dakota and Iowa. Her main concern in the
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A lecture and slide presentation on art design and theory and modern Chinese art was presented by Ms. Wuocious Wong, Chinese educator. He spoke to about 30 people in the Big Eight Room in Beijing.
Wong was born in China and grew up in Hong Kong. After studying in the United States he returned to teach and paint in Hong Kong. He plans to publish his theory of art design.
Speech Given On Art Design
The lecture began with a series of slides showing the modern "Hong Kong artistic climate." The slides concerningly show the slides concerning his art theories.
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Wong said his biggest problems as a modern Chinese artist were the contrast between East and West, man-made and natural, old and new. Through his theories he "hopes to develop a new approach to Chinese style," he said.
SUA Flight to Europe
Sunday - April 11
(FREE) Exhibits begin at 2:00 p.m.
Banquet begins at 5:00 p.m.
$1.50 for Internat'1 Club Members
$2.50 for non-members
Banquet in the Union Cafeteria
(FREE) Program begins at 7:00 p.m.
Exhibits and program on second floor of the Union
THE CURRENTS OF SPACE,
by Isaac Asimov (Crest, 75)
the science fiction by our
society. Fiction is the field
of someone called Rik, whose
knowledge of the future could
be applied to the past, and
whose memory is torn from him
and slowly comes back to
fight his would-be destroyer.
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