KANSAN REVIEWS
CONCERTS: Prague's delight
By GENELLE RICHARDS
Kansan Staff Writer
"Magnificent!"
That is the best way to describe the KU performance of the Prague Symphony Orchestra. The entire concert was just that, from the entrance of the conductor until the last note was played.
The orchestra, conducted by Vaclev Smetacek, performing before a full house in Hoch Auditorium, captured the audience with the magnificent selections and excellent musicians. The orchestra received a standing ovation on the fourth curtain call, followed by a second one after the encore.
The rich opening sounds of Mozart varied from one movement to another.
Beethoven's Concerto for Pianoforte. B Flat Major, was performed by the orchestra and joined by Eva Bernathova, pianist. Miss Bernathova, displayed her excellent skills as a pianist by serving as soloist for the evening.
The coordination between the orchestra and Miss Bernathova was superb.
Miss Bernathova had control of the piano and music, demonstrating much gracefulness in her performance.
By far the most exciting selection of the evening was symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major, Op. 10 by Dvorak. Much more explosive than the other selections, Dvorak ended the concert with a bang.
After receiving a standing ovation from more than 3,000 people, the orchestra gave an encore of the lively and exciting Polka from the opera "Bartered Bride" by Smetana.
Winters hits KC
By JOE BILL NAAS Kansan Reviewer
Half-blind Johnny Winter didn't see the edge of the stage. He tumbled, guitar and all, to the floor as the crowd gasped in surprise.
When he climbed back on the stage the crowd responded with an enthusiastic standing ovation. The albino smiled the smile of a happy three-year-old and said, "I have my ups and downs."
From that moment on everything was up for Johnny as he played his blues for a surprisingly small crowd at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. Sidestepping awkwardly across the stage, he displayed the musical talent that has already created a legend.
His guitar filled the auditorium with emotion. Even when he played a rock song, Johnny's deftness lent it eloquence. He was preceded on stage by KU's Together.
The other star of Winter's four-man group was Johnny's brother Edgar. His skill on the organ and sax almost matched Johnny's performance. And Edgar's singing, shakey at first, brought the crowd's excitement to a peak later in the concert.
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The costumes are the creations of Virginia Hirsch, Milwaukee, Wis., graduate student, who has spent over six months in designing and preparing the costumes for the show.
More than $600 in costumes will go on display Thursday when the Mount Oread Gilbert and Sullivan Company production of "Iolanthe" opens in the Union Ballroom.
"Iolanthe," is a comic opera about a fairy queendom and the British Parliament. The biggest costuming problem, according to Miss Hirsch, was creating costumes for the Fairies and the Lords which would not make the two groups look as if they came from different shows.
The costumes for the fairies brought other problems.
Iolanthe robes expensive
"The costuming for the Lords is traditional, but laced with fantasy," Miss Hirsch said. "We based them on the costumes of the Royal Order of the Garter, which are very fancy and emphasize the pompous and snobish attitudes of the Lords."
"I wanted to keep away from the traditional Greek look with the draped robe," Miss Hirsch said. "That has been overworked. I've always seen the fairies as woodland creatures, so I designed their costumes to look as if they are made of giant petals."
Of the two dozen costumes in "Iolanthe," only one had to be rented for the show, a British grenadier's uniform which required a massive bear-skin hat.
"Iolanthe" will be shown at 8:30 p.m. on 8 Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, and at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are available at the SUA office ($1.50 for KU students, $2 for non-students) or at the door before each performance.
WHISTLE-WETTING CONTRACT
BOLTON, England (UPI)—Singer Kevin Ross mentioned to his boss that night club singing is thirsty work. The boss put a clause in his contract that the 28-year-old singer was entitled to four bottles of beer a night.
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Two woodland fairies (Priscilla Wingert, Leawood freshman, far left, and Kristin Kessinger, Junction City senior) spy on two Lords of Parliament (James Rigler, Highland Park, Ill., sophomore, and Steve Goodman, Prairie Village, sophomore) in a scene from "Iolanthe," the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera playing this weekend in the Union Ballroom.
BOOKS
B. C. IS ALIVE AND WELL! by Johnny Hart (Gold Medal, 50 cents)—A new collection from the popular newspaper comic strip. Like a number of other recent comics (Alley Oop, The Flint-stones) it thrives on topical anachronisms, and this little book will give you a few good laughs.
TESTIMONY OF TWO MEN, by Taylor Caldwell (Crest,$1.25)
—One of those blockbusters, this one being about an idealistic young doctor and his battle against prejudice and deceit. Like the other Taylor Caldwell books in the past this one is often wildly improbable, but always absorbing.
DAVID MARTIN-SPERRY on campus
A nomad Englishman serves tea and sympathy and anything you want to know about traveling in Europe.
Time 4:30 p.m.
Date Oct.23
Plare STUDENT UNION BLDG.
All Seats $1.50
Tues. and Wed. Only Curtain Time 7:30 - 9:10
Constantly flashing from melodrama to comedy, the film thrills the viewer and teases him to outguess the master of intrigue. With Michael Redgrave & Dame May Whitty.