Critics applaud 'Carry' but with reservations
By Cheryl Hentsch
Will the opera "Carry Nation" be a smash hit or a flop? Sprinkled through the capacity crowd of first-nighters and amateur oracles on Thursday evening were several professional critics from major newspapers and magazines. In general, they praised the work, but with reservations.
John Haskins, music critic for the Kansas City Star, accurately summarized the flavor of "Carry": "More than any other work in lyric theater 'Carry' rides on its text, on characterization built in words and emphasized in music," he wrote.
"CARRY NATION'S' appeal is primarily an example of old-fashioned musical Americana," wrote Martin Bernheimer, Los Angeles Times music editor and critic. "Moore's score is easy to take and deceptively unobtrusive. It makes the most of William North Jayme's theatrical, and sometimes cliche-ridden, libretto."
"Carry" is a psychological drama based on relationships between the four principals. Haskins and Rosenthal agreed that the saloon-smashing prologue of the middle-aged Carry did not produce the impact intended by the composer or the librettist. The role of Carry was movingly portrayed by Beverly Wolff and John Reardon as Carry's husband
Charles superbly handled the comic-tender role of an alcoholic, criticism felt.
HASKINS ALSO commented that although Reardon played the role in broad style, he did not always exercise vocal security. Kenneth Smith at the doting father overemphasized the peculiar father-daughter relationship, Haskins commented. The role needed more subtlety. "Patricia Brooks failed to convey fully the feelings of a heartsick mother, but she was effective as the paethetic creature who cannot forget her aristocratic background," Rosenthal added.
Critics noted that professionals and students were all guilty, to some degree, of failing to project the words. "The prologue never
got set from a verbal standpoint and the hoe-down scene with an interesting word-play was a loss," in Haskins' words.
"The sets by James Hawes were good, functional, economical of mass. The stage direction of Lewin Goff was artfully worked, though not always smoothly exercised. Costumes by Chez Haehl were suitably conceived," Haskins reviewed.
Rosenthal and Merkling believe the opera accurately describes Kansas and at the same time has a broader pull than the regional area. "With its funda-mentalist rigors and openheartedness, Moore's opera says something about Kansas that is still true. The KU production did it proud."
Two hurt in auto mishap
Two KU students were injured early Saturday morning when the car they were in was struck from behind on U.S. Highway 40, about $2\frac{1}{2}$ miles west of Lawrence.
The Highway Patrol reported that Michael A. Levota, Kansas City, Mo., junior, had stopped his car to help a car stuck in the mud when a car driven by Larry S. Leffholz, 2206 Naismith Drive, hit it.
Levota suffered a sprained neck and was taken to Watkins Memorial Hospital. He was released
Saturday morning and a hospital spokesman said he had not been seriously injured. A passenger in Levota's car, James M. Zimmerman, Kansas City, Mo., freshman, suffered minor injuries.
Damage to Levota's car was estimated at $200 and to Lefholz's at $350.
Daily Kansan 3
Monday, May 2, 1966
ANNOUNCEMENT:
CHAPMAN COLLEGE, located in Orange, California, one of the oldest colleges in the West, is accepting applications for admission for two 107-day semesters for the fall of 1966 and the spring of 1967 aboard Holland-America Line's s.s Ryndam. This is the second year of operation of Chapman College's floating campus.
Outstanding college and university students are invited to spend these semesters at sea, enrolled for 12-15 units of credit, applicable toward the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Music degrees, or 9-12 units toward the Master of Arts degree.
Onboard, students will experience a situation of intense academic concentration, supplemented by personal meetings ashore with men who are the world's leaders, monuments which are the world's heritage, and people whose apparent differences often prove to hide human similarities.
College classes will be held during 56 class days at sea in modern, airconditioned classrooms and laboratories equipped with all facilities necessary for course work offered.
ITINERARIES: Fall 1966 Semester leaves New York October 20, duration 107 days; to Lisbon, Barcelona, Marseille, Civitaecechia (Rome), Piraeus (Athens), Istanbul, Alexandria (Cairo), Port Said, Suez, Bombay, Colombo, Port Swettenham (Kuala Lumpur), Bangkok, Hong Kong, Kobe, Yokohama (Tokyo), Hawaii, arriving Los Angeles February 4, 1967.
Spring 1967 Semester leaves Los Angeles February 7, duration 107 days; to La Guaira (Caracas), Port of Spain (Trinidad), Salvador, Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Rio De Janeiro, Lagos, Dakar, Casablanca, Cadiz, Lisbon, Rotterdam (inland to France, Belgium and the Netherlands), Copenhagen, London, Dublin (overland to), Galway, arriving New York City May 25, 1967.
ADMISSION: Students admitted to the program must meet regular admission qualifications of Chapman College and upon fulfilling its requirements will receive grades and credits in accordance with its regularly established standards.
For a catalog listing courses for both the Fall and Spring semesters along with rates, tuition and in-port program costs, fill in the information below and mail it to:
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Two elected to YR posts
Two KU students were elected to third district Young Republican offices at the organization's bi-annual convention in Kansas City last Saturday.
John Sharp, Lawrence senior, was elected as a vice-chairman, and Randy Mallonee, Olathe freshman, fills the position of treasurer.
Senior coffee set Wednesday
Activities slated for the Senior Coffee at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday include announcement of the HOPE award winner and distribution of commencement information.
Seniors will also choose their class gift from alternatives suggested by the class gift committee.
Seniors will be dismissed from 9:30 classes to attend.
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