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Show :z CIWlltMOUNIAIM September 30. 1965 REVIEW. A3 Diamond Backdrop Provides Right Setting For Russon towm o 0 e "A Ziiti I. IXClUSiVf Cimiwi. W. hitmn: rand yprearieus is the fin if whicl "The Fantasticks," 7 7 plays through Saturday at the University of Utah Pioneer Memorial Theatre, boasts a set design by Ariel Balltl which takes a diamond pattern as its motif The diamond pattern was settled upon by Mr. Ballif because in form and function The Fantasticks Is a harlequinade in file spirit of Pierrot and Columbine CftOAOIMtNTt M 9 2S P M 1 45 F M M task! lift itself. i m 4 AM HOW QlAM 'ZOR BATHE GREEK' Mr Ballif preserved this romantic mood by using harlequin diamoods as his theme. And for one member of the nothing cast, particularly, could be more appropriate. Mr. Stanley Russon, who portrays Henry, the Old Actor, is a prominent diamond retailer in life And the great theatrical tradition suggested by the Pierrot and Columbine theme is most felicitous, since his role in 'The Fantasticks marks the beginning of his 40th year on Utah stages. By his own reckoning, The Fantasticks marks Mr. Rus-so70th appearance on a University of Utah stage. But his stage appearances are much more numerous, going back to 1925 when be got his first whiff of greasepaint in a church production of a play called Rings in the Sawdust. 1 was completely overcome by the excitement and the and today its applause worse than ever, he jokes. If you feel Then seriously: youre communicating and are rewarded by applause, its a thats a stimulating thing part of the theatrical experience. When he was in high school, Mr. Russon was much more Interested in athletics than In Still, he found time acting to appear in two musical n'a But when he entered the University of Utah and began his studies under Maud May Babcock, he abandoned the locker room in favor of the Green Room In my freshman year I was cast in a play called The Charm School,' and that was e, where I met my Allien. Later we toured together with the Babcock Players, playing nightly performances in cities all over the intermountain area," he recalls, noting that in four months of touring he was able to earn enough to return to school the next year. After graduation and marriage; he determined upon a career in the professional theatre. I actually bought a trunk and had letters of Introduction to people in New York, he 1 was going to remembers. seek my fortune. iBut after a time I reflected that being a successful actor wasnt much of a life even if you made it. So he entered the Jewelry business, but still maintained He his interest in theatre appeared in many U. of U. productions and during the World WarD manpower shortage ( he was slightly over draft age) appeared in U shows almost continuously. His leal for theatre remains undiminished The real thrill is to feel that you can make yourself over that you can create another character, he says And throughout my life I've always remembered Maud May Babcock's admonishment that creating real drama is not Just cutting on the cloak he of another character, says Genuine theatrical accomplishment emanates from the heart wife-to-b- Quinn Returns To Greece ForZorba Anthony Quinn felt right at home in Greece where he stared with Alan Bates and Irene Papas in "Zorba The Greek," International Classics drama now at the Tower Theatre. Another of his great successes, The Guns of Navarone was filmed there and he has been made an honorary citii-e- n of the island of Rodes Quinn owns 600 acres on At Rho- des, where be plans to build a philosophic center 65-ye- Furniture ar old giant with the restful appetites nf a and the wisdom of a man whose 'FROM A TAUT BEGINNING TO A BREATH-GRIPPIN- G CLIMAX THE DRAMA SEIZES ATTENTION I A SHOCKER SURE TO QUICKEN THE PULSEI" - TIMt PLUS IXCiTiNG COLOR UANA TURNER HAS MANY "to VEFACES nsug hugh O'PP'fN eyes have witnessed a world of pain and suffering. His exuberant spirit remains untouched and infects all with whom he comes in contact. Says Quinn, Tve wanted to play Zorba from the moment I f ini sited reading the novel on which it is based. 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