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Show From Murray High To New York West Valley City, UT - Dan DeNiro Travels Long Route In Search Of A Career at Murray high by Michele Bartmess to those in New York City, but it is a route than Dan DeNiro has elected to Its a long MURRAY. journey from the stage travel. After two years of in- tense study at the Julliard Theater Center, there is no turning back. The young actor is committed to follow a path that by his own admission will be a difficult one. Julliard, which has a worldwide reputation for educating the finest is musicians, quickly establishing similar fame for its training in dramatic arts after being established a decade ago. Only about 25 students are accepted each year from throughout the world. Some of those simply cant withstand the pressure. Of those entered with who DeNiro two years ago, five have departed. The Murray high grad became interested in Julliard through talking with guest artists who at appeared Pioneer Memorial Theatre during the time he was studying there. After taking a trip to see the school, he ap- for plied granted an audition. Auditions are conducted in only four cities. His was in San The opFrancisco. portunity came while the Murrayite was involved in a PMT production. A morning flight to the City By the Bay and an afternoon return in- - Dan DeNiro, a Murray high grad who has won the Green Sheets Best AcSCHOOL . . . classes at tor award, has been attending Julliard. was and itiated a tense month of waiting. his audition For DeNiro formed a scene from Dr. Faustas as his classical requirement and one from Golden Boy from con- temporary theater, plus some improvisations at the request of those con- ducting the audition. DeNiro found New York exciting, but admits that he was a very naive young man when he arrived there. He credits the fact that his grandparents, Verl and Elva Meyrick, spent that first school year back in New York with him, as one reason he was able to withstand the pressures. One of the first lessons DeNiro learned was that true acting is not aping what someone else has successfully done. What he considered a good Brando imitation in one role was severely criticized by faculty members and the young actor began to develop his own interpretation. At Julliard the teaching is designed to be formative and Great emliberating. phasis is placed on developing vocal and physical capabilities into a disciplined, resourceful and ultimately intuitive technique. On the other hand, equal emphasis is placed on expanding his imagination, relish for language, cultural curiosity, emotional BUSCH PARK OFFICE 5282 S. 300 W. SUITE D170 MURRAY, UTAH - ... Specials -- 266-170- range, awareness of the world around him and finally, his mastery of as many styles of theatrical expression as he can rise to. At Libraries LIFETIME cond CONTACT LENSES LENSES film XU $2ioooONlT ' Includes Examination and 2 Pair of Lenses DR. JACK H. PARRY now $275 $175 942-393- 7 f CeRtlflCAt l.kAAA THIS COUPOH ENTITLES 41 THE BEARER TO CONTACT LENS SPECIAL . . or Iron black-and-whi- te film, is a 1929 screen adaptation of a novel by Dumas. plays a prisoner of Louis XIV, struggling to overcome the misfortune that holds him captive and denies him his inheritance. The film will be shown at 7 oclock tonight (Thursday) at the Granger branch, 2880 then July 23 at the Calvin Smith branch, 810 E. 3300 South. a 1931 Svengali, W. 3650 South, SPECIAL ON GLASSES Buy a silent Douglas Fairbanks Salt Lake City, Utah 84121 Phone l revealed I was raised with high standards and as a person I intend to keep those standards. But 1 may play roles that reflect something else Learning to accept myself doing that was one of the more difficult lessons I had to learn DeNiro was pleased that he was able to keep his own name when he joined the union One of UTAHS LOWEST FOOD PRICES j 2783 So. State, 47SO So Redwood Rd. 7355 So. 9th East, 81 77 West 3500 So., 40 West 2nd North, Bountiful joeno So 1- OA.Srf, FOOD BARGAIN ANNEX 'b&jJhM f&WS I1? mm 6 if,!1.1 0-5- - WMF. h Ml fcuoogfrvp eo Po. yeu4W A LfWiDO - festival are Man in the CANYON HILLS CLINIC 3690 E. Fort Union Blvd. 0 sweetheart, Mary Lyn Symes, call for a return to New York with study at Julliard mingled with professional acting opportunities. Right now I have to build up credits, he I will be taking said. any and every part I can get. A member of two professional unions, he is seeking admittance to a third. He is auditioning for a commercial with an eye toward the financial reward as well as to his eventual goal of appearing in films. In New York, one of the big breaks he could get in films would be to land a part in a soap opera. His future may eventually include getting a degree from Julliard, but that isnt really the old-tim- Mask, TWO LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU 266-170- his high school week. OPTOMETRIST BUSCH PARK CLINIC 5282 So. 320 W. Suite 0170 Murray, Utah 84107 Phone faculty members. DeNiro admits that the profession is an egobattering one. To enter it, one must be willing to take risks, to actually put himself and all of his dreams on the line in hopes that success will finally be his. DeNiros immediate plans, following his marriage this month to rotating between eight county libraries this Includes Examination, Care Kit, and 6 Month Service DR. DAVID H. PARRY OPTOMETRIST One of the things I've had to learn is that what you do isnt necessarily what you are, DeNiro Students rub shoulders with successful actors and have their work criticized severely by capable SALT LAKE. The see and third features of the summer SOFT 0NLT are of In Progress (Choose from a large special collection) REG. from 6 to 10 p.m., six days a week. aw Film Festival For all your Vision Needs o4l OAOO hour dinner break precedes rehearsals The important thing. study there could open a few doors, but the reality comes down to his impressing casting directors as being right for either whatever part he is seeking or for a part in an original play that he may not even be 0 GLASSES - Buy one Pair of Glasses & Receive a FREE FRAME for your second pair. REG. The schedule is very demanding, beginning at 9 a.m. with classes that last until 1 p.m. After a lunch break classes resume, lasting until 5:30. A one Valley View News Thurs , July 17, 1980 JV. the actors he most admires is Robert DeNiro Had that been Dans given name, he would have been forced to change it He hopes to reach a point in his profession where he will be called to audition for certain parts Until that time, it will be a case of beating the streets. attending every audi-- ( See Page 7C, Col 3) one pair and receive a FREE FRAME for your pair. (Choose from a large special second black-and-whi- te pro- - e duction, is the third film in the series. It is a Victorian fantasy with John Barrymore playing a grotesque hypnotist. Barrymore turns the girl he loves into an opera star, but she does not reciprocate his feelings. e This tragedy will show at 7 p.m. Monday at the Holladay branch, 2150 E. 4800 South, then at Whitmore Library, 2197 E. 7000 South, on July 23. old-tim- old-tim- An additional pro- gram for vacationers in the Pioneer Day spirit is scheduled at the Holla-da- y branch. 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