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Show Drama by Dr. Golightiy To Play Arena Theater Arts Sunday, January3, 1971 THE HERALD, Provo, Utah—Page 21 and Letters “The Wisdom Tree," one of eens os Lewis, Arian Card, and University this theater season, Van Farley, young students in will appear in the Arena Theater the elementary school are carrying minor roles in the Jan, 7-19. Written and directed by Max LITTLE Bi FFOONS scamper out from eae ts oaks at Oe 8 Nance Golightly, professor of speech and dramatic arts at BYU,“The Wisdom Tree’’ tells the story of the early pioneer settlers commissioned by the governmentto set up townships near the Indians where they might provide them the benefits of the white society. Some delightful music has been composed for Prof. Golightly’s lyrics by Yutonna Kerbs, David Koralewski, Peter Moreno, Lorin Jex, and the author. A cast of over 35 students has been rehearsing for a month io bring to life the themeof this early historical play, that of “needing.” Prof. Golightly has researched and drawn manyof the actual details from early historical accounts. ut B scene om as they will appear in thePi Pave etalon ChristmasSpirit Lingers With ‘Nutcracker’ Visit The Christmas season in Utah celebration were the very oem wil! staybright until Jan. happy very coloristic sets and costumes designed by Ronald a prospect is assured by Crosby, madepossible through a the excitement of local arts grant from the S. B, Eggertsen irons and children who are Foundation and Dean b&b. looking forward tc per- Eggertsen,trustee. The settings formances on that date of the are ably managed by Stage ever-young and happy Christ- Manager Gary Horton.” mas ballet, “The Nutcracker” “The Nutcracker”tradition in by Tschaikovsky. Utah started in 1955 when the Regardless of revent delights ballet was first performed around home Christmas trees or Kingsbury Hall, with Mr. celebrations with the coming of Christensen directing the the New Year, one more party University Theatre Ballet and remains in the holiday season — Maurice Abravanel heading the that of Clara Stahlbaum, the Utah Symphony Orchestra. little girl in the yule ballet, Later, the productions were scheduled at 3:30 and 8:30 p.m. presented by the Utah Civic in the de Jong Concert Hall of Ballet, which became Ballet Harris Fine Arts Center on West two years ago. The Corps Brigham Young University de Bailet of University of Utah is campus. still the official school of the Atthe spectacular party, local professional company. “guests” will see a Christmas Another critic reported last tree miraculously grow to weekend: ‘‘As the popular gigantic size, dancing dolls, @ Tschaikovsky music wends, ferocious battle between huge skips, and soars onits familiar, mice and brave toy soldiers, still powerfully charming way, dancingflutes and flowers, and the visual accompaniment is visits to the kingdoms of the just about perfe Sugar Plum and Snow Fairies. ‘Theearthiness of pagan post“The Nutcracker,” which is 78 harvestfestivals,the spirituality years old thie holiday season, of Christian rejoicing, and the will be presented by Baliet West, European folk beliefs about master-minded byits celebrated animals with speech artistic director, William on Christmas Eve are all woven Christensen. Augmeniiag the into the fanciful delight. regular ballet company will be It is set in Nurnberg, Gerdozensof talented children from many, about1850, in the homeof the area. The music is provided twochildren, Clara and Fritz. At by the Utah Symphony Or- a big party around the Christchestra, conducted by Assistant mas tree Clara’s godfather, Director Ardean Watts. Herr Drosselmeyer, a mysterious toymaker, gives After the performancesin Salt Clara a nutcracker in the form of Lake City last Saturday, a a man. Among the wendrous reviewer wrote: “‘Ardean Watts Liare dolls aa toy soldiers was a quite masterful, sensitive which dance, arcoe of the Utah Symphony After the party Clara dreams that the toys cometo life and the “The most nutcracker becomes a prince obvious. contributions to the who leads her through a Carrying the title roles in the fairyland of the Sugar Plum Fairy, dancing flutes, Chinese dancers, the Waltz of the Flowers,etc., all set to thelilting ballet accompaniments of Tschaikovsky, which have been favorites for generations. production are Janean Hanks as Mom Keeley, Craig Clyde as Matthew, Connie Cloward as Alma, Curt Mortenson as Willkie, Helen Beaman as Marga, Scott Card as Guylan, Diana Harris as Penewah, David Cowley as Squandro, Joel A. Osborne as Hollis Mentzen, AnnualPops Concert Slated by Symphony An exciting fun-filled treat is in store January 16 when the Utah Symphony presents another Family Pons Concert. Theentire familyis sure to enjoy this venture into the realm of iia, and always popular musi The: Family Pops Concert, scheduled for 8 p.m.in the Salt Five Sp. Fork Youngsters In ‘Nutcracker’ SPANISH FORK — Five youngpeople from Spanish Fork are dancing in the Nutcracker Ballet West, which will have performances in the Harris Fine Arts Center at Brigham Young University on Jan. 6. ‘The five students of Rosalyn Kerany, dance teacher, are Lisa Kaye Hansen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Garth D. Hansen; Kitsy Ludlow, daughter of Dr. end Mrs. Enoch A. Ludlow; Allyson Neeley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pat Neeley; David Abbott,son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Abbott; and Glade Bradford, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Bradford, all of Spanish Fork. Lake Tabernacle, has easily become an annual event, by popular demand. Appearing with the Symphonywill be three outstanding Barbershop choruses and, as a special added attraction, the Internationally famous Evans Quartet. Kent Davis, Content Lauritzen, Jackie Huish, Christina Coyl, Ciaire Spenser, Wendy ish, Mike Flynn, Kathy Merrill, Patsy McLean, Kent Chadwick, Nick Pond, John Maestas, Jerry Hawksworth, Bob Stoddard, Lyle Swann, Tom Crow, Tawnie Olsen, and Janice Reed. Musical director for the production is Arden Hupk:ns; set designs are by Joel A. Oxborne; Hillary Moore and Maridee Hill are serving as assistants to the director. Some intri and delightful choreography by Paul Corrington promises to make this one of the significant at- tractions in theater at BYU. Seatingis restricted in the Arena Theater to 140 seats per performance. Tickets are available at the Harris Fine Arts Center Box office. BYU Band To Play Concert Eisai , IN MODERN adaptation of ancient Greek comedy, “The Birds,” Rebert Nuismer, left, and Herbert Tucker, operate bird puppets. Ancient Greek Comedy To Usher In New Yearon BYU Stage “The Birds,” a fifth century Stirring big-band sounds will B.C. Greek comedy with modern be heard Friday, Jan. 8, when adaptation, wiil usher in the new the BYU Symphonic Band is year on the Brigham Young heard in concert, co-conducted University stage. ‘The first Greek comedy to be by Robert Campbell and Grant produced at BYU in manyyears, Elkington. it will be presented Jan 7-19 in The program will begin at8:15 the Pardoe Drama Theater in p.m.in the de Jong Concert Hall the Harris Fine Arts Center. of the Harris Fine Arts Center. Curtain is at 8 p.m. nightly, * except Sundays and matineesat Mr. Campbell, prominent 3 p.m. on Tuesdays, Jan. 12 and Ardean Watts, associate percussionist and director of - BYU's Jazz Ensemble,will start conductor of the Utah phony, will direct the full or- the program with ‘Barber's chestra in a program of “Commando March” and numbers by Mendelssohn, and three tamuliar orcnestrai tavorites, Persechetti. plus hit songs from the leading “Revolutionary Marches” by Broadway musical “Oliver!” Smetana, arranged by Vaclav There will be something for Nehlybel. young and old, for seasoned Mr. Nehlybel, recently in Utah concert-goers and for those formances, attending a Utah Symphony for two premier also composed another work to concert for the first time. be heard on the program, his Heturning again, after last “Festivo.” This and other year’s triumph, are the Boun- concluding works will he contiful Chordbusters, directed by duc.ed by Grant Elkington, Turk Evans. Two other director of the renowned BYU S.P.E.B.S.QS.A. (Society for Mar ‘ching Band, the Preservation and En- Addition special interestto the couragement of Barbershop program will be a flute quartet — Singing in America) and a brass quintet. choruses maketheir first appearance this year with the Symphony. They are the Salt Lake Beehive Statesmen, directed by Robert Brock, and the Utah Valley Skyline Chorus, Val Hicks, director. Pe! riormanees are scheduled ier Jan.7 - Wat BYUby the Drama Department. Recognized as Aristophanes’ greatest work, the current production will utilize Walter Kerr’s version which up-dates much of the humor for contemporary audiences. The director, Dr. Harold R Oaks, who joined the BYU facully this year, said the play contains a sense of conrary protest since it spoofs manyproblems each of us faces in the daily struggle for a sane existence. He is being assisted by Dr. Karl Pope, who has designed an exciting set which utilizes such unusual stage items as ladders, slides, flying birds, Greek gods and other effects. Costumes are being designed by Beverly Warner. Theplay describesthevisit of Tickets are two disgruntled Athenian Harris Fine citizens to Epops, king of the boxoffice. birds, in search of a paradise without tax collectors, lawyers, real estate agents, poets and other “pests.” While talking with Epops, they decide instead of form cityof the birds called “Cloud Cuckooland.” The city, strategically located between ilable at the Arts Center OpenhouseFor Jubilee Set in Salt Lake earth and heaven, does not allow SALT LAKE CITY — In the gods free access to mortals on earth and blocks the burnt recognition of Utah's Diamond Jubilee of Statehood, the Utah StateInstitute of Fine Arts will offerings and supplications of men to the gods. The obvious hold an open house for the public conclusion is thatthe birds rule on Sunday from3 to 6 p.m.at 609 the universe, obtaining tribute E. South Temple, Salt LakeCity. Special craft exhibits by Utah from both men and gods, ‘The unusual plot is liberally designer craftsmen will be salted with a series of shown along with displays by fascinating characters that have participating literary delighted audiences for cen- organizations. Also, the performing arts will have displays. turies. These include the Mormon Walter Kerr, presently Tabernacle Choir and Ballet dramacritic for New York West. Times, wrote the adaptation TAX RECORD drama at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He is the husband of another wellknown playwright, Jean Kerr, who wrote ‘Mary, Mary,’’ Ronee earlier this year at \ NOTEBOOKS STANDARD OFFICE SUPPLY 40 W. 100N. 373-5250 Sears Sewing Machines Display of Ancient Paintings Magnificent paintings prehisotric man which of lay hidden within the recesses of remote caves until 1879 will be on display at Brigham Young University Jan. 415. Supplied by the Smithsonian Institution of Washington, D.C., the exhibit, ‘Prehistoric Paintingsof France and Spain,” will be on view in the BF. Larsen Gallery of the Harris Fine Arts Center. The Spanish paintings were Portable versatile Kenmore that sews zig-zag or straight stitehes, mends, darns, monograms, sews on buttons, sews button holes, With case. discovered by a young Spanish girl in 1879 when she wandered into a cave near the town of Santillana del Mar. “Her cry of ‘Look, Daddy, look at the painted !” was the first Indieation of the existence of the prehistoric art. The exhibit contains reproductions of the famous bulls from thatfirst cave of Altamira as well as paintings and stone engravings of the upper paleolithic and mesolithic eras from other sites in France and Spain. The silkscreen prints were executed by the artist Douglas Mazonowicz. The Paleolithic cave paintings of France and Spain have been ascribed to Tro-Magnon man. Thestyle, unrivaled in the caves of Altamira and of Lascaux, France, originated more than 20,000 years ago and reached its apex in the Magaalenian age, the Smithsonian said. Asecondstyle, predominating in Eastern Spain, depicts human and animal figures in hunting, fighting, and ceremonial scenes. The figures are usually small. ‘This art, drawn on the exposed walls of rock shelters, reached its peak in the Mesolithic period between 10,000 and 4,000 B.C. Among the finest of these paintings is a scene from the shelter of Remigia that portrays a boar-hunting scene, the wounded animalfleeing a group of seven bowmen,whose legs are spread wide to indicate running. Prominentatright is the figure of a dead deer, shown unpside down in relation to the other figures. Elsewhere there are figures and animals that were added at different times, indicating a long and continued Tia “ “LOOK DADDY,at the painted ‘bulis!”This near Tantillana del Mar. A display of ancient art, on loan from the Smithsonian Institute,is slated at BYU Jan. 4 to 15. cry ofa little Spanish girl in 1879 marked the discovery of prehistoric paintings in a cave EASHIONWIUE ritual use of thal particular shelter. Mr. Mazonowicz has specialized in the reproduction of prehistoric art since 1959. 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