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Show lemma | Arts and Letters Sunday, November 28, 1971 Featured At Exhibit “There is something way down deep that's eternal about every human being In this production Wilder, one of America's finest living playwrights, appeals to the divine spark by stripping away such theatrical pretense as competition. facial make-up and elaborate The production, entitled stage settings. He believes this AmericanII, combines Thornton approach allows complete Wilder's Pullman Car Hiawatha freedom of imagination for both and Stephen VincentBenet's The actors and audience. Two distinctively American one-actplays will combine under A major exhibition of Mexican the airection of Dr. Charles Metten for a bill of unusual entertainment for local audiences as Brigham Young presents its entry for the American College Festival Folk Art, gathered from remote vil of ten Mexican states the Brigham ity Harris Fine ecured Gallery The exhibition features popular arts of Mexico which are nctional part of the everyday life of tne people. Included in thedisplay will be Devil five-foot tall papier-mache Judas” figures usedin the Day of the Dead celebrations in » City. and 2-17 at American legend, and then couldn't help wondering what ging for the competition ever came to grips with the brightly colored yarns to a The performances are part of a pilot program entitled “The Society for the Cultivation of Called Dance on a Country Original Theater through InGrave, the play with complete stitutions of Education” sponmusic andlyrics was created by sored by Creative Management throughout Utah. a promising young writer, Kelly Associates. Anthony Auer, a Ph.D. canHamilton. It will be presented ‘The aim ofthe program will be didate in theater from the nightly, except Sundays, to give new productions a chance University of Utah,will play the Mondays, and Tuesdays, to be staged and tried before an lead role of Clym Yeobright. through Dec. 17 at 8 p.m, in audienc? prior to the expensive Starring as Eustacia Vye, the Pardoe Drama Theater of the Broadway circuit, and to tragic heroine, will be BYU's Connie Cloward, a seniorin art from Clearfield. 3. RoeneDiFiore To Present Panefit Show In By Sadie Greenhalgh NEPHI — Every Community hasits favorite people. Some of these people leave and make a new home elsewhere but the Nephi I Home Town always points with prideto a native son or daughter that finds success whereverthey go. The Welcome Mat always remains out for them when they return. People in Nephi always know it is a very special occasion when Roene Bigler DiFiore comesback home. Shewill be at the Juab Stake House Dec. * at 7:30 p.m. to present a Benefit Program for the Nephi Ist and 2nd Ward Building Fund; with proceeds to go to the New Chapel. Henry Ford once said: “Whatever you have you must either use or lose.” Back in her school days at Juab High, Roene hada talent; she could play the pianoor sing but she also had a talent of making friends. Through the year other kids droppedoutof piano lessons and singing but each year Roene gained popularity and her talents flourished and blossomed into a one-woman musica! institution, She developed musical talents in every community she moved to. The secret of her success is perhaps her “sharing with others.” She didn’t just perform for others but she had a way of bringing out the best in others and turning the show over to them. As she has sung she has walked down the aisles and called Home-Town people by name and by the time she reached the last chorus the whole congregation were part of e song. The last number printed on Numerous programs is seldom background of beeswax. The collection is enlivened hy a varietyofpottery from Tonola, Sierra de Puelbas and Patamban. Tonola is noted for its ‘‘Petatillo’’ earthenware F. pieces, which are twice glazed Harris Fine Arts Center. Matinee performances will be given Dec. 7 and 14 at 1 p.m. would happenif a manlike that will be done at one of the Devil. “Not an imported Devil... regularly scheduled per- but a genuine, home grown formances without the product.” knowledge of the performing The combination of the two group. the BYU performance plays is an attempt to capture is judged successful, the the spirit and faith of the production will travel to Denver American People. to compete with othercolleges in The cast consists of 21 Region IV which includes members, with each cast Colorado, Idaho, Montana, member playing two or mere Wyoming and Utah. roles in addition to other Ten winners of regional technical responsibilities, competition (13 regions are Assistant director for the participating in the festival) will production will be Peter appearfor six days in the John Johnson. Nick Adams, set for their sashes, bags and yarn pictures, made by pasting The world premiere performance of a new musical based on Thomas Hardy’s Return of the Native will open at Brigham YoungUniversity Dec. Daniel Webster in terms of the 7 and 14, at 4 Dec. the Huichol Indians and are decoratedwithfinelines THIS WOODEN ANGELfigure by Alberto Jimenez is one of painted over a red background, many to be shown at the BYU during the Mexican Folk Art Also included will be intricately carved, lacquered chests, gourds and trays from Olinalain the state of Guerrero, superb textiles and earthenware from Oaxaca, and costurses beautifully embroidered bythe acquaint college actors with Trique Indians. Overtwo million Mexicans are some of the procedures and problems of staging a maiden performanceof a play. Although the musical dramais being staged at BYU under direction of BYU’s Dr. Harold Oaks, the cast is drawn from legends andfolktales. He drew anceswill bepresented from the state of Jalisco. This tribe lives in ore of the most rugged and inaccessible regions of the Western Sierra Madre range, and are especially noted NewProfessional Musical Has World Premiere at BYU ‘The Devil and Daniel Webster reflects Benet's love for the courageous spirit of free America and his fascination for » except r ater of the Harris e Arts Center. Matinee Also included will betextiles Based on Return of Native’... Webster. These figures are skeletons. Country Grav. e” to be staged at Brigham Young University Dec. 3 through 17 in the Harris Fine Arts Center on campus. 8 and apedin the form of cowboys and even EUSTACIA VYE (CONNIE CLOWARD) and Widleve (James Arrington) share a quiet moment in the production “dance on a Daniel Performances will be staged Dec. ded withfire crackers and Holy Saturday. § made by THE HERALD, Provo, Utah. Page 19 Two Plays To Enter College Competition Mexican Art exhibit,to take place Dec.3 through 31 at the BYU. active craftsmen, usually in familyenterprisesin which both adults and children participate. Those items chosen for the exhibition represent the charm and individuality that can be achieved with simple materials Kennedy Center for the director, and Jan Polanich, erforming Arts, Washington, costumer,will also assist with the technical aspects of the Pullman Car Hiawatha is built plays. Choreography is be Dee around Wilder's belief that Winterton. Ds when a centuries-old tradition is enriched with imagination and often a great sense offun. The exhibition is sponsored by the Smithsonian Institute, and was assembled by the Tourist Council of Mexico. ‘Christmas Around The World’ ‘at BYU James Arrington, a senior in drama from Utah State University, will appear as Widleve opposite Gale Sears, a BYU drama major, as Thomasin. Janet Poole, a non-student from Salt Lake, will portray Susan Nunsuch, with Del Mandarino, John Schroeder, and Judith Piguet, (all of BYU), as Christian Cantle, Diggory Venn, and Mrs. Yeobright. The opening night audienceis expected to include noted critics of the Theater from Los Angeles as well as representativesof the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera, the Center Theater Group and the Greek Theater Association. Several prominent performers and producersalso are expected to attend. BYU’s premiere performanceswill give them an opportunity to assess the work for possible production in Los Angeles and Broadway. BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY student Michiko Nakamura will be among the 400 performersparticipating in “Christmas Around the World” the annual presentation by the BYU International Folk Dancers. Miss Nakamura, from Tokyo, last year danced with a professional Japanese group to perfect ke her art and share the techniques with her fellow students. Guest performers for “Christmas Around the World” will be the BYUBallroom Dance Team.The Spectacular Christmas event will be held Dec. 8 through 10, at 8 p.m. in the George Albert Smith Fieldhouse. DANIEL WEBSTER WINS his triumph over the devil in the closing scene of The Devil and Daniel Webster, one of the playsin the American II presentation which will be staged at BYU Dec.2-17. Daniel Webster (‘op)is played by R. Craig Costello with Sterling Van Wagenen in therole of the devil. THE BEAUTIFUL KNITS! ROENE BIGLER DIFIORE music director in the Sevier School District where she worked with about 1200 young people. She is now with the Program Service Bureau of Dixie College. People in the Payson area wereprivileged to enjoy her talents when she made her home there for several years, Many times she has won the hearts of people as she performedatstate conventions and carried musical programs to every corner of the state. As usual Roene does not ask for the limelight and applause for herself but she sharesit with others who deserve recognition. Coming to Nephi with herwill be students from out of her past that have goneon in the music world. Ronald Staheli, chosen the most outstanding pianist at BYUlast year; Donald Black- burn, a talented vocalist from Hurricane, whois headed forthe to; Roberta Rahlfes, who took the last song of the evening as leading roles in “Music Man” the applause continues and and “Sound of Music,” directed by Roene DiFiore; and trumstanding ovations demand“just peter Merrill Jensen, another one more song.”” For several years Roene was outstanding entertainer. Morey Chrvistnaas Morey Chessineas Morey Chesitnas Macey CAS The texture, tailoring and treatment of suede compose complete and casual ly elegant fashion for you, Findit in soft and supple variety in our leather collection. 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