| Show A drama with musical selections Christy Jones Sta Staff f Writer March 10 at 8 pm p.m. in the I Copper Room Robert Ingram Jr will present his captivating ing well-received well tribute to toone toone toone one of Americans American's most influential influential influential in in- yet little known Black leaders Paul Robeson The be play entitled Paul Robeson was written by Phillip Hayes Dean and originally opened on Broadway Broadway Broadway Broad Broad- way in 1978 Ingrams Ingram's first rendition was performed at atthe atthe atthe the Bonfils Theatre at the Denver Center for tor the Performing Performing Performing Per Per- forming Arts Ingram continued continued continued con con- with countless successful performances one of which took place several years later at the Florida Repertory Theatre under the direction of Dean Paul Robeson was born to toa a runaway slave in Princeton New Jersey in the year 1898 Recently the Salt Lake Tribune reported the following following following follow follow- ing He rewrote Oscar Hamerstein taking the word out of 01 Ol Man River and turning the song into one of resistance and defiance He graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1919 from Rutgers Rutgers Rutgers Rut Rut- gers University with 15 varsity varsity varsity var var- sity letters in four sports and four years later left Columbia University with a a a- law degree in hand He spoke 12 languages languages' and received 20 curtain calls at the Savoy in London for his 1930 performance in Othello Twenty years later H. H x M V 11 1 h huth 1 i M V r uth r d. d J i V q V 4 u. u j fir WJ fa v 6 1 Q A a y n 4 4 C ihy 4 r ry y 4 r t 4 ti t Bob Ingrams Jr will portray Paul Robeson an influential Black leader in inan inan inan an upcoming theater production President Harry S Tr Truman man revoked his passport because of his biting statements about racism in the United States combined with praise of the Soviet Union Pascal Ferrari professor of drama stated This is one of the best one- one man shows I have seen and Ive I've seen many over the years I give it four stars and strongly urge my students to attend The acting is in in- credible Tickets may be obtained at the College Center information information information mation desk and are 2 for students 4 4 for general public and staff The theme or emphasis of Paul Robeson may be summed up in a quote by Robeson taken from his autobiography entitled Here I Stand As I went out into life one thing loomed above all else I was my fathers father's son a Negro in America That was the challenge |
