UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA'S ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF ARTS BEGINS FRIDAY
By Mary Halm
Sparked by the Drama Work
shop's presentation of George
Bernard Shaw’s well knowm
comedy, ‘‘You Never Can Tell,"
the University of Alaska annual
spring Festival of Arts will be
gin this Friday night, March 30.
The two week program which
begins Friday on campus through
April 15. will include a variety of
conceits, films, art shows, drama,
exhibits and lectures according to
Dr. William H. Magee, dean of the
College of Arts and Letters. He said
lhat the length of the program will
“permit the greatest number of peo
ple possible to participate in another
of the University of Alaska's an
nual gatherings of local and im
ported talent and exhibits, and will
appeal to all members of the
family.”
Shaw's 19th century comedy
scheduled to play at 8:15 Friday,
Saturday and Sunday in the Schai
ble Lecture Hall of the Bunnell
Memorial Building is under the di
rection of Professor Lee Salisbury.
After the appearances here, the
play cast will go to Juneau for three
performances under the sponsorship
of the Juneau-Douglas Little Thea
tre.
The play, which is one of Shaw's
earliest, ran five months on the
New York stage in 1905 assuring its
success to the present time.
Cast Members
Included in the cast are Robin
Fowler as Mr. Valentine, a dentist;
Jill Turner as Gloria Clandon. the
object of Mr. Valentine's affections;
Phyllis Booth as Dolly, one of the
twins; Maj-Lis Keskela as Mrs. Clan
don. the mother; Judd Schreibfeder
as Philio Clandon, one of the twins
Jack Williams as Mr. Crampton
Mr. Valentine's landlord.
Others in the cast are: Edwin
Buckingham, as McComas, a solici
tor; Julian Rivers as William. th<
Ticket Sales For
Local Ice Classic
Are Going Well
‘•Ticket sales are going along at
a lively pace,” says Captain James
McKenzie of the Fairbanks Fire De
partment charity fund which is
sponsoring the Chena River Ice
Classic.
“Last year we had a pool of over
$14,000 and we expect to far sur
pass that figure before the pool
closes April 10.
“The tripod is now in place below i
the Cushman Street bridge and the i
line is much longer than before. '
We hope this will give a greater
allowance for full movement of the >
ice—rather than having the tripod
knocked over by running water,
which happened in 1961.
“The tremendous snowfall which
we have had this winter will no
doubt make for a flooding threat
in the Chena River—but if the
weather continues cold, especially
at night, the movement of the ice
should not be any earlier than in
previous years,” said Captain Mc
Kenzie.
Republicans Slate
Central Conclave
The Central District Republican
Convention is planned for Saturday,
March 31, beginning at 9 a m. with
registration at the Traveler’s Inn
in Fairbanks.
Election of new Central District
officers, nominations for a commit
teeman and committeewoman to
serve on the Central Committee and
election of delegates and alternates
to the GOP state convention at
Anchorage, September 14, 15 and 16
are the main items of business on
the group’s agenda.
Jack Boswell is temporary chair
man for the convention as he is
chairman of the Central District
Committee.
Rubber stamps and plastic lamin
ating are a specialty at Jessen’s.
perfect waiter: Lianne Wright as
Williams' assistant: and Michael
Sadewhite as Solicitor Bohan, a
I suave attorney.
Time magazine reports that . .
this play displays the early G. B. S.
grin. A scrambly farce, it treats of
modern-minded matrons separated
from their husbands, children try
ing to track down their father, a
, penniless dentist wooing a would
be unromantic miss, a wise waiter
whose son is a distinguished bar
rister.”
”In its satiric toots and twangs
about family life, sex warfare, class
barriers, old fashioned prejudices
and modern delusions, you get pre
liminary snatches of mature Shavi
an comedy ... It shimmers with
good nature. Like his contemporary.
Wilde, and like virtually no one
since. Shaw can be sharp without
being snide, mischievous without
nasty.”
Passes On Sale
Advance passes to the Festival of
Arts, including the play, are on sale
at: A-l Record Shop, Adler’s Book
Shop, International Shop, Music
Mart Studio, and The Music Shop
and Television Center. Passes will
also be sold at the U of A Bookstore.
One of America's most renown
free lance photographers, Arnold
Newman, who has presented one
man exhibits at many leading Am
erican museums, will give three lec
tures for the arts festival. He is this
year’s guest from the “lower 48’’
states.
At 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, at
the Schaible Lecture Hall, Newman
will begin his lectures on “The His
tory of Photography," “Creativity
and Photography,” and “My Ap
proach to Photography." He will
also speak on Friday. April 6—this
date being subjeet to change.
“My Uncle,” a French film in
color starring Jacques Tati is sched
uled for showing April 7 in the af
ternoon and evening, and April 8 in
the afternoon, also in the Schaible
Auditorium.
On the evening of April 8. the
public is invited to attend a discus
sion of poetry and music in the
Schaible Auditorium.
The University of Alaska Film
Group’s showing: “The Roof" is
Tuesday. April 10.
Fairbanks Symphony
The Fairbanks Symphony will
present the following program Fri
day, April 13 in the lecture hall or
gymnasium: Bach’s “Suite in B
Minor,” Prokofieff’s “Peter and the
Wolf" with Susan Baer as narrator,
and Saint-Saens “Piano Concerto
No. 2 in B Flat” with Gil Martin
being nasty.”
Under the direction of Miss Char
! lotte Key, the University Madrigal
Group will sing April 14 and 15
either in the Schaible Auditorium
or the gym. At that time Dr. Paul
McIntyre, director of 1he Symphony
Orchestra, will also direct the first
presentation of his composition of
variations on “Gaudeamus Igitur.”
In addition, the one-act folk opera
“Down In the Valley" by Curt Weill
will be presented by the Music De
partment. Some of the lead singers
include Pat Clark, Jere Haley.
Wayne Calkins, and Roland Evans.
Dudley Rugeley handles the father’s
speaking part.
There are two documentary films
and several short films scheduled
for April 14 and 15.
Exhibits including the Alcoa
Forecast exhibit, Arnold Newman's
photography, student photography
and Gump's graphic art are planned
for the enjoyment of Festival of
Arts goers.
“Passes for all activities this year
will cost only $4 for adults and $2
for students and military person
nel," Dean Magee explained. “A
pass will entitle the holder to attend
all events, to view all exhibits, and
to an artistic program designed by
Prof. Danny Pierce, artist in resi
dence. In addition, persons who can
not schedule their time to partici
pate fully will be able to purchase
tickets to individual events."
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