The Charleston Daily Mail from Charleston, West Virginia • Page 13

NEW WEST SIDE PROFESSIONAL BUILDING among Hie trees of the West Side hills. Weslmore land Place mil house Ihc denial of Dr. Robert R. ENTERTAINMENT SUCCESSES Bv GEORGE ARMSTRONG or The Daily Mail Staff Lei mi; preface this piece with Hit; admission hat ballet and ere virtual ON STAGE Cify Ballel sir singers. Until recently, I had no feelings it one way 01 the other It is form of the performing ails which I somehow never gut around to exploring, while rcaliwng that it has ln spired composers to write some great music around it.

Therefnre, my uo mm en Is about last night's presentations by the Charleston Ballet at the Civic Center Theater will he couched in purely subjective terms, how the ballel appealed to me personally, which is probably what I would have done were 1 familiar with all the technical aspects. 1 am also limited in my cwnineats lo one sense visual since both ballets. Death" aod "Carmina Burana" were performed to recordings The Caesar Franc music ujed as aecompanimerit to Andre Van Damme's interpretation of gar Allen Poe's story abuut the Ked Plague I was familiar with and. oF course, 1 nm always delighted with Carl Orlf's score for Jiis scenic drama. "Carmina built around manuscripts found in Bencdicklburen Ah bey in Germany, written in Latin, and lHlh and I3tb Century German and French.

1 did not take time to learn what recording was used KiniT I was anxious tu get my impressions down on paper, later lo be fed into my computer terminal, and my wife wanted io get Lome and put a load of clothes into the washer, but think Ihe music was by a German nrchestra. European orchestras and choruses have a special feel for this kind of musk My personal recording or Carmln a Burana is by a Czech orchestra and chorus. Frum a purely visual standpoint. I here fore. I can say the Charleston Ballet's two pn were a success The costumes trero beautiful.

the lighting dramatically effective, the stage sets simple yet conveying the impression of being elaborate, and the dancers were elegant. They were agile, delicaLe and seemed to ihe in Hie light place at the right time. That is to say. wit; on stage appeared to he confused, and no one Fell down, except in the right places for example, when the Red Plague picked off the mem mak CLUB CALENDAR MONDAY XI SIGMA Chapter; Beta Sigma Phi 7 30 pm. at Telephone Co Program on fine arts and liierature by Mrs.

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at home of Mrs. William Lawrence. 353 Carroll Rd Simpson, who ilsn ones the building. Simpson will occupy the top floor and lease nut tlie other space in the Allen Drive building. Dailv Mail Photo by Barl Benton.

2 Ballet Presentations Colorful crs. one by one. and the collapses were done gracefully. The ballets will he presented again tonight at the Civic Center and if you're looking for something colorful 1 can honestly recommend it. If did seem that much lime was devoted tn developing themes, particularly in the Red Death.

In which a royal court tries to seal out death, and have a ball. Ill the end, all are dead hot one guest who proves to be death. This, however, is not a valid criticism, for some of the greatest composers Kan del. Bach and Mozart, for take a one line phrase and expand it into a extenuated composition, with elaboration piled upon elaboration In fact, this is the very essence of Baroque music and Baroque architecture of which ornamentation is very souL and story teliing or practicality of secondary import. The cast list is too long for singling out all individuals for merit, but solo performances by Jennifer Brifton, Nor Rryrv schwler.

Kemp, and Cookie Slo man were delightful, and even without being fully aware ot the technical demands. I regard Kim Pauley's performances as btiny pe: feet. In other words, from a personal viewpoint, I think she was very1, very good. A lot uf lime and effort and Imagination wenl to Ihc two ballets, with the result that i consider them distinctive successes They were beautiful, and fran entertainment standpoint, that rates a high score. One thing bothered me, as it has atother performances where an unfamiliar libret lo is printed in the program for the cn lightment of the audience.

Van Damme went to a lot of trouble to prepare the program, selecting a reproduction of a Belgian woudearviny for the front of the text of the Carmina Burana production. Since the songs were in Latin, German, and French, and generally unfamiliar to Bids To Be Opened OnU.S.52 Segment D.TIIKIPtfiriATEDi'HEM The Department or Highways will open bKis Dec 14 for 4.53 miles of U.S. 5S from Pritcbard to Hubnardstown in Wayne Countv. tlie governor's office announeevi Tlie bids rail fur two 12 loot lanes with lU fooi shoulders. Similar uork is sched ulcd on two other segments of the highway, from Hubbardstnwn tn Briclt Church and from Brick Church to Fort Gay.

but right of way acquisition is not done and the hkl opening will he scheduled later. Gov. Moore's office said Friday. 2ND BIG WEEK Complete Fare "KINKORAMA" "ERNOKIINT" ILJjUQilrJJBIERST ChAKlBrtN.Vv.VA PH.3JMK SAIEO IN COlO( SmitHrtleFntaiilUtEiitsliii TONITE AT MIDNIGHT! Be prepared for a new experience at the movies theaudiencc.U would have been helphil lo Mow the English translation. But, as is true in ulher artistic presentations, the house lights went duwu as the ballel begins, and the printed test was useless.

I know of no way out of the difficulty, except to keep the house lights up and that would destroy tlie dramatic effect Panhandle Crop Aid Asked Gov. Moore has asked the federal government to make eight Kastern Panhandle counties eligible lor loan assistance because of bad weather Moore made the request Friday in a letter to John A. Knrhel. acting secretary of agriculture If tlie lequest is approved, farmers and fruit growers it Mferv Berkeley. Morgin.

Mineral. Hampshire. Hardy, Pendleton and Grant counties will be eligible for emergency astiiianre loans from the Farmers Home Late sprinfi frosts and drought in die April 1 June 15 perind and other adverse weather between Ju.lv I and Sent. 1 has Shoney's Changes Corporate Name You won'i notice it on Ihc outside, or is you fly by on Ihe highway, bat Shoney's has a new name. Because lop management of the 15 slaie fuod service firm believes Shoney's is much more dian the Southern retnearna lion of Ihe Frisrh's Hig Boy.

slockholders voted 81.3 per cent lochange the corporate name Irani Shoney's Hig Boy Fnlerpnses Inc. to Shoney's Inc. "Our company is nunc diversified within the loud service a Shoney's release stai nd. "We believe the new name is less restrictive and mure apptopriale tn Ihe broader uperalions wc have devel oped." caused major damage lo fruit, hay. pjs II grain and other LTr.o: si3 the letter Tlie percentages ol a rvmia! crop this year are 35 ti per cent tor apples and 1 jirr cent fiu peaces thioughout the re AAX XHK XIXKXX XXX XXR BlHOUIT IMKSTOU MULT HHS PEIP SNOWS BOOKSJMCS MARITIl AOS 5 OFF ALL FILM: KiP'S'DISCOUNt Cbailrtion Dally gall 5g These are duastrous n.trfd lo oar uiuJl nrodacliviiy." Moore OKX7M WS Where anything can happen and usually floes' i Hi SUMMERS Ml.

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