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kirriflw riscsmbor 4, 1975 page 12 daily nebraskan QftS.& (Dili '- Howell presents 'Crucible' The Crucible, Arthur Miller's powerful drama about the Salem witch trials in 17th century Massachusetts, will be presented by the UNL Theatre Dept. Dec. 5 through 13. Director Hal Floyd said the play was originally written as a socially relevant commentary on the McCarthy communist "witch hunts" of the early 1950s. "It has, however, withstood the test of time, so " that even without its immediate social rel evance it remains one of Miller's finest dramatic plays," Floyd said. The events dipictcd in The Crucible are based on actual fact and real people who lived in Salem in 1692. The protagonist John Proctor, played by Randy Parker, was actually accused of witchcraft in Salem, as playwright Miller discovered during his Opera offered on radio, TV By TV Aunt Hannah New York's Metropolitan Opera will offer us a generous helping of entertain ment this Saturday, courtesy of the radio and television airwaves. Un Ballo in Maschera (A Masked Ball), an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi, will be broadcast Saturday at 1 pjn. by KRNU, the UNL radio station (90 J FM). This is a live performance of Verdi's 22nd opera, first performed in 1959. Also on Saturday afternoon is Danny Kaye's Look-In at the Metropolitan Opera, at 4 p.m. on TV channels 6 and 10. Beverly Sills, Robert Merrill, Judith Blegen and the entire Met company join Danny in a delightful peek at the magic of opera. Featured in the program is "Libiamo," from Verdi's opera La Traviata, and a comic performance of "The Hoarse Opera," with Beverly Sills. For the rest of the week on TV, there's a mixed bag. Aunt Hannah thinks everyone should find something enjoyable among these: The Cop and the Kid (Thursday , Ch. 3, 7:30 p.m.) This is a new series, about a middle-eged white cop, Frank Murphy, and Lucas Adams, the smart-alecky 13-year-old black orphan he adopts. Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claut (Friday, Ch. 7, 7 p.m.) Aunt Hannah's alternative for no n war fans. This is an animated tale of the little girl who wrote The New York Sun in 1897 asking about Saint Nick, and is narrated by Jim Backus. This looks like the best of numerous Christmas programs this week. extensive research for the play. During the exposition of the drama, Proctor's housekeeper, romantically in clined toward Proctor, accuses his wife of witchcraft. Through a chain of events, Proctor himself is charged, but defies au thority by refusing to confess to the of fense or to implicate others, as the elders of the community demand as the price of his freedom. Featured in the Howell production are Cynthia Morgan, Chan Taylor, Judy Zirn mermann. Teresa Berry, Molly Lange, ' Doug Koth, Liz McCord, Melissa Baer, Molly Lien, Judy Hart and Ann Perkinton. Costumes wfll be by Jo McGlone and the sets by Sandy Moeller. Tickets may be obtained at the Theatre Box Office for the 8 pjn. production. , 1 V t L. Photo fay KcvtnHSstoy Chan Taylor and Judy Zimmerman are featured in Howell Theatre's production of The Crucible. sauces & pkkbs Cooker saves time, money Courtesy of Nebraskan For Public Television Sports Spectacular (Saturday, Ch. 10, 2 p.m.) For people who don't want to listen to opera, a mixed doubles tennis match pitting Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert against Marty Riessen and Bitlie Jean King. Going My Way (Saturday, Ch. 7, 10:45 p.m.) This is a sentimental classic from 1944, in which Bing Crosby as a young priest softens up his gruff superior, played by Barry Fitzgerald. "Swingin' on a Star" is the title tune. Window on the World (Sunday through Friday, Ch. 12, 7 pjn.) Six first-run documentaries on a variety of topics, narrated by Burgess Meredith. "The Saboteurs of Telemark," on Sunday, con cerns a spy operation against Nazi atomic research in World War II. "Rose Kennedy: Best of Times. . .the Worst of Times" is on Monday, "Krushchev Remembers" is on Tuesday, "The Bronx is Burning," about firemen, is on Wednesday, "KGB: The Soviet Secret Police" is on Thursday, and "Saudi Arabia: The Newest Superpower" will be shown on Friday. By Sharon Johnson With the Holiday Season just around the corner you may want to put a slow or crockery cooker on the gift list for yourself or someone else. Slow cooking appliances are available in sizes suitable for two to three people or a large family. Slow cooking appliances are based on methods of low temperatures and fairly long cooking time. This allows an entire meal's ingredients to be placed in the slow cooker in the morning, cook all day, and be finished by dinner time. Temperatures are high enough to prevent bacterial growth. A slow cooker saves preparation time since food cooks without a need for care ful watching. Money. can be saved since less tender (generally less expensive) cuts of meat can be used. The cooking liquid preserves and flavor, which are usually lost when cooking liquids from vegetables are discarded. Many cookers have heating coils on the sides to insure even heating of foods and prevent scorching on the bottom. Cookers must be filled at least one-half full so the coils can heat the food to proper temer ature. Lifting the cooker's lid lowers the temperature and lengthens cooking time. Most slow cookers include a cook book describing particular appliance features, suggested cooking time and recipes. As well as being a time and money saver, the slow cooker can be used for serv ing, hot lunch, soups, cheese fondues and other holiday party foods. This recipe is for beef roast prepared in a slow cooker. These directions are for a pot with three temperature settings; modify cooking times as the directions for your appliance indicate. Substitute other vegetables as desired and experiment with amounts of flavoring. Long cooking periods strengthen flavors of some spices and herbs. Alter the recipe's size according the slow-cooking device's size. ' Pot roast with boar 3 pounds beef round 2 m odium-size onions, roast , 1 carrot, pared and chopped IK chopped rutabaga 1 stalk celery chopped chopped 2 tsp. salt 18 tsp. pepper 2 tsp. leaf thym 1 cup beer 1. Wipe meat and place in cooker. Add carrot, rutabaga, celery and onions. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and thyme; pour beer over. 2. Cover; cook about tlx hours on cooker's medium or high setting or on low for three hour longer. 3. At serving time, place meat on platter and keep warm. Drain liquid Into bowl and skim off fat from surface. Mash vegetables. Boil liquid and vegetables over medium heat until sauce is reduc ed in volume and slightly thickened. Slice meat and serve with sauce. Yield: 10 servings yfeS'Thursr 1 1 ( 0 ISarx Bros. ir-ll DOUBLE FEATURE "ANNUL' C&tCKLES and st o too pssa cuss $13 to $120 crbtdy CaarcnteG j "Outrageous" j I jr ' 1 111 A.lrkolUu.!!..! 1 III 1 LI . . .tK . I J ri rjgSiW BreumtJby 1 I ill 44 "jr I Nebraska touring company t 1 CHRISTMAS BSiSV I Till' i V? JnL f TffTf f I p1"! 11 I OCA Tkata avbe at Oil lXX tha Union South Desk Ii J and WestbrooJt 113 tfjaV'jmtiijir mm tmmm. mm' J I Keith Jarrett Quartet ivy nnnnori- Sat. Dec. 6 8 p.m. Centennial Room Nebraska Union Tickets! $2.50 UNL Student with ID $4.50 General Public at Union South Desk and Dirt Cheap n izp 0? Cl3 m 1724 "0" I v,.y LE0OI XT JJsS y 1. r- r