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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. ,
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Chan Taylor and Judy Zimmerman are featured in Howell Theatre's
production of The Crucible.
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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
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