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Monday, February 61934 Daily IMcbraskan Page 15 'Evening's' parts better than sum Review by Shelley Sperry One of the most serious pitfalls a director faces in constructing a musical or theatrical experience is making the production more than the sum of its parts. Unfortunately, Gregg Tallman, UNL's asso ciate professor of opera theater, wa3 unable to make his hour-long production of An Evening in Paris transcend the status of a faculty-student recital. In theory, Sunday afternoon's performance should have been an exciting, innovative one which could have set the stage for future experiments in UNL music and theater. Considered individually, the concepts were sound but the ambiguity of the whole defeated them. The performance took place in the auditorium of the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, which provided a space more intimate than Kimball Recital Hall and less grim and spartan than Westbrook's recital room. The mixture of comic and tragic, solo and multi-voice pieces complemented the informal mood. Tallman's explanatory narration between selections was a valuable addition, and was neither too com plex not too simplistic for the very diverse audience in attendance. Several superior voices highlighted the "evening." Judy Cole Shannon, associate professor of voice, sang a selection from Jules Massenet's Werther. Her expressive features and mezzo-soprano voice rich with emotion emphasized the desperation of the lovelorn aria. Following Shannon, Kelly Ellenwood, Jeanne Baker and Brian Leeper engaged in some broad comedy and boisterous duets, solos and trios in their scene from Gaetano Donizetti's La Mile du Regiment. Besides Besides her surprisingly powerful soprano voice, EUenwood's chief attribute continues to be an over whelming stage presence and ability to rivet the audience's complete attention. In spite of a few giggles of recognition from the audience, the traditional "Toreador Song" from c CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING CALL 472-171 .Carpet for sale, 15' x 14'. $75.00, plus other remnants. Bob Olson, 475-8242, 1630 Q Street Technics Direct Drive Turntable SL D202 wpickering cartridge, $95.00 or best offer. 474-3893. Food Dehydrator used 4 times, 8 trays. Best offer. 474-3893. MOVING - MUST SELL Color Console T.V.s, $75, $145, gua ranteed. Wood frame mirrors. Overstuffed chairs, $18. Many desk chairs, $20 each. End tables, $25 each. Study desks. Chest, $25. New twin bed. 466-6252. IS IT TRUE YOU CAN BUY JEEPS FOR $44 THROUGH THE U.S. GOVERN MENT? GET THE FACTS TODAY! CALL (312) 742-1142, EXT. 3153-A. STEREO AUDIO VIDEO EQUIPMENT Full Warranty Discount Prices Mark 474-1296 CAMP STAFF WANTED for Camp Lin colnCamp Lake Hubert, a Minnesota . resident summer camp. A strong com mitment to working with children required, along with skills and experience in activi ties. 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Call 467-2904. ;!iiiMltfHMtNi&1 Info meetings for the UPC spring break trip to South Padre Island will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 7 & 9 at the City Union and at 6:00 Feb. 8 at the East Campus Union. Mandatory to attend. Ed Homze as a waltzing Viking? Only at the MARDI GRAS FASCHING COS TUME BALL. This Friday. Hilton Ball room. Tickets on sale at Nebraska Union. Pi Mu Epsilon National Math Honorary is now recruiting mem bers. Applications may be picked up at 811 Oldlather and are due February 24. Applicants must have completed Math 208. A VALENTINE FOR YOU OR YOURS! 30 OFF ANY CONTRACT YOU CHOOSE One month, three months, six months, one year, etc. . . . HURRY! OFFER LIMITED TO FIRST 100 NEW MEMBERS. OFFER ENDS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14. 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With minimal sets, one piano, , makeshift costumes and very little room in which .action could take place, the Parisian evening was doomed to failure as an operatic performance, but its selection of scenes and attempted staging were equally inappropriate for an informal recital. Hot Dog . . Continued from Page 13 Another monumental blunder in Hot Dog is the presence of former Playboy Playmate Shannon Tweed. Tweed woodenly portrays Sylvia, a ski cir cuit groupie. In a performance amazingly similar to Christie Brinkley's in Vacation, Tweed seems much more enthusiastic about taking her clothes off than she does about saying her lines. This film is bad, but there are some bright spots. As mentioned before, the skiing scenes are excel lent. One can say that as an actor, Houser is a great skier. Watching some top-flight skiers hot dogging it around the mountain is definitely the highlight of the movie. Hot Dog starts with a fine downhill run, which seems appropriate since the film progresses constantly downhill from there. By the time the "Chinese Downhill" is run in the film's unclimatic ending, the audience is wondering why they are watching this dog of a film. - We'll answer all your questions about the spring break trip to S. Padre Island at the info sessions Feb. 7-9. Be exotic! Be absurd! Be naughty! Come as your fantasy and dance to the Larson Brothers Band. Mardi Gras Fasching Costume Ball Friday night at the Hilton. Tickets now on sale. Can Professor Haagh tango? Find out Friday night. Fifth annual MARDI GRAS FASCHING COSTUME BALL at the Hilton. . ; - ': FREE! ' An evening with Daniel Heifetz, inter nationally acclaimed violinist. Listen to and meet Danny in person. Thursday, Feb. 9, Harper Lounge 6:30; Sandoz Lounge - 8:00. UPCMPAC. Get a higher education, learn to fly. Contact Ken, 475-6000. 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