The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 6, 1980 Page: 12 of 20
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Drama:
Santa Fe Sunshine. The Chocolate Bayou Theater Co. is
producing this comedy by Texas playwright Preston Jones
(author of Texas Trilogy, of Broadway fame, built around
the zany inhabitants of a beatnik art colony in the fifties.
Thur.-Sun., thrugh Nov. 29 at 1823 Lamr. Telephone
7599840.
Tommy Townshend and Harry Booker star in Santa Fe
Sunshine, now at the Chocolate Bayou Theater.
Getting Out. Originally scheduled as part of the Alley's
Arena Series, this drama by Marsha Norman has received
critical acclaim around the country, and will now be given
its Southwest Premiere by Stages. Getting Out
simultaneously presents the past and present tenses of
Arlene Holsclaw, out on parole after spending eight years
in prison for murder, and Stages is planning to add their
own trademark — after-play discussions with local parole
officers to help the audience understand the problems of
the central character. Opens Nov. 1, running Thur-Sun.
through Nov. 23. At Stages, 709 Franklin. Telephone 225-
9539.
To Grandmother's House We Go. The Alley's season
opener is the world premiere of Joanna M. Glass' newest
play directed by Clifford Williams of the Royal
Shakespeare Company. Actresses Eva Le Gallienne and
Kim Hunter ( among other notables) are featured in this
pre-Broadway production. The shows continue through
Nov. 16 at the Nina Vance Alley Theatre, 615 Texas
Avenue. Telephone 228-9341 or skip the reservations and
grab leftovers at half-price "student rush" rates 15 minutes
before showtime.
Opera:
National Chinese Opera Theatre. Time magazine
described this show as a "dizzying mix of dance, music
mime, processionals, tapestried tableaux and hilarious
acrobatics." Appearing at the Music Hall at 8 p.m.
Nov. 12.
Music:
Shepherd Sinfonia. Tomorrow night (Fri. Nov. 7) the SS
will present a program of J.S. Bach, featuring Albert
Tipton on flute, Mary Norris on piano and Ali Forough on
violin. The program includes the B Minor Suite and the
Brandenburgh Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 beginning at 8 p.m. in
Hamman Hall. It's free.
HSO Rush Bus. The Shepherd School and the Texas
Commerce Medical Bank are sponsoring a free rush bus to
the HSO performance this Sunday, Nov. 9. Shepherd
School artist/faculty members Wayne Crouse, viola and
Shirley Trepel, cello, will be featured in the program of
Bloch's Proclamation for Trumpet and Orchestra,
Paginni's Sonata for Viola and Orchestra, Variations of a
Rococo Theme for Cello, Op. 33 by Tchaikovsky and
Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra. Half price tickets for this
concert are available in the colleges and in the
Shepherd School concert office, 121 Sewall Hall.
Telephone 527-4933 for more info.
Museums:
Houston, Texas: Trudy Sween. This exhibit includes
recent works in printing, photography and graphics.
At the Univ. of St. Thomas Art Gallery, 3900
Yoakum at Sul Ross. Hours are Mon-Fri., 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
A Permanent Heritage: Major Works from the
Museum Collection. Works from Antiquity through
1945 are on view in Upper Brown Gallery at the
MFA, and post-war works are displayed in Cullinall
Hall. Pieces by Durer, Fra Angelico, Degas, Renoir,
Cezanne, Matisse and other art biggies are included
in the collection.
Felix Bracquemond and the Etching Process. Sewall
Gallery now offers fifty large-scale prints and
drawings by French master printmaker Felix
Bracquemond (1833-1914). Gallery hours are noon-
5 p.m., Mon-Sat.
Jim Love Up to Now: A Selection. Houston artist
Jim Love's sculpture is currently on display at the
Rice Museum. His objets dart are figurines (animals,
for the most part) constructed of shaped
metals and objects that Love has stumbled across.
Museum hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues-Sat., and 12-
6 p.m. on Sundays. The exhibition will continue
through Nov. 16.
Earl Staley's Mythologies. The CAM's new exhibit
in the Perspective Gallery showcases the work of
Houston's own Earl Staley. Exhibit ends Nov. 10.
at the CAM, Montrose at Bissonet.
Max Reihnardt's A Midsummer Night's Dream will be shown
at the Media Center this Sunday at 7:30 p.m.
Film:
A Midsummer's Night Dream. This adaptation of
Shakespeare's classic by Max Reinhardt features
James Cagney as Bottom and Mickey Rooney as
Puck. This was Reinhardt's only American film, and
is co-sponsored at the Media Center by the Goethe
Institute as part of the German Directors series. Sun.
Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Scenes from a Marriage. Hailed as Ingmar
Bergman's most lucid film, this 1974 production
asks the universal question: Is it better to hide away
in a relationship because it is comfortable and easy,
or is it better to accept growth and change even
tl ough it is painful. Liv Ullman and Erland
Josephson star in this Swedish feature with English
subtitles. Fri. & Sat., Nov. 7-8 at 7:30 and 10:30 p.m.
at the Media Center.
INTERNATIONAL
CAREER?
A representative
will be on the campus
WEDNESDAY
NOVEMBER 12, 1980
to discuss qualifications for
advanced study at
AMERICAN
GRADUATE SCHOOL
and job opportunities
in the field of
INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT
Interviews may be scheduled ar
CAREER
PLANNING & PLACEMENT
AMERICAN GRADUATE SCHOOL
OF INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT
Thunderbird Campus
Glandale, Arizona 85306
Sheratori-Houston celebrates
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cocktail, complimentary wine and cheese
basket, a free in-room movie, a full
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If you prefer a room only,
prices start at $35.00for
two people.
Sheraton-Houston is centered in the
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Dees, Richard. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 6, 1980, newspaper, November 6, 1980; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245454/m1/12/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.