Lipscomb University - Backlog Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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PETER, DISCOURAGED by two years of hiding in an at- tic, finds himself falling in love with youthful Anne Frank. CHAOS SEEMS to reign as Chuck Bollinger prepares the house where George Washington slept for its new tenants. Excellence and Variety Form Theatrical Playbill TEA CAKES served with a liberal helping of sarcasm by the host Lights, glue, and skill unequaled in directing made for an evening with The Importance of Being Earnest. combined to create the drama which is a feature part of the college life at Lipscomb. The Drama is the result and a miracle of unified achievement through a collective effort. Actor, director, and light men are faced with the task of taking an in- animate script and with it create a living, exciting drama which transports the audience into the world of the drama and the theatre. Success does not come easily; pages or lines must be cut to fit into the life of Lipscomb; days or weeks drag on before it is ready for casting; and finally the big day arrives and the drama is given to the public for their pleasure or displeasure, depend- ing on their mood and fickleness. Theatre at Lipscomb is still alive. Jerry Hen- derson’s freshness and sense of sensitivity bring to each play a necessary degree of ‘something’ neces- sary for a quality drama production. Student grades are almost forgotten as night- long rehearsals begin, as actors retire to the silent stillness of an auditorium. Rewards come with a curtain call and it is all over until tryouts again.

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CAMPUS FAVORIT The Lettermen, presented a program which wil! long be remembered at Lipscomb for its songs and zan STRAINS OF music denoting years of practice seemed to float effortlessly from the piano at the concert of Alice O’Daniel Downs.

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BROKEN ENGAGEMENTS and the ensuing tears and confusion are no excuse for breaking the old custom of tea in the afternoon; proving that the British are British. “I STILL believe that people are good,” were memorable words of a twelve year old Jewish girl. Benja Holt played this moving role, showing the fears and tortures forced on people by their fellowman in times of national upheaval.