University of Northern Iowa - Old Gold Yearbook (Cedar Falls, IA)

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• • an excellent play ... set down with as much modesty as cunning . . .” Shakespeare’s comment fit the scene . . . Hamlet One of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies came alive for an extremely re- ceptive audience as the spring Lecture- Concert Series brought the Canadian Players to the TC stage with their pro- duction of “Hamlet.” The company gave a rather unusual interpretation of the play, stressing the youth of Hamlet and his friends. They were represented as a group of Elizabethan college stu- dents with a youthful enthusiasm not normally displayed in more traditional interpretations. The set was extremely flexible, permitting a rapid progression of action so that very little had to be cut, and the play could be presented almost in its entirety. 26 . . . the queen . . . O Hamlet, speak no more.

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.1. . each sorority and fraternity was represented in the variety show by an [original act ... a calypso mumber. Creek Week Life must have been great in ancient Athens . . . who were Socrates and Sappho . . . who’s go- ing to be chosen king and queen . . . what should I wear to the dance . . . these were some of the thoughts that ran through Greek heads on campus as TC Greek letter societies prepared for Greek Week festivities. The week included a vari- ety of activities beginning with the annual variety show. Each sorority and fraternity was repre- sented by an original act, ranging from a calypso number to a dramatic reading. The climax of the week’s festivities was the Greek Week dance, fea- turing the music of Bobby Andrews. Vic Dierck- sen and Sally Graskewicz, chosen as Greek Week king and queen, were crowned with wreaths of laurel at intermission. . . . Creek Week royalty was crowned with laurel wreaths.

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Spring Play Students entertained again late in April when the drama department transmitted us back in time to Elizabethan England with the “Knight of the Burning Pestle.” The charming satire, written approximately 300 years ago by Beau- mont and Fletcher, was played on an authentic Elizabethan stage setting. Ralph, the grocer’s apprentice, played by Bob White, was highly entertaining as he realized his acting ambitions. Because of the two distinct plots, the play could easily be described as a double feature. The performance opened with an intended produc- tion of “The London Merchant,” a parody on romantic love, but was soon interrupted by a comic grocer and his wife who introduced a new play starring the “Knight,” Ralph, and his faithful squires. Ralph, the grocer apprentice, was highly entertaining. The performance opened with an intended production of The London Merchant, a parody on romantic love. 27