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No. 436 Friday, 26 November, 1976 FREE! It's a RAGing success With two events still to come, this year's Rag Week looks like being declared an all-round success. Attendance at all the events has been better than expected, and enthusiasm shown for Rag has greatly impressed the Rag Week organised. The 'week' started last Thursday with the Rag & Drag disco. Over 200 people turned up to see IF's Paula Marriott and Mines Pornographer Stuart Arden win two well fought contests for Rag and Drag Queen respectively. The three-legged pub crawl the following evening was even more successful. Close on 300 people attempted to hobble their way around twelve local hostilleries. Local publicans, and their customers took the event in its intended spirit and only two pubs the Harrington and the Queens Arms, barred their doors to the The RCS Rag float with the Lord Mayor's robin. C revellers. Although more a social evening than a race, the pub crawl was won by John Ashworth and Zinta Krumins from RSMU. The tooting of steam engine whistles and the rattling of collecting cans started the Rag Procession on Saturday morning. Despite fears about the level of organisation (see last week's FELIXfront page) the event passed off smoothly. The two' steam engines present attracted great attention from local shoppers, as did the continual battle between Dave Lord's pedal car and the rest of the procession. The only mishap of the day was when C & GU's 'Bo ran out of petrol just before re-entering College at the close of the procession. The police, who had marshalled the procession, then joined everyone for a pint in the Union Bar. To date the most well attended event was the SCAB evening Sunday night. Over 350 people warmly applauded Dramsoc's 'After Magritte' production. In spite of complaints from SCAB Chairman Martin Kessler about the undignified stampede for the blue films, the event was a success. 150 IC students would have succeeded in drinking the King George IV pub dry on Monday night, had the pub not closed early at 10.15pm. The publican was extremely annoyed at the rowdy songs and boisterous behaviour of the students, who he felt was driving his normal custom away. Many people braved the cold weather Tuesday night to gather An n—legged attempt by Steve Braund and friends in the 3—legged around the bar-b-que in Beit Quad. The event broke even. pub crawl. fcCU rivalry came to its traditional head on Wednesday's Morphy Oar. After a 20-minute struggle along Putney embankment. Morphy Day. The pitched battle on the tow path lost its normal Mines succeeded in retaining the oar, with a little help from the v'gour because most of the action was concentrated on getting police. On the return journey everyone crowded into one tube train Cartoon: Mike Slone-Murphy car — oh what a stench — and passed birthday boy Dave Lord from one end of the car to another. This dirty, stinking troop of students they went to tea at Harrods. For once we actually got served in their way in cafeteria. Fuller details and more photos of Rag Week in next week's Rag Felix. inside
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RAG Queen Paula Marriot Photo: Bob de Wart. leitx 2- FELIX, NOVEMBER 26th 1976 letters to the editor
That Rag Committee meeting Linstead fallacies understandably desires. Dear Sir, — With reference to to the need of a good front Dear Sir, —There is much more Of course larger quadrangles the article on Rag on the page story. agreement than he supposes and fewer rooms would make front page, and the editorial We feel that there is an between Mr Cheetham's think- our scheme better. That is in last week's FELIX, we, obvious lack of leadership on ing — both his criticism of what we should have liked. the undersigned (who all the committee, but we cannot college residences and his Meanwhile, though, even in attended the meeting) wish to in any way deride the effort praise of the knightsbridge the scheme as it stands, Mr Association plan — and the Cheetham is wrong about the object most strongly to the of the Carnival Co-ordinator, thinking behind the alternative quadrangles. Their size is reporting., Secretary and Treasurer, since proposed by Mr Gardiner and comparable with that of they have had to pick up the We feel that at no stage myself. In the latter we have several treasured public did any CCU participate in dregs after the summer. It is tried to demonstrate the gardens in the City. Let Mr "inter and intraCCU bickering" with great regret that this economics and feasibility of Cheetham explore the squares or "wrangling" to "uphold letter has had to be written a human scale low rise and alleys between Carter the image of their CCU".. Any but incompetent reporting has solution, which would harmonise Lane and the river. discussion, although heated grossly mis-informed the whole the interests of both students Comprehensibility. Mr Gardiner at times, was directed at the of Imperial College, and residents. and I have offered to explain leaders of the Rag Committee Yours faithfully, The difficulty in making what schemes like his would on a united CCU front. It P Kurowski the comparison Mr Cheetham be like. The Union Executive seemed to us that it was being (RSMU President) wants to make, however, is has not responded to this offer. left to the CCUs to organise M Osborn that the Knightsbridge Asso- Furthermore its comments on the scheme have rested on the majority of Rag Week, and (RSMU Vice President) ciation scheme accommodates several serious misunderstand- calling a meeting the day only 72 students and is A Musgrove ings. before it started, so that we (RSMU Ents Officer) enormously expensive. Whereas could do this, appeared to C Yule Stephen Gardiner's plan Sports. Mr Gardiner's report, sent to the College, made be impractical. (RSMU Newsletter Editor) attempts to meet the College's brief as far as is possible, suggestions about new S Braund After some sensible con- and within the limits of the locations for these. (RCSU Vice President) versation all matters were benefaction. This is not easy. Cars. There is no prospect of resolved, and there is no S Dearing The scheme wins on costs, the benefaction being available excuse at all for the reports (C&GU President) yet it already represents a to accommodate cars in the in FELIX, which made the R Beveridge compromise (280 hall places) manner envisaged by the meeting appear to be unpro- (C&GU Publicity Officer) between the College's target Knightsbridge Association. If ductive. The situation'was CA Morrell (which issued in daylighting Mr Cheetham likes low rise, obviously overdramatised due (RCSU President) infringements and conditions human scale buildings, loss that I dislike as much as Mr of parking is the consequence. NUS Time to get out Cheetham does) and the lower He cannot have everything. accommodation targets, which Yours sincerely, Dear Sir, — This letter has At least he would have would give the space and DAVID WIGGINS been written in the light of credibility. If he were to feel privacy Mr Cheetham very 12 November 1976 last Friday's startling isolated there is nothing to announcement from the NUS stop communication with other Executive that they intend to Union Presidents to formulate close down the Union's travel a unified front. Surely this Critics corner(ed?) and printing service, due to type of external involvement Dear Sir, — I should like to to 1C students is included, their accrued deficit of over is what we expect from our express my extreme dissatis- this unenviable comparison £500,000. I suggest that the President and if he feels this faction with recent issues of may be continued; the gate of time is here for us to' again would involve too much work FELIX, particularly number Sennet needs no further examine our position with- then would he not be absenting 434. Surely there is not such a comment. in NUS. part of his responsibility? shortage of contributions, or COLIN ADAMS But before we join the band Far rather our external alternatively such a low Mat. Sci 2. of dissafiliating unions led policy is involved in matters standard of literacy among 12 November 1976 by Edinburgh, I would like which directly involve Imperial your readers, that one page IAN MORSE rep lies :- to elucidate some of the College students in preference needs to be occupied by a implications and how we could to the spurious political and rather facile depiction of You are quite alert in your cope with them. ideological debates over Morphy Day, and the centre assumption that the gig guide In last term's debate on matters alien to us. spread almost wholly concealed is obtained from Sounds. As whether NUS was representa- As for the services that the by banner headlines advertising for me conducting a vendetta tive of students, Charles NUS offer: I can't think of any Rag Week. I realise the need against this poor-mans NME; Clarke used his political sector in which we as a if pointing out unaccuracies of Union would be incapable of to make a visual impact on rhetoric to the utmost. I ask truth entails the term 'vendetta' you, how can a group of full developing an alternative. the reader, but surely items being used, then I see little time officers represent the When considering this, remem- of such doubtful relevance are harm in it, although two small views of students, the ranks ber that we would have an carrying this too far; one of whom they left many years extra £5,000 in our coffers would expect a newspaper to pieces concerning Sounds can ago? Surely our representative that would otherwise have gone provide a certain amount of hardly justify a 'vendetta'. To should be closely involved to the NUS. Endsleigh Insur- reading matter, a service conclude, I am told some within student circles, at the ance, which according to our which appears to have been people actually find the grass roots level, and be NUS Executive is profitable, neglected. 'What's On' column both democratically elected. would be available to you as a interesting and informative. Having said this, I must Do I hear cries of more student, whether you be a bureaucracy and elections? member of the NUS or not. In welcome the disappearance, Quite possible, but not any case it has often been in issue 434, of the opinionated Need a lift give a lift necessary as we already have stated that one can obtain a and sometimes contradictory someone who can fill the roll, better insurance deal from comment appearing in the A file of those requiring the Union President. many of the large insurance 'What's On' section. Can Ian lifts (by car) to IC and those One of the principal factors groups, after all insurance is Morse claim that conducting a prepared to offer them is now that bonds the NUS together, a competitive market. personal vendetta against being compiled. Details — is the claim that they can Now is the time to stand 'Sounds' (from whom the please keep these to a present a strong bargaining on our own, to communicate concert information appears to minimum — should be place body when putting forward the with other institutions but be borrowed, judging by the on a plain postcard and sent to student case to the government overall to develop the services identical printing errors) is MISS J CRAWLEY, Department over matters such as grants we need and will use. the legitimate function of such, of Geology. A typical card fees and graduate unemploy- The decision to leave will a column? would read thus: (top line) ment, areas in which I feel the be harder to make than the one Comparing the technical Offered/Wanted, place of NUS must be given s ome to stay in, but a short term starting; (underneath) name credit. standard, and apparent expense, loss would soon be forgotten and internal contact point, What is against the ICU in the light of long term gains. of production of Sennet and President putting forward the Yours faithfully, FELIX, one would expect a (No 'phone calls and No views of Imperial College JOHN MORGAN similar superiority of content' Long Letters, just the essential students to the Government or ICU Welfare Officer in the latter. Unless material facts on a postcard. other interested bodies? 22 November 1976 of more relevance and interest FELIX, NOVEMBER 26th 197b - 3
students. 'What about the That would certainly give students and Rag a better image in Kensington and Knightsbridge. After the Drink ¥ (permanent) A Pub Dry exercise in how to get ¥ yourself overpissed I think we need Ntwwcn or MKKIM. cOLitoe UMOM worker? it. Many experienced Mines drinkers ¥ Those of you who have been browsing walked out of the pub, disgusted with Politics when one's pride is hurt ¥ through the Union Directory, and whose their fellow students' behaviour. A Last week's front page story was eyes, perchance, strayed over the page member of the ICU Exec conveyed the written by Paul Ekpenyong (Rag headed 'ICU Council' may have wondered same opinion to me; I concur — the ¥ Publicity Officer and last year's what the members of this motley crew evening was not a great advert for IC. FELIX Editor), and sub-edited by ¥ actually do. Well, some are reasonably Duncan Suss and myself. We have had NUS Travel self-evident(eg Welfare Officer, Academic 2Vi, V/2 and 3 years experience respec- Affairs Officer); but what about these It is indeed sad to see NUS Travel tively in working in the student media. six, here?' 'Permanent Working Party'. collapse. What is heartening, though, Mr Ekpenyong and myself were at the What do they do? is that student unions are trying to Carnival Committee meeting, but did This inevitable query is answered set up a viable alternative travel not take vociferous part in it. in true IC bullshit fashion by asking service based on the NUS Travel Quite a few of the authors to the another question, viz, Who represents business channels. Congratulations to letter on page 2, concerning this the general interests of ordinary(?) Nick Brayshaw and Hugh Barrett for ineeting,did take a very vocal, and at students on Council? To whom do you go the hard work they're put in over the times unproductive part in the if you wish to raise a matter not directly last week to get a London travel Committee's proceedings. There was concerned with Finance, External Affairs bureau going. You'll be able to hear ¥ CCU bickering as described and the or whatever? Matters like 'Should we about this at Thursday's UGM. CCUs did complain about the lack of scrap such-and-such a committee? or organisation of the Rag procession 'Why don't we have an Officer for as reported in the article. Felix Staff blanketey-blank?' That, good people, is ¥ The FELIX story was factual and Student papers can never afford to what the PWP (another entry for the ICU competently written. Whilst appre- turn away staff. Being an offset- code-book) is for. ¥ ciating Carnival Committee's problems, litho paper printed on our own Continued on page 4 ¥ 1 only wish that events had made it premises, FELIX needs more staff unnecessary to write such a story. than most student papers. Whatever ¥ ¥ But that was up to the people at the their level of committment anyone who Apology meeting... ^ wants to work on FELIX is welcome. ¥ Apologies are in order to Mines ¥ At the moment though there is a dive President Paul Kurowski. Whilst Paul ¥ Regarding Rag Week generally, it need for photographers and feature told me 2 weeks ago that he wouldn't has gone well. The week is intended writers. be streaking, a RSM Union meeting last Tuesday voted unanimously that ¥ to encourage internal support for Rag. FELIX Office, Imperial College he should not streak. The meeting However, the response from local Union, Prince Consort Road, residents to the procession should thought the stunt was unoriginal and London SW7 2BB Tel 01 589 5111 in future be capitalised on. Perhaps that people would pay to laugh at the next year events could be arranged to ext 1048/1042/1043 int 2881. streaker, rather than to support Rag. I'm sorry the front page cartoon caption involve the locals as well as IC Clive Dewey - Editor ¥ did not convey this properly- Clive Dewey . . . psssst.... want to travel to Europe and save up to 50% off normal rail fares? go TRANSALPINO EUROPA-RAIL EUROPA-RAIL
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Two weeks ago FELIX reported new developments to help overseas Students at Imperial College. In New ideas for a lost cause particular we drew attention to a (ii) organising activities related to the being toid that they are no longer wanted group of activists who wanted to give problems facing overseas students in in this country. a new life to overseas student affairs. this country, eg, discrimination in tuition Attempts are being made to isolate Here the same activists outline fees, racial discrimination, restrictions the overseas students through racist on immigration and vacation work. policies. If the overseas students are their plans in an open letter to all The case of overseas students is not defeated, the Government will face a IC students. at al! limited to the arguments about the divided and hence weakened student IC's Overseas Students Committee level of the tuition fees, (which has body. More attacks on the student body (OSC) has been very passive over the risen from £80 in 1967 to £416 in 1975). wiII then follow. last year, probably due to loose organ- Rather, it is one specific aspect of wide In brief, our struggle as overseas isation now more than ever, so we ranging links that exist between the students is one with that of the immigrant activists from overseas, together with third world and the western powers. workers, who are much more exploited some ICU officers, have come together After World War 2, there was an and oppressed. It is also inseparable and tried to change the old form of the 'economic boom' in the western world from the economic struggle of British OSC, to a new form which we think will and there was urgent need for labour. students. be more effective in dealing with our In Britain, workers were needed as train As long as we are compelled by common problems. In the new form, the drivers, nurses, cleaners and so on. circumstances to come to this country, OSC will be a new major sub-committee People from the West Indies, Africa, we shall fight discrimination and any of ICU Council all national societies India, Pakistan came over here to do attempts at further exploitation. wi II be aff Mated to the new sub-committee. precisely these jobs. But these workers UNITED, FIGHT DISCRIMINATION and A new constitution has been prepared were never told that they were needed DEFEND YOUR RIGHTS. and will be submitted to council for as cheap labour. We need you all to participate for the approval. By the time this is done, a Again in the past, the British benefit of all of us. general meeting of overseas students Government had welcomed students from We hope to see you in our next will be called to elect the executive her colonies and other under-developed meeting which is on 30th November at committee, etc. countries, because they were needed to 1.00pm in the (Green) Committee Room, The new OSC will aim to:- man her colonial and neo-colonial Room at the top, Union Building. (Top (i) bring overseas students together, apparatus. floor). by organising social events (ie cultural Yet, with the British economy facing The more we get united, the stronger evenings, to help exchange of knowledge the worst crisis since the war, the we will be. on how people in our countries live and immigrant workers and overseas students what their objectives are. find themselves faced with racism and Activists of the OSC
The Links Club, conceived on 'John C* wrote "whoever invented the 26th October 1926 by a young Ameri- tie?" and Sir David Nicholson ('Nick'), can anglophile, 'RIP' Mayor, and The chain is "Long Live Links." Stella Sketch, wife three fellow Guildsmen, 'John 'Millard, of 'Wilfred' Sketch of 1927 fame comments "I always thought it was the Lynx Club" 'Bobbie' Mayes and 'Percy' Shelley, Remarks from latter vintages include forged 4 celebrated its fiftieth birthday with a "Although I'm a woman, I'm one of the special Anniversary Ball on Sat. 30th Even the most unobservant of you lads" by Anne Pickard (C&G Hon Sec October. will have noticed that some people 75—76) guest of 'Bluto' Hoyle, followed No contemporary record of this by an anonymous "You could have information exists except by way of wear the same tie(s) on certain fooled me." "It was worth the trip recollection. The original Minute Book from Canada" said 'Apple' Corr, and and Dinner Book missing for many years, day(s) of each week. In the first of a there were many comments such as mysteriously arrived at College on the series of articles FELIX looks at "see you in 2026", "and 2076." Thursday before the anniversary. The It was certainly a marvellous party, record of the first dinner and meeting, Links Club, the Guilds' Social Club. and in the vein of those original minutes Rumour hath it that they visioned the held on Friday 10th December 1926 in Club nave been maintained to a greater dawn of day. the Mars Res taurant, Soho (now demoli shed) or lesser extent since 1926 and the Club Paul Jowitt contains the following: has seen many arises and s urvived. This memorable occasion of the first There seems no reason why it should not meeting opened with musical honours, continue to do so. Worker 'Pug' being at the piano and well On 27th May 1935 the minutes record: continued from page 3 assisted by the Links Chorus After many good stories, we adjourned The membership is six Ordinary A very enjoyable meal followed inter to the bar where we commandeered a man Members, elected by and from a UGM mingled with wit and wisdom, fast and with a banjo and sang ourselves hoarse (hence the former title, 'Floor Reps.') furious jokes, the clank and clink of until closing time much to the amusemen{ augmented;-when meeting outside Council glasses. 'RIP' rose: "We are gathered of a watching policeman above. by the President, DP and Hon Sec. It is together for the first time as 'Friends, In 1943 the war and other more usual important that you at least get to know Goodfellows, Sportsmen'; for what better events(!) depleted the returning members who we are, as it is your interests that reasons could we meet? The foundation, at the start of the '43—'44 session to we represent. The present six members the ideals and objects of the Club are just three, two of whom had only been are: Sue Kalicinski (Chem Eng PG — bound up in these words, they form the elected the previous term and the third Former Welfare Officer and current keynote of our existence as a corporate the term before that. The Club's con- Southwell Warden), Steve Ward (Mining 2 body: that we may ever prove true, stitution had not foreseen this difficulty misnamed 'Simon' in the directory,), loyal and cheerful, and that our acts may and was temporarily suspended (ICU pay Dave Nickson .(Botany PG — Physics always be those of men and sportsmen." no attention!) Emeritus; co-fotinder of the Abbot The meeting was adjourned at 10.30 In later years, to prevent the dis- Drinkers' Association), Steve Paterson pm when: banding of the Club, the constitution (Met 3 usually dubbed 'Squaddy', Mines Several Links thereupon wended their was amended, including an article stating Hon Sec), Duncan Suss (Elec Eng 2- way into the blazing night of L ondon that the dissolution of the Club could not occasional FELIX stalwart) and last, town in search of entertainment a nd occur unless consent of all the members but not least, Ross Darling (Physics 2 amusement. Rumour hath it that they and Queert Victoria was obtaineu. The of 'I sacrificed my beard for Dramsoc' visioned the dawn of day. future of the Club seems secure. fame). Little has changed in those fifty Of those four founder members, 'RIP' Understandably, we need feedback to years. Mayor died about five years ago, 'Percy' do our job properly, otherwise we're just Well, that gives a brief explanation as Shelley was last heard of in Burma in a Permanent Talking Party. Most of us to why some Guildsman can be seen 1931. The other two, 'John' Millard and are fairly conspicuous, and each can tell wearing those navy, blue, maroon and 'Bobbie' Mayes, were both able to you who the others are (it's called pink striped ties on Thursdays. The attend the Anniversary Ball, together passing the buck). So do probe us, do final paragraph from those first minutes with five other Links from the 1920's. argue with us, and do tell us your probably help to explain other b izare Judging by the comments in the dinner opinions on the Union's Structure. In Thursday phenomena. Each new member book passed around at the Ball, the the words of Winston Churchill: 'You elected to the Club is given a nickname evening was a splendid success. ' 'A don't need a long stick to sttr s/i/f, and a link bearing his name is added to memorable evening" said 'John M', but ithelps!) Ross Darling Sec the Links Chain. The precepts of the "Never to be forgotten", 'Bobbie'. Secretary PWP FELIX, NOVEMBER 26th 1976 -5
He sidetracks the audience to another forger - de Hory's biographer, Clifford Irving. Fake is funnier than sex The connections do not end here, Standing in a dark comer — approp- survivors to stay alive. Scenes of however. Welles reveals yet another riately enough — I was approached by canibalism are treated very tamely; the link between Irving, Hughes and himself the Editor who, as brazen as ever, camera zooming in only to zoom out (and there we get the first glimpse of managed with little subtlety to convey again, leaving one in doubt as to what the charlatan Welles' beginnings as an his wish that I review the latest erotica has just taken place. But it did happen; actor). Impunity is the forte of a great from SYLVIA KRISTEL. To cut a long why, then, the timidity? One can only forger — and Welles has it, right from story short, I went to see it and can conclude that the director's own reticence the start. (At 16 — broke, and out of report thus: it is a beautifully shot film, that is the root cause. work — he got his first role as an actor as are all Franco-Italians films concern- This is a pity because Cardona's in Dublin by claiming he was a Broadway ing sex. Unfortunately, but as usual, loose grip permeates through to the star. How's that for bare-faced cheek?) there is no story line, or even plot, as players, some of Mexico's leading With all this fakery and impostering, such. Miss Kristel, in her second actors. Left to their own devices, they Wei les quizzes: coming as Emmanuelle, moves easily more or less wander through film in no 'How important is an artist's signature from one screw to another with only a way giving it the emotional impact that to his work?' How he answers his own slight-pause for relief)?) it needs. Yet, despite all this, Survive is question is the most revealing aspect of Relief comes to her in the form of worth watching; some small part of the his whole attitude to subject. I leave it orgasmic bliss induced by acupuncture. real-life survivors does seep through. to you to find out what he says. So much then for Emmanuelle 2; sensual, And it asks of the audience, ''Would you Fake is a beautiful masterpiece, (or is erotic and so BORING. have done this?' it?) with Welles looming through, OJA Equally disappointing, but not so FOR FAKE, written, directed and KODAR sensuously floating by, ELMYR boring, is Rene Cardona's Survive (x starring ORSON WELLES is about fakery DE HORY playing at being himself, and ABC Shaftesbury Ave and Fulham Rd, and the masters of that trade. Leading CLIFFORD IRVING desperately trying released by EMI). It is a re-creation of the pack is ELMYR DE HORY, celebrated to maintain a facade of innocence. the Andes plane crash of 1972 and the for his forgeries (or shall we say, more Harlech's mob were so impressed subsequent ordeal of the survivors. An kindly, exact duplicates) of post- with it, they have awarded Fake the intense film — it starts off dramatically impressionist paintings. So good, in unique certificate M (for masterpiece). enough, with its opening sequences of fact,'that (so called) art experts have Fake is now showing at the Essential the crash — although it fails to bring authenticated them. But Welles would Cinema, 76 Wardour Street, Soho (439 home the impact of the actions of the never be content with a story so simple. 3657) and the Electric Cinema, W11
Slapstick and intimacy A Princely Production Hamlet at the Olivier, National Theatre Ralph McTell at IC's Great Hall (last another cockney folk song. You'ire the Saturday) best McTell, and I think we all agreed Albert Finney's Hamlet, directed by Peter Hall has reached its final First off, congratulations to Ents for that you didn't need to wear brown resting place in the new Olivier Theatre. a superb Saturday evening's entertain- trousers after all. It is nearly twelve months since its ment! (makes a change from last week — Plum journey began at the Old Vic, before Ed). They had us in stitches for the first being transferred temporarily to the hour, with an original line-up called stage of Lyttelton, the National Theatre's Theatre Slapstick — two girls and five .....with Ralph McTell proscenium stage. At the Olivier we may lads with a bewildering conglomeration now see Mr Finney in all his glory, no of instruments (including a gun and duck Ralph McTell - 'Right Side Up' - longer cramped behind the picture-frame. mating calls!) which they used well in a Warner Brothers Suddenly the whole production takes on wide range of songs. These ranged from an air of authority which I found lacking fairly serious funk rock numbers to dead Ralph McTell's fourth LP for Warner before. funny quickies. Brothers is the second version of this How exciting to see Hamlet for the Throughout, we had sketches a' la album; the first of these he scrapped first time, again! Yet I felt that, in this Monty Python, mimicry, mime and just because, whilst technically perfect, he Hamlet, I was seeing the play anew. No general silly buggers (all well rehearsed, felt it was not truely his style. longer is the Prince the drooling tow- timed slapstick). All in all Slapstick The 'second' version proves to be a haired youth driven to the depths of made everyone have a good time; they well-balanced combination of light- despair by his inability to make up his shou Id go far. hearted, introspective songs. When I first heard it, I thought 'oh yes, just mind; here he is dynamic, decided, but Having being put in a good mood, we frustrated by an inability to do the deed. all waited, with baited breath, for another bit of background music'. But after a while I found that the emotional Mr. Finney's performance is designed to Ralph McTell. He received a lovely extract the maximum of humour from the welcome, and got stuck in with 'You content of the songs genuinely gets to you — they're sincere, and it comes play, from the emulation of Osric, the Were My First Song? This was the affected courtier, dropping r's all over second time I've seen this fella live, across well. Give the LP a chance, I thoroughly recommend it. the place, to the instructions to the and on both occasions he's managed to players, where he looks to the audience The eleven tracks include 'Weather generate an intimate atmosphere almost for assent. immediately. There was absolute the Storm' (his new single), as well as Apart from bringing the play out onto silence — apart from the drunken bum two beautiful songs from a couple of his the open stage, the Olivier brings the someone mercifully escorted out — while contemporaries: Tom Waites' 'San Diego audience up to the actors' eye-level he sang. I felt as though he was singing Serenade' and John Martyn's 'May YQU with extraordinary results. In the 'To be to (and for) me alone — quite a feat in a Never' (a personal favourite). Hisv or not to be' speech, the eyes contin- packed Great Hall. musical ability is well exploited — with uously dart around the audience drawing He played many tracks off his new keyboards on 'Naomi' and a good range the whole house into the mind of the LP, including 'It's a Long Way from of vocal melodies. The mellow mood is Prince. Clare to Hdre' (Clare being a place in carried over from the first side onto the Mr Finney is supported by an excellent Ireland), 'Tequila Sunset' and 'Weather second. cast, Susan Fleetwood's Ophelia and the Storm'. The latter in tune with the I reckon it's an ideal record to curl Denis Quilley's Claudius in particular. air conditioner. up by the fire to, with a hot cup of coffee The length is somewhat excessive — the Ralph also showed his talents on the and someone nice. Plum play being split into two acts of piano ['Naomi' and 'Old Grey Rag' — an about two and a half hours and one Would anyone with black and white attempt at ragtime he still hasn't quite hour, but the ending is well-worth photos of Rag Week please bring them mastered) as well as on guitar. Through- waiting for, as are the blue denims into the FELIX Office as soon a s out all the songs there was a depth of protruding from the bottom of one cloak possible, preferably today or over the frivolity. in Fortinbras' army. 'Streets of London' finished the set; weekend but certainly by Monday lunch- encores were 'Sweef Mystery' and yet time. Thomas Stevenson 6 - FELIX, NOVEMBER 26th 1976 Thursday 2nd Film Club IC Ents present 'The nine lives ICWA of Fritz the Cat'. 6.30pm. Mech Eng 220. 15p. Treasure Hunt Friday 26th November Tuesday 30th The 3rd clue is an easy IC Latin American Society Disco one. All I want to know is the Film 'Multinationals in Puerto Rico' name of the creator of ' the IC Ents Disco: 8pm. Union IC Latin American & Hellenic Speaker — Sr Antonio Ramos fair now of Perth' and 'the Lower Refectory. Societies Present 'Born of (University of Puerto Rico) bride of Lammer moor.' He Chelsea College Student Union Americas' (About Fidel Castro's 6.30pm. Lecture Theatre A, also wrote:- Disco at Union Refectory 8pm visit to Chile) 6.30pm. Mech Sherfield Building. November's hail cloud 15p. Eng 220. 40p. Miscellaneous drifts away, Gig Club Activity IC Union General meeting. November sunbeam wan Crty & Guilds Rag Carnival Imperial college Railway Society 13.00 hours Great Hall. Looks coldly on the castle Featuring Sassafras, Foster 17.40. Mech Eng 340. A talk on Meeting feature the 'LSO grey. Brothers Band & Alan Wfiite. 'The London Underground and Debate' & a discussion on the When forth comes Lady Disco and late bar, Food and Metros in other countries' By 'London Student Travel Service'. Anne. Films. Tickets £1.90 from Guilds Mr RM Robins. STOIC 'Lunch Break' 13.00. Hope its not too much of a Union Office this lunchtime or IC Yacht Club present a Talk JCR, Union, Southside. Round- 'thorn' in your side! (Hm): He £2.20 on door tonight. on single handed transatlantic ing up the more unusual aspects may have had relations with Film races. Physics lecture theatre 3. of IC. the Hon Sec!) (5 letters) IC Filmsoc presents Buster 7.00pm. If anybody has not entered Keaton in 'The General' and Friday 3rd IC Latin American Society and would like to then send Humphrey Bogart and Ingird "Bom of America" — A film Gig your answers (along with 20p Bergman in 'Casablanca'. about Fidel Castro's visit to QEC Christmas Ball featuring entry fee) to Room 98 Beit 7.30pm. Great Hall, Imperial Chile. 6.30pm. Mech Eng 220. Mungo Jerry, the Passadena Hall by lunchtime Thursday College. Free with membership 40p. Roof orchestra, Hot Wax, Johnny 2nd December. The penalty card or 25p to non-members. Socialist Society meeting with Thunder & the Earthquakes & for late entry is a donation of Club Activity a speaker on Gay Rights: 1pm. Disco (till 4 am) and Fi Ims. £1 of the prize money to Rag. Orienteering Club. Lunchtime Maths 341 Aitkiijs Buildings, QEC, Good luck. Meeting. 12.40pm. Union Senior Miscellaneous Campden Hill, W8 (Tube: Ken Common Room. Cheap lunch External Affairs Committee High St). 8.00pm - 8.00am. Xmas Luncheon available. Meeting. 12.30pm. Union SCR. Tickets from social Sec, QEC Now, on a more festive Observers welcome. Saturday 27th Student Union. £7 double, £4 note, we have a few more details Hall Dinner: 7.00 for 7.30pm. single. Includes buffet and of the Christmas luncheon. Disco Sherfield Building. £2.55. breakfast Formal dress please. This year the luncheon will ICWA Disco: 8pm. Union Lower All applications to PAT by Club Activity be held in the Union Dining Refectory. 10p. All welcome. noon today. IC Latin American Society "Fanny's Amazing Disco": Hall on Tuesday 14th Dec. On RSM Geophysical Society ' Latin America Today' Speaker: the same day, a Christmas Play Canterbury Hall. 8pm. Lecture. Geophysics an aid to Mr Hugh O'Shaugnessy Finan- v dinner in hall. The delights Canterbury Hall, Cartwright mineral exploration. By N Gant cial Times). 6.30pm. Lecture Gardens, WC1 (Russell Square (at the ICWA function) include (Huntings) 5.30pm. Mining Theatre A. Sherfield Building. home cooked chicken, sausages Tube). 50p including supper. Geology Lecture Theatre (RSM Miscellaneous' 73 or 30 Bus. Canterbury Hall a large variety of salads, 3.14). Tea before at 5.00pm in Royal College of Art: Dept. of mince pies cider ...What more is an all female establishment! Conference Room (RSM 3.10) General Studies). Lecture by Gig could anybody ask for? The John Carswell: 'A passage to actual cost will be known by IC Ents present 'Split Enz Stoic's Film Talk: An interview India'. 2.00pm. RCA Lecture the time you read this 8.00pm. Great Hall, Imperial with the Director and Producer Theatre. article. Whatever the price College. Tickets: IC Advance of 'The Omen' 1.00pm. JCR (which will be minimal) the 70p, Advance 85p, on door Southside TV Lounge, Union Saturday 4th TV lounge. Includes Film Clips luncheon is bound to be good £1.00. Bring IC Union card to Miscellaneous from 'The Omen' va!'ie for money. Ents office today to obtain the Guilds: Year Rag Collections. special IC Advance Price. 9.30am. C&G Union office. JCWA disco Racing Cars at Chelsea College Wednesday 1st December Years to arange their own stunts This Saturday the ICWA Student Union Hall 8pm. Folk Club and let Dave Lord know as soon Disco moves back, down to Miscellaneous IC Folk Club: Singer: Miriam as possible what they inted to the Lower refectory. The Rag Week: Chariot Race at Blackhouse. 8.00pm. IC Union do and where they intend to do charge is only lOp, so why Speakers Corner, Hyde Park. Lower Refectory. Meet at CCU Offices 11am. Sunday 5th not come along. Its better than Club Activity those boring problem sheets Sunday 28th Lecture - Discussion: Title: Jewish Society outing: To and will be a good way to end Disco 'Suicide, to do or not Do'. 7.00pm Bloom's restaurant for Haute a lively Rag Week. QEC-Disco. 8pm. Union Bar Mechanical Engineering. Kosher Cuisine and Celebrations Isobel Donnelly Campden Hill Road, W8. 20p. Lecture theatre 220. Free. The Meet 6.15pm. Mech Eng Foyer. Talk will be given by Jean Burt Approx £3. Contact Charles Nearest tube Hight St. Ken (for Solution to Prize x-word No the lazy bones). (Joint General Secretary of the Caller (Civ Eng 2 or 202 0642) 3 in FELIX No 434. Club Activity Samaritans) by Thursday 2nd Dec. To book Jazz Club present a Sunday Careers Seminar on Marketing. your place. * s * y r H £ o T session with 'Mekkers' & Disco Free beer, and sandwiches T n f\ T provided. 18.00 hours. Ante t 10 7pm — 10.30pm. Free. (Mekkers O T £ P P A Kl E Room, Sherfield building. Free. R E are a Rock & Roll band). It S 1 /j Seminar rs for final year students Miscellaneous IC Ski Club h p S T P A T A 'Heckle the Reds' outing by of any discipline interested, M E L> T e. R. C&G Union and Rides in 'Bo. however vaguely in a career in Come and dry ski at ft 1 ft marketing. Meet C&GU office at 10.30am. Alexandra Palace on Mon. 5 ft P "P o E- n f 3" Women in Science Group. 1pm. J Monday 29th 29 Nov and 13 Dec. Meet tr
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