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STATE, IRISH FALL TO DEVILS — SEE SPORTSWRAP Monday February 17, 1986 Vol. 81, No, 99, 16 pages Duke University Durham, North Carolina Free Circulation: 15,000 THE CHRONICLE Broadway play at Duke tests production method By TOM RAWLINGS Duke is a testing ground for what may become a new trend in producing commer cial theater in the United States, according to Emanuel Azenberg, producer of Nei Simon's Tony award-winning "Biloxi Blues.'" Azenberg, who will produce "Long Day's Journey Into Night" here in March, said economics and the hassles of preparing plays in New York or Boston make it prac tical to rehearse them at a university be fore their Broadway opening. "My logical mind simply wanted to do a play here," Azenberg said at a Friday press conference in the University Relations Office. The production will be held here March 10-22. It costs approximately $250,000 to put on MAUREEN CONLEY/THE CHRONICLE a play in New York, and "wild rumors" Emanuel Azenberg, Broadway pro about the success of the play abound as ducer reviewers criticize the play before opening break even. The estimated cost for two night, Azenberg said. weeks at Duke is $120,000, "I want them [the actors and crew] to get a week of working without public exposure," According to Peter Coyle, associate direc Azenberg said. "You have no idea what re tor of the University Union and University sponses are to press." Hason for Azenberg, over $90,000 has been TOWNSEND DAVIS/THE CHRONICLE raised from ticket sales, "There should be A dark day indeed To achieve this privacy the actors and no problem breaking even," he said. crew, including star Jack Lemmon, are Although Azenberg cautioned University Members of the SAE fraternity mourn the loss in a funeral ceremony working for the minimum union wages. Saturday of the two gold lions that guarded the entrance to their section. administrators by saying "we aren't here to Azenberg does not plan to make money make it exciting for you," there will be Gravestones were placed near the site of the pair's former glory. from the Duke production, but hopes to See BROADWAY on page 8 Campus house a home for Hart, medical students By NADINE d EPREMESNIL detail Mrs. Hart said was part of his ward On the hill above the corner of Highway robe six months of the year. 751 and Duke University Road stands a Along with the two medical students who white brick and timber house, an anomaly live with her, Mrs. Hart's grandson, a Duke on a campus of dormitories, laboratories, medical school student, lives in a converted stadiums and offices, and consequently the chicken house. She said he often receives subject of more than a few "who lives there?" gifts that fit the chicken motif. queries over the years. A large porch on the front of the house But if one asked that question any time closest to Highway 751 was closed in with during the 52 years the house has been glass in 1975, according to Mrs. Hart. Dr. standing, the answer would have been the Hart, ill during the last two years of his life, same: That's the Hart house, but more than was able to enjoy the same sunshine that 40 medical students have lived there also. fills the new kitchen. Mrs. Hart said her Deryl Hart, University president from ROCKY ROSEN/THE CHRONICLE husband could stay inside and yet not feel 1960 until 1963 and the first head of sur This house on the corner of Highway 751 and Duke University Road has been as if he were confined to their home. gery at the Medical Center, and his wife home for the Hart family for more than 50 years. Mary, built the house, one of two private Mrs. Hart doesn't know how long she'll residences on campus, in 1933 under a land from Duke for 50 years, an agreement it. [He] was a farmer at heart, I think. stay at 2324 Duke University Road. "I don't special agreement with the University. Dr. that expired in 1982. But University of He loved growing things" said Mrs. Hart. look upon myself as a permanent resident Hart died in 1980, but Mrs. Hart still lives ficials and the Board of Trustees have as Mrs. Hart's original kitchen is on the or as a caretaker, fit is] hard to uproot in the 20-room, three-floored structure, as sured Mrs. Hart that the house is hers as south side of the house facing away from the anybody. I moved into this house when I do two medical students. long she wants to live there. street. Although they designed it with was 25," she said. "The house has been a Dr. Hart, who had the same financial Although they lived in an apartment special care, including a built-in refrigera significant part of my life." difficulties getting through medical school after their marriage in 1932, the Harts soon tor that still works after 52 years, the kit as many have today, decided to offer his decided that they wanted a permanent chen was not big enough for the eight mem home to medical students. Since Dr. Hart's home where they could start a family. bers of the family. The Harts built a larger death, Mrs. Hart has continued to enjoy Building began on Sept. 1, 1933, the day kitchen 25 years ago on the north side of having the students stay in her home. after the birth of the Harts' first daughter. the house. Weather A specially designed baby bathtub, an "We moved in with furniture from a five- "Deryl and the children could be here [in enlarged flagstone terrace that grew as bedroom apartment and a seven-month-old the new kitchen] when I was fixing a meal," BlOCk that jumper: Duke fans the more children arrived, a new kitchen with daughter," she said. said Mrs. Hart. The clock above the doorway world over were immensely relieved a special "family" clock and wooden horses Highway 751 was newly paved when the in the kitchen has instead of numerals the when Johnny D. put an early end to Mr. that wait together patiently under the table Harts moved into their home in 1934. Mrs. initials of the first names of the Harts, their Rivers'jumpshot. But they are now ask in the breakfast room for any of Mrs. Hart's Hart said there are no disadvantages to six children, two of their grandchildren and ing whether Dawkins will choose to many grandchildren show the importance living on what has become a busy corner. two sons-in-law. show up at Coach LeBar's tennis class of family life to this unique structure. "Just like my family, [the noise] has in In 1940, Dr. Hart made an office of two today or if he will instead bask in the The Harts asked the University for per creased gradually. You don't notice it." smaller bedrooms on the first floor. A large expected 70 degree temperatures. Either mission to build on this roughly four-acre The Harts improved the exterior of their portrait of him fills the wall opposite the way, he'll need to note the increasing plot in 1932, when Dr. Hart was working home by enclosing a portion of the yard for desk, showing him sitting at the desk with chance of rain this afternoon and at the Medical Center. The Harts leased the a garden. "[Deryl] did a beautiful job on a flower in the buttonhole of his suit, a tonight. Aquino calls for strike, boycotts World & By SETH MYDANS N.Y. Times News Service Corazon Aquino, claiming victory in the Philippine pres idential election, announced a program of strikes and National boycotts on Sunday that she said would be the start of a non-violent campaign to bring down the government of Page 2 February 17, 1986 President Ferdinand Marcos. Marcos, speaking a day after the National Assembly proclaimed him the winner of an election marked by widespread fraud and violence, said he expected his Newsfile opponent's protests to "die on the vine." "I am the president," he said. "They are not going to drive me out, because the people are behind me." Baby DOC Can Stay: France decided not to expel At a news conference held while Mrs. Aquino was ad Jean-Claude Duvalier, the deposed Haitian dictator, to dressing a rally of hundreds of thousands of people, Marcos the United States after the Reagan administration also announced he had accepted the resignation of Gen. refused to let him enter. He had been booked this Fabian Ver as chief of staff of the armed forces. weekend on a flight from Riris to New York. Marcos said that the general, a cousin and close aide whose removal has been urged by the United States, would Portuguese democracy: Portugal elected a be replaced by his deputy, Lt, Gen. Fidel Ramos. But he civilian president, the first in 60 years. He is the former was vague about when Ramos would take the post, raising Socialist Prime Minister Mario Scares, who made a questions about the effective date of Ver's resignation. comeback after being blamed for the national recession Mrs. Aquino's announcement, which came a day before and voted out of government four months ago. President Reagan's special envoy, Philip Habib, is to meet with her and with Marcos, was more moderate than many Shuttle inquiry: NASA was uncertain and con of her supporters had expected.

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