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Buddy Alexander Interim Golf Coach Named Georgia Southern College the team's Most Valuable In the short time Roberts Athletic Director George Cook Player his junior year and has headed up the program he announced today that Buddy shared the MVP honors his has brought a reputation of Alexander, a former two-time senior year. winning golf. Eagle golfers All-American and a 1975 GSC Alexander is currently have been to the NCAA graduate, has been appointed playing the amateur circuit tournament the last two years as the interim golf coach for where he won four of five running and were able to beat the 1976-77 season. starts earlier this season. He Wake Forest twice in regular Alexander's appointment has qualified for the United season action out of the three comes less than two weeks States Golf Association's times Wake had lost. after his former coach, Dr. Ron National Amateur five con- Roberts has felt some Roberts, had announced his secutive years, and is the son frustrations in his years at intentions to leave GSC to of former touring pro Skip Southern. When you have a accept the coaching vacancy at Alexander. school as small as this one you Wake Forest University. have to fight for all the "Buddy decided to return to close-up publicity that you can, said Georgia Southern this fall and Roberts. Not only that but work on his master's degree," sometimes it takes money to says Cook. "And he agreed to attract prospects and work with the team and fill in Ron Roberts sometimes the money just was as the interim coach for the not there, he said. Still Robert year. I feel confident that he By JIM OSTERMAN was able to take what he had can handle them and I'm ALEXANDER ROBERTS and do the best he could. looking forward to it." Georgia Southern golf coach ional in Savannah. The former Ron Roberts has been named years before acceptmg the This, however, will not be A native of St. Petersburg, the case at Wake Forest. In Fla., Alexander transferred to Southern golfer also won the as golf coach at Wake Forest. added responsibilities of Coastal Empire Classic at Roberts, who has guided the coaching the golf team. For his job as associate athletic Georgia Southern from St. director and golf coach Roberts Petersburg Junior College Hilton Head, S.C., and the teams fortunes for the last four the past two years he has Seminole Classic in 1974. seasons will be replacing Jesse served as director of public will enjoy many luxuries that where he captured the 1973 were not afforded him here. He Florida State Junior College During his two-year stint at Haddock who will now be relations for the college. Georgia Southern, Alexander coaching at Oral Roberts. Roberts admitted, "I never will have money but more title. important he will have the While at GSC he won back- captioned the squad to two Roberts originally came to expected that this job would straight NCAA Tournament Southern as an English ever come along. Needless to aegis of Wake Forest to work to-back titles in 1973 and 1974 and recruit under. at the Mary Calder Invitat- appearances. He was named professor and taught three say, I was very surprised." Third Edition Vote On City CCC Releases Housing Guide Liquor The Student Guide to Off- housing checklists, complaint rental property include what in the three and four bedroom campus Housing was released forms, and general information utilities may be included in the division. last week by the CCC. Copies on utilities and security along rent, any restrictions placed on Kerry Loudermilk, coordi- Referendum of the guide are available at with listings of rental property the tenants and the rent asked. nator of academic affairs, said, the CCC office or at various available in the Statesboro - The State Security Deposit "We've already received positions around campus. Bulloch County area. Law is stated in the text. This enthusiastic response on the August The yearly effort is an The book is arranged in law was designed to aid guide. People were very attempt to provide students divisions of two, three and four tenants in determining their anxious to get them." with information concerning bedroom apartments. Listings deposit rights and in receiving The book was compiled 17 the location and maintenance of trailers and rooms are also swift refunds from landlords. under the guidance of David of rental housing. Included are indicated. Descriptions of the Rental of houses is included Pierce. Summer Repertory

Alternating with the play Butterflies Are Free, Little Foxes was also performed by the Summer Repertory Theater. Here Esther Don Baker [Jim Caden] and Jill Tanner [Laurie Ganger] share a Zeigler [as Alexandra] and Nancy Hodges [as Birdie] pose for a picnic of cold cuts on the floor of Don's apartment in the family portrait. Summer Repertory production of Butterflies Are Free. PAGE TWO. . . issssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss^ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ^^Hartberg, Oliver Two Professors Chair International Symposia Dr.'s Keith Hartberg and announced that this team will produce many generations in a James Oliver of GSC's Biology attend GSC in the fall to short period of time." He also Student Heads Department have been asked conduct seminars for graduate cited the low cost and main- to chair symposia at the and undergraduate students. tenance of insect for Fifteenth International "The value to the college is experiments. Carter Effort Congress of Entomology, Aug. great," said Hibbs. He pointed 19-27 in Washington, D.C. out that these students will be Both Hartberg and Oliver Kerry Loudermilk, coordi- Junior College, Savannah Hartberg will convene the able to confer with the experts were asked by the organizing nator of academic affairs of the State College, Armstrong symposium on hybrid sterility on their field of interest. committee of the event to CCC has been appointed State College, and Georgia and Oliver will organize the Individually, Hartberg and select participants in their Central Region Coordinator for Southern College. "This is over discussion on insect repro- Oliver will be able to exchange symposia. Hartberg's sym- Public and Private Colleges in twenty thousand students, not duction. This is the first ideas on research with their posium, on spermatongeneiss, Georgia for the Carter Presi- to mention faculty, administ- conference of its kind to be co-workers. Many of these is composed of members of the dential Campaign. "Louder- rators, and other employees," held in the U.S. and is scientists, noted Hibbs, espec- Faculty of Utah State Uni- milk's responsibilities will commented Loudermilk, "and sponsored this year by the ially those behind the iron versity, Universite Louis include coordinating the Carter I intend to see that everyone Entomological Society of Pasteur, Universita Di Siena, Campaign in thirteen central of them is reached in some America and the National State University New York, Georgia college campuses. He manner to inform them about Academy of Sciences. The last Hebrew University Medical must keep in contact with all Jimmy Carter and the ex- congress was held four years School, etc. Oliver's will the colleges in his area and cellent job which I think he ago in Australia. consist of faculty members of encourage support for Mr. can do as President for the Dr. Edwin T. Hibbs, head of Universita Di Roma, Middle- Carter in his area," said Merri country and for the state of the department, underscored brury College, and persons Gaye Hitt, Georgia Coordi- Georgia." the importance of the selection Nucleo Control de Perquisas, nator for Public and Colleges. When asked about his of the two for participation in and the U.S. Department of Loudermilk will be directing feeling about his appointment the international event, "It is Agriculture. the campaign on the following Loudermilk said, "It is with very unusual for a school of campuses: LaGrange College, honor that I accept this this size to be represented so Columbus College, Gordon Emblem of the Congress of Hartberg received his fe.A. position and I look forward to well in the Congress." Most Entomology Junior College, Macon Junior working with everyone in my representatives to the from Wabash College and College, Weslyan, Mercer, Fort area and in the state organi- conference will come from doctorate from the University curtain, do not get much of Notre Dame. He began Valley State, Armstrong State zation to elect the best man for major universities in the U.S.; foreign research College, Emanuel County exposure to teaching at GSC in 1970 and is the job." such as, the University of techniques. California, Purdue, the Uni- a member of the Institute of Oliver pointed out that the Arthropodology - and versity of Kansas, and the conference will not only study University of Minnesota. Inter- Parasitology. Baseball, Tennis insect control. Much of the Oliver, Fuller L.E. Callaway national colleges will also be research going on in ento- represented by the University Professor of Biology, received mology concerns the use of his B.S. from Georgia of Moscow and University of insects as laboratory animals. Sign New Players Parris, for example. The only Southern College and his He referred to a study in doctorate from University of The other newcomer to the other representative from which the tick was used to Eagle baseball coach Jack Georgia is Dr. Murry Blum Kansas. He took post-doctoral Eagle fold is currently ranked determine how sperm travels training at the University of Stallings has announced the from the University of up the reproductive tract. acquisition of three pitchers for no. 2 in West Virginia. Greg Melbourne, Australia. A also plays number one for the Georgia. "This can be applied in human his 1977 Georgia Southern ball As a result of the event, member of the Institute of club. Mid-Ohio Valley Davis Cup study," he said. "Insects are Anthropodology and Parasi- several international ento- excellent for use in the Accepting grants-in-aid are Team. While at Parkersburg tology, he began teaching at High, he captured the state mological authorities will be laboratory because they righthanded hurlers Marshall touring the country and GSC in 1969. singles crown his junior and Justice and Keith Toler. Also visiting various colleges. Hibbs announcing his intentions to senior years. attend GSC is southpaw recruit Bill Steidl. All three Activity Fee Budget will be transferring from South Georgia Junior College in Douglas, Ga. Justice, a 6-2 business For '77 Announced administration major who hails from Douglas, was the Income Activity Total workhorse of Coach Clyde Fee Miller's Tiger pitching staff West... this past season. The Georgia College Union Board 28,000 $42,970 $70,970 Junior College All-State Robert W. West, assistant professor of speech and drama at College Life Enrichment Com. $500 $17,907 $18,407 selection appeared in 18 games Georgia Southern, recently served as guest speaker to the first Reflector $- $30,000 $30,000 and hurled 104.1 innings while annual Southeastern Writers Workshop held at Epworth-by-the- Band $-.. $7,469 $7,469. compiling an 8-8 record and a Sea on St. Simons Island, Ga. George-Anne $10,000 $18,175 $28,175 2.24 earned run average. He West's topic was "The New Sunrise in the American Drama." Lecture Series $... $14,050 $14,050 walked only 22 batters while A member of the Southeastern Writers Association, and Masquers $2,500 $7,603 $10,103 striking out 90. Southeast Regional Chairman of the Georgia Alliance for Arts Student Programming $375 $11,879 $12,254 Toler is a towering 6-5, hails Education and Vice-President of the Georgia Theatre Conference, Intramurals $~ $7,750 $7,750 from Nashville, Tenn., and also West was awarded his M.F.A. degree at Tulane University in Central Coordinating Com. $~ $16,390 $16,390 is a business administration 1966. He began teaching at Georgia Southern in 1971. Commencement $.- $575 $575 major. He compiled an 8-3 Cheerleaders $... $1,425 $1,425 record and a 1.77 ERA while Men's Athletics $40,000 $99,050 $139,050 appearing in 13 games. Payne... Women's Athletics $-. $12,400 $12,400 Steidl amassed a 5-3 mark Forensics $-. $1,719 $1,719 last season for the Tigers and Miss GSC $900 $1,100 $2,000 G. Frederick Payne, Assistant Professor of Geography, and Homecoming $200 $1,313 $1,513 had a 2.31 ERA to go along Hollis Cate, Professor of English at Georgia Southern College, with it. The 6 ft. Oakland, Miscellany $— $1,855 $,855 have been notified of the approval of their project, "Value Honors Committee $--- $300 N.J., native appeared in 14 Priorities for Land Use in Bulloch County: The Public Need and $300 games and went the distance Religious Activity Committee $-. $1,350 $1,350 The Public Good." The project will provide opportunities for the Ticket Sales Coordinator $- $425 six times. He is an industrial people of Bulloch County to discuss their priorities about land $425 technology major. Art Gallery $-- $2,750 $2,750 uses for public needs. Radio Station $-. $12,000 $12,000 Georgia Southern College Recreational planning, location of a new sewage treatment Concert Dancers $-.- $200 facility, subdivision needs, industrial park development, $200 tennis coach Dr. Joe Blanken- Puppetry Guild $75 $500 $575 baker has announced the improvement of roads in the county, competition for agricultural Opera Theater $-. $895 land, and a general land use plan will all be discussed. $895 signing of his first two rectuits ♦College Bowl $~. $100 $100 for the 1977 season. This project will provide opportunities for people to identify ♦Model U.N. $--. and interpret their priorities concerning land uses which benefit $1,200 $1,200 Accepting grants-in-aid to Contingency $.-- $6,650 $6,650 attend GSC are Paul Groth, a the public good. Some of the program topics which have been planned include "Economics of Land Use," "Historical Attitudes highly sought after Georgia TOTALS $82,550 $320,000 $402,550 prep champion from Decatur, Toward Land Use in Bulloch County," "Legal Dimensions of Land Use Decisions," "City Zoning," "Problems and and Greg Wheaton, a two-time ♦ indicates first year funded. West Virginia State High Possibilities," and "Land Use Decisions -- Resolving Conflicts." Community groups who desire to schedule a program should School singles champion from Note: "Income" indicates amount of revenue produced by the Vienna. contact Fred Payne, Project Director, GSC Department of organization. History and Geography (681-5586). There will be no charges for Groth, currently ranked no. "Activity Fee" indicates amount of Student Activity Fee 4 in the state in singles, went such programs. The project is financially assisted by the National Endowment for the Humanities through the Georgia money granted by the Student Activity Fee Budget Committee undefeated in Region 8-AAA ■ to the organization., . at -keside High School and Committee on Public Programs for the Humanities. • i i < : ; ; i : .

« 8 t£- 1 9Bk_ PAGE JURE sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss Basketball Eagles Slate Winter Game Schedule The return of many old Georgia, Mercer, Savannah DIANE CAPPELLI CRAIG SHAPIRO College, home; 4, Clemson, rivals, some stern road away; 9, Athletes in Action, State, Tift, and Valdosta State Editor Managing Editor encounters, and an appearance home (exh.); 16, East Carolina, will all make appearances in in the Pacemaker Classic high- away; 18, Virginia Common- the Hanner Fieldhouse along light the 1976-77 Georgia wealth, away; 20, Southern with newcomer Auburn. Southern College basketball The Lady Eagles will SUSAN CLARY Illinois, home; 29-30, Pace- WILLIAM PARKER schedule, released last week by maker Classic (Northeast contend with Florida, Georgia, News Editor Business Manager Head Coach Larry Chapman. Louisiana, Louisiana Tech, and state-power Mercer on the GSC will open the season at East Tennessee, GSC). road. Southern will be pitted home on Nov. 29 against January 6, Old Dominion, against a nine-team field in the Birmingham Southern. The 14 home; 8, Western Carolina, Old Miss Tournament. The game home slate includes an away; 13, Stetson, home; 15, three day tourney, Dec. 16-18 Editorial views expressed in the George-Anne are exhibition with Athletes in not necessarily those of the GSC administration or Georgia State, away; 17, boasts a strong field that faculty. Signed columns are solely the viewpoint of Action and a Jan. 29 Home- Samford, home; 19, Valdosta includes Kentucky, Alabama, the writer. coming clash with Jackson- State, away; 22, Old Florida, and host Mississippi. ville. Returning to the Hanner Dominion, away; 24, UNC- The Georgia Southern Fieldhouse will be old rivals Wilmington, away; 26, UNC- women's basketball schedule: V J Georgia State, Mercer, Old Charlotte, away; 29, Jackson- November 18, University of Dominion, Stetson and ville, home. Ga., home; 23, Augusta Samford, plus newcomer February 5, Mercer, away; College, away; 30, Valdosta More People Southern Illinois. 7, Samford, away; 12, Western State, away. On the road the Eagles will Carolina, home; 14, East December 3, Albany State, run into Atlantic Coast Carolina, home; 19, Virginia away; 16-18, Ole Miss Tourna- Broucek... Conference contender Clemson Commonwealth, home; 21, ment, away. and NIT runner-up UNC- Georgia State, home; 23, UNC- January 6, Ga. College, Dr. Jack Broucek, professor of music at Georgia Southern, has Charlotte. Over the Christmas Wilmington, home; 26, home; 8, Florida, away; 10, been selected as one of fifty seminar participants for a conference holidays, Chapman's cagers Stetson, away. Madison College, home; 13, intended for heads of departments of music and business to be will participate in the March 1, Mercer, home. Albany State, home; 17, Tift held in September in Chicago. Pacemaker Classic, Dec. 29-30, The women's basketball College, home; 20, Mercer, The object of the seminar is to combine curricula in music, in Monroe, La., along with schedule was released last home; 25, Savannah State, business and art administration. The current expansion of arts Northeast Louisiana, Louisiana week by Lady Eagle coach away; 29, Auburn, home. business and arts management is being sponsored jointly by the Tech, and East Tennessee. In Linda Crowder. February 2, Augusta National Association of Schools of Music and the American all, Southern will face 14 In addition to the 19 game College, home; 5, Mercer, Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business. Both organizations opponents on the road. schedule, Georgia Southern away; 7, Tift College, away; are recognized by the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation Georgia Southern's will participate in the Ole Miss 10, Savannah State, home; 12, and the U.S. Office of Education as the accrediting agencies for schedule: Tournament. In all, GSC will University of Ga., away; 17, all post secondary business and music programs in the United November 29, Birmingham play ten games at home and Valdosta State, home; 23, States. Southern, home. nine away. Georgia College, away. March Broucek completed requirements for his Ed.D. degree at December 1, Augusta Intrastate conference rivals 2-5, GAIAW Tournament. Florida State University in 1962. He began teaching at GSC in 1944. Stewart... Record Review Mr. Billy Stewart, instructor of vocational education at GSC, recently held a three-day workshop for all vocational instructors at Brunswick Comprehensive High School. Beach Boys Hook A Big One The workshop was in Shop Safety and teachers learned how to plan safety programs, make inspections, and integrate safety into their instructional programs. 15 Big Ones 15 Big Ones is a great Beach Small wonder why previous Stewart received his M.S. degree from the University of Warner Brothers Boys album. The music can Beach Boy attempts without Georgia in 1973 and has been teaching at Georgia Southern since take you back to the 60's in a him have failed. 1974. By ARLEN CRAWFORD flash. The album's original 15 Big Ones is a natural, t material is better than good piece to pick you up. Ai Brian's back, and so are the adequate. Brian Wilson album with 15 songs on it L< Morris... Beach Boys. Brian Wilson, produced the entire album, and rare in itself, but this one's i Dr. Dan Morris, assistant professor of educational research at original leader and founder of as his brother Dennis says, real jewel. The only redundan Georgia Southern College, coauthored an article with Dr. John the Beach Boys, has arrived in "Brian Wilson is the Beach moment is the "TM Song,' Muthard. the nick of time to save the Boys." where Brian is making a The article, "Predicting Long Term Job Satisfaction and Beach Boys from oblivion. Strangely enough, the slight jest at TM. Actually Persistance Among Rehabilitation Counselors," appears in the Ever since the Beach Boys instrumentation is very it's rather amusing. JOURNAL OF APPLIED REHABILITATION COUNSELING. changed record labels (from ordinary. Nothing stands out The ultimate extra on thi Morris received his Ph.D. from Florida State University in Capital to Warner Brothers), except the strings. Violins masterpiece is the address t 1975 and joined the faculty at GSC the same year. they haven't really had a aren't exactly the trademark the Beach Boys fan club. Eve successful album. Brian left of the Beach Boys, but Brian 13 years after "Fun Fun Fun, the group after its most uses them very effectively. they still are. Perspectives... successful record, "Good Daryl Dragon and Toni Vibrations." Tennille help out on the vocal Several Georgia Southern faculty members involved in the 15 Big Ones is excellent. Not arrangement, but the Wilson "Perspectives on the American Revolution" program at GSC, much surfing or dragging on Brothers clearly didn't need recently spoke before numerous organizations in southeast it, but the same harmonies and any help. Nobody can Georgia. feel are still there. The album harmonize like Brian, Dennis Dr. G. Hewett Joiner, director of the project and associate contains original material, but and Carl Wilson. professor of history at GSC, addressed a public meeting at the the old songs of the 60's are Part of the feel on the album Hinesville City Hall on "The British View of the American the best. The old specter is the lyrics. I don't believe Revolution." The meeting was sponsored by the Liberty County "Chapel Love" is magnificent. I've ever heard "baby" so Bicentennial Steering Committee as a bicentennial observance. All the Boys sound totally many times on one album. "The Bicentennial" What Will It Mean and What Should It drunk, and the song is "Groovy" will be treasured Mean?" was the topic of two speeches delivered by Joiner. The performed in the same attitude also. All in good taste, of IMPORTANT STUDY speech was the keynote address on the opening day of the as "Barbara Ann." course. The words "melody" ABROAD ANNOUNCE- Centennial-Bicentennial celebration in Appling County, where "Chapel of Love" doesn't and "symphony" are used to MENT: Limited openings still Joiner spoke before 300 persons at an open air meeting on Main resemble the old Dixie Cups, make rhyme or "Rock and Roll remain on CFS accredited Street in Baxley, sponsored by the Appling County Civic Club but it sure is a riot. Brian Music." That must have at Academic Year 1976-77 Council. Earlier, Joiner had addressed the Dublin Kiwanis Club spiced it up with some heavy least a dozen times for those Programs for Fall, Winter, at the Western Sizzlin restaurant in Dublin. orchestration, and the song is two words. The lyrics contain Spring, or Full Year for Ms. Charlotte Ford, assistant professor of history at Georgia simply splendid. no profound meanings and qualified applicants. Students Southern presented a lecture on "Flags of Revolutionary "Blueberry Hill," the old virtually make no sense. in good standing - Freshman, America" to the Garden City Lions Club at the Thunderbird Inn Fats Domino classic, is "Susie Cincinnati" also has Sophomore, Junior, Senior in Augusta. recreated to perfection. Mike that beautiful sound of a Year are eligible. Good faculty "So You Want to be a Soldier in General Washington's Army" Love comes through with that revved engine (so tough). references, evicence of self- was the subject of Dr. Robert Ward's talk before the Millen uncanny nasal sound. He also Reminds one of "She's Real motivation and sincere interest Rotary Club at the Millen Community Center. sings lead on "Rock and Roll Fine, my 409." in study abroad and inter- The Dublin Kiwanis Club heard Dr. Charlton Moseley, Music," the album's current After listening to 15 Big national cultural exchange professor of history, speak on the topic "The Frontier in the Top 40 hit. Carl Wilson sings Ones, the listener begins to count more with CFS than American Revolution." lead on "Palisades Park," a appreciate Brian Wilson. specific grade point. For "Perspectives on the American Revolution" is a project 1962 hit by Jan and Dean Besides producing the entire applications / information: making available more than ninety different programs on the (remember them?). It could album, he wrote five songs, did CENTER FOR FOREIGN subject of the American Revolution to adult organizations possibly be the best cut, the arranging, sang lead and STUDY/AY ADMISSIONS/ throughout southeast Georgia. The program is financially except "Sussie Cincinnati" is back up vocals, played 216 S. State/Box 606/Ann assisted by the National Endowment for the Humanities through next, and that song is also keyboard, and whipped out the Arbor, MI 48107 (313) the Georgia Committee for Public Programs in the Humanities. 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Michael Thompson Reviews 'Foxes' Lacks A Bite Lillian Hellman's popular, Nikki Crooms, as the not as consistent as one would but deceptive play, Little greedy, scheming Regina, was wish. Some lines and stage Foxes, is possibly the most slightly disappointing, directions are obviously played difficult repertory show especially in the first act. for laughs, even when it seems attempted here in recent years. Crooms failed to remain in appropriate to do so. Perhaps Hellman, herself, described the character when not speaking Richardson was confused by play as "an angry comedy," and lacked believability parti- Hellman's terminology. but the story of the Hubbard cularly in scenes with Birdie. The set, designed by Dr. family's internal conflicts and Alan Greene and Dale Robert West, is simple but its ugly struggle for money Conway as the extremely impressive. It is extremely and power in coastal Georgia dislikeable father and son were clean and powerful, although at the turn of the century is also weak in early scenes. the slightly purple walls much, much more. Greene's movements which provide us at least one clue as Above all it is a study of were distractingly wooden at to why more than one innocent victims - an aging, times were accompanied by Hubbard hates "this house." emotionally distraught woman slightly tortured facial Props and costumes are both who yearns for the kinder past, expressions. Conway's reasonable enough. a young girl confronted by the character called for an ir- As has already been destructive manipulations of ritating smirk, I know, but he mentioned, this is not an easy her family, a dying man smirked through the entire play to produce. Cast, director, embittered by his cold and first act. His stage direction and crew have every reason to shrewish wife. These are the was certainly the most aimless be proud of their accomplish- underlying portraits which of the cast. Still, both actors ments. They have undertaken Sister Regina [Nikki Crooms] increases her bargaining power. make the play so complex, but mellowed out by the second a hard task and done it well. She remains the only one in the family holding out for a greater the emotional nuances and fine act for distinguished late share of control in the cotton mill. shades of characterization are performances. missing too often in this Alexandra and Horace were production. This alone played surprisingly well by prevents a solidly entertaining Esther Zeigler and Cary performance from greatness. Jackson, respectively. Miss The outstanding characteri- Zeigler performed best when zations of Jim Caden as Ben, smiling. Jackson gave a very the shrewd and domineering honest portrayal of the invalid brother, and Nancy Hodges as although he dropped a few Birdie, the pathetic aunt, are opportunities to create strong responsible for much of the dramatic intensity by edging play's soundness. Caden gives off, rather than riding out, his the strongest performance of lines. His make-up was also a the cast (in one of the less problem. His age and illness important roles). His Ben is should be more obvious. consistent throughout and he Mediocre performance by displays an unusual under- Don Finney and Olivaybn standing of lines. One can only Chappel as Cal and Addie, and fault for occassionally over- Lauriston Hughes as Mr. anticipating his reactions to Marshall, round out the cast. another character. Nancy One wanted just a little more Hodges displays a similar than these small, but subtle consistency of role and her roles. sharp, fluttery delivery is a The direction of Margaret delight. She is best when Richardson, the summer guest subtle for she has a tendency The Hubbards entertain their future in a toast to Mr. Marshall, director, is generally very manufacturer. Little Foxes concerns a greedy nouveau riche to become over-shrill. sharp and incisive, though it is southern family. 'Butterflies' Is Flightly, Has Redemptive Moments Butterflies Are Free is the his body that he is blind, but the garrulous, conceited, sort of mild romantic comedy his voice damages his mincing sunglass swishing cad. that has been consistently credibility. But not in a harmful way. In well-produced by the GSC Ganger, as Jill, the girl next fact the burst of energy he Masquers for many years. This door, gives the sharpest, most brought on stage in the final summer's repertory production consistent performance of the scene enlivened even Link. falls somewhat short of past cast. Like Hughes, Ganger's The play itself moves rather standards, but it does have a physical appearance is well- slowly through the first act, few redeeming moments. suited to her role. Her, cute, with occassionally hilarious Two of the play's four roles breezy manner readily comple- one-liners, but it gathers have been double-cast by the ments Harden's innocent seriousness and momentum director, Dr. Robert West, appearance. Especially in the throughout the second half. which may account for some of opening of the second act their Love beads and a breathless the rough edges, since those winsome interaction reminds "groovy" here and there players' rehearsal time was cut one of two children playing remind one that it is slightly in half. This may have been an house. Some of the strange dated. especially critical factor for the movement seemed to give The set is like everything cast reviewed by this writer as Ganger trouble, however. else about the play - adequate it was composed primarily of Prowling the room restlessly is but unexciting. Costumes, new faces in the GSC theater. one thing, climbing up and especially those for the girl- Lauriston Hughes gives a down from a bed eight feet friend, Jill, and the off- credible, though unspectacular high and a dozen times in a broadway director, seemed performance as Don Baker, a single act is another. inappropriate somehow. One young blind man attempting The mother, portrayed by would have expected some- to escape the clutches of his Jean Link, never really came thing a bit more than stripes mother's apron strings while to life, though there were and corduroy for New York coping with a growing attach- moments in the second act theater people. ment to the insecure and when it seemed as if she were In spite of its slight flaws flighty girl next door (played about to. Although Link and near misses, however, Bob by Laurie Ganger). Hugne's managed to achieve that look West and his assistant cherubic good looks make him of wan dejection worn by director, Melinda Umphenour, a natural for the part and he many a disappointed mother have created with the help of manages a substantial low-key her pal monotone delivery and their cast and able technical portrayal of naivete without disjointed reactions failed to crew a quiet enjoyable evening serious error. He does have move. In sharp contrast to the of summer entertainment. One difficulty with projecting and colorless mother is the theater can eagerly look forward to Mrs. Baker [Sugar Bear Bass] looks awry on seeing Jill in her moving his voice through the director/potential boyfriend future, more experienced, blind son's bed [Lauriston Hughes] in Butterflies Are Free. emotional ranges the role (Dale Conway). If anything performances by this same requires. He convinces us with Conway slightly overplayed group. I