ADVERTISING FEATURE A STAR IS BORN The Stage Door Opens . memories and associations? weighing in at 52p for instance The Stage Door, luckily, ts (there's a full range of Tenr ent's housed in a fascinating old and Bass brews on draught). Or a building, added as a ground floor liqueur perhaps at 56p, to wash extension to the front of Georgian down those post-p rand i al terraced housing. The pub itself platitudes at a very palatable price. has a good pedigree, as its And what about those occasions TIii Saturday May 30 at 7.30 p.m. predecessor on the premises was when Your morning's shaping has TRAVERSE THEATRE COMPANY the Mayfair, for long one of Auld spilled over into lunchtime, your presents Reekie's finest bars. stomach's crying out for some The Stage Door carries on this action, and sixtypence meals at ACCOUNTS tradition of simple style and Teviot seem light years away? The by MICHAEL WILCOX comfort. The planners would Stage Door sees you into the probably call it a "split-level afternoon in style - a three­ Opening June 4 at 7.30 p.m. lounge bar", which really means course meal for a pound. or just a THE ASCENT OF that you can stow yourselves away wee bite of something, pasta, WILBERFORCE Ill around a secluded table in the pizza, cheese and coffee. or The White Hell of lfflsh Odorabad corner, or stand down at the bar if There's no lack of new pubs in a musical by Chris Judge Smith you prefer, bending the elbow with town nowadays, and far too many and J. Maxwell Hutchinson the best of 'em. of them are just places of plastic Well, pubs are scarcely a haven with wall-to-wall Space Invaders. Traverse open Tues·Sun. for the hard-up at the best of times, the Stage Door, it must be said, Student Membership only £4.00. but the Stage Door caters well make a charming change to all this Ticke ts and Membership from the Box Office enough, even for the proverbial - it has that weel-kent and hearty 112 West Bow, Edinburgh EH1 2PO A man's a man . .. tend to have as much character as penniless student. As lounge bars look to it already, at all of eight Tel. 031-226 2633 a hill wi thout slopes. What is a pub, go, prices are very reasonab·le, days old! Yes, I had misgivings too. The after all , without all kinds of with a pint of Tennent's Light 'Stage Door', eh?: a couple of Lindsu Macdomtld doors down from the Playhouse? My mind's eye filled with unsavoury visions of oh-so-outre pseudo-theatricals paying small fortunes for tongue-twisting cocktails. Not so. Like the best pub crowds , this lot look like democracy in perpetual motion. Progs. 6 and 8.30 p.m. They're a· Jock Tamson's bairns, to quote the bard, typists and CHARIOTS OF FIRE (A) tradesmen, students and Dir. Hugh Hudson salesmen. Prod. David Putlnam Not that its location isn't handy - just the other of the block from With Ben Cross the Playhouse, it's the perfect and Ian Charleson place for a good bevvy belore the gig, or a small nightcap after an evening's musical diversion. The prints on the walls spirit the theatregoer away to the New Vaudeville in Drury Lane, putting LATE NIGHT: on 'Just Another Day in Chicago' Fri./Sat. 11 p.m. for lts eighteenth week; there are paintings, too,. full of the bustle of STEPPENWOLF (X) some long-lost auditorium. From the novel by Herman Hesse With Max Von Sydow Cheap and filling Brand new pubs, it must be said, 2 May 21 1981 news Photos: I I The Left is Roderick back Again Taylor Mark Kennedy is the new Senior President of The bandwagoning evening of the left was stopped Edinburgh University. In what has been termed the in its tracks by the announcement of Andrew return of the left Mr Kennedy slowly and convincingly Horberry's victory as Hon. Sec . over lmogen Foulkes. built up an increasingly commanding lead over his The barely heard, result was blocked out by loud nearest rival Mr Charles Hendry. chants of "fascist" as current Hon. Sec. Rory Knight As the protracted counting process crawled on in Bruce rose to make the announcement. the Teviot Row Debating Hall it became clear that However, the rest of the evening provided the left Mark Kennedy was the man of the people. With slow with many precious moments in which they inhaled accretions of votes, minor setbacks and the sweet smell of success. Mark Reeves, who overwhelming support in some areas Mark moved had deliberately eschewed the use of leaflets in favour from a slow canter to eventually gallop home of the personal touch and creative use of hustings, following the redistribution of votes from third man was a popular winner for the post of Honorary out Alan MacKenzie. To prolonged, vociferous Treasurer. Publications Board's own Louise Simson cheers it was eventually announced that Mark achieved a commendably strong rating for the post Kennedy has measured up in the election fitting room to fill the shoes of out-going President John Sturrock. The eventual turnout numbered some 3,195 votes in the Senior President count, a surprisingly disappoint­ ing fall of 240 over this time last year. Mark's main centres of overwhelming support were to be found in the voting at DHT Basement, KB Union and the Student Centre. Charles strongest areas of challenge came in the Medical Library, Pollock Refectory and Teviot Row although crushing defeats eleswhere put paid to his candidacy. The third candidate, Social Democrat Alan MacKenzie, found no cause for shame in his showing of 493 first preference votes actually proving outright winner in the Law Faculty. The final redistribution of votes gave Mark Kennedy a victory over Charles Hendry by 1,469 votes to the latter's 1,291. Andrew Horberry - 1t s the wa,ting that gel's you. As the stubble grew longer and the gathering slaked many a thirst (and then some) the results slowly proceeded with Mike McBroom second-time lucky when he attained the Union Presidency. Obviously the Alternative Guide did him no harm this time around. Finance Committee proved a hotly contested set of positions with the victory of Diane Adams causing an eruption of pure, unadulterated cries of jubilation. The left brought off the roof with shouts of "Mitterand, President", "Tories Out" and "the Left is Back Again!" It certainly was with the later result of Diane Adams as Science Convener and Laurence O'Donnell as External Affairs Convener providing the increased frosting on the left's cake. Despite procedural wranglings Bridie Andrews eventually proved a calm and deserved winner of Academic Affairs Concener. Mark Reeves - victorious . By this stage the only ones still standing were either ataiting their result or glued to the well. Eventually in the wee small hours the winner of Chamber House The gentlemanly nature of the candidates Committee were announced with a smashing victory campaign continued with Kennedy's magnanimous for 'Student's' very own Zerina Haniff, the newly victory speech and Mr Hendry's g9od natured an~ crowned Miss Chambers Street. exceptionally gracious concession of defeat. This Last Friday saw the publication of a 'Midweek' dramatic part of the proceedings was heightened by broadsheet detailing all the election winners. Soon the the dimmed lights and particularly appropriate choice current Executive will clear the desks and the fresh of theme music with Mark stepping up to the sound of blood of last Thursday night will be pumped into the Heaven 17 We Don't Need This Fascist Groove Thang veins of the Students' Association. You chose the and Mr Hendry being revived with a chorus of Rule blood type and now it only remains to be seen if the Britannia. Charles fearfully admittedthattheresulthad body accepts it. "set back his plans for world domination". May 21 1981 3 lcommentl Words of Wisdom Last Thursday's winners came down to the 'Student' offices to give us a few apt quotes for publication ... NUS afflllallon On Publicity On the election results " I would approach this one by "It seems as though the Left are talking to a lot of people, going "One alternative to wasting back again on paper. There was a through the SRC to a General funds on leaflets which are never bad turnout relative to last year, Meeting which would mandate the read would be to bring out the - Election Guide a week earlier to perhaps this also contributed to Students' Association to carry out . the erratic results." () a cross-campus secret ballot on give candidates a chance to put out their election address and give < the issue. I'm still not entirely ' ... r, happy with the affiliation fee of students a chance to read it. As for -~./ -..,.';.."r_,,;...,. ~· £35,000 so there's a lot ot talking to the Alternative election guide, be done." most people don't take as much notice of it as they could anyway." Charles Hendry "Candidates are allocated £15 to A~ /~ Mark Kennedy "I derived great pleasure in spend on publ1c1ty with Andrew Horberry campaigning against Mr Hendry. candidates for sabbatical posts My victory is a re fl ection of an anti- permited to spend up to £55! I ON the new SAC ON the new SRC - would like to look into the "Voting turned out to be very "I don't believe it is too far to the Thatcher vote rather than possibility of cutting out or erratic and people obviously left.