THE TELESCOPE Eminent trombonist performs tomorrow
JAZZ TROMBONIST BILL WATROUS
Corwin calls television
mental chewing gum By Charlotte Lindner "It would be wonderful if radio came back," said Norman Corwin speaking to radio and TV classes Tuesday. Corwin, who was introduced by Palomar President Frederick R. Huber, has a long history of writing
Registration card deadline nearing Registration cards for continuing students and students who are currently registered this semester must be returned by December·31 to receive priority appointments for spring registration, according to registrar Herman C. Lee. These postcards, which were mailed recently, request the student's intention to enroll for the spring semester. New, returning or transfer students are still required to apply for admission. Applications are now being accepted for spring semester. The deadline is December 31 to receive computer printed priority cards.
for the media, beginning in the 1930's. He started as a reporter and went on to write for radio during it's "Golden Age," followed by an opera libretto, movie and TV scripts, plus books - winning awards in each field. Chronologically a member of the Senior Citizens set, he held his young audience's attention as he spoke of the early days of radio and today' s television. "For a radio dramatist, the Golden Age was special," he said. "The drama had to be proportioned, streamlined and tailored for broadcasting. Radio made a collaborator of the audience. It made you think. You have, right between your ears, the best set designer in the world. You can't be as explicit about many things on radio, either. You can hear a couple of gunshots, but you can't show the blood or a violent beating," he added. "Radio did not die a natural death. Owners realized they could make more from ·t elevision and they abandoned it. It's not dead in other countries," he went on, "It has dignity in Europe and can come back here as soon as the owners and (Continued on page 8)
Jazz trombonist Bill Watrous will appear in concert with Bobby Shew and the Palomar College Jazz Ensemble tomorrow night at the La Paloma Theatre in Encinitas. Watrous will appear at 8 and 10 p.m. and in an afternoon trombone clinic from 5 to 6 p.m. The clinic and concerts are sponsored by Palomar College Community Services and Music Department. Watrous, according to Palomar Jazz Ensemble director, Robert Gilson, is "one of the hottest names in jazz today." The evening concerts will present some of the music that has propelled Watrous and his band, the Manhattan Wildlife Refuge, into national recognition. Watrous says his music is "swing," but explains it originally signified a freedom of performance. However, the term came to designate the music of a specific era in which the music was performed. , Although the Manhattan Wildlife Refuge is big and brassy, it is in no way a traditional swing band. Watrous gives his musicians a wide berth and features extensive solos within the pieces. It is his opinion that a big band can "cook" like a small group and he has demonstrated this by combining a large number of performers while maintaining flexibility and mobility. "Big bands suffer because they don't have the best music in front of them," says Watrous. His music is varied because he has made an effort to to seek out music that blends well with the approach of his band. "People think a brass instrument has to be harsh, percussive, bugleistic," Watrous remarks. "It doesn't h~ve to be. It is capable of playing a
long line, capable of doing things that a guitar can do, that a flute can do." But it takes a unique performer, such as Bill Watrous, to achieve that flexibility. Tickets for the performance and · clinic at the La Paloma Theater are available from the Palomar College Music Department. Admission is $2.50 for the general public and $1.50 for students and Gold Card holders. The ticket price does not include the afternoon clinic. Cliniconly tickets are $1.00 For ticket reservations and more information, contact the Palomar College Music Department, 744-1150, ext. 349 or 549.
Christmas party donations sought New or repairable toys, wrapping paper and ribbon, volunteer labor and cash donations are being sought for the eighth annual MECHA Christmas party. Palomar MECHA (Movimiento Estudiantil de Chicanos por ~tlan) students, in cooperation with the Community Consortium and Chicano faculty members, last Christmas played host to approximately 600 children of lowerincome families in theN orth County area. Donations and toys can be delivered to the MECHA office, room R-4A on the P~omar campus. Pick-up service is offered by the MECHA students by calling 7441150, ext. 357 or 744-2061. Anyone who can volunteer a few hours time for restoring used toys and wrapping the gifts will be welcome.
'Anne of A Thousand Days' run continues through next week Anne of A Thousand Days, Maxwell Anderson's story of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII and mother of Elizabeth I of England opened last night to begin a two weekend run. Principal characters included Buddy Ashbrook as Henry, .Leah Ave-ry as Anne, Bill Knotts as Sir Thomas More, Phil Manescalchi as Cromwell, Claudia Keithley as Mary Stuart, and Gayle Tice as Elizabeth. The play by Maxwell Anderson, concerns the sho.rt 1,000 dav life of Anne Boleyn after she. married King Henry VIII ancfbecame Queen of England The play, thouKh not a musical, will have some singing involved when Henry, thinking
himself a poet, has some of his poetry set to music. Playwright Anderson is known for the life-or-death situations he puts to the characters said Buddy Ashbrook, director. He's written three plays aboutthelivesof British queens: Elizabeth, the Queen, Mary, Queen of Scots and Anne of A Thousand Days. "In them the heroine is given the choice of saving her life or her honor; she choo-.R death to save her honor," said Ashbrook. Ticket prices are $1.50 for students with ASG cards and $2.50 for noncard holders. The play will run tonight and tomorrow night and next Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, Dec. 16-18. Curtain time is 7:30p.m.