European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 6, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                In @ theater Turkey Inci Tikon stage presents Thurber carnival dec 7-9 at 7 . At the in Ciurlik air base recreation Center. Tickets Are $3, for adults and $1 for children under 12. Call 6766253. A Germany Frankfurt s English theater presents a slice of saturday night by the Heather Brothers daily except mondays through dec. 23 and dec. 28-31. Performances Are at 2 30 . And 8 . The theater is at kaiserstrasse52. Call 069-2423160. The Frankfurt playhouse presents the Broadway musical Annie every thursday Friday and saturday at 7 30 . Through Jan. 6. The theater is at 150 Hansa Allee. Frankfurt s candlelight dinner theater on Drake Cavern presents Rock Roll and remember dec 6-8. A bar opens at 6 30 ., dinner is at 7 . And Showtime is at8 . Call ets 320-5835 or civilian 069-151-5835 weekdays 3-6 30 . Wil Flecken entertainment and eleventh hour productions present James Goldman s medieval classic the lion in Winter dec. 6-8.at 8 . In the Community. Center lounge building 31. Tickets Are $6 in Advance and $8 at the door. Call ets 326-3607-or civilian 09745-353-6q7. \ 7 a a. A a a. Giessen s Keller theater presents Scrooge a musical based on Charles Dickens a Christmas Carol dec. 6-8 and 13-15 at 7 30 . And dec. 9 and 16 at 2 . Tickets Are $5 for adults $4 for students and $3 for children 6-12. Children under 6 Are not admitted. The theater is in Miller Hall Grunberger Strasse 143. Call ets 343-6515 or civilian 0641 -402-6515. Heidelberg s Roadside theater presents Rodgers and Hammerstein s musical Cinderella dec. 6-8 and 13-15 at 8 . And dec. 9 and 16 at 2 . Tickets Are $8 for adults $7 for full time students and senior citizens and $3.50 for children 12 and under. The theater is on Stem Cavern off autobahn 656 Between Heidelberg and Mannheim. Call ets 370-6543 or civilian 06221-576543.  a a 7 7. 7 Wiesbaden theater Center at Pauline Strasse 7 presents Woody Allen s comedy play it again Sam dec. 7-9 at 8 . Tickets Are $3 for adults and $2 for children under 12. Children under 6 Are not admitted. Call ets 337-5060 or civilian 0611-705-5060, Fulda music and theater and the dramatic publish company present Tim Kelly s a a so dec. 7 and 8 at 8 . And dec. 9 at 2 . Performances Are at the West forty Complex Downs Barracks. Tickets Are $5 for adults $2.50 for students and $1.50 for children under 12. Call ets 321-3607. Bamberg entertainment presents the musical Oliver based on Charles Dickens Oliver twist dec. 7-8 and 1315 at 7 30 pm. And dec 9 at 2 . Performances Are at stable theater in the entertainment Center. Tickets Are $6 for adults and $4 for children. Children under 4 Are not admitted. Call ets 469-8647 or civilian 0951-400-8647. Hanau s five pfennig playhouse on old Argonne Cavern presents the comedy the Best Christmas pageant Ever dec. 7,8,14 and 15 at 8 . And dec 9 and 16 at 2 . Tickets Are $7. Children under 6 Are not admitted. Call ets 322-8031. F. Kaiserslautern entertainment presents David Owen s new musical Snow White. A wine and cheese performance is dec 7 at 7 15 . Tickets Are $10. Dinner theater performances Are dec. 8,14 and 15 at 7 . Tickets Are $15. Regular shows Are dec. 9 and 16 at 2 . And dec. 13 at 7 . Tickets Are $7, performances Are at the performing arts Center Mannheimer Strasse b-37across from Danner Cavern. Call ets 483-8139 or civilian 0631 411 -8139 weekdays noon to 6 . Stuttgart entertainment presents this hit Broadway music Mann a dec. 7, 8,14 and 15 at 8 . And dec. 8, 9,15 and 16 at 3 . Performances Are at the Stuttgart Heater Center 5th general Hospital bad Cannstatt. Tickets Are $8 for adults $6 for students 1318 and $4 for children 5-12. Children under 5 Are not admitted. A matinee open to children under 5, is dec. 8 at 3 . The show also will be performed Jan 11-13. Call ets 420-6148 or civilian 0711 -819-6 j 48. Mainz s Center stage theater on Mccully Barracks presents the Christmas Story butterfingers Angel every Friday and saturday at 7 30 . Dec. 7-22. Tickets Are $6 for adults and $3.50 for children 16 and under. Call ets 334-4786 or civilian 06132-2704. Augsburg Community theater presents the comedy drama love a a psychological perversity performed by the British company confederacy of fools dec. 8. Tickets Are $10. The theater presents Agath Christie s murder mystery witness for the prosecution dec. 12-16. Tickets Are $6. For both productions this bar opens at 7 . And Showtime is at 8 . The theater is in building 33 on Reese Cavern. Call ets 434 448 7547. 7 auditions a Germany .7 a a a /. Mainz s Center stage theater on Mccully Barracks has auditions for the musical nonsense dec. 10 and 1 at 7 . Call ets 334-4786 or civilian 06132-2704. Frankfurt s candlelight dinner theater on Drake Cavern has auditions for Romance Romance dec. 10 and 11 at 7 . Performances Are in february and March Call ets 320-5835 or civilian 069"1 51.-5835 weekdays 3-6 30 . 7 v7.77.7 a 77 7 Wil Flecken entertainment and eleventh hour productions have auditions for the Black history month performance of Ain to misbehaving dec. 11-13 at 7 Pirn in the Community Center lounge building 31. Parts Are available for two men and three women of various vocal ranges. Performance Are in february. Call ets 326-3607 or civilian 09745-353-607. A ,. Bamberg entertainment has auditions for greater compiled by a tuna dec. 19 at 6 . At stable theater in the entertainment Center. Two men and two dressers As Well As backstage help Are need d. Call ets 469-8647 or civilian 0951-400-8647. Music Germany Stuttgart s German american Community chorus presents Handel s Messiah dec. 14 at 7 . At the Nellinger Barracks theater in Ost Wildern and dec. 16 at 7 . At St. Nikolaus Church 120 wer Strasse in downtown Stuttgart. Tickets Are $6 for adults and $4 for students and children. Call ets 420-6148 or civilian 0711-819-6148. Aschaffenbur s soldiers theater on craves Cavern presents a Christmas choir performance with seasonal religious music dec. 15 at 7 30 . Tickets Are $3 for adults and $1 for children 12 and under. Call ets 323 7316 or civilian 06021-98569. Mainz entertainment presents the Christmas cantata Call him Jesus dec. 23 at 6 30 . At the Lee Barracks Chapel. Call ets 334-4786 or civilian 06132-2704, Tours Germany Hanau s music Center on Wolfgang Cavern presents the musical revue Side by Side by Sondheim featuring the songs of Broadway lyricist and composer Stephen Sondheim As a touring show during december. The performance is set for dec. 13 at the stage door playhouse in Karlsruhe dec. 14 at the Gellhausen recreation Center dec. 15 As a dinner theater performance at theuk Community club in Heilbronn dec. 20�?Tat soldiers theater in Aschaffenbur dec. 21 at the five pfennig playhouse in Hanau and dec. 22 at Nurnberg s stage 13. The production features songs from such musicals As West Side Story follies company a Little night music and a funny thing happened on the Way to the forum. Call ets 322-8031 or civilian 06181 -88-8031. V 7 a variety. 7 Germany 7/ Mainz s Center stage theater on Mccully Barracks needs people for its annual King birthday Talent show. Sign  Are each weekday from 2-10 . Through dec. 20. Call ets 334-4786 or civilian 06132-2704.a a the Baum older playhouse presents Holiday revue a Christmas variety show dec. 7-9 and 14-16. Performances on fridays and saturdays Are at 8 ., sundays at 3 . Tickets Are $5 for adults and $2.50 for students Call ets 485-6420 after 6 . Alt military communities and English language Heaters in Europe May i information on their theater and music activities for publication into Iscoff the first stripes Magazine of each month. Information for the january column must be received by dec. 19. Items must include the performance dates and times location of the performance site Cost of tickets and phone numbers to Ostl Tor reservation and or More information. Items that do not include this a formation can be run on a space available basis Only. Please Bend the Normat Ibn to stars and stripes entertainment Apo 09211 or to the. Merna Lonal address stars and stripes entertainment Postrach 11 14 37,6100 Darmstadt 11. West Germany. Submit mini exhibition honors cartoonist Thomas Nast by Bob Mcmahon. _ associated press. Thomas Nast s drawings were credited with electing _ _ one  presidential candidate contributing to the death of another and bringing Nast an unhealthy amount of Power 7-77 7.77 7 a "�?�7 but through his sometimes shocking portrayal of Public figures in the late 19th Century Nast elevated political cartooning out of the realm of whimsy historians say the German born cartoonist created several enduring symbols a the stars arid stripes suited Uncle Sam the democratic party Donkey and the Republican elephant. In the 150th year since his birth Nast and his work Are the subjects of renewed interest. His Christmas scenes a he created the rotund red cheeked image of Santa Claus a Are becoming More popular a Nast biography is nearing completion and his sesquicentennial has been marked by exhibition san Morristown n.j., his longtime residence and in Germany where he was born Quot he was indisputably the father of american political cartooning. He really defined the Art form As we know it Quot said Richard Samuel West author of a 1988 biography of cartoonist Joseph Keppler a Nast contemporary.8 stripes Magazine december6,1990 according to West Nast transformed the droll genteel world of political cartooning that existed in pre-1860 America a a7. A 7.-7 a a a a a a a a a a a a a. Quot Nast came along and said this politician is like the Devil. He is evil. He is stealing your Money and it shocked people Quot said West. Quot he was dogmatic he was angry and he cared deeply about what was happening in the  Draper Hill an editorial cartoonist with the Detroit news who is writing a Nast biography said Nast s style was influenced by German French and English cartooning such As using animals and shakespearean references a and his own political convictions Quot Quot he had a sense of integrity and Independence from editorial policy that was non existent at the time Quot said Iii. Nast left Landau Germany his Birthplace for new York at age 6 and was drawing illustrations for City publications by his late teens. He launched his career in 1860 by covering the Campaign of italian Patriot a a r Guiseppe Garibaldi for illustrated publications in London and Paris. A a a. Nhe reached his Peak in the 1870s drawing for Harper s weekly the most widely read Magazine in the United it states at the time. His work was prodigious a More than 8,000 drawings for his career a and pervasive. He turned. New  political Power William Marcy Quot Boss Quot Tweed into a metaphor for corruption often depicting him As a bulging sack of Money. He also gave generous portrayals of . Civil War hero Ulysses s. Grant who credited Nast with helping him gain the presidency in 1868. I some fell he went too far in his attack on publisher Horace Greeley an 1872 candidate for president. A running Gamst Crant a Nast s lengthy assault on the candidate included illustrations of Greeley defiling Lincoln and eating his own words. Greeley lost overwhelmingly and died soon after a the election. There were claims that Nast contributed mightily to the Rigours of Greeley s Campaign according to Hill a the Nast display in Landau now ended included More i n. 2 000 Harper s weeklies according to Nicole Van Vanholt organizer of the exhibit. But she said another including his work in a group of German artists is running in Bonn. The exhibit is outside government buildings at Heus Sallee 18-24 and continues through Jan 3. Hii a i it Raam nil