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Quick-witted comic
With subject matter ranging from frozen peas and Rice Krispies to concern about misnamed items in the English language, comedian George Cartlin entertained an
audience of more than 2,000 Friday night in Hoch Auditorium, noted for his comic improvisation, Carlin's confident delivery gives an impression of smoothness to his abrupt shifts in subject matter.
Carlin exposes our private lives
By TIM PURCELL Entertainment Editor
Whispers of "Oh God, that's me," smirks of 'sounds like us' and the shocked gasp, "I do that all the time." Filled Hoc Auditorium last Friday night, I tell them to tell us about our private lives. Carlin sensationalizes the trivial and trivializes becomes comically sensational.
Carlin was preceded by Travis and Schook, a satirical duo. They started out the comic evening with a contemplative song, questionably harmonized. The duo alternated between serious music and comic lampoons of the contemporary rock scene.
In their "Songs from Many Countries" they made fun of the Who (Schook stuttered and forgot insipid lyrics while gyrating on stage) and the less-complicated theme song from the "Perry Mason Show" provided this comic reference).
BETWEEN NUMBERS they answered the pleased audience by saying that "the vives have been outrageous," "it's just like
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Woodstock all over again" and "it's great to be back." He've never been here before.
But they were received by old friends, probably because they set the tone so well.
Carlin's brand of humor attracted about 2,200 in the 3,000-seat Hoch. The audience listened intently to Carlin's stories and motivates in appreciation. Carlin realized this and tailored his act accordingly.
Sporadic outbursts from old Carlin fans who wanted to hear dated familiar material were greeted with snappy comebacks by Carlin. And these retorts were springboards to more comic monologues. Carlin is a master of comic improvisation.
WHEN ONE OLD FAN wanted to hear the dated Hippie Dippy Weatherman routine, Carlin lactifly demurred. Carlin dropped on wristy and wily fashion his act to the times.
("Which is quicker, a jiffy or a flash?"
"I think there's two jiffies in a flash.
God knows how many jiffies there are in a shake
or not to mention two shakes of a lamb's tail."
He quickly provided new material in his "Look at the News" routine. Short, quick jokes "Twenty-One killed in a 21-gun salute") that are styled loosely after the "Laugh In" format led to amazing tangents.
But it's these trivial tangents that are the most hilarious. Carlin covered Rice Krispies, frozen peas, various stages of nausea, impulse buy, pets and time.
CARLIN'S NOTORIOUSly abrupt transitions have the illusion of smoothness because of his confident manner on stage. Carlin makes such moments that those private moments we never dare tell anyone about. Carlin makes such moments public and laughable when he talks of those who reach for the middle slices in a package and those who belch and almost puke.
The bulk of his ribs are directed against the
English language. His annoyance with names ("Why aren't there many Chinese guys named Rusty?") gives an insight to language flaws: "Which is it, a paper clip or metal clip?" On the subject of payphones: "I've never paid one."
"I refuse to get on a plane. I prefer to get in. How is a nonstop flight possible?"
THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY is rife with
debased or debased,
but I have to deplan
One of the best routines concerned dadisms and momisms, the cliches and hollow threats that our parents use: "I'll break your neck. Just wait until your father gets home. How many times do I have to tell you?"
"You don't throw up; you throw out. If you
thrown up you'd have to get out the way."
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Carlin delivered these fast lines with superbly ridiculous facial contortions that are exquisite.
by far the most well known and the most popular of Carlin's writings on politics and journalism.
Nine students to perform at fine arts honor recital
Nine University of Kansas vocalists and instrumentalists chosen this semester for the School of Fine Arts Honor Recital will perform at 8 tonight in Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall.
Each semester the best students in each music department are chosen to audition for the recital. This semester, five faculty members were auditioned who chose the best nine from about 20 performers.
Robert Neu, COLORide, Neb. junior, will
paint "Sonata" in F Minted for Clarinet and
Fifth Grade.
Sean Murphy, Teora senior, will sing a selection from "La Traviata."
sophomore, will play "Concerto for Obee and Strings" on the oboe.
Jane Becker, Rapid City, S.D., senior, will sing "Chansons de Ronard," accompanied by Martin Morley, anaconda, Mont., senior, who also will play a piano solo.
In addition, Mortley will accompany Catherine Coboon, Iola, Kan, senior, who will play "Sonata in E-Flat Major for Clarinet and Piano" on the clarinet.
Penny Snread, Hampton, Va., senior, will play "Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra."
"Night Soliloquy," will be played by Michele Meikle, Lawrence junior, on flute.
Jennifer Coleman, Hutchinson
oiphomore, will play "Scherzo in B Minor"
of Mozart.
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KU to offer program in intensive Russian
An Intensive Basic Russian program will be offered next semester by the department of Slavic languages and literatures for the first time during the academic year.
The program has been offered only during the summer session for the last four years.
Gerald Mikkelson, chairman of the department, said he thought there was enough demand for the program to justify offering it during the academic year.
He said students in the program would earn 10 credits for 12 hours of classroom work a week. The program, focusing on speaking and understanding Russian, will offer more opportunities as it is now covered in two semesters in Russian 104 and Russian 108, Mikkelson said.
but he said students still would be able to take one or two other courses while they were in school.
THE PROGRAM, Slavic 110, will be taught by three instructors. Five hours a week will be taught by Joseph Conrad, Joseph Lippincott, and Daniel Litters, Tamarian Salamay, assistant professor of Slavic languages and literatures, will teach four hours a week, and Slavia Yashenskay, an assistant professor of Slavic literatures, will teach the three hours a week spent in lab.
Mikkelson, who is planning the program with the instructors, and they would like to have 20 students in the program next year. The program would have enrolled in the program each summer.
Mikkelsen said the classes would be conducted almost entirely in Russian by the third or fourth week, even though most students will have had no previous knowledge of the Russian language. The new alphabet, according to Mikkelsen, takes only about three days to learn.
THE NINE HOURS taught by Conrad and Salaty will focus on grammar, vocabulary building, phonetic work, reading, writing and translation.
In addition, Mikkelson will present a series of in-class lectures, in Russian, on various topics related to contemporary Soviet culture and society.
Students who complete that requirement would be able to apply for the "KU Summer Abroad in Leningrad" program for the summer of 1979. The equivalent of two years of college Russian is required to participate in the summer foreign study program.
Future course offerings will depend on demand, Mikkelson said, and he wants to offer the Intensive Basic Russian program every spring and summer.
He said a six credit-hour Intensive Intermediate Russian course would be offered next summer and in fall 1978 so that the students who took the Intensive Basic Russian course would have the 16-hour foreign language requirement in less than the two years it usually required.
He added that interested students could contact the department of Slavic languages and literatures, 2134 Wescoe Hall, for more information.
Percussion group to play
the percussion ensemble will appear with
the Wind Ensemble, conducted by Robert F. Browne.
'Symphony for Drums and Wind Orchestra' opens the concert. It was written in 1925 by the composer.
Symphony by William Benson, a percussionist and composition professor at Eastman School of Music, Rochester, N.Y. Donald H. White's "Concertino for Solo Timpani, Winds and Percussion" features Boberg as soloist. It was written in 1944 for the symphonic group "Concerto for Percussion and Wind Ensemble" by Karel Husa, composition professor at Cornell University, will close the concert.
The KU Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of George Boberg, associate director of music performance, will present a concert on p. tuesday in the University Theatre.