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Thursday, April 5, 1973
University Daily Kansan
Steinberg Surpasses Spontaneity
By RON SCHLOERB
Kansan Reviewer
David Steinberg, like the whole evening at the Festival of the Arts, was a smashing success. Constant outbursts of laughter and two standing ovations from the crowd in a packed Hoch auditorium reflected a tribute to Steinberg's talent.
Steinberg entered with his characteristic awkward, but humorous antics by tinkering and adjusting the stage setting and sound enquipment.
His spontaneous use of the objects and people around him added immensely to the enjoyment of the evening. At one point the stage lights appeared to catch fire. Steen awarded this point for all it was worth by appearing to become intoxicated by the fumes.
One other spontaneous outbreak brought out the serious side of Steinberg. In response toisses concerning his apparent sexist attitudes in one particular sketch, he tried to mock Steinberg by saying "Don't make a mistake." He chided the negative element for reacting too quickly.
The whole show, although appearing to be quite spontaneous, flowed from Steinberg's mind and became his trademark. His final encore "In the Psychiatrist's Office." He dealt with many different topics but seemed to find sex, religion, prejudice, race, and education to be the most intricate.
He talked about his recent appearance on the Carson show, Steinberg said, "Dr. David Ruben came on and said, 'There are four different kinds of erections.' I am-
Kansan Photo by CARL G. DAYAZ JR.
David Steinberg Tunes His Guitar and Wit
... Singer Jimmie Spheric preceded comedian ...
Balladeer Combines Honey With Funny
Kansan Reviewer
By TIM BRADLEY
"I go up there because I really love to communicate" said Jimmie Spheris in a seat he went on to prove it has had little effect. Auditorium. Noticeably nervous at first, Spheris warmed up enough after three hours of speak and from there, the audience was his.
The whispery, nearly thermal timbre of his voice coupled with his wry and easy wit loosened up the audience for an evening of mellifluous music, mirth and misinstruction.
Alternating his guitar's pianissimo with his piano's forte and employing an opening guitar style that would stump him, he acquired a second material from his soon-to-be-released second album and played familiar favorites from his sleeper LP "isile of View."
The appearance of Doreen Davis, whose singing and piano work brought Joni Mitchell to mind, gave the show new visual and musical depth. Her piano, painter, Modigliani, and in the grand
Author To Be Festival Guest
A lecture by John Lahr, author and critic, will highlight the fourth night of Festival of Arts Lahr, presently the theater critic for the BBC, who speaks at 8:15 tonight in Hoch Auditorium.
Lahr is the author of "Notes on a Cowardly Lion," which includes insights into the lives of other Bert Lahr, who portrayed the cowardly lion in the film classic, "The Wizard of Z."
Civil War Expert To Lecture Friday
At the end of the set, they were given a standard ovation, came back, finished, got another ovation, and closed with the singaling "Let H I Fow." After considerable coaxing, the audience joined in and the sopheres became the musc of the sophers.
Bell Wiley, professor of history at Emory University, Atlanta, Ga., will lecture on "The Role of Blacks in the Civil War" at 10:30 a.m. Friday in 303 Ballue Hall.
tradition of the pear-shaped tone, sang harmonio doodles on a few of Jimmie's
This sort of humor, which continued throughout the evening, was not the sort Carson said with the Carson that he dealt with the inconsistency in television censorship and told the audience that his performance at the festival would be much more "dirty" than television would be.
mediately perked up. I only know of three and two of those are exaggerations."
What was the name of that second guy?
Particularly humorous sketches were those involving religion and the various practices of the Middle Ages.
On prejudice, Steinberg quoted his Russian Orthodox Jewish father as saying, "Gentiles, although intelligent, will sell their children for whisky."
God, in one of his celebrated "ser-
mons," brought one of the strongest
ractions of faith in the world.
The talent and experience of David Steinberg brought warmth and laughter to the concert. The quality of his performance was sheared by the warm up folk singer preceding
Who was that first guy?
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--chairmen are needed now in some of these areas:
SUA needs chairmen for next year's activities
ILMS:
popular film series
classical film series
special film series
film society
Super-8 movie workshop
publicity
FILMS:
FORUMS:
featured speakers contemporary issues regional speakers
TRAVEL:
FESTIVAL OF THE
FINE ARTS:
travel fair
publicity
summer flights
trips
ski club
secretary
ARTS:
exhibits picture lending library small concerts and forums poetry hour life drawing class publicity
SUA wants program ideas for next year in the area of minority issues. Contact the SUA office by April 6 if you are interested.
PUBLIC RELATIONS:
orientation week
chancellor's reception
Applications are available in the SUA office.
Completed applications are due April 6.
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