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University Daily Kanaan, February 23, 1981
On Campus
TODAY
RELIGIOUS STUDIES MINI-CONFERENCE
Beverly Wilding Harrison on "Untangling the Skeins of Sexual Confusion—Cultural Values and Social Change" at 10:30 a.m. from 10:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. in 105 Smith Hall.
EMILY TAYLOR WOMEN'S CENTER CHOICES PROGRAM "WHAT DO YOU SAY AFTER YOU SAY HELLO?" at 8 p.m. in Lewis Hall.
TOMORROW
THE ACADEMIC COMPUTER CENTER will present a seminar on "Remote Batch Entry From Timesharing" at noon in the auditorium of the Academic Computer Center facility.
PERSONNEL SERVICES "IMPROVING COMMUNICATION" TRAINING SESSION will meet from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. in 102 Carruth-O'Leary.
THE BIBLICAL SEMINAR ON ROMANS will
be held at the Ecumenical Christian
Ministry Center.
THE WESTERN CIVILIZATION FILM SERIES presents "Eat, Drink and Be Merry," a "Token Gesture," and "American Parade." He is shown at 7 p.m. in the basement of Lippincott Hall.
TAU SIGA STUDENT DANCE CLUB will meet at 7 p.m. in 242 Robinson.
MARANATHA CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES will meet at 7 a.m. at 1538 Tennessee St.
THE DEATH AND DYING SUPPORT GROUP
GROUPS MAY BE MEETED at 7 p.m. at 1313 Crescent Street.
THE CAMIUS' CHRISTIAN HOUSE, 11:30
indiana, will have its weekly bible study at 7:30
Seymour fails pop test
By STEVEN GREENWOD Contributing Reviewer
PHIL SEYMOUR: "PHIL SEYMOUR"
(Boardwalk)
For an area musically renowned for blues and pedestrian heavy metal, the American Midwest has bred a disproportionate number of "pure pop" bands: groups displaying a mid-60s British sensibility in their use of harmonies and dynamics, lyrically eschewing politics in favor of themes of horny-butwholesome teenage romance.
The 1980's to 1970's roster for this genre includes the Outsiders, the Buckinghamts, Blue Ash, the Raspberries, Kansas City's Chessmank Square, and the Chicago Current practitioners include such local favorites as the Secrets, the Gary Charlson Band, and the Regular Guys.
Why such an abundance of these “pure pop” bands from the Midwest? Thus far, sociological research teams have failed to unearth the catalyst behind this peculiar phenomenon. Does it have something to do with a lack of media overkill? Is it the“purify and old-fashioned morality” of small-town life? Is it something in the water?
Phil Seymour fares less well than his contemporaries. Standing in line for a 1967 matinee of "A Hard Day's Night" in his hometown of Tulsa, Seymour struck up a conversation with the only other person taller than four-and-a-half feet.
"Sincerely," the debut album from the Dwight Twilley Band.
Seymour and his new-found friend, Dwight, twined, formed a musical partnership that included the likes of Nate Goldberg.
After a spotty Twilley followup, Seymour became frustrated by Twilley's inckadalised attitude toward their career and left to forge his remutation.
Seymour has披针 together an ace backing band for this LP, including ex-
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Twilley guitarists Hill Pitock IV and Roger Linnley, plus members of 20/28, still another Tulsa-bred pop band. Seymour vocals, though, comes up surprisingly weak, varying little from a rather hoarse adenoidal white throughout the course of the LP.
Pop records stand or fall by the quality of the melodies, and therein lies this album's major failure. With the exception of the hit single "Precious to Me" and perhaps one or two other selections, the songs here (vagantly pleasant, if some所 repetitions are) are almost totally un memorable once the stylus has lifted from the vinyl.
The song titles alone present a fairly accurate indication of the level of imagination at work here: "I Found A Love." "Love You" and "You Found A Love." "Baby It's You." "Trying to Get To You."
Surely Paul Seymour and his band can do better than this. One notices from the album cover, "Flooding." Please would some ship him a few gallons from the Tala water supply?
Steven Greenwood is a Lawrence sophomore and former music director of the Metropolitan Opera.
'Admirable Crichton is hardly admirable
BY PAUL STEPHEN LIM
Contributing Reviewer
"The Admirable Crichion," by J.M. Barrie.
Directed by Ronald A. Willis. Final performances at the University Theatre at 8 p.m., Feb. 28-28.
With all the gleeful talk recently about how the Reagans are going to bring "class" back to Washington and presumably to Chicago, they have been against another society founded on the principle that all human
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beings are created equal is not in fact impossible, perhaps even downright "unnatural."
Hierarchies abound in nature and, because we are all part of nature, we cannot help but think in terms of hierarchies. Even the English language, with its use of comparative and superlative adjectives, is a constant reminder that we are by nature divisive and that, all things being equal, some of us are still "more equal than others."
As such, one does not have to argue for the continuing relevance of "The Admirable Crichton" by J.M. Barrie. What assertions the play made in 1902 regarding "the natural order of things" remain true and valid in 1861, not only because they were written at that time, but "egalitarian" America, where those who are fortunate enough to have servants are careful never to relate or refer to them as such.
It is a pity, then, that "The Admirable Crichotton" is not performed more frequently. But the reasons for this are understandable. Barrie's play requires three major sets and 27 players (17 of whom appear onstage for just a few minutes and have few lines).
A greater pity, therefore, to have to report that the only things worth recommending in the KU production of Barrie's play are the trappings — the colorful costumes by Bette Kelley, the colorful set design by Tony Navalight and the fanciful sets and scene changes by Tony Naval.
But what good are lovely sets and costumes in "The Admirable Crichton" when there is no Crichton to admire? What may have looked good on paper—the unusual cast of a black actor to work with as a heroine—but does not work on stage, at least not the way LeWan Alexander has been directed to play LeWan.
Alexander, who was so good in "Streamers" a couple of seasons ago and also in "Grease" last fall, is here entirely out of his element, first in a fashionable English drawing room and then on a tropical island. He mistakes stiffness for attentiveness, morbidity for servility and indeed plays Crichton as though the fellow were not a butter but an undertaker.
The KU production of "The Admirable Crichton" is not admirable, just interminal. What the production proves is that all plays at the court are equivalent equal, but some are less equal than others.
The rest of the cast is just as deadly. Clearly, they are all uncomfortable with the English language.
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Unless otherwise noted; all film will be shown at Woodford Auditorium in the afternoon, Monday through Friday, Saturday, Popular and Sunday films are $1.50. Midnight films are $2.00. CINEMAS WITH A DREAMSUS ASSIGNION, 4th level, Information 864- No smoking or refresher allowances.
Monday, Feb. 23
Diary of a Chambermaid
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Tuesday, Feb. 24 Rare Jazz Films
You're a good man, Charlie Brown
by Clark Gessner
Lutin Burnet's look at the rise of fascism in 30's France through the eyes of a serene bourgeois household, a sharp satire on society and sexual moves with all of the master's genius. With Michel Piccolombo, John Green, and Jimmy Bell in *BBNW, Frenchtables,* 7:30.
Historian Bob DeFores returns to KU with a program of very rare jazz films, including some amazing tap-dancing music (a collection of taps) and music of Cab Calloway and others, and a lot more in this program of films you won't miss. It mills 60 min; 7:30.
feb 20th Hall Auditorium
Smith B2, 022-3456 at 00pm
Children under 12
$1.50
The 2nd Annual SUA Theater Series
Of Mice and Men
by John Steinbeck
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at Cornell University
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feb.26, 27 march at 8:00pm
With KUID, tickets are one show $2.50
    two shows $4.50 (50 discount)
    three shows $6.00 ($150 discount)
General Public are one show $3.50
    two shows $6.50 (50 discount)
    three shows $9.00($150 discount)
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Time: 7:00 p.m.
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