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University Daily Kansan, June 24. 1983
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Orchestra to perform the classics
Charles Haug, professor of music theory, will conduct the Lawrence Symphony Orchestra in a "Pops Concert" at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the METropolitan Museum.
The orchestra will play Straus's "Die Fledermaus", which Hog described as a series of waltzes; Morton Gould's "Salute" and Sibellaus "Karelle Salute."
Other compositions performed will include Vincent Younault's "Fantasy," which consists of tunes from the 1930s, and selections from Edwin MacDowell's "Indian Suite," the featured composition of the concert.
The orchestra also will play such familiar compositions as John Philip Sousa's "Stars and Strips Forever" Leonard Bernstein's "West Side Story."
The concert will conclude with a medley of tunes from shows and
People are urged to bring blankets and lawn chairs. If it rains Saturday, the concert will be at 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
Rock band to perform
The progressive rock band Violent Femmes will perform at 9 p.m. tomorrow at Storm's Art Center, 10th floor of Thompson Furniture, on the third floor of Thompson Furniture.
The opening act at the concert will be Der Sil, a progressive rock group from Lawrence. The concert is being sponsored by KJHK radio.
"The music of the Violent Femmes is a combination of every music influence you can think of," Vance Hiner, manager of JANKE KHJR radio, said yesterday.
"They're a combination of funk, punk, rock and rock," he said.
Violent Femmes, a three-man group from Milwaukee, has received recent coverage in Rolling Stone magazine and in newspapers such as the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner and the Milwaukee Sentinel.
"Anytime a band like that gets written about in so many publications, they must be hitting the mark in the music world." Hiner said.
Admission to the concert is $3. Hiner said, and tickets will be available at the
The Violent Femmes will be interviewed on KJHK radio sometime between 6 and 8 p.m. Saturday.
'Superman' drags third time around
By PAT COONEY Staff Writer
Staff Writer
"Superman III" should be "Superman Last."
Few movies seem to be able to last through two sequels.
"Rocky III" succeeded because the characterization, action and story line were as good as, if not better than, the original. The underdog made it to the top, fell off and was taken home by him made it back to the top again.
Not so with this latest "Man of Steel" release, "Superman III," now playing at the Varsity Theatre, 1015 Massachusetts St. is a disappointment and doesn't reach the energy level we saw in the original film the drama and you find yourself looking at your watch — always a bad sign.
THE CHARACTERS WE have gotten used to, Lois Lane and Perry White, have been all but removed from the movie. We see them at the movies, the park, vacation and then off she goes, only to be seen returning at the end.
Christopher Reeve seems bored with his role through most of the picture, but gets a chance to do some acting. He is in an internal struggle with his alter ego.
I even found myself liking the evil version of Superman. He was somebody I could identify with.
Clark Kent's revived infatuation with his high school friend, Lana Lang, is superficial. I thought he had learned his lesson in the second movie, when he realized that a lover did not fit into his career
Could it be that the producers are leaving the possibility of another sequel open?
The most disappointing aspect of the movie was the role of Richard Pryor.
PRYOR WAS ABSOLUTELY wasted in the role of a bumble-turned-computer genius.
Pryor can be funny without being obscene, but it appears the director was afraid to let him go.
An unknown actor could have played the limited role without changing the film.
It would appear that Prior was cast in this role to draw audiences, rather than because it suited his comedic style.
Robert Vaughn, as the brains behind the plot to take over the world's oil production, is, well. Robert Vaughn. He has the ability to be the same person in any case. Vaughn also appears in Napoleon Solo is not dead.
This picture is one the kids might enjoy. They aren't too critical.
As for me, I still like the old George Reeves' TV Superman.
There is something about a guy who can ricochet bullets off his chest.
Latest from 007 contains trademarks of past films
It is difficult to determine whether "Octopusy" is a spy thriller or a parody of xy thrillers.
But with theaters selling out it is apparent that the movie must be at least one thing — entertaining.
ALL THE TRADEMARKS of
previous Bond films are there:
white, untie, black tie. Miss Money,
the science lab and beautiful
women.
This latest installment of the OO7 story, starring Roger Moore, Maure Adams and Louis Jordan, has so many one-liners and sight gags that the temptation to look for the names of Henny Youngman and Me! Brooks among the script writers is irresistible.
Every chase situation ever conceived seems to be used. The escapes or pursuers use jets, elephants, balloons, boats, alligators, horses, vines, cars, trucks, horses, strollers, luggage dress as modes of transportation.
But where previous BON films gave us a hint of credibility, "Octopuspy" pulls out the plug and becomes more comedic than thriller.
THE FIGHT SCENES and action sequences are well directed and exciting, but do not look for a clear plot in the "Goldfinger" vein. This one weaves its way through the forest of one-liners and chase scenes until it comes together in the final frames.
Perhaps fittingly, the climax of the movie takes place in a circus.
"Octopussp?" will not win any Academy Awards, but it will be a success at the box office because it laughs and sex, and that sparks fun.
"Octopussy" is now showing at the Hillcrest Theaters.
Season to open with musical
By MICHAEL PAUL Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
Kansas Repertory Theatre, the summer program of University Theatre at KU, will present four plays in July.
Opening the season will be "Working," a musical comedy based on Studs Terkel's controversial book of the same name.
Terkel's book is a compilation of workers' thoughts about their jobs. The book included profanity, which caused some districts to try to ban it from their libraries.
HOWEVER, JACK WRIGHT, artistic director of Kansas Repertory Theatre and professor of speech and drama, said yesterday that the play had been structured to avoid any strong language that was suitable for both children and adults.
The play will be an ensemble-style musical in which characters move in and out of the action while talking about their jobs.
Because the characters move from the limelight to the chorus, there is no single star in the play, just as there is no main character in Terkel's book.
The cast consists of 30 people from
Lawrence — people ranging from elementary school students to retired people — people similar to those in Terkel's book.
"WORKING" WILL BE performed at 8 p.m., July 8, 14 and 23, at 2:30 p.m. July 17 in Crafton-Preyer Theatre in Murphy Hall.
Kansas Repertory Theatre also will present Tennessee Williams "The Man in the Mirror."
The drama is set in ST. Louis during the mid-1930s and portrays a mother's attempt to find a husband for her chy, crippled daughter.
"The Glass Menagerie" will be presented at 8 p.m. July 9, 15 and 21, and at 2:30 p.m. July 24 in Crafton Prever Theatre.
Two plays by playwright Tom Stoppard — the comedy "After Magritte" and the satire "The Real Inspector Hound" — will be presented as a double bill to complete the summer schedule.
"AFTER MAGRITTE" is about a family in London that has just returned from visiting an exhibition of the work of surrealist painter Pene Magrite. The surrealist works resemble the lifestyle of the family.
Later, a gruff detective interrogates
the family about Magrite's works, but the interrogation confuses the family about what they have seen. This is why Magrite's family doesn't really understand itself.
The second Stoppard play, "The Real Inspector Hound," lampoons drama and action in a series of humorous twists.
As the play opens, two drama critics are attending a performance of a murder mystery. One of the critics is a girl named the other, a substitute for another critic.
WHILE THEY WATCH the play, they discuss their own lives and soon lose interest.
As the play within a play progresses, however, the critics suddenly find themselves becoming an integral part of both plays' actions.
"The Real Inspector Hound" and "After Magrite" will be performed at 8 p.m. July 16, 22 and 24, and at 2:30 p.m. July 19 in Crafton-Prever Theatre.
The Kansas Repertory Theatre has been preparing for the plays since May 31.
Glory-seeking canines to show off at tourney
Members of the company not only have been rehearsing for the plays but also have been building sets, hanging lights and designing costumes.
Ticket reservations can be made by calling 864-3982.
Staff Reporter
By JOHN UNREIN Staff Reporter
Frisbee-catching dogs still can be entered in the Ashley Whett Invitation, a Frisbee tournament that will take place 2 p.m. Sunday in South Park.
During the competition, dogs will be judged on how well they catch Frisbees, Gary Scott, supervisor of the event, and Lance Johnson, coordinator of the event, said yesterday.
SCOTT SAID THAT at least seven or eight dogs are formally signed up. Entry will be posted.
"It's free to enter and free to watch," Scott said. "We had around 200 spectators show up in April. We invite them in, and they'll have a good time watching."
Dogs ranging from German shepherds to English sheepdogs showed their Frisbee catching form in the April 10th meet held in Lawrence.
The Ashley Whippee Invitational gets its name from three-time Frisbee disc world champion, Ashley Whippe, a dog that gets its name from its breed, the whippet. A whippee is a kind of miniature greyhound.
ASHLEY WHIPPEP, which has won three straight world championships
Those wishing to enter the regional finals are not required to compete in a local meet, although Scott said that the Lawrence competition would be good
from 1975 to 1977 and has toured professional football and major league baseball stadiums ever since. will be honored at the 2016 AP Game at 16 a.m. SPOKE Park in Kansas City, Mo.
Admission will also be free at the regional finals, Scott said.
Judges for the Lawrence meet are from the KU Fribiee Club and the University.
"I've got some people who know
Friber and I've got some people who know
Kroenke."
DOGS WILL BE JUDGED in two separate rounds. The first round will be basic throw-and-catch competition, and during the second round, dogs and their owners will be judged for teamwork, and dogs will be judged on showmanship, leaping ability and degree of difficulty.
Members of the Lawrence High School Band will sell lemonade and ice tea at the Sunday meet, Scott said, and a veterinarian will be on hand.
Frisbee discs specially made for the Ashley Whippet Invitational will be supplied to all contestants.
The Lawrence School of Ballet will sponsor a modern dance workshop for intermediate and advanced dancers.
Dance classes set for July
The workshop will be from 7 p. to 8 m.
p.m. July 11, 18 and 25 at the school, 482
Broadway.
Molly Magee, a former Susan Warden dancer, will teach the workshop. She said that the class would teach her how to sing and be by Hose Lemon and Martha Graham
Magee has taught several master classes at the University of Kansas.
For further information call 842-4595.
Music camp starts Sunday at KU
The Midwestern Music Camp for high school students begins Sunday with two, two-week sessions.
Registration for the camp will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, June 26, for the first session and from 1 to 3 p.m.
Sunday, July 10, for the second session.
Campers will give concerts at 1 p.m. each Saturday in the Crafton-Preyer Theatre in Murphy Hall. Camp jazz concert at 6 p.m. on Friday each Friday in Swarthout Recital Hall. Faculty and staff recitals will be given Tuesdays and Thursdays in Swarthout.
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