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Friday, November 9, 1979
University Daily Kansan
Girl talk
JEFF HARRINGIKansan Sta
**played by Amy Aylmer, Salisbury, M., junior, filles her on her latest in love the "The Boyfriend," by Sandy Wills**
The parity of 1928 musicals will be presented at 8 tongues,
16 to 17 and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the University Theater in New York.
Romance of Roaring '20s spoofed in'The Bovfriend
By KATE POUND Staff Reporter
a spoof on the 1920s, fancy dancing, and "a perfect love story" are all part of "The Boyfriend". a musical which will be held at the University Theatre at 8 tonight.
"It is a simple boy-meets-girl comedy spoof," Marcia J. Grol, assistant professor of theatre and the musical's directorial work this week. "It love compelves me in the way we do."
The musical was written by Sandy Wilson the 1960s to patrons of the museums of the Bronx. It featured a song as "Won't you charleston With Me" and "Be Troubling Young Ladies," as well as plenty of romance.
Set in a girls' finishing school on the French Riverira, the play follows the antics of Polly Browne, a rich girl in love with Tony, a rich young man pretending to be Tony, a richly thinking that Tony is an impoverished messenger boy, also pretends to be poor.
WHILE POLLY, played by Amy Aljerine,
Salisbury, minor, is jubilee with Tony,
Sullisbury, junior. He also plays the
Dolly's father krekidnes a romance with
Madame Dubonnet, the headmistress of the school. Dolly's friend Maisie also becomes in-
novateur. Dolly plays with Bobby, a young American.
"It's not a complicated plot," Grund said. "It's so romantic and silly that the play is wonderful."
Cathy Paddock, Merriam sophomore,
plays Madame Dubonnet, a role she said
provided an opportunity for comic acting.
"I love my role because I can get away, with a lot with an older character like that. Dubonnet is a charmingly funny character." "Paddock said."
She said she had trouble adjusting to her role, however, because the play's humor was more subtle than that of other plays she had done.
"I was used to slapstick characters that got a laugh as soon as they got on stage. Dubonnet has to be careful before she gets laughs," she said.
HUNT SAID that learning English and French accents had been a problem for the cast members.
"At first, we really had problems with the accents. Now, however, we're used to them and everyone seems to be having fun with the entire show." Hunt said.
Part of the fun of the doing show, Hunt said, resulted from the cast's group effort. Although the show has major roles, he said, it is effective with strong minor characters.
"I have the hero's role," Hunt said, "but I'm on stage less often and do less work than
most of the members of the chorus. The show has required a team effort—without stars—so we've had a good time working together."
Grand said she enjoyed working with the play because of its humor and 1920s setting. The era was one of growth and change, but it also saw her setting the pace for future generations.
"THERE WERE lots of changes—air-trail, travel short, dresses, jazz music," she said. It was the first generation of the flaming rockers and an incredible era to be alive and young."
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The play is a challenge for her because she had never both directed and choreographed a show, she said.
"It's difficult to wear two hats at the same time. I have to be an encouraging director and at the same time be a dance drill master," she said.
The 18-member cast, supported by a 13-piece orchestra, will open the show's six-day run at 8 tonight in Murphy Hall.
The school's musical director is George Lawer, professor of ensemble music. He has taught at the Buhl sophomore, assistant director, and Deborah Shumate, Little Rock, Ark., senior.
The play will be presented at 8 tionight and tomorrow night and Nov. 15 through 17. Tickets are available at the Murphy Hall box office. Students are at the Murphy Hall box office.
Arts and Entertainment
Music industry showing effects of inflation
By KATE POUND Staff Reporter
Gasoline is a dollar a gallon, soft drinks are no longer 25 cents and record albums or rock concert tickets can't be had for less than $7.
Just like any other industry, the music and recording business has been hit hard by the cost of music inexpensive forms of student entertainment have risen in cost. The effect has been a slump in the music business, according to area and national music stores and concert halls.
"Bands aren't on the road now because it's too expensive. Their costs are phenomenal and they'd have to jack up the prices of tickets so high that it would be impossible to buy tickets from an assistant to Chris Fritz, a Kansas City concert promoter, said this week.
CONCERT PROMOTERS in the area are also hampered by the lack of a large indoor arena. The collapse of the roof of Kansas City's Kemeron Arena, said she has been no place for her.
"We got hurt by the Kemper thing," Fowler said. "We don't know when we'll be able to make up the loss."
The second largest indoor arena in the area is Allen Field House on the KU campus. However, Duke Divine, SUA specta-
nces director, said that Allen was
unavailable for concerts most of the year.
"From about the middle of October to April, Allen is closed to conversations because of safety concerns," he said. "We are available, our choice of acts is limited because of regulations about hanging lights."
Even with the availability of Allen Field House, the University of Kansas, like many other schools, has had difficulty arranging concerts, Divine said. The traditional homecoming concert was canceled this year because of trouble with contracting a band.
"Since last May, we speak with more than 27 promoters about a concert, but we just weren't able to get anything together," he said.
According to Chris Kahler, SUA program assistant, most of the problems in getting a band were economic.
"last year, for the Natalie Cole concert,
Cole asked for $25,000 just for walking on
the campus. He and I had more money and
more money and that is one of the main
reasons for inflated cost concert. We just
got it," she said.
A SLUMP IN the recording industry has contributed to the problem, Kahler said. After a long period of record-breaking sales,
the recording companies have been faced with declining sales due to the current unstable economy, Kahler said.
"We're hoping the record companies and promoters will realize that the record market is on college campuses and will be able to try to increase sales," Kaher said.
According to Carol Walden, a promoter of Feyline Presents, a Colorado promotion company, promoting concerts is not as profitable as it once was.
FEYLING PRESENTS was the promoter for the Doobie Brothers Concert held in Allen Field House last April.
"Promoters put up all the money, take all the risks, are the last to be paid and the first to be suauwak at." Walden said.
Conect contracts include all the comforts that a band needs to perform, Walden said. For some groups, comforts include things like frisbee, Frisbees and Perrer water, she said.
"It's in our best interest to provide them with what they want," Walden said. "But all that, plus increased performance fees, adds up fast."
Gary Glarer, program consultant for Campus Activities and Programs at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb., said he would like to present a problem affecting the music business.
"The GIANT, monster shows are good and make money, but they haven't been out," he said. "And to get them, you've got a big enough market area to draw them."
Lincoln isn't large enough to draw the big booker smaller books. Gler said NU had to cancel a scheduled Ozark Mountain last month because of low ticket sales.
The future looks brighter, however, according to Walden. Promoters and musicians are becoming less extravagant as the music industry asks to hold costs and prices down, she said.
According to Lori Kruger, a buyer for Peaches Records in Overland Park, new albums by Fleetwood McLepin, Led Zepelin, and the Eagles have boosted slow sales.
New albums and more tours are not going to bring a return of record breaking sales, however, Walden said.
"Overall sales have been steady, and we've had only a slight decrease. Sales have been great for the four new albums and we expect an increase at Christmas," she said.
"The last few years, well, it was just a heyday for everyone in the business," Walden said. "It won't be like that again."
Museums
HELEN FORESMAN SPENCER
MUSEUM OF ART
Print of Anders Zorn, through Nov. 18.
Second View: A Photographic Survey,
through Dec. 9. Photograph as Artifice,
with the artist John Hoyle and the
Artists', talk by J. Theodore
Johnson, Jr., 2 p.m. Sunday in the
Library. Photograph as Artifice,
Final Reprise, program at 7 p.m.
tuesday and Wednesday "The Art of
Oriental Rug", talk by Jim Ray,
director, Albrecht Museum, St. Joseph,
6 p.m. thursday in the Central Court.
Music
DAY OF PERCUSSION Murphy Hall
All day tomorrow, sponsored by the KU Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society.
FACULTY RECITAL SERIES Swarthout Recital Hall
Oread String Trio, 8 p.m. Monday.
Jack Winerock, piano, 8 p.m. Wednesday.
FALL CONCERTS
KU Collegium Musicum, Daniel Politoke, conductor; Spencer Museum of Art, 8 p. Sunday; Helen Foresman Musician; Michael Bauer; Percussion Ensemble, Robert Foster,
Time
conductor, 8 p.m. Tuesday, University Theatre, Murphy Hall.
LAWRENCE OPERA HOUSE 642 Massachusetts St.
The Secrets, with No Slack, tonight;
with Thumbs, tomorrow night. Door:
open at 8, music begins at 9.
MEMORIAL CARPANE
Albert Gerken, University carillonneur, 3 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Wednesday.
OFF-THE-WALL-HALL 737 New Hampshire St.
Used Parts, tonight. KU Folk Dance Club, tomorrow night. Doors open at 8, music begins at 9.
PAUL GRAY'S JAZZ PLACE 926 Monmouthette St.
926 Massachusetts St.
Skip DeVol, tonight. Jim Stringer,
tomorrow night. Doors open at 8, music
begins at 9.
611 Vermont St.
PENTIMENTO COFFEEHOUSE AND CAFE
Allen Cook, 8 tonight; Doug Talley
and Kerry Talley, 6 and 7 nights;
and Steve Guasy, midnight tango. Anza
St. Clair, 8 p.m.; tomorrow. The Owley
and Tomorrow, 8 p.m.; tomorrow. Tofu Ted,
midnight tango.
Theatre
UNIVERSITY THEATRE SERIES Murphy Hall
"The Boyfriend," a musical by Sandy Wilson. 8 tonight and tomorrow night and 8 p.m. Thursday through Nov. 17.
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