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Review by Tim Sindelar
The Concert for Banga Desh was the outstanding musical
event of 1971, a year marked by disaster for live concerts. The
much touted Festival of Life was closed down after three days
of mud and meaningless violence. The Newport Jazz Festival
succumbed to masses of gatecrashers and closed after its first
night.
The Fillmore ballrooms, both East and West, were closed as
promoter Bill Graham decreed the Death of Rock. Concerts in
many major cities were marked by violence and an
extraordinary increase in the use of downers. It was not the
year for live rock music.
Yet, the two performances of the concert for the orphans
of Bangla Desh drew sell-out crowds at Madison Square
Garden, and came off without any major incidents. The
mammoth success of the concert can be contributed both to
its nature and more to the outstanding personality that
sparked it George Harrison.
Billed as George Harrison and friends, the concert was more
than just a parading of several rock groups before an
audience it was one man and many friends communicating a
spirit. Harrison arranged a show of many talented musicians
performing together, constituting a real rock revue such as is
seldom heard. And throughout this all, there is a pervading
spirit, somewhat religious in nature, that, along with Harrison,
provides a great cohesive force.
The opening set with Ravi Shankhar, performing "Bangla
Dhun" conveys the almost-holy flavor of the concert. The
quiet, sincere comments of Shankhar, followed by the
beautifully flowing sitar and sarod piece are excellent in
beginning a concert that proceeds in this unlikely atmosphere.
George Harrison then steps forward to further carry on the
mood performing his own numbers, "Wah-Wah," "My Sweet
Lord," "Awaiting on You All," and "Beware of Darkness,"
which are open displays of his religious feelings. And he
follows with two of the more moving Beatle tunes-"Here
Comes the Sun" and "Something."
There are some disconcerting things about the Bangla Desh
Concert. The appearance of only old-line stars, doing mostly
established favorites, lends some credulence to those that cry
today that rock is dying.
It is George Harrison's presence that makes the concert
what it is an amazing piece of musical history. And Harrison,
while achieving the status of a demi-god, appears to be the
humble and concerned plaintiff of "My Sweet Lord,"
presenting music that really counts. Both in direction and
presentation.
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Last Monday, the Lincoln Broadway
League presented the U.S. Touring company
productions of Promises, Promises at the
Stuart Theatre. The musical (which is based
on the screenplay The Apartment) is written
by Neil Simon, with music by Burt
Bacharach and lyrics by Hal David.
The plot of the show is about a young
business man who finds that he can rise
quickly in his company to the position of
junior executive by loaning out his
apartment to senior executives who are
cheating on their wives. Along the line, he
falls in love with a girl who is one of the girl
friends of a senior exec who has been using
the apartment
Not an extremely "heavy-message" plot,
but an enjoyable one. And, on occasion,
what's wrong with that?
The traveling company production had its
good points and its bad, but on the whole it
was rather enjoyable.
Will Mackensie as C.C. Baxter, the young
exec who loans out his apartment, was
entertaining as he quipped and sang his way
through the production. However,
Mackensie lacked the stage presence and
timing that Jerry Orbach had in the
Broadway production of the show, which
won Orbach much praise.
Sydnee Balaber as Fran Kubelick, Baxter's
love interest, and Mace Barrett as J.D
Sheldrake, a senior exec who is carrying on
an affiar with Fran, were disappointing.
Balaber was reportedly ill Monday night
and her performance supported this. Her
singing was strained and she had no drive in
her characterization. Barrett's singing was
relatively good, but when it came to spoken
dialogue he seemed more concerned with the
speaking of his lines than communicating
with his other actors and the audience.
On the other hand, fine characterizations
were turned in by Alan North as Dr.
Dreyfuss, Baxter's hazzled and frazzled
neighbor, and by Kathie Kallaghan as Peggy
Olsen, one of Sheldrake's past conquests and
his current secretary.
Also satisfying was Channing Chase as
Marge MacDougall, the inebriated "widow"
whome Baxter picks up at Clancy's Bar.
The choreography for the show was
handled well, especially in the Clancy's Bar
sequence, and the orchestra for the
production, although rather small, was very
good.
Unfortunately the lighting and sound left
something to be desired. The follow spots
were uneven throughout the performance
and on two occasions light cue mistakes
were made. In addition the sound system
left out a loud band at one point in the first
act.
But the audience seemed to overlook
these problems and continued to enjoy
themselves.
The next production to be sponsored by
the Lincoln Broadway League will be
another Neil Simon play, Last of the
Red-Hot Lovers, on Feb. 10. This play is
about a middle-aged Sea-Food restaurant
owner who tries, unsuccessfully, to carry on
affairs with a nymphomaniac, a psyco and
one of his wife's best friends.
In case you're a movie buff and have
either seen all of the movies in town or don't
want to see them, a rundown of the movies
which will be aired on television this week
might be interesting.
Monday:
KETV, Channel 7, 8 p.m.. Downhill Racer
starring Robert Redford. 1969 flick about a skier's
ambitions.
KMTV, Channel 3, 8 p.m., Story of a Woman
starring Bibi Andersson. Married woman falls out
of love with husband and meets ex lover.
Tuesday :
KETV, Channel 7, 7:30 p.m., Women in Chains
starring Ida Lupino and Lois Nettleton. Probation
officer gets herself committed to prison.
Wednesday :
KETV Channel 7, 8 p.m.. Flaming Feather
starring Sterling Hayden. 1952 western oldie.
Friday:
KOLN, Channel ,10, 8 p.m.. She Waits starring
Patty Duke and David McCallum. Bride haunted by
husband's murdered first wife.
WOW, Channel 6, 8 p.m.. The, Innocents starring
Martin Stephens and Deborah Kerr. Ghost-type
story.
KUON, Channel 12, 9:30 p.m.. Grand Illusion
starring Joan Gabin, Pierre Fresnay, Erich von
Stroheim and Marcel Daliol. Jean Renoir's 1936
antiwar classic.
Saturday:
KETV, Channel 7, 7:30 p.m.. Screaming Woman
starring Olivia de Havilland and Joseph Cotton.
Mental patient finds woman buried alive.
KMTV, Channel 3, 8 p.m.. Topaz starring John
Forsythe. Espionage and political intrigue.
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MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 1972
