Monday, March 3, 1986
Daily Nebraskan
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Midwestern photographers will show
their works in an exhibit March 3
through 30 in the Art Department
Gallery in Richards Hall 101-102.
The show was organized by Kim Mos
ley of St. Louis Community College at
Florissant Valley, Mo., and includes 60
works by 34 artists. Before arriving in
Lincoln, the show traveled to the Henry
Hendren Gallery of Lindenwood Col
lege in St. Charles, Mo., and to the
Lloyd Gallery in Spokane, Wash.
There will be a reception for the
show from 7 to 9 p.m. March 7 in the
gallery.
The exhibit includes photographs by
two area artists David Read of Lin
coln and Jim Butkus of Omaha. Read is
an associate professor of photography
at UNL, and Butkis is a faculty member
at Metropolitan Community College in
OmahJ. '
Read is represented in the show by
two black and white works titled "Lin
coln, Nebraska (1983)" and "New York
City, 1983."
Butkus displays two of his most
recent works, "Untitled No. 11" and
"Untitled No. 17." These works deal
with the photography of objects in a
particular spatial scheme, including
diagrams, maps, postcards, miniature
toys, ornamental and found objects
all creating an ambiguity between the
replica and its original form.
Group will perform
'West Side Story'
The Mule Barn Theatre of Tarkio Col
lege in Tarkio, Mo., will present the
musical "West Side Story" March 6
through 9, with 8:00 p.m. performances
March 6 through 8 and 2:00 p.m. mati
nees March 8 and 9.
Based on a concept by Jerome Rob
bins, with book by Arthur Laurents,
music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics
by Stephen Sondheim, "West Side
Story" opened in New York in 1957 and
ran for 734 performances. The London
production opened a year later and
played for more than 1,000 performan
ces. The popular movie version was
released in 1961. It won nine Academy
Awards.
Broadway audiences were jolted by
"West Side Story's" combination of
dynamic choreography and music with
a contemporary theme created out of
the tensions of modern big-city living.
The story, based on Shakespeare's
"Romeo and Juliet," is reset in New
York City with the conflict this time
concerning antagonisms between the
native-born whites and newly immi
grating Puerto Ricans. Some songs
from the show include "Maria," "Some
where," "Tonight," "America" and "I
Feel Pretty."
Reservations for "West Side Story"
can be made by calling the Mule Barn
Theatre Box Office at 816-736-4206.
Hours are 1:30-5 p.m. on Tuesdays an
Thursdays and 1-5 p.m. on Saturdays.
Reservations also can be made by mail.
Send requests to: Mule Barn Theatre
Box Office, Tarkio College, Tarkio, Mo.
64491.
Traveling string trio will present
evening of Beethoven and company
The Trio Cassatt, the first string
trio to ever perform in the Lincoln
Friends of Chamber Music series,
will present a concert at 8 p.m. Sat
urday in the Sheldon Memorial Art
Gallery auditorium.
Trio Cassatt is one of very few
touring string trios,, said Nelson
Potter, president of the Lincoln
Friends of Chamber Music.
The trio consists of a violin, viola
and cello. Both violinist Cara Mia
Antonello and cellist Stephen Bal
derston studied at the Juilliard
School of Music and are members of
the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra,
where Antonello is principal second
violin. Violist Kathleen Mattis is
associate principal violist of the St.
Louis Symphony. She studied at the
University of Southern California.
The trio will perform the "String
Trio Movement In B Flat" by Franz
Schubert, Beethoven's "String Trio
in C Minor, Opus 9, No. 3," and the
"Serenade" by Ernst von Dohnanyl.
Tickets for the concert will be
available at the door for $7 each.
The program is made possible by
support from the Nebraska Arts
Council and the National Endow
ment for the Arts, through their par
ticipation in the Mid-America Arts
Alliance, a regional arts organization.
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If you like British psychedelia,
'Electric Shades' is for you
Hughes succeeds again
in 'Pretty In Pink'
By Chris McCubbin
Staff Reporter
Great director, great song, great cast
"Pretty In Pink" seemed like one of
those packages that just couldn't miss.
But the problem with packages that
just can't miss is that very often they do
miss.
Movie Review
Director John Hughes has, in the last
two years, almost single-handedly
brought teen-aged comedy, out of the
entertainment ghetto. But after "The
Breakfast Club," and the classic "16
Candles," could he make yet another
teen movie of the same caliber? Going
into "Pretty In Pink" I was more ner
vous than eager.
I needn't have worried. "Pretty In
Pink" is at least the equal of its two
predecessors.
The plot is nothing new, rich boy
courts poor girl the classic Cinder
ella story. Even the specific gimmick of
the film; preppy boy meets punker girl,
has been seen before in "Valley Girl" a
pretty good film from a couple of years
back.
That's all right though. "Pretty In
Pink" is a fairy tale, and the beauty ol
fairy tales lies in their simplicity.
Hughes never even tries to surprise us.
Instead, he plays up to our expecta
tions masterfully. The film is a sym
phony of wish fulfillment.
The setting of the movie may resem
ble high-school America, 1986, but it's
really never-never land a fairy tale
world where poor folks are always good,
honest and sincere. Rich folks (except
'or the handsome Prince) are petty and
cruel. 18-year-olds can drink, record
stores sell albums for $6.95, and even
Poor girls can have their own answering
machine and a pink sports car.
When you have a film this simple the
cast has to be superb, and "Pretty In
Pink's" cast certainly is.
Molly Ringwald, as Andy, the main
character, is amazing. Not only is she a
tremendously talented actress, but she's
one of the most charismatic individuals
in movies today. I want to marry her.
Every body I know wants to marry her.
Andrew McCarthy as Blaine, Andy's
Prince Charming, also does a fine job.
And judging from the loud, adolescent
female sighs that wafted up from the
audience every time he smiled he's not
lacking in the charisma department,
either. Even I could tell it's a great
smile. Right up there with Clark Gable
and Cary Grant.
It seems that every role he takes
these days brings Harry Dean Stanton
("Repo Man," "Paris, Texas,") closer
to being the best actor of the '80s. His
part as Andy's melancholy but caring
father doesn't use him to his full poten
tial, but he does bring grace and
sophistication to a part that few could
have handled without becoming mawk
ish. Annie Potts, as Andy's freewheeling
boss, and Jon Dryer, as Andy's best
friend and long-time admirer, put in
excellent comedic performances. Most
of the films funniest moments come
from one or both of these two.
"Pretty In Pink" should please
everybody except the jaded and the
crank. One group that might possibly
be disappointed are Psychedelic Furs
fans. The story of the movie has nothing
whatsoever to do with the story of the
song. The remixed, redone version of
the Furs' classic "Pretty In Pink," used
as the main title, stinks.
This film is remarkably well done
pure entertainment with absolutely
nothing to offend anyone except a min
imal amount of strong language. I
strongly recommend it to everybody.
"Pretty in Pink" is rated PG-13. It's
currently playing at the Douglas 3.
By Chris McCubbin
Staff Reporter
The March Violets, "Electric
Shades," Relativity
I've almost given up on post-punk
new wave new British psychedelia
new British guitar rock, or whatever
they're caling it this week.
Not too long ago this stuff was one of
my favorite sorts of new music, but
lately the Brit bands have tended
towards long, pompous arrangements,
lazy vocals and empty, meandering lyr
ics. Though The March Violets haven't
quite brought me back into the mod
fold, they have convinced me to sus
pend my final judgment on this form.
Record Review
The Violets are a three person band.
Tom, lead guitar; Loz, bass and piano;
and Cleo, vocals, guitar and photogra
phic opportunities.
"Electric Shades" is a compilation
of the band's singles, 1983-85. Since
Cleo only joined up in '84, many of the
vocals are performed by Simon Denbigh.
As much as it pains me to say any
thing nice about any band that uses a
Linn Drum, Electric Shades, is three
fifths of an excellent album, (we'll get
to the other two fifths in a minute).
The album's high points are the lead
cuts on both sides, "Snake Dance," and
"Deep," two nice long dance tracks
that never bog dowji in spite of their
lengths. Both songs are propulsive,
melodic, with an atmosphere that
evokes without cloying or oppressing.
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Also outstanding is the guitar work on
the Psychedelic Furs-style "Walk Into
The Sun."
The two fifths of the album that dis
appoint is the title track, a three-part
Buahaus style meander into the tedious,
middle-class suburbs of angst and de
pression that takes up most of side two.
Everything I said was wrong with
this style of music applies to the title
track. The album's absolute nadir comes
in part three when The Violets stop the
Courtesy of Relativity Labels
song for a ridiculously long time to let
their machine pretend it's playing a
drum solo. Look guys, if you want drum
solos, pay a drummer.
Once a particular style of pop music
starts to get old on a person it's almost
impossible to revive interest in that
style. "Electric Shades" (the album)
very nearly did this for my taste in
British psychedelia. If you're still into
this kind of music you'll probably flip
over this album.
Comedy night to raise funds
The UNL speech and debate team
will sponsor a comedy night Tuesday at
8 p.m. in the Nebraska Union.
Comedians Garie Lewis, Rick Myers
and Don Reese, all from the Sioux City,
area, will perform, said Mike Altman, a
sophomore theater major and member
of the speech and debate team.
Altman said the event is intended to
raise money so the team can travel to
upcoming national tournaments.
"This is one of the better teams
we've had in recent years," Altman
said, "We're expecting a top 10 finish
nationally."
Admission to the comedy night is $2
and is open to the public.
All three of the comedians have
performed in several cities throughout
the Midwest, including Minneapolis,
Kansas City, St. Louis, Cedar Rapids
and Omaha.