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Mac Davis' BY ALISON ESTES AND JULIE JONES Of The Gamecock staff Friday, June 6, marked probably the largest gathering of clean-cut, All American humanity (with the possible exception of the State Baptist Convention) as a crowd of approximately 8,000 people either over the age of twenty-five or under twelve attended the Mac Davis concert. With nary an un washed hippie to be found, the polite audience, ebullient at -the prospect of seeing their hero, settled down for an evening of clean family entertainment. Premier of 'Th Enjoyable, We BY ALISON ESTEE AND JULIE JONEI Of The Gamecock sta In spite of the sweltering heal Washington auditorium, The Unih world premier production of "The B was rather enjoyable. The play op of approximately 150 persons Th Written by David Wesner, a USC gr concerns the hierarchy in the sher small Southern town. In style, the p those of the Theatre of the Absurd. impressive features of the play between the deputy's thoughts and r lighting techniques and accent c, Concert: Family Ente Neatly attired women in long dresses and pantsuits, men with cameras and binoculars around their necks and children dressed as miliature replicas of their parents were representative of the group in attendance. Curiously enough, there were very few high school and college students present. The audience was restrained and at times almost reverent during Mac Davis's performance, only oc casionally breaking into applause during a particularly well-known song or funny joke. The backup group for the concert was The Captain and Tennile, a new group whose single "Love Will ferentiation bets fantasies is achic As the sheriff, 11 B r 9 this role he altern e Br'sin reality and a s deputy, in Billy's altogether as cor because at times subtly lapsed into during the imagih Chip Latimer, i fine job in his rok ff his excellent dici developing the ch, in Booker T. As Billy, the del ersity Player's His transition fr irds Are Dying" portrayed in reali ned to a crowd he-aspires-to-be m ursday night. scenes was extrei aduate, the play One noticeable iff's office of a lack of movemei lay is similar to sequences, which , One of the most times. However, I is the contrast play had ever beei Eality. Through actors, author anc anges, the dif- complimented on BL Mac Adm. $4.00 Adv. Tickets On S (FREE BEE) rtainment Keep Us Together" is presently number two in the nation. They played a set of songs combining pop, country, and easy listening, which was designed to appeal to all ages represented in the audience. The style of the songs was generally 60's-ish, probably because two members of the group played with the Beach Boys. The group consisted of Toni and Daryl Dragon on keyboards (alias the Captain and Tennile), and Chris Augustine on drums. Toni in troduced her husband as Captain Keyboard (or is that Kaptain with Please Turn to Page 11 veen reality and the deputy's ved. lal Brooks did a fairly good job. In ated between a headstrong sheriff ubservient character to Billy, his imagination. His role was not Ivincing as it should have been while portraying the sheriff, he the refined accent which he used iary sequences. Nho portrayed the prisoner, did a !. Through his physical antics and tion he succeeded in thoroughly aracter of the psychopathic killer. >uty, John Woolam was excellent. ,om the deputy's character he ty to the character of himself-as rhich he played in the imaginary mely well done. flaw in this production was the it, especially in the imaginary caused the play to seem to drag at >ecause this was the first time the i presented on stage, the director, I everyone else involved are to be the production. An Evening of UEGRA W ith Wisei TONIGHT At The Regal Inn Parking Lot 821 Assembly St. sale At Regal| R FROM 7] Mac Davis Pi ae SS mdolkAob, '8PMa. vsPi