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entertainm Band not at fault rau mai H\ SKOT (iAKItK K aboi (iaiiiciock Staff Writer whil with A t remiere performance, an en- .. Li thusiastic crowd and a mammoth sound of tl system provided the elements for a good Spat concert by Kansas Thursday night. whit I lowe\ er, things went wrong because of a faulty P.A. system. TI Kansas gave what in most cases would was he a superlative concert at the Coliseum, "Poi hut the concert was marred by the noth pitifully inferior sound system. albu Throughout the entire night there was a Tl const, it loud droning from the speakers. lous; Kvc y song was a parody of distortion thus and hedback. The speakers were con- was stanth emitting various buzzes and that groan which hardly helped heighten in C< listen) ig pleasure. Tl,. I,...*.]:* if - ?* r - - ? i m iiiim Hstrii iu)i ui laun, ;is uicy 'I'll gave, great show. It was unquestionable tair) who vas in the limelight. Steve Walsh, for Kobb\ Steinhardt and Kerry Livgren ious doniii ited llie entire stage. Walsh, not c vocal t and keyboard artist, danced whic . _ Eingrionai p H> 5AKKV .1. <;LKN\ As- . KnU'rlaiiinicnt F.ditor 1 iday night's performance of Columbia l,\ c Opera's "Madame Butterfly" was a su< ess in every way, singing as well as on estral efforts. " .e opening performance of Columbia's op> a season began in style with Puccini's ini mparable opera performed before a lai .* crowd at Drayton Hall Theatre. rol Stuart, soprano star of the I)es ;\i it's upera Festival, was outstanding in tin title role, her voice reaching incoi unable heights throughout the perfoi ance. once did Ms. Stuart taller as she si. i'd extreme durability, remaining on tin tage throughout most of the threeho i performance. Stuart was excellent with her en ional portrayal of a geisha wife on campu/ Lord; ihs 15 Ro^er I i Since transfer/nq from I /o . -r -r / I cob Jones, X~'y?- Qof)e> k' My best to wipe- out $ 5/0. . . j ?. XN ' n. ent Ity P.A. syi rs Kansas s it like an early sixties rock'n'roller, not enough e Steinhardt merrily danced around his electric fiddle. T1IK HIP vgren was easily the most aesthetic bad band, bi le band. This male answer to Sissy at least on* . ek was clad in a loose robe of silk every song. :h could never seem to hold one color. really enjoy an endless i IK MAIN PORTION of the concert fast. devoted to the new Kansas album, The best int of Know Return." There was (x-eurrpri wl ing wrong with this, as their new came forwu m is their best effort to date. original has le crowd hardly seemed to notice the The low s y sound equipment and were en- formancew iastic the entire night. The Coliseum through the; almost packed to capacity; it seems an emulati Kansas has a rather large following Palmer's s] itlumhia. "Toccata," than synthe ie Atlanta Khythm Section did a Despite tl y good job at wanning up the crowd inadequate the appearance of Kansas. The performanc ing rock 11' roll stvlo of iho IwnH i< ?? i w v -- -- OIUI1IIIU1 Ul I luite like the heavy progressive style h Kansas has, hut the difference was erformances1 waiting for the return of her very un- Harry ( serious navy lieutenant husband, B.F. charactc Pinkerton, played well by Gene Ferguson. causing The anguish Madame Butterfly goes his char mrougn wnen siie learns of Pinkerton's his voic( remarriage was portrayed well in the face Riehai and voice of Ms. Stuart. pressive Ferguson, as Pinkerton, was very bent 01 emotional in his performance, his voice Pinkerto squeaking intentionally at times to display authority the anguish felt by his character. Donald Gray, as Pinkerton's assistant, Treme Sharpless, was convincing, trying to talk orchestr. sense into Pinkerton and at the same time Moody, offering solace and hope to Madame moods o Butterfly. halfway Evelyn McGarrity as Madame Hut- opera be terfly's maid also gave a performance lack of ; ?uu a vuitt- iuii i)i emotion. Mie and Ms. perform; Stuart combined their vocal talents in a The I beautiful duet in the second act, which was vocals ii one of the highlights of the evening. heard oft Goro, the marriage broker, played by as Mad X'/e- horded r>ut fracas No all over U S.C dnd -]_ t | Kepi mv room mafr Cf& fro playing fas o/ei/c. . C1// Msrfiry ?,?. p album. AXU stem | >IIUVV H to really ruin the show. |Si||||lg k'TIIM SECTION was not a |j|Mg Lit they had a habit of putting ; five minute guitar solo in While a good guitar solo is able to listen to and watch, >tream of them becomes old part of their performance len their chubby little bassist i u uiiu guvt u dimming UUU 1S so'?>pot during the Kansas per- |?ll?illl as a drum solo alx>ut midway ir act. The solo seemed to be on of Emerson, Lake and /nthesized percussion piece, but came off as little more sized noise. ||g|||gy ie deplorable drum solo and IsHBH 1 sound system, Kansas' e was still quite entertaining. t>egan bis singing by merely Lead sing< calmly sings See KANSAS, page 15 Thursday ni{ enhance "Bi ?urdwell, was a rather comical overnigh ?r, continuously sneaking around gentle bl< havoc. Cardwell's voice matched darkenin acter's personality perfectly, as made th i sounded full of slyness. pressive d Conant made a short but im- The set appearance as the geisha's uncle, designee 1 stopping her marriage to backgroi n. Conant's deep voice had correspoi / on the stage. each scei were con ndous credit must be given to the Althou* a, conducted by Dr. William J. lacking s The orchestra established the voices be f the scenes well. More than in th<> through the first act, when the The res gan to drag slightly because of a extreme I action, the orchestra picked the notlhesli mce up to a worthwhile standard. in Knglisl ISC chorus provided excellent from hot I 1 the opening act and could be The la stage at the end of the second act Butterfly ame Butterfly maintained an Drayton oft"*,Lord, y mpll eiuli] Oofrk yoo wadi't -titer! someone, as 1^X*X' / as Stc^e Martm . ?r Ko x jp n <? I Richard Vogel THE GAMECOCK jr Hobby Steinhardt of Kansas ^ a tunc in the group's concert last ?ht. utterfly'^j t vigil for her husband. The 1 ending of voices offstage and the g blue background of the set is scene one of the most inv of the evening. (| 1 s for the performance were well1, particularly the blue und which changed shades iding to the time of day used for le. The lighting techniques here amendable. ?h the diction of the singers was omewhat in the first act, their came clear and understandable L'ond and final acts. ;uiung product was an opera of >eauty and talent. Opera goer or iow was enjoyable because it was li and much talent was displayed ,? i the singers and the orchestra. * st performance of "Madam* " is Wednesday evening at H: lf> at Hall Theatre. / D\/ /^l r-? - ? i->T vaLtlMN HAWLS # L- \ * t # u-u-flp fHe! iii ^ ycujr pQrdo^ /S\c? . ATT1 \ t' * "Broil