Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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i ownsnii By Bill Douglas Oamacock Staff Writer It had all the appearances of a S< gospel service. The preacher and ch all in strong voice and asking for congregation was there, about 1,500 nr children dressed in their Sunday best. It wasn't Sunday morning, howeve evening. It wasn't a church, but the congregation was an audience and th< was a spiritual musical called Your i To Box With God. Vinnete Carroll's hit play, based fr St. Matthew, also written by Car Broadway to Columbia through th national touring company. The play tells the story of the cor later crucifixtion of Jesus Christ. T preacher telling the story to his provide the play with a colorful displa dancing. The music and dancing to an up-t non-stop. The show's opening number Have A Good Time," was a good sug was to follow for the rest of the show. The cast displayed a great deal which rubbed off onto the audience, ej tho nnmharc "HiHn't T Toll Vmi" qi V11V IIUIIIMVIO L/lvli 1 V M Mk Vll A VU U1 Too Short To Box With God." The ma two numbers and the show were the p by William-Keebler Hardy Jr., and Jennifer-Yvette Holliday. Holliday's vocals were powerful with a great deal of zeal and sincerity I f>:N'^i: m y I fM^mMiB^ wfft^B' . ." j - .- flM&M I M^JsMSSS&B-' 7- '^:.",-_*__. ^_l' .. . . . -l v . . . N " s \ T >'s gospel mus ludience excite Some of the vocals, however, were r as they could have been because of the unday morning microphones on the stage and the po< oir were there, the Township. Some of the lead vocals a witness. The out by the orchestra and others by tl iAn %irAvviA?% nn/1 trAAolo vruiiiuu auu vv/vaio. The set and costumes by William r, but Saturday Talley Beatty's choreography compl Township. The other well. The single set served as a 2 gospel service an ancient African setting in the time o \rms Too Short costumes ranged from colorful w, . pink choir silks, to the multi-colored om the Book Of high priests. roll, came off dancing varies from ballet durii ie efforts of a number to a rolicking fr< , , during "When The Power Comes." laemnation ^nd ^he second act of the musical shifted ne plot has the Christ to that of the choir. Keel followers who warmed his chorus and brought the i y of singing and ciapping during the second act's "Didn't I Tell You." The excited crov >eat tempO was roonnn/)iu4 n Tonnifnr Virnftn UnlliHoi 44__. y - _ i vopvuu^u iv uviuiiivA A vvvwv liuiiiuaj ,.e re the late gospel singer Mahailiah Jacksi ;gestion of what Arms Too Short was a welcome of enthusiasm Columbia entertainment scene. It specially during tertainment starved Columbia a little id "Your Arms professional Broadway play. It was a linstays of these take the family to see a show without h reacher, played a silver screen. chorus member If the Township can keep bringing and were sung an<^ remedy the bad acoustics in the i Carolina Coliseum could have some co mtekmrnm . F_._ 11 ; IH: | j; -11; pI|j H I < jJ|^te^*?iii8iyii^iE t Jg.:;;;;v.c.'-^..-;.:^i.' . 7 I > ^li f s ;:: - $m**mm ; ' ZJt- ' ' : C :>': ?jf :^E \i-~I-'": ".r"":x 'V* V*^ ' t. - j*gg * | | ^ r'-^.~ '.. ulhk *: " 5" * '':\ s / ical HHHi d n >ot as powerful 0| location of the IB 3r acoustics of B were drowned 5 ie background B Schroder and H^^H^BH|?|HHK '? em en ted each iV/-::>y.'V B JB church, and as ? i isiinsi. of the '9 lg judas'"it's aayg^a?^^^4r ee-form dance from the story )ler-Hardv Jr. Maes audience to its i opening tune yd particularly r's imitation of on. ipP"" &BmB change to the :': gave an en- ^ 'Sw^ sampling of a A< jg^fStmL t kfcaflP rare chance to M|jjj||jMi... :rm^|fH aving to look at ar\r%r\ chrtwc Ill gjVW* OAAVTTt? ' auditorium, the Tha Aocf r%{ mpetition. ' CrSSf OH Viewers grc by revolting 1 By Bill Dou Onmccock Staff \ The showing of John Waters' Pin rheater this past weekend was not a >resentation of fine cinema. The good folks at Cinematic Arts noviegoers needed a break from all the lampus theater, so what could be a bet flamingos? The 7 p.m. show started 25 minutes lat ;ee each student's proof of age as well as Ponnlo fillnH dqrtorlir infn lino fnr tho A. VVJJAV 111AVU VU^VA 1J 111VV 1I11V 1V1 tllV he opening of a major motion picture, vho had seen the film before and wante vho were viewing it for the first time. Pink Flamingos is a movie that has a ilms ever made. The plot of the movie concerns a fe >ound transvestite Divine and Connie i iuburban Baltimore couple who manuf couples on the black market. What's th< >f the filthiest people in the world. The film opens with Divine and her f< lome just outside of Baltimore. They le lave to worry if the egg delivery man divine's walrus-like mother. Their vacation from the attention of tracker, Divine's son, brings home a gi sellers. After a torrid love scene with th slightly bloody spy pries information oul Envious of Divine's fame as the queen ;end Divine a piece of human feces i somebody is after her fame. Believe it or not, director John Waters nan exercising his anus, Divine and C louse and Divine inserting a U.S. prir >ven." The 95-minute film comes to a nause canine waste to the tune of "How Much i ^Ip^jHiMBg f& ;- j f 'Arms Too Short' >ssed-out porn - flick iglas NrtHr k Flamingos at Russell House good example of the usual RH probably figured the campus s good movies being shown in the ter break from quality than Pink e because the ticket takers had to 5 his USC ID. film Friday evening as if it were The line contained many people d to see the reaction of the people reputation as one of the grossest ud between the unflappable 300md Raymond Marble, a wealthy acture and sell babies to lesbian * fight all about? To earn the title amily seeking refuge in a mobile sad a peaceful life there, and only : 1 1 _1.. ?..wU r ] win suppiy enuugii eggs iu iet;u reporters is soon shattered when rl who is really a spy for the baby e girl, Cracker and a chicken, the t of the chicken-happy pervert , of filth, the wealthy suburbanites n the mail to let her know that includes such artistic scenes as a tracker salivating over an entire ne steak into her own "personal mating end when Divine munches s That Doggie in the Window? "