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Entseptainrrier Killer W h By David Wooten Staff Wrhar It was a rare sight at the Golden Snur last Wednesday and Thursday night. An aura of vitality pervaded, while dancing instead of idle viewing emerged as the dominant activity. The motivating factor that propelled the change in attitude was a dynamic three-member entourage from the coast of South Carolina called the Killer Whales. Drummer Murphy Pitts expressed the underlying personality of his diverse, high-energy ensemble, "We depend on the feedback of the people, their response is our stimulus to excel." ALTHOUGH THE GROUP members, Pitts, lead singer ?? J ^ : J n.tl. 1 I :_1 T:? 1 auu guiuuisi l^ctviu Dcuiany, anu uassisi jim diukusiw, have almost 30 years of combined musical experience between them, the inception of their present "school" goes back less than a year. Perhaps the most influential of the trio is Bethany, a multifaceted performer whose past includes a stint as a solo artist. The band first appeared at Captain Harry's in Charleston; since then, their touring preferences have followed a consistent pattern. "We prefer doing small clubs to larger auditoriums," Pitts said, "the closer we are to the audience, the more energy we can generate together." The Whales "glided" through three sets of pulsating rock, roddaa onH nmi; urotro f 1 inoc oc umll oc fhrnn i^lnoctnrf & V56UV/) UIIVI IIVTf TT?* V VUIIV/O UO TT VII UO till VV/ VI UVTU [/IVCIOlllg encores. Selected remakes from the Talking Heads, Elvis Costello, Devo, Joe Morley, Warren Zevon, and The Beatles highlighted the band's effort, which also included a representative collection of Bethany's original material. "PSYCHO KILLER", "Secret Agent Man", "Who Do You Love", and "GirlUWant" stood out as crowd favorites, however, almost every song got the inebriated Spur ists or their feet. "We put a lot of energy into our work, added ' ^^Ei^^^B~~-~--T -'T~~~K^-, "c "V"* 1 J-~'" ~--"^?~{-^ jrSf^~~?r 'T "'"~:^rfv ZT.'IjtbP^ t J^VV yjjiVr \Z:."-il'--J- ;i "- ="-" .TluV-v'r' i'"-. ---':-^ -c '.- -'-*-- '_- ~'-~-i":~A-f ^iv.'??jj";: tUliL. tilMMI - ^ sriL V3MF ^ !! iv7o dfnr rt i ne l wins comedy By Gia Andonaegui Staff Writer THE DIFFERENT per A t>ato ftf mictalrpn cnnalitipc rtf thp tu/ii identity sets the stage for an brothers cause hilariou evening of musical comedy complications as whei when the USC theater Menaechmus II insults th department presents "The shrewish wife o Twins-"Based on an ancient Menaechmus I ? who ha< Roman comedy "The Twin always been too timid t Menaechmi" by Plautus, the tame his wife's abusiv play has been skillfully totguc. adapted by Tim Donahue and James A. Patterson. The Kich Rottschaefer an addition of music and lyrics Stanley Rhann Ashley wi of Christopher Reynolds pjay parts of the twin! promises an evening of other cast members includ entertainment. Charlie Peterson, Susa Menaechmus II of Reeves, Andy Owem WiiPiico ?p>arr?hini? inr his ??r:m ?~ r> - William i (tyivji , oci long-lost twin brother Meadows, Fredrica Lawloi Menaechmus I, arrives at chuck Eaton and Eric Shav last in Epidamnus, wheie QUjnn the brother now lives. The adventures become increasingly funnv and chaotic "The Iwins will rui as Menaechmus II is Fehruary 17-22 at Longstn* mistaken for Menaechmus 1 '" if1*.1; by the latter''s mistress, at $150 for students, $2 50 fn wife, father-in-law, and faculty 2!',u scalf, and $3.5 otjiers ior the general public. Tt3???? ales harp * W ^arr;.'-^K^ JO -^lf_ '3 v '9 ~ r"r - . -. - ;*- . ;- ( ! :?.- < -F WW * ' ' ' . :<r :'. J j |T | jj| _ [ * 'f;^;.:.^{V:' ^ i I illlftss ??' Wf Rmmlee 1W /IT*"Wt~ A /.< *mr^stt* The Killer IWhales, who first appeared in Charlt and roll two nights. (Photo by Brian Nicolette) Pitts, "it's only fair that people put as much energy into listening and dancing." The group's name was chosen to signify a relationship with the coast, according to the band members. Killer Whales is a form + h** + n<m Kn rtnnnra 1 i'vn/l oris! iraf ra/?Aftni7Drl Tf hoc a non LVxi in uiai van ia; 5^11^1 aiiL^u auti jvt a vvv^nitvu. iv nuo a uvn wave overtone and fits in nicely with the informal, harmless By David Bak( Film Critic A few columns ago, I r< Schepisi's "The Chanl Blacksmith" as the Australi our "The Birth of a Natic agreed with my descriptio agree when I say that Gilli "My Brilliant Career" is "Gone With the Wind." The picture's heroine, Jud beautiful as Vivian Leigh, bi is every bit as spunky as i and her story is every bit a not nearly as sweeping. DAVIS PLAYS a tur review: upcomi BP ficc* . 'fl MUSICAL 1978 TONY AWARD WINNER! K~m mamr r- . ?I - oon^pur - -flPw / ni ^Hni Bg|l-. mm ?hm '^UnH|^SMH^| |mqUH?| laSSf -. Sil ^Bj|^^H!^MlBBwBBHKBHHHHHnB<, - - : :'?ifr - r MwMr ? ston, gave the Spur crowd some energetic rcc,< atmosphere that the band creates. Although the Whales have not released an LP to date, tnej are in the midst of contract negotiations with Moonlight Records in Chapel Hill. After a few legal agreements are worked out, the band will be on its way to carving their owr niche in the music world. They certainly have the potential tc be a "killer" of a band if they're not already. /mf I r?roz?r * ui it vyvii _ J _l IT laerjuijum r Australian free spirit who balks at her family's wish that she get married and raise ferred to Fred a family. Tne reason behind her reluctance of Jimmie to settle down is that she wants to become a in equivalent of writer, a profession that women didn't aspire n." Those who to in those days, but one which fills her 1 will no doubt every dream. in Armstrong's the Australian This valiant woman's struggle to overcome poverty, discrimination and even love (she gets involved with a suave Rhett > Davis, isn't as Butler-type played by Sam Neil!) makes t her character "My Brilliant Career" a brilliant movie for carlett O Hara all to enjoy. > interesting, if (Note: "My Brilliant Career" begin-, a four-day engagement Wednesday at th<i-of-the-century Nickelodeon.) ng productions V\in't Misbehavin' The rollicking Broadway 1943 before lis music i musical revue *' Ain't tually became in Misbehavmy a triDuie 10 lernauonaiiy Known the life of comedianmusician Fats Waller, SPONSORKI) BY the USC | comes to Columbia 8 p.m. Cultural Series of the Russell I Feb. 18 in The Township. House University Union, the ' The hit revue recreates the highly acclaimed show was swinging pace in a 1930s named best musical in the Harlem night club through a 1978 Tony Awards commedley of songs and dances petition and has played to from the era. Such Waller sell-out crowds on Broadway | favorites as "Honeysuckle and around the world. Hose," "The Joint Is I Jumping," "I've Got a The salute to his life first Feeling I'm Falling" and opened as an Off-Off "Black and Blue" are sung Broadway showcase I by members of the show's production at the Manhattan j international touring Theatre Club in New York company. The show is city before it moved to I produced by Irving Siders Broadway. j and directed by Richard . MaltbyJr. , . . . . A . The late W^llor a mi,, Admission is $10 and $8 for ' . , , V.' ~ the public- anu $5 and $4 for 1 poly, derby sporting cigar usc" stuct?r- Tickets arc 1 4 Htmnir m o n 11 r* .?v?no, i itivi. l?i cllv I.?U_ IUIII1Y IIKUI " -111 t rr^i rn . a talent for the keyboard, ^.lable a< The Township was born in 1904 and made ^ox off,c<\ '7W Tf>lor s , ' his living as a jazz pianist f 'nfor,T".on- ca" | and a composer He died in ,he llS( < ultural s<'r'?