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ErrtePtSi 'Trib By David I FlmCrit In the studio press, release theatrical press agent played Clark's "Tribute," is consiste "irrepressible." The proper ad irritating. Scottie Templeton is never still of cancer, soon to be nevermore "Trihnta" all Intro him anrl that is all about : seduction through ei IN THIS HOPELESSLY sti Bernard ("Same Time, Next Ye from all walks of life are fo apartment unannounced, ostens to trade quips and talk about hov What little drama the film I strained relationship Scottie ? invitation to grab a kleenex am Jud (Robby Benson, who can U sun and turn him into a nurd), %v be a sham. What little entertainment the i within the performance of Lee newly remarried ex-wife and u Dore. Remick's character sue charms midway through the fill roll in the hay. WHAT'S LEFT OF WHAT C have wrought is two hours of b likes of which, with the notal Singer," no one has dared to p And it's all presented so sweet over, I felt as if I'd been dipped laid to rest on a bed of bon-bons. Miraculously, Lemmon has t brazen performance as Scottic amazing in that he doesn't so wrinkle on the actor's face seei one next to it. His eyebrows a nose, lips, ears and chin all join 4 Rom Slaps By Lynn Massey Asst. Entertainment Editor Most of last weekend's laughs at USC were centrally located? at Longstreet Theatre as "The Twins," a production based on Plautus' "The Twin Manaecnecnmi was presented Feb. 17-22. Tim Donahue and James A. Patterson adapted the play from the original version with Patterson directing the show. The new adaption was given yet another twist with a new musical score composed by Christopher Reynolds. As a result, the unique play emergaed as a modern but ancient Roman musical comedy. 1U UC^III UIC 11131 U\,l, u comical crew of five performers disguised as statues climbed down from their perches to give a brief synopsis of what the play is about and then made an energetic exit with the song "Welcome." ] 'THE TWINS" plot is presented in contemporary American English although the setting is typical ol ancient Rome. The pla> revolves around a young man's search for his long lost twin brother. Througl ? fate, the twins wind up ijn th< same town. Mistake! identity leads to chaoti< hilarity and insane slapsticl humor. The Twins are performei by Stanley Rhann Ashly am Richard Rottschaefer wh project different per sonalities; one agressive an defensive while the other i | meek yet playful. 1 i ainmem ute: laker ks s, Scot tie Templeton, the H by Jack Lemmon in Bob I ntly referred to as being p jective, however, would be ^ 1, never quiet and, as a result gf Dn> tha nfhap <<hgpar>(orQ in SS JLVUi VIIV WI1V& VIIUftMVVVB w ywv I suppose, is what the movie || lervation. age-bound film version of 1 ar") Slade's hit play, people I rever arriving at Scottie's 1 ibly for no other reason than / wonderful it is to be alive, has comes from within the even the man's name is an d cry ? shares with his son ike any character under the is ho consider's Scottie's life to I* movie generates comes from Remick, who plays Scottie's | /ho exudes class from every I combs to Scottie's dubious I m ntirinrt him a cumnathoHp Ill) ^1 V 111^ 111111 V* UJ IK^/MCIIVVIV Hark, Slade, Lemmon & Co. argain basement bathos, the ble exception of "The Jazz resent onscreen in a decade. :ly that when the movie was in honey, rolled in sugar and >een Oscar-nominated for his f, a fact that is all the more much act as explode. Every 4- I * * Ills lU uc ii ymg iu uui-dti mc ct, his eyelids act, while his in to cheer them on. Lemmon antic' tick One of the better, actors was Charlie Peterson who plays second fiddle to one of the twins. As Peniculus, his giddy brother-in-law, whose main passion is satisfying his anormous appetite, and goes as far as giving his savory desires sexual connoiauons. As for the women in the play, Susan Reeves as the seductive Erotium and Fredrica Lawlor as the twin's whining wife could not have been funnier if per formed by Broadway actresses. Susan Reeves played the sultry "lady" whom the twins "wined, dined, and combined with." Fredrica was hilarious as the badgering hag who looked like an obese version of Phyllis Diller. THROUGHOUT THE FLAY six songs added more comedic flavor to the plot with their looney yet suggestive lyrics. i After the twins finally discover each other, they i join together for a song and [ dance, which comes across i as a soft shoe routine. For ; the grand finale, the entire - cast chime in tor tne speci tacle. 3 Although the play was only i 75 minutes long, there was ^ enough comedy to satisfy < anyone looking for laughs. j "The Twins" was j definitely a comedy that 0 should not have been missed by theater enthusiasts. It [j was a welcomed change for s those looking for something to smile about. senti Lee Remick and Jack Len / . in this movie, as Dhvsicallv drai ve seen. In all fairness, however, I mi -~ - - SWmSks ^^^SSsBK^m Msmst^K :mi..... . 1 ^ Jack Lemmon (h ?& rit\ men I memb ^ 'f crim? to wr W I humc nmon in 'Tribute' _ ArT1 Gran ning to watch as any actor bette for a ist report that the older Ifs ' plays Scottie who has proble fn 1 it ! taltri ers of the audience seemed to be watching "Tribute." A few eld< ig as the end credits rolled up ar Manilow started singing a trej ave Time." S SHAMELESS SENTIMENTS h, is nothing compared to the unr Donner's wretched "Charlie Cha >n Queen." ; highlight of this unsuspenseful ring campaign, which features tai victim into human baked potato j" and "Killer who turn victim ii / know how to needle police." ; writer of those witticisms shoul ite the picture s screenplay, whi >r, not to mention plausibility, long the performers wasted here t and Angie Dickenson, each < r than to squander their talents o movie. uch things as curses do exist, this * v:V:1V'^TJ', ? ?> :? mmmmmmmmmrn: ms with his son played by Rt subway bu Dund By Dorothy Gr Staff Writer On February 16, 17, and 18, Di ounge on Rosewood Drive in ilented band originally from Gre heir name is "Subway," and the} bout a year and a half. 1 '? -r ai i buoway is oy iar one 01 uie uc ,'olumbia circuit. Basically a rocl as an appeal that almost any n /ith. One reason for their strong udience is their tremendous vai epetiore includes favorite songs is Queen, Toto, Foreigner, and Rc Their renditions sound so much hat it is sometimes easy to f istening to Subway, or the group * 1 ? :al nomeni. i ne ieaa singer, wun su i diverse range, enhances the qua lound. However, the keyboard pis >ase guitarists all blend to prodi jnergetic sound from the band. Subway performed three sets lumbers had to be in their last se vhich really got tne piace rociuii he Heartbreakers' "Here Com< ncluded a few original pieces di; >et; however, few were exceptior material was a catchy song entit rhe melody of this original Subs catchy, and the audience respond Subway's tour includes all the South Carolina, North Carolina, circuit as well. The band has cu 4^4^ M JI 4 4 I Aim \T D airplay on several radio stations Carolina, and Georgia. They hav album but plan to do so in the ne< The A&M record company, w and Nantucket, are currently in sound Subway can produce in th< near the energy they created in I would say the band has a pretty ? ish i enjoying themselves ;rly ladies were seen id the "irrepressible" icly ditty called "We iLITY of "Tribute," estrained insipidity of n and the Curse of the non-comedy is its adg lines like "Killer who have real appetite for nto human pin cushion d have been employed ich is utterly devoid of are Peter Ustinov !>ee f whom should know in such a pitiful excuse one backfired. f ?& /; ^ JBfe^'. H|H|^^H^9E ^r/.: BSSgJ^-^y /<v ;^H^^HB&':;. ' ' K ' ^H^:; > ybby Benson stops lee's av I indee's Restaurant and Columbia, featured a enville, South Carolina. y have been together for it local bands to bit the k and roll band, Subway lusic lover can identify appeal to the Columbia riofi; f\( mntprinl Thpir by such popular groups >ssington Collins. j i like the original songs, orget whether you are they are imitating at the ich a versatile voice and ility of the band s superb lyer, drummer, lead and uce a truly electrifying. each night. Their best t with their Styx medley, ig as did Tom Petty and es My Girl". The band spersed throughout each tal. The best of their own led, "Love of My Own." vay song was extremely ed to it well. 1 major cuy nui spm> m Georgia, and the beach it a single with their one wn," which has received in South Carolina, North e not yet put together an ir future. ho produce Doc Holiday terested in hearing what 5 studio. If it is anywhere )undee's this past week, 1 ;ood shot!