The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, September 21, 1983, Page 10, Image 10
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With 31 years of professional experience
behind her Gladys Knight proved she's still
got what it takes ? the lady's got soul.
Although most fans came to see the
famous Gladys Knight and the Pips, three
acts performed for the crowd at the Carolina
Coliseum Sunday.
Making his Columbia debut, George
Kashif onened the show with rerotmi7?hlp
songs recorded by Evelyn King including
"I'm In Love" and "Love Come Down."
DRESSED IN blue silk shirt and matching
trousers, Kashif gave the Columbia audience
a 45-minute taste of his talent. Backed by six
men dressed in bright colors, Kashif urged
the crowd to dance on songs like "Lover
Turn Me On" and "This I Can't Endure."
Kashif succeeded in enticing the crowd
with his funky-sounding rhythm and blues
music.
After a 40-minute intermission, the lights
dimmed for the Manhattans.
A nine-piece orchestra dressed in navy blue
suits gave the quartet a strong brass backing.
The Manhattans danced in identical white
suits and violet shirts. The finishing touch to
their outfits were their dark purple ties,
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opening song, "Locked Up In Your Love."
THE QUARTET was very cordial to the
Colombia crowd throughout their performances.
Two of the members are native
North Carolinians, while the eldest Manhattan
member is originally from Sumter. The
fourth member is a native New Yorker.
the Manhattans continously challenged the
crowd to "come back with us" as thev went
through a harmonious blend of hits that included,
"Girl of My Dreams" and " Just One
Moment Away."
The group earnestly asked the crowd to
"help us celebrate our 19th birthday,"
before launching into a touching rendition of
their hit, "You and Me Go a Long Way
Back."
A song demonstrating their great oldfashioned
four-part harmony was "If You
Fell Like You Wanna Sing," a bebopping
gospel tune.
"FOREVER BY Your Side," the title cut
from their latest album, is a poignant love
song which they dedicated to "all you
beautiful people in South Carolina."
For the finale, the Manhattans gave a
medley of their three biggest hits, "Kiss and
Say Goodbye," "Shining Star," and "1 Go
Crazy."
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By Danny Flanders
"The Shadow Box," a play about three dyi
their families coming to grips with impendini
the USC 1983-84 theater season today ;
Longstreet Theatre.
The play, written by Michael Cristofer, re
three groups of people, each containing a
death, at various levels of acceptance, den
director Connie Blankenship said.
"It's really a play about living, thoug
because the emnhasis is nlared nn limp and h
it or waste it.
"1 HOPE the audience will leave with an
ing after seeing people wasting time and wati
minutes go by. It makes you want to go ou
not worry so much about tomorrow," Blai
stressing the play lias its light moments an<
dirge."
The play presents realistic ideas about ho
with death, but one convention used is an in
is never seen, only heard. ' He gives you the
group of people are watching the characters
relate to their families," she said.
A Master's of fine arts candidate, she will b
dent directing a Department of Theatre and S
tion this year. In past years, the department
lineups of shows ? one directed by theatre fat
and the other by graduate students concentratii
"THE SHADOW Box," which won the Pu
Best Drama and a Tony Award for Best Pla;
be presented Sept. 21 through 25 in Longstret
shows begin at 8 p.m. except Sunday's show,
at.3 p.m.
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The Manhattans' choreography was cute,
but not as polished as it could have been.
Their one-hour performance was commendable,
though somewhat low-key and
mellow, when comparing them to the Temptations,
the Spinners or Kool and the Gang.
Following another 30-minute intermission,
it was finally time for the headlining act to
appear. With full orchestration to back
them, which included a woman playing the
grand piano, Gladys Knight and the Pips
waltzed onto the stage singing, "Reach
Out."
THE ORCHESTRA was elegantly garbed
in tuxedos. Knight dolled up in a gold and
red glittering spaghetti-strap dress, while the
Pips decked out in black velvet jackets, white
pants and shirts with bright red bow ties.
They looked sensational and moved
spectacularly.
The audience quickly caught the energy exuded
by the band, and clung to it for the rest
of the evening. Knight had an exceptional
rapport with the audience. She made it clear |
from the start that she was there to do some
serious singing.
After she said, "Y'all are gonna make me
hurt myself tonight, but I'll do it for you,"
the group burst into "You're the Best Thing
That Ever Happened To Me."
After an energetic version of their recent
hit, "Save the Overtime for Me," off their
latest album "Visions" which just went
gold, Knight dedicated "You're Number
One in My Book" to all her fans saying,
"You did it again, thank you."
The band breezed through what Knight
called "oldies but goodies," which included kj
"Every Beat of My Heart," "If I Were Your |
Woman" and "Midnight Train to Georgia." 1
THE BAND left for a moment, but Knight *
returned shortly to sing solo. "1 guess you I
must have noticed by now that 1 am partial to *
the love songs," she said. She sang "Won't
last a Day without You" for the "fellas in
the house." She jokingly advised the men to
"surprise her sometimes...and not with
another woman."
For the ladies, she sang a remarkable rendition
of "And I am Telling You I'm Not going,"
from the hit-Broadway play I
"Dreamgirls." The crowd gave her a stan- !
ding ovation. '
Gladys Knight and the Pips ended the
show with their 1965 Motown hit, "Heard It 1
Through the Grapevine." Quite suddenly,
Knight looked as if she couldn't go on and (
said, "Goodbye and God bless."
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^^appsj McKissick features
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iMj' "McKissick at Noon" will feature a performance by a
-^ilSlSii^ The Oct. 20 program will be held outside on the Horseshoe
^ *<s Just 'n front McKissick Museums. In case of rain, the event
moves inside the museums. Visitors may purchase their lunch
McKissick has also scheduled a variety of other programs.
Thirty photographs featuring Alabama people at work and
play will be on display under the title of "The Image of ProIS
"Medical Illustration" offers a look at interesting and
^1 creative works by advanced degree students at the Medical
The yearly USC Art faculty exhibition, well known for its
diversity of media and subject matter, will be on display Oct.
"See How They Run: Carolina Athletics" will be on display
^ UKjjjftlg Oct. 8-April 15, 1984. Programs, photos and correspondence
Jf relating to important events and outstanding individual and
|fff team efforts in USC's athletic history will be highlighted in
"Chromolithographs of Birds and Mammals by Louis
1; Jf** Prang" will be on display Oct. 17-Nov. 13 at McKissick.
r 'SSfcTlfe '*m ^>ran8? originally from Boston, printed these as scientific ilJr^
lustrations for the birds and mammal volumes of "Our Living
K * fe World," published in 1885.
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w < ^ ^ ^ ^'ie "^iaca Video Festival display Oct. 21-Nov. 4 will include
videotapes from the ninth annual Ithaca competition.
These showings will be presented on a daily basis.
iery will perform in 'Shadow , McKissick Museums are open from 9 a.m. to 4 p m. Mon.
Thpatrp y through Friday, 10 to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m.
>PnQMP9 ..,. 3 "Sundays:'All'exhibits'are'free and the public'is welfcoriie.""