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M, ? JCNNIFER STEIB / The Gamecoo Jp^rrre," prostata ?t USC fwMiy . I>eto life at Sunday's show ned Manager Hank Bevis said that the six performers rain were chosen from 300 who auditioned in New York Wsi City. He said that preparing the group's pcrforilirv mances is expensive, but the performers are Itha dedicated. ibie ucfiy. The audience roared as the performers concluded i?sis their salute with "You Ain't Got a Thing If You Ain't Got That Swing." Voice in four-pan harmony and scattered dialect enhanced by a "little a'fftl soft shoe," mesmerized the audience. As the i^u: spotlight faded, the salute to black performers risiii became an exciting part of Black American History I _ ? a I[ 'AN' AI k be your & _ | spring & mat- i at riu I,?** ^ave reccnt,y )lthe Carolina Wvtrtend Apartmer and excellent servic 1& Gamecock offering Special Lov MIB students and s <ow offering a FREE regularly sch< bmt guide. This j transportation to ai * the USC campus d< lake students, need lo own a Cdr jgayf.more aware ^Hnus housing I We've got more o pCS,] everything for bettei ') I living at a sensible c JUm ury Features. Plus pi 1'pful "home- I pools, laundry facili flBhml say you r ~ ^H&tiiamecock. \ i;5vi; A / (!BBa2ihis weekly bflH .1 COMGW" 1| ^ LMtl3uiae - j tVOMACK ETffZ5 i j- * Broadway a By Frank Sata Broadway actress, film ani television star and associate pre ducer Dale Soules performed in th Richland Memorial Hospits auditorium last Monday night to live audience of 10 and ws delighted. But then, Soules, in or traveling sweep, broke a preconceived notions about tl seil-centercu, aiooi aciress perio ming dramatic magic high upon gilded stage. The performance was an A filiate Artist Informance, spoi sored by the Westinghouse Corp and funded by the National E dowment for the Arts and tl South Carolina Arts Commissio but fueled solely by Soules. An "informance" differs from "performance" in that it is infc mal and informative. I t w definitely both. FOR A celebrity and master her craft, she had few, if an pretensions about herself. Sou came into the empty auditorii about 15 minutes before showtii and helped adjust the lighting which consisted of three sm spots, not the usual hundrc found on a Broadway stage. Tl done, she arranged her props: piano bench, a stool, a candlestu rt >irr/\rtmant <1 uuwiv auvj an aj^v/i ikiiv.ui " shoes, shirts and hats. Two vie cameras were positioned so the | tients who couldn't leave their b< could watch the show from th TV's. For her musical numbers, accompaniment was a boom [ stationed in the sixth row. 1 button-pusher for the box was the state-of-the-art technician is accustomed to on the big Ma "Did you have this thing sei start at the beginning?" the n asked after playing a few bars i song for a sound check. "Ya. If you rewind the ta that would be fine." "Does it rewind to the left o the right?" he asked after s< fumhlino "It says 'rewind' on it," So calmly said. When the meager audience padded in, there was a sim "Arc you ready?" "Yes, I'm ready." m >AR7 uide! SUMMER HOUSINC ERBEND APARTMl had a name change from Broadr Its, but we haven't changed the s, es to studetns. Rtverbend Apartm* v S75.00 deposits and 2 or 3 mor ummer school students. ost. 1, 2, & 3 bedroom apartmer ^o-style, lighted tennis court, 2 sv ties and a beautiful clubhouse. Come on over ant apartments, Mon. Sat. 10-5, Sun. 12 some refreshment! EMBLY ST. srsi? OONTWflIT 1 794 ictress dazzle WITH THAT, a stunning show d consisting of three characteriza i- tions connected by a monologue e came to life before the tiny "studi< il audience" and the bed-ridden pa a ticnts. She began with an explana is tion of herself. ic " I he idea 01 me enaing up on 11 Broadway stage was hard t ic believe when I was 14," she said r- As a teenager, Soules wasn't th a prettiest girl in school. In faci many things seemed to set h< f- apart. Her New Jersey home, fc n- example, had no running water, s i., pails of water had to be brought u n- from a brook to wash in. This lea ic to the rumor among her peers th; n, her hygiene was lacking. She talked about how once 01 i a of the more handsome boys of tl >r- school, much to her astonishmen as asked her out for a date. After th< had dated for about two month the hunk leveled with her, sayii of that his football teammates h; ly, bet him $50 that he couldn't stai les to date her for two months. T im painful confession made, he we ne on to say that the first date was t ? dare, but after that, he dated h all because of her fine compar :ds Soules said this taught her she w his worth much more than her pe< a had appraised her for, based :k, her looks. She said she forga of him, but suggested they split the leo bucks. pa- The anecdote set t :ds humanitarian theme and warn leir of her show as she ran through 1 characterizations ? each a v< her different slice of life contain: x)x universal traits, needs and der.ir rhe not THE FIRST, a musical num she from "Oklahoma," portrayec ige. fast-talking, forked-tongi : to young woman with infinity drea nan but a small pool of self-confide >f a to draw from. Next was a portrayal of Arb me. Kentucky child with a drawl chewin' gum. Soulcs never for r to her bed-ridden audience, addr )me ing them as she transformed ini child. ulcs "Please excuse my rolling up pants legs in front of you, but had ing a one woman show, if I le pic, the stage it will create quit hole," she said. Once said, she snapped into # j*_ -f_ ME> noHBnMan ; special rha ents! i ; f Beautifu j Tennis < | Ij Laundry rioor to I I _.0n ame low rates Oftice EMS are now I Ano ith leases for <x< S?? Jjh its with lux- flBB dimming i check out our -Fri. 8:30-5:30, :-5 and have mn h b i: n n | ' CALL NOW |d;r?C 2948 s Columbia ai a " ;.T::^'"' MSI|I o - k^e^H 11 IfiMi' Br ws jLi H n& 't* ^E\,.- JmA it 3S ' / ^ ;-^' ; tss*.. -v :rs ; ?,' | Vo\.;:].f ./ >. :\, jg . ./ K "^J ier 'M es. *^1 bcr Broadway actress Dale Soules is pM I V. u ims nee character of a not-so-good child that squealed with delight at hav/, a ing done a particularly nasty thing, like got SOULES SHARED many ess- secrets about her craft and herself, to a Her commitment to her craft and belief in herself is self-evident my in the fact that she auditioned 24 be- times in two years for the Broadrave way cast of "Hair." On the 24th e a time, she made it. 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The focus of her attention for the first year was not on acting but on "staying alive" as she was sawed into parts and reassembled the wrong way, and made to disappear and reappear someplace else. Tonight she will be giving an in luinuniLC ai v^uiumuia in the Cottingham Theatre at 8 p.m. Admission is $4 for adults, $2 for i students with I.D. 3 > * * ? " N. A f ?* . * [ Vr VJHA.T WUDA jg . | \ VOHY OO YOU V [ S Caaz* eoucft-' J ! Wr THE.H QL wCrt ^?Kl1 i Mr ^J2AC^MHLV lit ? | [ tt>U_ ^ QEPOM UP!b tei ' H WO*\U^ k\ Hi WUALfYSMlLl^l^ f i S SnJCfcJJT te Full* B SB c'A^ofr> cp^jcrt H WB KItcx&J DtNferb V P~ i cspcjluaiix *o?r J9 i pi ^TUCOJT uv?wO [if A ovtc. yooooo ; i W jS