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Page 10 - April 15, 1985 E ntertainment THE GAMECOCK Female imperson By Rab O'fomor Tomorrow night's female impersonation show has been tailored to appeal to a wide audience, according to the president of the sponsoring organization. Tony Price, Gay Student Association president, feels that a performance such as this can help dispel inhibitions and allow a certain curiosity to surfacc. "Wc arc presenting this with the hope that the USC community can view fun, diverse and alternative entertainment like they've never seen," Price said. "This is not a strictly gay event per se. This is the one time that USC students can see this type of production in a non-gay bar atmosphere." The nroduction. to he held in the Russell House Ballroom at 9 p.m. tomorrow, will feature six area impersonators in two separate shows and free refreshments. It's not hard to imagine that Diana Ross is onstage singing "Swept Away" when it's actually drag queen Samantha Hunter, a past winner of the Miss South Carolina Pageant for Female Impersonators. Joining Hunter will be Shirley Sennez portraying Dionne ~ Warwick and Tina Turner. Sennez recently won $ 1,000 as part of the Adam's lip-synching contest. Also on the agenda arc Donna Rae, Jamie Lee, Sophie Ritz and Sabrina White. Rae will become Sheila E. for "The Glamorous Life," while Lec will imitate Sheena Easton to sing "Sugar Walls." Rounding out the evening will be Sophie Ritz as Divine and /MiNun iviuyci mr invisinic. wniic win piay rviarnyn Monroe in "Diamonds Arc a Girl's Best F:riend." Price insists that the impersonations are tailored for the masses. "Wc thought it would be logical to present this. We are the only organization that would do this for everyone." Price added that alternative lifestyles are now more accepted than they once were. A Tickcts lor the show are 52 in advance and 52.50 at the door for students, and $2.50 in advance and $3 at the door for the general public. Advance tickets will be on sale on the Russell House patio today and tomorrow from II a.m.-l p.m. New spring ballet is exciting venture By Marisa Porto son's future vision of The story of Adam and human desensitization. Eve took on a surprise ,n "'e "c"nd m??t/ twist Thursday night at ment. the jubilance of hfe the opening of USC's spr- ? ?>?< ln . ?'uesLv ing ballet "Paradise ^.dy, by Lucretta Mack, ^ , ,, Fllint HraHlPV \hnnnnn use Dance Company Ha,rd,m' "aroW ?dom instructor Susan Andcr- and Tony Roc. son should be more than . This segment includes a excitcd at this ballet, writ- beautiful solo which is arten and choreographed tistically simply, accomwith the help of lier.hus- panied h>' a J??*<tyle band, USC coliegues and , ,, , friends Pearls continues the The premiere bailet of- Jubilation with a twentiesr , ? , , nnmv c#>nn<?nr/?i I ho ierea a lasie 01 wie old, "'J " the new and the absurd, dancers, dressed in quaint which despite a few flaws. sa'.lors s<*mcd '? worked extremely well. '!"s ond Anderson added a the audience did also, touch if humor to the In the third movement age-old tale of the "evil" of 'hc "?rk' "e dan?rs serpant and the woe- performed at the bcgtnnbegone woman who has ing of time, with music by the misfortune of eating Dvorak - "Symphony No. the fruit of the tree of ^ , . knowledge Lucretia Mack, as the j The ballet, in three earth goddess, responds to .. parts, includes "The Adam s lonlmess by tear, Future." "I930'S Harlem mg a rib from his side and !:Jaz7 Club " "Pearls " creating Eve with it. But $ \ "Prelude,"' "Sing, Sing, "hcn Evt. M?cy Ferrara, Sing " and "The Past." bi,e? f m the apple, the The opening of the c"rlh /odd?s t>?n"hes ballet nlaces the dancers in them from the garden the 21st century. With but the ballet does have a "space" music, arranged ??pPy dcsP"e " ? by Al Turner of USC's In- blbJ,'cal background, structional Services and . Nancy F e r r a r a , Luke Phillips of S.C. Lucretta Mack Tony Roe Educational Radio Net- ?]>? f"' ?' work, the futuristic teg- E'|K" Bradlf "b? Pte"s ment speaks of the intensi- lhc ?'P < ?hould be conty of rigid structure and graduated for their fine society's chains upon an performances. These individual's private life, \mcfnleat oncers gave a personal goals and dcf!ni c ?ning to spiritual awareness. originality. Perhaps the strongest *or Vh.08C ,n,tercstcd ,in segment in the ballet, seeing this production, in"The Future" gave these formation is available at talent a/4 f ICT* atii/4?ntfi n tHc LOllfiStfCCt TH^dtrC At chance to present Ander- 777-2551/2552. lators to strut stu HiSI Donna Rae, at left, and Shirley Sennez, at right, are two of the fe House ballroom. 'Desperately Seeking Susan' Alpuif Marlnnnn film \#i WWW IWBMMWIIBaU | I By Robert O'Connor Question: Why was Susan Seidclman's "Desperately Seeking Susan" ever made? Answer: To cash in on the endurine annual nf ipmnir?c Madonna at the box office. This an extremely bad film and idea, and "Desperately Seeking Susan" is a mixed-up movie of the most absurd proportions. r>ingci iviuuumia is icamcu wnn Kosanna /\rqucuc 01 "Baby, It's You" and "The Aviator" in a bizarre examination of mistaken identity. Arquette's character, Roberta, is a frustrated New Jersey housewife who becomes fascinated with the ongoing love affair of Susan (Madonna), a street-wise, lingerie-clad weirdo who communicates with her lover, Jim, through newspaper advertisements. ROBERTA'S OBSKSSION leads her into a ridiculous case of amnesia during which she is mistaken for Iter bombshell counterpart. Meanwhile, Roberta's husband is having an affair, and Susan goes on a mad search to find the coat she once owned that Roberta now has. And to add to the confusion, the main focus of the plot is that Susan is wanted for questioning in the murder of a gangster and the theft of some ancient Egyptian earrings. As all this goes on, Roberta falls in love with Jim's best friend, played by Aidan Quinn of "Reckless," and lands a job as a magician's assistant. Maybe the reader should take a deep breath. "DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN" is desneratelv seek ing a reason for existence. The hackneyed, unrealistic plot resembles garbage. To top it off, the film is so boring that I found myself nodding off more than once. Seidelman, who also directed "Smithereens," doesn't ever seem to have her heart in the right place. "Desperately Seeking Susan" lacks substance enough to even rate cult-movie status. A A M.. J ' '* ' rvw.iuiiiui niqueue <jnu ivictuuuiid arc more man irritating; they're just plain awful. Arquette's mousy whines make her impossible to believe as a responsible housewife. No wonder her husband cheats on her. It's also fathomable that she'd want to lose her identity. since it s so ootiiersome. Arquette nas none netter movies, but a part that calls for imitating Madonna sounds just as had as it is. Maybe she should seek a better agent. MADONNA IS naturally the drawing card to this femaleoriented film. As if the general nublic doesn't have enoush of her nauseating, chart-topping singles, her movie acting promises more to come. The woman basically plays herself, which is maybe the worst part any actress could play. Madonna ooze.-, sensuality and babbles a lot of stupid lines, but isn't that what we expect? "Desneratelv Spfkinc Silvan" wac chnr fntirflv in York City and even contains a new Madonna composition, "Get into the Groove." Let's all not rush out to buy the soundtrack. iff tomorrow hbhBmB BB^K> '?. ^j jSk ? male impersonators to perform tomorrow night in the Russell I _1_ I ^.1 I lews ooinersome nore m This film is bad news, and it leaves the viewer feeling cncaicu arm co mused. 11 lias absolutely no point. In fact, even a cameo appearance from America's resident psychopath Jason Voorhecs might have made things interesting. In other, simpler words, avoid "Desperately Seeking Susan." ib^88 m Madonna start In "Dasparataly Staking Susan," now playing at Dutch Squara and Columbia Mall.