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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.
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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,
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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"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.
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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.
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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."
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Madonna start In "Dasparataly Staking Susan," now playing
at Dutch Squara and Columbia Mall.