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By PATRICK JKAN
Features editor ^
I In* limcv. rlint i':inmiK ilicMitc nriMMiI:ilions arc
considered mandatory viewing are rare. I
This is one of those times.
The department of theatre and speech's presentation
of William Shakespeare's Hamlet at girll
^ I.ongstreet Theatre is excellent. The cast, who
choreography and direction are about as profes- P<
sional and impiessive as will likely ever he seen on an e
this campus. pus
Theatre graduate student Paris Peet is the was
backbone of the play as the title character, the that
Prince of Denmark. He returns home from H
overseas when lie receives word of his father's feet
death. Inn
To his dismay, he learns that mother Gertrude he d
(Lisa Norman) has quickly remarried ? to uncle (ere
Claudius (Chris Brown), who thus ascends to the spol
title of king. 1 le later sees his father's ghost walk- stag
ing the Danish countryside one evening. or n
The ghost tells Hamlet that Claudius plotted to is h
murder his brother and many his wife. He will B
walk the earth until Hamlet avenges the death, he Hhi
says. serji
To hide his quest for vengeance and stay close one
to the royal court, the prince feigns madness. But sect
in doing so. he endangers his relationships with ben
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eel carries Hamlet. With a booming voice and about twice
xpansive face, previous performances in cam- presentation,
plays such as Man and Superman showed he one section ol
poised on the edge of greatness. Me fulfills and barren. /
here. attempting to
amlet's range of conflicting emotions are el- actors.
ively conveyed by I'eet. He is reserved at first, But these p
as his char actor struggles over what to believe, a Broadway
Irops his combed wig and smooth suit lor tat- USC , brings
d clothes and a spiked haircut. And when the phasi/es the c
lights fall on him as he bounds about the work, lorcinj
o and utters such memorable lines as " lo be, their ability ti
lot to be" and "Alas, poor Yorick," the stage Hamlet rur
is ? as it should be. acts, but it's
rown is also impressive as Claudius. In liiloxi It's the kind t
t'.s this past semester, he played a tough drill Is to be equa
;eant who finally turned out to be friendly to Hamlet wi
character. He plays the opposite here ? a l ob. 2 throng
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I Claudius. Other outstanding
ie cast include Rhoden as distraught
Blanks as her brother Laertes and [ JJ
as Hamlet's friend Horatio. ^
iroblems exist within Hamlet I lie
tment spent $7,000 on this play, jerr) ||Hrris(>n & ( s
the normal amount spent lor a Casual Gods, Sire Reco
Yet the stage design, which takes up
seating, remains surprisingly crude Casual Gods is la
Vnd the music is intrusive at times, keyboard player Jerry 1
create the emotion in place of the cond solo album, 1981's
the Black being his li
roblems are minor. Paul (iiovanni, Harrison spends his t
director and arlist-in-residence at Talking Heads commitn
out the best in his cast. He em- ;?g bands such as the
motional torment ol Shakespeare's ,|,e violent Femmes, bi
the actors to use every ounce ol in a while, he feels the n
o carry the weight. I hey do line. his own musical urges,
is three and one-half hours over two Harrison isn't stu|
well worth devoting an evening to. realizes it takes more th
steiling production that s not like to ma^c an interesting
lied lor years. enlisted the help of inu
II continue at l.ongstreet Theatre Worrell, David Van
h 7. Ticket prices vary. l or more in- A)ex VVeir, all of whom
all the L.ongstreet box office at Talking Heads at c
-552. another.
In addition, Harris
v- - j well-chosen back-up si
I Lovelace Redmond on
" " - j "Man With a Gun"
! Russell on "A Perfect
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money in a sin;
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[cspcare's Hamlet. Relativity Records e:
must have liked wh;
they signed The Bran
album deal.
The band formed j
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rds that explore the churning, swampy
I imk that the Heads called home dui
Iking Heads ing the early 1980s. Hut more imporlarrison's
se- lantly, he does this without sounding
The Red and contrived.
rst. Usually, Admittedly, Harrison seems to cop
ime between Head lead singer David Byrne's vocal
lents produc- mannerisms from time to tune, parHoDeans
and ticularly on "Rev It Up." But
in every once thankfully, he doesn't make a habit
eed to satisfy ol it.
One great track on Casual Gods is
)id, and he "Song ol Angels," which features a
an keyboards battle of keyboards the likes of w hich
record. So he have never been heard on vinyl,
sicians Bernie Other standouts include "Bobby"
Tiegham and and "Cherokee Chief."
i have assisted While Harrison's work here is
>ne time or reminiscent of Talking Heads, his
delicate use of harmonica and horns,
on has some as well as the heavy use ot electronic
ngers, such as rhythms, set this LP apart from any
the haunting specific album. But his intelligent fuand
Arthur sion of pop, rock, rhythm and blues
Lie." and techno-funk should appeal to the
Harrison con- faithful Talking Heads fan.
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al rock to town
rock band out I Concert ~|
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olumbia ap- P|"fM/iP>W
:ert tonight at II w IVWf
lub in Five
jf the Honor
i this past fall, caid's vocal work in particular ? has
tract attention been compared to 1960s rock legends
mi scarce. Star- such as Creedence Clearwater
pple club scene Revival and The Doors. His gruff
5 and Grammy vocals and harsh guitar work add
nne Vega first poignancy to the dark lyrics that
Brandos were underly Honor Among Thieves. The
per night. group plays a version of two-fisted
nbers recorded guitar rock interwoven with images
ves with their of war, loneliness and the dark side
ill New Jersey of man.
the ears of The first single from the album,
secutives, who "Gettysburg," has brought notice
at they heard; from Rolling Stone and MTV. Kindos
to a seven- caid's anti-war rocker is a personal
tribute to ancestors who fought and
just three years died in American wars, including his
sement in The great-great-grandlather, who died in
ga/ine. Lead the Civil War's Battle of Gettysburg,
d Kincaid and The song received frequent airplay
son, who had on MTV, and the title track is starrom
the Seattle ting to get the same treatment,
put together a The Lyles Creole Band will open
Ed Rupprecht the show, and The Brandos should
dillo responded take the stage by 11 p.m. Admission
J The Brandos is $5 and is limited tc those 21 and
older. For more information, call
d ? and Kin- Grcenstreet's at 779-8252.
ATTENTION
SENIORS!
i
AND AWARDS COMMISSION is seeking ap
ie following awards and honors to be presented at
Awards Day Ceremony, April 21, 1988.
g Senior Awards- awarded to those members of
class who have made a large contribution to the
Sydney Sullivan Award -is awarded to the most j
ale and female member of the senior class in terms i
butions to the University.
It
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are available from Student Government, the Irifori
Russell House and the Office of Student Affairs,
louse.
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ADLINE FOR ALL APPLICATIONS IS
RIDAY, MARCH 4, 1988 AT 5 PM.
MEWS TIP? CALL 777-7726