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By SUSAN NESBITT
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Mary Beth Brax is a charming, a 1 W
flamboyant Mame in the local pro- *
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name. Mame opened March 25 and
continues with 8 p.m. performances
Wednesday through Saturday
at the soon-to-be-renovated
Town Theatre. Ciooch, arrive at Maine s during a
Brax and the rest of the company lively cocktail party.
earned a standing ovation from a Patrick's Auntie Maine is an unpacked
house this past Friday night predictable combination of St.
with a nearly flawless performance Joan, Lady Godiva, Susan B. Anof
the musical adaptation of Auntie thony, Clara Bow and F lorence
Mame, a Jerome Lawrence/Robert Nightingale. She takes on responE.
Lee play. The adaptation is also sibility for Patrick with verve and
a collaboration of Lawrence and determination, and leads him
Lee. The play and musical are bas- through adventures in art, educaed
on a novel by Patrick Dennis. tion, the Depression, the Old South
and suburban Connecticut in the
Mame Dennis, a riotous and years 1928 to 1946.
rebellious New Yorker at the height Patrick Dennis, 10, is played
of the roaring'20s, inherits a young convincingly by Brook Shuler.
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straight-laced nanny, Agnes least overpowered by that of Bras
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Mary Beth Brax as Mame Dennis. The current production of Mame will
at Town Theatre on Sumter Street.
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""] iii their many duets. The two work
well together, and the growing affection
between Mame and her
charge in early scenes is well projected
and most believable. They
quickly come to love each other,
sharing a very tender moment with
the duet "My Best Girl" as things
m meir lives ocgin to look not-sorosy.
Jeff Lander has no trouble taking
over for Shuler as the older
Patrick, ages 19 through 29. The
switch is made early in the second
act with the song "Patrick's Letter"
during which Patrick sends his
news to world-traveling Auntie
Mame, beginning with a letter at
age 10, and continued with the
news of Patrick, age 19. Older
Patrick's letter is shortly followed
by a reprise of "My Best Girl" with
i which Lander wins the audience's
collective heart.
1 Nancy Shane as nanny Agnes is
hilarious. And Juanita Glass as
; Nlame's multi-martini best friend,
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actress Vera Charles, adds a funny arc much
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in Maine's life. Her duet with surprise is
Maine, "Bosom Buddies," begins accompan
as the theme song to a mutual ad- Each of tl
miration society might, but quickly something
builds to a catty session of sarcasm. to l',c a'rr
It's perfect. offered by
Roger Glass is sincere and eccen- Reilly, Mc
trie as Lindsay Woolsey, a man ^e P'casct
who offers help and guidance as Wl" be, |?
Mamcand Palrirk work ;io:?in?;t thn The Ca
trustee of the boy's inheritance, from a far
Dwight Babcock played by Dick (Warner
Calkins. Repeated
Christopher Smith, a USC previous r
hotel/restaurant/tourism ad- s'on l'iat
minisistration major, turns in a need ol a
creditable performance as Ito, 's on'
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Ito extracts method from the Musically
madness of the Dennis household anc' Pur|cl
and gets Maine, Patrick and Agnes nn,s'c
out of many a tight spot. 10 wa'k ?
Don Mack is a dashing walk awa
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Nina Ezell plays an imposing ghosts of
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Cato McDougall, the belle bassist V
Beauregard jilts in favor of Manic. George H
Manic is capably directed by Emmalee
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Briggs and an orchestra conducted
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and Earl Davis. Classic
The production is marred only will be f
by the chilliness of the theatre and tonight,
poor arrangement of seats. While An eve
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back of the house, the slope of the held at
floor and alignment of the seats Auditorii
make for poor viewing from the Music
farthest rows. It is hoped that this local cell
will be considered in the renova- fom his 1;
tion, which is to begin soon and one-year
continue for three years. Joining
But with a sweater or light musician;
jacket, and even from the rear of Borkowsl
the theatre, Mame is a great night's Goodwin
entertainment. Tickets are $10 for cellists fr
adults and $7 for students. For One of
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Picking^
by Bill Sengsta
c breakup of The Smiths M i n
ear, the smart money had guitari
ohnny Marr embarking on in a
til solo career, and the ec- Rathei
ead vocalist Morrissey they c
little more than an ink blot With
ory of rock 'n' roll. But Firehc
lilarly named finicky cat, Qui
always seems to land on work,
n Viva Hate (Sire Records) Child'
is equal to his past. Of Eli
ure, the vocal mannerisms no st
the same as on any Smiths favori
at is to be expected. The Of R.
not only the quality of the cheek
ying music, but the variety. s t r e
le album's 12 tracks offers songw
new. From classy strings you o
lost scorching guitar work ing m
' the Durriti Column's Vini acsthc
jrrissey has every reason to fly rij
J with his work. His fans doesn
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nadian band 54-40 suffers Bcf
niliar problem on Show Me by f
Brothers Records). Rccor
listens to any of the group's yours
ccordings leave the impres- true t
the band is desperately in rner o
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y problem with the band, them,
t all the more irritating. piece,
, the twanging guitar work your
ly drumming make for cat- Sell
, but lyrics like "Who am I eight
lway/Yeah, who am I to she h
y from you?" don't quite band
cp philosophical debate. to tin
e manages to shake the Marsl
the past to serve up a out.
ord of music on If'n (SST the n
For those who don't know, monc
like Watt and drummer tunat
urley were in the influential tougl
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8 p.m. in Gambrell Hall bitter
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professor and well-known
ist Bob Jesselson will per- Th<
ast recital before going on a and i
sabbatical. Dick
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s Donald Portnoy, Kay Bo
ki, Charles Fugo, Winky the }
, Ann Benson and eight abou
om USC. For
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:ce by Brazilian composer Wyat
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u t c m e n until lead
ist/vocalist I), Boon was killed
car accidcnt two years ago.
r than carry on without Boon,
leaded to form a new band,
the addition of Fd Fromohio,
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>sc was born.
tc a bit of variety is on the new
From the dirge-like "Thunder
" to the beautiful "In Memory
zabeth Cotton," Firehose leave ^ j ,
one unturned. The obvious 1 t
te has to be "For The Singer
E.M.", a delightful tonguc-intake-off
of Micheal Stipe's
a in - o f - c o n s c i o u s n e s s
siting. Lyrics such as "now
bjcct to objccts actually mcanlore/than
some pathetic, lame
:tic stolling rone is famous for"
ght over your head, but that
't stop them from being
nt.
ore putting the*self-titled debut
louse of Schock (Capitol
ds) on the turntable, remind
elf to be impartial. Yes, it is
hat Gina Schock was the drum
f the Go-CIos not too long ago,
ool folks are supposed to hate
But while certainly no masterHouse
of Schock is nothing ^
cat would bury in the sand.
lock either wrote or co-wrote
of the album's 10 tracks, and
as formed a surprisingly good
to record with her. In addition
: core group, outsiders such as
hall Crenshaw drop by to help
Niccly harmonized vocals arc
ule here, but they lend to get
>tonous after a while. Forely,
they are balanced by a justi-enough
guitar sound.
ins to play
e eight cellos and a soprano,
s Stockholm Cathedral Choir
Iso perform tonight at 7:30 p.m. ^ <
Peter's Catholic Church,
e 38-member choir will sing
in S. Bach's "Singet dem
1," Max Reger's "O Tod, wie
bist du" and Richard Strauss'
Abend."
e performance is hosted by USC
s made possible by grants from
Dyer Volvo and Jim Hudson
in Columbia.
th concerts are free and open to
>ublic. For more information
t the cellist recital call 777-2033.
more information about the
;hom Ca'hedral Choir call l.arry
t at USC's music department at
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