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'L.A. Law' acti character more By The Associated Press RADNOR, Pa. ? Actress Michelle Greene said she was able to get producer Steven Bochco to make her "L.A. Law" character independent and more attractive because Bochco is a "feminist at heart" se Greene plays lawyer Abby Perkins in the NBC hit series. m The actress, in an interview for wi the Nov. 11 issue of TV Guide ma- hi gazine, said she decided to talk to th the show's producers about her character after the first season. ra Abby was "never seen doing CI anything involving the law," to Greene said. "She was this mousy fo creature to whom all kinds of eq dreadful things kept happening. She had an alcoholic husband, she Ja got beaten up, her child was as: kidnapped, she had a messy bo divorce." foj Finally, Greene said she con- of fronted the producers, saying "I guess every show has to have the sei obligatory female victim in it, but I frc don't want to play the victim any- in more. I don't want to spend all my frc time crying on camera." NEW YORK ? Choreogra- Br pher Jerome Robbins is stepping gu down as co-director of the New York City Ballet at age 71, but mt he's not disappearing into retirement. ba< Robbins, considered one of the thi century's greats, plans to keep He busy finishing his memoirs and de- bul veloping "Jerome Robbins' Broad- liki way," a medley of pieces from for musicals he choreographed or j directed. dur "It's important at my age to do Wa other things," he said. "I'm resign- < ing from the New York City Bal- jst let; I'm not retiring from the Pn field." The ballet company announced du] Robbins' resignation Sunday. He's stepping down as co- ( director, but Robbins is to begin Bli rehearsals soon at the City Ballet Ins for a retrospective of his ballets tar. since 1944, to be presented next wa: spring. ant Co MONTREAL ? You name Ro it, Donald Sutherland has had it Bli Polio, rheumatic fever, hepatitis, I an appendectomy, pneumonia, por scarlet fever. Y& "And spinal meningitis," the ac- 1 tor said. "I died . . . ." tior A reporter chuckled. Sutherland xor looked perturbed. fori "Yes. I died. For four or five tisfc Call The Gamecock -? i 2 Blocks from 1907-08 BLOSSC AT FIVE PC V CBS z? \ \un\n?} _\\ VVW1V1JJ1 %v T IW< 9^LAVJuk National Day to: TheElghttoChoos Pro-Choice 3:00 PM Sunda; at S.C. State C State Legislators Shoi Personal, Private Li Voices For ( *ess makes independent P?Opl0 in the news i conds," he said. Sutherland overcame the bout of j eningitis and said his experience ith disease since childhood left i m with a deep appreciation of e medical profession. He is the 1989 honorary fundising chairman of the Montreal tildren's Hospital, which hopes raise $1 million this year to pay ir renovations and new uipment. CLAREMORE, Okla. ? mes Brady, crippled in the 1981 sassination attempt on his then>ss, Ronald Reagan, was honored r his work ever since on behalf the disabled. The former White House press :retary got an award Thursday )m the Will Roeers Commission l part because of his recovery < im the head injury. "God did it. I didn't do it," t ady said Sunday, when he was t est of honor at a parade. I "I went up there and God told i i 'I'm not ready for you yet. . When I am I will call you i :k up here, but there are some t ngs I want you to do on Earth.' l didn't tell me what they were, 11 have an idea what they are ? i z doing things I am doing now a the disabled." Jrady, 49, was shot in the head s ing the assassination attempt in i shington, D.C. t MEMPHIS, Tenn. ? GuitarAlbert Collins was named Blues 1 tertainer of the Year, got four c re top honors and shared a fifth ring the 10th Annual Handy 1 les Awards. < Collins won Contemporary Male ( les Artist of the Year and Blues trumentalist of the Year for gui- * , His group, The Icebreakers, ( s voted Blues Band of the Year, 1 the album Showdown with 1 llins, Johnny Copeland and ? bert Cray was voted into the les Hall of Fame. " itta James was named Contemary Female Blues Artist of the ir. The Sunday awards presental, emceed by bassist Willie Dii, has evolved into the premier iim for recognition of blues ar 5. at 777-7726 : i LAUNDRY / PER Campus )M STREET )INTS H if Support eAbortion RALLY y Nov. 12 'apitol ild NOT Dictate ves...Join the Choice ?iy ij The Orchestra of the 18th Century will perform at I Classical orchestra By DAVID BOWDEN staff Writer Those who have ever wanted to see an orchestra hat plays classical music the way it was really inended to be performed should see the Orchestra of he Eighteenth Century Sunday at the Koger Center 'or the Arts. The orchestra plays the classics on instruments datng back to the 1700s. This is by choice, as they want o recreate the original sound of the music written by Vfozart and Beethoven. This internationally known orchestra is just finishng a tour of the United States. The stop in Columbia vill be the last time to see them without a passport. The Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century was itarted by Dutch composer and flutist Frans Bruggen n 1981. Forty-five musicians familiar with 18th cenury music were recruited for the group. The assembled group of musicians are predomitately Dutch, but there are members from many other countries as well. This emphasis on the instruments and sounds of he 1700s is what makes this orchestra different from ill others. For example, instead of piano, the harpsicord is used. Twelve live albums of the orchestra's work have >een released on the Philips label. Since the orchestra's inception in Amsterdam, it has toured in England, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Portugal, Austraia and the United States. V ^LUNTEERS add Uid Help us help you. American Red Cross |M|| Office c S.C. Regional Blood Services ill Volume SUBMIT NOV POUTFOLI DEADLINE: TODAY 5 p.m. include name, ssif, phone #, addr non-fiction, fiction, poetry, art, photos Russell House Rm 317 fflADDA BOOKS : . :!.. ^ *-J1 - 0( the Koger Center Sunday. & nc to play at Koger ? The program at the Koger Center will feature I* Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Symphony No. 36" in and Ludwig van Beethoven's "Symphony No. 8 in F in Major." The third piece, "Sinfonia Concertante" is believed to tO be the work of Mozart hut mneiral crhrvlarc hf its authenticity. Bruggen said that he believes it is, at O least in part, the work of the famous composer. pi This concert is partially sponsored by The State di newspaper as part of its "Just for Kids" program. This is third in a series of six concerts in the * ca program. in All are designed with the goal of making, in the sa words of the newspaper's promotions director Larry tir Younginer, "something affordable to bring your he children to." The show will be a "family outing," he said. lei Before the show at 6:15 p.m., children can attend a de lecture by members of the orchestra describing the ph dated instruments they will playing. All concerts in the "Just for Kids" series will have mi these educational lectures before the performances so se that children will learn more about the music. re< Despite the name of the series, adults will be ad- Pr mitted to the Orchestra, for $10. Student tickets are $8 and children 12 and under get in for $4. ' Tickets are on sale at Carolina Coliseum 9 a.m.-6 ar p.m. weekdays and noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Tickets cc can be purchased at all SCAT outlets. For information, call 777-5111. w] [I WUSC-FM 90.5Awes ers 256-2301 |, THINK YOU'RE r PREGNANT? * FIND OUT NOW. A A confidential pregnancy test only minutes! Planned Parenl V provides counseling, complete exams, low-cost birth control SHI abortion services. P Planned Parenth( ess Caring, Convenient, Confider, #8 256-4908 pgj off Forest Drive v Are you getting the personal service you deserve? M'S ? TORE 25 Ballet dancers getting poison )en letters y The Associated Press LINCOLN, R.I. ? Dancers of te State Ballet of Rhode Island ive been receiving phony letters lling them to quit for being fat, Id or disruptive, and the artistic irector blames another dance jmpany. Police said Wednesday thev ere checking fingerprints on the tters, which are typed on stationy resembling the ballet cominy's and bear artistic director erci Marsden's forged signature. "This is more than a prank," tid Detective David S. Ethier. t's (Marsden's) business and per>nal reputation that has a chance ' being destroyed." Marsden charged that another tnce company, which she would )t identify, sent the poison pen tters in an attempt to steal her mcers. Ethier said police had no susxts, but did not believe anyone Marsden's company was sendg the letters. The letters ordered the dancers quit for reasons ranging from ring overweight to being too old. ne letter to an 11-year-old apentice accused her of being sruptive. "You are upsetting my girls and using trouble in my school and the ballet company," the letter id. "Your family is also upsetlg people. You are not to return re." Marsden said a 20-year-old balrina quit after receiving a letter, spite Marsden's insistence it was lony. About a dozen apprentices and ambers of Marsden's 30-year-old miprofessional dance company aeived the letters, postmarked in ovidence Sept. 4. irsden said that she has disissed one dancer in five years id that if she has a complaint, impany members "have to face e, and I tell them to their faces hat they have to do." iome Alternative in the Midlands | takes ;hood also GYN A itialM Main Street 6-6 6 6 6