‘Slap Shot’ entertains without
any aesthetic considerations
‘Photoworks’ exhibit expands conscio
sness
oy AuvuntzM i nuHStN/SUNDBERG
For the Emerald
The Robert Mi Her/James Featherstone Photoworks exhibit being
shown in Gallery 141, Lawrence Hall, is an eloquently integrated visual
expenence and an exercise in contrast between the two men's work. This
equipoise exists both between their visual statements as well as between
the processes used to make those statements. However, a mutual intent
"Farmhouse"
arises to evoke our own imaginative responses to their work, yet each
photographer emerges unique in his vision
The evidence of process and its play with the final product has been
sensitively addressed The systems and methods within photography —
those of search, discovery, surprise, 'nterpretation — are embodied here
by the placement of the work within the gallery space
Stallion by Stallion
1977 Casablanca Records
NBLP 1040
Produced by Dik Darnell
By MARK ROWE
Of the Emerald
Stallion is a good example of
the old adage that total
anonymity can be an asset.
This five man electrical band
has had two moderate hits get
ting a lot of FM airplay in the
area; real toe tappers. They
are the kind of song that is just
there; walk into a crowded
I
room and you walk in right in i
the middle of one of these two \
songs by Stallion: Something <
Just Told Me,' and “Old (
Fashioned Boy (You're The <
One).'' 1
Anonymity does not always i
mean that no names appear on <
the album; Stallion is there for ;
all to see: Wally Damnck plays t
• keyboards and sings; Jorg /
Gonzalez is the bassist; Danny j
O'Neil plays guitar, mandolin, s
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Each piece is regarded almost as it within the context ot its own
development Photography is not a linear thing; yet, too often we find it
displayed within a close, linear format which potentially weakens the
otherwise powerful images
Miller/Featherstone have created for us the potential for our own
involvement in their work both physically and psychologically Images of
reality — rocks, ponds, ice, reeds of grass in water are displayed
symbolically as if back within their original environment We find them at
ground level. We must bend, stoop, experience see, not just look We
become a photographer.
In others, photographic elements are torn, cut and replaced in such a
way as to reduce in us a response the original image may never have been
able to do
Elsewhere, bare wall space is used to accomodate a print s spirit or
aura, if you will We often find that small visual elements can dominate a
field much larger than their own physical dimensions This expansion
phenomenon may well be one of the most powerful components ol art As
in a memory, a seemingly insignificant event can expand to tremendous
importance demanding a large psychological space
By implementing "empty wall space, and at ottier times by sandwich
ing pictures within a tight viewing area we are made aware of the
photograph s powerful ability to project its personal space out into the room
and out onto our interpretive psyches
This expressive and sophisticated treatment of gallery space affirms
and enhances our own perceptions of life around and within us
As individual artists the two men and their work invite independent
considerations Robert Miller has given us a collection so real it moves
toward the abstract He shares with us black and white, the deep shadows
highlights and greys of things common, transforming them into boautitul
mysteries full of a powerful evocation r‘ -urit His photographic technique
is pure, nearly classic, in its content It seeks neither surprise noi physical
movement It freezes what is already frozen, yet, within this subtle silonce
anses a life so vibrant it stirs the soul
He has drawn from his sitters a truth and power over which none may
have absolute control The props behind which they may attempt to hide
become stripped away
It needs no props The subjects of his other prints — adobe church,
grains in wood, water reflections, rock contours — transcend their own
rea ity, becoming for us associations to other things, perhaps to a collective
reality Miller has used his vision to take us further into our own
Featherstone, by contrast, but perhaps ultimately lor the same
reason^ gives us pure abstraction He cuts and reassembles photo
grapfuc forms provocatively, imparting a design and graphic sense to his
work He has manipulated the real image to form an abstract one In this
way he is exploring and defining
and, perhaps, finally findingm
lo a psychic realm, they blur
The commonality which
boundaries and limits to photography
nor* (must take his assemblages as links
dti tour physical one.
anj (ion txitwoen these two men s work
Waters
may well reveal the
overwhelm us to such „
creators of a collective
small worlds
that ability to Involve and
importantly as selfless
creators of their own
and sings (by now the reader
should be getting the idea that
tiis is another harmony group
ivhere everyone sings); drums
and percussion are handled by
_arry Thompson, and Buddy
Stephens sings and adds
some extra percussion No.
anonymity doesnt mean no
lames; it means no sound
d entity.
There are ten tunes on
Stallion and all of them sound
he same; and one of them
mild have been done by any
>f a score of equally unknown
ock and rollers and no one
vould have noticed the differ
ince The point here is Jerry
Sarcia just wouldnt make it
ingmg Sympathy For The
5evil;" it's not his style Stallion
s another group in search of a
ound, they do not yet possess
i firm base from which to ven
jre out into the musical jungle
it this stage of the game they
re still trying things out; if they
urvive they will eventually set
He clown into a pattern ol their
own
Musically they are pleasant
Harmless is another adjective
readily applicable, they do not
endanger anyone else s suc
cess Sometimes they seem
like a very, very vocal oriented
band with most ol the instru
ments buried in the back
ground in the best tradition ol
low-profile studio help, but at
other times the keyboards or
guitars really punch through
There is a certain inconsis
tency in their material, just as
there is a certain sophomonc
simplicity to some ol the tunes,
"Fancy Francie lor instance
On the strength ol Some
thing Just Told Me, and
another tune on the first side,
Magic ol the Music, which
throws in a relaxed funk impre
ssion, Stallion could parlay
their talent into something
good The majority of their first
album, though, is an exercise
m anonymous apellation
J
SWOMSI stag# benefit
by children's neater troupe
By BOB WEBB
Ot the C tie raid
The Southwest Oregon Museum ot
Science and Industry (SWOMSI) *il
present Randolph s Ragtime Pick >
Wish players in a beneltt performanceol
Rich Man, Poor Man, Beggar Man.
Thiel on Saturdays and Sundays lor the
next two weekends This children jtlay
will be held at the Roosevelt
School Cafeteria at 1 p m and aga Jt3
p.m on all tour days
The Randolph Ragtime Pick a Wish
Players is a children s theater troupe
that has already done several produc
tions in the area including Sleeping
George and Jack Frost Saves Spring -
Or Mother Nature's Big Sneeze
Rich Hertzlor, who was recently seen
as the Good Doctor in LCC's production
ot Cabaret, plays the part ot Happi
ness Richard Seyfried, who was last
seen in town as Mr Cat' in LCC s pro
duction ot Hotel Paradiso, plays the part
ot Fitzwater Beau Kennedy plays the
part ot Sassalras, she was also In
Cabaret and World ot Carl Sandburg
Two actresses who have been active m
revious Pick a Wish productions,
usan Anderson and Carol Mills, play
3ay and Pricilla. respectively, in this
lodudion Martha Wehmeier. who has
eeo active In many University of
Ireqon productions, most notably as
Meg in last summer s Carnival produc
Dn of Dylan, will be playing ' Bracken
erry
Although Rich Man, Poor Man, Beg
•ir Thiel is geared mostly to pre
i -ind grade school children, the
roducers feel it has enough in it to en
■rtam adults as well The 45 minute
roduction comes complete with prin
cess, witch, paupers, frogs and even a
base scene or two to keep things lively
ind moving
The play is an original — written by
Margaret Wilmot Cunningham, North
;ugene High School teacher and former
lirector of Eugene's Village Players
Admission for Rich Man, Poor Man,
teg gar Man, Thief is $1 25 for adults.
r5 cents tor students and 50 cents for
hose over 65 and under 12 Tickets will
>c soid at SWOMSI and at the door
’roceeds will go toward a scholarship
lor SWOMSI's education department
By KRISTI TURNQUIST
Of the Emerald
Maybe movie reviewing is just a
matter ol whether you like it or not.
Where does film scholarship, ac
cepted asthetic standards or
highly-developed taste come into
it when writing about a movie like
Slap Shot? It's an unpretentious
diversion that's not particularly
good or particularly bad
George Roy Hill, working again
with Paul Newman (previous col
laborations being Butch Cassidy
and the Sundance Kid and The
Sting) directs him as Reggie
Dunlop, player-coach tor a minor
league hockey team, The Char
lestown Chiefs The Chiefs are
mediocre at best, and none too
popular with the home folks
When Reggie skates out for his
pre-game intro, a peevish fan
shouts, I hale you. Dunlop' All is
normally dismal for the team until
word gets out the town mill is clos
ing, and its laid-off workers are
likely to lay off the Chiefs
Hoping to boost potential
buyers interest in the Chiefs,
Reggie revamps their playing
style from sub-competent stan
dard to aggravated assault and
battery Soon they're making
enemies, fans, and money, sport
ing cartoon-style bruises for their
pains
Nancy Dowd is one of the few
women screen writers around
That doesn't necessarily make
her good, however The loose
structure and superficiality of her
work, which would be a hindrance
elsewhere, suits her perfectly to
work with Hill Both are uncon
cerned with plausibility and de
velopment, and together they
form a perfect union
Newman obviously likes work
ing with Hill, and once again gives
a deceptively easy-looking per
formance It's too bad in a way that
Newman works so well with the
director, as the sleek, efficient
framework Hill devises are more
limiting than comfortable
Oboe, flute give
concert tonight
The Committee for the Perform
ing Arts (no relation to the Com
munity Center for the Performing
Arts, WOW Hall) will present
Rachel Aldrich, oboist, and
Pamela Birrell, flutist, in concert
tonight in Gerlinger Hall The reci
tal will begin at 8 p m A reception
honoring the artists will follow the
program No tickets will be sold,
but contributions made at the door
will be deposited in a fund for pro
curement of a grand piano when a
local performance hall is built.
The Committee for the Perform
ing Arts (also known as CFPA)
presents local artists in public per
formances in order to encourage
and promote them and foster the
continuance of the performing
arts
Nevertheless, Newman's a joy to
watch here
His Reggie is a middle-aged kid
who clings to his team for lack of
anything else. His wife (Jennifer
Warren, miscast) has left him. yet
he can t understand her liberation
and offers her unnecessary
money and aid even as she s very
confidently leaving town alone.
The only real relationship he has
is with his sadsack team, who
adore him.
This byplay with the team and
the fluid handling of their beer
drmkmg, head-crunching, small
town lives is the best thing in Slap
Shot Hill and Dowd are evidently
not up to the job, so it's futile to
wish they had stayed on the
character-study side. Neverthe
less, the one-dimensional bits that
do come through are treated so
loosely (the team on the bus;
taverns, actively participating with
TV soap operas; lounging around
the town drugstore), aided by
Dede Allen s clever editing, that
they take on some flavor.
The movie gets into trouble
when it fools around with the viol
ence bit. Nobody seems to know
what is intended: Are the Chiefs
brainless apes, happiest when
bashing opposing players? Or are
Brecht opens
Mother Courage is a saga-like parable about war set in the first half
of the 17th century during the Thirty Years War in Europe. The play
traces a decade in the life of the equally amiable and despicable Anna
Fierlmg, otherwise known as Mother Courage, and her inability to
acknowledge her own responsibility for the war and for the death of her
children
Mother Courage will play in the Pocket Playhouse. Villard Hall, at 8
p m this Friday and Saturday; Wednesday-Saturday, April 27 through
30; and Wednesday-Saturday, May 4 through 7. Reserved seat tickets
are available at the Robinson Theatre box office at $3 50 per person
Students with proof of registration will be admitted for half price.
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Photo by Tonya Houg
the angry townspeople and testy
Ned Braden (Michael Ontkean,
in dour performance, as the team
rebel), right in condemning brutal
ity?
Confusion reigns at movie s
end. The Chiefs, on Reggies's ad
vice. swear off their mauling tac
tics, and win the championship by
a fluke. Braden joins the carnival
atmosphere by performing a
graceful strip-tease on the ice,
and appears one with his rough
neck teammates. Reggie is hired
by another team, and he plans to
bring the Chiefs with him Are we
supposed to by happy? Why did
Braden change so suddenly? Will
Reggie continue his bruiser-hock
ey. or revert permanently to old
fashioned style? Does Hill have
any idea, and more important,
does he give a damn?
Slap Shot is well-made, likeable
in a non-challenging way (to put it
mildly) and features Paul New
man in a well-plaved role These
accomplishments are far from
negligible, but it refuses to answer
its own questions.
Next week
LCC’s romantic
comedy debuts
The Lady s Not for Burning, a
romantic comedy by Christopher
Fry, will be presented by the De
partment of Performing Arts at
Lane Community College on April
29,30 and May 1,6,7. Curtain is 8
p.m. — except Sunday. May 1,
when the performance will begin
at 5 p.m , a new day and time op
tion for LCC theatre patrons.
The play is directed by Stan El
berson and designed by David
Sherman. The cast includes Todd
Crump, Darrell Gray. Aseneth
Jurgenson (The Lady), Richard
Lehman, Thomas Major, Dan
Mayes, Sheri Merrick, John
Mithen, Jerry Paulsen, Helen
Robinson, and Steve Springston.
Rehearsals began some eight
weeks ago.
Set in fifteenth-century Europe,
The Lady's Not for Burning is
about a bright, beautiful, and
free-spirited young woman who,
unjustly sentenced to be burned
as a witch, falls in love with a
world-weary ex-soldier who in
sists on being hanged for crimes
he didn't commit. The lady per
suades him to live, to love, and to
liberate her — a process that is full
of wit and whimsey, wisdom and
fun that comes to a pleasing con
clusion. The play's language is
unusually rich.
All seats are reserved at $3.
The LCC performing arts box of
fice is open Monday through Fri
day, noon until 4:30.
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