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By Shawn Parkhurst
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Of The Print
Too many people left the
The bill should have read:
concert early-the result of
"Tom Scott with Special Dis
disappointment.
Of course
appointment George Benson-
there was that crazy girl in the
Live at the Paramount Thea
second row who clapped her
tre... "Unfortunately, Tom
hands raw (I have the feeling
was found warmin' 'em up for
she would have done so for
George to cool back down
the roadies)-but most of the
again.
faces I caught sight of were
Saturday night at the Para
solemn.
mount Theatre was the time
No more listening to "He's
and place of a congregation of
better live"for me. I listen to
"Jazz-Rock Fusion" connois
seurs as George Benson, Gui George Benson only when I'm
insomnious; and he succeeded
tar virtuoso, and Tom Scott,
in making me just as drowsy
as a saxophonist; one of the
as the Paramount is on my
most creative musicians in
Beauty-Rest mattress. Tre
in progressive sound, alter
mendous.
nately skidded and blazed
If the show had led to Tom
through two performances.
Scott, as it should have, the
Scott was the
so-called
performance would have been
"back-up" artist, but in order
salvaged.
to save the best for last, it's
Grinnin' Tom is a saxo
necessary to talk about Mr.
phonist and a transporter:
Benson first.
"New York City In Action"
Technical excellence with
placed me in a taxicab, crui
no force, no prime mover: this
sing through the city. Don't
is the apparent inadequacy-in
worry about destination; look
Benson's music. He seems to
out and listen. It's haunting.
have convinced himself and
"Shadows" clarifies the
admirers that he creates and
murky and makes (of course)
interprets in conformity with
the underside of things as
a generally worthy adage--
anything Donald Fagen and
"Art for Art's sake": In his
Walter Becker have composed.
case it's complacency for in
Actually, Steely Dan and Torn
dolence's sake. Stagnation.
Scott are synonymous-they
A concrete style is one of
live the same music.
the foremost demands an ar
Will isn't separated from
tist is obligated to fulfill, but
action, just as audience isn't
George's style has crystallized
removed from
performer,
to the point of arthritic im
when Tom Scott's
music
mobility: instead of trying to
plays him.
express the essence of a song,
Why couldn't Tom Scott
Benson adapts it to his tech
have appeared with Special
nique.
Guest Star Tom Scott? How
For one instant, in "The
about Tom Scott and the
World is a Ghetto", I saw a
Portland Express?
glimpse
of progression-the
song was really strong in a
We Were all "cats" when
^physical sense; but the fol-
the grin took the stage.
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Theatre travels county
Recently, the College theatre
department has put together sev
eral excellent theatrical produc
tions.
The upcoming shows
promise to be a repetition of
bygone Works.
The department is currently
performing a children's extrav-
eganza "What If We All Froze?"
"What If We All Froze?" is a
futuristic science fiction chil
dren's
show
acceptable for
adults.
The Chamber of the Gods,-
which are protected by Raygon
the Evil Wizard and his computer
Terbor, is the setting for the
show.
The Evil Wizard calls forth
two sacrificial victims from the
city to perform three tasks which
no other city dweller has been
able to complete. The show re-
GLADSTONE
volves around Rina the Reject
and Evad the Weak Wizard, who
need to complete these three
tasks.
The finale consists of the two
wizards battling to the epd.
There are three performances
remaining of "What If We All
Froze?"
They are: Thursday,
April 20 at 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. at
Sunset Grade School; Tuesday,
April 25 at 1:15 p.m. at Hol
comb Grade School and Satur
day, May 6 at 1 p.m., which is a
benefit performance and will be
presented in the McLoughlin
Theatre.
Society's hypocrisy viewed
in 'Mrs. Warren's Profession
By Shawn Parkhurst
Of The Print
Beginning May 18, "Mrs. War
ren's Profession", a play writ
ten by the incomparable George
Bernard Shaw, will be presented
by the College theatre depart
ment in the McLoughlin Theatre.
"Mrs. Warren's Profession"
was completed in 1893. It took
nearly nine years to be produced
because, by the order of an in
competent censorship^ theatres
—English theatres to be sure—
were not allowed to make the
audience wriggle with guilt with
in viewing distance of such a
"disgraceful piece of filth".
When it finally was produced,
the revieviers, 1 who -failed to-
comprehend Shaw's
message,
gave it a bad name through
their articles.
most part, responsible for) mes
sages, "Mrs. Warren's Profession"
is recognized as one of Shaw's
most definitive dramas: George
Bernard Shaw was an iconoclastic
artist, and this play is a deep,
cynical expression of one of his
most profound disgusts
with
some of the sanctioned institu
tions of society, such as pros
titution.
-Shaw'granted-.that society
expressed abhorrence towards
the venerable profession of pros
titution, but, he contended that
some of the most "virtuoa
members of society profit
from what they supposed
scorned.
Shaw, along with the nam
sake of the play, the characd
"Mrs. Warren", was disdainful
the hypocrisy of societyjHw
ocrisy is the crux of la gj
deal of the dramatist's wog
and it is just as relevant tol
as ever.
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Jack Shields is directijjl
play and the six membfl
contains some exciting perfol
ers, such as Barbara Bragl(|i
Warren), Susan Nicklas (Vis
Mrs. Warren's daughter™
David Wilkes. Kevin Da<H
Hass, and Keith RichmoM
also portray Shaw charact|s.|
Don't miss this.
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Yoga class offered
Hatha Yoga is the topic of
a Focus on Women program at
the College, Randall Hall gym
from 7 to 10 p.m., April 17.
Noontime concert
The College's Music De
partment will present a good
time, noontime concert in the
Community Center Mall at
Free
noon,
April 18.
admission.
Clown Time
Come relive your child-
hood again with the Kit-n-
Kaboodle Clown Circus in the
Community Center, today at
noon.
Dance to the big band
sound of the Rhythm Section
beginning at 9 p.m. Dinner
will be offered at 8 p.m.
The cost is $7 per person
for the dinner dance combi
nation and $3 for the dance
only.
For more information and
reservations, call the Clacka
mas Community College Stu
dent activities offices, 656-
2631, ext. 340.
Coffee House bills Don Eaton
Folk singer Don Eaton will
perform for the College's Cof-
Rhythm Section featured
The spring term Big Band
Ball will be held on Saturday,
May 6, in the Community
Center Mall, starting at 8 p.m.
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Mime Troupe billed
The San Francisco Mime
Troupe is billed to perform at
the Arbuckle Flats Tavern,
April 21, 22, and 23 at 8 p.m.
Of the Troupe, the N.Y.
Times said: "Explosive po
litical incitement and bold,
entertaining theatre."
Arbuckle Flats is located
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