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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (July 29, 1971)
* *• How Clerow Wilson Relax aid Enjoy Became 'Flip' Wilson -• ja PSU German or evening at Geneva’s Art Festival The first German Arts F estival on the Faclftc, a special week of German cul ture co - sponsored by the Goethe Institute of Munich, West Germany, the Oregon Arts Commission (National Endowment for the Arts), the City of Portland and Portland State Vnlverlsty, will be held In Portland August 7-14. The American debuts of a German touring opera com pany, one of Europe’s leading puppetteers and a chamber ensem ble are just three high lights of the Festival which Is the result of two years planning by Dr. H. Frederick I’eters, professor of German and comparative literature and head of the Central Euro pean Studies Center at PSU, In the academic tradition of Germany, the occasion of an outstanding scholar’s 60th birthday Is celebrated by pre senting him with a high honor. Two years ago West Germany approached Dr. P eters, who a lso is founder and director of the Deutsche Somm erschule am Faziflk, one of two In the United States, with the Idea of presenting him with such an honor. Already the recipient of the Order of Merit from the Federal Republic of Germany and the Silver Medal of the The number of entertainers tenor. A t ¿2 he has already sophistication stage, that he has Goethe Institute for his special who reach fame and fortune is had nine years of experience best be described as "p o e try se r v ic e s In representing Ger culture abroad, Dr. immense, those that last over singing with other professional m motion and sound". A self man a long period of time are very groups. The Bluenotes wanted taught pianist, he arranges the P eters had another sugges few. When speaking about en a young man with a voice, great m ajority of the original material tion. Marking Its American debut, tertainers in the category of dancing ability, and innovative performed on stage. A man with the German Touring Opera vocal-instrumental groups who ideas. The got just that in a musical ear, graceful choreo Company of Berlin (Deutsche have maintained longevity, you Lloyd Parks graphy, stimulating voice, and a Gastspleloper Berlin) will can practically name them on A spiritual is something that great g ift fo r harmonic arrange- open the F estival with one your hands. The Dells, The touches you inside, it grabs you ments, Harold Melvin can only performance only of Carl Temptations, The Lettermen, and makes you feel pain, anger, be called A -C lassic. Orff’s com ic opera, ‘‘H e The Beatles, The M iracles, The love, o r any other emotion THE SHOLTER Kluge", at 8 p .m ., Saturday, Four Seasons, The Impressions, generated by life 's turm oils. To 7 In the Civic "M ove it together! S lide’ August to name just a few. say that Theodore Pentigrass Turn Watch your timing! Run Auditorium. Nine leading sin g ers, one For the past 15 years, The (Taddy), has a spiritual or gospel through it Again!” If you’ re Bluenotes have also been giving voice is a gross understatement. ever fortunate enough to see The technical man and a stage audiences a ll over the world a To say that he is a " s p ir itu a l" Bluenotes at a rehearsal, these manager from the Company w ill work under the direction consistently impeccable perfor would be more appropriate. are some of the phrases youmight of Stefan Mlnde, general dir mance. Though only a two-year veteran hear Bernard Wilson shouting ector and conductor of the Often referred to as the of the Fabulous Bluenotes, he out. And Bernie W ill shout! Portland Opera A ssociation. entertainers' entertainers, they performs like an old soldier, and Bernie is a perfectionist in Founded In 1958 in Frank combine sonorously impeccable rightly so. He has had vast everything he does, and when he’ s furt am Main by HansSchlote, audio stimulation, humor visual experience m various choirs and doing his main thing (choreo owner of one of German’s groups, with talent- graphy), everybody around him old est concert agen cies, this astheticism, drama, choreo vocal graphy, and a host of other unlimited, the man sings with a becomes perfectionist too. He m usical touring theater has a rtistic expertise into one great powerful voice ranging from tolerates no mistakes, every presented eight operas to taling 500 perform ances in musical conglomeration border baritone to fir s t tenor, dances step, every movement must be over 100 cities In Europe and a professional dancer precise and asthetic. ing on, if not the true epitamy like Latin America. (another looker for the ladies), THE HORSE of Euphoria. “ Die Kluge” , (The Wise and is also an accomplished So might you ask yourself— Woman), which prem iered in the long of it Lloyd Parks was chosen by drum m er (he had the exceptional "What does Lawrence do?’ 1943 In Frankfurt am Main, -------„ ------------ u ib honor of playing The Bluenotes because of his with the famous Wrong, the question would be,- Is based on a fable known outstanding talent. Overlooking J ames Brown Banf). Teddy had -What can't Lawrence do7 Law- the world over but most pop __ , . , . added -C-i—.4 more _ _ I. I ________ . . r. n . . soulful groove to an rence is to The Bluenotes, what ular In the Brothers Grimm (if you can ladies), the fact that entitled "The a horse is to a Carriage. He version he’ s b’3 " , athletically slender in already grooving group. Harold Melvin is the firm *s the total compliment of every Farm er’ s Wise Daughter” . build, and good looking, he also The Company chose the foundation. Along with Lawrence aspect of entertaining. When possesses an immense amount of Brown, and Bernard Wilson, he Bern is at a loss fo r steps on fairy tale opera for Its 1970 talent and experience in the is one of the Three Original a particular routine, ask L a rry . tour of South America because Its world-wide popularity In entertainment orld. Demon- ------------------- w - ——. ..-w- Bluenotes. He has a voice which When a harmonic seems p a rti- the form of the Brothers strating excellent vocal control, makes women want to forget about cularly hard to attain, askL a rry. Grimm fable made It most he spans a singing range from a their husbands. He demonstrates When the final policy has to be likely to appeal to non-German deep bass to a mellow fir s t such immaculate suaveness and added to an act, L a rry w ill do it speaking audiences. Portland’s opera audience w ill be most fam liar with I Carl Orff’ s scenic con tat a "Carrr.lna Burana” per formed In March of 1960 by Kansas City, Mo. — “ The with curls and waves that from darkest to lightest the Oregon Symphony with the Touchables,*’ a new, natural- highlight expression. For shades In the sam e color for Portland Symphonic Choir and looking collection of hair evening wear cla ssic lines day, with a blending of various so lo ists Marilyn Klnkald, Ron sty le s for F all, 1971 was top the list evoking the mood co lo rs for evening. Brows F ra sier and John T yres. presented today at the National of the ’30’s. em phasize the natural arch Stuttgart puppeteer, Albrecht H airdressers and Cosmetolo C leverly, hair is braided, and curves. The brow color R oser, whose “ Clown Gustaf g is ts A ssociation’s National twisted, roped and cupped to Is lighter than the hair color and Ensemble” are popular Convention in Kansas City, the head in sty les that are and complements the skin with adult audiences all over MlssourL as soft and pilable as the tone. Eye lin ers are soft Europe and with those who The styles were introduced clothing that com pletes “ the and compatible with eye v isited the German pavilion by the Official Hair Fashion total look” for ’71. shadow shades. A wardrobe at the 1966 Montreal World’s Committee of the National Fall hair colors reflect of light, natural lash es In a F a ir, will present his first H airdressers and Cosmeto the subtle tones of nature variety of colors and types show In an American city. lo g ists Association, the hair in shades of wneat, honey, fills out the fashion picture After Portland, R oser plans to fashion authority of the beauty cinnamon, rust, wood, mink for the eye. attend the National Puppet profession. or ebony, or a twist of lemon, Three basic form s headline te e r s of America F estival In The new touchable styles berry or cayenne. the Touchable Collection. For N ashville, T ennessee. encompass a variety of in Highlighting the touchable the young se t, "The Savage The Melos String Quartet dividual looks styled for the trends in hair, makeup for Touch” provides a long-hair of Stutgart, formed In 1965, w earer and the occasion. Fall is also in the natural look that Is curly and casual w ill appear In the United .States Heads in the Fall profile tones, with a clean, youthful with a touch of savagery, for the first tim e this summer. a re adaptable sm all; the hair look achieved with deep, rich "The Love Touch,” a casual Winners of chamber ensemble is dressed clo se with gentle colors from pots and tubes cap of a coiffure, Is highlighted awards In Rio de Janlero, c u r ls , rolling waves or alight and the shimmering shine of by love cu rls, braids or Geneva and Germany, they and graceful combination of lip g lo ss. Lip collors range w aves--th e basic form adapt have performed all over hair treatments that create a in the truer tones of pink, able to that special touch that Europe, Great Britain, North texture that Is truly touchable. coral, plums and red, often m akes the style truly the A frica, the Middle East and Hair lengths vary to suit with the mixing of shades. w earer’s own. South America. the face, personality and life Eye makeup is applied for "The Final Touch,” a style Coming from Wiesbaden Is sty le of the w earer. The Fall the look of fashion, from the of perfected elegance for c la ssic a l guitarist, Heinz s ty le s reflect today’s sense of deeply shadowed eye of the evening, m oves in graceful Justen, professor at the Peter freedom to satisfy every *30’s to the large round eye waves from the forehead to a C orneilus Conservatory In fashion need. of recent years. Shadows in dramatic catch of fllllgree Mainz, West Germany, who Day styles fram e the face pastel ranges are blended cu rls In the back. Added has performed throughout splendor for special evenings, Europe and also last year in a pearl cap com pletes this Portland. A form er student of most regal of coiffures. Andres Segovia, Justen will Truly In tune with the fashion offer a two week sem inar at mood of today, "The Touch C onsider a c a re e r as an o ffic e r in Catlin Gabel School before ab les” offer a natural freedom presenting one concert Thrus- the P ortland P olice Bureau, Money is o f style for every age. day, August 12 In Old Main. now available to pay college costs w hile In addition, the John Giggs Consort of Emporia, Kansas, w orking fu ll tim e in law enforcem ent. specializing In quartet Re S alary s ta rts at $757 with an annual n aissan ce and Baroque Music, who are conducting a special increase to $9G3. Exceptional benefits two-week noncredit workshop Are you planning a vaca on cim piis August 2-13, will p ro g ra m . Requirem ents: 5’ 9" m inim um tion this summer? o r w ill perform a concert em phasiz height, age 21-29 (34 fo r vets), exce lle nt it turn out to be a "w o rk ing the German contribution to The PORTLAND that period o f m usic. health, high level o f mental a b ility and tr ip ” ? The Portland Shakespeare 1RAFF1C SAFETY COMMIS em otional m a tu rity . Company will present two SION says trying to drive perform ances of George Buc five or six hundred miles a For in fo rm a tio n , con tact — c ity o f hner’s "Woyzeck” and the day is NO vacation ... it ’ s PSU Players w ill be per hard, demanding work. Plan P o rtla n d C iv il S erv ice , 115 S.W . 4tfi forming one - act plays by your vacation for fun, and German playwrights. safety, too. 2 2 8 -6 1 4 1 e x t. 3 5 0 . 1 our special exhibits are I he B lu e N otes Not a False Note Among Them Fall Hairstyles Museum. “ Dada 1916-1966” from the Goethe Institute In Munich shows In photographs and other graphic material the cou rse of the Dada revolu tion from Its beginning to near present. “ Contemparary Prints from Germany” wu i feature the w orbs of three young artists, Horst Antes, Wolff Buchholz and Rudolf Schoofs. "Kitsch: The Grotesque Around Us” ts a collection of com m ercially- designed and mass-produced objects assem bled by the Wichita Art Museum. German paintings, sculpture and prints from the permanent collection of the Museum sup plem ented by works on loan to the Museum from Mrs. Jam es Platt of Santa Barbara w ill include works by such Expressionist m asters as Beckmann, Oskar Kokoschka and Kark Gofer among others. FSB’ s White Gallery will exhibit a contemporary Ger man print show as well as a photographic display of the woodcuts of Albrecht Durer, 15th century m aster of woodcut and copper engraving. The PSU Library will have an exhibit of photographs and manuscripts on the life and works of Franz Kafka fun-food-friends Comedy «tor Clerow How did comedy star Clerow ‘F lip’ Wilson get to be called ‘Flip?* From ea rliest days he didn’t have much to be "flip” about. He was one of 18 children and grew up In fos ter homes and reform schools. His parents were divorced when he was 8. There wasn’t much laughter In his child hood, but teachers remember him as the class clown who covered his own unhappiness Flip' W ilto n by making everybody e lse laugh. At 16 Clerow lied about his age and Joined the Air Force In 1949. Gls on Guam In the Pacific knew him as the file clerk with the fllp|>ant, breezy atti tude toward life and the Air F orce brass. 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