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The Netted Gem goes to theTempest.

by Jonathan Orlowski

As the lights stab the dark- ness of the stage, a multi- level Island emerges. Front and centre is a large five-star penticle which is a magic

symbol.

A storm rages as Prospero the magician enters with spirits following behind.

The image of lightning flashing upon the majestic

Prospero (Dr. (Elizabeth Mair) in a

Performances

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Edward Edmonds) and Ariel

Theatre Socie1§~"s production of The Tempest. November Tickets $3 students. 54, others. (Photo: Guardian)

figure standing on top of

a. «hail»

scene from the UPEI

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the Island lures the specta— tor’s interest, then clasps the awe with both hands, never letting go.

After an excellent intro- duction, the play left me a little let down because the magician was at times soft- spoken.

But the play picked up with the entrance of the spirits and with the comic relief. ~ Because of extenuating cir-

cumstances (term papers), I was only able to review held the performance. During the dress rehearsal, at least, the lighting, sound effects, and costumes were of profes- sional quality.

The acting was no less, despite the last-minute re- placement of Gonzalo. Pinch hitter Doug Buell had five days to learn his lines and cues.

Director John Lunman,

Seriously

By Glen Boswall Human beings gave a natural propensity for ridicule and hatred. _\.This, however, is 1984. This is Canada. This is P.E.l. We don’t hate

people for race or religion anymore (at least not overtly). We may good- naturedly rlb political rivals. One can only feel embar-

rassment for arguing against the women’s equality movement.

What, then, are we proud to hate about?

Music.

Boswall, the righteous rocker right?

Well, kiddies, I don’t

(know whether to get sick

or laugh about the fist fights over music. I don’t know if you would call

three people beating up a punk rocker, or two drunks trying to punch each other out at a Halloween party, a fight.

You doubtless heard the

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by Lori Anne Heckberf

Well, you had your week off. You are obliged to read this stuff once again; Yeah...

This week is going to be our very first movie review! Oh toy, or bliss!

And, the lucky winner ’of the very first movie review is, not "Sesame Street Goes to Town”, but... “Purple Rain”!

Seems a logical choice, doesn't It? i mean the movie came out around when l was born, didn't it? At any rate It's got to be at least a year since it was released. SUFFICE IT TO SAY, it’s here.

I want to know how you go about talking about a movie without telling everything - you people are supposedsto say “Gee l’d love to see» that", not “Gee, no sense in seeing that, I already know what

happened".

Let's begin. At the beginning. gThere was Adam. And there was

Eve. And there was that stinkin’ tree. Then, a whole Dassel of 'tr-Oub 310va "KTh'atisn ,

you say? Golly - I sure am sorry.

, it's a pretty torchy flick. The plot is relatively easy to follow. Prince and the Revolution are playing at this club, I assume the place is New. York. Our hero lives in the basement of his‘pa’rents’ house; nice pad he's set up down there for himself.

It becomes obvious when his father smashes his mother around, that his parents have more than their' share of 'marital troubles. Also, not a great way for an all-round great

guy like Prince to grow up. _ Anyway, he. and the

band do their gig every night. One evening, he meets , Apollonia, a very nice lady. And i don’t mean she’s sweeter than saccharine, either. She says she's a singer and dancer. The girl could bawl in Cantonese off-key and no one would care. But still, she’s not bad.» Princeproceeds to have an unbalanced relationship with. her, the

stuff 'of, 'whidh‘ rock videos are made.

Che ebvlog: .r_.itie,lsm.,

the movie would be that it was one long video, but I don't think that’s the case. The soundtrack blended well with the plot.

As the movie rolls along, you become aware that Prince is the Dustin

,Hoffman of rock and roll.

He is as lrascible and difficult to work with as Hoffman is purported to be. A couple of girls in his band want him to sing the songs they write. His resistance is vehement, but he grows up during the movie and becomes a nice guy, and sings their songs which are, by a stroke of luck, actually quite good.

I’m not going to. tell. you anymore (should that be two separate words?), I’ll let you find it out for yourselves. l don’t know about you folks, but We had a nutsy kookoo week— end and I’m dog tired. '

I'm leaving you Tex, you've gone too far this time.

“OK Edna.”

“I did ..tell you l’m schizophrenic, didn't l?

Take care of yourselves;

heaped on' others their musical

scorn because of preference.

Listen closely. it’s not good-natured anymore.

You can draw the battle lines about one thousand different ways.

Everyone sees the enemy differently.

The true headbanger (Ozzy, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden) cannot comprehend any taste but his own. Those who do not follow his lead are ‘fags’. Case closed.

The bopper crowd (Boy George, Michael Jackson, Cindi Lauper, or whoever is currently popular) think that only what is or was very popular is music.

Let us not forget the pseudo—artistic l intellec- tual crowd (Bowie, XTC, Prince, Psychedelic Furs or anything else that can't be understood). They come on as the sole reveivers of God’s gift of intellig-

’ considering it

who has directed Shake- speare’s plays at the Strat- ford Festival, is impressed.

“The cast had five weeks to put the play .together. Within a week they had grasped the difficult Shake- spearean English.”

He added, “That’s a feat, took three weeks for the main char— acters in my Stratford pro— duction of MacBeth to get the lines.

ence. They are usually blind enough to believe in their own superiority and recognize no other form of music as serious.

They are remarkably similar to the vintage music crowd (The Doors, The Beatles. Led Zepplin, The Rolling Stones) whose musical tastes, have never made it past the mid- seventies and who fervently wish that all recording studios had been destroy— ed at that point in time.

Last but not least are the punkers (Sex Pistols, Black Flag, etc.) who believe that true talent is reflected by playing out of tune.

Each of these categori- zations are extremes which personify very few of the millions who buy records, play in bands, attend con- certs and listen to the radio. But realistic or not, these categories become boundaries over which few

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“There was no fooling around. . .I would have none of that. . .and everyone did hos homework."

Lunman added that, while many say 100% of the credit goes to the director, he thinks in this effort it’s 50-50.

if this tempts you to see this play, don’t let anything stop you. The show con- tinues from November l5 to 17 at the Steel Recital Hall, UPEI.

friendships and little com- munication crosses.

Music is designed communicate, to understanding, for for parties, for FUN.

lt, unfortunately, plays an adequate substitute for skin colour or religion in encouraging ignorance an intolerance. It is not the music itself that encourages this intolerance but the people who listen to it.

Music does not dictate behaviour or dress codes. it is ridiculous to believe that one has to put on deck shoes to listen to Platinum Blonde, studded wrist bands and faded denims to hear Saxon, or clothes one

to increase dance,

can find to listen to Jim Morrison. The differences and

boundaries are where they are because we have put them there. Don’t pervert the purpose of music; just sit back, listen and enjoy.

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