The
      Panther
      Prints
      April
      2,
      1996
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Papers
      a
      Fine
      Diece
      of
      Theatre
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Book
      Reviews
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Study
      Tours
      1996
     
     
      Vicky
      Busch
     
     
      (Athabasca
      University)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      An
      index
      of
      study
      tours
      around
     
     
      the
      world,
      and
      as
      such
      is
      reference
     
     
      rather
      than
      good
      reading.
      It
      includes
      a
     
     
      description
      of
      each
      tour,
      as
      well
      as
      costs
     
     
      and
      contacts.
      They
      even
      use
      email.
     
     
      Unfortunately,
      it
      limits
      itself
      to
      only
      the
     
     
      tours
      that
      are
      based
      and
      organised
      in
     
     
      Canada.
      I
      don't
      recommend
      it
      to
      be
      used
     
     
      as
      anything
      more
      than
      another
      tour
     
     
      brochure,
      so
      don't
      pitch
      out
      the
      ads
     
     
      you've
      clipped
      from
      your
      favourite
     
     
      academic
      journal
      just
      yet.
     
    

    
     
      --
      Jonathan
      Davis
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      Book
      of
      Saints
     
     
      Steve
      Dobell
     
     
      (Anness
      Publishing)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Your
      standard
      coffee
      table
      book.
     
    

    
     
      It
      lists
      most
      of
      the
      saints
      of
      the
      Roman
     
     
      Catholic
      church,
      what
      they
      are
      patron
     
     
      saint
      of,
      and
      a
      one
      or
      two
      paragraph
     
     
      biography.
      The
      book's
      real
      claim
      to
     
     
      fame
      are
      the
      pictures.
      It
      is
      just
      an
     
     
      excuse
      to
      reprint
      some
      of
      the
      better
     
     
      works
      of
      Christianity-inspired
      paintings.
     
     
      A
      mediocre
      read,
      but
      nice
      to
      look
      at.
     
    

    
     
      --
      Jonathan
      Davis
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      Book
      of
      Love
     
     
      Steve
      Dobell
     
     
      (Anness
      Publishing)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Similar
      to
      the
      Book
      of
      Saints,
      it
      is
     
     
      primarily
      an
      excuse
      to
      reproduce
      some
     
     
      very
      nice
      paintings.
      This
      time,
      instead
     
     
      of
      the
      Christian
      focus,
      it
      is
      on
      love
      and
     
     
      lovers.
      Speckled
      in
      with
      the
      pictures
      are
     
     
      little
      quotes
      about
      love
      taken
      from
     
     
      famous
      writers,
      including
      Shakespeare
     
     
      and
      even
      Queen
      Victoria's
      diary.
      Unfor-
     
     
      tunately,
      and
      rather
      amusingly,
      the
     
     
      researchers
      either
      thought
      their
      audience
     
     
      stupid
      or
      are
      themselves
      stupid.
      My
     
     
      Lady
      noticed
      one
      particular
      quote
      was
     
     
      printed
      in
      association
      with
      a
      typical
     
     
      male/female
      in
      a
      "lover's
      embrace",
      but
     
     
      the
      quote
      was
      actually
      written
      by
      a
      man
     
     
      to
      his
      gay
      lover.
      Not
      that
      printing
      such
     
     
      is
      a
      problem,
      but
      to
      twisting
      the
      meaning
     
     
      is,
      I
      think,
      something
      of
      a
      violation.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Yiddish
      Wisdom
     
     
      Illustrated
      by
      Kristina
      Swarner
     
     
      (Chronicle
      Books)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      is
      a
      wonderful
      book.
      It
      is
      a
     
     
      collection
      of
      Yiddish
      sayings,
      in
      both
     
     
      Yiddish
      and
      English.
      It
      is
      accompanied
     
     
      with
      beautiful
      illustrations
      by
      Kristina
     
     
      Swarner.
      These
      pictures
      should
      be
      on
      your
     
     
      walls,
      not
      just
      in
      a
      book.
     
    

    
     
      I
      do
      not
      have
      a
      little
      old
      Jewish
     
     
      grandmother,
      but
      I
      can
      certainly
      imagine
     
     
      the
      stereotypical
      TV
      one,
      and
      this
      book
      is
     
     
      full
      of
      things
      such
      a
      woman
      would
      say.
     
     
      Some
      are
      sayings
      we
      have
      all
      heard
      but
     
     
      probably
      didn't
      know
      were.
      Yiddish.
      "All
     
     
      that
      glitters
      is
      not
      gold,”
      "From
      your
      mouth
     
     
      to
      God's
      ears,"
      and
      "Better
      the
      devil
      you
     
     
      know
      than
      the
      devil
      you
      don't"
      are
      all
     
     
      familiar
      sayings.
     
    

    
     
      Others
      I
      have
      never
      heard
      of
      and
     
     
      they
      are
      definitely
      gems
      of
      knowledge.
      "If
     
     
      one
      could
      do
      charity
      without
      money
      and
     
     
      favours
      without
      aggravation,
      the
      world
     
     
      would
      be
      full
      of
      saints,"
      "The
      masses
      are
     
     
      asses,"
      and
      "If
      you
      eat
      a
      bagel,
      only
      the
     
     
      hole
      remains
      in
      your
      pocket"
      speak
      more
     
     
      truth
      than
      most
      of
      my
      text
      books.
     
    

    
     
      If
      you
      like
      to
      learn
      your
      knowledge
     
     
      in
      small
      doses,
      this
      is
      a
      beautiful
      book
      to
      do
     
     
      it
      with.
     
    

    
     
      --
      Colleen
      Easter
     
    

    
     
      The
      Rune
      Poem
     
     
      Translated
      and
      annotated
     
     
      by
      Jim
      Paul
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      decorative
      little
      book
      would
      be
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _of
      interest
      to
      anyone
      who
      wears
      rune
      stone
     
    
   
   
    
     
      jewelry.
      The
      Rune
      Room
      outlines
      the
     
     
      history
      of
      the
      medieval
      English
      Rune
      Poem
     
     
      and
      describes
      the
      meanings
      of
      the
      twenty
     
     
      nine
      different
      runes.
      Each
      rune
      is
      illus-
     
     
      trated
      along
      with
      its
      corresponding
      stanza
     
     
      of
      the
      Rune
      Poem.
      This
      is
      an
      excellent
     
     
      coffee
      table
      book.
      --
      Coralie
      Gill
     
    
   
   
    
     
      101
      Uses
      For
      This
      Book
     
     
      Paul
      Grescoe
     
     
      (Raincoast)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      is.one
      of
      the
      most
      unusual
      books
     
     
      I
      have
      ever
      seen.
      It
      contains
      a
      lists
      of
      --
     
     
      you
      guessed
      it
      --
      101
      uses
      for
      this
      book,
      and
     
     
      books
      in
      general.
      These
      include
      recipe
     
     
      holder,
      cake
      stand,
      safe,
      paper
      boats,
      and
     
     
      contraceptive
      (?!).
      I’m
      not
      sure
      what
      to
      say
     
     
      about
      it.
      It
      is
      good
      for
      more
      than
      a
      few
     
     
      laughs
      however,
      and
      some
      of
      the
      informa-
     
     
      tion
      actually
      borders
      on
      useful.
     
    

    
     
      --
      Marko
      Peric
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Mike
      F.
      Beagan
     
    
   
   
    
     
      On
      Friday,
      March
      23,
      I
      had
      the
      pleasure
      of
      attending
      The
      Victoria
      Playhouse
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Inc.'s
      latest
      production,
      Papers.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Papers
      is
      a
      play
      by
      Allen
      Stratton,
      directed
      in
      Victoria
      by
      Scott
      Burke.
      Burke
     
     
      is
      a
      writer,
      director,
      and
      actor
      who’s
      work
      is
      known
      across
      Canada.
     
    

    
     
      The
      production
      starred
      Erskine
      Smith,
      the
      Victoria
      Playhouse
      Artistic
      Direc-
     
     
      tor,
      as
      washed
      up
      writer
      Charles
      Martin.
      Myra,
      Martin's
      welcoming
      committee
      and
     
     
      new
      love
      interest,
      was
      played
      by
      Pam
      Stevenson.
      Jennifer
      Anderson,
      fresh
      from
      her
     
     
      role
      as
      Emily
      in
      ACT’s
      production
      of
      The
      Crucible,
      starred
      as
      the
      less
      than
      eloquent
     
    
   
   
    
     
      but
      far
      from
      air
      headed
      co-ed
      Bobbi.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      main
      set
      for
      this
      production
      was
      a
      simply
      brilliant
      representation
      of
      the
     
     
      cottage
      like
      home
      where
      Charles
      lives,
      authentically
      cheesy
      right
      down
      to
      peeling
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      wallpaper
      and
      fishnet
      wall
      decorations.
      This
      set,
      designed
      and
      built
      by
      The
      Com-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      pany,
      helped
      to
      create
      the
      illusion
      of
      reality
      that
      all
      theatrical
      productions
      strive
      for.
     
     
      This
      air
      of
      suspended
      disbelief
      was
      only
      interfered
      with
      by
      The
      Victoria
      Playhouse’s
     
     
      unfortunate
      lack
      of
      a
      curtain
      to
      hide
      to
      the
      scene
      changes.
      Those
      who
      are
      familiar
     
     
      with
      the
      Playhouse
      know
      to
      close
      their
      eyes
      between
      changes
      so
      as
      to
      maintain
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      illusion.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Papers
      is
      a
      comedy
      of
      errors
      and
      misunderstanding
      centred
      around
      famous
     
     
      writer
      Charles
      Martin,
      who
      is
      suffering
      from
      a
      six
      year
      writer’s
      block
      previous
      to
     
     
      becoming
      the
      “Writer
      In
      Residence”
      at
      a
      small
      university.
      It
      is
      here
      that
      he
      meets
     
     
      Myra,
      an
      equally
      dysfunctional
      academic
      who
      wishes
      to
      write
      a
      book
      analysing
     
     
      Charles’
      style
      of
      writing.
      The
      pair
      become
      friends,
      and
      steadily,
      though
      reluctantly,
     
     
      they
      grow
      to
      love
      each
      other.
      Between
      them
      comes
      Bobbi,
      the
      eighteen
      year
      old
     
     
      student
      and
      poet
      who
      befriends
      Charles,
      whom
      she
      believes
      is
      the
      only
      person
      who
     
    
   
   
    
     
      understands
      her
      poetic
      ambitions.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Charles
      believes
      that
      Bobbi,
      though
      unpolished
      and
      inappropriate,
      has
      genuine
     
     
      talent
      and
      potential
      as
      a
      poet.
      Myra,
      who
      is
      Bobbi’s
      English
      101
      Prof,
      believes
      that
     
     
      she
      is
      an
      untalented,
      air
      headed
      bimbo
      out
      to
      get
      Charles.
      Bobbi
      just
      wants
      to
      be
     
     
      understood
      and
      respected,
      like
      any
      teenager
      with
      talent,
      but
      her
      constant
      presence
      at
     
     
      Charles’s
      home
      creates
      many
      wonderfully
      hilarious
      situations
      of
      misunderstanding
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      confusion.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Each
      member
      of
      the
      cast
      was
      well
      suited
      to
      their
      respective
      roles.
      The
      Cast’s
     
     
      comedic
      timing
      was
      exceptional;
      a
      credit
      to
      their
      talents
      and
      also
      to
      those
      of
      director
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Scott
      Burke.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      fine
      time
      was
      had
      by
      all
      in
      the
      nearly
      full
      house.
      Those
      of
      you
      who
      missed
     
     
      the
      Victoria
      Playhouse
      production
      of
      Papers
      missed
      some
      fine
      theatre
      indeed.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Music
     
     
      Mel
      lel4
      74
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sin
      With
      Sebastion
     
     
      Golden
      Boy
     
     
      (BMG/Ariola)
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      With
      a
      smash
      hit
      currently
      rocking
      -
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      local
      night
      clubs,
      Sin
      With
      Sebastion
     
     
      picked
      a
      prime
      time
      to
      release
      his
      CD
     
     
      Golden
      Boy.
      With
      the
      original
      version
     
     
      and
      a
      remix
      of
      "Shut
      Up
      (And
      Sleep
     
     
      With
      Me)"
      gracing
      the
      CD
      many
      will
     
     
      want
      to
      pick
      up
      the
      CD
      for
      that
      reason
     
     
      alone.
      However,
      as
      is
      with
      most
      dance
     
     
      music
      stars,
      he
      produces
      a
      lot
      of
      tracks
     
     
      that
      sound
      similiar,
      so
      unless
      you're
      a
     
     
      huge
      fan
      just
      look
      for
      the
      single.
     
    

    
     
      --
      Lorne
      Caborn
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Passengers
     
     
      Original
      Soundtracks
      |
     
     
      (Island
      Records)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      is
      an
      album
      made
      up
      of
      songs
     
     
      from
      soundtracks
      from
      movies
      which
      don't
     
     
      exist
      by
      a
      band
      that
      doesn't
      exist.
      Passen-
     
     
      gers
      is
      U2
      in
      disguise.
      And
      some
      may
      say
     
     
      the
      only
      way
      anyone
      would
      make
      this
     
     
      album
      is
      under
      disguise.
     
    

    
     
      Some
      songs
      are
      really
      strange
      and
     
     
      totally
      beyond
      my
      comprehension.
      Others
     
     
      are
      more
      like
      the
      1990s
      Zooropa
      kind
      of
      U2
     
     
      people
      have
      come
      to
      expect.
      And
      then
     
     
      there
      are
      the
      songs
      that
      are
      definitely
     
     
      different
      but
      in
      a
      good
      way.
     
    

    
     
      I
      cannot
      imagine
      what
      kind
      of
     
     
      movies
      these
      songs
      would
      come
      from.
      Any
     
     
      U2
      fan
      would
      want
      this
      album
      and
      just
      the
     
     
      liner
      notes
      are
      probably
      worth
      the
      money.
     
    

    
     
      It
      is
      weird
      but
      the
      music
      certainly
      grows
      on
     
     
      you.
      And
      who
      wouldn't
      want
      to
      be
      part
      of
      a
     
     
      great
      musical
      scam?
     
    

    
     
      --
      Colleen
      Easter