Lamar University Press (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 10, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 14, 1981 Page: 3 of 10
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UNIVERSITY PRESS October 14,1981*3
BSO/PALT/KVLU
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Brothers return to civic center
BSO to feature twin pianists
The 29th season of the Beaumont
Symphony Orchestra features the
return of twin brothers Jeffry and
Ronald Marlowe on dual pianos Thurs-
day at 8 p.m. in the Beaumont Civic
Center.
The orchestra will be conducted by
Dr. Joseph Carlucci, professor of music
and BSO director.
“The Marlowes appeared with the
BSO in 1975,” Carlucci said, “and were
so well received that they have been in-
vited for a return engagement.”
For their performance with the or-
chestra, the brothers will play two ma-
jor French works: the Concerto for Two
Pianos and Orchestra by 20th-century
composer Francois Poulenc and the
humorous “Carnival of the Animals”
by Camille Saint-Saens.
Beaumonter Evelyn Lord will serve
as narrator for the “Carnival of the
Animals.” Lord’s narration will
precede each song.
Lord, a member of the Beaumont Ci-
ty Council, is an established after-
dinner speaker. She is a former
Delaware state senator and is licensed
to practice law in Kentucky and before
the United States Supreme Court.
The Marlowes made their debut on
national television with Milton Berle at
the age of 11. Included among the list of
orchestras which the brothers have
played with are the Philadelphia Or-
chestra, the New York Philarmonic and
the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
“For a nationwide tour of several
months such as we undertake, peak
physical technical conditions are a
must,” Jeffry Marlowe said. “To main-
tain pianistic sharpness and timing for
months at a time is not an easy task on
the road.”
Their shows contain the classics of
Bach, Brahms and .Mozart, Carlucci
said. There is also a sense of variety
and fun as well.
According to the New York Times,
“No matter what the technical
challenge, the two Marlowes play as
one. Jeffry and Ronald Marlowe are a
formidable two-piano team.”
The Marlowes’ first full concert
season was directd by the National
Music League, a management of young
artists.
After two years in the Army, they
signed with Columbia Artists Manage-
ment, who scheduled their first touring
season.
Each summer, the twins take their
families to Maine to relax and to select
a program for the next season.
“We spend a great deal of time selec-
ting a program for the coming season,
which must be kept at as high a level as
possible and yet have enough variety to
please a vastly diversified audience,”
Ronald Marlowe said.
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Jeffry and Ronald Marlowe
‘Odyssey’ to air
Starring stage star Irene Worth and
hosted by noted actor Edward Asner,
a radio adaptation of “The Odyssey of
Homer” will debut on station KVLU-
FM (91.3) Sunday, Oct. 18, at 6 p.m.
Combining scholarship and
showmanship, the National Radio
Theatre of Chicago has transformed
Homer’s epic poem into eight hour-
long programs, each including both a
dramatization and a brief footnote
documentary. The cast also features
veteran actors Shepperd Strudwick
and Barry Morse, plus John Glover,
winner of the New York Drama Desk
Award.
Although scholars believe that the
“Odyssey” was composed 3,000 years
ago by a professional singer of epic
oral poetry, tradition attributes the
poem to Homer.
The story centers on Odysseus, wily
king of Ithaca, who loses all his war-
riors after the Trojan War when his
ships are blown off course. Odysseus
himself is detained for 20 years, but
ultimately returns home to rid his
palace of unscrupulous young princes
and rejoin his faithful wife.
Really a novel in verse, the poem is
filled with fantastic adventures,
beautiful poetry, high drama and
romance.
The entire series was written, pro-
duced and directed by Yuri Rasov-
sky, founder and executive producer
of the National Radio Theatre.
Original music was composed by Prix
Italia winner Eric Salzman, and ma-
jor project support was provided by
the National Endowment for the
Humanities.
A panel of humanists guided the
research and scripting, including Dr.
Peter Green of the University of
Texas (Austin). The supporting cast
members divide more than 80 roles in
repertory style.
NRT has published an illustrated,
16-page “Audiobill” magazine and
listening guide to assist listeners in
enjoying the program, with articles
on the Trojan War, Homer, the pro-
duction, and the cast. Information is
available by calling KVLU at
838-8831.
Formed eight years ago as a “little
theatre of the air,” the NPT is now
recognized as a leader in contem-
porary American radio drama, with
numerous awards for broadcast ex-
cellence. “The Odyssey of Homer” is
the debut production in a full series of
plays now being release across the
country and funded by a company
called TRW.
Shepperd Strudwick
Rudolf to appear in Perch
Singer-comic Dave Rudolf will ap-
pear in concert at Lamar Friday, 9
p.m. in the Setzer Student Center
Redbird Perch. Admission is free.
Rudolf, who is described as a
balladeer who accompanies himself
on the guitar, provides a special
brand of humor with his music that
makes audiences laugh and feel at
home.
Having first performed in a band in
high school, Rudolf mixed his playing
and singing with studying for a major
in English while in college (and
double-minoring in philosophy and
psychology), plus working for five
years in a mental institution.
These experiences are said to have
given Rudolf a special insight into the
lives of people for which he performs.
A serious composition of his called
“The Girl with Faraway Eyes” is
about the wonder that an autistic
child sees through the magic of her
dreams, while the number “Tommy
Davidson” explores how a friend of
Rudolf’s, in going blind, can never-
theless “see” better than he.
Comical songs of his include a
salute to finance and loan companies
in “The Interest Song,” a man who
finds his girl in a rather unusual way
in “Bathroom Walls” and a couple
violently in love in the “Masochism
Waltz.”
Rudolf has opened for such acts as
comics Cheech and Chong, jazz
pianist Ramsey Lewis, banjo player-
comic John Hartford and the rock
group Amazing Rhythm Aces. He also
has two albums out on the market and
will soon have a third LP ready to
sell.
PALT to offer acting classes
by Martin in fall and spring
The Port Arthur Little Theatre
will offer acting classes in the fall
and the spring, to be taught by
Nancy Martin.
Registration for the fall classes
will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at
Aldersgate Trinity United
Methodist Church, 3600 Memorial
Blvd., Port Arthur. The fee is $30
for six classes.
Classes will meet every other
Monday night at 7:30 p.m.—on
Oct. 19, Nov. 2,16,30, Dec. 14, and
Dec. 28—at the Aldersgate
Fellowship Hall.
The spring session will begin in
January.
Classes will cover how to audi-
tion, and various aspects of ac-
ting, including diction, posture,
characterization, technique, im-
provisation, pantomime, and in-
dividual needs.
For more information about
the acting classes, call PALT
president Carl Van Devender at
982-0296 or PALT board member
Mike Hayes at 722-8147 (after 5
p.m.)
Martin has a degree in theatre
and is active in theatre in the
area. She teaches acting at St.
Stephens Church in Beaumont,
where she directs the St.
Stephens Players, and she is the
founder and director of Trifles
Inc., a professional acting com-
pany that presents children’s
theatre productions and dinner
theatres, available for bookings
in the area.
She has also worked with area
public schools in speech and
theatre activities through a grant
with Region V.
Her directing and acting
credits encompass community
theatres in Beaumont and Port
Arthur; Trifles Inc.; Aldersgate
Players; musical reviews and
other theatre outlets.
Her stage acting credits in-
clude comedy (“Barefoot in the
Park,” “Mary, Mary,”), high
farce (“A Flea in Her Ear,”
“Blythe Spirit,” “Black
Comedy,”), drama (“The Rain-
maker,” “Dracula,”) and
musicals (“Goldilocks,”
“Loreli,” “Oklahoma”).
Her directing credits include -
“Becket,” “Gingerbread Lady,” l
“Prisoner of Second Avenue,” J
“Mary, Mary,” “Happy Birth- *
day,” “My Daughter’s Rated X,” I
“The Day They Shot the Pope” (
and “Burlesque,” among others. ■
At Lamar, Martin directed a I
melodrama seen in the Setzer [
Student Center Perch called '
“Fireman Saye My Child.”
Several of her productions have *
involved David Homack, assis- ;
tant to the vice president for stu- ■
dent affairs. He directed her in
“A Flea in Her Ear,” she *
directed him in “Becket,” and >
they both appeared together in .
“Dracula.”
Martin performed in the •
Spindletop Boom Days Celebra-1
tion Saloon show last month. Her •
current acting role is Mina, the >
heroine who turns into a vam-;
piress, in “Dracula,” an upcom-;
ing dinner theatre production. t
Trifles Inc. performs children’s |-
shows at the Beaumont Art;
Museum celebrations.
BCP sets comedy auditions i
Auditions for “The Last
Meeting of the Knights of the
White Magnolia” will be Nov. 18
at 2:30 p.m. and Nov. 19 at 7:30
p.m. at the Little Theatre in Fair
Park.
Clay Reynolds, assistant pro-
fessor of English, is directing the
Preston Jones comedy for the
Beaumont Community Players.
The play, part of Jones^^A
Texas Trilogy,” concerns a 1962
lodge meeting in the mythical
Bradleyville, Texas. The few re-
maining members of the
Magnolia brotherhood finally
have official business to con-
duct—a young pipefitter stands
ready to be initiated into the
organization of “domino players,
stumble bums, pimply-faced kids
and crazy old men,” as one of the
knights describes the group.
“What we’re looking for in
characters for this play is a set of
actors who can create real people
on stage,” Reynolds said.
“These aren’t caricatures; this
isn’t farce. The humor and
sadness come from the complete
development of the people on
stage. They are merely doing the
best they can with what they
have, and often it just isn’t good
enough.”
The role of Col. J.C. Kinkaid
will be recreated by Alex
Broussard, who portrayed the
shell-shocked veteran in BCP’s
“The Oldest Living Graduate,”
which Reynolds directed last
season. “Graduate is one of the
other two plays comprising
Jones’ humorous yet sensitive
look at life in Bradleyville, “a
small, dead West Texas prairie.”
“Knight^” will mark Reynolds?
third directorial assignment with.
BCP. In addition to “Graduate,”
he directed “The Philadelphia
Story.” He also played the lead
role of Andrew Wyke in BCP’s*
“Sleuth.”
Reynolds holds a Ph.D. in
Modem Letters with a specialty
in Modem Drama and American
Literature from the University of
Tulsa (Okla.).
Other local theatrical credits
by Reynolds include directing
“The Belle of Amherst” in the
Setzer Student Center and “A
Midsummer Night’s Dream” for
the Beaumont Art Museum.
He also participates in the
KVLU Players’ live radio presen-
tations, and is working on short
story adaptation for radio. He
was also active in Theatre Tulsa
productions while in Oklahoma.
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Benatar, Foreigner concerts disappointing
By ADRIAN PRETZ
UP Contributing Writer
This month’s journey to Houston for
rock ‘n’ roll was a big disappoint-
ment.
Pat Benatar’s performance in the
Sam Houston Coliseum was little
more than a “Hit Parade” review.
Her major accomplishment of the
show was to complete the act, con-
sidering that she had collapsed from
exhaustion onstage almost two weeks
ago.
Although her fans seemed content
with renditions of her most popular
tunes, many in the audience were un-
satisfied. Benatar seemed to lack the
ability to convince the crowd that she
was serious about the performance
other than “it’s my job.”
Perhaps with more accomplished
personnel in her band she would be
able to do so. Guitarist-boyfriend Neil
Geraldo had many laughing as he
tried unsuccessfully to establish
himself. Other band members played
iust to get the job done and go home.
Opening act David Johansen,
former lead singer of the new wave
band New York Dolls played a
largely-ignored set to a confused and
very apathetic crowd. About the only
response he could generate was
sparse booing. He was not called back
for an encore.
Benatar has proclaimed repeatedly
that she does not want to exist as a
rock sex symbol. However, judging
from the repetitiousness and style of
her music, she contradicts herself.
Her skin-tight black Spandex outfits
do nothing to change her image,
either.
Praised by some critics for her
“originality,” Benatar follows the
formula that has brought many other
female singers instant success:
saturate the airwaves and smile sexy
for the camera.
Musically, Benatar could be com-
pared to Linda Ronstadt. But, instead
of trying Ronstadt’s successful use of
top studio musicians and members of
established bands in recording and
touring, Benatar seems content to
surround herself with subpar talent.
As much as Geraldo may practice
in front of his mirror, he cannot slug
out a guitar riff with the authority of
Waddy Wachtel, Daniel Kortchmar or
Don Felder of the Eagles. Perhaps
because the other members of the
band prefer not to try to grab the
spotlight, they remain exempt from
comparison to other players.
Most of the songs performed sound-
ed as similar to the studio versions as
possible in a live show. But again, the
most significant point of the vent was
that Benatar was able to finish the
concert.
Things looked much more promis-
ing when Billy Squier opened up for
Foreigner. Squier put on a free-
spirited, high-energy performance
that pleased everyone from the
teenyboppers to the serious rockers.
Playing hits from his Top 10 album
“Don’t Say No,” he set the stage for
some serious entertainment.
Foreigner kicked off their act with
a dazzling smoke and fire display, but
then, things went downhill. The music
was relatively free of distortion that
plagues most concerts, and the crowd
seemed to appreciate it, but
something seemed to be missing.
Applause was loud and spon-
taneous, but not very enthusiastic.
Foreigner seemed to be holding back
for more than half the show, and then
brought the crowd to life with
“Urgent,” a smash hit off their latest
album, “4.”
Foreigner had recently undergone
some personnel changes, and it was
evident in their music. Keyboard-
synthesizer wizard A1 Greenwood and
multi-instrumentalist Ian MacDonald
were certainly missed.
The remaining band members
displayed their prowess with their
respective instruments, but it was
backup musician Michael Fonfara
who impressed the audience the most.
Fonfara played guitar, keyboards,
piano, saxophone, flute, and sang
background vocals.
In fact, Fonfara did just about every-
thing but sell popcorn. The other
backup musicians performed ad-
mirably but anonymously. Their ef-
forts and a brilliant light show made
the concert enjoyable.
Lead vocalist Lou Gramm’s voice
deteriorated rapidly as the show pro-
gressed, and he resorted to shouting
lyrics hoarsely by the latter part of
the concert. His voice’s early depar-
ture made the band close the show
with two encores, even though the au-
dience wanted more.
Overall, Foreigner put on a good
performance. But, for some reason it
just did not have the impact that it
should have had. The band seems to
be falling into the “black hole” of
“powerpop” that groups such as
Journey and REO Speedwagon have
fallen victim to.
For now, most Lamar rock ‘n’ roll
fans will just have to be patient. The
long-awaited appointment with
history is Oct. 28 and 29 when the Roll-
ing Stones, Z.Z. Top, and the
Fabulous Thunderbirds play in the
Astrodome. This reporter will be
there, rest assured.
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Johnson, Renita. Lamar University Press (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 10, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 14, 1981, newspaper, October 14, 1981; Beaumont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth499743/m1/3/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar University.