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UNIVERSITY PRESS December 5, 1984*3
Overview
Springs teen/‘Nu tor a cker’/Briefs
Give me a kiss—
Toinette, played by Beaumont senior Dana Harrington, pacifies
the hypocondriac Monsieur Argan, played by Jonathon
Weidner, San Antonio, Texas, senior, in Moliere’s 17th century
comedy, “The Imaginary Invalid.” Lamar University Theatre
Experience will present the play, directed by technical director
Keith Cockrell, beginning today through Saturday at 8:15 p.m.
in University Studio Theatre. For reservations, call 880-2250.
Photo by DAVID CRUZ
The Boss doesn’t disappoint crowd
Rumors true about Springsteen tour
By JIM PRESNELL
UP contributing writer
HOUSTON—The rumors are true.
Bruce Springsteen plays for over
four hours including a 30-minute in-
termission. He tells his life’s story.
He dances with a girl from the au-
dience during “Dancing in the
Dark” and then kisses her.
Bruce Springsteen and the tight E
Street Band didn’t disappoint any of
the mostly 18- to 40-year-old fans
that packed the Summit Thursday
evening. For the first of two nights,
the Boss played many of his greatest
songs, and every cut off the great
new LP “Bom in the U.S.A.”
The opening salvos of its title cut
started the show. The instruments
were impeccably mixed, forceful in
a way the album only hints at. The
Boss’ impassioned scream of a vocal
spit out, “Sent me off to a foreign
land to go and kill the yellow
man...Bom in the U.S.A. ...Come
back home to the refinery, Hiring
man says ‘Son, if it were up to me.’ ”
“Out on the Street,” “Prove It All
Night” and then the dramatic
“Atlantic City” (“Everything dies
baby that’s a fact”) from the
acoustic solo LP “Nebraska” follow-
ed. Two more of the Springsteen-
alone acoustic numbers were next,
“Johnny 99” and “Reason to
Believe.”
UP review
Springsteen talked about his dad
taking him for a drive to stare out at
“The Mansion on the Hill,” sang that
song, and followed with an awesome
version of “I’m Going Down” from
the new LP.
“Darlington County” came after
that, then “Glory Days,” “Promised
Land,” a little speech about hard
times and the oil slump, a pitch for a
local charity and the plaintive ballad
of lost hope, “My Hometown.” But
the sad part was that the lyrics talk
about moving South—many displac-
ed Yankees have learned it’s no bet-
ter here.
“Badlands” and the refrain “It
ain’t no sin to be glad you’re alive”
broke the malaise. At this point, Spr-
ingsteen’s stage antics, guitar and
singing were athletically perfect.
Clarence Clemons’ sax wailed; Nils
Lofgren’s guitar rang true; Max
Weinberg’s drums and Roy Bittan’s
keyboards were notable.
A different “Thunder Road” with
a spoken intro started slow and low,
then built to a climax. “Bom to
Run” burst out in a street-level fury,
demon’s sax really wailed. Springs-
teen said, “We have not yet begun to
rock,” and the band took its bows
and a break.
Perfectly enough, “Cover Me”
opened the second half in a blaster-
mix version. Crescendo followed
diminuendo in brave and brassy ar-
rangements. “Dancing in the Dark”
and the new wave-style keyboards
that begin it came on and everyone
yelled and screamed. Then “Hungry
Heart,” “Cadillac Ranch,” and my
favorite “Downbound Train” came.
“We had it once, we ain’t got it
anymore,” the girl tells the nar-
rator.
The feelings only heightened from
there. “I’m on Fire,” “Pink
Cadillac,” “Bobby Jean” and “Rac-
ing in the Streets” were next, follow-
ed by the modem hymn to the city
“Jungleland.” A reprise of “Bom to
Run” had everyone up, then lights
came on to show Springsteen his au-
dience, and versions of “Devil With
the Blue Dress,” “CC Rider,”
“Travelin’ Man,” “Twist and
Shout” and even the seasonal stan-
dard “Santa Claus is Coming to
Town” ended the show.
Springsteen walks the line. He
makes songs with a raw, uniquely
American feel, with symbols like
Exxon signs, pink Cadillacs and
hometown boys back from ’Nam.
His shows were once reckless,
volatile things. Now, it’s as if the
Boss is a bit caught up in the hype
that goes along with being
America’s favorite rocker. He did
everything that was safe and ex-
pected.
But, he also showed boundless
energy and a real desire to please.
He showed the audience he cared
about people by asking for contribu-
tions for the Houston Food Bank. We
went home tired, but still talking,
fueled by something in the night.
Lutcher slates ‘Nutcracker’ Dec. 16
Entertainment Briefs
Tree Trimming scheduled
The Fifth Annual University Tree Trimming, sponsored by the
Lamar Panhellenic Association, will be held today at 6 p.m. in the
Setzer Student Center Arbor, Carol Fabre, chairperson of the
event, said.
Fabre said that all are invited to see Santa’s elves decorate a
14-foot tree provided by the Panhellenic Association.
Christmas carols will be sung at the event, and Dr. Andrew J
Johnson, vice president for administration, personnel and student
services, will read the Christmas story.
SSCC to present Breakin9 ’
The Setzer Student Center Council will present the movie,
“Breakin’,” on Thursday at 12:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 9
p.m. in the SSC Ballroom, Jeffry Floyd, SSCC contemporary films
chairperson, said.
Before the showing of the movie, Beaumont breakdancers Triple
G and the Tick Tack Crew will perform, Floyd said.
Price of admission is 75 cents for the 12:30 p.m. show and $1 at all
other shows.
Denny Dial cast as extra
If you go to the movies next summer and think that someone on
the screen looks familiar, he just might be.
Denny Dial, Nederland junior, appears as an extra in “Pray for
Help,” a martial arts movie recently filmed in Houston.
Dial appears in two scenes as a cast extra in this film, which is
the sequel to “Revenge of the Ninja,’’produced by Transworld
Films of Hollywood.
Dial said he received the job through his Beaumont agent at J&B
Production and that “Pray for Help" should be in theatres in the
summer of 1985.
Art Museum to hold exhibit
The Beaumont Art Museum will be holding an art exhibit, beginn-
ing on Dec. 15 and continuing through Jan. 13, Dorothy Jensen,
public information officer, said.
Lives of Christian saints is the theme of this exhibition of 40 draw-
ings by European artists of the 16th through the early 19th cen-
turies.
Artists featured include Rembrandt, Tiepolo, Caillot, Bosch and
others.
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ORANGE — The Houston Ballet’s
traditional Christmas production of
“The Nutcracker” will be presented
at the Lutcher Theatre in Orange
Civic Plaza on Sunday, Dec. 16, at
2:30 p.m.
The Houston Ballet’s production
will mark, to date, the 92nd anniver-
sary of “The Nutcracker.” The
music composed by Tchaikovsky
was first performed at Russia’s
Maryinsky Theatre in St.
Petersburg on Dec. 17,1892.
It was later revived in 1934 by
Sadler’s Wells Ballet, now the Royal
Ballet, and was first presented in the
United States by the Ballet Russe de
Monte Carlo in 1940. Since then it has
been presented by virtually every
major ballet company in the United
States.
The story tells of a Christmas par-
ty at which a little girl named Clara
receives the gift of a nutcracker
from her Uncle Drosselmeyer. The
nutcracker is transformed into a
handsome prince who leads her
through the Land of Snowflakes to
the home of the Sugar Plum Fairy,
where everyone dances in her honor.
All the traditional elements have
iw>pn retained in the Houston Ballet’s
choreography, including the
familiar “Snow Scene” with its dan-
cing snowflakes and the Snow
Queen. However, in the Houston
Ballet’s production, choreographed
by Ben Stevenson, the story centers
on a poor country family as opposed
to a rich city family.
The Houston Ballet first presented
its production of “The Nutcracker”
at the Lutcher in December 1981. Its
popularity with Orange area
residents prompted its return in
1983, and this year’s presentation is
the result of a growing popular de-
mand for the production.
A grant of $8,250 has been given to
the Lutcher from the Texas Com-
mission on the Arts to subsidize the
performance, making it possible for
the theatre to offer lower ticket
prices for “The Nutcracker” than
the prices being charged for its
Jones Hall run in Houston.
Ticket prices for the Lutcher per-
formance are priced at $18.50 for
adults and $9.25 for students through
college level.
Information about “The Nut-
cracker” may be obtained by
telephoning 886-5535 or by contacting
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Foster, Donna. University Press (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 25, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 5, 1984, newspaper, December 5, 1984; Beaumont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth499834/m1/3/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar University.