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The circus v. ith its gkmor, tinse! and three
rings rsturns when the Hanneford Family
Circus performs at 4:30 and 8:00 p.m. Friday
in Carmichael Auditorium. The SI
admission fee gives you a showing of the
w orld's Hr.est circus acts gathered under one
tent, so to speak.
The Hanneford Circus legend began in
1 62 1 when Irish horseman and acrobat
Michael Hanneford brought circus life to
rural England with WombwelTs Menagerie.
By the 1 7Q0s the Hanneford troupe's fame
won them the first in a series of Royal
Command performances. Until the 1900's
the Hanneford troupe continued to grow in
England and the Continent.
Their American debut came after joining
Ringling Brothers Circus in 1915 where they
explored other media in addition to the
circus. Their trave!s took them through
silent films and vaudeville working with
American talents including W. C. Fields,
Jack Benny, Will Rogers and Harry
Houdini.
While keeping with the circus tradition
today's Hanneford Family Circus adds
elaborate production numbers and modern
equipment. More of the 350-year tradition of
"The Royal Family of the Circus" is seen in
Tommy Hanneford's bareback riding act,
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the same type which delighted the kings and
queens of eld.
As the days of the Big Top and sawdust
leave us, the Hannefords plan to keep the
circus living on. They say, "There will always
be a circus as long as children keep coming
along and grown folks retain fond memories
of their childhood."
Tho Pointer Sister
If you like the sounds of jazz, soul, bebop,
gospel and scat, then you have to see the
Pointer Sisters at 9 p.m. Wednesday, March
27 in Carmichael Auditorium.
Tickets, $2, are available at the Union
desk.
Described as three parts talent to one part
visual style, the Pointer Sisters have become
a national hit since their debut last year at the
Troubadour Club in Los Angeles.
Their musical style has all the elements of
the 40's jazz and scat, but they sayt their
music can't be categorized. "It's fun music,"
one of the Pointers says.
The daughters of a West Oakland
minister, the Pointers began performing
together in church. "We all just harmonized
naturally," says Anita Pointer.
Their style slowly began to emerge when
Actor, producer and director John
Houseman will be the guest speaker at the
10th Na'ional Outdoor Drama Conference
Thursday through Saturday at the Institute
of Outdoor Drama at Chapel Hill.
Houseman, nominated for an Academy
Award for his role in "The Paper Chase."
will deliver the William D. Carmichael Jr.
Memorial Lecture Friday at the Carolina
Inn. He is also the director of the drama
division of The Juilliard School at Lincoln
Center.
During the conference, 12 outdoor drama
companies will hold auditions for summer
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the sisters later became backup singers for
Cold Elood and the Elvin Bishop Group. As
they did more work with Boz Scaggs, Dave
Mason and Taj Mahal, the Pointers decided
to step out on their own.
After their rousing debut at LA's
Troubador Club, the Pointers moved from
relative, obscurity to national prominence on
the Johnny Carson, Flip Wilson and Helen
Reddy shows.
Their high-energy shows combine their
obvious talent with a 40's-style visual act.
They deny, though, that they are trying to
recreate the 40's. Their visual show began
when Dave Mason wanted them to wear
dresses during their concerts. The Pointers
say, "We started hunting thrift shops and
buying out half of Oakland and this is what
we came up with."
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After their unsuccessful string of
recording rhythm and blues for Atlantic
records they switched to Blue Thumb
records which put out their successful The
Pointer Sisters album.
Their reputation as "the closest vocal
group to jazz since the rock era began" is
summerized by writer Jon Hendricks: "They
sing my lyric so good I want to punch them in
the mouth."
Washington National Ballot
The Washington National Ballet will
perform the French Romantic ballet Giselle
at 8 p.m. March 29, 30 and 31 in Raleigh's
Reynolds Coliseum. These are the last
performances of the 1973-74 Friends of the
College series.
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This often acclaimed company was
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The company of about 35 dancers tptnit
most of the 30-week season rehearsing and
preparing new works to add to their
repertory. It uses the remaining time for
giving performances on their tours
throughout the United States,
Under the direction of Franklin and B;n
Stevenson of the H arkr.es s Ballet, the
National Ballet has built up a repertory of
over fifty works including the classics Swan
Lake, Coppeliei, Les Sylphides. and The
Nutcracker.
Giselle, a two-act fantasy ballet, is
delicately balanced between dance and
drama. The human tragedy of betrayed love
in the first act contrasts with the
supernatural theme of the second.
The story is based on the German legend
of the Wilis the young maidens who loved
dancing too well in life and are condemned
to dance in death, luring travellers to their
destruction.
The ballet is the product of Vernoy de
Saint-Georges, Theophile Gautier and Jean
Coralli. The score is by Adolphe Adam.
Jazz Festival
UNC will host the 4th Annual N.C.
Collegiate Jazz Festival from 1-4 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday in the Great Hall of
the Carolina Union. Admission is free.
The non-competitive show will feature
college and university bands from all across
North Carolina. The bands will play both
traditional and contemporary pieces, some
written by band members.
Saturday's show will include small bands
from ECU, Pembroke, 3 bands from UNC
and one professional band from Raleigh.
Sunday's show will feature Big Bands from
Duke, A & T University, ' Campbell,
Elon, Shaw and UNC.
Each of the bands will play for
approximately half an hour.
Jazz Lab Oand
The UNC Jazz Lab Band will give a free
concert at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Great
Hall of the Carolina Union.
The band, recognized as one of the best in
the state and surrounding areas, will play
swing, jazz-rock and some experimental
pieces. Having just returned from a tour of
N.C. cities, the band has performed at the
Mid-South Jazz Festival and at the Frog and
Nightgown in Raleigh. ,
The . band , is scheduled for a TVt
performance in the near future.
II2CECISJ
during spring break
All of the movie theaters in Chapel Hill are owned by large theater chains,
and the logic that these companies use in scheduling films which playhcre is
sometimes nigh onto incomprehensible. A prime example would be what
has happened during the past week cf spring brea.
Since students make up most of the audience for films in Chapel
Hill, it would be expected that no movies would be booked during that one
week which would normally attract a lot of students.
So. at the Varsity there was a couple of skin flicks, as well as the latest
entry of the American Film Theater Lost in the Stars (which had a special
showing before the break for subscribing students).
Even stranger was the booking of Serpico at the Carolina, which is a
genuine box office hit. It will probably be brought back, and it ts worth
seeing. A solid story movie, it deals with Frank Serpico, the honest cop who
exposed the rampant corruption in the New York police system a few years
ago. The lead character is about the only one of interest, but Al Pacino is
more than strong enough to hold the film on his shoulders.
Down at the Plaza the three month engagement of Vie Exorcist
continued and Paper Moon was brought back supposedly for the school
kids who were also out on vacation.
But why in the world was Mean Streets scheduled at the third Plaa
theater during the one week when the students, who would be most
interested in seeing it, were out of town? Now many students have been
deprived of a chance to see this excellent film, and the Plaza has lost
potential profit when I saw the film at the 9 p.m. showing on Friday, there
were perhaps 30 people in the audience.
Mean Streets follows the adventures of a group of young Mafiosi in the
Little Italy section of New York, centering arond the efforts of Charley,
played by Harvey Keital, to rise up in the ranks and still look after his friend,
the muddle-brained troublemaker Johnny Boy. Those who accused The
Godj other of glamorizing the Mafia could hardly make the same attack on
this film director and co-writer Martin Scorcese has an extraordinary feel
for the streets and the shabby life of his protagonists.
Scorcese uses a soundtrack of rock songs more effectively than in any film
I've ever seen. The pounding tracks by the Rolling Stones and others match
and compliment the throbbing beat of the action. The film opens
explosively with the Spector rhythms of the Ronettes Be My Baby and
never lets up. There are scenes that burst forth from the screen as if to knock
you out of the theater, such as a pool hall fight in which the audience feels as
if it's being rushed and punched about the room.
The acting is bursting with energy, loose and improvisational but with a
tension that keeps it from going slack or bogging down in.indulgences.
Harvey Keital expressively shows us the conflicting loyalties and values of
Charley's life, the yearning to be religious and honorable while still fulfilling
his" obligations as a hood. He can't accept the blindness or cynicism of his
companions. When he tells his girl friend he'd like to be like Saint Francis
and help people, she tells him incredulously "Saint Francis didn't run
numbers.
Among the rest of the cast Robert De Niro is particularly outstanding as
Johnny Boy, funny and angry and hopelessly stupid. His performance won
raves from the critics (and the role of the young Don Corleone in The
Godj other Part T wo): He was voted best supporting actor by both the New
York Him Critics and" the National Society of Film- Critics, but he was
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O Gary Gnydcr, Thursday, March 21 . Poet, Zen Master.
O Peter Arnctt, Sunday, March 24. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. (
O Huston Smith, Monday, March 25. Religions of East Asia.
O Frances Fitzgerald, Monday, March 25. Author of Fire in the Lake.
O Carolyn ICizcr and Po-Fci Huang. Monday, March 25.
Chanting and Reading Chinese Poetry.
O Dr. Frederick ICas. Wednesday, March 27. Acupuncture.
O Joyce Ch'en. Thursday, March 28. Chinese Cuisine
O Edwin Roischaucr. Thurs March 28. Former Japanese ambassador.
O Robert fJovaff. Thursday, April 4. Washington Post Columnist.
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O masters-of Partial Arls. Sunday,
March 31.
O Danco of -East Asia. Wednesday April 3.
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