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By PAUL DELEAN Examiner Staff Writer English quintet Renaissance is undoubtedly among the classrest of acts in contemporary music The grou new album Song For All Seasons Sire 91476049 oesnt imperil that position but neither is it like Iy to do much to expand Renaissances rather limited follow mg Assisted by Landons Royal Philharmonic Orchestra the up presents eight new compositions within the rarnework of its ambitious gentle fusion of the classical and modern modes Some of this material is highly interesting notably selec iront Opening Out Back Home Once Again and Northern 1g The title track mi ht also have fallen into this group if its Instrumental intr uction hadnt been so similar to passage in Ambrosias Danse With Me George song from the 1976 album Somewhere Ive Never Travelled The rest of Song For All Seasons is lofty yet umnemorable demonstrating that even group with com mendable intentions strong classical foundation and natural sense of grandeur can be lured onto deadend musical paths dont know if it can be done without irreparably changing the youps character but Renaissance might also consider experimenting with more impassioned sound on future works Annie Haslams vocals are certainly delicate and melodic but they dont convey much emotion This frostiness keeps the group somewhat aloof even on its most alluring numbers GENE PAGE In concept Gene Pages new album Close Encounters Arista AB 4174 does not shape up as promising Who needs another batch of disco music to space theme Havent Meco and the like done that to death already Maybe not Against all odds veteran producer Page has pieced together likeable and entertaining variation on the spacedisco style Close Encounters succeeds largely because of its tone oUps latest album only 5050 effort which occupies an easygoing zone somewhere between the pomp of John Williams and the circusstance of Meco The nine tunes virtually all instrumental are of musical persuasion combining elements of jazz big band and disco Synthesizer is the dominant instrument All selections have link with space at least in their titles They range from predictables like Close Encounters and Theme From Star Trek to an unexpected and gentle ver sion of When You Wish Upon Star Page might even have an offbeat hit single in Beyond The Hole In Space an intriguing and catchy instrumental that is one of three original pieces on the album Not all numbers on Close Encounters get off the ground Star Trek for one is burdened by an overzealous treatment Still there are high points enough to make this satisfy ing work That certainly cant be said for the bulk of todays disco deluge SUTIIERLANI BROTHERS The Sutherland Brothers Iain and Gavin have long been excellent but underrecognized songwriters Theyre not always effective though as interpreters of their material and therein lies the problem with Down To Earth Columbia PC 35293 their seventh album The Brothers latest release is collection of 10 songs which for the most part go in one ear and out the other The sad thing is that these include several fine tunes One More Night With You Dark Ship Situations Somebodys Fool The Brothers are simply unable to do them justice Restraint has always been their policy and theyve prov ir the past that it could be effectively applied to their music The 1975 album Reach For The Sky for instance was delight from start to finish This time however the restraint is stifling The sounds so selfeffacing it borders on the meek In 1975 Rod Stewart recorded Sutherlands tune called Sailing It rocketed to the top of the English charts peak that the Brothers have never been able to reach with their own recordings Stewart might do equally well with selection or two from Down To Earth These songs are just crying out for some colorful and spirited interpretation to realize their potential Performance comes first in ballet TORONTO CP Dontjoin ballet group if youre shy If you tremble at the thought of having your costume undone before packed audience of having your wig come askew or of losing it altogether of slip ping on lemon of getting tan gled in your tutu and com pleting dance with wads of fabric wrapped around your legdont even consider job with the ballet These debacles and many blocking the audiences view diencefi Kirby said viding others are taken in stride stands fell off the edge of the literally by professwnal platform and electric in dancers who are trained struments were unplugged through strict discipline that LIGHTS WENTOUT the performance comes first You have to think very quickly to make up for these problems said Lorna Geddes who has been with the National Ballet of Canadas corps de bal let for 19 years Charles Kirby who has been character dancer with the company for 14 years said You just have to ignore it PARTNEREI BY FLY Miss Geddes had to ignore fly that danced across her body for 25 minutes while she danced across the stage at London Ont She was performing in Les Sylphides The poses are slow and graceful so couldnt shake or move my arm sud denly to get rid of it And Im terribly ticklish As the fly trekked across her arm chest and face the tor ment started tears trickling down her checks The terrible question was Should go off ljust lived from second to sec ond position to position It was the worst experience Ive ever had on stage Kirbys memorable incident occurred when he was playing Capulet in Romeo and Juliet in Vancouver At the beginning Capulet and Montague have fight with broadswords Kirbys sword glanced off his opponents bounced back and struck him in the forehead Kirby unobtru sively turned his head away from the audience and made his way to the side of the stage TOOK 13 STITCHES Karen Kain whispered Charles turn back and keep your face upstage Bloods roll ingallover your face He staunched the blood and returned for the ballroom scene After the performance he wound up in hospital having 13 stitches put into his forehead He said his biggest concern when the accident occurred was not getting blood on his cos tume The company had to sur mount several crises during the opening of the National Arts HOLLYWOOD AP Imagine said Bob Ive lied to so many girls Centre in Ottawa in 1969 when it was performing Romeo and Juliet Since the theatre had never been used before no one was accustomed to its controls and mechanics but everything was CHINESE FOOD ADMIYTANCE To PERSONS YEAR AG OI WANT QUICK SERVICE Try our hot fast delivery Free on orders over $900 in Barrie Free delivery limits 10 Discount on PickUp Orders over 5900 Phone 728881 405 BAYFIELD ST BARRIE also going fine until suddenly the middle sect ion of the threepart orchestra pit started rising There was the conductor sit ting up on his stool and the vio linists looking down at the au Because only the middle sec tion of the orchestra went up the piano which straddled di line between sections began to tilt Musicians were separated from music music Celia Franca then company director had to whisper three times before someone managed to close the curtains and 13 Date for Hope fans Hope with faint irritation NBC is going to shout my age around the world for three hours after It was predictable reaction from the famed comedian who will be saluted on his birthday May 29 with television spe minule delay followed while stagehands figured out what went wrong and how to lower the orchestra The performance was inter rupted again for few minutes by blackout during the last act Then at the end while Romeo and Juliet were lying dead on their tombs the cur tains wouldnt close com pletely So the audience wat ched the dead lovers get up and walk off Kirby and Miss Geddes said one common onstage problem is hiceups Hiccups arent all that funny when youre running around being swan said Miss Geddes It starts to sound like quacking Another allergies When we do per formances in the fall lose my mind said Kirby When your nose starts to run thats misery Miss Geddes added You sniff as your head is turned away from the audience difficulty is cial Happy Birthday Bob from the Kennedy entre Opera House in Washington DC The birthday will be big one 73 No way do believe that am that age it kinda snuck up on me Hope remarked really dont feel that olrlfiuntil try to tie my shoes in the morning She was the most famous woman in the world He was peasant pirate shark What he couldnt buy with money he stole with charm MONTREAL CP Nadia de Franco 10yearold star of the Oscarwinning National Film Board documentary Ill Find Way was presented with certificate of merit here Tuesday for her role in the film and for her outstanding contribution to the cause of the physically disabled The film examines the young Torontonians life Nadia was born with spina bifida spinal disease that left her crippled and unable to walk without leg braces Dead heat NEW YORK AP Wheels NBCs fivepart drama about the auto industry put the net work in dead heat with ABC in the US ratings race for the Saw Holocaust TORONTO CP Cana dian audience of between 214212 million watched the pro gram Holocaust during its four part screening from April 16 to April 19 television poll released Thursday by Neilsen Co of Canada says Holocaust was dramatization of the per secution of Jews in Europe by the Nazi rulers of Germany during the Second World War The poll shows that CBC Stanley Cup quarterfinal game drew 2721000 viewers on night when Holocaust was being shown CLOSE PLAY LONDON Ont CP ci ty theatre group has been forc ed to close its production of Iusa Fish Stas and Vi an English play for which Toron to group has claimed exclusive rights in Ontario Elizabeth Bradley publicity director for Theatre Plus in Toronto said Ken Livingstone artistic direc tor for Centre Stage in London nt had apologized and cancelled the play after eight of 16 scheduled performances She said Theatre Plus has decided not to sue the London group DISCO DANCING OPEN DANCE COMPETITION SAT MAY 20 PORTABLE CB RADIO GRAND PRIZE Supplied by PJ Audio Master FRIDAY REGULAR DANCING nus lEAVES GRAY COACH TERMINAL BARRIE 730 pm THE ONLY TEEN DISCO IN SIMCOE COUNTY starring RAF VA LLONE EDWARD ALBERT CHARLES DURNING LUCIANA lALUZZl CAMILLA SPARV MARILU TOL and as President James Inssrdy Screenplay by MORI IINIE Story by Nl2 MASIORAKIS WIN WELLS and MORT FINE toProducers NICO MASTORAKIS and LAURENCE MYERS Dirctltd by LEE THOMPSON and ELY LANDAU An Films lrodutnon Universal Release chhnrcolor® Produced by ALLEN KLEIN miteam amt wanna cm Iruosm mc showbiz week ending May 14 AC Niel sen Co figures show The second third and fourth irstalments in the series adapted from the novel by Ar thur Hailey finished third sev enth and fifth in the ratings Part one the preceding Sunda was sixth in that weeks stan ings However Wheels was NBCs only entry in Nielsens to 20 ABC took the top two aces with Laverne and Shirley and Ihrees Company Not death NEWPORT BEACH Calif AP Actor John Wayne says he was afraid of one thing be fore he underwent heart sur gery last monthand it wasnt death He said in an interview Tues day he was afraid he might lose his voice defective valve in his heart was replaced with pigs valve You know there is an artery that goes from the heart to the brain and affects your vocal chords Wayne said Now with that damn pig valve in me not only have my voice back but go around saying Oink Oink No contest BURBANK Calif Reuter Former Columbia studio chief David Begelman pleaded no contest Wednesday to Be sure not Dutch May I9 STARmNI King of the Blues GOOD LUCK JAM OF I978 All musicians welcome May 21 at pm Come and see your favorite band gt See you at HURSESHOE VALLEY RESORT On Horseshoe Val between Hwy 93 at Craighurst 83520 charge of stealing $40000 from his studio and faces possible prison term of up to 10 years Begelman 57 appeared in Superior Court to enter the plea in the case involving forgery of three cheques including one for movie actor Cliff Robertson Three charges of forging cheques were dropped when Be gelman entered the no contest plea to the single count of grand theft No contest is the equivalent of guilty plea but does not amount to an admis sion of guilt if Begelman is sued later over the forgery To reunite NEW YORK AP Peter Paul and Mary perhaps the most popular folk music group of the 19605 said Wednesday they will reunite for 17city tour this summer and two record albums The trio who sang together for 10 years and went separate ways after 1971 told news conference that the reunion will not necessarily be permanent Mary Travers said the tour will run from midAugust to midSeptember and may be followed by television special Miss Travers who has been making solo albums since the breakup said she is committed to another one in October Peter Yarrow and Paul Stoo key also recorded solo albums but in recent years Yarrow has to miss and 20 been producer more than performer and Stookey has done mostly benefit concerts Actor sued LOS ANGELES Reuter Actor Nick Nolte star of The Deep was sued Wednesday for half of the property he acquired during the last six years by Ka ren Louise Eklund 26 his for mer girlfriend Miss Eklund former model said in her Superior the examiner Friday May 19 1978 Court lawsuit that she had given up her own career to help Nolte with his She asked for the court to put freeze on $5 million worth of jointlyowned property before Nolte spent it on Sharon Had dad whom he married May 10 Miss Eklund said that at the time she and Nolte started liv ing together they made verbal agreement to combine their earnings and share them equally ASCIMEILUN DT DENTURE THERAPIST Complete Denture Service Hoors9 am pm Mon thru Sat 280 Dunlop St Barrie 728 6810 Member Denturist Society THE Queen of Country Music KITTY WELLS snow FEATURING BOBBY WRIGHT ley Rd Simcoe Cty Rd 22 Mitt Baillie RAY STARK PRODUCIION OF HERBERI RICHARD DREYFUSS MARSHA MASON and introducing QUINN CUMMINGS as my trim JOHNNY WRIGHT and THE TENNESSEE MOUNTAIN BOYS MAY 28 pm GEORGIAN COLLEGE THEATRE 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