Collegian April 17, 1986 A MARTIN BREGMAN Production "THE FOUR SEASONS" ALAN ALDA • CAROL BURNETT • LEN CARIOU • SANDY DENNIS - RITA MORENO JACK WESTON • BESS ARMSTRONG - Written and Directed by ALAN ALDA Executive Producer LOUIS A. STROLLER • Produced by MARTIN BREGMAN • A UNIVERSAL PICTURE Showing April 18-19, Rll7, 10 p.m. - SPC 1 1.01.• mu mom so Imo nit amo Ems am mei ma as ma I STUDENTS NEED GREEN? Claire Berger iNIVceA te mac. Claire Berger, getting grey hairs and laughs by Jack Horner Collegian Staff Writer As opening acts go, few per formers have had the privilege of having a musical group not sing as well as "The Tyme" did last Fri day night. They were, indeed, in rare form. But they were just the prelude to Claire Berger's one woman exercise in hilarity. Comedienne Claire Berger is a former member of the Second Ci ty Touring Company, a company that has spawned such talents as Joan Rivers, Bill Murray, Betty Thomas, Mary Gross and the late John Belushi. Claire played to a receptive au dience of about fifty people and the number increased as the show progressed. One of the first things Claire does when she gets into town to do a show is grab as many local publications as she can. She got a copy of The Erie Daily Times, various brouchures from the university and, of course, The Collegian. By doing this she makes her show more personaliz ed than most. And within her short time at Behrend she had us pegged. Among the jibes in Cher repertiore were jokes about the apathy in our Student Govern ment Elections (uncontested can= didates) and the fact that we are the only college in the country that boasts our own ski 510pe..."1 consider myself a good skier," a- a . : a• • a, a e . . .a • :a a a .a Screen Talk• • "VCRs offer selection of films" a... 6, *::• : ,:*i.u::111:.:1)11:8 :. ....11, 11,4 • : 114 . ,11 - 11:•i . ..ai a .21: s fa... by Matthew J. Sullivan Collegian Staff Writer As summer approaches and students prepare to move back in with mom and dad, I thought it might be nice to give a run down of the most popular videotapes available for viewing on the VCR somebody got for Christmas. To begin. with, you may be in terested to know that it is now possible (in most areas) to rent the entire "Star Wars" saga. "Return of the Jedi" has just been releas ed, so along with the original "Star Wars" and "The Empire Strikes Back," one can enjoy all the adventures of Luke, Han and Princess Leia. I've been told that Jabba the Hut looks even fatter on T.V. Also freshly recorded is "Ram bo: First Blood, Part II," Help prevent by Todd Allen Division of Police and Safety A large portion of fires are of the electrical nature. To help pre vent such fires, we must not overload circuits with a lot of elec trical appliances. In addition, frayed, rotted, or taped cords that overheat must be discarded. Next, appliances such as irons, toaster ovens, and hot plates should never left on unattended. Finally, combustable and flammable a safe distance away from electrical product. feature 8 know if I could handle that slope." One member of the audience told her to stop with the 'anti- Reagan' jokes. But she didn't sug gesting that President Reagan star in a commercial for Grecian For mula. ,"I mean, the man is seventy-five years old and doesn't have one grey hair?...right!" After playing to audiences at Sylvester Stallone's bloody ver sion of "Rocky in Nam." I'm sure you'll want to rent that two or three times, since "Rocky IV" isn't available yet. "The Emerald Forest," one of last summer's big hits, is an ex tremely popular rental item these days. Director John Boorman's story of a father's search for his "jungle boy" son is a gripping ex perience in drama. I urge you to rent "Emerald" before "The Goonies," Steven Spielberg's misguided production (not direc tion) about a group of noisy kids on a treasure hunt: The special ef fects in the last twenty minutes are worth a look if you can-stand lots of noxious squealing from a boat load of brats. Those intrigued by my recent review will be pleased to know avoidable fires Another big cause of fires is careless smoking. Be alert for "No Smoking" signs and follow the request. Most requests are made because of hazard in the area. Next, put ashes, discarded matches and cigarette/cigar butts in ash trays, as garbage cans, fur niture, rugs and wood work are burnable and not proper repositories for such hot items. The last probable cause of fires involves the storage of com bustable and flammable materials. Included may be-paper, the Tropicana in Las Vegas and Dangerfield's in New York City, Claire has honed audience par ticipation effectively into her show. By Friday night most Psi partiers had already gone to U.P., but one girl in the audience said she was still going. Claire inform ed her that her friends had, sadly, left without her. God is certainly punishing her by making potato chip bags so hard to open. When she does get it open she eats the whole bag so as not to have half a bag lying around the house tempting her - . Starting a string of suprisingly honest jokes about her lack- of control when it comes to eating. "If you can't laugh at yourself, what have you got?" says Claire Berger, "That's what it's all about." Congratulations to the members of the SKN airband win ners who closed for the Berger show. With their typewriter keyboard and garbage can drums, their performance ended a com fortable evening of humor. that "Kiss of the Spider Woman" has just been released on tape. William Hurt's dazzling, Oscar winning performance is a must for any serious film viewer. On a similar note, Anjelica. Huston's Best Supporting Actress role can be seen in "Prizzi's Honor." The film also boasts popular stars Jack Nicholson and Kathleen Turner so you may have to sign-up in advance to rent this one. Well, along with five or ten thousand other movies, those are some choices. Now you can .no longer say that you're watching a "Flinstone's" rerun because there is "nothing good on." If you don't have a VCR, remember that most tape stores rent players as well. Next issue: Coming Attractions. oily rags, gasoline, bottled gas and clothing, among others. Do not put these type of items near open flames, electrical products, or other sources of heat. Be par ticularity careful not to keep gasoline in your residence or in the passenger and/or trunk com partment of your car. Discard rags if they get oily, as these are extremely hazardous. The most important way to pre vent fire is to think before you act.
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