FEBRUARY 12, 1987
Collegian
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Two heads are better than one
by Lisa Hahn
Collegian Staff Writer
Barber and Seville brightened the
Behrend campus last Tuesday
night, February 3rd. The duo per
forms a ventriloquist and comedy
act. Barber is a pro at both and he
is the brain of the duo. Mr. Seville
is the dummy and "voice" who is
featured with Barber in the first
skit of the show. Mr. Seville is
about the size of an average man.
In his right hand he holds another
dummy, but the head of this one is
Jim Barber's head. The left arm of
Mr. Seville also belongs to Barber
and for the first ten minutes of the
show you sit there trying to figure
out just how Barber manages to do
this. You have to see it to believe
this interesting setup and the props
add to the content of Barber's
performance.
In the first skit Barber and
Seville perform as "one of the most
unusual teams of dummies you'll
ever see." In skit number two,
Barber chooses two people from
the audience and he has them be his
dummies while he dubbs in their
voices singing "Twinkle, Twinkle
Little Star." It's very amusing.
The third skit involves a puppet
which is a baby that fits over
Barber's hand. His voice as a baby
is rather cute and he involves the
audience once again to make this
scene more attractive. In the fourth
skit, Barber performs a song with
his friend Strum the Guitar. Strum
is able to sing and talk and Barber
gives him an interesting hillbilly
voice. The two sing together about
the legend of "Cow Patti." Barber
ABC skit portrays years of history
A Journey To The Promised Land: An Anthology of African-
American History From Africa To Now is a production performed by
members of the Association of Black Collegians (ABC) and other in-
terested students in honor of National Black History Month. There will be
two performances, both held in room 117 of the Reed Building. The first
performance will be held on Saturday, February 21 at 2:00; and the se
cond will be held at 8:00. After the performance on Sunday there will be a
reception held during which any questions involving the production will
be answered.
This production is a conglomeration of different scenes which
demonstrate the different lifestyles and hardships the Negroes have ex-
perienced since they first touched American soil. This reconstruction of
the Afro-Americans' past is used to inform and educate the audience on
how black history has been shaped by the American culture and, in turn,
how these people have become a part of the American way of life.
This play consists of seven original and distinctive scenes. Each part is
supervised and headed by a separate individual so as to show the different
possibilities in translating black history. As the production progresses,
one can clearly see the transition being made from when the African peo
ple became slaves and lost all freedom, to the modern age of still
struggling Negroes' insisting on equality for all men.
Gayle Simon, Renne Stafford, and Celina Thompson are the three ma
jor coordinators of this production, along with help and support from
Gregory Goldsmith who was consulted for many of the scripts,
got this idea because he spent some
time in Tennessee.
The next skit involves Barber im
personating Willie Nelson while
singing "For All the Girls I've Lov
ed Before." This scene has an in
teresting twist to it because Barber
has an album cover of Julio Iglesias
standing up beside him. When it
comes time for Julio's part in the
song Barber pulls a string and the
mouth of Julio opens up and he
sings along. Barber does both im
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personations quite well and the au
dience loved every minute of it.
In the next skit, Barber and
Seville perform again together. On
ly this time the dummy Mr. Seville
is holding is "Dr. Ruth
Chesthinder." It is a takeoff of the
Dr. Ruth Show and Barber picks a
person from the audience to answer
some questions. The catch was that
throughout the show, Barber had
asked the audience for certain
names and objects. He got answers
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characters, etc. Student Affairs is sponsoring this event with strong beliefs
that what is being said through this play needs to be heard by all. Not just
on-campus students, but rather on-campus, commuter, and part-time
students, as well as faculty and administration should see this
performance.
The first scene describes, through an old man, the years he suffered and
labored as a slave hoping desperately one day for his right to freedom.
This scene then blends into the next scene where the audience can see how
their parents' ignorance and prejudices have tainted their own lives as well
as their children's. The third scene uses a black rent party to show how
money was raised - by - blacks when their needs for things outlasted their
budgets. This is -a good way of understanding how the economy of one
family can affect their entire surroundings.
In the next scene the audience is shown how important religion was to
Negroes and what a part it played in their lives. The scene following glides
the audience into the modem world and exposes them to the feelings and
reactions to black history in America by the black society of today. The
point most stressed in this scene is the fact that the black population has
survived through many trials and hardships, but it still has always kept
pushing for more than it was being offered. The major accomplishment:
total equality.
In the production's entirety one experiences joy, pain, sorrow, frustra
tion, and anger. One experiences the drama, comedy, dance, poetry, and
action of all the necessary aspects Qf black history. It is with the final
dance and last line of monologue that the audience once again becomes
just plain, ordinary people and continues on with their lives.
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such as banana, sex, underwear,
and mayonnaise. The person
selected from
,the audience had to
read these answers from the list as
"Dr. Ruth" asked him questions.
You can use your imagination to
figure out the rest of the skit.
The last skit of the evening in
volves five participants from the
audience. It resembles T.V.'s "
Puttin' on The Hits," only Barber
renames it "Puttin' on The Lips."
In this skit Barber gives the person
a song to sing and a costume to
wear. The surprise comes when the
audience hears the voices that
Barber dubbs in. The songs per
formed were: Willie Nelson's "On
The Road Again," "The Sun Will
Come Out Tomorrow" sung by
Annie, Frank Sinatra's "New
York, New York," and for the
grand finale Barber joined in with
two of the participants and the
three of them sang Diana Ross and
the Supremes' "Stop in the Name
of Love." Wigs and All! The au
dience was roaring and the two
students were pretty embarrassed,
but good sports.
Barber started performing at age
ten with magic tricks. He was asked
to perform at birthday parties, and
later on he taught himself ventrilo
quism. Barber worked at it full
time in high school, and in college
he went on tour with the USO to
more than 15 countries. He has
been performing now for sixteen
years and his experience shows in
the great show he puts on. He was
chosen as Showtime's "Funniest
Person in America" in their con
test. Everyone should have gone to
this show.
Banality:gone.
"The Take" is here
by Lynn Popovicb
CoHegan Staff Mater
There have been' a variety of
bands playing, in the ;Wintergreen
Cafe' since last August. "The
Take," a fairly new band out of
Erie, added to, the list on
Feb. 21st, from 10:00 rfr„ in. to 2:00
,
The band has just recently
started playing in bars and
nightclubs around the Erie area.
Unlike many other bands, "The
Take" released their first album
before playing ,in publk. They
worked on their album all through
the year of 1986. "It's an album
put together with a unique flavor,"
says Michael Lou, an agent at Pro
gressive Talent.
The type of music the band plays
Etas its own flavor and finesse.
unique mix of rock-rt-roll,
are a cross between Bryan Adams
and Bon Jovi," says Lotz.
The band is a five-member
group. All members join in a mix
of vocals. Rhythm guitar, bass
guitar, keyboards, drums and a
lead guitar blend together to add to
the, sound of this new band. The
set-up consists of multiple guitars
and a seven piece drum set along
with an electric drum set. There is a
lot of power added by the
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varieties of light shows which are
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sounds. "We are excited about the
new band because of the strong
potential they show," says Lotz.
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Take has been, noted as being very
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just recently started playing?' The
Take has had limited dates all
month but has been asked back to
all of the bars they have played.
This new band sounds as if they
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want to promote to their audiences.
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music from a variety of top known
bands around the world. To name
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die Money. There are a lot of bands
up and corning .that seem to rely
too much on the music of other
bands, unlike The Take, who rely
only on their own originality and
uniqueness.
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on campus. Since they play a varety
of music types (as mentioned)
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