16—The Daily Collegian Wednesday, Dec.lo, 1980
The joint's jumpin'
at 'Ain't Misbehavin
By ELAINE WETMORE
Daily Collegian Staff Writer
Yes sir, , the joint was jumpin'
From the' new Fats Waller Musical
Show "Ain't Misbehavin'," the song
"The Joint is Jumpin' " captured the
mood, the music and the magic in
Eisenhower Auditorium Sunday
night.
Animated and energetic, the
players delivered a non-stop jazz ex
travaganza, music characteristic of
the 19205, '3os and '4os, music of the
Fats Waller era.
Two hours of rhythm and dance
seemed to pass in minutes, a true in
dication of the success of the show.
Bawdy choreography and lyrics, con
stant movement on stage and the
sheer excitement of the show kept
most of the audience upright in their
seats throughout the entire
performance.
"Ain't Misbehavin' " is a musical
which depicts the life of Fats Waller,
famed jazz pianist and composer.
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The selections and medleys traveled
through the Roaring '2os, the Depres
sion and the war years.
Favorite songs included
"Honeysuckle Rose," "Your Feet's
Too Big," and "Keepin' Out of
Mischief Now." Strong voices and
harmonies were a treat for even the
most unpracticed ear.
The company's strength came from
the vitality of the individual players.
The three women and two men amaz
ed viewers with their • boundless
energy and obvious enthusiasm for
the show.
Brought to the University by the
Artist Series, "Ain't Misbehavin' "
represents the professionalism in
theatre that students and residents of
State College can truly appreciate.
"Find out what they like and how
they like it, and let 'em have it just
that way," sang Annette and Davis.
True to their words, they did just
that." Ain't Misbehavin' " was an
early Christmas gift.
Student show reveals diverse styles of art
By KAREN KONSKI
Daily Collegian Staff Writer
Oil paintings and photography, sculpture and
stoneware. These and many other forms of art are now
on display in a new exhibit at Zoller Gallery.
The exhibit does not fodus on one type of art, but
shows art in a variety of forms.
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Galleries
disarra
Two drawings done in pencil by David A. DiPietro
.are among the best works in the exhibit. The drawings,
called "Backyards" and "An Intersection" both pre
sent scenes from a typical small town. Doing the
scenes in pencil, using shades of grays, blacks, and
whites, DiPietro has captured the quiet feelings of
smalltown life.
Doris Karlisch contributes two lithographs to the col
lection that are interesting in that they present a dif-
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"Fruit on Tablecloth" is a lithograph done in green,
yellow and red, showing fruit spilling off of a plate onto
a table. The other lithograph by Karlisch called "Ar
rangement with Fruit" also shows fruit on astable, brt,
is done instead in gray, black, and white, making the
objects somewhat less defined. While the subjects of
the works are similar, the approach to the subject is
different and subsequently makes the lithographs
unique.
Other works worth noting are a colored pencil and
ball point pen drawing dork by David Harmon and an
oil painting by Paul Flexner. ,
Harmon's "Sleeping Study" captures the Mood of a
person asleep. The lines of his drawing twist and curve,
and even the paper seems slightly crumpled. The man
and his bed seem to be one and the same.
Flexner's "Three Combined Studies of my Wife"
presents three moods of the same woman on one can,
vas. This painting is one of the highlights of the exhibit
In the area of photography, two nature photos by
Rome Hanks stand out, entitled "Cook's Forest" and
"Alan Seeger Natural Areas."
Intaglio prints by Philip Sauerlender, works of hand
made paper by James H. Weiger and stoneware by
Susan McGilverey also make the exhibit worth seeing,.
According to one of the artists the purpose of the ext
hibit is simply the best means of allowing all of the
students enrolled in the School Of Visual Arts to see
what their fellow students are doing. Whatever the
reason, the art itself makes it a worthy exhibit for ar
tists and art appreciators. alike.
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their way onto AM station's playlists.
By MICHAEL KULP
Daily Collegian Staff Writer
Steve Forbert has a certain pleasant
ness in himself and his music. The
naivete, innocence, charm, and per
sonalized sentimentality are all very
nice. Unfortunately, though, "pleasant"
and "nice" are hardly tantamount to in
spiring and memorable.
Forberts's new album, "Little Stevie
Orbit," is easy and enjoyable enough to
listen to; but once the needle leaves the
record, it's forgotten.
The album plays in much in the same
over-produced manner as Forbert's
dissappointing previous effort,
"Jackrabbit Slim." Most of the album's
track's are lightweight pop melodies or
poor attempts at country and honky
tonk, coupled with overly sentimental
lyrics. The album is aimed for com
merical success, and that's as far as it
goes.
The album opens well enough,with the
fast-paced and finely performed "Get
Well Soon."Forbert's quirky vocals and
catchy lyrics work well in making it one
of the few songs on the LP that is the
least bit memorable.
"Laughter Lou" and "Automobile"
both possess Forbert's vocal charm and
humorous lyrics, "I ain't a human being,
The Daily Collegian Wednesday, Dec.lo, 1980-17
album
review
The album, as well as Forbert, reach a
low point on "One More Glass Of Beer,"
a song that contains enough ridciously
pretentious lyrics to match even Styx or
Kansas: "I've been around a long time/
Forever that's how long/ Once I was a
wagon wheel/ And once I was a whale/
I've been on all of the planets too/ At
least 15 I'd say/ been across the
universe." And, enoughoverbearing or
chestration and bombast to put Dan
Fogelberg to shame. Perhaps Forbert is
planning to become the next pompous
folky.
There islittle question that Forbert
posseses the potential to create good
music, as he did on his brillant debut LP,
"Alive On Arrival." Unfortunately, on
"Little Stevie Orbit," he seems more
concerned with creating accesibly pop
tunes, aimed for commerical success,
than anything else.