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Bob Hope in his performance at the Coliseum
Bob Hope kept 'em laughing-and waiting
A review
By JOE SCHWARTZ
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Comedians come and comedians go
Some stay longer than others, but few
have come close to being as legendary
as Bob Hope He's been in in the
business for so long that people take his
humor for granted
That’* really a shame because while
maybe he was funny 45 years ago that
doesn't mean he's funny now
He wasn't bad In fact, most of his
jokes were quite good But often he
cither used outdated topical material
covering l>ean Martin and Sammy
Davis Jr , or he threw out stale stories
he performed to troops in World War II
It was nostalgic, however, to have him
recount these tales so even that really
wasn't too bad
Apparently he didn't expect a pro
Iteagan crowd, because all his political
jokes were .inti Iteagan i although Hope
is pro-Reagan I He asked the crowd
who they'd vote for, and seemed
shocked that just about everyone in the
crowd was for Reagan
There could be a number of reasons
for this The mosl probable is that half
of the crowd of 8.500 weren't students
They were typically over 80, and as
such were quite thrilled to see an Idol
from their youth
There's nothing wrong with that, and
those Bob Hope fans were probably
satisfied with his performance
However, this was only a minor part of
the entire show It was billed as the
"Bob Hope Homecoming Pep Rally and
Variety Show," and although the rest of
the show was very peppy at times and
quite varied, it was also dreadfully bad
First, the audience sat through
20 minutes of cheerleading
acrobatics Next, a variety show
featuring a number of fine young
performers was staged. The problem
with this segment of the show was that
the crowd couldn't handle it When
someone goes to see Bob Hope they
may not be expecting good comedy but
they are at least expecting some type of
comedy The variety was a bit much for
most of the crowd, and they voiced their
disapproval quite tastelessly.
The emcee was a had ventriloquist
who couldn't handle performing in the
round It's surprising that he didn't get
as nauseous as he made the crowd with
his bad jokes and twirling about
The first act was a singer that
everyone thought would be a comedian
until he got a minute into his song Upon
this realization, the crowd stopped
paying attention to him and started
talking The talk grew to a roar when
the next performer came out and sang
part of an opera I don't know if she was
good Nobody there could tell since she
was drowned out by the crowd.
There was no excuse for the way she
was treated, even though the crowd
wasn't at fault
The next duo played a pop song that
received better attention but they all
undoubtedly left the stage feeling like
dirt The final performer was a juggler
and comedian He captivated the
crowd That is what they had expected
all along
After a short break, University
President Fred Davison and Athletic
Director and head football coach Vince
Dooley escorted Hope- on stage This
proved to be the highlight of the show as
Dooley proved he has great potential as
a stand up comic
Hope sang a few numbers and joked
with the crowd for about an hour
He really wasn't bad, about three
fourths of his jokes went over very well
But by the time he came on, the show
was beyond saving. What was meant to
be a pep rally ended up being a test of
endurance
Bob Hope alone would have been fine,
instead we were given Bob Hope so
covered in pomp and glitter that what
should have been a performance ended
up being a ceremony
‘Drummer Girl’ triumph for Keaton
A review of “Little Drummer Girl," starring Diane Keaton.
Directed by George Roy Hill. A Warner Brothers release.
Now playing at Georgia Square Theater.
By LEE SMITH
Kni iiid Made SUll Writer
For Vivien Leigh, it was Scarlett O'Hara For Brando, it
was Stanley Kowalski. Common knowledge has it that Diane
Keaton hasn’t been able to shake her “Annie Hall" persona
either.
But Keaton’s performance in "The Little Drummer Girl”
should erase any memories of the kooky neurotic of the
Woody Allen comedv
Her naive actress-turned radical proves Keaton's
tremendous versatility and is the saving grace of one of
1984's most ambitious but confusing films After "Drummer
Girl" and 1982's “Shoot the Moon," there can be no doubt
Keaton is the finest actress on the screen today.
Her personal triumph, however, is nearly sabotaged by
George Roy Hill's rambling direction and screenwriter
Loring Mandel's clumsy adaptation of John le Carre's
bestseller
The result is a movie with so many plot twists that it leaves
audiences bewildered, numb, and finally, after two-and-a-
half hours, bored stiff.
At times, even Keaton is swamped by the material In one
of the movie's earliest scenes, she is performing Bernard
Shaw’s “St Joan " From backstage, she notices a
mysterious man whom she suspects is a Palestinian The
whole scene reeks of an old Joan Crawford or Bette Davis
movie, but it's doubtful those two veterans of melodrama
ever had to deal with such hokum
And what of her relationship with an actor in her theater
company, played by Gawn Grainger’’ He follows her around
with a ieaious expression but DerhaDs due to poor editing,
one is left to guess the meaning behind it. ft's never followed
up
It's probably just as well though The audience is left
reeling as Keaton is recruited by Israelis to stop a
Palestinian espionage leader from committing terrorist acts
Originally a Palestinian sympathizer, Keaton, now on the
Israeli side, must pose as a radical dedicated to the
Palestinian cause
Her idealism, naive ideas about politics, and her love for
Joseph, an Israeli operative on her counterintelligence team,
make her a perfect recruit for the Israelis But she is an
actress who has played too many parts Keaton convincingly
portrays her confusion as she realizes she no longer believes
in anything
Not only does the role require heavy dramatics, but it
occasionally allows Keaton to show her flair for comedy
While training to be a terrorist in a Middle East desert, she
hilariously mimicks Petula Clark's flat delivery of
"Downtown "
Her performance is ably supported by Klaus Kinski as the
head of the Israeli counterintelligence unit and Yorgo
Voyagis, who is appropriately mysterious and remote as
Joseph
Keaton was unjustly neglected by the Academy Awards in
1982 for "Shoot the Moon " Let's hope a similar mistake isn't
made this year, and she is rew arded for saving this misfire
Diane Keaton shines in 'Drummer Girl'
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Showdown ’84
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W ith record numbers of students registering to vote
across the country, students will have an unprecedented
opportunity to shape our nation's course on such issues
as arms control, foreign policy, the economy, and others on
November 6th, Flection Day.
As a service to student voters, the National Student Cam
paign for Voter Registration offers this guide to the positions
of the Democratic and Republican candidates for President,
Walter Mondale and Ronald Reagan.
ARMS CONTROL
MONDALE
REAGAN
Nuclear freeze.
YES
NO
“Star Wars"
NO
YES
program.
MX missile.
NO
YES
Bt bomber.
NO
YES
Increase in de
3-4%
7.5%
fenvc spending.
CENTRAL AMERICA
MONDALE
REAGAN
U.S. Aid
NO
YES
to Nicaraguan
rebels.
U.S. Aid to
Tie to human
YES
El Salvador.
rights.
"Contadora
YES
Wavering.
process" for
negotiated
settlement.
U.S. military
Remove all
YES In
In Central
foreign forces.
Honduras.
America.
Mining of
NO
YES
Nicaraguan
harbor*.
THE ECONOMY
.ViONDALE
REAGAN
How to cut
Tha reform,
Strong
federal deficits.
cut military
economic
spending
recovery foi
Increases
Increased
Balanced
NO
revenue, cu
spending.
YES
Budget
Amendment.
Jobs for youth.
Ihrgctted
Supports
training
submlnlmut
programs.
wage.
CIVIL RIGHTS
MOM1AI F
REAGAN
Equal Rights
YES
NO
Amendment.
Equal pay for
YES
NO
work of com
parable worth.
Constitutional
NO
YES
amendment to
prohibit abortion.
Affirmative
Calls for
Opposes
action.
"verifiable
quotas.
Voting Rights
measure
ments."
Supported.
Signed after
Act of 1981.
initial
Busing to inte*
YES
opposition.
NO
grate schools.
THE ENVIRONMENT
MONDALE
REAGAN
Pollution con-
YES
NO
tools to reduce
add rain.
Increase fund-
YES
No position.
log for hazard
ous waste Superfund
Compensate
YES
No position.
toxic exposure
victims.
Thx hazardous
YES
No position.
waste generators.
HIGHER EDUCATION
MONDALE
REAGAN
Federal stu-
Will
Cut in 1981.
dent loans,
strengthen.
grants, other aid.
Abolish
NO
YES
Department of
Education.
Sources: Congressional Quarterly, 1984 Democratic National Platform, 1984
Republican National Platform, The Washington Post.
National Student Campaign for Voter Registration
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