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By SCOTT PAUL her excellence in this field with Asst. Entertainment Editor numbers like "Natural Man," In the entertainment world and "Ring Them Bells," in there is a thin line that which she gracefully pranced separates the star from the around the stage with support superstar. There is really no from four male dancers. exact standard to determine Liza also won the audience which category a performer falls over between numbers with into but Liza Mmnelli has friendly chatter. This often certainly made it into the realm awkward part of every singer's of superstardom. stage performance was turned If crowd size and reaction are into a plus by Minnelli who any meter Liza was only a star explained that although she when she appeared at the Greek looks like she's going to have a Theatre two years ago. The "cardiac arrest" its only seats were half empty and because she sweats a lot. although the crowd responded well it was nothing like last Last year's Academy Award ^llMsday's opening night at the winner appears to thrive on H^B theatre. stage and she gives the im iHHk versatile performer had a pression that she could live pacled house on their feet and without food but not applause. screaming for more when she The highlight of her set was finally left the stage after her her rendition of the ballad Jefhro Tull misses encore number, "Mammy." "Maybe This Time" from Minnelli is the type of en Cabaret followed by the title tertainer who has the ability to song itself. with Tassion Play' reach audiences from all age Preceding Minnelli on stage Ian Anderson has finally done a la 'Peter and th Wolf" groups and backgrounds. was talented singer-writer Paul begun to take himself seriously, jubilantly announced by Monday night was a special Williams whose career has and it might prove to be his organist John Evan as "The benefit concert for the American really started moving in the last downfall. Instead of being story of the hare who lost his Civil Liberties Union, and ticket couple of years. content with his role as the spectacles." prices were very high. Thus Like Bob Dylan, Williams' clown prince of rock Anderson This is the first Tull album most of the opening night crowd voice is not very strong but his has also taken on the added where there have been no were rather well-to-do. compositions and style make up (self-imposed) responsibility of personnel changes and the band But even the ushers were for this deficiency. new-wave philosopher. finally sounds like a cohesive visibly enjoying the show. Liza The tiny blond performer Listening to "A Passion unit. Astonishingly enough has the polish and charisma to charmed the crowd with Play, " the latest release by between the release dates of convert even the hard rock fan anecdotes about his life and Jethro Tull, once is like reading 'Thick as a Brick" and "A to a solid supporter of her more sang some of his hits like "Don Juan in Hell" once and Passion Play" Barrimore middle-of-the road music. "We've Only Just Begun," assuming that all is as it seems Barlow has developed into a Most people think of Liza "Old Fashioned Love Song," within the framework of the first-rate drummer and per Minnellias a singer but she is a and "Rainy Days and Mon story. Anderson's story of a cussionist. fine dancer as well. She proved days." young man gone to hell and then resurrected is vague, at COUPON best, and many times loses sight of the album's concept altogether. Musically the album is better BONANZA SIRLOIN PIT than "Thick as a Brick;" the melodies move and entertwine nicely throughout the piece and BACK TO SCHOOL SPECIAL I are not nearly as stagnant or repetitive as "Brick's." But Anderson and company have a tendency to ramble too far from VA LB. BONANZA V* LB. BONANZA the musical theme and the end of some of the sections of "A Passion Play" dissolve into a sloppy loss of continuity rather BURGER FRANK than a smooth transition. The most interesting part of w/fiies w/fries the entire effort is a short fable OR XEROX 79' 79' COPIES with coupon with coupon
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