Gertrude Stein while her ensemble porte Wi pn e ao.n:;,------------__ dances on the stage. She claims that she towards becoming one of the leading has tried to 40 in dance what she feel; avant garde art centers on the East Gertrude Stem did with literature, Like Coast. Despite his apparent pessimism, Last Monday the efforts of UMBC's though, Hurwitz insists that he has a lot Arnold Genthe Mid Atlantic Regional Media Center of hope. He maintains that the very act brought Harry Hurwitz, a noted film of creation is a highly positive assertion artist, to the campus for a lecture­ on . the part of the artist. Harry gave Photos In discussion about his work. The talk revolved around the showing qUIte a speech on dues paying and the of a segment of his critically acclaimed artist's place in today's America. Library Limelight film The Projectionist, a surreal Hurwitz said the last thing he wanted to comedy. The film portrays both the do was disillu.sion any budding artists, conscious and subconscious adventures but he was qUIte blunt. ' Harry says that in the life of a 42nd street projectionist. the artist is just as proficient at his An exhibition of photographs by By day the projectionist lives in a tiny trade as the brain surgeon is at his. But Arnold Genthe will open at the roach box lined with movie promotional Harry is infuriated by the fact that University of Maryland Baltimore posters. At night he lovingly spins the America makes it extremely difficult County Library Nov. 17 , from 4-6 p.m. big 35mm reels at the theatre where he for him to practice his trade. " An ac­ Genthe, a major figure in is employed. complished brain surgeon does not photographic history, is renowned for have to teach the skill in order to his images of celebrities, which include What we see of the projectionist's perform it. But I have to teach film­ real world comes only in patches and personalties from the world of dance, makir..g to make a living so that I can politics, finance, and the stage and these are filmed in color. The body of practise. my craft. I teach filmmaking the film deals with this solipsistic screen. m ~londa out of necessity, not by The German-born photographer hero's daydreamings. Harry Hurwitz chOIce." cleverly depicts these subconscious began his 44-year career in the late The story of the making' of The 1800s when he emigrated to San states by filming them in black and Projectionist is' very interesting. The white. This serves to strengthen the Francisco. His unique and illusion of the halcycon days of revolutionary style of candid portrait Hollywood. Hurwitz splices his own photography attracted prominent footage of the projectionist's fantasies No More Guessing society people as well as celebrities with clips from nemerous old movies. such as Sarah Bernhardt and Julia Marlowe. One of the projectionist's better It's Burton Cummings Genthe is also known for his sensitive adventures has him transported to the and' revealing photographs of San famous bar scene in Casablanca. We by Glenn /saacoson As leader, pianist, lead vocalist and terpretation by Cummings. Francissco's Chinatown, which he see the projectionist enter the room in photographed for a number of years. an old style suit and lean up against the main songwriter of the Guess Who There are three outstanding songs on bar. He glances over the tables. Hur­ Burton Cummings established himself this album, and all three are Cummings Some of his strongest images were as one of the premier talents of rock 'n' originals. "Stand Tall" is the single made of the fire and aftermath of the witz now cuts to a close-up of Hum­ 1906 San Francisco earthquake with a phrey Bogart, dinner-jacketed and roll. Now that Guess Who has from the album, which appears headed Co\f41;\\t!iIP ' .. disbanded after some twelve years for imminent commercial success box camera he borrowed after his together, Cummings is venturing on a despite the fact that it has little going st~dio was purposely destroyed to solo ca~eer. With his talent, there is no for it in light of today's pop market: no PlJevent the spread of fire. Several of reason m the world he shouldn't make disco beat, no catchy hook lines, no these photographs 'are in the exhibition. it. His first album 'on his own, Burton gimmicks. All it has is a gorgeous A move to New York in 1911 Cummings, is a solid new beginning for melody, a great arrangement, a sen­ established Genthe as one of the most him sitive lyric, and a beautifully mature stylish photographers of his day. Sitters Unlike most of the Guess Who Cummings vocal. included such famous performers as arrangements, the piano is ap­ Elenora Inse, Isadora Duncan, Anna propriately out front throughout the "Burch Magic" is a rocker Pavlova, and Greta Garbo. His songs on this album. Cummings is a reminiscent of "No Time," a Guess photographs of Garbo are said to have fine accoustic pianiSt. Two of the songs, Who classic. And the album ends with helped her obtain her first American "Your Back Yard" and "Sugartime Cumming's version of his ex-Guess film role in 1925, Other celebrities in­ Flashback Joys," are in the boogie­ Who associate Randy Bachman's "You cluded Presidents Wilson and Taft woogie style that Cummings was Ain't Seen Nothing Yet." Hey-just like Senator Lafollette, Theodor~ heavily into during the latter years of the old days! Cummings and Bachman Roosevelt, John D. Rockefeller, Sr., Harry Hurwitz the Guess Who: rollicking piano with combining creative forces, right? Well, and philanthropist Andrew Mellon. not exactly. If you know anything about cigarette in hand. The projectionist high-speed singing, fitting lots of words The photographer also has published into a small space. Cummings first Bachman's split from Cumminngs and several books, including Pictures of Old spots him and motions Bogart to come the Guess Who back in 1970, it was a over. The camera switches back to ventured into this type of music on Chinatown (1911), Tl.e Book of the Guess Who's 1974 Road Food LP, which bitter one, with hard feelings all Dance «1920), Impressions of Old New Bogie and he emphatically shakes his around. Of course, Bachman went on to head no. featured his minor masterpiece "Star ~rleans (1926) , and his autobiography Baby." Fortunately, this style does not form his own group, the highly suc­ m 1936, As I Remember. The scene is hysterical and there are cessful Bachman - Turner Overdrive. many more just as good. Hurwitz has a dominate his solo album, although the The exhibition continues through influences are there in most of the But Cummings gets the last laugh here Dec. 31 and will be open Monday field day with many of the silver (and I do mean laugh) with his verion,of screen's biggest personalities. The songs. through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.; He dips into the blues here with Ray BTO's biggest hit. That's all I'll tell Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 10 actors range from John Wayne to you. Hear it for yourself. Marilyn Monroe. The comedians in­ Charles' "That's Enough," and does a a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Sunday, Ip.m, to 9 fine job on the vocals. Another of the Free of the confines of a Top 40 rock p.m. For holiday hours or further in­ clude such stars as Charles Chaplin, group, Burton Cummings emerges as a Julia Marlowe AS ,Lady Macbeth Mickey Rooney, and Rodney Danger­ four tracks he didn 't write, "Nothing formation, call 455-2233 , The UMBC Rhymed" penned by Gilbert 0' flexible, mature singer and a new in­ Library is located at 5401 Wilkens Ave. field . Hurwitz dislpays keen foresight dividual talent to be reckoned with, by using this funny man well before his Sullivan. is given a pure-voiced in- in Ca tons ville . name became a household word .. .