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.........:Goldstein ... gi ng
2 9 birth to a whale

In memory.
What thou lovest well remains,
the rest is dross
What thou lov'st well shall not be reft from thee
What thou lovest well is thy true heritage
-Ezra Pound
1885-1972

By WARREN ROSENBERG
Laurence Goldstein is current-
ly "giving birth to a whale." But
before you extend congratulations
(or pity) to the 29 year old Uni-
versity Assistant Professor of
English, let it be understood that
this is only his metaphor for the
equally gargantuan task of novel
writing.
"I'm about a third through,"
Goldstein revealed in a recent in-
terview, "and am at that stage
where every decision is critical."
The subject will be New England,
specifically Rhode Island where
Goldstein r e c e i v e d his Ph.D.
from Brown in 1970, and will be
a "recapitulation" of the history
of the area and of Roger Wil-
liam's role in it.

The project sounds ambitious,
but Goldstein has had a long ap-
prenticeship both in poetry and
the short story, having been pub-
lished in The Sewanee Review,
The New York Quarterly, The Be-
loit Poetry Journal, and in Intro
No. 3, a collection of the best
contemporary writing done in
American colleges and univer-
sities.
Goldstein is a cerebral poet. As
one approaches e i t h e r of his
pamphlets, Antipodes (1969) or
Riddance from the Sixties (1971)
one is struck by the high con-
sciousness of the poems. The sur-
faces are too rich, the words too
evocative to supply a lyrical rush
on the first reading. Yet, much
like Wallace Stevens, it is on the
second and third readings that
the poems expose themselves--
and they are better for their coy-
ness. In a poem "To Wallace
Stevens, From Bali" Goldstein
writes of his relationship to Ste-
vens, Nature, and art:
the sun they involve,
the center they make
around which rivers

throughout his poems of media,
movies, politics, and power. In
the "The Second Kennedy" he
refers to the 1960 election cam-
paign as "a summer of phony
princes." The young personna is
swept along with the cheering
crowd, "with a bleached Holly-
wood q u e e n / With mechanics,
travel agents, teachers/ . . . one
body of neon jubilance." But "Sit
down/John Kennedy is five years
dead." Oswald and Sirhan have
learned from history, they are
its ". . . model dramatists."
And the media-men drone on
spewing their "Rote sympathy
. . ." and "against futility of
public dreaming ask/again and
again/that hearts go out to sum-
mer princes."
This is Goldstein's gift. He can
capture the mood of a time, a
sense of place. In poems like
"Fin De Siecle," a masterpiece
of foggy, Sherlock Holmes, turn-
of-the-century atmosphere, and in
"Riddance from the Sixties,"
where one can relive those hal-
cyon days when Charlie Manson
was still at large, he creates a
poetic mythos which is, at the
same time, hauntingly real.

Cabaret' entertains
and enlightens

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ZERO GROWTH:
The Political Economy of Fascism
speaker: Lyn Marcus
Noted Marxist economist and chairman,
National Caucus of Labor Committees
SUNDAY, NOV. 12-Michigan Union
ASSEMBLY HALL-7:30 P.M.

It's 'Bandstand' time
with British Family

By ALVIN CHARLES KATZ
At the moment the lights in
the Power Center went down
Thursday night and the neon sign
bearing the name of the show
was lit, the promise of entertain-
ment was made; when this year's
Soph Show production of Cab-
aret was over, that promise had
been kept, and thenrsome.
Adapted from John van Dru-
ten's play I Am a Camera, which
was based on Christopher Isher-
wood's Berlin Stories, Cabaret is
a story of life and decadence in
a Germany on the eve of Hitler.
At the center of all the decay
is the Kit Kat Klub, a garish and
sleazy night spot which features
a satanic, effeminate emcee, a
three piece female ''orchestra,"
and a line of rather worn look-
ing, kinky chorines.
In this setting, an American
novelist meets and falls in love
with a rather eccentric English
girl. A side plot about a middle
aged landlady and her love af-
fair with an elderly Jewish shop-
keeper complete the action. Over
all that happens hangs the shroud
of growing Nazism and anti-sem-
itism.
It is this impending d o o m
which makes Cabaret so fresh
and so frightening. Unlike most
musical comedies, Cabaret does
not portray the make-believe,
hopeful, best of all possible
worlds; it is rather a picture
of a tumultuous, troubled world
on the brink of destruction.
It's not that Cabaret isn't fun;
on the surface, it is a bawdy,
sensual entertainment feast. John
Kander's music and Rred Ebb's
lyrics are some of the best to
come from Broadway in recent
years, and the salty, decadent
tone of the show serves to heigh-
ten the tragic qualities of the
plot.
Thursday night's performance
was very well executed with the
exception of some opening night

jitters which took -the form of a
few painfully obvious botched
light cues and some horrendous
intonation on the part of both the
orchestra and the vocalists.
Unfortunately, the show's most
beautiful and moving song, the
Nazi's "Tomorrow Belongs to
Me" (which uncomfortably sug-
gests "Tomorrow the World").
died in this way, the tenor's per-
formance being almost unforgiv-
able.
Director James Cromar main-
tained a brisk tempo in the play
tained a brisk tempo in the play;
consequently, Cabaret n e v e r
dagged. The choreography of
Andrea Katz and Christiann Klein
is nervous and sensuous, and
made me wish that there was
more of it. Nancy Schaefer's
sets were attractive, particularly
a cleverly designed set for the
Kit Kat Klub( and the show ran
smoothly from a technical stand-
point, taking only a very neat two
hours and fifteen minutes.
At the heart of any show is its
acting, and Cabaret excelled in
this department, with several
members of the all-sophomore
cast showing fine promise. John
Copeland made the best of a dull
part as the American novelist,
and Mary Lou Zuelch was vivac-
ious and exciting as the "divinely
decadent" English girl. Judy
Darnton, Michael Nowak, Barb
Kellman and Cal MacLean all de-
livered strong performances in
their supporting roles, and the
Kit Kat Girls managed to convey
the correct Weillish decadence.
Best of all was Michael Kaplan
as the sardonic master of cere-
monies, totally uninhibited and
displaying a fine voice and sleek
agility.
Cabaret represents one of the
best Soph Shows to come along
in recent years. It is a well con-
ceived, adult play, executed pre-
cisely and maturely.

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Christian Science Lecture
Harold Rogers, CSB
"Become What You Are"

Monday night, Nov. 13,

1972

By HARRY HAMMITT
There are artists who just
cannot be satisfactorily cate-
gorized by their similarities to
others; such a collective artistic
body is the British band Family.
Family is probably best known
in the U. S. because Rick Grech
left it to join Blind Faith. But
although they are known here
and their records are available,
U. S. acceptance has eluded
them.
This presents a paradox be-
cause Family is one of the most
popular bands in England, and
it doesn't seem that U. S. tastes
differ radically from those of
the English. The band hasejust
recently released their second
album since switching from War-
ner Brothers to United Artists.
Their first U.A. release, Fear-
less, was a mighty fine album,
but their second, Bandstand
(United Artists UAS-5644), sur-
passes it.
Family is definitely a band
that has a lot going for it. Do-
ing most of the songwriting for
the group is singer Roger Chap-
man, and guitarist Charlie Whit-
ney. Chapman is one of the fin-
est singers in rock; he has the
type of distinct voice of a Rod
Stewart, but harder to approach,
a throaty, piercing voice which
just emanates with ,vibrato and
tremulo.
He is mainly the lyricist when
it comes to songwriting; his lye
rics aren't phenomenal, but they
get better all the time and have
tangible British humor to them.
Whitney is a guitarist who has
been totally overlooked by a rock
audience who has always pursu-
ed the likes of a Clapton or a

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totally his own man. He is a humanizing eye-
funky guitarist who is long on that simple mystery
intelligence, subtlety, and taste the complex of verse.
throughout his playing. He is so You knew this Stevens;
at home with all kinds of soul on days like this
rhythms that it's amazing. But neither the savannas
he is also more than capable of nor their icons
playing some solid acoustic gui- nor the compulsive drift
tar, and, when he solos, he is of your pen
clean and soncise, seemed absurd.
As if that wasn't enough, Whit- To think on such imagery,
ney is an excellent songwriter. think deeply into
He generally relies on a riff for statue and tree
most of the song, but comes on was your perfection.
strong with some well-construct- I study you like gardens.
ed chorus section. His songs are Born in Los Angeles, playing
subtle, but devastating; his songs as a child among the decaying
rock with more fervor than most sets of "Gone With The Wind" on
bands ever muster r the MGM lot, Goldstein early ab-
Accompanying these two are sorbed a sense of our "make-
keyboardwizard Poli Palmer believe" culture. He sees this
who also plays an occasional "celebrity culture" as he calls it,
flute. The rhythm section con- not as a benign outgrowth of our
sists of bassist John Wetton, and nostalgic past, but as a spectre
drummer Rob Townsend. of a new "totalitarianism."
In a fairly uniformiy excellent An interlocking motif runs
album, the standouts are "Bur-
lesque," and "My Friend the
Sun," which open sides one and
two respectively. "Burlesque" is h arslie
an energetic soul riff which has
an overpowering chorus line
that makes it sensational; "Myv
Friend the Sun" is a laid back a r e
country tune that is a fine melo-
dy and features sensitive sing- By HERB BOWIE
ing from Chapman and excellent The ESP label has just releas-
counterpointing of acoustic guitar ThefSt of aprjete -
and electric bass. dtefrtoapojcdfu-
Both "Glove" and "Corona- teen-volume series of live broad-
to"are subtle rockers that cast recording of the late Charlie
have energetic and moving cli- "Yardbird" Parker - The Coin-
maxes. Hottest of the rockers prehensive Charlie Parker, Live
on the album is a beauty called Performances, Volume 1 (ESP-
"Broken Nose," which begins in BIRD-1).
a strong dynamic way and gets While the background noise on
constantly stronger. The song this record is fairly loud, t h e
features some fine guitar from technical quality of the record-
Whitney, and piano by Palmer, ing is otherwise excellent. Park-
not to mention the surging and er's "sidemen" include the likes
dynamic rhythm of Wetton and of Max Roach, Miles Davis, and
Townsend. After a powerful vo- Dizzy Gillespie. The selections
cal by Chapman, Palmer takes are "Tiger Rag," "Groovin'
a solo on moog in which he Zc : 
literally attacks the keyboard, High," "Big Foot," "Orithology,'
but with taste, feeling, and re- "Slow Boat to China," "Half Nel-
straint. The song is a ihectic, son," "White Christmas," and
but well-consrained, rocker from "Little Willie Leaps."
start to finish. I'd always considered "White
Family continues to be one of Christmas" a nice song, but an
the most unique, interesting excesively sentimental one. Park-
groups in England. They. will er and his cohorts not only
probably not come into the wide breathe new life into it, they al-
fame that many British bands together transform it. Roach's
have found in the United States irregular, accentual drumming,
because they are too subtle and Parker and Kenny Dorham's par-
low-key. But, nevertheless, there allel playing, and the exquisite
is a substantial audience for gymnastics of the improvisation
them here, so perhaps they can all lend a sense of fun to the
gain some of the recognition that song that it. altogether lacked
they more than deserve. before. Such is bebop, I guess.
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Laurence Goldstein
Goldstein feels that the cli
mate for poetry in Ann Arbor i
excellent. This is due in part t
the high interest in creative wri
ing among the faculty, and t
the weekly poetry readings hel
on campus. When he is not work
ing on his novel, or teaching
Goldstein is writing a series o
related poems he calls "Th
Lerner poems."
Lerner, the diabolical prota
onist, represents for the poe
"everything evil I can think of.
In short, the poems give Gol
stein a handy frame into whic
he can pour a massive amoun
of abuse onto what he sees a
our valueless, loveless society.
The poems also deal with th
importance of film in our lives
and what that importance r
veals about us. In the eight
Lerner poem Goldstein shows u
the essence of the "star system
and how it acquired its strangl
hold over our political process
The trick is not to have the star
vulnerability. Not to be used b
the system, but to take powe
and use it:
Not to be popular, like some
ubiquitous Jesus sprayed on
rocks
or the fan mag's mechanical
rabbit,
not in that way, Lerner though
The plebes grind their great
men-
think of M*** hoisted in
worship,
lapped on talk shows,
columnized,
wrung of cunning until he wep
and lost it all. All. Lerner
laughed.
. This afternoon ;
I made the President marvel.
Lerner, he said, in matters of
Advantage
You are preeminent! A lordly
word,
a role, an influence that
movie stars
will envy, yes envy me, me!
Laurence Goldstein is surely
poet for our times. Are y
listening Mr. Kissinger?
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rs CONCERTS-The University Musical Society presents Duke
y Ellington and his orchestra in a special benefit concert
r tonight at 8 in Hill Auditorium. Duke Ellington, a man
described as "a legend in his own time," is recognized as
one of the greatest inovators in musical history. 1
FILMS-Cinema Guild shows Bergman's The Silence tonight
in Arch. Aud. at 7, 9:05. Cinema II presents Rashoman
by Kurosawa at 7, 9 tonight in Aud. A; Planet of the
t" Apes is showing at Bursley Hall, W. Cafeteria tonight at 9.
DRAMA-the Soph Show presents Cabaret this afternoon at
2:30 and tonight at 8 in Power Center.
DANCE-Dancer-choreographer Eleo Pomare and his dance
company offers a beginning modern technique master
class today in Barbour gym, 11-12:30; a jazz technique
t, master class in Barbour gym, 1-2:30; and a lecture-
demonstration in Schorling Aud, 3:30-5. The University
Folkdancers present a Macedonian folk dance workshop
with Pece Atanasovski this morning, 10-12:30, and this
afternoon, 2-:30, in the Women's (old) Athletic Building.
ART-the Ann Arbor Art Association offers a sale of
ceramics, weavings, oils, watercolors and macrame today,
10-5, at 2275 Platt Rd. Pyramid gallery presents light
sculpture tonight at 6.
MUSIC-School of Music presents Kim Krazewski, soprano,
a this afternoon on the SM Recital Hall at 2:30; Charlotte
U Moon, harp, tonight at 8 at the SM Recital Hall; and
Collegium Musicum, directed by Thomas Taylor, music
of the seventeenth century, tonight at 9 at the Campus
Chapel. The Ark presents Owen McBride tonight at 8:30.
Radio King and his Court of Rhythm; and the Jukes
appear at 8 tonight at the People's Ballroom.
WEEKEND BARS AND MUSIC-Bimbo's Gaslighters (Fri.,
Sat., Sun.) cover; Blind Pig, John Nicholas and the Boo-
gie Woogie Red (Fri., Sat.) cover, Classical Music with
Denise Petrick (Sun.) no cover; Del Rio, Armando's Jazz
Group (Sun.) no cover; Golden Falcon, Wooden Glass
(Fri., Sat.) cover; Mackinac Jack's, New Heavenly Blue
(Fri., Sat.) cover, Okra (Sun.) cover; Mr. Flood's Party,
Mojo Boogie Band (Fri., Sat.) cover; Odyssey, Stone
Front (Fri., Sat.) cover; Pretzel Bell, RFD Boys (Fri.,
Sat.) cover; Rubaiyat, Iris Bell Adventure (Fri., Sat.,
Sun.) no cover; Bimbo's on the Hill, Cardboard (Fri., Sat.)
cover.
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