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Tickets to see 86ers
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BOOKWIUS, the wild man of the woods, enters the hiwus feasthouse curing grand opening ceremonies Monday. Grouse Mountain's newest attraction offers visitors a
glimpse at First Nations arts and culture in the setting of a traditional longhouse. See Arts Briefs, page 20.

Saint Jazz

“T veirdest phenom-
enon evidenced av the
Church of Saint John
Coltrane was that the
African-American clergy
delivered their message
co an entirely white
congregation, “Truth ts,
everbody in the aisles
was a tourist, except me
and an anthropology
scholar from UC
Berkel
The Jazz Church must
be in all the visitors”
guidebooks, bur focally,
it doesn’t scem to be
snagging the converts.
ank you all for
being here, insicad: of at
hame watching the
Bulls and the Jazz.”
declared Sister
Deborah
“Ti missing that?”
asked Rev. King.
“Dann!”
~ The Church af St.
John Coltrane and
German Tourists by
Hank Hyena, SF Gate
website.

ceripad ditte.

PHO OGRAPHY: 16 CINEMA:

Shakespeare troupe opens ninth season with As You Like it

Be As You Like It by William Shakespeare. Produced by Bard
on the Beach in repertory with Richard JIT until Sept. 26 at
Vanier Park. Box office: 739-0559.

PE knew we were in for trouble as soon as Pb saw Christopher
nylon beard watting in the breeze off English Bay.

Where was the director's eve? There's a palpable difference
between a hair picce made of hair and something left over from the
kid’s Halloween costume.

Shakespeare's title, als You Lite Tr iaplies that there ought to be
something i in his play to suit every taste.

And it's tue af his script — in some ways the best of the roman-
tic comedies,

But as Ethink back to the cold and damp opening of Bard's ninth
season under canvas fast week f find Pam also selecung for praise individual per
formances and elements out of ow Like [t-- which means I did not respond
to the production as a whale.

Whether it was the scudding grey Gouds casting their pallor as the evening
wore on. or simply the het thar the company had a “tired” opening, | came away
tecling there was ne heart so this production,

als You dike Tr contains all the clements des
audience: the vontiasting of Court and camimoter,
Jove. religion aind mm.

Ts atate that be.

ned to appeal toan Elizabethan
town apd country: diseuise:

Sale analysis,

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Martin MILLERCHIP

CURTAIN CALL

Frederick has usurped hiv brother's dukedom and banished hint to
the Forest of Arden. The sighttul Du on daughter, Rosalind, is
tolerated at court onby because of the thendship of C
daughter.
Meanwhile, we niecet the hateful Oliver, older brother of Orlando,
who conspires to have Orlando killed ina wresding match by a pro-
fessional wrestler. (Phe reason for Oliver's hate is never explained, but
remember: no analysis.
Orlando wins the wrestling match and tals in love with Rosalind.
Frederick kicks Rosalind out efcourt and then blames Orlando when
Celia eaves with Rosahied te tind the rightial Duke and his support-
ers iy Arden.
Ht this is verting complicated, dons werry. It's alla plot device to get
a bunch of courtiers cunning around a pastoral setting and interacting
with assoried shepherds and shepherdesses who vary in intellect from surprisingly
wise to several sheep short of a flock. Cif this scems like Elizabethan ecerentyping,
Shakespeare has already shown us that nobility can alo oper few jewels short
ota crown.)
And in case the rustic fool qtotic Hts insutiicient for comic purposes,
Shakespeare adds a couple of tre courtly variery ta Arden’s leaty glades.
Touchstene isa chown dy trade. anda loval servant ta Rosalind: and ¢
may have beet a toub at ¢ but aldimatchy: shows he wisdom by acknew!

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