You can tell a lot about someone by the company he keeps–or in the case of this concert, by those willing to come to his assistance. Saxophonist Henry Huff (aka Light) was a potent and energizing force in the original version of the acclaimed Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, and since then he’s found other avenues for […]
Tag: Vol. 20 No. 48
Issue of Sep. 12 – 18, 1991
Posted inNews & Politics
Segregation Explained
To the editors: Chicago is a segregated city [August 30], in some part, because minority office seekers would have a difficult time getting elected with potential constituents scattered throughout the city. Unless we switch to at-large elections in the city, where’s the incentive for integration from the politicians? Phil Cosgrove S. Damen
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The City File
“There are three reasons why bicycles can provide greater relief from auto pollution than almost any other transport option,” according to Mike Erickson in the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation News (June): “(1) they mostly replace short [car] trips which can produce up to three times more pollutants per mile than long trips, (2) their peak usage […]
Posted inArts & Culture
Pennsylvania Burning
THE ROOT OF CHAOS Theatre of Chaos at Mary-Arrchie Theatre The Root of Chaos, the latest late-night offering at Uptown’s Mary-Arrchie Theatre, is either deeply layered satire or utterly sophomoric humor: you be the judge. I came away thinking it had real substance, but then again the Theatre of Chaos is one of those young, […]
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Rock Fans’ Corner
To the editors: I am writing in response to Dylan Posa’s letter in the August 9 issue, which was in response to my letter in the July 12 issue, which was in response to Bill Wyman’s “Truth or Dare: Madonna’s Big Lie” (June 21). Dylan, your published letter was as intimate as a personal note, […]
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Class Enemy
CLASS ENEMY Argyle Gargoyle Productions at the Synergy Center I once saw an English actress’s one-woman show about Dorothy Parker marred by her inability to keep her American accents straight. Much of the time she spoke in a passable imitation of New Yorkese, but every once in a while a pronounced drawl sneaked in, and […]
Posted inMusic
Composing Women
NEW MUSIC CONSORT at Ravinia August 29 The creative side of music has long been a men’s domain, and it remains astonishingly so even today. Few women figure in any account of the history of music, and none can claim a place in the familiar pantheons of great composers. This dearth can be attributed to […]
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My Sentiments Exactly
To the editors: This letter is in regard to Bill Wyman’s article/review of Madonna and her hype-umentary Truth or Dare [June 21]. I found his review sarcastic, caustic, and hilarious. Everything I’ve ever felt or wanted to express about this woman was in print. Maybe we’re truly in the minority but everyone I passed the […]
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Around the Coyote 1991
This multidisciplinary festival “showcasing Chicago’s cultural life” includes a sizable contingent of theater and performance offerings, which are listed below (alphabetically by the names of the companies). Most performances are relatively short (between 30 and 90 minutes long), and are repeated several times during the coming weekend. Shows are held at At the Gallery, 1543 […]
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Mental Health Closings: Where Will We Go Now?
To the editors: Two years ago I was working hard at a new business, and looking forward to marrying the most wonderful woman on earth. I had been in the same industry for nine years, so it wasn’t new to me, but a start-up situation in a downturning economy always brings lots of challenges. The […]
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Don Juan in Hell
1 DON JUAN IN HELL at the Royal George Theatre Center Of all Shaw’s many plays, Don Juan in Hell is perhaps the most problematic–largely because it’s not actually a play at all. Stuck in the middle of the third act of Man and Superman, Don Juan in Hell is a kind of Shavian dream […]
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Nan Charbonneau Exits, But Body Politic’s Drama Goes On/Selling Subscriptions at the Northlight/The $700 World Premiere/Ravinia ’91: What Flew, What Blew/People’s Potter
Mary Marre, pictured with Robert Steel (left and right) and Robert Bailis (center), demonstrates how she mounted the world premiere of The Culture Counter on a total budget of $700.
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Women Degraded
To the editors: Cookie, David Whiteis wrote [August 30], had a sense of dignity. When some guy tried to pull her dress up in public, she nearly tore his head off. David admired her spunk. David had Cookie’s picture published above a story that he wrote about her. She was a troubled alcoholic who had […]
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The Sports Section
The Bears are off to yet another 2-0 start. They are not entering a new golden age but are, rather, living out their golden years. The distinction is important to any valid appreciation of the 1991 Chicago Bears. This is not a great team; it isn’t even on the threshold of greatness. It is a […]