Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 24, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Toronto Mim 129 Las vegas Orlando mum 9822800 Traval arrange mails by Jet a Teploni show today on television undiscovered Kirk and his Crew negotiate peace with the but renegade Christopher Plummer sets a trap and Kirk is charged with the murder of their 8 dark swot the Anens Mongus series tonight episode is set in 1966 As Loengard Eric close and Juliet Jeri Lynn Ryan Survey the remains of the russian counterpart of Majestic 12 in Best of Austin City limits singers and Prine hosts a retrospective of the Best in concert moments from 22 today in music history in the band of the North West mounted the forerunner of the made its debut in Swan instruments were purchased by the 20 band members and shipped from Winnipeg by dog born this Day 1941 1946 of Roseanne 1955 soundbite Beauty is a hard word for me cause i always think youre talking about someone Winfrey on being one of i magazines 50 most Beauty pop Lina Fri today 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pulls into Winnipeg for one show tomorrow at Prairie theatre the award winning novelist acts As a Timothy Findley rarely he he he plays the piano of he reads from his latest the piano mans his first you went and his latest collection of Short dust to Findley made sure he had More than himself to work with on this Cross country helping him bring his pages to life Are High profile costars such As dancer Veronica country Singer Sylvia Tyson and jazz pianist Joe his literary vaudeville show uses theatre As a novel Way to sell the tour is the brainchild of Jane marketing director for find Leys Harper Collins and agent Robert who represents Tyson and theatre preview Pitt my dam mfr is ones pet 8 and at pet Box office the pet fundraiser opens with excerpts enacted from dust to dust and you went followed after an intermission by a Reading of the piano mans daughter which is embroidered by songs and choreographed you find yourself doing the things the other performers Are noted he says during an inter View from where he is nursing a Nasty i have to do a Little which is i Sinf i return to the stage is opened the Gates on a flood of memories from 18 years As an which included a stint at the Stratford he still remembers the Handy laundry shortcuts necessary for performers on the Road in the 50s avoid washing an entire shirt by using toothpaste on the Collar or save ironing time by placing a wet handkerchief on the what is less pleasant to recall and Timothy Findley has firs class help on his literary vaudeville experience again on his tour is his chronic stage i dont regret the decision to give up acting for because every time in confronted by the stage my stomach turns Over and its gut wrenching he i have very bad stage Findley occasionally muses on where he would be today if he had remained tread ing the boards past the Toronto born writer believes he was a Good enough actor to have regrets about what might have what has been for Findley hardly needs his distinguished literary career produced eight one three collections of Short three plays and one work of and like so Many Canadian writers he is bask ing in unprecedented Universal Recagni in now beginning to hit my stride inter he Ive just had a terrific Sale in Germany and have had phenomenal Success in we can give thanks to the leadership of Margaret who really went out there and fought to have this not Only for herself but for it is Welcome news for his Many fans that his beloved novel famous last words is being dramatized for the Stratford festival he spent four months in France last Winter writing a second draft which will be Given a read through by actors at Stratford in in very excited about its theatrical he adding that Canadian to producer Kevin Sullivan Road to Avonlea has just purchased the film hip live album offers Little to fans by John Lyons music reporter there is no doubting the intensity of the tragically hips live Many Winnipeg Gers can readily attest to since this band returns to town More often than Santa another Roadside july 23 at Assiniboia Downs with Sheryl Crow and seven other will Mark the bands sixth Winnipeg appear Ance in four those shows include two former Roadside appear ances and three outstanding Winnipeg Arena general admission tickets for july Roadside show go on Sale today at ticketmaster Earl Bird tickets Are plus service live Between us goes on Sale it was recorded in an and that certainly seems the size of venue where the hip Shine the their last Roadside for was their least impressive show the 14song disc is culled from one a concert at Detroit Cobo while the Detroit performance is fervent and it still raises the question of Why record in the when the bands Loyal fan support remains in Treyve also excluded songs with blatant Canadian references album review Uve Letwenuk the tragically hip Universal in stores now out of five three wheat fifty Mission it All smacks of Kim Mitchell singing and then claiming it want an attempt to pan Der to the live Between us is a fairly powerful the propulsive rhythms of the band Are More the stars than Singer Gordon Down production is allowing the music plenty of room to breathe and snarl As the distinct but inter Twining guitars of Paul Langlois and Bobby Baker curl alongside the energetic drumming of Johnny the songs Are treated close to their original Downie changes a Lyric Here and but mostly changes up the numbers Only with his trademark Streamo conscious which seems Clever in con Cert but comes off As incoherent on it sort of explores the realm of catharsis and my arse is capable of More he says to introduce ahead by a Downie intermingled this rambling Esoterica with quoted song lyrics from musicians As diverse As David the rhe statics and John unlike truly great live albums get yer Yayas out by the rolling stones and live at Leeds by the live Between us Doest prove Overly the hip neither change up songs dramatically to offer startlingly new nor do they perform songs they Haven 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