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Show Wednesday. August 16. 1989 The Summer Chronicle - Page Seven 010'' cluttered but elective Standout performances highlight production The only thing that saved the professional performances, a nice production as a whole was its counterpart for Schenk's wonderful similarity to the PBS film 'Anne. Evelyn Neville did a production and the audience's commendable job as. the nosy Rachel Lynde, and Sherrie Fox was familiarity with the story. In spite of the choppy script, the a pleasant Mrs. Barry. Vincent C. Hall and Shanna production contained several performances well worth noting. Petersen, as the school teachers, Wendy Schenk. who held the title both created nice characters in their role, did a masterful job as Anne. relatively short time on stage. In spite of its choppy script and Although her performance was ever so similar to the PBS version, her sometimes-confusin- g staging. City Rep's production of "Anne of Green Gables' is very much suited to the By Cuman David Cropper Chronicle Theatre Critic "Anne of Green Gables," the X classic children's story of an orphan finding her place in life, is part of City Rep's Family Theatre summer offerings this year. True to its billing as a family theatre. City Rep presents something oriented to children, especially " children who have read the book. Joanne M. Parker,, who acts as the artistic director of City Rep, adapted the book for the stage and directed this production. The play as a whole had quite a disheveled and frantic feeling to it. "" Theatre Review distinct voice and driven sincerity helped to build an endearing and very much alive Anne, This was due in part to the numerous tiny scenes and all the tedious scene changes, and in part to the number of children in the cast (always a task to organize" arid of each' act direct). At least one-thir- d Mary Pederson and Bob Chambers played Anne's surrogate ( parents, Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert. Although they often seemed stiff and uncomfortable on was taken up by scene changes, and ' stage, they both had their sincere most of the scenes were so short that and believable moments. Anne was often on stage with they worked against creating her best friend, Diana Barry, played dramatic tension and character. by Shilo Maynes, and her boyfriend-to-bWindy Schenk does a masterful Gilbert Blythe, played by job in the role of Anne Shirley in Jason Bowcutt. Both Maynes and e, City Rep's "Anne of Green Gables." Bowcutt offered very; tight. audience it caters to children. It is full of laughs and even a few tears, all wrapped up in a melancholic yet happy ending. This production holds up well for a sympathetic or young audience, but the better part of the foundation is the story's familiarity and its similarity to the PBS version. Nonetheless, it boasts some very nice performances and fills the bill for an evening of e family theatre. "Anne of Green Gables" will be Utah-esqu- alternating with "The Mikado" through Sept. 2. The company is considering an extension for "Anne." Ticket prices for '"Anne" are $6.50 for adults and $4.75 for childreji. All. seats are by reseivation onlv. - ' Cosmic Moscow a light at end of Salt Lake's music tunnel just a melting pot of everything we've been involved in up to this "It's point in our lives. We con bend any which way, and that's our strength. " Jim Shott, bass guitarist for Cosmic Moscow Jim Shott, left, Billy Bolt and Perry Morris of Cosmic Moscow create a sound that includes everything from ballads to rock n roll to cartoonish punk. "It's just a melting pot of everything we've been involved in up to this point in our lives," Shott said. "We can bend any which way, and that's our strength." By Steven Miller Chronicle Music Critic . when doing music in the rock TWO group would do fewer covers, though. Judging from the tunes on the album Your Comrades are Here (Cyclops), it can produce original material as good as to give up hope. Then I caught Cosmic Moscow at the Bar and Grill and realized that Band Review tunnel after all Cosmic Moscow is a band whose members seem to have come from all walks of life. Drummer Billy Bolt sports a mohawk, keyboarder and ' the .Overall, sound these guys audience rapport. They saturated the Bar and Grill with a party atmosphere and ended one set by bringing people from the audience pn stage to help out on a cover of "Wild Thing." ... . I recommend Cosmic Moscow to anyone out there, and I encourage " . you to support your local music scene. Find out which bars ana clubs book live bands, and go check them out. for the price of one! 1' cover. up tor' tnose witn tneir great , prints anything that it may cnoose to have is great. There are still some bugs in their live performances, but I suppose that they more then make lead vocalist Perry Morris and guitarist Guy Hampson look almost; like yuppies, and bass guitarist Jim Shott appears old enough to be the father of the other band members. This diversity is also evident in Cosmic Moscow music. The band puts out everything from ballads to rock 'n' roll to cartoonish punk. As outrageous as this may sound, it's held together by the band's distinct sound. V roll or punk vein. The evening that I saw the band, the best covers were Violent Femmes material. I wish the all-ti- the end of the . Cosmic Moscow is most effective A few weeks ago, my opinion of Salt Lake City's music scene was at an low, I went to see a band that friends had been hailing as Salt Lake's ' best. I went to two performances, and they were both so dismally boring that I was ready SSbi"'4"2. . 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