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-•;,' By Shirley Ng
"KITS h my hot hit radio!"
Sound uralllr? People who
knew those six easy words when a
KITS dbc Jockey called them
.became StOS richer. Similarly,
people who answered "KYUU"
•hen a KYUU dbc Jockey called
then and asked. "What'i your
.. favorite radio sUUoo?" suddenly
had Jl.000 to spend.
: Iff all part of the radio wan.
Giving away money end other
valuable prizes mean big ratings
number* for many of the local
radio nations. People will nine la.
hoping to get lucky and win.
In particular, teen-onented pop
. stations most often bold couints
aad stags dUrcrtnl pnnuotlonal
gimmicks because their ration
luve decllnta recently due to compcthba
from MTV and the home
video market.
Radio surveys released recently
confirm the tilings decline. Thn
lop rated stations in the Bay Area
are those of the all news formal,
KCBS and KGO. Although con*
temporary pop (Barry ManUow.
Barton Streisand type musk) stations
tuch as KNBR and K-lOi
htd fairly good ratings, a significant
number of the "Pop 40" and
rock-oriented stations did not.
"Gire away" contests aretwlng
held more and more frequently to
boost sagging ratings. Pop radio
stations gin away money, concert
' tickets, and record albums on a
dally basis, in addition to many
other prizes.
Other promotional gimmicks
range from celebrity endorsements
to sponsoring school dances and
city marathons (KNBR cv
sponsors the annual Bridge-to-
Bridge and Bay to-Breakers runs).
Playing an album In its entirety,
without .commercial Interruption*,
utcd lobe i popular means of
drawing listeners, but thH gimmick
became less popular when
the record Industry slumped
(1980-82).
Record company executives
were complaining that people
would simply tape an album olf
the radio instead of buying il. thus"
contributing to decllniug record
sal**. Some record companies
threatened to pull their artists olf
the air ot stations that continually
broadcast entire albums.
Today, soul-oriented nr rockoriented
stations occasional!? pUy
albums, but ii is very rare among
other stations.
Sports broadcasts are also big
• audience-grabbers. AH the local
professional teami are carried on
W 'Damn Yankees' gets ready
• ByStephcsAbramowitz
1 Thb year's musical production
1 — a highlight ot the tall semes*' r
1 at LowtU will b« Ofima Yaai' .
' The show, dtrw.*! \ lick
, Andeisoo. Crtaiht? Arts Oepart-
, mcnt heM. h scheduled to lake
, place ••*-Luw*.ri auditorium on
i tc- jmeculivc weeks: December
' *;*,J»4 12.13.14.
DATM Yankees icali with a
middle aged baseball 'wi^, Joe
1 Hardy, who would scL 1" • sctil to
tiu devil to hate his favorite team.
\*: lowly Washington Senator*,
beat the awesome New York
Yankees.
Of coune. the devil appears and
transforms Hardy Into a young
baseball player. Unfortunately for
Joe. the JerilUa Yankee fan.
As cf now. the major roles are
cast as fellows: Robert Moloui
and Brad Hopper will play Joe
Hard?: Marc 8ader and Damir
Zchtscr will portray young Joe:
Jason Mint* and Francis Chu will
play Applegate. the Devil; and
Dcldrc Atklnsoi. and Avril Swan
will portray Applcgite's cmoy.
Lola the witch.
iohn Land and Paul Zahtilla
will again direct the mutic. and
Charlotte Untztlile and Dan
Wcissmuller will serve as
choreographers.
Tickets for the show wilt go on
ult later.
Delrdn Atkinson. Rebut MolossL and Jason Mlntt (left to right) rehearse a t?cs« from Pajnn Yankees.
Changes due "for" S F * Ballet
By Mia Sofa
The San Francisco Ballet Com*
pany. which has been providing
unforgettable years ot rich and
diverse entertainment, b now going
Into Itt 52nd season. As usual,
the ttpcomlejt seucn seems pack*
ecT'...wi«j) contemporary and
cUufcal. not to mention exciting,
performances.
Despite the high expectations.
however, the San Francbco Ballet
will be UcV-fjg lu major force. The
BaUe:'i director sires 1952. Lew
Chr*i«A»cn. died oj a bean attack
it age 73 three weeks ago on Oc-
< :Christensca. along with bis two
bndtcn, btargtt; responsible for
gb-Jo* the AsKrioan ballet lu
traditlun and unkracnen. Dutltig
the 19X"S. be tuned to creat* a
dutloct. AueHcan art form
(altbongh b« always stood by the
danici] tracltkw) with such
tvowks ax FUUng Station, and Jinx.
wtikl» depicts a jugikr Ignored by
bis fellow circus members. Jinx
[ wax shown late last month on KQ-
ED. HU most famous work pro*
;b*Wr h bb cxeatiM of the
• Hntcrackir. ChiUtensen ' Is
ctdltad with the rueccu of the
'-, S*a Fftncbco Ballet Company.
^But with the death of
. Ctrfatecsen, • tb« company U
. beading toward a proxy fight. The *
ConuBittM lor tba Future ot the
Balkt b demandlug that Michael
Smuln. co-director with
ChrUtenscn. be reinstated as codirector
for a full three years, and
that the trustees of the company
accept a new set of board members
chosen by the committee.
As a result, a counter grobp the
Friends of San Francisco Ballet.
h*s been formed to keep the cur*
rent board members and to keep
the current coo tract, which expire*
on May S. 198S, with regard lo
Smuln'f directorship.
But regardless of these conflicts,
the show must go on. And It will.
The 'AS season program has
already been orxinlred. The
season will start with the
Njfcrackeroa December 12. The
opening night gala will be hrid on
January 19. and from January 30
through May S. seven scpuxte
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programs fill play.
SU of the sevra programs will
Include ballets inspired by
Shakespearean pla>\. A Midtummtr
Night's Drram. a San Fran*
cisco Ballet premiere will be
featured, along with Tempest PA*
de Deux. Othello. H*mkt PAS tic
Dctu. King Lear (placed In a
modern setting), and Smuln's full*
length Romeo and Juliet
Other premiere* will include to
the Sight by Jerome Robblns i>nd
P«piUon by Eliot Feld.
Also this seasun, tribute will be
paid to George BaUnchlne, worldknown
choreographer of thb cen*
tury. by introducing hb A Mid'
tumaer\ Night Dream and
Braftms/Scnoeabcrf Ouarlet.
There wQl be a least to the 300th
birthday of J.S. Bach with the
presentation ot Concerto Barocco.
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KXOT1C rLAVORS
some stations. KSFO carries the
Oakland A's. KCBS carries the
Goldcii Sute Warriors and the
49m. and KNBR carries th«
Giants and the Lot Angeles
Raiders.
Almost all the pop stations
broadcast a "hit parade.** when
the top soagi of the week are
counted down. While KITS broad*
casts the "American Top 40" on
Sunday mornings. KMEL Is. at
the same time, broadcasting Its
own Top 40.- KMEL then
follows that up with "Future
Hits,** a show that previews up and
coming songs and artlus. These
programs attract listeners beceute
they get an Idea ot the current
mutic trends.
One station that may be starting
a new trend b KLOK. KLOK leu
Us listeners vote on the songs they
want to hear, and the ones ll*ey
don't want to bear an not played,
KLOK b the only local station to
carry such a unique format, but
other sti lions, as their ratings fall,
will undoubtedly search for new
ways to obtain listeners. KMEL.
long one of the area's dominant
rock stations, changed format
several months ago to "nil hits."
Are people actu«'Jy attracted to
all the specialty programs, all the
contests, and all the hype?
One Lowell junior stated. "People
want more from the radio than
Just song after song and having
contests adds excitement and
variety, t listen • the radio tre*
quently and. pnionally, f like it
•bra all these stations try to outdo
each other with different contests
and different muilc. It makes
listening to the radio Interestins
and fun."
'Madama Butterfly' soars
By Jenifer Rogers
The San Fraociira Open bonce
again performing GUcomc Puccini's
enriching rpera, Mtdima
Butterfly.'
The opera portrays the life ot a m
young Japanese girl. Madam* '
Butterfly, who U sold to an
American naval officer, licute*
nant B.F. Pinkerton. It b set in
Nagasaki. Japan, during the early
twentieth century.
Nikki U Hanllcp plays the part
of Madama Butterfly. She U a
young girl whose unconditional
love for Pinker*on \\ enhanced by
her innocence.
Hanictp't tinging added tinccrity
to the opera. Her mice pro|cctnl
her emotions to the audience in a
clear and dhllnct manner. The audience
could not help but admire
her Ullh in Pinkertim.
Walter MacNcil plaj» the
character ot Lieutenant Benjamin
Franklin Piukerton. who. alter
purchailnu Butterfly, manic*, her.
Pinkerton docs not take hli marriage
to Butterfly tcrioutly and
thus abandons her. Alter a threeyear-period.
Pinkerton marries an
American and tries to forget about
Butterfly.
MacNcil portrays Pinkerton
with such magnitude that he
receives standing ovations tor his
tinging, and his character revives
perpetual boos from the audience.
Sharpies*. * member of the
LVied States Comulate and
Plnkerton's friend, b played by
James Busterud. S'.*trplc»'s sorrow
for Buttcflj- U brought lo the
audience through Bustcmd's
strong and compassionate voice.
The orchestra's performance b
ahighllghtof the opera. Under the
supervision of conductor James
Johnson, members give a flc^les*
performance which emphasUcs
the emotions of the characters.
Thb year, the San Francisco
Opera Guild b superimposing
subtitles above the stage. During
the opera, a summary of what b
being sung in Italian b flashed onto
a screen In English. The audience
reads these and better
understands what U happening on
the Mage.
In between the first and second
act*, the Mage crew demonstrates
the changing ol a scene. Thb glm
the audience a chtnee to tee .tow
wttinej*. arc arranged and tct up.
The curtain U left up. anJ the audience
watches a smalt houtc utcd
In the Tint act transformed into a
larger houw* used in the wcond
act. David Foti. stage manager.
simultaneously explains what the
stage cn-w U doing.
Foti alto ciplains how the
lighting crew changes the lighting.
As he ipcaVs. the background ot
the tct changes from night to day.
Lowell students attended a performance
sponsored by JoAnn
Stcwn. English teacher. "Student
performances are sponsored
by the Opera Guild, which pays
much of the cost and handles the
ushering «nd tickets. Lowell hat
additional aid from Mnemosyne,
an organization that fosters appreciation
ot the arts, especially
music. In schools.** stated Slrwart.
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