November 9–16, 1995 critical mass|dance Russian Ballet Theater of Delaware Playhouse Theatre, Hotel du Pont, Nov. 3-4. If the name of this troupe has you scratching your head, here’s a quick fill-in on their background. A few years ago a…

November 9–16, 1995 critical mass|dance Sandy Chase & Shu-Chin Yang Temple University Conwell Dance Theater, Oct. 27-28. Sandy Chase and Shu-Chin Yang are MFA candidates in dance at Temple University. Their presentation, Afterimage of the Eclipse, provided a public forum…

November 2–9, 1995 critical mass|theater My Mother Said I Never Should People’s Light & Theatre Co., 39 Conestoga Rd., Malvern, through Nov. 12, (610) 644-3500. Granddaughter: “It’s all old here.” Grandmother: “It wasn’t always.” Just as the piano, so carefully…

October 26–November 2, 1995 movie shorts POWDER Written and directed by Victor Salva, this is sort of the other side of Gump by way of Nell and The X-Files. This time the ideal guy who’s feeling alienated from the world…

October 19–26, 1995 political notebook|Council Watch Political Notebook In Democrat-controlled Philadelphia, the real action this election season will take place among Republicans — especially Thacher Longstreth, Joan Specter and new kid on the block Franny Rizzo. The most aggressive campaigner…

October 19–26, 1995 theater King Lear/Antony and Cleopatra Hedgerow Theatre, 64 Rose Valley R., Rose Valley, through Nov. 25 (610) 565-4211. Antony and Cleopatra Simply Classic Theatre Company, Actors Center Theater at the Bourse, 21 S. 5th St., through Nov.…

October 19–26, 1995 cover story|Striped Class Fashion Plates Local designer Karen Bogut of Vox Pop was in the Quarry Street café sipping a frothy cappuccino one night when she got a seemingly frothy idea. “I should do the whole staff…

October 19–26, 1995 20 questions Shannen Doherty Background: The first question a friend wanted to know about Shannen: “Is her face crooked in real life?” No, no, no — well, not completely. In person Doherty is a pint-sized waify brunette…

October 12–19, 1995 critic pick|reading Jim Grimsley Jim Grimsley’s Dream Boy is as close to a literary horror novel as you’ll ever get. The award-winning writer whose debut, Winter Birds, took critics by storm, arrives Monday to read from his…