October 1623, 1997 theater The Trial of One Short-Sighted Black Woman… The Trial of One Short-Sighted BlackWoman Freedom Repertory Theater, 1346 N.Broad Street, through Oct. 26, 765-2793 The Trial of One Short-Sighted Black Woman vs. Mammy Louiseand Safreeta Mae bristles…
October 916, 1997 critic pick|jazz jazz John Coltrane John W. Coltrane Cultural Society Celebration It may be a few weeks late to commemorate John Coltrane’s 71st birthday, but it’s never too late to celebrate his spirit. With this in mind,…
October 916, 1997 theater Molly’s Delicious Arden Theatre Company, 40 N. Second St., through Nov. 9, 922-8900. In case you’re wondering, “Molly’s Delicious” is a variety of apple. Born from the love of an apple breeder for his girlfriend, it…
September 1118, 1997 critic pick The Valentine Six Lounge music’s supposed to be, well, relaxed, calming loungey. But The Valentine Six plays perhaps the darkest, seediest lounge music around. Singer/saxophonist Parker Valentine (whose name seems as befitting of an indie…
August 28September 4, 1997 cover story|sidebar Sounds On the Fringe By Sam Adams “Post rational trajectory.” “Electrotectural now.” They may sound like phrases from a Philip K. Dick novel, but they’re common expressions for Beth Coleman and Howard Goldkrand, the…
May 2229, 1997 movie shorts Female Perversions (recommended) Eve Stephens (Orlando‘s Tilda Swinton) is the ’90s avatar of successful femininity: a chic, high-powered lawyer who enters into kinky erotic scenarios with lovers on both sides of the fence as abruptly…
September 1825, 1997 critic pick|movies American Sweetheart Mary Pickford in My Best Girl (1927). “I can’t imagine any worse Hades than to go and have to look at 10-year-old films of myself,” said Mary Pickford in the ’30s about the…
September 1118, 1997 fall arts focus|stones soul picnic Far Out, So Close This fall sounds like the Summer of Love. The Three 4 Tens Break out the face paint, colored beads and incense because two very groovy local bands are…
November 613, 1997 review Rowan Atkinson, the Supreme Bean. Bean Dreams Sure they love him on PBS, but can Mr. Bean carry a movie? by Sam Adams Anyone who’s channel-surfed past PBS in the last several years will be familiar…
January 29, 1997 hit and run Don’t Cry For DeMoss, Philadelphia The Arthur S. DeMoss Foundation moved south in October, transferring its headquarters from St. Davids, PA, to West Palm Beach, FL. No word on why from the cagey anti-gay,…
