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Trades ClarityFor CharmPHOENIX, Page Five{ f r W - n '-f r tf i- in*./ ^ y v %u00a3*>3> %u00abI J%u00bb %u2019*}%u00ab %u2666 %u2022 : * * <%u00bbK %u2666 > > ' %u00bb -%u25a0 >.%u00ab. V*that pestilentrhetoricBy Sol Chanles and JeromeSnyder.Designed by Gertrude Snyder.New York: Grossman, 1972,128 p. $7.95.Sol Chanales and JeromeSnyder, in That Pestilent CosmeticRhetoric, have combined toproduce a witty, pseudo-eruditebook on rhetorical terms. While thebook may fail to enlighten thereader as the actual definition, itnever ceases to amuse him with itsillustrations of the often inaccurateterm being defined. Mr. Chaneleshas gathered together the dozens ofrhetorical figures, working wellwith Mr. Snyder, who has suppliedthe amusing illustrations, andtogether both figures &illustrations work well to provideentertainment for the reader.Some definitions are correct, asin %u201capophasis,%u201d in which thespeaker begins his attack upon hisadversary by saying that he is at aloss for words. This term is thenillustrated quite aptly by a quotefrom Clarence Darrow. Darrowbegan his summation to the minecommission hearing that pittedowners against miners during thePennsylvania coal strikes of 1903by saying, %u201cI scarcely know whatto say in opening this case.%u201dThereupon, he inveighed againstthe mine owners for the next eighthours.Some terms, although we are noexperts, do not appear in ourdictionary. An exam ple is%u201cmycterismos %u2014 a common figurefor the graffiti adorning publiclavatories,%u201d literally %u201c Theshowering of the dew of one%u2019skidneys,%u201d as the book neatly putsit, upon one%u2019s opponent. But theillustrations of the point, alwaysampsing, sometimes stray, as withHosea Williams: %u201cI am black, I amproud. I am black and I know that Iam beautiful. Me being black andBabuAt BAMAn East Indian legend about theadventures of an Indian toy whoearns his living selling fruit besidea roadside temple is the latestoffering of the Brooklyn Academyof Music%u2019s new weekend YoungPeople%u2019s Theater. The comedydrama, entitled %u201c Babu,%u201d isscheduled to be seen on Sunday,Jan. 28 at 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.Popularly priced at 75 cents to$1.25, the attractions are designedto be enjoyed by an entire familywho can make phone reservationsat 783-2434. Larger groups of 20 ormore receive discounted rates bycalling 783-6700, Ext. 13.Produced by Children%u2019s TheatreInternational, Inc., %u201cBabu%u201d hastoured throughout the U.S. tocritical acclaim. Written by JamesAmbrose Brown, an Englishmanwho resides in South Africa, theplay features authentic Indianmusic throughout the action. EastIndian clothing is truly beautifuland the costum es for theproduction are the finely detailedwork of designer Robert de Morawho had the pleasure of creatingrichly detailed wedding costumesfor the final scene in which theaudience sees a typical Indianwedding.cosm etic, beautiful does not make white folksugiy jusi because they are while.Now there are some ugly whitefolks. I think Lester Maddox is avery ugly man. I think that U.S.Attorney General Mitchell is avery ugly man. And, in fact,Richard Nixon is ugly too.%u201dSometimes the authors useLatinate or Greek endings thattend to conceal a work we are alltoo familiar with, as with \casmos %u2014 a bitter taunt disguisedin the garb of gentle wit %u2014 theobject, to deride an opponentthrough laughter.%u201d We all knowsarcasm to be a lower form ofirony, and the illustration, ofWinston Churchill on the subject ofClement Atlee, is apt: %u201cHe was amodest man with much to bemodest about.%u201diATA 522-7330AU CRE1T CARDS HONOREDALFREDO ASENCIOMARIA ASENCIO173 COURT STREETBROOKLYN, N. Y 11201The incorrect definitions are allthe more amusing as we recognizethem. %u201cApologia%u201d is defined in thetook as a %u201cbarbed truth wrungfrom a fictional marration dealingwith animals or unthinking thingslike parts of the tody.%u201d The Vicarof St. Barnabas Church, Bolton,England, substantiates thisdefinition: %u201cThe Bolton birds havebegun courting. Will teenagersnote that birds, except cuckoos,build their nests before hatchingtheir eggs.%u201dSol Chaneles is the author of twobooks on prison reform, a novel,and a children%u2019s book, in additionto Rhetoric. Jerome Snyder haswon prizes for his illustrations inbooks and other media, and, withMilton Glaser, is co-author of TheUnderground Gourmet and itscolumn in New York Magazine. Hiswife, Gertrude Snyder, has done anamusing cover for Rhetoric, andstruck a blow for women%u2019s lib byreceiving credit for it both on thetook jacket and copyright page.The Snyder%u2019s are Brooklyn Heightsresidents, making State St. theirhome, and, along with ProfessorChaneles, have provided us, inThat Pestilent Cosmetic, Rhetoric,with a witty, charming, ofteninaccurate book that makes up forits deficiencies in correctness bysheer force of wit.-G IN A LEBOWITZPLANNING ARTS FESTIVAL: Bill Pyles, Mary-Alice Laurie, Al and Muriel Henriques (left to right) meet to discuss plans for the annual event featuring work by artists of the Downtown BrooklynFestival Adds ShowcaseBY CORRINE COLEMAN%u201c Cafe Exhibitionistique,%u201d acoffee house featuring nightlyhappenings %u2014 poetry, folk singing,chess %u2014 has been added to thealready lavish program for theweek long Cobble Hill Festival ofthe Arts, beginning Feb. 18, atChrist Church and Holy Family,corner of Kane and Clinton Sts.The other events scheduled forthis celebration of the SouthBrooklyn cultural renaissance,include an exhibit of painting,sculpture and crafts, a Mass to theArts, a film program, and a partyin the %u201cGrande Bal Tete%u201d tradition,with live music by local players.Local poets, poetry readers,singers, dancers are invited toparticipate, and are asked to phone625-1135 or TR 5-3169 for furtherinformation.Boerum Theater Presents 'West Side'%u201cSomething%u2019s coming%u201d to theBoerum Hill Theatre of Brooklynon February 1. %u201cWest Side Story,%u201dbased on a conception of JeromeRobbins, is the musical version of%u201cRomeo and Juliet.%u201d The wo-actmusical has been blessed withenduring appeal, thanks to theunforgettable music of LeonardBernstein, brilliant lyrics ofStephen Sondheim, and thepoignant took of Arthur Laurents.Performances will be held at theBethlehem Lutheran Church, 490Pacific St., Brooklyn, on February1, at 8:00 p.m., followed by a galareception. Subsequent performances will be February 2, 3, 8,9, and 10, at 8:30 p.m.Featured in the cast are LoriHillman as Maria and StephenColantti as Tony. Miss Hillmanrecently appeared as a folk singerat the Barclay Hotel, and this is herinitial stage appearance. Mr.Colantti has performed the role ofTony in summer stock. MillieRussell, of Brooklyn Heights, willportray Anita, Robert Arpin of BayRidge, Riff, and Alexander Dube,Bernardo.The entire production will bedirected by Richard Delmarle,with musical direction by PennaRose.For further informationreservations call 875-2670.andPoetry Series ContinuesThe free series of PoetryReadings at The Brooklyn Museumcontinues this month with a stellarline-up of prominent writers. Theevents, staged at 2 p.m. in theA C A , V e g a , To ShowMuseum%u2019s Egyptian Gallery, haveproven a cultural magnet forthousands.The upcoming poetry schedule atthe Museum, Eastern Parkwayand Washington Avenue, includes:Jan. 21 %u2014 Harriet Zinnes andEdmund Pennant; Jan. 28 %u2014 JoyceWittenborn and Daisy Aldan withSabina Nordoff; Feb.Joel Kramer m4 %u2014 actorseries ofreadings; Feb. 11 %u2014 BurtonWatson and Barbara Miller:translations from the Chinese andSanskrit; Feb. 18 %u2014 Vinnie-MarieD%u2019Ambrosio; Feb. 25 %u2014 RobertGould and Alfred Dorn.Check any neighborhood in theborough of Brooklyn%u2014the Heights,the Slope, Flatbush%u2014and you%u2019llprobably find a member of AllCommunities Arts, a non-profitorganization formed eight yearsago %u201c to stim ulate culturalawareness of the arts.%u201d OnJanuary 28, the work of 51 members of ACA will go on exhibition inthe Community Gallery of theBrooklyn Museum. The show runsthrough March 11. The exhibit,which includes paintings,graphics, sculptures and crafts,will be on view through March 11.Concurrently %u2018%u2018ROLANDO E.VEGA: A Sculptural Environmentof Faces and Bodies%u201d will open inthe Corner Gallery, adjacent to theCommunity Gallery. It will be onview from January 28 throughMarch 11, and admission is free.Composed of colorfullyimaginative papier-mache facesand figures, ranging from life-sizeto ten feet, the exhibition is thework of a 19-year-old Puerto Ricanstudent, Rolando E. Vega, wholives in Red Hook. A student atLehman College, Vega%u2019s interest inart began in John Jay High Schoolunder the influence of a dynamicyoung art teacher Abby Posner.Working with a theater group atthe Memorial Presbyterian Churchin Park Slope gave the young artistthe opportunity to work on largescale sculpture. 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