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Jazz WakeningIf you enjoyed Al Jolson performing in blackface youare certain to enjoy L.O. Sloan's Three Black and ThreeW hite Refined Jubilee M instrels performing in TheWake: A Musical Tribute To Bert W illiam s on Monday,Novem ber 26 at the Brooklyn Academy Of Music.The Minstrels are based on the musical traditions ofthe Fisk Jubilee Singers, and the three hundred yearold tradition of minstrelry which reigned from 1670when English Actor Charles Dibdin appeared inblackface to the 1930's when Al Jolson performed%u201cJazzm an.%u201d The W ake is a spirited high-steppingpanoram a of music from Scott Joplin to StephenFoster. It also includes dances from the %u2018buck andw ing%u2019 to the catwalk. In shiny spats and high top hats,the Jubilee Minstrels perform classic songs such asCam ptown Races, When the Saints Go Marching In,Old Black Joe, and Golden Slippers.L.O. Sloan%u2019s Three Black and Three White RefinedJubilee Minstrels, November 26, at the Helen CareyPlayhouse. Tickets are $8.50 and S6.50. For furtherinformation call 636-4100.Rock-n-HolesvilleModern m usic im pinges on quiet, suburban hom es in the latest creation at the D o d g e r Theatre at B A M , w h e n a band of rock-n-roll hoodlum s attack, terrorize and hold hostage the household of ex-scout Gus Quid, one of the upstanding residents of Holeville. Backed by a roundabout o f rock p e rfo rm e rs, th e D o d g ers e s c a la te a m etaphysical confrontation of schools of th o u g h t in to d ire c t te rm s , w ith G u s %u2019 mom, dog and%u2014 horrors%u2014 schoolprincipal all kept against their will in the iron hands of the rock-n-rollers. Put that on your radio and play it.%u201c Holeville.%u201d by Jeff Wanshel. will beperformed by the Dodger Theatre in theBrooklyn Academy of Music AtticTheatre. 30 Lafayette Ave., Tues.-Sun.at 8pm and weekends also at 3pm, Nov.27-Dec. 16. Tickets are $8 (there arediscounts for students and seniors): call636-4100 for more information.Good Old PlaysThere are many ways to approachgrowing old, but one of the strangestwill grace the Oia First Reform Churchstage this weekend in Park Slope whenthe Gallery Players present JosephKesselring%u2019s bizarre comedy, %u201c Arsenicand Old Lace.%u201d The two central heroes,the elderly Brewster sisters, quietly livetheir lives am ong nephews that are (a)positive that they%u2019re Teddy Roosevelt,(b) escaped crazed killers and gangstertypes, and (c) drama critics. (If youguessed all of the above, you%u2019re deadcenter.)The ladies, meanwhile, drum throughtheir declining days separating old,lonely men from their old, lonely lives byfeeding them delicate teas laced witharsenic and other odd poisons. ThePlayers also have openings for twocrucial roies in the production, whichwill be played each night by differentcom m unity members: the parts of thetwo corpses in the play are up for grabs.If you feel talented in the rigor mortisschool of the performing arts, call 638-3098 for a shot at som e prematureburial.%u201c Arsenic and Old Lace\beperformed by the Gallery Players in theOld First Reform Church, 126 7th Ave.,on Nov. 23, 24, 30, Dec. 1. 7, 8 and 14 at8pm, Nov. 25, Dec. 2, 9, 16 at 3pm.Admission is $3 ($2 students andseniors). For more information orreservations call 499-8239.Turn-of-the Century FoxesIn the tim e s of dom inant southern aristrocracy, ties were drawn not only by bloodlines and land acclaim ations but also through industrial affiliations. \scheduled for Saturday, November 24 at The B rooklyn M useum ,, is a movie adapted from Lillian Heilman's play d e p ictin g a fa m ily %u2019s struggle to m aintain those bonds of diligence in m anufacturing during tim es of encroachm ent. The screening is in conjunction with the American Renaissance exhibit being shown at the M useum which typifies the era of change at the turn of the century.%u201c The Little Foxes%u2019%u2019 directed byWilliam Wyler and starring BetteDavis, Herbert Marshal and TeresaWright will begin at 2pm in theThird Floor Lecture Hall at TheBrooklyn Museum located at 1G0QEastern Parkway. Hours for theMiiceiim arn Wed -Sat . 10am5pm; Sun 12 noon-5pm. 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