Mime Kampf?

A few months ago, a meeting of the mimes was held at Stumptown Roasters near the Seattle U. campus, where it was agreed that the pure art of whiteface was pretty much dead. There was also something of a consensus reached as to who should be blamed for mime's demise: Shields & Yarnell, a Marceau-trained San Francisco duo who had their own televised network variety show in the late-'70s. This duo has been rather quiet (ha!) for quite some time, but we just learned that they're due to launch a thunderous reunion tour in the Greater Phoenix area at the end of January. So if you've got some time for mime, get down to the desert.