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best known song Composer Johnny Marks holds up the plaque in his New York office marking the induction of his Rudolph the RedNosed Reindeer into the Columbia Hall of Fame AP Photo BEVERLY HILLS Calif AP The Hollywood Womens Press Club turned thumbs down on John Travolta while honoring comedian Carol Burnett for personal and pro fessional achievement John Travolta star of Satur day Night Fever and Grease would have left the Sunday ceremonies with the clubs Sour Apple award if he had shown up Club spokesman Betty Ander son said the Sour Apple scroll is awarded annually to the celebrity who most believes his own publicity Top honors at the 39th annual fete the Golden Apple went to comedian Carol Burnett who was achievements as performer lauded for her and as person Mrs Ander son said The award was established it honor of Louella Parsons Baetz to probe Stratford issue TORONTO CP Ontario Culture Minister Reuben Baetz says he will investigate the Stratford Festivals financial problems but hes not going to rush in there with million dollars for them Baetz said he needs closer look at the festivals ledgers before taking action to solve its money problems and denies Itopposhes theyve been caused by reduc tions in government grants Festival president Robert Hicks said on the weekend there is serious risk it will close after next season because of large deficit primarily caused by $200000 cut in government grants Baetz denied the government had reduced Stratfords grants attract tell Archie Murray LOS ANGELICS AP If its true that opposites attract no one has told that to Archie Bunker and his new partner Murray Klein Theyre coowners of barandgrill on CBS televisions Paying tribute to children In honor of the International Year of the Child CKVRTV will present special musical tribute to children Dec 15 at pm and Dec 26 at 1230 pm The program is concert by the Simcoc County Youth Band and hoir made up of band and choir members for six county high schools with guest conductors Robert Cooper and Martin Boundy and accompanist Dorccn Uris Simmons Cooper conducts the Mendlcssohn Youth Choir of Toronto and will also conduct the Stratford Festival Youth Choir this seson He also pro duces special events for the CBC Boundy is the former direc tor of music at Fanshau0 Col lege in London and founder of the Ontario Youth Band Simmons is known for her work with the Ontario Youth Choir Simmons is known for her work with the Ontario Youth Choir The CKYRTY special was produced by Brian Ingicy and the stations mobile unit stall New in Town Youll find friend where you see this sign For more information call Phone 7372647 Archie Bunkers Place joined in prickly partnership of dispensing liquor food and clashing opinions The departure first of Rob Reiner and Sally Struthers and then of Jean Stapleton from All in the Family at the end of last season left Carroll OConnor with no ready target Enter Martin Balsam as Mur ray Klein who was brought in to counter Archies outrageous rhetoric when All in the Family became Archie Bunkers Place went in on the fact that Ive always liked Carroll liked the show and liked the organization behind it Balsam said in an interview And knew Carroll was in volved in the decisions regar ding taste Balsam an Oscar Tony and Obie awardwinner had spent much of his career refusing to commit himself to series MALL HOURS MonFri 930 am 7vawwv NEW YORK AP Rudolph the RedNosed Reindeer was easily the worst song ever written when lyrics met notes more than 30 years ago Or so the author says But fortunately for him and for more than generation of Christmas memories he wrote it again the next year assur ing it place among the most recorded songs in history Johnny Marks created the tune about the animal with the glowing proboscis 30 years ago and has heard his iittle ditty echoed in more than 500 renditions since The song has been pressed into the grooves of at least 128 million records and has been sung by the likes of Gene Autry and Willie Nelson in styles ranging from mambo to vv jazz Paul McCartneys recently released version IS an in strumental entitled Rudolph the RedNosed Reggae Marks has also written about 900 other songs including Have Holly Jolly Christmas Heard the Bells of Christmas Day and Rocking Around the Christmas Tree But lludOth the RedNosed Reindeer was hi hintqu hit Ilt has been said that Rudolph is the most recorded song Since Jingle Bells the 70 yearold Marks said in recent interview In 1947 saw little childrens book about Rudolph and thought about it for while and sat down to write song about it he said That song was easily one of the worst songs ever written Then about year later was walking down the street when new melody came to me Its the only time that ever happened and have to admit its great melody Marks made demonstration tape and sent copies of the song to the days leading singers including Gene Autry who considered the song but then dismissed it It wasnthreallv the kind of tune one would expect from the Singing Cowboy Marks remembers thinking But Autrys wife was enchanted by the song and he agreed to record it on the or second side of disc stiow biz charter member and first presi dent of the 200woman organization that began almost 50 years ago when 10 women reporters met for lunch at the old Brown Derby Bette Davis presented Entl tainer of the Year awards to Jill Clayburgh and Alan Alda Discovery of the Year honors went to Mariette Hartley and Dudley Moore Winners received solid gold apple pendants or keychains Mrs Anderson said Not Travolta LONDON API Paul Mellon the US multi millionaire art lover is named in British newspapers as the likely donor of home for the AMPLE rm PARKING SHOW TIMES 700 PM 900 PM COtUMBtA PICTURES mRW SCOII BNO SKAIEIONN AWIUJAMALEVEYM DAVEMASONRONPAUIIO WIHIIUZZIAPAthCKSWAYZE WoGREGBRADfORDauKELLYLNNG momemfilPMSONamm WWPUEREW thaNlCKOKSllf smantlJAMALEVEYALORtNDREYRlSS works of painter Mallord William Turner The Guardian and The Daily Telegraph say Mellon was believed to have offered up to $80 million to establish per manent Turner gallery in Lon don The building would house almost 300 oil paintings and more than 10000 watercolors and sketches bequeathed to Bri tain by Turner who died in 1831 on the condition they be housed together Officials of the government and of the museums which now house the works had no com ment on the reports Mellon founded the Yale Cen tre for British Art in New Haven Conn and has an ex tensive private collection Joseph liltlDLS auNlCXCASllE WlelLlAMALEVEYmLORlN DREYFUSS LVBCMINWlUJAMAlIVEV in sum Iu fiulw some 155 War wags acumen Be sure to mail your letter to Santa at the Official Sonto Mail Box at BAYFIELD MAll to 930 pm Saturday 930 am to 600 pm IIOLOIUIIIIAVIIHISINDkuUIls wc Haunt ey ids Have You Written To Santa Yet You better hurry Santas starting to make up his toy lists now Ill ElliilllIlElI BAYFIElD ST NORTH BARRIE Travoltas attend show Ellen and John Travolta hold their playbills at their seats inside the Royale Theatre in New York Saturday night prior to the 3242 per formance of the show Grease Travolta who was in the original cast and star of the film ver sion attended the show with his sister to witness the performance that makes Grease the longest running show in Broadway history AP Photo CINEMAS 7269944 IN THE ICY STARE OF MOONLIGHT OUR GHOSTLY TALE BEGINS It was dark and stormy night when the kids arrived at the lake lllfMiI 715 PM REFRESHMENT CENTRE rww Fix How do you think those stories get started DIMENSON VICTURES RELEASE 1979 DIMENSlON PICYUEES INC the examiner Tuesday Doc entertainment 107913 MezZosoprano loves the Southern blues DETROIT AP It Singer Mignon Dunn could record fantasy album she says shed like to belt out the blues on one side and sing operatic arias on the other The mezzosoprano who has been associated with the Metropolitan Opera for 20 years says in Southern draw just love the blues Memphis native who was Toylabelling beef lodged The holiday season drove feminist lawyer to protest what she calls sexist toy labelling in Burbank Calif drugstore Gloria Ilrcd arrived Saturday at the Savon store with several children to protest signs direc ting shoppers to Girls Toys and Boys Toys And she filed classaction lawsuit against the chain last week on behalf of seven children Hot air record goes Dr arol RymerDavis broke another hot air balloon altitude record Saturday but after soar ing 9601 metres at 41 Celsius she said the flight was almost anticlimatic Head of the nuclear medicine department at Lovelace Medical Centre in Moriarty NM she said she was letdown because she worked for so long to get the balloon where it should go She made 7741 metre flight Feb 19 the record for the size of ballon she was flying IMPERIAL 700 930 The Human Adventure ls Just Beginning brought up on an honesttoGod cotton plantation with four pillars she says her accent often perpetuates her image as an operatic Loretta Lynn When shes not performing in New York or on international stages Arkansas is her home and shes firm booster of the region the South isnt all quilts and country music The singer was in Detroit recently with her husband con ductor Kurt Klippstatter to open new production of Tchaikovskys Joan of Arc with the Michigan Opera Theatre Long praised for her dramatic as well as her vocal skills Dunn described the role as the dream part of every mezzosoprano SOIRANOS FAVOREI Most starring roles in the repertoire are for sopranos and much fewer for the mezzo voice Besides having the title role Dunn also had the op portunity to portray character on the heavenly side Not many of the roles get to do are angelic its mostly wicked women the other woman or the woman who causes the trouble Possessing strong acting ability can make per orrnance powerful and concen trated on stage but it can also blur the role Dunn says Its important to keep watch over yourself because if you get too involved the voice can go in 14 different directions Its im portant that your audience feels it more than you do Otherwise youre short changing the music and the au dience and that makes it an ego trip An actor or actress cant do this and singer cant either She started singing at age performing for the Lions Rotary Club and other com munity groups After her mother took her to see the Verdi opera Aida when she was 10 thought that must be the best thing in the world Its fortunate that grew voice because thats what really wanted to do ORilliA THEATRES NOW PlAYlNG ENEVA IOWEST St 3266331 EVENINGS AT 920 MATINEES SAT SUN 130 THE MOTION PICTURG IBAIDIDILIE AM MIDILIDMIIDIEI Home $TA THE MOTION PICTURE WIUHIIAIILIL NOW SHOWING IMPERIAL 730 only list SEE PRINCE HASAN oust mm rue FDRuS OF EVIL mwwrnmyuin awnmm ARABIA 062 fiflam amwpwum 11 mm annual Mum Wit Wu Titre mournmu AYTACK Dav ms on TER NOW in mm iyiittltrittlu ONLY Auniomzio Pitser ACCEPTED IMPERIAl BACKSTAGE 730 only