Ontario Community Newspapers

Barrie Examiner, 24 Dec 1979, p. 10

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10 the examiner Monday 9353 1979 Ann Landers Time can be of the essence Uttlr nn Landers Just read the letter from the woman whose friend is chronically and annoyingly ear ly You advised her to speak up and tell her to please ar rive at the agreedon time It sounds good Ann but it wont work know because Ive been trapped on both sides of the problem for years My motherinIaw always arrived at least one hour ear ly Dozens of times was caught in my curlers and bathrobe The house was mess lnvariably she gave my husbaan pitying look and asked if there was anything she could do to help me get organized once made the mistake of saying Do you realize you are an hour early She looked as if had slapped her in the face Her answer in tearchoked voice was had little extra time and thought youd beglad to see me in the other hand theres my sister love her dearly but shes never been on time for anything in her entire life Ive missed movies had to cancel shopping trips and watched dinners turn to shoe leather in the oven waiting for The Snail to show up The situation became so bad decided to go ahead with my plans with or without her This put strain on our relationship and caused hurt feelings In desperation devised simple solution to both pro blems plan 601 pm dinner for my motherinlaw and sister call my motherinlaw and ask her to arrive at 7th sharp call my er and tell her its important tha she come no later than 300 pm Its bet that they both will show up at 300 But the most important thing is how greet them To my liltitlltifilnrlint say Im glad you came early Mom Now you can help me set the table To my sister say So sorry youre late wanted to visit with you before the other guests arrived This system has improved family relations immensely Signnu Unlime Dear TIIIH Im printing your letter because its llllt example of how intelligence and tact can solve pro lltlll But hope it doesnt blow your cover Honey Iliar nn Landers Ive often read your column and thought to myself that your ideas about sex were for the IlII couldnt believe then that one day would agree with you Well here am admitting you were right Im 22 mate the father of two children got myself in to trouble twice My sons are not from the same mother ow tind myself faced with many problems both legal and social These problems will be with me for many years Some guys might have walked away from both messes but knew was partly to blame and just couldnt loll It would take too long to tell you the story of my life but have spent great many sleepless nights because of my irresixinsible behavior Please keep telling your readers that despite precau lions there is always the odd chance that something will entertainment Magic moments not easy MONTREAL CP Those magic moments on the screen do not come easily says Jeanne Moreau the waifish French ac tress who has created movie magic for more than 30 years Im amazed how difficult it is to be completely involved in character says the petite ac tress with the flouncing auburn bangs That bloody camera is surrounded by so many poo le know if there are magic moments on the screen they come from extreme extreme concentration says the ac tress who became star with Francois Truffauts 1961 film Jules and Jim She played Catherine charming woman who loved two attractive men Now 51 Miss Moreau recent ly wrapped up Adolescente with Simone Signoret not as star but as the director and is finishing role in the Canadian cracking jokes with the crew and generally raising spirits GRAND OPENING TONIGHT production Your Ticket is No Longer Valid filmed in Paris and Montreal Based on Romain Gary novel the movie is about fading tycoon obsessed with his diminishing virility and who falls in love with young girl It stars Richard Harris and young Canadian actress Jennifer Dale Miss Moreau plays Lili Marlene the madame of an opulent Parisian bordello and longtime friend of the tycoon The role was so conven tional that it intrigued me said Miss Moreau in an inter view the stereotyped male vi sion of woman She was approached for the role by Tanadian George Kaczender who also directed In Praise of Older Women On the set of Ticket she is GRACE UNITED CHURCH Grove St East at Coolt CHRISTMAS EVE 730 MI noun WORSHIP 1030 PM CAROL SING 00 PM COMMUNION REV ARTHUR srom ORILLIA CINEMA Adult Entertainment Two musical talents meet backstage go wrong Just ask me know Montreal Quebec Dear Montreal It said it Id sound like square old lady but coming from you it just might make some of those young people out there stop and think Thank you for letter that could change lives Entertainer Bette Middler and 022 great Lionel Hampton pose for photographers backstage at New York Broadway theatre Friday night after Ms Middlers appearance Hampton performed with Ms Middler once in her On The Haltshell review several years ago AP Photo Dying to about the lttlttiNlt Cli Fiona Reid fresh from euphoric run of Waiting for the Parade in llammcrsmitlis Lyric Theatre in London cant wait to tell Canadians how good their own thcat rc is was very touched by the welcome received from the other actresses in the show she said of her twomonth engagement lll which site was thc only anadian And its given me new perspective on Canada It made me proud of the standards we achieve here This not new perspective for Miss ltcid When she return cd from the Edinburgh Festival last summer she told detrac tors ot anadian theatre that they were out of date Actors and ritcrs here she said are easily the equals of their counterparts lll England She spoke with fervor unusual for an actress who only tell atre ed that She appeared in David Dudkins drama Ashes and was acclaimed as Catherine in Waiting for the Parade It transformed the woman who used to make fun of herself as Kensingtons Kathy King HAL NEW CONFIDENCE By the time she appeared at the Manitoba Theatre Centre last year for Flea in Her Ear and She Stoops to Conquer Miss Reid had acquired new confidence in her acting and in Canadian theatre The enthusiasm was evident in Waiting for the Parade at the Tarragon in Toronto And it in fected Richard Cottrell who read the script and was eager to take the play back to England with him He did and he took her too For three weeks she worked obsessively on the play polishing her own role and fin ding herself an unwitting resource for four English ac tresses who rounded out the Songwriters dreaming of White Christmas Burton Avonue United Church LOS ANGELES AP Songwriters dreaming of another White Christmas continue to send their songs to publishing houses by the sackful But it has been 30 years since anyone came even close to hav ing their dream of writing Christmas hit come true That was when Johnny Marks wrote Rudolph the RedNosed Reindeer Since Gene Autrey first sang it in 1949 5th versions have been recorded Record sales have topped 18 million and 10 million copies of the sheet music have been sold Other Rudolphs are still out there In fact Patti McCartney recorded an upbeat version called Rudolph the RedNosed Reggae this year But it is not easy to write Christmas hit these davs AMPL FREE PARKING Part of the problem is the shrinking market Since fami lies only rarely now gather around the piano to sing Christ mas songs sheet music is not the way to sell song Radio stations only play Christmas songs for about three weeks and that is not the way to sell record These days radio stations will not play Christmas songs before Thanksgiving says Marks whose Rudolph was re leased on Sept 15 1949 and was hit by Oct Its hard for Christmas song to make it as hit now You have month and thatsit One possible future standard last years Merry Christmas Darling by Richard Carpenter and Frank Pooler has been recorded by other singers and performed on some Christmas CHRISTMA EVE TV shows tnis year anin dication its appeal is varied The appeal of other recent ef forts is questionable Mc Cartneys Rudolph is the flip side of one of his own com positions Wonderful Christ inastime anhgs attestaurant SEAFOOD erAiFifiisE Catering for all occasions 37 Burton Avenue Barrie 700 PM FAMILY EVENT to celebrate the 1130 AM For Reservations coll 67756361 110 Holland St Hwy Bradford Ont and singing of Carols CINEMA BIRTHDAY OF JESUS HOLY COMMUNION YOU ARE WELCOME REFRESHMENT CENTRE T0 he was adopted Closed Today He ws poor black sharecroppers son who never dreamed ELECTRIC HORSEMAN snow TIMES Tomorrow momoms t979 Columbia Pictures Industries inc Universal City Studios Inc All Rights Reserved SHOW TIMES Closed Today Tomorrow 700 900 BarbielilMatt He was poor sharecroppers son who never dreamed he was adopted 7269944 SERVE YOU Kramer vs two years ago is ensconced in cast the security of the King of Ken All the actresses would but sington television series and no mnholo Canadians whenever longer thought of herself as an possible to hear them talk actress who could inhabit dif Theyd say things like 00 tcrcnt roles ad Canadian taxi driver this series of stage roles chang morning was so helpful OAS To ran to sop ra no mmiminmi amer UNIVERSAL PICTURE uncommon i979 UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS INC stars In New York EMT ALL moms RESERVED CINEMA saw vonk icPi Bachs the Lincoln Centre for the Adult Entertainment Christmas ttratorio performed Performing Arts heard at Fisher Hall on Sunday trimmed version of one of brougli out the best of mezro Bachs major choralworks soprano lanicc Taylor of To ronto in her New York debut For hours the packed au dience at the main music hall of More Entertaining Than Humanly Possible At the end there was stand ing ovation from the audience that lasted seven minutes COLLIER UNITED CHURCH Collier St Near City Hall PM INFORMAL FAMILY SERVICE PM COMMUNION BY CANDLELIGHT WVENI WCVUHS FREQ no ll 500m will ltwh DIVIDI Wu Winn AURt MR ittl eisiides to this love story COLUMBIA PlCTURES PRESENTS STANLEY JAFFE PRODUCTION STEVE MARTIN lTieJERX MERVI STREEP JANE ALEXANDER nos ro RICHES re nos sron Director of Photography NESTOR ALMENDROS BERNADETTE PETERS CATIJN ADAMS JACKIE MASON Based Upon the Nayei by AVERY CORMAN Produced by STANLEY JAFFE STEVE mm on GOTTUEB victim ELIAS STEVE wow sCARt GOTTUEB wirwnmtmttmwovncm SHOW TIMES Closed Today Tomorrow 700 900 Women to the Screen and Directed Dy ROBERT BENTON Now Best Selling Signet Paperback Warm Welcome To All

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