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nu Lambsum 1Wn riscos forced comedy By STEPHEN GAUER Of The Examiner In The Frisco Kid at the 1m perial Gene Wilder plays Polish rabbi left to his own devices in Americas wild wild west circa 1898 Wilders on his way to San Francisco to wed bride hes never met but first he has to survive the culture shock of frontier amorality and religious ignorance Hes stranger in strange land who gets into trouble faster than you can spell Torah The incongruity of placing Jewish rabbi in western land scape makes for easy jokes and the kind of slapstick comedy thats so obvious you can see the pratfalls coming mile away But Wilder looking like hes just stepped off the set of Fiddler On the Roof is so honest and devout such likeable hero that the films dead slow pace is almost tolerable HAM FISTEI What isnt so tolerable is the hamfisted humor in his film Wilder starving after hes been robbed of all his money chases chicken through the sagebrush shouting dont want to kill you just want to make you kosher lentertainent Editor Stephen Gauer7266537 GENE WILDER plays Polish rabbi Players still seeking entries for cabaret talent competition Musically talented young women 19 years of age or older are still needed for the M5 Copa Banana talent contest to be held in the Bayfield Mall on Sept 14 To intensive care Actor Art Carney was transferred to the inten sive care unit of Mid dletown Conn hospital Monday for observation of ailments including chest pains his doctor said Carney 60 entered the hospital Thursday AP Photo Britons not amused by driveins LONDON CP Just as anxious Canadian parents once dubbed them passion pits tacit urn Britons are not amused as lans progress for Britains irst drivein theatre Canadians have enjoyed the drivein for nearly 30 years and although operating Costs con tinue to climb there are almost 300 across the country But dubious Britons have been earnestly knitting their eyebrows since the idea was first suggested here in 1960 Now 19 years later architect David Haynes says he expects project approval for the first experimental drivein cinema by the end of the year Nottingham site has been chosen by Apollo Drivein Cine mas but the residents of Not tingham and nearby Wolverlt hampton and Leicester are less than keen Besides the latenight traffic that the cinema will generate residents say the great silver screen will be visible from the main Nottingham Ring Road distracting passing motorists and undoubtedly causing acci dents BRIDGE T00 AK But the main snag is British Waterways Board objection that the access road bridge leading to the site is sub standard The 320cm mob that the cin ema could accommodate may well end up in the canal says the BWB But when the bridge is ne paired Haynes expects ap proval RLuHthryimtq fitlfilfi IEI 5911151 Iesl of 27 tIOKSTUWX Opgn days Noah Fully licensed 1705 4580751 The contest is being staged by the Littles Hill Players to promote their fall cabaret show Copa Banana Copa Banana will be shown to Barrie audiences in October at the Embassy Hall on Blake Street The cabaret show will feature such numbers as Copacabana Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini Look at Me Im Sandra Dee Put Your Hand and Rock Around the Clock PROMOTE The talent search is designed to promote the cabaret show In additionto the Copa Banana contest there will be sound system in the mall and the public will be invited to get down and boogie with the Copa Banana Disco Dancers To enter the contest girl must be 19 years of age or older and must be able to per form short musical number of her own choosing Response has been reasonbly good so far sayd Robert Newby public relatirns manager for the theatre group However we need more en trants to fill out the evening Even if girl thinks that she wont necessarily win the prize wed like her to come anyway for the pure fun of it WINNER The winner of the Ms Copa Banana talent search will receive $50 gift certificate from the Bayfield Mall $10 gift certificate from Canadian Tire and allexpense paid even ing to the opening nght per formance of the Copa Banana cabaret Anyone interested in entering the contest should call Robert Newby at 7281069 or Jim Brown at7266256 IMPERIAL CINEMA CENTRE 7283440 The greatest cowboy who ever rode into the wild west from Poland NOW PLAYINGI Most of Wilders lines delivered in thick accent play to same kind of easy pun chlines He meets up with bank robber named Tommy Harrison Ford gets ca tured by Indians and en up teaching the braves how to do folk dance to the beat of tom tom drums The chief whos easily impressed lets the duo go free the audience much more demanding may ask for their money back But through all this nonsense through the jokes on Jewish customs and beliefs Wilder somehow keeps his sense of dignity intact The subplot in volve running feud with the gang who robbed him at the beginning of the film and even tually climaxes with Wilders stubborn advocacy of non violence Wilder may often look ridiculous in this film but he still emerges as the hero the one good man who sticks by his beliefs even when hes facing the barrel of gun MOMENTS Ford has his moments too He can understand what motivates someone like Wilder but by the end of the film he realizes hes won the friendship of an unusual man Theres serious theme in this film that rubs uneasily against the com edy and the slapstick In the truest tradition of American idealism Wilder stands by his principles and earns his happy ending and his new bride the hard way He may be an inno cent in land of savages but the new world cant beat him down Only the script can do that Somewhere in The Frisco Kid lurks film that might have been one of the brightest lights of an otherwise dismal summer season of films As it is the film glows only in fits and starts Thanks to Wilder its better film than it deserves to be Collegiate band scores first Barries Central Collegiate Band directed by Morley Calvert scored first two seconds and third at the band music competitions held at the Canadian Na tional Exhibition on Sunday The high school band won first in the Canadian High School Band class com peting against three other bands second in the Inter national Youth Champion ship won by band from New York second in the International High School Band class also won by the New York band and third in the Canadian Champion ship open to any Canadian school or community band Calvert said he was very pleased with the bands showing at the CNE The competition was very keen he said considering that we were school band competing against communi Take One dies after 13 years MONTREAL CP The film magazine Take One has ceased publication editor Phyllis Platt announced Mon day Founded 13 years ago by three members of McGill Uni versitys film society the magazine reached peak circu rution of 35000 late last year making it the secondlargest magazine of its kind in North America But it would have required further promotional efforts to sustain and enlarge the circula tion Ms Pratt said We de cided it wasjust too costly The last issue is on the news stands now featuring story on the winners of screenplay writing contest for American film director Brian De Palma Ms Pratt said subscribers will have the option of getting their money back for out standing issues or having their subscription switched to another leading film magazine of their choice About twothirds of the maga zines sales were outside the country mostly in the United States England France and Australia Ms Pratt said BARRIE DRIVEIN 4872212 or 3381 RESRE is one of the funniest films in years lwas tripledup with laughter Its been along time since Ive laughed this sidehurting hard msmm iv The Inlaws delivers more whopping laughs than any other film this year IrariL Nuh MI MAourvr was laughing so hard at The Inlaws that after while was crying an altogether sidesplinng movie ma NI mus rims ne of the funniest comedies of the year iiiii It HIS vIVllll IIWIS MORLEY CALVERT very pleased 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Directed by JAMES FRAWLEY Musrr 8r Lvrlcs by PAUL WILLIAMS and KENNY ASCHER Caproduced by DAVID IAZER Starring The Muppet Performers JIM HENSON FRANK OZ JERRY NELSON RICHARD HUNT DAVE GOEIZ Corstarriug CHARLES DURNING and AUSTIN PENDLETON Spatial Guest Stars EDGAR BERGEN MILTON BERLE MEL BROOKS JAMES COBURN DOM DeLUlSE ELIJOTI GOULD 1308 HOPE MADELINE KAHN CAROL KANE CLORIS LEACHMAN STEVE MARTIN RICHARD PRYOR TELLY SAVAIJXS ORSON WELLES PAUL WILLIAMS Soundtrbdt WILIONQ on AllanIK Records and Tapes Read The Bonum Mupgrt MD MARK HAMILL HARRlSON FORD CARRIE FISHER P€T€R CUSHING end ALQC GUINNess PtOOUCQO Dy GEORG€ LUCAS GARY KURTZ JOHN VILLlAMS mmsmoctuxc TECHNICOLOR ty bands Younnfters in high school ba have only five years to develop musi cians in community band may have 20 to 30 years Im very pleased with the results The collegiate band did not compete with full comple ment of band members 17 of the 80 student musicians couldnt make it to the CNE The band rehearsed for only one week before the CNE competitions and before that hadnt played as group since concert in Gravenhurst in July Although no date has been set Calvert said hes like the band to perform another local concert sometime in September THEATRE WNch WAY Bur Loos BOX OPTIC OPENS 000 PM SNOW STARTS EN MMinou tloly It 130 REFRESIIMENT CENTRE PARKING ro SERVE mu NOW PLAYING MATINEE EVERY DAY 130 EVENINGS AT PM Musrvzby IDIIIIIIDIS All IIIILIIIIII EA Irmdlmlcmtm rrmumCuvyMIiwcm armor storage ass NAriNtrtvriir DAY 13q MNiNos Ar MS 239 ONTAIII MILES EAST OF ALLISION SECOND FEATURE AT THE DRIVEIN ONLY Butch and Sundonce in the Early Days WSW34 Jyf BODY SHOPPE fiflflflflmflflyfl 10 the examiner Wednesday11953 29 rage DENIM CORD DISCOUNT DAYS AR JyflJfJy WflfifiWfiWVf LEVIS PLEATED Guys Save $1900 RAINBOW COLORS REG $2498 SAVE $1500 LEVIS DRILLS REG $2498 SAVE $1500 ONLY LEVIS WIDE LEG JEANS Save $1000 uvrs wrnr no conos SAVE $700 WRANGLER more no JEANS sAvr $100 CHIC JEANS corms SAVE UP TO $1000 BELL DENIMS SAVE 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