the oxamlnor Friday Doc 1971 Focus on entertainment By TRAYNOR MCFARIANE tive Neither word or definition fitted the CBCs Superspecial aired this week Only the superb Prince Edward Island scenery and the all tooseldomheani talents of Catherine McKinnon prevented it from becoming real disaster Poor direction Five guys standing looking embarrassed and not quite knowing what to do with their hands singing into the camera for instance The Irish Rovers and their guest with weak banter and weaker singing Superspecial indeed Bings special Sadness tinged Bing Crosbys last special taped in London It was homey enough and good quiet entertainment Johnny Cashs Christmas special on the other hand was typical glossy Hollywoodtype production If only ash sang on key hed be better Part of the intrigue of the man is his stage presence the resonance of his voice and the great craggy face Awardwinner CBC television drama Dreamspeaker was chosen at the recent Canadian Film Awards as Canadas best TV drama for 1977 The 90minute film concerns an lndian who twfricndsan emotionally disturbed boy who has escaped from an institu tion Starring was George lutesL who is also known as painter and author The Dreamspeaker also captured Etrogs Ill five Superspecial misnomer ti categories for nonvfeature films best director Claude Super aproduct of superior grade Jutra best screenplay Cam Hubert best original music SpeCial of kind different from others distinc score Jean Cousineau best actor George Clutesi and best supporting actor Jacques Hubert the lreamspeakers mute friend in the film Waggoner boycott Hear that ler Waggoner late of the arol liurneti Show and now of Wonder Woman says that after he left the show he found the Burnett people not talking to him His associa tion with them during his seven years on the show had been happy and when leaving to pursue his own career he even gave them years notice Coming up on TV December on Global Maude episode has morally enraged Arthur attempting to close newlyotwned gay bar in the iieighborlitmd the same date on Global the first telecast of the Hilly Graham riisade from iiiciiinati will be aired Special guest will be Norma Zimmci of the Lawrence Welk Show On December the final telecast of the crusade will be seen lVs Untanied ltronticr studies the eagle in African Eagles Sunday Dec Wedding bells Actor letci lth will be married today to acrcss Sheia Lynn llaiicss at the liiircli of the Good Shepherd Lots Angclcs lt Wlll be the second marriage for lalk so star of the television series toliiinbo on Nlit and the first for Miss Daniss Will lik be wearing llltl raincoat at the ceremony Students emerge victorious from horrinywritten Play Legacy of rock roll still here NASHVILLE Tenn AP The age of slickedback hair has gone the way of the fallout shelter Former bobbysoxers now are raising teenagers themselves But the legacy of rock roll remains Theres definite shake rattle and roll in fluence on the Nashville music industry its because several rock roll stars from the 505 and 605 work in Nashville in behindthe scenes jobs like publishing and arranging There simply are so many musicindustry jobs in Nash villenot only in country mu sicthat the former rockers naturally gravitated here One of then is Bill Justis whose Raunchy sold 10 million copies 20 years ago He is now an arranger made record and got lucky with it he said went the merchants ofDowntown Barrie Invite you to so own By RLDLEIGH MaclEN dramatic zest and excitement we Examiner Staff Reporter They gave it the old college try of Wednesdays audience at the no one can ask for more Georgian College Theatre witnessed rare dramatic oc currence group of enthusiastic theatre college students tackled horriblywritten comedy play and emerged scarred but vic torious The play presented by the Georgian College Theatre Workshop group was How Green Was My Brownie written by an American Jack Sharkey Thank heavens hes not Canadian Harnessing their youthful ex uberance determination and obstinancy the college players bullied and cajoled their way The best student performer in How Green Was My Brownie was Iony Lockwood who played the Flinders elfish like gardener Gunther howky Lockwoods strong sense of theatrics and his excellent dramatic timing and line delivery suggest his familiarity with the stage Sheryl Keith who performed in the role of the gossipy and superstitious Lorelie Gullock elicited the most laughs from the audience Her sensitivity of theatrics and convincing dramatics filled perfectly With the type of role in which she was cast Quite simple she was Lorilit iullock second from right played by Sheryl ktitli on the road for six months and found out wasnt star Like tobacco performed serv ice AGREES WITH OTHERS Echoing the opinion of several others Justis said much of the rock music 20 years ago would be considered coun try today Pop is more sophisticated than it used to be he said Jimmy Gilmer whose group The Fireballs recorded Sugar Shack in 1963 and Bottle of Wine in 1968 is general manager of United Artists music publishing group here through two hours 0f drama the playlsmnmcmil was one of the more amusing characters in the Georgian calcalsmefms WERDMFS TEACUE ollegt lhcatrc Workshop prtxluction of firmn as The nonexlsmm mamHow Ian Mlns thvwmm mus Mv Brownie Others in the production arc from left COO crisp on snow flakes swirling and an aura Green was My Brownie leach and Theresa Bulkwkl nursc Maxine lliicadgill plaud by llitrtsa Iiiulccki Wiii makes Situation Comedy 100k he lovcstalwd nurw IS iiifred Iliiidel played by Honnic larlin lioli Landslead as Of Christmas SUFFOUndS The Downtown Cl likeapranz Kafka blxkbuster playpd 5mm MIPS Mills Dr Philip Morgan aiidlllibei liooiic standing as ddison Climae confroued but fhen neuher is christ The plot 0f Shatkfy comedy endeared mmse Hindir lht tyioday comedy cndcd Thursday at the collch conSists of diSJomted college dience by his odd facial ex mum Emmimrphm mas So come enloy Christmas shopping wit of incon ous pre terous ressions especially his owl overlycogitliived scelilgsrios like stare had delightful fltitt both merChOnls 0f Borne Downlown all of which evolve around the And Miss Hialecki was the on ticinsc yes out ie an country home of the Flinder player who demonstrated the dicncc in family and acquaintances most amount of dramatic im Th0 HUNT th Itmlflte The country house is sup provcment as the play pro How firttn VWM My posedly under the Spell of grassed Brownie were Sharon Sim magical brownies or elfin Not withstanding the casts nitrs our Inhow Helmr men who wreak vengeance on bullish and enthusiastic pcr Boonc Rman MurIHL everyone in the household for not looking after the wishes of the brownies whole army of deceptions and misconceptions entangle the llmember Flinder household Winnifred Flinder formancc few of the players did experience problems Cast members had streaks of makeup slither down their faces because of the heat from the stage lights As well few actors forgot litindstead Mark llllulllt and Roger Lcspcianct The entire stage crew who built and designed the sets for the play did an excellent job of WM establishing stage BETTER WSW atmosphere that greatly aided 79° Suidoction godrind or may yiï¬lw All Day Saturday Downtown Barrie ANYTIME EOI INFORMATION LOVESTARVED NURSE Besides the three members of the Flinder family the household is made up of love starved nurse strange music teacher lunatic psychiatrist intern weird lad friend of Winifreds cowardly maid dishonest surgeon an eerie gardener and zany Fren chman The elements of comedy deceives her unsuspicious and lines in their script Because of In lmnldflymtl it itlllll grossly naive husband Ad this they had to adalih but it wrllltntilily dison by tellinghim She recent 114 Li LJ lt IIin ii ti 4414445441 LALJALAfLskLLLiziui tr ev 1y had ll sterectomy when in DOWNTOWN IAIIIE A300 0E TNEATIE TICKETS fact she spent two weeks gt CAll TIE340 71046 TNE PERFECT CHRISTMAS living it up in Paris France Gin mount AT BOX OFFICE Show Times 655 It 905 Why doesnt anyone tell you theres difference between making love and being in love No one really know Not the crowd who cheered him Not the women who made love to him found in the play are boring double entendres stale puns and the contrived misconstru ing of statements The 11member student cast surprised the small but in terested audience with their Georgian College Theatre Duckwonh Strut Barrio December 1977 800 pm vnnood 400 the door No the family who reached out to him No one until now No one until her ta He doesnt like punk tag note with some shock that my name is being associated with the British punk move ment and that the New York Times has called me its god father says Anthony Burgess British critic and author of Clockwork Orange Punk is really rejection of all the varied types of elegance that earlier youth movements bred from the Teddy boys or Edwardian strutters to the mods and rockers Sanctum Music World New Horizon PJ Audio Saml Mm KE LE The Adventures of the WILDERNESS and singe SONETWES women TU on Childrens Matinee CORDS Saturday only 130 pan AI $00 $125 minim Sat uni mo 900 Mm Ten Viol thinly It 730 fascinatin Gbrigtmas Gi Proud History of Great County From the early rural settlements to the contemporary invasion by urban mniniutters this chronicle captures all the hardships achievements and hopes for the futun of its indomitable people This is book to be enjoyed and tnasured by resident and visitor alike Written by John Craig and illustrated by Margot Oswald Anderson Availlilo ItlooliStoru WM WWIPit 9491 mm Based on atruestfory of modpm family and how they survived with their wildernesb friends Stainng Intiottuonu and ltltM lllNl Ill lllltlhlICIHIIH COMPANY PRODUCTION FIRST LOVE Starring WILLIAM KAll SUSAN DE Human