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Theater Deafhs TV.Radio Health eopie 8, 9C IOC 6C 3C jOrmurral iChmxUlc SECTION noainrjM. July 12, 1172 Cher 9,000 Love if Area Trio Seek Miss N. Y. Title Last Night In Review But half of the hour is dull, tasteless banter Three area young women are among the 19 beauty contest winners competing for the title of Miss New York Slate in Olean this week. To- night and tomorrow the talent and swimsuit competitions will he held.

The winner will he se-" lected from 10 finalists Friday and will be i ble for the Miss America pageant. Miss Rochester, Judith Ann Krithlry, 20, a student at the Kastman School of Music, will play "Rhapsody in Blue" at the piano. MUs Mel- Inda Kisian, in. of Cohocton, representing the Finger Lakes area, will do a modern gymnastic dance. Miss Greater Newark, Deborah Karon, 17.

will do a ballet to "The Impossible Dream." The contest will be televised locally on Channel 13 at 9 m. Friday From Manill Harris. "'v By MARK STARR Cher sings beautifully. She fchould have done more of it. Rut she and husband Sonny spent about half of their hour on stage last night engaging in banter that is so dull, cliche-ridden and tasteless that its high points are the ethnic slurs.

Sample: "There's a lot of us out here," Sonny says after a Cher slur about Italians. "I know. You guys multiply," she says coyly, her face expressionless. "You can't add, but you multiply." They descend frequently from that lofty level for Cher witticisms about Sonny's dubious virility and how often their marriage Is '4 DiC Photon by Jay Re iter Cher. 'She vamps across stage letting loose in a husky voice $50,000 Waiting If Ferit GtirelU can com all the way from Istanbul to claim bis lottery prize, what's wrong with the guy in Long Island City? The State Lottery Division reported yesterday that Guzrlis returned from Turkey to claim his i first prize for holding 500434 in the May 26 lot-, tery.

An identical ticket sold at Major Auto Sup-! plies. Long Island City, remains outstanding. and could be cashed for $30,000 by whoever i holds it. The other $50,000 winners still unclaimed are: Number sold at Ahorn's Stationery, Franklin Square, L.I., for the Feb. 24 drawing.

Number 692273, sold at Sun Drug Store, Glen Cove, L.I., for April 13. Number 073309, sold at West Sand Lake Liquor Store, near Albany, for May 4. From AP. But all that's forgiven when Cher sings. Her gown shimmering, she vamps across the tage letting loose in a husky smooth voice that's strong enough to cloak Sonny's vocal inadequacies.

Sonny can be jabbering away, but she controls the audience's eye with a slinky sexiness that is enhanced by that eternally bored expression she's mastered. Besides playing the willing straight man for Cher, Sonny exudes an enthusiasm and charm that make their duets, even with his nasal counter point, more pleasurable. It's only when Sonny does one solo of the evening, a five-minute excuse for Cher to change into a fringy white gown, that his 37-year-old voice, which was never great to begin with, betrays him. He sort of talks and shrieks it through, and he can get away with it because he's a star. Their finale of "I Got You, Babe," the three-million-seller that launched their career eight years ago, is still charming.

They sing with lots of cutesly-pie hand-holding waves and gestures of young love. Of course, their singing about young, innocent and poor love a a little truer seven years ago when they sang in unisex casual attire. But their enthusiasm still carries It across. And there could be no complaints with their backup, an eight piece brass section of local musicians plus four regulars. They played adequately with no frills.

Their tuxes and dark suits kept them distinctly in the background, no threat to detract any eye focus from the stars out front. But Sonny and Cher's Insistence on doing so much comedy limited them to about 10 songs that were appreciated as welcome relief from their repartee. They should have left the comedy to David Brenner, a sharp young comedian from Philadelphia, whose only major fault was that he constantly reminded the audience that he'd been on the Johnny Carson show. Brenner kept a good pace with his nightclub style humor. He could teach Sonny and Cher a lesson about sex humor that seldom descends to gutter level.

About 9,000 people almost completely filled the War Memorial last night to see the music and comedy formula that Sonny and Cher have parlayed into a successful television series. They love them on television, and they loved them last night. sr. hn tj vJ, ii 7 Melina Mercouri y. IF' i k.

liiifliniiiii i ii ii in nl Sonny: 'Exudes an enthusiasm and charm that makes duets more OK for Melina Jocketfe Rid in High i 1 StM Premier George Papadopoulos will permit Greek actress Melina Mercouri to enter Greece for the funeral of her mother, a government spokesman said yesterday in Athens. Miss Mercouri, an outspoken opponent of the military regime, was deprived of her Greek citizenship by the government soon after it took power in April 1967. Her mother died in Athens Monday. Three months ago, the government allowed the remains of Miss Mcrcouri's father, who died In June 1967, to be brought to Greece for burial, but forbade the actress to accompany the body. From A.P.

2 h- if; 5. It dm HtrilUHi'tettljaVwWM Boris Spasslcy, left, and Bobby Fischer during first game. (AP Photo) Spa ssky Seizes Lead Opens Tonight University of Rochester Summer Theater's production of "Rosencrantz Guildenstern Are Dead" opens tonight at the summer playhouse on Wilson Boulevard. Tom Stoppard's comedy about two characters out of "Hamlet" will star Will Bradford and Ste-ven Holt, with Ruth Wallman and Portia son appearing as The Player and A Tragedian. Dennis DiVito is directing, assisted by Eva Vizy.

Performances are nightly at 8:30 through Sunday. From Jean Waliath. The Chess Championship Leonard Bernstein t. if si hi i 1 By BOB MATTHEWS When it comes to being a unique individual, 19-year-old Cheryl White has it all over most of us. She's strictly one-of-a-kind.

She's a black jock-ette, the first in thoroughbred racing. "Other folks make a big thing out of my being black and a woman jockey," she said yesterday at Finger Lakes Race Track, "but I never consider myself a pioneer or anything like that. I'm just riding horses because it's my natural way to earn a living. All the attention I receive is nothing but a distraction." Cheryl is the subject of a short-subject film being made this week at the Canandaigua track by a New York City company. The movie, to be released in September, will be called "Pumpkin "It's a film dealing with actual persons who have overcome obstacles to become successful in unusual occupations," said Pepe Sarage, a member of the movie team.

"Being a black jockette certainly makes Cheryl unique." Cheryl, who is weary of filming sessions and says "riding horses is a lot more fun than making a doesn't complain about prejudice in the thoroughbred racing world. "I've had some hardships, but no more than any other apprentice rider is subjected to," she said. "Most beginners have to scrape for mounts. When I have trouble getting into races it's because I'm relatively inexperienced not because I'm black or a woman." Horses have been the big thing in Cheryl's life for as long as she can remember. Her father is a trainer, and the family owns nine race horses.

She's lived in Rome, Ohio, a Cleveland suburb, since 1W4 and began riding at nearby Thistledown last June. "I grew up around most of the trainers and jorkeys at Thistledown and they all treated me fine." she said. "It was real easy breaking in. Lois of people helped me." She finished last in a field of 11 in her first race. iM 4 REYKJAVI (UPI) World champion Boris Spassky, playing white, capitalized on U.

S. grand master Bobby Fischer's error and held the only chance of victory after 4V4 hours' play last night when the world championship chess match was adjourned until today. Fischer, who arrived eight minutes after the start of the game, could only hope to settle for a draw after losing his last bishop for two pawns. Spassky still had a bishop and three pawns to Fischer's five pawns wiien the two adjourned after 40 moves and one-half hour of what has been billed as "the chess match of the century." Spassky and Fischer played briskly in the opening moves and traded queens in the 11th and 12th move. The pair traded pawns in the 9th and 50th moves and played through the 20th move with neither holding a piece advantage.

The match will resume at 5 p.m. (1 p.m. EDT) today. (Channel 21 WXXI television plans to show a recreation of the Spassky-Fischer matches on Tuesday and Thursdays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

and bulletins until match conclusion. On Sunday, the recreation will start at 1 p.m. and continue until that day's match is finished.) Fischer appeared calm when he arrived eight minutes after the start of the $250,000 match but later seemed angry with himself. Fischer shook Spassky's hand quickly sat down and took two minutes to respond to the champions' opening queen gambit by choosing the Nimzo Indian defense. The American broke Spassky's mobilization of heavy pieces in the 141 move but later in the game errored by sacrificing his last bishop against two pawns.

Father William Iombardy, Fischer's fec-ond, said the American meant no slight to Spassky by arriving late. "The traffic was just a bit more heavy than we had expected and we arrived at the hall only a few minutes before match time," Lom-bardy said. Early in the game. Fischer went ever to the arbiter a couple of times and apjeared to lie objecting to a hiice sign in blje. white and 1 i First game moves, 2 red showing the International Chess Federation (FIDE) emblem and the name of the Icelandic Chess Federation.

Fischer only left the table twice to drink some orange juice. He first complained it was not cold enough but was satisfied when ice cubes were produced. Spassky spent much of his waiting time walking about the stage and disappearing to the restrooms behind. By the time the American challenger sat down at the chess board on stage in a auditorium, the deputy arbiter of the match already had started the game's timing clock and Spassky had made his opening move. Spassky, playing white, opened with pawn to queen four.

Fischer opened with his knight to king bishop three. From there, the game proceeded briskly. The match, 'being played for a purse as well as the world title, already has been delayed twice from its originally scheduled starting date of July 2. The winner will receive the loser $100,000. Both will share in revenue from television rights.

Despite television arrangements, there was no filming of yesterday's opening match because Fischer would not permit it. His spokesmen said, however, that broadcasting the rest of the games might be arranged. The match could continue for as many as 24 games. The games will he played on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. If games are adjourned, they will he completed on Wednesdays, Fridays and Mondays.

Jimmy 'The Greek' Snyder, an expert in his own field, made Bobby Fischer, "who is employing the showmanship of a Muhammad Ali to make the world's most tedious game big business," a 6 to 5 favorite yesterday to checkmate Spassky as world champion. DXC Photo by G. Paul Burnett Cheryl White: 'Way to earn a Bernstein to Write Leonard Bernstein, the composer-conductor, announced yesterday he will take a year off from public performance to devote his "undivided attention to writing music." Rernstein gave up his post as music director of the New York Philharmonic in 1970 to devote more time to compositions and produced the "Mass," which opened the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington last December and currently is being performed at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. Rut, he said, berause "even occasional performances with fine orchestras and opera companies have taken more time than I had cx-Sflod" he has decided to give no performances from September 1973 through July 1974. Rernstein said he has canceled plans to conduct "Tristan und Isolde" at the Vienna State Opera and "La Roheme" at the Royal Opera House in Indnn and concerts of the New York Philharmonic in 1974.

"I hope to create new pieres for the theater and then to perform again in London and Vienna soon after this sabbatical," Rernstein said. From I PI. says the worst thing about the experience were "all the newspaper photographers and movie cameramen who took pictures so the whole country could see me lose." Cheryl, who rides at 108 pounds, has a seven pound apprentice weight allowance. She's ridden in over 300 races across the country, with 17 victories. Black riders are scarce In American turfdom, but Cheryl doesn't attribute the fcituation to discrimination.

"Black people today Mvm to he taller and heavier than they used to she said. "Most of the athletically-inclined men turn to baseball, basketball or football. Then "ras'f fr Purjr.