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PanoramaEntcrtainment Asbur Park PressMonday. September 29, 1 986 B3 Meadowlands Museum looks back to its past sr. (At VT 11 In commemoration of the 25thj anniversary, Ferdinand R. Petrie, here, and Rockport, has made sketch of the museum entitled "The. House on the Meadows." The sketchj is featured on note paper available in, the newly refurbished gift shop.

Pe-, trie's original sketch is exhibited in the front hall, along with renderings off the museum by other artists. The museum, founded in 1961 by, members of the local PTA anxious to, have a permanent exhibit space, was originally known as the Rutherford Junior Museum. "The school board permitted us use of a vacant classroom for the first five years of our existence," Mrs. Reenstra said. "We started with natu- ral science and local history for the benefit of the elementary school children." Mrs.

Reenstra, who joined the organization when it was two years old, said initial displays were artifacts of natural science and social science. "In the beginning, we were really not into history other than Americana," she said. "The museum was about seven years old when we started a continuing endeavor to collect local history." For a while the museum, then known as the Rutherford Museum, was housed on Ames Avenue. But Press Staff Report RUTHERFORD Repeat exhibits that proved to be crowd pleasers in the past are highlighting the year-long, 25th-anniversary celebration of the Meadowlands Museum. "We're celebrating our anniversary with exhibits representing some of our most popular exhibits of the past," said Marjorie Reenstra, president of the museum.

"And we're offering some free programs for the community. One coming up, we are sponsoring with the public library: the showing of two films on Indians and displaying quite a bit of our Indian collection at the library." One film is on the broad history of Indians in America. The other is about the Lenni Lenape Indians, their recent history and attempts to preserve traditions. The films will be shown at 8 p.m. Oct 1 at the Rutherford Public Library, Park Avenue.

"And we are going to end the year with a holiday exhibit featuring collections of teddy bears," Mrs. Reenstra said. Previous exhibits this year included a display of antique wedding gowns and wedding memorabilia, and quilts. During the period of time the exhibits were featured at the museum this year, a woman from New Zealand and man from Bulgaria signed the guest register. 1 A visitor to trie Meadowlands Museum, Rutherford, admires quilts on display.

J. 'LI'll fcM the location of the house on a rise overlooking the meadowlands. "We will be closing the museum for a three week period starting Oct 27," Mrs. Reenstra said. During that time, the museum houses a crafts boutique.

The holiday boutique, now in its third year, is coordinated by Original Accents of Montvale. The juried boutique will Walsh family's story continues with sequel "I hope with 'Adam II' people will see that the problems brought to focus with the first movie are still with us. Kids are still missing. JoBeth Williams -v showcase the works of more than ISO craft artisans. Items to be featured include peddler dolls, floral displays, wreaths, stained glass and quilts.

Admission to the boutique is $1.73 and is good for two visits. Hours of the exhibit are 1 to 5 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays and Saturdays and from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

eight years. We sold our apartment in New York and my piano was delivered recently. I hadn't played in four or five years and I sat down to play and it was excruciating. I'm thinking of taking singing lessons again. There's something very satisfying about singing." Miss Williams is married to John Pasquin, who is directing "Family Ties" and "Heart of the City" for television this season.

They met when they did a play together in New York. Miss Williams has been offered series work, but said, "I've turned down a number of them that have become successful shows. It's nothing to do with television vs. films. Movies wind up being video cassettes, so you're on television even when you do a feature film.

It has to do with the fact that I did a soap years ago, and playing the same role got very tiresome. It would have to be a very challenging part" She was on "The Guiding Light," then directed by Pasquin. At the same time she made her film debut in "Kramer vs. Kramer." After that she was in "Stir Crazy," "The Dogs of War," "Teachers," "The Big Chill," "Poltergeist II: The Other Side," "Desert Bloom" and the TV movie "The Day After." Scampi OR 3 includes: Soup, Salad Potato or Rice September Special 1 LB. LOBSTER 595 MAKE YOUR OWN COMBINATION (limited to I '7 V- '7 Video ELEANOR O'SULLIVAN Disney movies grow up In case you hadn't noticed, movies made by the Walt Disney organization have grown up.

With the creation of a division called Touchstone Films in 1984, the Disney company moved into adult fare in a serious way and the effort has paid off. The roster of Touchstone Films is impressive: "Splash," starring Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah, a box office and critical winner, "Country" starring Jessica Lange and Sam Shepard, multiple Oscar nominee; "Off Beat," a pleasant comedy with Judge Reinhold and Meg Tilly mat nevertheless failed to impress audiences, and most significantly, "Ruthless People" and "Down and Out in Beverly Hills." These last two films have garnered critical praise and excellent box office returns. Arriving on the home video market this week is the comedy "Down and Out in Beverly Hills," starring Bette Midler, Richard Dreyfuss and Nick Nolte. Paul Mazursky and Carol and Ted and Alice," "Moscow on the co-wrote the screenplay and directs. Don't be surprised if Ms.

Midler receives an Oscar nomination for her portrayal of a wealthy but bored Beverly Hills housewife whose life is changed by a bum on the make (Nolte). Dreyfuss gives a fine performance as her hapless husband, a clothing hanger salesman. Look also for Mazursky to be a contender for Oscar nominations for screenwriting and directing. "Down and Out in Beverly Hills" was released on Jan. 31 this year, just four days after the Challenger space disaster.

Perhaps it was the tonic a stunned American public needed. Judging from the movie's successful opening and lengthy run, audiences apparently were looking for a comedy to take their minds off the accident. Movies such as "Down and Out in Beverly Hills" conclusively show Disney has forged new ground in adult entertainment But the studio has not forgotten its roots. Its most recent releases "The Great Mouse Detective" and "Flight of the Navigator" are aimed at the traditional Disney audience: children and families. Still, there's no denying that with its sophisticated, grown-up movies, Disney has turned a new and profitable corner.

However, if you're a fan of old-guard Disney, look for five new home video releases also arriving this week. "Down and Out In Beverly Hills" (1986) Bette Midler, Richard Dreyfuss, Nick Nolte. $79.95. 103 mins. VHS, Beta.

R. Touchstone Film. "No Deposit, No Return" (1976) David Niven, Don Knotts, Darren McGavin. Wealthy man copes with precocious grandchildren. $69.95.

136 mins. VHS, Beta. G. Walt Disney Home Video. "The World's Greatest Athlete" (1973) Tim Conway, Jan-Michael Vincent, Nancy Walker.

Losing team stumbles on perfect athlete in Africa. $69.95. 89 mins. VHS, Beta. G.

Walt Disney Home Video. Ten Who Dared" (1960) Brian Keith, John Beal, James Drury. Daredevils take on raging Colorado River. $69.95. 92 mins.

VHS, Beta. No rating. Walt Disney Home Video. "Third Man on the Mountain" (1959) Michael Rennie, James MacArthur, Janet -Munro. Son of mountain guide determines to continue father's legacy.

$69.95. 106 mins. VHS, Beta. No rating. Walt Disney Home Video.

"The Fighting Prince of Donegal" 11966) Peter McEnery, Susan Hampshire, Gordon Jackson. Rebellion in 16th century Ireland. $69.95. 110 mins. VHS, Beta.

No rating. Walt Disney Home Video. BEST BET: "Come and Get It" (1936) Joel McCrea, Frances Farmer, Edward Arnold. Struggle for power and wealth in Wisconsin lumber industry. Directed by Howard Hawks and William Wyter.

Oscar winner. $39.95. 97 mins. VHS, Beta. No 'rating.

Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment. BEST BUY: "Midnight Cowboy" (1969) Jon Voight, Dustin Hoffman, Sylvia Miles. Cowpoke discovers New York's seamier side. $19.95. 113 mins.

VHS, Beta. R. MGMUA Home Video. BIGGEST BOMB: "9U Weeks" (1986) Mickey Rourke, Kim Basinger. Much ado about not much in bizarre sexual relationship between two yuppies.

$79.95. 114 mins. VHS, Beta. R. MGMUA Home Video.

CC Closed captioned. Ratings are (suitable for general audiences); PG (parental guidance suggested for those under 18); PG-13 (parental guidance Strongly cautioned for those under 13); and (Restricted to those over 18, unless accompanied by an adult). Eleanor O'Sullivan is the Asbury Park Press movie writer. The column appears on Monday. v- 7 The Associated Press The sequel to "Adam" deals with coping with the death of a child, and actress JoBeth Williams hopes it will have the same impact as the first movie three years ago.

"Adam: His Song Continues" will air at 9 tonight on Channels 3 and 4. The movie tells how John and Reve Walsh struggled to keep their family together in the years after the 1981 kidnap-murder of their son Adam gained national attention. Walsh's devotion to children's rights disrupts the family and strains his marriage. "I'd say 'Adam' was the most rewarding work experience of my life," said Miss Williams. "I hope with 'Adam IF people will see that the problems brought to focus with the first movie are still with us.

Kids are still missing. I also think people will be interested in seeing what happened to John and Reve Walsh. "The first film dealt with a horrifying event. The continuation shows two people who went through the worst experience a parent can go through. Ninety percent of the couples who lose a child break up.

John and Reve did not, and they have two incredible kids now." Miss Williams stars as Reve Walsh and Daniel J. Travanti reprises his role as John Walsh. The movie, which NBC will broadcast Monday, also stars Richard Masur, Martha Scott and Paul Regina. Robert Markowitz directed from a screenplay by Oliver Hailey. After the abduction of his son, Walsh worked for passage of the Missing Children's Act of 1982.

The new their parents. "It was wonderful to see that something you've been involved with was doing so much good," Miss Williams said. The movie was filmed on location in Houston, which stood in for both Florida and Washington. Miss Williams grew up in Houston, and, at times, as many as 1 1 relatives visited her on the set "My accent came back. I had to be careful doing the movie," she said.

"I was staying with my mom on weekends. I lost my accent when I went to college at Brown. People made fun of the way I talked so I figured I'd better change. I started imitating my roommate, who was from Massachusetts. For a while I had a very peculiar kind of accent." Her father was an opera singer, which she acknowledges was an odd thing to be in Houston.

"I was raised to sing," she said. "I sang in all the school programs. Then I became more interested in dramatic parts. "I haven't done any music in about The real Walsh family meets the actors who play them in "Adam: His Song Continues." Standing, (from left) actresses JoBeth Williams and Llndsey Amelio and actor Daniel J. Travanti.

Reve Walsh (from left, seated) holds son Callahan and John Walsh holds daughter Meghan. when the organization lost the site, a campaign was launched to buy Yere-ance House on Crane Avenue as a permanent home. Enthusiastic fund raising resulted in the establishment of the Meadowlands Museum that same year in the Yereance House, believed to be the oldest house in the borough. The name was changed because of the scope of the museum's collections and from Florida to Washington. The tension between them grows as his new job requires constant travel.

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In the duets with Claudia Catania as Suzuki, both had shrill edges to their voices. Moldoveanu sounded stalwart as Pinkerton. Leo Nucci was a sympathetic voice as U.S. Consul Sharpless. Nello Santi conducted with care for the beauty of the music.

Miss Scotto decided that Puccini's original intent, to have no intermission between Acts 2 and 3, be observed. It does preserve the mood, as the characters are found on the same place on stage when Act 3 starts, after a night has passed. For her first bow, Miss Scotto sank to her knees in Butterfly's posture. For bows with the entire cast, she continued her sense of the dramatic by carrying blond Alexander Myers who played Butterfly's son. Devoted fans threw bouquets at her feet.

Buy for less, sell for more. Check Asbury Park Press Classified today. MARY CAMPBELL Associated Press Writer NEW YORK Soprano Renata Scotto made her Metropolitan Opera debut as a director Saturday night, with "Madama Butterfly." She also sang the title role, which was the role of her Met singing debut in 1965. Scenery and costumes are from the production used since 1958. Miss Scotto is the first woman to direct stage action at the Met.

Her "Butterfly" looks carefully thought out. She is small and looks good in the part, holds her hands in a way she obviously has researched. Tenor Vasile Moldoveanu as Pinkerton carried her across the threshhold at the end of Act 1. Vocally, Miss Scotto's entrance wasn't promising. Her voice wobbled, was shrill and sounded flat Later, she sounded better.

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