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FTP if iiiciivu OWE A. wall to to Advice Ann fcfVj Landers ivicil By Mark Ikiwidiak Bpacor Journal Wramw wrilfr When ()iv M.trx divided to conn1 an actor, he flirt'il with the idea of ch.mK'in his name. He wanted to make it on his own, not txvau.se he was the grandson of one of the Marx brothers. His publicist other friends in the business told him he was nuts. He was slmi th.it he listened.

"1 made as little of it as possible at first." said Marx, who plays lawyer Tom Hushes on the CBS snap opera As the World Turns. "I didn't want anyone's help. It was a typical youthful response. Nobody knew who Gregg was, but everybody knew who Groueho was. I never thought of it as coming into a legacy.

I'm more aware of that now. I'm much more able to embrace that heritage." The 29-year-old actor, who was in Cleveland Friday for a round of interviews, is the grandson of Gummo, the brother who quit the act after Army service during World War and the great-nephew of Groueho, Harpo, Chico and Zep-po. He didn't, however, set out to be a performer. "It's a little ironic that I'm play- jl iiib 'They're better off rid of each other' DEAR ANN: About that nosy broad who "accidentally" discovered her fiance's diary, and just happened to read it: Translated into honest English, it means she suspected. the guy kept a diary, went over his apartment with a fine-tooth comb until she found it, then read every word.

The snoop is shocked by his history of sexual activity. (He recorded at least 200 affairs.) You called him a tomcat and advised her to dump him. I hope she takes your advice, for HIS sake. This guy needs her like he needs a case of emphysema. She has proven herself to be a low-down sneak.

If he marries her, he will be stuck with a wife who will not only read his diary, but his letters. She will listen in on his phone calls and accuse him of having affairs with every woman in town. I don't know if the guy's diary is fact or fiction, but I do know a diary is a personal journal. No one with a shred of decency would do what she did. He is better off rid of her.

I learned this lesson the hard way. Experienced in Seattle Dear Seattle: Let's say they are better off rid of each other. A man who has 200 affairs may be difficult to keep an eye on. And after he learns that she has read his diary, he won't trust her much either. DEAR ANN: I know of no one but you who can help me now.

The person who wrote praising the quality of her life after she was saved from a suicide attempt failed to mention a very important point. True, good times will return, Ann but so will the bad. I know. I have been hospitalized for psychiatric illness more times than I can count. There are dozens of scars on my body from self-inflicted injuries.

I have kept myself going by remembering the good times and reassuring myself that they will return. But I also know that the good times will be followed by crashes. When I'm depressed I lie in bed with the curtains drawn, don't want to see anyone and just wish I could die. I can't live like this anymore. I've had years of therapy and loads of medication but I am terrified of the future and running out of strength.

Is there any hope for me? Nameless in Memphis Dear Nameless: Yes, there is hope. I know nothing about the therapy you've had or the type of medication you've taken, but neither has produced satisfactory results. I implore you to try another therapist. Ask your doctor to put you in touch with a psychiatrist who will work with you on antidepressant medication until the desired results are achieved. You don't have to go through life like this.

DEAR ANN: If a woman shaves her legs will the hair grow back faster and bristle-like? Sweet 16 in The Ozarks Dear Sweet: Shaving will not make the hair grow back faster or bristle-like. It may seem stiffer when it is short, but the texture remains the same. Newt America Syndicate Film 'Seven Doors of Death' just isn't worth your trouble sans. I wrote. I played instruments.

I put on county fail's in my back yard. I abandoned that with the idea of being more practical." After graduation from UCLA, the California native realized that a life of briefs and torts wasn't for him. A girlfriend suggested that his resonant voice would be ideal for radio, so he entered the Graduate School of Broadcast Journalism at the University of Southern California. Although Marx was making excellent grades, he was discouraged to learn his studies consisted more of journalism than broadcasting. He quit, enrolled in acting classes and launched a successful career doing voice-overs and appearing in commercials.

His first big break came when he was chosen to replace Richard Guthrie in the role of David Banning on NBC's Days of Our Lives. Marx stayed with the serial for three years, and he wasn't sure another soap was a good idea. "There's an enormous amount of pressure when you take over a role from someone else," he said. "You have to make the role your own, but it has to be acceptable to loyal nailing a guy up in your hotel decreases the property value. So she wanders around the hotel while somebody off screen gives cello lessons to his nephew.

Nobody is safe in this one. Nobody. Joe the plumber has a more complicated life than the President of these United States. Joe goes to fix a leak and ends up in the bathtub. Floating.

Luckily, Lisa is befriended by Joe (David Wabek). He's a doctor. We know he's a doctor because he tells us he's a doctor. "I'm a doctor," he says, right up front. People get killed all over the hotel.

Then, after they're killed, they get ugly. This is very mysterious. We never know why they get killed or why they get ugly, which leads me to suspect that maybe this is an art film. At the end of the movie, the dead walk. They come out of the morgue, they show up in elevators.

Then the people leave the movie theater. They look just like the dead people who walked out of the morgue. Maybe this is not an art movie. Maybe this is a documentary. ALLERGY TESTS uunt Summit (bunty clllergy c4ssociates 3094 Watt Mtrket.

Sufs 302. Akmn, OtlK) Blood Tasting For Allergies (R.A.S.T.) Hay Fever, Asthma, Eczema All Insurance Accepted Complete Immunotherapy Program 1 a a By Bill O'Connor Beacon Journal movie critic You think you got troubles? Listen up. You got no troubles. Nothing. If you think you do, consider the case of Lisa.

This poor sap has got your troubles beat by a long shot, let me tell you. Her story is told in a searing drama called Seven Door of Death. Somebody died. We never know who that somebody was. Just call the dearly departed Somebody.

So Somebody kicked off and left Lisa (Katharine MacColl) a hotel. Down in Louisiana. Nice thing, right? Ha! Seems that back in 1927, there was a guy living at the hotel and some other people didn't care much for him. They got into their rowboats and rowed over to his place. Of course, there were plenty of streets they could have driven down, but these guys liked to row.

So by and by, they climb out of. their boats and they go into the hotel and they go into a room. Gregg Marx ing a lawyer on As the World Turns," Marx said. "I graduated from UCLA with a major in political science and intended to become a Lawyer. But, in a way, I think I always was interested in acting.

It was the theatricality of law that appealed to me. I envisioned myself as Perry Mason. "As a kid, I was very creative. I REVIEW Movie: Seven Doors of Death Stars: Katharine MacColl, David Wabek Studio: Aquarius Associates Running time: 1 hour, 18 minutes Theaters: Rolling Acres, Mellett Mall, Kent Plaza Rating: for violence They don't care much for the fellow in the room and they have a fetching way of expressing their irritation. They nail the fellow to the wall.

Well, that would be bad enough, but a fellow might forgive something done in a fit of pique. But do these guys leave it at that, with a little nailing to the wall? No sir. They yell "Warlock" at the poor guy, while he hangs there, and then they throw acid on him. Far as we know, the guy didn't even get a last meal. You can imagine that 50 some years later, this causes Lisa problems.

It's a well known fact that REVIEW fleeted Latin (qui, for instance, came out qvi). Franck's Panis Angelicus was performed by a diminutive soloist whose voice soared beautifully. The 20th century idiom of Ca-plet's Gloria posed problems that the singers solved easily. In Konradin Kreutzer's one-act Seine Hoheit Hats' Gcsagt; the boys were dressed variously as men and women. They did a charming job, performing their solos, duets and ensembles like seasoned professionals.

The opera was in German, while the dialogue was in English (sort of). The choir devoted most of its second half to Viennese composers Schubert, Brahms (who, though German, spent most of his important years in the Austrian capital) and Johann Strauss Jr. with Elgar's My Love Dwelled in a Northern Land also offered. An Austrian folk song kicked off the trio of encores. America, the Beautiful brought the audience to its feet, while the choir ended the evening on a lilting note of nationalism with Strauss' On the Beautiful Blue Danube.

Utterly predictable. I'm tmttti 5 vicu'i's. I said no to As rj World Turns, esjKviaily since Justin LVas was so popular as Tom for so many years. He won an Emmy for it. "Now it feels so right to me.

I'm much more comfortable as Tom than I was as David." The actor says he doesn't have any specific goals, yet he feels sure that comedy Is in the future. "It's definitely in my blood," Marx said. "Comedy Ls coming up. I can feel it. Now, I wish I had known I wanted to be an actor earlier.

I never got a chance to sit and talk with my uncles. I'm sorry about that, but to my way of thinking, they know about it now. "People always asking me what it was like growing up. They assumed I had this incredible childhood. But they were like my uncles and my grandfather.

I wasn't raised in a show business environment." Of all his illustrious ancestors, Marx feels a special affinity for Harpo. "Not very long ago," he said, "a psychic friend told me that my spiiit guides were the Marx Brothers, and that Harpo was with me at all times that I was on stage. It was a comforiing thought." An i i u-rear -jr i Warranty 3 Um 5 SSnrTlWf Includes Frosted 4-Liie i unp Ml fcsr ($30 Value) Double Wound Motor, 3-Speed, Whisper Quiet, Reversible REG. $129 OFF ALL 30 Of FALL Lighting 40 FANS ON DISPLAY Starting at $29 2000 Lighting Combinations Mon, Fri. 10-8 Sat.

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Dear Ingrid: At one time the attention deficit disorder was referred to as the hyperactive syndrome. However, hyperactivity is not always present. As the term implies, a child who has an attention deficit-disorder will find it difficult to concentrate on tasks that require attention. As a result, these children are easily dis- traded and often have problems with their school work. Learning problems may or may not be present.

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Not incidentally, the performances are always first-rate. The choir, which performed Friday night at E.J. Thomas Hall, has been an institution in Vienna for almost five centuries. It has numbered among its ranks many fellows who have gone on to fine, even great, musical careers. Franz Schubert once piped sweetly in this ensemble.

Sweetness of timbre and pitch are trademarks of the Vienna Choir Boys, whose fine conductor on this occasion was Albert Mul-leder. They attack notes roundly and precisely. Balances are superbly gauged. Of course, one misses the bass underpinning that choristers past puberty can supply. But within their bounds, the boys treat this music with complete honesty and stylishness.

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