The News Journal from Wilmington, Delaware • Page 19

THEATER 8v ARTS Evening Journal, Wilmington, Friday, December 31, 1976 19 Art Museum Showing Posters of the 1890s Chainsaw Art vw i 1 I I "-y mm1 A year ago this month, Hartford, farmer Amand Gauthi-er decided to see what be could do with a chainsaw and some soft wood. Today his 150 chainsaw sculptures have found their way into ski lodges, restaurants and homes from Vermont to 4KingKong9 Trails 'Jaws' In Early Take LOS ANGELES (AP) "King Kong" is roaring around the world, but whether the 40-foot ape can take a bite out of "Jaws" remains to be seen. In 1,500 theaters worldwide, the movie has grossed more than $26 million in 10 days or less, said Gordon Armstrong, a spokesman for Italian producer Dino De Laurentiis. It opened in 2,200 theaters on or immediately after Dec. 17, but not all have reported.

"It's going extremely well," De Laurentiis said Wednesday. "We'll know by Jan. 15 if we can top the goal we've set for ourselves." That goal is to top the $192 million taken in by "Jaws," the. top money-making film of all time. At present "Kong" is running behind the early take of "Jaws" in the United States.

De Laurentiis' remake of the 1932 film classic was considered a gamble. Early in production he had difficulty with the 40-foot mechanical monster, and some peo AP Wirepholo -n- -i rfi- uriiir iT-niniMri ifana i M' irtr i -mi -EXCLUSIVE- 3rd SMASH WEEK RT. 202 N. OF WILMINGTON 478-5579 The Poster Decade: American Posters of the 1890' can be seen at the Delaware Art Museum today through Feb. 20.

The material is from the museum's collection. Gifts from the collections of Mrs. John Sloan, Walker Penfield of Swarthmore (son of artist Edward Penfield) and Bertha Bates Cole (daughter of Bertha Corson Day, a student of Howard Pyle) provided the material for the museum collection. The present exhibit, partially funded by the Delaware State Arts Council, was researched and by assistant curator Elizabeth Hawkes, assisted by 'University of Delaware students Jane Snider and Lynne Dunwody. Featured works include those of Edward Penfield, Will Bradley, Violet Oakley, Charles Dana Gibson and John Sloan.

The posters were designed to advertise books, magazines and other products. Some of the products and original drawings will be shown. Metroscope Photographs will be presented at the same time. Bicentennial Metroscope is a publicly-funded community arts program emphasizing a photographic, education. The works of nine photographers associated with the program are being shown.

They are: Morris T. Brown II, Jack Buxbaum, Tony Calabro, Norma Diskau, Susan Rosenberg, Tom Sherman, Lenny American Music History Traced Music: From Folk to Jazz and Pop," a 50-minute film program tracing the origins of jazz, country music, gospel hymns and the funeral march, will be presented by the Wilmington Library Tuesday at noon. Duke Ellington and Billy Taylor, among others, will comment on their respective arts, and the activities of a recording studio will be explained. FRI. SAT.

C0NT. 10:30 SUN. C0NT 9:30 The most exciting original motion picture event of all time. 4 ple thought he had a disaster on his hands. But the problems were ironed out and the film opened to generally favorable reviews.

Kong, an intriguing blend of innocence and terror, is the star of the film. Supporting him are Jeff Bridges, Jessica Lange and Charles Grodin. Early comparisons with "Jaws" are difficult because "King Kong" opened worldwide, while Universal's "Jaws" did not open overseas until some time after its June 20, 1975, American premiere. Universal spokesmen said they have not separated foreign from domestic box office figures for "Jaws" and can only report the $192 million total. "King Kong" took in $18 million in its first 10 days in 964 theaters in the United States, while in the same period "Jaws" grossed $21 million in 409 theaters.

Dino De Laurentiis presents a John Guillermin Film One of the 189(k postern on display I at the Delaware Art Miueum. Sophrin, David Van Allen and Floyd Van Riper. The museum is located at 2301 Kentmere Pkwy. and is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday through Saturday and from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. War Continues On Menu Frauds LOS ANGELES (LTD The city's crackdown on misleading menus marches on. In the past few months, restaurant owners have been fined for advertising "Louisiana shrimp" they could not prove came from the bayou state, "Idaho potatoes" that never knew a field north of Oakland and "just caught fish" that were hooked in a deep freeze. "King Kong" starring Jeff Bridges SEASON'S GREETINGS Cranes Grodin Introducing Jessica Lange Executive Producers Federico De Laurentiis and Christian Ferry Screenplay by Lorenzo Semplc.

Jr. Produced by Dino De Laurentiis Directed by John Guillermin Music Composed and Caxlucted by John Barry PanavisbV in Color Read "The Creation of Dno De Laurentiis' KING KONG" from Pocket Books. ADULTS ONLY RIA1TO ART OOOKSOPEN 11:55 XXX FIRST RUN WILM LINDA I CM LACE MEETS Original sound irack album and lapps on Rppnsr Rcc wd-. A Paramount Release LINDA LOVtLACC "0 Of OUGIMi IHLVIN "eft 'JrV h. fu zs r.

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