The Baytown Sun from Baytown, Texas • Page 9

That's Entertainment Clarinetist Pete Fountain does a show Jan. 23 in the Music Hall to benefit the Houston ARCS, which bestows science and engineering scholarships to Gulf Coast students. The Society for the Performing Arts-brings Los Indios Tabajares Jan. 23 to Jones Hall. Channel fi will present "Hamlet Revisited" at 8 p.m.

Tuesday. Film clips and stills of famous and interesting performances will include Sir Laurence Olivier, Nicol Williamson, Maximilian Schell, Brian Bedford, Sir Johnson Ferbes-Robertson, Sarah Bernhardt and Richard Chamberlain. Lively Play Opens In Houston Theater Friday, January 9, 1970 By MARTHA HEMPHrLL A lively group of players is presenting a comedy-filled evening of laughter at Holiday Dinner Theater where a funny dish of carpet bagging is served up for dessert following a tasty gourmet meal hosted by Dean Goss and his affable staff. The comedy, "Three Bags Full" is a farcical rendition rated a "sleeper" by director Marietta Marich who has paced her actors in the humorous mixup of bags filled with money, diamonds and a large pair of bloomers. Most of those switching the bags are interested in the loot than Our Big Once SALE! COMPLETE STOCK OF UNIFORMS Now reduced for CLEARANCE Bo's Uniform Shop 1509 N.

Pruett 427-4127 the lingerie. Two of Houston's favorite actors, Glenn Holtzman and David Doty, portray the sporting goods business owner and his young clerk who has pilfered the assets to the tune of several thousand dollars. A bargain is struck regarding the marriage of the owner's daughter and the lad's future. However, identities are as mingled as carpet bags and several revelations come to light before the end of the play. Each situation leads to more comedy and confusion blended into an evening of pure enjoyment for the audience.

Francie Mendenhall, the charming young lady who has made many a hit on Houston stages, plays the George Bernard Shaw buff who find happiness witn tne representative of the working class Boris played by Albert Smither. Others doing a fine Job of comedy include Pauline Hecht, another Houston regular, Pearl Stacy and Nita Elliott, new to Houston audiences, Wes Gamble ns a dottering old man and Richard Carlson as his wealthy young son who makes a play for the maid, portrayed by another beautiful newcomer, Eve Nicholson. Carlson is the weak link in the play with a bit overdone routine which should smooth out a bit as the week wears on. Holtzman who seems a bit stiff and self-important In the early scene adapts as the humor walks along gaily. Timing is excellent and don't forget to watch the unmoving star of the show, the player piano.

There are lots of funny lines in the play one which will entertain for at least four more weeks. Baytonian Is Ghoreograplier, Dancer For Movies, Television ALFRED HITCHCOCK WITH STARS Claude Jade, John Forsythe, Frederick Stafford, Dany Hobin Director Presented Award Bv French No sooner had Alfred Hit- and Letters). chcock completed filming his 5Ist motion picture, "Topaz," than the French Government presented him with one of their most distinguished honors, the "Officer dans 1'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres" Officer of Arts Lee College Slates Film Lee College will present another film in the Fine Artii series at 7 p.m. Monday at Rundell Hall auditorium. "The Lord of the Flies" Is based on the novel by William Golding.

Peter Brook directed the 1963 British film. A group of well-mannered English school boys are by plane from as another war threatened. Their plane crashes enroute and they are left to survive, without any adult help, on an uninhabited island. Desperate for survival they become savages until rescue party finds them and they revert back to normal children. Dale Adams, chairman of the communication department, is jcoordinator of the com- jmunication department, is coordinator of the fine arts series.

The public is invited to the film. There is no admission evacuated London "Topaz," an espionage drama in Technicolor by Universal is showing at the Brunson Theater. The French Government commended Hitchcock for his eminent contribution to world cinematic history. Hie award has been made in past years to only two other Hollywood personalities directors Lang and John Ford. Among the outstanding motion pictures directed by Hitchcock are "Psycho," "The Birds," thwest," North "Rear By Nor- Window," "The Lady Vanishes," "The Thirty-Nine Steps," "The Secret Agent," "Rebecca," and "Spellbound." "Topaz," based on Leon Urls' best selling novel, is a faintly fictlonlzed version of a real life espionage scandal that rocked the Western governments.

"Topaz'' is suggested for mature audiences. By WANDA ORTON It's all in a day's work dancing with Barbra Streisand in the movies, doing choreography for television's "Hollywood Palace," teaching Pat Boone how to dance for "West Side Story." So goes routine procedure for Baytown's Bob Thompson, whose dancing career has brought him into daily association with some of the greatest names in show business. Bob currently can be seen dancing in the newly released film, ''Hello, Dolly" and in recent films "Funny Girl" and "Sweet Charity." He also has danced in the movies "Dr. Doolittle," "Thoroughly Modern Millie," "Can-Can" and "West Side Story" and has performed on numerous TV programs with such stars as Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Ann Miller, Marge and Gower Champion. Bob toured Europe two years with Jerome Robblns" "Ballet U.S.A," and has danced in stage shows Ucross the nation.

His first television performance was the result of dancing in the stage show, "Annie Get Your Gun" which starred Mary Martin In Los Angeles. This show was transferred Intact to TV as a special. Bob was one of 35 dancers chosen to perform with the Bolshol Ballet of Russia In Los Angeles several years ago. His debut on the nightclub circuit was in Las Vegas where he danced with Rhonda Fleming. of Mr.

and Mrs. R. L. Thompson, 1709 Utah, Bob studied dancing here with Jean Blinka and Vivian Guiles. A 1952 graduate of Robert E.

Lee High School, he; was a scholarship pupil of the Houston" Youth Ballet Foundation and danced in several shows in Houston. His first stage performance was opposite Caroline Richter in "The Golden Apple" at Theater, in Houston. Contrary to some reports that Barbra Streisand is not easy to work with, Bob told his parents that the "Hello Dolly" cast loved her. "She was great," Bob reported, He also has high praise for Gene Kelly, the former movie star who directed "Hello Dolly" and Gower Champion, who did the "Hello Dolly" choreography. Other stars whom Bob holds special esteem Include Pat Boone, Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire.

His comments were not so favorable, however, for Frank Sinatra, who Irked" the cast for a TV show. Frankle had hSs private bar transported to rehearsals and delayed everything while he partook of the drinks. Focus On Entertainment Glena Pfennig Editor BOB THOMPSON Bob is a perfectionist who is wt likely to be such working habits, He regularly works out three hours a day on iis own, in addition to show rehearsals. His mother reports Bob recently lost 15 pounds on the Adams nightclub engagement. For dancing, however, being lightweight is wise.

On HIT pose Bob keeps down; to a rim 150 or 155 pounds In order to move around with the most agility. And he is a half.inch short of 0 feet. Photography is a newfound nterest for the veteran dancer. When "Hello Dolly" was being filmed he took full advantage of the lavish and colorful costumes to record on Ns own film. He also has done some outstanding photographs of his two children, Christie, 16, and Chad, 15.

children are not but take guitar Bob's dancers lessons. There's still time for the dancing if they're Interested and if heredity rules out. Their father didn't begin dancing until he was 16. And he's done very well since then. new in Tailored to today's pace, bottta of Brut for quick-trip tycoons inctiipentabU for desk, locker, Just After Anything 217 W.

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