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El Ij? arlitujt0n mm Conversation 2C Money 4C, 5C Amusements 6C Classifieds 7C Comics 1 1 People in the 12C Tuesday, March 29, 1977 rr Erma Bombeck il yr'X i il i i Jk fJ Fr. Prtu Photot by STU PERRY It's 12:30 p.m., time for 'Search for Tomorrow' and who's watching Anne Wyndham and Joel Higgins who play Amy and Bruce Carson Soap Opera Stars Love Their Troubled Lives Maggie! "XT' 'I'm Now Ffffforrrr' When women speak of police brutality, they are referring to one thing their obligation under oath to give their right age on their driver's license. If they don't, under the false swearing law, they are guilty of a misdemeanor. The Arizona House Judiciary Committee, in reviewing these laws recently, saw the errir (the system and is wisely considering change. As one committee member said: "If we're going to hold everybody accountable for everything they do or say, I think a lot of people are going to be upset." And that is the greatest understatement since Mary Worth was caught in a hotel lobby posing as a philodendron saying: "I don't mean to meddle." Happily, I've never been one of those silly, sensitive creatures obsessed with age.

If you ask me, I'll tell you right off, "I'm give me a minute, it'll come. I had a grandmother who lied so much about her age she couldn't remember how old she was. She lied on each of her children's birth certificates with each birth getting younger, which eventually made the "baby" of the family the oldest, despite the fact her mother gave birth at the age of 12. As I have always said, being nothing to be ashamed of. I mean, being ffffoooo is better than being 30 and looking 60.

I know some women who not only lie about their age on their driver's license, they lie about their weight, height and their hair color. Small wonder some police officers, after looking over the license, can only assume they are driving a stolen car. Goodness gracious, this has to be the biggest flap over nothing I have ever heard in my life. What does it matter that the old biddy who cashes a check for you in the supermarket looks at your identification and announces your age over the loud speaker? Or that the turkey who made your car repairs knows you weren't blonde on your license three years ago. As I told my husband: "It's not so bad being "What are you trying to say?" he asked.

"Fffffoooooorty!" I said, holding onto the table to steady myself. "You're SO!" he said. "So arrest me!" Let's Meet Today The Ferrlsburg Bicentennial Committee, 8 p.m., Central School. The Auxiliary of the Medical Center Hospital of Vermont, 12:30 p.m., Burgess Residence. The Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, 7:30 p.m., at the library.

The Plalnfield Committee, 7:30 p.m., Martha Michaelson Health Center. Wednesday The Burlington Chapter of Disabled American Veterans, 7 p.m., Salvation Army Hall. Temple Sinai Sisterhood, 8 p.m., home of Paul Wasserman, Sandalwood Drive, South Burlington. Thursday Sherlock Holmes Club, 8 p.m., Black Angus, Shelburne Road. The Marquis de Lafayette Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, 12:45 p.m., U-32 High School.

Friday The Administrative Board of the North Ferrlsburg United Methodist Church, 8 p.m., church vestry. The Burlington Branch of the Vermont Music Teachers Association, 9:30 a.m., home of Elaine Greenfield, Fairfax. Fairfax Rescue Squad, 7:30 p.m., Bellows Free Academy. Saturday Vermont State Convention, 8:30 a.m., registration; meeting, 9 a.m., Holiday Inn, Waterbury. i 1 -1 1 V' 1 Off-tolevlslon, these two look like anything but a couple with a rocky marriage.

He's not a heel. really rotten," he says, grinning.) She's not looking for a sitter. I'm terrified of What are they like? Joel Higgins, 33, wears wardrobe clothes a denim jacket and pants a silver belt buckle the size of an Aztec sundial. The buckle doesn't stick Into him when he sits down; he has a flat stomach. He's a Llbn.

Anne Wyndham has an ex-presive, lovely face. She's tall (5 feet 8) and weighs 113. How does she slay so thin? "I only keep mayonnaise and mustard In the refrigerator," she said. Her working day starts early. "The call's at 8.

I get up at 6:30, wimh my hair, go to the studio. We do basic blocking until 10: IS, go upstairs and work with cameras until V'u nve a run-through before lunrn, but not with Intense layers of emotion. You have to buve yourself. I used to cry my eyes out at 8 in the morning, but not It's different doing soaps, Joel said. "When doing a Broadway play, you freeze your part.

The creative part Is over, you punch a clock every night. On soaps, I know my character, the development Is out of the way. It's the best practice you can have, you're Inside new emotions each day." Anne studied drama at Los An geles City College and has acted for more than IS years. Before Joining "Search," she did some guest shots on "Marcus Welby," "The Paul Lynde Show" and "Kojak." "Last year I loved Amy," she said. "She had a career, no domestic scene, was motivated.

She's not a character. She's strong-willed, old-fashioned, vulnerable. "I'm learning a lot, It's almost a film school for myself. Some days, I can act my heart out, throw myself Into a scene and then the director will say, 'that wasn't sexy at all, She laughs, like what can you do but keep trying, "There's a lot of camaraderie on our soap, we're a close company. It's middle of the road, not a lot of sex or scandal.

We're not number 1 (In the ratings), but fluctuate between the top 3 or 4." "Soap has been valuable to me," she said. "Press a nerve ending and be there, learning to act from the -jyes." Joel Higgins played various roles before joining the national tour of "Grease." On Broadway, he originated the part of James Anderson in "Shenandoah," and won a 1973 rheater World Award. He's a 1966 tjtarJuate of Michigan State Un-' Iversity. When he tried out for the part of the DJ In "Grease," he did an im-Tum to SOAP, Page 2C tuned in to "Search for Tomorrow." "There we are," said Anne and they both burst out laughing. It was a courtroom scene: John Wyatt has been accused of murdering his wife, Eunice.

The drama builds as it's found that Jennifer, his ex-mistress, committed the crime. "He had to be so officious in the courtroom," Joel said "We just have to sit there." "Search" is taped a week ahead. The story Is involved, as you'd expect of any show that's been on the air for 23 years. It's about a woman named Joanne Vincent and her family and friends who live In a small city called Henderson. Joel and Anne Joined the show two years ago.

"We found Anne on the West Coast and persuaded her to relocate In New York on two days notice. Joel came the following September," said producer Mary-Ellis Bunlm, who was in Vermont with them. At this point in "Search," Joel (Bruce Carson, reporter) and Anne By MAGGIE MAURICE Frat Prtu llfutylel Editor They looked like lovers on a lark. Affectionate, happy, kidding around, easy. Like they had the world on a string.

Tension, worry, what's that? Either acting is second-nature to them or life has been good. Actually, it's a little bit of both. They're soap opera stars. Anne Wyndham and Joel Higgins play Dr. Amy Carson and reporter Bruce Carson In "Search for Tomorrow," a CBS show that's on daily at 12:30.

Last week they were In Burlington for 20 hours. In that time, they gave a seminar at the University of Vermont in Billings Center, appeared on a radio talk show and taped a television interview. They were running late by the time they got to the last appointment. If they were tired of answering questions, they gave no sign. They seemed to be having a ball.

But, like the soap opera they're in, If life goes too smoothly, things are in the doldrums. There's no such thing as a happy soap. There are actors happy to be working and they are two of them. Why were they doing this? Because it's good for the show, good for them, and, for heaven's sake, soaps are big on campus. The last Interview was at The Burlington Free Press.

And because it was 12:30, we V.ifr 1 :9 MARY-ELLIS BUNIM the show's producer (Dr. Amy Carson) have just reconciled after Bruce has had an affair with another reporter. Amy is more In love with Bruce than he Is with her. They had their baby before they were married. Amy, an intern trying to cope with her busy schedule, hires a young girl to look after the baby.

Bruce doesn't like the babysitter. What happens to arouse his suspicions? Makes you want to search for tomorrow, tomorrow. He Makes Music With Wood, Water, Whistles, Pot Covers percussion sounds with the wide range of vocal textures In performance; a network of evolving sound stations." His aim Is to "unfold a world of sound" for his audiences. The concert begins with Moss wearing an assortment of bells and horns around his neck and ankles so he can make sounds as he moves around. The audience of elementary school children broke out in laughter as Moss donned a metal hat with a bell, cymbal and horns attached to It by wires.

He was surrounded gongs: Three are Swiss, one Chinese, one a triangular sculpture gong, and one a trash can cover. Moss made the students aware that simple objects found In the dump or around the house can make beautiful musical sounds if suspended and left to vibrate without restriction. the children were not only entertained by the sounds of those objects, but by the incredible sounds Moss makes with his own voice. During his 43-minute demonstration, Moss Imitated a Brazilian bird, a whining dog and a steamboat. Many of the Instruments Moss uses are handmade from wood and metal.

He demonstrated how cavemen invented musical sounds with sticks and stones, then showing the more sophisticated instruments used by Indians. Finally he told students how to make their own music with pot covers and peanut butter jars half filled with water. Moss uses sound sculptures made by Harry Bertoia. The sculptures are made with metal rods, there are 300 in one, and when played with the fingers, make a pleasant sound. Moss said his most receptive audiences are children of primary school age.

"I get a brilliant recep- Turn to MAKIIf Page 2C By LINDA COLLINS Fr Pri Corripondnt ST. ALBANS Hundreds of students sat mesmerized as percussionist David Moss used drums, gongs, cymbals, bells and a trash can cover to present a unique musical program at the city elementary school. "I hav visited 96 schools and performed for about 18,000 kids over the last three years," Moss said. "It is my hope to give people the opportunity to realize they can create their own unique type of music." His visit Friday was sponsored by the Burlington Friends of Music and the Vermont Council of Arts. Moss, who lives In Wilmington, not only uses gongs, drums and cymbals but makes his music with wood, water, whistles, bells, pot covers, a ratchet and four sonic sculptures.

Moss describes his concerts as "tJSfc fusion of a vast spectrum of A' Fra Prtu Photo by UNDA COLLINS DAVID MOSS WORE BELL, AROUND HIS NECK 4 he recommended pet coven and Jars as instruments.