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Theater EKJHTEEN-THE DAILY Md, Television Thurxiay, Novwnbw, 3, 1977 starts series on rise and fall of Roman from its ashes (Photo by Dive Cottlngtiam) Like legendary phoenijr, the Maryland Theatre it rising slowly but surely from ill ashes, t'ocal contractors Nike Callas and Vic Ditto (I. to foreground) look over Hw site of the burned-out theatre on S. Potomac Street astwo.C.E.T.A. workers grapple, with a piece ot structural steel atop loundation that been lakt for the projected new lobby of the historic building. Callat hat donated the labor and materiats for the foboys .40 foot-by-40 fool, reinforced con- creie floor; Ditto haa donated arid placed the 7V, torn of structural steel needed for its foundation and floor.

The workers in the background, George Bonadio (1.) and Dennii Muraon, are members of the C.E.T.A. work force provided the Save The Maryland Committee to perform contractor- supervised labor on the restoration projec.1. wants to try By ROBIN ADAMS SLOAN I won't ever forget Bardot's' sexy per- a in A God Created Woman." I know she's done movies since then, but what's she been up to lalelv? H.Z., Tampa, Bardol: She'd like to try i musical BrigiKc has been in at least 30 films since "And God Crealed Woman" came out in 1957, and her more recent activities include advertisements lor. Air France, the French national airline. At her 4Srd birthday party In St.

Tropcz. thai fabulous Trench resort Brigitle practically put on the map. she told friends she would like to come back to the movies in a musical. Maybe it will be a sexy musical. fttmick: yes--happMy married 0: 1 know actrass Lee Hernlck lives in England.

she married again? V.C., Babylon, N.Y. Lee, once divorced, has been very happily married for the past seven years to Britisher Kip Gowans runs production teams for film directors. The couple met OR a film scl in Spain in ID68 when both were married to older people. Lee arid Kip arrange their working lives so when one has a project Hie oilier lakes lime off so they can be together. Lee's latest film is Medusa Touch" co-starring Hichard Barton.

The perfect duo: We hear ttiat Rosemary' Clooney's daughter Maria Ferrer (her father is actor Jose Ferrer! is in love i the late Bing Crosby's handsome son, Harry. Talk about making beautiful music together that sounds like an unbeatable combination. Higher ind higher: Even though the price of marijuana has skyrocketed 16 $120 an ounce in Hollywood, that hasn't stifled the "hospitality" of one prominent couple we know. They continue to provide their guests with prerolled joints of grass, serving them in silver cigarette'cases. Someone said they heard Tina Turner has been in terrible depression since she and Ike broke up their marriage and their act.

Is this so? S.W., Florence, S.C. No. Tina has been In good shape. She admits that in Ihe beginning, about a year ago, there were a lot of tears, out now she says trial she has never been happier. As she puts it, "I'm really gelling my act together both on stage and off." Tina admits there's no romance In her life right now and she's loo busy to go out looking, but when r.e comes ajong she's sure r.e'll be an older man.

Mrs. Ford: A busy woman Now that her husband is firmly retired, what is Mrs. Gerald Ford doing (o keep herself busy? J.A., Detroit. You need a scorecard lo keep track of of the busy Mrs. Ford.

She was in Moscow lo be the on-cajnera tastess of the Bolslioi's "Nul- cracker" ballet lo be shown by NBC during the Christmas Then she's been active in various charily events. A former studenl of dance under Martlu Graham, Mrs. Ford wowed a Hollywood audience not long ago when she waltzed with Dick Van Dyke across a hotel stage for the benefil of Ihe 32-bed Belly Ford Cancer Cenler al Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. I came across i funny bridge book, "Husbands and Other Men I've Played With," and inside was an endorsement from John Wayne. I Duke's acting but, can he really play bridge? A.S., New York.

Wayne is. considered an extremely good player. When he wrote (he original endorse- menl lor his friend, author Patricia Fox SheinwoJd, (he wording was, "You' can play with me any lime." Bui the 1 Roston publishers, lloughlon Mifllin. rather slulfily insisted on changing his blurb to read, "You can play bridge wilh me any lime." (Copyright, 1977, by King Features Syndicate, I.I Showbiz briefs Ltod roks awarded in upcwftinf stows LOS ANGELES (AP) Randy QuaM travels (o Malta for a starring rote in "Midnight Express" Pernell Roberts, plays his first feature role since 1969 in "Lassie, My Lassie" Rulh Buzzi is a haughly church of- 'ficial in Wall Disney's "North Avenue frregulars" Teen-age singer Leif Garrelt plays a Pony Express rkter in NBC's "Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion." H.G.Wdls classic at big bash LOS ANGELES (AP) The 25th anniversary of Ihe J952 H. G.

Wells science ficlion classic "The War of the Worlds" was celebrated by Paramount Pic-' lures wilh a reunion and parly. The George Pal film, starring Gene Barry, Ann Robinson and Les a is i rereleased on a double bill with "When Worlds Collide." For Ihe party they rolled out Ihe searchlights and red carpet and served and cake to Ihe celebrities and guests. NBC ocquires rights to Michener book LOS ANGELES (AP) NBC has acquired film rights lo "Shogun," James Clavcll's best-selling novel, for a miniseries to run 15 or more hours. "Shogun," a novel of passion and intrigue in I7lh century Japan when East meeU West, will be filmed at international locations. The epic story move (he medieval world lo Ihe modern was considered loo vast lo be done as a feature film.

NBC said il hoped to casl a major slar as Ihe Englishman who seeks control Oriental- trade. i 4. JAV SHARBUTT AP LOS ANGELES (AP) you saw the Roman movie epics o( the 1950s, you learned there's only one Caesar and be is Victor a a I Claudius" on public TV for 13 You'll change mind. This acclaimed. BBC'series, based on Robert Graves' 1934 novel about ancient, corrupt starts Sunday on the Theater" show i hosted by the always-urbane Alislair It's a richly well- acted dramatization of the period 24 B.C.

to 54 A.D., when emperors Caligula (he was a '(lit bent, you'll recall) ruled Rorhejn their varied ways. (A Those poorly versed in Latin consult the history first or see" each'show with'an expert, as it's a mite hard to'tell who Is doing what to whom and why without a soorecard.) The series deals the high-level power struggles, in- Itrfamily mur'der, intrigue and' general decadance that ted t'o the eventual fall.of the Empire and the-ruinous first 1 wave of German lourisls Iherer'- Il's done in'the form of a history secretly written by Claudius he's old and rightfully convinced that certain parties wish to hasten his ton voyage from'this mortal earth. Sunday's opener starts the history with the reign of Augustus and the machinations of his second wife, Livia, who to New shows can't crack TV ratings A Television's new series con- linued to straggle for'prime time viewers as the.current season moved through its. eighth A.C. Nielsen, figures show.

finished the week ending Oct: as the highest rated of new' programs, 18th. CBS' "Belly While Show" was No. 29. And four of the five lowest- rated shows for the week were new ones. CBS' "Mitchell," was No.

65, ABC's "San Pedro 66, "Mulligan's Slew," No. 68, and CBS' ''The Fitznalricks," No 63. ABC, meanwhile, continued t'o dominate the networks in Ihe ratings race, as it has done each.week this fall. But big audiences for'a coiiple of cartoon specials "helped CBS nudge NBC out of second place for the first time this season. For Ihe week ending Oct.

30, ABC had a rating of 19.9, CBS 18.5 and NBC 18. "First Kiss, Charlie Brown," a half-hour special on CBS Monday evening, the third mosl-waiched show, arid the "Fat Albert Halloween show," aired right after "Charlie Brown," was No. 7. In all, CBS had live of the 10 most popular programs for the week, including No. 6 "60 Minutes," No.

9 "All in the Family," and No. 10 "One Day at a Time." ABC, leader since the new season began in the ha tile for the prime lime TV -had Ihe week's two top-rated shows. "Laverne 4 Shirley" and "Happy Days." Here is a listing of the week's Top 15 programs: "LaveTM 4 Shirley," a 30.3 raling representing 22.1 million homes, and "Happy Days," 29 8 or 21.7 million, bolh ABC; "Kirst Kiss, Charlie Brown 27.4 or 20 million, CBS; "Three's Company," 27. or 20 i i a a i 27 or 19.7 million, both ABC; "60 or 19 million, and "Fat Albert Halloween Show," 25.3 or ,18.9 million, bolh CBS; Monday Movie, "The Night They Took' Miss Beautiful," 25.6 or 18 7 million, NBC, and "All in the Family," 25.3 or 18.4 million, and "One Day at a Time," 24.5 or 17.9 million, both CBS. The next 10 shows: Hope on UK Hoad with Bing," NBC; "Alice," CBS; "Big Event The Addams Family," NBC; "M-A-S-H," "Bugs Bonny Howl" -and "Hawaii Five-0," all "Monday Night Football" and "Soap," both ABC, "Barnaby Jones," CBS, and "Ullle House on the Prairie," NBC.

tv promote relative power poisons his son-in-law', Marcellus, making him an ex-heir apparent. This Is bad form now, but was the common thing in the good old days, ditto fratricide, incest and Ihe orgy. As such are touched on in Claudius," steps a been a to a viewers and stations this is not a a i version of Knows Cooke, In his opening remarks on history, Graves' book and the show, warns thai "some people are going to be' more shocked by this series than most of Ihe dramas we've a i But he emphasizes that none of Ihe show's few potentially i are gratituitous IKillalton. This is history as it was, he says, -noting 'that Graves' based his book on the works Roman historian of 75-150 A.D. vintage.

He repeals this in later one about Caligula, the mad emperor wbo declared' i a god, married his rendered then killed her and her unborn Cooke insists there's "no flelieale.or comfortable way" tf dramatize. life of this and lender- minded people migtil prefer to switch to something more 1 at WGBHVwhich bought the series, producer Joan Sullivan says she deleted parts but not entire scenes of five episodes on grounds of She said Ihe longest cut, of. nearly H4 minutes, a loo- graphic range.of Caligula's ul- timafe madness. The rest of the cuts only ranged from 20 to 50' seconds, she added. COIN SHOW Ml Pi.

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