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Friday, May 25, 1984 The Post-creent, AppietonNeenotvMenosha. wis. B-6 'No Man's Land' can't legitimize feminist label Tom Richards BY FRED ROTHENBERG NEW YORK (AP) "No Man's Land," NBC's Sunday night movie about a female sheriff in the bad, old West, tries to have it both ways. It takes a feminist position, although a superficial one, by putting Stella Stevens in the role of authority, then landers by dipping her neckline ower than her badge. In most westerns, the women are stuck on the homestead or end up in need of rescue.

At least Nellie Wilder (Stevens) isn't a helpless damsel in distress. But it becomes abundantly clear that the role-reversal story is a mere gimmick. The film really is as feminist in substance as "Charlie's Angels" and as clever in its humor as Saturday momiag cartoons. Since there are so few westerns around anymore, the thought was that this film might conjure some nostalgia and light-hearted whimsy. But "No Man's Land" is not even an interesting failure.

The theme song says. "It takes a woman's touch in no man's land," and Nellie does prefer gentle persuasion over gunslinging to bring to justice the bank-robbing killer Clay Allison (Mark Alaimo). But one of her biggest concerns is that her cor- Sportsvue unlikely 8k S5 nr. fV family I Family lence: many rounds are spent, but only one bad hombre gets grazed. There's also a laughable plot twist that has John Rhys-Davies playing footsie with the outlaw in order to raise money to build a submarine in support of Irish revolutionaries in Britain.

Davies, a versatile and busy actor, can now add Irishman to his recent screen nationalities. The Welshman was an Arab for Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "Sahara," a Portuguese navigator in "Shogun," a Russian in "Reilly, Ace of Spies," an Egyptian for "Sadat," a French-Canadian for "Predator," an Australian for "Shadow of Kilimanjaro," and an Indian in "Kim." The best characterization is longtime character actor John Quade as a menacing, big-as-a-barn bartender who won't serve women. In the movie's one funny scene, he tries to scramble over the bar the way a cowboy would throw himself on a horse. Westerns used to be America's favorite action-adventure series, but the horse just can't keep pace with today's speedier, noisier and flashier cop car. So, for a western to succeed, it requires clever writing.

Alas, "No Man's Land" is the slowest gun in the West. Ballet scholarships offered in Appleton Children's Ballet Theatre will award four ballet scholarships for nine months of study to boys and girls between the ages of 7-13. Auditions will be held at the Makaroff School of Ballet, 105 N. Walnut Appleton on July 17, 18 and 19. Winners will be selected on the basis of talent and need.

No previous dance training is necessary. A completed application form and a letter of recommendation from a school teacher are pre-requisites to auditioning. Deadline is July 1. Application forms can be obtained at the Fox Cities Arts Alliance, 227 S. Walnut Appleton, or by writing to Children's Ballet Theatre, 1044 E.

Eldorado Appleton, or by phoning 414-734-7073. ICE CREAM PARLOUR (Colleo Ave. at Locust Nxt to Northwest Fabrics) SERVING SMITH'S ICE CREAM! NOW OPEN 1 1 a.m. to 1 0 p.m. Daily in Neenah-Menasha There's good news and bad news for those subscribers to Warner Amex Cable TV, which covers the Neenah-Menasha area, who are looking for Channel 32 and Sportsvue.

Channel 32, WXGZ-TV, the new independent station headquartered in Appleton, should be on the system by the end of this month. "We're on target for the end of May," according to John Censky of Warner Amex. "We're waiting for parts. It'll bea 10-minute job when they arrive. "We want to have it on." The system also is obliged by the Federal Communications Commission to carry any station within 35 miles.

The news is bad for anyone looking for Sportsvue, the statewide cable sports network. Censky says that at present it is unlikely that Warner Amex will carry the service over its Fox Valley operations. "We received some calls, but it's tapered off," he said. "Other systems that have it are not all that pleased with the results." Trie sports service, he said, has been attracting only 5 to 8 of any cable system's subscribers. Furthermore, Censky said, it remains uncertain as to what fare it will have to offer in the fall after the Brewers are done for the year.

Badger football is unavailable because the UW is on probation for recruiting violations. Censky has been interim general manager of the Warner Amex system. However, a new general manager, on the job less than two weeks, has been named. He is Tim Martin, who ran Field Communications' cable operations in southern California until Field liquidated its assets. He is a native of Massachusetts, but grew up in southern California.

Three locally originated programs will be presented by the Outagamie Countv Blood Pressure Control Program next week over the Cablevision of the Fox Cities system. The half-hour programs will be presented at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Monday's program, concerning low-sodium diets, will feature Peg Orlofski, director and home economist of the Dairy Council. Wednesday's deal with exercise and stress, with Gail Morrow, an instructor at the Appleton YMCA's women's fitness center.

And Friday's will have Dr. Gary Wheeland of the Fox Valley Family Residency Clinic, discussing high blood pressure. Hostess of all three programs is Diane Garrod of the blood pressure control program. Sue Davies, reporter for WLUK-TV, Channel 11, Fox Valley bureau, is leaving the station to become a general assignment reporter and weekend co-anchor at the CBS station in Syracuse, N.Y., according to Patrick Krohlow, news director at Channel 11. Davies, a native of Kimberly, has been with the station six years.

Syracuse is near the home of her husband, former Channel 11 reporter Bill Beagle. No replacement has been named. ism 1 IWl 3 IIIHI III I set is too tight. For the filmmakers, that seems to be an important special effect because it accentuates Stevens' chest for two hours. Now Stevens, a Barbara Eden lookalike, certainly is in good shape, but, for most viewers, a movie needs something more.

Nellie has inherited her sheriffs badge from her late husband. She's not having any success keeping the peace, not for lack of trying, but because she's totally outmanned. Her male deputy (Frank Bonner) is a cowardly chowderhead who isn't too proud to hide behind her skirts when danger arrives. Town leader Will Blackfield (Robert Webber) is concerned about Nellie's welfare but doesn't do anything to help her. He wants her to quit her career and marry him.

"I am sheriff, she says determinedly. You can almost hear Helen Reddy singing "I Am Woman" in the background. Nellie had been married three times, but little is known about her past, except that one husband was a magician, one a gambler and the other sheriff. She's also very defensive about her former career, in the "legitimate theater." "I never played a dimeshow in my life," she protests. Each marriage produced a daughter with a distinctly different personality, but all seemed to be influenced by their daddy: one's a gambler (Terri Garber), one's a magician (Donna Dixon) and one's a tomboy (Melissa Michaelsen).

They make up Nellie's only posse in chasing down the desperado. The pursuit of Allison is the main action line, punctuated by a lot of off-target gunplay. It's all cap-gun vio- Weekend Calendar Continued from page 5 Sunday. Farmer and Rita's Doghouse, 544 Fourth Menasha The Twili-ters, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. today.

Bob Lorenz Combo, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Saturday. Silver Spur Saloon, Hwy. KK, Dar-boy Blue River Band, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. today and Saturday.

Pied Piper, 1413 Green Valley Road, Neenah Cal Stevens, 7:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. today through Sunday. Jolly Creek Frankie Ampitones, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. today.

Jerry Echtner, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday. Conserting Gene, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Sunday. Jolly Two, 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday. Ridge Point Club, one mile north of Wrightstown on Hwy.

Outdoor concert with four bands, 1 p.m. to 1 a.m. Monday. Americanos Hall, 2215 S. Oneida Appleton Gene LeBotteand his Band, 8:30 p.m.

to 12:30 a.m. Saturday. Marghael's Hall, Fond du Lac Laurence Hlinak and Orchestra, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. today.

Doc Holiday's, 633 W. Wisconsin Appleton Tom Winch, 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Saturday. Westward Ho on Hwy.

110 in Osh-kosh will present the Becker Harmo-netles from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. today. nin. urn I 11 I Com and Experience Appleton't Newest Ice Cream Parlor BUY 1 GET 1 FREE! CELEBRATE MEMORIAL WEEKEND WITH TOM'S TV schedule Music magazine honors Lawrence jazz program RS HAMBURGE Sun.

Mon. May 26, 27 28 ONLY! years'? 9 -t Sports 4 24 Movie Gunflght at the OK Corral 4 a.m. 24 Cartoons 4 JO a m. 24 Healthlield So m. 24 Our Gang 5:38 a.m.

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5-9 Scoobv Doo 11 The Smurfs 24 Hardy Bovs 38 Flexible Reading 8:3 a.m. 2-7 Dungeons and Drogont 5-9 Pac ManRubik Cube Hour 38 Personal Time Management 9 em. 2-7 Tarian 24 How the West Wat Won 32 Weekend Gardener 38 Working Women 9:88 a.m. 2-7 Bugs Bunny Roadrunner 5-9 The Littles tl Aivln and me Chipmunks 32 Fishing Fever 38 This Old House 18 a.m. 5-9 PuppvScooby Doo 11 Mr.

24 Fome 32 Roller Derby 38 Crafts by Hand 18:18 a.m. 11 Spider manlncr edible Hulk 38 The Magic of Oil Painting 11 a.m. 2 Lone Ranger 5-9 ABC Weekend Special 7 Blskltts 76 America's Top Ten 32 World Class Championship Wrestling 38 Mlcrowavt Cookery 11:18 a.m. 2 Happy Days 5 Amor icon Bandstand 7 Benil 11 Ron Luciano's Lighter Side of Sports 24 Music Magazine 38 Victory Garden FRIDAY P.M. 4 p.m.

J-S-7-9-11 News 24 Green Acres 33 The Whitt Shadow 38 McNeil Lehrer Newt Hour 4:38 p.m. 2 Barney Miller 5 PW Magazine 7 Entertainment Tonight Wheel of Fortune 11 Three's Company 24 Family Feud 7 em. 2-7 Dukes of Haitard 5-9 Benson 1 1 Bigger Better-TV's Greatest Commercials III 24 Fame 32 Movie Routabout 38 Washington Week In Review 7:10 p.m. 5- Webster 3D Wall Street Week I p.m. 2-7 Movie September Gun 5-9 All-star Family Feud 1 1 Movie Summer Fantasy 24 Movie Guntight at the OK Corral 3B Wisconsin Magazine p.m.

2-7 Falcon Crest 5- Matt Houston 32 Vegas 3 Victory Garden :38 p.m. 38 Encompass It p.m. 2-5-7-0-11 News 24 Let Get Phvsicol 32 Mary Tyler Moore Show 3 Nightly Business Report 11:3 p.m. 2-7 NBA PlovoH 5 Enter toinment Tonight Nightline 1 1 Tonight Show 32 Olck van Dyke Show 34 Latenioht America II p.m. 5 Nightline Rocktord Files 24 Thlcke of the Night 26 Kenny logon PmroJo 32 Wild Wild West 11 P.m.

5 Star Trek 1 1 Bornabv Jones 38 Sneak Previews Midnight Breakaway 32 The Olympiad 12:3 a.m. 5 Soap 11 Friday Night Videos 24 Switch SATURDAY A.M. 1 a.m. 2 Hawaii Flve-0 5 Eyewitness News Final 7 Movie Domino Principle 24 INN Newt 24 Lough In 2 a.m. 2 News Pro baseball Beloit Brewers at Appleton Foxes, today, 7:30 p.m.

Clinton Giants at Appleton Foxes, 5 p.m. Saturday, 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Note: Prep sports off for weekend holiday Racing Regular drag race program at Wisconsin International Raceway, Sunday 2 p.m. ASA-ARTGO Spring Nationals, featuring Bobby Allison, WIR Monday, 2 p.m.

fw Wfr Hi II llll''1111 The Lawrence University jazz program earned national recognition this month as Down Beat music magazine awarded two of its 17 college prizes to Lawrence musicians. Junior Patricia Schultz received an award for jazz arrangement in the college division. Earning college winner distinction in the studio recording category were Larry Darling, a former Lawrence student, and Jim Kowald, a 1983 Lawrence graduate. Internationally regarded as the highest musical honor granted to a student, the Down Beat or "deebee" Student Music Awards salute the accomplishments of U.S. and Canadian high school and college musicians.

This is tbe first time in the seven years the awards have been given that a current Lawrence student has won. Lawrence alumni Bruce Wer-muth, '80, and John Caviani, '82, earned deebees in 1982 and 1984, respectively, while continuing their education at other schools. Schultz, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Schultz, Manitowoc, won the award for her arrangement of the classic "Seven Steps to Heaven." is arrangement, along with an original composition for studio orchestra titled "Shadows," won her the Duke Ellington Scholarship at Eastman where she will study this summer.

Schultz was particularly pleased with the list of this year's beat winners because it also included the name of friend Maria Schneider. Schneider who won a deebee for original jazz composition, is a graduate student at Eastman. A recording titled "The Lawrence University Jazz Ensemble Plays the Music of Student Writers" won Darling and Kowald their be award. Darling, who works with Irish Saxe Sound Productions, Appleton, engineered the recording and Kowald, a West Bend resident, assisted. Each deebee winner will be honored at -the annual Jazz Ensemble Concert at 8 p.m.

today in the Lawrence Memorial Chapel. Paul Heid of Heid Music Appleton, will present the individuals with a deebee award certificate, a golden stickpin and a Shure professional microphone. The Conservatory will receive a plaque a golden replica of the Down Beat cover featuring the names of the winners. Featured soloists for the concert, are the graduating members of the; Jazz Ensemble. They are: Warren' Pierson, Waukesha; Robin Beau-' champ, Hudson; Laura Van Nos-trand, St.

Cloud, Mark Her-" zing, Oshkosh; and Pat Schultz, Sheboygan. Original compositions or' arrangements by students Carl Koch, Chris Jankowski and Joe Foumier will also be performed. The concert is open to the public at no charge. Actress avoids electric shock NEW ORLEANS (AP) Actress Brooke Shields, taping a television comedy sketch with Bob Hope at the World's Fair, dove into a pool while wearing a microphone and battery pack but escaped a potentially dangerous shock, an official said today. Shields, dressed as Becky Thatcher for a sketch about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, was on a raft in the pool and started shivering after being soaked by a rainstorm, said, fair spokesman Ken Kantor.

The actress decided it would be warmer in the pool, so she removed a pair of Army boots before diving in. Hope yelled, "Don't," but it was too late to stop her, Kantor said. The show's executive producei1; Jim Lipton, said after the incident Saturday that Shields could have received a "heavy shock" from the equipment, according to Kantor. The program, celebrating Hope's 81st birthday May 29, will betiroad-cast Monday on NBC-TV. Five Convenient 00 Appleton Music fc 1 1 TV A 1 A Locations! PC7 OliVg INS Lawrence University Jazz Ensemble, directed by Mark Lusk, will perform at 8 p.m.

today at Memorial Union. Lawrence University Downer Chorus, directed by Mari Taniguchi, will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday in Memorial Chapel. Coffeehouse Entertainment by Tir-zah Strom, of musical comedy and jazz will be in the coffeehouse of Memorial Union at 9:30 p.m. Sunday.

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