The Baltimore Sun from Baltimore, Maryland • 75

THE SUN, Sunday, August 7, 1983 E5 Tim White: from Crabtown to Beantown You didn't ask, but if here are the answers! Eyes Laura Charles Miss 1 Manners Judith Martin V-' Uf4 .1 1 r. stone Musical Dinner Playhouse production of "Annie." It premieres September 16. RADIO WAVES: WBAL-AM has doubled up its morning news team. Bubbly Brenda Carl and chatty Chuck Jackson can be heard serving up the news from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m.

(Somebody had to tell us about this new move, natch; we never even consider getting up at those hours.) Also, Richard Byrd has officially been named director of station relations and creative projects that's a mouthful at. WBAL-AM. Byrd's no stranger to the station. Ten years ago he wrote, produced, and directed the radio dramatization of Dickens's "A Christmas Carol" and it's continued ever since. THE LAST HURRAH: Dashed out to a "Celebration of Life" party at entrepreneur Bill Blank's Stevenson estate the other night.

So, it seems, did everyone else. (You know it's a big party when you have to park in the next county About 500 guests showed. Kathy and Tnil Potts, who just bought the house from Blank, were on hand making sure the ashtrays were strategically placed, no doubt. Volleyed a bit with Loretta and Willie Hirsh-feld, such an adorable couple. Willie owns the Greenspring and Holabird racquet clubs and told us he'd help us pick out a new racket.

(Maybe with a new one we'll actually be able to hit the ball.) Others celebrating life? Arnold and Wendy Posner, Bobby and Adrienne Weicblatt, Danny Sheelds, Danny Snyder, Linda Holtzman, Joe Adler, Georgia Parker, Steve Yea-ger, Laurie Cox, Sandy Cardin, Larry Singer, Chas, Chuck Kandalis, Bobby Katz and a cast of hundreds. "I haven't seen this many friends since my bar mitzvah," laughed Harvey Greenbaum, a local wag. A FINAL GOOD EVENING FOR WHITE: It's official, crablings, an "Eyes Only" exclusive. "Evening Mag's" Tim White is off to Boston, where he's just signed a three-year contract as co-host of "Good Day," a daily, hour-long afternoon talk show on WCVB-TV, a Metromedia station in Beantown. Tim, who starts his new show shortly after Labor Day, will also be doing several prime-time specials for WCVB throughout the year.

When Metromedia bought WCVB recently, it reportedly paid the highest price ever for a local TV station. Hopefully, Metromedia had plenty left over to give old pal Tim his due. Just don't start rooting for the Red Sox, Tim; we're keeping an eye on you! IF HE COULD TALK TO THE ANIMALS That adorable Alan Baiter is at it again! He'll be ducting a "Symphony Safari" with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra on Friday night in Symphony Hall. The BSO will be performing animal-oriented music while get this the Baltimore Zoo demonstrates animals from its collection. Don't come expecting to see live elephants on stage, though.

We've been informed by the BSO that the stage won't hold elephants, so an elephant movie will be shown instead. That should make people with front-row tickets breathe a little easier. RAISED ON THE RADIO: If you've heard a familiar voice mornings on WYST-AM recently and wondered why he sounded so familiar, we'll tell you why. This is Jack Edwards's 27th year on the air in the Big Crab, not an easy task in this biz. Edwards, who's worked for WCAO-AM, WITH-AM and WYST-FM and who claims to have played the last record at WCBM-AM before it went all-talk, says he loves his new stint at WYST-AM where the JACX EDWARDS format is older adult contemporary.

"I may be an oldie," laughs Edwards, 45, "but I'm a goodie." EYE YI YI'S: Quite a turnout for Stephen Zawistowski's second annual 29th Birthday Bash at the Rusty Scupper the other night. The interior designed invited all to dress in "festive 50's with a formal flair" and flair they did. Unfortunately for Stephen, his entrance wasn't as grand as expected. The 57-foot yacht he cruised in on had no place to dock, so the birthday boy had to hop on a water taxi P.R. powerhouse Bill Stern will be leaving his post at Image Dynamics effective August 25 to take a position as corporate public relations chief with MCI Telecommunications in D.C.

Stern will be in touch with Image Dynamics, though, since MCI is their account. Asked if a search was on to replace Stern, I.D.'s Phyllis Brotman laughed, "He's irreplaceable." Gambits and WXYV-FM are sponsoring a "Cujo" party this Thursday night. What's a you ask. "A new name for terror," laughs Barbara Perl, who tells us it's also a new Warner Brothers movie. MISH MASH: Eat your heart out, MASH-aholics! 'Member we told you about Radar O'Reilly's visit to the Big Crab to tout Horn and Horn's Smorgasboard? Guess it's true that life is lonely at the top.

Although Gary (Radar) Burghoff brought his daughter, his dog and a friend with him, he called the advertising agency's chief, Henry Eisner, around midnight saying he wanted more company. So Henry did what any conscientious ad man would do he rocketed over to Cross Keys, but not without some reservations. Radar's agent had warned Eisner, that "he could be difficult." But put your minds at ease, Radar turned out to be nothing of the sort. "I found him to be an absolute charmer," said Eisner, "even though it was late in the evening." WILL THE REAL ANNIE PLEASE STAND UP: After nearly 200 little girls were auditioned, Megan Lawrence of Ellicott City and Kerry Rich of Baltimore, were selected to alternate in the Lime It is time for a lesson in the finer points of etiquette. Miss Manners Is sick to death of having to remind people to answer invitations, use surnames and titles in addressing people they hardly know, and refrain from informing their wedding guests that their taste is for money.

She thought of staying out on the porch swing and refusing to budge until everyone had mastered the basics, but it's hot out and the iced tea is indoors. She has decided, instead, to pretend that everything is basically all right out there beyond the garden wall, and proceed to the more interesting details. Here, then, are some more answers to questions that nobody asked: Ladies applaud differently from gentlemen. A gentleman smacks both of his hands together in front of him, but a lady holds her left hand straight out, palm up, and beats upon it with her right hand. Snuff is taken from a snuff box held in the left hand and placed with the right hand on the base of the left thumb, from which it is sniffed after the snuff box has been placed safely out of the way.

In letters of complaint within an organization, the higher ranking person may "call attention to" a problem, but a lower ranking person should "invite attention" to such a matter. A duke has eight strawberry leaves on his coronet. The doggie bag is a Roman invention, guests at dinner parties having been given tidbits to take home with them. This lineage does not mean that the custom is always appropriate now, any more than are a few other Roman banquet customs Miss Manners could name. If your grandmother tells you she would rather have died than go out with her underwear in less than perfect order in case she got.

run over and was undressed in a hospital, ask her why those tiny enamel pins one sees in antiques stores are called lingerie pins. As the word "tuxedo" is considered vulgar by the fastidious, there is no correct way to refer to the sum of that outfit. One must name it by a part, as "black tie" or a "dinner jacket." Umbrellas should be rolled clockwise. Although it is rude to urge your guests to eat if they do not seem so inclined, watch out for anyone who takes no sustenance of any kind in your house. The Count of Monte Cristo was especially scrupulous about not eating the food of anyone for whom he had unpleasant plans.

However, if you are under the roof of someone whose intentions you suspect, quick, eat and then hope he feels bound by the ancient Greek rule of not doing ill to a guest. On menu cards for formal, private dinners, the wines are not listed, although it is wise, if you are serving something special, to plant someone to ask the footman in a loud voice what it is. At formal public banquets, the wines are listed. Guests who are shown in by a servant are not considered to have officially arrived until they enter the drawing room and greet the ho3ts, which means that they get a free trip to the bathroom first. People, etc.

A former president of the United States is never correctly addressed as "Mr. President," although none of the current former presidents seem know this. All right, Miss Manners feels better now. Pretty soon she will have the strength to take up the cudgels and go around reminding brides to write their thank-you letters. Question: Our large atd loving family consists of three generations, some in their sixth nd seventh decades, some in their third and fourth decades and some ranging in age from a few months to five years.

The first generation and most of the second generation object to little ones addressing their elders on a first-name basis. Some second-generation family, members do not object. How does one solve this minor dilemma without causing resentment among the elders and total confusion among the tykes? What title is appropriate for a toddler to use in addressing a first cousin-once removed who is an aunt or'r uncle to another toddler of the-, same age? "Cousin Mary" and "Cousin-John" are too archaic for any of Mary" and "Mr. widely used in the South, are not for relatives. Couldn't Mary" and "Uncle John" be used by all the children until the reason? Answer: Gather 'round, kiddies, and we will explain this system to you.

-2. "Aunt Mary" isn't really your aunt Mary, dear; she's your cousin, but we didn't like the sound of that. Josie here is your cousin, you see, but you don't have to call her Cousin because she's the same age you are and doesn't mind just being called Josie. OK, she's not exactly the same age, but to us grown-ups, all of you are more or less the same age, even if she's 18 and you are 10. OK? Now, Uncle John is your grandmother's husband and Josie's father is your uncle, but he thinks "uncle" sounds too old no, for him, not for Grandpa And so on.

At this rate, these children are never going to reach the age of reason. Miss Manners maintains that each child is capable of learning the relationship to him or herself of each of the others and using the correct title or the first name alone, as that individual prefers. Day care planned for the handicapped The John F. Kennedy Institutelfor Handicapped Children is developing-Maryland's first family day care program designed especially for handi-, ca pped children. The Institute will conduct a needs assessment to determine the extent cf such a program.

For more information get in touch with the Institute at 707 North Broadway, 955-4243. Question: Is it true all four members of the avant-garde rock group U2 have become born-again Christians? How did Joan Rivers get her start as a comedienne? It's a tough field for women. Just for laughs, the acid-tongued Ms. Rivers started out as a serious actress, but turned to comedy to fend off those unemployment blues. "I would make the rounds as an actress after college and I would make jokes to the secretaries to make them like me," she recalls.

"Finally they said to me, 'You're funny, you should go into And then somebody said to me, 'If you do comedy you can make six bucks a night at a I was then making $8 typing all day, which was horrendous. I thought comedy was great and decided I could do that while I waited to be an actress." XVi Vji 5 have felt and seen among the rich. It's not a roman a clef. Even if I had intended to do one, characters will take on a life of their own. But it would be just as false to say I haven't drawn lots of pieces from what struck me in people's lives." If Leo Buscaglia, the famous "Dr.

Hug," is so enthusiastic about personal relationships, why isn't he married? The bearded Mr. Buscaglia, author of "Love," "Personhood" and "Living, Loving, Learning," says the only reason for his solitary life is lack of time. "I'd have to be a husband and father in absentia," he protests, "and I don't want to do that." Mr. Buscaglia, whose bear-like embraces have earned him the title Dr. Hug, says his bachelor state doesn't alter his practical outlook on love.

"People think we are born with the full capacity to love," he explains. "They think they fall in love across a crowded room and it will all work out fabulously. People have to learn that they have to work at love." Does my tax money really go to pay for ex-presidents' telephone bills? Tapping into tax reserves, the government spent more than $90,000 last year for the three ex-presidents' calls. The tab for Jerry Ford's chats came to $34,549, Richard Nixon's bill was $31,000, and Jimmy Carter's, a paltry $24,800. I've always dreamed of busting broncos in a rodeo.

How much money can I expect to make as a cowboy? Those buckaroos who get steered to the big time can earn more than $100,000 a year competing in America's 641 professional rodeos and that's no bull. My neighbor's son, a high-school graduate, was just fired from his job because he can't read or write. Is illiteracy still a problem in America? Sadly enough, the latest reports indicate that a shocking 23 million American adults are functionally illiterate in the most basic reading, writing and comprehension skills tests. SAM DONALDSON JOAN RIVERS U2 Answer: "Three of us are committed Christians," says Bono Vox, the lead singer, adding that the group makes a point of not advertising religion. "People would love to sensationalize our beliefs until they meant nothing.

We refute the belief that man is just a higher stage of animal, that he has no spirit. I think that when people start believing that, the real respect for humanity is gone. That's half the reason for the pessimism in the world." Bassist Adam Clayton, the only non-Christian member, insists he has the same spiritual outlook as the others. "I think the important thing to retain through life is optimism," he says. "It doesn't have to be something you necessarily get from Christianity.

You just have to feel that way about life." Are the characters in Isabel Eberstadt'sr new novel, "Natural Victims," completely fictional, or is the book another roman a clef, in the Truman Capote style? Although none of the characters in the book can be traced to actual people, some of them stem from the 49-year-old Ms. Eberstadt's own jet-set experiences. "The book is obviously Gothic and exaggerated," she sighs, "but it is a picture of things I Is Sam Donaldson, the White House correspondent, so obnoxious in press conferences because he enjoys stealing the spotlight from the president or is he always obnoxious? Brash behavior nets big bucks for ABC's Mr. Donaldson, 49, who receives an estimated $450,000 a year as a reporter on the White House beat. "It takes a certain resiliency to persevere in covering the White House or, as a critic might say, a dullness of wit," deadpans Mr.

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