Abilene Reporter-News from Abilene, Texas • Page 107

In adventure film Scene from JEREMIAH JOHNSON in which Robert Redford, left, and trapper Stefan Gierasch team up for protection. The adventure film will open at the WESTWOOD on Friday. ABILENE SCREEN SCENE Action Movies Scheduled By ALICE MILLER Reporter-News Arts Editor The screen bill leans heavily toward action films this week. A secret agent thriller, a couple of Westerns, two films depicting the rigors of surviving in the wilderness and one detailing an effort at survival at sea make up the bulk of the movie offerings. A Walt Disney and a story about a blues singer are the exceptions at Abilene's first- run theaters.

LADY SINGS THE BLUES, a fictionalized biography of the late blues singer, Billie Holiday, is now playing at the Majestic. Diana Ross portrays the singer, whose life was filled with tragedy and success. This is Miss Ross' first acting assignment and she carries it off well. Rated R. On Wednesday, the MAJESTIC will change to a James Bond-type spy thriller.

INNOCENT BYSTANDERS. Stanley Baker plays a secret agent and Geraldine Chaplin co-stars as does Dana Andrews. Rated FG. At the PARAMOUNT, the Burl Reynolds-Jon Voight picture, DELIVERANCE, will be shown through Thursday. This is an action film, picturing the harrowing experience of four city men who set out upon a canoe trip, only to encounter vicious mountain men and dangerous country.

Rated R. On Friday the A AMOUNT will change to THE TRAIN ROBBERS, starring John Wayne. Rod Taylor, Ben Johnson and Ann-Margret. The picture about a rough bunch searching for a fortune in stolen gold was filmed in Mexico. Ann-Margret, as the widow of the train robber who stole the money, knows the location of the half million dollars.

Ben Johnson is one of Wayne's gun-fighters. Rated PG. The WESTWOOD will show the Walt Disney picture. THE SWORD IN THE STONE, through Thursday. It's the legend of King Arthur, with wise old Merlin, the prophet and magician, and other magical creatures.

Rated G. On Friday, the WESTWOOD Senior Art Show Is Opening Sunday A senior art show featuring the work of Perry Bentley of 3565 Hunters Glen will hang Sunday through Feb. 25, at McMurry College, says Sherwood Suter, art department chairman. BenUey will be on hand to converse about his work in the 2-5 p.m. Sunday opening in the Gallery of Amy Graves Ryan Fine Arts Center.

The solo exhibit will have 20 works acrylic paintings or i drawings. Bentley's work is chiefly non-objective although he will include the more realistic "Portrait of Joan." "Perry Bentley has a most imaginative quality in his painting," Suter says. "He works on extremely large stretched canvases with bold patterns and with decorative emphasis rather than using recognizable subject matter. "He usually prefers medium toned hues. He has worked five semesters at McMurry and studied almost everything in our catalogue," Suter says.

Acrylic, a rapid drying new type of paint used by a third of today's professional painters, is the preferred paint of BenUey. The artist, an art major and French minor, is also employed by Alley Alts and Gallery here. "I consider myself more an emotional expressionist," says Bentley. "This is akin lo abstract expressionism. I admire PERRY BENTLEY McMurry student the work of many moderns -Morris Louis, Matisse.

I admire Picasso a great deal." Bentley says he paints "sporadically" and that "painting is an emotional and physical thing when I do it. The paint brush and canvas simply take me over." His paintings are in the collections of the First State Bank and Abilene Savings. He has also studied at Abilene Christian College, Hardin-Simmons, the University of Texas in El Paso and the Instituto de Allende in San Miguel, Mexico. will change to JEREMIAH JOHNSON. Adventures of a "mountain man," played by Robert Redford, are the subject of this movie.

Redford is shown as he meets wild animals and savage Indians. Beautiful mountain scenery. Rated PG. CINEMA I will continue to show THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE for another week. This is a story of heroism and faith aboard a capsized ocean liner, as a small band of survivors fight through smoke, steam, fire and water to make their way to an escape route.

Gene Hackman, as a minister, leads the group. Rated PG. On Sunday afternoon (and also the following Sunday afternoon) RUMPELSTILTSKIN will be shown as a children's matinee. CINEMA II will be showing THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JUDGE ROY BEAN for the entire week. The imaginative Western is based loosely on the life of the legendary "hanging judge," played by Paul Newman.

He is determined to uphold the honor of Miss Lily Langtry, played by Ava Gardner. Rated PG. The METRO is showing a pair of horror films on Sunday a Monday, A A and VAMPIRE CIRCUS. Both films are infested with all sorts of weird vampires. There is an aerialist vampire, a panther which turns into a vampire and a batwoman, to name a few.

Rated PG. The METRO is closed midweek, but on Friday and Saturday will show the Orson Welles version.of TREASURE ISLAND and also COMPANY OF KILLERS, starring Van Johnson. Orson Welles plays Long John Silver in this new version of the Robert Louis Stevenson classic. Filming took place on the southern coast of Spain and on Treasure Island itself. COMPANY OF KILLERS is a and robbers tale made on location in Denver.

John Saxon plays the leaders of the killers whom Johnson and a squad of police, are following. Rated G. Pianist-Guitarist Wins Scholarship BOSTON (AP) Helio H. De Souza Deloiro, 25, of Rio de Janeiro, has been selected from more than 14,000 Brazilian candidates as the recipient of the Sergio Mendes Scholarship. This is a $5,000, year, full tuition, all expenses scholarship to the Berklee School of Music here.

De Souza Delmiro, a six- year piano and guitar student in Brazil will study composition at Berklee. OPEN 12:30 A NEW STAR IS BORN! "ONE OF THE BIGGEST AND BRIGHTEST SURPRISES OF THE MOVIE YEAR IS DIANA ROSS!" Williamson, Playboy "YOU CAN ADD DIANA ROSS' NAME TO OUR LIST OF DEFINITE OSCAR CONTENDERS FOR 72! --Rona Barrett, Syndicated Columnist JY SINGS THE BLUES LAST THREE DAYS! SEE FEATURE AT 12:45, 3:25, 6:10, 8:45 "DIANA ROSS IS NOTHING SHORT OF DAZZLING!" R.td, N.Y. win mm MAJESTIC THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS Abilene, Texas, Sunday Morning, February 11. 1973 3-B Through Tuesday SINGS THE Ross. Baled R.

LADY SINGS THE BLUES with Dlgn Uflnnlng Wednuday INNOCENT BYSTANDERS wllh Dona Rated PG. PARAMOUNT Through Thursday DELIVERANCE with Burt Reynolds and Jon Volant. Rated R- Seginning Friday THE TRAIN ROBBERS with John Wavnis and Ann-Marqret. Rated PG. WESTWCOD Through Thursdoy SWORD IN THE STONE, a Walt Disney.

Rated G. Beginning Friday JEREMIAH JOHNSON with Robert Redford. Rated PG. CINEMA I Through Saturday THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE with Gene Hackman. Borgnine, Shelley winters.

Red Buttons and Carol Lynlsy. Rated PG. Saturday matiiwe RUMPELSTILTSKIN. Rated G. CINEMA II Through Saturday THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JUDGE ROY BEAN with Paul Newman and Ava Gardner.

Rated PG. HPC Drama Will Open DIANA ROSS METRO Sunday and Monday COUNTESS DRACULA and'olso VAMPIRE CIRCUS. Both rated PG. (doled Midweek) Friday and Saturday TREASURE ISLAND wllh Orson Wells. Ratal G.

Also COMPANY OF KILLERS wllh Van Johnson and Roy Milland. Rated G. PARK Through Tuesday LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT HOUSE OF A THOUSAND DOLLS. Both rated R. Beginning Wednesday HUNGRY WIVES and olso HETEROSEXUAL.

Both rated R. On Feb. 11, 1965, U.S. and Vietnamese planes attacked military bases in North Vietnam in reprisal for Viet Cong assault on Qui Ntion. BROWNWOOD-The opening performance of "The Lion in Winter" is scheduled at 2 p.m.

Monday at Cuggin Theater at Howard Payne College, featuring a cast which has exhibited quite a bit of excitement about the production. The production will continue Tuesday at 8 p.m., Wednesday at 2 p.m., and Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m. General admission tickets are $1.50. Ocie Robinson, who will portray Henry 11 of England in the comedy-drama, says that the cast of "Lion" shows a greater balance than any other with which he has worked. "It's fantastic to work with a cast that is so excited about the show, and so exciting to watch," he explains.

OTHERS in the cast echo Robinson's feelings. a i Butler comments that "Lion" is the first show he's been in where he enjoys watching rehearsals even after more than four weeks of daily workouts. "It's amazing that a cast and crew would applaud after a scene they've seen so many times in rehearsal, but the and excitement within the cast prompts us to FILM RATING GUIDE For Parents and Their Children GENERAL AUDIENCES All Admittid PAftfKTAL GUIOANCI tUOOfSTID For TM RESTRICTED Under IB requires accompanying rent or Adult Guardian NO ONE UNDER 18 ADMITTED limit may vary in certain areas) MPAA DOUBLE SHOCK SHOW "COUNTESS DRACULA" AND "VAMPIRE CIRCUS" SEE ALL THE GOOD SHOWS FOR LESS MON. 6:30 P.M. ONLY CRESCENT DRIVE-IN OKN-fe30 ADULTS 1.00 INTERSTATE THEATRES OPEN 1:00 FEAT.

All CHILDREN UNDER 12 3440 NORTH FIRST STREET for magical mirth and music! OPEN 1:30 FEATURES PARAMOUNT A I HELD OVER! 3 RD WK-LAST5 DAYS What did happen on fr the Cahulawassee River? Deliverance A JOHN BOORMAN FILM Starring JON VOIGHT BURT REYNOLDS From Warner A Warner Communications Company NOW THRU TUESDAY OPEN 6:30 P.M. PARKDRIVE'lNt I JUST ACROSS THE STREET FROM SEVENTEEN, IS DYING. EVEN FOR HER THE WORST IS YET TO COME LAST HOUSE do it," Butler said. He will portray one of Henry's sons. Kobinson noted that the show is one of the few hn has worked in that fully emphasized the actor and the audience relationship lo the characters on stage, rather than the technical aspects of a production.

"THE SKTS arc completely de-emphasized. A a should he able to see are the characters, and the inter-relationships on audience should be able to fully relate to the people on stage, and not see all the extraneous aspects of production," he said. All cast members are united in praise of director John Bar- ton. "He has his individuality as a director, as each one does," comments Robinson. "But his style is very easy to work in; he emphasizes the actor and the script.

He respects each actor and actress, and works for us and with us. He has found a good combination between friendship and authority." Few members of the cast have been in long-running shows, either in or out of school, and the six-performance run is a new experience. The limited capacity of the theater for this show is one reason for the longer run. Another is Barton's ambition to build an audience for the HPC Theatre. "If we -offer more chances to see a show, and offer a good show to see, I believe we can build a permanent audience for the HPC Theatre," he explained.

THE CAST is anticipatory. The longer run made several weeks of dally rehearsals seem more worthwhile to many of the cast. "We won't be having an opening night and a closing night so back- to-back," said Butler. "We can get into the show, and really pour the performance have a chance to do something with the show." Tickets are now available for all performances. Reservations may be made by calling the HPC Oral Communications Department at 646-2502, ext.

357. 3RD RECORD BREAKING WEEK! FEATURES AT: 12:30, 2:40, 4:50, 7:00, 9:10 a ROW ME fc BARGAIN MAT, ALL SEATS 1 0 UNTIL 2:00 SEE BEAN AT: ,5:10:7:30 -AND 9:50 IN THE LIFE AND TIMES OF AUL'NEWMAN in A FIRST ARTISTS Production A JOHN HUSTON Film THE LIFE AND TIMES' OF JUDGE ROY BEAN Guest Stars JACQUELINE BISSET TAB HUNTER JOHN HUSTON STACY KEACH RODDY McDOWAli ANTHONY 'wCtOHIA fiRINbPAL- AttTHON'Y ZERBE and AVA GARDNER as Lily La'ngtry io Composed anb.jCnnd^ed by JARRE Song "Mastnalade. Molasses by and ALAN BERGMAN Sung by-SDY priainal Screenpiay by JOHN by J.OHN FOREMAt Directed by JOHN HUSTON A National GerteraiPiciwes Release Hear Andy Williams sing "Marmalade, Molasses and Columbia JHHM PLAYING FIRST SHOWING ACADEMY AWARD WINNER I Best Art Direction Bust Costume Design Coil ntr ADULTS 1.50 CHILDREN FREE ALEXANDRA Nicholas a Alexandra 2ND HIT- "HOUSE OF A 1,000 DOLLS' ADULTS 1.00 CHILDREN FREE DEADLY TRAP APRIL FOOLS 8:35 FRANK LAHGELLA Jack Lemmon and Catherine Deneuve a dude like this DRIVE-IN THEATRE NAKED UNDER LEATHER got SUPER FLY apian to stick "MR There's no place to hide DEAD ARE ALIVE! AIMIS I.UU DEAD ARE AUVE SUDDEN TERROR 8:45. Conn JOHN MAW.F.Y.