Abilene Reporter-News from Abilene, Texas • Page 25

Abilene Screen Scene 5 THE ABILENE REPORTBR-NEWS Abilene, Texas, Sunday Morning, May 19, 1974 Movies Return for Second Showing SHOW DATES By AL1CK Reporter-News Arls I'ditui' If you don't sec movies.on their first time 'round, just wait a minute. Before long they're back again, Several returnees are playing here tills week. Anil some new shows are supposed to arrive this week, too. Note that "supposed to." Nothing seems definite any more about movie schedules. SOME, such as THE EXORCIST, just stay on.

THE EXORCIST plays for one more week at CINEMA Anybody who doesn't know Hie general theme of THE EXORCIST by now lias been oft climbing Ml. Everest ov some otliev peuk in the Himalayas, and doesn't want lo see the picture anyway, so we won't repeat the theme this week. It's slated to play all week. Hated II. CINEMA 11 is stowing THE MST RETAIL, a story set in a Navy background.

Jack Nicholson and Otis Young play two sailors who are given the duty of escorting a naive young sailor (Handy Qnaid) from their Norfolk base to Portsmouth prison, The 18-year-old is a kleptomaniac and had been caught pilfering petty cash from tin favorite charily of an officer's wife. The two elder fellows feel sony for the younger man and so treat him to all the dubious pleasures they can think of en ruule lo prison. There's a'lot of obscenity, but Die hard hearls of Ihe two older fellows are softened, and you're inclined to forgive some oi their crudity. Rated it. On Friday, CINEMA will start the run of NEWMAN'S George Pcppard plays a tough detective whose arrest of a narcotics pusher catapults him into a larger ring of illicit drug handlers.

Other officers on the force lose their failb in Newman, and lie must fight the criminals alone. Rated PG. THE MAJESTIC is now showing a re-run of OKLAHOMA CRUDE. This George C. Scott film played here about a year ago.

Scott plays a drifter in Oklahoma during oil boom days. Fayc Duiiiiwiiy, a very indo pendant woman, owns a small piece of land which could bring her oil money, but Jack 1'alance as Hie rough oil company boss, tries lo take it from her. Scott helps her, though she thinks she doesn't need his help. Some, very bad language and crude statements. Rated PG.

And on Friday, the MAJESTIC brings back THE STING. This is the film which walked away with Academy Awards, you remember, it's a happy escape into Ihe past, with Rpbert Bedford and Paul Newman as con artists. Scolt Joplin ragtime music adds much lo Ihe pleasure of Ihe film. Rated PG. The PARAMOUNT has held an older Robert Redford picture, JEREMIAH JOHNSON, for another week.

He plays a mountain man he faces all kinds of dangers and difficulties. Rated PG. On Friday, the PARA-. MOUNT changes to PEOPLE- TOYS. There's not much information available on the film yet, but it looks like a horror show.

It -appears that some children have a strange power to turn adults into chess pieces. It's rated R. THE WESTWOOI) is holding THE GREAT GATSBY for another week. This film, too, has been sufficiently described. It's rated PG.

On Friday, toe WESTWOOD plans to bring WHERE THE LILIES BLOOM, a story of courage and determination. Four children living in Ihe Appalachian Mountains are or- phaned. Rather than let the family be divided, the older girls hold the family together. Rated G. The METRO is showing, for its final day on Sunday, CHARIOT OK THE GODS? It's a film documentary, taken from the book, purporting lo show that astronauts lived on the earth long ago.

Rated G. The olhcr film on the double a Is ANGEL UNCHAINED, a niolorcyclc-dunc. buggy-hippie story. The three groups are in conflict. It's rated PG, so the entire show must be considered PG.

The METRO is closed midweek, but will open on Friday and Saturday to show two pictures about Doberman dogs, THE DOBERMAN GANG and THE BAKING DOBERMANS. Five dogs are trained lo commit a robbery. The dogs make off with $2 million in campaign funds in the latter picture. The same dogs perform in both. Rated G.

CINEMA I lor the THE EXORCIST with Ellen Burilyn, Blair, Wax Von and Jason Miller. Rated R. CINEMA II Tbrough Thursday THE LAST DETAIL wllh Nicholson, Olis Young ontJ Quaid, Rated R. Beginning frifav NEWMAN'S CAW with George pard cr.d Roger Roblmon. Raled PG.

MAJESTIC Through Thursday OKLAHOMA CRUDE witti Georfli C. Scoll ond Foye Ounovjoy. Ralcd PG. Beginning Friday THE STING with Robert Redford ond Paul Newman. Rofod PG.

PARAMOUNT TtiufKiay JEREMIAH JOHNSON v'ilh Robert Redford. Rated PG. Beginning Friday PEOPLETOYS with Gene Evans ord Shelley Morrison. Haled R. WESTWOOD Thrcujti i THE GREAT GAfSaY wilh Rciurl Rcdloid and Mia Rolcd PG, Fiiday WHERE THE LILIES BLOOM wilh Julie Gholion and Harry Deon Slanron Rated G.

METRO Sunday only CHARIOT OF THE GOOS? Rotcd Also ANGEL UNCHAINED. Raltd PG. (Cloud MWwcek) FrMgy end THE DOBBRMAN GANG ami THE DARING DOBERMANS. Both ruled G. PARK Thrtugh Twsojy MOUSE OF CORPSES, ORACULA'S GREAT LOVE AND VAMPIRES NIGHT ORGY.

AH 'fled R. BtflJAninj Wtdttsdjy MIDNIGHT PLOWBOY and SCREAM IN THE STREETS. Both rated X. NEVER AGAIN Nostalgia Play Set in C-City COLORADO CITY (RNS) The nostalgia should he (hick enough to cut with two bare from "Don't Sit Under Ihe Apple Tree" when Colorado City Playhouse opens a (liree-niglit run of "Bear Ruth" nl 8:15 p.m. Thursday in the Old Opry House.

But for most of the cast, the early 1940s arc dim, grey years that mom and dart talk and smile about. Times were "keen'' but not "cool," and were special for those who wore tlicir country's uniform. Director of light-hearted comedy, set in the days of World War II, is Martha Uisiicltc. Tlie play revolves around Miriam's contribution to Ihe war effort. Miriam, sweet 16, played by Linda Engiert, wants to keep all the soldiers happy, so she writes love letters to those sli? knows.

The problem is, she signs big sister's name lo all those loiters. Big sister Ruth, played hv Sally Smith, is in big trouble when little sister's pen pals come home. Olhers in the cast include Larry Debusk as Ruth's mature fiance; Kent Womack as a municipal judge; anil Marsha Moore, Ituby Johnson, Carl Beery Moore, Pat Rcily, Sherry Long and Doug Bisnette. Among many others involved in the production are John Tom Merrill, house manager; Mel Palmer and Hob Bisnette, lighting; Carl Moore, staging and proper- lies. WTC Honors Top Drama Students JACK GI.OVEU in summer music camp Glover Named To McM fcic Camp Faculty Glover, well know in the Abilene area for his choral work, will return to teach voice in Ihe Summer Music Camp for Hand and Choir set June J7-29 at McMurry College.

Glover was director of Cooper High choirs for many ycnrs. Ho was also soloist for many oratorio and oilier musical events here, as well as playing major roles in musical comedy productions. DAVID S. RL.VCK- J1UHN and lioficr Rush have assembled faculties for Hie choral and instrumental sec- linns of the camp for which (hoy are respectively directors. The choral faculty also includes Bobbie Sumerlin, present Cooper High choral director; Danny Hood, Abilene.

choral director; and Florence Vachon, voice teacher from Dallas. The instrumental family includes Barbara Spurbergcr, Seymour band director, leaching ilutc; Hob Willis, Dallas Public Schools, teaching double and single reeds (woodwinds); John Stockdale, Morton band director, teaching cornet and trench horn. Cherry Barlow, a graduate sludenl in music composition at Southwestern Seminary, will teach percussion, and Don Bushel, an award- winning drum major while earning a degree at McMnrry, will teach twirling and drum majoring. Hush, director of the Mc- jUurry Hand, will share band director's duties will) Stockdale at the camp. SNYDER (HNS) Hetha Buyd and Jamie Bordcn have been named best actress and best actor in 1973-7-1 dramatic productions at Western Texas College.

Miss Boyd was selected for her role as Madame liosepet- lle in the dinner theatre production of "Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mama's Hung You in the Closet and Fcclin' So Sad." Boren won best actor for his- portrayal of Jimmy, the angry young nian in "Ixiok Back in Anger." AWARDS for best supporting actress and actor went lo Paula Baldwin Cox and Barry Kinkor for llieir roles of Peppermint Pally and Linus in "You're A Good Man Charlie Brown." Named best character ador was Joe Slubbs, who appeared as Brassed in the opening show, "Charley's Aunt." "Look Back in Anger" was selected best show of the season. Awards were selected by a panel composed of Dr. Ben Brock, Dr. Robert Blacker, Mrs. Robert Clinton, Mike Thornton and Mrs.

Kay Albin, chairman. A special Pa Iron of the Year award was given to Glenn Polk for his servicr.s and inspiration to each cast crew. The awards ceremony and reception followed the school's i of ''Charlie Brown," which closed a five- night run May 11. OTHER DIIAMA AWARDS presented were: Best make-up: Jan Bellamy for "Oh Dad, Poor Dad" lies! props: Curry for "Charley's Aunt" Best costumes: "Charley's BRAND NEW ROTARY ENGINE MAZDAS SELLING AT 2895 50,000 MILE-3 YEAR ROTARY ENGINE WARRANTY SOUTH MCmCNOUIAYTOVt Howo'ti, Tolyo, Kong tangled, tiohito July 8 lo Auguit WHTfMOU DANCE STAGECOACH IKK STAMFORD, TKXAS SAT. MAY 25th 9 P.M.

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The concert will feature the Symphonic Band and Concert Band playing a variety of popular tunes and marches. Directing will be AHS Band Director Bill Spencer, band student teacher Steve Smith from Abilene Christian College and AHS band students Cy Ditmore and Joe Black. Highlight of concert will he honoring of Ihe 38 graduating seniors in (he band. They will be presented certificates and Eagle. Band pins.

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