The Shreveport Journal from Shreveport, Louisiana • 11

TUESDAY MAY 1 1984 3b SHREVEPORT JOURNAL SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER CITY LA Hill Kiel Martin dislikes being idle agent that if anybody anywhere was going to stage it he wanted in told me UAB was doing Martin recounts how it came about it was just that been 17 years since Martin who earned credits in regional productions of Ceasar" and and last was on stage been a long time and a little apprehensive about he says of best way to get rid of apprehension is just go right at He also wants to return a favor how I learned the business he says like to give a little Martin who plays the lead role of Max has been engulfed by which takes up eight hours of his day in rehearsals plus little 30- to 45-minute doses of interviews and script readings the way he likes it like being he says Up at 4:30 or 5 in the morning Martin quit ticking until 11 at night a huge undertaking workload-wise for me he says a 104-page play and I'm in every page Lot of Though earlier productions of were praised in New York and London the play also has stirred controversy because of its strong language nudity and violence Martin is asked how he thinks it will be accepted in conservative Birmingham came here with an open he says have no idea at all all see together from the South Hialeah Fla And hey the Klan was burning crosses two blocks from my house when I was 12 years old from the South believe you me The 39-year-old Martin was born in Pittsburgh where he spent the first 10 years of his life what they tell he says) went to whatever college that was doing a play I wanted to be Martin grins I left whenever they ran out of plays I was not a serious Brief service in the Army followed during which he took Frank lead in a production in Blow Your before Martin began paying his tube dues playing sickos and slayers in guest spots on such shows as and "Hill Street" which Martin terms ongoing came along in 1980 It has brought stability and validity to a journeyman career find it to be a little bit more than most actors entering into a television series bargained he says making a good living and I'm shooting reasonably well-constructed drama very well-constructed as a matter of Dickson Park opens Map 13 Bickham Dickson Park Shreveport's newest and largest park will have its seasonal opening May 13 The park is located at the Industrial Loop at 70th Street near The facility features horse rentals and fishing discounted hayrides from 11 am to 5 pm a nature trail walk at 1 pm and free live music by The Crawdads from 2:30 to 4:30 pm Admission is free For more information call the Shreveport Parks and Recreation Department at 226-6446 GLENWOOD THEATRE 3323 LINE AVENUE ti 868-3505 OPEN PM DAILY I 1 I LAS VEGAS EROTIC PLUS 1LASTSKINN FLICK! RATED MUST BE 18 MON SAT ALL SHOWS BEFORE 6 00 SUN A HOI IDAYS 1ST SHOW ONLY ALLEY CATS 6:00 6:30 ICE MAN fl MOSCOW ON THE HUDSON 6:30 8 00 8PLA9H P(i 3) HARD TO HOLD 6 19 7:46 FOOTLOOSE 6:30 Journal Photo by Ralph Fountain Dancing Away Laura (Janette Fox) dances with the Jim (Tom Bevins) in Glass Menagerie The Tennessee Williams classic opens Thursday at the Marjorie Lyons Playhouse Show times are at 8 pm Thursday through Saturday and May 10-12 and at 2 pm Sunday For reservations call 869-5242 between 1 and 5 pm daily Pieces of a Dream delivers flue show Watercolor exhibit begins today i Kiel Martin I find too many people 'that when they say they mean I happen to agree with that met a lot of really intelligent sensitive nice people here get in the middle of Manhattan Island in New York City gonna find some of the most narrow-minded people God put on this earth And some of the most outgoing and non-judg-mentul You're gonna find a mixture or people anywhere in the world for Birmingham proper I take people one at a time the way I am I don't deal with cities just may jolt some Birmingham theater-goers Martin maintains but there's more to the play than its shock value think that people are going to have every feeling some shock some disgust some sympathy some this some that Hey what supposed to do is provoke thought it provokes thought while it entertains it administers a The exhibit is sponsored by the Friends of the Barnwell Center: 2 Cinema 1103 Sbreve City U'Chaci oouuas NATHLttN TURNER DANNY OVITO Romancing The STONE I WEEKDAYS SAT SUN SAT $2 TILL 5:30: SUN J2 TILL 1:30 THURS ALL $2 WEEKDAYS SATUROAT-SUNOAT SAT 200 TILL 5:30 SUN $200 TILL 1:30 THURS S200 ALL SHOWS TWbUTE SHOW $1-50 FRIDAY THE 13th FINAL CHAPTER 6:00 -R 30 ICE MAN 9:49 -8 18 MOSCOW ON THE HUDSON 6 30-8 00 UP THE CREEK 6:30 -8 00 ALLEY CATS 6:00 -830 HARD TO HOLD 646 -616 $175 GREYSTOKE-THE LEGEND OfTARZAN LORD OF THE APES (PG) CHILDREN OF THE CORK (R) By BOB CARLTON Newhouse News Service BIRMINGHAM Ala 2 pm almost to the second and all-business no-bull Kiel Martin strides into his office gym bag in hand for his appointment with a local reporter In 30 minutes precisely do another interview his fourth of the day and 30 minutes after that hit the track for a three- to five-mile workout Then 15 minutes of calisthenics In preparation wearing a white sweatsuit the upper half of which boasts an MTM logo (a cat in police hat replacing the lion of the familiar MGM symbol) and the name of his favorite TV show Street in which he plays detective JD LaRue His longish graying hair flips out from under a navy blue Los Angeles Police Department cap which has some sort of slogan printed on it asked what it says protect and serve when we feel like Martin responds the motto with a perverse ending as they went on strike for a while A cop gave it to Coffee cup in one hand cigarette burning in a desktop ashtray Martin leans back in his chair pushing its back support to the optimum squeak JD LaRue is ready for some one-on-one interrogation only this time he's the one talking into the recorder Martin is in Birmingham during a seasonal break in the action from Street which he will rejoin when production begins for the NBC fifth season June 26 LaRue was written out of four episodes of but is scheduled to return in the May 17 episode according to the publicist Wire service reports said that much like his character absence from was due to a personal drinking problem When the subject comes up Martin points to the tape recorder and flicks his fingers in an on-off gesture want to discuss he says Martin is spending three weeks of his off-season in the University of Alabama in production of Martin a story that graphically depicts the persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany Martin read the play at the behest of his agent When he finished he told the Wind Ensemble to perform today The Centenary College Wind Ensemble will present a concert at 8 pm today in Hurley Recital Hall on the Centenary campus The concert is free and open to the public The program will include Overture in Flat by Giovanni by Grainger Three Diversions for Band by WAshburn Vanished by Alford (Third Dance from the ballet by Bernstein and and Shaker by John Zdechilk Director of the band is Dr Michael Williford IBM Watson retires LOS ANGELES (AP) Thomas Watson Jr who and International Business Machines Corp has retired as a director of of the computer giant Over seven decades Watson and his father Thomas Watson Sr changed IBM from a manufacturer of meatgrinding equipment and scales into the leading builder of computers and computer parts Watson who turned 70 in January was one who shaped and built modern said IBM chairman John Opel who announced the retirement Monday at the annual meeting in Los Angeles Seventy is the company's mandatory retirement age under a rule set by Watson when he was in his 40s But he said he had some reluctance about stepping down seriously thought of he said took my wife up the Nile on a boat trip to think it over I decided it would lack taste to set a rule for others and then make an exception for Watson retired as IBM chief executive in 1971 but continued as chairman of the executive committee and later as a director He also was US ambassador to the Soviet Union for two years under former President Jimmy Carter CINEMAt'THEATRES Review Lloyd 19 use their talents and voices well having been coached and brought along by musical wizards such as Lionel Hampton Herbie Hancock and Grover Washington Jr who produces the group Highlights of the show included a very exciting and moving keyboard solo by Lloyd and some superb guitar playing by guest musician Randall Bowman during Me A Bedtime After having been easily persuaded by appreciative fans to do an encore Napolean who obviously knows his voice ranges and capabilities put the icing on the cake with a trilogy of Luther Vandross hits including House is Not A A fine and surprising job of singing which pleased the audience since the groups vocal capabilities are mostly associated with their current hit Five The Port City Jazz Society deserves to be commended for putting together such an enjoyable evening The group announced that Norman Conners will perform here next month People was released on $1000 bond and told to answer the charges in court May 30 authorities said Actress Diana Dors undergoes surgery WINDSOR England (AP) Actress Diana Dors who had two cancerous tumors removed in the last two years has undergone major abdominal surgery for an undisclosed ailment a hospital official said Miss Dors 52 was suffering from stomach pains when she was taken over the weekend to Princess Margaret Hospital in this town 25 miles west of London said a hospital official asking not to be identified Miss Dors was operated on Monday night the official said large intestinal blockage has been relieved and an abcess the official said adding it was early to whether the problem was cancer-related Dors is making a good recovery and is the official said She was expected to be hospitalized for some time and her husband actor Alan Lake' was at her bedside the official said The actress had a small cancerous tumor removed last year And the previous year doctors removed another tumor during surgery for an ovarian cyst Local artist Mildred Spence will display her work at the RS Barnwell Memorial Garden and Art Center beginning today and running through May 31 Spence paints in watercolors her favorite subject is birdlife Her bird paintings have earned numerous awards and honorable mentions in juried exhibits She has participated in workshops and has been a regular contributor in the annual fall and spring juried shows of the Hoover Watercolor Society She has had one-man shows in Shreveport Minden and Tyler Texas $100 ANYTIME DFBRA W1NGFR SHIRLEY MacLAINE Where II your dreams com true bmr mom IZ ICE PIRATES Eij ANGEL 7:00 9:00 a 9:00 AGAINST ALL ODDS fa SWORD OF THE BARBARIANS (R) THE FIRST TURN ON (R) FRIDAY THE 13TH THE FINAL CHAPTER (R) St Z3E22S5S2EE3 is Lobster With ar'-en wldd $1495 T-Bone Steak With French Irii' Jdd $895 By CECIL SHARP Journal Staff Writer Shreveport jazz lovers finally got a chance to show their knowledge of and appreciation for a class jazz act Which was exactly what Pieces of A Dream proved to be Saturday night at Le Celebrity Theater Philadelphia natives Cedric Napolean (bass) Curtis Harmon (drums) and James Lloyd (keyboards) did an excellent job of carrying both shows both of which attracted near capacity crowds -although Napoleon said liked the last show Indeed the last show was a pleasure including the short but very mood-setting opening act by Intensive Care a local three-piece ensemble Pieces of A Dream followed in fine fashion and got right down to business with songs from each of their three albums including of A the title cut from their first album Me A Bedtime and Time for from their lastest album Napolean 21 Harmon 21 and Today's Rep Udall given conservation award WASHINGTON (AP) Calling Rep Morris Udall Con- servation lion of the the Wilderness So- ciety gave the I Democrat from Arizona its Ansel Adams Conservation Award Udall who received the honor Monday night is chairman of the House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee He was cited for writing environmental legislation such as the Alaska Lands Act of 1980 and was credited with helping organize the National Wilderness Preservation System Adams Mo he loved Mo he even lobbied said William A Turnage executive director of the society A noted nature photographer and conservationist Adams died April 22 He "intended to come to Washington for the presentation Nearing the end he asked me to tell Mo to Turnage said Billy Joe Royal arrested for DWI WARNER ROBINS Ga (AP) -Singer Billy Joe Royal best known for his 1960s hit single in the was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol Results of a breath test showed Royal 44 had 12 percent alcohol in his bloodstream according to a ticket issued by Cpl PM Hood of the Georgia State Patrol A blood-alcohol content of 06 percent is sufficient for a drunken driving charge under Georgia law if other evidence of intoxication is present Royal was stopped by Hood about 3:08 am Sunday because of a burned out headlight in the car he was driving near Centerville the ticket said Authorities said Royal apparently had just left a night club where he performed Saturday night The singer TUESDAY ALL SHOWS SOUTH PARKMALl JCWItlA OAD4U-494t GHILDREH OF THE GORH (R) ROMANCING THE STOKE (PG) salad bar only S3 50 635-7757 MON-FRI 11-4 DAILY SPECIALS YOUR CHOICE ONLY $275 Few spots remain for choir tour Chopped Steak Chicken Fried Steak with country gravy Beef Tips over Rice includes your choice of potato and hot toast 1 With 43 item soup or 4012 Jewelia PRICES GOOD Only a few spots remain for the Centenary College Choir Alumni concert tour this summer The European trip which is also open to non-singing spouses is set for June 12-July 1 The itinerary includes visits to Frankfurt Germany Aeschi Switzerland Lugano Switzerland Florence Italy Rome Italy Innsbruck Austria Nurnberg Germany Stuttgart Germany and Heidelberg Germany The group will give seven concerts during the trip and will take time to see the sights and participate in such activities as a cruise on the Rhine River a climb in the Alps a ride in a Venetian gondola a tour of the Vatican a swim in the Mediterranean and tours of museums cathedrals and castles The choir will be directed by Dr AC Voran and Dr Will Andress in a program of religious pieces such as Parry's Was Lovely Is Thy Dwelling by Brahms and Breathing Life" by Bach Cost of the trip is $1490 which includes transportation lodging and many meals Interested persons should contact Dr Andress at 424-4373 1.