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Movies 4 ITho Sacramento Bee i I I I Thursday March 29 Xtlt I 4 I "The Deer Hunter" or "Coming Home" Nor is it a "Grease" of the What it is as those of you seen "Superman the Movie" might understand is sheer socko giddy entertainment a two-hour smile The fact that the principals are essentially unknowns although if you saw "Deer Hunter" recognize John Savage should not put you off' All are extremely affectionate folk You will care about them instantly you will not find them unwashed or even irresponsible Because these hippies like each other you will like them and this is the essence of "Hair" success A fellow named Treat Williams as tribe leader Berger is the best of all although Savage who portrays an Okie in this wonderland is remarkably complementary a rube who fits In the story Sa-vave bumps into Berger and friends while en route to the draft board They lead him into the mysteries of pot and acid (scenes which mock drugs actually) and then into a relationship with Jersey deb Beverly Forman scores well with his direction of her coming out party the comedic highlight We follow Savage into the army and a mosaic of basic training scenes When the tribe joins him at the army base in Nevada briefly more slapstick fun leading into an inevitably ironic ending and ultimately the masses surrounding the Lincoln Memorial is so full of love bright dancing and marvelous music that a shame you put it in your pocket and take it home with you lives vet More than a decade later the electricity is still there in which has been turned into a glowing motion picture by Czech director Miles Forman and is now playing at the Century rated PG The film is so full of cheer so unaffected yet meticulously choreographed by Twyla Tharp and directed by Forman that it is entitled to inclusion in the ranks of all-time classic movie musicals ranging from mid- Busby Berkeley to "Seven Brides for Seven from Rogers-Astaire by Herb Michelson i through "West Side Story" and when you stop to think about "Saturday Night Fever" and "The Buddy Holly Story" On stage at a time that now seems centuries ago "Hair" was lionized also oft-abused for being a breakthrough mmusical a celebration of the "tribal of anti-war hippies an early adventure in (gasp) "frontal nudity" and most importantly a charismatic love-in with members of the audience running up on stage for a reprise of "Let the SunShine Dated? Irrelevant? Musty? Hardly Whether you prefer disco Jagger and Tjad-er have room in your heads for the aural pleasures of which bespeaks love and friendship as much today as when so many of us had so many questions about THAT war But the film is not politicized It is not Steinbeck: You can't go home lOj 3 SCREENS 44319 BROADWAY it If ST Mark Twain: desire to leave 7:00 AND 10:33 jPO) "MtssAoc mom spact1 ONCl AT (TO) tf im ONi POttN'T SCAM YOU trt 4 Continued from page 1 supposedly glamorous life of a reporter Twain was anxious to leave He was even more anxious to leave his job a process he compared to spreading over as much acreage as possible One of his first chances came in 1866 when the Sacramento Union sent him to the Sandwich Islands It is believed that trip provided him the basic outline for "Innocents Abroad" A year later he made his stake publishers in the East recognized his talent and he left for a home in Connecticut and fame The best place to research Mark haunts and life in San Francisco is at the University of Mark Twain Collection the depository of thousands of his papers books notebooks and artifacts It is open 9 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday For information call 415-642-6480 Hours are changing for the Angels Camp Museum on Main Street but it is open on weekends with displays of some memorabilia For information call 209-736-2963 And the Jumping Frog Jubilee this year will be held at the County Fairgrounds in Angels Camp May 17-20 MS-DiAS-lOrJO 0 John Steinbeck MS AND 1030 0 IN OMa mo (i John Ernest Steinbeck was born in Salinas on Feb 27 1902 to a respected family He eventually traveled the world but it was the town and the ranches of the valley that inspired him and provided the richly drawn characters that peopled his books Steinbeck more than others drew his characters scenes and plots from people and events in his life A boisterous childhood combined with a love of books and writing blended into a desultory academic career at Stanford Concentrating on his writing and ignoring his classes he flunked out after two semesters and returned to the valley and Salinas to write and work as a common laborer It was on one job at the Spreckels Ranch No 10 that he found the setting and characters for his play "Of Mice and A stint on Cannery Row Monterey led him to the character of who appeared in many books and stories But he remained closest to the town The town that hurt him the most Salinas was shocked by his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Grapes of Residents thought he unfairly painted valley farmers as cruel and inhuman and for years resented their most famous son mother once took an armload of books to a tea for her friends and was promptly sent home by the other women Citizens once unsuccessfully tried to prevent town leaders from naming the library after the famous author on the grounds his writing planted the seeds for future labor unrest in the valley Steinbeck was hurt He wrote in a letter: "It occurs to me that probably the most heartbreaking title in the world is Tom Can't Go Home literally true They want no part of me (In Salinas) except in a pine But acceptance by those outside the valley and his Pulitzer and Nobel prizes mellowed the feelings of a younger generation home at 132 Central Ave Salinas was purchased in 1974 by the Valley Guild and restored to its turn-of-the-century status It now contains a lunch restaurant the proceeds from which are distributed to Salinas Valley charities The 1897 structure also contains memorabilia photographs and a gift shop Group tours are available by reservation before and after weekday luncheons at 11:45 am and 1:15 pm Meal reservations and information are available by calling 408-424-2735 The John Steinbeck Library 110 San Luis 758-7311 has a special section with hundreds of volumes of the writer's works including personal papers The library is open from 10 am to 9 pm Monday through Thursday and 10 am to 6 pm Friday and Saturday It is closed Sunday Stevenson: love's lure CMbM i mr wmkm wait mni ooicr humn-m tOWMMKOMrtlS I I i i 1 I i i 4 4 4 i 4 DRIVE IN 458-4724 rmilTWIQgf STOCKTON THE CHINA SYNbuomr 'OUT LADY mr till AU MtVf-MS OMN fcM SHOW STAtTS AT 7rOO PtIINCAIHUTBt LATT SNQW1 NfTHr Robert Louis Stevenson traveled to California in large part out of love He followed Fanny Osbourne from Paris to the San Francisco Bay area and Monterey to await her divorce and the chance of their marriage Stevenson first joined Mrs Osbourne in Monterey where she traveled to avoid the strain of her one-year separation Recovered Mrs Osbourne returned to her Oakland home and Stevenson to 608 Bush St in San Francisco where he attempted to support himself by writing Adult Theatres Sacramento Bee Want Ad Serving Sacramento Since 1857 Call 444-3113 Linda Lovelace "Confessions of Unda CONSTANCE MONEY "ANNA Adult Theatres WESTIANE DRIVE-IN AOUtMHIATtf MANOt IHCATKI CONFESSIONS OT UNOA ANNA OlStSSED PUSSYCAT THtATftf 'tmrvmur XXX AOULTSONLV Two Full langth Features Program Changes Wed Call For Titles Electrical Heaters 7564451 0l SHOWTIME 7:00 0 NfW SHOTS fevered efforts to live by his pen resulted in severe tuberculosis Then in a rush came divorce some quick cash from his father their wedding on May 19 1880 and a recuperative honeymoon trip up the Napa Valley to Calistoga Stevenson was fascinated by the Napa Valley its clean air wine cellars rugged residents and spirit of adventure He would use many of the characters he met or heard of in his works including the bandit Black Bart and other rogues that can be recognized in The towns along the valley enchanted Stevenson who described such landmarks as the Revere House and the Magnolia Hotel in his book Silverado The lush and varied scenery in the area inspired him he devoted an entire chapter of the book to the petrified forest and its owner Charley Stevens Stevenson was particularly enchanted by the wineries of Los Hermanos Beringer and Krug He called the product of the 50 wineries in the area elixirs beautiful every sense gem-hued flavor scented dream But Stevenson and Fanny grew tired of living in hotels and moved north to Lake County where they spent the summer in an abandoned bunkhouse in Silverado near the site of the last 1870s gold and silver rush He regained his health and devotion to him won the hearts of his parents They returned to Scotland where Stevenson resumed a career that would place him among the foremost authors of the English language Stevenson made an important impression wherever he lived He spent only two months at Silverado and five in Monterey but both locales hold him dear and have devoted museums to him The second largest collection of Stevenson memorabilia iiKthe nation is at the Silverado Musuem in St Helena 1347 Railroad Ave 707-963- 3757 The privately run museum houses more than 6300 articles commemorating Stevenson including his writing desk from Samoa and his treasured lead soldier collection It is open noon to 4 pm Tuesdays through Sundays Private tours for organized groups can be arranged A trip north along Highway 29 from Calistoga will take a literary traveler to Robert Louis Stevenson Memorial State Park The primitive 3200-acre spread offers rugged scenic beauty hiking trails and a plaque marking the site of the bunkhouse where the writer and his bride spent their honeymoon The state also offers tours of the Stevenson House in Monterey 530 Houston St 408-373-2103 The home is daily except Wednesdays in March with guided tours between 9 am and 4 pm The home contains much of the furniture from Valima his Samoan home TOWNS MATtl "OtSCO DOltS HOT SKIN" OCKCANOT HWY 80 WAR DAVIS EXIT FRONTAGE RQA0 WBTIANI DftIVMN Cali thc at fo times ano miH 1 Postcard picture of Stevenson's Monterey home (date unknown) ii4 Ail New Erotic iaco Dolls O) DISCO DOUS HOT SKIN A1SO IN 3-D Towne 4700 Auburn at Myrtle 3324730 London: frustrated adventurer 'PUSSYCAT THEATRES PRESEBTS PLUS ADULTS ONLY (x) IN COLOR ing it Wolf House after the animal he said best described his nature The ranch has virtually become a shrine to thousands of literary followers Today a part of the original ranch and the ruins of Wolf House are part of Jack London State Historical Park a 75-acre area 10 miles north of Sonoma on Highway 12 A museum is located near the parking lot along the highway and the ruins of Wolf House and grave are found along a half-mile trail through the park The park is open 10 am to 5 pm daily Information can be obtained by calling 707-938-5216 search of social reform That was his first real taste of what he called Social the seamiest underside of life But it was an unsuccessful journey to the Alaskan goldfields that brought him his earliest literary success and his first real money as a writer It was there he gained the background for dozens of stories and his classic novel Call of The adventures left him with a love for the freedom of the sea and a desire for the security of a ranch In 1905 he purchased a small spread near Glen Ellen in rural Sonoma County and counted on it as a refuge for the rest of his life He built a stone lodge on the ranch call Jack London created for himself the image of a daring adventurer an image that was only partly true A socialist who refused to reject a belief that the fittest must survive he lived most of his life intellectually and socially frustrated London was reared in the slums of Oakland and began his adventures on San Francisco Bay as an oyster pirate and later as a member of the Fish Patrol created to capture the pirates Restless and sick of school he shipped out on a seal-hunter to capture his first taste of the rugged life at sea Still rebellious he joined Army a ragtag group that bummed its way across the United States to Washington in.