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Donald Moffat He's Still Broke But Has Grown As Actor By WILLIAM GLOVER AP Drama Writer NEW YORK (AP) For Donald Moffat, this whole career of dedicated acting really began because Wendy was one year old. "I wasn't too sure I wanted to continue in the theater," the English-bom performer recalls, "but we came over to show my in-laws our daughter. 'I never went home again, since more or less literally I didn't have the return fare." That was just 10 years ago, and in the interim Moffat has established himself as a leading example of a different breed of player on the American scene the intent, industrious actor who is more interested in ensemble accomplishment than spotlight glory, the indispensable man for (he growing regional-repertory movement. "It's a matter of working, always working and never waiting around for the main chance," explains the rangy, waggish and purposeful trouper. Moffat is helping to brighten Broadway's rather lackluster season as a mainstay of the As Famous Quotations When all is done, the help or good counsel is that which set- teth business Charcoal House Restaurant Riverside Drive DANVILLE'S FINEST THEATRE! NORTH OPEN TODAY 5:45 ELVIS PRESLEY IN COLOR of Producing Artists in i rotating display drama at he Lyceum Theater.

"We're not crusading with any manifesto," he says of the iighly lauded group. "I think accounts greatly for both ack of tension and success. It Brings a great comfortable feeing without complacency." Besides his work with the much-traveled APA, Moffat has abetted such regional enterprises as the former Akron, Ohio Shakespeare Festival, Cleveland's Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival and Cincinnati's Playhouse in the Park. On Broadway he has participated in commercial productions of a naif dozen items ranging from "Under Milk Wood" to "The Affair." 'It was a case of complete inertia," he jokingly reflects. "I intended to drift into something respectable, but acting is still a lot better than teaching or banking." Moffat got his basic training at London's Royal Academy oi Dramatic Arts, launched tentatively into acting at the Old Vic and stage managed the memorable 1954 British revue, "Salad Days." "During my student he says, "the motivating stimulus was coming to me from this side of the Atlantic.

Marlon Brando and Elia Kazan were at the height of their creative excitement and America seemed much more theatrically vibran than, things were at home." Ironically, he set sail 1m wife, actress Anne Murray, and just a couple of weeks after production, of John Osborne's "Look Back in Anger." At the time, of course, no one realized that a theatrical renaissance was starting in England. job with a nonequity group at Princeton, N.J., at $25 per week, eking out the family income as a carpenter while his wife took in ironing. By coincidence he was Follow That Dream" ANNE HELM-JOANNA MOORE Also the West's massacre T. V. Programs 2 6:00 Semester 6:30 Good Morn, 7:55 Devotions 8:00 Kangaroo 8:00 Old Rebel 9:30 Cooking 10:00 Candid Cam.

10:30 Hillbillies 11:00 Andy 11:30 Van Dyke 12:00 Love of Life 12:23 CBS News 12:30 Search 12:43 Guiding lite 1:00 Girl Talk 1:30 World Turns 2:00 Password 2:30 Unkletter 3:00 Tell Truth 3:25 CBS News 3:30 Edtfe of -Nile 4:00 Secret Storm 4:30 Movie 6:00 News 6:20 Sports 6:25 Weather CBS News 7:00 Big Movie 8:30 Red Skelton 9:30 P'eoat Ji-t. 10:00 CBS News 11:00 News 11:10 Weatherman 11:15 Sports 11:25 Maverick IZtSO Sign 7 iiA JfiJlt i.J.1, LUt Moffat landed his first U.S. not the other way around." Also: "GIRL FROM TOBACCO Color present again in Princeton when the just-formed APA arrived for its first season in I960. (The family, augmented since by Gabriel, 5, now lives in Princeton). "I guess I was known to somebody and they needed an actor that's how things happen you know," he says.

"The career has always been catch- as-catch-can." The role Moffat took was in Pirandello's "Right You Are" a part he is repeating in the present Lyceum season. It also includes leads in "The School for Scandal," "The Wild Duck "You Can't Take It with You" and "War and Peace." Hired for a week but remaining for the first season, Moffat then took off on other assign- seott Brady rnents across the country for four years, taking on sundry challenges. "The types of play haven't been picked exactly on purpose," he avers. But always he has concentrated on the stage. "I don't look down my nose films or TV work," Moffat adds 9 "but to get such assignments you have to devote a great Tie most disturbing aspect of us American decade Moffat sn't sure whether he could adapt to British methods now what he calls "the incredible )ower of the written word in his country." He continues: "There had )een regional theaters going on icre for ages, but no one it until newspapers and magazines began writing about THURSDAY RUN! POOR MAMA'S HUNG YOU IN THE CLOSET AND I'M FEELING SO SAD" Newest songfiUed hits loaded with excitement and girls! Elvis Presley scuba-diving, singin' and swinging as never before "EASY COME, EASY GO" Next: Walt Disney'j Bullwhip Griffin" Donald Moffat, English actor, was thinking of giving up the theater when he and his wife, actress Anne Murray, brought daughter Wendy, age one, to the United States to show ms in-laws.

But they lacked return fare, so stayed on. Moffat got an acting now, 10 years later, is a mainstay of Association of Producing Artists (APA), much acclaimed repertory company. Moffat and Wendy are seen here in his dressing room at the Lyceum Theater in New York, where he plays leads in several APA plays. (AP Newsfeatures Photo) 6:00 Semester 6:30 Town, Ctry. 6:40 Weather 6:45 Top Morning 7:00 WDBJ News 7:05 Top Morning 7:55 WDBJ News 8:00 Light of Life 8:15 Kangaroo 9:00 Cartoon Th.

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"I disagree, too, with the premise that versatile American actors weren't available for classic roles part of the same printed word fixation." Does he have any regrets about not having had the fare home in 1957? "I'm still as broke as when I started," he smiles. "But I feel I have grown as an actor in the last couple of years. Before that I felt on a plateau until I went through a shakeup in my personal and emotional life. "A 7 ow I feel I am able to use much more of myself." Hollyivood Shorts 6:00 Gospel Fav. 7:00 Today 7:25 News 7:30 Today 8:25 News 8:30 Today 9:00 Klub Kwiz 9:23 News 9:30 Ann Sothern 10:00 Reach Stars 10:25 News 10:30 Conception 11:00 Pat Boone 11:30 Squares 12:00 Jeopardy 12:30 Eye Guess 12:55 News 1:00 Merv Griffin 2:00 Our Lives 2:30 The Doctors 3:00 Another Wld, 3:30 Don't Say 4:00 Match Game 4:25 Report 4:30 Yogi Bear 5:00 Mike Douglas 6:00 News 6:30 Hunt-Brink 7:00 Death Valley From Uncle 8:30 Oc'nal Wife 9:00 Movies 11:00 News 11:30 Tonite Show 12 By GENE HANDSAKER HOLLYWOOD XA Ex- movie gangster Sheldon Leonard, flying to Europe on Monday, hopes to get permission to film a U.S.

spy drama in Rus sia. The show is television's "I Spy," for which he'll cast actors in London, Paris and Rome and pick shooting sites in Morocco Then he'll go to 6:30 Aspect 6:30 Employee 7:00 Today Show 9:00 At Home 9:30 Exercise 10:00 Reach Stars 10:25 News 10:30 Conception. 11:00 Pat Boone Squares 12:00 Jeopardy 12:30 Eye Guess 12:55 News 1:00 Match Game 1:25 News 1:30 Hake Deal 1:55 News 2:00 Our laves 2:30 The Doctors 3:00 Another Wld 3:30 Don't Say 4:00 Astro Boy 4:30 Jlike Dougla: 6:00 News 6:30 Hunt-Brink 7:00 Hayride 7:30 From Uncle 3:30 Oc'nal Wife 9:00 Movie 11:00 News 11:30 Tonite Show 13 she rides her bike, writes stories and paints pictures. The future? "I'm going to be an artist if I don't become a TV star," said Anissa, lunching on spaghetti and adding knowledgeably: "I'd rather be a TV star. It pays more money." 8:00 8:30 Exercise 9:00 Play School 9:30 Party Line 10:00 PDQ 10:30 Mr.

Ed 11:00 Supermarket 11:30 Dating Game 12:00 E'body Talk. 12:30 Donna Reed, 1:00 Ben Casey 2:00 Newlywed 2:30 Dream Girl 3:00 Gen.Hosp. SOUTH DRIVE-IN SOUTH 29 HT h-c. Admission. and Greece.

Moscow. It may seem like a pipe dream," Leonard said, "but I believe we can do three or four episodes in. Russia about our countries mutual desire to prevent atomic disaster. "My impression is that both our State Department and theirs would be favorably inclined." Leonard, 60, tall, swarthy and sharply dressed, is a onetime actor on Broadway and a gang- ter or mug in more than 100 movies. On the Jack Jenny radio show he was the ough-talking race track tout "Hev, At Stuyvesant High School hi ew York, where his main con- ern was playing football, a riend with a rheumatic heart nterested him in more cerebral mrsuits including the dramatic ociety.

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Get your Shopper's Loan from HFC1 HOUSEHOLD FINAHC 121 S. Union Next to the Register-Bee Knighfs of Pythias SWJft2-58U HOLLYWOOD (AP) Nanette Fabray, herself a hearing- aid user for 10 years, narrates NBC-TV's "Theatre of the Deaf" presentation April 2. Actors with varying degrees of hearing loss will present scenes from Hamlet, musical numbers and excerpts from the play "All the Way Home." The program, already taped, was produced by the Eugene O'Neill Memorial Theatre Foundation in Waterford, Conn. Next fall, Miss Fafaray said, the troupe hopes to join in a U.S. performing tour "The first time deaf and hearing actors have worked together professionally." 3:30 The Nurses 4:00 Shadows 4:30 Action Is 5:00 Fun Factory 6:00 News 6:30 News 7:00 Kid Kollege 7:30 Combat 8:30 Invaders 9:30 Peyton Placi 10:00 Fugitive 11:00 News Final 11:30 Bourbon St.

12:30 Bible Head. The Register: Panville, Mar. 23, 1967 9 By J.J. McCoy Talk IT ets Whenever I see an Appaloosaj orses, I am reminded of the! nteresting history of this "made i America" animal. The Appaloosa was develop- by the Nez Pcrces (Pierced loses), an American Indian that lived in Idaho and Vashinglon.

Most horse own- ng Indian tribes did nothing in IB way of improving their live- tock. But the Nez Perces paid eed to some basic animal reeding principles. They priz- their unusual spotted on plotched horses and bred the 'Ost to the best. As a result of their selective ireeding, the Nez Perces pro-itS luced a horse with ourage, agility and mild losition. Unfortunately, his tribe was captured by J.

S. Cavalry in 1877, their fine horses were seized and dispersed among the Army and ranches. Gradually the breed fell nto a decline. But there is a happy ending the story. Today, the Appa- oosa enjoys a new popularity, especially among those who vant a sturdy horse with a good disposition.

The unique Appa- oosa with its spots, patches and polka dots is now seen rodeos, parades, horse shows; fact, everywhere except on flat and harness racing tracks. The disposition of the Appa- oosa constantly amazes me. I am familiar with the various breeds, and this one is quite different. I have seen a small child ride and handle an Appaloosa stallion a feat that rarely duplicated with other jreeds of riding horse. THE PET FORUM (Q) "I suspect that my para ieet has mites, but am not sure.

there some way of detecting these pests?" G. A. (A) Yes. Cover the bird cage at night with white terry cloth. attack birds at night and aide in crevices and ends of perches during the day.

In the morning, take off the terry cloth and examine it for red dots which will be mites. If you do find mites, scour and disinfect the cage. I suggest you consult your veterinarian for a safe disinfectant. (Q) "I am going to enter my dog in a show this spring. I am afraid that he won't listen to my commands, and he'll be sniffing other dogs and disturb ing them.

He listens to me a home when there aren't any other dogs (or people) disturb ing us." B. (A) Well, I think you are righ in being concerned about your dog's behavior at a show. Yoi didn't state how your dog wa that is, whether yo and he attended dog obedienci ntering a show. If there are no dog obedience classes in our community, perhaps your ocal library or bookstore could provide you with a good book in dog training. Go over the basic obedience work with the log, then keep giving him commands while other dogs and peo- )le are nearby.

Be firm with him. He'll have lapses, but make him keep his mind on the ob. (Q) "I've just won a goldfish and want to know how often to eed it." Jimmy age 12 (A) Once a day will be snough, Jimmy. Just don't over- "eed the fish feed only what bod the fish will eat at one time. To "Pussy's Advocate" I chose what you called a Daily Crossword Puzzle he cripts.

began selling radio But for the influence of his riend and his wife, Leonard says, he might be a beachcomber today. "My natural inclination was to find a warm, climate and do nothing." As an actor, chronic dissatis- 'action spurred him into becom- ng a director, then a producer. His three Emmy awards are for directing the Danny Thomas show. In June he gets an achievement medal from Syracuse University, his alma mater. Leonard set a precedent by costarring a Negro, Bill Cosby, on "I Spy." He produces also Andy Griffith and Gomer Pyle shows and produced the Dick Van Dyke and Thomas programs until they bowed off.

Into a small panel truck, its top a camera hoist, go lights, generators, cameras, weighing a fraction of conventional types. By cargo plane the truck can be in Rome, say, tomorrow. 'I can't afford to build St. Peter's Cathedral on a stage," Leonard says. "But with thi equipment, my writers can use the whole world for backgrounds." Just possibly including, he hopes, Russia.

HOLLYWOOD (AP) On Jieir CBS-TV rpccial April 24, lerb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass will be seen playing in various locations Disneyland a beach and, for the first time in their career, Tijuana. HOLLYWOOD (A?) Close up of a beautiful blonde, Anissa Jones: She has freckles a snub nose and cascading hair bound by a red headband. She's 9 but could pass for 6 which is what she was, looking spends with Johnny a state-re quired three hours daily in school studies. In spare time HOLLYWOOD (AP) Vanessa Brown, playing a daughter of Rosalind Russell in. "Rosie," she was completing years as Los Angeles cor- espondent for the.

Voice of America. With a portable recorder, she las taped interviews with scien- ists, small businessmen, labor eaders and government figures. Tm going to do a documentary on automation and see Dr. Jonas Salk at his institute," said the former radio Quiz Kid. "It's 'ascinating work." ACROSS 1 Moving back and 5 Blemish.

10 Kind of dance. 14 Celebrity. 15 Veiling. 16 Obsidian. 17 Gadget.

19 Spoten. 20 Long time. 21 Los Angeles footballers. -22 Puzzlin-g person. 24 Seal Island, for example.

26 Mixture. 27 Profit. 28 Failures: Slaug. 32 Where Palazzo Madatna. is.

35 Reserve supply. 36 College event. 37 pkisir. 38 Bear cat. 39 Boy.

40 Fume. 41 WelL 42 Unworthy of. 43 Chatter. 45 se. 46 Dwellers ia 45 Down.

47 Japancsese rifle. 51 Herring. 54 victory: 2 words. 55 Propane. 56 Chemical suffix.

57 Mythical monster. 60 Dearth. 61 Willow tree. 62 City on the Humboldt. 63 Tints.

64 ante. 65 Fruit. DOWN 1 Behind. 2 Exuberant cry of the West. 3 acid.

4 General: Abbr. 5 Painter of Martha and George. 6 ache. 7 8 Labor group: Initials. 9 State.

10 Footwear of sorts. 11 Shortening. 12 Racecourse, 13 Big blow. 18 Verdant. 23 Suffix with cool or warm.

25 Etagere items. 26 Convenient. 28 Languidly. 29 River into the Caspian. 30 Designating some cafeteria orders: 2 words.

31 Merganser. 32 Dessert. 33 Part of the eye. 34 Lively dance. 35 Rum cakes.

38 Store of a sort. 42 Existence. 44 Self: Prefix. 45 Cloister. 4-7 Colorado resort.

48 Nimble. 49 Austrian novelist, 50 Concerning: 2 words. 51 Realty sign. 52 Frolic, 53 Cereal grass. 54 Neat as 2 words, 53 Verb-forming suffix.

59 Represent: Abbr. oos3 horses-descendants of Amerin Indian stock-will make excellent saddle mounts, as well as pets and companions. ho to by Morsello) lasses or you trained him your-language of the letter writer, 1 I suggest that you consider tha any rate, your dog shouldIfollowin- facts- AT bey your commands regard-'! () 5 of the presence of other, put with Problem ogs or people. I think he ifor light to "go back to school" or a refresher course before ior a long time and was now fed up, (2) he or she was in 'legalistic" problem of approach to cats spraying 'fine Victorian house" for the the specific reason: to prevent vio- ence to the cats. (Note to other this problem and my appeared in a recent PET FORUM section of this column) I mendations no mood for a sermon on.

humanitarianism, (3) he or sha asked for practical help, not a eulogy of the cat and (4) any "good neighbor" relationship between R. B. M. and the cat owners had disappeared long ago. Your suggestions as to how I should have answered R.

B. II, would fall on deaf ears. Furthermore, your suggestions presume that R. B. M.

is the culprit, when in reality the cat owners are at fault. Despite your belief that keep, ing cats in the house is an "act of cruelty" (see Cats azine, page 3, March, 1967, for a plea to keep cats in the louse), the cat owners showed rresponsibility in permitting heir pets to roam at large. The cats not only annoyed a neighbor to the point of viol, nee, but ran the risk of traffic accidents, poisoning and pellets rom an air rifle. I do charm )ion pets against intolerance based my recom- oa the mood and wt I also try to protect them rom some irresponsible or houghtless owners by provid- ng practical information on care, management and training. HOGAN DISTRIBUTING CO.

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