t-TH! CAROLINA TIMES SAT., NOVEMBER 3, 1979
Theatrical
Scene
NEW YORK The Christmas Tree in Harlem Com
mittee is presenting its Second Annual "Jingle Bells"
Disco, Thursday, November 8 in the Zodiac Room, 22
West 135th Street. Its a benefit to purchase, decorate
and erect the Second Mammoth Christmas Tree in
Harlem.
"The Big Apple," a multi-media exhibition, tracing
the history of New York from 1524 to the present, has
opened at the Museum of the city of New York. The
highly-praised exhibition, funded by ITT, will remain at
the Museum for five years. Admission is free to the
"Big Apple" exhibition and to the Museum located at
Fifth Avenue and 103rd Street.
There are three blacks among the sixteen distinguish
ed scientists and educators appointed advisors for 3-2-1
CONTACT, the precedent-setting TV science series for
children, a new Children's Television's Workshop pro
ject. They are Dr. James Comer, M.D., Dept. of
Psychiatry Yale Univ. Child Study Center; Dr. Vera
. Farris, Professor of Biology, State Univ. of New York
at Brockport, and Dr. Melvin R. Webb, Asst. Director
of the Community Component, Resource Center for
Science and Engineering, Atlanta Univ.
Ossie Davis, actor, producer, director, received the
St. Phillip's Rector's Award for Distinguished Achieve
ment in communications and the performing arts at the
Annual Parish and Community Fellowship Luncheon
of the Harlem Sr. Philip's Episcopal Church, held at the
New York Hilton.
Con Ed's Ellis Bullock, along with WNEW-TV Black
News producer Bob Martin served as judge for the fifth
annual Little Miss Sesame Beauty Pageant held at the
Savoy Manor for contestants 5-11. Five-year old
Tamara William, of Manhattan, was the winner.
Gregory Hines has been cast as a medical examiner in
"Woflein", a King-Hitzig production for Orion Pic
tures, but has begun principal photography on location
' in New York. Albert Finney heads the cast.
' Cameras are rolling in Ellenberg, Washington on
Universal's Comedy, "Family Dream," with Richard
Pryor and Cjcely Tyson. Pryor and Michael S. Glick are
producing and Oz Scott is directing the story of an ex
con and teacher dealing with problem children from a
ghetto and transported to a farm. Roger L. Simon and
Lonne Elder, III wrote the screenplay.
; Flip Wilson has the role of the roller rink proprietor
' in the Columbia Picture release, "Skatetown, U.S.A.",
the first film to capitalize on the current roller skate
disco craze.
Upcoming film releases will see Robert Earl Jones,
dad of James Earl, in "Cold River"; Broadway actor
Earle Hyman in "The Ivory Ape," now on location in
Bermuda, and Scatman Crothers and Cleavon Little in
"Scavenger Hunt", a 20th Century-Fox comedy;
release due Christmas time.
Warner Bros, publics relations executive Vincent
Tubbs has been elected president of the Oakland-based
Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame. The BFHFI sponsors
the celebrated Oscar Michaeux Awards ceremonies,
highlighting a series of cultural and educational ac
tivities during Black History Week each February. Ac
tor Brock Peters heads the program of the 1980
ceremonies and will also be executive producer with a
handpicked Hollywood staff for the Awards night on
February 7. -
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale urges newspapers and TV
stations to regularly assign reporters to regular "up"
beats-tb show positive happenings as presented on his
radio series, "The American Character." One of the
stories he featured last week involved two Bronx youths,
Tojiy Mayo and Keith Mitchell who found a wallet con
taining over $300 plus documents identifying the owner
as a senior citizen. The wallet was returned. An,
anonymous businessman sent a $300 award to the young
men who donated it to their community clean-up pro
ject which they had been working on when they found
the wallet. Dr. Peale and ITT, sponsors of his program
were given awards last week by the Boy Scouts of
America.
A family friend of singer Delia Reese says that the
47-year-old entertainer is in serious but stable condition
after five hours of neurosurgery in London, Ontario.
"Voices..." To Be Presented at
St. Joseph's performance Center
UNC-TV
Highlights
Jack Palance plays a dual
role in The Strange Case of
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, air
ing Monday, November 5 on
UNC-TV, Channel 4. The
story is about a mild Dr.
Jekyll, whose experiemnts
tranform him into the brutal
Mr. Hyde, a monster who
murders young women on his
nightly rampages. The pro
gram was nominated for six
Emmy Awards, including Best
Dramatic Program, when it
first aired on ABC in January
1968.
Thursday's Evening At
Symphony features violin vir
tuoso Boris Belkin performing
Tchaikovsky's Violin Concer
to in D, op 35. The controver
sial concerto premiered to
mixed reviews in 1881.
Originally Tchaikovsky
dedicated the piece to violin
master Leopold Auer. But
Auer rejected the honor, fin
ding the music flawed and
unplaybable. Two other
soloists withdrew from the
project before Adolf Brodsky
agreed to perform the piece.
It should be noted that Auer
finally came to recognize the
greatness of the work. Not on
ly did he become a champion
of it, he taught it to his
students.
The program opens with
Seiji Ozawa conducting the
Boston Symphony Orchestra
in Beethoven's Lenora Over
ture, No. 3.
'
For fifteen years, smooth
notes, harmony and precision
choreography have been the
Temptation's trademark. On
Friday, November 9 at 10
p.m., the group brings the ex
citment of its stage show to
Soundstage, Backed by a
fifteen-member orchestra, the
five-member ensemble per
forms a mixture of past hits
and current chart climbers.
. UNC-Greensboro School of
Music student Mary hook will
be the featured artist in the
final program of Solo, a five
part series of musical perfor
mances produced by UNC
TV. The thirty minute pro
gram will profile Ms. Hook as
a music student and a concert
performer and will air on Fri
day, November 9 at 9:30 p.m.
on Channels 4 and 26.
Ms. Hook was one of five
winners of the UNC
Greensboro School of Music's
1979 competition to select the
most talented musicians of
classical concertos. A native of
Knoxville, Tenn., Ms. Hook is
currently working on an
undergraduate degree in ap
plied piano at UNC
Greensboro. In Solo, she per
forms a piano piece by
Rachmanioff, with the UNC
Greensboro Symphony Orchestra.
R. E. PAGE
PLUMBING SERVICE
682-1605
From 6:30- 9:00 a.m.
Daily
After 4:00 p.m.
"Voices. ..of the
Durham Working Com
munity," an original play .
with music will be
presented November 9,
10, and 1 1 at St. Joseph's
Performance Center on
Faytteville Street. Show
times are 8 p.m. on Friday '
and Saturday, and 4
p.m. on Sunday after
noon. "Voices..." is the pro
duct of a group of local
citizens, predominately
African american, who
wrote the script based on
their attitudes and ex
periences about their work,
lives. The show features a
variety of musical
numbers, including tunes,
popular songs, and coun
try western music.
Many of the performers
have worked together on
other community shows
and with programs - at
Duke University Medical
Center. They include Pat
Howard, Frenchee Wig
gins, Nat Martin,. Ruth
Neville, Rick Lanon,
Maurice Noble, and
Marianne Taylor. Music is
arranged and the live band
is directed by Rich
Robeson; Sam Morrison is
graphic designer; and Vic
tor Lane is choreographer.
"Voices..." is produced
by St. Joseph's Perfor
mance Center and has
been organized and
directed by Sue McDuffie
and Diane Bradsher.
Tickets are $2 each and
may be purchased at the
door or in advance at St.
Joseph's Performance
Center, the Durham Arts
Council, or the Cultural
Services Office of the
Duke University Medical
Center.
The Young Friends of Alvin Ailey and the Alvin Ailey
American Dance Theatre are holding a Dance Ex
travaganza at Studio 54 on Monday, November 19.
Tickets are $30. The Alvin Ailey American Dance
Center recently officially opened the doors to its new
theater district headquarters in the Minskoff Building,
on Broadway, between 44th and 45th Street. More than
5,000 students are expected to attend classes in ballet
and modern dance this year in the new three-floor com
plex. The Audience Development Committee (AUDELCO)
will present special awards to actor-writer-director Max
well Granville TV producer-commentator Gil Noble at
its Seventh Annual AUDELCO Recognition Awards
Night, Monday, November 19 at Symphony Space.
Aa. Hews About
If f PaSo Hetief
By Dr. Arthur S. Freese
GET RELIEF FROM SINUS TROUBLE
Sinuses are air-filled, hol
. low spaces in the head and
face. Although they serve a
useful purpose in helping to
warm and humidify the air
we breathe, they can also
be a source of discomfort.
And, because sinus trouble
can strike anyone at almost
any age, it's important to
recognize the symptoms.
Sinusitis is actually an
inflammation of the mucous
membranes lining the sinus
cavities. This inflammation
blocks the openings through
which the secretions of the
sinus membranes drain into
the nose. This blockage
causes a back-up of the se
cretions within the sinuses,
resulting in pressure, head
ache, pain, and tenderness
of the face. Sufferers of
acute sinusitis often wake
up with a sinus headache,
which may become worse
when bending over.
People suffering from a
cold or flu or who have up
per respiratory allergic con
ditions, are particularly
susceptible to sinusitis be
cause the blocked nose oc
curring with these con
ditions may lead to infection
in the sinuses.
If you have a cold hay
fever, or other causes of
nasal stuffiness and con
gestion: 1. Avoid extremes in tem
perature or humidity.
2. Avoid the "three D's"
dust, drafts, arid dampness.
3. Avoid swimming and
diving because these ac
tivities can force water into
the sinuses and irritate
them.
For relief of sinus trouble
your doctor may recommend:
1 . Carefully read the label
on any sinus medication you
buy, and avoid products
containing antihistamines if
you must drive or operate
machinery because anti
histamines cause drowsi
ness in many consumers.
2. Select a sinus medica
tion such as SINE-AID,
which contains a pain re
liever (acetaminophen) plus
a decongestant for relief of
sinus headache pain and
pressure without the drowsi
ness that may occur with
products that contain an an
tihistamine. 3. Get plenty of bed rest.
4. Pain which does not
respond to these measures
may indicate you have a
more serious form of sinu
sitis, and you should see
your doctor immediately.