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Black Movies. TV’ News Briefs rnuip renty, who wrote “Super Fly," has been show ing his new film, "Baron Wolf gang Von Tripps" to selected audiences in New York City after a private screening in Dallas, Texas where his back ers reside. The film stars falvin Lockhart, Raymond St. acques, Charles McGregor (yes, he dies once more), Joan Blondell, Richard Lynch, Marlene Clark, Prince Serge Obolensky (playing himself) and has the New York Knicks’ Mel Davis making his screen debut. Four of the most gifted kids from Harlem's A1 Fann Mini Ensemble have been added to the regulars on "Sesame Street." They are Rodney Whitman Mayo ...Popular TV star “Grady” Joins ‘“Miss Black USA” Staff Whitman Mayo, star of the - new NBC-TV comedy ser ies, “Grady", and co-star of "Sanford and Son”, has joined the advisors and Board of Directors of the Miss Black U.S.A. Beauty Pageant. Mr. Mayo will direct his talent and expertise to production and talent performances. Mayo’s acting career dates back to his high school days in Los Angeles, where he first performed in ‘'Home of the Brave." Later, after attending h9» ipollegS*, Maya studied tmder-ihc late actor-producer Frank Silvers, and appeared in Silvers pro duction of ‘‘The Amen Cor ner" starring Beah Richards. "I would like to get the kids interested in drama", he said, “because its certainly in line with the efforts being made by - the "Miss Black U. S.A. pro gram,’’-opening doors for young people.” Mayo is co director for NASBA, Inc. a New York Artist Management and Literary Agency. The Miss Black U.S.A. Beauty Pageant will hold its First Annual Program on July 31, 1976, in Phoenix, Arizona, BUI Withers To Be Featured On American Bandstand Frankie Avalon, rhythm and blues singer Bill Withrs and comedian Fred Travalena Jre Dick Clark’s special uests on the ABC Television Network’s “American Band stand,’’ Saturday, March 6 (from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.,EST). Frankie Avalon will sing ms new version of "Venus” and Bill Withers will sing "I Wish You Well” and "The Best You Can.” Dick Clark talks to and trades quips with Fred Tra valena. Dick Clark is the host of "American Bandstand.” Barry Glazer is the executive producer and director and Judy Pride is the producer. r" — i Dick Keffer Goodwill Used Cars Olds Cutlass i 1972 Cutlass, 4 door se dan, dark green, beige vinyl roof, air cond., tin ted glass, auto, trans., power steering and bra kes, radio and heater. Only $2276 8525 South Blvd 527-2001 I Brown, 10; Tan (Big Spender) Adams, 8; Kim Fields, 6, and Al's own 8-yearo-old “Jocko," Aka A1 Fann III. The stars are coming back to Harlem. Uptown now it’s upstairs at Vincent’s Place in the CAV Building at 55 West 125th Street. February 25, 27, 28 it's the fantastic big band sound of Sam Wooding and Rae Harrison. March 18,19, 20 it’s Thelma Carpenter. In the meantime, Dayton Selby’s pianistics are pleasing those who frequent the lovely room. Jim Brown's next venture is a film to be produced by his own company, ‘‘Jim and I, Inc.’’. It’s "The Beach”, and with location in St. Simons Island, Georgia where Jim was born and raised in his early years. It centers on two brothers (one of whom he plays) who live there, own most of its best land, but do not always share the same set of values. They split when powerful resort builders dis cover this would-be vacation paradise. One brother sees only dollar signs; the other only trouble signs. Moviegoers accustomed to the image of Richard Round tree cast as a clever, tough super cop, John Shaft, which produced three smash hit films and a TV series, will see a markedly different charact er portrayal in the upcoming Avco Embassy release, “Man Friday," whch stars Round tree in the title role as a naive, but deceptively clever, South Seas native, and Peter O’Toole, cast as the ship wrecked Robinson Crusoe. Eartha Kitt caused another flap in Washington (remem ber her impassioned confront ation over the Vietnam war with Mrs. Lyndon Johnson in 1968?) whe she was at a Washington Post Book and Author Luncheon plugging her book "Alone With Me.” She blasted Jack Valenti, former FBJ press secretary and now president of the Motion Pic ture Association of America on his flattering description of the former president in his book, "A Very Human Presi dent.” Eartha said “one thing...that personally I have knowledge of, was that he was ftflafn ffitejMamea thia on her belief that LBJ personally ordered the FBI to make a "Subversive name check” on her after the White House luncheon that caused her to lose work in America. A1 Duckett, president of Chicago's Writers & Editors, which has been hitting down town entertainment places, especially movie theatres, which accept overwhelming black patronage without re turning the economic benefits (jobs and ads in the Black Press) to the Black commun ity, will also set up a new York Operation Respect Committee. A1 will be in the city for a month-long visit as Distinguished Visiting Profes sor for Ethnic Journalism „i ___ *. il. o•. “r* ■ **0 '••"OOVO hi uic VUJ College of New York. The Adult Entertainment Guild of New York now pro vides a “Dial-A-Disco” ser vice, a 24-hour-a-day informa tion service that tells you what's happening tonight. Just call (212 ) 293-2697. The National Geographic Magazine did a photo treat ment of Harlem's newly-re opened Red Rooster and manager Charlie Dixon is nearly delirious over the wonderful response the place is getting from former patrons. , The Negro Ensemble Com-s pany opens its ninth season on February 25 with “Eden," by Steve Carter at the St. Marks Playhouse. LOVELY LOLA FALANA ...Television’s hottest star Third Lola Special Due Tuesday Night "Happiness,” says Lola Falana, “is being Lola Falana. This month, anyway," she adds with a wry smile. It's not that television’s hottest new star is expecting trouble to rear its ugly head at any moment...on the contrary, with two top-drawer specials behind her and a third, LOLA, due Tuesday, March 9, from 9 to 10 p.m. on ABC-TV Channel 19, Miss Falana is on top of the world. Critics all over the world greeted her perfor mance in specials one and two with the kind of reviews most artists only dream about, and her guests for LOLA are Dick Van Dyke and Redd Foxx...so what in the world could poss ibly worry her? “I just keep waiting for the bubble to break," she says. ‘‘I’ve had so many ups and downs in my career, so many big things that almost happ ened, that I’ve stopped bank ing on things. After a certain point, I decided that I was going to have to stop getting my hopes up, just sort of let life live me for a change and take it as it comes. "And everything about these specials has been almost too good to be true. Fred Silverman and my producers, Allan Blye and Bob Einstein! made a decision at the very beginning that what they U/antoW tn Hn tuno ___ pesonality, not replace it. They’ve given me every poss ible chance to be real, and that’s important, respect for performers comes naturally. Both of them have extensive performing exper ience -- Blye starred in Cana dian television for nine years and has appeared, as a singer, actor and comic, on every thing from nighttime variety shows to 150 guest shots (as a character called ‘Captain Blye”) on the popular children's program, “Mr. Rogers Neighborhood." Ein stein created television's most unique policeman, "Officer Judy,” on the Smothers Bro thers's weekly series, and also Appeared frequently on "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour." Performance, and the special world of performers was also very much a part of his childhood; he is the son of the great comic, Harry "Parkyakarkus” Einstein. “I think our understanding ' of what can go wrong for a star is one of our greatest assets," Blye says. “We know how it feels to be on the screen doing something that isn’t working, and we’ll kill our selves to keep one of our stars from being in that position. Performers sense that, and they give us their trust ..and we’ll work night and day to deserve it.” It’s especially fitting that Dick Van Dyke is one of the guest stars on LOLA, because Allan and Bob will be produc ing his weekly hour-long var iety series next season — a result of the sjjprlati^e job they did on ‘‘Van Dyke & Company" earlier this year. Van Dyke is as high in his praise of the Blye-Einstein team as Miss Falana is...but Allan and Bob, characteristi cally, hand the accolades right back to their stars. “With Lola Falana and Dick Van Dyke,” says Einstein, “hmi/ ran uni• nn .. Wilson Picket Is Soul Train Guest Star Wilson Pickett, Betty Wright and The Modulations are the featured artists this weekend on Soul Train, tele vision’s popular entertain ment showcase. In true Soul Train tradition, country-soul singer Pickett gets things off and running with “Love Will Keep Us To gether” and “The Best Part of a Man.” two of his most popu lar hits. Betty Wright maintains the pace with her fast-moving, hard driving renditions of “Everybody Was Rockin’’ and j>llp and Do It," Adam Wade Becomes Host For “Black Journal” TV Program Beginning Sunday, March 7 singer-actor Adam Wade be comes the game co-host foi Black Journal’s “Can Yoi Dig It?” segment, a fast-pac ed quiz pitting two contestant! against questions culled fron the Black historical and cul tural experience. Produced by WNET-13, Neu York, Black Journal is distributed nationally by the Public Broadcasting Service to its member stations Sunday evenings, 10 p.m. on channel 42. Black Journal is produced with the assistance of a granl from Pepsi-Cola Company. Adam Wade joins the Black Journal "family" of executive producer and host Tony Brown and music co-host Dr Billy Taylor. The March 7 edition of Black Journal, on which Wade first appears, fea tures a tribute to the famous blues singer Bessie Smith, with singer Linda Hopkins, star of the current Broadway show, "Me and Bessie,” per forming some of Ms. Smith's best-known songs. Wade will also be ssen on the March 21 and April 4 editions of Black Journal. In addition to his game co-host duties, i Wade will also serve as the special co host and sings "The Hungry Years" on the March 21 show. Adam Wade was the first Black game show emcee on commercial television, when he hosted "Musical Chairs" on the CBS Network during the summer of 1975. He has had a varied career in films, tele vision, sports, music -- even science, as a research assis tant to Dr. Jonas Salk. Born in Pittsburg, Pa., Wade won a basketball schol arship to Virginia State Col lege, Petersburg, Va., where he was team captain during his junior year An ankle in jury lost him an opportunity to play with the Harlem Globe trotters, but after graduation, he became a cardiology re search assistant, and in 1957 was hired by Dr Jonas Salk as a member of his polio virus research team Visiting New York and sing ing a sonwriter friend s songs for a publisher's audition led to a recording contract and a career in music His first two songs, "Tell Her for Me" and “Ruby" in 1960 and 1961 were instant hits. After six years in music, Wade turned to acting, play ing the role of John Burroughs on the soap opera. "Search for Tomorrow." 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