Supremes
Return To
Soul Train
The elegant Supremes,
reigning female vocal group in
America, return to Soul Train
this weekend in the company
of A1 Hudson and The Soul
Partners who are making
their debut appearance on
television's nationally syndi
cated dance show
The "new" Supremes, Mary
Wilson, the only holdover from
the original .group, Scherrie
Payne and Susaye Green set
the pace with "You're My
Driving Wheel," "You Are the
Heart of-Me" and "Come Into
My Life."
The first to make popular
the "Motwon Sound," the Su
premes have remained on top
for fifteen years, selling close
to 100 million records:
A1 Hudson and his backup
group, the Soul Partners, per
from "1 Got A Notion" and
"Disco Lover." Hudson, whc
composes as well as sings,
first gained attention in De
troit as a finalist on radio
station WCHB's annual talent
show which was served as a
springboard to fame for such
artists as Stevie Wonder and
Ronnie McNeir.
WBTV To Air
First Freedom
Football Classic
WBTV will present the First
Annual Freedom Football
Classic live from Los Angeles
Coliseum on Saturday, Janu
ary 8th at 11:30 p.m. This will
be "football at its best" to be
staged annually, one day prior
to and in the same city where
the Super Bowl originates.
The black college all-star par
ticipants in the game are
seniors from the MEV\C and
CIAA Conferences versus se
niors from the SIAC and
SWAC Conferences
A very large percentage of
players from these conferenc
es and colleges are presently
the nucleus of the NFL, and
manyiof the placers participa
ting in this game will even
tually be drafted into the NFL.
The Freedom Football Clas
sic, featuring the future pros
in action, promises to become
an exciting, traditional pre
amble to the Super Bowl.
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Vanessa Shaw, Gregg Baker and Lacy Phillips
Nemiroff : "Raisin" Is Most
Exciting Musical Comedy Ever
Robert Nemiroff gives th<
appearance of a gentle mar
who is mellowing with age. Ai
the producer of the record
breaking Musical Comedy
"Raisin", Nemiroff was ir
town last week drumming u[
business for the play that has
been receiving rave notices
since its 1973 premiere in
Washington, D.C.
Lorraine Hansberry could
not have found a better public
relation man.
"I owe a debt of gratitude to
the gifted artists who have
joined to make this one of the
most exciting Musical Come
dies ever," Nemiroff said last
week, adding, "I'm certain
the Charlotte audience will
find "Raisin" a rich,. reward
ing experience because it is
such a proud view of Black
family lifestyle."
"Audiences generally re
spond to the lively dance
numbers and the humor," he
continued.
The Musical Comedy, which
has been seen by more than
three million theatre-goers
during three years on Broad
way and in its first six months
on the road, will open at
Charlotte Ovens Auditorium
for three performances, Tues
day, January 4.
"Raisin", which has Sandra
Phillips, Gregg Baker, Vanes
sa Shaw and Arnetia Walker
in starring roles, will follow an
eight o'clock Tuesday evening
performance with a 2 p.m.
matinee and an eight o'clock
performance Wednesday,
January 5.
A special rate is planned for
students and senior citizens
for Wednesday's perfor
mance.
Four leading Black commu- .
nity organizations - the Black
Women Caucus, the Women's
Committee of the United Ne
gro College Fund, the Epicu
reans, and the Ebony Group
and Company-will share in
the benefit from proceeds.
According to Nemiroff, the
company raised $18,000 for the
NAACP during a stay in Phila
delphia.
"Its importance to the
community has been such that
its coming has been treated as
a major civic and social event
everywhere it has played,"
I Î
Nemiroff explained. Charlotte
mayor John Belk has pro
claimed "Raisin Week" to
commemorate its appearance
here.
The comedy is based on Ms.
Hansberry's "A Raisin In The
Sun," the pivotal play in the
emergence of Black theatre in
America.
"Raisin" is recommended
as an entertainment "must",
the greying New Yorker con
cluded.
Tickets are on sale at the
Coliseum Box Office, National
Hat Shop, and Sears Area
Stores. Mail orders will be
accepted. The price of admis
sion for the evenings perfor
mances are $9.50, $8 and $6.
Tickets prices for Wednes
day's Matinee are $8.50, $7 and
$S.
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The new Sunday television
set.es, "Come Walk The
World" which airs on Channel
18 beginning January 9 will be
fintroduce<} with à one-hour
-evening special. World Vision
International has announced.
The introductory program
will be aired on Channel 18
WSOCTVTo
Feature
"Slip Of Fools"
Vivien Leigh, Lee Marvin,
Simone Signoret and Jose'
Ferrer head an all-star cast in
"Ship of Fools," an adventure
drama to be colorcast on
Channel Nine's Saturday Ma
tinee Jan. 1 at 2 p.m. The story
concerns a group of passen
gers on board a German pas
senger freighter bound for
Bremerhaven in 1933.
First there is Bill Denny
(Marvin), a ball player past
his prime who is pursuing one
of the Spanish dancers on
board. Vivien Leigh portrays
an American divorcee, vainly
fleeing nvddle age.
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noblewoman called La Conde
sa (Signoret) is falling in love
with the ship-s doctor, and he
with her. Two unmarried
young Americans are risking
separate cabins to see what
they have going for them
besides sex. An elderly Jewish
man is returning to Germany
and tries to remain optimistic
despite his anti-Semitic Ger
man cabin mate.
Observing them all is a
dwarf who has already dis
cerned that this is indeed a
"ship of fools" and all aboard
are deep in one folty. or ano
ther. One by one, the passen
gers' problems unfold during
the voyage.
Others in the cast include
Oskar Werner, George Segal,
Elizabeth Ashley, Jose' Gre
co, Michael Dunn and Charles
Korvin.
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January 6.
Filmed primarily on loca
tion in Africa, Asia and Latin
America, "Come Walk the
World" highlights~heroes and
heroines of the Christian faith
·■ missionaries, laypersons
and nationals who are being
used by God.
"We want people to know
that God is alive and that He is
using His servants to accom
plish some tremendous
things," states Dr. Stan Moo
neyham. As president of the
Christian humanitarian or
ganization that is working in
more than 40 nations, Mooney
ham will serve as host of the
new series. Singer Dave Boyer
will also be a "regular" on the
program.
According to World Vipipn,
the "Come Walk The World
series will devote at least hâlf
of each program to highlight
the work of persons not con
nected with the nonprofit a
gency. Mooneyham said he
believes it can help brin{ a
renewal of missionary vision
and zeal to America.
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JANUARY 4 & 5 Evenings 8:00 p.m.
JANUARYS Matinee 2:00 p.m.
Ticket Evenings, $9.50, $8.00 and $6.00
prices: Matinee, $8.50, $7.00 and $5.<H)
TickHs are on sale at the Charlotte Coliseum Box Office,
National Hat Shop, Sears, and Sears Area Stores
Mail orders accepted
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