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Special To The Post
Diana Ross got the jump on
Frank Sinatra. Diana is at
Radio City Music Halloct
5-11. Sinatra is there Oct.
14-22. Lines are already at the
Music Hall for fans seeking
tickets.
Morgan Freeman returns to
his regular role as Easy Read
er, the hip-talking compulsive
word consumer when Child
ren’s Television Workshop be
gins “The Electric Company’’
back for its eighth season
beginning Oct. 16. But Free
man has been busy all year.
He was honored for his portra
yal of Zeke in “Mighty
Gents,” in which he appeared
first at the Kennedy Center for
the Performing Arts in Wash
ington, D.C. and later on
Broadway. He received The
Clarence Durwent award, the
Drama Desk award and was
nominated for a Tony for his
performance. He also com
pleted a TV film, “Role of
Thimder, Hear My Cry,” and
Charlie Smith and the Fritter
Tree” for educational TV.
N.Y. Yankees George Sten
ia renner wasn’t in Boston for
the first game of that recent
crucial series. He was at the
Kickoff Reception for the 1978
Grambling-Morgan State
Football Classic (Spet. 23) of
which the Yankees and New
York Urban League are co
sponsors. The Yankee owner
wouldn’t speak, however. He
left that to Cedric T*Uant,
Yankee general manager.
NYUL’s Herbert Morris an
nounced that “Big Blue Mar
ble” spokesperson Melba
Moore will be a special hono
ree at the game. The 1978
Whitney M. Young, Jr. Memo
rial Award will go to Fritz
Pollard who became an All
American in 1916 while lead
ing Brown University to a
winning season.
Cal Ramsey, "Voice of the
Knicks” was the erocee-as
usual-at the recent 28th
Annual Awards Night for the
division winners of the Rucker
Memorial..ITT Summer Bas
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Diana Ross
ketball Tournament, neta in
Columbia U’aFerris Hall, be
told the youngsters about the
Knicks acquiring Marvin
Webster and their hopes for a
.NBC championship. Another
speaker was Walter Dukes,
onetime Knicks and Piston
star. Some 300 youngsters
received trophies, out of 1,200
who participated in the city
sports landmark which is
backed by a $50,000 yearly ITT
grant.
For oldtimers, the Chick
Webb orchestra, including
three of the originSlsidemen
with whom Ella Fitzgerald got
her start in the late 1920’s, has
been revived for an engage
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East 55th Street. The band’s
arrangements have been
scaled down for the current
group’s six musicians, who
include Eddie Barefield on
clarinet and saxophone; Dick
Vance on trumpet and Beverly
Peer on bass, from the orginal
Webb band. Ask), there is
Panama Francis on
drums, Norm Tierney on alto
sax and Jim Simmons on
piano. Carol Sloane is singing
the original Ella numbers.
George Faison, who already
has credits on Broadway for
“The Wiz” is the director and
choreographer for the upcom
ing Broadway musical, “A
Broadway Musical" which
will do a pre-Broadway run at
the Reverside Church, start
ing Oct. 10.
Donald McKayle has done
the choreography for the new
show Rita Moreno is drawing
raves for at the Scandal s in
Hollywood. Critics call his
work “among the best seen
outside of Las Vegas.”
“Timbuktu” is now on the
road with the first stop in
Detroit. The only one of its
original stars still in it is
Eartha Kitt.
Count Basie says a LA firm
wrongfully distributed his re
cords and illegally used his
name, and he’s out to right the
wrong with a $5 million law
suit. Basie's action says he
recorded an album-with such
classics as “One O'Clock
Jump” and “Be-bob Blues’
for Pablo Records, but the
album emerged under the lab
el of Festival Records Distri
buting Co.
Roy Campanella, the base
ball Hall of Famer, recently
had a "Day” at Shea Stadium.
Now he’s due for a “Night” at
the New York Hilton when the
Harlem Branch YMCA honors
him at its Second Annual
Testimonial Dinner on Sept.
21. Tickets are going fast for
the $loo-pi ate affair.
Not too much written about
him, but John Lucas, who
plays with the Houston Roc
kets, teamed with Renee Rich
ards in the recent U.S. Ooen
Tennis Tournment at the
Louis Armstrong stadium.
They bowed in the quarter
finals. Lucas has been playing
with the New Orleans Nets of
the World Team Tennis. He
was second leading assist man
in the NBA last season.
First return of boxing to
Harlem on Sept. 8 at Vincent’s
r
Place brought out a standing
out crowd. Next matches are
scheduled for Sept. 20 and
Sept 29.
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lotte opens this season with
“Company," Stephen Sond
heim's award winning musi
cal that takas a rueful look at
marriage through the cautious
eyes of a bachelor, played by
Tony Kish. '
Opening night, Wednesday,
September M marhad the first
time Km Little Theatre has
Wednesday and Sunday per
rery gratifying tocraaaa in
membership resulting in orer
,kjw audiences'’ was the rea
son for extending the season
according to artistic director,
Gene Kusterer.
The cast of “Company” is
rich In newcomers to Char
lotte as well as seasoned per
formers such as Pat Heias,
who signs Sondheim’s satiri
cal “Ladies Who Lunch.”
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music is under the direction of
Chock Stiles and the multi
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D’Agostino, technical director
of the Little Theatre
“Company” will be present
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Seasoe tickets are still
available, but “are going
last” according to theatre
manager «»"■»»«* Riekstson.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
CONTACT: Sutaime Ricket
SOn 376 3777
Tickets - $4.00 Adults $2.00 -
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