Th9 D'y Tzr Heel Tuesday, Inarch 13, 1374 V. ions and tigers and bears, oh my The circus v. ith its gkmor, tinse! and three rings rsturns when the Hanneford Family Circus performs at 4:30 and 8:00 p.m. Friday in Carmichael Auditorium. The SI admission fee gives you a showing of the w orld's Hr.est circus acts gathered under one tent, so to speak. The Hanneford Circus legend began in 1 62 1 when Irish horseman and acrobat Michael Hanneford brought circus life to rural England with WombwelTs Menagerie. By the 1 7Q0s the Hanneford troupe's fame won them the first in a series of Royal Command performances. Until the 1900's the Hanneford troupe continued to grow in England and the Continent. Their American debut came after joining Ringling Brothers Circus in 1915 where they explored other media in addition to the circus. Their trave!s took them through silent films and vaudeville working with American talents including W. C. Fields, Jack Benny, Will Rogers and Harry Houdini. While keeping with the circus tradition today's Hanneford Family Circus adds elaborate production numbers and modern equipment. More of the 350-year tradition of "The Royal Family of the Circus" is seen in Tommy Hanneford's bareback riding act, 1111 or Vitrw I Films vou missed 1 ! m i h the same type which delighted the kings and queens of eld. As the days of the Big Top and sawdust leave us, the Hannefords plan to keep the circus living on. They say, "There will always be a circus as long as children keep coming along and grown folks retain fond memories of their childhood." Tho Pointer Sister If you like the sounds of jazz, soul, bebop, gospel and scat, then you have to see the Pointer Sisters at 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 27 in Carmichael Auditorium. Tickets, $2, are available at the Union desk. Described as three parts talent to one part visual style, the Pointer Sisters have become a national hit since their debut last year at the Troubadour Club in Los Angeles. Their musical style has all the elements of the 40's jazz and scat, but they sayt their music can't be categorized. "It's fun music," one of the Pointers says. The daughters of a West Oakland minister, the Pointers began performing together in church. "We all just harmonized naturally," says Anita Pointer. Their style slowly began to emerge when Actor, producer and director John Houseman will be the guest speaker at the 10th Na'ional Outdoor Drama Conference Thursday through Saturday at the Institute of Outdoor Drama at Chapel Hill. Houseman, nominated for an Academy Award for his role in "The Paper Chase." will deliver the William D. Carmichael Jr. Memorial Lecture Friday at the Carolina Inn. He is also the director of the drama division of The Juilliard School at Lincoln Center. During the conference, 12 outdoor drama companies will hold auditions for summer jobs. - i I I) i : 7 the sisters later became backup singers for Cold Elood and the Elvin Bishop Group. As they did more work with Boz Scaggs, Dave Mason and Taj Mahal, the Pointers decided to step out on their own. After their rousing debut at LA's Troubador Club, the Pointers moved from relative, obscurity to national prominence on the Johnny Carson, Flip Wilson and Helen Reddy shows. Their high-energy shows combine their obvious talent with a 40's-style visual act. They deny, though, that they are trying to recreate the 40's. Their visual show began when Dave Mason wanted them to wear dresses during their concerts. The Pointers say, "We started hunting thrift shops and buying out half of Oakland and this is what we came up with." .Jtfcbk. Carolina After their unsuccessful string of recording rhythm and blues for Atlantic records they switched to Blue Thumb records which put out their successful The Pointer Sisters album. Their reputation as "the closest vocal group to jazz since the rock era began" is summerized by writer Jon Hendricks: "They sing my lyric so good I want to punch them in the mouth." Washington National Ballot The Washington National Ballet will perform the French Romantic ballet Giselle at 8 p.m. March 29, 30 and 31 in Raleigh's Reynolds Coliseum. These are the last performances of the 1973-74 Friends of the College series. u O Town ul Country Shopping Canter Airport Road FREE PIZZA Buy a Pizza Get ono of Equal Value FREE! with this coupon (limit Two Pizzas per customer) Good Only Two Days Tues. & Wed. March 19 & 20th r; Z o Hours: 4-12 Eat in or Take out - 929-4747 Contact Lenses Lenses Fitted Duplicated John C. Southern, Optician' bungiasses Prescriptions Filled Mon.-Frl. 9-5:30 OPEN Sat. 9-1:00 942-3254 121 Et Franklin Cfcapel Hill Tickets, 51.50, are avIkll; tt th; Uaisa desk. This often acclaimed company was founded in 1962 by Frederic Fixnklin, former premier danseur with th: Collet Russe. The company of about 35 dancers tptnit most of the 30-week season rehearsing and preparing new works to add to their repertory. It uses the remaining time for giving performances on their tours throughout the United States, Under the direction of Franklin and B;n Stevenson of the H arkr.es s Ballet, the National Ballet has built up a repertory of over fifty works including the classics Swan Lake, Coppeliei, Les Sylphides. and The Nutcracker. Giselle, a two-act fantasy ballet, is delicately balanced between dance and drama. The human tragedy of betrayed love in the first act contrasts with the supernatural theme of the second. The story is based on the German legend of the Wilis the young maidens who loved dancing too well in life and are condemned to dance in death, luring travellers to their destruction. The ballet is the product of Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Theophile Gautier and Jean Coralli. The score is by Adolphe Adam. Jazz Festival UNC will host the 4th Annual N.C. Collegiate Jazz Festival from 1-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in the Great Hall of the Carolina Union. Admission is free. The non-competitive show will feature college and university bands from all across North Carolina. The bands will play both traditional and contemporary pieces, some written by band members. Saturday's show will include small bands from ECU, Pembroke, 3 bands from UNC and one professional band from Raleigh. Sunday's show will feature Big Bands from Duke, A & T University, ' Campbell, Elon, Shaw and UNC. Each of the bands will play for approximately half an hour. Jazz Lab Oand The UNC Jazz Lab Band will give a free concert at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Great Hall of the Carolina Union. The band, recognized as one of the best in the state and surrounding areas, will play swing, jazz-rock and some experimental pieces. Having just returned from a tour of N.C. cities, the band has performed at the Mid-South Jazz Festival and at the Frog and Nightgown in Raleigh. , The . band , is scheduled for a TVt performance in the near future. II2CECISJ during spring break All of the movie theaters in Chapel Hill are owned by large theater chains, and the logic that these companies use in scheduling films which playhcre is sometimes nigh onto incomprehensible. A prime example would be what has happened during the past week cf spring brea. Since students make up most of the audience for films in Chapel Hill, it would be expected that no movies would be booked during that one week which would normally attract a lot of students. So. at the Varsity there was a couple of skin flicks, as well as the latest entry of the American Film Theater Lost in the Stars (which had a special showing before the break for subscribing students). Even stranger was the booking of Serpico at the Carolina, which is a genuine box office hit. It will probably be brought back, and it ts worth seeing. A solid story movie, it deals with Frank Serpico, the honest cop who exposed the rampant corruption in the New York police system a few years ago. The lead character is about the only one of interest, but Al Pacino is more than strong enough to hold the film on his shoulders. Down at the Plaza the three month engagement of Vie Exorcist continued and Paper Moon was brought back supposedly for the school kids who were also out on vacation. But why in the world was Mean Streets scheduled at the third Plaa theater during the one week when the students, who would be most interested in seeing it, were out of town? Now many students have been deprived of a chance to see this excellent film, and the Plaza has lost potential profit when I saw the film at the 9 p.m. showing on Friday, there were perhaps 30 people in the audience. Mean Streets follows the adventures of a group of young Mafiosi in the Little Italy section of New York, centering arond the efforts of Charley, played by Harvey Keital, to rise up in the ranks and still look after his friend, the muddle-brained troublemaker Johnny Boy. Those who accused The Godj other of glamorizing the Mafia could hardly make the same attack on this film director and co-writer Martin Scorcese has an extraordinary feel for the streets and the shabby life of his protagonists. Scorcese uses a soundtrack of rock songs more effectively than in any film I've ever seen. The pounding tracks by the Rolling Stones and others match and compliment the throbbing beat of the action. The film opens explosively with the Spector rhythms of the Ronettes Be My Baby and never lets up. There are scenes that burst forth from the screen as if to knock you out of the theater, such as a pool hall fight in which the audience feels as if it's being rushed and punched about the room. The acting is bursting with energy, loose and improvisational but with a tension that keeps it from going slack or bogging down in.indulgences. Harvey Keital expressively shows us the conflicting loyalties and values of Charley's life, the yearning to be religious and honorable while still fulfilling his" obligations as a hood. He can't accept the blindness or cynicism of his companions. When he tells his girl friend he'd like to be like Saint Francis and help people, she tells him incredulously "Saint Francis didn't run numbers. Among the rest of the cast Robert De Niro is particularly outstanding as Johnny Boy, funny and angry and hopelessly stupid. His performance won raves from the critics (and the role of the young Don Corleone in The Godj other Part T wo): He was voted best supporting actor by both the New York Him Critics and" the National Society of Film- Critics, but he was ignored by the Academy Awards. ; - - - . . araOoinia Syinraposowcnri) 097 ft ' I. John Paton Davics April 2 8:00 p.m. Memorial Hall : t - 3 .. .is:,. t 1? t-zr:.v--:--' China:! The Now Cultural Revolution Flo so Tcrrill Tuesday March 26 Memorial Hall X f ., r- -j,- O Gary Gnydcr, Thursday, March 21 . Poet, Zen Master. O Peter Arnctt, Sunday, March 24. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. ( O Huston Smith, Monday, March 25. Religions of East Asia. O Frances Fitzgerald, Monday, March 25. Author of Fire in the Lake. O Carolyn ICizcr and Po-Fci Huang. Monday, March 25. Chanting and Reading Chinese Poetry. O Dr. Frederick ICas. Wednesday, March 27. Acupuncture. O Joyce Ch'en. Thursday, March 28. Chinese Cuisine O Edwin Roischaucr. Thurs March 28. Former Japanese ambassador. O Robert fJovaff. Thursday, April 4. Washington Post Columnist. O Plus many others. i -"V - .. . .- ' - i -.', ? -. ''ft-. i - : " 4 K : I .1 ' : - ft it ' T :i O Tho Poking Opera Company. Saturday, March 30. O masters-of Partial Arls. Sunday, March 31. O Danco of -East Asia. Wednesday April 3. O Plus movies, panels, exhibits, and display s Information: Suite A O Carolina Union Call 933-1013 i, -f. ,,r , ... .. . r I PERSPECTIVES Gi PROJECTIONS . MARCH 18 APRIL 4 rs 4 "J' ' ' . blasters of Llarticl Arts March 31 0:00 p.m. Carmichael Auditorium Dcnicl I1nlbcrstr.nl April 1 0:03 p r.!cmoril Hz