.12 The Tar Heel Thursday, June 16, 1977
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Continued
from page 10.
They came to see Martha Raye, so it theplay
is raped, all the audience has to do is sit back
and enjoy it as Miss Raye leers, grimaces,
mugs, grunts, double takes, lumbers,
screams, pounds other members of the cast
on the back, tosses out wisecracks and
uggestive remarks to the audience and
generally proceeds to steal what there is of
the show. From time to time somebody in
the cast pretends to go up in their lines and
everybody guffaws, usually including the
audience. With a big mouth, a big smile, a
big bottom, and probably a great big heart.
Miss Raye gives the folks just v hat they want
and brings in tremendous applause.
It's slapstick all the way. but people fondly
remember Martha Rae from such movies as
"Rhythm on the Range." "The Boys from
Syracuse" and "hour Jills in a Jeep," on
radio with Al Jolson. Bob Hope and Eddie
Kant or. and on television in the Martha
Rave Show, lexaco Review and more
recently in "MacMillan and Wife." In 18
"she won the Jean Horsholt Humanitarian
Award.
While Miss Raye brings in her own little
personal routines (one is a conversation with
a bug) to milk additional laughter from the
willing audience, other members of the cast
tend to stav out of her wav and let her run
uild.
Opal has a little red wagon to carry her
junk in. Martha Raye has a vast reputation
and an amaing repertoire of corny stunts to
carry her portrayal in. They seem made for
each other. Con-man Bradford calls Opal
"an imbecile armed with a platitude." Opal
says, "If you love everybody, they just gotta
love you back." Both of them were right.
Walter Spearman is a professor in the
journalism school.
Women 's issues
get "equal time
on radio show
By JUDITH TILLMAN
Staff Writer
Equal Time, an interview program
focusing on women's issues of local concern,
has been added to WCHL's public affairs
broadcasts. Susan Datz, a reporter and news
staff member ai WCHL, and Bev Holt.
WCHL traffic manager, are the hosts.
"We're trying to focus on women's issues
rather than on token successful women."
Datz said. "It (program) is not a feminist
show. We want to deal with all aspects of
issues which concern women in this area."
Datz and Holt said they will choose topics
important to local women. "That's the key to
a lot of the questions we will ask," said Holt.
"That will continually be in our questions."
Wc mill open with a broad question and
go from fierc." explained Datz, and Holt
added. "We're going to try lo let other people
do the talking."
Equal Time will be aired monthly on
Mondays from 6-6:30 p.m. Topics will
include women in politics, women's health
issues, problems of retired women, women in
i he ministry, and women's legal rights.
"Wc will also be discussing child-care
programs, sexism in textbooks, and Chapel
Hill women's endeavors such as
Womancraft and A Woman's Place," said
I at. "There are a lot of things going on
about which people are misinformed or
uninformed."
"The show has really been an education
tor me." said Holt. "I've met a lot of women
who are happy to be associated with the
home and hearth, but who are also interested
in women's rights."
Datz said early response to the show has
been positive. "Several people have told me,
We're glad it's being started."
T he first broadcast of Equal Time aired
"June 6. and featured Miriam Slifkin and
Anneliese Markus-Kennedy both of Chapel
Hill. Marcus-Kennedy is a member of the
North Carolina Steering Committee for
International Women's year and is a member
of the .International Women's League of
Peace and Freedom.
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