Fun City misfires with Joan Rivers on Broadway
New York critics pan Joan Rivers new Broadway show Fun City at Morosco, faulting lacks in story and weak dialogue. Rivers and co author Lester Colodny are accused of thin gags and forced humor, despite a lively performance and energetic pacing under director Jerry Adler.
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Critics Pan Play Fun City as Inert Farce
Critics from the New York Times Daily News New York Post and UPI find Fun City misfiring as a comedy. Rivers writes deftly but fails to build a cohesive play. Slapdash aims, overworked physical humor, and overcalculated plotting drain the two hours.
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Disney Gives 4 Million To Charity Foundation
Los Angeles AP report states Tuy Disney, Tate entertainment executive and brother of the late Wilt Disney, willed four million dollars to an unidentified charitable foundation. Disney died December 20 at age 78 and was a manager of the Disney empire.
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Private services for Chevalier Paris Mauri ce Chevalier
Maurice Chevalier the famed entertainer who wished a discreet dignified departure will be buried after a simple private ceremony Weariesay. He will rest beside his mother in a vault at Marnesia Coquette near Paris. His nephew Rene Chevalier recalls he saw himself as an artisan and wanted no public viewing to honor his final departure.
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Bob Dylan Joins The Band For New Year Surprise
Bob Dylan made a rare public appearance joining his former backup group The Band for a surprise midnight New Year show at the Academy of Music New York. Dylan wore dim gray clothes and a red poncho jacket as the audience of young attendees cheered and he performed briefly with the group. The Band had been playing at the Academy for the past week.
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Producer Hubbard dies at 83 in Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills California AP B Lacing Hubbard well known as producer of Winga the first motion picture to receive an Academy Award died at age 83 He died Friday at the home of his daughter Betty Heasley in Beverly Hills California.
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Theater Time For Monday Show Listing Patchwork
A fragmented theater schedule lists films and times across multiple venues including Plaza Plaza "Alaskan Eskimo" and "Lady and the Trap" with entries for "Dirty Harry" at STACE and STAGE 3 showing "Straw Dogs" at 9 50. The garbled text includes various times and titles and appears as a damaged page segment from a theater timetable.
Dick Gregory Maintains Hunger Fast Through Protest
Washington AP report notes Dick Gregory continues his hunger fast begun April 24 to protest the Vietnam War. The comedian says energy remains high despite some hunger while he tours colleges and discusses war drugs and public reaction to his abstention from food. He consumes juice and water and weighs about 168 pounds with a typical meal described as juice from pears oranges grapefruits and a pound of bread.
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