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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1979
Page
6
The Blue Ridge Players hold open auditions this Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. in Powhatan School auditorium for their winter show. Story Theater by Paul Sill is likely the selection, directed by Suzanne Gedance who will run the audition. Auditions are open to all regional residents. Clarke and surrounding counties were represented in prior productions. Contact numbers 837-1009 or 837-1476 for details.
Hollywood wrap critiques NBCs Greatest Heroes of the Bible as dull and lifeless while CBS The Pirate is labeled outright junk. Sid Vicious faces sanity plea at Manhattan court as he stands trial for a girlfriend’s murder.
A retro review critiques NBC ABC and CBS miniseries and dramas from 1978 noting midstream plot shifts weak performances and overlong runtimes. The author singles out The Critical List Doctors Private Lives Top Secret The Word and Bridge Too Far for mixed verdicts while praising CBS effort for superb performances and suggesting a cut to fit the four hour story.
The Song Is Kern a Jerome Kern revue by Music Theatre Ensemble at Shenandoah College shows Jan 6 8:30 p.m. in Armstrong Auditorium with acts on Kern Broadway Hollywood and films. Cast includes David Greene Joe Gram Diane Haase and others. tickets 2.50 adults 1 students.
Crossword puzzle page from the January 3 1979 Winchester Evening Star lists numbered clues and partial fills including synonyms and wordplay such as Great Gypsy Money of account of Laos beer vat and Japanese seaport plus entries like Umbrella, Unicorn fist and Samovar. Clues span animals metals body parts directions and common terms.
An obscure Scottish grove scene described in fragmented prose hints at a shift in local relations with mentions of Willow and Egret while a nameless author named Clarence frames the piece as a reflective column.
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