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Calloway Bubbles In Brown Sugar ^P'\\ h pfa \ \f^ fe J O As a means of ushering in the states that guests arc 99 u 1 s Q 5 8 a> •«•» ca •a c • I—I a CO ~7 Cab Calloway is the \King of Hi-De-Ho\ who most recently starred on Broadway in \Hello Dolly,\ and \The Pajama Game.\ Vivian Reed is the Tony Award Winner as ''Best Actress In A Musical\ for her show stealing and show stopping role in the Broadway production of \Bubbling Brown Sugar.\ Both will star in the same smash musical hit when the 1977 Grammy Award Winner opens a limited three-week run at the Westbury Music Fair on Tues. Dec. 6, thru Sat. Dec. 31. Performances during the first week, Dec. 6-11, will take place Tues., Wed., Thurs. and Fri., at 8:30 p.m., Sat. 7:00 and 10:30 p.m. and Sun. at 7:30 p.m. There will also be a Thurs. matinee at 2:00 p.m; During the second week, Dec. 13-18, \Bubbling Brown HP Sugatf' will play Tues., Wed., Thurs. and Friday, at 8:30 p.m., Sat. at 7:00 and 10:30 p.m. with 2 shows on Sun. at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The schedule of per- formances for the third and final week, Dec. 26-31, calls for 8:30 p.m. shows on Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs. and Fri., Sat. December 31, (New Years Eve) 7:00 and 10:30 p.m. and a Wed. Matinee at 2:00 p.m. Excellent seating is still available. Tickets can be pur- chased at the box-office or at Ticketron. They may also be reserved thru BankAmericard (VISA) or by Master Charge Credit card. Call 516-354-2727 or 212-239-7177. For information, call 516-333-0533. A musical tour of the golden age of Harlem in years gone by, \Bubbling Brown Sugar\ is a jog '/\tf :x:'::' : : : Magic Carpet Over Broadway By Joe Kaliff il! Most people feel that the life of a caricaturist is rather a dull one. that all he does is sketch a quick, distorted drawing of the subject and take off for home. Let me tell you from experience that it isn't so. Take the time I dropped in to make a caricature of General Pat ton right after the breakthrough in the Ardennes. It was an Army assignment and the General agreed to pose. There was a flock of of- ficers milling around and talking to him and the general spent most of the time barking out orders at them. \Please keep your mouth closed, sir,\ I asked him. He looked at me for a second, then quipped: \You're the only soldier ever to tell me that, and live.\ ^^ During the Eisenhower-Stevenson presidential campaign, I was asked by the Republican Party headquarters to sketch Ike's features on the backs of several models for a publicity stunt. One of the models, an ardent Eisenhower fan, was so thrilled that she didn't wash her back until the election was over. A short while later I was told the Russian News Agency, TASS, had printed the pictures of my drawing on the models' backs as a typical example of decadent Democracy's attitude towards women. That wasn't my only hassle with the female sex. While drawing Marilyn Monroe, she started sobbing and finally spilled out her latest problems with her then current heart throb. So the caricaturist gave advise to the lovelorn for a few minutes. Sometimes a joke backfires unexpectedly. 1 went up to sketch the great opera singer Lauritz Melchior in his hotel suite and kiddingly told him that he would look better in brown than what he was wearing. He excused himself and a few minutes later reappeared in a crumpled brown suit. \This is the only one I could find,\ he mumbled apologetically. Then there was the time, still in the Army, that I sketched General McAuliffe, who had gained fame for himself by telling the surging Nazi enemy at Bastogne, \Nuts when they in- sisted he surrender. He told me about some earlier bloody fighting that had taken place in Holland. He was bitter at the British because they had failed to hold a bridge and because of that, he said, the drive through the lowlands had failed. I casually cautioned the General that he shouldn't make that statement to a civilian reporter because it would cause a rift between the Allies and become a natural propaganda piece for the Axis. Apparently he took this to heart, for the story never got out. I often found the artistic tables turned on me for Lionel Barrymore. Pres. Eisenhower, Xavier Cugat and Patricia Morrison all insisted on caricaturing me while I did them. Yes. it's a crazy world, and the caricaturist is caught in the middle of it. That's why I always think of what Franklin Delano Roosevelt said to me when I was privileged to do his caricature: \You know,\ he mused, \a person never really becomes great until he can laugh at himself.\ He gazed at the sketch I was doing of him. and added with a chuckle: \Or at this caricature.\ down memory lane to Harlem's glory days of the '20's, '30*s and '40's, when the great clubs, ballrooms and theatres made the area the nitelife center of the city. The hit musical also takes a look at some of the most famous people, places, music and night spots of that swinging era in addition to celebrating the music of such great musicians as Eubie Blake, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Andy Razaf, Earl \Fatha\ Hines, W.C. Handy, Noble Sissle, Thomas \Fats\ Waller, and Bert Williams. Indisputably one of the greats of the twentieth century show business was the model George Gershwin used to create the character of M Sportin Life\ for \Porgy and Bess.\ But other commitments kept Cab Callaway out of the original production and it wasn't until the 1952 revival of the American classic - which ran for two years - that Broadway heard \It Ain't Necessarily So\ performed in the inimitable Callaway manner. Vivian Reed literally burst on the Broadway scene with the opening of \Bubbling Brown Sugar.\ Clive Barnes, then of the Times, praised Vivian Reed as \great to look at and one who sings a fine blues.\ Doug Watt of the Daily News wrote \Vivian Reed ... sings and sashays up a storm with \Sweet Georgia Brown,\ \God Bless The Child,\ and \Solitude.\ Three Angels At The Arena This December The Arena Players present a different kind of Christmas play in the form of \My Three Angels, a holiday tale of love, good deeds, peace on earth and benign manslaughter. The sly comedy barkens back to a time when the infamous Devil's Island was still an operating prison and it was the custom for the citizens of French Guiana to employ the inmates as cheap labor. On one Christmas Eve, three thus employed and very honest convicts (they're not thieves, just murderers) come to the aid of a shop keeper and his family who are being forced out of business by a wicked uncle. The three angels from Devil's Island proceed to \Set Matters aright in a Gallic 'Christmas Carol* where it is simpler to bump Scrooge off than convert him.\ • Time Magazine. My Three Angels runs from December 1 through the 18th at The Arena Players Theatre in East Farmingdale. Per- formances are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8:30 and Sunday at 3. and 7:30. Tickets are $4. on Thursday, $5. on Friday and Sunday, and $6 on Saturday. For information and reservations call 293-0674. Treat Your Family To Dinner SPECIAL FAMILY PARTIES /DINNER RESTAURANT & COCKTAIL LOUNGE 15 SMITH ST., E. FARMINGDALE Off Rt. 110 No. of Adventureland For Reservations Closed Sundays 293-0059 Children under 12 Complete Dinner *3 From ...™ 95 As a means of ushering in the Christmas Season, the Far* mingdale Baptist Church choir, under the direction of Dr. Stanley Brobston, will perform the ''Hallelujah Chorus\ form Handel's Messiah on Sunday morning, Decembers. Accompanying the choir will be the String Ensemble from The King's College, Briarcliff Manor. The String Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Mildred Phelps, will also perform instrumental selections from the Messiah. Farmingdale Baptist also announces plans to present the Christmas Cantata, Down From His Glory, by John W. Peterson, Sunday evening, December 18, at 7 p.m. This\ will be the Long Island Premiere of this most recent of John W. Peterson's cantatas. As a unique experience for the choir, the cantata will be performed using an instrumental sound-track accompaniment. The public is cordially invited to attend both of these musical events. Pastor Darwin Bacon states that guests are invited to attend the informal reception following the Cantata on December 18. Craft Workshop Children in Farmingdale are invited to register for one of the free workshops to be held during the month of December. Crafts to be made include holiday toys and \touch toys\ to be donated to the blind. Tickets are required and may be picked up at the library. Dates for the workshop in- clude: Monday, Dec. 12, Grades 1-3, Main Lib., 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12, Grades 4 and up, Main Lib., 3:30 p.m. Wed., Dec. 14, Grades 4 and up, South Lib. 3:30 p.m. Thur., Dec. 15, Grades 1-3, South Lib. 3:30 p.m. A gift called \Love\ can be purchased by asking for a smoke and/or fire detector. New & Modern SPARTAN DINER • Finest Foods • New Dining Room Facilities • Private Catering for All Occasions • Full Bar • Ample Parking SpwidVoibj JLWkfiftMft from $ 2.95 FuK Ceiwe Dunce** [complimentary glass of wine served with dinner]. Route 110 Corner Conklin St. Farmingdale, N.Y. 293-8633 •includes ... Soup or Juice, Salad W. Choice of Dressing, Pot., Veft, & Hot Beverage.
