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Show h, Sunday May1, 1977 From ‘Roots’ Performance He Branches Out HOLLYWOOD (NEA) — Lou C sett has beena fine actor and a successful one for almost 25 years. But not until ‘‘Roots” did he learn the price of fame — not until “Roots” did he realize about the three-hour razor blade Gossett played Fiddler on “‘Roots.”” He usedthe billing Louis Gossett Jr_ on credits, because hefelt ince of the project dictated that he use his complete name. amountof people who watched ‘Roots has turned my life upside down. It's a hundred per cent different now ey call on me to make speeches now. I have nospare time the answer to be ver ART f EAUTY is often seen in nature. Herethe the branches. The wing-tip of another pigeonis shown an early in the lower right-hand corner. The photo was taken just outside City Hall in Los Angeles ing tree creates a striking © pigeon as it glides gracefully through answers. He went to Cincinnati to make a speech. He was in his hotel when he realized he needed a fresh razor blade so he wentout to buy one Tt took methree hour iad eece blade,” he says.‘ The epts ping me. They wanted to talk about Roots, Hesays he's learned the difference UTAH PAGEANT OF THE ARTS will be held June 10 through July9, except Saturdays. Tickets for the event will go on sale Monday at the Pageantoffice, 454 N. Center, American Fork. above, Dorvihy McFarlane, is shown unpacking the Pageant of Arts between being just successful — as he has long been — and being FAMOUS. ‘The thing is.”’ he says, “that I can’t just hang out any more. That's what I s. WhenI goto a party, everybody is around me . Tickets on Sale Seeking ‘Roots’ Formula AMERICAN FORK — Theticket cf- NEA ee For eight days in to 80 million people { “Roots” unfold on ABC. This lience any one dramatic exhibition success always on bandwagons $ no question have an impact it just what direction easonfor the question there was about attention. s? Was it because everal generations? Was own for eight consecutive nights? Jt with a man’s search for his as noneof those things. Maybeit high-grade drama home something screen he man whohada lot to. do with st place, believes that that last sest to the truth, Stoddardis dramatic programs and plication in ‘Roots,’ Stod- aiua thal did not talk »ved ms that a show dealing is better drama than a show implication in the “Roots d it takes time and hard aii. “Roots” took two fice for Utah Pageantof the Arts will open Monday at the Pageantoffice at He says that already ABCis thinking along those lines, planning for the distant future. He says the network is now working on projects for the '78-'79 season “instead of figuring out what we'll put on next Lou Gossett week CBShaswatched the “Roots” legend develop. That networkhas, in the past, doneless than the other two in thefield of programming spread out over several nights. But, apparently, the successof ‘Roots'’ may change CBS’ thinking. Obviously,’’ says Paul Monash, CBS’ vicepresident for motion pictures for TV and mini-series, Roots’ has had an impactonus. It has crystallized a lot of our thinking It has changed the dimensionsof the long form on TY. It shows to me that it’s important to look for television, not just serializing some novel. NBC's BestSellers, which serializes novels, has not been a great success, partly because of choice of material, partly because of the wayit is program- Examines His Own ‘Roots’ Like many black people, “‘Roots’’ has made Lou Gossett consciousof his own roots. His family, like that of “Roots” * author, Alex Haley, can trace their origins back quite a way, although not to Africa “Our family unit is extremely strong.’’ he says. ‘I was an onlychild, but Ihada lot of aunts, uncles, cousins The elders took care of us, told us Stories. My great-grandmother, who was 117 whenshedied, told usstories. “She was five or so when Lincoln freed the slaves. She remembereda lot med ‘We here at CBSare now in the marketfor important material which will be programmed importantly. We are going after material with impact, material that is highly promotable.” Monash mentioned one property CBS is just about to lock up, which he said wasstill not for publication. But it was oneof the biggest booksof 1976 and could, conceivably, rival ‘Roots’ in public interest Actually,’ Monashsaid, ‘‘we’ve been moving in that direction even before ‘Roots.’ We're working on dramatizations of John Hersey’s ‘The Wall’ and John Dean's ‘Blind Ambition’ and Thomas Sanchez’ ‘Rabbit Boss.’ LOUGOSSETT is still wondering what has hap- pened and whysince his performanceas Fiddler in “Roots.”” he says, “TV will include more carefully nurtured, not rushed on more dramas like that, but we But. since ‘Roots,’ we've been led to spend a It takes time to get good production works.” At NBC, the feeling is that ‘Roots’ will not appre ly change their programming. They have no plansto try programming onepropertyover several consecutive nights, for example oe 's ane!sew NW0’. continue. Tickets by mail orders, telephone orders and others placed in person will befilled The Utah Pageant of the Arts Command performance will be presented June 10 through July9, except Sunday. Therewill be only one matinee performancethis year, which will be held on Saturday, July9 about that day. Our family can go back A good selection of tickets is now available and patrons are urged to buy while theystill have a choice of performance and theater location. All performances will be in the close to the beginning of slavery — but not to Africa. Mygreat-grandmother was marriedto a CherokeeIndian, who was a slave, luv.” It's all there, in the Gossett family Bible. High School, according to Lilliam M. 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Assisting Mrs. Griffith will be the McFarlane’s, Rickell McKinneyand Clark McFarlane. Other volunteers will also be recruited to staff the office as sales Those projects pre-dated ‘Roots.’ great deal of money to program very important In the future.” projects that are tickets. She and her husband Byron McFarlane, are directing ticket operations. Others who will be assisting are Mrs. Lenore Griffith who will operate the & back, keep: patterns clean and allows y to see the top Litter. its a. slap in America’s face. And yours. pattern in eact ze hangs for easy storage nacloset Decorator NOTIONS HANGER AlSC ) available ) Patent Pending Fork |