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Show Page BIO Thursday, April 1 . 1982 The Newspaper 0 0 f SW YTP A Park City to get a touch of the Old South in 'The Little Foxes' t :-i HOLIDAY VILLAGE MALL, PARK CITY, UT - 649-6541 J ($1 00 WEDNESDAY FAMILY DAY ONE DOLLAR ALL DAY LONG . ? STARTS FRIDAY HENRY FONDA KATHARINE HEPBURN rlday: 5:20, 7:30, 9:45 Daily: 1:10, 3:15, 5:20 7:30, 9:45 WINNER OF ACADEMY AWARDS """X WINi I in Mloltten pona laiigiwiii f ' CHARIOTS OF FIRE l-CJQUi.l... BEN CROSS JANCHARLESON .1 WVNER OF4 ACAOEMYAIiVAROS INCLUDING BEST PICTURE 1Vr .w-iiro Thursday an :uf?t 5:30,7:45,9:: and Friday Daily 55 1:00,3:15,5:30,7:45,9:5 II 5 II Friday 5:45. 7:40 9:30 fTlj Daily j:4u 5:45 7:40 9:30 nee! rjBonis st ABsFRD4v Free daily showing of Jesus at noon 4682 thru 41082 ifllii pi Swill V i Or mnnnn rn,, LMiii ni n ....r nn i .,. Lloyd Stevens and Barbara Smith rehearse for "The Little Foxes". Oriental antiques, Tibetan rugs on display at KAC Chinese and Japanese art objects and Tibetan rugs will be included in a special exhibit opening in the Kimball Kim-ball Art Center's downstairs gallery Sunday, April 4. Most of the pieces are at least 100 years old. The Chinese antiques are primarily monochrome porcelains. por-celains. Colors in this collection collec-tion include oatmeal, celadon, cela-don, apple green, peacock blue, ox-blood red, and blanc-de-chine white. The pieces range from the T'ang dynasty, dy-nasty, about A.D. 900, to the very early 1900s the end of the Ching dynasty. The Japanese antiques include 15 silk kimonos, a small wooden chest (known as "Tansu"), chests with bronze mirrors, wooden Soft sounds for ambiance extraordinaire ana Knowlton, Harpist 582-4323 Friday & Saturday, 7:00 p.m. Enjoy ) dinnor in the most elegant atmosphere. ' lent h; Swiss Cuisine, s)ecializing in Veal dishes, menu also featuring exquisite Seafood and Beef items. Daily specials, fresh homemade pastries. Most extensive wine list in town. Open for dinner 6:00 -10:30 every night. For reservations please call 649-5993. OPEN FOR APRES SKI COCKTAILS AND MORS D'OEUVRES DAILY FROM 4:30 - 6:30 P.M. Located at 50 Shadow Ridge Drive at the west end of the Resort parking lot. hairpieces with handpainted gold, Koimari pottery, wooden lacquer ware, bronze candelsticks from the Maji era, ashtrays, pottery bowls and wooden boxes. The rugs in the exhibit were made by exiled Tibetans Ti-betans who reside in the Himilayas of northern India. Each rug is hand tied on a heavy wooden loom and uses patterns and colors that have been part of the culture for centuries. A number of other Tibetan artifacts will also be shown. There will be an opening reception from 3 to 5 p.m. April 4. The exhibit will be on display through April 27. This exhibit is being sponsored spon-sored by Harry Reed of Skyline Lane Company. Odetta to sing at Egyptian As a special Easter week treat, Park City Performances Perfor-mances bring to town the talent of Odetta appearing April 9 at the Egyptian Theatre. This popular black folk singer has been a dynamic force in the American music scene for over 25 years. Her art is inextricably tied to the very roots of American culture, offering a unique insight into the sounds of the American Black experience. Odetta is an imposing figure on stage with her flamboyant caftans, dashikis ("They have to have pizzazz ..elan.. dash," she explains), matching head scarves, bold earrings and gold forehead charm, incense burning at the end of her guitar, her body moving, dancing, talking, talk-ing, caressing her audience with her music. "I'm an interpreter of folk music which encompasses more than folk songs handed down from the generations. It includes work songs, game songs, childrens' songs, gospel gos-pel and blues... songs from people who had to entertain themselves outside of their daily work and 'songs for people and their emotional needs," she says. Odetta will perform for one night only, Friday, April 9 at 8 p.m. at the Egyptian Theatre. Tickets are $6 for members of Park City Performances Per-formances and $8 for general admission. For reservations call 649-9371. No Tillie T.T. Tillie has been on vacation in Canada. Her recipe column, "T.T. Tillie's Gourmet Tips," will resume next week. Southern drawls have suddenly sud-denly arrived on Main Street or at least at the Egyptian Theatre. Cast members of "The Little Foxes," now in rehearsal, are talking Dixie with an ease that makes a Utah twang seem harsh and affected. "Y-all," "Hush yo' mouth," and "Lordy, Lordy" are commonplace on and even sometimes off stage for the Utah residents now rehearsing Southern turn-of-the-century roles. Adapting to Lillian Hell-man's Hell-man's classic play about cunning and intrigue in a Southern family comes easier for some of the cast than others. Lloyd Stevens, for example, claims, "I've been accused of having a Southern accent for a long time now; this is just putting it to practice." Another Utah native, na-tive, Van Martin, feels the same way, adding, "Besides, I've always loved the South, and I only wish we could get away with moving as slowly as they do down there." Dick Cummings, last seen on stage with a stuffy British accent as Colonel Pickering in "My Fair Lady," is helped with his drawl by the fact that he was born in Virginia. Likewise, Aysha Quinn is able to draw upon the 18 spent in Washington, D.C. "The Little Foxes" has often been dubbed by critics as Lillian Hellman's best work, a hefty accolade for the playwright who also created "Watch On the Rhine", "The Children's Hour", and "Toys in the Attic". "Little Foxes" is the story of devious, money-hungry money-hungry men and women who hide behind Southern gentility gentil-ity while stopping at nothing for their own gain. As "Time" Magazine (May 18, 1981) commented on the play's recent Broadway revival: re-vival: "It provides playgoers play-goers with the grand fun of mentally hissing villains, crying over victims and cheering heroes." "The Little Foxes" also has become known as a superb vehicle for some of the leading actresses of stage and screen. When it opened on Broadway in 1939, it starred Tallulah Bankhead as Regina Hubbard. Bette Davis played the role in the 1941 film version, and Ann Bancroft continued it on stage in 1963. But perhaps the greatest notoriety for "The Little Foxes" came last year when Elizabeth Taylor claimed the part of Regina for her first major stage appearance, appear-ance, to the delight of critics and audiences alike. After a five-month Broadway run, the production is now playing play-ing to standing-room-only houses in London. For Barbara Smith, who plays Regina in the Park City Performances production, produc-tion, this may seem like a hard act to follow. But, building on her role as Nurse Rachet in last year's local production of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," she just might agree with Elizabeth Eliza-beth Taylor's earlier comment com-ment on the challenge of the Regina role: "I'm wonderful at playing bitches." "The Little Foxes" is directed by Don Gomes. The cast includes Steve Stan-czyk, Stan-czyk, Barbara Smith, Aysha Quinn, Lloyd Stevens, Amy Finegan, Sandra Cymet, Dick Cummings, Richard Scott and Van Martin. It opens at the Egyptian Theatre Thea-tre Friday, April 16, and continues April 17; April 22-24; April 29-30; and May 1. All performances are at 8 p.m. with tickets $4.50 for members of Park City Performances, Per-formances, $6 for nonmem-bers. nonmem-bers. For reservations, call the box office at 649-9371. fW by Rick Lanman Illegal fermentation continues Late Monday afternoon, the Summit County Grand Jury revealed a sixth area of investigation as part of its continuing probe into illegal activities in the Park City area. The newest activity under investigation is suspected illegal fermentation of wine within the city limits. In making the announcement, Grand Jury spokesman Just Fishing stated that so serious were the problems surrounding surround-ing the illegal fermentation of Park City wine, that a special prosecutor had been retained to handle the situation. Fishing then announced the appointment of Chuck Winegar, a recent immigrant to this country from Germany, where he specialized in isolating illegal fermentations. "Actually," "Actu-ally," said Winegar, when questioned about his name, "our family name was Vinegar, but I changed it because I felt a certain prejudice might exist against the name." Winegar will be given a full staff to aid him with the investigation. Perhaps the most unusual member of his staff is a keen nosed German Shepherd named Wino who has been specially trained to seek out illegal grapes. Wino's owner is Park City policeman, William Moore. When questioned about his dog's exceptional talents, Moore said, "Wino can sniff out an illegal grape at 200 yards." Moore noted that Wino preferred to work alone and undercover. "He'll drift around town on the loose just like all the other dogs." Wino has been known to stop cars by barking them over to the curb. Yet Park City residents carrying possibly illegal grapes need not be overly concerned. Before doing a thorough sniff of any vehicle, Wino will present a stardard search warrant. "He's a very smart dog," emphasized Moore. We asked Special Prosecutor Winegar wh the grape issue had come up so suddenly here in Park City. "Well, actually," replied Winegar, "we've known about this for some time. Ever since Richard-Beyond-Belief's article, 'Growing Grapes in Park City', we knew we were onto something big here. Besides, when you see people coming out of the Alpha Beta with cartloads of nothing but grapes, you know they're not just for eating." As the Grand Jury has its corks sealed, The Newspaper has been unable to obtain any further official information concerning the investigation. Nonetheless, we have talked with local officials and several local grapes in an attempt to shed some light on the illegal fermentation. Suspected members of the Grape Enforcement Enforce-ment Administration (GEA) were planted in town several months ago and their findings figure heavily in the investigation. One agent, Ned Sauvignon, has worked undercover under-cover for months, holding down a job as a cabby for Park City Transportation. When asked about his role in the fermentation, Cabby Ned Sauvignon would only say that he had aged a great deal in the past four months. Sauvignon, (not his real name) takes his job quite seriously and did add this brief insight to his work. "One night I followed a Chardonnay grape three blocks up Main Street, the area we refer to as the 'red grape district'. The grape made several drops of juice and by the time he hit the top of Main Street, he was squeezed dry." When asked why no arrest was made, Sauvignon reminded us of his undercover status and then added, "Besides, we're after more than skins and pips here we won't settle for anything less than the whole vine." The Newspaper also spoke with several grapes tliat have appeared before Mr. Winegar and his staff. One grape, questioned repeatedly by the Grand Jury, denied having any thoughts of illegal fermentation. Yet one investigator reported seeing the suspect grape at several parts where a variety of wild yeasts were present. "I've changed," retorted the grape, "All my sugars are now natural, I'm not about to let some strange wild yeast get into me." Coincidentally, several well-known grapes were in town this week for the Celebrity Grape Classic. We asked Sylvaner Hannika of the Team Mondavi, if she was here in support of the local grapes currently under fermentation by the Grand Jury. "No," said Sylvaner, "I am here strictly as an eating grape in this Grape State of Utah." Nonetheless, many of the celebrity grapes have been seen in Park City bars and restaurants squeezing their juice freely. Meanwhile, several local grapes have already left town for a variety of Latin American countries where growing conditions condi-tions are reportedly better. We asked the Grand Jury if it were true that several local grapes were already locked up in casks at the Summit County jail, despite the fact that no indictments have as yet even been handed down. The jury denied that such was the case and indicated that questioning would continue. Several known Red Zinfandels were seen in town this week sporting white skins in an obvious attempt to avoid Grand Jury questioning. Winegar and his staff are dedicated and they feel eventually something will be dug up. "We know there is some illegal fermentation going on there somewhere, he said late Tuesday, "And we'll find it even if we have to get out the rack and press in order to squeeze the juice from them." Meanwhile, the leaks continue to flow and word has it from the local juice that the illegal fermentation could continue for several more years. In a final note, the City Council is reportedly studying the feasibility of an increase in corkage fees as a method to raise badly-needed revenue for the city's failing bus system, "Let the grapes pay," suggested one Main Street businessman. "Then when they're ready to go on the wagon, they can just climb on the bus instead." Following the council meeting, one councilman confided off the record that the investigation could only hurt Park City. "After all," he sighed, "everyone knows Park City has 'The Greatest Grapes on Earth'." Winepress recommends: Winepress recommends the following distinguished Reds: Chateau Vladimir Lenin, 1917 Friedrich Enyals Vineyards, 1919 Stalin Hills Winery, 1922 advertising space W m DEADLINE H (Ml |