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Show Thf Uuh Daily Chronicle, Monday, September Vincent Price launches Vincent Price, star of more than 100 mocion picture and celebrated for his Broadway roles, will open the 1978-7- 9 Prestige Series for the Division of Continuing Education (DCE). s on Price, also widely known for countless appear; television and as a gourmet cook and art collects, . :,1 show as Oscar Wilde, the tormented appear in a one-ma- n 19th century British poet and playwright. The plav. -- Prestige Series 1978-7- 9 '"Diversions and Delights." is stheduled in Kingbury Hall on Monday at 8 p.m. A native of St. I jouis. Piite launched his stage career with the renowed Meicury Theatie in "Victoria Regina." His career followed study at Vale l"niersity where he took out his bathelor of arts degree, later studying at the rniversiiy of Ijondon. Following his stage debut, he appealed in a string of hits including "Outward Bound." Angel Stiect." "The Cocktail Partv." The lady's Not for Burning," "Peter Pan." "Oliver!." and "Charley Aunt." Quiikly puked up b motion picture producers. Price played starring or major roles in "The Song of Bernadette." " Ilie House of Seven Gables." "His Rind of Woman." "The Three Musketeers," "The Ten Commandments" and 23 horror films. One of the most sought-afte- r lettuiers in the country, he also appears with symphonies as narrator of such selections as "Peter and the Wolf," and "The Lincoln Portrait." His most celebrated concert piece, written for him by Ieonard " FANTASTIC SPORTS & CLOTHING DEPARTMENT Slatken, is " The Raen." His radio credits include "'The Saint," "Lux Radio Theatie," and CBS Playhouse." He is a regular on TV's Hollywood Squares and appears often on the leading talk show programs where he discusses his art and culinary interests as well as his theatrical experiences. and publicly acknowledged Wilde, a literary genius, is best known for two plays, "The Importance of Being Earnest" and "Lady Windemere's Fan," his novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, and such rwms a He Profundi " BOOK BAG with U of U seal red only $15.99 and The Ballad of Heading Gaol and others. Some of his wiiting was influenced by the two years he spent in prison as a result of a homosexual affair with Lord Alfred Douglas. During that imprisonment, under horrible physical disease conditions, he suffered complications of a middle-ea- r that caused his death at age 46. The play, written by John Gay. covers the late period of his life when Wilde was dying from that infet tion. The scenario is based on an imaginary lecture in Palis. Clive Barnes, drama critic for the eu York Post, wrote of the Broadway run of this play : "Vincent Price is superlative. said: "It's A virtuoso performance." Bob I .ape of ABC-TWilde than better to imagine anyone doing impossible Vincent Price." Rex Reed wrote in the.Wu' York Daily S'ews: "Price is in fine form as Oscar Wilde, delivering a sensitive, d xrformante." Sydney J. Harris, critic and columnist-at-larg- e for the Chttago Daily Sews, wrote: "Price could win an Oscar for his Wilde slum. He is nothing less than superb!" Price holds honorary doctorates fiom the California College of Arts and Crafts and Wesleyan University and is the author of four books and is working on another. He also writes a syndicated newspaper column on art. Reserved seats are available for '"Diversions and Delights" or for the entire Prestige Series season in the DCE Lecutres and Concerts office in Kingsbury Hall 210, weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Ticket information is a ailable in person or Shuttlebus service begins in the Stadium by phone, parking lot about 7 p.m. V well-tune- 581-808- 7. KCPX welcomes J.C. McNeil's presentation EXCLUSIVE. . . GYM SHORTS with UofU seal all colors $3.65 an evening with CONVERSE All Star II white with red or blue trim $17.50 B -- - - SALT rams, PMAC SALT LAKE CrTY,UTAH sity book store A UNITED CONCERTS PRODUCTION RESERVED SEATS $8.50 & $7.50 TOAD TAPE ZCMI SALT PALACE ALL THREE ODYSSEYS TAPE HEAD RASPBERRY RECORDS END VMTMLSPICI AIS Indoors, outdoors, near and far. . . this pocket camera's gotcha covered.. with an electronic . flash and a telephoto lens Right there with the click of a switch. Switch on electronic flash. You've just stopped the action! Without the fuss of bulbs, cubes or flipflash. built-i- n. THIS WEEK SPECIAL PROCESSING PRICE 8X ject closer without having All you have to "move-in.- " to do is Point and Shoot. 283 COLOR ENLARGEMENT Regularly $2.65 Saves you money. And you get sharper pictures because built-i- n flash stops action in an amazing 1 1000th of a second! Switch to telephoto. Now you've brought your sub- Vivitar 10 $1.69 of JJOnE univer MAIN FLOOR NORTH 25.1978 283 AutoThyristor The Light Machmo Hoart of an ontiro system FLASH $99. 95 Retail 6995 Oil LAMP SALE OUR SALE PRICE 5495 univer sity book store SALE 15.95 Reg. 19.95 has a better idea |
