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Show Sunday. February Promotes The Earthlink wrapped in plastic garbage bags in our freezer.'' says his mother, "and it's taking up all the room Ricky wants it taken to a taxidermist Home to the Schrcxiers is a home in Connecticut on four wooded acres Ricky mows the lawn for $10 a 5'i hour job - and 110 ss still big l to The young movie star, who gained acclaim three years ago playing the son of aging boxer Jon Voight in "The Champ," has been appearing before cameras for 10 years and seven months of his 10 year, 10 month life. His career began when he was three months old as a model for regional and national commercials. He appeared with Brooke Shields, but now says ' She's a lot older than me now than she used to be." On television interviews he often dt-d- him Whenever he travels, he haunts surplus stores and buvs can teens "They're cheap, and I figure I can always serve soda pop. juice and milk in them," he explains The family moved to Connecticut from New York after their son became Army so well know n "Once a group of teenagers ripped off my shirt " he say In addition to Voight and Holden. Ricky has worked with such stars as Sir seems overly mature, almost In person he's a delightful child, but still a child who turns his nose at salad and doesn't like beef that still After making four motion pictures in three years. Ricky is still involved with his friends in a regular school system in Greenwich. Conn. He likes playing baseball as much as acting, and says he was one of the better players for the Parkway Pirates in Little League last year. He plays shortstop and first base, and what he would really like to do is "play first base for the Yankees." "The times when we need to pull him out of school, he pleads, 'don't take me out before recess.' his best part of the day," explains his mother Diane, a pleasant blonde who "keeps the family tied together (in addition to Ricky, she has a telephone executive husband and old daughter Dawn Allison, a New York model). "Most of his friends treat him just like they always did," she adds. "They just recognize that his acting is something he does sometimes." Schroder was in Salt Lake City to promote his newest movie, "The Earthling," which opened Friday in Salt Lake theaters and will open in Utah County in late March. The movie centers on an old man. played by Bill Holden. who goes to Australia to die. Schroder is a boy Ricky Schroder whose parents accidentally careened over a cliff in their recreational vehicle He loved his role in "The Champ" so The magazine? It was a hunting while their son gathered firewood. The he wondered if he would ever pamphlet that gave up to date hunting much, story deals with the relationship of the find a role he enjoyed quite so much. information and statistics. boy and man. His interest in the interview was When told that his movie sounded like He thinks he has found it in "The when the topic turned to heightened a science fiction film, he exclaimed, "I Earthling." Part of his pleasure in filming a deer hunting in Utah. He immediately know. That's what everybody says. An movie in Australia was hunting. began citing statistics about the earthling is really someone who lives "They pay you $25 for kangaroos greatest number of points ever found off the earth. I think the title should be there and a dollar for rabbits. I got one on a buck (46). He wanted to know what changed." size the biggest deer was I had ever He suggests changing the movie to kangaroo and 18 rabbits. That means $43 on the side. I really nailed that shot (How could I say I don't hunt, and "Half-Wa- y Home," the film's theme turkey," he explained about his all look like Bambi to me? ) and when song sung by Maureen McGovern. deer hunting season began in Utah. "I could go on television and say. kangaroo conauest. He proudly explained that he most As he answered politely questions 'This is Ricky Schroder. The movie had shot pheasant and his recently he a lunch, during fingered magazine has "The Earthling" just been changed he had had mother Whenever prepared it. bought. just anyone to "Half-Wa- y Home." "Wouldn't that "Right now we have a pheasant stopped talking he would sneak a peak. ar do it?" Award winning pianist, Del Parkinson, will perform works by Bach, Beethoven and Rachmaninoff, at a performance Friday at 8 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. A native of Blackfoot, Idaho. Parkinson made his first appearance with the orchestra at the age of 13. By the time he was 16 he had performed concertos of Mozart. Mendelssohn, Schumann and Grieg with Utah and Idaho orchestras. Parkinson has studied at BYU and also Indiana University where he worked with the Hungarian pianist Gyorgy Sebok. While here he was named Outstanding Sophomore Music Lauded Pianist To Play basketball fans this month when members of the Utah County Stars traveled to Arizona to pi untie half time entertainment The Stars is composed of four groups of girls whose ages range from 4 to 15 Sheryl Dowling. former Brigham Young University Cougarette advisor land Cougarette while a student) directs the marchers They perform once or twice a month and will Alec Guinness. Fave Dunawav.' participate in Miss Drill Team Competition in Genevieve Bujold and Elliott Gould When pressed, he admitted he really March couldn't pick a favorite Stars are selected in "I learned a lot from Jon ( Voight t April through auditions. because it was my first picture, and I was learning on the job." he explains Although 300 girls "But Bill (Holden) was a big help He auditioned for about 100 would talk over things with me and go spots, a training class over lines with me. He also invited me also is offered to prepare girls to be Stars, and the to his big game retreat." He starred in "Little Lord majority are later placed Star shows her style. as performers Fauntleroy" with Sir Alec Guinness, who. he says, "taught me not to rush my lines and to take my time." He said "Speak your lines as clearly as possible." He was working in England and said SERVING they couldn't understand him. but he LUNCH 11 TO 2 )0 couldn't understand them so hot either SAT LUNCH 11 TO 4 00 DINNER 4:30 TO 1 00 For most of his film work he has been 155 NORTH STATE SI. FR1. 1 SAT. TH 9:00 allowed to improve a little, and Ricky I THE 0REMPUZA SUN. 11 TO 1:00 likes that. For "Fauntleory" he could not because the script was a period piece using specific kinds of language. "One time I said 'okay' and they UTAH COUNTIES BEST BUFFET didn't say 'okay! then. I would say that film was 20 times as hard as the others." He was in in Search of Noah's Ark" with Elliott Gould and had barbecues with him on his days off. "MAKE A RESERVATION' "It's rare, after working with someone all day for five days, that they would even want to see you on the sixth day, but we have always been treated superbly by other performers." says his mother. Enroute to Los Angeles to promote TWO LUCE BANQUET ROOMS AVAILABLE ! his film. Gould showed his friendship again. Gould was traveling first class; JUH L" "" IA"fLUNCHEON "liocu JW.ililnH.Wi, bMOm Ricky was in economy. Schroder enHbO CHILKIN UHI s'lVV b' UR UNIONS SWtU . St the more than usual, joyed flight bUUHIWH BUFFET ilHlOlN Mi,,lu' A.H.MlIN however, because Gould kept sending heaping strawberry sundaes to his pal DINNER AND OUfibUt and former tMUbla HARUNuf Httf ONl CURtL) ftHl,b viGtTftat As he left me to visit a sports shop SUNDAY BUFFET UBU between interviews, he turned to me and said, "You story will go in a huge CHILDREN WELCOME trunk for "The Earthling." I keep all PER YEAR LUNCH & DOER my clippings for each movie in trunks." separate huge CALL FOR RESERVATIONS 224-257- 9 Hmm. Not all my copy becomes bird cage liners and fish packages. JiOLDEN APPLE. wedding brunch & BANQUETS HIBS (SH . H co-sta- r. 49j HAM WLAt 20' Symphony. The pianist has been awarded numerous awards including the coveted Performer s Certificate. He has received the Doctor of Music degree with high distinction as well as d a diploma in piano at the School of Music in New York. The pianist was also the recipient of a Fulbright-Hay- s 1 KidShoes Uil-liar- te Utah-P- age A score ot young girls entertained Arizona State and Washington State - meeting. THE HERALD. Provo, Marching Stars Perform Ricky Schroder: A Delightful Kid By CHARLENE WINTERS Lively Arts Editor I knew when Ricky Schroder met me for a luncheon interview in Salt Lake City by sliding down two lights of bannisters, it would not be an ordinary 15, 1981, Grant to study piano with Louis Kentner in London, England. While there, he won the New Era International Concerts Young Artists Competition. More recently, he has performed a Mozart concerto with the Boise Philharmonic and a Beethoven concerto with the Utah Symphony. In May, the accomplished pianist will give his New York debut at Carnegie Recital Hall under the sponsorship of the Idaho Commission on the Arts. 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