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Show rigruifri fr & 4 r - H, - $ I V q, &i, A.s v ?X'li 1 Dern, Mike Peterson, Bill De Castro have leading roles in "Meadowlark" at Theater 138. i Meadowlark By Clint Barber Deseret News staff nler w If you were a young kid in a small town in 1542, and your name was Skmny, you're bound get a kick out of Ken J e n k ' new Meadowlark." play. . funny nostalgia then And it dawns on you that the kids loved the spelling bees, even though they may not have especially liked spelling That's the funniest scene But the warmest occurs when Skinny is fmallv alone with The Salt Lake playwnghts comedy based on lus own growing up in Ly man, Wyo which opened last night at Theater 138, really brought back memones , it lliam USE CONVENIENT AT world premiere' and sevne'v movies are on schedule in Salt Lake City s first-rutheaters duruig the next few days KED THE WHERE FVRN GROWS is the film that wall lave its world premiere in sal Lake Wednesday It will bo staged at the four Trolley Square theaters, with the Omond Brothers, who wrote the music, Lyman Dayton, the producer, Norman Tokar, director; Wilson Rawls, author, and others ir the premiere audiences MME." movie musical sta'Ting Lucille Ball, Boa Anh'ir and Robert Preston in the classical story of a swing- eral Teas latter couple fugitive attempts to bet aw.n through several ruses during a crossThe film, chase country which is scheduled cl the Capitol Theater, also stars Bon Johnson, Michael Sacks, William Atherton and Gregory Walcott It is in the same genre as list Picture Show and Bonnie and Civile. Thumday. with the public engagement also opening the day CONRACK," one of the most human films of the year, will open at the .rolloy Square Theaters soon This ls based on a true story about a privileged white school toaohor who takes over the teaoh.ng joo in 6th. 7th and 8th grades of an a school Jon Voight plays the lead, and he should be considered for an Oscar foi next heart-warmin- i AS ,w-y- V Goldie Hawn, William Atherton in Sugarland Express." the story of a boy and his dogs... HE MADE A PROMISE AND HE KEPT IT1 year THE LILIES B Robert RadmU film that will open next week at the Trolley Square and Fashion Place Mall Theaters Here is another story, based on a true incident of four children orphaned at the death of their widower father They have told their father thiy intend to stick together as a family after he is gon. and the story deals with the problems they must surmount and the stones they must coneoet to keep from being hauled away to an institution "WHERE ' BLOOM nuJdleaged ing aunt who rears a nephew in her image, opens tonight at twice-maime- d a is heart-tuggin- g Governor declares cycle safety week At the request of the Iron Pomes Club, Motorcycle whose members believe that all motorcycle operators should be given an intensive safety course, Gov. Calvin L Hampton has declared April as Motorcycle Safety Week in Utah SLGARLAND EXPRESS. 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STATI TrIummo1 M (jnittd Arti'ts "theatre Circuit 2629424 old-tim- 84CTRE$S-BJMB- DeCastro, George Tonight s Theater Villa wail be for the News Theater Editor icki Sullivan, Barry More, Linda Herrmann, Gregory, and Mary Feniey Meadowlark will continue tonight and Wednesday, and April 1 through 3, at 8 30 p m the coolest girl m the class Susie, played by Ann David Gary, a native of Kaysville, and now on leave from his of the post as chairman drama department at Univer of The play, a senes vignettes there is no particular plot is about Skinny, played by Gary Stewart, and his with his relationships school chums The performers are all adults, but and this is the strength of the play and the performers you hardly realize it as the play pro gresses Possibly the best scene is a e of an school spelling bee. and the fidgeting, struggling with the words, and the elation of each side as they spell a word correctly, are so real, its just like you remember it back 5J Deni is especially funny as Meg. the little girl who has an unexpected crisis bee the spelling during Rounding out the cast of good penormers are Mike Peterson, Nancy Borgemcht, Wi- revieuj the kids I Tern stage , Jenks has a knack for reminding us of those awkward, but carefree times when we were still scared of girls," saved the from pictures Shredded Wheat cartons, and loved spelling bees because they were a chance to beat the girls at something Lyman was so small that one of the characters remarks Don't be silly the Japs aren't gomg to send a bomber clear over to Lyman with just one bomb. And Jenks paints pictures of the weather Lyman was not warm, but less than frigid in the spring; and retells the childhood story about the trolls on the bridge remember that one Director Larry Roupe. also a yes, Wjommgite and known as Skinny when he was little keeps a large cast moving in a lazy spring pace, interspersed with the vivid mannerisms and dialogue of of Massachusetts is sity backward and charmingly countrified And Ann is cute and sometimes impish as the only girl in the school who is strong enough to go after what she wanks the Pearses By Howard cv'4 Tes 1 'Fern 'Lilies 'Marne" h other films scheduled l yr v A NEWS, TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1974 DESERET IrOKWKMS8M53NPB ' "'ARE FREE'Vg Way 8.30 Frees 30 10:30 Dure. -- r0r 1973 ftali . 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