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Show AskDick Kleiner Are Jack, Hopalong Cassidy Related? DEAR DICK: Please settle an argument. Is Jack Cassidy the son af Hopalong Cassidy?—J. MIVILLE, Anaheim, Cal. No. Hopalong Cassidy was character William Boyd), not a real person (played by DEAR DICK: We are reading a let about Carole Lombard these days, and we would like to see someof her movies. Norma Shearer and Clark Gable are others we'd tike te see. Whe do we write to for these requests’—DONNA FIELD, Gesben, ind. Most of Lonibard and Shearer's moviesare too old for TV—they both made their last appearances in 1942. Some af Gable’s filmestill pop up oalate night shows. I suggest yeu contact the program departments of your local TV CHER (SECOND FROM LEFT} welcomes rock star Elton John (left), comedian Flip Wilson, and singer Bette Midler as her guests on “Cher,” music and comedy special to be rebroadcast Saturday at 5 p.m. on Channel a ‘Cher’ Special To Be Reprised on Saturday " the popular special of rock hits, and Chersoles with in fcthe glamoroussinger- ~All is Fair in Love,” Cher and comediennetitle star is joined Miss Midler also pay a tongue by Bette Midler, Flip Wilson in - cheek salute to “Trashy and Elton John, will be Ladies” in song and dance. Saturday at 5 p.m In comedy sketches, Cher, as on Channel 5. the “Ever - tasteful” Laverne, As Cher's guest, rock star iursakes ihe laundromat to go and composer Elton John to her high - school reunion and performs his hit record, “Lucy revive the old - schoo! spirit in the Sky With Diamonds,” with “Geraldine” (Wilson), and teams with the title star to and in a visit toa rest home, set sing “Bennie and The Jets.” 50 years from now. Cher, Elton, Cher, John, Flip Wilson and Wilson and Miss Midler try to Miss Midler perform a medley remember the good old days. ADDING THEIR TALENTS to a light - hearted review of our nation's musical ‘history Stations with your raquest, are these three unlikely DEAR DICK: I love Elton John, Some friends have told me that most big singers like that get high during a concert hy smoking pot, pene pills, ete. Could you tell me if he does? ~ AN E.J, FAN, Carlton, Ala. Sings" presentation. This is just one of more than 50 major attractions summer looking crooners from itis a fairly commonpractice. it always has been. For some reason, musicians have traditionally needed something to get for pertormances, E band era, maiiy snioxed pot, even bels pot. Today, many rock stars use some such aHificial stimulant to pep themselves up before they go on. As for Jotin, | am told that he does not. stimulants,” a agh worker told me. Crags around f “He dogsn’t use “I've never seen DEAR DICK‘ Two questions ~~ on variety shows, who pays the guests? And, on television shows, do the stars own the clothes they wear? — CURIOUS, Columbia, Tenn. Two answers -- variety shows work this way. The network Le Aaa 8 the company that makes the show —-cer, for example—c ceriain amont of money. Out of that, the company pays for everything, including the guest stars, Cher may get. pedeniphactinder ‘Outof that, she must pay all her guests, orchestra, dancers, { sets and costumes. question: the stars don't own the clothes they wear. They come (usually with the stars’ approval) from the studio wardrobe departments. Sometimes, they make arrangements to buy them at a reducedprice, or get them free,after they are used on ie Disneyland’s “America visitors to the Park may enjoy. A spectacular biventennial pageant, “America on Parade,” along with nightly enter- tainment, being effered ihis suramer until Sept, 6. JUNIOR, ETC. Hes Everything For Back-to-School Sizes 3 to 15 250 West Center CONTINENTAL PLAZA Ns DEAR DICK: I am a great fan of Johnny Cash and would like to know how many records be put aut this last year. — MIKE GRAHAM, Biierslie, PEL, Can. From June '74 to June '75. there were three Cash discs. working on a thesis at ennsylvania. The is Jobn Philip Sowsa’s operetta,as Capitan,” The lead was erga played by DeWold Hopper, who was married to jedda Hopper. Can you give me any assistance? — PATRICK KIRAL, Homer City, Pa. There have been books about Sousa,but if it’s Hopper you are interested in, I suggest you read Hedda’s two auto-biographical books, ‘orn sone My hat" and “The Whole Truth-and Nothing But,” I read them some tine ago, but it seems to me she wrote considerably about her husband in both. NEW EUREKA EDGE KLEENER Cleansthat last tough inch along the baseboard! soe) o we se Geinets ... o true white onyx. mined end pro- cessed in the desert of Uiah, have walimited landscoping, decorative and surisce uses, This is the highest quality stone of this type that nature has produced, Gemlets .. _ are superior in beauty. durability: cad heat reflection, yet moderate in cost. “SEE YOUR LOCAL "GEMLETS" DEALER ASPEN LANDSCAPE Our Trained Pilots Fly The Friendly Skies Of the World me Sy CENTRAL UTAH AVIATION MIKE & TOM JENSE, MANAGERS 373-4360 - 373-9349 AIR TAX! APPROVED BYAiR Lines Si PLUS toe habiathor SE |