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Show iiTy"i 4 n )yt y "tur't ii (y y pi'w 'i f a ty '" aniir yf -- y T-- 'f i t g" i,(i,i, Annie the second time around By Nancy Funk Tribune Staff Writer It was the summer of 77 and a friend had 'ust seen the hit of the New York summer season, Annie." As he left the theater he commented on how hard he tried to not bke the musical, but found that an impossibility. For everyone of those attitudes, there have certainly been other people over the last four years who have been delighted to let themselves be entertained and had no problem wearing a smile for an entire evening. This Broadway box office phenomenon is still playing in New York, recently celebrated its third anniversary in London and with three national touring companies, has charmed audiences across the United States as well as in Scandinavia, Japan, Australia, South Africa, Venezuela, New Zealand, West Germany, Ireland, the Philippines and Mexico. In January, Robert Garner Associates brought a first-claproduction to the Capitol Theatre. Like the rest of the world, Utah audiences enthusiastically embraced the story about the orphan and sell-ou- t. the show enjoyed a k in the Hooverville dwelling under what looked like an authentic steel bridge and the arrival of the Warbueks Dusenberg that whisked Miss Farrell (Lauren Mitchell) and Annie away The are once agam the bad "guys" struttin' their stuff to 'Fasy Street " the slightly round and tipsy Miss llannigan (Kathleen Freeman' in navy crepe and oxford shoes kicking up her heels with Rooster (J B Adams) appropriately feathered in burnt orange and Miss St. Regis (Wendy Kimball) otherwise known as Lily, keeping time with her terrific looking legs The crowd pleaser was watching Bert Healy (Charles Goff) charm a radio audience while back at the orphanage, the remaining children, attired m rags, declared that You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile." And Warbueks? Hes a more youthful and certainly tnmmer billionaire than memory thin people are serves, but acceptable wealthy, too. Rhodes Reason is doing the honors this time around, not in a manner, but with a certain amount of style. show-stopper- That said, it is equally important to note that this is an extremely professional show, Bridget Walsh is particularly appealing as Annie and hearing FDR and his cabinet members smg about the glories of Tomorrow, is certainly worth the price of admission. Then there are the numerous sets that d move effortlessly from the orphanage to the ornate hall of the Warbueks mansion (complete with Mona I isa and Blue Boy.) gray-walle- ss d its September and Annie is back, bringing with it nine of the same company members from the January production, adding new leads, and including a former University of Utah student in supporting roles. Since the opening Tuesday night, at least a dozen people have asked, Is it as good as the January version? Thats a tough one because ideally a show ought to be viewed on its own merit, not in relationship to what went on the previous night, much less eight months before. There was a thrill that permeated the Capitol Theatre that winter night last January as the curtain went up on a group of forlorn orphans. It stayed through the evening and was quickly remembered as the musical began once again, only this time in September. Was the electricity there again? Not really. Is that because this version isnt on a par with others? Perhaps. Did the audience mind? Not at all. Several curtain calls before a standing audience indicated that Annie once again had charmed its Associated Press Writer HOLLYWOOD Trips to the White House are nothing new to Lionel Hampton, The screen test has been flown to Milan where the production company for the TV version of Herman Wouks novel is on location Roosevelt, 78, is awaiting the verdict from producer Dan Curtis "I'm not too confident about getting the part," said Roosevelt, a business consultant "It's too important a production, and I think they'll go with a professional aetur PACT PART FMT It t&m) Picture Present aiB'j pr(521 IBOLltV Aflltofomi) I SNEAKffiREVIEW lr?59ea k N 1 f pen 7:30 P.M. 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TROLLEY I MASSACRE guidance suggested KB mi FILM 3eei83iL and MAVNOTM A TROLLEY 0 S RedwoortAdj "TEXAS 9 00 -SAT 14 7 25 Moore Lua Mined John Geigud die pXhirF. goi HAWN as tflfAtt RtCuf -- EVE'sr MATERIAL SO iRRIAGE TH- L- I CHUCK NORRIS PGj parental u.i ii, 6:00, 7.45, 9:30 jgfr gyj-fflg- g AVCO IM0ASSY 'SO ME po square Lrouey Cannonrall 9t5g V REDWOOD and) by RICHARD BENJAMIN PAULA PRENTISS j 7 25 9 00 ,52i eiaij to the GOP dates back to the campaigns of Nixon and the late New Yoik Gov. Nelson Rockefeller, with whom Hampton worked on a series of Harlem housing projects bearing Hamptons late wifes name. PLAYGIRL GANG (R) HAWKINS Rodwocd Rd S SAT & BLAIR BROWN COTTONWOOOYl GEORGE TOULIATOS as Producer Executive GENE SLOTT Music TROLLEY 4100 14th Si piinq is also fitting, though hardly surpris- COOT land slf that the tribute should be staged by a Republican. Hamptons strong allegiance TEXAS LIGHTNING" as THE 3 13V fcARRIASE horror-comed- y SATWAY 6:30,8.10,9.50 TEXAS JOHN BELUSHI 1 THEATRE 1 The SOllARfN ing, CHIGHMND CHRIS MAKEPEACE and BURGESS MEREDITH in THE LAST CHASE 00 9 45 I' 8 00 6 75 9X5 "881 musician more deserving of such an honor would be hard to imagine. Hampton has been playing the vibraphone for some half a century now, and is far and away the not preeminent figure on his instrument to mention a top bandleader who has worked with such greats as Quincy Jones, Charles Mingus, Dexter Gordon and Dinah Washington, to name a few. 485-999- Starring r 8 6 2 TROLLEY lice CESGEDGIIEG riPNTINENTAL w II 'fAMliy CENTER! rfS. 8:00 EM. the future, ift a game of A iflni'fv sonant THEATRE A life or death! A 515-10t- Roosevelt was a six term congressman from IjO.s Angeles County In IdfiS he lost a bid for Los Angeles mavor to Sam Yortv Win (i they met they heart I hells. And that was ust round in national touring company, Capitol "Annie, Theatre, 8pm Utah Symphony, Varujan Kojian conducting. Browning Center, Weber State College, Ogden, 8pm Jan Hartog's "The Four Poster," a play reading hv Anne Decker and Tony Larimer presented by the Maude May Babcock Reading Arts Society, Aztec h Room, Aztec Apartments, East, 7 30 p m . free. ( but the legendary jazz musician says his latest invitation is the best yet. , Not only will the man known affectionately to millions of fans as Vibes President be guest of honor at a special tribute Thursday night, but he will be there at the behest of a man he obviously admires deeply. The first time I went was for President Truman, in 1949, Hampton, 68, recalled. I went there twice for President Eisenhower, twice for President Nixon, once for President Johnson and now for President Reagan. I'm quite honored by this signal honor President Reagans given me, because hes been my favonte. I think hes going to be the greatest president we C 3 10, 1981 (whats Happening Today) Tomorrow Night, ever had. 1 guess I must mean something to him because hes giving me a tribute, Hampton laughs. Arar ? Tribune, September The Salt Lake - - Good vibes at White House By Yardena FDK- NEWFORT REACH, Calif ,AI) James Roosevelt, a former congressman and the oldest son of President Franklin D Roosevelt, has taken a screen test to Hirtray his famous father in the television version of "The Winds of War flam-boya- two-wee- Now fmT,f y So" '" i)lav extra touches are found The way into the Capitol Theatre. If you haven't seen the show before, get your ticket . If you are an Annie" veteran, you might want to savor the memory from your first time and use the dollars to see Dancin when it tours here in March. What seems apparent after Tuesday, is that the musical itself (written by Thomas Char-mn- ) Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin loses some of its impact the second or third time around. The little girls are and predictable, the dialogue a bit tiresome the story, weak. As long as comparisons are the order of the day. "Annie" is no My Fair Lady WHfV- i y comedy don'tieO k ahoril GIL MELLE & STARTS TOMORROW! SANDY STARSHIPS STARSHIPS OLYMPUS 71(1 l 51lt 5 VALLEY FAIR VALLEY VU DRIVE IN TROLLEY SQUARE LvOrthur JSmpL VICTORY 4 NOW IS THE TIME FOR HEROES. ,?rthur a: BACVL fStWYBfO' 631-89- 00. 7 45 flmmiirmz 2 20 ,iX ?T? "EMrtRE" 3 00, 7 00 "HARDIV" I 15. 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