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Show 1 ' Funny Girl The countdown is on for Funny Girl," the musical that has been playing at the Century 21 Theater for six months. The picture is expected to end its road how engagement within six days. Funny Girl received several Oscars at the recent Academy Award ceremony. Included was the award to Barbra Streisand for best actress of the year. If This Ls Tuesday, it Must Be Belgium, which has been playing at the Towne Theater, will continue through Sunday. After Sunday, the Towne will close for two days for repainting. It will reopen Thursday. Meanwhile, with the closing of Funny Girl, the long-ruchampion in Salt Lake will become Oliver, which is in its fourth month at the Uptown. Also in the meantime, Sweet Charity, the musical with Shirley MacLaine, opens Richard Harris, left, receives hard kick from Utahn Art Lund in "The Moll tonight at the Villa. Six new first-rupictures opened who known the has been first as lal.er for movie a singer. Maguires," A Fine Pair, Wednesday end Twisted Nerve at the Lyric, Highland and Bountiful; Monterey Pop, which features rock n roll groups, at the Cottonwood Mall; "Before Winter Comes, story of a displaced persons camp in World War II, at Centre and Sweet Body of Highland; Deborah and The Big Cube The Molly Maguires calls at the Capitol and Motor Vu. By THE MOVIEGOER All he new openings, with for Lund and Richard Harris Utahn Art Big, to engage in a realistic, Lund hopes that his forthcomnothing-barrefight in a ing screen debut in Paramining-towsaloon. mount'S The Molly Maguires" may lead to his filling Since director Marty Ritt the oversize shoes of some of is a perfectionist and a stickfamous heavyHollywoods ler for realism and wanted 4 HtAN NOW SEE close-up- s of the action, no the Most popuuii music weight heavies who are no TALENT M THE WOAll doubles were used, said the longer around. actor. As a result Victor McLaglen, Alan Hale, there were plenty of bruises Ward Bond and most of Belgium ' Near End the exception of Sweet Pop are mature audiences. and Pop are for and "Monterey ity rated for Charity genera audiences. In other theater news, -- Sea Gull, a dour, depressing story of Russian life early in this century, ends at The Movie tnreght, and Benjamin, a story of a young man s first love, opens Friday . Char- The f3 DESERET NEWS Thursday, May 22, 1969 tinues at the South East: DisSwiss Family Robinneys son" is at the Avalon and Ar- ade, and "Charly, which won Cliff Robertson the award, continues for 13 more da vs at the Cinema. The Prime of Miss ..van Brodie," story of an unusual middle-ageschool teacher, continues at the Tower; Walt Disney's l.me Bug is at the Ltah; l.iou in Winter" con d best-actin- GAIA BENEFIT PREMIERE TONIGHT 3:30 P.M. BY SUGAR HOUSE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SPONSORED PREMIER! TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE AT SUGAR HOUSE MERCHANTS, 47-014- 4 VILLA BOX OFFICI OR CHAMBER OFFICE - SHOW MON., MAY SPECIAL SPONSORED PROCEEDS PHONE 27, 3:30 PJW. FUNT SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE P.T.A. EXTENSION 4IS-I4- FOR TICKETS 1 "It's been marvelous for movie musicals. ..'Finian's Rainbow 'Funny Girl' and 'Oliver NOW 'SWEET CHARITY' IS JUST ABOUTTHE BEST AND MOST SATISPk ING OF ALL n THE RECENT MOVIE MUSICALS, WHICH IS SAYING A LOT." Charles Champlin, Los Angeles Times n Hu Utah's Art Lund Debuts Sn 'Molly Maguires' d d n fumSItod'a red-hair- but neither Richard nor I suffered any serious injuries. the big heavies of earlier films are all gone, Lund said during a telephone interview. And such big guys as Jim Amess and Clint Walker have turned from screen heavies to TV heroes. So, I feel there should be plenty of room for me in Hollywood these days. At 6 feet, 4 inches and 222 pounds, Art Lund was known as the biggest leading man when he sang on Broadway the leads in such successful musicals as A Most Happy Destry Rides Fella, Utahn Art Lund makes screen debut as they played in the coal mining country almost a century ago, which forms one of the action highlights of the production. Th&t script called for Lund to catch a lunging footballer in mid-ai- r and burl him back over his teammates to prevent a touchdown. No and Fiorello Again," Strings. In The Molly Maguires, he will be seen as the biggest member of the secret society of Irish miners who adopted that name when they fought to better conditions in the coal mines in Pennsylvania the 1870s. In the interest of authenticity, the players did not wear uniforms but battled over the field in dusty, undershirts and trousers. "The buckle on the belt of the opposing player slashed Lund's ear as he caught him over his shoulder in the midst of a flying dive during the heat of the goal-linstruggle. Lund is used to rugged action. He used to play football for South High School and Westminster College in Salt Lake City. He observed after the rough scene in the movie: If pro football had been as financially rewarding when I went to school as it is now, I might have tried for a gridiron career instead of turning to singing with the bands that played the college proms. Another action sequence in rock-strew- n The role doesnt permit the rugged actor to sing, but it does call upon him for some - strong dramatic acting and to participate in some of the very rough action sequences. e It also served to convince him that the movies are considerably more hazardous than "and he has a batthe stage tle scar to prove it. I was wounded in my first he said. I got a engagement, on my right car. It has healed since the film was made. The actor received the scar In a Gaelic football game such gash d in Some of the the crew said this scrap should stack up with the fights between dark Gable and Spencer Tracy in Boom Town and between Alan Ladd and Ben Johnson in Shane. Lund, whose professional career has included acting on in London and Broadway, many other cities of the U.S., and singing with many name bands said he hasn't turned to movies until now because I wasnt ready. Plltt WITH M MOTHER I INAI HENORII COMPANY tOUNTAY ME ANI THE TISH NOSH SCOn MCKENZIE SKACE SLICE CANNED NEAT - sHmmiachium DIS- available McDonalds Restia-rant- s Start Sound in JOHN BBtaiwmmwinu tht. Iwhly H m VILLA IKW In tk tFERI4SSkMlt4M 111HI Ndaitht Then frt. Md Stt - EVES. SUN. THAU THUDS. SUN. TOO 2 2 Ell. SAT. HOLS FEE H0L MATS. WU.SAI. SUN. STM MALL WINNER As and loved Diem ACADEMY! AWARDS and loved 1NCL BEST fa TO DEATH! PICTURE! OF THE YEAR UMtll 7 7.1a, Op. 41 11.1117 S. 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COTTONWOOD director Ritt predicts a very important screen career for him and he may fill those empty heavyweight heavy brogans very well. 1. mm m-jEETe- PRICE STUDENT at all Until Lund is seen in The the full Molly Maguires, impact of his initial appearance on the screen can hardly be assessed. But producer -- IU1 INC '. it'll I EH, '.in.iti .in COUNT TICKETS Now, the big baritone lives in San Fernando Valley and turns down many scripts for Broadway shows. I love California, he admits. Id rather stay with films, if I can. - IEEE EKSON AHPLANE WITH FRAl MATUPt diKft-tic- - J222 unclr cdmttfd, uniou ir-- componiod by poront or adult guardian. net edtltd. Porioni vndor 3. SAM WHISKEY CAIN 7 JUNOArj 2 BIG FEATURES THE 1000 PLANE RAID plus 2nd F.efur. "THE UGLY ONES . iv i a 81 Features of Fun fbrs cm swsr si ilnwnl flitmgaM |