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11m By V Qam? In contrast to the usua Golden Spur, jokes, ba musicianship prevailed I\ DAVC ADDrADrn 'Rutin By David Baker Gamocock FHm Critic Stanley Kramer has wc the motion picture industry bigger part of its existence nine, ne nas proaucea ana i several films that are reg? classics, among them Hi and The Caine Mutii producer), and Judgen Nuremberg, It's a Mad, Mc Mad World and Guess Coming to Dinner (asdire< Kramer's latest, The Stu nbles, at first seems odd choice for him, as it neither with action nor wil Based on Milan Stitt's Br SMS?' SS Bp wm BgBBBm ??^/ -'" Dick Van Dyke co s un x rm* a Cini^ui/ iu Monday night as he bega unattentive crows. He w< rapport with some of the Bays fVard Borden cock Staff Writer 1 rock 'n' roll atmosphere at the llads, and some fine acoustic /londay and Tuesday nights with have his work cut out for him n his show with a small, largely ent right to work establishing a rowdier tables close to the stage er Stuml play, which, in turn, is ba actual murder case, Rw >rked in simple little movie about / for the between a priest, Fathe In that (Dirk Van DvItpI nnH a m directed Rita (Kathleen Quinlan), irded as subsequent trial in which I gh Non is accused of the nun's mu (as SET IN THE ABAI lent at mining town of id, Mad, Washington, in 1927, Who's simultaneously follows th :tor). Sister Rita's arrival at th R unner and her blossoming frienc like an Rivard, and the storj 's filled murder trial and fh stars ~ ~ 1 ...t lii UIUIUI?cTTmptmyrng stdiiuui WII oadway the town apart. nfronts Kathleen Quintan. offers and by the end of the set Bays ha< room singing his well-known "Bui According to Bays, his show material along with serious ball Jteltut tbfe beginning first sf "Bonzo", and it worked. Bays' performance combines tl an uninhibited mind, with defin accomplished musician/songwrit understand and relate to, becaus studies of the common man and w WHAT MAKES BAYS an artis and write about those situation perience, but few actually observe Bays began his Monday show t his "Baptist Bible Ripoff" ra everything from "Hamster Husl Filthy Communion Jokes" for tl constantly told stories and jokej song called "Roots Run Dec background of his family. HE CONTINUED TELLING S with breaks of humor, until final Buffalo Gals. In this song, whicl minutes, Bays talked about the and an old bull named Gerard on particular song Bays captured everyone participating in a singfour-part harmony of Gerard, mi monsters. It was this audience-gi set. In the second set Bays used les ballads. The ballads were thougl but the crowd diminished cons popular reception of the first set, proved Bays to be a musician. T* also a humorist. Bays' background in music numerous musicians over uie ia: stint as a lead guitar player with devoted myself to playing elect years. (With the band) I stayed b played guitar. I missed singing," AS WELL AS his solo act, Ba together a group in Atlanta whi and a drummer. He is looking foi the group out. }n addition, he is plans to have.slx cuts done by this right, 24 tracks, and the best b mented Bays. Even though Bays is totally int let the pressures of touring run hi used to be on the road all the tii health and he was not enjoying used to. He went home, settled di on the road more than four weeks lies 'intc sed on an If this scenario soui mer is a soap opera, rest assui the love exactly what it is, fc r Rivard soap opera would b Lin, Sister possible to find. , and the Kramer expertly the priest two aspects of the sto rder. a way that builds b SIDONED and the audience's i S o 1 o n a, the two main characi the film Dyke and Quinlan e story of much life into their l le rectory hard to think of the! Iship with died more capably r of the Quinlan, especiall the ac- praise for having th lich rips portray Sister Rita center from where nr would have been co I her. Quinlan handles the character with uncanny understands MAUREEN STA quite touching a housekeeper, the onlj to what actually happ Rivard and the nu Bridges, as Rivard's Ray Bolger, as the M also effective. The onlv flv in th _ /....Hp" Tammy Grimes, wh< BHr|w screechings (she ca HL* ' I'm sure) are simply l?Lj|j| the role of a shy towr J?!! arched eyebrows an< don't help matters f? S looks like a mousy di | I| left all her gladrag f ?Jr| The Runner Stu f likely will not win an; mmmmmm wun tne current de movies in town, it & given a chance, I en; believe most other pe char d people in the back of the r^nln" iaiu uaio 0U115. is a mixture of "Bonzo" ads of varying styles. He >fc that be > woufoLhave togo le hXimor and craziness of ite poetic qualities of an er. His songs are easy to e they are predominantly ell-known situations, t is his ability to perceive s which most people ex5 or try to understand. >y going immediately into p, in which he offered kers" to a "Handbook of he low price of $6.98. He >, but went into a soulful ;p" about the farming I TORIES, mixing ballads ily telling the story of the i probably lasted 15 to 20 escapades of an old man a drunken night. With this the entire crowd, with along which included the osquitos, coyotes and gila abber that ended the first s humor and played more htful and well-performed, iderably. In spite of the it was the second set that le $rst set showed he was : includes playing with st eight years, including a an 11-piece band. "I really ric guitar for a couple of ack by the curtain and just ' nna/4 D oaiu uajro. tys is now working to put ch includes a bass player a keyboard man to round working on an album. He ; summer. "It's being done >ackup I can find," com- t jo his music, he refuses to ? s life anymore. He said he s ne, but it was ruining his v the music as much as he v Dwn, and now never stays s at a time. c / u uiuac ids a bit like a red that that's >ut a classier H ? -f,e almost im- iy shuffles the '^gjj . ry together in 'lllfe'j?. >oth suspense sympathy for ters, and Van interject so Iffi roles that it's ^ tn being han- |jpjll Iwf hv onuAnfi , either?she plllilllM ag queen who s at'the dry mblea most y awards, but arth of good ffHHHHl eserves to be . joyed it and I Dick Vm ople will, too. ?,VV"V* y, deserves ' ie courage to slightly off C'vv / tost actresses ^ ntent to play . every facet of i an almost Bjpjjjjp^jfl ng. SrtPpWSI PLETON is is Rivard's [|?|lj|j|pll r person privy ened between n, and Beau nttnrncv nnri ULIU1 IIUJ , UIIU onsignor, are e ointment is >se hysterical lis it acting, jljgjyiift out of place in is woman. Her i painted face gjgj^lilllli igeof 1 THE T*M BAYS performan emporary Sounds was a pleasa ortunately, acoustic acts do not acceptance as rhythm and blue; howed he is a first-rate performe vants, when he wants to. His mus 'ery entertaining. His humor succ ubliminal feeling that while he p an also laugh at himself. It is an e soap c 5|&. >?^B| [^^T^BBMjfci^' h >V'J|" t Dyke ms Father Rfverdin 'Rw pace m B?th Jennings ? GAMECOCK r.?? fW.'iS .P.ljt!'?:.? '.' ce presented by Connt change of pace. Unreceive as universal an ? or rock 'n' roll. Bays r who nlaVK th<* mucin ho - | ?J ? BUMWIV HV ic succeeds because it is eeds because there is the okes fun at others, Bays xperience worth sharing. ypera f.y> V; . ' , _. ' it: ' % A \ I ' inmr Stumbfos.' -' Iy . / ,v ' J14/ m*&t} /.