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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
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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
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t Dyke ms Father Rfverdin 'Rw
pace
m
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ce presented by Connt
change of pace. Unreceive
as universal an
? or rock 'n' roll. Bays
r who nlaVK th<* mucin ho
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ic succeeds because it is
eeds because there is the
okes fun at others, Bays
xperience worth sharing.
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