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Entertainn Choir ToBa V j^ VK^Ir ; |4: fi! ;V*^W7|' jpij The USC Concert Choir fame. Members are pic International Choral Com m I . * nen By CHRIS HANDAL Book Critic Fletch is back in Gregory McDonald's new novel, r-1 ? L i * L ? 11;: rieicn ana ine wiuvw Bradley,and this time he has gotten himself into real trouble. Fletch makes an error no reporter should make. He has recent quotes in an article from a man who has been dead for two years. Fletch, of course, is fired. Rut rnnvinppH that hfi was setup, he goes out to unravel the mystery that resulted in his unemployment. McDonald, a two-time winner of the Edgar Award, is a veteran writer with seven other novels to his credit, three of those featuring the laid-back reporter Fletch. And it is Fletch, above all other characters, who sustains the interest in this novel as he searches for the truth with the help of his girlfriend, ar actress who's never quite sure what role she is playing AI IINfl TIIR wav Fl<?t<*l f encounters some strang< people: Roberta Bradley the dead man's daughter who teaches at a girls' prej school and seems to be off ir nent Provh ckUol Hfri Ch Mi D.l th aw: l B : k|4 . "' i ' ** "; !& "' 4 JK iff "< : y;^B; ^y . > ^ . ?g YV< SC -rWLGi~Ar>T^MHHL <*r"^?3^K ? r* has acheived international tured here at last year's n, petition in Hungary. st :h Reft her own world at times; Tom o Bradley Jr., who lives his si lite in a batntub stoned on '[ downers; Enid Bradley, the g( widow, who offers Fletch / money because she feels b sorry he was fired; various s< employees of the late Tom w Bradley who are not sure h whether the old man is dead s< and a sister-in-law in New /< York City who seems to be b running Bradley's company U now. The style of the booK is similar to Lawrence Sanders' because of both authors' penchant for the unusual character. Fletch, t however, has more humor o ' than Sanders' works and g conversely lacks the vein of v i seriousness that is the lat- v ? itr s iraueniMi iv. & Fletch and the Widow Bradley succeeds for this very reason. It's a light / detective adventure that provides a little braino rf/vA^ /ioa 1 r\f \ ; auu it guvu mm wi i enjoyment. 1 i ; BEST OF all, the writing is crisp and fresh: * s i "Moxie's an actor," i ; t letcn saia, "wnenever sne a , wants to be or not. She gets 8 , into an elevator and uses t > everybody else standing f 1 there as a captive audience, t mmmmmmammmmmmmmmmmmmmmhm les 3: ITIUIIII By JOHN ^ AmI. f ntertai ronight, Barry Manilow w ends at USC as 32 membe loir will provide back up anilow's concert performanc Manilow is slated to begin hi m. at the Carolina Coliseum, ere to sing background on M Dr. Arpad A. Darazs, direc e music department was cc e possibility of the choir perf "ABOUT SIX weeks ago, th >ur called and said he had he loir, and that he wanted tc irazs said. Darazs replied t slighted. "We have great respect usicianship, and for him as ? Manilow will furnish the r ear, though the director sail usic department is receiv arazs said each member anilow will receive an autog Darazs explained that th iquirement of 32 singers, ilected on a general basis of < The group consists of 19 won DARAZS NOTED that th< gently, and that they are pr iickly because they were ughed. He said the group will reh m. today to smooth every thi Ha cniH th*? Ornnn w?c oise as they walk onstage fo :ardom. trns M M s-m r* ? l /I /J fitc 1*1 u l r u wutu Kit; vuiur ic turned to me and said, teally Jake, it hain't fair I 9t pregnant, when you said wouldn't ? you bein' my rother and all. What you go iyin' it wasn't possible for, hen it was alia time? You eard what the doctor just lid ? don't make no diftronnn \tnt i httirt' m \) rother. You tol' me tootin' e Hank. Laughing, Audrey said, 'What did you do, Fletch?" "Well, the temperature in he elevator went to about ne-hundred-and-thirty der/}/)o h m n n i i P n/irtmn/i i cco i? cnncu. Li vcr^unc tas glowering at me. I wasn't sure I was going to et out of there alive. " "What did you do?" iudrey asked. "I said, 'Can't be sure il vas me, Stella. Miffht ha )een Paw. Fletch and the Widow iradley is perfect for college tudents. With TV offering ts usual drivel, this book is in excellent alternative and > 4 Ottd t\n/4AP mi f l-\ it uiujr loj wmi ype, the book can easily be inished in an hour and a hall otwo hours. ft If-! I VOICt low's'( /AUGI1AN nment Editor ill get a little help from his rs of the university's Concert vocals during one song in :e. s two-and-a-half hour show at 8 , and the choir members will be anilow's hit, "One Voice." tor of the Concert Choir, said mtacted earlier this fall about ormine. 0 e manager of Manilow's World iai d so much about the Concert i know if we would perform," hat he and the choir would be ^ for Barry Manilow for his J|j| i person," Darazs stated. p obes the choir delegation will f d he hasn't seen them yet. The I ing $300 for its service, and ? nf orniin thaf cinac \i/ifh 1 tIlv b1 VIIMV ^4tIbu "IV" V: raphed album. e tour management set the || and that the students were JP: :hoir seniority. nenandl3men. ? e group has been rehearsing fc epared. "They learned it quite mL* interested in doing this," he B., earse with Manilow at about 4 ^j|| IKg OUt. i to wear sneakers to reduce the r their debut in the world of pop ? f< Chinese Relaxi *?_. nut a krik a Jim vivrrv? ny nnt (jn de On occasion, students like thi to get away from the rushed atmosphere of campus m< cafeterias, sandwich shops ap and fast-food restaurants. $1 For a change this week I ate $2 dinner at The Mandarine ,a $3 Chinese restaurant. inl Known throughout or Cnlnmhia fnr its luncheon Hi buffet and its exquisite Sz dinners, The Mandarine has w< become a popular Chinese restaurant. My partner and I tried li? dinner and were both quite impressed. I had eaten lunch PI there quite a few times and Sc had been impressed also, but 1 uf'ic rMirinnc 'ltvriut t ho Dl A TT UO VUI IV/U*J UI7VMV VIIV ' dinner menu. e'? a THE ATMOSPHERE at ra t night is quiet and although it G< ' consists of many booths, se there is a sense of privacy. The tablecloths were pat- tr terned in a light brown color w t and candles gave the feeling th ; of relaxation. te ; rne menu is ? to say the p< I least ? a book. The first w i section consists of various T! wines and liquors. One drink th f that caught my eye was the si Love Potion for $2.75. This ri * T.M 99 IUII )ne V< % Pop star Barry Manilow wil lepartment $300 and lots of i )r the choir's assistance at his c ^ JL ? i rcesTd es The I ie I refrained from or- 1 ring a drink, but don't So nk I wasn't tempted. st< fhe second section of the wi *nu began with a listing of Su petizers: Egg Roll (2) for ev 50, Shrimp Cocktail for di< 95, Chicken Fingers for I ,50 and a variety of other co :eresting items. Next in wi der was the soups section. $4 ick Soup, Wonton Soup and echuan Hot and Sour Soup >rp amnno thp itAmc Yl '* " ""'""B ",v "v"*" CO THE MENU went on to of it other "sections" such as ch >lynesian Specials, Sizzling ha atters, Cantonese Dishes, b? safood, Sweet & Sour, ch irrv Rwf and Comhinatinn to ishes. Needless to say, al en though The Mandarine is to Chinese restaurant, items nged from lobster to Moo ve tx) Guy Fan. The selections he ^med endless. pi For starters, my partner hi ied Beef Teriyaki. served ith a sterno for heating up al e meat. The meat was or nder yet tasty. My ap- m tizer was Wonton Soup pi ith Chow Mein Noodles, te ne soup wasn I loo not and e taste was somewhat of ilty. To me, it tasted just di ght. . I . igni m v* MH& vA y , f.. Mm II give USC's music lutographed albums oncert tonight. urant PnrA For dinner I tried Sweet & ur Pork served with ?amed rice. This was, thout a doubt, the best /eet & Sour Pork I have er tasted. Even though it fnlrn t? rill ~?n ill t UlfVC 1UU^ IU lili llic U|i, had a strange desire to ntinue eating. The taste is irresistable. The cost? .95. MY PARTNER tried He ail Guy Poo for $5.95 which insisted of breaded chunks tender white meat ricken, sauteed with sliced im, mushrooms, pea pods, i mhf\n chnnlc uiator *111 WV Ull VUVU | TT U V VI lestnuts, scallion and pped with crushed monds. Served over rice, it o was very good. Our waitress, Claudia, was ;ry friendly and helpful in wiping us order. She exained any questions we id with patience. With our meal, we were so served our choice of hot cold tea. I had both, but y partner drank an entire tcher and a half of the hot a. Various desserts were fered. but after eatinc our nner, there was no room M* CMMM )Mg*