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Heres a Punchline you wont forget SECTION THE HERALD Wednesday November im By Herald Special Punchline is a movie about a tren dy subject standup comedy How trendy standup comedy Rolling Stone magazine Just featured comedians on their cover along with several articles on the comedy scene Entertainment Tonight did a segment on comics last week There seem to be about a billion snows on television featuring stand up comedians Even the CBC has Jumped on the bandwagon So Pun Is a very hot film However beyond being trendy Is good To me that was both a prise and a relief Oh me of little faith Tom Hanks plays Steven Gold a failed medical student come stand up comic who Is on the verge of his big break He Is also on the verse of AT THE MOVES I SALLY FIELD a and Tom Hanks Is a failed undent Both are aspiring stand op comics who befriend each other in Punchline his first breakdown Sally Field Is a housewife with comedic ambitions who hooks up with Gold He teaches her a lot about being funny thank God because Lllan really needed lessons However as star rises Steven sinks deeper Into his emo tional quagmire The descent is painful to watch but Hanks manages It well It embarrassing to sec someone fall apart on stage but the drama is balanced by many moments and good stage hes pretty much life Is falling apart he has to live no money a massive chip on his shoulder and he lays all this at feet in a misguided offer of love That he fancies himself in love with Lilah is a good Indication of Just how sick he is Remember this is Sally Field we re talking about faces the never ending dilemma of the modem Wife and mother bow to manage a life out side the house without being dumped on by the family At times It touch and go whether she make It the battle especially with Steven a unrealistic expectations John Goodman Boseanne plays her bewildered husband John on in salesman who Just understand her obsession he I think she funny Punchline is about these two com ics but it also offers Insights I the stand up comedy world here au diences can be mean cruel and heartless However when the routine works a tremendous thrill or the performer an addictive high that can be as dangerous as drugs As Sieve Martin put It cam is not pretty Hanks is very Impressive as Steven Gold This is the first time that Hanks plays a Jerk a guy you just don like He plays him as If ho has always been Steven Gold abrasive cocky and arrogant Gone Is the sweet charmer of Big Sally Field What can I say about Sally Field No Sally I really don like you I have never liked you and your last Oscar speech Jusl about made mi sick However this is a Sally Meld performance I can live with This is amazing as I dislike her ace her voice her height everything about Perhaps Sal ly Inspired Hand Newmans Short People John Goodman is terrific as put upon husband a larLe bear a heart Steven Gold can begin to compete with John Krystick being thin everything Punchline is a good movie with a lot of laughs as well as Insights into the dark world behind the applause and successes Make no mistake comedy is not funny business Entertainment Take in another culture Hello Dolly hits the stage in a week Imagine being able to absorb the culture of a foreign country for a whole year without ever having to leave home That a exactly what the dent Exchange Program offers local families who want to host an outstanding teenager from abroad Having a European or Australian youngster become port of the family for an academic year gives everyone in the house ty to more themselves and the world they live In teenagers arc students from Europe all points inbetween The re motivated 15 lBycarolds who wont to become part of a Canadian household which means they pitch in on everything from chores to family discussions They re also en about sharing the culture and customs of their own homeland And although most kids are fluent In English they love lo help teach their own language to their Canadian family And what better way to learn Host families also gain a new perspective on their own way of life Parents and kids alike come to ap preciate lots of things they pro bably taken for granted Like all the TV channels they have to choose from plus all the great things to buy in our consumer wonderland The exchange only lasts months but host families discover the special relationships they build go on forever It was like having another son A son plus a whole new family we get to visit when we bo to France Mary Smith Sudbury Ontario From our one exchange student we got a whole new family overseas KimKlrkaby BO And Its reassuring lo know that the ASSE program Is affiliated with the most esteemed government education departments in the world The National Swedish and Finnish Departments of Education The Canadian Provincial Ministries of Education and the Australian and New Zealand Departments of Education have approved the program and the United States In- formation Agency has officially designated as an exchange visitor program If you want to give your family a foreign accent for a year and even lifetime contact s local representative Martha Lewis at llflB77iina evenings Herald Special The magic of Hello Dolly hits the Georgetown stage In Just one week time For months the cast tion team and orchestra of Globe have been working diligently lo prepare Hello Dolly for its debut If you enjoy lively and amusing musicals then Hello Dolly oilers a wonderful and fun filled evening entertainment You can ensure you re there when the curtain opens on Hello Dolly by obtaining your tickets at Royal Realty 170 Street Georgetown Evening performances ore on Nov 17 IB 19 and Dec 1 2 and and matinees will be staged on Nov and all at the John Elliott Theatre Church Street Georgetown you require further Information call 8774323 Dolly Levis and Horace Vandergelder are the leading characters In the amusing story of Hello Dolly Portraying these roles with enthusiasm and talent arc San dra Grelg and Vic Dunleavy a most colorful couple Together this rific twosome has created humorous witty and imaginative characters who will surely delight the whole audience Sandra better known as Sandy plays the Illustrious Dolly Born In Ottawa but raised In Georgetown Sandy completed high school then commenced a career as a flight During this time she met and married Harry and they have just recently celebrated their anniversary Sandy states her husband is very good at encouraging alt her theatre endeavors They have two children Whitney and Devon and reside In the Terra area Sandy says music has always been a very important part of her life She enjoys all types of music but she par likes the show tunes In order to enhance her appreciation of music Sandy has taken voice lessons for a number of years Sandy was one of the anginal members of Globe In the 1960s and was quick to rejoin the club when they reorganli in the early 19803 Sandy also holds memberships with the Musical Society and Mlssissauga and Camelot She has I pa ted In the chorus of Rainbow and My Fair Lady Her talents go beyond the stage as she also enjoys working In the makeup depart menls In addition Sandy Is the VicePresident of Globe for the term Sandy says she likes Globe because she s with people who share her love of music She further ex la Ins that with each production she something new about theatre from the variety of people who gel involved Sandy expects involve ment with Globe will be ongoing and that good news for the group The leading role of Dolly is very exciting for Sandy She describes Dolly as an 1890s business woman with definite busybody tendencies Doily Is a schemer who humorously manipulates the lives of others to suit her own needs Including ing to arrange her own marriage Vic Dunleavy portrays the overhearing Horace the object of Dolly s attention Vic was bom and raised In Toronto but moved Georgetown a years with his wife Barb also In the show and two children Vlckl and Dan Vic is employed as a firefighter with the City of Toronto Vic says he s always enjoyed singing around the house with rock roll being his favorite He had never considered singing outside the home let alone on Then about Mame Interested In what it would entail and with encouragement from his wife he joined Globe He describes his first experience on stage as exciting and a big thrill From that point on Vic was hooked on musical theatre He went on to play many parts in shows such as Lll and Kiss Mi Kate Vic also appeared i Globe Timrwt In Easter ivies mi vie aisu Globe Stay Tuned and In it play Seven last Words being involved vie exmuuis urn with Globe has led to many new friendships He states the group turns hard work of the production in to an enjoyable experience Vic Is be able to share bis of music with others He stales it a great hobby and en courages others to try it Playing part Horace Is a challenge says Vic He describes Horace as a loud domineering half millionaire tightwad who tries to control the lives of those around him However he toon loses control of everything when Dolly Levi walks into his life Vic feels he possesses some i f Horace person lift traits and so he having fun with the character Vic says it a real pleasure to bo playing opposite San who was the leading lady in his first musical With Sandy professionalism and Vic entertaining nature the dience is in for a treat Add wonder music and terrific acting and Hello Dolly promises lo be a rollick and fun musical the whole family will enjoy I Tie the Season Gable and Lena Thomp son were In lolly Nov decorated a imall lor the at the Knox Presbyterian Church Organizers ere good for the annual craft sale Herald photo New challenge for nurses Calling all Explore nurs ing opportunities at Ontario largest psychiatric hospital Meet the Queen Street Mental Health Centre Nursing Department staff at an Open House Thursday Nov 10 noon to fi p m All and students are Invited Come and explore your opportunities in psychiatric nursing one of the most exciting fields today Call Ext 125 for more tion saga continues on television GEORGETOWN CINEMAS STREET 1776232 After investing four years and millions of dollars In the pre producers of War ana ranee are ready to unveil about half of their TV mini series It will take at least 30 hours of tcledrama to capture the Herman novel which con the saga he started in The Winds of War The first 18 hours of this mini series will be telecast later this month The balance of the tion estimated at another 12 hours though it may be more Is scheduled to be telecast In 1969 Filming hoi been completed but work Is still be ing done on the second part of this epic mini series The mini series with a budget of more than million is the largest single entertainment production In TV history says a spokesman for CTV which has the Canadian rights Bob mi In War and Remembrance you can follow the characters Introduced by In The Winds of War through the turmoil and triumph or the Second World War Wouk brings history lo life through the eyes of his very human characters emotional Intensity Is blended with historical fact Robert Mltchum reprises his role as Victor Pug Henry whose family has been scattered to the far reaches of the world a world threatened by Adolf Hitler Other stars Include Jane Seymour Sir John Polly Bergen Vic torla Tennant and Ralph Bellamy Pari of the story unfolds in the Auschwitz death camp The pro ducers of War and Remembrance negotiated with the Polish govern ment for two years before receiving permission to use the former Nazi camp for on location filming The first 18 hours of War and Remembrance will be shown in i parts over an 11day period on CTV starting Nov You can start 19B9 off with a heavy dose of Shakespeare if you can die seven plays in about hours The seven histories In The Bard War of the Roses cycle Richard 11 Henry Part One Henry IV Part Two Henry Henry House of Lancaster Henry VI House of York and Richard III are all being at The Old Vic in Toronto by the Company The limited engagement from Jan March 11 includes a mar weekend that starts All seven plays will be performed between Friday evening Timescape presented this Saturday The Kcnnslngton Youth Theatre Ensemble of St Stephens will present a special performance this Saturday at Si Andrew Church Mountain view Road In Georgetown The performance Is being sored by Ihe Drug Abuse Commit tee of Georgetown KYTES is a Torontobased lob readiness training program that targets unemployable youth and street kids Trainees develop work and lire skills through writing and producing their own The presentation Saturday is en titled and shows how Society hosts symposium Brian Steeler pediatrician nil from Master Medical Centre A question and answer period will Parish Hall comer of King and Queen Streets Hamilton Dr Judah Denburg im munologlst will moderate a panel of summer students who received Lupus Society of Hamilton research awards Each student will give a report on their projects after which there will be a panel discussion Involving their supervisors The doctors involved are munologlst Dr John Helton Ken Rosen thal viral Immunologlst