'. I'A(1i 20, WE-DNI-LSI)AY. JANUARY -21, 1981, WIIITAY FR1E PRESS WhitbyFreePrpss,,,,,, ENTERTAIN MENT ....with Barry Murkar CINEMASHOWCASE FIRST FAMILY (Adult> Bob Newnart umca iiadner WARNING: Some material may be offensive to pro-teenagers. Weekdays - 7:05, 9:05 Sat. & Sun. - 2:15, 4:30.,7:00.,9:05 Ne whart and Korman shine in presidential "First F amily" Cinema 1 at the Oshawa Centre certainly had the timing right in bringing the First Family for a film run this week, while everyone is taken up with the Reagan inaugural. We might say at the aut- set, we hope that Reagan and his cohorts forget that Reagan was once in the movie business, and dan't Stardust Dinner Theatre presents 51f DKOO M i[ARCE- Uff¶~a very fumy play by Alan Ayckboufl mm -.1awdstarrnng GARFIELD AJICREWS KATHY GUSELLE cffls HAREvES FIoduced by Lkbvd fliteWay January 2 - February 1 \Vdesdy - Sxiay Dirnoer at 6:30 Show at 830 Licensed $1400 By Reservation Oly B3ox Office Open lOam to Bon Daily 13RAN i'SEVSM REG TOfVDKINS Directed by Blake Heathcote zdkawd«ust 419 Brock Street North Whitby, Ontario OSHAWA CHAPTER SWEET ADELINES ANNUAL DAN CE Winter Wonderland Jan 31, 1981 8:30 p.m. ($14.00 per couple> tsar Priviiges Refreshments Cali for tickets at 668-1942 Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton Weekdays - 7:05, 9:05 Sat. & S un. - 2:15, 4:30, 7:00, 9:05 -~IIL THE IDOL MAKER (ADU LT) Weekdays: 7:00, 9:00 Sat. & Sun. 2:00, 4:15, 6:45,9:00 behave in the same manner as Bob Newhart as the president, Madeline Kahn as the first lady and Gilda Radner as the first daughter. In this tale, the president's wife happons ta be a lush, and his daughter has a thing about wanting ta hop inta bed. Anyway, as the stary un- winds, we learn that the United States is willing to entertain government of- ficiaIs from Upper Gorm, a nation of blacks in search of a so-called white middile class. In return for their help ta Upper Gorm, the Americans want the support and votes of that cauntry at the U.N. When the African delegation arrives at the Washington airport and the Marines strike up the Upper Grom national anthem, ahl hell busts loose with the thumping of, all kinds af drums, all of which is so far off base from what would ac- tually happen in real life, that the whole scene is a real knee-slapper. One-liners, nutsy and other reasons for guf- faws prevail all through the movie. Buck Henry, the director, was the creator of Get Smart, and while it was always considered to be quite funny, even by the writer, some may feel that Henry has gone a little too far out, and let comedy run a little too rampant in this one. Those aides who surraund Newhart as president ring up a long list of comedy of errors. Richard Benjamin is a befuddled press secretary. Harvey Korman, from the ald Carol Burneet show is a wishy-washy ambassador ta the United Nations. Kor- man, when not with Miss Burnett, may not be remembered by too many, but he gets a lot of lines and times in this one, and we always thought of him as a very skilled comic actor. Bob Dishy plays the raie af an incompetent vice- president, Austin Pendetan as a professor, and Rip Tomn IAMMfeAîN 0 NEW YEAR'S EVI L <RESTRICTED) Weekdays: 7:00, 9:10 Sat. & Sun. 2:45,4:45, 6:45,9:00 as a roaring, bellering general. This bunch wander in and out f this farce as the wind wills it, muggling lines, and appearing ta be having as much fun as the director hopes the audience is having. there is a series of comedy sketches aimed at poking fun at various nations and the men who operate the whole show. Humor is considered by most writers ta be the har- des thing ta handie, and heaven knows, there are plenty of them who are sup- posed ta be writing comedy for films and television that would be funnier writing up weather predictions for the Farmer's Almanac. There is part f this comedy routine that does get ta the point of being just plain silly, but all-in-alI, it gives the audience a lot of laughs, and we doubt that very few leave the theatre with a sour thought on their minds, unless it happens ta be same of thase self-styled critics on weekly newspapers who haven't had the experience ta jusitifiably criticize a film in the first place. Bob Newhart and Harvey Korman, are two members af the cast f this film that we have always enjoyed. Who will farget Newhart in his stand-up comedy routines? Who can forget Korman, helping Carol Bur- nett through a show and.top- ping her on many, many oc- casions. These two guys are still very funny men, and we think that while you may find some faults with the First Family, you will come away from the theatre, feeling a little happier for having taken a couple of hours to go see it. Becket WTC's Most ambitious pro duction BY BERTIIEAVER Whitby Theatre Company will be staging on of it's most ambitious productions ever when it presents "Becket" at the Whitby Centennial Building Theatre, January 29 to 31 and February 5 to 7. "Becket" is a costume piece, set. in 12th century England. and tells the story of the exciting reîgn of Henry Il and of his relation- ship with his right-hand man, Thomnas Becket, Arch- bishop of Canterbury. 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