WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1980, PAGE 21 gole Divine Ms. M stars mi testament Bette Middler is divine and in her lastest film Divine Madness, she is just that. It can best be described as outrageously entertainlng and a movie that la testament te the brilliant an- tics of Bette Middler. She cornes on in many scenes armed wlth ber acid wit and ber dynamie break- em-dow rock and raunch voice, ber wbirling dervish stage moves and sexy charm. She literaily storîns the stage for 94 minutes of 11gb energy excitement that bas film rated by many critlcs as one of the finest concert films ever created. Bette Middler made ber film debut ini 1979 and tran- scended the limitations of director Mark Rydel's very awkward staging of "The lRosel" to prove to ail that she combines an extraordinary singlng abillty witb an ac- ting prowess that deser- vingly won ber an Oscar nomination. In Divine Madness she travels even fartber toward ber ultimate expression of Middler as. a performer. Tbeére's no plot, no civer- sions, nothlng at ail save a brief ironie introduction and non-stop Middler on stage at California's Pasadena Civie Auditorium. This gai witb unbridIed en- tbusiasm is singer, actress and stand-up comic in what this young woman has called "the time capsule" of her career. Michael Ritebie directed the film and it was quite a different experience for him. In the pastbhehas been noted for such films as Semi Tougb, The Bad News Bears and The Island. His major work has ail been fiction, altbougb 11e has also had documentary experience. A concert film was* quite anotber challenge. film was spilced together This one just breathes froni 90 hours of material laughs and excitement. captured by the cameras Then Saturday is a special over three spearate nights at cbildren's matinee tbat will tbe Auditorium. Tbree please ail the kids. It's nights of Middler made it q"Race For Your Life Charlie possible for the director to Brown". Show starts at 2 bridge the gap between p.m. This sanie matines will ceiluloid and audience. be held on Sunday also._ *CINEMASHOWC4SE HELD OVER- Starng PRIVATI Top player hold s squash demo. On Friday, October 24, squash players in the Durham Region wWilhave the opportunlty of seeing on of the world's top players in action. Tony Swift wWil e putting on a squash clinic at the Durham Squash and Fit- ness Club, 1450 Hopkins Street In Whltby. Tony Swift as an amateur bas won 21 major tour- naments tbroughout the world, includlng the prestigous Scottish Amateur Championship in 1971, the Monaco In- vitational and the Zambian Open. At this time Tony was ranked fifth in Great Britain. As good a player as Tony Swift la, he is most highly regarded for bis coaching abilities. In 1971 11e was ap- pointed the national coach for the United Kingdom. Tony held dhûs position for five years. Tony Swif t is presently co-rdlnating Canda's coacbing program assuming direct respon- sibility for the Ladies National Team. The exhibition wii com- mence at 7:30 p.m. at the Whtby Club. GOLDIE HAWN WE EKDAYS - 7:00 & 9:00 SAT./SU.N. -2:50,4:50,6:50,9:05 RECOMMINDED AS ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ORINARYPEOPLE Mary Tyler Moore, and Donald Sutherland ýýkLr- o BENJAMIN D,tnbuttd byWI n tr1fm A Awart*f Commun.cti ons Compmny I e©iOWa.n.r egos MA RghIAood