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The Maroon Tiger
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February 1, 1979 Page 7
Entertainment Media
by Michael Stewart
There seems to be an ever-
widening trend for entertainers to
monopolize the various entertain
ment media. Cheryl Ladd co-star
of “Charlie’s Angels,” Linda Car
ter star of “Wonder Woman” and
David Soul co-star of “Starksy and
Hutch” just to name a few. If these
“would-be” rock stars can move
into a new facet of entertainment
why not Dan Aykroyd and John
Belushi co-stars of NBC TV’s “Sat
urday Night Live.”
Dan Aykroyd and John Beluski
have made their stab at the record
industry as Elwood and Jake Blues
or the Blues Brothers on the Atlan
tic recording label. Since Dan Ayk
royd and John Belushi are
accomplished comedians we pretty
much expect their debut album to
be humoruous but we didn’t expect
Cheryl Ladd’s, Linda Carter’s and
David Sout’s albums to be.
The Blues Brothers album
“Briefcase Full of Blues” has been
certified gold and is nearing the
platinum mark. The first single
from the album “Soul Man” has
made it well into the top forty. The
album contains brand new rendi
tions of “He Bartener,” “Messin’
With the Kid,” and “Rubber Bis
cuit.” “Briefcase Full of Blues” was
recorded live at the Universal
Amphitheater in Los Angeles with
a nine piece back up group. There
back up band is pretty good and
the lead guitarist Steve “The
Colonel” Cropper gives us reminis
ces of the “Sam and Dave” era.
Basically, the album is good—the
music that is— and offers another
musical option.
Now that Dan Aykroyd and
John Belushi have just about cor
nered the entertainment industry, I
would like to suggest new horizons
to conquer. Can’t you just imagine
Dan and John going tinto fashion
modeling, the fast food industry
and, of course, politics.
Academy Theatre Receives
National Endowment Grant
Academy Theatre officials have
this week announced that the thea
tre has received a $44,000 grant
from the National Endowment for
the Arts. The grant was awarded to
the Academy to support the devel
opment of new plays, the main-
stage season (four plays are offered
this year — Death of a Salesman
by Arthur Miller, Moliere’s
Tartuffe, Streamers by David
Rabe, and a new work by Atlanta
playwright Jim Peck) and the
Academy’s school and training
programs.
In announcing the grant Senator
Herman Talmadge stated, “I con- ,
gratulate you on receiving this
grant, and I am sure it will benefit
the Academy and the City of
Atlanta.”
Senator Talmadge also offered
any assistance or service to the
Academy which he might be able
to offer in the theatre’s efforts to
continue its programs as a profes
sional legitimate theatre company
also offering educational and out
reach programs throughout Geor
gia and the Southeast.
Nancy Hager, general manager
stated, “We are delighted at the
support we have received from the
National Endowment for'the Arts
and other funding organizations.
These funds will be used at the
Academy to insure that theatre be
a force for expanding the percep
tions of the community to educate
and enrich as well as entertain its
audiences. It is through this type of
grant support, combined with sea
son subscriptions and corporate
gifts that we are able to offer
Atlanta and the Southern region
the type of quality theatre and edu
cational programs we have strived
for over the past 22 years. We are
appreciative of this assistance and
will continue to work for the kind
of excellence deserving of such
endorsement.”
Hager continued that a grant
from the National Endowment is
not just a grant to the Academy,
but a grant to all the citizens of
Atlanta for the cultural growth of
the city.
She stated that the Academy has
been supported in the past by
grants from the Ford Foundation,
the Georgia Council on the Arts,
and the Rockefeller Foundation.
“However,” Hager said, “good
theatre cannot survive totally on
the government support available.
Theatre must be supported by bus
iness, industry and citizens of the
community to grow and plan effi
ciently. We are most encouraged
this season by the interest of the
Atlanta community in our activi
ties. The enthusiasm for our first
subscription production, Death of
a Salesman, has been overwhelm
ing. I look forward to the continua
tion of this excitement about
theatre in the community through
out the year. We are still taking
season subscriptions and anticipat
ing a good solid financial base
from which to conduct all our pro
grams this year. It is important to
emphasize to the theatre-goer, the
parent, the teacher in Atlanta just
how important subscribing is to
the livelihood of local theatre if we
are to continue to offer such out
standing productions as Death of
A Salesman and to conduct such
vitally significant projects as pres
enting new works by Southern
playwrights, our Artists-in-
Schools programs, and our Child
ren’s Theatre programs.”
A berry that grows in West
Africa is 3,000 times sweeter
than sugar.
The city with the highest
population is Shanghai, China
with nearly 11 million
inhabitants.
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Bill Cosby tells
why Red Cross needs
your type of blood.
“Every day of the week,
there’s somebody who needs
your type of blood.
“But the thing about blood
is: it doesn’t keep very long.
Which means we’ve got to
keep the supply coming con
stantly. Donors are needed
every day.
“Sorry to say, there are
never enough donors.
“In fact, five people out of
every 100 are doing the whole
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of the people give 100 percent
of the blood that’s donated.
“If you’re between 17 and
66, and generally healthy, you
can help change all that. And
your one blood donation can
help up tofive people to live.
“Call your Red Cross Blood
Center and make a donor
appointment soon. It’s one way
you can help keep Red Cross
ready... to help others.”
Keep Red Cross
ready.