"Because of his films, my father came to symbolize the American man throughout the world, whether he was wearing a soldier suit or a cowboy hat or a police uniform. So I had to come up with a deal structured to satisfy the city and the EDA" The transaction, which has undergone several metamorphoses, essentially gave Houk's Historical Restoration Associates (HRA) ownership of the Playhouse for $1 and transferred the $1. 3 million EDA grant to the associates (who agreed to provide the 40% portion of the matching 60/40 grant. "They were watching this high-impact scene when she was getting beaten by her husband" Vianello said. Finally, the music fades to its cadence and the couple slowly strolls upstage to the shadows, in cover of silence.

His "Turandot" was dominated by a monstrous ivory statue of a symbolic Asian princess who cried-yes, cried-tears of blood when love finally triumphed over fear. Their show-stopping second act "My One and Only" is dance as subtext in Morse code There's nothing quite like Tune's gangly grace. It concerned a $1,000 campaign contribution that an alleged organized crime figure made to Brown, a Democrat, during what proved Brown's successful race in 1974 for the governorship of California. No wonder he is so sanguine about the business. When director Ron Howard was recruiting Michael Keaton for the auto-plant comedy "Gung Ho" he ultimately hung his pitch on a personal request. Maybe it's because we never expect anything more from Bengston than that he will be the ultimate pro. Wright's archives are said to contain a nearly complete record of the eminent architect's revolutionary ideas and completed projects. "Profile/Best of Emmylou Harris" Warner Bros.

Rosalind, the central figure, has a lot to teach Orlando about love-his idea is simple and true blue. Once again, Laguna Beach artist Robert Wyland is at the center of a controversy, this time over a "Whaling Wall" mural that he is painting on the side of a Waikiki condominium complex. Smith also revealed that Dirk and his wife, Meg Potter, (formerly with American Ballet Theatre) are becoming members of the company at the same time. Contacted at home in Myrtle Beach, S. C, Miller explained that she had become tired of living in New York "We won't miss it at all) and that she had grown to love the Portland area "It's so beautiful, so scenic" she said. If, as reported, the production is being junked after this season, it won't be a minute too soon. . "I'm still making the decisions, and I always will" McElwaine says "I just didn't want to keep both titles.

Sometimes we don't even stick around to get the money" But the Lazy Cowgirls' prospects are improving, thanks partly to the release last September of a red-hot debut LP (produced by Chris D) on Enigma Records. After using a newscast to tout "Choices" moreover, Channel 7 used "Choices" several times to tout its 11 p. m Monday newscast. At the same time, Hidetora's second son, the ambitious Jiro (Jinpachi Nezu, is eager to seize power for himself. Suffice it to say that they were made in Ireland, England, Egypt and the American Southwest.

You can second-guess that it might have been better to open "Maxie" in a few situations first, to let word of mouth percolate. "For the past few years, especially on the last album, Simple Minds has been connected through our songs with ideals-maybe they're naive ones-of love, peace and freedom. "He's not an artsy type, which makes it even more ironic that he became an arts administrator" says Washington Post music writer Lon Tuck, a longtime colleague and friend of Kendrick. "If they subscribed and really wanted to see 'Pump Boys' " a swap can be arranged" a spokesman said. On the phone from Aarhus, Denmark's second city, where he has been guest of honor at a 150th birthday celebration for the tuba, Roger Bobo, a bona fide virtuoso of that instrument, talks about John Williams' Concerto for Tuba. At a glance, these compositions appear to be bold and lively abstract arrangements of blobs and hatchings. "There is this nice little community in El Segundo with a lot of trees and parks, and right behind them, there is this 600,000 barrel-a-day refinery Right next to that is the sewage plant.

I think it's natural for people to try somebody new" said Gail Tart, Ticketron area manager. But to the promoters responsible for putting on those series, that same fact represents a gamble that hinges on the question of just how much jazz San Diego audiences are willing to support. But pervasive amplification distanced all the performers from the audience Stephanie and Efrem Zimbalist Jr were the graceful narrators. . Soul" and Stephen Stills' "For What It's Worth" even though the band didn't include Stills or Young. What should have been delightful ended up being only mildly-very mildly-engaging The diligent and talented cast, however, was not to blame. Law" a bustling Los Angeles law-office series created by Steven Bochco, co-creator of "Hill Street Blues" "Our House" a family drama series in which Wilford Brimley of "Cocoon" fame plays a cranky retiree whose love of privacy is disrupted somewhat by the arrival of his recently widowed daughter-in-law (Deirdre Hall) and three grandchildren. " It's the VCR date, America's new low-cost courtship theme: a six-pack of Coke, a tape or two and thou.

Ally Sheedy and Steve Guttenberg present the Oscar for documentary short subject Michael J. "I think that the idea that you have to have inspiration to be creative is a myth" he said. It means you don't go to fancy shoe parlors and pay $60 for orthopedics that pass themselves off as 1930s shoes It means instead, you use 13 gallons of shoe-stretch spray It means tricks" It also meant, on "Places" listening. Seven persons will receive Annie awards for advances in film animation during the International Animated Film Society's 13th annual awards presentation at the Bel-Air Country Club on Nov 15. But a new group, its nucleus made up of New York theater artists, is there, come what may, and on Thursday opens a quartet of original plays by M B.