The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 6, 1975 Page: 9 of 12
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THEATER
Everybody Loves Opal — Martha Raye as the lovable
wierdo who wins over a collection of small-time hoods At the
Windmill Dinner Theater, 464-7665.
Fiddler on the Roof — The much loved musical of Jewish
life in Czarist Russia. At Dunfey's Dinner Theater, 771-1311.
Indians ~ Director Beth Sanford has taken a powerful
play and crippled it beyond comprehension" (EMB) At the
Alley Theater, 228-8421.
Four Quartets — See this week's preview for details. At
Mam Street Theater at Autry House, 524-3168.
The Loud Red Patrick — Comedy of an Irishman and his
strong-minded daughters. At the Dean Goss Dinner Theater
666-4146.
FILMS
Charlotte — "The new aspirant to nihilism screams when
the morning light reveals the pointlessness of the film, the
poverty of the overdubbing, and the fact that this is all
garbage" (RK). At the Shamrock VI.
Fantasia — The Disney musical extravaganza back again.
At the Galleria.
Hearts of the West — Dime novelist Jeff Bridges suddenly
finds himself an actor in silent westerns. At area theaters.
Hiding Place — Jeanette Clift in a story of two Dutch
sisters in a Nazi concentration camp. At area theaters.
Jaws — "In the Shark vs. Amity battle, the shark loses in
the last round despite a lead of five wins, no losses, and four
ties" (RS). At the Galleria.
Let's Do It Again — Bill Cosby and Sidney Poiter are at it
again, this time in New Orleans. At area theaters.
Peeper — A post-Depression-pre-World War II detective
film featuring Michael Caine. At area theaters.
Rooster Cogburn — John Wayne plus Katherine
Hepburn in attempt to capitalize on the success of True Grit.
At area theaters.
Royal Flash — "It starts with a parody of Patton and
then takes everything that's incredible in the history of
adventure flicks and makes it into two hours of ludicrous
film" (PH). At the Village.
Three Days of the Condor — Robert Redford has the CIA
after him. At area theaters.
Whiffs — Comedy about poison gas featuring Elliot Gould
and Jennifer O'Neill. At area theaters.
Midnight Movies — Popcorn showing at the River Oaks;
Sleuth at the Tower. Both at midnight Saturday.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Chet Atkins — Cabaret concert with the Houston
Symphony conducted by Albert Coleman. At Albert Thomas
Convention Center on Saturday at 8pm.
Billy Cobham and George Duke — Jazz-rock musicians
at La Bfistille for a three-day stand beginning Friday.
Guarneri String Quartet — At Hamman Hall on
Thursday at 8:15pm.
Houston Ballet — Edward Villella featured in return
performance of Balanchine's "The Prodigal Son". The
program also includes the premiere of James Clouser's
"Charlie Rutlage: A Cowboy Dreams of Heaven". Thursday,
Friday, and Saturday at Jones Hall, 8pm.
Houston Harpsichord Society — Recorder player Carl
Dolmetsch and harpsichordist Joseph Saxby perform works
by Handel, Purcell, Scarlatti, and others. At the University of
St. Thomas' Jones Hall, 8:15pm Friday.
John Prine — Country performer in concert at midnight
Friday at the River Oaks Theater.
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Woodwinds concert scheduled
As part of its series of
Chamber Music Concerts, the
Museum of Fine Arts will host
the Woodwinds of Houston
this Saturday afternoon.
Works by Hindemith, Danzi,
and Carl Nielson will be
featured on the program.
The Woodwinds group
includes Byron Hester on flute,
Raymond Weaver on oboe,
Jeffrey Lerner on clarinet,
Paul Tucci on bassoon, and
James Tankersley on French
horn. With the exception of
Lerner, the group's members
are all Houston Symphony
principals.
The next concert will be on
Saturday, January 24,
featuring the Lyric Art
Ensemble, whose members
include violinists Fredell Lack
and Albert Muenzer, violist
Steven Ansell, and cellist
Warren Lash, with pianist
Albert Hirsh. They will
perform Haydn's Quartet,
Opus 76, No. 1, Bartok's
Quartet, Opus 7, No. 2, and
Ernst von Dohnanyi's Quartet
in C minor, Opus 1, No. 1, for
piano and strings.
Music of Johann Sebas-
tion Bach will be the April 3
program, using the Lyric Art
Ensemble plus Robert Lynn
on harpsichord, Byron Hester
on flute, and soprano Melanie
Dement.
Selections from Art of the
Fugue will be performed as
arranged by Roy Harris for
string quartet, and the
program includes Sonata No. 1
in B minor for violin and
piano, Sonata No. 1 in G Major
for cello, Sonata No. 1 in G
Major for viola da gamba and
continuo, and Wedding
Cantata BMV 202.
May 8 brings back the Lyric
Art Ensemble for Beet-
hoven's Quartet in B-Flat
Major, Opus 130, Ravel's
Sonate pour violon et violon
celle, and Ernst Bloch's
Quintet for piano and strings.
These concerts will all be
held in Brown Auditorium at
the Museum of Fine Arts at
3pm on Saturday afternoons.
Free to the public, they have
been made possible by a
matching grant from the Trust
Fund of the Musician's Union.
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Brewton, Gary. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 6, 1975, newspaper, November 6, 1975; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245262/m1/9/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.