Pag« 6
Portland/O bserver Thursday January 25, 1973
Wooten
forms
group
’Hammer’ portrays fight game
The c rim e infested side of
professional boxing and the
cruel and violent exploitation
of the fighters, black and
white, serves as the back
ground of the th rille r, "H am
m e r,” A Bernard Schwartz
Production, which is now play
ing at the Alameda Theatre
through release by United
A rtis ts .
Fred W illiam son, a fo rm e r
football star, and now a highly
praised actor, stars as B J .
Ham m er, a young California
dock
w orker and fo rm e r
Golden Gloves champion who
is groomed by a crim e syndi
cate fo r a show at the heavy
weight title . He is then o r-
dered to throw the tight so
that the syndicate can collect
on the big odds. Bernie Ham
ilton, Vonetta McGee and W il
liam Smith as B renner round
out the starring cast. A l Ad
amson produced and Bruce
C la rk directed from a screen
play by Charles Johnson. Ph il
lip Hazelton is executive pro
ducer.
New Theatre presents musical
The
unusually
popular
musical production, "Jacques
B rel is A live and W ell and
Living in P a ris " is into full
rehearsal schedule at The
New Theatre, 215 S i . Ninth.
D ire c to r Judy Massee has
gathered a cast with both
musical and acting talent and
experience.
Cast members
are: Daniel Becker, Richard
Storm , Sabine je rs ta d , Janine
Morgan,
M artin
Brother,
Doug F e lle r, Nancy Hoffman,
and Cindy Peterson. " B r e l”
w ill open on Friday, February
9th and run F riday and Sat
urdays at 8:30 p jn . through
M arch 10th.
"Jacques B rel is A live and
W ell and Living in P a ris ”
has enjoyed a five y e a r run
in New York and played in
most m ajo r cities around the
w orld. The New Theatre is
the firs t company in the
A m erican Northwest to be
given performance rights.
Tickets are available p re
sently and ea rly reservations
are
recommended. Please
call 244-6839 o r 223-2256..
Special prices are available
fo r groups of 25 o r m ore.
Arrangments may be made
by contacting Beth Phillips,
producer, at 246-3467.
V iv ls t B illy Wooten, fo r-
m erely with jazz guitarist
G rant Green, has formed his
own group. TheWoodenGlass,
which features Wooten on
vibes.
The new group has also
just released its firs t L P ,
" T h e Wooden Glass L iv e ” ,
and a double-sided single
fro m it. "Monkey Hips &
R ic e " and "W e've Only Just
Begun", on Wooten's own
label. Interim Records. Both
single and album are already
picking up airplay in the East
and Midwest and are now
being serviced on the West
Coast.
The Wooden Glass has also
signed with Peggy Randall &
Associates
fo r p u b lic ity -
public relations representa
tion.
In addition to upcoming
concert
and
club dates,
Wooten is currently working
out the itin e ra ry for a na
tional college tour and in
terested campus promoters
can contact him c /o The
Wooden Glass, Box 88195,
Indianapolis. Indiana 46208,
o r phone (317) 924-3007. o r
inquiries may be sent to
Peggy Randall & Associates,
8960 Aqueduct Avenue, Sepul
veda, California 91343, phone
(213) 894-7425.
P r io r to forming Wooden
G lass, B illy Wooten also per
formed and recorded with
such notables as Edwin Starr,
Gladys Knight and the Pips,
Donny Hathaway, Dick G re
gory and J e rry B u tle r. Known
as "the Vibe M an” , he also
sings, composes and arranges
and has produced, arranged
and played on m ajo r com
m ercials fo r McDonald Ham
burgers, B ufferin, Kent Cig
arettes
and
the
Indiana
P acers, among others.
Most reasonable shop in town
CARLOS
Body and Fender Repair
2609 N. Vancouver Ave.
Leon’s M a n ’s Shop
High fashions in clothing, leathers
and hats
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C&S1E DAVIS is the d ire c to r of BLACK G IR L . The Lee SLevin Production is w ritten by JJH2.
F ranklin based on her hit Off-Broadw ay play. BLACK G IRL is playing at the Orpheum Theatre.
( New concept in news designed
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MGM films Super Cops
A new concept in televi
sion news bureaus is being
by Rosalie Booth
developed in the black com
munity of Los Angeles.
YWCA Program Coordina
L arg e Scale Planning are
Producer Sue Booker, who
to
r
M
rs
.
Scottie
Kent
is
one
underway fo r Black History
started out in T V with "Ses
of
the
fore
runners
in
making
week. Reverend John Jordan,
ame Street” in New York,
it possible to unite the His
President
of
the
Albina
has opened a unique media
torical
Society,
The Old
M in is te ria l Alliance is busily
center in South Central Los
Church. M e ie r and Frank, and
planning festivities.
Angeles fo r K C E T -T V , the
large
business
in
the
down
The North West Black Arts
public T V station fo r South
town area in helping the Black
Society, founded by Professor
ern C a lifo rn ia . The center -
community celebrate Black
Jim Rogers, is busy making
dubbed "T h e Storefront” -
H istory Week. Using Black
preparations
to celebrate
is the only one of its kind
Artisans performing in con
Black History Month,
one
in the nation.
certs and recognizing Black
of the highligts w ill be the
"A few other television sta
A rt
and sculpture in all
feature of Poetress Nikki
tions around the country have
capacities.
Grovanni.
opened offices in the black
com m unity,"
notes
M iss
Booker, "b ut The Storefront
is a unique concept because
its goal is to become estab
lished as a C O M M U N ITY o r
L et PE P I’S BOTTLE SHOP by your headquarters fo r
ganization that is relevant and
champagne, wines, m ixers . . . at the lowest prices in
accountable to the community.
town.
"O th e r TV bureaus in black
communities,
even though
Lloyd C enter — Next to the
staffed by Blacks, invariably
L iq uo r Store. P E P I’ s one
viewed the black w orld from
and only store.
Open 9:30
the outside, through the eyes
a j n . to 9:00 p jn .
D a ily .
of the white experience. At
Sundays: Noon to 4:00 p jn .
The Storefront we view events
through the eyes of the com
munity because we are a part
Producer Sue Booker directs a unique news bureau In the Los
of it.”
Angeles Black community fo r public television station KCET
Opened
in October, the
Storefront
serves
as the
designed to encourage little
co-producer of "T h e Black
source of K C E T 's local week
black g irls to think about ca
F ro n tie r,” a black history of
ly series of black news and
re e rs .
the ea rly West; producer of
cultural a ffa irs , " D o in ' it at
M iss Booker, a native of
“ Doin’ It ,” a series of d ra m
TOO MANY BARGAINS TO LIST!
the Storefront.” In addition,
Jersey C ity, N J ., graduated
as, film s and discussions c a r
THOUSANDS MODS! IF YOU CAN'T FIND
it’ s designed to serve as a
from the U niversity of I l l i
ried nationally over the Pub
IT HSDS, CO MS IN ANO DDOWSS!
resource pool fo r individuals
nois and received a m aster's
lic Broadcasting Service; and
and organizations needing in
degree in journalism from
co-producer of "Soledad,”
NOBODY HAS
form ation on the media and
SAVE ON
Columbia U n iversity, In ad
which received a Gold Medal
as a meeting place fo r sem
VANITIES AT THESE
dition to working with "Sesa
Award from the Atlantic In
ALUMINUM
inars and workshops planned
me S treet,’ ’ she has been
ternational F ilm F estival.
PRICES!
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DOORSI
in conjunction with various
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The media is not in the com
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TABLE LAMPS AND
" M a jo r events, significant
cfcbfcd. w b .N or colored » 4 SO up
events take place daily in our
HANGING LIGHT
community which receive no
FLUORESCENT
FIXTURES
coverage from the white mass
T»p ewolrty SS te S52B D w o u n ro H
media because it views black
LIGHT FIXTURES
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people as a ‘ problem ’ and
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lives and struggles, the seem
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ATTIC INSULATION
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•vents that build to the ac
SIDING SPECIAL
tions of tomorrow, are left
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unnoticed.’’
Bob ’Woody’ Woodard of Inner C ity Development Company
L ittle noticed stories The
demonstrates the M a rs e illa is pool shot at Geneva's Reg
SHOP EABLT BOB BEST SELKTIOW THIS W B K B N M
Storefront staff has covered
ulation Tables.
so fa r include the firs t rent
strike in Los Angeles in a
public housing project; a bus
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ing project in which fam ilies
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of convicts are taken to C a li
B a lk lo ta fio n t open I t t i d a ily B f 3 Sunday».
fornia prisons fo r visits; and
Ils« y o v r lo n M m e r ic o r d o r M a ile r Cfierye.
the success of a black busi
ness that manufactures dolls
Building Supply Discount Centers Inc.
282-4900
4950 N.E. Union Ave.
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M etro-G oldw yn-M ayer w ill
film " The SuperCops", forth
coming book by L .H . W hitte
m ore, with W illia m Belasco
producing and Gordon Parka
directing, it w a i announced
today by Daniel M elnick, vice
president-production.
"T h e SuperC ops" is based
on the re a l-life a<iventures
of two New York C ity police
officers, Dave Greenberg and
Bob Hantz, in the turbulent
Bedford-Stuyvesant a re a . The
p air w ere known as "Batm an
and Robin" to associates and
the press because of th e ir
exploits.
W hittem ore's book w ill be
published in M arch by Stein
and Day, and a4 an Indication
of the tremendous ailvance
interest Batam hat already
acquired paperback rights and
Playboy Book Club has ob
tained book club rights.
Lorenzo Semple, J r „ has
been signed to w rite the
screenplay for the W illiam
Belasco Production which Is
aimed for a spring s ta rt.
B a rry Mendelaon w ill he as
sociate producer as he wts
on Relasco’ s current MGM
release, "T h e y o n ly K ill T h e ir
M a s te rs .”
Parks directed twobigMGM
hits in the last two years,
"Shaft”
and
the sequel,
"Shaft’ s Big Scorel"
Belasco
also
produced
M G M 's "T h e Carey T re a t
ment”
recently chosen by
c ritic Andrew S a rris as one
of the ten top film s of 1972.
/FRED WILLIAMSON
I h a MMER”
I S S A M I PtCTuRfS P 9 IS 4N ’ »
A BfRNARO SCHWÄRT/ PROOUCTlON
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FRED WILLIAMSON
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2 . W ork To Do - Isley Bros.
3. 9992 Arguments - O’Jays
4 . The W orld Is A Ghetto - W a r
5 . Theme From The Men - Isaac Hayes
6 . If You L et Me - Eddie Hendricks
7 . I ’ve N e ver Found A Man - E sther Philips
8 . M e A M r s . Jones - B illy Paul
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