M ay 11, 1994 • T he P ortland O bserver P age B4 , & ENTERTAINMENT “Kids’ Crime Patrol” Fund Raiser Bill Cosby In Person - In Concert D an Bean Presents and A rtists C o n su ltan ts are proud to announce Bill C osby — In Person - In Concert, for tw o show s only, Saturday, May 14 at 7:00 & 9:30pm at the Portland C ivic A uditorium . Tickets w ent on sale Saturday, April 9, at 10:00am at all G .l. Jo e ’s T icketm aster ticket lo­ catio n s or charge-by-phone (503) 224-4400. Bill Cosby is, by any standards, one o f the m ost influential stars in A m erica today. W hether it be through concert ap pearances o r recordings, televi­ sion or film s, com m ercials or educa­ tion, Bill C osby has the ability to touch p eo p le’s lives. Elis hum or often centers on the basic cornerstones of o u r existence, seeking to provide an insig h t into o u r roles as parents, ch il­ dren, fam ily m em bers, and men and w om en. W ithout resorting to g im ­ m ickry or low -brow hum or, Bill C o sb y ’s com edy has a point o f refer­ ence and respect for the trappings and traditions o f the great A m erican hum orists such as C harlie C haplin, W ill R o g e rs , W .C . F ie ld s a n d G roucho M arx. C om ing from a P h ilad elp h ia ghetto, he represents the voice o f the vast, ordinary w orld out there. E v­ eryone seem s to easily identify with his characters and the situations they find them selves in. Bill C osby points o u t the hum or in our lives, and in doing so, he touches our hearts. B e­ cause o f this, his appeal is not re­ stricted to any specific group. His C haplin esq u e q ualities, com bined w ith an earthy innocence, have en ­ deared him to people from all walks o f life. It is th e fu sio n o f th e se q u a li­ tie s th a t h as re s u lte d in te le v is io n ’s b ig g e st and m ost in ­ flu e n tia l h it o f th e m o d e rn e ra . T h e C o sb y S h o w . T h e sh o w w as c re d ite d by m any fo r sin g le h a n d e d ly re s u rre c tin g the sit-c o m g e n re . C o s b y ’s re tu rn to te le v is io n a fte r e ig h t y e a rs w as p ro m p te d by w h at he p e rc e iv e d as a la c k o f re le v a n c e an d an a b u n ­ d a n c e o f su p e rfic ia lity in TV c o m ­ e d y p r o g r a m m in g . W e e k a f te r w e e k o f #1 ra tin g s an d the a lm o st u n a n im o u s c ritic a l a c c la im for the sh o w o n ly c o n firm s th a t o th e rs a g re e w ith h is o p in io n . H is s u c ­ c e ss on te le v is io n , w h ic h has been a c a ta ly s t in p ro m o tin g N BC to fir s t p la c e , h a s b een m a tc h e d in o th e r a re a s . In 1986, he b ro k e R a d io C ity ’s 53 y e a r old a tte n ­ d a n c e re c o rd fo r h is c o n c e rt a p ­ p e a ra n c e . A lthough Cosby has perform ed stand up since he w as an infant - for his m other, father and brothers - his first “professional” com edic “gig” w as for $5 a night at a night spot called “The U nderground” in a sm all room nam ed “The C ellar.” It d id n ’t have a stage, so Cosby did his act on a table w ith a chair propped on it. W ord o f C osby ’ s comedy soon spread from Philly. The club called “ the G aslig h t” in New York booked him for sixty dollars a week, and he was 70% to O .R.E. Corp. Local businesses, which arc asked 3. to donate space for the “ KIDS ’ CRIME PA TRO L” ride, receive recognition on a plaque that is placed at each 4. location and shows the am ount of m oney raided. To date, “ K ID S’ CRIM E PA ­ 5. T R O L ” rides have been placed at the following locations: 1. M ilw aukie Bowl: 3056 Harrison 6. S tr e e t; M ilw a u k ie , O re g o n Continued from Metro Stoppers Board o f Directors is responsible for raising the necessary funds. R ecently, in an attem pt to help raise m oney for itself and the local C rim e Stoppers Program s, Crim e Stoppers International entered into an agreem ent with O .R.E. C orpora­ tion, a m inority-ow ned com pany in El Paso, Texas, and m anufacturer of the “KIDS ’ CRI ME PATROL am use­ ment ride (see attached). Under the term softhe agreem ent, O.R.E. Corp., 2. which is fully insured and accepts full responsibility fo rth e “ K ID S’ CRIM E P A T R O L ” am u sem en t ride, will build, place, service, and maintain each unit. G rossprocecdsarcdividcd; 25% for the local program , 5% for C rim e Stoppers International, and 97222. Contact: D onnie Pyle (503) 654-7719 In te rsta te L anes: 6049 N. In­ terstate; Portland, Oregon. C on­ tact: K elly Sparano (503) 285- 9881 J a n tz e n B each B ow l: 1704 Jantzen Beach Center. Contact: Bill Hennings (503) 289-5521 Kellogg Bowl: 10306 SE Main; M ilw aukie, O regon. C ontact: Donnie Pyle (503) 659-1757 L a r r y ’s S p o rts C e n te r: O regon City Shopping Center; O regon City, Oregon. (503) 656-0321 Hong K ong E xpress: O regon City Shopping Center; O regon City, O regon. (503) 655-4821 For more inform ation contact: Robert M arkowski, of O.R.E. Corp., at (915) 857-5997, or O fficer Henry Groepper, at (503) 823-0830. Tum-of-the-century Vienna comes deliciously to life in Johann Strauss' dazzling \ From the moment the curtain rises to the glittering grand finale, the stage is alive with lilting Viennese waltzes, breathtaking sets and costumes, hilarious high-jinx and some of the most gorgeous music ever written. A lavish feast for the eye and e a r . . . an evening of sheer delight! Performed in English by a spectacular all-star cast with the Portland Opera Orchestra and Chorus. Bill C o s b y on his way. Soon his routines rocked au d i­ ences w ith laughter at the top clubs around the country. Many o f his e x ­ pressions becam e part o f the jargon o f the generation, like his fam ous draw n-out ‘riiiiiiiig h t.” M uch o f his early repertoire drew upon his child­ hood pals from the Philadelphia ten­ e m e n ts: F a t A lb e rt, O ld W e ird H arold, D um b D onald, R udy, Nolan & W easel. He talked about his youth in Philadelphia w here tw o guys on the block shared one broken-dow n auto, crashed parlies, cow ered from trou ble, and co n stan tly scrim ped around to raise the 19 cents they needed for gas for th e irc a ran d the 14 dollars they needed for oil. It was during C osby’s nightclub circuit period (w hen he was first gettin g started) th at C arl R einer caught his act in Pittsburgh and in­ troduced Cosby to producer Sheldon L eonard, w ho signed him to star in the IS py series. The series, about two spies disguised as tennis bum s, was an instant sm ash on TV . C osby’s I Spy role as co-star broke the racial barrier television. Before the series ended, he had w on three Em m y A w ards. It was a historic m om ent in casting w hen a black man was placed along side a w hite man as his equal, and it created international interest in the show and in Bill Cosby. Prepare to be be-dazzled! L ive M usic MAY 14, 16*, 18, 20*, 21, 1994 Friday & Saturday 8pm-Midnight Janice Scroggins w ith Mario De Priest Wednesday Jam Session w ith Ron Steen 7pm to llpm featuring Louisiana style cuisine a t its finest k 1> > The Rhythm Masters > with Lennane Sylvester Lyon's Mane Place Lounge 1215 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. • • Music Millennium May 15 & 22 .= 9:30 pm— 1:30 am America's favorite paperboy makes his stage debuti B e v e r ly C le a r y ’s Henry Huggins 32nd & E. Burnside 231-8926 23rd & NW Johnson 248-0163 NORTHWEST------- C H ILD R E N S May 6 - May 22 INTERMEDIATE THEATER • ADMISSION: $15.00 Fri. - Sat. 7 pm . Sat. - Sun. 2 p m TICKETS AVAILABLE AT: PCPA BOX OFFICE ANO Al l. TICKET MASTER OUTLETS THEATER and — SCHOO L Sign In te rp re te d M a y 13. 7 p m A d u lts $8 5 0 » C h ild r e n 12 a n d under $6 50 SPONSORED IN PART BY: METROPOIITAN ARTS COMMISSION, PORTLAND ROSE FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION & BLACK UNITED FUND 1819 N.W. Everett • (503) 222-4480 or Fred M eyer Fastixx 4 i