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THE WRITE STUFF
The Girl Who Walked HomeAlone
(Simon & Schuster, $26)
Charlotte Chandler - whose
biographical takes on Groucho,
Fellini and Hitchcock are consid-
ered some of the best -now takes
on Mother Goddamn herself,Miss
Bette Davis.What makesthe book
stand out from the surfeit of other
Bette bios are Chandler's candid
conversations shehad withthe ac-
tress during the last decade of her
life. Riddled withnever-before-told
stories of intrigues with various
actors, producers and directors,
they offer aglimpseinto the valiant
side of Miss D, instead of simply an extension of the parts Davis
played. Chandler's talent IieS in using her subject's own words,
supplemented by recollections of others who knew her, to make
an often-told story fluid and fascinating.And the photos ain't bad
either. A best Bette!
Lovers & Players (St. Martin 's
Press, $24.95)
Men who cheat.Womenwho cheat.
Love, betrayal, murder. Fabulous
locales and kinky sex. Haven't we
heard this song before? Perhaps too
manytimes;It'sno wonder whyJoan
Collins' younger sis, Jackie, did not
have her long-standing (and lucra-
tive) contract with Warner Books
renewed. She may have penned
nearly two dozen books, but they
all read the same ... cut and paste
has never been more profitable.
The woman Vanity Fair dubbed
"Hollywood's own Marcel Proust"
may have insisted (in the title of book #1) that while The World
is Full of Married Men , it's also full of writers who know how to
cash in on trash ... and the people who rummage through it.
FOR THE RECORD
Golden Boy (DRG Re-
cords)
SammyDavisJr.starred
inthismusicalizationofthe
Clifford Odets play about
(among other things) a
black prizefighter and his
white gal pal. (The on-
stage kissbetween Sammy
and co-star Paula Wayne
is still talked about; many
1964 audiences left the
theater in shock. One fan
of the showwasMartinLu-
ther King Jr., who praised
the show's message.) Long out of print, DRG has reissued the
heavilyinfusedjazz score by Lee Adams and Charles Strouse, and
it sounds AS fresh and vibrant as if it were recorded yesterday.
Many of the tunes became Davis nightclub favorites,but too often
long-forgotten co-star Billy Daniels is overlooked for his mesmer-
izing performance and stunning voice. A knock-out for the true
theater buff of a lost gem as sterling as it is Golden.
Mozart: Popular Music
From Film (EMI Classics)
The tribute to the 250th
anniversary of Wolfgang 's
birth continues, and this
two-disc set is perfect for
those who want to like clas-
sical music and insist they
can't. The 34 tracks sound
familiar because they have
been used in popular films,
either asincidental music or
as an important component
of the score. And we're not
just talkingAmadeus, but films that you may be surprised used
such memorable music... Mission Impossible , There 's Something
About Mary, Runaway Bride, Trading Places, Miss Congeniality,
The Living Daylights. The works are performed by the finest ,
including James Galway, Alban Berg Quartett, Riccardo Muti,
Dame Felicity Lott, Sir NevilleMarriner,Herbert VonKarajan and
Martha Vineyard's Andre Previn. Pretty classy indeed.
DVD QUICK PICKS
The Best of Everything (Fox
Home Entertainment)
This 1959 soapy saga does indeed
have everything: lecherous old gee-
zers making passes at sweet young
things, bitter old hags sleeping with
married men, bosses who take their
frustrations out on underlings, and
sex!sex!sex!Rona Jaffe'sbestselling
book-thinkPeytonPlacesetinMad-
hattan -tells the tale of three young
woman who work in the publishing
world of NYC ... modern 9-to-5 gals
who dream, dare and damn them-
selves,whilewearingterrific Oscar-nominated clothes that they couldn't
affordon asecretary'ssalary.The cast includes Hope Lange, SuzyParker,
Louis Jordan, Diane Baker and Stephen Boyd; who better to add extra
starpower than Joan Crawford asachain-smoking,orange-hairedsenior
editor who treats her employees the way her lover treats her -like dirt.
Sometimes the best films are the worst. TJiank God.
Cape museum shouts, 'Hooray for Hollywood!'
CCMA offers
up-close look at
fabulous finery
By Melora B. North
melora@cape.com
MELORA B NORTH PHOTO
EYE-TO-IDOL - Cape Codder Lauren Schwinn is delighted to
"meet" the golden idol from Raiders of the Lost Ark at
the Cape Cod Museum of Art's tribute to Hollywood.
It's not often that you get to hob-
nob with the ghosts and glitterati of
Hollywood, but Saturday evening at
the Cape Cod Museum of Art in Den-
nis some dreams came true.
In celebration of the Academy
Awards and the museum's 25th
an-
niversary, the board threw a party
that featured outfits from former
Hollywood costumer John LeBold's
fabulous collection.
At one time, the Brewster man
had amassed an astounding 4,000
pieces, which he has cut down to a
mere 1,500 and keeps tucked away
in a secret warehouse.
Amongthe gemsondisplaythrough
March 12isthe dressMarilynMonroe
wore in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
They say she was a size 12, but look-
ing at the gold lame number with
the plunging neckline, that'shard to
believe; the waist is pencil-thin. The
mannequin made in her image is an
hourglass figure sure to stop traffic,
which it did as people oohed and
aahed over the detail and the sheer
brilliance, literally,of the costume.
On the other hand, Judy Garland's
blue-and-white-checked pinafore
from The Wizard of Oz brings back
memories of an innocent Dorothy
prancing down the Yellow Brick
Road. It's a tiny bit of a costume,
simple, girlish and so very, well,
Kansas.
Scarlet O'Hara'solive green drap-
ery, masterpiece brings to mind
the stereotypical southern belle
portrayed in Gone With The Wind.
Garish tassels and heavyaccessories
adorn the costume that certainly
has a waistline
no larger than a
smallcantaloupe.
The workman-
ship is delicate
though the fab-
ric is heavy and
most defiantly it
is a warm piece
of clothing.
In contrast ,
there is the black
leather jacket
Arnold Schwar-
zenegger wore
in Terminator.
An intimidating
piece of cloth-
ing, it is sexy yet
caustic.
Rita Hay-
worth's black gown from Gilda is a
rare piece of elegance. Another Hol-
lywoodbeauty,its'anartworkwaiting
to fall down but somehow Mother
Nature,gravityand aseamstresswith
a clever turn of the needle managed
to keep things in place.
Movie memorabilia of another
sort is included in the exhibit. Don't
miss the golden idol from the hair-
raising opening scene of Raiders of
the Lost Ark.
The exhibit is on display through
March 12 at the Cape Cod Museum
of Art, Route 6A in Dennis.
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Underdog's creator
to share his stories
of the hero pup
By Heather Wysocki
hwysocki@barnstablepatriot.com
Don
't expect a bird, a plane, or
even a frog to visit Heritage
Museums and Gardens in
Sandwichon March 11.Instead,it will
be little old Underdog who comes. Or,
at least, his creator's clips and recol-
lections of him that live on,more than
30years after his original appearance
on NBC.
Buck Biggers, the man behind the
pup, was sought out by Heritage
public programs director Michele
Wilkings after she learned he was a
Sandwich resident.
"What an amazing treasure we
have right here on Cape Cod," she
said. Biggers will be sharing stories
about the show from his book How
Underdog was Born.
Underdog, NBC's longest running
Saturday morning cartoon, featured
the red-suited canineashe fought the
bad guys, saved the day,and answered
the call of his girlfriend , TV reporter
Sweet Polly Purebred.
Though many people remember
watching Underdog as children, Big-
gers hopes his discussions willwiden
the span of admirers of the heroic
lightweight.
"He's the hero of the underdogs of
ithe world," said Biggers.
And, when he and partner Chet
Stover created the show, they were
the underdogs as well.
For Biggers , 1964 brought the
chance of a lifetime. Faced with an
opportunity to fill a prime spot on
NBC, Biggers and Stover
were advised that only
a "super show" would
make the cut.
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weakling who gets sand kicked in
his face. He's a hero, but he's still a
weakling," said Biggers.
So Biggers found the ultimate
weakling -Wally Cox, a television
actor best known for his distinctive
voice and his obvious glasses. When
he saw Cox, said Biggers, he knew he
had found his Underdog.
"He couldn't disguise his voice at
all," he said.
From this, Biggers and Stover
created a hit with both adults and
children. Such a hit, he said, that the
show ran for nine years in the same
time slot.
"In those days, families only had
one TV.If the adults didn't laugh,they
didn't buy," Biggers said.
But even though the showwasloved
by millions then and now, Biggers
didn'tforget about one ofhisfirst loves:
the Cape. One of his favorite episodes
featured Underdog partnering with
the Sandwich Glass Works to thwart
the villain ^^Np
Electric Eel.
For Biggers, Underdog
was more than just a show. It was
a testament that he could take on
whatever came his way.
And Wilkins. who hopes that Big-
gers' lecture will draw professional
and amateur artists from across the
Cape, believes that Biggers himself
could inspire that feeling.
"People can see that you can take
an idea and make it into a successful
endeavor," she said.
For more information about Biggers' talk at
Heritage Museum and Gardens,call 508-
888-3300,ext. 102. He will speak also at the
Cape Cod Writers ' Center Breakfast with the
Authors event March 10 at 9:30 a.m. at the
Hyannis Golf Club. Call 508-420-0200 or send
an e-mail to writers@capecodwriterscenter.
org for reservations.
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Stages Theater Company brings Everyman to life
Orleans church a
perfect setting for
morality play
By John Watters
arts@barnstablepatriot com
O Death, thou comest when I had
thee least in mind.
Wouldn't that be your response
to God's darkest messenger? It is, of
course, the defense the "Everyman"
usesin the late 15th century morality
playofthesamenamebeingperformed
exquisitely by Stages Theater Com-
pany at the Orleans-based Community
of Jesus this weekend.
Anonymously written sometime
around 1485, Everyman is one of the
language's most enduring dramas.
The allegorical play's universal ap-
peal has also made it among the most
performed. For nearly a century, a
performance has opened the vener-
able Salzburg Theater Festival in
Germany.
In the spaciously pious confines
of the Community's Church of the
Transfiguration, the one-hour play
delvingintothe universalconsequence
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of one's life comes majestically alive.
With the backdrop of high-vaulted
ceilings, religious murals, and the
inspiring glass mosaic of Jesus Christ
inthe basilica-like apse, the setting is
both surrealisticand realisticinvision.
The Orleans church resembles spaces
in which the play was performed 500
years ago.
This is the second presentation of
the play by the Stages Theater Com-
pany, whichfirst performed it in 2004.
Under the taut direction and staging
of David Haig, combined with the el-
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