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thursday, October 20,1977 page 4 ad lib Citizen Wells from boy wonder to burned out By J. Marc Mushkin In 1938 a young man sent thousands of Easterners fleeing in panic for the country. The night was Halloween and the man was 23-year-old Orson Welles. His War of the Worlds radio broadcast sent shock waves up and down the Eastern seaboard just as his career would later, send shock waves throughout the world. The terms "boy wonder" and "genius' flowed easily off the lips of his admirers and detractors alike in those proffODe days. Who could argue? War of the Worlds caused a na tional uproar, but his next achievement, the 1941 film Citizen Kane, was the kind of monumental achievement usually reserved for the ' climax of a long prestigious career. The unfortunate irony of Welles' life is that Kane in deed turned out to be the climax of his career-his first film? Little can be said about Citizen Kane that has not al ready been written and rewritten. In 1962 the British film magazine Sight and Sound published the results of an in ternational poll showing Citizen Kane the greatest film of all time. That opinion is, of course, not unanimous-far . from it-but virtually no serious critic or historian can deny that Kane was many years ahead of its time and nearly technically perfect. The innovations of Citizen Kane that changed the movie industry include sets with ceilings, overlapping . ,. -.. "...,.."' X fq: ' ' Jf ; 9 Photo courtesy of Museum ModernArchives A younger Orson Welles dialogue and deep focus (where near and far elements in a scene are in sharp focus). The New Yorker film critic Pauline Kael calls it "per haps the one American talking picture that seems as fresh now as the day it opened. It may even seem fresher." But after this extraordinary debut what made Orson WeUes' work go stale? Why did the boy wonder cease to be wonderful? Perhaps the most likely explanation (disregarding the notion that he "burned himself out") is that Orson Welles in War of the Worlds and Citizen Kane was of course a genius, but the people around him contributed a great deal to the success of these two achievements. , For instance, Gregg Toland, the cinematographer for Kane, was responsible for many of the camera inriova tions, and Herman J. Mankiewicz often was overlooked as the writer of Kane. But these men never worked with Welles again. Another explanation is that the disappointing financial performance of Kane followed Welles throughout his career. ' "''-' :'- There are those who dispute the idea that Welles' films declined in quality. While acknowledging Welles' genius, French critic and filmmaker Francois TruffaUt wrote that he was "cruelly disappointed by Kane, and "preferred his later films Othello, Mr. Arkadin, The Magnificent Amber sons, and The Lady from Shanghai In any case, Welles sank from the dizzying heights of world acclaim in 1941 to occasional guest-hosting appear ances on the Tonight Show nowadays. ' Lincqln ' audiences were treated with the Take One presentation of Citizen Kane October 6. A special oppor tunity to see what Welles is doing today will be provided by the Roxy Theater on Nov. 17 through 21 with the Lin coln premiere of his newest film F for Fake. It will be. very interesting to see what the old boy is up to. du& Dn ttlhe weci?emdl Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery Sheldon Gallery Permanent Photography Collection Art Shop Silver " and Gold Jewelry by Jim Cotter and Dan Telleen, Vail, Colo. Sheldon Film Theatre King Lear by Peter Brook (Shakespeare Film series), today through Saturday, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday and Sat urday matinees, 3 p.m. Lies My Father Told Me by Jan Kadar (UPC Foreign Films) Sunday, 7 and 9 p.m. Howell Theatre Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare today through Saturday, 8 p.m. Union Program Council Showcase '77, Bill Haymes; free coffeehouse per formance concert, today, East Union Terraces, 8 p.m. Take One, High Noon with Gary Cooper, today, Union Centennial Room, 7 and 9 p.m. East Union Program Council Art Display features works from the Nebraska Penal Complex, East Union Loft. Ralph Mueller Planetarium Jupiter Odyssey, Saturday, 11:45 a.m. Legacy, Sunday, 2:30 and 3:45 p.m. Lincoln Community Pfayhouse Veronica's Room by Ira Levin, Friday through Sunday, 8 p,m. Music Nebraska Chamber Orchestra with violinist Stephanie Chase, pianist Larry Graham and conductor Robert Olson, Friday, First Plymouth Congregational Church. 8 p.m. EVENING FRIDAY OCT. 21, 1877 9:00 O DICK VAN DYKE SHOW CIOOOODNEWS 0 EMERGENCY ONE m SUN: GUTEN TAG IN DEUTSCHLAND 6:30 O ODD COUPLE 1 SHA NA NA Guest: Ethel Mer man. O TO TELL THE TRUTH O CONCENTRATION ti KID'S SCENE GOOD TIMES MACNEIL-LEHRER REPORT GD ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW 7:00 0 SERGEANT BILKO fl O CPO SHARKEY (PREMIERE) 'The New Captain The sardonic Chief Sharkey saunters forth mistakenly expec ting . smooth sailing when he discovers that Captain "Buck" Buckner-"n Old Navy man'-has been instated as his new com mandlng officer. O & DON NY ANO MARIE Guest stars: Bernadette Peters, Glen Campbell. O CD THE NEW ADVENTURES OF WONDER WOMAN "The Pied Piper Wonder Woman struggles against the powers of a popular rock musician. fB WASHINGTON WEEK IN REVIEW CD JOKER'S WILD 7:30 (f ADAM 12 UOCHICO ANO THE MAN "The Bed" Ed nearly has a heart attack when he discovers his bed and mattress, stuffed with money, is missing. WALL STREET WEEK Host: Louis Rukeyser. "The View from the White House" Guest: Charles L. Schultze, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors. CD HOLLYWOOD CONNECTION 8:00 O MOVIE "The Great Missouri Raid 1950 MacDonald Carey, Ellen Drew. O O THE ROCKFORD FILES "The Dog and Pony ShowSJlm agrees to help a frightened young woman overcome a mental pro blem, and finds himself embroil ed In bizarre Investigation In volving the CIA and the mafia. O O THE ABC FRIDAY NIGHT MOVIE "W W. and the Dixie Dance Kings 1974 Burt Reynolds stars as an easy-going con' artist who loves country music, robbing gas stations, and a singer named Dix ie. O SWITCH Pete and Mac go to Las Vegas to help a young woman determine the cause of her pilot father's fatal crash. DOCUMENTARY SHOWCASE "Work, Work, Work" A look at dif ferent types of work and various people's philosophies about their jobs. CD -MOVIE "The Secret War of Harry Frigg" 1969 Paul Newman, Sylva Kosclna. 9:00 0 O QUINCY "Murder by Self" Quincy investigates the alleged suicide of a young labor leader and finds himself in the middle of a battle between two unions. m SOCCER MADE IN GERMANY 10:00 .0 O O O NEWS m DICK CAVETT SHOW Guest: Author Jessica Mitford. CD STAR TREK 10:30 0 MOVIE "The Fall of Rome" 1961 Cart Moner, Jim Dolen. After Constantlne's death, the Chris tians are persecuted by non- pel evers and. Marco the4 Cen-, turian comes to their aid. Q Q THE TONIGHT SHOW. Guest host: Gabe Kaplan. Guest: Richard Lewis (Comedian). O 0 BARETTA They Don't Make 'Em Like They Used To" As Tony rides a cross-country bus trying to ferret out a dangerous criminal from the passengers. O MARY HARTMAN. MARY HARTMAN 0j) BOB OEVANEY FOOTBALL SHOW MASTERPIECE THEATRE "Dickens of London Episode Eight. "Magic" Although Charles breaks England's heart as well as all his own book sales records with his weekly publication of The Old Curiosity Shop", his mental state is a growing cause for concern. 11:00 0 THE CBS LATE MOVIE "M.A.S.H." Hawkeye gains custody of a Korean girl during a poker game. "Kojak: The Frame" A thief accuses Kojak of accep ting a bribe. R) OD THE CBS LATE MOVIE ,lK "M.A.S.H." A Hollywood director Is assigned to film a uocumentary about the bravery of M.A.S.H. units. "Kojak: . Money Back Guarantee" Kojak discovers a car theft ring that's succaaaful due to 11:30 11:40 12:00 12:20 12:30 12:40 12:65 1:00 1:40 3:00 3:30 4:00 5:00 9:30 the willingness of its victims. CD AVENGERS ABC CAPTIONED NEWS 0 MOVIE The Last Days of Pompeii" 1960 Steve Reeves, Christine Kaufmann. Roman cen turion loves Christian girl, fights lions and gladiators to win her. 0 IRONSIDE 0 0 THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL Host: Elvln Bishop. Guests: KC and the Sunshine Band, Van Mor rison, The Electric Light Or chestra. CD SERGEANT BILKO 0 NEWS NEWS 6DGROUCHO 0 UNO SCENE 0 NEWS 0 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 3 MOVIE The Secret War of Harry Frigg" 1969 Paul Newman, Sylva Koscina. 0 FOCUS C3 LOVE AMERICAN STYLE d NIGHT GALLERY t C3 THRILLER 3 ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW -GDGOMERPYLE ,.f:,. , o . ft-. it. THE ROAD TO HOLLYWOOD Classic comedy scenes from Bob Hope's unparalleled motion picture career54 films in 40 years and a spectacular roster of stars will be featured on Hope's first 1977-78 season special, 'Texaco Presents The Roao. to Hollywood." to be presented Friday. Oct. 28 on NBC-TV. Bing Crosby, Hope's co-star in the famous 'road series, heads the roster of stars that includes leading ladies Dorothy Lamour, Lucille Ball, Katharine Hepburn. Phyllis Diller, Martha Raye, Paulette Godaard and Shiriey Ross; ana ' actors Wiiliam Demarest. Basil Fiathbone, William Bendix, Roy Rogers, Peter Lorre and LonChaney. Hope's motion picture career was launched in 1938 with 'The Big Broad cast of 1938.' - CUB n 1 1 "?T sa a bs ess n ess tsa bsi vss n n iss ssa bi bsi m m mm tsat isi ti Sunday Brings You Brunch ma ank . . ... I 1 11 M IX ' HI ' ' i i nun rann mm D B 0 Sundays between 11 and 2 Brannigan's offers a special, collection of delcctible delights suitable only for Sunday Brunch. Our special menu includes: O French Toast & Strawberry Butter (top secret recipe) O Fresh Fruit French Toast (french toast never had It so good) O Ham Quiche With Eggs (very French) "Mon.-Thur. 1M1 pjn. Fih-Sat. 1M ajri. 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