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. - rl ... - - ft o ri 4 TV 'AIL L',b j .-h H I !L if, ! I 'a special way oi avoc s vaucteviiie lie . rl r By Jeff Goodwin June Havoc played Omaha's Orpheum Theater when she was 5 years old. She was in vaudeville then, in the first years of a career that would even tually span five decades in show business. This week June Havoc will once again be playing Omaha. This time she will present her one-woman show "An Unexpected Evening with June Havoc or Baby June Remembers" at the Omaha Magic Thea tre. Havoc said the show draws on her entertainment background, especially in vaudeville. "It was a special way of life," she said. "I believe an enormous amount of craft and skill has disap peared. They got me through and I love them and I'll always love them. And that's what the show's about." Havoc first opened her show at a small experi mental theater in Westport, Conn. She said she likes the intimacy of small theatres and the interplay she has with the audience. "It's a very intimate show and I wanted to do it in a very intimate setting," she said. "I wanted very much to be with supportive people." Havoc said she is worried about the lack of sup port for the arts in this country. "There's so many wonderful things that aren't sur viving in this climate," she said. "People are doing sit-coms they wouldn't look at in their living rooms because they're making money from it. But they'd rather be on the stage. I think a climate like that is .L. very bad artistically. What is a creative person going to do in an atmosphere like that?" Havoc has starred in almost every area of show business with the exception of professional wres tling ranging from Broadway to films to televi sion. She even found time to compete in a few dance marathons, of which she said, "It was a time when sadism was sexy and masochism was a talent." She has also written two volumes of her autobio graphy and plans for a third. Havoc made clear the high regard she has for the Omaha Magic Theatre. "I really feel that Omaha is privileged to have this theatre," she said. "I just hope Omaha knows what it's got and will support the theater." Havoc will present three shows this weekend Friday and Saturday at 8:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are available at the theatre box office and by writing TIX, 1621 Howard, Omaha, Neb. Tickets are $25 each. - CrsSg AndresenDa'Sy Nsbresksn t June Havoc, star of stage and screen, loobs back on show business from vaudeville to Eolfywccd. By Sarali Sieler Entertainment in Lin coln may not be of the same caliber as the entertain ment in New York City. But still, what's happen ing in Lincoln is impor tant. Many people here are involved actively in creating and appre ciating the arts. From this creative activity, we have music to listen to, art to look at, literature to read and drama to watch and enjoy. Ifwesupportthese activi ties the arts in Lincoln can grow and mature and Lincoln can develop a high quality artistic culture of its own. ' Special Arts Festival," will king watercolor and oil be Saturday, from 10 a.m. paintings of plants in to 4 p.m. at Auld Recrea- strong lighting (somehow tion Center in Antelope this doesnt sound as good Park. The festival will in- as it looks) and Jean Whit- clude art workshops, more, a weaver from Lin- dance workshops, bal- coin, will display items loons and clowns, among other things. The Lincoln Continen tals Barbershop Quartet will give the first concert she has woven. People interested in for eign, cultures and danc- 1 m Q1 I and - ill CST. M i a. 3 tr-4 ., 4 A series of events called That's Entertainment" will be this summer in Antelope Park. The Lin coln Parks and Recrea tion department sponsors the series, which will in clude an arts festival, se- ofthe series Sunday from iig, will have an excellent 7:iU p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at opportunity to learn foik the bandshell in Antelope dances from all over the Park. world. Lincoln Interna- tional Folk Dancers meet Two talented Nebraska every Friday at 7:30 p.m. - artists will display their For the next few weeks, works at Haymarket Aft the group will meet in Gallery, Ninth and N Mable Lee 119. Later in vera! dance performances streets, beginning Friday, thesummerthey will move and many concerts. The first event, "A Very Linda Benton of Green wood will show some stri- to the west side of Shel don Art Gallery. at i a- - ' In last week's episode, America's campaign publicity, favorite candidate Celeste and her "Where's the Chief? fnendsfound, as usual, that they were lacking in funds. This week, aid from Mary Louise familiar source will save them from bankruptcy, and Celeste will get further 0 Your sid Harley Da vidson, walking indolently into the group's four bedroom shack. "Very funny, Harley," mumbled his roommate Otis P. Davenport. "She's being interviewed by "Strolling Tone" for their special elections issue. Actu ally, she's doing all the talking. The reporter they sent over just sits there ' taking some kind of weird drug. I stick with the legal stuff, myself." Continued on Psa 7 1 m ill, 1 1 4 Advertise in the TriS 1&3 N fet a Mki fir BJSflS 322 SOUTH STS STKEST, LINCOLN, 1TE 0503- 476-6551 SUM M E R EDI TION r ivvTI ny t f-r m V! vt(ji fe Wsa "" A-ft fesdi Published Tuesdays and Fridays. All Summer Long' CALL 472-2589 ! 1 Paged Daily Nebraskan Tuesday, May 29, 1934