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Chinese Paintings at the Kimbell

To Westerners, the distinction between word and image is basic and emphatic. Showing and telling are simply very different matters. To the Chinese, the distinction is practically non-existent. Their scrolls and albums are intricate combinations of poetry, painting, and calligraphy, the three noblest arts. Mastery of pictorial brush-work is based upon an artist’s thorough knowledge of historical calligraphy. The same brushes and ink are used in both, the same strokes can mean as well as represent a stream, valley, or mountain. The poems that accompany the paintings are intended as commentaries on the subject matter as well as objects of close study in their own right, since they too express the artist’s culture and moral character. This tight integration of different arts is puzzling to most of us, as is the larger aesthetic on which it is based. An aspiring painter is expected to know all the styles of the orthodox masters as a prelude to developing his own. Freedom is not synonymous with spontaneity, but with careful, thoughtful imitation. Through imitation of the masters an artist learns technical facility and, if truly attentive, also absorbs the spirit and poetic vision of his models. Establishing this spiritural correspondence is the difference between mechanical copying and artistic self-realization. In the words of Tung Ch’i-ch’ang, one of the great orthodox masters, “To maintain methods without transformation is equivalent to being the slave of calligraphy. . . .Copying and imitation are quite easy. It is spiritual communication which is difficult to transmit.”

All of this becomes more intelligible after viewing the current exhibition at the Kimbell: Studies in Con-noisseurship: Chinese Paintings from the Arthur M. Sackler Collection (through June 3). The show contains the painting and calligraphy of 25 artists active in China from the 14th to the 20th century, including Tao-chi (1641-1710?), the leading painter of the early Ching dynasty. Unlike many of his contemporaries, who belonged to the literati (the class of scholars and civil servants), Tao-chi was a professional painter who made his living by his brush. He painted the conventional subjects – landscapes, figures, flowers, and vegetables – in such a distinctive, individual style that he soon became the most important artist of his era. Although a master of all the historical scripts and a scholar of the ancients, he was challenged, not cowed, by their achievements. He always felt that he was the equal of his predecessors and said so: “The beards and eyebrows of the ancients cannot grow on my face, nor can their lungs and bowels be placed in my body. I vent my own lungs and bowels and display my own beard and eyebrows.” Naturally, such pronouncements brought controversy and converts; one of the most fascinating aspects of the show is the display of copies and forgeries of Tao-chi’s works. Not only do they underscore his tremendous historical importance, but clarify the complex aesthetic of imitation that is crucial to an understanding of Chinese painting.

– David Dillon

Avedon at the Dallas Museum

For more than thirty years Richard Avedon has been our boldest and most creative fashion photographer, to the point that the term itself seems unfairly restrictive. The photographs in the current DMFA retrospective (May 2-June 24) range from simple abstracts of slippers and sunglasses to whimsical shots of Dovima with a pair of elephants and harsh, unsparing portraits of celebrities that undercut our romantic notions about fame. This tension between affection and cynicism has been central to Avedon’s work from the beginning. He’s never played by the rules of the genre; he bends them relentlessly. He introduced the first black model and bared the first breast on the pages of Harper’s Bazaar. He transformed the conventional static poses by making his models run, leap, and spin. He brought ordinary people into his photographs and made them actors in his fantastical little dramas. Just what is Elise Daniels doing among jugglers and contortionists, we wonder. And how did Suzy Parker, her dress by Lanvin-Castillo, end up in a Paris cafe playing pinball? We tend to make up stories about Avedon’s models because he packs so much narrative punch into each frame. He turns fashion photography into exciting theater. Anything can happen in one of his prints.



Avedon’s wit became more bitter and iconoclastic in the Sixties and early Seventies as the public became impatient with frivolous chic. The photographs from this period are edgy, non-fashion pictures that thumb their nose at pretense. In addition to photographs of counter-culture heroines like Janis Joplin and Joan Baez, there are chilling portraits of Somerset Maugham and a drink-ravaged Dorothy Parker, and a wry caricature of the Burton-Taylor affair with Mike Nichols and Suzy Parker playing the leads. Avedon seemed to take perverse pleasure in posing famous socialites like Marella Agnelli and Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia in ways that simultaneously flattered and mocked their beauty. The romance of haute-couture gave way to tart social commentary. Avedon also spent two months in Vietnam, though so far he has published only one picture from the trip. Avedon’s photojournalistic style reached an apex with the portraits of his dying father, which were exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in 1974, and the photographs of Kennedy, Rockefeller, McCarthy, and other members of the political establishment that appeared two years later in Rolling Stone. Shot without any of the glamorous accessories of conventional fashion spreads, these are poignant studies of ambition, power, and defeat. Entire careers are summed up in a tilt of the head or a slouch. These, and the huge blowups of contemporary women done last year, are the back side of the frothy, romantic pictures that Avedon shot on his first visit to Paris in the late Forties. They demonstrate a capacity for growth that is unparalleled among contemporary fashion photographers. Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Fair Park. Museum hours: Tues-Sat 10-5, Sun 1-5. 421-4188.

– David Dillon

David Mamet in Perspective

David Mamet doesn’t write plays for readers. His scripts are made of spare, sometimes staccato bits of dialogue; the vocabulary of his characters is often idiomatic and profane; pauses abound in the chain of short scenes with which he makes his plays. If his dialogue style is, as Richard Eder described it in The New York Times, “poin-tillistic,” it’s also minimalist: Reading his lines on the printed page is like looking at a Seurat painting in a black-and-white reproduction.

On the stage, the perspective is better – the numerous brush strokes do add up to clear images – but they still appear to be monochromatic. For Mamet is one of those contemporary writers who have stripped their language of much of its traditional color. A playgoer discovers that the spare dialogue has its own riches, however, and the consistency of Mamet’s work marks him as one of America’s most accomplished young playwrights. Since none of his plays (including American Buffalo, Duck Variations, and The Water Engine) has been given professional production in Dallas, the New Arts Theatre Company has achieved a kind of coup in scheduling his A Life in the Theatre for a four-week run beginning May 25.



The play is a comedy about i two actors, one old and beginning to decline, the other young and working his way up; the 26 scenes of the play trace concisely the various points of their pro- fessional relationship, both behind the scenes and on stage. The New Arts production will be directed by Jenna Worthen, will feature Jack Clay of the SMU Theatre Department in the cast, and will be performed in the NATC’s recently constructed new quarters – still at European Crossroads but in a space with much better sight lines and acoustics. For ticket information, call 350-6979. – John Branch



Visions of Neal

When local playwright M. G. Johnston’s Blood Money began its January run at the Dallas Theater Center’sDown Center Stage, fewrealized what a success itwould be. But this odd taleof three historicalcharacters – Jesse James,Walt Whitman, and NealCassady – stranded in amodern-day blood bankmanaged to sell out everynight. On May 1, BloodMoney will begin a six-weekrun on the main stage of theDTC. This will mark thefirst time a play ’ has gone directly from the experimental theater to the big room upstairs since Preston Jones’ A Texas Trilogy.

The idea of placing seemingly unrelated legends together in an off-beat location is not new – Bernard Shaw did it in Don Juan in Hell. In Blood Money (not to be confused with that other band of weirdos who made news in Houston), Ms. Johnston brings together an outlaw, a poet, and a hero of the Beat Generation. They stroll separately into a blood bank hoping for some quick cash, and soon find themselves captives of a staff that’s more interested in protoplasm than plasma – in short, their very lives are in danger of being drained away. How each personality reacts to the diaboli-cal situation pro-vides for some vibrant acting, startling visual effects, and curious statements about our relationships with our heroes and modern technology.

Though all of the characters are lively and distinct, the most stunning has to be that of Neal Cassady, played by Phillip Reeves. One of America’s most misunderstood legends, Cassady was the inspiration for the Beat Generation of the Fifties, most notably Jack Kerouac, who captured Cassady in his iconoclastic novel of youthful restlessness, On the Road. Cassady’s amphetamine lifestyle, capsulized by one friend as “cars and girls,” culminated in his role as co-leader (with writer Ken Kesey) of the Merry Pranksters, a band of West Coast misfits who pioneered the LSD experience in the early Sixties. Playwright Johnston admits that Blood Money was conceived as a vehicle for a portrayal of Cassady, but stresses that the play doesn’t focus on one character. Still, it will be interesting to compare Reeves’ performance with that of Nick Nolte, who will star in Heart Beat, an upcoming screen version of Cassady’s adventures with Jack Kerouac.

Blood Money is entertaining black comedy and should prove to be a brazen production for the Theater Center. Opens May 1; for ticket information, call 526-8857. – Elmer Spurr

Sills’ Last Tour with The Met



For this year’s three-day visit, the Metropolitan Opera rolls into Dallas with two comic vehicles and two opera seria, about a dozen of the company’s current roster of luminaries, and two international superstars. Things get under way Thursday, May 10 (7:30) with Donizetti’s amiable bel canto creampuff, Don Pasquale, which owes its revival to the bubbly Norina of this new production, Beverly Sills. This is her farewell role with the Met before taking over as managing director of her old company, the New York City Opera. Sills’ voice at 50 admittedly has lost its evenness and assurance in the upper registers, but happily none of its charm; she remains a spectacular crowdpleaser. The last chance to hear la Sills isn’t Don Pasquale’s only attraction. Bass Donald Gramm, who’s at the peak of his career, sings the title role, and Met veteran tenor Nicolai Gedda as Ernesto and Hakan Hagegard as Dr. Malatesta join Sills. Hagegard, a baritone, sang Des Knaben Wunderhorn in April with the DSO and also appeared as Papageno in Bergman’s delightful film The Magic Flute. The DCO’s Nicola Rescigno conducted the present production last December in New York and he now triumphantly brings it home to Dallas. Tosca never dies. Puccini’s masterpiece is a soprano’s vehicle, but not when Luciano Pavarotti is in town. Even if you’ve heard Pavarotti only once you could pick out his voice in a stadium of tenors; he is a miracle and a genius. Magda Olivera should make a winning Tosca (her 1967 U.S. debut was in the title role of Cherubini’s Medea in Dallas); Cornell MacNeil sings Scarpia, as he did on PBS, and Italo Tajo the Sacristan. James Conlon conducts Friday night’s Tosca (May 11, 7:30), the Met’s Gala Benefit performance.



This year’s Saturday matinee (May 12, 1:30) is Smetana’s blithe and robust comedy of errors, The Bartered Bride. Sung in English, this new production premiered last October with tenors John Vickers as Vasek, the stuttering bumpkin, and Nicolai Gedda as Jenik, the foxy lover; both of them will come to Dallas. Soprano Teresa Stratas as Marenka, and bass William Wilderman as Kecal, the marriage broker, round out this well-balanced cast. Conducted by the Met’s music director, James Levine, and directed by John Dexter, the current production stresses “folk” opera elements without condescending to the naive characters in their very real predicaments. Tannhauser (Saturday, May 12, 7:30) concludes this year’s whirlwind Met stopover. This production has drawn praise for its sumptuous, old-fashioned approach and its fidelity to Wagner’s original conception. It powerfully portrays the struggle between sensual and spiritual love (as represented by Venus and Elisabeth) within the minstrel-knight, Tannhauser. With James Levine again conducting, the production features the experienced Wagnerian tenor Jess Thomas as Tannhauser, Mignon Dunn as Venus, Leonie Rysanek as Elisabeth, Alan Monk as Wolfram, and Ara Ber-berian as the Landgrave.

While the Met tour is always a hot ticket, there’s been some disappointment at Dallas’ not getting the new productions Dialogues des Carmelites and Don Carlos. Neither a religious opera nor a lengthy work would go over here, the Met supposedly thought. Maybe not. In any event, barring last-minute cast substitutions, even the familiar warhorses should create three days of grand opera at its best. State Fair Music Hall, Fair Park. 661-9750.

– Willem Brans

MOVIES



Some of these films haven’t opened in Dallas yet, but they should sometime in May. Commentary and ratings are by Charles Schreger.

★★★Must see.

★★Good entertainment.

★Not a total waste of time.

No stars – don’t bother.

Agatha. Not the mystery of the decade, but certainly an interesting one: What happened to Agatha Christie when she disappeared for 11 days in 1926? Here is a perfectly logical fictional solution, made all the more convincing by two first-rate performances from Vanessa Redgrave as the disappearing writer and Dustin Hoffman as the American journalist who tracks her down. A stylish film.

Boulevard Nights. This is the year of the gang film. Entry number two (The Warriors was number one), an almost sociological examination of life in the East Los Angeles barrio, is a cross between American Graffiti and West Side Story. The plot is underdeveloped, but the picture looks right. A minor work featuring virtually all unknowns both behind and in front of the camera.

The Brink’s Job. The story of a group of small-time Boston hoods who pulled off one of the biggest heists in history is worth retelling, but film is the wrong medium. William Fried-kin’s movie lacks punch; its core-the execution of the theft-is undramatic. The result is a dull film about an interesting event. Peter Falk stars as one of the crooks although it seems as if somebody forgot to tell him he wasn’t playing Detective Columbo.

California Suite. Neil Simon, Alan Alda, Jane Fonda, Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor, Michael Caine, Maggie Smith, Walter Mat-thau, Elaine May and director Herb Ross (Turning Point, The Goodbye Girl). Can that mixture possibly miss? Credit this movie for consistency if nothing else because Simon’s episodic story of four couples who come to the Beverly Hills Hotel strikes out four times. The slapstick isn’t funny, the drama isn’t wise, and the humor isn’t witty.

The Champ. A remake of the 1931 film that turned Jackie Cooper into a star. On the positive side, there’s Jon Voight in the Wallace Beery role as a one-time prizefighter scratching out a living in Florida by gambling and tending horses. There’s also Ricky Schroder, taking Cooper’s place as the fighter’s son, an adorable blond with a natural screen presence. The two are wonderful together. Faye Dunaway as Voight’s ex-wife is another matter. The role is unbelievable, Dunaway’s performance is unconvincing, and so is a great deal of the script. But if you’re in the mood for a good cry, go.

The China Syndrome. This is really two films. The first is the inside story of television and the smiling faces that bring you happy-talk news. That one is rich with insights. The second is a thriller about the dangers of nuclear reactors. That one is somewhat lethargic, but chillingly predictive. Jane Fonda and Jack Lemmon give their standard excellent performances; Michael Douglas gives his standard over-acted one.

The Deer Hunter. One of the most ambitious and brutal war films ever made is at the same time touching and sensitive. Robert De Niro, John Cazale, Meryl Streep, and Christopher Walken are breathtaking in this three-hour epic which moves from a town in Pennsylvania to Vietnam and back again. The central metaphor is the game of Russian roulette, played by POWs for the amusement of the Vietcong and as a parlor game in Saigon. At times the film is dense, almost to the point of preciousness. Overall, however, a demanding and devastating experience.

Every Which Way But Loose. Here’s everything you need to know about this movie: It stars Clint Eastwood. And a monkey. Lots of people get pummeled. Mostly by Clint. There’s country music, car crashes, and a subplot about Ruth Gordon trying to get a driver’s license.

Fastbreak. Gabe Kaplan is a New York deli worker who wants only one thing in life – to coach a college basketball team. He gets his shot with a third-rate – make that fifth-rate – school, and turns some down-on-their-luck losers into winners. And so on. Dumb.

The Great Train Robbery. Sean Connery is a con man, Donald Sutherland is a locksmith and pickpocket, and Lesley-Anne Down is the buxom diversion in Michael Crichton’s film about the theft of a gold shipment from a train bound from London to the Crimea. There is some wit, the acting has style, and Crichton handsomely recreates the Europe of the late 19th century. But this is a thriller of convenience. Whenever the plot needs a quick twist, Crichton simply twists it without much regard for logic.

Hair. The major problem with this daring musical is the material itself. Any drama about the “love generation” is dated in 1979. Still, the music stands up if the story doesn’t. Director Milos Forman’s approach is fresh and bold. One of the most innovative musicals since Cabaret, featuring fine performances by a group of young actors, dancers, and singers.

Hardcore. A puritanical father searches for his daughter, who is caught up in the pornographic film industry. George C. Scott gives another of his incomparable performances, helped in his search by a seedy private eye (Peter Boyle) and a “parlor girl” (Season Hubley). Paul Schrader, one of the country’s most promising young filmmakers, wrote and directed this moody and disturbing work.



Heaven Can Wait. With this delightful remake of the 1941 classic Here Comes Mr. Jordan, Warren Beatty becomes Hollywood’s first quadruple threat since Charlie Chaplin. Beatty produced, co-wrote (with Elaine May), co-directed (with Buck Henry), and stars as a naive Los Angeles Rams quarterback prematurely summoned by the Man Upstairs. He returns to earth in a new body – a millionaire industrialist who is the object of a murder plot. Also stars Dyan Cannon, Charles Grodin, Julie Christie, and Jack Warden.

Midnight Express. If ever a true story qualified as a nightmare, it is the story of Billy Hayes, a 20-year-old American busted in Turkey for smuggling hash and sentenced to life imprisonment. As directed by Alan Parker from Oliver Stone’s screenplay, the picture is tough, gruesome, and unrelenting. Impressive performances by Brad Davis, John Hurt, and Randy Quaid.

Norma Rae. At last, and it’s been too long, an intelligent liberal film. Irving Revetch and Harriet Frank Jr. have crafted an insightful and sensitive script about a young Southern textile worker and her involvement with a New York union organizer. Martin Ritt’s direction is masterly. As the worker, Sally Field proves once again that she’s among the best actresses working in film today. Ron Leibman adds a fine supporting performance.

A Perfect Couple. What’s happened to Robert Altman? Apparently, he’s misplaced his sense of humor as well as his sense of drama. His latest opus, a musical starring Paul Dooley and Marta Heflin, is a mishmash of a love story with occasional mediocre rock tunes.

Real Life. Albert Brooks is an original. He’s taken what at first seems an idea too slim for a full-length feature and made it work, often brilliantly. The picture models itself after the 1973 Public Broadcasting documentary An American Family. But Brooks’ film chronicles the lives of the filmmakers as well as the family. Brooks carries everything a step further than almost any other comic mind in this country. The result is a hilarious sendup of American mores, scientific investigation, and show business.

Same Time, Next Year. One of the best acted and directed films of the year. Also one of the most successful and refreshing screen adaptations of a stage play ever. Ellen Burstyn and Alan Alda are enchanting as a couple happily married to other people who meet once a year for an adulterous weekend at a northern California resort. The story’s premise is artificial, but Bernard Slade’s characters are so richly drawn and the performances are so strong you’ll want to believe it.

Superman. At long last, a Big Event movie that lives up to its hype. You know the story, so just enjoy the retelling. Richard Donner (The Omen) has succeeded handily by adhering to the myth and maintaining a comic book approach. He’s also opened up the story with a prologue from the planet Krypton and created a realistic, sexy love story between Lois Lane and the Man of Steel. Christopher Reeve makes a fine Superman and an endearing Clark Kent. Lots of fun.

The Warriors. If ever there was an argument for the return of the silent film, this is it. Walter Hill’s story of alienation and the outsider, glibly labeled a “gang film” by many critics, is a visual turn-on. If only the characters didn’t speak! Whenever one opens his mouth the words banal, trite, and pretentious gain new dimensions. A cast of unknowns peoples this story of a New York gang being chased through New York one night by scores of other gangs.



FILM SERIES



Lakewood Theater. Double features for $1.50. 1825 Abrams. 821-5706.

Nicholson Memorial Library. May 8 at 7:30. Horror Film Night: Dracula, Masque of the Red Death, Frankenstein. Free. 625 Austin, Garland. 494-6911.

Richland College. $1. 12800 Abrams, Room B142. 746-4430.

May 4: Lenny at 7:30 & 9:30.

11: Easy Rider at 7:30,

Alice’s Restaurant at 9:30

Scott Theater, Fort Worth. May 7 at 8. The Clock (1945), starring Judy Garland, directed by Vincente Minnelli. $1.75 adults, 50￠ under 12. Montgomery at W Lancaster Street, Fort Worth. (817)738-6509.

University of Texas at Dallas. $1 general public, 50￠ under 17 and over 65. 7:30 and 9:30. Founders North Auditorium, Floyd & Campbell Roads, Richardson. 690-2945.May 2: Conrack

4: Hello, Dolly!

9: Diary of a Country Priest

11: Shaft

16: The Phantom Tollbooth

18: Emmanuelle

23: Lion in Winter

25: Sweet Charity

30: His Girl Friday



THEATER

Because of our early deadlines, our recommendations are based on what we know of the plays and the track records of the companies presenting them. Commentary is by John Branch.



Blood Money. May 1-June 16. A musical fantasy, with book and lyrics by M. G. Johnston and music by Jim Abbott. The setting is a kind of blood bank, whose donors include Jesse James, Walt Whitman and Neal Cassady. The show sports a number of fun, campy moments, and there’s a ripping performance by Phillip Reeves as Cassady. $5-7.50. Tues-Fri at 8, Sat at 5 & 8:30; matinees May 9 & 16 at 1:30. Kalita Humphreys Theater, Dallas Theater Center, 3636 Turtle Creek. 528-8857.

Fiddler on the Roof. Through May 6. One of the greatest musicals to come out of the ’60s. The book is by Joseph Stein (based on stories by Sholom Aleichem), the lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and the music by Jerry Bock. $9.95-11.95. Tues-Sun at 6. Country Dinner Playhouse, 11829 Abrams. 231-9457.

Finishing Touches. May 17-June 9. A comedy by Jean Kerr (author of Mary, Mary and Please Don’t Eat the Daisies) about family life in the Seventies. $2-3.50; $1 over 65. Thurs-Sat at 8:15. Garland Civic Theatre, Garland Rd at Ave F. 272-9122.

God’s Favorite. Through May 6. A completely tame though fairly amusing Neil Simon comedy based on a profound religious theme: the sufferings of Job. $4.75. Thurs-Sat at 8:15, Sun at 3. Dallas Repertory Theatre, North-Park. 369-8966.

Henry Wadkins’ Heaven. May 10-19. A new play by Janis Jolcuvar, to be directed by B. F. Leonard of the SMU Theatre Department. It’s described as “a comedy of obsessive lust, pin-ball, and mistaken identity.” $2.50. Thurs-Sat at 8:15. Manhattan Clearing House, 3420 Main. 651-1153.

Hip Pocket Theatre. Productions for May at this small but lively theater were uncertain at press lime. 9524 Hwy 80 West, Fort Worth. (817) 244-9994.

Katie, Inc. May 10-27. The Dallas premiere of a comedy by Alice Mary Killgore and Doug Killgore, about a young widow trying to make a few bucks in Chicago during the Depression. $4, $3.50 students &over 65; $5 opening night. Thurs-Sat at 8, Sun at 2. Theatre Onstage, Inc. 2120 McKinney. 651-9766.

A Life in the Theater. May 25-June 17. A kind of valentine to the actor’s life by David Mamet, who is one of the most promising (and at this early btage in his career also one of he most prolific) of the current crop of young American playwrights. The cast includes Jack Clay of SMU’s Theatre Department. $5-6.50. Wed-Sat at 8, Sun at 2:30. New Arts Theatre Company, European Crossroads, 2829 W Northwest Hwy. 350-6979.

Lives. May 24-26. A cabaret show conceived and directed by Kate McSwain; it examines three characters’ growth by means of a series of popular songs and a nightclub setting. $2.50. Thurs-Sat at 8:15. Manhattan Clearing House, 3420 Main. 651-1153.

Mame. May 31-June 24. Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee wrote the book for this musical adaptation of Patrick Dennis’ novel Auntie Mame, and Jerry Herman wrote the music not too long after his Hello, Dolly! $3-5. Thurs at 8, Fri & Sat at 2 & 8, Sun at 2 & 5:30. Granbury Opera House, on the Square in Granbury, TX. (metro) 572-0881.

Mistakes of a Night. May 4-27. An adaptation of a play by the great French farceur, Georges Feydeau. $3-5. Fri at 8, Sat at 2 & 8, Sun at 2. Granbury Opera House, on the Square in Granbury, TX. (metro) 572-0881.

Mister Klebs and Rosalie. Through May 6. A recent science fiction comedy by the French novelist and playwright Rene de Obaldia, probably best known in this country for his parodic “chamber Western,” The Wind in the Branches of the Sassafras. This one’s about a world-weary scientist who creates a female computer-robot-human (it’s difficult to say exactly which it is). The production is being directed, with a good deal of his usual stylishness no doubt, by Jack Clay. $4. Tues-Sat at 8, Sun at 2:15. Margo Jones Theater, Meadows School of the Arts, SMU. 692-2573.

Ramdom Scam. Through May 5. The im-provisational comedy performed by this group of four guys and one girl is a little less funny than the TV show they’re often compared with: They’re sort of a Saturday Afternoon Live. Still, their shows have become a hot item at this theater; for the current run, the material will be new. $2.50. Thurs-Sat at 8:15. Manhattan Clearing House, 3420 Main. 651-1153.

Relative Values. April 26 & 27. A relatively late comedy by Noel Coward (it dates from 1951) about a countess and her son, who’s in love with a lowly film star. 8:15. Arlington Community Theatre, Arlington Community Center, 2800 S Center, Arlington. 261-8295.

SMU Director’s Studio. May 1. A production of Thornton Wilder’s play Childhood, directed by Yung Kyun Ryu. Free. 12:15 p.m. Dallas Public Library, Central Branch, 1954 Commerce. 748-9071, ext. 287.

Starting Here, Starting Now. Through May 26. A delightful revue made up of songs and show numbers by Richard Maltby Jr. (lyrics) and David Shire (music). Who are they? Maltby may be familiar to some as the originator of the current Fats Waller revue, Ain’t Misbehavin’, and others know him as the author of crossword puzzles for such magazines as New York and Harper’s; Shire has been composing film scores lately. But for a long time (since their undergraduate days at Yale in the late ’50s), they wrote musicals, most of which never succeeded; this revue, which did, is their revenge. At least a solid handful of the songs are worth noting. $5.50-6.50. Tues-Thurs at 8, Fri & Sat at 8:30, Sun at 2:30 & 7. Theatre Three, The Quadrangle, 2800 Routh. 748-5191.

Two Plus Two Equals Sex. Through May 20. A comedy starring Pat Paulsen. Dinner shows: $12.50 Wed, Thurs & Sun, $14.50 Fri & Sat, $9.75 Sun matinee. Granny’s Dinner Playhouse, 12205 Coit. 239-0153.

Years in the Making. May 1-19. A new play by Glenn Allen Smith, about life and love in Hollywood. $4.50. Tues-Fri at 8, Sat at 8:30. Down Center Stage, Dallas Theater Center, 3636 Turtle Creek. 526-8857.

You Know I Can’t Hear You When the Water’s Running. Through May 5. A collection of four short comic plays about love (and sex) by Robert Anderson, the author of Tea and Sympathy. $4 Wed-Thurs, $4.50 Fri-Sat; students $2.50. Wed-Sat at 8:15. Fort Worth Community Theatre, William Edrington Scott Theatre, 3505 W Lancaster, Fort Worth. (817) 738-650



MUSIC



Dallas Symphony Orchestra. May 4 and 5

at 5.75, May 6 at 2:30: Eduardo Mata continues the five-concert Mahler song cycle series from April, with Lili Chookasian, the contralto who sang ravishingly in last year’s Mahler’s Third, returning now for Kindertotenlieder. Mozart’s sprightly Sinfonia Concertante and Dvorak’s Symphony No. 7 complete the program. May 17 and 19 at 8:15: Mata conducts the DSO in the lieder cycle Eines fahrenden Gesellen, for which Mahler composed both words and music. The guest artist is English baritone Benjamin Luxon. On the program as well are Haydn’s Symphony No. 88 in G major and Hindemith’s Symphonic Metamorphoses. May 25 and 26 at 8:15. For the final concerts of the 1978-1979 season the 100-voice Symphony Chorus joins the DSO in performing two works: the Magnificat, one of Bach’s masterpieces of sacred music, and Das klagende Lied,, Mahler’s earliest venture into the lyrical blending of voice and orchestra. Soloists include Irene Gubrud, a rising soprano with a warm, rich sound; mezzo-soprano Joanna Simon, a Bach specialist, Neil Rosenshein, a promising lyric tenor; and Charles Nelson, a bass with a twenty-five year career in music. State Fair Music Hall, Fair Park. $3.50-12. Tickets at Symphony Box Office, Joske’s NorthPark. 692-0203.

DSO’s Summer Park Concerts. Free.

692-0203. May 16: noon at Akard St Mall. May 18:8 at Northaven Park. May 20: 3 at Old City Park. May 23: noon at Akard St Mall. May 27: noon at Akard St Mall. May 27: 6 at Reverchon Park. May 28: 1 at Flag Pole Hill. May 30: noon at Akard St Mall, 7:30 at Samuel/Grand Park. May 31: 7:30 at Kidd Springs Park.

Fort Worth Symphony. May I: Lili Kraus, the noted Mozartean, plays Mozart’s thoroughly appealing Piano Concerto in G major and von Weber’s demanding Konzertstuck with the Texas Little Symphony. Conducted by John Giordano, this local chamber orchestra has earned an excellent reputation. Bartok’s Rumanian Folk Dances and Bizet’s Symphony No. 1 complete the program. 8 pm at the Kimbell Art Museum. $5. May 3: This concert will be repeated at 8 pm at Arlington State University, Irons Hall. $4. May 12: Cabaret Pop Concert with table settings and drinks served. Country-Western singer Don Edwards, a performer at the White Elephant Saloon with a national following, entertains. 8 pm Tarrant County Convention Center Theater. $10, 8, 6, 4. Symphony Box Office, 440 Trail Lake Drive, Fort Worth. (817) 921-2676.

Highlander Concert Series. May 6. Highland Park Presbyterian Church’s ambitious and distinguished series end the season with the Verdi Requiem, being repeated from two years ago. Participating again are Gale Ross (soprano) of Denver, Becky James Campbell, a marvelous local talent (mezzo-soprano), Barry Craft, a fine dramatic tenor, Ron Anderson, a member of the Dallas Civic Chorus (bass-baritone), the 100-voice Chancel Choir, and 45 symphony musicians. Roger G. McMurrin, music director at Highland Park Presbyterian, conducts. Free. 7 pm. Highland Park Presbyterian Church, 3821 University. 526-7457.

Metropolitan Opera. May 10, 7:30: Don Pas-quale, with Beverly Sills, Donald Gramm, and Nicolai Gedda. May 11, 7:30: Tosca, with Luciano Pavarotti, Magda Olivera, and Cornell MacNeil. May 12, 1:30: The Bartered Bride, with John Vickers, Nicolai Gedda, and Teresa Stratas. May 12, 7:30: Tannhauser, with Jess Thomas, Mignon Dunn, and Leonie Rysanek. State Fair Music Hall, Fair Park. 661-9750.

Music for Guitar and Harpsichord. May 13 at 2. Features Enric Madriguera on guitar and Ken Bruggers on Harpsichord in duet. Variety of music from the 16th to the 20th century. Program benefits the Gifted Students Institute. $10, UTD students and children under 16 free. The University of Dallas, Gorman Faculty Lounge. (817)265-7143.

Pop Ensemble. May 10 & II. El Centro College Pop Ensemble to perform. May 10 at 8 pm. May 11 at noon. Performance Hall, El Centro College, Main and Lamar. 746-2152.

Psalms of Our Own Times. A series of Sunday afternoon programs in the tiny spiral chapel (seating about 150) at Thanks-Giving Square downtown. May 6: SMU University Choir, conducted by Lloyd Pfautsch, sings sacred and secular music from its spring repertory. May 13: The Third World Players, the music division of the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters, offers a worship program of spiritual and gospel music. May 20: The Dallas chapter of the National Council of Jewish Women presents the Council Singers, who will sing non-liturgical music in the Jewish ethnic tradition. May 27: Enric Madriguera, professor of guitar at Eastfield College, plays a program of music for classical guitar. Free. Thanks-Giving Square. All programs at 3 pm. 651-1777.

Dallas Museum of Fine Arts Sunday Concert Series. Performances by top flight local and visiting musicians in an intimate setting. May 6: Pianist Mandy Bomar, SMU graduate, playing Shostakovich’s Prelude and Fugue in G major; Bartok’s Out of Doors (a suite of five descriptive pieces); selected etudes from Chopin’s Op. 10; and Beethoven’s Sonata in C Major, Op. 53 (the “Waldstein”). May 13: The Dallas Baroque Ensemble, a trio of local professionals (Dale Harris, piano and harpsichord, Ilana Bernstein and Peter Fekety, recorders) playing a program of early Baroque to contemporary music that should be pure whipped cream: Loeillet, Sonata; Vivaldi, Trio (reduced from a concerto); Bach, Trio Sonata; Mozart, Serenade No. 2; and a work for solo harpsichord. May 20: Dr. William Leland, pianist-in-residence at New Mexico State University. May 27: Debbie Austin, winner of the Paul Vellucci Award for outstanding senior pianist at SMU. All concerts sponsored by Mu Phi Epsilon and Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. Free. 3:30. Museum Auditorium, DMFA, Fair Park. 421-418



DANCE



Dallas Black Jazz Dance Theater. May 12 at 3:30. Audelia Branch Library. 10045 Aude-lia. 421-5095.

Dance Gala. May 5 at 8:15 and May 6 at 2. Features Mountain View College’s America Dancing, Little Rock Ballet, and Irving Ballet. Reservations suggested. 4849 W. Illinois Ave. 746-4132.

Garland Ballet Association Mayfest. May 6 at S pm. In conjunction with Garland Symphony Orchestra. Lakeview Centennial High School. 3505 Hayman, Garland. 273-1133.

Krassovska Ballet Jeunesse. May 5 at 8. Guest artist Leonide Lubarsky, former principal of the Kirov Ballet, and Soili Arvola and Leo Ahonen of the Texas Ballet. $7.50 reserved, $5 general admission. Zale Auditorium, Jewish Community Center, 7900 Northaven. Preston Ticket Agency. 363-9311.

Mountain View College Master Dance Class. May 4. Conducted by Lorraine Cran-ford and the Little Rock Ballet. $2-4. Advance registration required. 4849 W. Illinois Ave. 746-4132.



NIGHTLI



Andrew’s. One of Dallas’ better bars, impeccably crafted with paneled walls, hardwood floors, and antique furniture. Best features are the outdoor courtyard and the bargain drinks; its worst, the occasional folk music. Happy Hour daily until 7. Mon-Fri 11-2, Sat & Sun noon-2. AE, MC, V. 3301 McKinney. 526-9501.

Balboa Cafe. This cafe calls itself Dallas’ second fern bar, meaning it’s like the San Francisco Rose. There’s lots of glass, greenery, and couches and a reasonably good selection of imported beer, but the place is very new and the kitchen needs time to breathe. Mon-Sat 11-2, Sun 12-2. All credit cards. 3604 Oak Lawn. 521-1068.

Bagatelle. One of the best places for jazz listening, it’s also a comfortable, dimly-lighted bar with low couches and music that doesn’t prevent conversation. Entertainment Thurs 9-1; Fri & Sat 9-1:30; Sun & Mon 8:30-11:30; Tues & Wed 8:30-12:30. Bar hours, Thurs noon-1; Fri & Sat noon-2; Sun-Wed noon-midnight. All credit cards. Reservations Fri and Sat. 4925 Greenville. 692-8224.

Cardinal Puff’s. A favorite of the quieter SMU set, it’s a bright, friendly place with no pretensions. In warm weather, enjoy the decked beer garden; in colder months, the greenhouse with fireplace. Excellent sandwiches and munchies; beer and wine only. Daily 4-2. V, MC. 4615 Greenville. 369-1969.

Carlotta’s Cadillac. A dimly lighted, moderately priced Mexican restaurant where you can hear tactful jazz and interpretive standards by the sax/piano duo The King & I. This talented pair was the house band at Jason’s and we’re glad they’re still on the scene. Entertainment Thurs-Sat 9:30-1. Regular hours Mon-Sat 11:30-2, Sun 6-midnight. MC, V. McKinney at Hall. 521-4360.

Chelsea Corner. A little over-ferned and antiqued, but well-designed enough to permit you to find a quiet corner and escape from both the collegiate clientele and the folk singers, if you wish. Excellent drinks – they serve Johnny Walker Red off the bar. Happy Hour daily 11:30-8. Mon-Fri 11:30-2; Sat 12-2; Sun 1-2. AE, MC, V. 4830 McKinney. 526-9327.

The Embers Lounge. Forget that the bar is stocked like your Uncle Ed’s, that it’s only a waiting place for tables for the Southern Kitchen restaurant which houses it: On Saturday nights, the Embers becomes one of the best jazz bars in Dallas; pianist /vocalist Al Dupree could give lessons to Bobby Short. Sat 7:30-10:30. All credit cards. Southern Kitchen East, 6615 E. Northwest Hwy. 368-1063.

The Enclave. Attracting mainly an over-30, well-heeled crowd, the Enclave tries to be a class joint, and it succeeds in terms of drinks, attentive service, and low lighting. It and pianist-vocalist Gene Albert suffer, however, from the over-sized sound system that makes the live music sound just like Muzak. Albert performs solo during Happy Hour 6-8:30 Mon-Sat; two sidemen join him from 8:30-12:30 on weeknights and until 1:30 on weekends. Mon-Thurs 11:30-2:30 & 5-12:30; Fri & Sat til 1:30. All credit cards. 8325 Walnut Hill. 363-7487.

Greenville Bar & Grill. Billed as Dallas’ oldest bar, brought back to life as a neighborhood gathering spot for Lakewood / East Dallas. A comfortable place to drink, talk, and munch burgers. Daily 11-2. Thurs & Sun: Hal Baker and the Gloom Chasers play Dixieland. Food served 11 am-1. $2 cover Thurs, $1 Sun. 2821 Greenville. 823-6691.

Hatz’s. This clean, well-lighted new pub has promise but must stop serving gin and tonic weak, over-iced and (worst of all) in a beer mug! The featured band is Bella, a light unit that features singer/guitarist Karen Bella in a setting somewhat more electric than we’re accustomed to hearing her in. Sandwiches and salads available. Daily 11-2. Entertainment Thurs-Sun 9-2. No cover. 2818 Greenville. 827-4201.

The Hop. This small but friendly pub has the best munchies in Fort Worth – fried okra and eggplant, for example; pitchers are $1 every Wednesday after 2. The crowd is a happy amalgamation of college students and families. Mon-Sat 11-2; Sun 4-1. MC, V. 2905 W. Berry, Fort Worth. (817) 923-7281.

Ichabod’s. The best of the Greenville Avenue bar/disco/restaurants, a long, elliptical place with tiered seating all around. Good drinks and service; always crowded. Daily 5-2. All credit cards. Old Town in the Village. 691-2646.

Joe Miller’s. The media people bar, and probably not much fun for non-regulars. The smallness and plainness of the bar are offset by Miller’s personality as well as by his two-ounce, well-iced drinks. Mon-Fri noon-2 am. AE, MC, V. 3531 McKinney. 521-2261.

Knox Street Pub. An apparent favorite of young professionals, the nostalgic pub features excellent food and a jukebox that rivals the Stoneleigh P’s. Daily 11-2. No credit cards. 3230 Knox. 526-9476.

Lakewood Yacht Club. In East Dallas’ latest, scores of press photos decorate the walls from eye level all the way up to the incredibly high ceiling; there’s also (inexplicably but interestingly) a UPI teletype machine. Home-cooked potato chips, really comfortable chairs, a well-stocked jukebox, and an interesting neighborhood clientele serve to offset the skimpy mixed drinks. Daily 11-2. AE, MC, V. 2009 Abrams. 824-1390.The Library. This new bar/restaurant in the spruced-up old Melrose Hotel achieves the understated tastefulness for which most motif bars strive. The small bar area is richly appointed in brass, leather, and, of course, books; it’s comfortable, blessedly quiet; the drinks are excellent, and the service is unobtrusive. Daily noon-1 am. All credit cards. 3015 Oak Lawn. 521-5151.

Lillie Langtry’s. Antlers on the wall, portraits of actress Langtry, and an informal clientele are aspects of this small, rustic-looking club. More important are the entertainers, who have recently included talented locals like Karen Bella and blues guitarist Charley Lee. This month, check out C&W single Tom Stevens, who’s there Thurs-Sat 9:30-2 am. Happy Hour Mon-Sat 4-7, Sun 2-7. Regular hours Mon-Sun noon-2 am. Nachos and sandwiches served. No cover. AE, MC, V. 6932 Greenville. 368-6367.

Old Plantation. A predominantly gay disco. The sound system is incredible; the music, nonstop mainline disco. Lately they’ve been turning away women in open-toed shoes. Sun-Thurs 8-2; Fri & Sat 8-4. $1 cover Sun-Thurs, $2 Fri & Sat. No credit cards. 1807 N Har-wood. 651-1988.

Overlake Bellringer. The best straight disco in town, usually jammed with serious dancers and hustlers in their late 20s and early 30s. The help is a little surly, liable to make up dress restrictions on the spot when the place is too crowded; there’s usually not much seating, so go only if you just want to boogie. The Beggar, across the street, attracts Saturday Night Fever types, but it’s often less crowded. Daily 11-2. AE, MC, V. 9525 Overtake. 350-5541.

Palladium. Here, you can see some of the hottest recording acts in jazz, rock, blues, and C&W in a small (800-seat) and comfortable concert hall with uncommonly good seating and acoustics, and mixed drinks that aren’t so good. 6532 E. Northwest Hwy, behind Arby’s. Ticket office 692-8878. Main office 363-4455.

May 2: George Benson-J20

3: Buddy Rich-$9.50

4 & 5: Rod McKuen-$10

10: Charlie Byrd, Barney Kessel & Herb Ellis-$8.50

Papillon. An over-rated restaurant with an under-rated bar, an attractive place raised slightly above the dance floor. Big enough to let you ignore the Beautiful People if you wish; usually quiet; with touch-dancing music late in the evening. Mon-Fri 11:30-2; Sat & Sun 6-2. All credit cards. 7940 N Central. 691-7455.

Poor David’s Pub. Small, dank, and informal, PD’s has a variety of entertainers but will feature progressive country boy Steve Fromholz May 16-18. Mondays, it’s ex-Bee’s Knees guitarist Anson Funderburgh and his Rockets, a talented and no-nonsense blues band. Good sandwiches available, kitchen stays open till 1 am. Happy Hour daily 2-7. Mon-Fri 11:30-2, Sat 7-2. Closed Sun. Cover varies. No credit cards. 2900 McKinney. 824-9696.

Popsicle Toes. Taking its name from a Michael Franks tune, this club’s not long on atmosphere or comfort, but has presented a diversity of local jazz. The house band is the funk/jazz unit Buster Brown (Tues through Sat), and on Sunday there’s big band jazz with the Dallas Jazz Orchestra. Tues-Sun 9-2. Closed Mon. Cover varies (no cover Tuesdays). No credit cards. 5627 Dyer. 368-9706.

The Quiet Man. One of the few surviving Sixties quiet places, the small beer garden is a great place to talk over a beer – except during rush hour on Knox Street when the nearby Highland Park Cafeteria opens its serving line. Lacking some but not much of the place’s charm is the other Quiet Man at 5629 Yale. Sun-Thurs noon-midnight; Fri & Sat until 2. No credit cards. 3120 Knox. 526-6180.

Recovery Room. It’s time we faced facts. This is the only club in town that’s consistently provided us with true jazz, and (wonder of wonders), it’s done so with no cover charge! But economic realities have prevailed and the club has started Survival Drive Sundays, when a $2.50 cover will permit the place to pay its bills and remain the foundation of our jazz scene. Robert Sanders Mon-Wed. Marchel Ivery Quartet Thurs-Sat, Marchel Ivery and guests Sun. Cover Sun only, $2.50. Mon-Sat 9-2, Sun 8-midnight. 4036 Cedar Springs. 526-1601.

San Francisco Rose. A bright, laid-back place, adorned with a lot of greenery, a few couches, and wingback chairs. Salads, sandwiches, and soups are all pretty ordinary, but it’s an appealing place, particularly on a dreary day. Mon-Sat 11:30-2; Sun noon-2. AE, MC, V. 3024 Greenville. 826-2020.

Stoneleigh P. A made-over drugstore with terrific burgers, featuring dark rye buns and provolone. There’s a jukebox with everything from classical to country, and a browsing-encouraged magazine rack. Mon-Thurs 11:15 am-midnight; Fri & Sat until 1 am; Sun noon-midnight. No credit cards. 2926 Maple. 741-0824.

Strictly Ta-Bu. The Forties are alive and well in this neighborhood bar and restaurant, from the pink flamingo mural to Benny Goodman on the tape system. A comfortable, dimly-lighted club with separate dining and listening areas, it attracts an eclectic clientele of all garbs and predilections to hear mainstream jazz standards. Mon-Thurs 5-1; Fri 5-2; Sat & Sun 6-2. No cover. MC, V. 4111 Lomo Alto. 526-9325.

Texas Tea House. A get-down country place, with dancing in the beer garden outside. Cover varies. They serve only Longnecks, Spanada, and Old Milwaukee on tap. No credit cards. Tues-Sat 8-2. 3042 Kings Rd. 526-9171.

Top of the Dome. The only bar in town with several views of the Dallas skyline. Daily 11-2. All credit cards. $1.50 for the trip up. Reunion Tower, 301 Reunion. 651-1234.

Vagabond Club. Surely the only bar in Dallas with a swimming pool. Service is friendly, and general amicability extends to closing hours as well. A must for all with a sense of humor or an interest in sociology. Daily 10-2 (usually). All credit cards. 3619 Greenville. 824-4390.

Venetian Room. A fancy and expensive mock-up of the Doge’s Palace, this supper club attracts those couples who appreciate the semi-formal dress requirements and who like to foxtrot to an orchestra before the show. The cover is usually $10 and up a head, and worth it only when you know the performer gives a dynamite show. The service reminds one of Bren-nan’s – friendly and attentive at its best, lackadaisical and downright surly at its worst. 2 shows nightly except Sunday. Through May 12. Vic Damone. AE, DC, MC, V. Fairmont Hotel, Ross & Akard. 748-5454.

The White Elephant. Located in the recently revived Stockyards District in Fort Worth, this place looks like what all non-Texans think real Texas bars should be – lots of rough wood, a long bar, and a clientele occasionally decked out in western attire. Entertainment provided by singer-guitarist Don Edwards. Mon-Sat 11-2. Closed Sun. MC. 106 E. Exchange, Fort Worth. (817)624-0271.

Whiskey River. Decorated in rustic western style and resembling a corral, it usually features – what else? – progressive country acts. Daily 8-2. Cover varies. AE, MC, V. 5421 Greenville. 369-922



Art

MUSEUMS

Amon Carter Museum. May 4-28. Exhibition of books, maps, broadsides, and photographs chronicling transcontinental travel in the US from 1867-1933. Mezzanine gallery. Through June 24. Early American and 18th-century art by such artists as Benjamin West and Gilbert Stuart; also the Freake family portraits (1674), generally regarded as the first examples of American portraiture. Main gallery. Tues-Sat 10-5, Sun 1-5:30. 3501 Camp Bowie, Fort Worth (817) 738-1933.

Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. May 2-June 24. Avedon: Photographs 1947-1977. Exhibition of 200 photographs of women and fashion by photographer Richard Avedon. Tues-Sun 11-6. Fair Park. 421-4188.

Fort Worth Art Museum. Through May 6. Color photographs by Jack Caspary. May 8-June 10. Sculpture in terra cotta by Nicholas Wood. Tues-Sat 10-5, Sun 1-5. 1309 Montgomery, Fort Worth. (817) 738-9215.

Kimbell Art Museum. Through June 3. Chinese paintings and calligraphies selected from the Arthur M. Sackler collection. Tues-Sat 10-5, Sun 1-5. Will Rogers Rd. West, Fort Worth. (817) 332-8451.

Irving Center for the Arts. May 6-18. Paintings by Dallas artist John Rigby. Mon-Fri 10-4, Sat & Sun 2-4. Bradford at Airport Freeway, Irving. 253-2488.



GALLERIES

Adelle M. Fine Art. Through May 31. Contemporary graphics by Florence Putterman. Mon-Fri 9-5, Sun 1-5. 3317 McKinney Ave. 526-0800.

Afterimage. May 8-June 16. Surrealistic color photographs by Michael H. Siede. Mon-Sat 10-5:30. The Quadrangle, 2800 Routh, No. 151. 748-2521.

Allen Street. May 4-June 2. Texas Women’s Photography Show. Juried exhibition. Tues-Sat 10-6, Sun 1-5. 2817 Allen Street. 742-5207.

Brentano’s. Through May 15. “Art from the Far East” featuring 19th-century Japanese woodcuts, Chinese and Korean watercolors, and two Oriental artists: Yoshida from Japan and Le Ba Dang from Vietnam. Mon-Sat 10-9. 451 NorthPark. 369-8904.

Clifford. Through May 5. Etchings by Dallas-born Jane Goldman and mixed-media sculptures by Texan Larry Felty. Mon-Sat 10-5:30. 6610 Snider Plaza. 363-8223.

Contemporary. Through June 8. One-woman exhibition by Dallas artist J. Scholder. Mon-Sat 10:30-5. The Quadrangle, 2800 Routh, No. 120. 747-0141.

Cushing. May 1-June 1. Paintings by artists of the atelier of Ann Cushing Gantz. Mon-Fri 10:30-4:30. 2723 Fairmount. 747-0497. D.W. Co-op. May 5-31. Paintings and drawings by Ray Hand. Tues-Sat 11-5. 3305 McKin-ney at Hall. 526-3240.

Delahunty. Through May. Photographs by international fashion photographer Helmut Newton and New York artist Berenice Abbott. Tues-Sat 11-5. 2611 Cedar Springs. 744-1346.

Five Hundred Exposition. Through May 20. “Grids and Sheets,” an exhibition of chalk on canvas and collages by Dallas artists Harriet Hearne and Diane Stiglich. Wed & Thur 11-2, Fri & Sat 10-4, Sun 1-4. 500 Exposition Ave. 828-1111.

Florence. Through May. Victorian art by Norberto Martini and Massari. Carrara marble sculpture by Dallas sculptor Christopher. Mon-Fri 10-4, weekends by appointment. 2500 Cedar Springs. 748-6463.

The Frontroom. Through May 21. Ceramic work by Karen Karnes and Ann Stannard. Mon-Sat 10-5. The Frontroom Gallery, 6617 Snider Plaza. 369-8338.

Gibson Early Prints and Maps. Through May 31. Prints in various media by art students of the Twenties and Thirties such as Ben Sussan, Locke, Drewes, Wynne-Nevinson. Mon-Sat 10-5. 2723 Routh. 744-3474.

KERA’s Gallery 13. Through May 25. Exhibition by four Fort Worth printmakers, Robert Lewis, David Fiegenschue, David Conn, and Linda Dee Guy. Mon-Fri 8-5. Channel 13, 3000 Harry Hines. 744-1300.

Oura, Inc. Through May 15. Watercolors by Michael Tichansky. May 18-June 15. Paintings and drawings by Reginald Rowe. By appointment only. 839 1/2 Exposition. 823-6287.

Peterson Fine Art. Through May. A new gallery featuring contemporary graphics by internationally known artists: Calder, Miro, Vasarely, Appel, Friedlaender, and Secunda. Mon-Fri 10-10, Sat 9-6, Sun 12-5. 8315 Preston (1 blk south of NW Hwy). 361-9403.

Phillips. Through May. Paintings of children by Gunnar Anderson. Mon-Sat 10-5. 2517 Fairmount. 748-7888.

Stewart. May 20-June 22. Exhibition of retrospective and recent works by Ann Gushing Gantz. Tues-Sat 10-5. 12610 Coit. 661-0213.

2719. Through May. Spring exhibition of new sculpture by Gary Leddy and David W. Moore; paintings by Jason Williamson, Lui-Sang Womg, Jack Lew, and Kermit Oliver; prints by Mickey Myers, Corita Kent, John McCormick, and Larry Veeder. Tues-Sat 11-5, Sun 2-5. 2719 Routh. 748-2094.

Valley House. Through May. Selected 19th-and 20th-century paintings. Mon-Fri 10-5, Sat 10-3. 6616 Spring Valley Road (west of Hill-crest). 239-244



ENLIGHTENMENT

SEMINARS, EVENTS, ETC.

Americana Symposium. May 9-12. Workshops, guest lectures, and museum tours to acquaint the individual with work behind the scenes at a major art museum. Limited enrollment. Call for fee. Amon Carter Museum, 3501 Camp Bowie, Fort Worth. (817) 738-1933. Arlington 200 Art Show & Sale. May 19 & 20. Originally the “Starving Artists,” this group will show art and fine crafts, including stained glass and metal sculpture. May 19 10-6, May 20 1-6. Doug Russell Park, corner of Mitchell & Cooper, Arlington. 265-0357.

Artiest. May 26 & 27. Juried art show and sale sponsored by The 500, Inc. bringing 200 artists from the US and Canada. Variety of media and special entertainment for children. In conjunction with footrace “Run for the Arts” May 26. Food and refreshments. $2, children under 4 free. $1.50 for advance tickets at Tom Thumb stores or call 361-2011. May 26 10-7, May 27 noon-6. Fair Park Lagoon.

Big D Charity Horse Show. May 17-20. Benefits the June Shelton School for children with learning problems. Horses and riders to compete for prizes. Ronald McDonald to appear Saturday afternoon. S2-S adults, children under 12 free with adult. Three performances daily 9, 2, and 7 pm. State Fair Coliseum. 350-3581.

Career Focus. May 1. Sixteen-hour course to help the professional woman achieve her career goals. $80. For more information call Taunee Besson, Women’s Center of Dallas, 651-9795.

Hunter-Jumper Charity Horse Show. May 10-13. Competition to benefit Lions Club charities. Sponsored by the Park Cities Lions Club. $3, children under 12 free. Tickets at Preston Ticket, Sears, and Park Cities Lions members. Fair Park Coliseum. 369-6036.

Irving Arts and Crafts Festival. May 5 & 6. Displays will include antiques, jewelry, and other arts. Food and entertainment. Sponsored by Irving Downtown Merchants Association and the Main Arterie. May 5 10-6, May 6 12-6. Main Street, Irving. 259-9642.

Landmark Festival. May 12 & 13. Dallas Historical Preservation League sponsoring a spring tour of homes in the Swiss Avenue, Oak Cliff, and South Dallas areas. Includes a wine and cheese garden, Dixieland band, brass ensemble, barbershop quartet, book display, kite flight, and ice cream social. Noon-6. $5 advance tickets at Sears, Lakewood Bank, Preston Ticket, and the HPL office (202 S Er-vay, Suite 158). $6 at the festival. Along Swiss Avenue. 742-6955.

Looking at Art: Paintings and Drawings. May 14. Program, sponsored by Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, includes slides and museum pieces. Bring sack lunch, sodas provided. Free. 12:15. Central library, 1954 Commerce. 748-9071 ex 287.

Mayfest. May 3-6. Arts and crafts, fiddler’s contest, the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, children’s games and magic shows, German and Mexican food. $1, children under 7 free. May 3 & 4 3-9, May 5 & 6 12-9. Trinity Park, Fort Worth. (817) 738-9791.

Men’s Garden Club Flower Show and Sale. May 18 1-8. May 19 9-5. Auditorium and Garden Room, Arlington Community Center, 2800 S Center Street, Arlington. 261-5246.

Neighborhood Street Fair. May 12. Money-making project to help maintain the integrity of the older, inner-city Northern Hills area. Giant garage sale, games and pony rides for children, and auctions for special prizes. 9-6. Corner of Cragmont and Glenwood, 1 blk south of Armstrong. 521-5669.

Poetry Readings. May 23: William Virgil Davis (Baylor University). May 24: Jack Myers (SMU). May 25: Albert Goldbarth (UT Austin). Free. 8 o’clock in the auditorium of the Dallas Public Library, 1954 Commerce. 748-9071, ex 249.

Rare Coin Auction. May 10-12. US coins minted in the 1700’s to highlight this auction sponsored by the Steve Ivy Numismatic Auction Company. Public preview of collection May 10 & 11 9-5, May 12 9-12:30. Bidding begins May 11 at 6, May 12 at 1:30. Registry Hotel, Mockingbird at Stemmons. 692-5531. Spring Fever Run. May 12. Sponsored by area YWCA’s, the race includes 3- and 6-mile runs at Bachman Lake. Entry fee. Park North YWCA, 4434 W Northwest Hwy. 357-6575.

Significant Book Series. May 2 at 10:30am. Anna Karenina reviewed for Tolstoy’s perception of what it means to be a woman, by Rabbi Jack Bemporad, Temple Emanu-El. 8500 Hill-crest. 368-3613.

Southwest Bromellad Show. May 26 & 27. Sponsored by the Dallas-Fort Worth Bromeli-ad Society. May 26 noon-5, May 27 10-4. Dallas Civic Garden Center Auditorium, Fair Park. 428-7476.

Spring Rose Show. May 5. Dallas Rose Society’s celebration of the national designation of The Year of the Rose. Noon-9. Town East Mall, Town East Blvd at LBJ. 341-0467.

Texas Area Artists. May 5. Group of 400 artists from Dallas/Fort Worth will present art show and sale. 9:30-5:30. Spring Creek Village, Coit and Beltline. 278-6754.

Turtle Creek Village Art Show. May 18-20. Several local art associations offering displays from watercolors to hand-crafted jewelry. 10-8. Oak Lawn at Blackburn Street. 528-9720.

Vienna Tour. May 17-June 2. SMU University Lecture Series, conducted by SMU faculty members, will examine art, music, history, and culture on a sixteen-day tour of Central Europe. Call 692-2532.

Wildflower Festival. May 5. Hikes and workshops about Texas wildflowers, edible wild food, and conservation of wildlife. $3. 8:30-4. Greenhills Center, Cedar Hill, Tx. 296-1955.

Works by Women. May 6-17. Features art exhibition by members of the Arlington Woman’s Club and Junior Woman’s Club. 9-5. Arlington Community Center, 2800 S Center Street, Arlington. 465-6661.

MUSEUMS

Age of Steam. Several retired trains and a Dallas streetcar are parked on a siding at Fair Park for a walk-through trip into a sadly departed era of transportation. $1, children under 12, 50￠. Tours offered Sun only, 1-5. Fair Park. 823-9931.

Dallas Health & Science Museum. A wide variety of courses for children and adults, including special summer courses in all areas of physical science. Through May: Planetarium show, “Night of the Pleiades,” at 2:30 and 3:30, Sat & Sun. $1.25 adults, 75C children. Museum hours: Mon-Sat 9-5, Sun 1-5. Fair Park. 428-8451.

Dallas Zoo. Literally for the birds. Although the mammals are the usual restless zoo creatures in cages that seem too small for them, the bird collection is one of the country’s best and certainly the most colorful attraction at this pleasantly laid-out zoo. The reptile house is not for people who get squeamish at the sight of a garter snake, but it’s one of the most interesting sections of the zoo. 75￠; children under 12 free if accompanied by adult. 9-6 daily. 621 E Clarendon. 946-5154.

Fair Park Aquarium. This Fair Park institution is showing its age badly, but the kids will probably be captivated by the variety of underwater creatures on show. Les Hommes de Mer (skin diving club) the second Wednesday of each month. Free. Mon-Sat 8-5; Sun & holidays 1-5. Fair Park. 428-3587.

Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. Planetarium: Sat at 11, 2:30, 3:30; Sun at 2:30 & 3:30. Museum: Mon-Sat 9-5, Sun 2-5. 150 Montgomery, Fort Worth. (817) 732-1631.

Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge. 3,300 acres, great place for families. Free tours. Mon-Fri 8-5; Sat & Sun 9-5. Lake Worth. (817) 237-1111.

Fort Worth Zoological Park. Mammal collection, aquarium, herpetarium, and tropical bird house. Through May: “A Place for Life,” six-screen multi-media production, 1-3:30 weekdays, every half hour. 1-4:30 weekends. Zoo hours: 9-5:30 daily. 2727 Zoological Park, Fort Worth. (817) 870-7050.

Garden Center. The attractive solarium is one of Dallas’ most interesting places for a retreat on either a very hot or very cold day, when you can think green thoughts in the green shade of tropical flora. Apr 26 & 27: Southwest Bromel-iad Show. Sat 10-5, Sun 12-5. Garden Center Bldg., Fair Park. Regular Garden Center hours: Mon-Fri 10-5; Sat & Sun 2-5. 428-7476.

Museum of Natural History. This museum mounts an occasional special exhibit of interest, and the fossilized remains of prehistoric creatures continue to awe the crowds. Free. Mon-Sat 8-5; Sun 1-5. Fair Park. 421-216



PLACES



Audubon Sanctuary, Mountain Creek Lake. A favorite of local herpetologists, fossil hunters, bird watchers, and botanists. On the south end of Mountain Creek Lake. 827-6410.

Bachman Lake Park. Woodland and grassland area with many bird species. Bounded by Lemmon, Cochran Chapel, and Northwest Highway.

Dallas County Historical Plaza. A landscaped, open city block, the focal point of which is the John Neely Bryan house, built in 1841, the first in Dallas. Main, Market, and Elm.

Farmer’s Market. The municipal market, selling Texas-grown and some out-of-state produce. On Sunday mornings, everybody in town seems to be here; the only drawbacks are the scanty parking and people who insist on driving into the barns; just ignore the carbon monoxide fumes and concentrate on the plentiful pickings, usually available at considerable savings. Daily 7 am-8 pm. 1010 S Pearl. 748-2082 or 670-4433.

Greenhills. An 800-acre nature preserve offering tours of the nature trails, experimental stations in the morning and swimming after lunch (bring your own). Owned by Fox & Jacobs. On Danieldale near Cedar Hill. Call ahead. 295-1955.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy Plaza. A sacred place with a simple cenotaph surrounded by open green space. Designed by Philip Johnson, architect of the Fort Worth Water Gardens and Dallas’s Thanks-Giving Square. Commerce, Market, and Main.

Kiest Park. Area abounding with fossils and a wide variety of wildlife. Kiest and South Hampton.

L. B. Houston Park and Nature Area. Inhabited by beavers, opossum, gray foxes, and other wildlife. On Tom Braniff off Route 144 near Texas Stadium.

Old City Park. Restored 19th-century buildings, including a mansion, museum, church, and store. Lunch is available Tues-Fri at 11:30, 12:15, 1:00. Buildings open Tues-Fri 10-4; Sat and Sun 1:30-4:30. Grounds open from dawn to dusk. Adults $1; under 12 and over 65, 50￠. 1717 Gano. 421-5141.

Reunion Tower. Dallas’ newest landmark provides a spectacular view of the city from the revolving observation deck. Open daily 11 am-2 am. The elevator ride costs $1.50. Reunion Plaza.

Samuell East Park. Virgin prairie land populated by a large variety of prairie birds; it also contains a farm museum. 1-20 south to Belt Line, 1/2 mile north on the service road.

Six Flags Over Texas. Entertainment park with rides and attractions, including a double-loop roller coaster. May 3, 4: 2-11 pm; May 5, 12, 19, 26: 9-midnight; May 6, 13, 20-24, 27-31: 10-10; May 25: 10-midnight. One-price admission $9.25 per person, children under 3 free. Parking $1.50. 3 1/2 miles northeast of SH 360, just south of 1-30. (817) 461-1200.

Swiss Avenue. Dallas’s first historic district, a tree-lined boulevard of residences built in the early to mid-1900s, representing 16 architectural styles, including Prairie Style, Italian Renaissance, and Georgian Revival.

Thanks-Giving Square. A purposely sacred space in the middle of downtown, framed by three brass bells at one entrance and a spiralling chapel at another. Its genius loci derives from architect Philip Johnson’s sensitivity to the sights and sounds of water, from the quiet trickle of the reflecting pools to the roar of the “Great Fountain.” Mon-Fri 10-5; Sat, Sun, & holidays 1-5. Bryan, Ervay, and Akard.

Turtle Creek Boulevard Drive. The banks of the creek itself draw sunbathers and picnickers, while the boulevard drive provides a tree-lined view of the colorfully landscaped old Highland Park homes. Follow Turtle Creek Boulevard north from Cedar Springs Roa



SPORTS



Baseball-Texas Rangers. Arlington Stadium. All games at 7:35 except May 25 doubleheader beginning at 5:35. Tickets: Reserved $5-$6; Bleachers $2 Adult, $1.50 Children 13 and under. 273-5100.

May 3, 4, 5, 6 vs. Chicago White Sox

May 7, 8, 9 vs. Kansas City Royals

May 21, 22, 23 vs. Minnesota Twins

May 25, 26, 27 vs. Seattle Mariners

May 28, 29, 30 vs. Boston Red Sox

Golf-Byron Nelson Golf Classic. May 7-13 (tournament May 10-13), Preston Trail Golf Club. Gate ticket prices $5-12.50 depending on day; all advance tickets $9.50; all tickets with pavilion privileges $3 more; season badge (all days) $30, with pavilion $35. 742-3896.

Golf-Colonial National Invitational. May 14-20 (tournament May 17-20), Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth. Gate ticket prices $5-15 depending on day; season badge (all days) $40. (817) 926-4671.

Rodeo-Mesquite Championship Rodeo. Every Friday & Saturday at 8:30 pm, April through September. Off LBJ at Military Parkway. Box seats $4.50; general admission $3.50 adults, $1.50 children 12 & under. 285-8777.

Soccer-Dallas Tornado. Ownby Stadium, SMU. 8 pm. Tickets $4-8; Family Plan: Youth $3, Adults $5. 750-0900. May 19 vs. Toronto Blizzard May 26 vs. Washington Diplomats

Tennis-World Championship of Tennis (WCT) Finals. May 1-6, Moody Coliseum, SMU. Matches begin 6 pm Tue- Fri, noon Sat, 1:30 pm Sun. Tickets $5-19 depending on round; series tickets $40-70. 651-844



KIDSTUFF



Big D Charity Horse Show. May 17-20. Benefits the June Shelton School for children with learning problems. Variety of horses and riders to compete for prizes. Ronald McDonald to appear Saturday afternoon. $2-5 adults, children under 12 free with adult. Three performances daily 9, 2, and 7 pm. State Fair Coliseum. 350-3581.

Kids and Company. May 5 & 6 at 2. Terry Brown and her company will perform The Great Cross Country Race at the Oak Lawn United Methodist Church. Call for reservations. $1 adults, 50￠ children. 3014 Oak Lawn at Cedar Springs. 350-8030 or 528-2700.

Jack and the Beanstalk. May 3-June 9. Kathy Burks’ collection of antique marionettes will be featured in this beloved old story of Jack the Giant-Killer. Thurs-Sat at 10:30, 1, and 4. $1.25. Haymarket Theatre at the Olla Podrida, 12215 Coit Rd. 239-1558.

The Squires and the Golden Kings. Saturdays May 5-26. Magic Turtle Plays for children. $2.50. 10:30 am. Dallas Theater Center, 3636 Turtle Creek. 526-8857.

Rainbow Park Players. Through May. Musical comedy troupe for children. At press time summer schedule not finalized. Call for more information. Manhattan Clearing House, 6420 Main. 651-1153.

Children’s Touring Art Exhibit. Through May. Display of paintings, drawings, collage, sculpture by participants in the 1978 Summer Creative Arts Program for children. Mon, Thurs, Sat 10-6; Tues & Wed noon-9; Closed Fri & Sun. Walnut Hill Branch Library, 9495 Marsh Ln. 357-8434.

Fort Worth Museum of Science & History School Session. May through June. Classes for pre-schoolers through adults in crafts, arts, science, astronomy, photography (to name a few). Registration begins May 19. 1501 Montgomery. (817) 732-1637.