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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 17 Jun 1981, p. 13

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Carlin has own brand of humor The notoriously funny George Carlin will bring his special brand of audacious humor to the Centre in the Square next week for two performances Friday and Saturday, June 26 and 27. Any target is fair game for Carlin‘s wit, and in lampooning the foibles of his fellow man he has produced such old favourites as the Hippyâ€"Dippy Weatherman and the muchâ€"talkedâ€"about Seven Words You Can Never Say on Televiâ€" sion. Unconventional in his choice of subject matter and unorthodox in his appearance, Carâ€" lin undoubtediy mines the same comic vein as did Lenny Bruce, who \You can use Visa or Mastercard... phone or mail orders accepted nowy PLAYFUL STAGE SERIES All in the Humanities Theatre The allâ€"time hit musical comedy "YOU‘RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN® by the National Players Fn . Oct. 9/81 A dynamite Canadian revue. still packing them in at the Deil! Thurs . Nov 19/81 Barry Morse stars in a brilfiant new production of the stage play SLEUTH Mon . Mar. 1/82 "TORONTO, TORONTO® The New York production of "LETTERS HOME" based on letters from Sylvia Plath Mon.. Mar 22/82 all seats reserved subscription price â€" 4 shows for only $32.00 (Stu./Sen. $26.00) Playful Stage Series â€" in fact helped give Carâ€" lin his start back in 1960. After leaving the Air Force, Carlin had pursued a fullâ€"time radio career, and then teamed up with fellow deejay Jack Burns, whom he met at station KXOL in Fort Worth. They formed a comedy team and within months headed for Los Angeles to begin their night club career. After a few years of fullâ€"time comedy, Burns and Carlin deâ€" cided to go their sepaâ€" rate ways. George struggled for a few years in coffeeâ€"houses until 1965, when he got his first break on teleâ€" vision â€" a series of shots on The Merv Griffin Show. This led to wider television exposure on PLUS THIS QOUTSTANDING SPECIAL ATTRACTION! John Gray‘s Great Hit BILLY BISHOP GOES TO WAR in a smashing, dashing new production starring Cednc Smith as Billy and Ross Douglas at the keyboard directed by its originators John Gray and Enc Peterson All in the Humanities Theatre Popular Music Series â€" all seats reserved subscription price â€" 4 shows for only $30.00 (Stu./Sen. $24.00) The sweet sounds of sax. with JIM GALLOWAY & QUARTET Tues , Nov. 24/81 BOB GREENE‘S WORLD OF JELLY ROLL MORTON Sat.. Feb 20/82 Canadian Super Star‘ ANDRE GAGNON playing the music that turned his records to platinum Tues . Oct 20/81 BETH ANNE COLE SINGS SONGS FROM THE THEATRE Tues.. Jan. 19/82 POPULAR MUSIC SERIES Unbeatable New Orleans Jazz‘ Come see for yourseltf... Ap vw arts centre 108 1â€".872 Prafesscinnal F UP FRONT VIEWING! UP FRONT SAVINGS! Topâ€"flight Professional Entertainment in Two Deliglrj\tful INTIMATE Theatres at the lime, _ University of WaterIO0 1981â€"82 Professional Entertainment Season such shows as Ed Sulliâ€" van, Hollywood Palâ€" ace, Jackie Gleason, Smothers Brothers and the Tonight Show. The result was a threeâ€"year contract at the Fronâ€" tier Hotel in Las Vegas where he was the openâ€" ing act for such headâ€" liners as Robert Gouâ€" let, Barbara Eden and the Supremes. It was a going caâ€" reer. He became famous for the routines that mocked targets that were safe: comâ€" mercials ("He brushed his teeth but forgot to brush his breath") and disc jockeys‘ exaggerâ€" ations (‘"not even reâ€" leased, it‘s number one this week â€" next week it‘ll be a golden oldie.") He was courtâ€" ed by the recording SUbscribe nOW . . . For a free brochure giving all the details, | | ca"885â€"4280 THE PAVLOVA CELEBRATION, Â¥ with Starr Damas principal ballerina ‘ for the Joffrey Ballet and featured dancer in the film "The Turning Point Tues Mar 30/82 SPECTACULAR DANCE SERIES All in the Humanities Theatre leaves KW stage in flames KW Record Thurs . Jan 14/82 FRULICA Thurs . Oct. 1/81 The hottest dance company in the country‘ LES BALLETS JAZZ Dazzling Yugoslavian Dance production Thurs . Feb 18/82 High calibre, high energy DANCEMAKERS Spectacular Dance Series â€" all seats reserved subscription price â€" 4 shows for only $33.00 (Stu./Sen. $27.00) RCs staged pageant This year, the Waterâ€" loo Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church is celebrating its 125th anniversary. studios, and made an album for RCA Victor. Then abruptly, Carâ€" lin threw it all in. During all those years, he had been building a slow but steady dislike not only for night clubs but for the conditions he felt he was forced to endure. His audiences would only tolerate certain safe forms of comedy. As an experiâ€" menter he felt these audiences were holding him back and stifling To honor the occaâ€" 1 _ Mon.. Oct. 26/81 RACT|ON * _ Humanities Theatre Subscriber price $8 00 (Regq.â€"$9â€"00) Stu /Sen Subscriber $6 50 (Regâ€"$Zâ€"40) SUBSCRIBERS GET FIRST CHANCE TO ORDER TICKETS AND A DISCOUNT ON THE REGULAR PRICE directed by Stratford‘s Wilham Hutt Sat.. Mar 6/82 The criticallyâ€"acclaimed LEACOCK AT LEISURE with TV personality Rick Wellwood Sat Jan 23781 with Donal Donnelly as Shaw Sat . Oct 24/81 Maxim Mazumdar returns‘ Virtuoso Stage Series â€" all seats reserved subscription price â€" 4 shows for only $31.00 (Stu./Sen. $25.00) The Shaw Festival production of John Bay as Groucho Marx in "AN ELEPHANT IN MY PAJAMAS®" _ Sat.. Oct 3/81 VIRTUOSO STAGE SERIES All in the Theatre of the Arts ‘MY ASTONISHING SELF" ‘OSCAR REMEMBERED®" his creative instincts. Fed up with the old routines, he grew radiâ€" cally independent on stage, and was fired from the Copacabana and the Frontier, and the talk shows stopped calling. â€" At that point he went back to small clubs and colleges where his unâ€" inhibited style was more appreciated. The college audiences acâ€" cepted his new social and political material sion, some 200 persons from throughout the diocese (which takes in an area from Hamiiton to owen Sound and Guelph to brantford) WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1981 â€" PAGE 13 TWO SERIES OF LIVE THEATRE FOR CHILOREN All in the Humanities Theatre "MAKE BELIEVE*" Series for children from preschoo! to 8 years 3 performances 10. 30 a m 1 p.m and 3 30 p m children 8 to 12 years 2 pertormances 1p m and 3:30 p m "IMAGINATION® Series for all seats reserved subscription price: Children (12 and under) and seniors â€"â€" 5 shows for only $7.50 All others $10.00 all seats reserved subscription price Children (12 and under) and seniors â€" § shows for .. only $10.00 Ail others $12.50 im mediately. An album "FM & AM" released in January 1972 was gold within a year, and many albums followed inâ€" cluding three gold hits: "Class Clown," ‘"Occuâ€" pation Foole®"‘ and "Toâ€" ledo Window Box." Along the way, his original youth and colâ€" lege following has broadened so that now people of alil ages and backgrounds are found among the audiences at created and staged an historical pagent. The 2%â€"hourâ€"long pageant, called The Legacy, was presented twice at Hamilton 3M AUdIVUAW JJMUOQHHQ OOA 31 AW ily and religious life between 1856 and 1873 was written and directâ€" ed by Waterloo resiâ€" dent June Cameron. The performances at the Centre will be filmed for a feature movie and manageâ€" ment warns the lanâ€" guage in these perforâ€" mances may be offenâ€" sive to some. A dramatized segâ€" ment dealing with famâ€" Featured players in the segment included Leo Burns and Pamela Krug, both of Waterâ€" loo. Place on May 31 and again this month at Kitchener‘s Centre in the Square. his 60 or so soldâ€"out concerts across the country each year. He is once more a regular on the Tonight Show, and is applauded for the independence he shows in his work. 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