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Jessica Lange‘s Oscarâ€"nominated titleâ€" role performance is a compelling reason to see the movie Frances lacks punch of talented leading lady Unfortunately, the movie itself doesn‘t prove to be ‘all that compelling to watch, despite Lange‘s dominâ€" antly riveting portrayâ€" al that puts her in strong competition with Meryl Streep (Soâ€" phie‘s Choice) for the 1982 bestâ€"actress Acaâ€" demy Award. Victor Stanton Chronicle Special Biographical picâ€" tures generally have been a genre Holâ€" lywood has had probâ€" lems with, and Frances certainly is no excepâ€" tion. One of two movies made within the past year â€" the other, Will There Ever Be A Mornâ€" ing?, was made for television â€" focusing on the life of illâ€"fated ‘30s Hollywood star Frances Farmer, Frances comes off looking too much like a Mommie Dearest Flies Over The Cuckoo‘s Nest. Combining ingreâ€" dients of domineering motherhood and horâ€" rors in mental instituâ€" tions, the picutre never Music Room Tickets $12/$8 8 p.m Both Concerts $20/$14 FRIDAY MARCH 25th SUNDAY MARCH 27th Tickets $10/$7 At The Music Room 8 p.m. SsURVEY OF HAYDEN QUARTETS The Classical Duo of Montreal, featuring guitarist Davis Joachim and Eric Wilner, flute, will be featured in the Music Room by the Kâ€"W Chamber Music Society Friday, March 18 at 8 p.m. j Both Joachim and Wilner have performed extensively in Europe and North America and have also been broadcast widely on radio and television. Wilner has won first prize at the Geneva Conservatory in Switzerland and Joachim is an honors graduate of the Altmuhital International school in Germany and of University of Quebec. The Duo was formed in 1977 and has since attained a substantial reputation for perforâ€" mances ranging from Renaissance to 20th century. They are wellâ€"known for their ability to dig up outâ€"ofâ€"theâ€"way pieces, especially from the classical era. Ticket prices for Friday‘s performance are $10 and for students and seniors $7. Classical Duo at Music Room For Reservations kâ€"W Chamber Masic Seciety (Flute & Guitar) PHONE 886â€"1673 FRIDAY MARCH 18 each concert in really comes to grips with either Farmer‘s character or the source of her emotional probâ€" lems. Particularly, the reâ€" lationship between Frances and her mother is never really explained with any deâ€" tailed clarity, and one has to do a lot of mental Frances (Jessica Lange) takes a bath at a friend‘s party. detective work piecing together the clues as to why her mother repeaâ€" tedly has Frances comâ€" mitted to the insane asylums. Centre in the Square will present an evening of rockabilly at its best Friday, March 25 when the Stray Cats will apâ€" pear in concert. Kim Stanley, a noted theatrical actress makâ€" ing only her third movie and the first in 18 years, manages to project the mother as Since the Beatles, the trend has been for Britâ€" ish rock and pop bands to emigrate to North America to seek fame and fortune. The oppoâ€" site is true for the Stray Cats. This New Yorkâ€"based rockabilly trio, made up of Brian Setzer on vocals and lead guitar, Slim Jim Phantom on standâ€"up drum kit and Stray Cats come strutting to town both ominous and somewhat tortured herself without being overly melodramatic, an achievement that has earned her a wellâ€" deserved nomination in the bestâ€"supportingâ€"acâ€" tress category. Lee Rocker on acoustic base made their presâ€" ence known in the New York area before seekâ€" ing greener pastures in the U.K. (Interestingly enough, Lange also is competing in the same The gamble paid off handsomely and they took the British music scene by storm. They then released a self titled album which was an instant success. But the group needed something more and that something was North American expoâ€" sure!‘ This exposure came to the Stray Cats in a big way. The group W category, nominated for her role in Tootsie. While setting out to bEJSR Aises ns co. umm mc tumes pusrems mc While setting out to depict the highlights of Farmer‘s Life over a period of nearly 40 yearsâ€"from her first exercise into notoriety in 1931 when she won a contest with an essay questioning the exisâ€" tence of God to a humiâ€" liating appearance on the 1950â€"s TV show This Is Your Life â€" the meandering storyline of Frances often is not all the involving. The trueâ€"life story of Frances Farmer â€" best recalled from such movies as 1936‘s Rhythm On The Range with Bing Crosby, the same year‘s Come And Get It with Joel McCrea and 1937‘s The Toast Of New York with Gary Grant â€" is intriguing and potenâ€" tially powerful. The movie Frances has, in Lange, an actress with the dramatic intensity and physical energy necessary to make the role memorable. But without the supporting strengths in writing and direction, her‘s is a performance in search of a picture worthy of it. ; was asked to open for three dates on the 1981 Rolling Stone‘s Norh America concert tour. Their first domestic album released was tiâ€" tled "Built for Speed", and was drawn largely from material on their first two British albums. ‘"Built for Speed‘‘ became a smash hit in North America, with the ‘"Rock this Town*" and ‘"Stray Cat Strut" sinâ€" gles leading the way. _ All tickets for this performance at the Centre are $13. WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1983 â€" PAGE 23 HELD OVER 11 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS On Southwestern Ontarios Largest New Screen [te f ipramment) 2 Shows Nightly at 7 & 9 p.m. Mat. 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