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A rl ILS) ILMllO. lied Jill llllJilHSJi ll IL Two women Ibett tine Mnaes Veteran singers to contend in three-roun- d challenge By Stew Magnuson the band advantage. Her band is playing Carey Bell, A.C. Reed and Leo Davis. Senior Reporter for both performers. All her musicians She plans to go into the studio next have played or still play with the best week to get started on a new LP. "Who Will Be Queen of the Zoo Bar bluesmen. Carl Schneider, Owens's first single was "Mine All ?" the poster around town read. keyboards, plays with , Mine." Soon she will appear with the Competing for the crown will be Peter Morrison, bassist, plays with Tablerockers and Magic Slim on a Chicago's Zora Young and Kansas City's Sugar Blue; and Little Andre, drummer, single she wrote, "Taxi." The record's Earlene Owens, two veterans of blues plays for . production has been delayed. bars and roadhouses two ladies who Young has the band, but Owens's Owens said about the upcoming have belted out the smooth recent performances at the Zoo with showdown: "I'm really thrilled about it. Magic Slim are still fresh in the minds Two ladies on stage will be real fine." of Lincolnites. On a "Ribs and Blues" Young said, "It's going to be cool. I Concert Preview Sunday night a few months ago, Owens like good competition. It can only took the stage and blew the sabbath-da- y make me work harder. I'll be going in and low-dow- n blues with the best in crowd away. with a positive attitude." the business. These ladies can hit a Both singers have an impressive The showdown runs Thursday through note, send it through the Zoo Bar's background. Young has sung with such Saturday. Young will take the stage for windows and let it sail due west. greats as Bobby King, Bobby Rush and half a set, belt out some blues, then Let's see how these two powerful . Owens has jammed with give the stage to Owens for the second vocalists match up. First, neither has a Z.Z. Hill, Little Milton and Albert King. half in the first and second sets. In the home-tur- f advantage. Both have played Owens has sung the blues professionally final set, the two will get together and the Zoo about the same number of since 1967, Young since 1971. jam. So go down to the Zoo this times Owens with Lincoln's Table-rocker- s Both singers have an impressive weekend and hear two excellent vocal- and Kansas City's Ray Drew background on vinyl. Young has one ists do their best. The cover charge is Review, and Young with . domestic LP, "Stumbling Block and $3 a dollar less than a movie and However, Young probably will have Stepping Stones," with such guests as twice as much entertainment. Renoir 'sfar'dealfrolic at Sheldon By Stew Magnuson lan to take over the government: Prin- Men." After all, this is a film Renoir Senior Reporter cess Elena. And she makes several wanted to make especially for Berg- Courtesy of tne Zoo Bar tries. man. And the movie is named after her. Blues belter Earlene Owens. "Elena And Her Men," showing at On the first attempt, Elena finds it Renoir's script gets too caught up with Sheldon Film Theatre this weekend, difficult to convince the general to the sub plots and the political intrigue, pairs one of the great directors, Jean stage a coup. An opera singer is prac- and somewhere Elena and her motiva- Renoir, with one of the great actresses, ticing in the next room. Her future step tions get muddled. Ingrid Bergman. Like Renoir's "French son is chasing the maid, provoking a For Renoir and Bergman fans in the Can Can," "Elena And Her Men" is a duel with the general's valet, who also , this is the first oppor- technicolor, costumed extravaganza. fancies the auburn-haire- d servant. And tunity to see this film since its original Fun to watch, this 1956 classic is one of then, guess who barges in Henri, release. Although Bergman's character WEDNESDAY NITES 8-- 1 Renoir's lighter pieces, with one of his who doesn't much like the idea of Rol- gets lost in the sub plots, "Elena And simpler messages: "Love conquers all." lan kissing Elena's bosom. Oh, did I Her Men" is still worth the price of the hoUEB? PBIBBS forget the General's fiancee? ticket. PK8HBB 10 SBOT Yes, this sounds like a French farce. "Elena And Her Men" is show- Movie Review Everyone is trying to seduce, kiss, ing Thursday through Saturday marry, jump in the sack with everyone at 7 and 9 p.m., with a Saturday The story revolves around the exiled but who they're supposed to be "doing matinee at 3 p.m. Polish Princess Elena (Ingrid Berg- it" with. In all this madness, the char- man), who has just run out of family acter of Elena gets lost. And that's the jewels to hock. Nearly destitute, she unfortunate part of "Elena And Her reluctantly agrees to marry a wealthy pmw$,'J '"O) '"T""3 P"' count and industrialist. But at a Bas- J"" fl'T tille Day celebration, she meets the debonair Count Henri de Chevincourt (Mel Ferrer). Henri introduces the princess to Gen. Rollan, an incredibly popular leader and a candidate to be the first dictator since Napoleon. BIG EIGHTS dic- THE Well, Rollan isn't so hot on that tator idea. All his cronies are, though. It seems Rollan is more concerned with Princess Elena. So is Henri. And Let's not forget the chubby count to whom she is officially engaged. Coopers Only one person can persuade Rol & Lybrand

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