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...public manner of a gregarious bishop. Davis considered himself a Roman Catholic priest. Into a notebook that he always carried, he had inscribed the text of the Latin Mass, copied from a missal that he had borrowed somewhere in his travels. Davis sometimes donned a long white alb and, all by himself outside the boma, performed services beside his Land Rover, chanting the Latin in a rich bass...
Last, and certainly not least, 13-year-old Craig plays defense at home in Edmonton, Alb. Mark thinks Craig may be the pick of the litter. Unless...
Some priests have flocks; Father Tim Farley (Jack Lemmon) has fans. The 5:20 Mass is S.R.O. for this Johnny Carson in alb and chasuble, who keeps the customers satisfied with ingratiating patter-dinner and a show for the price of your soul. Off-pulpit, Father Farley is a bit of a sacramental wino but still relentlessly endearing, dodging attacks and responsibilities with an easy quip. Somewhere beneath the show-biz charm, though, compassion pulses. When an angry young seminarian (Zeljko Ivanek) antagonizes his rector (Charles Burning), Father Farley resolves to detoxify the lad's ardor, teach...
BAROQUE SKETCHES (Columbia). Some imaginative and energetic forays in the boundary land between jazz and the classics by the lyrical Flugelhorn of Art Farmer and a big "baroque orchestra" bright with brasses. The mixed company of composers includes Chopin, Albéniz and Sonny Rollins (Alfie's Theme) along with Bach (Air on the G String and Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring). Pretty wiggy...
...year ago. Pork is 16.5% higher; in many places, pork loin has risen from 590 a lb., to 790, and bacon costs as much as $1 a lb. As shoppers substituted chicken for beef and pork, poultry prices inevitably rose by 7% (current U.S. average price for fryers: 380 alb...