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DIED. Jim ("Grandpa") McCoy, 99, patriarch of the Kentucky McCoys and the last survivor of the violent 19th century feud with the West Virginia Hatfields that took 30 to 50 lives over 30 years; of congestive heart failure; in Liberty, Ky. Although bloodshed between the rural Appalachian clans ceased long ago, it was not until May 1976 that former Coal Miner McCoy and the late Willis Hatfield, then 88, shook hands to end America's most famous misunderstanding, the origins of which are unknown. Last week, to the strains of Amazing Grace, the McCoys gathered to pay their last...
Offstage, Richardson played another role, no less carefully calculated: the foxy grandpa, cheerfully distant, fond of his drink and his pet ferret named Eddie, ever ready to scoot away on his motorcycle or to celebrate an occasion with his special display of fireworks. As for the pyrotechnics of his craft, he was meticulous in creating them, blending an exhaustive reading of the script with acute observation of Everyman in the street. It was this creature whom Richardson embodied and alchemized into art. In finding something extraordinary in the ordinary man, in revealing his dreams and despair, Sir Ralph proved himself...
...only at night; a shopping center or housing development can be more profitable. Another culprit is cable TV, particularly the first-run films shown on such pay systems as HBO and Showtime. One of the major appeals of the drive-in was that the whole family, from Grandpa to Baby Sis, could pile into a car, taking with them food, pillows and blankets, and see a double feature surrounded by most of the comforts of home. Now they can see the same kind of films without even leaving home. A third conspirator: the movie companies, which often demand longer runs...
...slicker and more conventional of the rep houses, is presenting Sheridan's The Rivals, with sumptuous scenery by John Gunter, all of it devoured by a cast that includes Michael Hordern and Tim Curry. Also at the National: Eduardo de Filippo's Inner Voices, starring that foxy grandpa of British acting nobility, Sir Ralph Richardson...
...pair's adventures on the road (accompanied most of the way by John Mclntire, playing Whit's grandpa) are more in the nature of inconveniences than high drama. There are encounters with a cranky bull and a mean-minded con man who owes Red money, an interlude in a cathouse, and, most persistent, a girl named Marlene (Alexa Kenin), who has all the spunk she needs to become the singing star she dreams of being. Too bad she can't carry a tune...