Word: jon
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Priscilla Herdman and Jon Gailnor--Passim...
...Jon Cutier--guitar, Berklee Recital Hall...
Priscilla Herdman and Jon Gailnor--Passim...
Although Zeffirelli usually has a good eye for sets and atmosphere, even the ambience of The Champ seems bogus. The low-life Florida sporting hangouts frequented by the champ (Jon Voight) and his son (Ricky Schroder) are a tad too pretty; the extras look like a musical comedy chorus. The florid digs of the mother (Faye Dunaway) are so opulent that one expects Astaire and Rogers to appear on a staircase. Such decorative exaggeration is paralleled by Zeffirelli's treatment of his story. Each time The Champ hits a melodramatic climax, which is roughly once every five minutes...
Dick Arnos, however, subbing at six due to injuries to Scott Walker and Jim Curley, won an equally important straight-setter. And five-man Greg Kirsch avenged his loss to Jon Wall of a year ago by search-and-destroying the Middie, 6-2, 6-1. The victory gave the red-hot Kirsch a weekend total of 29 games won, 10 lost...