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Travis Hudson makes the most of Lulu, a veteran vaudevillian of hearty humor, whom she turns into an amusing cross between Mae West and Patsy Kelly. She has fun with the low range of "My Husband's First Wife," and the perky syncopations of "Naughty Boy." She and Jay Garner...

Author: By Caldwell Titcomb, | Title: Kern's 'Sweet Adeline' in Bright Revival | 6/27/1977 | See Source »

Out of number nine coal. --Merle Travis, 1947

Author: By Joseph Dalton, | Title: Seek Not Your Fortune Way Down In The Mines | 4/21/1977 | See Source »

The film opens with miners hopping onto a conveyor belt and riding into Harlan's Brookside mine. In the background Merle Travis howls--"Come all you young fellers, so young and so fine, seek not your fortunes way down in the mines." Kopple cuts abruptly to Nimrod Workman, a retired...

Author: By Joseph Dalton, | Title: Seek Not Your Fortune Way Down In The Mines | 4/21/1977 | See Source »

Jimmy Connors? Brian Gottfried? Bjorn Borg? They should live so long. The tireless champ is Clarence Chaffee, 75, who dominates U.S. grass and clay courts in the 75-and-over division, and was winning matches when the parents of today's stars were in diapers. Chaffee, the retired tennis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Super-Seniors: Age Will Be Served | 4/18/1977 | See Source »

Pacemakers and Corsets. In addition to their long experience, Super-Seniors bring to the court a variety of infirmities. Travis Smith, who enters 15 to 18 tournaments a year, totes to each event a set of electrocardiograms for the benefit of local doctors-should their assistance be needed. His only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Super-Seniors: Age Will Be Served | 4/18/1977 | See Source »

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