A’ performance at St’ Peter’s Basilica in Rome of Beethoven's most sacred work, Missa Solemnis, will have a broadcast Tuesday, March 22 at 8 p.m. (rebroadcast Sunday, Jack Duffy on "Sidestreet" Comedian Jack Duffy has clinched his first ever dramatic role. He appears as a hired killer in an episode of _CBC-TV’s Sidestreet, now in production for the 1977-78 season. The cast for this episode, Casein Point, is impressive; vo Ward |: It includes: (also in vchoarsel for CBC- TV's two-hour special The Masseys); Philip Craig, Patricia Oatman (who played the female lead in the award-winning film, | - Slipstream ); Charmion | King, Eric Donkin, Albert osa and for well-known disc jocke wartz, his first acting role. | Sidestreet regulars, | Donnelly Rhodes’ and | Jonathan Welsh continue in : their hard-hitting roles as | community service police | officers, who work on crime - prevention as well as detection. John Swindells returns as Inspector Bowman. The new hour-long series will be completed in May and aired on CBC-TV in the fall of 1977. Sidestreet is produced by Brian Walker. Courthouse Squares THE BEST WAY TO BE A NOBODY IS “FO CLOSE YOUR EYES TO DUTY. ‘CENTURIES OF EUROPEAN TRADITION NOW BECOMING A WAY OF LIFE TO MILLIONS OF NORTH AMERICANS Pura goose down continental quilts that eliminate blankets, bedspreads, top sheets and bed making faraver. Simply a year round light weight sleep for the rest of your lifa! . Write far a frea brochure: The European Eiderdown Shop Mall Order Division, 4781 Kingsway St., Burnaby, Bc, Then phone your order collect (604) 437-9333 Foctory Outlets VANCOUVER - VICTORIA ‘Rainer Sch- | March 27 at 6:30 p.m.) on Public TV 9. Missa Solemnis, which Beethoven wrote over a period of five years (1818-23) is an exceptional liturgical work — a prayer for peace that projects Beethoven's innermost feelings through extraordinary musical devices such as ringing trumpets and imperious drum rolls, Taped in St. Peter’ | Basilica in Rome in May 1970, this performance commemorates the 200th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth and the 50th an- niversary of the ordination of Pope Paul VI (who was in attendance) to the priesthood. Directed by the noted filmmaker Franco Zeffirelli (Romeo. and Juliet; The Taming of the Bre Hidden somewhere inthe ads Shrew; Brother Sun, Sister Moon) the program was originally broadcast over the Eurovision network in 1970. Wolfgang Sawallisch conducts the Symphony Orchestra of RAI (the Italian television network). The solo vocalists are Ingrid Bjorner, soprano; Christa Ludwig, ' mezzo-soprano; Placido Domingo, tenor and Kurt Moll, bass. The chorus of Bavarian radio is under the direction of Josef Sch- midthurber. Angelo. Stefanato is the solo violinist. - This performance of Missa Solemnis was the first time in the history of the Vatican that the Basilica was used for such a purpose. St. Peter’s central nave and transept were turned. into an THEATRE . PASSES | ENTERTAINMENT, THE HERALD, Wed. Mar. 16, 1977, 11 Beethoven special March 22 auditorium to hold 7,000 ‘guests composed of ‘members of the Italian government,- diplomatic corps, personalities from the world of the arts and a large pumber of students, religious and lay people. Missa Solemnis, a° production of Radiotelevisione Italiana, is presented on PBS by WGEH)Boston. The production on PBS is made possible by a grant from Alitalia. 4720 LAKELSE AVE. Vhkicam Tain Weeatras, | Ltd, ‘4 PHONE 638-8111 s SHOWING AT ¢ P.M, DEATH RACE 2000. ’ David Caradine _ MAR. .16-19 MAR, 20-22 . “FACE T0 FACE” Liv Uliman RESTRICTED KO ADMITLANCE TO Flesoms unote I 1 MAR. 19 SAT. MATINEE “Have Rockot Will Travel’ ' Three Stooges MATINEE 2 P.M. in the entertainment section are two Terrace phone numbers. ‘Find them, and if one is yours you've won. 7&9 P.M, NIGHTLY MAR. 16-19 MAR, 20-22 — " BUGSY MALONE ‘EMBRYO Rock Hudson ARCHIE BY BOB MONTANA THERE'S A REOH EADED Y THERE GOES A PONYTAILED PU PUDDLE- WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOING “BIRO- WATCHING © ? NO- GIR-WATCHING 7 ¢ HAO AN ARGUMENT WITH MY@TLE FERNDOCK SHE SAID HER HUSBAND is MORE HANDSOME THAN YOU =, as . Cire restures Symccats, hc, 1876. Word rakts [route HAVE BEEN PROUD | OF THE way [ CUT HER OFF - s] T SIMPLY Sap, PN! ewes LOOKS AREN'T EVERYTHING!” YOUR RIFLES THE GENERAL WANTS TO SEE CAREFUL. I DON'T WANT YOU ALL ANYONE To KNOW How To GET ‘DIBASSEMBLE You CANT GET HuRT DIGASSEMBLING A RIFLE © nog Sencures Brnccate. He ETE