European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 23, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes saturday november 23, 1985 a Sac Story night has sad ending Michael Smith hoped a sad Story Nigel promo Tion ii his restaurant in t Al Basas. Calif., would fill the place with pathos Ami a crowd of maybe 200. Well three contestants showed tip. And the Audi ence Sain t much bigger. Een though in me i titled three people hired a Smith. I -11- ear old former producer of horror movies to weep on Cue. Two of the three stories were Bould ing puppies and the Winner admitted lifting her tale from a i Brar Book. John h. Train who Sal through the contest it baby Hue s 1 Atin Mace said he hears sadder stories Day to and Day out. He s a bankruptcy judge. I be heard sad funny stories All my life Smith insisted afterwards where were they tonight it s just Eaf sleep and steal a cat burglar with shifty Ellov jecs has been prowl ing a Nitshik ill tcnn., suburban neighbourhood but instead of nabbing jewels with gloved hands he mostly hits clotheslines for a haul of potholders and under Wear. The victims so far Are mostly amused by inc cat burglar which really is a cat. Stymie a 4-Ycar-Nld feline drags the goods Home. About i year ago. He marked bringing in items much like cats bring in rodents but he brought in dish towels potholders and stuff like that. Then he started moving up to dresses shirts underwear and Partis a i owner Krnic Couch. He sides clotheslines the Black cat stalks garages and almost every Day sneaks off with four or five garments. His record is 10 in one Day. Last week we returned a lot of children s Dothes to one family he had been hitting Primy regularly ouch vyv they were glad of get their clothes  it s interesting said Couch s 12-Ycar-old son Jason. I sort of like it. If you re Gonna have a cat of might As Well have one that does something inter Esting. His main Cycle is cat sleep  one of a kind crowd gather on the Dock at be Havre France for the launch of the liner wind Star the first modern Cruite Thip to be equipped with Tail. The ship built in France for an american firm Windt tar sail cruise ltd., a to make it Maiden voyage a trip to the Caribbean in november 1986. Rula 1, ska remember Rula Lenska she s gone from ads to London s old Vic remember Rula Lonska she made hair commercials a few years ago. Only nobody knew who she was. That s How she became famous. She would Start the to ads by saying i m Rula  the response was always who finally Johnny Carson asked the same question one night on the tonight show and the actress became a legend in her own Lime. The commercials aired in 1978-82, arc now just a memory. Lonska is eager to prove that she is not i can actually act the 37-year-old actress said in an interview. I m not just a person with red  Lonska is Star ring in a revival of Bernard Slade s 1975 Broadway nil same time next year at Lon Don s old Vic theater. It runs through dec. 14. Critic John Peler in the sunday times derided Slade s flabby and complacent Lex bul said Lonska and co Star Dennis Waterman gave two of inc most sensitive and intelligent performances in  John Barber in inc daily Telegraph thought the actress irradiated the  she is Casl As a married woman who meets the same Man at the same place once a year for a tryst. Their affair continues Over 2s years. It s a Beautiful night s entertainment. Nobody pretends it s a heavy moral play with a heavy moral or immoral message. It goes through the whole Gamut of human emotions and the audience comes out with a smile on i hair face Lonska said. She and Walc Man. Who have an off stage relation ship As Well toured with the play to Australia and new zealand last year. Lonska born in  to polish parents said her steady career in Britain is a Welcome antidote to lie Caprice of american Fame. It seems to me Over there you re the flavor of the month i suddenly realized Hal i was being Rico Gnu cd on inc so reels for nothing but this commercial she said. Andrew Nagorski s reluctant Farewell an american reporter s candid look in Side the soviet Union. Acclaimed As the most authoritative Book on the soviet Union since the russians. Available for $16.95 at most stars and stripes bookstores