James Earl Jones to read Declaration on Philly
The voice of Darth Vader will be the voice of the Declaration of Independence.
James Earl Jones, whose rich baritone gave life to the sinister villain of the “Star Wars” movies, will be in Philadelphia on Tuesday to help open an exhibit featuring the Magna Carta at the National Constitution Center.
The Broadway and movie actor who also was behind King Mufasa in “The Lion King” - as well as countless Verizon commercials - will recite the Declaration of Independence at the “Magna Carta: Foundation of Freedom” exhibit one day before the Fourth of July.
“Here's an opportunity to focus on the declaration itself - besides the holiday, besides the great explosions and bombs bursting in air,” Jones said in an interview that aired Sunday on ABC's “This Week.”
The exhibit, presented by the National Education Association and sponsored by Verizon Communications, will run from July 4 to July 25. The Magna Carta is on loan from Great Britain's Lincoln Cathedral.
In addition to the Magna Carta, the 1215 document that helped inspire the Declaration of Independence, the center also features a signed Emancipation Proclamation and a printing of the U.S. Constitution.
Streisand plays first concert in Germany
Barbra Streisand has played her first concert in Germany, winning an enthusiastic welcome from some 18,000 fans in Berlin and praising the capital's “beauty - and desserts.”
Saturday night's appearance at Berlin's open-air Waldbuehne was part of a European tour that also has taken her to Zurich, Switzerland, and to France for the first time.
“I can't believe it took me so long to come here,” she told the audience. “I definitely got a taste of Berlin,” she said. “This city is filled with culture, beauty - and desserts.”
Streisand's German concert attracted local luminaries including Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit and Guido Westerwelle, the leader of Germany's biggest opposition party, who said the singer's presence was a “giant compliment for Berlin.”
Sally Field takes golf lesson at Women's Open
Sally Field likes golf. She really, really likes golf. Instead of merely watching the U.S. Women's Open from the gallery, the Academy Award-winning actress tried playing, taking her first lesson on a practice hole at Pine Needles with renowned teacher and former LPGA star Peggy Kirk Bell.
“I would go to all these locations and think ... why don't I play golf? People walk around and enjoy God, God's gifts, the trees, so I think I've always thought I should have that in my life,” Field said.
- From wire reports
James Earl Jones, whose rich baritone gave life to the sinister villain of the “Star Wars” movies, will be in Philadelphia on Tuesday to help open an exhibit featuring the Magna Carta at the National Constitution Center.
The Broadway and movie actor who also was behind King Mufasa in “The Lion King” - as well as countless Verizon commercials - will recite the Declaration of Independence at the “Magna Carta: Foundation of Freedom” exhibit one day before the Fourth of July.
“Here's an opportunity to focus on the declaration itself - besides the holiday, besides the great explosions and bombs bursting in air,” Jones said in an interview that aired Sunday on ABC's “This Week.”
The exhibit, presented by the National Education Association and sponsored by Verizon Communications, will run from July 4 to July 25. The Magna Carta is on loan from Great Britain's Lincoln Cathedral.
In addition to the Magna Carta, the 1215 document that helped inspire the Declaration of Independence, the center also features a signed Emancipation Proclamation and a printing of the U.S. Constitution.
Streisand plays first concert in Germany
Barbra Streisand has played her first concert in Germany, winning an enthusiastic welcome from some 18,000 fans in Berlin and praising the capital's “beauty - and desserts.”
Saturday night's appearance at Berlin's open-air Waldbuehne was part of a European tour that also has taken her to Zurich, Switzerland, and to France for the first time.
“I can't believe it took me so long to come here,” she told the audience. “I definitely got a taste of Berlin,” she said. “This city is filled with culture, beauty - and desserts.”
Streisand's German concert attracted local luminaries including Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit and Guido Westerwelle, the leader of Germany's biggest opposition party, who said the singer's presence was a “giant compliment for Berlin.”
Sally Field takes golf lesson at Women's Open
Sally Field likes golf. She really, really likes golf. Instead of merely watching the U.S. Women's Open from the gallery, the Academy Award-winning actress tried playing, taking her first lesson on a practice hole at Pine Needles with renowned teacher and former LPGA star Peggy Kirk Bell.
“I would go to all these locations and think ... why don't I play golf? People walk around and enjoy God, God's gifts, the trees, so I think I've always thought I should have that in my life,” Field said.
- From wire reports
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