b'America Dances Astaire(a 2-part series)Founding Mothers:By Karl Middleman Women of theAmerican Revolution Fridays: Sept. 23 & 30, 2 p.m.(Ashcroft movie theater) By Herb Kaufman Cant sing. Cant act. Balding. Can dance a little, October 17, 2 p.m.complained his first reviewer. Others disagreed. Thus (Bradford movie theater)began the career of Fred Astaire, one of the greatest In teaching the history of the American American stage and screen stars.Revolution, whats often ignored orIn the first of this two-part series, well focusforgotten are the significant roles played on Fred and his sister Adele Astaire, partnersby women during the war. Organizing in Vaudeville, who became the longest-livedthe Daughters of Liberty. Runningdance team in history. Fred claimed she wasfundraisers. Supplying the troops.the more talented of the two. Together, they Tending to wounded soldiers. Andbecame the models of sophistication andserving as spies. From mendingstyle in New York. Beyond, they uniforms to rolling cartridges, theseinfluenced Vaudeville stages, cohortsselfless women did whatever was and columns. The second session necessary. In this class, their braveevolves from a likely to an unlikely service moves from the back seat topairFred and Ginger Rogers. the drivers seat as we better understandDont miss this enjoyable romphow these Founding Mothers helped on stage and screen. to steer American independence. 42'