Frankie Valli

There's no shortage of rowdy clubs for young folks at the Shore. That's great, if you happen to be a rowdy young folk. Fortunately, there are a few spots where, er, older people can have some dignified fun, or enjoy a more mature brand of rowdiness. One such place is the Crab Trap, 2 Broadway Rd., on the Somers Point Circle, Somers Point; 609-927-7377. The long-popular seafood restaurant and lounge has been a favorite of the 40-plus crowd for many years. In fact, it's not unusual to find party animals in their 80s kicking up their wingtips here.

Sheldon H. Ginsberg, 46, a noted jazz musician whose compositions filled East Coast concert halls and the Broadway shows West Side Story and Kiss Me Kate, died of cancer yesterday at his home in Collingswood. Mr. Ginsberg, a major contributor to the jazz scene, played trombone, bass trombone, euphonium and tuba with some of the country's most popular musicians and comedians. He performed with Arsenio Hall, Dom DeLuise and Red Buttons at Atlantic City casino showrooms between 1979 and 1990.

If Jimmy Scott's heartrending readings of classic pop songs on the brilliant new album "All the Way" don't tear you apart, his life story will. One of the last great jazz-inflected balladeers, Scott's delicately emotive, high-pitched delivery has influenced (and paved the way for) the likes of Frankie Lymon, Smokey Robinson, Frankie Valli and Stevie Wonder. Yet Scott has languished in near-obscurity for decades - in large measure because some pockets of society could not deal with this pioneer's fragile, feminine- sounding, Billie Holidayish voice and slight appearance (the result, he says, of a hormonal disorder)

An obscure tale of Australia by D.H. Lawrence is one of the best bets among this week's new crop at the video store, but the big news is the much- anticipated arrival of a Disney animated classic. LADY AND THE TRAMP (1955) (Disney) $29.95. 75 minutes. This Disney film, the first animated feature to use Cinemascope, is based on Ward Greene's story "Happy Dan, The Whistling Dog. " The movie recounts the affair between a spaniel with a long pedigree and a freedom-loving mongrel from the wrong side of the tracks.

We hope you've been following that American League, too, folks, because you're only half through with this quiz. 1.) Who is that young fireballer the Indians brought back to be the star of their bullpen so far: A) Steve Carlton, B) Bob Feller, C) Ted Stepien or D) World B. Free? 2.) Which of these men stole a base this season before Juan Samuel, Tim Raines or Willie Wilson: A) Reginald Jackson, B) Reginald Von Gleason, C) Reginald Von Joshua or D) Reginald Von Hayes? 3.)