Sponono Its African Drama Aims For Fascinating Offbeat Theater
South African drama Sponono opened at the Cort theater blending realism and fantasy. Co created by Alan Paton and Krishna Shah the piece centers on Sponono a reform school youth and a native inmate. The production features native chants and dances, strong acting led by Cocky Tlhotlhale and Michael Goodliffe, with a reviewer calling it a unique theatrical experience.
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Alan Paton
Krishna Shah
Johannesburg
Tlhotlhalemaje
Michael Goodliffe
Mary K. Frank
Theater critics review Sponono and drama verdicts
Howard Taubman calls Sponono a transplantation from South Africa with rudimentary storytelling that improves in the final scene. Walter Kerr praises color and imagination but finds no lasting effect and a contrived ending. John Chapman lauds intensity and staging yet says the third act diverges into fantasy and falls short of earlier realism.
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Howard Taubman
New York Times
South Africa
Walter Kerr
New York, Herald Tribune
John Chapman
New York Daily News
NATO Secretary General to Quit in Summer
NATO secretary general Dirk Stikker of the Netherlands announced his retirement in the middle of the summer. The Paris report notes his decision ends years of leadership guiding the alliance through early Cold War tensions.
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Yugoslavia Urges Greece to Ease Traffic Controls
Belgrade officials asked Greece to ease controls on Greek traffic into Yugoslavia, the government announced on Thursday.
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Communist
Yugoslavia
Peter O'Toole Exhausted After Lord Jim Shoot
Hollywood gossip notes Peter O'Toole felt worn out after four months filming in Hong Kong and Cambodia for Lord Jim. He fainted on TV a few days after returning to civilization, blaming fatigue and chronic insomnia. He recalled breaking his back on Lawrence of Arabia and facing anti western violence during Lord Jim. He and wife Sian Phillips attended the location wrap in Cambodia.
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Eli Wallach
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Daliah Lavi
Kurt Jurgens
O'Toole Describes Becket and Lord Jim Marathon
Star Peter O'Toole recalls filming Becket amid Cambodian riots and embassy protests. He details grueling schedules and stunts in 120 degree jungle heat, then riffs on Lord Jim action sequences. He notes Nimrod in The Bible and talks with Sam Spiegel about The Chase. He jokes about being nicknamed Seamus OGlick.
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Jim
Nimrod
John Huston
Sam Spiegel
Ichase
Seamus O’glick
New York Cavalcade Highlights Hollywood and Civil Rights Notes
Celebrity gossip and industry updates span Anita Gillette’s baby due in June and Joe Pasternak’s August screen assignment rethink, Ellen Holly on Olympic Negro athletes civil rights pressures, plus Margaret Whiting joining Forrest Tucker in Mr President and Benny Goodman’s mother’s Chicago burial with Ken Murray’s sons enlisting in the Navy.
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Anita Gillette
Metro
Joe Pasternak
Anita
Ellen Holly
Benny Goodman
Chicago
Ken Murray
Ken, Jr
Cort
Navy
Jerry Lewis
Actress Streisand and Tony Newley Team Up For Film
A report notes a co star studio discussion with Tony Newley for a forthcoming movie. Doug Kingman is described as a daily diarist artist sketching party faces. Ramon Novarro and Greta Garbo appear in social/entertainment scenes with notable figures and fans.
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Tony Newley
Tony
Doug Kingman
UAR to Seek Bids on Atomic Reactor
Al Ahram reported that the United Arab Republic will invite bids this month for an atomic reactor, signaling a move to develop nuclear energy capabilities. The article cites government plans and the bidding timeline without detailing bidders or specifications.
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Cairo
UPI
United Arab Republic
al Ahram
Pronunciation Guide For Brazilian Names
AP provides a pronunciation guide for Brazilian names in the story. It shows Paschoal Ranieri Mazzilli as Pah squall Rah nee ehr ee Mah Zee Lee and Ex-President Goulart as Gool Ahrt along with Gen. Amaury Kruel read as Ah mow ree Kroo el.
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Paschoal Ranieri Mazzilli
Pah-squall
Mah-Zee’Lee
Goulart— Gool
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