08 Apr 1959
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1959
Page
1
Lorraine Hansberry, 28, wins the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for A Raisin in the Sun her first play. The Chicago life story marks the first Negro playwright to win the prize as Sidney Poitier stars and directs.
Movie listings show Paramount with The Sound and the Fury and various shorts and times. Iowa presents Some Like It Hot with multiple showings while Rio Bravo is at STATE and Gigi appears at TIMEs. Other venues include Palace Tonka and Marion Drive-In with Spider Brain Eaters and Babyface Nelson across evening slots.
The 1958 Peabody Awards for distinguished public service in radio and television were announced. Winners include NBC News The Huntley Brinkley Report, Playhouse 90, Lincoln Presents Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic on CBS, The Steve Allen Show on NBC, Continental Classroom on NBC, College News Conference, and ABC’s Youth Programs. Fred Astaire NBC special and Orson Welles Fountain of Youth Colgate Theater on NBC also recognized. The awards honor George Foster Peabody’s legacy.
Star singer Jane Morgan plans a $25,000 four week night club act in New York's Hotel Plaza Persian room. She details funding, with $12,500 for material and wardrobe plus six writers and a team of producers, directors, and musicians. She notes the risk if reviews fail but stays confident as a top supper club figure.
London critics gave a generally favorable reception to actor-singer Paul Robeson Wednesday, highlighting his performance in a new London show. The review noted his stage presence and vocal impact, signaling strong audience interest in the production.
Robeson as the Moor with Sam Wanamaker as Iago leads the opening Tuesday night at Stratford on Avon for the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre's centennial season. Mary Ure joins as Desdemona and the Daily Telegraph praises Robeson's powerful presence and commanding voice.
Othello in England 29 years ago is cited as a great success in New York. Officials hope a resurfacing plan will pass to improve muddy potholed streets, but the leader has refused approval to avoid seeming to put personal welfare before the city.
Taipei residents petition mayor Huang Chi Jui to relocate after persistent street chaos and failing cleanup efforts. Neighbors allege ongoing disruption and seek decisive action from city leadership.
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