Celebrity Notes From New York This Week
Lana Turner and daughter Cheryl drift apart as reporters note her unhappiness with associates. King Farouk's daughter Princess Ferial wed a Swiss instructor in Marly, England. Natalie Wood and Ladislav Blatnik's plans falter with phone calls unanswered. Liza Minnelli receives praise at the Plaza. Sophie Tucker's passing is mourned. Elaine Stritch plans classical revivals. Joe Levine hosts big bashes. Colleen Dewhurst and George Scott drama noted. Donna Reed and Tony Owen travel schedules tight. Peggy Cass and Louise Troy join The Women revival. Jimmy Durante turns 73.
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Tryouts Begin Thursday for Androcles and the Lion
Cedar Rapids Community Theater opens tryouts for Bernard Shaw's Androcles and the Lion with 7:30 readings in Peoples Church lounge. Open auditions February 26 and 27 proceed while Mary Mary runs. Cast includes Androcles Megara Lavinia Ferrovius Lentulus and others as satire and drama unfold.
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Elizabeth Taylor Delights Audience in Oxford Faustus Debut
Elizabeth Taylor made her stage debut in Dr Faustus at Oxford Playhouse with four kisses for Richard Burton. The audience applauded for five minutes but critics were unimpressed citing Hollywood glamour over stage craft. Taylor, wearing stilettos, said the kiss was all she had to do and she would not abandon films for theater.
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Kaye Directs London Philharmonic In Unconventional Rehearsal
Danny Kaye leading the London Philharmonic in London caused a stir when he halted the Thieving Magpie overture with a two finger whistle during a rehearsal for a Royal Albert Hall gala. He admits he cannot read music or play an instrument yet claims to sense notes moving up and down without a score.
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Ponti Loren Bigamy Case Postponed Again in Rome
A hearing on the nine year old Ponti Loren bigamy case against film producer Carlo Ponti and actress Sophia Loren was postponed again to April 28. The court may not restart from the beginning as the three judge panel is altered since 1957. Court sources said the delay aims to decide if the original judges can reform the panel or if hearings must start over under the current three judges.
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Theater Card for Paramount Iowa World Marion
Theaters list showings for Paramount King Rat Tom Jones Irma La Douce on Wed matinee Othello. World presents The Spy That Came In From The Cold with shorts and The Sound of Music times. Marion schedules Boeing Boeing with shorts and late showings.
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Telly Savalas a Hollywood presence and political stir
A profile of Telly Savalas detailing his rise from a Columbia alumnus and state department worker to a prolific actor and cultural figure. It notes his Greek Spartan heritage, early schooling, military service, and key roles. It also covers his outspoken patriotism and proposed US propaganda department, plus parallels with contemporary Hollywood politics including Robert Vaughn and others.
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Johnson Jump dance shown at American Heart luncheon
Discotheque king Killer Joe Piro unveiled the Johnson Jump at a Washington hotel luncheon attended by Mrs Lyndon B Johnson. The crowd compared it to a wartime jitterbug and Piro called it a Lindy Hop Susie Q blend. He praised 18 year old Luci Johnson as the best dancer in Washington.
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Road to Lebanon TV special stalled by flu hit Crosby
Bing Crosby and Bob Hope were to film NBC color segments for The Road to Lebanon but Crosby performed at a rehearsal with Danny Thomas and Claudine Auger while hospitalized with a 103 degree fever. Hope also had the flu and did not appear.
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Rogers Falls Off His Horse During Greensboro Filming
Roy Rogers known as the King of the Cowboys fell from his horse Monday night during a network circus spectacular filming at the Greensboro Coliseum. He rode astride a circus horse, the animal briefly rose onto its front feet on a stand before Rogers recovered unharmed.
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