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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1958
Page
21
The column notes Sugar Ray in the role of Sporting Life in Porgy and Bess, a key casting consideration. It cites his prior Paris nightclub success and possible further engagement by Reuben and Sam Goldwyn pending tests.
Hollywood reports Director Michael Curtiz asked Jerry Lewis to play Jimmy Durante in Schnozzola and Lewis agreed, admiring Durante and hopeful Gene Fowler’s book will inspire a great picture. The piece notes Lewis’s family came to watch, other stars’ projects, and unrelated press items from the era.
A large gathering of leading Democrats attended a Sunrise at Campobello preview in New York. Ralph Bellamy stars as Roosevelt. the play, written by Dove Street Schary, recreates FDR’s polio fight and 1924 nomination. Attendees include Muskie Meyner Harriman and James Roosevelt. charity proceedings raise about 6900 dollars.
The diary adaptation finds Lawn selected as lead after beating seven finalists. Miss Perkins rejected an early offer. she later did a preview screen test in New York before flying from Paris for the final rounds. The project, based on the Pulitzer winning play, centers on Jewish concealment in Holland during Nazi terror.
An air force target broke loose and crashed into the Redden residence in Libertyville Ith, showering plaster onto the kitchen table where a woman had been eating. No one was injured. the building housed a couple and a grandchild. The six foot long, 140 pound object punched through the roof, leaving a large hole in the kitchen ceiling. Authorities describe the incident as a freak accident with no injuries reported.
Lt. Oscar Dardeau describes rapid maneuvering and a misperceived target while flying near Lake Michigan and O'Hare field. He says he was not aware she hid the actual target until the engagement concluded.
Wednesday listings from COE Auditorium and nearby venues feature Paramount Peyton Place and Old Yeller, with times for shorts and matinees. State theater runs Escape from Red Rock and Under Fire, plus Tarnished Angels matinee. Marion presents Joker Is Wild and related short features.
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