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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1969
Page
1
A collage of Broadway talks spans Welton Becket’s absence in hotel plans, ancient labor echoes in modern crews, LBJ Udall tensions, Leonard Sillman’s airport greeting, and a list of celebrity appearances. From Andre Previn to Joe Pepitone, theater, music, and jazz mix with anecdotes on EGOT era figures and a long Island luncheon featuring Robert Moses.
Actor Jimmy Stewart says he shook hands with about 12 000 people on a recent Vietnam visit and offered no performances with his wife Gloria Jeana. Gloria recalls fans asking for a kiss and his lighthearted response.
Eddie Hodges of Hattiesburg Mississippi and Santa Monica California enters the army while his divorce from a former wife proceeds. The 21 year old child star, once linked to Groucho Marx, reports to duty as the two year tour begins.
British actor Sebastian Cabot departs for South Vietnam to entertain allied troops from the Mekong delta to the DMZ. The trip includes stops in Thailand as he undertakes a month long second tour since the war began.
Hollywood producer Herb Jacobs outlines a long, troubled road to reviving Mr Chips turning from a World War II update to a musical. The project shifted leaders casting. Andre Previn Terence Rattigan and Andre Previn worked on songs while Gower Champion and others exited. Shooting finally began after years of delays with Petula Clark and Peter O Toole involved.
Mimi Benzell former Metropolitan Opera star and Broadway actress was named director of the Office of Performing and Fine Arts in Nassau County New York. The $18,000 a year post will rely on her initiative with Benzell saying the job depends on her actions and could benefit residents in five to ten years. She sang with the Met from 1945 to 1950 and starred in Milk and Honey on Broadway.
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