Loot at the Biltmore Faces Mixed Critics
Broadway critics found Orton's Loot a farcical jibe at police and law with amusing moments but uneven impact. George Rose dominates as a Scotland Yard inspector, carrying the second act while Carole Shelley's nurse delivers a sharp dose of satire.
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Jack Gaver
New York
UPI
London
Joe Orton
Biltmore Theater
George Rose
McLeavy
Carole Shelley
Rose
Scotland Yard
Critics Split Over Joe Orton’s Loot at Playhouse
Clive Barnes of the New York Times blasts Loot as roguishly black and distinctly dirty. Richard Watts Jr. of the New York Post finds wild humorous moments but not fond of its antics. AP’s William Glover notes seething, baleful mirth and says it earns attention though not admiration.
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Clive Barnes
New York Times
Joe Orton
Orton
Richard Watts, Jr
New York Post
William Glover
Cary Grant Suffers Fractured Ribs After Auto Crash
Cary Grant sustained two rib fractures and other bruises from a Tuesday accident en route to Kennedy airport. A hospital spokesman said the injury was initially missed, the actor had a distressful weekend but improved Monday and may remain hospitalized until next weekend. Also injured were Grant's companion and driver.
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New York
Cary Grant
Kennedy Airport
iHe
Grant
Theater Time for Tuesday at Local Theaters
Listings show film times for Paramount TOWA WORLD PLAZA MARION CEDAR RAPIDS DRIVE-IN TWIXT TOWN and Collins Drive-In. Titles include In Cold Blood Guess Who Is Coming to Dinner The Graduate Far from the Madding Crowd How To Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life One-Eyed Jacks Africa Texas Style The Penthouse Warning Shot and The Sand Pebbles. Drive-in hours extended into weekends.
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Paramount
TOWA
Guess
Cedar Rapids Drive-In
Africa
Texas
Collins Drive - IN
Broadway Notes and Stars in Social Bustle
The piece recounts a New York night involving a separated theatrical couple who attended Plaza Suite together, restaurateur Vincent Sardi Jr and actors branching into ventures, with Buddy Rogers and Johnnie Mercer at P. J. Clarke's and personal jabs about marriages. It also notes CBS News on Percy Foreman, Melvin Belli critiques, Israel’s Gen Yoffe in New York for UJA, Habits of artist Ibit Blatas, and production changes for George M! including five new numbers and rapid costume delivery.
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CBS News
Foreman
Texas
Melvin Belli
Jack Ruby
Horsepower Defined as Lifting 33,000 Pounds One Foot
A horsepower measures the work needed to lift 33,000 pounds by one foot in one minute. This unit defines the labor required for such lifting effort.
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