Broadway Gossip and Theater Figures Spotlight
Leonard Lyons notes Arthur Miller considered Zoe Caldwell for a new play but Caldwell’s pregnancy changes plans. Robert Whitehead is producer. In town, Kenin works on Broadway with CBS TV talks for Barbara Stanwyck. Porterfield’s Barter Theatre legacy recalled with a cow milk ticket tale. Quotes on auditions, Ethel Barrymore, Gertrude Stein-Virgil Thomson, Henry Steele Commager, Pat Buckley, Chris Davis, Sam Leibowitz, Alan Jay Lerner, Eliot, Cindy Adams in Persepolis with 69 heads of state autographs story.
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Abington
Broadway First Night Truman Capote's Grass Harp Out of Tune
Broadway debut at Martin Beck theater features Kenward Elmslie and Claire Richardson musical take on Capote tale. Barbara Cook leads as spinster pursued by sister Ruth Ford and Max Showalter. chaotic cast includes Carol Brice and Russell Thacker. University of Michigan origins noted. weak reception and misfired staging described.
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Kenward Elmslie
Claire Richardson
Barbara Cook
Ruth Ford
Max Showalter
Miss Cook
Carol Brice
Russy Thacker
Karen Morrow
Babylove
Heavenly Pride and Joys
Ellis Rabb
Brice
U. of Michigan
Whimsical musical drawn with mixed reviews from critics
Critics from WNBC-TV, New York Post, New York Times and Daily News offer a split verdict on Kenward Elmslie and Claire Richardson musical. Batto praises the enchanting score and superb singing while Watts calls it tiresome. Barnes cites limited chances due to Capote’s sensibility, and Watt labels it a handsomely produced but cloying bit of nonsense.
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New York Daily News
Judge blocks Capri drive-in from showing X rated films
A Tulsa judge extended a temporary restraining order against the Capri theater until its screen is blocked from view by a fence or other barrier. The order followed residents' complaints that the screen could be seen from outside the premises, prompting a Monday directive to stop X rated screenings.
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Okla
Mel Torme daughter to debut in MGM film A Case of Need
Melissa Torme will make her movie debut in A Case of Need at MGM. Hollywood Forests Press Golden Globes set for January 2. Angie Dickinson and Robert Culp star in The Second Phase on ABC Movie of the Weekend.
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Melissa
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Forests Press
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Robert Culp
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