13 Nov 1964
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1964
Page
1
A lively opening night at a New York night club unfolds with crowded tables, reservations woes, and a parade of performers. Patrons throng the floor as stars, dancers, and a famed comic entertain while the crowd jokes about service, tips, and Ava Gardner rumor.
A quote attributed to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. states that without a cause worth dying for one has little to live for. It is paired with a Robert F. Kennedy remark about political talk and work distribution between men and women.
Hedda Hopper reports Debbie Reynolds pressed to star in The Singing Nun with a script by John Furia, filming planned for April, restrictions ban Belgium location or life story use, but the nun’s name and songs will appear. Reynolds hopes to move a Las Vegas date for the inaugural ball, while other Hollywood gossip covers dinners, marriages, and party attendance rosters.
On Broadway at the Billy Rose theater the 27-year-old Millay work Conversation at Midnight is staged. The play, never before staged until 1961, unfolds as an after dinner discussion among diverse guests and uses varied poetic forms. It reflects 1935 37 era concerns such as communism capitalism war atom bomb and social issues.
The revue praises the capable acting of Larry Gates Al Freeman Jr Hal England Sandy Kenyon James Patterson John Randolph and Eduard Franz while criticizing excessive floor movement and suggesting the piece be cut. Kenyon and Patterson impress as Broadway newcomers in a blend of trivia and issues set in Charles T Morrison drawing room.
Howard Taubman of the New York Times commends a theater talk for its rare blend of clear imagery and strong sensory appeal, noting its disciplined, persuasive rhetoric and intense engagement.
Luscious home cooked style includes fried chicken or baked ham or swiss steak with vegetables salads and desserts. Buffet runs Sundays from noon to 2 pm and 4 30 to 8 pm at Hotel Roosevelt Farm House with four hours free parking in Arm strong's Garage per dinner check.
Walter Kerr cites Edna St. Vincent Millay's play-in-verse as essentially talk not drama and questions its production. John Chapman notes Billy Rose theater offered Millay's work read aloud by eight actors, praising the readable verse performed audibly.
More than 40 000 people toured a three day exhibition in Dublin featuring memorabilia linked to John F Kennedy. The event drew visitors from across Ireland and highlighted the late president's legacy through displays and artifacts.
The Moffat tunnel built from 1923 to 1928 spans 6.2 miles and crosses the continental divide 50 miles west of Denver at an elevation near 9,200 feet. It reduces the Denver Salt Lake City distance by about 173 miles.
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