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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1963
Page
1
UPI review notes Meredith Willson's Here's Love at the Shubert Theater is a middling musical. The score lacks traction compared with The Music Man and The Unsinkable Molly Brown though performances by Kris Kringle and Macy scene are well staged.
John Chapman notes the show moves smoothly as the cast and crew bring Here's Love to a warm ending. Robert Coleman calls it a family hit with speed and heart. Walter Kerr credits wit and style but finds the piece lacking. Howard Taubman hails it as an efficiently engineered musical from the outset.
William Glover of the Associated Press hails Here's Love on Broadway as a scrumptious, kid friendly show. He calls it a subtle gift beyond ordinary workmanship and a happy treat for anyone who once believed in Santa.
Warner Brothers signs Frank Sinatra to a three year contract as assistant to the president. He will move his production company to the Warner lot while Sinatra Enterprises continues to control his services as singer and actor.
Denver police report a parked truck loaded with 350 cases of beer was stolen downtown. No suspects named and no further details provided.
Laurence Harvey Cant Boehm Claire Bloom and Walter Slezak star in The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm from George Pal MGM at the New World Playhouse. The film blends Bavarian biographical notes with colorful fairy tales appealing to both adults and youths.
A skeptical take on the Cinerama production detailing changes to The Dancing Princess Cobble and the Elves and other tales. It critiques starcasting and pacing while noting the three camera process creates visible screen divisions. The piece questions fidelity to the original Brothers Grimm lore and mocks some casting choices.
Paramount presents The VIPs. RKO Iowa shows Lilies of the Field at 1 15, 4 05, 7, 9 50. Stagecoach to Dancer's Rock at 2 55, 4 45, 8 40. World offers Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm at 1 20, 3 55, 6 20, 8 45. Times shows Days of Wine and Roses at 1 15, 5 20, 9 15. Roman Spring of Mrs Stone at 18 25 and 7 15. Marion runs The Longest Day at 7 45 plus shorts 7 30. Saturday matinee The Longest Day at 1 45 and shorts 1 30. Co R Drive-In shows Promises Promises at 7 20 and 10 55. Jessica at 8 55. Twixt Town screens Private Lives of Adam and Eve at 7 05 Young Racers at 8 50 War Lover at 10 20.
Critics note Walt Disney dominates the fairy tale niche while Pal, director of the depicted sequences, is praised for his own fairy tale work. His Tom Thumb was among 1959's top successes, yet the field remains crowded and competitive.
Middleweight Joe DeNucci meets Florentino Fernandez in a ten round main event billed as Fight of the Week on Channel 9 Friday night at nine.
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