Celebrities Attend Britten Tribute and Theater News
New York gossip notes Elizabeth II and Prince Philip will appear on Telephone Hour honoring Benjamin Britten. Leonard Lyons also covers U Thant at the Congo summit, Geraldine Chaplin rehearsing The Little Foxes, Ella Fitzgerald’s Capitol deal, and other showbiz tidbits including Ustinov, Eban, Nizer, and Bernstein events.
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Queen Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Telephone Hour
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East of Eden
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Ravi Shankar Brings Sitar Fame to American Stages
Ravi Shankar, India born virtuoso, gains pop spotlight after Beatle George Harrison inspired Western interest. He performs at Monterey York Festival, Hollywood Bowl, Expo 67, and Lincoln Center while stressing the sitar as both classical and versatile instrument. He critiques hippie drug use and plans a year in the United States to advance the sitar movement.
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Life Magazine
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Ravi
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India
Segovia
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United States
CBS Presents Rain Shower Film Poem After Great Escape
CBS will air 15 minutes of rain titled Rainshower after The Great Escape during Friday Night Movies. The color short by Dimension Films of Los Angeles aims to capture rain in fields and forests with a noiseless start, whispering droplets, and a brief instrumental counterpoint by Josef Marais.
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What Did He Mean By That Crack
Vienna screens a 13 year old Western starring Burt Lancaster as Austria opens its first drive in theater. A first-nighter says owners apparently don’t expect audiences to be interested in movies.
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Vienna
UPI
Burt Lancaster
Austria
No Knowledge Unaware of North Korea Attack Claim
U N spokesmen said they had no knowledge of an attack North Korea charged South Korea with crossing the armistice line on Thursday. The report cites official denials from the United Nations regarding the alleged incident and its context in inter Korean tensions.
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