Phyllis Diller and Gypsy Rose Lee Team Up on ABC Series
Cynthia Lowry reports in York that Phyllis Diller and Gypsy Rose Lee bring opposite comic styles to the new ABC comedy The Pruitts of Southampton. Diller, 48, a veteran joke writer and mother of five, wears extravagant costumes and plays a sharp housewife, while Lee, about 52, a former burlesque performer and author, adds Broadway and literary flair. Lee does not appear in early episodes. Diller embraces television and film work, with a penchant for ruffles and bold gowns.
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Cynthia Lowry
YORK
Prooducer
Pruitts
Southhampton
Comediennes
Phyllis Diller
Gypsy Rose Lee
Miss Diller
Gypsy
Ethel Merman
Miss Lee
Historic Lohengrin recording sets high opera standard
The Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston Pro Musica chorus under Erich Leinsdorf release Wagner Lohengrin on five LPs in Symphony Hall Boston after a Tanleywood performance. Sandor Konya sings Lohengrin with Lucine Amara Elise and other soloists. The set features lavish packaging and a new sound palette that elevates American recording prowess. The review notes exceptional orchestral color and clarity, citing cathedral procession and wedding march as revealing passages. A broad mix of modern and classical works follows, including Carl Orff Carmina Burana conducted by Rafael De Burgos with Wandsworth School choir, and Bernstein and New York Philharmonic readings of Debussy and Honneger. Additional pieces showcase Rascher’s Debussy Saxophone, Drucker Clarinet, and Honneger orchestral movements Rugby, Pastorale d ete, and Pacific 231.
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America
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Boston Pro Musica Chorus
Erich Leinsdorf
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Tan @lewood
Sandor Konya
Lucine Amara
Elisa
William Dooley
Frederick
Telrarmund
Rita Gorr
Ortrud
Jerome
Hines
Henry
Germany
Carl Orff
Benediktbeuren
New Philharmonia Chorus
Rafael de Burgos
N.Y
Debussy
Honneger
Sigurd Rascher
Stanley Drucker
de Bussy
Arthur Honneger
Pacific
Columbia
Top Ten In Disks National Billboard List
New York based UPI reports Billboard Magazine’s weekly national airplay and sales chart. The top ten singles include Cherish by The Association at number one, You Can’t Hurry Love by the Supremes, Reach Out I’ll Be There by the Four Tops, Yellow Submarine by The Beatles, Sunshine Superman by Donovan, and Cherry Cherry by Neil Diamond among others.
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New York
UPI
Billboard Magazine
Sunshine Superman
Donovan
Ticket Drive Continues At Community Theater
The Cedar Rapids Community Theater enters its third phase of the 1966 67 patron ticket drive with a 30 member tele phone committee led by Mrs. John K Hoover Mail orders for season opening Spoon River open Monday to the public Patron tickets cost 10 for five coupons and can be sent to 1124 Third street SE Regular admission is 25 or 125 Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters features 77 verse scenes and is staged with six actors in a lyrical production directed by Don Tescher Cast includes Don Hastings Dick Hubacek Mary Duncombe Melissa Hubard and Phillip De Wees Performances run October 6 7 8 13 14 15 and 20 21 22
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Cedar Rapids
Third, Street SE
Spoon River
Don Tescher
Don Hastings
Dick Hubacek
Mary Duncombe
Melissa Hubbard
Phillip de Wees
Viewers Have Long Memories
HOLLYWOOD AP Actor Guy Williams, famed for Lost in Space as Prof Robinson, finds his fame lingers from Zorro days 1958 60. Autograph seekers often ask to add a 2 under his signature. Williams notes reruns keep the image alive and he fences in keeping fit.
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Hollywood
Guy Williams
Prof. Robinson
Williams
Hidden Meanings in Pop Songs Stir Debates
New worries grip show business over alleged drug innuendos in rock and roll lyrics. Critics argue some songs imply LSD trips while others say the words matter little to listeners. writers Udell and Geld contend meaning lies with youths’ interpretation, not the intent. Variety notes a moral crisis as DJs and audiences debate the issue.
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New York
Eddie Cantor
Ida
Margie
Frank Sinatra
Udell
Gary Geld
Variety
Elvis Presley
James Drury Sticks With His Horse
Hollywood AP reports James Drury star of The Virginian rides daily on horseback with deputies in the Los Angeles County sheriff posse. He averages 2 percent of time on horseback and spends 11 percent of a weekend day in the Hollywood hills with reserves.
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Hollywood
James Drury
Holly ‘Wood Hills
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Posse
Garson Kanin Takes On Anything but Shakespeare
Broadway veteran Garson Kanin pursues varied projects in a wide range of arts. He directs a suspense drama at the Barrymore, edits a memoir on W Somerset Maugham, and helps stage Die Fledermaus at the Met amid plans for Lincoln Center. He remains wary of Shakespeare but embraces risk in other ventures.
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Garson Kanin
William Glover
York
Garson
Kanin
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Metropolitan Opera
Dashiell Hammett
Maugham
W. Somerset Maughan
Ruth Gordon
Cass McGuire
The
Met
Johann Strauss
Rudolf Bing
Lincoln Center
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