Weekly Drive-In Showings Include Classic Films
GateWay theater runs Two For The Road with Albert Finney and Audrey Hepburn through Wednesday and Honeypot with Rex Harrison and Susan Hayward Tuesday. Princess presents Mary Jane with Fabian and Diane McBain through Thursday, plus Did You Hear The One About The Traveling Saleslady with Phyllis Diller starting Friday. ThunderBird teases a bloodarama drive-in featuring Blood Feast Blood Creatures and Blood Drinkers through Thursday.
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Albert Finney
Audrey Hepburn
Rex Harrison
Susan Hayworth
Dean Martin
Stella Stevens
Princess
Mary Jane
Fabian
Diane McBain
Phyllis Diller
Rowline
Jayne Mansfield
Juliet Prouse
Forum
Emily
Julie Andrews
Thunderbird
Harper Presents Readings April 4 in Decatur
Dr. Hubert Harper a veteran of Town and Gown Theater will present readings titled Happening on April 4 at 7 30 p m in the Walter Jackson School auditorium as the Decatur Junior Service League closes its current senior program. He has taught classical languages at the University of Tennessee Xavier University and the University of Alabama and has appeared in Town and Gown productions. He also has seven years of experience in radio and television advertising and has appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show and in the film The Heart is a Lonely Hunter.
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Hubert Harper
Decatur Junior Service League
Harper
Walter Jackson School
University of Tennessee
Xavier University
University of Alabma
Oklahoma musical marks silver anniversary concert
The 1943 Broadway hit Oklahoma! is celebrated on its 25th anniversary with a New York Philharmonic concert at Lincoln Center on March 26. Rodgers and Hammerstein reflect on the show’s influence, its innovations, and the era it defined, noting it helped shift musical theater toward lasting period charm and songs people love to sing.
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New York
Hitler
Afrika Korps
Fiorrello LaGuardia
White House
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Richard Rodgers
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Oscar Hammerstein
New York Philharmonic
Lincoln Center
Oklahoma
Dewey F. Bartlett
Rodgers
Charm Land
Fifth Avenue
Bell Telephone Hour ends as AT&T reshapes broadcast plans
AT&T announces a four part documentary on urban crisis three hour long entertainment specials and a half hour weekly radio series marking the first loss of the Bell Telephone Hour from networks in 28 years. Walter Straley cites priorities and better use of funds for city problems as the shift. Louis O Leary notes ratings influenced the move.
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New York Times
New York
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell Telephone Hour
Walter W. Straley
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Louis K. O’leary
Telephone Hour
ABC priested Joey Bishop Show sells out sponsors for 1968
ABC reports the Joey Bishop Show nearly sold out for the second quarter of 1968 with about 35 advertisers backing the program. James E. Duffy cites strong advertiser confidence and a 17 percent ratings rise since October 1967, while Nielsen data through March 1 shows a 5.7 rating and 22.5 share. The Tonight Show remains higher in both rating and share.
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Hollywood
ABC Television Network
Joey Bishop
James E. Duffy
ABC
Charlige
TV Network
Duffy
Johnny Carson
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William Glover
Alfred Drake
Celeste Holm
Betty Garde
Joseph Buloff
Howard da Silva
Joar Roberts
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Lee Dixon
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