My Fair Lady Makes Historic Greensboro Engagement
The National Company of 90 with a 30 man orchestra arrives in Greensboro for a one week run at the War Memorial Auditorium February 29 to March 5. The production uses six 70 foot baggage cars a four sleeper diner and a 40 member crew to mount the show in 20 hours. Curtain is 8 30 p m on weekdays and 2 30 p m for matinees Wednesday and Saturday. Cecil Beaton designed sets and costumes identical to Broadway. Michael Evans and Diane Todd star with a cast drawn from stage and film.
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Greensboro
Greensboro War Memorial Auditorium
North Carolina
Cecil Beaton
Michael Evans
Professor Henry Higgins
Diane Todd
Eliza Doolittle
Briton Crosses Ocean Alone in 32-Foot Junk
Brian Platt, 29, a British yachtsman, sailed the High Tea from Hong Kong to Eureka and into San Francisco Bay after 70 days at sea. He endured a typhoon off Japan and North Pacific storms, calling the voyage an interesting experience. He plans to sell the junk here and start a business in Vancouver, B C.
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San Francisco
North Pacific
Brian Platt
Hong Kong
Eureka
Calif
San Francisco Bay
Japan
Platt
Vancouver
B.C
Many Foreign Cars Sold in United States Nears Century Mark
Nearly 100 different models of foreign cars are now available in the United States as imports broaden the market. Dealers report growing consumer interest and a diverse lineup from Europe and Asia.
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United States
Stop to Witching Ends With Tar and Feather Act
In Detroit 83 year old Minnie Gilland claimed neighbor Mary Donaldson was witching her husband. Gilland tarred and feathered a house area, was convicted of destruction of property and released pending sentencing February 24. Donaldson denied theft allegations and faced repaint costs estimated at 75 dollars.
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Detroit
Mich
Minnie Gilland
Salesman Levine targets Hollywood as film industry adviser
Joseph Levine the Boston promoter visited Hollywood to pitch his latest product and advise the film industry on survival. He touts hits like Hercules Attila and Godzilla while defending his methods amid detractors who call him a junk dealer. He notes Attila brought $100000 and Sophia Loren later earned profits totaling around two million dollars for the studio.
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Hollywood
Joseph Levine
Levine
Attila
Hercules
Sophia Loren
Anthony Quinn
Loren
Post Office Runs Short Of Red Ink For Air Mail Boxes
Baltimore reporters reveal the Post Office Department faced a red ink shortage while labeling new air mail collection boxes. Officials had to purchase ink to complete the schedules.
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Baltimore
Post Office Department
Bramble Bush at Center Theatre Sunday to Wednesday
The Center Theatre presents The Bramble Bush in Technicolor starring Richard Burton Barbara Rush Angie Dickinson and James Dunn Sunday through Wednesday. Thursday through Saturday brings The Gazebo with Debbie Reynolds and Glenn Ford in cinemascope along with a Saturday Morning Roundup Show from 9 to 12 and a double feature including 20 000 Miles From Earth Chapter 12 Dick Tracy Versus Phantom Empire two color cartoons and a Talent Roundup and Stage Show.
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Earth
Dick Tracy
Paramount Theater New Week Showings
Sunday to Tuesday features Terror Is A Man and The Scavengers. Wednesday to Saturday presents Warrior and the Slave Girl in cinemascope and color.
Movie Schedule With Diana Dors Tab Hunter Natalie Wood
Sunday through Thursday features Room 43 with Diana Dors. The Girl He Left Behind stars Tab Hunter and Natalie Wood. Friday and Saturday screen The H Man in color along with The Man Who Could Cheat Death. Also showing Pary Girl and The Woman Eater.
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Diana Dors
Tab Hunter
Natalie Wood
H-Man
Pary Girl
Sunday-Thursday: I Want to Live at the cinema
The theater lists I Want To Live starring Susan Hayward for Sun through Thu. Framing in color La Parisienne features Brigitte Bardot on Friday and Saturday. The Hunters with Robert Mitchum and Robert Wagner presents in cinemascope. Pawnee stars George Montgomery and Bill Williams.
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Susan Hayward
la Parisienne
Brigitte Bardot
Robert Mitchum
Robert Wagner
Pawnee
George Montgomery
Bill Williams
Olivier Directs The Tumbler On Broadway Not Acting
Sir Laurence Olivier, directing rather than acting, speaks on the duty of the director to serve the play. The Tumbler, by Benn Levy, opens at Helen Hayes Theater February 24 with Charlton Heston, Rosemary Harris and Hermione Baddeley.
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Laurence
Helen Hayes Theater
Sir Laurence
Olivier
Benn W. Levy
Charlton Heston
Rosemary Harris
Hermione Baddeley
Mary Ann Mobley Sings Pine-Skirt Stardom On TV Be Our Guest
Mary Ann Mobley Miss America 1958 headlines a CBS Be Our Guest appearance with the Glenn Miller Ray McKinley Band. The Mississippi native showcases singing and dancing while pursuing Broadway ambitions, after a record Miss America tour and ongoing drama and dance studies.
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New York
Yesteryear
Mary Ann Mobley
Glenn Miller
Ray McKinley
CBS
Madison Avenue
Mary Ann
Mississippi
Miller Orchestra
Doris Day
Betty Hutton
Hollywood
Lee Strasberg
Broadway
New Armories Approved in North Carolina
The National Guard Bureau approved $208,000 for two new armories in North Carolina. Sen. Sam J. Ervin Jr. was advised that $103,000 goes to Lasker Woodl and $105,000 to Mount Olive. Funds released when the state enters contracts.
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Washington
National Guard Bureau
North Carolina
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Lasker - Woodland
Mount Olive
Lena Horne Seeks Broadway or Film Roles After MGM Stay
Lena Horne eyes a permanent Broadway or movie post after a celebrated Broadway run with Jamaica and a renewed film interest as miscegenation themes ease. Las Vegas boss Jack Entratter hails her as a nightclub draw, while she performs on TV and duets with Sinatra.
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Hollywood
Lena Horne
Broadway
Jamaica
Dick Powell
Lena
MGM
Jack Entratter
Las Vegas Sands
Entratter
Perry Como
Frank Sinatra
Ringling Bros. Circus Plans Major Winston-Salem Stop
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus schedules a two day engagement at Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem on February 20 and 21. The tour features 130 performers 36 traveling families 22 trucks and 22 animal transport vehicles with 10 new acts in the 90th season.
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Winston-Salem
Ringling Bros
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Memorial Coliseum
Hugo Schmitt
Hans Naumann
United States
Detroit biochemist cancels virus lecture due to illness
Dr John Kabara associate professor at the University of Detroit was to speak on viruses but canceled after contracting a virus. He had been awaiting a chemical shipment for measles testing when he also developed measles.
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Detroit
John Kabara
University of Detroit
Kabara
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