Purlie Victorious Aims to Chuckle at Segregation
Ossie Davis, playwright star of Purlie Victorious, uses broad slapstick to lampoon racial segregation. He explains humor as a bridge for humans of all colors and recalls his early anger giving way to a prankish style. Davis co stars with Ruby Dee at the Cort, with caricatured antebellum figures and a plan to amuse a Southern audience.
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Twist in the Ness saga tests Stack film path
Hollywood notes Robert Stack lingers on his Eliot Ness role as The Untouchables nears end. His agent scouts 1962 film work at MGM facing a Thau insistence Stack must stay Ness, a decision tied to Desilu and Arnaz. Brando in Tahiti savors privacy while Dracula plays on.
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Sing Along With Mitch Miller Tops TV Popularity Poll
New York AP reports Mitch Miller’s Sing Along With Mitch leads the season’s popularity poll. It earned a weekly NBC slot after a strong viewer response and now competes with ABC’s Untouchables. Miller cites evening time and family singalongs as key factors, noting a library of about 3,000 songs and a demanding 15 hour workday to prepare 15 new shows before mid March.
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Hollings Links Traffic Violations to Impulse
Gov. Ernest F. Hollings argues at the highway safety conference that traffic offenses are impulse crimes, not premeditated ones, noting that a person who would not steal a wallet might still take someone’s right of way. He underscores impulse as the core factor in violations.
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