Cast Pick Under Way for Oberammergau Passion Play
In Oberammergau Germany a 24 member casting panel will secretly vote to select 125 principal players for the 1960 Passion Play. About 1000 villagers from the 4700 population participate, with the show running May 19 to Sept 23. Longtime Christ actor Anton Preisinger is a leading candidate, while others including Helmuth Fischer and Gabriele Gropper vie for roles.
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Christ, Mary
Munich
Anton Preisinger
Christ
Helmuth Fischer
Miss America Pageant Opens Amid Bathing Suit Debate
The 32nd Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City starts with 54 contestants debating the role of bathing suits. Some see it as fitting, others oppose or remain neutral. Leaders Mary Ann Mobley and Mary Vanderburt stress character over looks while noting bathing attire may influence the public’s view.
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Atlantic City
Nettie Adelaide Dennis
South Carolina
Mary Mills Hawkins
Louisiana
Lynda Lee Mead
Mississippi
Carol Fairchild Brown
Kentucky
Ann Penelope Massion
Michigan
UPI
Long Beach
Americal
Arhouse
Mary Ann Mobley
Brandon
Marity Vanderburt
Denver
Cole
Miss Vanderbur
Dlawani
Iss Mobley
Honolulu
Gordean Leilehua Lee
Marie Lorraine True
Mary
Dancing Dotty Sparks Backyard Dancing Contest
Malden Massachusetts reports that 33 year old Dotty Fertanimoi drew 1,200 spectators with a hula in her backyard, while police managed traffic chaos as her mother joined for a risqué act. Neighbors criticized her, yet Dotty hopes Hollywood offers.
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Dotty
Fertanimoi
Raste
Auditions Slated for Play Roles at Magnolia Theatre
Auditions for the Broadway comedy Who, Was That Lady I Saw You With will be held at Magnolia Theatre, 2400 Magnolia Ave, Wednesday evening. Norma Krasna's play offers over 20 roles for men and women of all ages with no experience needed. The production plans a late September opening. The Man in the Dog Suit starring Richard Erdman is listed as correction. Box office hours run 10 am to 10 pm daily Thursday to Sunday.
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Magnolia Theatre
Magnolia Ave
At & P
Pat Brown
Ibe
Norma Krasna
Peter
Lind Hayes
Mary Healy
Richard Erdman
Ballet gear sinks after cargo plane crash over Mediterranean
Jerome Robbins' Ballets U.S.A. troupe arrives for Edinburgh Festival as most costumes and gear remain missing after a cargo plane carrying baggage from Athens sank off Corsica. Two crewmen swam ashore while dancers prepare to perform. A second plane delivering practice clothes and props landed safely Sunday.
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Scotland
Jerome, Robbins
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Arel
Mediterranean
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American Ballet Company
Athens
Corsica
Robbins
Robdins
Hope Abandoned for Ship Five Men Missing
A search for wreckage of the Norwegian fishing vessel Mymes continued in Aalesund Norway with virtually no chance of rescuing the nine crew. The ship vanished off Iceland after two men were found dead at sea on Friday and Saturday.
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Aalesund
Norway
UPT
Iceland
Local Drive-Ins Screen Derby O'Gill and More
State venues including Towne Long Beach Drive-In show Walt Disney's Derby O GIll and the Little People. Co feature The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock with Lou Costello. West Coast Lakewood Drive-In screens The Devil s Disciple with Burt Lancaster Kirk Douglas and Laurence Olivier. Co feature The Rabbit Trap starring Ernest Borgnine. North Altos Drive In Hawey 39 Drive In presents North by Northwest with Cary Grant Eva Marie Saint James Mason. Co feature Floods of Fear with Howard Keel.
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Towne
Long Beach Drive-In
Walt Disney
Derby O'Gil
The
Lou Costello
West Coast
Lakewood Drive-In
Burt Lancaster
Kirk Docsfax
Laurence Olivier
Ernest Borgnine
Los Altos Drive-In
Hiaway
North By Northwest
Cary Grant
Eva Marie Saint
James Mason
Howard Keel
Gina Lollo Enlivens East German Press Front Page
Berlin papers and News Deutschland highlight Gina Lollo, the film star, with a one column photo and comments ahead of a planned meeting between President Eisenhower and Premier Khrushchev. She says a summit is timely and people can breathe a little.
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Berlin
Gina Lollo
Gina
Brigida
East Germany
Daily News
Deutschland
Mratian Film Star
Gina Eisenhower
Khrushchev
News Deutschland
East Berlin
Berliner Zeitung
Runway Opened in West Germany at Rhine-Main Airport
A new 12,795 foot runway, the longest in Western Europe, opened at Frankfurt's Rhine-Main Airport. It enables nonstop jet service from Frankfurt to New York and other destinations, underscoring Frankfurt as West Germany's largest air center.
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Frankfurt
Europe
Frankfur’s
Rhine-Main
New York
jWest
Germany
Statue of Iraqi Leader to Stand 26 Feet Tall in Baghdad
Reports say a bronze statue of Iraqi Premier Abdul Karim Kassem will be erected at South Gate Square in downtown Baghdad. The 26 foot tall statue is designed by Iraqi artist Khalid Al Rahal and cast in Italy.
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UPI
Traqui
Abdul Karim Kassem
South Gate Square
Baghdad
Khalid Al-Rahal
Italy
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