The Fantasticks Aims To Break Off Broadway Attendance Records
New York reports The Fantasticks at Sullivan Street Playhouse in its fifth year could surpass the 2,611 performance Threepenny Opera mark and the 2,717 run of My Fair Lady. The musical has toured 500 US venues and 30 foreign countries, with translations in 12 tongues. It grossed over a million dollars last year and has $12,000 in advance sales.
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TV Schedule Highlights From August Evening Lineup
A dense listing of programs across hours from 6:30 p.m. to 11: by time shows a mix of dramas, comedies, news, and game shows. Notable items include The Tonight Show offerings, Jeopardy, The Edge of Night, and local children’s cartoons. The schedule features multiple networks and channels with repeated daytime staples.
Radio Time Table Overview From August 7
A dense schedule listing dozens of radio programs across stations including TS Farms, Joe Garagiola, Grand Ole Opry, Milo Knutson and Paul Harvey. Items run from early morning to late night with news, weather, music, sports, and talk segments.
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Virna Lisi Set to Co-Star with Frank Sinatra in As sault On The Queen
Blonde beauty Virna Lisi is slated to co star with Frank Sinatra in Paramount's As sault On The Queen a Seven Arts production about piracy on an ocean liner by men from a salvaged WWI submarine. It will be Lisi's second American film following How To Murder Your Wife.
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J Lewis to Have Role in Casey Series
Comedian Jerry Lewis directs and guest stars as Dr Dennis Green a new resident in neuro surgery who jokes through hospital duties to ease patient sorrow in a future Ben Casey sequence Green teams with Dr Joe Sullivan James Best another new resident who is unsettled by his humor while Dr Casey Vincent Edwards rebukes him
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NBC to Colorize Major Today Show Segments in September
NBC plans a September 13 shift of major Today Show segments to color. Ed Sullivan will produce five shows in Hollywood due to CBS color facilities. Perry Como will return to New York NBC color studios next season after last year’s black and white specials.
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Theater Directory Feature Plays and Casts Listed
Current feature Cat Ballou with Jane Fonda and Lee Marvin opens August 18. Help! with the Beatles star rings, Shenandoah starring James Stewart runs Saturday through Tuesday, and Disney's Monkey's Uncle opens August 18 featuring Leon Ames Tommy Kirk Arthur OConnell and Annette.
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Riviera Weekend Screenings and Star Pairings
A Riviera lineup lists Mc Hale's Navy Joins the Air Force and Mr Moses for Friday. Aug 20 features How To Murder Your Wife and Mir age, with Molly Brown and Your Cheatin Heart ending Saturday. Sunday to Tuesday offers Girl Happy and First Man to the Moon, while Sergeant Deadhead runs midweek with Frankie Avalon and Buster Keaton alongside War Gods of the Deep with Vincent Price. Ends Saturday with How to Murder Your Wife and Psycho, then Joy House with Jane Fonda and A Delon and Young Lovers with Peter Fonda and Nick Adams on Sunday. Tuesday shows free movies. Wednesday showcases Female Jungle Runaway Daughters and Unwed Mother. Thursday to Saturday Malamondo and Two Living One Dead.
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Great Fun At Hollywood Cat Ballou Continues In La Crosse
Minneapolis columnist enjoys Cat Ballou at Hollywood Theater in La Crosse praising Marvin Fonda Hickman Callan Narodni and Kaye. Beatles film Help opens Aug 18 with 43 cast members and wild western spoof likely to charm audiences.
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Bruce wins another court round in narcotics case
The California Court of Appeals reversed a Superior Court ruling to commit comedian Lenny Bruce to a state narcotics rehabilitation center. Justices found probation reports were improperly released before medical exams for addiction. Bruce, age 39, faced up to 10 years and remains free on appeal.
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