04 Jul 1959
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1959
Page
1
The Pitchhikers of Springfield Missouri won the national barbershop quartet championship among forty entries in Chicago. The victory crowned a lively competition run by the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America.
The Workshop's Pajama Game drew lively applause led by Cliff Robertson as Sid Sorokin and Betty Tesman as Babe Williams. Bets on ensemble energy and standout turns from Ricky Harris and The Evans Quartet highlighted a polished production with witty numbers and gasps of laughter.
Vernon Scott reports on rehearsals for a major Hollywood stage production featuring Shirley MacLaine and the Hoofers. Dancers rehearse eight hours daily in a mirrored studio, wearing black toga-like outfits as they prepare for Adam and Eve dance-time.
Actress Diane Varsi alleges a facial scar from an on set incident while filming in California. She contends an unknown object struck her in a pool and a makeup man aggravated the wound two days later. The claim names CBS, 20th Century Fox, and two insurers, filed with the California Industrial Accident Commission.
Shirley shows fatigue and stress as she testifies about the divorce from Charles Henderson. She describes frantic rehearsal for a Can Can production with Louis Jourdan, while Mitzi Mayfair’s Italian dance partner Gino Malerba is charged with insult and pacing during breaks. Juliet Prowse is noted as another newcomer in the film Four Jills in a Jeep.
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