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Vagabond King^, Says Mari^ depends oft Friml Selling Music By HARRISON CARROLL. ^y^wL-.. Such kissing scenes!) Qther An enthusiastic Mario Lanza tells me that,he will do "The ringsiders included Rosemarie Lanza By HARRISON CARROLL An enthusiastic Mario'Lanza tells me?╟?that,he will do "The Vagabond King" for Paramount?╟÷if .the studio- can buy the music rights to the operetta from Rudolf Friml>: jjupi?'.' "I had a nice talk withMr. Y. Frank Freeman/' says Mario. "It seems Paramount owns the story but Friml sold the music rights for only the one version of the picture which was made years ago with Dennis King. I'm told the studio will buy them again, providing Friml doesn't want a leg,lmkn arm or something." '-Msm^1 If the deal goes-through, says Mario, he'll sta^t^The.,Vagabond King" about the first of August. If not, hep^ke^ff-^n a concert tour. ., W^^^^M^^-^^^' IP* ??t Yesterday, the star was about to rectu^ ffiu^pew songs: A Johnny Mercer adaptation of "Song of fhdit^'^^o^Merrill's "If You Were,Mine," Lee Krauderer's "Cail'^e;l|a61/' ar$? Constantine Callinioos' "You Are My Love." "I want to be 4s busy as possible," declared Mario. "Those 15 -months of inactivity almost killed me." ; Jane Powell assure^-me. Geary doesn't have to^i^rry ?╟÷she'll keep her promisephatr the children will, be raised as Catholics. And she will accept - any of Geary's ideas about 1 their education. ..-;.-?√ß There's a conference today j to try and work/out ,a property settlement: According ,to ;Jjinie^J she plans ho work untij.?·fi%,October start of her M-G-M -niovie, "Hit T tib.e Deck"?╟÷;"unless I have to go on tour to earn some money, and Z don't believe I wilU^^g ' | ?√ß ?√ß'?√ß' ?√ß - * - * - *<;$>?╟≤&?·' "Rhonda9s New. Trouble I Out top of everything else, Rhonda Fleming and Dr. Lew. Morrill have discovered that part of the driveway at their new house was built on prop- ^brty belonging to a neighbor^ s_M^t never: knew buying a,' House could be spfmuch trou-^ .Me" wails Rhonda.$hir? < ; Only Pine-Thomas are Calmi ; about the crisisylfs verp;Con\- venient to have-Rhonda sleep- . ing in her-stu.diq dressings room.JThat way| she can't be '; ' fate tofyfaesetof "Los Treas- , ure offyhe Amaecfn:'^^,. ^^3__^^^^M^^fi pfSif Alte^&antic calls,'Jean Peters- reacpsd her /^(Her and v found thm the OMo^itorhado; passed 30 Spiles no:rth of the/-| family farm. Jeamhad just re^T turned from there. 'Tm^gladl left before 'Pickup Oh South Street' opened," she confessed. "Back home, our friends still think of me as a sweet yotjng girL TH probably be dead after- they see those sensational ads 'for the picture." i&?^?║^pi^ .All h'er school chums^were*' married and had babies, Said. Jean. "Sometimes," she added, "I wonder if staying inf|B??Hy<r .woodis worth while/!^Sli She'll stay, though. She has five more years to 8feW&|M|?· 26th Century-Fox conw^i^ftr options even for'ineS??xt Iwo." fulfil*- * *. Tlsfiplp.'^ Burt Lancaster ^p;ii?║ye3 it, 14-inch scar frb^^fts*bpera^i tion.I He'll be o^.oimtl^J^s-- . pita|&in about f a*|$^$jbfVJfc. ^'mu^T convalesce J^! itwo5 months. Mona Freeman^ ?·says | sl|i ?√ß diSfil;" see Vic DamOne in the# t^SMv^^a celebrated":..Kerii ;^^^ty-seventh birthday ')vitft| ^^Sashand Pat Nerney at tbe^ :^?║|beambo;s ButTE noticed she I wasn't wearing -her Vedding ring. Pat's, gift i was a;IJaul Clements painting of a^^tb-y - 5ren's^t3^s$h8ay party.V^^V? Lewis Dooms Dustiness - R Joe E. Lewis was packing.* them in as uliualk. Barbara Warner jVjth Singer Mertfm Griffin; Carol ^rfewster with North American Airline President James Fiahgruiid. kA^id, wait until the pi^d^erdllee a test reel Carol d^f6r a new 16 millimeter 3-D process Such kissing scenes!) Qther ringsiders included Rosemarie Bowe with Ralph Jf&ds, Johnny Meyer with Juanita Bartlett and Composer^|&*ck Gordon with Virginia 2?½M^0. As Gordon came in,--4jjj*ipTl5. Lewis cracked: *'I hea^wfeck had a terrible dream thl?║|ofiier night. He dreamed'Tchaikovsky was alive?╟÷and^withv^a good la>v-yer."'""?╟≤?√ß- |_ t Ji^Pm Las Vegas, ^[ |&&1tikhead got Marle??^P Tich to come"' up on J||e":??║%j_ and sing two songs, jll&r Tai lulah turned down a $100, ::offer from the Texas, Sta/fe jFajr. Can't stand the~?╤j^t iplen night club shhw'sj/ . -.* * * ::'_M*i Jtforma Shearer te^^tfe she | and Marty^Apetfge probably aiMPgJ^f>?╜*pTOe Bevej^|ilills tlplel ajyi summer: ?s??lSforma's daughter, Katie, is here on vacation after her first year at "Vassal Irving Th^J^g.jJr. is graduating at Stanford. Both the children want:. ^N|l?║FwAt* ers, declared Nofma. And mboth speak French like ha- fives. In his 'yem'' afe^he* Sor- bonne, Irving jr.; jftlso: studied ^Russian-~lkbj^jg|v Aolfnnd. it Jusefi^ when he is called into 'the service? '"^:i>^^v-'^ Tony to Hawaii Tony Curt|^>^v|ii. be in Ha- wfl8P .on1?'location for three weeks.^Tf it were ariy longer," ^ays Janet'Leigh, "I'd swim oyer" .3.. Judy JLynn, "Top; Banana" i||gehtb, ! is helping Hiint? Hall douse' his torch... .^Straw iii^th^ vwind: Singer ^Johi James, .hei^lgent and #aram6uitt talent head, Bill Meiklejohn were Punching in .the %tudio/ commissary..,Au- thor Mickey. Spillane will do I a week's p.a. in Chicago when ^^.th^^.Jury," based on his ppKe*' Biammer novel, opens *|here.. .Eddie Cantor lingers Only longjenoxigh. to attend the ?√ß graduation of his granddaugh-1 ter, Judy McHugh, then takes! <xff for that Honolulu vacation.! And most wonderful news of I rail. The doctors say he is in! fine shape.. .Alex Nicoll grabs! a. plane for home the day her,., finishes his English picture! Four film roles are waiting for him here. ..Surprise twof some at the Encore Room Marie Windsor with Lee Jl Cobb. Same night,." Terrs Moore with Hugh O'Brian.. lia*t"* ^'^ and Joy Windsor a 3 NIVEN IS LIVIN'?╟÷Copagirl Joy Niven, LaM^ngeles, W&s an easy life in Las Vegas. At night she dances m^Thq^yj^^J" a few hours and during the day she basks in tKpyvarm' sunsffitee. Besses that she has nine mink coats. Niven is wSJHy h^"*, '-jL^