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?║p|?║tAl?LfSHED 1888 *^KS'Arclay 7-5371 PRESS l|PpiNG BUREAU 165 ChurcSp^reet - New York WICHITA, KAN. BEACON Circ. D. l05.-taM-S-.-l29.074 NOV 2I%52 I MBMWMcnai u?? NEW YORK The Broadway Show Curtain-Time: The Theater's international relations were never friendlier. Reviewers inked another happy alliance with the Gallic repertory troupe, hailing its artistry in 'Le Proees" . . . Critic Jacques. Chapman (in the Daily News) parleevu'd: "i^n absorbing, vivid and theatrically expert production" . . . The Parisian n??^ ' also inspired jwjj^ pagne toast Molierc's '%|| FourberieSj|||f National tTlw '?╟≤?√ß tl|e. '^lectricVie; drania-dip?omt allies of thet| viewer .Spyrtei:; j ft&IV'Tlmes) I that still retain An American W! Seven Year Itch Tliis gay-guy-gal most critics in\ showered Vane^st jtiwcil with vale Trib's Walter hKer; lighti'ul addition to Variety's New Ha^ ported John van Cot Sixpence" gjjflW penny on .-BroailtiH torus sight-seers ?·jjl the Jaguar" and $j sliarc of credit to ncdy's performance that the script is ^ kitten. Philly critics, ! joyed it. >Ih the Wings: At 1 chattel- dealt with Jbsej eft's Argentine blasts m.?Σ≤ "proving," observed am '. "how right WW was ??fj phony since Oct. 16th (II | she staged her Worst Pm\ at1 the.Stork Club" . . . "SI1 otft to be," sighed a colum "a' blessing in disguise" . . . so right," agreed another. ' the disguise on some, of I false Mends" . . . .Izzy Eli. 'tin*** - ?╜ya fers: "Truman has his futofe x | foist U* cut out for him. Writing let Cor??* oT1e ot xn~ I -the C3 million who voted foi }0D ab ne"W ^ The Flopictures: "The Iroi ^s at u .^g V/W^W?·Iv' : tress" is a passable opus c f{ b Lotl^e, Yolfc - between the daredevil and Vl C1^nq a ]o\> at ?· dub last Mayo's deep blue orbs. Alan getting ?╟? a TU<3W ^ XQO handles the abracadabra . . CopaC^ &e , made stilted Italian import called "St. qj beC???? . vieV7, '??? ot Sorrow" deals with jezelYe" , ^eT &te,h, be 0It &*? ?╟??╟?* 3&&S it i?╜ .Wi-sin and late ^0i , _ w0uia D?╜ _v studio. of Sorrow" deals with jezel Y?? foI hel ^VeOn^ and-jclkes. It is anti-sin and !%WW?√ß ^e vJOULO,parfr yawn . . . "Hellgate". has m.cfeitOjH5* 0intl??e^ ??Y J ^e horses than horse-sense,... "* ioT ftnS aPP dooTSteP <* x land Yard Inspector"^ #c*| ing . oT1 me ^, ^ ^?·& g| is punished . . . "Life Begins 1 hot0.1 morrow" is a feeble FrenchlV^^ empty as the Eiffel Tower antrf twice as heavy . . . "South Pacif-c 1 Trail" is another example of in- 3 flation: A million-dollar robbery in ! a dimc-a-dozen plot. Hp Stairway to the Stars: The Bette Davis revue has changed nearly everything except the star and the Standing Room Only sign. Broke the Pittsburgh Nixon Theater record with $41,000. Why, by the way, doesn't Bette's rshow mention the name of the director? .... Tqm Donnelly, a Washington reviewed is the newest of the hatches-gang | to finish writing a player. Locals ^ he?r that at least two of the three j Philly papers \^11 have new drama j critics in the near future . Rodgers & Hammerstein will open their next show at Cleveland; Cheryl Crawford will debut her new Tennessee Williams play m Chicago and several other top Broadway producers are looking at maps of the Jdttwcst. The. trend is to get aw/y frtai Those Tired Old Faces.MLBostoft & Philly-. . . Cinerama?╜1e^l*t^eifs are sbM out until ca/ly/'S3. Halfcy Ne\f1pa|. Kin feanghart'f^itialMwa-y %mxl Apfil." haj^a, big tichcy& Con" llcnnett stafs, wH?? cx- Tfiat - ?╟≤ . pio\h$wd l* t&ith joblels sta-r$pL and I 415 of tlem X^^fadecl 'lands Hotfl. .(Lagv^egas) fan""1'1."" pa:i'Z^r quote: -?√ßxaeirnA- more t/ glamour than stickhTMyour che/t out" .. . Ther| BArclay 7-5371 PRESS "CLIPPING BUREAU !65 Church Street - New'York SIOUX FALLS, S. D. ARGUS-LEADER Circ. D. .5-1,165 - S. 50,444 Sov 25 m Tired ^id ^Faces' in BostonTas Philly . . . Cinerama's eve'g perfs are sold out until earlyJ5^ Hap- I py New Yead/fe?·*-* "KSnf Bang- j hart's initial B'way show, "I I Found April," has a big demand ! for advance tickets./XJoaa^ance j Bennett stars, wh^cn explains t That . . . Hollyvg^fd is janjmed with jobless stT I 415 of theW Sands Hotaf (Lk?╜.... ^^.^ call . . . Zsjr Zsals cfuote^TThere's more to ilamcmr tha|r sticking your chest^out"\. ^SRiere iz??? ESTABLISHED 1838 BArclay J-5371 ,a^SClL'PP,NGBU^AU '65 Church Street-^ew York NEW ORLEANS, LA STATES Cfrc. D. 94,086 I^ALTER WINCHELL Bette Davis' New Revue Still Playing to SRO Stairwn.ir t/?? +i?╜?? e*~?╟÷ Stairway to the Stars: The Bette &Ms revue has changed nearly |yerything; except the star and j I ^.Standing Room Only sign. |J Broke the Pittsburgh Nixon The, o ater record with $41,000. Why, by the way, doesn't Bette's show mention the name of the director? . . . Tom Donnelly, a Washington reviewer, is the newest of the hatchet gang to finish writing a play .. I Locals hear that at least Cooke guides the program with the type of class conveyed by Senor Juan Daly ... La Grable is quoted: "There are thousands of women with legs prettier than mine." (I don't believe it) .'. ' Van Heflin's starrer, ,"The Shrike," is discovering gold in the hinterlands . , . Several Vth ave emporiums have installed cocktail bars?╟÷an oasis for harried shoppers . . . "Wish" is the :ai mm aueast *?√ß'&<* snoppers . . .."Wish" is two. of the three Philly papers will season's lone musical smash have new drama r.rifi>c i^'+fco Th* * v."wv, j. w.ny iJaiJWS.'Will I have new drama critics in.-the I near future ... Rodgers & Ham- I merstein will open their next k\show at Cleveland; Cheryl Craw- Ivford will debut, her new Tennes- I i\e Williams play in Chicago and I a yeral other top Broadway pro- 1 d\ Vers are looking at maps of the I m\l-wes.t. The trend is to get .*. away from those tired old faces in Boston & Philly . . . Cinerama's eve'd perfs are jjsfeCout" Until early '53. Hapt>|^r?ew|Year! ... Ken BangharfjjTinitiallB'way show, "I Found A^ril," haia big demand for adyaRce ti.cketl. Constance Bennet^tars, whilb explains -that .m. Hollywelrd is jammed withjfbbless starl#s and lovelies. 415 dFthem respolded to \ the S^fitoilffiESl^Las Wegas) chorus call m TV^'Visa'i quote: "There's mfle to glamor than } sticking ybu^|3hest out" / . There The Mills Biros, version of??the oldie, "Glow Worm," makes it sound superior; ,to most newies ... Jo St^fferd purring "You Belong to Me" -belongs close to the ears. I j There. was a^3>^>f exciting I drama m the reca^ure of Lin- I coin s- assassination via "Omni- (busV?╟÷the teeyy wonder. Alistair Middle-of-the-Night Vignette: j You've read a lot about him (per- J haps) here and* in other colms. j ... If you've strolled Broadway I or W. 57th (near Carnegie) you.f have seen this tiny man (with I the nice face) scratching away j on his fiddle. ... Rarely stops recitaling, on key or off. ... Too busy to accept your offerings?╟÷ which you must drop in lily cups, in all topcoat pockets. . -. . Anyway, after calling it a night the other dawn, he went to Hansen's (the all-night drug store at 51st j and 7th) and emptied:J|w3 paper.,! cups on the eashi^^i^bunter.' I . . . $4.35 in coih$;^^^|^e cashier traded them f^^|%fc paper I bucks?╟÷and shovedihe 3*5 cents I back to him. . . .'I^^said theI' rich mendicant (\^^1 sweep of j the hand), ''t^a^%^yi^!ii__ PRESS CLIPPING BUREAU 165 Church Street - New York STATEN ISLAND, N. Y ADVANCE Circ. D. 39,748 fiOlNGffilfeAT ^IRNARD BARUCH will play him- mil in "Main street to B'way," pic- tpre premised on 'living theatre," to be made in M'hattan ... Auriel Macfie, of NBC, becomes bride of Russell Douglas, wine exec, on 28th . Racing Form reveals Aga Kh,gn was Britain's most successful thoroughbred owner of year. Collected over 250' G's, with 291 stakes winners?╟≤. ... H'wood's Ann Miller and Ft. Knox's Sherman Fairchild all over town . . . As ofj this writing, Matty Fox, millionaire and former film fashioner, and Fred Packard, son-in-law of J. Arthur Rank, British movie mogul, top contenders for RKO picture plant . . . "Dial 'M' For Murder," Maur- ce Evans thriller, recovered production cost, $35,000, in three weeks, unprecedented rapidity . . . Frank Sinatra, arriving at "21" in brand- new huff, "gift" of customs agent who delayed his return from Kenya for several hours v~v*#'-:i*h^ ...I . CHANDLER.' COWLES dispelling rumoia^^^l^eorner of '--?╟÷^ v - Steak M'^^^fil's produi effort -l^fe/revival of ' Sing";^sfira-vt,enore ress v?4J|PKndrews am 2oK:;$|r guest si Entratte^gjs-bonifale it < sky N. Y, press . to ^afi-jVegas,-. 5] 16, for premiere of Sards' Hotel ,?·. Copa, by "the why^^T'fWeTWWsiC- ing at tf2l school.. JIM J