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ESTABLISHED 1888 BArclay 7-5371 PRESS CLIPPING BUREAU 165 Church Street - New York DALLAS, TEX. TIMES HERALD Circ. D. 139,247 - S. 138,409 JUNU 1953 On the Scene?╟÷?╟÷ ie Predicts Song Hits . Saddler: Film & Stage By Virgil Miert The Times Herald Amusement* Editor i oisters cnange nair IN TOWN: Producer Bill Pine, here to see the opening of his and Bill Thoma^ 3-D "Sangaree" at the Majestic, predicts what the nation will be humming this summer- two songs from a new Pine-Thomas 3-D musical to be released as "Those Redheads From Seattle." The picture (once called "Sisters From Seattle") is the first screen musical with an original score in many months, and the songs he and his staff see headed for the Hit Parade: ."Baby, Baby, Baby," by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston, and "I Guess It Was You All the Time," by Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny Mercer. Rhonda Fleming Whe only redhead of the picture, but Teresa Brewer and the Bell Sisters change hair colors to fit the film . . . That's two Jbur Pine-Thomas productions, with a 3-D "^ the Amazon" (Rhonda Fleming, Fer- Pbe completed this week. And the Dollar Bills have chosen their fourth: "The Squaw," to be filmed in Mexico. It, too, will be in 3-D, which Bill Pine believes "is here to stay." ?╟≤ ?╟≤ ?╟≤ Donald Saddler, back in his dancing shoes in "Brigadoon" here, will divide his dance direction time between both Broadway and Hollywood. After "Brigadoon" here, he goes to the Coast to talk a new picture (his most recent dance direction was in "By the Light of the Silvery Moon"). He's been asked to restage "Wish You Were Here," for the* London stage, and fashion dances for-an Anna Magnani revue in Rome. Of his work as choreographer for Broadway's newest Jgjit, "Wonderful Town" (which won him a Manhattan ||||ntomette Perry Award), he says: "I couldn't have gpkaie it without the groundwork in. dance direction I "?^-|i&d in Dallas the last two summers." ?╟≤ '?╟≤ ?╟≤ ^iP-;^ - THE SHOW-GO-B^tW-SK-iS^^I^esfeB^-Hutto (once-of .this night scene") returns to open July 6 at Abe's Colony Club ..; National. Publicist Phillip Bloom, who saw the "Brigadoon" opening I here, flies back to town for the opening of "Best Foot Forward" j June 22 ... A bouquet to Perry Como for his latest single on ! -.-Victor- Records: a bright "Keep It Gay" and "No Other Love," ?╟≤ both songs from Rodgers & Hammerstein's new "Me and Juliet", MC . Polly Bergen, who1 sang at the Mural Room two seasons back 3i.before starting a film career, may come back to town this summer ~zin a series of visits to cities on behalf of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's ;~'first 3-D picture "Arena" . . . Now it's Carol Channing readying a night club act. It will be routined by Charles O'Curran (Betty ./Button's husband) . . . From the Columbia lot: Jose Ferrer asked Aldo Ray, "How Was It?" after Ray had just kissed Rita Hayworth for the first time in "Miss Sadie Thompson." Smiled Ray: j^'Just like kissing Rita Hayworth" . . . William Holden phones ---that he will be back in Dallas June 19 for a three-da^f visit as s:house guest of the Lee Segalls. pl^^-'% - ' :gp* ?╟≤ ?╟≤ ?╟≤ :Mff?║0 ,afk:r Film Roses: 20th Century Fox's executive sales tfian- ?√ß ager William G, Gehring will come to Dallas Tuesday foi?||hes -_<_ first Southwestern showing (at the Palace for exhibitc^lfnd press) of CinemaScope . . . R. J. O'Donnell of Interstaffifeae?╜m aters here speaks today in Beverly Hills to Hollywood's |||||e- I tors of Publicity . . .The Dallas-formed International Dmm&n Theater Owners Association^ill get its operational iuj^by ..- asking every drive-in in the world to give special miinight shows on July 3. All profits to IDTOA. | ?╟≤ I ?╟≤ -'Ik^^* - LAS VEGAS REPORT: A Nevada spy of ours is cheering over : the new night club act of Jane Powell a?· the Desert Inn: "Singing : songs like 'The Jewel Song' from 'Faust' and 'The Liar Song' from ?╟≤ the movies, her exuberance reminds one of Judy Garland in her best days" . . . And times are like these: Robert Merrill, who was ; singing here-last month with the Met in "Rigoletto," opened last night at the Sands' Copa Room with Louis Armstrong. (H^Sands : is the swankiest of the.swankeries.) . . . Ben Goffstfein.^ppaingo : is getting a face-lifting. Ben's joint was only fabulous^belo^^- . . : Joe E. Lewis, who's been at the El Rancho Vegas, wilj return there [-"after three weeks at Hollywood's. Mocambo. Comments Joe E.: "They just figured it out. If I play there (El Rancho Vegasjphree:: [ more years, I'll be paid up" . . . And there's the brand-new act ' of Tallulah Bankhead (a possibility for the Baker Hotel's forthcoming'new Terrace Room). Tallu "Has been at the Sands hitting ?√ßVegas with an atomic bang, and telling custonT&ff "w*TMs night club work is nothing new for me. I've spent half of my life in saloons. This is just the first time I've been paid for it." Her funniest sketch: Of a woman, who knows nothing about gambling, seeing Las Vegas for the first time. She's amazed to see people raking in money. "I suppose," she reasons, "they make so much money on the food, they can afford to carry the gambling." Seeing roulette, she remarks: "It's open to the public? Why, dahling, how democratic of you." Of dice: "How dare you say I'm faded. It's just this horrible lighting you have in here. JUL ens PRESS CLIPPING BUREAU Established 1888 LOS ANGELES San Francisco Portland - Seattle New York, N. Y. Herald Tribune (Cir. 633,364) MAY 25 19SS ESTABLISHED 1838 f BArclay 7-5371 PRSSllIjPPING BUREAU ?╟≤ l65;Cfaf?·h Street - New York %EW YORK, N. Y. M JGtjJ|NAL AMERICAN CIf|fi=3692'509 - S< 1,039,550 IP 17 1953 L Hollywood Highlights: , Talluiahl I what she ' ^ gambling jojnt?? rg. for A i appearance when^?^personal * Sands Hotel riS^^onethe t Cross-our sh'otJvfd ^ *Ke [f2>*ss'?? show^?╜s are coveredl Italian Company Wants Lana to Star in "Helen" By .-LOUELLA O. PARSONS, $*?·!&'' ^ r Motion Picture Editor, International News Service HOLLYWOOD, June 17. J* LISTEN TO THIS NEWS, WARNER BROTHERS! Wi: J > Lana Turner may star in "Helen of Troy" for an Italian company. All depends on whether MGM heads approve th^script which is being sent to them from Rome Some of the Italian pictures are shot on the cuff, with'scenes being written as they are filmed. MGM wants to be sure there'* a script in Englishkbefore permission is given Lana. Warners, who already have announced "Helen of Troy" as a coming picture,,; had better get busy?╟÷but quickly. SALLY FORREST is the latest to desert Hollywood for a fling in a Broadway show. After she finishes "Son qf Sinbad" at RKO, Sally heads East to start rehearsals and a short road tour in | "Three Stories High," a shocker of mayhem and murder, written by Winifred W^e^ The role is an exacting one ?╟≤?╟÷ Sal plays thfee. different women, one a dancer. George Brandt and Jaj||.Gordun are the producers wha have.slated Oct. 15 loi-0&'-^m York open- ing* '^^ra elllfp THE EXPLANATION Zsa Zsa Gabor gave when she fi- ?╜sattv vod^cp nally an??id. in New York was Rm,n*f ??*?·?!* that she M know' she -vfas -^mdJpr, Broadway supposed til^jthere a week ago Monday. > She t^plipdrters when she finishes. shooting on "Public Enemy. No. 1" she will meet with George Sanders and discuss their matrimonial ^differences*^^* how well Marlene can cook. Some years ago she baked a cake for me. * * * -?√ß SUCH A NICE letter from D. F. Karaka, editor of the Bombay Current. He writes to say someone sent hinya cutting of an interview with me doubting that I had added a paper in Bombay to my list. It's very nice of editor Karaka to take up the cudgels in my j behalf. He wrote to the author I of the articles. In justice to the man who wrote them, I don't believe he doubted the accuracy of my Statement. He just wanted to make a funny about Parsons type stuff being read by the Hindu in the street. \ However, I am extremely grate- I ful to Mr. Karaka for his kind- I ness in coming to my defense. SNAPSHOTS OP HOLLY- I WOOD Collected at Iteftta: Steve Crane with his jnd I Lana Turner's daughterjipryl Crane, and Cheryl's grand- mother, Mrs. Mildred Turner, having dinner together at the Captain's Table. Sorry to miss the Herbejk I Kalmus party, which I am toil! : was delightful. Eleanor, as5S}.[ ways, was a charming hosteippr T^^e-longest dinner date in town was that *o?*AarJhur mew Jr. and Mary Murfch^CdfcmiM actress. They started. at seven and at one in the morning wiere still at the table at Chasen's. JANeI^YMAN is the la$gt to succumb to the lure of Las Major SuraerV Vegas .??$?║>?║ Nowhere are salaries comparable to those - paid in the Nevada ;*reso?·i,?·SO come November or early December, Janie will be the star abaction at the ?√ß?√ßSand&.|Hot^ii)|(^yry- giri wju sjng and have Agft^vAibe ex-Copa beautie^^background chorus. I am sprejft#QU^hear Jane on my radio show singing one of her songs from' Sp&'s. Do It Again," her Columbia picture, iyou know Jane wilU|ra-real attraction. She made her stage debut when she was one of the young starlets oh my first personal appearance 1&u^|p& a ..' k -?√ß?√ß". - s ?√ß?√ß'?√ß..;. MARLENE DIETRICH'S husband, Rudy Sieber, is re cuperating oh a ranch hear Santa Barbara from a serious . ulcer condition. Although he _|, and Marlene have been sepa- "r rated for many many -years, she's never-thought about a divorce, and has remained friendly with him. In Las Vegas: they are all talking about the time Marlene went into the kitchen and whipped up some ham and eggs for Tallulah. Bankhead, after the kitchen was closed. I know Gertrude Niesen'sTmotherkis, recovering in Queen of Angels .Hospital from major surgery." Gertie flew from New York to be with her mother. Donald O'Connor,, who ' has' moved into a beautiful -new; home, gave his first dinner^j-i urday night?╟÷and planriii^ll himself. Joanne Gilbert becomes of age next month, and then watch out for her marriage to Danny Arnold. * At the Tallyho, John Payne was with Sandra Curtis, ex-wife of the late Allan Curtis. Now that Phillip Crosby is out of the hospital and well on the way to recovery following his operation, Bing has postponed his return until the 25th. He and Lindsay and all the JUL ens PRESS CLIPPINp BUREAU Established 1888 SAN FRANCESCO T> i??S4^fcs Portland- Seattle San Francisco, Calif Examiner lC"- D. 2^060 - ?║. 564,448) I FINALLYjiasited Las VeWs I I nd was fortifii^e <??idimtp be I I here on Robert Me\rill^%5en. I I ig night. You'd JUi&kan ope- | atic star might not go over in | night club, but so enthusiastic I ^ere those listened that calls of j I Bravo! Bravo! Please come J ack! More! More!" were f eard. On the same program*^wfefej. ' Bob, sharing star honors, wast.-' Louis Armstrong and the greatest jazz band, with Co^Golemtpr the drums an<l & hot%ai3^P Marty NapoleorBiand Velma Middleton^ tiny singer of some! 400 pottHrdSr*^%rf|g?║ It's smart showmanship on the part of Jack Entratter to offer this widely varied program. I sat through two shows ?╟÷that's how much I enjoyed it. Betty Hutton and Charlie O'Curran, sat next to us. Betty goes into the Desert Irb,^ but she was at The Sands for the opening which delighted so many people. boys will go to Elko for the remainder of the Summer. Larry Finley entertained his parents on their 47th wedding anniversary at the Mocambo. Merle Oberon was the house guest, during the Coronation, of the Duke and Duchess of Bec- cleuch, parents of Lord Dalkeith, who visited Merle in Hollywood. He was once ?╟≤Princess Margaret's favorite escort, but was recently married and he and his.beautiful bride were in the same house party with Merle. Hear from London that while Sylvia Gable is very gay, she has no boy friends, and is getting a great kick out of chaperoning her niece, Loretta Bleck. Tbe .romance between Jay Dobbs, granddaughter of Mary Roberts Rhinehart, and Niven Busch is yesterday's news. She was supposed to come to Hollywood butsuddenly canceled her trip. That's all ' today. See you tomorrow*-^^' X