Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-05
The Passing Show
The Posing Show
Alice Finds Herself
In Middle of oFeud
Her Wonderland Was Never Like
The Disney-Bunin battle-ground
By Jay Cormody

The famous battle of the Aces in wonderland in its final
phases with Walt Disney an easy winner over Lou Bunin of Chi
cago England and France.
Bunins Alice in Wonderland will close its engagement
the Trans tomorrow night after Dsneys
version will go for knows long at Keh's
Nevertheless for as long it lasted the oldest conflict
that will long dying Competition the movies is
always rather heated but the duel of the Aes
first hand-to-hand embrogio in years
1t something talk about virtually everybody talked
Disney Victory Wos Anticipated
possibly sponsors Bunn Alice" there is no
despite sensational upset
victory Davids in the winning sports
writer's tire of saying good big
than good little and there question of Dneys virtual
invade.
In spite of the the HOLLYWOOD triumph
neither is the dream girl created by Lewis Carol She merely
the attractive of variations of the heroine
whom too sophisticated to suit tastes the other too phys
imagination.
Each liberties with open
the charge of ampeng with classic but Disney let of the
lightly this account for the simple that his resions
at least in the imaginative spirit of the original There
nothing day or solemn about his Aces adventures For all
her at pleasing adults without dspeasing
chdrenher visit to Wonderland dancing journey full
and light-hearted humor.
Disney Alice Entertaining Figure
Even though he gives musical might
fit better Broadway musical and supporting which
universally Disneys figure pure
ved carrying the
perated with his oxford associates he charmed
rabbit a wonderful other world
This effort to tell two stories, Aces of
less successfully than Dsneys trick of blending
land" and Through the Looking Glass"
Dneys big margin Of superiority well lie in his method
and style Of production His color infinitely
They adaptable the most imaginative aspects Wonderland
singing flowers dancing Cheshire cat that
to other of the phenomenal phenomena
Aices dream world
The visual flow of his picture unmpeded
jerky story he tells may require it to be.
Puppets Prove More Rigid Performers
Bunns puppets the other hand far rigid
They must moved from position
individual shot It is aboouS the labor of
in the fixed and slower tempo of the picture.
Another advantage of Dsneys style the
completely while Bunn least likely
to leave with feeling of being outside looking
the and manipulation puppets tendency
divert the onlooker As
manipulaorS of the puppets.
Naturally anything that diverts attention from Alice
much to answer for in picture of Alice in Wonderland
the contest between Disney and Bunn the
1t served focus public upon movies at
higher quality films consprng customers out
of the recent apathy Moreover had the bringing
direct comparison foreign film with profoundly
coloraon with result that definitely attering
Nor the conflict harmful good spirit
the major studios ranks involving it has two rather
independent groups.
AS for Aices the whole exciting thing could
not be surprised than followed
into brand-new Wonderland.