Evening star., 1951-06-17
The Posing Show
Box Office Summers
Stun Even Producers
Greet Caruso and 'Fobiolo' Set Marks
Thot No One Con Quite Exploin
The Posing Show
By Joy Carnody

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headlines and lead paragraphs Negatives
No doubt sneakngy positive phrase, this is truth that
anguish by publishers
Nevertheless, there thing carrying
explain anything without violating the
negaves2 OF he start "An things
picable' but the phrase itself make him
headed the editor will who would write that for
paper deserves beeadng than the negayt who simply
says Nobody can explain anything anymore"
Success Was Never So Puzzline
It is Iue however. that nobody cam least the
movies Ine movie makers and exhibitors used TO Be ne this
that this movie failed that succeeded Today all
to be- production makes 1t does make
money and it is equally battling
There illustrate befuddle-
ent perfectly Both happen to be enormously successful
OF cde delight to the masses and of delightful profits to their
producers
The Great caruson the other is Fabiola
Exhibitors of these close their and think 1916
the only incidentally that the industry
When the Palace sold the former the
other night the effect virtually delerious
sssssth ticket prepared any the sale Of
the next one Telephones began to ring Offices
ypewriers to click publicity departments
in movie studios with the realization that there been
one great Caruso.
Needed Another Greet Couso
Two by heaven would industry confident was
on Its old golden feet +
One hundred thousand delighted than any single
over this happy turn of Ihe Great Caro the
producer and exhibitors STILL they why been
thus oldwyn Mayer really expectation
TINS result Hopes just has everything
he makes in the entertainment field deep
In popularity like this.
Why did 1t happen? elecrfyng memory of Carlso
Two generations have intevened story
which is merely pale image of the Not
the production of which many elaborate
and delightful to the eye.
What then? Well. sure Maybe Mario LAMA but
only maybe After two crooners
baritones soaking their heartbak sp perhaps the sight and
sound of tenor who throws his willing to
rupture his vocal chords what public for
Nevertheless those who make this Judgment only
guess
No One Really Cores to Explain
Besides when picture sell city the
Size OF washington WELL really needs explanation
Fabiola has attracted nothing like but it
more recently released The momentum
start virtually fabulous could say
the worst they said for it considerably positive
The Italian extravaganza frankly worry American
osnuors before they dizzy at the sight
lines After all it foreignanguage picture had
Deen dubbed with English sound
most cases Moreover it had been ruhessy
thing like two and oneha bessedy)
spectacle.
Even when used think could about every
thing this sort of docrng would have worry part
Of a distributor.
Fabiola any possible effects this sort Of
tng might have had It is still soaring the
confession to this department the other day. imagine why
any one likes the picture but every seems to-"
Washngons reaction to both pictures identical
OF other parts of the country
However, considering their relative
might be wise to point neither
An the Kings an attendance of
147 731 customers