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dinator, Miss Chase might well
be justified in abandoning alto
gether her participation in the
company's performances. She
prefers, however, merely to cur
tail her efforts, confining herself
to playing character roles in Ger
tain ballets. One of these is Fall
River Legend" in which she Gre
ates the character of the Step
mother.
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SATURDAY SUMMARY: Warner
Bros. will lose no time into getting
into the three-dimensional film
field It has just closed a deal
for production of a feature-length
film in Natural Vision on which
actual shooting will start Jan. Is.
The first. Of the company's
rd-dimensioh features, yet to
be chosen, will also be in Warner
color. Nelson Eddy, who has
been making concert appearances
since his departure from Holly
wood, will try new field starting
in mid-January. This will be
a series Of night club bookings.
Moulin Rouge" John Huston's
candidate for this years Academy
awards. got in just under the
wire. It established it's eligi-
bility by opening this week at the
Fox Wiltshire Theater in Los
Angeles. same time as well as place
of the premiere of his last years
winner. "The African Queen"
The latter earned an acting
oscar" for Humphrey Bogart,
and nominations for Katharine
Hepburn and Huston. Holly
wood. feeling competitive if not
over-conf1dent about the future,
comes down to the end Of the
year with a total Of 219 films
ready for release.
Gary Cooper who won the ALL
American poll Of Boxofice rnaga-
zine earlier in the week, finishes
a sizzling second in Motion Pic
ture Herald's ranking Of the stars
in terms Of boxoffice earnings
Topping Cooper in this survey is
the comedy team of Martin and
Lewis. Last years winner, John
Wayne. drops to third for 1852,
followed by Bing Crosby, Bob
Hope, James Stewart, Doris Day,
Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward and
Randolph Scott. Cooper and
Crosby have been on the list 13
times in the last 13 years. the only
two Of their kind.
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Martin and Lewis are not the
only pair who can afford to dis
dain the critics. most of whom are
stolidly unmoved by the teams
slapstick .. Abbott and Costello
also have ground for a last laugh
at the reviewers Their cur
rent Abbott and Costello Meet
Capt. Kidd" is the weeks fourth
film in national boxof1ice standing
despite scathing reviews.
Come mid-January, Arena Stage
will present its first new play Of
the season This will be
Robert Anderson's "All Summer
Long" :. Anderson, q busy man
for a new playwright. is also au-
thor Of Tea and Sympathy, +"
which Ella Kazan is now direct
ing for the Playwrights Company
|. Alan Schneider. who staged
Arenas current hit, Lady Pre-
cious Stream" will direct "All
Summer Long," It will open Jan
uary 13.
Next weeks stage headliner at
the Capitol theater will be a girl
who has not been around in some
time This would be Frances
Langford D.. The theater'S screen
bill will be Esther Williams Mil
lion Dollar Mermaid" the musical
biography of Annette Kellerman
Washington drama students
will have a chance to question
Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn
after the Wednesday. January IA,
matinee Prior to the question
period, Mr.. Cronyn will speak
briefly on his own and his wife's
experience in "The Fourposter, F"
their current vehicle, and in
earlier productions on stage and
screen.