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Will De merely CnaC OF mOQel. Z.
CinemaScope which, in How
adapted for the first time to a p
dimensions.
= Unlike THE Robe" which had
the usually majestic pageantry
of early Christianity, the second
CinemaScope production is ro-
mantically comic in essence .
The question it raises is how
much a conventional size screen
story can be inflated in projec-
tion without bursting =. Twen-
tieth Century Fox, Cinema
Scopes founding father so to
speak, is wisely not leaving the
burden of the first comedy in the
new process to Miss Monroe E.
1t has flanked her with a pair of
its other top dazzlers, Betty
Cradle and Lauren Bacall.
Glamorously, at least, this is
big casting 1t will be inter-
esting to see whether it is big
enough.
ACTRESSES YEAR?: Broad
ways major excitement this sea-
son to date has been provided by
distaff performers in plays of
sometimes Indifferent distinction
>. Among the new, and older,
girls who have captured the
critics hearts are Deborah Kerr,
''Tea and Sympathy; Mary
Martin, Kind Sir" Lillian Gish,
''The Trip to Bountiful;;" jose
phine Hall. THE Solid Gold
Cadillac" Margaret Sullivan.
"Sabrina Fair"
The reception to these clearly
establishes that chivaTry is not
dead in criticism.
And, in this connection, the
Playwrights' Company is up to
something that might look like
an effort to corner the glamor
market With Miss Kerr and
Miss SULLIVAN already to its
credit, it is after the crown
princess of the lot This is
Audrey Hepburn, reputedly ready
for the Playwrights "Undine."
by the late Jean Giraudoux
Roman Holiday" the film. and
"Gigi," the play, may have left
Miss Hepburn shy of first lady Of
the theater standing, but beyond
cavil she is it's first girl An
honor she might prefer at her
age.
PEOPLE AND PROJECTS:
John Lee Mahin, a Hollywood
writer who keeps busy in spite
of the most ruthless production
cuts, has still another job
He will write the screen play of
Paramount's remake of THE
Covered Wagon" Which still
ranks as one of the all-time
boxoffice favorites Rex Har-
rison, who told this reporter last
week that he had no film COM
mitments. got one just before he
left Washington He will
star in Warmers production of
Sir Walter Scott's tale of the
crusades. The Talisman."
1t will be done in CinemaScope, a
narrative deemed big enough for
the biggest process available.
. Robert Morley the English
star who did not come here with
'The Little Hut" his lopg-run
London hit, will make it before
the season is over A domes-
tic comedy with a French flavor,
"The Ostrich's Eggs" is listed
as the Morley enterprise
The early demise of THE Little
Hut" on Broadway is attributed
to Morley's absence from the
cast.
y Il y
LIVELY WEEK: Live enter
tainment will have a lively week
around here -. Opening to-
night at the Shubert is Martyr
Green in Bernard Shaw's Mis-
alliance" And, at the Ma
tional. the Mia Slavenska- Fred
eric Franklin ballet company in
a week of repertory High
light of the first program is
Valerie Belts pantomime ver-
sion of Tennessee Williams "A
Street Car Named Desire"
The companyS stars will dance
the roles of Blanche Dubois and
Stanley KoWalski Other
items on tonight's program are
Concerto Romantico," Il
Laughed at Spring." and THE
Nutcracker Suite
Tomorrow night brings Arena
Stages new play. Thieves Car
nival," comedy with music and
dance by Jean Anouilh. It is
directed by Louis Cara, best
known around here for his tele-
vision work.
For children: Tell-A-Tale The
ater will present it's final per-
formances of Snow White and
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