The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-05-20
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A LITTLE CONFUSING TO THE AUDIENCE
Rita HaywOrth As Salome Is
Starred In Screen Production

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the world was filled with passion,
and pageantry, Is now playing 1t.
the Monroe Theatre screen ii "a.
lumbia Pictures ASalone.,. the
Hollywood screen achievement
climaxed by Rita HaywOrth's per-
Torrance Of the famous Dance 81
the Seven Wells. .'SaIome Y also
stars Stewart Granger and 81.
stars Charles Laushton. A brilliant
supporting cast of featured Play
.ers supports the stars, ID l pro-
ducti0n said to be q rich and r..
warding entertainments master
piece
Miss HayWorth, HoIIyWood's I'M
animous choice for the title role
repeatedly tops her memorable
p0rtrayaIs Of screen temptresses
As SalOme, the princess whose
seductive beauty left her imprint
on history for all time. Granger.
the young British actor who rocket
Cd to international popularity iii
King SOloInon,s Mines and one
.cf the most sOughtafser stars ii
motion pictures with such hits is.
'Scaramouche'' and ..Ihe Prison.
e. Of Zenda plays the Roman
commander CIaudius, who fails ii
love with SaIome.
LaughtOn plays the Iustful Herod
whose desire for bis stepdauehter
Sal0me led to the beheadine Of
John the Baptist, ID one 81 his.
t0ry's most tragic episodes. judith
Anderson portrays the wicked He
rcdias. who used her daughter n
4 pawn, and Sir Cedric Hardwicke
plays the Roman emperor Tiber.
iaas Caesar. Bash sydney who
played The King ID Laurence OIL
ivierss Hamlet was brought from
England e portray ROntius PLATE.
From New YOfk's world famous
Yiddish Ar Theatre came Maurice
SchWagtz fOr ne part 0f Herod's
High Priest Ezra, while stage, "a.
do ard Nv star Arnold Moss
plays KIexodias, schenaing council
Iur, Micha John tie Baptist &
played by Alan Badel. brillian IN.
gliah actor making bis American
Tim debut.
Miss HayWoeth rehearsed the
sensuosls imprisoned Dance of
the Seven Wells for % days. de.
ternined q make Ii everything
tlat 400 years ~ Sal0lne legend
had led people r. expect. Came
Fas did not ron On her perfor.
nance n her career. HolIywood's
verdict q an enthusiastic Yes. 4
The story d Sal0me, which start
"a with Just g verses Ia tie Bib.
licaI books IL Matthew ana Mark,
presented innuFnerahle problems
To producer buddy Adler and
director william Diekerle. The sal
ONE legend had Inspired hundreds
81 books and works 0k art vary
III theif appraisaIs 0f the dancing
princess 0f GAililee. Was she bad2
Was she eoOdf Was Hsrod IN evil
ruler d ! weakling q his Wite's
p0werl
The need for authenticity result
ed III what probably has been the
greatest concern fof detail that
ever was lavished 81 ] Hollywood
produckion. DieteFle took com
pany . ne Holy Land q film
extefi0rs On the very ground
where 4 81 first happened. Il Is
John Tue Baptist's own Jordan that
H0ws through the sexual Galilee
where pilate and Hsrod ruled, and
SalOme sceaes were filmed m
TIE aeifsane hills II Bethlehem
that kirst heard ne great Sermon
0n the Mount .SaIome q ne
first nloti0n picture Il utilize the
actual Biblical sites il III is en-
teriorS
Europe md he East were comb
"a fpr silks and 0ther fahrics 70
make Mss HaywnrsIax nineteen
costumes. sheer - c0bwehs,
bright with Gil the col0rs 81 the
spectrum and patterned after the
fashions. U ancient Home and
Palestine. they represent the
ErealasE triumph Il colnmhia's de-
signeK Jean Louis
Miss HaywoEth's exciting Dance
IL the Seven Vells was created by
valerie nestis. noaed Broadway
choreOerapher. expressly for he
him aEd tie stak: Il 4 danced d
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