Evening star., 1953-01-26

not going to go ano see all these
kids in my show thrown out of
work :. I don't need $10O, ,O0O."
+. What is more, he stayed
until the musical ran down at
the boxoffice Hollywood
waited J.. In the cast with Moore
in ION Borrowed Time" will be
another veteran pair, Beulah
Bondi and Leo G. Carroll.
u u v II
PEOPLE; Arthur Miller, au-
thor of Death of A Salesman"
is -basking in the enthusiasm Of
the critics for his latest, 1.-THE
Crucible." It is the power,
not the grace, of Miller's writing
that has awed the profess
Sionals. And. no doubt, the
non-professionals. Arthur
Kennedy and Beatrice Straight
play the leads in the Miller
drama which deals with witch
hunting in early Salem. Mass.
But the biggest hit on
Broadway is Danny Kaye whose
return to New York's Palace
Theater has Gotham gaga. ;.
Including the normally reserved
drama critics. :. Tennessee
Williams Broadway flop. Sum-
mer and Smoke" may yet make
Broadway rue it's indifference
of several seasons ago. Paris
will get the play this spring
under the auspices of jean
Louis Barrault and Madeleine
Reynaud. They saw the
downtown production while on
their New York tour, fell in love
with it. Arena. perhaps, |
could be induced to do it here.
-. This department is an ad-
vocate, with Alan Schneider di-
recting.
Departmental spies agree on
two intense enthusiasms for
Moulin Rouge" One is for |
Collete Marchand's portrait of |
the tart who became Lautrec's |
obsession. The other for
John Huston's wizardry with
his camera. Mile. Marchand,
who made her first American
appearance as ballerina in Ro-
land Petit's Partisan ballet. is not
the only dancer Petit lost to act
ing. His principal. Rene
Jeanmarie. hit in "Hans
Christian Andersen" is in every
bit as much demand as a film
performer. Most fervent
admirer Of Jeanmarie (who
dropped the Renee this corre-
spondent ever met was Ameri-
can Ballerina Mana Gollner.
Who taught him that dancers
enthusiasm for dancers is one
of the most wholesouled of en-
thuSiaSmS.
~ &A
NDAY MEMOS: Guy
Mitchell, much of a vocal hit.
these days, opens a two-weeks'
engagement tonight at the
Crossroads night club. . He
leaves a successful engagement
at New York's La Vie En- Rose,
where he made his bigtime night
club debut. The Canadian
Embassy has invitations out for
a special invitational screening
Of the Dominion's latest docu-
mentary films. The affair is
set for February 2 at the De-
partment of Interior Auditorium.
. :. Bill Callahan will not only
direct but also play the lead in
George Washington University
theater's 1.-THE Scapegoat," based |
upon Franz Kafka's 1.-THE Trail"
. The British Embassy staff |
provides two members of the
cast. Walter c. Oracle, and |
Godfrey Godsell, the latter a
BIC commentator. =. Mildred |
Reimer. young housewife, will |
play the leading feminine role. |
"The Scapegoat" is set for
three performances, February
1921. inclusive. +. Two one-act |
plays are the next project of |
Theater Lobby. They are a
condensation of Thornton Wild
er's "Our Town" and J. M.
Synge's "The Tinker's Wedding"
Jacqueline Unger will direct |
the Wilder play. Goddard Win
terbottom. the Synge work. i
Production dates are February 5, |
6 and 7, and IL, 13, and Il.