Evening star., 1955-07-27

nothing compared 70 what Mleha
Climax production Of 'Dr. Jekyll
$3.50, CBS-e1.
Ever since the shoW was an
nounced I've been wondering
how Rennie would do Il. One
early release said IL would be ae-
complained BY special 'light-
ing" but that seemed pretty
thin.
Yesterdays naail brought the
real dope from Hollywood
though, and II your stomach can
stand 1t, here are the sruesone
details for the txansformation.
The materials-and I quote:
81. Thin red felt tubes 10 be
inserted between the lower lip
and teeth. to induce . beast
like bulge
'2. Two round rubber nose
plugs which, when inserted In
the nostrils, bring about the
same swelling effect as the lip
pads.
IS. Three sizes Of warts, each
with. q long, resin-rubbed hair
attached. (The wart grows as
Hyde more and more thoroughly
commands the personality Of
Jekyll.)
Il. Three sizes Of eyebrows
all applied with glue to the
bridge Of Rennie's rose-one an
inch wide and Just meeting the
actors own eyebrows, the second
three inches wide, and the third
extending completely across his
forehead. (These also grow as
the character Of Hyde extends
itself.)
IS. An animal like hair-piece
that fits down over Rennie's
hairline, considerably lowering
his forehead.
""After Jekyil drinks his soul
changing potion, Rennie VIII
swiftly slip the lip pad, nose
plugs and wart into place. While
the camera focuses on the lower
part Of his face, makeup direc-
tor Bob Keats viii place the eye
brow addition, and as the CAM
era pans slowly upward to take
in the eyes and lower brow.
Keats will hurriedly deal with
the hairpiece. The camera rises,
to reveal Hyde fullblown!"
And Harrison, fun under the
sofa.
Add Workouts: q. 8. Steel's
next show, "The Seventh Vet" :"
which costars Diana Lynn ana
Dan O'Herlihy (Aug. 81 has cos
tune designer Gene Cof1n
sleepless. "Miss Lynn" means
Cofin "has seven changes In
the first act Of the play alone.
In the second act, she has Is
costume changes. And most OF
these changes have to be made
in between 40 and so seconds and
allow time for hairdressers and
makeup people as well as for
Miss Lynn to get from one set to
another"
The Inimitable Mae Bush:
That was Macs picture all right
that Jack Webb flashed during
his "Pete Kelly's Blues" show
Sunday and the line brought the
laugh the writer hoped for. The
picture on the cover Of the old
time screen magazine was Mae
Murray's, by the way, but Webb
didn't mention 1t.
Jackie Gleason is the comedian
who first used Mae Busl1's name
for a gag and maybe it should be
Jackie who is the first to retire
the bit-permanently.
The late Mae Bush, according
to friend Of hers now residing
In Washington, was o lovely per-
son. mot a breath Of scandal
was ever attached to her name,
he points out. "She can't defend
herself now, Of course" he adds
"but 1t makes me angry to see
her name used 50 Thought
1essly."
Query Dept: What ever pos
sessed NBC to switch Zone
Mans Family" from its accus-
toned early evening hour to the
1918 pm. spot?
As long as the show isn't spon-
sored, why doesn't WRC tape
it and continue to present it al
a more convenient time for its
many fans.
This is probably the mos'
kicked-around show on the all
probably because it's beer
around for 50 long and has
therefore, had more opportunity
to be punted from one spot tt
the other.
How about 1t. WRC?
y 4 y 4
Coming Up: "Svengali and tn
Blond" Saturday, WRC-4) Is
''test spectacular" whatever tha'
means, and Producer Alan Han
dley wires that future produc'
tions Of original musical dramas
depend ON how it is received
(Is 1t . test for the othel
networks, too?)
Studio One offers q chop-choI
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