Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-13

Moving picture mogu1S worried
at the continuing nose-diving at
the box Offices Of the Nation.
Generally. after Labor Day. movie
cash registers start clicking, but
Paramount Prexy Frank Free
man tells me that, instead, there's
been a slump that ranges from
IL per cent down, with all flick
ers affected. Certainly the in
dustry was helped by new screen
processes and techniques," says
Freeman, but our Country Girl
made in black and white, is roll
ing along to an So million gross.
which, these days, is spectacular
money" Surveys made by the
picture companies indicate that
audiences are fed up with vio-
lence as a theme: that audiences
are eager for new faces: that
TVS top shows still riddle movie
attendance.
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He's not bitter about it, but
Sugar Ray Robinson won't ever
forget those who dropped him
like a hot potato after he lost his
championship. II learned lot
about human nature quick"
says Robinson. Bob Hopes
Tony and Linda will fly to Ice
land Christmas eve to spend the
holiday with him. He'll be enter
tanning the troops. Mario
Lanza's next probably will be q
musical remake of Golden Boy"
at Columbia. . Peggy Lee and
Dewey Martin dating. :. The
Lee Gottliebs CIV Guide) named
him Michael. Byron Sanders
of Shirley Booth show, altar
bound with Claire CeSSard. j
Add N. Y. scenes: A Salvation
Army Santa Claus having his
handwriting analysed in a
Broadway bazaar.
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Bing Crosby mixed a Las Vegas
date for son Gary. says it's mo-
place for a kid. .. Josh Logan's
Middle of the Night" with Ed
ward G.. Robinson and Gena
Rowlands. into rehearsal Decem-
Der 20. John predicts stardom
for Gena in the Paddy Chayev-I
sky play. incidentally. Chayev-
sky's classic. Marty" into the
popular price movie houses. !
The Richard Flynns tson Of the
Democratic biggie. the late Ed
Flynn called the son Michael
Sean. . Henry Fonda budding
with United Artists on Twelve
Angry Men" and other flickers
he'll make in next Is months.
Senator Herbert Lehman's
testimonial at the Roosevelt,
February 8. Gig Young dating
Elizabeth Montgomery. Bob
daughter. After seeing a
screening of Rose Tattoo" Mar
Ion Brando commented: "One Of
the greatest
Charlie Chaplin next plays
king in exile who goes to America
to raise money and is accused of
being a Communist. Huh? :.
Wally Ford's wife seriously Ill.
stroke. Carol Channing's
voltage stepping up THE Vamp"
boxoff1ce. -. Andrea Leeds hus-
barc. Bob Howard, recovering.
He had a kidney removed. i
Diana Lynn and writer Gore vi
dal a twosome. Jay Black
ton. "Oklahoma!" musical d.
rector. selling his Great Neck
house. prefers Hollywood. i
Gary Cooper's daughter, Maria.
having her coming out party at
the Waldorf December 10. !
Ear infection plaguing William
Holden. Margaret Whiting
prefers DR.. Harold Bernstein. . !
Gloria Swanson seeking London
backing for a musical stage YER
sion of Sunset Boulevard" =.
Santa getting ready to make a
clean sweep of the chimneys.
Il
December storks en- route to
the Mai. John Eisenhowers. the
DR.. James McNultys (Ann Blyth),
the Stanley Kramers. the Jack
Palances. =. Gene Krupa lost
his wife, cerebral hemorrhage.
THE Man With the Golden
Arm" to force MPPA to revise
motion picture code?~. Scrib-
ner's Julian Dedman to wed Su-