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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-08
HOLLYWOOD ALSO FIGHTS TV
WITH FILMS MADE FOR ADULTS
By GEORGE N. ALLEN

NEW YORK. Jan. (NANA).-Some Hollywood pro-
ducers are rising challenge Of teevon by throwing
out the old FINLAND superstition that to make movies
have to be aimed to catch the nickels and dimes Of the
l2-year-ods In the audience They have made UP their
minds to produce Aims with adult themes for adult audiences
One such producer is Hal Wallis independent. He
has just turned out 1.-THE Rose Tattoo" by Tennessee
williams The Aim deals with the life of frustrated.
sex-conscious woman after her husband killed Anna
Magnan Italys pride strong contender for Academy
Award for her wild and wooy performance the widow
Most Hollywood producers cling fast to the tenet that
any film with adult theme necessarily aienates part Of
its potential audience thus cutting down the profits And
with the astronomical budgets in FINLAND. the
producers they just can't afford to ALLEVIATE anypotenta
customer-from IL to 60
Wallis after many years in the flm business has come
to the conclusion that this position Is not correct
I'VE can make movies for adults and still make money
he said in interview eevision handles touchy subjects
regularly we'll have to do the to stay in business
Anyway, believe the movie industry constantly under
estimates the intelligence Of the audience tries to please
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chair and give them a real
shock"
The studio has seen good
times and bad during the hec-
tic history of Hollywood. The
worst days came in the late
'40s, when TV cut movie pro-
duction to the nub. But the
studio weathered the storm
by converting to TV Aims and
now is buster than 1t has ever
been. It's also the site for
occasional features, like Gold
wyn Seniors Guys and Dolls"
and Juniors 1.-THE Man with
the Gun"
What is Sam Hill going to
do now?
First I'm going to Hawaii,
then I plan to tour around the
country. You can't do much in
two weeks vacation and
that's all I've had for the
past "a years. I'm going to
make up for 1t now"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-08
THOMAS

Continued From Page E.,
ing around and playing Jokes.
He was full of fun, and some
times I think that was why
he and Mary broke up.
Everybody on the lot had
to play badminton. He was
liable to drop into the office
any time and say. Come on.
let's play He had q court
where the rehearsal hall is
now. and you had to play. or
else.
HE was q great one for
practical jokes. He never had
q set without at least one
chair wired with electricity. He
didn't care who the visitor
was-Henry Ford or anybody
he'd set them down in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-08

mirth of its first half gives
way to ominous sadness later.
but the performance is so SUI
perior and the golden Ian
guage Of O'Casey so limpid
that a spectator must be case
hardened indeed not to feel
it q memorable evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-08
BY WILLIAM GLOVER

NEW YORK, Jan. Z R.-
Ruth Gordon, a brilliant stage
star, is a rare woman indeed
she doesn't mind getting older
and even tells you her age.
I'm certainly glad I got
over my youth" she proclaims.
THAT is a terrible time"
Miss Gordon, one of the half
dozen senior great ladies of the
American theater. is celebrate
ing her 40th anniversary in
show business right now with
perhaps her biggest triumph.
the title role in Thornton
Wiideris 1.-THE Matchmaker" at
the Royale. It has, she says.
brought the most extraordi-
nary" notices Of her career.
this after q seven years alb
sence from Broadway.
A lady Of fortnight candor,
Miss Gordon unhesitatingly
discusses with one and all her
professional anniversary and
her age. which Is SO.
They're Doing Well
Lots Of us who aren't
chickens any more are doing
all right these days." she
chuckles. ticking OF achieve
ments Of such sister celebri-
ties as Fontanne, Cornell and
Hayes.
The salad years. she reflects,
are apt to be full OF heart.
aches. heartburn and sore
arches.
1T would have been q great
comfort to know 20 years ago
that today I'd be having a big
triumph" she points out.
Versatility is part of the
Gordon full-life formula, for
besides being a star player,
she is a playwright Of no mean
skill, q creator of short stories,
and. in private life. the wife of
Carson Kanin, another author
and one of the theater's most
sought directors.
She explains where the
energy and time for so many
endeavors is obtained.
She Eats o Lot
II eat an awful lot" the
petite star AYERS. And acting
doesn't take up too much time
after rehearsals when you get
going. There are all those
afternoons to spare"
Currently she is working on
q play, 1.-THE Cook Book" and
also has In her trunk a novel.
The latter led to the former.
The main problem with her
prose efforts sis always the
same. it's the length. I gen.
orally write 20 times too
much"
She and Kanin pursue sepa-
rate writing ways, until q prod
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-08
THE BROADWAY WEEK
Ruth Gordon Is Glad
She Got Over Her Youth

ucC is unlSneQ - were Dotn
very individualistic and while
I don't mind what you may say
about my writing, one thing !
can't stand is constructive
criticism"
Although she would like
someday to play In her own
new drama, she hopes next to
do "a Month in the Country"
with her husband directing her
for the second time in their
careers.
One Of the most pleasant viz
tues of being before the public
q long time, she says. is the
way in which an actress sud-
denly finds herself strangely
tied into the lives Of so many
people"
Barrie to Ibsen
Her acting assignments have
ranged from Barrie's Peter
Pan" cher first show, in 1915
with Maude Adams) to Ibsen's
"A Dolls House." but there's
no doubt in her mind what
type of acting gives her the
biggest kick.
The heavy dramas Of Ibsen
and similar writer's ARE hard
work, but they are the roles
you stretch your talent with.
However, the real thrill
comes in comedy when you
hear an audience screaming
with laughter. It's wonderful
to be out there with a rollick-
ing bunch of people. It's more
relaxing, too"
Miss Gordon, at 40 and SO.
doesn't seem eager to overdo
the relaxing.
Celtic Commentary
Second Looks at First
Nights: The Irish players have
been arriving en- masse these
recent evenings, and provide
a Celtic commentary on the
highs and lows of contempo-
rary theatrical endeavor.
First in was Frank Carney's
THE Righteous Are Bold"
which unfolds at the Holiday
as an awkward attempt to tell
Of an Irish girl literally pos
sessed of the devil" Eddie
Bowling. as producer and d.
rector. has regretfully missed
creating the Illusion Of credi-
bility.
In brilliant contrast is Sean
O'Casey's Red Roses for Me"
at the Booth. A sensitively
precise cast that is large and
mostly Gaelic has been fused
by Director John Onslaught
messy into a compelling the
atrical experience. 1t is based
on labor troubles in Dublin
OF the l930s. and much of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-22

STAR TROPHY AT STAKE
Gloves Bouts to Climax
Military Team Rivalry

nights contest between Randy
Horne of Quantico and Tabby
Lee of Deslant opposes Billy
Cherrie of Boiling.
Golden Gloves trainers have
their proteges in topnotch condi.
ton for the remainder of the
competition as a result Of recent
preliminary trials.
Four Await Debuts
Only Heavyweights Gary Jaw.
ish and Harold Brown and Wei
terweights Jimmy TAFT and Billy
Ellis are still awaiting their first
performances in the senior di.
vision, and they are on edge
awaiting the bell.
lavish will be handled by the
veteran Paddy Kane. while
Browns instructions will come
from Mel Stevenson, coach of the
Southeast House team. TAFT also
will be under the wing of Kane
in his run for the final sessions
while Ellis coach is Henry
Thomas, who turns out the ring
men for the st. Joseph's A. c.
Tickets for tomorrow nights
seminal show remain ION sale
in the lobby Of The Star. uline
Arena, Fairway Sports Store and
at the American Automobile AS
ISOLATION, They are priced at 81
50 and So.
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Sometime Thing
HeadsFi||yFie|d

MIAMI. Fla. Feb % RI.-.
Hialeah counted IL speedy fillies
and mares for the 7-furlong CO.
lumbiana Handicap today, with
the favorite likely to be Alfred
Gwynn Vanderbilt's Something
Thing.
The 4-year-old daughter Of
Discovery out OF Now and Again
has won four Of FIVE, starts at
Hialeah and was beaten only a
nose by Myrtles Jet in the other.
Sometime Thing will carry 126
pounds and Eric Guerin will
be up.
Also under 1875 pounds, with
Ted Atkinson up, is Wheatley
Stables High Voltage. juvenile
queen in 1854 and runnerup to
her stablemate, Misty Morn. last
year for sophomore honors. High
Voltage finished third behind
sometime InlnR at b IuflonRS
last Thursday in her only out
ing this year.
Hasty House Farms Queen
Hopeful gets in with 1913 pounds,
with John Adams in the irons,
followed in the weights by Clai-
borne Farms Delta. under l18
with Steve Brooks. and Maine
Chance Farms Myrtle's Jet I'M
der ia, with Walter Blum to
ride.
Darby Dan Farms Clear
Dawn. Jack Westrope up, and
George D. Wldener's Rare Treat,
Ray Mikkonen riding. are as
signed liz pounds each.
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IHoIup and Hundley
Unanimous Picks
For AIl-SC Team

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. % up.
Players from i've schools were
named today to the All-Southern
conference basketball team Sc
Ilected by the Southern Confer
ence Sportswriters' Association.
The first team includes Joe
Holup Of George Washington,
Darrell Floyd Of Furman, Rod
Hundley of West Virginia. Ed
Harrison Of Richmond and Bill
Matthews Of Virginia Tech.
Holup and Hundley received
unanimous first-team acclaim
Floyd barely missed a perfect
score.
| Included on the second team
are Willie Bergines Of West Vir-
ginia, Walt Lysaght OF Rich
mond. Hobby Cobb of Davidson.
Dom Flora Of Washington g. Lee
and Dick Savage Of William &,
Mary.
Honorable mention went to
Joe Petcavich and George Klein
OF George Washington. Lee Mar
shall Of Washington 81 Lee,
Terry Penn Of Virginia Tech
Lloyd Sharrar and Clayce Kish-
baugh of West Virginia, Bob
Hoitsma OF William g. Mary, Ken
Daniel of Richmond, Bill Coup
land Of Virginia Military and
Fred FraleY of Furman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-22
By DICK O'BRIEN

Golden Gloyers laid aside then
training gear today to await the
Isemifinal round of the senior di.
vision and the final round Of the
military class at $3.50 tomorrow
might at Uline Arena.
| The program will bring to q
climax the hot struggle for team
lhonors and The Star trophy. In
addition, the card offers neigh
lborhood duels of considerable
merit in the senior class.
| The Quantico Marines. the
Boiling Air Force squad and the
formidable Destroyer Force from
Norfolk are locked in a tight
struggle for the military team
championship.
The point scoring will be fig-
ured on a So basis with the win
ner of each class gaining S points
and the runnerup 5 points. Each
team will be given one point for
each contestant who lost in the
semifinals. Deslant, Quanticc
and Boiling all have four final
lists on tomorrow's card. and the
Marines and Deslant each had
one losing semifinalist.
Burden on Individuals
II all Of the struggling armed
forces representatives could be
victorious. the Destroyer Force
would amass 30 points, Boiling
la and the Marines 26. Not al
can be successful. however. and
this puts the burden on each in
dividual competitor.
The match between Middle
weights Paul Wright Of Boiling
and Richie Hill of Quantico is
AN important one in the race for
points. as is the light-heavy-
weight test between John Horne
of Boiling and Frank Heating Of
Deslant.
While Andrews Air Force Base
lis not a contender for the team
championship, that installations
George Mccormack could upset
the balance of power by whipping
Terry Downs Of Quantico in their
much discussed setto for the
iwelterweight crown. Assistance
in this matter from Mccormack
of course, would help the cause
OF his fellow airmen from Boiling,
who win welcome any maneuver
that would cut into the strength
Iof the doughty Marines.
The possibility of a tie cannot
be ruled out. In that event. the
race could be continued into the
final show at Uline March /,
when the winner Of tomorrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-22

Tommy Mont introduced his
new assistant coaches to the press
yesterday at Maryland's first
football luncheon since the Jim
Tatum era. Mont and Bill Cobey,
the new athletic director. were CO.
hosts.
Mont did not speak on as many
worldly subjects as Tatum used
to. because he hadn't been on
the phone all morning with such
as Red Sanders, Bob Neyland,
Bud Wilkinson. Bobby Dodd. Paul
Bryant or George Marshall.
But Tommy speaks knowingly
and with confidence on his staff.
players and the future.
He thinks Maryland will have
its best breakaway runner since
Chef Hanulak and Ronnie Waller
next fall in Ted Kershner. a
sophomore from Martinsburg
w. Va. That includes Ed Vereb.
The as-year-old coach balIeves
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'''llEl'-------.'-s--
GOLDEN GLOVES
PAiRINGS
TOMORROW--ULINE ARENA
sUBNOyICE DIVISION

TOMORROW--ULINE ARENA
sUBNOvICE DIVISION
f35-ponnd class - Mondeil Prince
Southeast Housed vs. Robert oetheri
Northwest Acl: Charley Smith tnn-
Nattaehsdt vs.. Vincent Wilkinson North.
MILITARY DIVISION
Final Round
DATED states Marines vs.. Phi Ortiz
11s-ponnd class - Ronnie Andrew,
tpestroysr foreel VI. George Davis
I26-pound class Bob Nichols
.psslant' vs.. Charley waush fBollinG
AZ pound class - Terry povnes
5oasntleoi ys, oeorre Mccormack
tAndrews ABB.
16o-pound elass--Paul wright Doll
ing AFBl VS. Richie Hill tQuantieol
l75-pound class---Jobn Horne Doll
inG AFB) vs.. FRANK Keating tDesiantl.
20. Seminal Bout
ds5.ponnd class - Randy Horne
SENIOR DIVISION
Seminal Round
pound class - Freddy Jackson
Northwest --ACl vs.. Eugene HUGHES
tSoutheast Housed.
l3s--pound elass--Jsmes Biess NORTH
vest ACT vs.. John Temple tst. Joseph's
145 pound elass--Jimmy TAFT tcYo,
VS.. Billy Ellis fNorthwest Acl.
175-pound class james Penny
fso .rl'ss t.,I House, vs. Aubrey oreenhow
HeavyweiGht class - Gary lavish
!sCYot vs. Harold Brown (southtast
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Mont Halls Great Prospect
In Soph as Breokowoy Back

his club will be as strong from
tackle -to-tackle as any, but
needs help at end and must
prove itself in the backfield. He
thinks Fred Hamilton will be
much better halfback than full
back, because his not-too-heavy
frame will not have to take the
blocks demanded of a split-T
fullback. He'll have Tom Selep
and a heavier Phil Perlo as full
backs, plus Jim Skarda.
Mont has assigned recruiting
territories and scouting jobs to
his assistants. Bob Ward is in
charge of scouting for the opener
with Syracuse. Ed Fullerton and
Joe Moss will team up on Wake
Forest, the second opponent. and
Whitley Dovell on Miami. Fuller
ton and Moss will borrow Army
pictures, inasmuch as PAU
Amen, the new Wake Forest
coach. more than likely will use
See MONT, Page Al;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-22
|CoIoniaIs' Win
lover GU Gives
Maryland Title
BY GEORGE HUBER


Basketball as played by George
Washington and Georgetown last
night is no game for spectators
with weak hearts.
That it was an overtime
squeaker for CIV, 70-67. only
begins to hint at what went on
Early in the game, Georgetown
acted as though it was going to
take an upset triumph going
away. later it appeared CIV had
a lock on a regulation-time VIC
tory. But they finished at the
wire in a 62-62 deadlock and
went into an overtime that had
to be almost an anticlimax.
That makes 1t a rough season
for the Hoyas in Big Three COM
petition. They lost to Mary
land a month ago. 62-57. also in
overtime after seeming to have
that game won. too.
Maryland, already twice VIC
torious over CIV, thus gets the
Big Three title. won by CIV the
last two years since it achieved
official status with a big trophy.
Maryland and GU meet again
Saturday night at College Park,
and CIV and GU go at it again
next Tuesday night at Uline
Arena to play out the string.
Missett Shows Way
The Hoyas blew hot and cold
last night, and CIV blew cold
and then hot In a game that
kept a capacity crowd in Nc
Donough gym until the last Sec
ond. In fact. the spectators
hung around for quite a while
afterward trying to figure out
what happened.
The Hoyas, with Joe Missett,
their 6-foot-6la center showing
the way. were in front from the
start and gradually built up a
nice lead. Five minutes before
halftime they had a l0-point
margin at 1922. After that the
colonials pecked away. but 1t
wasn't until three minutes before
the end that they moved in front
for the first time.
CIV used Q zone defense the
See COLONIALS, Page A-I3
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AFTER STATES WIN OVER UNc
ACC Roce Must Finish
In Two-Woy Deadlock

ping Baylor. 1858. as Ron Nor
ris. with 81. and Larry Scho-
walter. with 10, broke up a
Baylor zone in the first half
with their sets. SMU can grab
the title and NCAA berth by
beating runnerup Arkansas in
Dallas Saturday.
Idaho State won its fourth
straight Rocky Mountain title
and NCAA berth by betting
Colorado College for the second
might in a row, 77-52. Texas
Tech, however, tumbled to third
in the Border Conference after
holding what looked like a sure
title claim by losing to New
Mexico A6SM, 68-65. The Aggies
rallied with IA points in the last
u minutes to gain a share of the
lead with Texas Western, which
beat Tech Monday.
George Washington, No. 10,
was carried into overtime before
beating Georgetown. 70-67; Vir-
ginia Military held hope of gain
ing the last berth for the South
ern Conference title tourney by
beating The Citadel, 90-59;
Canisius. hoping for a tourney
bid. got eight points from John
Mccarthy in the last 3 min
utes and beat Villanova, 1881,
for a 1875 record; Columbia
strengthened its Ivy League lead
by defeating, Harvard, 1855;
Western Kentucky belted Gin
cinnati. 85-74. and st. Louis
blasted Drake, 1851.
WOlfpack Rallies to Win
The N. c. State-North Caro-
lima clash stacked up as a rip
roaring game. and 1t turned out
just that way.
The Wolfpack, trailing by
points with 5 minutes to 60, put
on a desperation drive that led
to its victory. The game gave
Everett Cases veteran quint q
81 edge over North Carolina in
this years series. Each has won
a conference victory and State
beat Carolina in the finals Of
the Dixie Classic.
The Wolfpack took the lead at
1888 on set shot by Lou Dick
man with 1:48 to play. The Tar
Heels battled in vain to regain
See BASKETBALL, Page Ais
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-22
By the Associated Press

The hectic Atlantic Coast
Conference basketball race,
which has been as tight as a
pair Of 50 shoes all year, is back
in q four-way tie for the lead
today.
| And that means there will be
Itwo-way ties for first and third
places when the regular season
lends Saturday night.
The race is knotted now among
North Carolina mo. 9 in the
Nation, North Carolina State
mo 81, Duke tNo. ID and Wake
Forest. The Tar Heels, who were
out in front until last night. lost
to State, 1918, and Duke won
over Virginia. 92-58. to give all
four front-running teams 10-3
conference records.
One of the first-place positions
will be decided Friday night
when the Blue Devils move to
Chapel Hill. N. c.. to meet the
Tar Heels. Wake Forest and
IN. c. State battle it out Satur-
day night in the Wolfpack's den
in Raleigh. N. c.. for the other
top spot.
Conference tournament rules
provide that the first-place team
tangles with the last-place quint
in the ACC tourney, which de-
cides the conference champion
and its representative In the
NCAA tournament.
The decision this year prob
ably will have to be made by
the flip Of a coin.
Louisville Upset
Meanwhile, the only post
season tourney bound teams in
action last night met with re-
versals.
Louisville. ranked No. 3 in the
Associated Press poll and a likely
co-favorite for the National In
vitation Tournament title, was
knocked of by Eastern Ken
lucky. 1854, and Connecticut.
an NCAA entry as Yankee Con-
ference champion, was dumped
by Massachusetts,. 87-85.
Southern Methodist, ranked
No. IL nationally. clinched no
worse than a title share in the
Southwest Conference by whip
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-22
Only A Senators Unsigned
AS Edwards Gets Release
Sievers, Stone,
Courtney, Roig
Still Out Of Fold
BY BURTON HAWKINS
star star 6,nrre.nondent

ORLANDO, Fla. Feb. 22.-The
Senators solved a portion Of their
salary hassles today by grant
ing an unconditional release to
Bruce Edwards, stubby catcher
whose promising career was sty-
imied by a chronic sore arm.
Thus the clubs list of unsigned
players was whitfield to four and
in the case of Infielder Tony
Roig there's little concern here
whether he reports or decides to
abandon baseball as a means Of
livelihood. He doesn't figure to
stick with the club.
/ Edwards, once highly re-
spected receiver with the Dodg-
Iers. batted only ITS in part time
service with the Senator'S last
season after being purchased
from Los Angeles at the behest
OF. Manager Chuck Dresser.
Sievers Asking $4,000
| Dresser had hoped Edwards
could get over his sore arm, but
Bruce made virtually no head
way toward a comeback after q
Ithree-year absence from the
majors.
| The three unsigned players
who do fit into the Senator'S
scheme of things are First Base
man Roy Sievers. Catcher Clint
Courtney and Pitcher Dean
Stone. OF these. President Cal
Griffith says only Sievers repre-
Isents a thorny problem.
| Sievers, who made $1,000 last
year, is asking for $4,000. He
beefed up his batting average
80. points to a modest .271,
slammed one more home run
than in 1854 and drove across
four more. For those accom-
plishments Griffith has offered
him, after much letter-writing.
! a boost of $4,000.
/ Roy isn't due here until Feb
ruary 90. so that situation is
calculated to remain static. About
Courtney and Stone, Griffith
says. We're not too far apart"
Down to Four Catchers
/ The release of Edwards strips
the Senators to four catchers.
with Courtney and Lou Berberet
the leading candidates. Berberet,
obtained from the Yankees in
See SENATOR'S, Page Ala
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.Flue Forces Delay
lin GuviIun Fioht

PARIS, Feb. % R.--The 10
round middleweight fight be-
tween Kid Gavilan of Cuba and
Germinal Ballerin of France,
scheduled for tomorrow, was
postponed until March when
IGavilan was stricken with in
Ihuenza yesterday.
Kid Tunero, Gavilan's chief
trainer, said doctors ordered the
former welterweight champion to
bed "for a few days"
Gavilans manager, Yamin
IChade, is in London for an in
Iquiry by the British Boxing
Board Of Control concerning an
unpopular decision awarded to
Peter Waterman over Gavilan
February Z. n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-08
Nodded Plastic Choiirs
Give Touch Of Color

loungers or upright posture de-
signs.
Because the basic shell is SO
simply designed. the chair is
adaptable to practically every
type Of room setting. BY repeat
ing this same chair in matching
or harmonizing colors, a co-or-
dinated look can be created
throughout the house. AS &C.
casional chairs, wherever needed
or as an integral part of the
scheme, these colorful designs
complement and enhance the
decor.
AS lounge chairs. they may be
placed wherever relaxing pleas
ure is required-in the living
room, den. rumpus room, or even
in the kitchen and nursery. Be-
ing impervious to weather. they
also may be carried outdoors to
terrace or garden.
AS posture chairs. these new
designs are a welcome feature al
dining table or desk for those
who prefer a straighter sitting
position than the chair pitched
L for lounging provides.
/ Answers to Questions
Q.-The kitchen and dinette ir