Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-26

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This, the latter. turned out 10
be both pleasant and personal
and said Mrs. Bidlack had seen
the drama department senior
member in a movie. She added
that she liked the movie (there
was no mention Of the perform
ance) and was reminded she
and the drama department
we're old friends and whatever
had happened 10 the drama
department?
This was very nice Of Mrs.
Bidlack. whose other name is
Coleen Gray. but II probably
means that the drama depart
ment viii 20 back for the next
several months 10 reading
those cards from Eddie and
Jill, OF there In the high
Himalayas. Fan mail and
vanity are 9 lethal combina-
ton.
ADAPTATION: After all
these years during which
Hollywood has turned to the
legitimate theater, and publish
ing. for material, II probably is
only fair that the trend should |
be reversed.
1t will be in the case Of a |
movie charmer Of several years
ago, 'Lili." Helen Deutsch, the
original adapter Of Paul Gal
lico's story for the screen musi-
cal, is now at work reshaping
the same material for a stage
musical. All things considered
"Lili" should be more charm
ing in the flesh than it was on
celluloid.
Sitting here brooding on the
mileage in all kinds Of literary
and dramatic material. this de-
partment fixes on "Gigi" as the
piece that might make the full
circuit from stage to film, back
to stage again. 1t started-from
a Colette short story-as O.
straight play, became a movie
musical, and could, no doubt
return to the stage as a popular
drama with music.
Speaking of "Gigi", seats for
its seventh and eighth weeks at
the Columbia theater go on sale
on Monday. This will carry it
through August 20. To date,
it has been a steady sellout. An
embarrassing sellout, indeed, on
a recent stormy afternoon when
would-be customers had to be
turned out in the rain.
= So
| SATURDAY SUMMARY:
Bad news have we for those
romantics who keep asking
when "Indiscreet" is going to
open at the Metropolitan. E.
1t will not be right after mo
Time for Sergeants" as origi-
nally planned. The sue
cessor film when that popular
comedy's run does end will be
Disney's Light in the Forest"
/. Edna st. Vincent Millay's
name will be reactivated in the
theater this fall. =. A play,
"A Lovely Night" based upon
Miss Millay's poem will star
Dorothy Stickney. Random
House, an old and wise house
in play publishing, has Just
issued Across the Everglades, "
screenplay by Budd Schulz
berg.
Tomorrow nights perform
ance of 1.-THE King of Hearts"
at Olney will be a benefit spon-
sored by the Catholic Univer-
sity chapter of the American
Association Of University pro-
fesSors. Frances Nuyen, to
be seen as Lat in the Uptown's
film, South Pacific" will have
her first Broadway role this
autumn, and a promising one
it is. She viii play the lead
in "The World of Suzie Wong,
due in New York in october
Hume Cronyn and his wife
Jessica Tandy, are no play
makers to rush into the Broad
way melee. They will bt
getting there in october ir
The Man in the Dog Suit
: which they began to play or
= the strawhst circuit last sum
mer. Kid Dry, 70, whC
helped preside at the birth o.
l the blues in this country, dis
covered this week he still il
remembered. DRY, CRITICAL!
i'll in San Francisco and in neeC
of a special type blood. founC
SO donors ready to help.