Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-13

had tie man for Designing
Woman
As Shaughnessy relates the
story II becomes clear that he
Is going to have to change his
ways II he wants to 60 Holly
wood.
MFR. Wells" he says, took
me to see Mr.. Minelli (Pro-
ducer-director Vincente Mi
nellil. He had seen q film clip
of the philosophical butcher
bit ! did in Judy Holidays
The Marrying Kind and !
guess he liked 1t. Anyhow, he
took me TO see Mr.. Schary
tDore Schary. then head Of
MGM).
IF Wells hadn't been tired,
! wouldn't be In the movies. I"
And that's how the new
Shaughnessy career was
launched
He'll have to become q
more proficient name-dropper.
though. II he wishes to main
tain his status. That speech
should read. George had been
tipped on about me and came
up to jackson Hole Just to
catch the act. He thought II
was terrific and got me 70
Vince Minelli as fast as he
could. Vince thought I was
sensational and couldn't wait
to get me to Schary. Dore said
! was the greatest. )"
II Mr.. Shaughnessy keeps up
that mister" routine people
are going TO think he's an i'm
poster who's never been near
Hollywood. And that would be
too bad. as ! told Dore Just
the other day. Or was It C.B. or
Daryl?
MUSIC-f the sounds that
come out Of your radio have
got your nerves on edge, the
cure is at hand. All you have
to do is deposit yourself in the
Blue Room at the Shorehanl
Hotel and let Trumpeter Lee
Castle and the Jimmy Dorsey
orchestra minister to you.
Music is still being played
and this is one aggregation
that plays a whole lot Of IL.
All Of Il, as performed by the
late Mr.. Dorsey's musicians. is
both melodic and rhythmic.
Some Of 1t Is romantic. some
OF It is exciting. some Of il is
nostalgia. There are high points
some Of those old. great ar
rangements the like Of $50
Rare" "Amapola." Green
Eyes" etc.--and there are other
items admirably designed for
dancing or listening.
With songs by Diane Wisdom,
and Tommy Mercer to bolster
the instrumental goings-on. Mr.
Castles Dorsey crew manages
considerable musical variety
This Is one orchestra, inciden-
tally land this Is no minor mat.
teri. that has mastered the
acoustical art Of playing in a
room the size Of the Blue Room
without blasting the soup into
diners laps. Everything this
group does, in fact. demon
strates that there's no substi-
tute for a big band in fine form
II you want big music.
The singing Paulette Sisters,
a decorative trio. are at the
Shoreham as an added Blue
Room attraction. Decca re-
cording artists. they'll be on
hand for one more week, with
the band - happily - staying
through February 8.
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HOME TOWN DRAMATIC
Little T'heater Of Alexandria
has a production Of J. M
Synge's Riders to the Sea"
coming up and now has reached
the casting stage. Tryouts will
be held Thursday and Friday
nights at 8 at the Ramsey's
Alley Workshop. John Ward Il
directing. The Children's
Theater Of Rockville has a new
series Of classes for young the.
ater enthusiasts In the offing
There viii be registration
Thursday. Friday and Satur.
day. 9 am. to noon. at the Civic
Center in Rockville. There will
be three groups receiving in.
tstructions at Saturday sessions
one for children z TO 9 year.
old. another for those 10 to IL
and a third for advanced stu.
dents. Kensington Player,
will present "Ah. Wilderness
on January %. "a and IS a,
the Kensington Junior High
School. Students of the
Greet Academy Of Dramati,
Art will stage the schools 70tt
public performance on Mon.
day, January 20, at Pierce Hall
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