Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-01-04


are likely to see more of than
anything else in a movie bath
tub scene is soap suds. Not very
pulse-quickening, soap suds.
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HOW'S THAT AGAIN.
There is another revelation in
Miss Morgan's report on the
reaction to the Frank Sinatra-
Gina LOllobrigida film that the
press agents might have failed
to mention had they thought
twice. Or even once. Her con-
cluSion is:
In general, audience reac-
ton to scenes of love, passion,
and war scenes involving fear
of fire, revenge, and retalia-
ton in Never So Few was
as strong as those emotional
reactions resulting from SIREN
uouS physical exertion."
In other words, it's Just
plain, hard work.
y -
OPENING-The Joshua Lo-
gan production of the two
season Broadway hit, THE
World of Suzie Wong" opens a
two-week engagement at the
National Theater tonight at 8.
This makes January 4, 1860. a
unique date in theatrical an
nails, or at any rate in the an
mails of The World Of Suzie
Wong" For a movie location
company headed by william
Holden and France Nuyen, un-
der the direction Of Jean Ne
gulescO, started work in Hong
Kong today on the film version
Of "Suzie."
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AFTER DARK - A small
girl named Noreen Parker,
with a voice three times her
size. has been holding forth
nightly in the Statler- Hilton
Hotels elegant Embassy Room
and it is a pleasure to lend her
an ear. She can really belt
cut a song. She's a trim lass
and tastefully gowned, which
doesn't hurt any, either. She
establishes an upbeat mood
with "Everything's Coming Up
Roses" fires away at "Lulu'S
Back in Town." slackens the
pace with a sort of rest period
"Besame Mucho," then is of
again. Happily. she stays away
from the overworked songs
and does to a turn such
items as II Enjoy Being a
Girl" Shopping Around" and
Lucky Day" Miss Parker is
not yet ready to run Ethel
Norman out of business, but,
as it says back there, she can
really belt out a song.
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TEEN TOPICS e (for
ElviS) day is drawing nearer
and Producer Hal Wallis is
busily at work on preparation
for the first poSt-Army Presley
movie, &c. I. Blues" Norman
Taurog has been signed to di-
rect the story of American SOL
diers stationed in Germany. He
was at the helm of the last two
Jerry Lewis pictures, Don't
Give Up the Ship" and Visit
to a Small Planet" as yet I'M
released Another of those
"G4dget" movies is in the
works, this one to be titled
"Gidget Goes Hawaiian. 1"
James Barren and Michael CAL
Ian will be Sandra Dee's CO.
stars.
PROJECTS AND PEOPLE
Ed Wynn. who discovered in
recent years that he had talent
and appeal as a serious actor.
is returning to comedy. He'll
play the Fairy Godfather in
Jerry Lewis modern Techni-
color version of the old fairy
tale, Lewis titled Cinderella. "
Others in this, showing
what can happen when Jerry
Lewis let's himself go. include
Judith Anderson, Anna Maria
Alberghetti and Count Basic
and his orchestra. Judith An
derson never before costarred
with Count Basic Having
firmly established himself as a
movie actor, Frank Sinatra is
going to have a try at movie
directing. The picture will be
THE Execution of Private Slo-
WICK" which will have tele-
Visions Steve Mcqueen in the
leading role The movie ver-
sion Of Sunrise at Campo
bello" is getting nearer. Ralph
Bellamy has been comforting at
Warner Bros. preparing to get
under way with the FDR story
Angie Dickinson is, or her
shapely legs are, winner of this
years Golden Calf" award,
made annually by Willy-of-
Hollywood Producer Roger
German is coming up soon with
a spool Of science fiction films,
this to be titled THE Passion
ate People Eater" Times
Do Change Note: Schochiku
Films of Japan has been grant,
ed permission to take cameras
into Schofleld Barracks in Ha-
wall to film scenes for Hey,
Pineapple!" It's to be a story
of Hawaiians who fought with