Evening star., 1960-03-28

you'd never guess that business ]
IN Lotusland.
In the face of some of the 81
woods future that have been
waited about. there is certain
bizarre, ,out-of focus reflection
of ''On the Beach" about some
Of the things the press agents
are up to. For instance:
In one Of the most signifl-
cant literary acquisitions of the
past 10 years, Paramount Pic
lures has purchased the motion
picture rights to Dear and
Glorious Physician, Taylor
Caldwell's epic novel. :" No
matter how dim the future the
studios are still buying stories,
not to mention making signifi-
cant literary acquisitions.
Gimmicks are still with US.
too: Janis Paige takes one of
the most expensive baths inl
screen history in Metro Gold
wyn-Mayer's comedy, Please
Don't Eat the Daisies She
appears immersed in a marble
tub. valued at over $4,000.
Mountains of bubbles fill the
tub providing the glamorous
Miss Paige with a setting that
win bring 'oohs' and abs from
the girls in the audience, not
to mention the reaction of the
men" Not to mention ho-hum.
Marion Brando is still non-
conforming, too. and. says q
One e-Eyed Jacks" press release,
threatening the old cliches of
the Westerns. How? Like this:
Instead Of the standard semi
nude portrait Of Lily Langtree
that. traditionally adorns a
saloon wall in all Westerns,
Brando has decided to use q
Unique portrait of DaVinci's
Mona Lisa depicting the fam
Gus lady in the midst Of q hot
hand Of poker"
It's sound stages MAY have
been darkened. but Hollywood
is still out there. Il
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HSH0NORS - The magazines
that make awards are far from
idle too. Seventeen magazine,
for instance, has named Jerry
Lewis cinema translation of
visit to a Small Planet" its
"Ricture of the Month" for
April. And Elokuva-Aitta
reports that its annual poll
of readers discloses that Audrey
Hepburn was most popular
actress of the year with them
and her Nuns Story" the
most popular picture. Elokuva-
Alta Is q Finnish Aim fan
magazine.
IS
OPENING - Arthur Miller's
"a View From the Bridge"
tonight at 8 at the National
Theater, to run through April
9. Luther Adler is starred and
the cast includes Alan Nixon,
Kathleen Widdoes, Louis Zor-
ich, Paul Haney. Pearl Pear
son. Carmen Corti, Tom Leith
and Len Birman.
AFTER DARK Roberta
Sherwood, the song-belting
Miami matron, continues
through Saturday night at the
Shoreham Blue Room. She is
somewhat a change Of pace
from the last incumbent there.
the sophisticated and polished
Lisa. Kirk. but Miss Sherwood
can, do the right song to a
turin She covers a lot of
ground. from oldies such as
An Alone" to spirituals land
she's quite spiritual shouter)
to such tender items as Il
Could Have Had You For
Lfetime, But I Waited Too
Long." All of it quite obviously
delights the Roberta Sherwood
fans. Next week: Billy DeWolfe
- Frank Coviello. a first-rate
pianist who joined the at
liberty set with the suffering
of the Old New Orleans.
where he played so well so
long. didn't stay among the un-
employed long. He's playing the
piano now in the Presidential
Room at the Mayflower Hotel,
spelling johnny Singer and his
orchestra, Monday through
Saturday Opening tonight:
Ruth Wallis, another refugee
from the Sazerac Room at the
Old New Orleans and, come to
think of it, another Miami
matron, though she does not
look matronly or perform In