davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-03-25
Myths o. Racial Indignation
I'm The Housing Field
DiEested From Myths OF Racial Integragation


The experience of public housing authorities enforcing
occupancy policy myth property
when minority Charles
leading housing experts writes:
Negroes have been placed In the projects substantial
nuber Often there Negro whatever before
ScHOn OF the project yet values the surrounding tended
to rise after project General Thomas Farrell then
chairman the New City Housing Authority,
There has been tendency for neboOOd
because projects nghbOhOOd nprOvesI
This conclusion is supported by a study City
Housing Authority projects
rounding property project studied was in deney occupied
land surrounded mainly by and two family houses The Housing
Authority concludes:
increase In assessed valuations
surrounding the project The effect depth
block surrounding good
cAl establishments either opened expanded
the populations introduced housing project
The Increase valuation smaller the second block and
there change beyond observation
effects noted In projects built
Research Committee Of the National Association Of Housing Officials
found that the experience New York CITY, shown
studies had made had been duplicated studies conducted
In Portland Oregon study of fluctuations public
housing
showed INCREASES IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS FROM IS
TO % PER CENT Building activity spurted around the acay nte
grated TasSer Homes years
houses representing than 81 million
built Atlanta
gain Of 500 cent eight times the for the city
Parkway Village in jamaica N Y trebed in value
after project personnel
New York City savings banks Numerous other authorities
cities confirm nndinga
down merely because Negro into restricted
selling flight of white residents viii
flooding the market with selling
the ntraon Of
that the temporary panic
ket will gradually stabilize prices
areas win become firm and stable
Myth q ONE NEGRO PUERTO RICAN MOVES INTO A
NEIGHBORHOOD MULTITUDE WILL FOLLOW
Facts residents behave normally stay the neigh
borhood win not change radically unfortunately
that prices
by selling Negroes often white
they deliberately selling
estate agents have been known individually
after minority family has moved to sell before the bot
drops Of the Repeated calls which
property undesrabity living
lilies Negro
and wheel baby and forth block
Only little subtle the agent who whenever he sold
family with obviously Jewish nghbohood occupied
exclusively residents
Neighbour 1922
Cohen. with
neighbOr. RESULTS HIGHEST
ING YOUR PROPERTY CALL CHROME REALTY, UN. 9-9999"
National Community Advisory
in analysis this incident:
"PlainI, the
is to promote a number
Of sales which will inevitably be made reduced prices"
Ito Be Continued Next Week.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-03-25
Mrs. Earl Brent
Widely Fe+ed BY
California Friends

Back home with a long list Of
renewed friendships Is Mrs. Ear
Brent Of 1929 Fourth Av. s., who
returned home March IL, from q
months vacation spent in Calf
ornia.
Mrs. Brent's first stop was In
San Mateo, Calf, where she was
the house guest Of Mr.. and Mrs
Leroy Goff. Mrs. Goff was hostess
at a bridge party in honor OF her
guest and she was recipient ot
other social courtesies there.
From there she went to Los
Angeles and shared her visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Welton and
Mr.. and Mrs. TIllly johnson, the
latter are cousins Of Mrs. Brent
Mrs. Brent was the honoree on
Sunday afternoon, February 81, al
reception given by Mr.. and Mrs
Welton In her honor, which proved
to be a gala affair as it brought
together a group Of her acquaint-
ances from Kansas City and the
Twin Cities.
Among the other courtesies ex-
tended to Mrs. Brent by a wide
circle Of friends were: an ocean
drive to Oxnard, Calf. and a sight.
seeing trip around the ocean and
dinner afterward hosted by Mr.
and Mrs. StilweIl Bailey; break.
fast given by DR.. Catherine Jones
King; attended the Art LinlIletter
TV show and made a tour OF
Farmers Market as guest Of Mr.
and Mrs. Welton.
New Chinatown was the scene
Of the dinner party hosted by Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Brown. Mrs. Brown
is the sister of Mrs. John Brown
of 4425 Fourth AV. s., Minneapolis
neighbor of Mrs. Brent. Other
hosts included Mrs. Ruth Obbie
who gave a luncheon in her honor;
dinner party hosted by Mrs. Jack
Coleman; a bridge party given by
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter williams at
which Mrs. Fred Schuck of St
Paul shared honors. Mrs. Williams
is the former Betty Cassius of St
Paul. She was the luncheon guest
of Mrs. Lorenzo Contee and lunch
con guest of Mrs. w. A. Beck and
honored guest at a dinner party
hosted by Mrs. L. Swan. Numerous
other friends remembered Mrs
Brent with gifts.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-03-25
Albert Hurt Hosts
Annual Birthday Party

Albert s. Hurt, 400 Il. Franklin
Av., celebrated his st. Patrick Day
birthday Thursday evening. March
IT, with a cocktail-dinner party
at his lovely appointed home.
Spring flowers were used in
abundance to decorate the appoint
ed rooms. Cocktails were served
preceding dinner as guests en-
joyed gay conversation. At the
close Of the cocktail hour, dinner
was served from a table made ex-
quisite with a centerpiece Of yellow
roses. Double crystal candlesticks
with green lighted tapers graced
either side, adding charm to the
setting. The table held an abund-
ance Of delectable foods all pre-
pared by the host.
Following dinner, Mr.. Hurt OPP
eTied the many useful and prac-
teal gifts presented by his friends.
socializing and the viewing Of
television provided the evenings
diversion.
Those present to enjoy this de-
lightful party were: Mines. Horace
Meaux, Thelma Albright, Minnie
Moore w. d. Thomas, Linwood
Gordon, Palmer 8. Jackson; Messrs.
and Mines. Donald Charleston, o.
l. Alexander, Edward Carr, Fred
Andersen, Hiram Kelley and Mes
srs. Irving Palmer and Charles
Mays.
On Monday evening, March n,
Mr.. Hurt and Mr.. Joseph Lacey
shared honors when they were hon.
ored at a joint birthday party at
Mr.. Hurts home with sixteen ad-
ditional guests in attendance.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-03-25
SAMMY DAVIS JR., OTHER
TAN ENTERTAINERS ON
OSCAR" SHOW PROGRAM

Hollywood, Calf. (ANP)-sam-
my Davis Jr., and several other
top-flight Negro entertainers are
scheduled to appear on the Sind
Annual Academy Awards Show
here Monday, April 4, which will
be viewed by the largest mass audi
ence in the history Of radio and
television.
1t is estimated that more than
100, 900, 900 viewers will watch the
show and another 10000, 900 will
hear it over the combined tele-
vision and radio facilities of the
National Broadcasting Company
and the Canadian Broadcasting
Company.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-03-25

ing VIII be at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. M. @. Evans, S74O Fifth
Av g., on Saturday April 2, at
SPIN.
Mother Died: Mr.. welton Bar
nett, seas Portland Av., left for
st. Louis Friday. March 10, to
attend the funeral Of his mother,
Mrs. Lula Barnett, who died Thurs
day morning, March IT, Funeral
services were held on Sunday in
St Louis. Mr.. Barnett had visited
his mother during her last illness.
Weekend In Detroit: Mrs. Jessie
Shepard, 1928 Fifth Av, s.. spent
the past weekend in Detroit, Mich.
where she went to attend the 50th
wedding anniversary Of Mr.. and
Mrs Robert Stevens which was
held on Friday evening, March IS.
She was the houseguest Of the
Stevens during her stay and was
guest on Saturday evening Of Mr..
and Mrs. william Hall and brun-
cheon guest on Sunday Of Mrs.
Stella Talbert.
First Daughter: Robert and
Steven Williams have a new play
mate and sister sharing the spot
light with them at 1920 Park Av.
Their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert L. Williams, presented them
with the new playmate on March
IT, In Mt. Sinai hospital. Michele
Leanne, who tipped the scales at
seven pounds and two and one-half
ounces at birth, was warmly well
coined at home when she arrived
Tuesday, by her two brothers and
proud father. Also sharing the joy
Of their newest grandchild are DR..
and Mrs. Ellis Toney of Oxford.
N. c., maternal grandparents.
Back Home; Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam A. Glenn, 1884 Smelling Av.,
returned home by plane Sunday
evening from Detroit, Mich, where
they attended the 5Oth wedding
anniversary Of friends Of long
standing, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Stevens. The anniversary celebra-
ton was held Friday evening. Mrs.
Glenn had been visiting her family
for ten days and was joined by
her husband over the weekend and
returned home with him. They
were accorded many social court
estes during their stay. They were
houseguests of Mrs. Glenn's broth
err and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Blocker.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-03-25
ST. PAUL BIRTHDAYS

Mar. 26-Green Watson, 8S6 w.
Central Av; Alfred Parran, 276
e. Kent St.; Gwynne Denise Gran
ger, pa Virginia Av.
Mar. 27-Mr. Walter Bennett,
s72 St Anthony Av.; Mr.. Arthur
H. P. Rhodes, $50 st. Anthony
Av.; Mrs. Mamie Little, 566 Rondo,
Av.; Connie Jackson, 67S st. An
thony Av; Floyd Massey III, 1896
w. Central Av.; James H. Thomas,
458 Carroll Av.; Gordon Carter
1908 Carroll Av; Archie Starks,
lat Valley, Karen Russell, 500
Igehart Av.; LIE Roy Young, TIA
Carroll Av.; Mrs. Effie King, s74
Rondo Av.; Godfrey Rawlings, 667
Iglehart Av.
Mar. 2S-Sonya La Dell Johnson,
400 Dale Av.; Title ]. Price, 454
Rondo Av.; S. w. Kincaid, 1016
Carroll Av.; Robert Williams, TOP
Rondo Av.; Maryland Rosenblom,
681 w. Central Av.
Mar. 29-Ronald Harris, 4O5 st.
Anthony Av.; Mrs. Emerett Jones,
1921 Rondo Av.; Mrs. Susie w.
Bowen, 1872 N. Avon; Edgar Keith
Murphy, 1872 Rondo Av.; Jacob
Del Pine, 631 st. Anthony Av.
Mar. 30-Mrs. LIE Roy Coleman,
S13 w. Central Av; Mrs. Roberta
Davis, 300 N. Avon; Rev. Denzil
A. Carly, 465 Mackubin; Mr.. Rich
ard Garcia, 603 Iglehart Av.; Mr..
P. H. Henderson, 1872 Bigelow
Lane; Mrs. Rosetta Speese, 1872
Rondo Av.; Carlotta Lorraine Gray,
30S Carroll Ave.
Mar. 31-J. r. Hanks, 2271 Ste
wart Av.; Vesta Harris, 800 N.
st. Adams; Margaret Henderson
Tie Aurora Av.. Alphonso Nelson
565 st. Anthony Av.; Mr.. Mahlon
Thomas, S95 Rondo Av.; Kim Eliz-
abeth Crawford, 973 Iglehart Av.
Apr. Raymond Williams, 5Ss
Rondo Av.; Archela Perfect, SIT
w. Central Av.; George CLASSIFY, 34S
Kent; Keith Allen Hill, 1913 Carroll
Av.; Mrs. George Shannon Jr., 972
Iglehart Av.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-03-25

home Of Mra. Marjorie Sharp, 1O1e
Rondo Av., topping the agenda was
election Of officers which saw the
following elected: Mrs. Ceola
Webb, president; Mrs Frances
Travis, vice president; Mrs. Gwen
dolyn Kirk, secretary; Mrs. Flor
ida Hutton, treasurer; Mrs. Edriss
Pfdgen, sunshine chairman and
Mrs. Harriet Gordon, reporter. The
next meeting viii be March 81,
with Mrs. Frances Travis as hos
tess at her home, 1920 Third Av.
8.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-03-25

Daughter Was Guest: Mrs. Leo
Bohanon Of st. Louis, Mo-, who
was the guest Of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs Clarence Wigington of
9S7 Dayton Av., for a week, left for
her home on Monday. She was
guest Of Mrs. Hattie Oliver when
she was hostess to the Maids and
Matrons Bridge club on Saturday
at the Commodore Hotel.
Club Held Election: At the
Thursday, March II meeting Of
the Regalette Club held in the
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-03-25

years; Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Parker,
SIS Fuller Av., Is years.
Mar. 29-Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
Foster, $50 Igiehart Av., Is years.
Mar. 30-Mr and Mrs. Louis
White ST., 727 Thomas Av., IA
years.
Mar. 31-Mr. and Mrs. ]. r.
Rosenbloom, 681 w. Central Av.,
IA years.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-03-25

A new hardy hybrid tomato is
Hybrid EE. Fireball is a depend
able open-pollinated variety. Big
Boy hybrid and Hybrid M are
large-fruiting types, especially
good for stalking,
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-03-25
Social and Personal
x ST. PAUL <

Club Hostess Mrs Victor Galloway won first prize: Mrs
Lafayette Fields second and Mrs John L. Banks Jr third
Mrs John Few hostess the Breakfast Pnohe Club
Saturday morning March 49, her home $40 gehart Av
Leroy Coleman guest of the hostess tasty breakfast
served by the hostess enjoyed preceding pnoce next
meeting will be Saturday April with Mrs Lafayette Fields
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-03-25
Social and Personal
< MINNEAPOLIS

Social Club: The Twin City Social club home
OF Mr. and Mrs Earl Brent 1929 Fourth Av s. Saturday
evening March 10 full course dinner served by the hosts
Mrs Brent who related the hghghts of her trip to
the west coast after which the
ing with Mrs Joseph Harris winning the honO The meet
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-03-25

ter cucumbers for both picking
and slicing.
Greenhart leaf lettuce has toler-
ance against going to seed and it
produces an attractively frilled
leaf of good quality.
For early sweet corn, plant
Sugar and Gold, North Star and
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-03-25
Out-Of-TOwn BIRTHDAYS

ST. PAUL
Mar. 26-Ray Pringle, Detroit
Mich; 1t. James w. Polk, Los
Angeles, Calf. ...,.-. ., -...v...
Mar. 28-James L. Black, Jr.
Wichita Falls, Kans.
Mar. 29-James H. Thomas, Jr.
San Francisco, Calf.
Mar. 31-John Radford, Louis
vile, KY.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-03-25
WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES
nHUNYNTwa a nNWWG


MINNEAPOLIS
Mar. 28-Mr. and Mrs. Charles
White, 1859 Smelling Av.. SO years.
Apr. Mr.. and Mrs. William L.
Smith, 3937 Stevens Av., four
years.
WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES
ST. PAUL
Mar. 28-Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Tyler, 694 w. Central Av., 81
years.
Mar. 2S-Mr. and Mrs. Ransom
O'Neal, 971 w. Central Av., IS
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-03-25
DO TRY NEW
VEGETABLE VARIETIES


Selection of adapted vegetable
varieties is one Of the simplest and
yet one Of the most important
steps to a successful vegetable
garden. Some Of the newer var
ieties tested in Minnesota gardens
last year are definite improve
ments over old standard varieties.
Tendercrop green snap bean has
the disease resistance and high
yield Of Top-crop and the quality Of
Tendergreen. The Kingdom Wax
is a yellow bush bean with round
white-seeded pods which are good
for freezing.
New carrots for the garden are
Waltham Elcolor and Gold PAX,
both Of which need a deep, loosely
prepared soil for development of
the long tapering roots. Nantes
Is still considered one of the earl
lest and sweetest Of all varieties.
King Red and Ruby Queen beets
are smooth, globe-shaped roots
with small crowns and dark red
interiors.
Two new radishes are Red Boy
and Red Prince. Both are summer
varieties, but Red Prince Is disease
resistant.
Burpee Hybrid is one of the bet
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-03-25

Earliking. Golden Beauty is a de-
pendable midseason hybrid.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-03-25
BIRTHDAY
GREETINGS
M1NNEAPOLIs RIRTHDAYs

Mar. 26 - Steven B. jackson,
4004 Fifth Av. s.; Robin Lynn
Gates, 1908 O'Brien Pl. NJ; Ronald
Frederick Robbins, 3845 Second
Av. s.; SherTita Louise Scroggins,
1914 Oak Park Av. N.
Mar. 27-MrS. Rosalind Glanton,
2429 Fourth Av. s.; Mrs. William
M. Johnson, 2442 Bloomington Av.;
Mrs. Mary Esther Gold, 2426 Fifth
Av. s.; J. B. Crawford, 1102 z.
2sth st.; Mrs. James p. HILL 919
Fremont Av. NJ; Clyde Scroggins,
1914 Oak Park Av. NJ; Danielle w.
Davis, 1895 Clinton Av.: Donald
e. Brown, 1928 Fifth Av. s.; Con-
ME Hunsberger, 1885 Fourth Av.
s.; w. Lee Allen, 5000 Third Av.
g.
Mar. 20 - Ariee Wright, 2S13
Pillsbury Av.; Mrs. Marcella
Mayes, $40 Fremont Av. N.
Mar. 29-Mrs. Edith Burt, 1896
Third Av. s.; Clarence Moses, ABA
Third Av. s.; Gerald Bailey ST.,
3549 Fourth Av. g.; Claude Camp
bell, 1924 Smelling Av; Mrs. Nancy
Clark, 1892 Fifth Av. s.; Alberta
odette Gary, 3434 Third Av 8.
Mar. Sole Roy Bell, 1918 Oak
land s.; Grace Baysinger, 5000 Gar
field Av.; Mrs. Idella Grigsby,
1909 Second Av. g.; Mrs. Aaron
Arradondo, 4457 Fourth Av. g.;
Althea Hadley, 715 Logan Av. N;
William Spivey Jr., 1909 Fifth Av.
s.; Mrs. Helen Curry, 1908 Port
land Av.
Mar. 31-Mrs. Inez Clark, 321
e. 45th St.; Mr.. Lamar Roberts,
206 e. 43rd st.; George Young,
1000 Emerson Av. N; Keith Rat
lift, 1895 Fifth Av. s.; Eddie Lee
Anderson, 61S Fremont Av. N.
Apr. 1-Alonzo Bum, $40 Al
drich Av. NJ; Mrs. Odessa Mop
pins, 1915 Fifth Av. s.; Mrs. Dewey
Bledsoe, 624 18th Av. s.; Joseph
D. Camp, 1900 Fifth Av. S.; Mischa
Fischer, 1851 Fifth Av. 8.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-03-25
Out Of-TOwn BIRTHDAYS
MINNEAPOLIS

Out-Of-TOWn BIRTHDAYS
MINNEAPOLIS
Mar. 26-F1orence Mann, Chi,
cago, III.
Mar. 27-Evelyn WEIGH, Gary
Ind.
Mar. 2s-Alfred McKenny, East
Chicago, Ind.
Mar. 80. r. Hughes, Kansas
City, Mo-; Rev. L. H. Alexander
Midland, Tex.
Mar. 31-Mrs. Marian PEBBLES
Bethel, Berkeley, Calf; James L
Davis, st. Louis, Mo.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-03-25

Burpee Hybrid is one of the bet
Evening star., 1960-05-26

"Can-Can." most of them in
volving HermeS Pans spirited
choreography. One is a wild
and comic version Of the
Apache dance performed with
gusto by Miss MacLaine and
assorted athletes who toss her
all over her cabaret. She's very
funny, too, in a rowdy, cham
pagne-Soaked number she tos-
ses of to the astonishment of
her fiance's high society
friends.
Juliet Prowse adds some ex-
citing and expertly done dane
ing, too, in the cabaret, in the
tumultuous can-can finale and
as the serpent in the Garden
Of Eden ballet.
This latter number. intended
undoubtedly as one of the pro-
duction high spots, doesn't I
quite come OF. 1t is danced
well by the two girls and Marc
Wilder, but its overblown stag
ing Submerges it.
This. unfortunately. is some
thing that has happened to
the entire Aim, to a greater or
lesser degree in different Sc
Evening star., 1960-05-26
WHERE
AND WHEN
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

Stage
Arena Stage - The Disen-
chanted"; $50 pm.
Capitol - Georgian state
Dance Company, $50 pm.
Screen
Ambassador - The Rat
Race; l:30. $3.50, 5:35, 7:3C
and $40 pm.
Apex - The Poacher's
Daughter" l. 2:40. 4:20, 6:15,
sos and 9:55 pm.
Dupont - The Would Be
Gentleman" l, 2:40, 4:25, $40,
8 and 9;45 pm.
Keith's The Gallant I
Hours" 11:45 am, AIS, 4:5O,
1920 and $50 pm.
MacArthur-"The Man in a
Cooked Hat" sos, 8 and 9:55
pm.
Metropolitan - The Rat
Race; 1880 am. 1:30, 3:35
$40, TAO and GAS pm.
Ontario Battle of the
Sexes; lis, 3. 4:45, $3.50, BIS
and 10 pm.
Palace-"Wild River; ll:l5
am, lis, 3:20, $50, TAO and
$50 pm.
Playhouse Espresso Bon
co." II, las, 3:45, $40, TAO
and $50 pm.
Plaza Private Property,
ll:45 am. lis, 2::30. $50, 500
$50, S:25 and 9:55 pm.
TOwn-"Walk Like a Drag.
on" 4, 7:05 and 1910 pm.
Trans-Lux 90 Suddenly Las
Summer; 11:50 am, 2:10
4;30, $50 and 9:15 pm.
Uptown - "Can-Can";; $3.50
pm.
Warner-"Ben Hur"; 8 pm
Evening star., 1960-05-26
HOLLY WOOD
BY SHEItAH GRAHAM
Sad Twist for VWien

will also be location work in
Rome this summer. Bob's ae-
ceptance depends on whether
wife Natalie Wood completes
"Splendor in the Grass" in New
York in time to be with him.
Ray Danton and wife Julia
Adams are vacationing in
northern California. For the
first time in two years, I've got
eight weeks OF. Without salary,
of course" OF course. Ruth
Hussey, with hair .silvered,
plays the wife of Bob Hope in
Facts Of Life" with Lucille
Ball, who obviously does not
play the wife. Richard
Widmark goes from London to
Vienna next month for The
Secret Ways" an espionage
story. Phil Carlson directs.
Aldo Ray is insisting that
wife johanna has a role in his
picture to be filmed in Dublin.
E. And, to 60 back to Lucille
Ball, size has been discovered
by song writer Jimmy Van
HeuSen, buddy Of Frank Sina-
ira. Jimmy is the comforter
supreme for all lonely ladies.
y
Nanette Fabray, rushing to
NBC-Burbank to rehearSe for
her Tony Randall-Jean Pierre
special for May 29. In the
show Nanette, who sings hash
Evening star., 1960-05-26

martre cabaret owner named
Pistache. She is hauled to the
station house for giving lewd
performances every time her
girls do the can-can and their
can-can is about as inflamma- =
tory as the minuet.
Its plot, of course, never was
the major asset of "Can-Can." ."
That Cole Porter score abun-
dant with automatically flavor
ed French music was what
made this one memorable.
H =
The Porter score still is a
major asset of the screen ver-
sion, even though this has been
lavishly mounted in Todd-AO
and Technicolor and is played
by a cast headed by Shirley
MacLaine. Frank Sinatra,
Maurice Chevalier and Louis
Jourdan. 1t may engulf you in
Stereophonic sound and you
may wish that it had been kept
a little simpler than in Nelson
Riddles lush orchestrations
but it still sings of Paris.
Producer Jack Cummings
Evening star., 1960-05-26

quences. 1t is played agreeably
sounds fine. is often pictorially
handsome and has a sufflciency
of entertaining passages. sep
arated by not too many dull
ones. But its staging is pre-
tentious and engulfs 1t.
"Can-Can" isn't q bad muSi-
cal, but 1t lacks the charm
grace, flavor and bounce to be
a special one.
Evening star., 1960-05-26

has bolstered the "Can-Can"
score with three Porter oldies
that still sound fine. too. Sina-
ira and Miss MacLaine make a
bright moment of Let's Do 1t,
from the 1928 show, Paris.
You Do Something to Me"
from 80 Million Frenchmen,"
1927 serves as theme music
for what Miss MacLaine'S Pts
tache does to Jourdan's right
eous young magistrate. Just
One Of Those Things" out OF
1855 Jubilee" also turns up.
Sinatra's best item from the
original "Can-Can" score prob
ably is "C'eSt Magnifique, +"
which he does quite well. He
also gives Its All Right With
Me" some special treatment.
Mr.. Cummings. however, will
have to take a demerit for what
he allowed to happen to II
Love Paris" 1t may be over
worked by imported chanteuses,
but 1t surely could have been
put to better use than as mere
background music. What a
song it would have made. for
instance. for Chevalier, whose
talents are put to precious lit
tie use in "Can-Can."
The cast of this outsize
movie "Can-Can." while there
is not an individual complaint
to be lodged against any Of
them, provides a jarring note
that not even Rita Dimitri's
Greek accent brought to the
stage Montmartre. Director
Walter Lang apparently de-
cided there wasn't q thing he
could do about it and plunged
ahead hoping nobody would
notice.
You can not, however. over
look the fact that the definitely
French Chevalier and Jourdan
and the decidedly American
Miss MacLaine and Sinatra do
not sound like residents of the
same planet.
Miss MacLaine, to be sure, is
a most fetching lass with a fine
gift for comedy delivery and
no evening spent with her is
total loss. Sinatra's playing
Of her marriage-Shy pursuer
is a flrst-rate comedy perfor-
nance, too. But in Toulouse
Lautrec'S Paris?
=
There are a number of lively
moments in the Uptown's
Evening star., 1960-05-26

HOLLYWOOD NANA). "A
sad twist to Vivien LeiEh's up
coming divorce from Sir Lau-
renee Olivier, because he wants
to marry his leading lady in
the "Rhinoceros" play in Lon
don. Joan PIOwright. Originally
it was Vivien who wanted a
divorce so that she could marry
her leading man in a movie.
Now that it is too late, she
would rather reconcile with
Larry.
Most of their chums are
predicting that Rex Harrison
will wed Tammy Grimes, who
stars for Dore Schary and the
Theater Guild this fall Cunless
there's a long Strike) in The
Unsinkable Mrs. Brown"
The Guild, incidentally. holds
an option on the smash play
hit in London, "a Passage TO
India" which I hope they will
exercise.
\
Jean Simmons, on her two
years Of nonstop work, in
"Spartacus," Elmer Gantry''
and The Grass Is Greener" /:
Jolly nice in one way. but I'm
tired" After Grass" Jean puts
herself out to grass on her
Arizona ranch.
Robert Wagner has been
asked to star in Hollywood for
a change in And Seven From
America" - about the modern
Olympics, so there probably