Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-11
THE LYONS DEN
Sellers to Appear
In Ulysses Film

NEW YORK. Peter Sellers
has agreed to play the princi-
pal role of Leopold Bloom in
Jerry WaId's movie version of
Joyce's Ulysses" Emlyn
Williams. star Of "A Man for
All Seasons" commented about
the Fourth of July holiday
here: Il suppose soon We in
England will start celebrating
Common Market Day" The
dramatization of Thornton
Wilder's -Ides Of March" will
open in Berlin. The Polish Gov
eminent has invited the show
to Warsaw.
Patricia Bredin. who sue
ceeded Julie Andrews in Came
lot" was visited backStage by
an elderly Texan. He said she
reminded him Of his wife. of
his daughter and Of the way
his granddaughter probably will
look. The next day he sent
her an amethyst. pearl and dia-
mond brooch from Tiffany's.
and indicated that there's more
to come.
Daryl Zanuek cut Is min
uteS more from The Longest
Day" It was IL hours long
originally. He's edited it now
to run exactly three hours. .
George Sava. the British sur
geon and author of The Heal
ing Knife" has settled with his
family in Hollywood Bin
Douglas. son of Justice Doug
las, makes his film debut in
The Interns-" He studied I'M
der Marcel Mareeau, the panto-
mimiSt. He plays q drunk in
the movie. and said. I'm the
only guy who trained to be q
silent drinker-
lose QuinterO. the director.
visited Fire Island recently. He
learned that Michael Kahn of
the Actors Studio had Just
bought a parcel Of land there
Quintero insisted that they ad-
here to a custom of his ma
tive Panama on the day q man
takes title to property. D.. They
gathered around the site. picked
up leaves. rubbed them on their
foreheads. kissed them and
tossed them away. As they
left they heard a neighbor call.
Careful of the poison ivy"
When GrouehO Marx takes
over the Tonight" show he'll
have Harry Ruby. the veteran
songwriter. as one of his guest
stars. James BaldWin's
actor brother. David, is on
crutches. He pulled a hip
muscle at SmaIl's Paradise at
the party celebrating publica-
ton of Baldvin's Another
Country" James T. Farrell,
creator of Studs Lonigan. viii
start writing a column. Far
reIl's Diary"
Lester COWan, who is CO.
producing with the Russians
the movie version of Meeting
on the Far Meridian" went to
Moscow to prepare the casting
He was introduced to a Soviet
beauty described as the Eliza
beth Taylor of Russia" Covan.
apprehenSive. asked: do you
arrive at the studio promptly
each morning." "Oh. no. -
she said. I come one hour
early"
Sandy Dennis. Of "A Thou
sand Clowns" is inconSolable !:
Rock Hudson went backstage
to congratulate her. but she'd
left. Paul ScOfield is in
terested in playing God in the
film version of Gideon"
John Christie, the Glynde-
bourne Operas founder-host.
who died recently. once toured
United States auditoriums. He
criticized the failure of pro-
ducers to guard against audi
ences rushing out as soon as
the final curtain descends. He
deemed this an insult to the
performers. At Glynde-
bourne. Christie took steps
when his audiences rushed TO
their waiting cars. He turned
off the lights outside so they
had to come back and ap-
plaud."
George C. Seett led the
Broadway Show Leagues all
star team in q Softball game