Evening star., 1963-05-08
THE
LYONSDEN
By LEONARD LYONS

American history-$3, 500, 900.
Just before the jury delivered
its verdict, the only defendant
with substantial means Laur-
ence E. Johnson, the Syracuse
merchant-died. The le-
gal question remains whether
punitive damages can be as
sessed against q dead man.
Faulk's lawyer, Louis Nizer, is
settling the claim for about
SITS, 900.
Daryl F. Zanuck, who is the
only man-except for four of
his cutters-to have seen the
completed black and white
film of Cleopatra" said last
week: Nov it's in the lap Of
color technicians and the tick
et-takers." Arthur MUIR
ray was the underbidder for
Rembrandt's "A Young Girl"
which brought $260,000 at
Parke- -Bernet's auction last
week. Anne Jeffries will
return to Broadway In Wright
& Forests musical version Of
"AnaStasia."
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Rex Harrison was signed to
play the co-starring role Of
Caesar in Cleopatra" long be-
fore Richard Burton was signed
for the film. Because of the
Burton-Taylor publicity, Har-
rison's right to co-star billing
apparently was overlooked by
the studio in its ads. He
brought suit, and his photo was
added to those of the couple
in the billboards. But Harrison
now has indisputable proof
that the advertising cam
paign-amends to him are not
sufficient.
Those who saw Harrison at
the White House state dinner
Tuesday night report that the
President was unaware that
Harrison had a role in "Cleo-
patra."
TVS best-kept secret is that
the closed-circuit telecast own
ers of the ListOn-P:.ttersOn
fight have been considering al
ternate dates - because Of a
hand-injurys suffered by Pat
terson. Bette Davis and
Karl Maiden will co-sta0 in
Dead Ringer" for Warner
Bros. :. On Monday, In a
scene for DOre Schary's film
version of "Act One" Edna
Ferber was portrayed by her
niece. Janet Fox, and the late
Robert Benchley was portrayed
by his son, Nathaniel.
Years ago at Covent Garden,
when John McHugh first met
Dame MargOt FOnteyn, he
heard her lament about the
changing times. In other years
dukes and princes would
shower gems upon prima bal
lerinas. McHugh ordered for her
a tiny brooch memento of "Gi-
selle." Whenever he saw Miss
Fonteyn in another ballet, he
had a similar tiny jeweled me-
mento for her. When she mar
ried Ambassador Arias, Hughes
showed him a tiny jeweled
swan for Swan Lake"
do / have your permission
to present this to your wife?"
Hughes asked. "Of course, I"
said Miss Fonteyn's BRIDE
groom. IF she won't wear it,
I will"
Jack Lennon, who Is an ac-
complished pianist, has made
a piano recording of the "Irma
La Douce" score. The Met
ropolitan Museum Of Art
bought the original of AL
Hirschfeld's gouache caricature
from Show magazine. 1t shows
Rembrandt's Aristotle feeding
poison to the Mona Lisa. :.
Mary McCarthy's new novel,
"The Group" will concern the
lives of some VasSar girls after
they've been graduated from
college sort of the sex-life of
the upper class.
Charles Wrightsman will fl
nance a series Of lectures at
NYU's Institute Of Fine Arts.
The first WrightSman lecturer
will be Sir Kenneth Clark, for
mer head Of the National Gal
lery. Ira Gershwin Is do
mating to the Library of Con-
gress the original manuscript
of his recent book Of his coll
lected lyrics.
David Merrick, the producer,
was just voted one of Ameri-
cas- 10 best-dressed men. The
controversial producer was
asked: How many suits do you