Evening star., 1963-04-30
THE
LYONS DEN
By LEONARD LYONS

speaker at the Democrats fund
raising dinner last week at the
Commodore. II was invited here
to make an appearance, not to
make a speech" said Stevenson,
do you know the difference
between an appearance and a
speechP It's Is minutes,
On Saturday night, at It's
Mcmillan Theater. the Colum-
bia University orchestra pre-
sented five musical compost
tions -four by Europeans and
only one by an American, VIII
lard Roosevelt, gran son OF
President Theodore Roosevelt.
He composed his cello concerto
In two weeks. Ella Kazan
may astound Broadway by di-
recting q play for the Actors
Studio. :. After Mildred Dun
mock finishes her role in
"Youngblood Hawke" she'll di-
rect plays at the Spoleto Fes-
tival.
At the Peabody Awards last
week Adlai Stevenson collected
an award from Ward QUAIL
president OF the Broadcast Pho
neers. QUAIL is from Chicago
Stevenson said: "1'm delighted
to see that your president Il
from Chicago. That is some
thing I've tried to arrange for
myself from time to time"
Warner lie Roy. who was re-
placed as original director oi
"Tchin- -Tchin" after a quarrel
with Anthony Quinn, finally
has his directors credit: He
directed the new stars of the
play, Arlene Francis and zach
Klugman. Ted Flicker OF
The Premise" will lecture or
the United States improvisa-
ltional theater at the Edinburgh
Festival.
Joan Castle, the New York
actress and her British groom
william SitwelI, will open his
vast Barmoor Castle at Berwick
on-Tweed, near the Edinburgh
Festival, for paying guests this
summer. >. The festival, Incl.
dentally, has invited TENNESSEE
Williams, and Arthur Miller.
Hollywood is mourning the
death Of Nat Deverich, the
agent who was Leland Hay
wards partner. He represented
the top stars. directors and
writer's. His client, William
Powell. once brought a young
man who wpS starting in the
agency business to Deverich
for advice. THE first rule,
said Deverich. lis that when
kids or animal acts are in
volved-duck."
The Countess Of ROsse
mother-in-law of Princess Mar
garet, will open the Spring An.
tiuues Fair in Chelsea. London
May 8. She'll exhibit some of her
own treasures, collected by hel
father, the late Col. Leonard
Messel. Burt Lancaster, q
staunch Democrat, will play the
role of Gen. Sc0tt-whL tries tc
overthrow the United Stat s
Government-in Seven Days II
May"
49,
Sonny Werblin, one of the
owners of the New York Jets
football team, was In Shor's the
other day discussing the matter
of issuing free passes. Seymour
Weiss, the New Orleans hote
man who is part owner of the
nearby race track. gave Werblir
the benefit of his experience
When the racetrack cut down
its free-pass list, 1t reduced the
attendance-buS increased the
betting handle.
Philip Rose will produce the
Broadway musical version OF
the comedy hit. cafe Crown.
Lehman Engle, the veteran
conductor OF Broadway musi-
Gals, will ease up on those prof.
ects and devote himself to his
faculty post at Carnegie Tech.
|. Las week Daryl Zanuck
was shown the final version OF
Cleopatra" in black and white
Only then was 1t sent to the
color film laboratory.
The new revue, 4 West" re-
ceived unanimous raves from
the critics. The cast is CT imposed
OF four unknown actors whose
total assets, before the premiere
we're $i89. After they read
the reviews one of the group
Paul Hudson, said: Il can't wait
to become a star and owe moth