Evening star., 1963-02-20
THE
LYONS
DEN
By LEONARD LYONS

NEW 1SEbrA.-OdI MlIlcO was
invited to have his photo dis
played on the walls OF Jim
Downey's, Mineo, who starred
in q play here last season. quail
flied for this display limited
to stars who have appeared on
a Broadway stage. Marilyn
Monroe's photo went up on the
wall only after the late star,
fully disguised. crossed the
stage in "Teahouse OF The Au-
gust Moon"
Mineo and his fiancee, Jill
Haworth, posed for q Joint
photo at the studio OF James
Demetropoulos. But the photo
can't be displayed as yet, be-
cause Miss Haworth who had
a major role In Exodus" =
never appeared on q stage.
A walk-on role is being set for
her.
CONCERN: Robert @. Lewis
told Edie Hamlin Of the Bronx
mama who had two chickens
one healthy. and the other
quite Ill. So she killed the
healthy chicken. to make q
soup for the sick one.
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TOUR: Four Russian play
wrights have been touring here
on q cultural-exchange pro-
gram. They visited the Authors
League and told Of their ex-
periences in New York. They
first went to see Tennessee
Williams Milk Train Doesn't
Stop Here Any More" an alle-
CORY full Of lustful scenes and
death. Then they saw William
Inge's Natural Affection. u
which portrays adultery. incest
homosexuality. alcoholism and
murder.
Their next stop was "Oh,
Dad, Poor Dad. :" q play about
a domineering mother, seduc-
ton and murder. Their fourth
play was who's Afraid of Vir-
ginia Woolf2", involving the
hatred among two couples, lust
adultery. They knew this
did not give q balanced pic
ture Of America, and so the
Russians decided to see some
Of our movies.
Their first was the success
full David and Lisa" about
two mentally disturbed chill
dren. Their final choice was
Radio City Music Hall, where
the Russians saw Days oi
Wine and Roses" about an al
coholic couple who make "Losi
Weekend" seem like a tea party
CAST: Last week II Navajo
chiefs were brought from Mon.
ument Valley to Tucson, tc
work with John Wayne In
"McLintock." When the Indians
arrived, Wayne looked startled
then said: Hey. didn't I xii
you guys IL movies ago?"
MEMOS: Sammy Davis, jr.,
Just signed his contract to stal
in the musical version Of Cliff,
ford Odets' Golden Boy" Hi
contract stipulates that there
shall be no performances or
the High Holidays-Rosh Ha-
shonoh and Yom Kippur
The French Ambassador, HervI
Alphand, will come TO New
York March 3 for Patachou'
concert at Carnegie Hall.
Frederic Morton, author o
THE Rothschilds," and Direc'
tor Jack Garfein have collab
GRATED on q screenplay 70
Carroll Baker, Homecoming.
It's about q ski resort In Eu
rope.
Although David Schoenbrul
was amused by the Newsweel
piece about his shift to Eu'
rope, there are complaint
about 1t from leading figures IL
the worlds capitals. The gifteC
Schoenbrun remains their IA,
vorite. . Otto oerson's fameC
sculpture gallery in New Yorl
has been sold to the Marlboro
Gallery Of London. It win op.
crate as the Marlboro 0ersor
Gallery. Salvador Dali's new
painting, Ia Batalla de Te-
tuan." Is his most ambitious
effort. It will have the tor
museums bidding for 1t.
WILL: One Of our beloved
friends died recently. leaving Z
will which seemed inadequate
In its foresight. There was M
specific provision, for instance