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William Bloom hus been named as the producer of the picture, not yet officially titled. The studio has three title prospects under consideration "Space Satellite," "OperaJin Vanguard" and "Around the World in 90 Minutes." The last may not have any appeal for Michael Todd, who is preparing to release his production of "Around the World in 80 Days" through United Artists. Satellite Drama HOLLYWOOD R.K.O. will undertake the production of a motion picture dealing with efforts of American scientists to establish a satellite in outer space. William Dozier, production head of the studio, reports that arrangements have been made for a camera crew to record experimental work being conducted at Patrick Air Force Base In Florida.

The movie won't stick strictly to facts, however, because it was said the screen writer, not yet New York Stage Waiting for Godot' Is a 'Puzzlement1 By Brooks Atkinson tu Urn Torf; TlniM Nrwa wi. VpowriUht. lSW, tin Mw Yen Tunes Co.) NEW YORK. April 28. 7: Strvlng it.

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April 28. 1iHT2 other day we went to Warner's to interview Miss Natalie Wood, the 18-year-old actress who was nominated for an Academy Award for her twenty-third picture, "Rebel Without a Cause." Miss Wood, a pert brunette, was waiting in her dressing room for us with the publicist assigned to watch, over during the Interview. Miss Wood placed a cigarette in her mouth. We beat the publicist with a match. "You mustn't lay she smokes in your article," the press agent warned.

Why not? we asked. Miss Wood answered, "Because kids might read it and say to tiieir parents, 'See, Natalie Wood smokes and she's only It would be very bad for them to smoke. It's bad for the health and only delinquents smoke at my age." Miss Wood blew smoke at us. The publicist nervously placed an ash tray in front of her. How did your new picture, "Burning Hills Out," come out? we asked.

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FLanders 3-5686 Wood kicked off her shoes and picked up a huge sofa pillow which she hid behind. This AdlSlBOiliSEiPSaESOIlS mwrnmrnmrnEumtmi Bring in Since "Waiting for Godot" is allegory written in a heartless modern tone, a theater-goer rftturally rummages through the jjerformance in search of a meaning. It seems fairly cer-tain that Godot stands for God. Do you spend much time publicity? we asked. "Oil, YES.

I do interviews those who are loitering by the yid db -Withered tree are waiting for or fan magazines layouts at salvation, which never comes uuijib aim i jusk uiu a tape recording for 'Monitor' about de linquency. For some reason The rest of the symbolism is -Wore elusive. But it is not a pose. For Mr. Beckett's drama adumbrates rather than excesses an attitude toward nian's experience on earth; the pathos, cruelty, comradeship, Hope, corruption, filthiness and just because I'm a teen-ager and have played a delinquent in a movie everyone thinks I'm an authority on the subject Beally, publicity is a necessary evil." The press agent said, "Pub licity is part of the American system of interesting people in a product." "Well I suppose you might say that but I wouldn't say it," Miss Wood said to him, We noted that Miss Wood's hair had been cut very short and said it made her look older.

Good," said Miss Wood en thusiastically. "I want to look older. I don't like being thought of as a teen-ager. I rather be TIPTON HAS PURCHASED HUNDREDS YES, HUNDREDS OF THESE MAGNIFICENT, TRULY SPECIAL HOTPOINT RANGES. THIS AD IS A TIPTON EXCLUSIVE 200 ON SALE TODAY! thought of as a woman." "Inside Natalie feels like a woman," the press agent added.

'I didn't say that" pouted Miss Wood. "I can't wait until I'm a woman and everyone thinks of me as When we left Miss Wood and her press agent, she was going to see a screening of "A Cry in the Night," a film she made a few months ago. The press agent said he was going out to look for another job. 'Sweet Smell' HOLLYWOOD Burt Lancas fonder of human existence. Eaith in God has almost vanished.

But there is still an of faith flickering around the edges of the drama. It is i though Mr. Beckett sees very Cttle reason for clutching at feith, but is unable to relinquish it entirely. ALTHOUGH THE DRAMA is puzzling, the director and the ctors play it as though they understand every line of it. The performance Herbert Berghof has staged against Louis spare setting Is triumphant in every respect.

And Bert Lahr has never given a as glorious as his tatterdemalion Gogo, who seems stand for all the stumbling, bewildered people of the earth "Who go on living without knowing why, Although "Waiting for Go-Jot" is an uneventful, maundering, loquacious drama, Mr. Lahr 4 an actor in the pantomime tjadition who has a thousand ys to move and a hundred ways to grimace in order to ifnake the story interesting and theatrical, and touching, too. His leng experience as a bawling mountebank has equipped Mr. Tmhr to represent eloquently ie tragic comedy of one of the Ibst souls of the earth. other actors are excellent, also.

E. G. Marshall as a Ifcllow vagrant with a mind that Jj a bit more coherent; Kurt Kasznar as a masterful egotist seeking of power and success; Alvm Epstein as the battered lave who has one bitterly satirical polemic to deliver by We; Luchino Solito de Solis as a disarming shepherd boy compete the cast that gives this diffuse drama a glowing per-ormance. Although "Waiting for Go-t. ls Puzzlement," as the ing of Siam would express it, Mr.

Beckett is no charlatan. He Bas strong feelings about the JTegradation of mankind, and "as given vent to them piously -Waiting for Godot" all feeling. Perhaps that is WnV It iS nrf ter will co-star with Tony Curtis in "bwcet Smell of. Success," first picture to be produced by Curtis's independent company, Curtleigh Productions, in asso OF COURSE! Spanking New Fully Automatic DOUBLE OVEN ELECTRIC RANGE ciation with Hecht-Lancaster Productions. The two actors paired for the first time in "Trapeze," soon to be released, and they also are scheduled to team in "Ballad of Cat Ballou" as singing and dancing cowboys.

"Sweet Smell of Success," in which Lancaster will appear as a ruthless New York newspaper columnist, is scheduled to go before the camera in July. All three pictures are to be released by United Artists. Carol Charming HOLLYWOOD Carol Chan-nlng may not be saying goodbye to Broadway, but she will be giving Hollywood most of her time for the next five Regular $39995 IT'S A SENSATION IN QUALITY, A SENSATION IN PRICE AND IN SPECIAL TIPTON SAVINGS OUT THEY GO, ALL OF 200... WHILE THEY LAST. HURRY! HURRY! years.

During that period she will make 10 pictures, at the rate of two a year, for RKO-Radlo Pictures, it was announced by William Dozier, WS at the same time. Theater- studio production chief. Miss Channing's first work under the -teffid Now only7 new contract will be a musical version of "Stage Door," sched uled to go before the camera in iNovemDer. ine recently co- starred with Ginger Rogers in "The First Traveling Sales lady," to be released by RKO, 'Desire Under the Elms HOLLYWOOD Don Hart man, former Paramount studio nuers can ran at it, but they annot ignore it. For Mr.

Beck-tt Is a valid writer. Chandler Films HOLLYWOOD "Draneo," a fost-civil. war story set in Louisiana, will be the first of six pictures to be produced by Jeff handler's new independent TWmpany, Earlmar Productions, jfor United Artists. The script as written by Hall Bartlett, awno also will serve as producer of the picture. Chandler also Announced that he has obtained from Pine-Thomas-Shane Productions rights to the Elizar Lipsky novel, "Lincoln McKee-er," the story about a frontier lawyer who is appointed to Supreme Court will be the Jtecimd undertaking.

Chandler ill star in both. His arrangement with United Artists requires him to annear in three THIS IS TIPTON'S FINEST OFFER TOPS IN QUALITY AND PRICE OF COURSE IT'S HOTPOINT. production head who now has WE WON'T BE ABLE TO REPEAT THIS TERRIFIC OFFER, SO ACT NOW! UP TO 3 YEARS TO PAY! his own filming unit at the studio, has signed Delbert Mann to direct "Desire Under the Elms." Filming of the Eugene O'Neill tragicomedy, co starring the Italian actress, Sophia Loren, won't start until next year. Music Auditions Applications for auditions for recitals to be sponsored next reason by the Artist Presentation Society are now being ac cepted by Miss Mabel Hender the six pictures. "Drango" Is the story of a Union army jfinajor whij helps in the rehabilitation of a town he helped to 4Sestroy during the war.

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