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The Amarillo Globe-Times from Amarillo, Texas • Page 24

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Intermission Time Murrow Show Visits Cyd, Tony BV PATSY MNAN Globe-Times Amusement Editor Cyd Charisse (nee Tula "Sid" Flnklea ol Amarillo) will be visited by Ed Murrow an "Person to Person" on Channel Ten at 8:30 tonight Cyd and her husband, Singer Tony Martin, and the two dren will be visited In whitt, brick colonial home In Beverly IHills, Calif. Also to be interviewed on "Person to Person" tonight are Rocky Marciano recently retired world's heavyweight champion, and his wile and their daughter. The Mar cianos will visited in their ranch-style house in Brockton Mass. Musical "Adano 1 John Mersey's PuHizer-Prizo- winning (first) novel, "A Bell for Adano," has been adapted for the stage (starring Fredrlc March) and for the movie screens (starring the late John Hodiak). Tomorrow "Bell for Adano" becomes a television musical with four specially- i songs by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Died.

Singers (and stars) in tomorrow's 90-minuto TV production at 7:30 oil Channnel Ten will be Anna Maria Alberghetti, newly turned 20-year-old blonde and Barry Suliivan, who played Greenwald in the TV presentation of "Caine Mutiny Court Martial." Story of "Bell for Adano" centers on an American major's efforts to rehabilitate a "liberated" town in Sicily World War H. Like the Pacific natives In 'Teahouse of the August Moon," the Sicilian villagers have needs even more important (to them) than food and water: they want the return ol their tower bell which Mus solini removed to be made into rifle barrels. Along with the picturing the military governor's amusing plight, the story focuses on a romantic angle involving the officer and a village girl. Sullivan plays the major and Miss Alberghetti will appear as the blonde Sicilian girl. Dean Re-Run Fans of the late James Bean have succeeded in their petitions for a re-run of the only filmed television drama in which he Unlighted Road." This show (First repeat for the "Playhouse of Stars" series) wil! be telecast by Channel Ten at 7:30 tonight.

Dean made "The Road" in January of Jast year, ten months before his death. (Would anybody agree that Paul Carr in "Box 704" on Kraft TV Theater Wednesday night has some James Dean mannerisms and poses?) "Big tonight on KONG-TV, will tell how a reporter for The Boston Globe helped to establish a killer's suilt in a baffling murder mystery. Film Actress Dana Wyn'ter and Comedian Jackie Miles will be guests on KGNC-TV's "Perry Como Show" tomorrow, along with Dick Powell. George veteran wit, and Sunny Gale, singer, will be guests on "Stage Show" tomorrow on Channel Ten. Spring Byington, star of tele- Vision's "December Bride," will be a guest on the "George Gobel Show" on KGNC-TV tomorrow She will replace the virus-stricken Margaret Truman.

Judith Evelyn and Cathleen Nesbitt will star in "The Pri- niary Colors," drama of a mld- (Ileage art teacher, her mother and how a youthful artist affects their lives on "Goodyear Playhouse" Sunday on KGNC- TV. Burl Lancaster and Tony Curtis will re-enact a "live" scene from their movie "Trapeze" on "The Ed Sullivan Show" Sunday on Channel Ten. Lily Pons will also be a guest. Look-Alikes All Around the Town. Eette Thompson's column in this nevpspajjer, occasionally lists "look-alikes." May we submit Pianist Ruth Slenczynska--who was ihe subject of "This Is Your Life" on TV on Wednesday and Libcrace? Same sinilp--and dimples, too.

Most frustrating thing about the whole was the pace, rlust as Miss ftlpnrzynslta, one- Bright To Present New ttequeitt Show Music Groups To Register Registration for summer bane 1 and orchestra classes at Palo Duro High School will be helc from a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Students will register in the PDHS bandroom, Room 101, at 1400 N. Grant, according to George Bledsoe, director of bands and orchestra at PDHS. Instruction will be offered in all wind and string instruments.

Classes will be held for beginning, intermediate and advanced students, Bledsoe announced. The course will run for six weeks from Monday through July 13 with classes held daily, Mondays through Fridays, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 n.rn. Tuition foe is $10 for the six- week course. Instructors for Ihe summer tmtid nnri orchestra school are Harold Gilbert, director of hand and orchestra at Hornee Mann Junior High School, Betty Denman, teacher of elementary instrumental music for the, public schools, nnd Bledsoe.

Jeanne Crain Set For 'Whole Troth' HOLLYWOOD Jeanne Crain has been signed to co-star Steward Granger in "The Whole Truth," which James Wool! in England for Romulus Films next February. The film is based on an original hour-and- a-halC modern murder tele play which won raves from English critics. Sidney Poitier In Kikuyu Role HOLLYWGOD-Sidney Poitier lias been signed by M-G-M for the role of Kimani, a Kikuyu native who became a Man Mail in the Kim adaptation of Robert P.uai nt vel, "Something of Richard Brooks has completed the screen play and will direct for producer Pandro S. Herman. 9 Stars Wayne John Wayne shoots his way out ol Uoubie in a scene horn "The Searcheis," ploying today at jKe Paramount.

Mitzi Gaynor Cast As Ballerina HOLLYWOOD Mitzi Gaynpr will star as an American bsiler- ina with Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron in Sol C. Siegel's independent production "Les Girls," for M-G-M. Dear Sir. Wlnburn: Thanks for the rain. Please hold the wind.

ANSLEY CLEANERS 15th Anti-Tornado Randolph Scots To Play Marshal HOLLYWOOD--Randolph Scott has signed by War cr Brothers to star in "The Marshal of by John Tucker Battle which Richard whhrf will produce from a script by Irving Wallace. ASK FOR LOMAX World Famous PIZZA AT TOUR FAVORITE SUKK MARKET TODAY AT YOUR INTERSTATE THEATRES A A listeners may telephone requests for musical selections to Weldon Bright, KGNC's musical director, on the new "Weldon Bright Show" on Radio Station KGNC, scheduled Monday through Friday at 2 p.m., beginning next week. Conversation of the listeners will be broadcast and their requests will be filled by Bright--at the piano, organ and celeste. time child prodigy, launch into a fascinating story about her life or career, Emcee Ralph Edwards had to stop her to inject a comparatively dull event to lead on someone from Ruth's life, Ruth was ready and willing to unload revelations about her relationship with her father, who rigidly guided her career and with whom she broke during her teens--and then Edwards interrupted. Euth was willing to reveal how a girl who was a celebrity from the ages of four to fourteen felt when she decided to abandon her career for marriage--and then Edwards interrupted to remind her that she and her husband had recently undergone an "amicable" divorce.

Nevertheless, this show did hit the high spots in Its slotted time. And Amarilloans who heard Ruth perform here with the Boston Pops in January must have been particularly interested in Miss Slenczynska, although she was necessarily' cut short even in her remarks about how she found new and genuine motivation for her resumed career ns she decided to offer an audienco in war- wrecked Cologne some "beautiful emotional experience to Action-Acting "The Searchers" appears to be a western-vvith-acting. In fact, Newsweek magazine's reviewer said such nice things as: 'The Searchers' has some of he finest Technicolor photography yet seen. Each character ms been developed with something better than silhouette 'tracery. Its high standard of serious and by Frank Nugent is a welcome permuta- ion from the trite and true Vestern format.

The rarest reat: John Wayne, the saddle- vom star, acts." Newswoek's writer added that 'Director John Ford's studious handling of the searchers' five- 'ear pursuit across deserts and country is the kind of multiiaceied treatment a draws. the moviegogers personally into the action Ford never ignores the great cinematic necessity, pace." Boxoffice magazine reported that "A goodly proportion of ob- servers will opine that the top- lining performance hy John Wayne is the unquestioned best ot his long and impressive career." Variety called show "a western in the grand scale some fine vignettes of frontier; life in tha early Southwest." Variety's reporter a "Wayne is fine in the role of the hard-bitten, misunderstood and mysterious searcher and the rest of ths cast acquits itself notably The John Ford directorial stamp is unmistakeable. It concentrates on the characters and establishes a definite mood." LYRIC "THE 7 AKGRY MEN" Debra Pasci and Jeffrey Hunler "BOBBY WARE IE MISSING" SHORT SCBJKCTS VICTQBY Blllp Ik I UK I DR2-5252 JOHN In "THE SANDS OF IWO JIMA" TEOOY CASTLE In "2 GUN LADY" PLUS CARTOON AT: 8:32 Across the Screen In Full Color "THE LONE HANGER" Meet ihe I'Dne Ranger and Silver Claytnn Moore Jay Sllverheela 7:00 Errni Fl.vnn, Joanne Dm In a or Flaming Conquest "THE WARRIORS" In ClnemaScope Technicolor 2 COLOR CARTOONS 3 DRIVE-IN THCATflEl EAST ON 66 MEW YOBK III CONFIDENTIAL WARNED BROS. PRES THE C.V.WHITNEY PICTURE JOHN WSXNE 'THE SEARCHERS" THE STORY THAT SWEEPS FROM THE GREAT SOUTHWEST TO THE CANADIAN BORDER IN IflCTAUlf lAM TECHNICOLOR JEFFREY HUNTER VESA MllES THEATRE COMING EVENTS June 2 Dance Recital by Pupils Maestro M. Pianowski of the Musical Arts Conservatory, Stephen F.

Austin Junior High School Auditorium, 8 p.m. June 3 Bob Wills, Clover Club, p.m. June 4 Revue," 1m a Davies' Dance Program, Amarillo High School Auditorium, p.m. June 5 "Rainbow Revue," 1ma Davies' Dance Program, Amarillo High School Auditorium, 8 p.m. June 6 "Antigue," Dixie Dice Show, Amarillo Little Theatre, 8 p.m.

June 7 "Antigua," Dixie Dice Show, Amarillo Little Theatre, 8 p.m. Fats Domino, Flame Club, 9p.m. June 8 "Antigua," Dixie Dice Show, LittJe Theatre. 8 p.m. Sara Shane Cast In Gable Movie HOLLYWOOD--Sara Shane has been selected by Clark gable for ore of four top feminine roles in "The King and Four Queens" Eleanor Parker and Barbaru Nichols have already been set for the Russ-Field production which United Artists will release.

SUSPENSE! ADVENTURE! MITCHUM WRIGHT JANET ICiOH'EDMOND PEGGY lEE BEHIND ENEMY LINES liirtfi plenty-of ammo audits 1 RICHARDCONTE PEOGIE CASTLE I 'Girl of Summer' Set for Celluloid IIOLLyWOOP-Hal Wallis has brought the screen to "Girls of Summer," the N. Richard Nash comedy which opens on Broadway this fall, with Shelley Winters in tha lead. OKtmiflixl Went Ads Get Results! SCREEIt PLAt 8T PRODUCER ASSOCIATE PftODUCtl FRANK S. NUGENT MEREAN C. COOPER PATRICK FORD DIRECTED BY 4-T1ME ACADEMY AWARD WINNER PRESENTED BY WARNER BROS.

SHOWS AT 7:20 AND 9:35 P.M. FEATURES AT 7:35 AND 9:50 P.M. i DOWN THE WIDEJVfllSSOUFM THEY ROLLED THE THE AND SILKS! TONY CURTIS COLLEEN ARTHUR KENNEDY lusty, Loving, brawling days when Ben Matthews ruled the river with Rick, the Thiel to back hi and a perfumed plaything named danced far lave and a living! l-irl AW I wilS WiillAM DEMAREST WILLIAM BARGAN PETER VAN EYCK MIHOD mm by EARL FELTON Prctod ty STANLEY RUBIN FEATURES TODAY AT 8:05 AND P.M. BV IHOHKHN tffl IIRI nut nit Mtinr. ttmii iim HI imn.

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