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Young Actor Makes Jump From McCarter to Broadway PRINCETON Gino Conforti 31 is a versatile actor on the move. NEW BRUNSWICK, N. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1963. (lew McCarter Company Has Familiar Faces PRINCETON During the past several weeks a new company of professional actors has been assembling for rehearsal at the McCarter. With 33 members, it is the largest repertory company ever to play the theater.

Currently playing Shakespeare at the McCarter Theatre he is due to make an unusual switch very Broadway Shows Do Okay the Hard Way shortly when he goes into the brand-new Broadway musical Two Gain Major Roles In 'Streetcar' mi A it "She Loves Me." The young actor is not new to Broadway roles. He has al Although many new actors have been signed for the winter-spring series "Ladders of Ambition, ready been seen in the New York companies of "Kicks Co." and "A Family Affair." Off-Broadway he appeared as The Boy in the hit musical "The Fantasticks." Two Middlesex County students drop in the volume of mail orders during the first few weeks of the strike. But they have found that In recent weeks the mail-orders have been revived largely through the use of newspapers outside the metropolitan area and also through weekly dissemination of 550,000 handbills. "The period of dismay among the leading producers is definitely over." 6,445 queries; last week the volume had increased to 61,378. Least Affected "The shows that were well established at the start of the blackout have been the least affected," the league said.

"Publicity men for the hew shows have had to work the hardest for their shows to survive. "Most producers acknowledge that the area where their shows were most vulnerable was a regular patrons will recognize familiar faces. have major roles in the next Queens Theater Guild production, "A Streetcar Named De The part of The Boy is one that The company will open the se sire. The award-winning Ten he has already played at McCar ries with "Le Bourgeois Gentil-homme" Thursday, Feb. 21 at nessee Williams' drama will be presented during the next three 7:30 p.m.

weekends. Among the returning actors are Appearing in the lead role of Blanche DuBois will be Lissa Weinberg, daughter of Mr. and several veterans of past association of Producing Artists at McCarter. Christine Pickles will be ter when "The Fantasticks was introduced to Princeton last fall. He will repeat the role when the production returns this week with the original company and staging.

"The Fantasticks" is due to play McCarter Friday and Saturday nights, with a matinee Saturday at 2:30. Gino sang, acted and danced his way through the McCarter MARTYN GREEN Green Heads Mrs. Benjamin Weinberg of 63 GINO CONFORTI Patton Drive, East Brunswick. NEW YORK (AP) Broadway is doing okay at the box-office but wishes the city's newspapers were back in business. That is a gist of a report issued today by the League of New York Theaters, the trade association of stage producers.

Emergency advertising meth-. ods and an assortment of promotional stunts, including shapely town-criers and skywriting, have been devised to keep the public informed of show activities since the journalistic shutdown began Dec. 8. Little Damage "The legitimate theater has escaped the major damage anticipated for it," the statement said. "Far from discounting the power of the press as a major publicity medium, the New York producers are obliged to acknowledge it by the number and variety of means they have taken to fill the gaping vacuum." A main information service of the league is a telephone center to supply details about all attractions.

During the- first week of the strike, the switchboard handled recalled from her Portia in the "Merchant of Venice" and the title role in "The Duchess of Mai- cast as Casca in "Julius Cae sar," the role he is currently play ing for school audiences. A senior at Douglass, the women's college of Rutgers, Virginia DeAngelis, will appear as Eunice Hubble. She also has had a great She will play Portia in "Ju Rehearsals for the Broadway lius Caesar." David Hooks is returning to play Marc Antony and also to direct his first show in date begin at the end of Febru deal of acting experience including the role of Mrs. Hardcastle New Company Of Savoyards MILLBURN Martyn Green, presentation of "The Fantasticks" and then went on to give a portrayal as one of Shakespeare's clowns mat had the audience rock Princeton. He will stage "Fuonto Broadway Boxscore NEW YORK (AP) Two shows won approval of most critics this week.

Getting the warmest support was a twin bill of short comedies by Murray Schisgal, a new writer, at the Orpheum. Five reviewers cheered, 2 others edged their mixed reports in favor of "The Tiger" and "The Typists." Eli Wallach and his wife, Anne Jackson, form the entire cast of each. The other display, a revival of Ibsen's "A Doll's House" at Theatre Four, split the panel, getting 3 okays and 2 frowns. The arrival of "Andorra," a drama by Swiss playwright Max Frisch, at Broadway's Biltmore, was delayed until last night. Five openings are scheduled next week.

Another Frisch work, "The Firebugs" opens tomorrow; Peter Ustinov arrives Tuesday in "Photo a revival of "Wonderful Town" starts Wednesday; Alfred Drake in "Lorenzo" premieres the next evening; and on Friday, "Vanity of Nothing" is due at the Rodale Theater, a new off-Broadway auditorium. in "She Stoops to Conquer." Miss DeAngelis, a music ma Ovejuna," due to open Friday, ary. "She Loves Me" will star Barbara Cook and is produced and directed by Hal Prince. The book is adapted from the novel "The Shop Around The Corner." ing with laughter. The part was March 22.

Dromio of Syracuse in "The Comedy Of Errors" and it gave the jor, is a member of the Voor-hees Chapel Choir. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mario former star of the famed D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in London which furnished the material for Matinee Favorite Gino Conforti, a favorite with actor the opportunity for some hilarious fooling. Then he was will offer the first two productions DeAngelis of 4353 Llncoiln a successful movie.

of his American Gilbert and Sul Highland Park. Public performances of the Ten the school matinee audiences last fall for his droll Dromio in "The livan troupe at the Paper Mill Playhouse beginning Tuesday. nesee Williams Play will be given at 8:30 p.m. Feb. 15, 16, 21 22 and 23.

Tickets may be ob Comedy of Errors," is playing Casca in "Julius Caesar." He will also recreate his role of the Boy in "The Fantasticks," which will tained at the Little Theater on the Douglass campus. Special benefit performances willl be giv en March 1 for the Piscataway Township Lions Club and March 2 for the New Brunswick Lions Joan Caufield Played Market During Three-Year Layoff Club. The first production will be "H.M.S. Pinafore" with Green in his famous role of the Rt. Hon.

Sir Joseph Porter, First Lord of the Admiralty. "Pinafore" will play for one week through Sunday. "The Mikado" will follow on Feb. 19, with Green again creating Ko-Ko, Lord High Executioner of Titipu. "Mikado" will play through Feb.

24. In forming the new company, which Green will direct personally, he has spent months selecting players with operatic backgrounds who have had experience SOUTH BRUNSWICK Poetry will vie with the words of Arthur Miller at the Cambridge School in Kendall Park Feb. 12 and 15, as prospective actors try for a part in "The Crucible." This tale of the Salem witch trials is to be presented at the South Brunswick High School in May by the Commuters. Cecillia Scovel, director, announced to the Commuters that she would base her casting decisions on a reading of a portion of the play, a reading of poetry and a rendition of one other dramatic selection. Only the last item must be selected by the director, however.

According to Mrs. Scovell, anyone trying out may bring their own poetry and also read a prepared part of the Miller script. The Crucible was written by Miller during the late Sen. Joseph McCarthy's investigations at a time when the author himself was under "inquisition," as he described the committee's processes. The plot concerns several teenage girls who accuse many of their townspeople of consorting with the devil in an effort to distract attention from one of their escapades.

The attention thus focused on the girls' declamations touched off the infamous witch trials. The Fanlaslicks McCARTER THEATER play McCarter for three performances Friday and Saturday, Feb. 15 and 16. Stephen Porter, who has directed many past productions at McCarter Theatre including "Sea-pin." "King Lear." "The Alchemist," "Caligula" and "A Phoenix Too Frequent" returns to stage "Julius Caesar" and Brecht's "Galileo." Don Driver returns to direct "Le Bourgeois Gentilhom-me. Other members of past McCarter seasons include Keith Herring-ton returning to play his second Caesar in Princeton, the first being Shaw's character in "Andro-clcs and the Lion" Carol Teitel and Laurence Luckinbill.

WA 1-8700 She had known Taylor casually over the years but had never worked with him before. "Here it is my first picture in three years end wouldn't you know it the first scene is a sexy smooch?" How did Jean as an actress keep from going berserk during her long layoii? "I was so busy playing the stock market that I never thought with the comic complexities of HOLLYWOOD (AP)-Some actresses lay off work because they can't find any. Joan Caulficld, off the screen for three years, was just too busy otherwise. In April of 19C9, the pretty actress divorced producer Frank Ross. A few weeks after the decree she found she was pregnant.

Kevin Ross, age 3, is the result. Then a year later, she sat in a dentist's chair and looked up at a handsome dentist She married Gilbert and Sullivan. The featured players will be Carol Bay ard, Yvonne Chaveau, Ferdinand Hilt, Spiro Malas, John Parella, This Week's Playbill EDISON Camp Kilmer Playhouse: "Third Best Sport." St. Matthews Guild. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at 8:30.

MILLBURN Paper Mill Playhouse: "H.M.S. Pinafore," with Martyn Green. Tuesday through Friday at Saturday 6 and 9, and Sunday at 8, matinee Wednesday at "A Gift Horse," with Bert Wheeler and Glenda Farrell, tonight at 8. "Wizzard of Oz," children's show, Saturday at 11 a.m. NEW BRUNSWICK Little Theater: "A Streetcar named Desire," Queens Theater Guild.

Friday and Saturday at 8:30. PRINCETON McCarter Theater: "Julius Caesar," student matinees, Monday at 1, Wednesday and Thursday at 11 a.m. and "The Fantasticks," Friday at 2:30 and 8:30, Saturday at 8:30. Eleanore Knapp, and Morgan Stuart. The chorus and orchestra will much about acting." she says.

"For years, I had been conservative just buying the blue chips TODAV ONE DAY OS1.T Caatlaaasa Fram P.M. HORROR HOTEL Ihiai at M. "thTheao" ha at I P.M. be under the direction of Robert Dr. Robert H.

Peterson on Nov. 29, 1960. They have an eight-months old sjn. "Please say thai since I mar Kreis, and the choreography by David Guthrie, and costumes by Special Return Engagement The Fantasticks rred Voelpel. Settings will be by Ma, a Taft "Th Rm" -ant-Brali Taat Waaldn'l Die" stocks.

"Then I fot independent and started speculating. If I hadn't had that bad May last year (the stock market slump) I might have become a tycoon instead of an ried my dentist I can't get him to look at my teeth anymore. I'm the appointment he always can the Paper Mill Charles A. Bran' don. Under Green's direction, the cels when an emergency comes costumes, choreography and stag ing wall be completely new.

"My productions," he said, "will carry up, says Joan. In Firit Western Joan literally is back in harness. She's playing her first western, "Cattle King," as the love interest of Robert Taylor. out the true meaning of the word tradition. This means strict ad herence to the author's words and the composer's musk.

It also STRAND Cinema Ctorga A Albany Rta. CH -OIl New Bruntwlrk Htarta TadaT "No Love for Johnny" With PETER FINCH (Best Actor Award) aim Peter Sellers A Terry Thomas "Your Past 'Is Showing" dhawllma tait UN aw actress. "When I was married to Frank, I always advised him on his stock deals. I bought one stock that looked like a winner at $143. It soon went up to $225 and Frank bought 1,500 snares.

Then we got divorced as the stock was looming. I sold mine at a big profit but without me at home to advise him. Frank hung onto his too long. It took one of the biggest nosedives in the slump and he lost a bundle." means an intelligent adaptation to tne requirements of the modern theatre." Three Perfs. Only The Fantasticks WA 1-8700 4 Jfi I His 'No Comment Floors Teen-Ager HOLLYWOOD (AP) The oth 3 er day a youngster on a Los An PLAN TO OFFER SEVEN PLAYS DAHGER0USlEVASTATMC geles high school paper put a call NO TIME FOR LOVE-Bellnda Lee at the princess Feu.ta and Cornel Wilde as Censtantine begin to reelire that they have ne right to their happiness when te many Christians art being slaughtered.

This dramatic moment is from Joseph E. Levine's religious epic, "Constantino and the Cross," starting Wednesday at the RKO Riveli Theater. Christine Kaufmann co-stars. through to Tony Curtis' office at i Universal. Curtis, himself, an swered the phone.

FRIDAY thru SUNDAY 'Forty Pounds of Trouble' Starring TONY CURTIS plus The flabbergasted youth asked Fire Department Changes McCarter Parking Regulations PRINCETON Effective Feb. 15, Fire Department regulations in the Borough of Princeton will require that no cars or buses be parked in the drive-in circle in front of McCarter Theater, or along the theater side of College Road, between Alexander Road and University Place. Two off-street parking areas are available near the theater: the Princeton University store parking lot on University Place, and the Baker Rink parking area, on the far side of the P.R.R. station from the theater (entrance on College Road, campus side of University Place). KcCarler Theatre of Princeton University eptns Feb.

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t. Mat. Mar. FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP The Villagers' Barn Theater Group has an exciting program planned Tony to comment on recent Hollywood Is No mors of his impending marriage "All That Heaven Allows' I for this season. A comedy, "The 7T Vo TIMi L.

to Christine Kaufmann. "I'm sorry, but no com Bargain. Either T7TTT uv.lll liai tiv.ll, mill ULfvll UK ment, said Curtis affably. HOLLYWOOD (AP) "Cleo- NOWI 12:45 A 9:20 SUNDAY EARLY 110 SHOW tar effitt pan 3:45 Shawflmt r30 season May 17, and will run until June I. John Harayda will direct The teen-ager, still staggering'patra" finally made it to Holly with surprise, said: "Gee, thankiwood.

this play. you so very much, Mr. Curtis. The super-epic was filmed first The following plays will com bui are you sure its all right, in London, then in Rome and oth to quote you? er locations at stratospheric cost. plete the schedule: June 21-JuIy 6 "Death of When it was finished.

Fox boss Darryl F. Zanuck decreed added Salesman," directed by Harry scenes would be needed. Rubcl. One of the scenes was to be Hollywood Won By Flip of Coin July 21-Aug. 10 "Critic In ALL OF MANKIND'S DAYS ON EARTH Sill OR SPECTACLE TO EQUAL ITI i Mr' 'Kl I noaflghtwsf pl( ilb your weapon-.

vlj i I fisfctwkhiniocr i i made at nearby Palos Verdes, a Choice," directed by Helen Kush el. one-day location to be followed by lopo do Vega FUENTE OYEJUNA Mar. IS. St. Mai.

Mar. Jl TODAY thru TUESDAY "JUMBO" Starring DORIS DAY Plus "CAIRO" one day shooting in the studio. Sept 6-Sept. 21 two one-act HOLLYWOOD (AP) Harold Lloyd, honored by a University Takes Advantage Of a Sure Thing HOLLYWOOD (AP)-The mov Director Joseph Mankiewicz came to Hollywood to supervise the of Southern California cinema arts plays. "The Brick and the Rose," directed by Harry Rubcl and "Phoenix Too Frequent," direct set off four plays choosa your series now scene, and what happened? v.iiiiYiT fraternity, disclosed how a flip of For the first time in more a coin brought Hollywood one of SUNDAY IAIIY II 10 SHOW 1m aHlta aa.n 49 Shtwflma 0 ed by Edward Le Comte.

Feb. 21, 21, Mar. 7, 28 THURS its greatest comedians. than 300 days, it rained. The shooting had to be postponed.

All dates are for Friday and SERIES I was a kid about 12 in Oma orch. $14.00, $10.40 bale $10.40, $6.80 ie industry is catching on to Broadway's trend to nonstop titles. Two of the biggest hits on the Saturday performances. 7:30 ha." Lloyd recalls, "and I was Additional special events will always in some form of show. FRI.

Feb. 22, Mar. 1, 8, 22 be announced as they are sched ulcd. 1 Metuchen Coed Earns Play Role GETTYSBURG, Pa Miss Jan- business. My dad decided to put New York stage are "How to Succeed in Business Without me in the big time.

The Villagers also are planning Really Trying" and "A Funny MtHl "We were undecided whether Thing Happened on the Way to to hit New York or California et Anderson, daughter of Mr. and first. Dad flipped a coin and Mrs. J. A.

Anderson, 7 Mayficld to organize a choral group. A director and more singers are needed. Regular meetings are held every third Monday of the month at 8:30 p.m. In Colonial Farms, Hollywood won." HAL MARCH kJ AM) 74 74 Place, Metuchen, N.J. has been chosen to play "Daisy," a lead 1 r- the Forum." Producer-director Stanley Kubrick seems to have taken the hint with his new movie starring Peter Sellers.

It bears this marquee-busting title: "Doctor Strnnrolivfl. fli- Itnuf I tsrniwl ing character in "Rhinoceros," 3-act play by Eugene Ionesco. Middlebush. There will be no SERIES I orch. $16.20, $12.60 8:30 I bate $14.40, $10.80 SAT.

I Feb. 23. Mar. 2, 23 SERIES I orch. $16.20, $12.60 8:30 I bole $14.40, $10.80 SUN.

I Feb. 24, Mar. 17, 24, 31 SERIES I orch. $10.40, $6.80 3:00 bale $10.40, $6.80 make chocks payable fo McCarler Theatre Bex S2t Princeton, N.J. WA 1-870C Feb.

15, 16 8:30 Mot. Feb. 16 2:30 THE FANTASTICKS The play, directed by Emile 'Sunny Spain' Turns on Boyd i meeting in February, however. The annual dinner is being held Stnn Wnf.rvinI. Schmidt, will be presented by the Owl and Nightingale Feb.

21, 22. HOLLYWOOD (AP) Stephen Ma I UlttWC I Monday. Feb. 18 at the Green- Bomb." brier Restaurant I and 23. i Boyd said when he left for "The i fiHmmm P' Fall of the Roman Empire." that he looked forward to working in mm.

tn ta CURTAIN TIME I 40 (SUNDAY 7 4(7) Miss Anderson is a graduate of Metuchen High School and is a senior majorinp in English at Gettysburg College. She a member of Alpha Xi Delta, national social sorority. sunny Spain for the winter. tut SHOW 4 DANCINO ONLY S3 Now he writes from a mile- IWWI I aw IW PU high location in the Sierra Guadar- rama Mountains 40 miles north of Madrid. Sunny Spain," writes Boyd.

'The snow Is up to my waist the temperature Is around zero. Fri. Sat. 8:30 Mat. Sat.

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