Independent Star-News from Pasadena, California • Page 16

THE INOEPINDINT J.pt. JUNE VINCENT AND STU ERWIN Pledge success to "The Man On A Slick" which has premiere at Pasadena Playhouse Thursday evening, opening 41st season of the house. FOOTLIGHTS Playhouse Reopening With Lively Comedy When Pasadena opens its 41st season Ky BOB FOOTIS Playhouse Theatre Thursday night incidentally probably the longest life ever achieved by a non-commercial stage organization it will again see a famous comedian, Americana of Alta- riexi dena puts on "Then Came trying out a new play. Stuart reeling. Erwin (Stu to his thousands of friends both personal and from his long TV career) will appeal- in "The Man on A Stick" by Leon and Harlan Ware.

As his -leading woman there will be June Vincent, who will be a treat to both the men and women in the audience; to the men for reasons apparent in the accompanying photograph; to the women for the additional reason that she will look, say Playhouse advices, like a beautiful fugitive from Vogue in a stunning wardrobe designed especially, for her role in this show by Burton of Pasadena. Altered Character In writing this play the Ware brothers, whom we used to consider local hoys, strove not alone for entertainment it abounds in laughs but also for character' development in the evolution of a man suddenly conscious that he better begin himself. Whether or not this is to his advantage, Darkness" by Tom Erhard. It will open Wednesday night, for four performances in the Wm. Davies building in Farnsworth Park, with Winlield Opie di- Charles Walling is to role of a misunderstood high school teacher.

Lon Dorsey will be seen as the chairman of an aggressive school board and Elinor Vardon. as a disturbed mother. Perhaps this mention of the characters gives a hint that here is a play which may hole especial interest in school disturbed a a a district Though Theatre Americana has Barbershop Quartets to Sing Oct. 4-5 A varied program of barbe- shop quartet singing, choruses, orchestra selections and community singing will be present- Jed at the 32th annual Barber- iship Quartet Parade Friday 'ami Saturday, Oct. 4 and 5.

fit ithe San Gabriel Mission Playhouse, it was announced today by Dick Jobes, president of the San Gabriel Chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America, which will host the show. International award win- ninjr quartets from Albuquerque, X.M., Salt Lake City. Palo Alto and San tiabriol and Carl Hum-iiCf, Salt Luke City, will act as nwsU'r of ceremonies. Opening the program at p.m. will be the San Gabrie Chapter's chorus with Lc Woodson directing.

The Mis sionaires from San Gabriel the Sharpshooters, 3957 Ka Western District champion: from Whittier; the Westcoast ers, 3957 second place Interna tional medalists from San Ga briel and Palo Alto's corned, team, the Hightones, will foi low. After community singing led by Turk Evans, Salt Lake City, Sun Gabriel's Haywire, Orchestra, with Joe Green at the mike, will play. The Evans Quartet, 1957 international finalists from Salt Lake City and the Lads of Enchantment, 1957 international champions from Albuquerque, N.M., will sing: before grand finale in which all parade quartets will participate. Tickets are now on sale at SHOW TIMES TRAVELOGUE MOVIES SCHEDULED AT MISSION 6:1 he San Gabriel Mission Play- louse and a capacity audience expected, according to Marv Marvel, show chairman. PIANIST Smiley Arluck, a pianist, will open at Huddlt Arcadia, across from the Santa Anita Racetrack Tuesday.

Arluck is well known to Southland audiences having appeared at many Hollywod night clubs and on both radio and television programs the past year. Copt. Villiers to Narrate Color Picture The sea thrill of the century, the recent voyage of the "Mayflower If," will be shown on color film at Pasadena Civic Auditorium Wednesday eve ning, Oct. 9. Via the color-camera and 337 years later, the memorable voyage of the Pilgrims is relived with Capt.

Alan Villiers appearing in person to tell of his 4:38. EJ. MONTE "Jtw UMkota" "in rilW-- 8:10. 11:15. rtUf 1 :33, 10:40.

Silk 1:03. (OAKS i "MuiubuM" 3:1. 1:38. 3:11. 8:50.

K1ALTO 3:30. 1:09, 1:30, 5:09, STATE Ark" 4:35. 1:53, :4, :01, 10:51. UMTKD AKT1STS "Plflup CtM. Krotbrn RlrO" 1:15.

UI'TOlVN -rummy" 3:40. 11:00. "Silk Storklnsi" 1:35, H'ASIIINUTON' "Fin. UUHII 2:12. 6:10, 10:08 1:16, 8:11.

First Federal Distributes Earnings The 46th distribution of earnings was announced yesterday by J. E. Webster, president of First Federal Savings and Loan Assn. of Altadena. The distribution is effective tomorrow at the rate of A collection of antique bank reproductions is on exhibit in the First Federal lobby, it was announced.

The 12th annual Worldlseats are available at the Mis Series with world- sion Playhouse box office At. photographers as narrators will open the San Gabriel i i Playhouse Monday evening, Oct. 21 with the showing of "Caribbean Isles." The series of ieven color films will extend throughout the winter and will include the films State "South from Zanzibar," "Mexico," "France" and "Portugal. 'Belgian Congo," "Golden a i Holiday," Paving Laid Down at Library Park MONROVIA. Library Park is undergoing a new beauty treatment.

Crews from the American Asphalt Paving are install ing new paving where needed and patching all other paving along the walks. Madeira and the Azores." I Work is expected to be corn- Season tickets for reserved pleted within a week. experience with crew who sailed outh, England Rock in New En his British from Plym- Plymouth igland. His films show the planning, will be learned only by seeing the play. While "The Man on A Stick" was done last summer at Car- lot been stressing the matter cd off to -the woods with its publicity, there is no de- lial that the plot concerns a school teacher who believes his pupils should be encouraged to "think." The whole audience, it is reported, gets into the act.

The author is to fly here for the first perfomiance of his play. Monte Show The self expression via-the- stage urge spreads in the valley. El Monte Civic Players are preparing their third production. It will be Louis Verneuil's comedy. "Affairs of State," to be done at the Community Center Auditorium in that town, 630 South Tyler, the mel to popular acclaim, both evenings of Nov and 9 Lvle the authors have boon onga Spilman, as director, in that inevitable nnccssity of already has his cast in re- Tllsv nT-nHilffinn Jl i.

play production, for several weeks past and reports are that the revisions have produced a script which pleases not alone the authors and the star, but also the director, a reputedly rather difficult character named King Donovan, who should repeat the success he has had in other such duties at the Playhouse. Donovan regularly is busy with top directorial duties on TV in Hollywood; his Playhouse visitations are extra efforts. Altadena Opening Another new play will have its premiere this week, when Chicken TAUNTON, Mass. UP) Carl-' ton Wilbur, 22, was fined $25 in district court after he pleaded guilty to stealing chickens. Wilbur said his two drink-j Ing companions told him hei was "chicken" if he didn't--i so he did.

hearsal. Dangerous Adversary CLOUDCROFT, N.M. A marauding bear has that an 84-year-old woman means business. When the animal came to the home of Cyril Colton to renew on the canned'goods, Mrs. ton was ready.

The bear limp- 'onstruction and reception of he replica of Ilio famous ship. Reservations are available at he Pasadena Civic Auditorium office. HEADS JUVENILE STUDY GROUP SACRAMENTO. UP) v. Knight has named Mrs.

dred L. Prince San Francisco to head a special study commission on juvenile justice. Mrs. Prince has been active, in the load of shotgun pellets in hide. "If that danged gun hadn't been so hard to handle," the little old lady said, "I'd-a had me a bearskin rug." Repaid in Full HAGERSTOWN, Md.

(IP) 13-year-old boy told state was tossed drive-in theater after ing in without a ticket. So Smashed all the windows the projection building, bar and ticket booth. Broke all the lights in the theater driveway. Smashed a entrance. Cut the wires to the soundjl system.

II Car Draw GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. UB A horse and a horseless carriage tangled In this southern New Jersey township. The match was a draw. State police said a ridden by Nicholas Rifici of Atlantic City, collided with a car driven by Weston Smith, also of Atlantic City, at an intersection. No one, including the horse, was injured.

ACADEMY THE ELMER WILSON CONCERT COURSE 8 ATTRACTIONS OCT. 22 TO APR. 29 FISCHER ROGER WAGNER CHORALE NADINE CONNER, Soprano MICHAEL RABIN, Violinist JOHN Pianist MARIAN ANDERSON, BALLET RUSSE Contralto Carlo JU5SI BJOERLING, Tenor Price, (I Attractions): $7.00, 1J.OO, 14.00, IS.Oi), 16.50, 11.00 SAN FMNCisCflTOFERA CO. presentina "LA BOHEME" KIRSTEN, McART, RAIMONDI, HERBERT, ALVARY Prices $2.50, 3.00, 3.50, 4.50 SUN. 5.50,6.00,7.50 8:30 WW.

FRED WARING presenting "HI Fl HOLIDAY" A NIW CONCfRT, A NfW SHOW, NEW STARS Prices: $1.50, 2.00, FRI. KlifMf 1C 2.50,3.00,3.75 8:20 IX W. 13 Sea Thrill of Living History CAPT. ALAN VILLIERS In Person WITH AU-COLOR FILM VOYAGE OF MAYFLOWER TOO TAME NANAI.MO, B.C. Nanaimo old-age pensioners have asked for more active sports at their annual picnics to replace bingo.

The next picnic will include various types of: racing and a spot waltz. MONTREAL. about 300,000 youngsters voted to elect mayors nt 115 civic playgrounds, there was one report of "irregularities." Balloting at Campbell East a was re-scheduled. Debbie Reynolds Leslie Nielsen TAMMY' Fred Attilra Cyd Ctiirlm HI Stockings" Ballet Foundation presents Eva Lorraine, artistic New Ballets Command Performance "Three Divertiiemenh "Swan Lake." "Sleeping Beauty" Sat. Oct.

26th 8:30 p.ir Pasadena Civic Auditorium 300 East Green Street all saoli reserved Ticket! J2.75. S2.50. S2.00: Children 85c at box ottiea SY Southern California Muiic, 737 So. Hitl all Mutual Agencies TU IM4 Mail orders tilled Iron Pajadena Civic Auditorium, encloie iclf-addreiied Ticket! on tale at box office Oct. 10th.

STU PASADENA PLAYHOUSE ERWIN OCT "THE MAN ON A STICK" 3 4 Captivating New Comedy Drama ALSO STARRING JUNE VINCENT Hill ll.yworlh Robert Mllchnm "FIRE DOWN BELOW" Boons Terry Moore "BERNARD1NE" Both Cinemascope ana Color OCT. 15-20 GILMORE FIELD BASEBALL PARK Performances--SEATS NOW ON SALE "The Greofesf Show on Eorfh" Titt Oin Sit. Fm. 8 Tin. tfcn Frl.

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