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14 SECTION FOUR HE DAYTON DAILY NKW EUNDAV, JANUARY 13, 1957 iT M1DSEAS0X M-r i in 1 Sj 1 i if- 19 Nev Plays Due To Hit Broadway By JACK GAYER NEW YORK, Jan. 12. (UP) The new year will start with 6 Broadway stage attractions in operation at a little past the mid-point of a 1956 rather mixed blessing so far. 57 season that has been a 7 KEITH'S, ThuTsdav. Dorothy Malone and Robert Stack I "ff'f in Written on the Wind.

i I I I VJ There has been one high dra matic peak such as comes along only occasionally in the production of Eugene O'Neill's "Long Day's Journey Into Night." It is a cinch bet to cop all the prizes in the spring. There have been three, blockbusters from the financial standpoint, due almost solely ta the popularity of the women stars involved. These are "Auntie Mame" with Rosalind Russell, "Bells Are LOEWS. Saturday. Marlon Brando in Teahouse of the fT) jTf COLONIAL, Wednesday.

A couple of rock roll en-AugestMoon. I 1 thusiasts in Pont Knock ihe Rock. Ringing" with Judy Holliday andlseasons mm t- it I ii til ill 1 114 i m. mm mi ui.ii i I 1 i i 1 re; To Star In "Haunted" LONDON, Jan. 12.

Peggy Cummins lias been signed by producer Hal E. Chester to co-star with Dana Andrevs in "The Haunted," a suspense flrsma of the suncrnatural' rcrsnilon" it M. 4:11. :42, 11: 3. LOMVS "Blinder-' 100, 3:50, SSfl, M.

(OI.ONMC-"nklahoma'' it 1:02 2:02, 4:21. VII KiRV "Wrslward Ho ti Wagon" It 2:40, 4:10, 1:30, THE COLD FROM1 Cuzzin Bill's Troupe Clicks By GEE MITCHELL, Dally News AmuseinrnU Editor A REPORT filters through from the cold front in the form of a communique from Cuzzin Bill Ilamby. in London and the West Fonda and Richard Robbins try of England. most to guarantee their success be- Peggy Cummins has ben on the, cause the, shows themselves re-stage since she made her very mixed reviews which, siounl debut at the of seven.under ordinary circumstances, "Happy Hunting" with Etliel Mer man. The latter two are musicals All had advance sales before open ing of near or over a lars.

million dol- IX THE CASE of all three it has been a good idea that the stars are so popular and that the ad- sales were so large as al well might have resulted in failure Ot the enterprises. Ilie Merman show suffered in this respect more man tne omer two, out. 'he star apparently can carry any th'fS they put on her shoulders Other shows that have caught rn sufficiently to indicate financial! Ed at Dublin's Gate She piayed in more than 100(1 performances cf "Junior Miss" in the West End and bet initial Hollywood film W3, "The Late Geo:" Apley." i Anions her most recent pictures are' "The March Hare," "To Dorothy Sun" and "Always a Bride. I A A scene from the movie ii Stone Face' Sullivan TSir', 'vtum roar with laughter! And Dorothy Kilgalleii'said, on her nation-w'idt broadcast: "This picture is FUSSIER WAS 'MR. ROBERTS'!" TTK Rundl of it 11 II yi.

5:46 ,1:45, AliT "Srrreti of 4:30, 7:15, 8:00. Lifi" It 3 15, HlBl tin. AI.H VMRR Judy Hollidav In "Solid Gold Cadillac." Also "alar of India." tr. Tab Hunter In "Girl Hi Left Behind." Also "Boss." Bl I.MOVT Tab Hunter In "Girl He Left Behind." AIo "ALkIuIikIi'i It Marlon Uolls." Also In "Ou) and KAI.I Tin Hurtr In "Girl He Left Behind." Also IMU f. Tab Hunler In "Girl Hi Lett Bl-Hind." Also "Manfish." rn him.s- Sox." Aisu June Allvfm In "Opposite 'Goodbvi My Lady." I AllllliiltX John ttavne In Searchers." 1 Anthony Oiiinii from Del Klo." Aleo "Boss." In "Man Mc OOK Tab Hunter In He Left Behind." Also Flight to Hong Kong XI.

KH Gorden MrlVa In "The Bi- Thins. In Life An Also Hama ot the Islands." r.M.Af V. Glnser Hojen In "Teenasa Rrbel." Also -Best Tilings In Life An int." r-ARK Hory ralhimn In "Raw Kdgl." Also "Tiindersiorm." Anthony W'linn In "Man from Del Rio." Also "Boss." BHiAL Rorv Calhoun In 'Tviw Edge." Also "Cry in the Kislit." M(iMtHnhart Wagner In "Between Heaven and Hell." Also "Odongo." T. PM I. June Allyson In "Opposite Ses." Also "Man from Del Rio." COLONIAL One Of The Ore ale ft JSatdre Features Eer Filmed IN TECHNICOLOR FEATURES WEEKDAYS 7:40 SAT.

1:303:155:00 4:453:30 SUH. 2:00 5:30 7:15 9:00 LAST 3 DAYS success are "Li'l Abner." Ma tor Barbara," "Separate Tables, "The Happiest Millionaire," and "The Reluctant Debutante." The London Old Vic comDanv in two weeks away from concluding a successful 12-week stan din Shake. spcarean repertory. "CANDIDE," "The Apple Cart," "Uncle Willie" and "Girls of Sum-mer" have yet to give definite indication of their fate. Eight of the current shows are holdover money makers from past The point is that this time a year ago there was a general happiness along Broadway about the 1935-56 season being the most interesting or "best in years because of the interesting qualities of a number of shows.

But in spite of the huge returns to several attractions, you hear no such talk about the current season. Presently listed to arrive during the remainder of the season are 19 productions. There will be a few added starters before the books are ci0Sed at the end of May. One of the arrives next Thnru. a'dav nichr.

It is the last nlsv hv the late Robert E. Sherwood. "Small War on Murray Hill," a comedy about the American Rev olution. Jan Sterling and Leo Germ are starred. that made a A't I VICTORY, Friday.

Henry in The Wrong Man. JAZZ GROUP MEETS THIS AFTERNOON If you're interested in jazz, and the promotion of same, here's a chance to do something about it. A group of devotees is meeting this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Eleventh Frame with the avowed purpose of organizing Jazz, Limited, for just those purposes. Bill Poole and Jerry Hackett are the moving spirits behind the idea. It isn't necessary to be a musician.

Just be interested and be present. times, she's making her film debut in the upcoming Columbia picture, "Don't Knock The Rock," which opens Wednesday af ht Colonial. If the above statement sounds a hit paradoxical, let it be explained irthwilh that her previous motion picture experience was as a golden haired tot of four in Our Gang romerlies. The Colonial presentation is her first film role as a grownup. ENCOUNTER an amusing example of the old saw about something losing something in translation, while perusing Variety the other day.

An item told about Elvis Presley's motion picture. "I.ue Me Tender," being readied for showing in Germany, But the title was not deemed satisfactory. So, for German exhibition, the LbJL LAST 4 DAYS mM." THE TERRIFIC hit vnirvF $11 no A few weeks ago Bill took off for the frozen north at the head of a troupe of entertainers, destination, miiltary installations around the northern perimeter of our outermost defenses. According to Bill's letter, the proup has already covered about 8000 miles furnishing entertainment for servicemen in tiiese outposts, and it is expected that they will add another 8000 miles before they get back to Dayton sometime late this month. "The show has been going over great everywhere we've been," Bill tells lift, but he qualifies that, modestly enough, by adding that In many of the places where Ihey have ithown the servicemen hud acen no live entertainment for a year or more.

Be that last part as it niay, Cuzzin Bill strikes us as just the kind of guy like to see irom back home if we were stuck away in some spot like that. Principal subject of Rill's letter, however, Is the weather which, of course, is nothing but cold. On one jump, according to Bill, they weren't able to bring their plane into a landing place and flew around for hours in 50-degices-be-low-zero weather with no heat in the plane before they finally got back on the ground. Bill's looking forward to getting back to his old stand at WONE'S "Skyland Ranch" around the end cf the month. There', a possinil- RKO STATE THEIR FIRST MOVIE TOGETHER 'f7 TrniNicOLOB fcj6 NEW SONGS! STARTS THURSDAY Mitch woman in his arms was now the wife of the man he called his best friend! IBM I i i onrir v.mm JUi IIUUUUI1 Mitch Brilish Roasl Ekbcrg Picture LONDON, Jan.

critics roasted the movie "Zarak" whoso advertisements showing Anita Ekberg clad in bare necessities and with a gem in her nav el led to a House of Lords debate on whether the ads were indecent. The film was supposed to be serious but the 3000 first nighters who paid $73 each to charity to get in greeted it with laughter, jeers and tears. The Daily Express said the film consisted of "Victor Mature and Michael fighting among the gorges of the Khybcr pas and over Ihe undulating slopes of Miss Anita Ekberg." title has been changed to Pulvcr-dampf uml Heissc Licder." Which, in English, is "Powder, Si.ioke and Hot Snngs!" HIXI) 1(0 VICTORY Fint Feature FESS PARKER KATHLEEN JEFF PLUS DISNEYLAND 42 MINUTES OF THRILLS i rn.tvt.im w4)iw. mm rv 'LW y-')K 1 new a 1 JA.NE in film debut ity that USO Camp Shows might be wanting to use him and-his troupe again in the spring for a European junket but nothing definite on it. FROM BILL 11 AMIIY and the Arctic to Hie comely lass in Ihe accompanying photo is a sizeable leap, but a pleasant one.

The gal is Jana Lund and, although you've probably sct-n her on. a movie screen numerous HURRY! llURnV! Vi i a xjm: fcrmrnn -r Beautiful Geisha girl born to make' man happy," says the rascal Sakini. Captain Fisby is "being made happy" by Lotus Blossom as he telephones his irate Colonel to report that all is under control in the Okinawan village he has come to supervise. NOW PLAVIfIG m.n.n i--rrt MMLOM BUMBO as that rascal Sakini GZENNIOED as eager beaver Capt Fisby mCHIICO KYO as geisha girl Lotus Blossom-m-m M-G-M presents 'n piNEMASCOPE and METRCCOlO The Teahouse of the August Moon fOStlfnrg i'. A ,1 Tl I Today 12:30 7 ClNiMAScOPj .1: fencntrtnl i BEEN WAITING FOR SINCE 1 ji "lllfiH 1 1 9 EDDIE ALBERT KEGAMI KIJIKO MITSUKO SOW juiiii i niun jon 'ic I'AfifJ- CL'WS itn.

M'Jl FQRO tt'ii Wjllil Bm STARTS SAT. EMS ss LOI 1 4 -oKiN5l 42 Minutes of Wondrous SIGHTS You'll Thrill to the World of Tomorrow "1 fc'.