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VI Lubbock, Nev. 19SI New Film Has 15 Minutes Of Oratory H' Orson Wells Hopes To Daze Audiences With. Long Speech Broadway Gets Serious Plays Bv ERSKIXE JOHNSON I 'OLLYWOOn (NEA) Behind the Screen: Orson Willies is sleeping through his own acting these nights to ho in. him retain one of the longest- in film history. he now and to applaud himself, or take bcM'S in his nightshirt, I My, -but brought all-night-i long subliminal perception to his DAY THE thunderous A'oice oi Orson, first heard the U.

S. as From shakes of a sound stage as he plays famed attorney Clar- Darrow. defending thrill killers Leob and in the filni version By night Orson snores away Ahile a bedside cording machine repeats his taped wwds for his final plea, which will run more than 15 minutes on the screen. Otson stole a movie from a whale IXfn he played a fiery New England preacher with a seven-minute sermon, so you can guess what do with a 15 minute court room i speech. i A STRAIGHT quart-r- hour of bellowing and pleading to a jury and a crowded room and for Ot'son like gourmet sitting down to a fancy Ifc-rotirse diruier.

He gargles the vcords as if they were vintage wines, nibbles on phrases as if fhey were roast pheasant and smacks his lips over commas as If were delicate truffles. jbnce again it is Orson rrtghty Orson the spellbinder, Cfcson the actor, who serds extras in the courtroom iifflo loud, sustained applause his verbal magic. this is as good a time as I guess, to quote Orson, the admitting one thing in life never nljistered. Orson was waiting for camera set-up man when an old buddy recalled being pee sent when he and Rita Hay- vwprth were married. sure fumbled the the old pal laughed.

Are Fickle, You British Actress Elizabeth Sellars Studies Law Between Performances Court Drops Confemp! Acflon Against Actress Joan Fontaine SANTA MONICA. Calif. Superior Court no longer regard actress Fontaine as being in By DOROTHY ROE AftfioriHted Editor Between television rehearsals in New York and movie takes in beautiful British actress Sellars snidies law, Elizabeth has starred on the London stage, played in a number of Holly-wood movies and recently made her television debut in New ORSON WEIJ.Ef Long NEW YORK, (UPD After a steady run of comedies, three seri-j ous works joined the Broadway play list this week; for George by John Osborne and Anthony Cnnghton; Eileen Herlie, Robert Stephens. Alison Leggatt in leading roles; Golden Theater: pretentious apportunist gets trapped in way of life he despises; i moderate advance. Wednesday music drama by Gian-Carlo Menotti; Franca Duval, Richard Cross in leading roles; Martin Beck Theater: love story of a blind man and wife of a soldier missin? in action; moderate ad- do Montalban; Imperial; New Play Grim musical starting second a by reason; available.

Speed Lamkin: Judith Anderson, Homeward. Angel Mir- ELIZARETH SELIARS Arthur in leading roles; Hopkins, Ed Begley; Theater: unsparing more; prize play about youthful of a tortured family; Thomiis Wolfe in second seasmt; substantial advance, numerous available. ipartv past Jan. 1. a Levene; the Playhouse: star hilarious i Other attractions, leading play- jers, ticket outlook; available.

I Touch of the pajr Mul- Hayes, Eric Portman. Kim Stan- Sallv Ann Howes; Mark ley, Betty Field: Helen Hayes HelUnger musical of Theater; Eugene still sells out weeks in ad- drama of an Irish romantic who vance. loses out to New England -Once More, practirality; heaw advance, diffi- Francis. Joseph Cotten; National; marital and other problems are Holli- egotistical musical conductor; her off-stage hours are spent with her pert nose in Audleneen Are Fickle a law book. "You never can says Itie glamorous Scottish-born actress.

"Audiences are fickle. And if they get tired of me I can always practice law. already completed five years of law studies in England, and I like to keep my hand in. I really study law as a hobby. fun, like crossword puzzles exercises your brain.

I first took it up as a sort of relaxa tion from the pressure of acting I found it most Elizabeth first came to the United Staies years ago to make her movie debut as a featured player in and then played a sister role in "Prince of But she rejected a long-term contract to return to the London stage. Recently she arrived in New York to play the leading feminine role in a CBS television show-of-the- Count of Montf strange about being both a and an actress. a lot of ham in both of us. you know Woman, 102, Hopes She Doesn't look A Day Over 90 month, "The III in England she starred; in a number of stage hits 1 i "The others Karamazov," "Tea and Sympathy." "South Sea Bubble" and "The Remarkable Mr. CHICAGO tAP) "Drink down, She also played Humphrey wife in the With this brief toast, Mrs.

Anna Barefoot Contessa." filmed'Ward quaffed a glass of wine on abroad, and played a lady 102nd birthday Friday with in the British film, and guests at a Chicago nursing home. Di.sorder.’’ No seeker for the imiwssible. "My law training in Mrs. Ward said "Its wonderful contempt. The court ruled her in contempt two weeks ago when her former husbnnd.

television executive William Dozier, said she violated a divorce niling by placing their daughter, Debbie. 9. in a different schixil Dozier informed the court Friday that Debbie had been returned to his custofly and was back in her old school, and the court dropped the pnK'eedings against Fontaine. in came handy smiles Elizabeth. working up to playing Portia some day.

"After all, nothing so to br 102 years old. but I want people to think I look a day over MAJOR EVENT OF DANCE SEASON 4 K)HN MARTIN, NIW TlWit THf OICANUATION in pratvnting Iraq will build new bridges. Blood Ift In Eettmon ft A Paul in two etti itarring 01 pratcn'td if EMiobfth II loyoi Opero Gordan TOWER THEATRE WED. NOV. 12-13 PERFC8MANCE.

2 8 P.M. ENGAGEMENT day: Shubert; popular musical new, difficult. near end of second year; back to gay Way-ne, capacity in recent Vivian Blaine, Johnny Desmond; "Drink to Me Pos- comedy about producing a ton; 54th Street: young lawyer niusical; near capacity, available. on binge to build defense for client; available. Carlsbad Caverns, scutheast- Don Ameche, ern New Mexico, are the Elaine Stritch; Lunt Fontanne; largest cave.s.

The Big Room musical spoof of 1913 movie mak- alone there is a mile long. BOB HOPE On Chinnten To which Orson grinned "You know, one thing never been able master. I fumbled the again at my last wed- I do it every Tony Curtis, Jack Lemnion Get Costumes From Films SOUTHERN CHICKEN FRIED HOLLWOOD Like it Tony Curtis and JacK Lemmon hide out from gangsters in an all-girl orchestra led jo WOMEN ARE revolting current signer Orrj Kellv would have no movie Ed th desifninR anv vain and they -V males, realized that m-n are department, whuh at that dro.ss' aivay, solved iSsteid of 'Look at that heautilul the costuming me motto for Tony by will be LciPlante in Tlie Cat and Ca- ME not what I'm made in 1927 and Lemmon uses a Constance item BOB HOPE FAST gun draw in his 'western CD "Alias may not keep the of the West, but its funny. His guns are to his elbows and ev- lery time Bob raises his hands in surrender to some the guns flip out of 'their holster.s and blast the down. After a of panic-button hitting the office jackpot.

Now the Smatra-Shirley Mac- movie. "Some Came being hailed as an bigger money maker than "Cat On a Hot Tm Rooi and is Talking About; movie, casting a long shadow into the divorce Both stars, Ingrid Bergman Cary Grant, and the director, Stanley Dorcn haw marriages-on-the-rocks change of mind about co-starring in a movie with Brigitte Bardot. The lilm is on the sheli Susan greaf emoting on the way to the in "I Want to Live," thA-slory of convicted killer Bir- bnni Graham. But even prosecuting attorneys can be critics. Miller Levy, who prosecuted the Graham case in the California courts, saw the film and is re potited to have said: "They follow the facts picture makes her look from "The Easiest Way, difficult to understand hov those who eat no breakfast can take work on an empty stomach STARTS i 1 THURSDAY IINDSEY THEATRE OmCE NOW OPEN A sweeping local government rfform is urged by Thomas Boyd, who reports that a study of 76 county councils showed six different types of govemmenta.

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