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DONALD CRISP IN 'POLLYANNA' Olympic Athlete To Return To Acting Pii Wofz Gnu In. Show Business TifaOQl -isaOIMnft i The Mighty saga Of The World's Mightiest Min M' By BOB THOMAS AP Movk-TV Writer Bob Mathias is going to try for an acting career after all. Six months ago, the Olympic great gave up after waiting for Bob never had any great yen to be an actor. After graduating from Stanford, he was approached with an Idea for a TV series. "But I had only six months before I was to go into the Marine Corps," he said.

'That wasn't enough time to get a series going. So Instead, we formed a company and made a feature, 'The rib Veteran character actor, Donald Crisp, has been signed by Walt Disney for a co-stamng role in the Disney motion picture production of the perennial bestselling novel, "Pollyanna." Crisp is currently on location tn Holland making "Dog of Flanders." a United Artists release. With the role of Mayor Karl Warren assigned to Crisp. Disney has assembled a powerful, all-star cast for the fumigation of the Eleanor H. Porter story.

In addition to Crisp, Jane 'Wyman, Richard Egan, Karl Malden, Nancy Olson, Adolphe Menjou, Agnes Moorehead, and Kevin Cor-coran will star in the picture. David Swift directs from his own screenplay. The Technicolor production begins timing on location in Northern Californias Napa valley on July 30. STEVE I abrato Mtora to to'iM Artu'O Dominid Htmmo Pllmir Ltd i Altpnsi Rowe CAST QFJHOUSANDSBCOSt OF-MILUONS! By JERRY PAM Diana Dors is presenting her husband, British comic Dickie Dan son. With their first child.

Hollywood to use him as an actor, come Christmas time the tooj( a with a bjg construc-controversial "Blue Denim movie is causing quite a furor between the New York critics and producer diaries Brackett seems that the ending was modified to appease the various pressure groups neither Glenn Ford nor David Niven will comment on their marriage problems the four Crosbys land at the Moulin Rouge Sept 22 as predicted here the Uloliday in Japan revue at the New Frontier in Las Vegas has broken all records and to show the power of stardom, Clarey' Bar-biaux, who used to flack for most of Hollywood's ton stars finally got the star complex. So he bought a liquor store on Venture boulevard in Sherman Oaks so that he could get his name in tion firm and began a course that would tram him in all phases of building. Now hes costarring with Keenan Wynn in a television series called The Troubleshooters. Oddly enough, its' about a pair of adventuring construction workers. But though the series is backed by United Artists and sold to a cigarette firm, Bob is cooly holding on to his nonacting job.

He's on leave from the firm. Cool is the word for Mathias. That's the way he trained for and won the decathlon at London (1948) and Helsinki (1952). And thats how he has approached this business of being an actor. Itll either happen or it won't, he philosophizes.

0 SEE DIRECTORIES FOR 2ND FEATURESI AT 7 PACIFIC DRIVE-INS PARAMOUNT II IS I MA4MM fcmin. h-i Us Am Mathias Story, with my wife and playing ourselves. The film was a creditable job, if no great moneymaker. Ward Bond had played in it and he brought Bob to the attention of his great pal John Wayne. When the athlete got out of the service in 1S56, Wayne signed him to an exclusive contract.

But Wayne's company wasn't making movies. For a year and a half, Bob played in only one film China Doll. Most actors would flip their lids over such inactivity. Not Bob. "Why should I have complained?" he said.

"I was collecting a good salary, and I was allowed lo do outside things. (VlTtlW cmptw ACADEMY CDtTW oiranc WATINUS AT MOST THEATAIS HOLLYWOOD SStVST HO JIJM Mt MCt iAOcfi iTAUITt Uivl uuui ACADEMY HUNTINGTON HARR If 11)6044 BRUIN A. tit jj uVoiVIM RESEDA U44I ttW CALIFORNIA Sr-tHfwa 141' Tf- i isos CAPITOL CM-j, IMI LATE SHOWS TONITE AMY FIELDS, pert cheerleader, keeps basketball hero Robert Easton in training in the delightful comedy by Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse, "Tall Story," now on stage at Omnibus Center Theater. SCREEN DRAMA MUSIC 'Drunkard' Uses Psychology Psychology gives one more rea son for people flocking to see "The Wayward Wny," musical version of "The Drunkard, in its closing months at the Theater Mart. A Los Angeles psychologist, after viewing the production, offered It as Ills opinion that the piece affords an outlet for audiences to cheer human dualities that naturally admire.

He declares that it makes people feci better to cheer good and flount evil. JERRY PAM. Editor Fund Raising Party Set For Northridge VALLEY TIMES, SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1959 atIO THEATRES DRIVE INS NEW SURVEY Pacific 0rivlna at ill PACint MIVf-IN. imliM and SOI 0 Ml SAT GOLDIN CATE awnrmus HALL itoLWHlof ypj Hollo HCNNitOtOa UHWMMr p4 MiH Onlr4 4S IQOivM 'Mtitf AOr Su 49 MUSIC piilhnAitf Dehenf (R 6 1644 Cm 45 m. WINO ENCIN0 1U4? Vwiu-a 91 it MM) tears OmlOOlft tun am PKKWKg RIVt IN Kmsi Vittoey IMJ6U IN MOM CAIYt ft.

FlORAl mvi-iN 1 1'Mktya M24TM rrviMA iDOfWOOft QfttVt IN ftpftft MS ton ittUl TOmitCV TORRARCt DMIVB IN Tinian Ntatttea M4II SAW MONICA I WILSHIRE UiA WdlMra 111 IX MW (Ml 12 to Composer Returns Michel Michelet, the composer, has returned to Hollywood after five years spent In Europe, where he has scored eight big-budget pictures. Michelet was responsible for the music for "Anastasia," and more recenlly, "The Journey," the Anatoie Litvak production starring Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner, With the French theme, "An Evening on the the Northridge Theater Guild will hold Us first fund raising party at the Northridge home of Dr. and Mrs. David Cronin at 7 p.m. on Saturday, August 15.

Can-can girls and bereted waiters will lend to the illusion of a French holiday as guests are treated to a buffet supper, swimming, dancing, raffles and door prizes. Among the expected guests are Welder Daniel, director, and his long time friend, Miss Fifi DOr say from the movie world. Currently, Daniels is casting the Guild opening production, "Waltz of the Toreadors" by, coincident-ly, the French author Jean An uilh, which will be presented in September, Valley merchants donating gifts for the affair are: Embassy Clothiers, House of Time Jewelers, Phillips Bootery, Camera Exchange of Granada Hills, and Re-rnars, All of Granada Hills. Also, Bettina's and TTie Pink Crystal Beauty Salon of Northridge: Victors Toy Shop, Jemco Plumbing and Millers Mens Shop of Corbin Village. Mmes.

Roberta Holtzman and Ruth Moss are planning the event with the assistance of Mmes. Clarone Tolmas, Ruth Horgan, Lucille Calkins, Blanche Lif-schultz, Vera Bell, Roberta Adams, Lorraine Bauserman, Lynn Silke, Georgia Means, Norma Richland, Marilyn Lasaiow and Nancy La Pides. Also Mmes. Margaret Jappcl, Maria Hodgson, Gloria Wolf, Joan Haveson, Marge Richman, Pat Hickey, Lorraine Lieberman, Betty Koerber, Ruth Tanner and Zelda Woolf. Proceeds from the event will defray summer expenses as the Guild readies itself for a second season of new productions, according to Tom Koerber, president.

Reservations may be made through Mrs. Holtzman at Dickens 4-2669. Nnger Stevens is planning a singing career Dick1 Clark takes to the road next month on a cross-country the Chaplin craze continues and now "Tillies Punctured Romance" is being offered lor national release complete with a sound track and fitted music Sinatras latest album cover "No One Cares was shot at his Puccini restaurant Columbia studios is wooing indie producers on the lot by reducing the studio overhead Dean Martin will NOT appear on a "77 Sunset Strip can't get necessary clearances Danny Simmons has been signed for an indefinite keyboard engagement at the Toluca Lake Wild Goose Bert Steiner gets the dialogue director chore for Jerry Walds "The Story on Page One" over at the Paramount lot there is speculation over Jerry Lewis registering titles for a planned biopic of the late Cecil B. PeMille Rock Hudson makes his live TV Oct. 8 and Alex Gordon is again amusing trade circles with his title registrations for upcoming production latest is "I Was a Fugitive From A Diet" which is supposed to be a comedy takeoff on reducing salons.

Sarah Churchill is looking for a TV series either here or in England Sol Hurok still infatuated with Russian talent will bring the huge Moscow circus to New York next February and may schedule the West Coast visit Miml Hines has insured her "buck teeth with Lloyds of London for $100,000 she is of the Ford and Hines comedy team and the following ad appeared in the Houston Chronicle recently, "Good looking American female aged 22 looking for respectable gentleman with a view to marriage. Please enclose photograph taken against several oil producing wells which bear writers name." TONIGHT AT 4i0 MATINEE TOMORROW 2:30 Rufh aterbury, Ex minor, loyi- A NEW TREMENDOUS A TRUE ADVENTURE IN MOVIE-MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT I 4AMUEI GOLOWYN Pr.i.MI PORGYaad BESS froduttA lA TODD AO VECHNICOIOV HI-FI SVEFEO SOUND EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENT-All SEATS RESERVED CARTHAY CIRCLE THEATRE Not In The Valley? Intimate details in connection viith playgirls' activities in this community are being used by Charles Schnee in preparing the screenplay for "Butterfield 8," an MGM production. AMERICAN Sat. ft MATINEES EVERY DAY At Cornell, Endno and Reieda Conlinuoui From 1 P.M. Doori Open 12:43 NEWHAIL I PHONE I Newhell Sun.

Cent, 3 P.M.0 Theater Expansion Planned James A. Doolittle, Reneral director for the Greek Theater Association, Is making a survey of the old "Are Tear" time with the idea of expanding California dates for his theatrical productions to play San Diego, Long Beach, Riverside, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara, Stockton, Fresno, San Jose and Sacramento. His highly successful operation of the Greek Theater for the past eight years is bringing an eager response from local sponsors in these towns which he expects to revitalize theatrically. With rare exceptions road dates for California stage attractions are limited to Los Angeles and San Francisco, Twelve years ago the cities Doolittle is contemplating were booked extensively by War-Hazelton. This was later called Ware Tear time by road company managers who travelled the territory with some Ill-advised attractions which played to rather disastrous grosses, Rising railroad and other costs, plus the reluctance of New York producers to gamble, diminished this playing time to rather spasmodic forays.

Finally the territory was completely dropped, with the occasional exceptions of San Diego and Santa Barbara. Doolittle proposes to establish his own booking office, build his own productions from top Broadway hits, use big name stars and present a definite serle In each town. He feels that community pride will build a strong theatergoing audience. "DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP' 5 "THE HANGMAN" Starts Sunday "HOUND OP THE ftASKERVIllK" "4 SKULLS OP JONATHAN DRAKE" 1311 1 TH Cole Porter Night To Be Celebrated At Bowl Victor Mature Rod Button "THE BIG CIRCUS" Plu Companion Paalur Randolph Scott Virginia May "WESTBOUND ORNELL theatro 2-5231 IAN FERNANDO 0. BOX OFFICE OPEN 111 Cnt.

O.II fnm I P-N- JEANNE GERSON of Studio City portrays an inquisitive neighbor in 'Meade Roberts' comedy-drama of contemporary life in Hollywood, "A Palm Tree in a Rose Garden" now playing at the Stage Society. THEATRE GUIDE flraranr i Stove Raevaa HERCULES Plu Companion Poatvr Sdd "Keokio" Brynoa "LIFE BEGINS AT IT" 'ALirORNIA theatre TH S-1507 3MGX01IA NIL MOUrwOOD VET BOX OFFICE OPEN 45 Caat. Pally Fra I Me, Arthur Ross-Jones will sing You're the Top, All Through the Night, Blow Gabriel Blow, 1 Love Paris, and Were Thine That Special Face. Jack Hallorans Singers ill join in making Cole Porter Night in Hollywood Bowl a happy and memorable event. Tomorrow night the Russian Festival of Music and Dance will return to Hollywood Bowl for two performances, tomorrow and Monday, with highlights from the two programs presented last week.

Vantur llvd a Corbin Dl. 12721 Opan 1:45 Sat, 4pm, Sun. 11:45 Matinees Wed. Sat. 12:45 Rack Hudson Joan Simmon "THIS EARTH IS MINE" Rod Stoigor Pay Spain "At CAPONE Suriers Return To Las Vegas Thursday The Surfers, high-fidelity recording artists, have been set to headline in the lounge of the Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, for four weeks beginning Thursday.

The Hawaiian group have only been away from Las Vegas a short lime, since they appeared in the Stardust Hotel Lounge lor six straight months from Jan. 1 through the end of June. Rifutw MIcIimI T.dd'. "AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS" Plu Dianoy Pturtt "LEGEND OR SLIEPy HOLLOW SNCINO theatre ST 4-8333 16343 VINTUEA SIVO, OPEN 4i4S-SAT. A SUN.

A HOLIDAYS 13:41 Drivaln Thaatra Alway 1 15 par Car San praneisquito Canyon Rd.r Savgui Phono 1594 Ntwhall STRANGER IH MY ARMS "WATUSI" Start Sunday "BLACK ORCHID" -RIDE LONESOME" El i i Stove Reovoa HERCULES Plus Companion Poatvr Idd "Kook!" lyrna "LIFE BEGINS AT 17" IESEDA theatro Dl 4-0153 11445 SHERMAN WAY OPEN DAILY 13:55 SAT. 15.55 Producer Pages De Cordova For Film Biography Producer, Alex Gottlieb Is negotiating with CBS for the loan-out services of Fred De Cordova to direct "Fragrantly Yours," biography of Edouard L. Cour-nand, president of Lanvin perfumes. De Cordova cuiTently is producing and directing the George Gobel show. Previously he was a director of theatrical motion pictures at Warner Bros, and Universal-International.

Picture will be filmed in the Todd Smell-o vision process and during the first-run engagements scents will be w'afted to audiences including those of Arpege and My Sin, which background the story. Tonight Is Cole Porter flight in Hollywood Bowl, with Robert Armbruster conducting the Hollywood Bowl Pops Orchestra. Composer Cole Porter is the amazing Little Rich Boy who made good. Not only did he overcome this obstacle, but he has triumphed over sorrow, great personal loss and illness to become one of America's most popular composers. The music and songs tonight will be from the hit shows "Bom to Dance, "Mexi- can Hayride," "The New Yorkers," "Can-Can," "Jubilee, "Leave It To Me," "Anytliing Goes," and "Kiss Me Kate.

Stars this evening will include Gogi Grant, who catapulted to fame after her first appearance on the A1 Jarvis Show. Miss Grant will sing I Concentrate on You, What Is This Thing' Called Love, Why Cant You Behave and True Love. Popular pianist Joe Bushkin, well-known for his many recordings and TV guest appearances, will play Love for Sale, Its All Right With Me, Let's Do It, I Get a Kick Out of You, and Just One of Those Things. Glorik Krieger has appeared on the big TV shows and made guest appearances with several sym-phony orchestras. Tonight she will sing Sing to Me Guitar, I Get a Kick Out of You, Easy to Love, Allez vous En, I Love Paris, and So in Love.

Theodor Uppman, known to Bawl audiences, will sing Mr. Potter's best-known song, Begin the Beguln, and I've Got You Under My Skin, In the Still of the Night, and Its All Right With Suitot you atttnd our budget-prlcod Wed. Sat. Matineei $1.75 I $1.20 (Includes tn) 13EU2XXS South I (4J LW-I EM. M9M Sun.

12:15 914 N. Maclay. S. P. Open 5,45 -Sat, Marilyn Monro Jack lammon "SOME LIKE IT HOT Alto Prod MacMvrray GOOD DAY FOR A HANGING" CHILDREN fRft SHOW STARTS DUSK Director Gets 'Don Quixote' Hugo Fregonese has been signed by Samuel Bronston to direct "Don Quixote, which will be timed in Spain in March, 1960.

Fregonese is currently in Spain confernng with novelist Carlos Blanco, who has been engaged in writing a version of the Cervantes classic for the first five years. Sonya Levien will adapt the Blanco version lor the screen. Picture will have a budget of $1,000,000 and will be filmed in Technirama and Technicolor. Fregonese will return to Hollywood middle of August for conferences on casting and technical details with Bronston and associate producer Jaime Prados. Adventure TtrimlMtor WARNER HOLLYWOOD For InfoMootlo CAU HO 3-ASM UANKERSHiiyi Stu Roevet HERCULES Flu Companion Feature Edd "Konfeio" Bymoa "LIFE BEGINS AT 17" LaMei drive-in 10770 Laura! Ciayo Bhrl Prfllmi -EM9-J58S Invitational Premiere For 'Big Fisherman Susan Kohner has become Hoi Iywoods favorite actress among foreign press visitors to Rowland V.

Lees spectacle film, "The Big Fisherman, in which she plays the feminine lead opposite John Saxon and Howard el. Susan is able to talk to them in their own language, a feat rare among Hollywood players. She speaks fluent Spanish, German, French and Italian. "The Big Fisherman, multi million dollar screen version of Lloyd C. Douglas novel, in 70mm and color was directed by Frank Borzuge.

The picture will he Invitational premiered at the beautiful new Vogue Wednesday, Aug. 2, with reserved seat performances, twice daily, stalling Thursday, following day. Tickets' are now available at the theater and mutual ticket agencies. 7531 tanharihtm Blvd P04-9952 Roiallnd tuuoll Pfl Caa "AUNTIE MAME Red Stoifyor Pay Spain "AL CAPONE" i ttaaa I New Artists Agency Agent Dane Mitchell has opened offices at 1155 Hacienda PI. in Hollywood under the name of Dane Mitchell Corp.

with himself as president; Carl Mohler, who Is a director of National Dairy Queen Development Corp. of St. Louis, Mo. and now living In North Hollywood as vice president, and Atty. Frank C.

Wood Jr. of Hollywood, as secretary-treasurer. They will represent talent for all branches of the theatrical profession. P255 "AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS" UKIVE in Flu, Ditn.y F.MurMH 1 too w. Ai.rn.4A, w.

of victory "LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW TH 3-5723 TH 3-5003 CALI THEATRE DIRECT or RE 1-4111 IIP San Farnando Bt TH-l-7035 RALLY 'ROUND THE FLAG BOYS" Richard Widmark "WARLOCK" STARTS SUNDAY "WHITE WITCH DOCTOR" HOUND OF EA5KERYILLES" OpB 12:19 P.M lanfccrthfm mg Crosby Debbie Reynold Robert Wagner "SAY reseda mag oTTAl AMPLE PARKING COOLED BY REFRIGERATION Dabbta Reynold ling Crbf Robert Wagnar Ry Walston "SAY ONE FOR ME" Alt "MIRACll OP THI HILLS" ONE FOR ME" Ala Rax Raaaon "MIRACLE OF THE HILLS" DRIVE-IN Ruedi BMa. Dickens Y5650 4451 W. Magnolia TM-JIfc 5:45 (frf. 5:45) Sat, ft Sun. 1 P.M.

Soma Like It Hot Alto Aloe Owinnav "HORSE'S MOUTH" Caat from I P.M. I HTFrfW Mir Vm I ST I-1791 MT.f-WttJ Victor Mature Rhonda flaming Rad Button Kathryn Grant SahVae nDiVF-it JAMES STEWART LEE REMICK BEN GAZZARA ARTHUR OCONNELL EVE ARDEN KATHRYN GRANT tnujosew a. wr.ch NOW PLAYING ff XCLUWnr AT THI 4 Calambla n'tiit' 'pTfkTdiWAT udnFi Actress Can Write Several publishers are interested in bringing out "Many Happy Returns," the first book written by actress Greta Granstcdt. It consists of a series of short stories told against the background of various countries around the world. Miss Granstedt was bom in Malmo, Sweden, and started her professional career as a model in San Francisco.

She studied at the Pasadena Playhouse and has been seen in such stage productions as "Dead End, "Thirsty Soil" and "Gear All Wires." Miss Granstedt's motion picture credits include "Street Scene," "Desire Under the Elms," "The Eddie 'Cantor Story, "The Greatest Show on Earth, "The Birds and the Bees" and "The Party TBMqnr Randolph Scott Virginia May 'WESTBOUND" feANORAMAl COOLED BY REFRIGERATION In Color-Wait Dtinoy'a SLEEPING BEAUTY Awd Murphy Sndra Doo "THE WILD I THE INNOCENT Fertuntk) ltod At Tfiron TH 2-1177 TH 2-5714 Brynner To Appear In Boys' Movie Yul Brynner will star in "A Gift From the Boys, which Stanley Donen will produce and direct as the second of his independent productions to be filmed in Europe for Columbia Pictures release. Donen recently completed principal photography in Paris on "Once More, With Fealing, with Brynner and Kay Kendall co-starred. Based on the novel by Art Buchwald, Pans correspondent of the New York Herald-Tribune, "A Gift from the Boys" is scheduled to go before the cameras early nxt summer. Following interiors here, Donen will film his exteriors in the Greek Islands. Arnold Schulman has written the screenplay for A Gift from the Boys, based on Buchwalds nrveL Brynner will portray an American gangster who has been deported to his native country.

5110 Von Hoy ftlvd, EM-M147 Victor Mature Rod Sutton Rhonda Planting Kathryn Grant "THE BIG CIRCUS" Randolph Stott Virginia Mayo "WESTBOUND" (Ml T) Open Ml M. LaaktrililaiiNsfaalla P9. 92272 CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCES 'MONDAY THRU FRIDAY 2 054 T-45 10 JO, SAIURUAT 11.20- 7 U-Sfft-IKUNM SUNDAY -00-40-4400 Smv. Rmvm HERCULES Plea Companion Feature Idd "Rookie Byrne "LIFE BEGINS AT 17" CrpUlVEDA DRIVE-IN $177 $epulvtda Btvd. 5-6520 SHERMAN Marilyn Monro Jaelt Lommon "SOME LIKE IT HOT" DaboraH Karr Rattan ftrasif "COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS" 60c 45511 ADULTS Sun.

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(Sudres Hepburn FRED ZINNEMANN'S The COOLEO IY REFRIGERATION Dabbio Reynold Sing Croaby Retort Wannar Ray Walaton SAY ONE FOR ME I tecre I Storm TtCHMlCOtOM OaatI-4l 00-22177 Vaatora-Laorat Caapa free Parkia iCEMiT Cteami poktn Drama Bmg Croaby Debbie Reynold Robert Wagner "SAY ONE FOR ME" Alt Ran Renan "MIRACLE OF THE HILLS" Victory DRIVE-IN UcWry it CoMwt tmjoA TRitnglt 7-4423-PO-3-551 1 107 S. Maclay. SP. IM10T55 Cntinuou Daily ftpm II 15 P.M. ''Monitor of Piodroi Blancai" "OKEFENOKEE" THE SPIDER" Playhouse To Resume Th Pasadena Playhouse will rtsuma Its malnstag productions on Thursday evening, Oct with tha Initial play of Iho season to be announced lator.

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