The Miami Herald from Miami, Florida • 42

1 fi-D THE MIAMI HERALD Tursdav May 1 12 Standing Ovation at Itailio Centro Cubans Like Their Garri 'I I Vif Place for Sammy Walsh w'ho played a laundry-man in "Hole in the has been alerted to stand by for a late May start of "PT-109" in which be a petty officer pressions between straight bailadeering of good quality A Kentones to Play Astronauts Motel THE KENTONES longtime favorites at the Thunder-bird and other top local spots go into orbit at Cape Colony Inn at Cocoa Beach on June 1 The place is owned by-the Seven Astronauts So don't be surprised if the billing is changed to A-OKentones Jay Robinson who did a series of Shakespeare reading for guests at the Fontainebleau over the weekend may return later this month in a Studio production of Rickard "Dr Jekyll and Mr grown a moustache for the role an added attraction Then on Friday 'Barry Ashton's Playmates Revue opens with Allen and Rossi holding over through Sunday Allen and Rossi are the boys who only a week ago astounded some of the top newspaper publishers of the country with the front page immediacy of their comedy They were featured at the annual Banshees banquet and as usual Marty opening "Hello lines sparkled with clever commentary on matters which in many cases were hased on headlines on the papers the publishes had just put to press! Marty's comedy punchlines though devastating in their' eomedle Impact are not carelessly destructive In the manner in which some other topical laugh getters operate Nor does he have to he political to make a laugh point His take-off of a punch-drunk fighter is of necessity of the same basic format as others of its kind But it does not borrow from the others He jabs home fresh one-two punches of his own Rossi is a fine foil for Alien's pointed nonsense He also gets off some singing im Associate Prm Wlrtphoto TOP WINNERS of the American Theater 1902 Tony awards display their medallions after a dinner In New York City From left are Diahann Car-roll of the musical Robert Morse of to Succeed in Business Without Really Margaret Leighton of Night of the and Taul Scofield of Man for All ALL WINTER long been reading or hearing about "standing ovations" given to cafe performers here or in other Main Streets of the show world Never however has any such audience tribute taken place at any recent variety level show we attended until the opening of Radio Centro the Spanish language variety theater on Flagler St the other night This standing ovation was for Alhrrtn (iarrldo and If you have to ask he?" It Is quite evident that you never tuned in a radio or a TV set or visited a live variety theater In Cuba before some of those trusted harbudoes went barbaric Garrido a black-face eccentric dancer affectionately known as "Mr Garri" filled a niche in the hearts of fun-loving Habanrros as do Boh Hope Big Crosby or Jack Benny today or as did Amos and Andy or A1 Jolson in the past for Americans Today he too has had to flee his homeland and is sparking an abbreviated inexile presentation at the former Flagler Theater of the sort of show he did in Cuba Its being presented in Radio Centro the name of the studio-theater set-up which was the scene of many of his Cuban triumphs The format is a revue featuring Spanish situation and topical comedy skits with song and eccentric footwork Dorothy manners Deports Security Tight For Shah Farah Jay Robinson another play Will Mastin Trio's Sammy and Allen and Rossi in a mirth marathon spotten with a serious song or two by Rossi and Davis Davis ill have mov cd on by the time you road this but Allen and Rossi will still be at the Deauville with singing comedienne Kayree Jones as Frank Restaurant 2741 FLAGLER ST Withes To Announce It's Closing Duo To lllnoss Until Further Notieo Thank You! UNIQUE! MAGNIFIQUE "re -A -J THE DOUG WILSON TRIO Versatile Musical Comedy Group SHELLEY LIH Dynamic Song Stylist DANCINGl CONTINUOUS 1 PM TO 3 AM Ihings more charming some of our equipment he landed because of the shipping strike" says the jolly Mr Taurog A MARILYN MAXWELL tells me she has quite a summer ahead of her Unfortunately' it likely to be to the liking of her boy friend Koek Hudson Marilyn says bundling tip my six-year-old Matthew and his governess to take off for Germany to entertain the US troops for two weeks in August" Then Marilyn goes to London for an appearance at The Talk of the Town It will be over a month before she and Rock start holding hands again NO COVER NO MINIMUM DANCING FREE PARKING 4701 MW 36th St Miami BBOBBrnB TRAVELERS LOUNGE Today's Noe fa 10 PM six Fried Chicken Brim Bunt Chef's Salad He and the supporting cast of ten other well known Cuban artists will perform nightly Tuesday through Sunday with an extra show on Friday Saturday and Sunday The opening show drew Cubans from all walks of life There were fashionable gowns and welt-eut tropical suits and there were well-filled slacks and Miami tjpe sports shirts The laughter however was similarity full-bodied and free from all The standing ovation greeted "Mr when he walked out into a set representing Free Flagler St This one of those in which a ciacque of interested individuals arise and urge their neighbors to do likewise We sat a rear seat with veteran Bandleader Dave Tyler The rows of applauding peo- Fausto Curbello music an pie In front rose up in unison as though one great pin had suddenly pricked all simultaneously in the same sensitive area And they repeated the tribute in a lesser degree however when Federico Fin-ero Jr son of late partner rame on to assume his father's former role So standing ovations ran happen we learned when cireuni-stanees sincerely warrant it The Radio Centro show is in Spanish of course but Miami is touched upon in several sequences Even with a meager command of Spanish 'we were able to follow the story line even if we get all the punchlines Alvaro do Villa wrote the show and Manolo Alonso coordinated the production Music by Fausto band by arrangement of Tyler Cast includes Tito Hernandez Lolito Berrio Raquel Bardisa Rosendo Ros-ell Olga Lydia Rodriquez Nobel Vega Isidro Camara and Dinorah Ayala Douse Was Full Of Entertainment IT WAS bonus night at the Deauville Hotel Casanova Room over the weekend when a booking snarl caused the incoming comedy team of Marty Allen and Steve Rossi to collide with the meteoric Sammy Davis Jr with three nights still to go for Sammy So tile lucky ones got the Opening TOMORROW The 4 Bits THE IANNY MUSIC COMEDIANS h' BiMis POPILAH PRICES Recommended by Gourmet Member of Diners Club end Am Expreu (HOPS STEAKS PAELLA SEAFOOD By DOROTHY MANNERS Subbine for Louolli Piriom HOLLYWOOD CaJif No notable visitors to Los Angeles in recent years have brought out as many security men as guarded the doings of the Shah of Iran and his beautiful Empress Farah Lunehers at the Tail the Cock the other day were startled when a group of men about 10 walked in made hurried inspection of the cafe even to casing the coat room and then escorted in the Shah and Farah The waiters were so stunned they could hardly get the royal order The following day the colorful pair lunched on the 20th Century-Fox lot where such rigid safeguards were not necessary The public caqlt get in anyway A SO homesick for the peace and quiet of the Hollywood Freeway I can't stand it" director Norman Taurog moaned from Honolulu where he's trying to film Eh is Girls! 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