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wf''vV4teir wywNqr -1 1- 1 A-v-teNt el tr 0 0 4 Star Finds Capability Means Typecast Roles B-8 THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Sum' ley Feb 17 1957 741 "You can't win she moans "I'm about ready now to settle for a part of a sweet girl singing through an open window especially if Fox can get Don Ameche back to co-star" 1111001ECAVALARiS samolLy I roller skate 230 to I Mat 7:30 to 1010 Nits Morehead Bowling Center ALSO PRIVATE PARTIES I roller skate 2 30 to I Mat 7:30 to 1010 Nits Morehead Bowling Center ALSO PRIVATE PARTIES shock casting From comedy to tragedy She currently is touring with the downbeat play "Ilatfut of Rain" It's the role of the narcotic addicts wile a part that calls for heavy dramatics When the play hit Hollywood her reviews were raves 'Miss Adelaide proves herself a great traodienne' read one Once more the movie scripts came in Without exception all wanted her to portray dope addict wives or equally dow nbeat roles By JAMES BACON HOLLYWOOD Vivian Blaine is an actress who always has to prove she does it too well Sometimes she wonders if it wouldn't he better to be mediocre in a role "There would be less typecasting" she argoes And she has a pent In the World Vat 11 days Vivian was one of Hollywood's top musical stars Billed as the cherry blonde she had fame a four-figure salary check swimming pools minks in fact the whole movie star hit Even mare important her pictures were all big moneymakers "Rut" she recalls "I always played the same part in every picture I was sweet girl aho sang through the open window to Don Annech or Tyrone Power Everybody In the front office liked me the fans liked me but I A an actress didn't like myself" So she checked the whole thing Ileading for Broadway she made the break with a new platinum hair job and her once voluptuotts curves trimmed to Book To Be Filmed Since Warner Bros' announcement that Irwin A Ile would produce Ilendrik Van Loon's best-selling book 'The Story of Mankind" into a motion picture it has been translated into an additional six languages making a total of 23 different language versions a svelte chassis On Broadway she became famed in the toughest acting medium of them all comedy Her five years as Adelaide in "Guys and Dolls" is a theatrical monument It won her the Donaldson Award in 1951 the theater's equivalent of the movies' Oscar Last year rile returned to Hollywood to repeat her "Guys and Dolls" role for the screen It was a triumphant return and 1-nore movie scripts were tossed at her "But I was type cast again Every script had me playing Adelaide The character was the same only the story was different Five years is a long time with one character so I turned them all down" She had to prove herself again so she went once more to what in the trade is called Is -0 0- (ctt i lek43 1 i st Eir (oxsel I -i3O4- 4 -r--- ''1 ft I i z- i'---)1 1 i' -91" st --N 9 i I You Hove Seen Them on Ed Sullivan's Show! I i ale '0 bern litilefreli 1 0 ClOrep's thoiri 711 (( Unc I I MUFFLERTAILPIPES STOCK DUAL KITS LLY WOODS HULL 1r ritPJU3 I Not Exactly Bright Light The Muffler Co elle 6-5651 At Overhead Brides EDITH MOILER Conductor I The Muffler Co i elle 6 MI I M4: -4' '91 At Overhead Brides v1A--- Aummianneolommonlook EDITH MoLLER T-i17:) 77-00Amtoo 41! 'rei 1 an audience I pulled out my cigarette lighter and started delives rig my dramatic oration by its faint glow "I was going great or so 't thought until I heard the direettir whisper offstage: 'Why doesn't the knucklehead just light the candles behind 1101LYWOOn Ii Ericson former MGM contract player and now a CBS-TV regular recalls his professional debut with a little theater group in Gatlinhurg Tenn "It was a great chance fo: me to demonstrate my stage presence as a power failure shut off all the lights Just as I stepped on stage for my big scene "It also was a wonderful opportunity to prove I could hold Ferrer has a fete a tete with a slight Julie London in 'The Great Man" at the Manor THE GREAT ly inebriated Theater BROUGHT BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND THE GUTS THE GLORY THE HEART AND HUMAN STORY OF THE MEN WHO WENT r--717471 BROUGHT BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND HE GUTS THE GLORY THE HEART AND HUMAN STORY OF THE MEN WHO WENT I ANE Dual Drive's Mastro GasteniaKinst Mountain Miwav "RIDE THE HIGH IRON" Don Taylor I Sally Forrest esse James Was Paradox 91gaga OPEN AT 6:00 STARTS AT 6:45 in Pigtails Dylan Thomas OVENS AUDITORIUM SAT FEB 23 8:15 Box Office Now Open at National Hat Shop and the 119r' IITH1211 OPEN AT 6:00 v1 31' :17 a-' vti 4 st ii -52-- STARTS AT 6:45 c-4 1 sti Tr -y? f4 1 iiN 1 '4 A-t 14'At- 0 4r 0 240r44' i 1 Pigtails Dylan Thomas To :::::::4 tAttgels in Pil's 1 07'''''N 07:41 OVENS AUDITORIUM AND tst SAT 'FEB 23 8:15 A i(? (tvT 1 Nnir Box Office Now Open at i National Hat Shop and the I "The Happy Wonderers" First Trip South Ps the Coliseum omemonnoo mom Children's Charlotte I at each Choir Check pay la enclosed STATE I 14 o' "The Happy Wonderers" First Trip South UM Ps Me the oliseum idren's Charlotte I 4 at each lion Check Pay-la enclosed I STATE I 7 "The Happy Wonderers" South Tri the Coliseum doommmea mom Children's i Charlotte I et each Choir Check pay Is enclosed STATE I to (la 0 a la 0 as Take the whole family to Lou Schiffman'ti for an excellent dinner of Italian Chinese or American Prepared by chefs who endeavor to make Lou Schillman's food the most talked about in Charlotte! about in Charlotte! A i i t2 "lc iff op 4 4 'Ai '-'-'r 40 i 00 4 1 0' --'41'4' "i lik 't 1 i i i ii' V- 1-t I '-'--1 I i '1' 1 i' 1 PI' Iti 06 0 CillEmliScoPE IFZEHNicoLoR tint1MAgfelOr mi Pik INT 111 4r TECHNICOLOR This man did not drink: did not smoke: maintained an almost puritanical attiude towards women made frequent display's of religious devotion: was a loving son husbalul and father was an excellent provider This mans nime is not to be found on the Calendar of Saints This man's name is Jesse James! And Jesse James was also a robber and a killer How this could be is the subject and reason for being of The True Story of Jesse James" now produced by 20th Century-Fox with Robert Wagner in the role of Jesse: Jeffrey Hunter portraying Frank James and Hope Lange as Jesse's wife 'Zee" a 4 0 0 Pu 0 0 Id raNi AAORPH 111 AUDIE PLUS THIS EXCITING DRAMA HIT NO 2 Tickets 150 --MO 250 300 Tickets also avail able from mem bers of First Methodist Chancel Choir I I 1 An All Star Attractions Presentation eimmoom 10 EMMento The Obernkirchen Ovens Auditorium I2700 Independence Blvd Please send me tickets to Obernkirchen Childrena able to All Star Attractions NAME ADDRESS CITY i 4 eimmoom MI 10 EMMOOMPSto jk IS: 4 '141 Tickets 150 --MO The Obernkirchen ft' A trtak l' A 4 tpt 5 4 0 AI 1 ICI TIN Kit AUK El RpLI 114111 leal i 11: 11:0 TOR 1 ii ii oral' In tI ever Sai A PLUS THIS EXCITING DRAMA HIT NO 2 NIVINSAL ItINATIONAA 0 yAGo bye 14 250 300 Tickets also avail- able from mem- bers of First Methodist Chancel Choir II Ovens Auditorium 2700 Independence Blvd IFleece send me tickets to Obernitirchen Childrenli able to All Star Attractions ADDRESS CITY An All Star Attractions Presentation og" I 11 les lia 1 0 4 1414s-r vvoaf '2711E BIG Mayo and Alan Ladd play the leads slong with Edmund O'Brien in "The Big Land" at the Imperial Tial '1161Ce 004 "Ili Stallemmmme Of 3-----4g I I 11Wwwwwwq1111111MIIIRWZRIlitlitem 111111111111 vol000 WHIM I DRiVEI THEATkingi woo'' PHONE frt 64 914 I i BENLARLEI 11 DRIVEIm 'PH IE ATR occoica pNoNE fiR 6 4914 gelleob" ot mum WHIM ar401 CK TEVi7eLOR CORNER BORCHERSGEORGE SANDERS osotNICOLOR 1-4ROCK HU CORNELL BORCHERSGEORGE VI Flies Joan Finds especially the lady who played the aunt Who is she?" Ile' too young to remember but the character woman who play Eleanor Parker's bottle-tip piing mint in "Lizzie" is none other than Joan who used to evoke many a whistle from 18-year-old males a few years ago rnber1 who le tip nano who ihistle few HOLLYWOOD Kirk Douglas took his own production vf "Lizzie" out to Riverside 'Calif for a sneak preview this week On the reaction cards came pis comment from an talearold thor "Liked the movie Very much TRY 'Ettil o--- 1 BARBECUED PORK RIBS Little Mos Says 1 '1 Little Mos Says 4 1 1 le I if 00 1 1 Ihr U04 0 to vatol ti li '61 0 'it 41 It)'' 1 0 1 6 A i 0 os 1 I i If 1 1 tt ls 1 1 i )1 Old-Fashioned Southern Style Pit-Cooked over Hickory Cook 'le i' 31S 3 1) also Famous Riverview Inn OldFashion ad Fish Fry Shrimp Scallops Oysters on ps A UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL PICTURE EOM SOUT111291ti oloWILKINSON BOULIVAI 2 FIRST DRIVE-IN SHOWINGS MIMING JOHN AGAR CYNTHIA PATRICK sob HUGH BEAUMONT ALAN NAAR 0 RO II 0 SARAH VAUGHAN N-0-W SHOWING! MGM PRESENTS AC60171 A mobster's It gunblizing stand! Wow14409 Shows Today: (RIR Ng: 13 9:00 HOT DRAMA OF A GANGLAND HIDE-OUTI Thrills! A kidnap victims break for freedom! M-G-M's thrilla-second drama that explodes into a front-page national story! Suspense! The end of the road tor C) 0 AT 3 13-I-G THEATRES J61IN MARLA TOUCH AGARENGLISHCONNORS 2ND BIG HIT I NIS il0100 itt lo 1 ot WO tiNgt1 I 14 'tot IWO tti Vtkj(Lii' You eve ou IC ets "HOTPOINT 57 OilltAtIADE" RESEil ED a WE'T Char otteColiseum SA EB 23 fistudiAltjar tipld 01 OUVINLIROT14111 111111MONItoa smoltindlittrt 0101101 PAcCORMICK mow MAYSILLI nd Your LS BLUE RIDGE QUARTET Simmons 1 he Manoneftes rom Wien School of Dinette trAt I lEillk JUST COME ANY OF MISS LOWS'S ITOMISJPORIICKITS It coatothr Porn ild Charlotte Contrail Avo Chatitto Ile 'Franklin 0 Ave Gastonia 3 CorbinjSt Concord FREE DOOR PRIZES STARTS THURS FEB 28th ADVANCE TICKETS CO ON SALE AT BOX OFFICE THURS 10 AM FOR ALL EVENINGS SAT SUN MAT PERFORMANCES THE SUPREME ItIOTION PICTURE OF MAL TIMES JAK4'd1110 11 QIE 'ontinandinen I (HOE 1014 VOL ANNIF INARD HE5ION BRYN ERBAXTER ROBIN5ON 51p CEDP1C NINA JUDITH VINCENT HARDWICKE FOCH SCOTT AN DER5ON PRICE I ti I ArNIA! At JOH LAY JI 4JACK GAki55 ro (MC A WO 1ti pA4 HOLV 5CRIFNA3 wisot P44 6 A ItCANiCOLOR VISTAyISION Actt The Exclusive Charlotte Engagement IMPERIAL MATINEES: ADULTS $125 CHILD 90c Also Special $at 40 cm Performance MATINEES': SATURDAY SUNDAY Starts 2 PM EVENINGS: Doors Open 7 PAM Show Starts 7:30 pm 2 SHOWS DAILY YVONNE DEBIZ JOHN DE CARLO PAGET DEREK 2 SHOWS DAILY Dolls 2 pm Doors Open 1:15 Pm Mon Thru 'Fri $150 $115 All Swots All Seats M13 i00 FIRST OUTDOOR SHOWING FOR BOTH FEATURES 2 BIG HITS! 1:30 3:20 4 2 h8 I dte si i1 Aeo''s'''r r'' 1 i gwf via' 1 sopisrots-stioitCom -setae 019 1111111111WILSINSON BOULIVAI SANDERLw 441 101crommaintinnor 2 FIRST DRIVE-IN a) You Itave Your 1 lc ets 1 S'4 AT 3 SHOWINGS "HOTPOINT 57 B-I-G Iniiirtiii6iiii 1 2 -0 WOOS e4" Shows Today: THEATRES BIG HITS! ONI MI! N-0-W beFeavAtyirvE SHOWING! Pril I 11 5:00 7:00 43 440 s'' 1 RESER ED i 0) 0 0 vr 9:00 ik z' yr i sr sa- 1 'r' HOT DRAMA OF s' jr1 1 )1' ii A GANGLAND Ell Char otteColiseum HIDE-OUTI SA EB 23 0 43:17 11 1 M-GM's thrill- sop 0 fti a-second drama UR itt it fen tlzrd 01 t640 IF'41 Opt A into a front-page national story! 4 IL pst11 0 BEAST Os firz A MAZ PA I 1 9 --1 0 0 nd "11 WAYBILL AR alts 'It P' ameneet Actionl fill A mobster's rl 4it 4 'V-O i- 4 1 '-'lj1i i a 4 ''''5 1 Iri'4 'tr i tr 4 l'7rc71 1: 11101010 )k ing 'tend I 1- l'-k'10 is 7 I 'n" II I IVO fiat) BLUE RIDGE gonbliz GL101i 9 RTET Thrills' 1 A LINNERS4 INTERNATIONAL PICTURE somiouol ::14110" gw-LI: lami I 4N mi I I It 1 QUA A kidnap victim's 4 i ''42zs '5 li 'i I I break tor freedom! 'C) MGM 0 I ERED Simmons iliottimwril Cr I VIPS he Marioneftes 1 I a Sense Nee A rem Isaias Schspl of Mincing 1 610 11 iT11-Ati usp I il RE surfig The end of the road tor MIGItrr ir P'' 'V''' -t 1' tok a gun-moll's romance! IhRoAlrs 0 JusT elWeo tat all IT "XI GastoCharlotte STARRING i 4 'CO It If Central' Avo Chatlatto i III I Ittranalino Ave nia I 3 CerbinjIt Concord FREE DOOR PRIZES Al IE N1ELsEN coLLEN miLLER is' I s': i 1 I 't '0 1 PEOPLE STARTS THURS 2 SHOWS DAILF 0 EB 28th Vsor 71: '1 01 MARRING Aloick70110114to 1 4kti I 1 JOHN AGAR CYNTHIA PATRICK ADVANCE TICKETS CO ON SALE 4iiiii kA HUGH BEAUMONT ALAN NAPI 1 sal ER AT BOX OFFICE THURS 10 A Iket z' fl i' 1111111k4i71cl SUN MAT PERFORMANCES pl 1 1 FOR ALL EVENINGS Cr SAT '''k' 4-44141 TIIE 10TION 4 11 4' 17 ''S- 04 1 t-- 1 1)ICTIJIIE OF JILL TIATIES 0 14 4 I 1t 10 7 A 11 Iii a vrel if 4 '4 VII 1 tV 44 A4- 0 ft -4 144 fAIR i'4' ''''T 1K c) '1 '17 4''Z'f' 4tlk noLitme01117N 0111111altdilleit 0 OHN MARLA TOUCH SlOitt 4'Zooleac ii SARAH CHAPLIN YUE ANNt EDwARDG ION HE5ION BRYNNER BAXTER ROBN5 YvONNE DEBRA JOHN I :1 0 1 44 5S AGAR ENGLISH CONNORS vAuGrHAN ce abeiC NINA DE CARLO AGET DEREK JUDITH viNCENT HARDW1CKt FOCH 'SCOTT AN DER5ON PRICE I I Kele! Atclitell JOH 1e5RY Je JACK Get55 tomc A FRANK ei eW 5CeirUetS i 6 4 4 Pi4 6 A 4 ItCtiNiCOLOR 9 riTgistps II ok 0 2ND BIC HIT Ir- ilk 44 The Exclusive Charlotte Engagement ROCK 'N' Rat SQUARES" 4-- 4-4 Set a IMPERIAL i 2 If NIS Lik)ti 1 1 1 2 SHOWS DAILY rti k'''' 4 ppillipop 1 itt 19104 'ill 9gtt 1'41'114- Dilly 2 pm Doors Open 115 pm Mon Thru 'Fri 1 1 1 '''r OC t1 0 1111W eASIk tli MATINEES: Di ADULTS $125 CHILD 90c vvi 02 40 to Performance a i7 01 0 norifiLM Also Special $at am All MATINEES: SATURDAY SUNDAY 2StParM" $150 All eti FIRST OUTDOOR '11 EVEN Show Starts 7:30 INGS: Doors One 7 PAM $115 All Seats SHOWING FOR BOTH FEATURES I I wwtemewpagetgremweemet1 RolVERVIEW WILKINSON BLVD AT CATAWBA BRIDGE :141 29 SOUTH CHARLOTTE L' arr HARLOTTE COLISEUM oLlsE am TUESDAY FEB FEB stana V1 WWOK THE MUSIC I STATION PRESENTS 111111U113 )151S lost BILL) tn EcltsTINE pvkso BUD 'OW BILLY WWOK THE MUSIC STATION PRESENTS -7 COUNT BAsIE AND ORCHESTRA featuring JOE WILLIAMS AND I- i 1- ORCHE JOE 1 JERI SOUTHERN ITH ERN dEl NEAS EWBO JRA BTEt EWBO Nitil RTEt 1 RRY GIBBS QUART filth nu ER PO41111 GIBBS QUART nt ER 'POLOK BAKER LEST 001T RIMS SE 0 POWELL 'V A JONES El 'RO TA1NfS ALL SEATS RESERVED-SORRY NO TELEPHONE ORDERS-ADMISSION 150-200-250 NAME 0 WHITE 0COLORED ADDRESS CITY STATE Sand Mail Orders to Jim Crockett omo a Box OFFICE National Hat Shoe 5 Tryon CrierrlotralN NOW OPEN idclose Self-Add Stamped Envelope RDERS-ADMISSION 1502 00-250 0 WHITE 0 'COLORED STATE Jim Crockett Promotions Tryon St Charlotte seg Stamped V1110114 The Cecil De Mille Production of -THE TEN COMMANDMENTS" is an exclusive engagement at this theatre During this engagement it will not he shm4n in any oh er theatre in this city SPECIAL DISCOUNT AVAILABLE FOR GROUPS OF 100 OR MORE FOR INFORMATION CALL A STOUT ED 23092 OR WRITE BOX 1149 SPECIAL DISCOUNT AVAILABLE FOR GROUPS OF 100 OR MORE Th Cecil il DeMille Production of -HE TEN COrM lityoirD herNIttl hNeatSr'e in During this ensiaement it will not be show in a is nail ceixtyriusive engagement at this theatre OR CALL A STOUT ED 24092 OR WRITE --114F9OR INFORMATION 1 mleAdowlinw: leginrommonmalotrrtm glicniwuruloinsmpoompeasaggwira.