Los Angeles Evening Citizen News from Hollywood, California • 16

Artist For Benefit of Gives Concert Youth Fund THE HOLLYWOOD SCENE By LOWELL REDELINGS Motion Picturo and Drama Editor IN THE NEWS By JOE HYAMS Men Behind the Scenes On thfc second floor -of the property building at Para mount three quiet men go about the business of working next to death They are the powder men If or the Stembridge Gun Rentals which rents guns of all types to every studio In town The men Gordon Worthington: Bob-Lane and Rodd Redwing deal only in gun powder It is their jpb to load empty primed shells -with just the proper amount of powder for any type of required in any movie And that's a lot harder and more dangerous than it sounds "Sometimes visitors drop Rodd says "They all ask the question: Do you men have many The answer i the same that would happen to a window washer on the 90th floor who leaned back to RODD -admire iT REDWING handiwork aft- er forgetting to fasten his safety belt That 'man have many accidents He has one- And when' hors are nearby They're also used jvhen guns ate fired point blank at other players like the time Vivien Leigh fired diTect ly at -the Union soldier in 'Gone With the -Light- loads are? also bring used more-and more by studios because of tbe new "ribbon" microphone which is extremely ensitivefo sound When not working's a powdr loader Rodd Redwing an' Indian often works with -picture companies to instruct stars in the trirk handling of guni He worked with Alan Ladd whom consider a velsfigood man with a gun in both and er in the- East He also was' close by when William Holden did his gun work in "The Turning Holden' incidentally usually- uses his" own gun a Colt 3R-Special with a cutaway trigger guard and a cut-down- hvmmer By MARGARET HARFORD Floyd Brewster bass-baritone appeared in recital Saturday night In the auditorium of Hoover High School: in Glendale He was as- listed by 'Mildred Andrews- accompanist The Kiwanis Club of-Nofthridge sponsored the recital as a benefit for its Youth Fund but stormy 'weather apparently reduced the audience to a handful Mr Brewster's voice is a well- Jose Greco Made Debut as a Child At NY Hippodrome Jose Greco' star producer and "choreographer of his own Spanish Dance Company was born in Mon-torio a hill town in Italy's Abruz-zi mountains of Spanish-Italian parentage Greco came to New York with his parents when he was only 10 and therefore is a naturalized American He made his debut as a dancer at the Hippodrome when he was a child Impresario Mary Bran is presenting him this year at the head of his own distinguished company In eight performances at the Wil-shire Ebell Theater starting Thursday night Nov 20? at 8:30 and continuing through Nov 25 with' two matinee performances one on Nov 22 and-'one on Nov 23 at 2:30 pm 7 CURTAIN GOES UP TONIGHT AT CARTHAY CIRCLE The new policy of early 7 pm Monday night curtain starts at the Carthay Circle tonight Monday night performances of "Affairs of State and sub- sequent at this theater will adhere to this early show' The idea stems New York where the policy has proved more sue-' cessful than any other tion in the legitimate theater in years It is a boon to the ouf-of- town patrons and workers who report to their Jobs in the early morning hours By starting at 7 pm Monday eve the show is over at approximately 9:30 pm NOW- Knife California $haist at Fopalar Priest I HAPPY Jeff Chandler and Loretta Young play a happily married couple auddenly faced with tragedy in of opening Wednesday at Warners Hollywood? Wiltcni and Downtown theaters' trained instrument and warf ants considerable encouragement The quality is pleasing sometimes beautifully liquid and he has at his command both a good range and much flexibility Despite his obvious talent he is not ready for any ambitious undertaking in recital work Evidence to support this impression seemed to pile up as the program progressed The young singer is also shy in histrionic matters although an inner groping for understanding- of the emotional factors in aongwu apparent in his work and should in time grow into maturity At the moment Mr Brewster is barely acquainted w-ith stylistic values jo that- his singing has a dullish sameness He also needs a let of work in languages particularly French and help toward a more relaxed stage deportment He made his best showing of the evening in Brahms' which had a dreamy lyric quality and some imaginative projection But was distorted in tempo and "Vop Ewlger which completed the offerings suffered from sheer monotony Also on his program were excerpts from- two operas airs by Torelli Handel and Carissimi Debussy's "Beau and several songs in -English Miss Andrews' accompaniments were too loud to support a voice that definitely tends toward lyric blandishments but otherwise were satisfactory Pre-Holiday Recital By Horowitz Listed The piano recital of famed Vlar dimir Horowitz in Philharmonic Auditorium Tuesday night Dec 9 w(il be the final event in 1952 before the Christmas Holidays and New offered by the Community Civic Music Association The concert series will continue on Jan w-ith the return engagement of the celebrated keyboard virtuoso Solomon and will include the new baritone sensation Cesarc Siepi Pianist Artur Rubinstein Soprano- Victoria Dc Los Angeles Marian Anderson the Ballet Theater Igor Gorin Violinist -Mischa Elman Jan Peered and Helen Traubcl Teddy Hart comedian who appears in "A Girl in- Ever) -Port" appeared in "Banjo" in six productions of the Broadway comedy The Man Who Came to sr 12 CITIZEN-NEWS Hollywood Monday Nov 17 1952 all we could ever one j-with a very light action In addi A big electric sign that light if jon to Ladd and Holden Redwing up when hang over the ssysDuncan Rena Ido Mel Ferrer jdoor of the loading room If reads: Arthur Kennedy Gary Cooper Smoking During It jGlenn Ford and -Charlton Hetnn is the mort respected sign in thejjcnow their 'way around with studio far'Tnore respected than irons lhose outside studicT sound stages They're good at gunplay he which warn-of entering when- the'rau they're not afraid of gun red light is on In one corner of if afraid of guhsleave 'em the room 14000 rounds of nition blank shells loaded bytheJj boys await shipment to Texas for in -V Nat Holts "Arrowhead jft DeCdUSG Ol 0U comparatively small order WVViMv will be supplemented many times before production is over Fifty thousand founds of ammo were needed for SaVage' starring Chariton Heston and Susan- Morrow one of-he bojjs' better orders Here's- a few things about the powder business that may interest you Guns ordinary juns aren't- built to' shoot blanks- Why-practical- lv every guh from- 43s -to Tommy gun have to be practically rebuilt for movie pur- 1 poses Ammunition companies make blapk shells but of little ue to movie companies whose blank must photograph just so in addition to sounding like the real thing Powder used by stu-dios i roughly classified a and powder powder' is used in night sequence op when a bright flash is wanted- Black powder is' best for daylight western when a lot of-action and is needed The empty primed shells filled by hand through tiny funnels require a full half or quarter load of powder Small loads are used by law Impressive NY Performance 1 i--1 COMEDIENNE Marie Austin singing comedienne opens an engagement at Charley Foy's Supper Club tomorrow night EARLY BIRD COAST TO COAST By HY GARDNER look now but John life story is being pitched to Hollywood The Duka of Edinburgh has passed his Royal Air Force physical and takes to the air immediately Bill Filey CBS chairman who -was close to Ike when he served as a colonel in psychological warfare being mentioned for an ambassador's berth Washington's new number one eligible bachelor will be young Sen John Kennedy who looks like a million and has a bank balance to match A sprained back incurred skiing in Switzerland is delyaing author Erich return stateside Bill Stewart may fill the late Rill shoes as supervisor of Na tional League umpires (Wonder if that job's Leo ambition?) The NY State Crime Investigation starting Thursday is passing up close to $1000000 the price it could get for permitting the probe to be coast-to-coast televised Louis Slayer presents Keller Chrysler Corp board chairman with the 1952 Industrial Award this week at the Miami Beach Saxony Previous winners include Harold Stwssen and Capt Eddie Rirkenbacher Old '48 "Draft buttons now selling for a dollar each Georgia Jessel would like to film the life of old time vaudeville monolo-gist Jame Thornton Little known fact: New fighting District Attorney Frank Hogan financed his way through Columbia Law School by working summers as a- Pullman conductor One of the first lobbies to hit the new Congress will be a 'concerted effort to remove the- 20 per cent amusement tax Movie mogul Nick -Schenck will become a grand-pappy around inauguration time via his daughter Jo Anne Frank "Script" the magazine published by 17)0 Lamtas each month lists the members working in various shows movies radio or television programs The January -list probably will be headcfl by a member named Dwight Elsenhower witfv the added information: "Signed for four years with option for four Turn to Page IS Column AND THE LION jkan smmcns VICTOR MATURE ROBERT NEWTON MAURICE EVANS tea ALAN YOUNG -4 wW NOW PLAYING! X) Cemeif Riel ttilvnl Cinott a HMis Vera' Ellen was borrowed from MGM for "White Christmas" Irving Berlin musical starring Bing Crosby Fred Astaire and Rose-nufry Clooney There are strong rumors that Rosemary is going' to Bhvay before the pfeture starts for a starring role in Cole "Can to replace Carole Cha lining who's expecting Keenan first picture after his Korean -Christmas toiur will be "All the Brothers Were Don't know' about the other brothers but we jlo know that Keenan's plenty valifcnt He's one of the few actors to spend most of his non-working time entertaining serviceman Clark Gable Ava Gardner Grace Kelly and the entire com- pany of MGM's are getting military protection while on location in Northern Kenya platoon of the Queen's African Rifles has been assigned to protect them in case Mau-Mau terrorists get bothersome Frank Sinatra's oh his way home from Africa to test at Columbia- for Here to Eternity" Red Skelton bought the Culver City Hotel and may start a night club there Mike Wilding English actor hus' band of Liz Taylor is- on us pen- sion at MGM because he refused the part assigned him in "Latin Lovers' This was to have been his first picture under a term contract Liz is off salary too on maternity leave Charles Coburn will be one of )he gentlemen who prefer blondes in Fox's pic of the same name Harry Cohn president of Columbia left for NY to sdout the plays for new personalities He's particularly interested in getting actors for "From Here to Seems that' every actor here wants a rolo in the picture It would be odd if the Columbia boss man filled his cast from NY Humphrey Bogart and Jennifer Jones will co-star in T'Deep Sea to be produced and direct ed by John Huston in Greece and Italy in late January Jonathan Cott former Big Ten wrestling champ and captain of the football baseball and track teams at Purdue landed his 12th rule at MGM in as many months As an athlete? 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He'll be a horn rimmed glasses type assistant director in "Give a Girl a Break" Geurgr Pal's next at Paramount wdili be Vs the George told us "it's about a man who goes to Brazil to make a fortune He succeeds and finds that his entire empire is going to be destroyed by an army of one irch-ong red ants who are descending on him like a plague of locusts With a handful of Indians he fights the ants who outsmart him at every turn They take battle formations retreaft when necessary and show all the mental agility of thinking beings a true characteristic of Philip Yordan is writing the screenplay Marilyn Maxwell not Gloria Grahame as announced will co-star with Jeff Chandler in East of Sumatra" Budd the Norman Tanrog Is writing- a treatise for Atlantic Monthly on his quarter century in motion pictures Isabel Bigley who has a leading role in tlje B'way hit "Guys and 5olls" is at- Warners testing for an important part in "The Cantor Lewis Rachmll and William Fadiman formerly with RKO and Robert Arthur ex-Warners joined the Columbia producer roster over the weekend They'll work under the supervision of executive producer Jerry Wald Errol independent film Project goes before the cam-eras tomorrow at Cinecetta Studios Rome Errol's due there today -rom Jacaica he has been vacationing with Pat Wjr-inorr Mrs Flynn mimmm BROMHUDtit UnsCMiBUJAffiCsra sKMESDASON I (ROTH TMIATSIS) KMi a crowded and most -enthusiastic house MIRROR Robert Coleman: having lost facility in translation we were unable to catch many of the -subtleties of the script and therefore to estimate accurately the shading of the performers acting is highly stylized POST Richard Watts Jr: agreeable friendly and in a day of international frictions heartwarming left no doubt that the personable foreigners are welcome' guests of the nation NEWS' John Chapman: has an intricate and lengthy scenario about -love As ir is acted by our visiters it is beautiful-to look' at and lively to listen to NEW llurok the- co-operation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the French Government brought to- America the Theater Marigny Co who will present a series of plays at the Zicgfeld Theater Heading -the French company are Madeleine Renaud and Jean-Louis Barrault The critics Were' favorably im- pressed with Ihe group's first offering US Ml'KUiS rONMDENCEsr drama In too ati by Marivanv: direction by Jra n-Louu Barrault decor and coattimes by Meurlco Brisncltn followed by BAPTISTE a pantomime ballet by Jacqura Brcvert with music ty Koma chore- oera otiy by Barrault and decor by Hayo Presented In Trench by Sol lIi'EOk Excerpts from the reviews: JOURNAL AMERICAN John McClain: delivered entirely ir premiere produced French premiere produced a with glittering conclave of the fashionable international set plus a few monolingual local who sat stolidly through the proceedings for the sake of being seen JLa Brea operated exclusively by current offering is a sort of dou- children from to 14 recently bl bill the first half devoted -to opened its seventh season of con- Young Group Starts 7th Season Young Actors Company 1745 ACT Victor' MATURE Patricia NfAL Edmund GWENN in "SOMETHING FOR TKI anJNIGHT WITHOUT SLEEP Actors tinuous studio and production Under the direction of Viola Spolin noted authority on children's theater this unique experiment in community theater functions as a repertory company Following it current series of studio productions' for invited audiences The Young Actors Co will present during the year such plays as James Thurber's Moons" 'The New "Qnce Upon a' rnd original works Rita Moreno next to be in Warner Bros "Cattle Town' has returned from San Francisco personal appearances in connection with In which she co-stars and VARIETY HOUR lawrenea WsWi'iBml IW' OMHi) ZwU HIT Ctluwbit priiaRli "STRANGE FASCINATION" Mr! 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