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aV ty Ih Vr-ww' 4- W- 41" i j- 7 4 4 -a. V' A t- fr I fc Yaiiivl Venice, CaRL lip Mir mm y- i .4 IN THE BOX OFFICE --t-. vGomics i-j ii V. JlEDITOKS NOTE: This the mmI la a malty 'mica ipwlil feature, tafervtewe wttk maangm at ml theaters by ChariM M. Wcteeaberg.

Ttstttag hoi theater fa alphabetical ar-'. featarea win deal wttk varieae aaperta at the notion picture world.) "Comedian are funnier than, ever" say Frank Ramsey, manager of this Culver its the writer and material th at needs improving, fRimuy admit that Charlie FAMOUS NOVEIYul Biynner, Marcia Schell (right) ind Claire BldbireMci the dramatic, the love jriangle ln The Brothers Karamazov MGM filmizatlon )f this famed novel of passion and crime by Fyodor Dos toyevsky. Kirk Douglas hu become the first independent film producer to sign a financing and distributing deal with Universal-International. It was also announced that Rock Hudson and Douglas would co-star in the Bryna pfoductfon which would launch the new arrangement Property, budgeted at better than 82-and-a-half million, is "Viva Gringo. an original story and screenplay by Borden Chase; Edward Lewis, Bryna vice president will produce the large-scale adventure drama In widescreen and odor, In collaboration with Edward MuM, U-I vice president in charge of production.

In addition to financing and distributing the film, U-I will also make available Its foil production facilities. While present pact. Is for the single picture, negotiations between Bryna and Universal are continuing for a number of other features, both Douglas 'and 'non-Douglas stirrers. This asaeriatina with! Bryna said U-I rwHtrst Mlltoa Rackmll, "Indicates the kind of top bax-efflee pktuiwe I had la mind whan I made my recent statement regarding nor companys futon petty. Wa will shortly announce ether Important prod net to be made both to nieo-riatfoa with independent pro-dueore as well as aader ear own (jupUq was pretty funny in hi but throw a pie in omr-' wdi face today and people will ist 7 ahrug their shoulders." lot of funny things hap-'7.

fining today, says Ramsey, who Hope and. Jack Lemon a lais top notch laugh getters. ad Lemoa vHcpe is whst you call a so-pnlsticated comedian and Lemon X7l7hhte.to be called a rank but hf Just walks don the street and Su start laughing, Ramsey said. went on to. point out that nope has superb timing, the comedian's most important tool, hyt It is his material that makes Mm so good.1 Comedians are pretty funny," says Ramsey, 3ts the material that needs Jm-t i "Ramsey offers Mr.

Roberts? i Sji Operation Madball" as proof of the very funny ability of fjhOywood studios. Both of those pictures wereheld over here for ag extended run," said the manager of the Culver Theater. One af the greatest tUags Is the werld. Sa te ataad with laaghter. When Mr.

Bob-erta waa hera the aadicacss Jaat roared aad reared aed And there is nothing hkathe deadly -silence that comes from an audience where the comedians are not funny, said Ramsey as he recalled his army days when he was producing shows in Miami for a many as 5000 soldiers at one You Just had to ha ye good material or youd fall flat bn your face." he. pointing to the thing in fact that a comedian without ma-aerial Just: can't be hinny. Poor Ramsey claims, la what -hurts moat television comedians. However, he quickly returned to the subject of motion pictures saying that funny films are not being produced now because their turn on the film cycle A meat notice from aearby MGX atadloa toe Aady Hardy flint series waa to ha raaaaaed braaght thb eommeot: 1 guarantee Ufl ba a aiaaah at tha box office. Tbaasaads af to flu theaters, to they were entertainment.

why start One to see is for ance. like that "he Ramsey, constantly laughter, Jherea on should Culver 30 R. L. Way, Culver of service Corporation A native the dispatcher held since i- k. y.y V'VXbete' tVjS; S-V; rxsfin.

jy-sfe VVpswing if yji TV to briag Am whole family. They fuaay, rleaa aad Just gaad I don't kaaw they waited sa bag to them up again." -tiiing Ramsey would like the awarding of an Oscar the best comic perform They should do something because comedians contribute an awful lot to our people, said. i whose own talking is interrupted by his own says "its the greatest the world to laugh. lota of funny things going in this world, lid take time out to laugh at Man -Marks Years Service Chuie, 10641 Fairbanks marks 80 years with General Petroleum this month. Californian, Qrane Join-Mi company in 1928.

He Is a in the marketing department at Vernon, a post he has 1951 Wm Mil IMPORTED Bona Wal New Albums by Ruth' Nancia Malcomb and Jane Christy The most confused and ill-defined area hi jazz deals with vocalists. Spirituals and Blues are easily recognizable, distinct vocal styles; however, the. contemporary singers have made it quite difficult tell the jazz from the non-jazz. Frank Sinatra, for example, is often listed in jazz popularity polls, but.he is no more a jazz singer than 1 am a Martian. 1 like Sinatra but Im not a Martian.

Hie real purpose of todays column is to discuss three recent vocal refimsea. However, -1 felt it important to start out by mentioning the highly questionable state of contemporary Jan sing-big. Olay! Featuring Ruth Olay EmArcy Kerardt HO Mlti After hearing the first, two tunes in tills album, SINGINVIN THE RAIN and SLOW, BUT SURE, I had the urge to sail the record right out of my living mom window. Ruth Olay growls, gninto and shouts her way through these songs in what I esa only suppose ia an extreme-ly individual style. This vocal circus turned out to be only one part of her first album.

Ifisa day redeemed herself to LOVE FOR SALE and YVL iGLAD THERE IS YOU on the second aide of the record. When she isnt leaning on her exaggerated "style," she displays a good voice that Is kept, tinder eontrbL Miss Olay transmits her emotions Brynd Productions, which has made seven films in the past three years six for UA and one for MGM will continue to alternate its product between the various distributors. Its latest release, The Vikings," win have a world premiere in New York on June 1L Following the openings of the 84 million epic, Douglas win leave for Ikigland and The Devils Disciple," a HechMfin-Lancastar and Bryna co-production. Aaron Copland fo Close 12lh Annual Ojai Music Fete CONCERT REHEARSAL Culver City Unified School District's Combined Elementary' Orchestra wOt perform in concert tomorrow evening in La Ballona School Audi-' torium, 10915 Washington Bird. Jim Dugger, French horn player, is shown during a recent rehearsal of tho orchestra.

The young musicians will be under the direction of Harry Williams and Walter James. (Star-News-Vanguard Photo) Elementary Orchestra Sels Concert On hundred Culver City ole-instruction in our elementary montary students will perform schools," Mid Williams, tha seventh annual Combined Elementary Orchestra conoert tomorrow evening at wdock in La Ballona School Auditorium, a nounced Harry Williams and Walter Jamas, elementaiy instrumental instructor. Student musicians range from the fourth to sixth grades and represent all seven elementaiy schools in the Oliver CHy district "Many of tiw children taking part have had only one year of basic BMOllA Hf't yifymi mm yof iU vmfjimmi -yfii; The last day of the 13th annual Qjal Festival Is this Sunday, May 25, and die final program will combine the talents of the Ojai Festival Symphony Orchestra with thou of two outstanding artists. Ita orchestra will be directed by Americas dean of composers, Copland, who has returned second season in the Ojai Valley. TTie featured soloist is strictly pleasant supper-dub tM'ramthtaig she doesntjf' demand attentive listening.

To And doesntjfa. THE MOST TERRIFYING NAME IN THE HISTORY OFTHEWORlOlv SdJf Mm veto her singing Miss Mal-eotnb has a soft voice that la apparently well trained and she is entertaining. My major complaint is the misuse of the word Jus to describe her performance. This to June Christy Capital Reeerda TlSOd Miss Msloomb, according to the album notes, always dreamed of becoming a member of the Stan Kenton organization which was June Christys home base for several years. Miss Christy is presented here aa a popular sing-er who still hae aome of her Jazz traits left Former Kenton ar-ranger Pete Rugolo Is responsible for this musical showcase and he does a commendable Job.

Miss Christy's ability to translate her feeling for lyrics Into musical equivalents is one of the real pleasures fas listening to her sing. She gives meaning and feeling to whatever she sings and this makes her efforts in songs like LOOK OUT UP THERE and UNTIL THE REAL THING COMES ALONG a vocal tion. Although this Is not a Jazz album, Miss Christys ability to sustain a rhythmic jazz feeling is dearly audible in GET HAPPY and BEI MIR BIST DU SHON. It is unfortunate that she has left her career as a Jazz singer behind. FOss Christy, I feel, had much to offer in the Jazz Idiom and I feel somewhat sad that she has chosen to use her talents to another way.

JAZZ NOTE: Monday might I Bobby Troop tatrodaeo JuHo Loadoa aa a Jam vaeallst af too first raak oa KABC-TVS Stars af Joao" mod I simply raa net understood how such a eoacluflloB could hava been reached. Again, this Is sol aa attack agalaet her staging, but aa attack against the Idea of aeoorUttag her performaaeee with Joan. It la. good to oeo Jan beeamtag Important enough for stagers to want to be dated wttk It, but too MUST bo always do In this albun. She can sing easily In both the high and low registers but has a difficult time creating the rhythmic movement needed for the up bed have never seen Miss Olay In person, but tide album gives me the impression that she relies on a great deal of showmanship fat her performanean.

Ia tiw recording studio, however. Miss Olay is required to stand on her vocal ability and in this initial album it is quite inconsistent In quality, judging by tide album I would say Miss (Ray ie-deftaiwly not-a Jazz singer but that it could be an accessible goal if she Is serious. The Weal Ccaat af Broadway RCA Chaden Bsesrda CAL-4W Nancia Msloomb tha fea- KMUuazor Yul Bryaasr "TBS HIGH COST Of LOTTNG" Joao Farrar CSU. THtsrn PMtCT ar IE Mill Mao, IM v. asm Ml Star Tartar Shmrl xiturn or dracuia FLAME BAHHIEH Criterion ISIS TIM St.

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Copland's Old American Songs' and Mahlers "Kfaidertotenlieder" wil demonstrate tiw wide range of MiM Bumbrys toterpretivw abi-My. Mahlers ability to work with material taken from popular songs of his time Is demonstrated la tiw Klndertotonlioder with Ha dominant tone of sadness. Coplands Songs," which nil be presented for tiw first time on the west coast, draws its material from wide variety of emotions preseed ia standard collections, such as those of Lomax, Jaekaon and Harris. The Symphony Orchestra trill offer Moaarts Symphony No. 28 In Major, Brahm's Variations on a Theme of Haydn" and Cbpland's Short Symphony," the latter also being played for tiw first time on tiw west coast Moaart's Symphony NoL 28" was a milestone in his symphonic development; and Brahms Variations" is considered by many to be hit most classical orchestral work.

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