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8 Amusements Buffalo Evening News riday December 27 19'57 Shirley Booth Nancy Marchand Win Praise in Broadway Roles Their Opening Night Performances in Applauded but Some Doubt About Vehicle Buffalo Evening Newt Bureau NEW YORK Dec 27 New York drama critics were agreed today that Shirley Booth and Nan cv Marchand of Buffalo per formed ably in Thursday opening of at the Royale Theater But they were less than unani mous about the merits of the play Joan Hanauer of Interna tional News Service summed it up this way: the fine quality of the acting of Miss Booth Nancy Marchand as the daughter and Peter Lazer as the little boy the play lacks Jack Gaver of the United Press said the production to change direction now and then so you never quite know where it is headed Or urther Shock by Daughter Of Miss perform ance he said: does well with the role of the daughter which calls for a considerable change of Miss Hanauer gives this account of the play: Booth plays a white haired old lady who thanks to a shock administered by her daugh ter psychologically regresses to age 16 further shock again deliv ered by the daughter turns her into a mental and emotional child of 6 with long white hair and an old face and body daughter quite so fascinating a character but a whole play could be written around her She has used her mother as an excuse for her own fears and failings which have pre vented her from marrying or find ing any separate identity for her self" The play was written by Mi chael Plant and Denis Webh Other comment on Miss Mar chand's performance: John McClain Journal Ameri can: her Broadway debut Nancy Marchand is most com Richard Watts Jr Post: ad MBERT MITCHUM CURT JilRGEHS in the deadliest chase that ever tore the OCean ACTION PACKED WEEK! 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"MR SCOUTMASTER" and all your favorite cartoons Doors open 12:30 Show starts 1 PM ABBOTT Abbott Road at Ridge Show Bterts 6:45 Jack Lemmon Kathryn Grant Mickey Rooney in 'Operation Mad And Rory Cal hount in "Domino Special Kid die Show Saturday Matinee: 10 car toona plus Giant eature ALLENDALE Allen near Cornel Wilde Debra Paget in And Randolph Scott in Gun Cartoons Al ROkA East Pat Boone Shirley Jones in in CinemaScope and color Sat matinee 1 All Dlsney ahow BXlLEY Bailey at Jack tem mon Kathryn Grant Ernie Kovacs in Mad And Cornel Wilde Donna Reed in Mom Special matinee to morrow at 2 10 cartoons plus Children 30c Adults 60c CENTRAL PARK Main at Doris Day John Raitt in In Cinemascope and color And Dan Dailey Ginger Rogers In Men Oh Saturday kiddie matinee: Gregory Peck in Gun Plus 8 cartoons CIRCLE 444 Connecticut near Rich They And "Tar zan and the Lost Matinee Saturday: Same as above plus 5 car toons ELLEN TERRY 367 Grant John Agar Marla English Touch Conners In and the And Rich ard Denning Beverly Garland In Both In color Saturday kiddie matinee: Savage Plus 13 cartoons 2 5 All seats 25c IRAN KLIN Lackawanna John Wayne Janet Leigh in And Bowery Boys in GLEN Williamsville Tony Martin Vera Ellen in Be And George Montgomery in LANCAST EK Lancaster Anthony Quinn Gina Lollobrigida In back of Notre And Bowery Boys in for LACKAWANNA 160 Ridge ri day is family night Up to 5 children under 12 years of age will be admtited free when accompanied by both mother and dad Cornel Wilde in In Technicolor And Duel in Durango" Cartoon Satur 4aY matinee at 2 MARLOWE Virginia at Pajama Game" And "The James Dean Matinee Saturday: Same as above plus 5 cartoons PALACE Hamburg Pat Boone in Love" Walt Disney Kiddie Show Saturday 2 RIViERA in the Tonawanda Richard Todd Akim Tamiroff in "Battle Hell" And David Lewis in in Korea" Extra! Saturday matinee only: Big kiddie cartoon show RIVOLI 1111 Lollobrigida Quinn in "The Hunchback of Notre in color and Cinemascope AndTh Badge of Marshal Brennan" Con tinuous show Saturday SHI ROOSEVELT 887 Prsley in House And Last of the Bad Men" Sunday Harold Jolies at the console of the $50000 organ Saturday matinee: Car toons and comedy added STAR Tonawanda Jack Lemmon Mickey Rooney in Mad And Rory Calhoun Kristine Miller in "Domino Special kid die matinee Saturday: of Plus giant cartoon show UNITY 1063 Grant John Wayne Janet Leigh in "Jet And Success Spoil Rock Hunter?" Special matinee Saturday: 15 color cartoons And and Pa Kettle on Vacation" Saturday night AU Hungarian talking program WALDEN 1066 "Buster Kea ton And of Saturday matinee at 2 SHERIDAN SHERIDAN 0RNr6r Budge R1530I 3 BIG EATURES JAILHOUSE ROCK Cinemascope Klvit Preley Judy Tyler PAWNEE HOT SHOTS AaKE AveiZtSoWlRKSO 0065 JAILHOUSE ROCK CtnomaSeopo Elvis Presley Judy Tyler PAWNEE Color Genrge Mnfgonery Ll Albright DTWIN WALDKN at DICK RO REE ELECTRIC HEATERS THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN Glenn Langan Cathy Downs CAT GIRL Barbara Shelley Robert Ayres AA ARLOM BttXnDQ and an exquisite A PAN STAR IN SAyoxaraS want her you've got to fight I for her James Gamer BK8 in his first big motion picture iWlM Wig i yW rgfe A Why you haul me off to a i shack the way you did her?" it nW 'Wiil Tough Kelly finds a at last Red Buttons in his talked about dramatic role ff Any girl any girl but her I Jkf 1 PATRICIA OWENS RED BUTTONS RICARDO MONTALBAN MARTHA SCOTT M1Y0SH1 UMEXI JAMES GARNER AID IHTRODtlClNG 7 i 1 CET TIOHE OCT how! AT THE CENTER Scenic Photography Is Principal Charm Of ilm 'Sayonara' By ARDIS SMITH Adding to recent similar films one is almost per suaded that in the view of Holly wood the Yankee under arms in Japan who doesn't marry a local beauty is a pretty sorry specimen lacking appreciation of an an cient artistic civilization and sub ject to unwholesome bias In the Center Theater film de riving from the James Miehener book as dramatized by Paul Os burn the most publicized movie of the year and one of the most beautiful photographically Marlon Brando as a West Pointer son of a four star general and an ace of jets this happens during the Korean unpleasantness expe riences a star crossed and devas tating passion for the premiere danseuse of a celebrated show troupe the immortal Matsubay ashi dancers THE YOUNG LADY played by Miiko Taka of Los Angeles and delectable indeed is supposed to have been dedicated since child hood to an art whose laws forbid marriage or even social contact with men of any estale or per suasion whatever So the young major looks at her on stage and in the exquisite ancient imperial gardens She gazes back And the inevitable is inevitable Indeed the lady sur renders on first meeting without the usual preliminaries which is novel refreshing and time saving Aside from its unequaled seenic gorgeousness Technirama Tech differs from its cast is west predecessors only in the high estates of the lovers which make their union a subject for more interference by con temptible Air orce brass and the young lady's managers Also Major Brando has an American fiancee (Patricia Owens) daughter of another gen eral She understands but she has a tough time poor dear IN A COUNTER PLOT Red But tons as Maj favorite sergeant and his Japanese bride join in a suicide ceremony when he sergeant cruelly is ordered home alone Considering the thou sands of GI wives in this country and high connections his seems a highly unlikely and unnecessary tragedy Maj Brando comes equipped with one of the deepest Dixie accents ever served up without corn pone and turnip greens in dicating perhaps that he over comes the most acute racial prejudice He took special lessons for his southern fried speech and easily surpasses Jeeter Lester Japanese show business with Ricardo Montalban as a classic star is engrossing though inscru table However the spectacles in which the heroine appears are surprisingly similar to what goes cn in Radio Music Hall So well here is a 2 hour and 27 minute answer directed by Joshua Logan to Butter And Majah Brando suah makes a pikah outen that Looten ant Pinkehton STUDIO SCHEDULES 6TH PERORMANCE or those disappointed by the advance sellout of the Studio Theater's musical version of A A the open ing today the theater has added a sixth performance for Monday evening at 7 The starry cast includes Su zanne Bloom Burwell Glenny Mary Alice Smith Barbara Sharpe Kit Lyon and red Sheldon Tunes added to the toy tale are by An thony Scibetta Met Singer Major to Wed NEW YORK Dec 27 Met ropolitan Opera Soprano Eleanor Stebcr will be married Sunday to Maj Gordon Andrews whom she met last spring during a tour of Asia The Show Goes On AMHERST The Smallest Show on Earth 7:45 1016 PM Secrets of the Reef 6:55 9:20 PM BUALO Legend of the Lost 12:25 3:35 6:50 10 PM The Dalton Girls 11:05 AM 2:30 5:35 8:50 PM Sayonara 11:10 AM 1:50 4:30 7:15 9:55 The Enemv Below 12:35 3:50 7 10:15 PM Under ire 11:05 AM 2:20 5:35 8:45 PM Pal Joey 1:25 3:40 5:40 7:50 9:55 PM GRANADA Around the World in 80 Davs 2:30 8:15 Old Teller 11 AM 1:15 3:30 5:50 8:05 10:20 PM Sad Sack 12:50 3:50 6:50 9:50 PM Hell Canvon Outlaws 11:30 AM 2:30 5:30 8:30 PM Search for Paradise 2:30 8:40 NOW SHOWING! 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