Stage—Screen—Books Gardens—Camera—Stamps E Radio—Music—Art §9)e fhmdms fsto Records—Bridge TWELVE PAGES WASHINGTON, D. C., APRIL 22, 1956 THE PASSING SHOW Mm JjlM The Swan' Echoes (BM ¦'-•¦•"¦’. C r » 11115 Grace's. Romance By JAY CARMODY as duty falls to the lot of '¦}&&/¦¦¦ ®§Pf«®v*: :'i¦'-'v&ii* '•’:’l^r*il>tei?L Princesses, she does what is » What with Grace Kelly and WK'vtfv I asked of her. i Margaret married, Truman reports, right page temporarily She in the one is re- fencing running costume, for a lesson; lieved of romance studies the she will stories. stars so SHiinnanH|^H have something objective to Reporters, columnists, talk about; even flirts on cameramen, and commenta- Mama's order with the hand- tors can return to the hum- some tutor of her princeling drum business of near-wars, Saw;-. young brothers. J| ’ ft disaster, the skullduggery of Until the passionate scene 11 Mesta’s : politics and Mrs. with the tutor, played by Louis W if> t/V S yikJii parties. Life will seem empty Jourdan, the Princess Alex- for a while but the blessing andra is the picture of elegant of spring-fever, with its bliss- fey® detachment in the highly en- %$SSp* Jf ful listlessness, is still a pos- ergized life of the' palace. | A / sibility. When she kisses Mr. Jourdan In the film theaters across in the sudden, overwhelming L ,/ / | the land, however, there will illusion of love. Miss Kelly be- a .' remain one loud, and in comes the actress. Moreover, v, : . T\l/ I Rfe way, lovely, echo of the Prin- the actress she becomes is one cess Grace’s doubly sealed who illustrates what years of idyll. repression can do to beautiful Timing Is Perfect swanlike princesses. of This, of course, is “The This one bit intense act- > ing Kelly’s part all comedy on Miss is jp Swan.” a romantic that is necessary. many merits but absolutely ¦¦l of It is a brilliant cast that is ’fc \\ «K jH spectacular in the perfection to '" MGM employed of its timing. It is the fictional has take v \v iLy care of rest of gay parallel of Kelly's true- the the Miss turnings of the script Dighton life romance, starring Miss % *» wrote. For the crown prince, mnH Ir Kelly. IfDore Schary, Metro- •. WSBBHK, 4g&»y ~ , looking proper -'I&S, 'TM,.,£*'.. Goldwyn-Mayer’s production who is for a princess but is quite jaded with genius had, like sold his Faust, the business, the picture soul for the perfection of such whole inspiration, he could not have has Alec Guinness. Mr. Guinness, one of the most made a better deal. alive, Moreover, quietly funny actors is “The Swan” was perfect choice. gleam Schary’s eye the Unlike the a in Mr. swan, girl long before Prince Rainier the last on his list of eligibles, he has a polite Oslo to the rest emotions,” says, husband, visible in the fact that the that makes royal farfiilies fun- world. Currently she is for the she Her Dr. Anton of the explaining why not Raabe, is a leading Oslo sur- character Miss Kelly plays is nier than any other. cross-country tour she does With an Ambitious Theater Plan on a that perform in pantomime. geon. But he took time off the closest of her career to the Beyond these is Brian will take her as far as San image of herself public Aherne, By SHEILAH GRAHAM Then she clenches a fist from hospital work to travel in the whose weariness with Francisco. tightly against adds; with her. mind. princely ways led him into the goes—Vienna her heart, HOLLYWOOD, April 21 Wherever she “But what is felt and what “There I am the big doctor,” “The Swan” Molnar created, robes of a monk and to just • NANA'. Former Quiz Kid as well as Broadway have been chuckles. the which John Dighton retouched the kindly understanding that gives the audience understands he “Here I am Vanessa Brown thinks in wide previous stops she secretary to the actress.” with just the right colors of a distraught princess can use performance must all come from here.’’ circles around her lazier acting almost all of her *** * sophistication, is a delicate, in a moment of crisis. Norwegian. Eng- colleagues. She is setting Hol- in She uses Finnish Is Greek Bard's Birthday graceful, exquisitely sculptured If life turns out to have lish for just two items, a Hans Emoting lywood back on its collective for foreign ears is years creature. She is the subdued, provided Miss Kelly with as Christian Andersen story and It will be 392 come ear with the most ambitious an old story to Mme. Segelcke. tomorrow by generally ac- shy member of a household of happy a romance as “The theater plan. a bit of Ibsen. vivid, if not aggressive, per- Swan” does, well, the parallel viewer, She has acted with a company cepted calendar reckoning, “We call ourselves the Amer- But more than one sonalities. In the line of duty. will be complete. after watching her histrionic of performers in Finland “and since the Shakespeare family ican Acting C0.,” Vanessa told of Stratford greeted the birth me in her ultramodern house virtuosity, has come away con- Finnish is Greek to the rest vinced he can understand of Scandinavia” she declares of a new heir who was chris- on a Beverly hilltop. There is tened William. laugh. - very furniture, huge Scandinavian. with a little .^aii little win- Norwegian lady •More than normal stir sur- dows all sides, odd- "It might be that it is be- The i§ on an people pay launched her tour rounds the anniversary this i; . shaped pool, cause must atten- one-woman aHk and Vanessa’s un- closely and watch • she is due back in Oslo in See GLOVER, Page E-2 usual glittering paintings tion ever so everywhere. f ' “We have a theater in Holly- fiBI a a flag ' wood, motto, and a - "dtlr „ v§ <, & t’jflllll'f Writer a ' yes, With Gallic Name p* plan. a blimp. Western Oh and tPHiI ¦'-m 1 M. The theater is on Hollywood boulevard and we renamed it the American Theater. The Hollywood's Hottest Story Source dirigible is to advertise the plays. I’ve always wanted my By JAMES BACON of the old West. There are no jiiiiiji as own balloon. Our motto is ‘lt HOLLYWOOD, April (jP). cliches such have deterio- doesn't matter if you get there 21 rated many recent Western l IH| a when you do, —Novelist Louis L’Amour. heroes because there combination of Zane Grey and stories. His are not may not be a there to get to.’ always brave Galahads. They right flag spectrum Jack London, now is are mostly men who act like The will be in Hollywood’s story colors and will be round. It hottest real men because that’s what every night source. they were.” will be hoisted major play regu- He’s so hot that one when a is on, with a studio recently paid him No Rewriting lar ceremony and ‘taps' when $50,000 for a take it down after the show novel that he L'Amour is one author who ijSfc ’ we hadn’t even written. All he says writing the part illI getting co-op- is easiest We’re also the did was to tell thg studio of his job. eration of the chamber of com- brass what he had in mind. fixing up “I never rewrite once I start merce. They’re Hol- not gold Actually, that’s as fan- writing. I believe rewriting lywood wdth solid mosaic tastic as it sounds. L'Amour pavements.” \ ml kills enthusiasm and turns the jMK \ Nut is a writer of adventure tales, job into drudgery. That drudg- mostly Westerns. That, of m. Most Are Unknown \ ery can't help but be conveyed ISf-V fIK course, Members of Vanessa's grou is Hollywood’s bread to the reader.” include Ricardo Montalban. and butter and L’Amour is eat- He admits that he is

ing cake result. > Lloyd Bridges. as a ashamed to say how few hours ** i Josanne Beren- Axt, T 4KB ger, Bonita Granville. Cathy Most of this success has actual writing time he has put come within the last three ' O’Donnell, Ann Rutherford LOUIS L’AMOUR in some of his most successful lx mL 1 'jSjjjW w? Sam Goldwyn, jr. years. His first novel-turned- works. The secret, of course, and Mrs. His People Are “Real’’ But most of the students are to-movie was “East of Su- is the years of historical re- matra," starring unknown youngsters who want Jeff Chand- the advertising search that preceded the actual author's best paper. a chance to practice the the- ler, Anthony Quinn and the since “Hondo.” Marlon ex- putting of words on atrical profession. late Suzan Ball. It was highly plains why he chose L’Amour: L'Amour is basically a his- successful nothing “We haVe a mime class on but like the “He writes of the real people Continued on Pg. E-3, Col. 3 Jfl Monday and the Vanessa group one that followed. Wednesday at my house, for That was "Hondo,” one of discussiop, reading and devel- the best—and biggest gross- opment. There are other ing—John Wayne movies. As TODAY'S SCHEDULES groups that have nothing to a novel, "Hondo” sold 750.000 do with acting, but will help copies and was translated into STAGE our people. For instance, we Japanese. French. German, NATIONAL—Dark. “Can-Can”; starts May 6. have a class on sex and mar- and Spanish. riage. I’m Sick of being called Really Discovered SCREEN up the middle of the night in AMBASSADOR—“Serenade”; 1, 3:05, 5:15, and 9:35 p.m. and day to give advice to the As a picture, it grossed bet- 7:20 CAPITOL—“The Swan”; 5:30. 7:35 and 9:45 p.m. looking for - ter than $7 million. And it 1:15. 3:20. lovelorn. I’m some COLONY—“No Back”; 7:55 and 9:40 p.m. to this class. A differ- was then that Hollywood really Way 4130. 6:10. one run COLUMBlA—"Backlash"; 2:35. 4:25, 6:15. 8:05 and ent aspect of and marriage discovered L’Amour. Univer- 12:45. sex 9:50 p.m. will be discussed each week.. ; sal-International bought “Foui Yes, boys girls 'H-¦JH to DUPONT—"The Ballet of Romeo and Juliet”; 1:25, 3:30, 5:35, \ and can attend Guns the Border" and Pan- p.m. cib jpEPSbI together, gets oramic Productions made 7:40 and 9:45 but if it embar- GIRL WITH A PROJECT—Vanessa Brown, who de- KElTH’S—"Harder They Fall"; 1:25, 3:30, 5:40. and rassing we'll stop, and have “Stranger Horseback" with 7:45 clares she was “thrown into acting,” on 9:50 p.m. classes separately. It’s very hopes to limit Joel McCrea. b a now LlTTLE—"Marty’’: 1, 6:25, 8:10 and necessary subject. herself to one picture year from on. The At the moment, four L’Amour 2:45. 4:35. 10 p.m. Ladyktllers"; 6, rest of the time she will devote to The Project, the novels upcoming MacARTHUR—"The 2:15. 4:05. 7:55 and Psychiatrists Available are movies—- 9:55 p.m. American Acting Company which has long been a "The Burning Hills” at Warner “We METROPOLITAN—"Serenade"; 1, 3:10. 7:35 -and have a list of psychia- dream of hers. Bros.. “Guns of the Timber- 5:25. available, so 9:50 p.m. trists no one has lands” for Alan Ladd’s Jaauat A MUSICAL HIT RETURNS to bring his or her problems prove themselves. And above “The Seven Year Itch.” what ONTARIO—“The Rose Tattoo”; 1, 3:10. 5:20. 7:30 and Productions; “Sitka” for 20th p.m. “Can-Can,” the Cole Porter musical about life in the to the theater. After all, this all to have a theater. If Shake- started her off with the Century-Fox and 9:45 a “To Tame a Suit”; Montmartre, is not a society for bewildered speare didn’t have theater, project. Land” PALACE—“The Man in the Gray Flannel 1:10. 3:55, gay, old which had quite a successful people. for Marlon Brando's p.m. or lost We have typing he wouldn't have written his "I've always had the idea Pennebaker 6:40 and 9:25 stay here last summer, is paying us a return visit. classes classes plays. My house replied. Productions. IIT”- ? '-an and 9:05 p.m. and for Shake- is available she "It took only a The latter picture PLAYHOUSE—"Richard 6:20 It willopen a two-week engagement at the National speare everything will be Little Lady”; 4:40, and But the number one for we can’t use week to form the group once Brando's debut as a producer PLAZA—"Dance 1:15. 3. 6:25. 8:10 Theater on the night oi May 6. The object is the the theater for.” we 9:50 p.m. Sunday, encouragement decided to do it There and also a Western star. are those who played the musical playwrights give as 1. 3:15. 7:35 and 9:50 p.m. principals lusty of new and to I asked Vanessa, who made has to be a need for it, or I Brando's decision to pick a TRANS-LUX—"Picnic”: 5:25. here last June, headed by bottom) new performers a chance to WARNER—"Cinerama Holiday"; 2. 5 and 8:30 p.m (top to Ronnie her big hit in New York in See GRAHAM. Page E-3 L'Amour story probably was Cunningham, John Tyers and Rita Dimitri.