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Icustn “DAYOF TRIUMPH” SINATRA coupling of “The Long, Hot Edward J. MacClane, president, THE EVENING STAR, Washington. Summer” theme song with his Marian Anderson's waa ih the Morgan School, D. C. held THIS SUNr—SiOO P.M. t WEDNESDAY. MARCH It. 10 A* A-37 hit. “Oh, Oh. I'm Falling in avenue and IN CONSTITUTION NALL Florida California _ Love.” And this I don’t under- Tour Held Aid in street N.W. Oaobo Pianist stand because most people play NOW PLAYING ‘A PHENOMENON YOU HAVE TO of both sides the record. Asian MYRA HESS SEE TO BEHEVF 1 ’ m v rm, Dmitri Tiomkln is writing an Relations Group Urges Awards In Sole Recital—Only Washington HOLLYWOODf/lmBy toraH Appearance This Seaaen! Singer SHEILAH GRAHAM of dramatic songs which Marian Anderson’s Program album For Fire Rescue 2 of Works by Beethoven. Anna Magnani has agreed to Asian tour did much to of Bacb. Mozart and Schubert RWRomeo alleviate AND * record. Tiomkin composed the The Summit Park Citizens j , GOOD SEATS AVAILABLE fc rB -5* w zi-jk j. created the “enormous harm” of Little Association last night recom-; si.to, i.as. te.tto, s.tb. jug, s.ss title song of Magnani's last HAVES CONCERT BUREAU wommn" Is the Rock, the Midway Civic Asso- mended “Policeman of the (In Camobell’i) 1108 O Bt. N.W. I film. “Wild Wind.” nom- Steinway \Jllliet OMd but tho devil Betty Hutton's Happy Again Month” honors for Capt. NAtional 8-7161 Plano inated for the best song award ciation was told last night. Wil- seeing liam T. Murphy and Pvt. Wal- worth For roiled HOLLYWOOD (NANA). - Girl,” at the suggestion of Pro- . this year. "Little Rock—with Sputnik the Juliet will be Astrid Wfltrud. HHF Brlfclttw Bardot ter B. Zurowski of the lith ond th« Rom«o, Clayton Corxatta i Victor best girl, Joy ’ top of •• Motive's ducer Joe Pasternak who Wants i on it—did enormous . Th'y art •xcalUnt." <-« ismmamton)* precinct for their recent rescue • igsu* trwick, was supposed to fly! change Robert from the harm to American Atkinson. N. Y. Times March 7 ¦ •'»!"atio«i»i •#.#*»• |to relations in of mother and child from a back to England after her trip!> grime and sweat of recent ‘ Group Suggests 2 Asian countries,” said Robert a burning house at 722 Eleventh AD N.W. to Canada. Instead. Vic told'I|w**-<*tos to his natural glamor H. Estabrook. editorial page CDBSBBEZB Jr TRANS-LUX PLAZA street S.E. nominnnnwa - me, she flew right back to > and good - ¦ N. T. Axe. at nth St. looks. There was no i For Police*Awards editor of the Washington Post ’ ST. 3-1777 Hollywood with her sister. They John Wolfgang, president, BIST one belter looking than Bob ’ and Times Herald. PICTURI are now in San Francisco Taylor The HJllcrest Citizens Associ- conducted the meeting in the when I first came here. Speakjng impressions OF INI YEAR seeing the sights. She’ll be back I Bob Hope will ation last night commended on of a Beers School, Thirty-sixth j™ cross country recent trip to Asia, Mr. Esta- here this “No marriage six times in two weeks ap- Police Capt. street and Alabama avehue S.E. Tyrone POWER / FOR ACADEMY week. to William T. Murphy brook said the problems m AWARDS!- in sight,” Victor assured me. pear with “Paris critical Holiday.” ’ and Pvt. Walter B. Zurowski of the area are food and popu- “ANNA MAGNANI, the dark Lilith of elemental woman- I . wonder. New happy girl: Betty Grable will not be on of the 11th precinct for lation and called the in town—Betty Hatton—since Hopes April 5 their situation hood, Brigitte Bardots, TV show—she 1 1 an economic struggle between W\JA DIETRICH is back te teach the etc., the the reconciliation with Alan has postponed to Bob's first heroic rescue last month of a in person Livingston. free India and Communist dHh CHARLES truly fiery facts of everyone I'll keep my fingers show of next season. There is i mother and child from a burn- LzM life... and else who crossed for them. European footage > ing building China. so much for at 722th Eleventh Mr. Estabrook LAUGHTON may be confused between the heat if a Mickey Rooney’s salary for the April street S.E. also warned : forest fire show and he wants i against the “socialistic” three weeks at the Riviera—- give Grable The group label LOUIS H and a burning log in the fireplace." | to more time. recommended that evaluating gov- s ..r -175,000. He opens there March; the pair be “policemen in Far Eastern [NOMINATED Cornel Wilde tells me that named “MTCHSO" 24 after he finishes “A Nice ! of the month” for ernment projects. In areas his company’s share of "The February. private capital, ANTHONY Little Bank That Should Be The association also without gov-| !Big Combo,” starring himself heard ernment projects Robbed," Century. cannot be at 20th .1 and Jean ; Special Agent Frank Still of the ARMSTRONG QUINN Os things, in “The Bless-! ! Wallace, has just called socialistic in the Marxian j MAGNANI all | FBI speak on crime prevention UIINE ARENA out SEATED DURING inf," Rossano Brass! is playing passed the $200,000 mark. And ; sense, he said. fIMI10 MINUTLi I ANTHONY FRANCIOSA juvenile deliquencv . jAllied Artists will re-release it and In other ONE PERF. ONLY Shorts: 7-65. 5:06, 7:16. 11:30 p <m Chevalier. Anna-, J - the son of Maurice The meeting St. business. Miss INO HAL WALLIS' later bn. No wonder Cornel was held in Green THURS. AFt. 10-B:30 P.M. ... And this is just as amazing Timothy’s Episcopal belle M. was awarded the Qabor gets likes Independent production. Church,! commendation of Arena Floor: 53.75. #*3.30 —Zsa Zsa co-star j Suitland road and Alabama ave- the Federa- .Tiers: *1.35, I ts, 2.30. 2.75. 3.J0 billing Benny his Quote Vincent tion of Civic Associations as (eats Now—Mail Orders Accepts# with Jack in from Price, on i nue S.E. Ne_Teleehone Orders Shower of Stars spectacular, the advantage and disadvantage the outstanding Midway mem- HAYES CONCERT BUREAU . of being ber 11M G St. N.W. (Comobetrs) Vo. SP.II koo, 1 March 20. .. Zsa was worried an actor—“The ad- for 1956-7. St.inway when I kidded her about the vantage is money, the disad- Dondero to Speak The meeting, conducted by NA. I-71JI Plano JOHNNY MATHIS mLT'' 1 J vantage -wild is wind ; item in a column that she was is lack of money.” THI gA.-. Former Representative • bo* ISP soo fho pactuf# a romantic two.some with rer Vince is leaving on another “ONI OF YEAR’S George A. Dondero, Republican THE I press agent. Warren Cowan. art lecture tour. "I talk half ¦ to of Michigan, speak- strictly business,” a million people will be the ''now m v” “It is she each tour.” er at the annual banquet m3553 <3l Rosalind of the Op.nli am. lOBESTT^’^T IPIAYHOUSEjif!! stated. Russell wants to Lincoln Group of the Cin.m»ScopE vrs.’? ** * * ! make sure of the right District cast for at 6:30 p.m. MTnnßrTtßiSffTwiui umt, IMS m TtssTVni Mrs. Gregory Peek, with Oreg ] movie version of tomorrow in the mb « ki:«>s jthe "Auntie Caravan “7- ERNEST HEMINGWAY'S during the entire location of Marne.” and the call sheet for Room of the Army and j Navy “The Bravados” in Mexico, is all tests reads, “Assisted by Club. certain the expected baby will Rosalind Russell.” It’s not often larewell to ARMS be Greg’s fifth son, and already that a star can be bothered. has decided to call him Gregory! ** * * NATIONAL Peck in. Warners want to! Fess Parker is spending SSO,- j sign Rowan and Martin for 000 on his new home in Santa 1 SYMPHONY remakes of the Dennis Morgan- !Barbara. Fess’ last picture for; Jack Carson “Two Guys From Walt Disney, “Old Yeller," is Opera gala . .” pictures. And whatever one of Walt’s money-makers. ! •IRST TIME AT POPULAR PRICES I happened to Dennis? . Lee He expects it to gross $7 mil-! CONTINUOUS SHOWINGS of More Than Routine Merit ITALIAN • Films DRIVE-IN Philips, Lana Turner’s leading 'lion. - MC M tfiit.lli. MCM CtWIM tS T3EATEBS in “Peyton Place,” is “THE ANIMALFARM”—First-rate animated cartoon version man up Gisele MacKenxie married MONTGOMERY CLIFT ELIZABETH TAYLOR EVA MARIE SAINT I of George Orwell's satire on life in a police state. top OPERA NIGHT LEE HWY.-ARL. for the role of the alcoholic Bob Stiuttleworth in such a “DON’T GO NEAR THE WATER”—tVar beyond shell range BLVD. Broadway play version hurry they LAUREL RAINTREE COUNTY A in the did not have time HURLEY, 1 by is a hilarious melee for Glenn Ford, Mickey Shaughnessv. DRIVE-IN THEATER of “The Weekend.” buy Soprano 1 Print TECHNICOLOR* M Lost to an appropriate wedding “MOBY DlCK”—Herman Melville’s classic novel made into .IE. 3-AAAA 7 miles writ es Century-Fox celebrated ring. She has it plati- CECILIA WARD, Falls (hurch Kmerica'% mnst 20th now—a a truly classic film by Director John Huston. beautiful Drive-In. lorstpif be- Tony Franciosa’s Oscar nomi- num band encrusted with dia- Metto-tovrano tween 7 Ornprs and Fairfax “PEYTON PLACE”—Lana Turner heads an all-star cast in rircle via either Arl/ncton Rlvd. nation by picking up his option monds. I'm sorry Gisele is los- Road) THOMAS HAYWARD, | fairly ? turnin' at Gallon* or a literal translation of the best-seller.
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