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s The Passing Show Ntw ve«« AVI. At I4.tr *.«trt PAVIP IAST 2 DAYS" ¦„ „ Iva Rekindles Old Glow gsassa gome wimp | In 'South Pacific's 7 Nellie mGI 1 By J.ay Carmody ¦w MSB. I OMM 10>41 coot • ahkonmtioim^^ In what appears to be the natural course of events, Iva Withers inherits one by one the great operetta roles. llAl/r* air-cowcitioweo The latest of these is the part of Nurse Nellie Forbush WfWßoth-a LITttE in ,TH “South Pacific.” It came to her in the final week of the five-year- I AT. ATr—Mt mi old summer musical’s at the National Theater and the second in color by night’s performance was less*Pi LAST 2 DAYS A Technicolor 10 when in- * •** , ¦> ! • j than minutes old the ning years. ML* escapable logic of it become ap- loafed around two . Hr l'JHXStI . . Last any ab : parent. one heard of it BL,- .. JgK’m iSS¦iiilWm A -Il mmWmmmmmmmM Miss Withers is the greatest is "that it's somewhere in the M JK fimt' heiress apparent in all of show Theater Guild.” i business. She can do anything, 810 Miss Ballard, whose Helen is Hr 11 DOUBLE FEATUREI followin anyone’s footsteps, and with a single exception make not a tactful girl, herself is a everyone original. . forget . . the The tactful one. She’s never Vflgf i :m > RMSEWMS MATINEE exception, of course, is seen so * (A Mary beautiful a city as this ) the original Nellie, . lml¦»< mm. says. . Martin, who one, she \ It is a city, W - . W i I happens to have been born an by the way, over which she JSHpWSTOpAY unforgettable girl. And who ascends nightly in that spec- NwySL * grows increasingly unforgettable tacularly rising balloon on the Only WS 2:30 pm 9:40 P m with the years. Carter Barron Amphitheater _ rooAvj mas ReallyT. WW mat si.jo.si.jj Yet, stage. . . She doesn’t quite get in spite of small Mary’s . |NeW »* \ XIGMT 51.7J.52 so vast prestige, Miss Withers re- the altitude for a completed view, WnnilT Good Scats Available tar but she soars far higher Sh( "> stores ‘‘South Pacific” to what it .v.v.yWiJ^ M ' used to be. She is both a singer at the end of that crane’s boom Os IhaEM in than she ever did in a theater and an actress the exacting pHM A, ucHNicotoi in New . . proportions required to York. . Takes a girl’s relight breath away, d T"a*rt Nellie with her primal radiance, the ascent alone, w m* H and incidentally to do pretty more than the view she gets of the city. % vt% Rcsmvm Scats much the same for the total IJH Now on Sals production. The north side of Table 6 is occupied by Mr. LaTouche who mi V it< office sots Willie Mays no did, more for wrote the brilliant book and ly- 0«0.*.k,.u,j ttie New York Giants in their 9th Month rics of Apple.” . Alt “The Golden . . CONDITIONED V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V/.V.VA Surge than Miss Withers does He is of production a native Richmond who for the which takes occasionally feels as if he had WARNER ISiivss nff over the week end for To- gone to Th«ONLYthcatr* South of PHILADELPHIA the other extreme . . . ronto and its new star’s native is This a in . farm Vermont . . Canada. “Two hundred acres,” he says, ** * * “which is enough to make a man 4th Hit Week! feel v. ' * . . ./SS Miss Withers’ Nellie is her own that he’s a farmer . I’m f an ms •v.lv’' agr • iifiMn'''’' . '% • handiwork, a thing she and the organic farmer myself . . . board of directors of ‘‘South Pa- Every writer, it seems to me, has' to the TRANS-LUX \ cific”worked out in terms of her have experience of grow- 15 irnult happy gifts. It has the capti- ing things ... It lasts a year vating appearance of spontane- after which the grower abandons OWOORTPaat. Gorilla MMKIVcWh ity, not because she is a mere the whole idea except as a topic CONDUCT DEFlNED—Ladylike manners for young women . . "urge of conversation in role, . He two nights old the but never as explained by Gerald O’Hara (Thomas Mitchell > to daughter because she is a young, old pro stops talking about it, of course, Scarlett (Vivien Leigh) are short technicolor the rest far of all required by her ¦i at, so to speak, walking.through of his life.” to keep the family and plantation together during the Charles spring john triumphal arches. Or scaling es- Mr. LaTouche, who should be Civil in War, in the film “Gone With the Wind,” showing at the tablished thrones. Vermont farming, isn’t . . . Capitol. day He left here right after lunch- Some a combination of eon, COBURN* BYffIGTOH-MAH creative humans is going to get and seeing the opening of t4th a H N.W. 1 CAMERON^MUTCHELL his musical, for Martha’s ™ busy and write a big. fresh, beau- Vin- Op— georye “loohiini" . 10:45 A.M. yard . . BANCROFT tiful musical only to find that He’s working there ANNE with Lillian Heilman on a musi- Hollywood -i“ Miss Withers is NOT busy in a Diary: production bequeathed to her by cal version of “Candide” which FRANCIS- WINSLOW is supposed to ready time Gary Really of tho Yaort another star. some Wants 7 this season . . . work That is a The has a Start* TOMORROW okn io*4S I clearly day to wait summer unsteadiness A Broadway Play for, but in the meantime Miss about it Room ... As, for By Withers Is rekindling Nurse instance, the other Sheilah Graham COOL For- day when he went over bush in “South Pacific” and this to Ka- HOLLYWOOD. rain champagne at that price. fiewitt COLUMBIA 12th ONIOj tharine —I sight . Cornell’s for luncheon is a that even Miss Mar- . . . Tommy Harmon and Elyse ... “Know she It looks like Gary Cooper tin’s most faithful fans should what was doing? Knox had a loud debate and looguo moke- he wanted to . . . “Re- really means It this time about know — not miss. their friends are hoping this will Coo, Post finishing . . WAR”.*.*, reagan a piano . Had it all doing a play Broadway. He’s Columbia “PRISONER OF ronald ** * * on not cause them to take separate l“ Carmody, Star stripped down to the basic wood making the rounds of all the roads. , nonium!”— Social notes from the Raleigh’s ... It struck me as an odd Donnally, Now* plays Table 6: This department, no- thing for Katherine Cornell to in New York and has told Watch Michael O’Shea become audience doubled his agent to look around and one ol the big stars in . comedy Sullivan, torious for its loyalties, is riding be doing.” . . Us too. Post if he find something town after his TV show a new bandwagon for the girl *** * see can starts. l CONDITIONED Eighteen-year- footage to play Eliza Doolittle in the good for him.... I saw some and it’s m BULLETIN BOARD: Opening Alberghetti says really funny. musical version of “Pygmalion.” old Anna Maria ... It is merely tonight: Shaw’s “Hearbreak to get married . . . This one belongs to Kaye she doesn’t want House” with Margaret Phillips (See GRAHAM, Page A-31.) . —she merely wants Jimmy Du- Ballard. . . The old one, of . . "King at the Olney. . Rich- steady boy rante for friend. tihow •. course, was the bandwagon of a a ard and the Crusaders” will hold So 2 Anna. sterj> °f tkat will Lecome one of Carol Channing. . . do million other girls, . She for- tke a second week at the Metropoli- Bing Crosby Is following Mar- feited our support when she tan vacated the merely prospective and Ambassador theaters. lon Brando’s lead. His new deepest emotional tkrills of your “Turn the Key Softly," British him the THE lifetime! musical “Pygmalion” in favor gets wardrobe will make best COMEDY FANTASY of the highly probable “Delilah,” thriller, a second stansa at dressed man in the country—- which the MacArthur. . . . And last even includes ties and white on John LaTouche is now night Arena working. Stage entered its shirts. ninth week of its Miss Ballard, whose Helen in summer farce Joe Di Maggio refused to take WHAT Aas " hit, "Room Service” . . . which over vacationing Bill YOU “The Golden Apple” has turned has Stern’s been extended through Au- sport show for a month. Marilyn critics into a pack of Parises, gust 22. -CAKMODY, STA* would like very much to be Monroe said she needed the

“slugger” at . . . Eliza. . . . Another thing she home.’ Bella 1 would like is to go on being Darvi brought back her final di- “The Golden Apple’s” wanton Chaplin 'Tillie' vorce papers when she returned heroine in a London production. from Paris. So now she’s free Wtemr* , Mr'm

to marry. *INi - ... If there is a London pro- 'irflli CLAIR’S /%! Showing Here ** * * duction. . . . Everything’s so wispily in the theater. Charles Chaplin’s first full- Dick Powell’s hate against TV ' JT tentative length film, By ... No one at the table knew “Tillie’s Punctured is that the medium is making eauties the immediate status of "Pyg- Romance,” will be shown at 8:30 the audience forget to applaud. p.m. today through by . . malion” for which Miss Chan- Saturday . Those rainstorms in Ari- ; the Studio 16 Workshop at 1908 zona cost the "Oklahoma!” com- N street N.W. pany SIO,OOO an hour. It Should

Where and When *° GERA * 6IN* louobrigida Theater wfMnm PHIIIPE Current • Attractions SNOWNOW Al I \ ItSAKY MONTH‘or* Hi* 3/ if1/ WARTIME CAROL MAGAII SHOWING *" VENDEUII And Time of Showing jf wiHl Englith «üb-«M.< A ,W. top..! Flimt R.1.0t. D'i».b.l.d Muu Umt»d A,1,«1| Stare. an** Un| Arena—“Room Service”; 8:30 *he sff ls / gJ&L p.m. ' X #f mo,tUoUs s' \ ta \ Carter Barron Amphitheater—- E < 'K “ S. !S^ mm The Golden Apple”; 8:30 p.m. National "South Pacific”; 2:30 and 8:20 p.m. Olney "Heartbreak House”; 8:40 p.m. Screen. Ambassador “King Richard and the Crusaders”; 1, 3:05, 5:15, 7:20 and 9:35 p.m. Capitol “Gone With the Wind”; 1:05, 5:05 and 9 p.m. 3rd WEEK! tfUDDht*»#r>yg|l 'MI CONN. AVI. Colony—“The Red Inn”; 6:15, fStotts Aug. 25th--WALT 8:05 and 9:55 p.m. DISNEY’S "THE VANISHING PRAIRIE” Lt-oro Columbia—“Prisoner of War”; SS a.m., iCHARD 11:40 1:40, 3:45, 5:45, 7:45 and 9:50 p.m. “NOW WE KNOW Dupont “Beauties of the Night”; 1, 2:35, 4:25, 6:15, 8:10 BOOTH IS THE BEST ACTRESS and 10 p.m. Crusaders tw ON STAGE OR SCREEN AT THIS O^sescuHi^ Keith’s—“The Caine Mutiny”; 10:30 a.m., 12:45, 3:05, 5:20, 7:35 CinbmaScop£ POINT IN HUMAN HISTORY.” «... ..TECHNICOLOR end 9:55 p.m. • Warner Color Stereophonic • - Little—"Edward and Caro- Sound . with AGNES MOOREHEAD OTTO KRUGER GREGG PALMER line”; 6:20, 8 and 9:45 p.m. NocsßNTm sv Warner Bros. Directed by Douglas Sirk • Screenplay by Robert Blees • Produced by Ross Huntei Mac Arthur “Turn the Key j Softly”; 6:15, 8:05 and 9:55 p.m.! mujNoREX VIRGINIA GEORGE^IAURENCE Metropolitan “King Richard ! and the Crusaders”; 11:15 a.m., j JK, PALACE nS 5:40, ,n £tetM # 1:20, 3:30, 7:45 ahd 9:55, °P >0.30 COOI. A |)t CONDITIONED p.m. Ontario—“Living It Up”; 1:15,! 3:05, 4:55, 6:45 Xsneak preview,; L F «loth Open Him Re. 7-0512 lßth Col 8:30) and 10:10 p.m. J\ l Rd"openff>vo^s9s] Palace—“ Apache”; 11:30 a.m.. * MATinyai Air. LAST Tonight 8 P.M. on Stoge 1:35, 3:40, 5:45, I 7:50 and 9:50 lIAIUIWfIL c»nd . p.m. 14D>y»I Semi-Finals of "Miss Washington" Contest -&SSUUT "AMERICAS FIRST THEATER Playhouse—“About Mrs. Les- lie”; 11:15 a.m., 1:20, 3:25, 5:30, 7:35 and 9:40 p.m. Plaza—“ One Sundmer of Hap- ! piness”; 11 a.m., 12:30, 2:20, t 4:10, 6, 7:50 and 9:45 p.m. Ti'ans-Lux—“Man With a Mil- I FLIGHT |H I j lion”; 11:20 a.m„ 1:06 , 2:50, loP 4:40, 6:25, 8:10 and 9:55 p.m. ENTERTAINMENT.” Warner—“This Is Cinerama”; 2:30 and 8:40 p.m. ffi*tlUlJ| ! "BEST MUSICAL OF “Shirley Booth walks 9V ’ f 1 SEATS AVAILABLE , 1954" I1 ¦ ALL .a KEFORMANCES LIPSL,ft MAGAZINEMAAA7IMF f offwith all the honors." Eve* St 10. 3:Bft. 3:3S nod *:*o I fit* M»L Wed. * Set. *3.30. 8.», 2.00. MBHm a 1 SHIRLEY BOOTH N U ROBERT RYAIM I U iJ.jJij.-i us* Tbe&taiAMfel Attcl n m . *2^, _*MtS«iw I DIRECT FROM I * “> Terence Morgen BROADWAY! I la Hollywood h | tolklof oboat Broadway HoUywaad . Santa Production .. . Sonia Broadway Cast THAT NIGHT ... w# rmlwl I m J I I *'Jfef Tfl tbe wo wouldn't toll ... bat toalebt voe ooa 4 am Tl/1 coNomotao . TNI I _ . All , f superTICKETS ON SAIL SEATS f Mm C 1 \i a music city sox office reserved: I IMO fSt M.W ST. 3-3916 or NA. 8-679$ SI.2S. 51.75. 52.90. I PLAYHOUSE IJo X\yKOV >EREHADE ¦lvtrybody 4«wksk! I jjjr J P*l