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12:56, 2:40, 4:30, 8:15, 8:05 and Trsns-Lux—“l Am a Camera”; C-6 THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C. pjn. ajn., 12:50, 2:40, 4:35, 6:26, Wednesday, October it, uss « 8:65 11 WHERE Plaaa “The Virgin Queen”; 8:20 and 10:10 pjn. AKTCntau passing 12:25, 3:20, 4:16, 8:10 (sneak Warner—" Cinerama Holiday"; m f»fc*n* the show AND WHEN preview, 8) and 9:50 pjn. 2 and 8:30 p.m. Current Theater Attractions When the Redhead and Time of Showing p ¦¦ f ¦ | Stage ACAiIMY 4 i|| ACAPEMY 4 National “Anastasia"; 2:30 fAi mKI AWAta J and 8:30 pjn. f mM 14 Moira, W9mMl * wmi|,sb| Is Why Not Shobert—"Deadfall”; 2:10 and *35 A] 8:30 pm. k By JAY CARMODY I W AUDREY WIUAM HOUWI Terence Rat tigan comes up with an amusing and beguiling Screen HB!MM comedy idea in “The Man Who Loved Redheads," which opened Ambaacador "Blood Alley"; today at the Playhouse theater. 1, 3:08, 8:10, 7:20 and 9:30 pjn. Noiran Houmr itmb it*] , The producers, bless them, i come up with an even more at- Capitol "The Tell Men": tractive notion in choosing Moilra Shearer to play the entire lot 10:48 a.m., 12:58, 2:08, 6:20, 7:30 of readheads with whom the and 9:80 pjn. man in the case falls in love. 'TKX MANWHO LOVED REDHEADS," Colony "The Oredn Scarf”; a London FUms-Losort roIMM. pro- L dlllllj As the lovely, lissome, titian duced bj Josef Somlo. directed bj Harold 8:15, 8:08 and 9:60 p.m. stressed bevy French. screenplay by Terence AatUaan, in the film. Miss with musical (core by Beniamin Frankel Columbia "Trial”; II am, Shearer is likely to leave a host At the Playhouse Theater. 1:05, 3:15, 8:25, 7:40 and 9:60 of males giving a hard second The Coat P thought affection they Sylvia. Daphne. Olsa. to the Colette -L-‘_. Moira Shearer Dupont—'“Summertiine”; 1:30. have squandered on blonds and Mark John Justin 3:36, 8:36, 7:40 and pjn. Oscar Boland Culver 9:40 CLAM. JANE .ROBERT brunettes. Carolina Gladys Cooper Keith's—“To Hell end Back"; Denis Denholm Elliott • 1:68, 8:85, 6:88, 7:55 J CABLE RUSSELL RYAR The star who made her debut 1 y'.i #, mJ 11:55 ajn., IBr “The and 9:58 pjn. in Red Shoes" has devel- Ethel Mom Fraser oped into quite a comedienne in Sr reel .John Hart Little “Angela"; 6:26, 8:10 -^f|| Shloe Jean Benham pjn. the years between but the more Toune Mark Jeremy Speneer and 9:55 important thing about her is Sidney Melvyp Hayea Mac Arthur “The Divided that she has grown more seduc- Heart"; 6:15, 8 and 9:58 pjn. Carol Channing’s musical from Metropolitan Alley”; tive. She is surrounded in this “Blood ' nimble, knowing jest about the "Delilah” to "The Vamp." 11:30 ajn., 2:08, 4:35, 7:10 end * love life of the male by a prop- j The change, If you are tardy 9:45 p.m. llli Jeanne CcdcL I erly deft cast. jin getting into the controversy, Ontario—“We’re No Angels”; The group is quite helpful, as •is based upon the fact that some 1:30, 3:40, 6:45, 7:4 p and 9:40 1 is also Gladys Cooper, get- Detroit theatergoers were con- pjn. in might ting the last small shadow of fused that Miss Chanping Palace “Gentlemen Marry jbe appearing a biblical, lisas merriment out of Mr. Rattigan’s in saw. Brunettes”; 11:25 a.m., 1:30, doubt, a._ little fable. comedy. This, no the 3:35, 5:40, 7:45 end 9:50 pjn. * * OF ** result of the DeMille influence A STALKER SOULS Playhouse “The Man Who and a memory of Victor Mature homicidal traveling preacher The premise of the Playhouse's Robert Mitchum who plays the Loved Redheads”; 11:10 a.m., comedy as Samson. in of the Hunter," which opens tomorrow at the -romantic is by no means group fretful, “Night •startling. A local that is if picture represents Charles Laughton’s ; It is. simply, that in Ontario Theater. The CONCERTS youth not contentious, about the PATRICK HAVES the male fails in love change Auxiliary debut as a film director and that of Paul Gregory as a and, provided is* the Woman’s with a face prop- of the District Medical Society. producer. erly encouraging circumstance, £? sponsoring Vamp’s” likely keep It is "The is to on doing so the opening night as a benefit and PHILHARMONIA rest of his life. any happy par- SHOCICINGWZf*' does not want i Mr. Rattigan has written a ticipant befuddled about “Deli- ORCHESTRA gay case history in proof of his lah.” the production’s name quite delightful understanding when the tickets were being sold. HOLLYWOOD v—U-J \ \ \ f St. at I2fk—tfc. 7-1000 of this human weakness. He These latter are just to turn OF LONDON tells the story of a British diplo- up next Tuesday night at the By CiMnMhr mat who is both handsome and National to see Carol play a SHCILAH GRAHAM rich enough to gratify his character named Delilah, an old Herbert Von Karajan weakness for redheads. Starting type movie siren, in a musical Two Different Program* in boyhood and continuing to called “The Vamp." the remotest boundary of mor- Any questions? Diana Sets the Date SUN.. OCT. 23—3:00 P.M. tality, this fortunate man keeps ** * * Their friends reports that off to Denver to open the mus- meeting face he first encoun- BULLETIN BOARD: Teams, Srauk.ar, a Lynn Andy McLaglen cular dystrophy drive. “Fantastic ters in a linen closet during a one might say, tops in local Diana and are have aet the date for their walk Jack Webb is looking for an- game of hide-and-seek. night club entertainment . Peggy Lee, . other movie for but The contents of these meet- And they could hardly represent down the aisle. Perry Como SAT. OCT. 29-8:30 P.M. his writer, Goodman Ace, he will not be her costar —just alaefrlcally exciting ings vary naturally but each has a wider variety in periods what and Preenm: Header. “WaUr M«.l.”l feuding. Perry keeps : the picture. Says he Symph.oy Bartak melodramaP^K charm, are direct Beetkevca N». Si its aura of invincible with Blossom Seeley and Benny rewrit-i "C.nr.rto far Orekntra.” . from I sweetness and wistfulness. Mr. Fields ing the show. Ava Gardner i learned lots of lessons Prim Back Conrl: IIM MS due at the Old New Or- “Pete Kelly’s Blues.", *.75. 8.30 SmS. 4JM. Rattigan is no dramatist to sully leans on Friday and Ray Mac- turned down $15,000 plus ex- j 99 slightest penses to fly to Florida from* i Barbara Rulck advises: “My “‘TRIAL*it a ‘MUST* pictures his fantasies with the 1 Donald and Peggy Ryan head- CONCERT BUREAU \/ Spain, to hostess a Miami cock- name rhymes with Buick, in case HATER shadow of the sordid. lining the Staffer show for the you (la Cia.sk.lT>) ÜBS O S*. N.W. ** * * tail party. can’t pronounce it.” Bar- KAUeaal 0-7151 suiavar Plaaa ;next fortnight . Last Satur- Hollywood bara gets her divorce from Bob redheads, four day—we’re snly getting sick call: Richard Miss Shearer’s now a Horton after the finishes “Ca- “Will be a powerful candidate far a entirely plaus- saying—was big- Widmark is bedded with touch in number, are an around to the Paget of flu. Debra is down rousel.” host of tap ible group in keeping a man ex- gest single day in Cinerama's ** * * awards!” with a bad cold. And her moth'er Wy citedly off balance for life- local history . Which has set a just of hospital after Grace Kelly returns East after From the radiant child of the management busy special out the time. j i on GRAHAM, Page C-7 closet, goes to morning surgery. See »«•*« the linen she on matinees for Govern- *** * ! An be ever so logically, an office; ment employe and other SHOW* groups Margaret’s Play- Century-Fox. they’re 2 girl, a Russian ballet dancer, j I ... St. At 20th MTIONALeUSTS TIMES! Met 1.-00-lv* *i3o and a high fashion model. Each ers will present two perform- laughing at Sheree North’s new TKiff,. of these, of course, wears the ances of Noel Coward’s “Blithe snooty attitude. Well. Iprefer it JrrrJte same young face and flaming Spirit," on Friday and Saturday to the borinßbop talk. Dick POUT HAAS nights Haymes. reading the Rita-Aly MMCNK hair but the resemblance ends of this week ... The ftfOMVOVMH headlines, still says Rita will jqUI taodoora there. place, Parish Hall, Connecticut star tMKt young girl wide-eyed in a picture he is going to pro- The is avenue and Bancroft place, the aj|U j • 191 MMMIK mmm and assured that first love is time, 8:30 p m. A short dis- duce. ... Marge and Gower eternal, typist full of Champion are auditioning sing- Him the the tance down October, the Mount ers night-ciub sense of adventure, the dancer Vernon Players will be offering for their new act. tomcat st tmsmm A hum* win mi-am. m> Dorothy . FORD Benny pm. [ MUkk* A Miw.aa McGUIRE security Steve Allen and Good- \6lenn aware of the repre- j their first play of Its OnasQo— M Ut«»t M the autumn man ¦ MMiMemW sented by a rich and handsome season, "I Remember are now being mistaken for U4M,kn,l.lk, j man, and each other.
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