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9ft Th Pittsburgh Pri, Thursday, February II, 1965 PfQ-fflygjQfl Show Shops 1963. So now the S. S. agent In Western Germany at, torn Is about the only character future date, -v I left to kick around as a mon- gumming up: Gripping tale ster. If this keeps up w- who tartiM knows? American World War cloak-and-dagger tactics.

1 D-Day II films may even be shown LAST 6 DATCIh Intrigue Hours' "ONI Oe THI TUI'S MIT x36 Si Kelly' Dive Shakes Kap On Broadway WALT DISNEYia TONIGHT AT 1:30 THE FIREBUGS James Garner Hoax Victim As Germans Seek Answers By THOMAS BLAKLKY Spy stories of modern vintage have seldom reached a high artistic mark in movie making, unless you count the scrambling, tongue-in-cheek antics of James Bond, Great Britain's inexhaustible agent. Local Singer Eileen Rodgers Rousing In Ill-Fated Musical JULII ANDRIWS SICK VAN PYKI Ttday at 12:00. 2:21, 4:10, I Spidil Morning n.nn Doort iOptfl A.M Shaw Silurdayl Si $3.30 E.c.pt Sit. $4.40 Part. Tint.

Hwa Sa. Sua. 7:33 Tlcaati an tale at Gimbela, Harne'a "inn Sheraton Pitt Book Centtr A at The rLAYHOUSK. BaRticrvajtlMi ll-444SajBa ut currently unveuea in ordinary back and while on the Stanley screen is "3(5 nixon Hours," an in- HffniniT tale I A Vi By KASPAB IMONAHAX NEW YORK, Feb. 11 You might call this a piece about how a big Broadway musical ran its span in a single night.

It was not a happy occurrence. Time, talent and some $650,000 went down the drain. Bad enough to read about it back in Pittsburgh, but I came here to sre 3 Ho.r," in MOM pmducrd by WlllUm PtrHwic, dlriMrtinn and KTrptiDlny by George Saton. Stanley Thwttpr. Running tlmt 1 huur 51 minutca.

THE CAST Major Plk Jamwi Garner Anna Hcdlrr Eva Marie Saint Major ortw Rod Taylor Olio Schaclt Wrnr Hctf Emit John Banner of cloak and fjk A rt rr av man. at' tiki' a 6 juati- 8 euvers a I i rr Lit i 1 1 i 1 1 if N.I c. 1 Fantastic? Quite so, but the latter part of May and early film that bristles with action and suspense most of the way. This latest 1 g- June, 1944, were days of high tensions and of bizarre events. Undoubtedly a lot of crazy mixedup situations occured in leading toward the massive invasion of a pro- Mis Saint duct based somewhat box office opens Tor.ionnow FRENCH MOVIE ACTRESS Dany Saval and Maurice Jarre (at left) are seen on the set of Walt Disney's "That Darn Cat" in Hollywood with Dean Jones.

Dany and Jarre, a French composer, were married in Las Vegas last week. Concert Is Planned By Concordia Choir loosely on "Beware of the pur0DP by Roald Dahl and a IRFORMANCISi the opening. See it I did, so I'll report to you straight from the disaster scene. The news seeping in from Pihladelphia and Boston, while vague, was glowing. The big, Broadway-bound musical, "Kelly," had the "look and the sound, it was indicated, of a hit.

This was indeed gratifying, for in this "Kelly," doing the soubrette role to unearth an archaic term was a local girl, Eileen Rodgers. So, before taking off for New York, I dug tip a nice photo of Eileen with the idea of having a staff artist make a sketch TICKITS ON SALI AT: CIVIC ARINA Neaa ta a.m.: HUftHlS A HAT" CHER ROOT iHOP, S11 Waad St. tdariaa itara Naart) Alta Marat't and 6tmbala. MAIL OROIRS TO: J. H.

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ar aader) HALF PRICE Wed. A Than. story by Cark K. Hittleman and Luis H. Vance takes place in those helter-skelter, nerve-wracking days just prior to D-Day of 1944.

Tvvnrvnno IcnAur thp Allinri It wouldn't fair to reveal much more of the plot. Suffice to say that it's humdlnsrer and fairly sizzle with action down to the wire, despite a. slight bogdown Into personalities. 0 am aarf.i ar $1.00 dlicewt Matt. Sat.

A Saa. 1:10 ONLY. STAMPED RCTURN ENVELOPE. The Concordia Choir will heritage and the Concordia p01CPS were going to invade present a concert at the group received considerable thp Continent. But the when Churchill Area High School in Jo-month tour and the where( of course, High OB51H Top performances abound in "36 Hours." James Garner, oi Norway in vjm.

wpre of m.ime imD0itance The on Tuesday at 8:15 p. m. Singing a capella, the choir with the German High Com- Kva Marie Saint and Rod Tay of her as an ideal center-piece program is sponsored by the wjn present a program rang- mand frantically sniffing the lor were never better in their theater Churchiil Area A Capella ing from, 16th Century clas- respective roles of the Arnerl for the Sunday page. air and extending its vast spy would i i course, Along with it, of be a Show Shops her report on EII.KKX KODGKKS and the show. PITTSBURGH OPERA, INC.

Richard Karp, Gantral Dirtetsr Frtttntt can officer, the nurse and the mastermind of the hoax. Another excellent portrayal belongs to Werner Peters as the implacable S. S. agent. And Dimitri Tiomkin's stirring music provides an excellent background.

It is interesting to note that the German soldier is becoming more and more "humanized" with each succeeding American film. Fifteen or 20 resources in trying to learn exact Allied intentions. So this scrapping for Information quickly leads lo an elaborately eon-striiefed German In tax. An American Intelligence officer, entrusted wilh pertinent D-Day knowledge, is kidnaped in neutral Lisbon, Portugal; drugged and whisked off to Bavaria. MARY COSTA Choir.

sics to those of contemporary The ehoir of 65 voices is masters, directed by Paul J. Christian- Director Christiansen is the sen, head of the department son of F. Melius Christiansen, of music at Concordia College, former conductor of the St. Moorhead, Minn. Olaf Choir, Northfield, The choir has won wide ac- and the brother of Olaf claim in tours of the U.

S. and Christiansen, who succeeded Europe. The majority of the his father as director of the singers are of Scandinavian St. Olaf Choir. Shows To See And When Starling time are the same tomorrow, unless otherwise indicated.

When he awakes a couple years ago he was pictured as of days later at a isolated a cruel, sadistic brute cap-resort, he is led to believe able of murdering his own that he is In a U. S. military grandmother at the drop of hospital, that he has been an a hat. amnesia victim for six years, This sympathetic trend pro-that the war has long been bably started in Carl Fore-over, that the Allies were man's "Guns of Navarone" in in LA TRAVIATA with REGOLO ROMAN. MANUEL AUSENSI HELENE REPS' Lirigl Villucci Sttphin Miili Thomas O'Oonntll Earl Corwin Anm Stnuts Tito Capobianco, Stag Dirtctor 3:.

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4: Ml. 7:00. 10:4.1, NIXON "Mary Poppim." Julif Andrrwn, Dirk Vn Dyk. Featur: 12:00. 2:2.1.

4:50. 7:11. 9:40. ART ('IN'KYfA an Sin Ifthinri." SYRIA MOSQUH Pittsburull Opera Pie-ent "l.a Travlata." alamnj Mary Coata. Curiam at 8:1.1.

Frida) Pitta-bursii Svmphonv Orrheslra. At 8 40. STANLEY "38 Hnari," James earner. F.va Marie Sum. Fralure: 12:15.

2:3.1, 5:00. 7:10. 0:1.1. Friday 12 40. 3:05.

ft: 3.1. 8:00. 10:15. WARNER "Hear Brlrltte." James Stew-an. Glynla Johns.

Feature: 12:30. 4:10. :05. 8:00. 10:00 CATFWAY ''Klsa Me Stupid." Kim 1982 and the tempo continued 1 1:00.

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etC Bark Ih. Wall." 12:20, 3:15. Naturally, every detail of in "The Great Escape" of :10. FOllUM "Marrlatr Italian SUIr," So-Dlia Lorrn. MarrHIo Mastrniannl.

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10:40 "ul Willi IJJJiiai out with typical Nova. Dean Marun. reaiuie: n.ui,. hospital 4 00. 8:00.

Also. "Ilnw Ta Marorr GUILD ramakla MOT, anat thOrOUgnnCSS. I lie nr.rr', staff speaks faultless English 101- snnk and is attired in American First Appeared At Local Lounge I recalled that Miss Rodgers, after getting her start at Lenny Litman's Carnival Lounge on Penn Avenue, rapidly made strides in the big time as a night club singer Ti and on Broadway in "Fiorello!" and in 'Tenderloin," play- ing and singing opposite Maurice Evans in the latter. Sn, ripe in exponent, our 3m. heading for the Main Strut in "Kelly flud" it InnUcd like another triumph jor the talented Pittj- burgher.

In a mellow mood my thoughts drifted back to 1948 thereabouts to another opening involving some Pitts-burgh talent. Ttfe show was "Lend an Ear" which had its J'-, origin in several annual spring revues at the Pittsburgh Playhouse. The late Bill Eythe and Jenny Lou Law sparkled In it as did a saucer-eyed, tall blonde -unknown, Carol Channing by name. At the final curtain I couldn't wait to get to a and bat out the joyful news for the folks back home in a wire story. 5 Next day all the New York critics, if anything, were 5' more enthusiastic about) "Ear" then I was so I made an- other story of their quotes.

in iaothcr 'Duplicate' In Offing r' Getting back to the present I managed to wangle a single ticket for the opening night of "Kelly." I was an-y ticipating a sort of duplicate of the long-ago report on "Lend an Ear." After the curtain went up on the new show at the Broadhurst my enthusiasm began to ebb, despite all the t. hollering and hand-clapping all around me. However and it was not just local pride I'm happy to report that when Eileen Rodgers made a startling entrance in a flouncy 1890 Y' get-tip and puffing on a big cigar, "Kelly" took on a bit of vibrant life. i She irn.t playing ft saloon xinger, ptd of the I tiame character this Kelly, a take-off on the leg-; endary Steve. Brorlie tvhn 'nay back yonder nU leeedly jumped off the Brooklyn bridge and lived Honor Blackman.

Ftur 12:51. SOUIRBBI. Fair Wj." Uan) i Dnv I'M Win PpfttUrt GI Even the Euro- 13 8 10 pean edition of the Stars and SHADVSIDE "Sanr an a ttrl After- I ji, noon." Kim Slanlfy. Richard Allrn- Stripe haS been Up-dated bnroush. ft: no.

8:00. 10 05. MANOR. Sn Hill "Kedmed ano Allan- 10 i.JU. dnnrd.

Slotanla Sandrrlli. Saro Urzl, 1-41 7-10. 10:00. Paul Koch In Recital Thus the Germans hope to TONIGHT FEB. II 8:15 P.

M. SYRIA MOSQUE For tickatt eontaeh PITTSBURGH OPERA, 1412 F.rm.ri lank Pi. Phona raiarvaiions: 261-5294 Horn.i, Gimbals, Univartity Book Cantar Syria Mosqua ben offiea (spara night only) MitropolHan Optra 15222 S1IADYSID cro.S"SSoV. larn quickly from him in planetarium portrait, of th casual conversations with his Karth." shovva R.l. iVHniTSP.

-The Flrebiicit." Hamiei nurse or medical advisor the Street Tlioaier. uuriain ai n. vanr Hato and aiv Of I) mUIL KRAMER BACK ROOM -T nu aqi unic I. Tax." Brotkelt and Baroara. luh' nav al fl aJ WKIMSTEIN KEMNII.WORTII "Bin Tl r'Hrtain al Oil BFVKRLV 1IH.1.S PLAYHOI'Kl" Bahcnclt North Hills.

"Private Lie, Curtain at 8:30. MOTION PICTURES HAVE SHOWN YOU Ckaica StaH Availabla Ar loi-OHic. for Tonlght'i F.rfermane. TONIGHT :30 P. M.

Paul Koch, city organist, will present his usual free organ recital on Sunday at 3 p. m. in Carnegie Hall, North Side. James Richey, tenor, will be guest soloist, with Ruth Richey at the piano. The organ program: Prelude In 0 Major Bach rhoral Prelude Lobe den Herren" Recer Brautlful Dreamer Foster Fugue Honeeger March In A Major Mallard Trinity Chimes Wheeler Litanies Alain The vocal program: Where'er you walk Handel II mlo teaoro Intanto Mozart Let My Son Fill Your Heart Charles The Hills of Home Fox Comfort Ye My People Handel Every Valley Shall Be Exalted Handel Che tellda Manina Puccini HOW TO 7J HOWTO JLJ I tSnCV CVTIE ADVENTNRE (f live teat AdueiiEuFBO mcmR HOW-TO '111' "TaiTaMf iflnHlf iai)T Stereophony: Sound Technicolor Super Panavision 70'From Warner Broi Prices (tux included) -NOW WE OFFER YOU- the I to tell the tale, although some Brooklyn bartenders to this day trill denounce Brodie as a fake and hint that he used a dummy for his grandstand act.

Be that as it may. the first-nighters let loose ear-crack-(ing explosions of approval throughout the performance. At curtain there was a prolonged, deafening ovation as i the curtain bounced up and down with everybody in the huge cast taking bows as shouts of "bravo" all but tore the proscenium arch loose fiom its moorings. (A typical Broadway opening night audience, evidently loaded with friends of the actors, producers, authors and those who had i "a piece" of the show. Reviewers Give Death Sentence Their delight was not reflected in 1he three morning and three afternoon reviews.

All six agreed in different words in declaring a death sentence on "Kelly," which rode into New York with a plus-half million cost tag on it. For "Kelly" took another dive and this time for real. The musical closed after this one performance. Regardless, tiur Miss Htttlgen need not how her handsome head. Most of the reviews said nice, things about her, Ao fault of hers that the show I' flopped.

SNEAK PREVUE TOMORROW AT 8:15 P.M. RtbtKVtu 5tAIS EVES. (Mon thru (Fri. Sat. Sun.

$3.00 MATS. (Wed.) (Sat. Sun. Holidays) $2.50 EVES. 8:30 P.M.

MATS. 2 P.M. (SUN. EVES. 8 P.M.) BOX OFFICE OPEN DAILY NOON TO 9 P.M.

Phona 421-4909 SQUIRREL HILL THEATRE LAST DAYS Cstsr ANNE lAnr.anfi FtTEH rmcH ana JAMES MASON Tlckati Alia at Warn.r Theatre Gimbals Harnes Seart CASUAL-WEAR DANCE tor Young Adults EVERy THURSDAY NITE tahti GROVE Plus Dancing Every Sunday RT. II Castle Shannon. She can really belt out a song in the classic brassy style of an Merman and, to boot, has a distinct flair for comedy. Her high moment came when she led the I Bowery boys and girls in a rousing rendition of the only i song in the show to stick in my memory, "Everyone Here JOHNNY NASH Jimmy Interval's Orchestra 1 SHOWS NITELY SAX FRANCISCO 1.1MM.1: If in feA'f OPENING TOMORROW thru Feb. 27 Loves Kelly." (Everyone but the critics.) I had planned to chat with Miss, Rodgers on how It feels to be in a big, bustling Broadway hit.

Alas it could not be. So no chat. Shucks. Spinelli To Present Free Recital Sunday Henry Spinelli, a member The program: Sonata in of the Chatham College music Mnor- Beethoven; Five Piano Pieces, Schoenberg; Im- 1 1 lat uuy, win ji rem a ji pTOmptu in F-Sharp, Nocturne recital on Sunday at 8:30 p. m.

D-Flat and Scherzo in in the college chapol. C-Shatp Chopin. THE WILDEST SPY 7 JAMES ADVEIITUREA: IV HELEN FORREST GAR ER lnnr-'pinii THF FR PFRS A I.1AII I 0m eatas aas I I laal 1 CHARLIE SHAVERS EVER LIVED ind the EVA MARIE SAIIIT ROD TAYLOR CMttli Mann BRING THE LITTLE SHE LL DIE LAUGHING! irtdedby CO-STMflJM SAM DONAHUE ITf CLAIRE TREVOR EDDIE MAYEHOFF TERRY-THOMAS GEORGE AXELROD 6ORD0NCARROLL miiitr TFnUIIinni flD ci Kite. till ITPH I HTIOTO YOU r.TUST SEE I with FROM THE lEGINNING Jeannie Themas Larry O'Brien mbnAKuyuiNt itunmwjLun i tu ak i io i i mi latfwa TO BELIEVE ALL-DAY PREVIEW TODAY RouU I st? SEE 'Hew To Murder Your Wife" 0:10 "Kits Me. Stupid" li heterp; T'-- 1.