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Show Page 4 SIGNPOST October 22, 1965 Burning Pestle Next Thursday O o o o o o LTi toe bf Joe S. Wright O O O O O O Comedy writer Robert Orben is fascinated by the title of Otto Preminger's new film "Bunny Lake is Missing." Orben says that it sounds like a Playboy Club dropout. After 31 years with CBS, Arthur Godfrey will make his movie debut in MGM'S "The Glass Bottom Boat." He will play Doris Day's father. Singer Tony Bennett also makes his acting debut in "The Oscar," a film recently completed at Paramount. Tony makes $30,000 a week at the Riviera in Las Vegas. Recently, a party was held in his honor. Many of the invited guests were former Oscar winners. The producer and director of the just completed "Bible" film will team again to make "Waterloo' next year. Dino DeLaurentis and John Huston will make the Napoleonic era spectacular for a budget of $10 million. The newest craze in Britain has the MGM office in London plagued with more than 54,000 requests for U.N.C.L.E. identity cards. The film capital of the world has definitely moved back to Hollywood. Most of the film companies have more than doubled the number of pictures in production over last year. American International has 13 films started as compared to only 2 last year. Walt Disney has shown an increase of 6 to 1; Paramount 19 to 5; United Artists 17 to 9 and Warner Brothers 11 to 5. Also, more independent film makes are shooting more with 49 films started as compared to 21. The film makers have taken note that more people are leaving their easy chairs at home to go to a theatre. People also enjoy seeing the fairly current releases on the TV movie theatres. Even though the TV serials have decreased in ratings this season, film studios are planning to build John Steinbeck's "East of Eden," the 1955 release starring the late James Dean, and "From Here to Eternity," the 1953 release that won Oscars for best picture and supporting roles, into twice weekly shows. Due to the early success of the new "Beatles" Saturday TV cartoon show, preparations are being made to make cartoons series about TTie corrredy teams of Laurel and Hardy and Abbott and Costeila. V Make the Ramada J f Foot-ball-weekend . ( Headquarters J V for yourself and K I your out-of-town J V guests J 150 Climate-Controlled Rooms Convenient heart-of-town location, yet away from traffic noise f Highlander Restaurant 1 Unexcelled foods at moderate prices Dancing in the Golden Spike Lounge Live entertainment Friday and Saturday I 2433 Adams Avenue I Telephone 394-4503 Comedy Initiates Opening Of New Arena Theater Weber State's 1965-GG Theatre Season will open with a gala pre-performance reception, Thursday, October 28, 7:30 p.m. in the refreshment area of the Fine Arts Building. Light refreshments will be served and all interested theatre-goers are invited. The delightful comedy, "KNIGHT OF THE BURNING PESTLE" has been selected to open the season, as well as initiate the new Arena Theatre--a major segment in the second phase of the Fine Arts Center. Other new features include a Little Theatre which will sit 325 people for regular stage performances, a large scene shop to accomodate all set construction, and much needed rehearsal, dressing, costume and fitting rooms. According to Director T. L. Rowley, the play is ideal for arena production because of the interaction between actors and audience--two players actually sit with the audience. Chamber music, furnished by the WSC Music Department, fencing and dancing are also unique attractions of the farce. Although the play was first produced more than 350 years ago, it's satire and humor still delight modern audiences. Technically a dual effort of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, theatre critics usually attribute its success to Beaumont. Tickets are now available at the Fine Arts Center Ticket Office, or the Cashier's Office, Bldg. 1. The production will run October 28-30 through November 2-6. -P4aying-the-Citizen is J.Stephen Four Showings Of La Boheme Scheduled Warner Bros, will present the renowned La Scala opera . company's world-famed production of Giacomo Puccini's immortal "La Boheme" for four premiere performances at the Orpheum Theatre, October 27 and 28. The four performances will take place on two successive days, with two matinees and two evening shows scheduled. Tickets will be sold in advance for the four performances. Seats will not be reserved, but the number of tickets sold for each performance will not exceed the capacity of the theatre, thus guaranteeing a seat to each ticket holder. The Warner Bros, presentation of "La Boheme" has been made possible through the perfection of sound-recording techniques to the highest fidelity ever achieved. Utilizing newly developed sound equipment, as well as the technical services of Europe 's leading audio engineers, the complete musical range of "La Boheme' has been captured on film for the first time. The film itself is superb quality Technicolor, providing an exact photographic reproduction of the brilliant La Scala performance. The artistic direction of the La Scala "La Boheme" has brought together two of the world's foremost creative interpreters of opera: Herbert von Karajan, the musical director and conductor, and Franco Zeffirelli, the stage director and set designer. Karajan, considered by many to be the greatest operatic conductor of modern times, was instrumental in bringing the project to fruition. He was determined to reach the peak of fidelity in recording opera. Larsen, a Speech Major at WSC. His Wife is played by Hazel Roberts, a Theatre Arts Major. Others and their roles include: Jerry James, Ralph; Judy Young, Luce; Herry Wind, Jasper; Ken Klein, Humphery; Russell Johnson, Tim; Scott Shutt, Michael; DeAnna Martin, Mistress Merrythought; Brent Henry, the prologue; Mark Scott, Merrythought. Randolph Scott, Venturewell; Nancy Cheney, Pompiona; Kent Vaughn, George; and Karl Mabey, Robert Buckley, Herbert Holzer, and Alan Meyer. Assisting the director is Marvin Lovstedt. The Resident Halls are now in full swing. Their new officers are busy planning the year's activities. This past week a number of the officers had the opportunity to attend a convention at the B.Y.U. While at the convention they had a chance to meet with several officers from various Resident Halls throughout Utah. They shared ideas and plans that would help to make our Halls the kind of home away from home in which Residents can learn something about human relations. Theywere also able to note the different ways in which the other halls had set up their rules and regulations. All who attended agreed that it was well worth the time and effort put forth. U.B. ITlovic TTheaUpc MEET McUNTOCK...p STARTS -He likes his whiskey hard... His women soft ...And his west i .ii i. in &r s an tu iiiiiuciii "TVIcLirJTOGK! 0 DftDS0QiKri72 TECHNICOLOR PANA VISION a BATMC moouciio u,h u unrtw nm BOX OFFICE OPENS 6:45 FIRST SHOW7: 15 Adults 1.25 Jr. Adults 1.00 RADIANT IN CAR HEATERS life 111! COLUMBIA PICTURES PRESENTS A STANLEY KRAMER PRODUCTION SE LEIGHSIGN0RET FERRER MARVIN WERNER ASHLEY GEORGE JOSE MICHAEL CHARLES HEINZ SEGAL GRECO DUNN KORVINandRUEHMANN liuaskala basoohKATHERINE ANNE PORTER'S "SHIP OF FOOLS" Music by ERNEST GOLD I Screenplay by ABBY MANN Directed by STANLEY KRAMER CO -HIT The Moon Is Blue Wm. Holden - David Niven - Maggie McNamara mm Thew SaiH It Cnnlii Nnt Ro FilmaHl TIT IT ' Mil MEMOIRS Of A WOMAN Of PLEASURE A Feature Film starring Miriam Hopkins and Letitia Roman as "Fanny" COMING WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27th |