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Show WEB t MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 1973 'Party of Year' Held Actors Dick Benjamin end Tony Perkins, director Herbert Ross and composer Stephen Sondheim (New Yorkers all) gave a party for their showbiz friends the other night in New York to launch their new Warner Bros, movie, "The Last of Sheila." and guess what? Everybody came. Those who keep track of that sort of thing say it was the biggest, glitteriest gathering of movie, music and Broadway names in recent memory. Just to mention a few: superstars Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward; George Abbott, with constant companion Maureen Stapleton; Neil Simon; Arthur Elaywright and Mart Crowley; Jack Albertson, star of Simon's "The Sunshine Boys"; set designer Boris Aronson; designers . Donald Brooks, Joel Halston, Meladandri, Schulmaker (who did the "Sheila" costumes) and Patti Cappalli; Len Cariou and Hermione Gir.goid, of Sondheim's "A Little Night Music"; Rhonda Flemming and Alexis Smith, lamenting the closing of 'The Women"; Elaine Joyce, star of "Sugar," with her husband Bobby Van, who co-sta- The movie was followed by a recently starred in "No, No Nanette"; Alice Piayten, the swimming pool party in a private little girt with the big singing club high over Manhattan's voice, who is best known for her elegant 57th Street, just around the comer from Bill Blass' back riotous Alka commercial; composers Jule to back terraces. The 00 guests Styne and Cy Coleman; enthusiasm for the "peace and producers Kermit Bloomgarten, quiet" of a private club, with Hillard Eikins and Alexander music from a subdued three directors Jerry piece trio, proved that the noisy, Cohen; are Schatzberg and Arthur Penn; crowded discotheques satirist David Steinberg; Lucy definitely old hat. The big fashion message was Saroyan, Ruth Ford, Kevin McCarthy, Mrs. John Barry the stars" "dressed down " took. Common sense was the key Ryan III, Kitty Hawks. China Machado. Sybil word, reflecting today's trend to Paula Prentiss simplicity and understatement. Christopher, (Mrs. Richard Benjamin). Berry On a blisteringly hot and humid Sheldon Berenson. Harnick. night, these stars were out to Herbert Bayard Swope III and enjoy themselves in com f rot. Joanne Woodward, petite and composers Buz? Lindhardt and Mark Klingman, who wrote fragile looking offscreen, looked "Friends." dainty and feminine in a shirred The occasion was the world of f - the - shoulder printed cotton. premiere at the Sutton Theatre of Husband Paul Newman's blue "The Last of Sheila," in which jacket matched his eyes. Paul Dick Benjamin stars with Dyan and Joanne left before midnight, Cannon, James Coburn, Joan as did Peter and Cheray Duchin, Hackett, Ian McShane, James who have just moved from bedroom Mason and Raquel Welch. Herb Manhattan to a six Ross produced and directed the "modern Normandy country film from an original screenplay house," where they live with by Sondheim and Perkins, two their two Labrador retrievers inveterate fans who and three children. puzzle D D Ryan, a close friend of designed a plot that is a variant of the old murder game. (Continued on Page 4) f Seltter DICK MARTIN (left), Carol Lynley and David Hurst portray ordinary folk who become Involved with an everyday family of werewolves, in "The Maltese Blppy" oa "The New Taeiday Night Movies" Aug. 14 at 7:JI on Channel 5. Real Life RoWCM - Mart'in Fouls Up Reel Life Movie Slated Dan Rowan and Dick Martin "The Maltese Bippy," to be seen star in a contemporary action on television on "The New romantic horror suspense Tuesday Night Movies" Aug. 14 "Return to Peyton Place" melodramatic comedy with 7:30 p.m. in color on Channel 5. at (Monday through Friday, 1:30 overtones of science fiction, The cast features Carol Lynley, p.m. in color), was scheduled to Julie Newmar, Mildred Natwick, play a crucial scene in the serial drama, real life complications Fritz Weaver and Robert Reed. On the very day when actress Susan Brown, who appears on replaced another scene, with amusing overtones. Scheduled to be in Burbank Studio Nine to tape a confrontation scene between Constance MacKenzie Carson (Susan's plans were changed when her doctor ordered her into the hospital for minor surgery. In addition to her professional duties, Susan's life was further complicated because her mother was hospitalized with a broken hip. Her protests that she didn't have time for surgery met deaf ears, and almost before she knew it she was telling all her worries to the anaesthetist. NBC-TV- When the crub the i u J IV i- e BIZ personalities at one of the these in shown are movie type parties two pictures. At top, Paul Newman and his wife, Joanne Woodward; bottom oroducer SHOW ) -- i . f x old-tim- ' S .;J W m Herb Ross, left, and playwright Neil Simon listen to animated conversation of actress Maureen Connelly. operating 's -- Neighbor' Moves to Wednesday "Love Thy Neighbor," Channel 4's new summer comedy series, moves to a new evening and time slot on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The situation comedy tells what happens when a black family moves next - door to a white family in suburbia. Based on a hit British television series, "Love Thy Rowan and Martin are two film makers who find they are involved with an everyday family of werewolves living next door. That presents a problem because Martin and Rowan are, varieties of wolves themselves. Miss Lynley plays a coed with a penchant for carrying a human skull wherever she goes. Miss Natwick plays the housekeeper. Miss Newmar is one of the werewolf neighbors, along with Weaver as a more terrifying Reed is the policeman Neighbor" stars Janet investigating weird murders and nurse entered Maclachlan and Harrison Page other odd occurrences in the room, the as the black couple and Joyce in a worried Bulifant and Ron Masak as the neighborhood. poor patient! white couple. The setting is a wolf. anaesthetist said voice, "Oh, this Here she is on the operating table previously all white and at this very moment her neighborhood called Sherwood husband is leaving her! If I could Forest Estates. Since its debut on June 15, the get hold of that man I'd strangle him." comedy has attracted an increasingly large audience and won wide acceptance fnm TV critics. Trie doctor replied, "But she The Chicago Defender's Earl all her was very serious about described "Love Thy Calloway troubles. Her mother has a as "sparkling Neighbor" husband is and her broken hip Said Wade entertainment." leaving her and she's worried Mosby of the Milwaukee Journal. not Can work. at about being you "The whole business got to my imagine?" funnybone." John Voorhees of Susan is now back at work, the Seattle Times called it "a show that does have something to regaling her friends with her say and does so with humor." experience. The nurse said, "Oh, no, Miss Brown isn't even married ! " Grizzard for Country Girl - NEW YORK (UPI) George Grizzard will star with Jason Robards and Shirley Knight Hopkins in the Hallmark Hall of Fame production of Clifford Odets' "The Country Girl." Grizzard will play the sympathetic director. Bernie Dodd. who persuades his producer to give actor Frank Elgin (Robards) a chance to redeem himself as the lead in his play when the original star becomes unavailable. has-bee- n |
