Show Hitch Your Wagon to i J I I t J t The years prove that a gal who dances with Fred r is on her way up Barrie Chase continues her climb on his TV spectacular Wednesday night f by Peer J $ v i i Astaire has been a star for Oppenheimer Feed than half a century a record that may easily make him the most venerable leading man in entertainment history The fact that he has unselfishly shared billing with a succession of lovely and talented partners ever - The Astaire magic began with his first partner his sister Adele since he and his sister Adele made their debut as a child danee team has not dimmed a whit the luster on his own kid pumps To dancers like Ginger Rogers Eleanor Powell and Cyd Charisse he gave the chance for star-do- m and perhaps in turn a succession of new partners helped Astaire retain the perpetual youthfulness that has charmed three generations Next Wednesday Fred Astaire will dance with a new partner who is already becoming as closely linked with his name as Adele or Ginger She is’ Barrie Chase who danced with Fred in last year’s TV spectacular “An Evening with Fred Astaire” This was the show that won nine Emmy awards video’s equivalent pf the Oscar Wednesday niglit they will appear again in a new NBC spectac-ul- ar entitled appropriately enough “Another Evening with Fred Astaire” and if precedent is followed Barrie Chase may well join the constellation of dancers who hitched their wagons to Astaire Actually Barrie’s greatest competition in this charmed circle comes from old Astaire fans with long memories The lucky people who remember '‘Fred and Adele Astaire as top (Continued) 24-year-- old 1940 — Eleanor Powell dt 1936 — Ginger Roger 20 ' " "4 Fred and Barrie Chase rehearse for Wednesday night's TV show - |