European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 23, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse 16 the stars and stripes thursday july 23, 1959 tossup for film version of Campobello Bellamy Heston first choices for for role Hollywood up who will portray Franklin d. Roosevelt in the screen version of Sunrise at Ralph Bellamy or Charlton Heston right now it s a tossup. Producer Dore schary whose spectacular Broadway Success played 555 performances says the decision is up to Bellamy. Ralph has t told me whether he wants to play the role on the screen schary said. He thinks he May be too old for the movie ver Sion but i think Ralph would be just As effective As he is on the stage. If he wants the part it s his. However in the play Roosevelt i depicted Between the Ages of 39 and 41. And Ralph is 54." Bellamy faces the same dilemma that confronted Mary Martin when she was being considered for the Lead in the film version of South an older performer can essay Youthful roles on the stage and get away with it butt when the cinemascope Lens bores in for closeups the lines and wrinkle stand out like a Relief map of the Rocky mountains. Heston on the other hand is in Liis mid-30s, and accustomed to playing historical figures. In his Brief but rampaging Ca Greer Heston has played Moses Andrew Jackson and most recently Ben schary has contacted the big Guy for the Campo Bello picture and Heston is enthusiastic. Charlton would make a Fine Roosevelt schary said. We won t go into production until next March so there is ample time to think about casting the role. If neither is Able to do it i have a couple of other actors in Charlton Heston. The age is right Ralph Bellamy. He has doubts sitting pretty television actress Jeann Baird smiles for photographers after her arrival by Airliner inner York from Chicago. She s on the Dave Garroway today How. Up photo South african jazz opera a hit Johannesburg up Amer ican and British theatregoers Are Likely to be seeing in the next season or so an All african jazz opera that is a smash hit in South Africa and could become one in London and and new York. The show named King Kong tells in song and Story a Side of South Africa life which has sofar remained virtually unknown outside this country. King Kong with an All negro cast of 85, is based on the life of Zulu heavyweight Champion Eze Kiel Dlamini who after being knocked out by a Mere Middle weight lost his popularity became a vicious bully. And ended up a murderer. Asked death at Dlamini s trial in february 1957, he caused a sensation by brushing his defense lawyer aside and demanding the death sentence. He got 12 years at hard labor. But shortly after arriving at the forced too much too soon Hollywood up Shirley Maclaine s 2 year old daughter Stephanie got three television of fers As a result of her picture on the cover of a National Magazine. Movie review beginning its tour of army and air Force Heaters this week Al Capone i unlike some crime films this one does t glorify the gangster. Instead it details the shoddy record of a Man who considered himself above the Law. Rod Steiger and Fay Spain Are the headliners. A a a out our Way by Williams i at a the r Imoh i got tired of the to Vappie the poor All the time to i file the screen so he Coulp come in by him i self the goo saw a cat going throw Josh the Yard am forgot the screen poems t swim 0oth ways say Whatham Peep out Here what was that thump noise 1 Hearp labor Camp he jumped into a deep Lake and drowned. White South african writer Harry Bloom whose novel Epi Sode depicting life in a Johannes Burg native township won the 1956 British authors award saw in Dlamini s Story an Ideal vehicle for african negro Talent to express itself. Together with Ian Bern Hardt chairman of the of Southern african artists he conceived the idea of a jazz opera. In three weeks Bloom wrote the King Book and Todd mat Shikiya a pint sized african who once earned a living Selling razor Blades composed the music. 10 Bronco busters play familiar role Hollywood up ten real Bronco busters play themselves in born reckless starring Mamie Van Doren. The Rodeo champions Are wag Blessing Dee Cooper Ray Thom As Leroy Johnson Bob Burrows Bill Williams Frank Ellis Vern Goodrich Erwin Neal and Wallace Brooks. Doodles by Roger Price Gay Viii Zirri Centipede doing the can can. This Doodle has resulted in my eing asked Many pertinent and somewhat embarrassing questions by Many pertinent and somewhat embarrassed people. Questions like 1. How come this Centipede 22 legs 2, did this Centipede Ever work third from the left on the can can line at the. Lido i Paris 3. What g the big idea my pertinent and Sborne Walrat embarrassing answers to these questions Are 1, this is its Day off 2. Of course not. It was formerly a rockette at radio City music hall.3 none of your business. So much for pertinent and somewhat embarrassing questions and answers what 1 really had intended1 to Dis cuss today was National hot dog month which is now in Progress but ii Nee i m put of space ill lust to let jt"g6k until it year. A local journalist a at Williams wrote the lyrics. Producer Leon Gluckman was Given the Job of putting King Kong on the stage. Critics wrote rave notices and King Kong be came a two months the company made a net profit of $28,000 which will be distributed Between the Union of Southern african artists and a fund for medical Aid to africans. 62 reruns of to shows set record Hollywood up these Are video dog Days. Sultry summer heat has wilted coaxial cables to the tune of 62 repeat to series highest in history. This plethora of second runs is diluted by Only 14 continuing first run series and 10 new programs. Small wonder then that. Rating son All three networks have Plum meted. A " nothing but nothing frustrates the average Tele viewer More than tuning in a favorite show Only to realize Midway through the action that he has seen the program the final ratings for the regu Lar season the top 10 shows were guns Mohe have gun will travel Danny Thomas show Rifleman Wagon train Wyatt Peter Gunn "77 Sunset strip father knows Best and playhouse 90." each and everyone is beaming reruns during the hot rerun gimmick was started several seasons Back when Groucho Marx decided to take a summer vacation instead of losing his audience during the dog Days he replaced his comedy quiz show with the Best of Groucho taken from the previous season s airings. The floodgates opened the Fol lowing year. Forthe past few Summers televise Sci s have been marooned with crossword by Eugene Sheffer �5 18 27 37 10 28 29 23 38 20 35" 26 21 17. 36 12. 33 horizontal 1. Sullen 5.deep Gorge 10. Tropical climb ing Plant Var 11. Brave ones 13. Writing implement 14. City in new York 15. 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