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ggMggy 4 fe' COMM. SATURDAY AT 8.15 P.M. I. C. Willis in a Tfcralrri I Id.

prrwnlf Rw Lanlrr's New Tlj, "The Mating Game" ans- PRODUCED BY JOHN McCALLUM with ijiry uoieman Diana Davidson John Gray METRO here descends upon the lyrical whimsy of II. E. Bales' "Darling Buds of May" with the sensitiveness of a bulldozer descending upon a daisy. Bui, at that, there is not ing manoeuvres of ihc rus- what unmarriagenble man-it little entertainment value tics is presented almost in ners, romps through the part as the young Washington tax the obvious knockabout with a mixture of temper, investigator arrives at the manner of a "Ma -and Pa sauce and sentimentality friendliest of Maryland Kettle" adventure. that will please her fans farmhouses to show its in- Tony Randall, a most en- enormously.

Aileen Britton John lfuson Don Pascoe Laurel Mather Gordon Glenwright Alton Harvey. "Without a doubt, a masterly play" Bulletin. BOOKINGS: Dim Circle and Reserved Stalls teats fur the firM limr weeks of the Scmon mailable at Nicholson's and Theatre Royal from TOMORROW. Balcony scats Rojal only, six (lays ahead. Prices: 6, 126, 20.

gaging personality wnn an pail Douclas alwav Debbie Reynolds and Tony Randall in "The Mating Game? humour from the thing than little Warren Berlinger as a it gives to it. (St. James, smart-alec teenager whose Metros.) wisecracking pose falls right 10 exPse a fine and Dllie J63HS frightened little spirit as ad- THE old story of the nice JJJg 1 boy and girl who get into trouble with the stork and into trouble with every- UlUyCI body else as they try to ex- rpHE problems of ado- tricate themselves is told it, i here with a good deal more hc delicacy and compassion 3. SCa. a'r" than is usual for it, but the h'Sc T'y nace is letharcic ed but passably pleasant and Something' 6of the real W.f'1 nature of this problem, of ir and her the unapproachableness and make the proper impcrceptivencss of even the in all the teenage most well-meaning parents.

is shown in warm, human and lhe rest- terms instead of with the Pert and pony-tailed shoddy shocker accents ndra Dee is the "gidget" affected by most other films 'a c.ross betwen a 'rl and concerned with this theme, midget) and pops excitedly Brandon De Vilde, "om scene to scene with as grown to adolescence since en'nus'asm and as the remarkable little-boy real direction as a part which he played in 'The of 'orn-thumbs. Cliff Member of the Wedding." Knenson, James Darren has the role of the nice boy and Arthur Connell are who, always making some P'casantly. but not very empty pretence of being a effectively, present, man of the world, becomes The film includes a lot of one on a moonlight night scenes of Californian when romance is in the air. beaches and surf-board rid- The problems of this boy, ing; neither the beaches nor his fear, his sincere wish to the board techniques will do the right thing by every- seem very impressive to the body, are cleverly surf-and-sunburn set in this Carol I.ynley is the nice city. (Lyceum.) STATE I 4 Days! "THE STEPS," Kenneth More (Cil.

Plus Stormy Crmiinc" (A). At 10.30, 1.35. 4.45. 7.50. BM2431.

LYCEUM suburbs. "GIDGET" (Colour) G. Plus: "Gunmea From l-artdo" (C olour) (G). Sess. 10.25.

1.29, 4.40. 7.45. MA4857. CAPITOL COURT JESTER" (Colour) G). Plus: "Road To Bali" (Colour) (G).

Srss 10.10. 1.50. 5.20. 7.17. BA4'J05.

VICTORY "BLITZKRIEG." Authentic war films (A). Plus: "Dry Rot" i. 10.20. 1.33. 4.46, 7.53.

MA6S66. Today or 4.30 p.m. -7. 30 p.m. SYDNEY CINEMA GROUP presents the Final Sydney Screening of ROBERT BRESSON'S International Award Winninc DIARY OF A COUNTRY PRIEST AT ANZAC HOUSE, College SI.

(opp. Hyde Park). New members Keitome Fnnniries XBIlft 5S-S057. iNTIMATF PlANS PALINGS TMEATRS BW3G93 am CARROLL uui CAELEt BAKER PALMER I "7.55.5' lUl'lLMl Suhurhs. WiVnw, BYV83IJ.

I miomtiv a If 1 RI.XOSl I I 5-30- a so em FINAL MATINEE WEDNESDAY i 2 P.M. SHARP NOW! LAST 4 DAYS "KING LEAR" El The NEW, the 2ND CINERAMA PRESENTATION Eiclusive-cianot be seta elsewkets 2.i5. 5.i5,e.i5fTtnr5ri sWiai 111 Til NOW TWICE DAILY I P.M. FOR POSITIVELY LAST 9 DAYS! alaaoQkljLsaaCsui HE aot6tsm WEEK DAYS 10.15 I and a.m. SATURDAYS.

1 and p.m. laAVFAItl-, 1 SC(( E)I cto Popular Dancing I vs. ova ru Cim1iv AT 8 p.m. ALSO WED. 8 p.m.

DANCERS, WIMMtMtrUMm mates how they have nouted 1IIV IHU IIUUJ stead that the inmates especially the hay-romping tomboy who sets her cap for him are convertinc him In Ihpir own wavs nf inno. cent happiness and love for all. slpiilh Irvine hard trv hp technical and frigid with these happy-go-lucky offenders, soon finds himself engulfed in their warmth, and their kind of love moves in on him as he throws his I 1 .1.... uK-mius uui vi inc winuuw, a development which is jather frowned upon by his departmental boss. rossmiy Bates siory, orig- it 1 1 1 1 tot in i' nni'imi 1 1 1 not he translated to Jin American setting without some very considerable changes in its pace and tern per; but surely there could have been a gentler and sweeter touch than there is here.

The merriment all he bewilderments of the tax-man and the man-snar- 5 Brandon De Wilde $and Carol Lynley in I I "Blue Jeans." EE ready with his rough charm in the role of the farmer who, having practised barter all his life and having hardly ever earned or wanted hard cash, spreads friendliness and humour wherever he goes. But the dialogue allotted to him does not often seem as rich and racy as his talents deserve. Fred Clarke, as the furious tax chief checking on the fumbling work of his underling, plays the part solidly as farce, a style that suits him particularly well at all times even though here it doesn't quite suit Bates' story. His playing, reflecting the tone of the whole direction of the piece, takes the atti- tude that it's all a huce with everybody very how very. verV funnV is an attitude which, as usual, steals more real by Cain will be "a kind of prologue" to the story of Sodom and Gomorrah.

He said: "We're gonna show some guy going to what we're calling the wicked city and being seduced by a gal of court. "The whole place gets burned up and our hero leaves, a saddened guy. It's kind of a moral epic, you see." They're skipping such "Dc Millian" trifles as the Tower of Babel and the Flood for economic reasons. SCREEN satirist John Boulling has just flown to Paris to ask the "most beautiful actress in France" to star in a new British film. "I don't want to name her at the moment," Boulling said.

Jt UIIU.IUUI fill I HIM fe'k Sandra Dee in "Gidget." ter comedy, makes a success of the tax-man role, so fur as the noisy exaggerations of the script and the direction will let him. Debbie Key- nolds, as the tomboy of mar- riageablc age but of some- Jlf ARIA COOPER, at-ltl tractive 22-year-old student daughter of Gary Cooper, was cornered by a columnist during a Press reception in London for father. Question: "Have you had any film offers?" Answer: "Yep." Question: "Are you going to accept any of them?" Answer: "Nove." A chip off the old block. BRITISH BASED American producer Irving Allen is to film "the first murder story." He means the story of Cain and Abel. It is to be an epic, but because, according to Genesis, there were only four people on earth at the time, Mr Allen will take some liberties with the Bible.

So the slaying of Abe) I I .1. .1 OMENTAL CAVAieAPE fLl BM831 1 LEE'S THEATRE RESTAURANT 1 i PRESENTS A NEW CONCEPT ON NIGHT CLUB ENTERTAINMENT I II I I. 1 5 ENTIRELY DIFFERENT FLOOR SHOWS NIGHTLY 5 at 8 p.m., 9.45, 1 1.15, 12.45, and 2 a.m starring INTERNATIONALLY FAMED AMERICAN COLOURED girl, who, turtively committed to the ministrations of an abortionist and rescued from him just in time, grows from a romance-hungry girl into a saddened woman in just a few months. The parents, drawn by IWacdonald Carey and Marsha Hunt, are effectively conventional. But the most appealing performance in the film is given by nuggctty would be terrible to have to describe an alternative actress as the second most beautiful in France." T'S on the cards Sir Alec Gumness will make a film in Russia: when producer Ronald Neame was in Moscow for the British Festival, he asked Russian film men if they'd be interested.

The Russians said they'd be delighted, if a subject of interest to both Russian and British audiences could be found. JAMES MASOy making hit Mage appear-ante in America a family affair, lie in adapting lhe aid thriller, "Murder in the Red Barn," at a play, and he trill act in it with hit wife Pamela and hit daughter Portland. THE THE a ARK BROS. EXTRA ADDED ATTRACTIONS CM VERT" PlLim EDDIE BAKER JOHNNY SUMMERS BEVERLY THOMAS PLUS NON-STOP DANCE MUSICAL NIGHT BY 3 ALTERNATING BANDS Terry Wilkinson and lhe Orchestra, the Hans Martin Quartet and Lee's Trio. NO COVER CHARGE! Ones frnm p.m.

till the small hours of the ntornin. Early Session C.49-9.M, 15- sainiatam rbarg per perma. Supper sein: 9.34 onwards, 3- mamam rharce per person. Late sessloa: Midnialil oawardn. 12 1 ninimara charfc perjoai 5- per persoii aareaarie.

Satardas and holidajs. FOR CONTINUOUS SHOWS, MUSIC. ACTION, ATMOSPHERE, GO TO LEE'S THEATRE RESTAURANT, 80 OXFORD STREET, WOOLLAHRA. FB3296-7 119 THE SUN-HERALD, NOV, 15, 1959 119.