SECTION TWO
Thursday, August 9, 1956
JESSEN'S WEEKLY
Page 13
is more fabulous and beautiful than
the last. Some of the forty that
; made movie-wise press people gasp
j with amazement when they visited
| the studio during the making of the
[ picture are: the Banquet Room, fea
turing hand painted Siamese
screens 30 feet high and 100 feet
wide; the famous palace pavilion,
; which included a fantastic series of
Siamese pagodas, done in marbles
and tiles and rare Siamese silks,
the Temple, the Royal Ballroom in
gold, alabaster and ebony and th*
famous King's Study where he dic
tates to "Mrs. Anna" the historically
famous letter offering Abraham
Lincoln a pair of elephants to help
him win the Civil War
In this rich setting those un
hackneyed hit-makers, Rodgers and
Hammerstein, brought the charming
and exotic story to rich flower mu
sically and dramatically. The en
trancing music and lyrics to be hear t
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ENTERTAINMENT - - - MOVIES - - - DINE AND DANCE
RADIO AND TV PROGRAMS FOR EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK
The King And I' Musicole
At New Empress Next Sun.
After five years of unprecedented
popularity on the stage, Rodgers
and Hammerstein's “The King and
I" comes to the screen in Cinema
Scope 55 and color by De Luxe as
the costliest musical production in
Twentieth Century-Fox history.
Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner co
star in the title roles of the Darryl F.
Zanuck presentation with Rita Mo
reno heading the large supporting
cast. The picture is the second of
the company's pictures in the new
Cinemascope 55 process and dupli
cates the prodigal beauty of "Car
ousel.” another Rodgers and Ham
LACEY STREET THEATRE
STARTS SUNDAY, AUGUST 12
IN COLOR BY
TECHNICOLOR
A Present-Day Production
Released thru United Artists
I
JAMES STEWART
JUNE ALLYSON
Strategic
Air Command
T-Mnrliv TKOIMI'OIOR I
CO-UUTMg
FRANK ALEX
LOVEJOY NICOL
BARKS’ BRUCE
SULLIVAN-BENNETT
Movies Are Bigger and
Better than Ever!
NEW EMPRESS THEATRE
STARTS SUNDAY, AUGUST 12
More
than your eyes
have ever seen...
More than your heart
has ever known
IN THE COMPLETE
GRANDEUR OF
JNEMASCOP!
COLOR by DE LUXE
from 20th Century Fp« starring
Deborah Kerr Brynner.
",ih RIJA MORENO ■Ma,tm Be,ison ■Re< Thanpson
Produced by Directed by Screenplay by
CHARLES BRACKETT'WALTER LANG-ERNEST LEHMAN
Mus<by Book and Lyrics by Choreography by
RICHARD RODGERSOSCAR HAMMERSTEINII • JEROME ROBBINS
Tierstein musical, which introduced
ihe new medium. This lavish mu
sical play in its exotic oriental set
tng will have its local premiere al
the New Empress Theater next Sun
day, August 12.
The careful preparation for pro
duction of “The King and 1“ took
two full years. Since it is the first
nusical with a Siamese background,
oroducer Charles Brackett. Director
Walter Lang and their staff of tech
ricians had to start from scratch,
ro effect the stunning atmosphere
\rt Directors Lyle Wheeler and
John DeCuir designed 40 different
•ets that literally glittered in gold,
f'or example, the Throne Room, 250
’eet long and 150 feet wide, is stud
ded with hand gold-leafed, ebony
columns, populated with gold and
;bony statues and a golden Throne
:hair, all set against magnificent
Driental-muralldd walls. Each set
3 Big Shows Every Night
VESUVIAN MAGICIAN
THE ULTIMATE IN INTRIGUE
if CARAZINI
^ VICKY LYNN dance IMPRESSIONS
★ ELTON LEWIS ~™E lAST OF THE
LL,VM RIVERBOAT GAMBLERS"
THE FINEST IN FINE FOODS IN OUR DINING ROOM PREPARED BY BETTY
AND JACK MAITLAND (Formerly of the Broiler)
SUNDAY, Aug. 12, 1 P.M. Sharp
AUTO RACING
AT THE RENDEZVOUS SPEEDWAY
THRILLS! CHILLS!
SPILLS!
TIME TRIALS
1:00 P. M. SHARP
Take an Alaska Coachwavs Bus from City
Bus Depot to Hare Track at 1:00 P. M. Return
to City Following Races.
Admission . $2.00
Service Men $1.00
Children Under 6 FREE
Children 6-12 . 50c
SPECIAL EVERY RACE DAY
MATINEE SHOW EVERY RACEDAY IN THE CLUB RIGHT AFTER THE RACES!
RACEDAY SPECIALS IN THE DINING ROOM EVERY RACEDAY RIGHT AFTER
THE'RACES, PREPARED ESPECIALLY BY BETTY AND JACK MAITLAND.
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