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HISTORIC CLASH — Jack Benny (left), as Alexa ider Hamilton, gets involved In an argument with
Dennis Day, who plays Aaron Burr, and the result is an historic duel on “The Jack Benny Program”
Sunday at 9:30 on KTVF, Channel 11.
TWISTERS FORGET PARTNER AND GYRATE
The Twist, loudly proclaimed
new bailee sensation, is nothing
Unit a beatnik rhumba,
i It is not nearly so much fan
ns the Charleston or as hectic as
jitterbugging or rock ?n’ roll and
it makes the Black Bottom seem
positively disque. The Bunny
Hug, Turkey Trot and the. Big
Apple required far more energy
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In case everyone doe3 not know
[by now. the Twist got its name from
the title of a song called—that’s
right, “The Twist.” Its style came
from the manner of presentation of
the singer who made the song popu
lar, a fellow known as Chubby
Checker. A recorder of vital sta
tistics doubtless knows Mr. Check
er’s rightful name. He acquired the
Chubby Checker title when he was
told he looked like Fats Domino.
Get it?
That was in Philadelphia, which
claims to be the birthplace of The
Twist, a boast that has evoked no
challenges.
Variety of Gyrations
Checker, or whatever his name
really is, manages to go through a
variety of gyrations, mainly with
his hips, while singing “The Twist.”
The dance being performed by teen
agers, their parents and even their
grandparents represents a mass ef
fort to imitate what Checker does
while he sings.
Probably the best way to describe
The Twist is to explain that when
dancers perform it incorrectly
they seem to be trying to do the
hula or rhumba.
In a correctly performed Twist,
the shoulders are held still and the
feet scarcely move. The arms are
moved back and forth somewhat in
the manner of participants in a
walking race and the hips gyrate in
a manner certain to remove inches
from over-large expanses and send
middleaged men to the nearest ortho
pedist.
Most important—one never smiles
while doing the twist. Nobody is
supposed to be able to tell whether
you are having a good time while
doing it. Never look at your partner,
and don't worry about whether you
both are doing the same step. This
dance is even more impersonal than
the Virginia Reel.
Same Technique
It matters little whether you
Twist at the Peppermint Lounge, the
smoke-filled bistro in the New York
Theater district where the dance
became famous, or the more fash
ionable Stork Club across town. The
technique is approximately the
same, Although the dress and de
meanor are different.
The uniform for doing The Twist
at the Peppermint Lounge is a shirt
and shin-tight slacks for men and
eithdr toreador pants or long black
stockings and short skirts topped by
bulky sweaters for girls. At the
Stork Club, one appears in whatever
“they” are wearing this year.
Once in a while a Twister at the
Stork Club will steal a slight sm"a,
but at the Peppermint the deme- or
is quite somber.
One advantage of the Twis' and
there are several—is that it m be
performed with some skill by per
sons well beyond their teens if they
are careful either not to overdo
it or to limber-up at a gymnasium
before seeking the danCe floor. This
was not true of rock ’n’ roll and jit
terbugging, which featured an as
sortment of the more athletic cave
man tactics.
Indian Extras Startled By
Realistic Gandhi Portrayal
The figure of the Mahatma Gandhi is walking in the evening
again in the garden where he was assassinated.
Here are the same bald head: big ears: steel-rimmed glasses
perched on a large nose: protruding lips under a small, brisly
mustache, gengling legs beneath a white loin cloth and stooped
shoulders covered by a white shawl.
The figure moves haltingly, lean
ing for support on the shoulders of
two sari-clad women. Indians in all
walks of life touch his sandaled
feet and his garments. He spreads
his arms in benediction.
The scene could have been in the
1940s when Gandhi was holding
evening prayer meetings and lead
ing the campaign for India's inde
pendence.
First Film
Actually it is a scene from a film,
the first motion picture about Gand
hi's life allowed by the Indian Gov
ernment since his death 14 years
ago.
The movie is “Nine Hours to Rama
(Godproduced and directed by
Mark Robson. It is largely a sus
pense film, with Jose Ferrer in the
role of an Indian police superin
tendent who has nine hours in which
to try to stop Gandhi’s assassination
by an Indian youth played by Horst
Bucholz.
Perhaps the greatest impact of
the film, however, is the brief ap
pearance of Gandhi's figure in two
sefenes. One shows his intimates
trying to talk him out of attending
the regular prayer meeting because
of a suspected pW or> his life He
refuses, as always, io u<jw to vio
lence. The other sequence is his
assassination, played out in the gar
Romero Stars, As
Newsman Marino
Checks Deportee
Cesar Romero guest stars as de
portee Dimitris Hagias who is wait
ing in his native Greece for his
hoped-for return to the States, on
“Target: The Corruptors,” Thursday
at 9 on KFAR-TV, Channel 2.
In “My Native Land,” syndicated
American newsman Paul Marino ar
rives in Athens to check on how
Hagias is passing his time. .Marino
suspects Hagias is the kingpin in
an international smuggling opera
tion involving American and Eur
opean racketeers.
Morover, Marino knows a special
bill is soon to be introduced in
Congress to permit the re-admission
of Hagias to the U.S.. and he hopes
to discover how the notorious mob
ster has persuaded a pair of Con
gressmen to author the shocking and
unjustifiable proposal.
Top Guest Stars
On Sullivan Slioir
Henry Fonda. Olivia de Havillar .
Maureen O’Hara. Rosemary Cloonc .
Bobby Rydell and Pat Rooney S
headline “The Ed Sullivan Sho\ '
Sunday at 8 on KTVF, Channel
Eleven.
Fonda and Miss deHavilland will
appear in a 12-minlute scene from
their Broadway dramatic hit. “A
Gift of Time.” The Carson Kanin
play is based on Lael Tucker Waer
tenbaker’s book, “Death of a Man.”
den of “Birla House." actual scene
of his death in New Delhi.
Sideline Actor
Gandhi's figure is that of 65-year
old J. S. Casshyap, a former school
teached tui’ned film producer, who
acts as a sideline. With a bean-sized
bit of nose putty as his only make
up, his resemblance to Gandhi is
startling.
I watched the figure’s first ap
pearance in the garden. About 600
Indians picked off the streets as
extras were obviously moved. Some
reached out and touched “Gandhi”
as he passed, long before the cam
eras started to turn.
“I felt their reaction,” Casshyap
said. “It was something strange and
wonderful and I unconsciously
spread my hands to bless them. I've
been trying to compose by heart
and mind for this part for a long
time. It’s difficult to portray such
a man as Gandhi."
Crucial Decision
About Rare Drug
On ‘Casey’ Show
Dr. Casey is faced with a crucial
decision whbn life hangs in the bal
ance for two of his patients whose
survival depends solely on the ad
ministration of a rare drug which
can be supplied for only one of
them in ‘ Ben Casey” Wednesday at
9:30 p.m. on KFAR-TV, Channel 2.
In “Monument to an Aged Hunt
er." Casey orders the only available
supply of a newly-discovered anti
biotic to be flown from Belgium to
sustain life in his rebellious young
patient. Robert Stanton.
At the same time, it is made
abundantly clear to him by his su
periors, Dr. David Zorba and Dr.
Max White, that Jason Hardy
Fletcher, famous world-traveler and
philanthropist, will die if he is de
nied the precious medicine.
Rare Boxing Film
On Sports Shoiv
Rare and remarkable films of box
ing immortals of the 1890s and early
1900s. including some made by
Thomas A. Edison, will have their
first public showing when “Turn of
the Century Fights — First Fight
Films Ever Made" is presented on
“The Sunday Sports Spectacular"
Sunday at 2 on KTVF. Channel
Eleven.
Boxing buffs will be treated to
action shots of such ring greats as
James J. Jeffries, Jack Johnson,
Bob Fitzsimmons. Sam Langford and
Jim Corbett.
KNOWS THE ROLE
David Niven, who gave up a
career as a professional soldier to
become an actor, has played a sol
dier in almost 20 per cent of his 65
films. He portrays a major in his
latest picture, “The Best of Ene