The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 12, 1953, Page 2

NEW-DIMENSIONAL FILMS Second Revolution In 50 Years Hits Movies By BOB THOMA3 HOLLYWOOD w — Looking at the movie world through third- dimensional glasses— The scientists have come up with new gimmicks to broaden the di- mensions of the movie screen. Now the creators and artists take over. Hollywood is converting to new- dimensional movies much faster than it switched to sound. That doesn’t mean that flat-screen films are being dispensed with entirely. (Only one studio — 2th Century- Fox—has said it will soon make no more “flat” pictures.) New films using the new methods are announced every day, and some are already before the cameras. I visited Warner Brothers, where the first horror picture in three Page 2 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN dimensions is -being filmed. It is called “House of Wax” and is aimed at scaring the bejeepers out of movie fans. The story, filmed in Natural Vision, presents Vin- cent Price as the mad operator of a wax museum. I found Price in a corner of the commissary, where he is required to eat apart from the other studio workers. The reason is his horrific makeup, which harks back to the Lon Chaney days. “Just call me Old Repulsive,’” he mumbled through layers of plastic. “We're doing everything possi- ble to scare the audience,” he said. ‘Wait till they see this face! And we’ve got a fire scene in which a blazing wall falls toward the audience. If that doesn’t scare them, nothing will.” Thursday, February 12, 1953 Over at Paramount, Pine and Thomas are making a costume ad- venture called ‘‘Sangaree.” The picture had already been shooting for three weeks when the pro- ducers decided to film it in the three-dimensional Paravision. This meant reshooting the previous scenes and upping the budget to two million dollars, the biggest pic- ture bill for P&T. Edward Ludwig was directing a scene with Francis L. Sullivan, who could fill the screen in any dimension. The director told me he was filming the story as he would an ordinary style of film, except for some action scenes. The audience may be ducking punches and missiles hurled in the fight sequences. The new technique more lighting, requires he added, and banquet scene, the actors couldn't figure why I placed them right next to each other,” he remarked. “But they appear several feet apart when you see it on the screen,” MGM is getting ready to film its first 3-D, a rodeo story called “Arena.” I found director Richard Fleischer wrestling with the tech- nical aspects of the ne wfilming method. “They told me you couldn’t film a closeup in 3-D,” he remarked. “But I tested with one and it looks great. The face on the screen is no longer flat. You can see the contour of the nose and eyes, and it’s entirely lifelike. “The important thing is to avoid eyestrain. You see, a person’s eyes remain in the same line of focus when looking at a flat screen. But when the scenes change in third- dimensional films, the eyes have to change focus, just as they do in normal use. “One way to avoid eyestrain is to change the focus of the cam- eras, in order to save the work closer spacing. “When [ did a done by the eye. The film. tech- AL ROBINSON & ALKALI IKE INTRODUCING oge JACK GRAND OPENING La Conga CELEBRITY CLUB. STARRING & JILL America’s Foremost Piano Duo ee A. W. CASTRO KEY WEST'S FAVORITE PAIR “A Guy and a Doll” AL and Little Wooden Head TWO SHOWS - 4 NIGHTLY NO MINIMUM KEY WEST'S NEWEST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL INTIMATE 124 DUVAL ST. Co-Owners NO COVER! TAIL LOUNGE OPENS TONIGHT ~ & MONA DELMONTE nicians have made amazing strides in solving such problems, When we first started out, we had to focus each of the two cameras we shoot a scene with: Now they have invented a dial that will focus both cameras at once.” School Lunch Staff Attends District Meet Four members of the school lunchroom personnel of Monroe {County attended the District meet. ing of Lunchroom staffs at Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. at the South Bro- ward High School last month, Mrs. Lorraine Johnson, County Lunchroom Manager headed the group. Also attending were Mrs. Angela Vaughn, Lunchroom Mana- ger of the Key West High School, Mrs. Ethel Jackson, Lunchroom Manager of the Truman School, and Mrs. Jennie Butler, Lunch- Toom Manager of the Harris School. The purpose of the District meet- ing was to inform lunchroom per- sonnel of the best methods of pre- paring food, serving meals and operating a school lunchroom un- der the Florida school lunchroom Program. The various speakers described the best techniques and group con- ferences were held at which mem- bers attending the meeting were able to ask questions and present their own problems, thus enabling each representative to get help from the experience of other lunch- Toom managers. Our local lunchrooms are render- ing an invaluable assistance in the health program of our Monroe County children through providing balance hot meals for them below cost. Due to Federal assistance to our school lunchrooms, the children get a meal at consideraly less cost than they could possibly get at home or anywhere else. Teachers Get Certificates On Art Course Certificates were awarded teach- ers who attended the complete 15 hours of the In-Service Art work- shop for Monroe County teachers just completed, by Superintendent of Schools Horace O’Bryant. The art classes were held as part of the In-Service Teachers’ Training program, directed by Le- land S. March, general supervisor of instruction, with the assistance of Mrs. Edith Roberts, Elementary supervisor and Albert Carey, Prin- cipal of Poinciana Elementary school. Miss Elizabeth Belt, art consultant for Binney and Smith company, taught the classes. The group of more than 40 teach- ers met 3:15 to 9 p.m. Friday, Monday and Tuesday, with supper served to all. Mrs. Lorraine Johnson, county lunchroom manager served the supper with the assistance of Mrs. Angela Vaughan and Mrs. Rosalie Waite from the Key West High School lunchroom staff. They don- ated all their services and time free of charge. Attending the art course were the following teachers: Poinciana School, Jane Bryan, Doris Carey, Louise Claywell, Lin- ton Cooper, Betty McCormick, Mir- iam Henry, Fanny Hickman, Ann Keller, Bessie Mickler, Jane Niel- sen, Elsie Rolfe, Helen Taylor, Madeline Winne, Nelie Wright. Truman School, Frances Coch. ran, Gertrude Darsey, Mary Deg- toff, Eulalie Jones, Florence Mick- ler, Pauline Nihoul, Gladys Pinder, Marjorie Roberts, Mittie Russell, Mary Sweeting. Harris School, Geraldine Frank- lin, Marie Haskins, Viola Hirsch- beck, Magdelin Huddleston, Vivi- an Stauffer, Ethea Stricker, Tina Kassman. Key West High School, Arthur Murray, Thomas Lane Douglass, Shuia Alexander, Van- delean Edwards, Mercedes Hanni- bal, Ruth Rodgers, Kathleen Whyms. Supervisory Staff, Miss Eugenia Nicola, Guidance Director; Mrs. Edith Roberts, Elementary Super- visor; Mrs. Rebecca Smith, Secre- tary; Wilbur Franklin, Principal of | Truman School; Albert Carey, Principal Poinciana School and | John Marzych, Attendance Officer: and Leland &. March, General | Supervisor of Instruction. Assortment Of Gifts Offered At Navy Event Everything, from a $500 pile of rock marl - - to a 1953 Mercury, is being offered by this year’s an- nual Navy Charity Carnival, to be held February 19, 20, 21 at the Key West Seaplane Base. Many of the prizes offered are outright donations by community- minded Key West businessmen, others were purchased -by the Charity Carnival at or below whole- sale coast. Prizes include a beautiful two- toned, 1953 Mercury ‘Monterey’, purchased at cost through Monroe Motors; $500 worth of rock marl fill, donated by Charley Toppino and Sons, Inc., who have offered to deliver it to any place in the lower Keys (up to Big Coppitt Key) A set of $40 tailormade seat covers has been donated by Wil- son’s Trim Shop. Hudgins and Alfonso, Summer- land Key developers have given the Carnival a 50 by 185 foot lot on Summerland Key, or $500 in cash. Safety Travel, Inc., will fly any two people, round- to any of the following dest! ions: Phila- delphi, New York City, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, Cincinnati or Chicago. A $300 Allstate motor scooter was donated by Sears Roebuck and Company of Key West. A complete set of colored “Twi- light Blue” bathroom fixtures, which include a tub, toilet and wash basin, valued at $400, has been donated by Mr. Radford R. Crane of Eljer Company. Q Airways has volunteered two round-trip tickets to Havana, in- cluding the Haavnese tours. A Yellowjacket outboard motor boat with a Mercury Motor was purchased below retail cost. At- tached to the boat is a $30 steer- ing attachment donated by Cliff's Marine and Supply on Stock Is- land, who also supplied the boat. Mr. A. Lubinsky has donated a $150 deluxe Electrolux Home Cle: ing outfit. The Fleet Reserve Association Senior Class At High School To Give Annual Play The Senior Class of Key_ West. High School will present its play February 23 and 24° at “tie school auditorium. * This year’s paly is “The Little Dog Laughed,” a three act comedy revolving around Laurie Hunting- Laurie comes home to practice her methods of psy- chology on her own family. Her father, mother and brother are all by Laurie. When the family discovers the notes on their personalities they decide to turn the tables on the psychologist. The results of all this will pre- sent an amusing evening for the play audience. Don’t forget the dates, Feb. 23 and 24, and the place, KWHS auditorium. DR. J. A.. VALDES OPTOMETRIST Duplication of Lenses and Frames OFFICE HOURS 9-12 — 2-5 619 DUVAL STREET (Upstairs) TELEPHONE 2-7821 RADIO and T.V. Servies Factory Methods Used — All Work Guaranteed FOR PROMPT AND RELIABLE SERVICE — SEB... $20 Truman Ave. (Rear) of Key West is running a special ticket selling campaign on appli- ances, which includes an 11 foot GE refrigerator, a Crosley Room Air Conditioner, a Waring Cele- brity Blender, a Westinghouse Aut matic Roaster, a Presto Automa- tic Fryer, a Cronco Cooler Ice Chest, a “True Temper” Rod and Reel, and a Westinghouse waffle iron. 3 A late contribution was qonated by Larry Dion of Bayfield Service Station; a set of Guodyear’s white sidewall tires for the Mercury. eee] HESTER BATTERY GUARANTEED 12 MOS. REG. PRICE $16.28 FOR ONLY $9.95 (Exch.) LOU SMITH 116 White St. BLOCK SLOPPY JOE'S JAM SESSION TONIGHT — 8 to 12 P.M. FRONT of NCCS CLUB DUVAL STREET below TRUMAN Two Orchestras ... Bazaars PROCEEDS APPLIED TO GAY LOU BARROSO “The Tender Queen” (U.S.S. H.W. GILMORE) Help Her te Become the Navy Charity Carnival Queen for 1953 Thurs. - Fri. - Sat. and Judy Canova Western AIR CONDITIONED Mat. 2 & 4:06 Night 6:12 & 6:18 TODAY THRU SATURDAY THE BATTLE OF THE CATTLE KINGS WARNER BROS. CATTLE TOWN Starring MORGAN Singing Mike who softly crooned for the ladies . . . while his bullets DAVID CIFELLI | hummed for the law! witht PHILIP CAREY Fox News Bex Office Opens 1:45 P.M. RITA MORENO Cartoon Contieveve Pertermense PHONE 2.5419 FOR TIME SCHEDULE SAN CARLOS THEATRE Air Conditioned