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ON THE BROADWAY SCENE ByBurtBoyor NEW YORK, N. Y., May 5. — STARE- WAY TQ THE STARS: Dick Haymes partying at Morocco with a Rita-type redhead and ordering crepes suzettes almost as fiery as the torch he totes . . . The two titled ladies lending snob appeal to that same spa, The Baroness de la Bouilleri and Miss America Yolande .Betbeze . . . Shirley Jones signing for her only strawhat ance this summer, "The Beggars Opera" at the Cambridge Drama Festival . . . Myrna Loy joining the Oyster Parade at McGinnis Bway eatery . . . Eli Wallach commuting from Philly, where hes playing in "Teahouse," to New York for retakes of Elia Kazans "Baby Doll" . . . Sammy Davis Jr. hiring a TJ-I movie projectionist for 00 for a movie party for the "Mr. Wonderful" cast . . . Grand Duke Otto of - Austria, first in line for the throne, standing in line for the phone at Armandos. THE BWAY BOREDS: Gregory Ratoff is in town. Dining at Johnny Johnstons Charcoal room he described to chums his strife with two top femme stars. "When Im with just one of them Im a director. But," he moaned, "when Im working with them together Im a referee." BROADWAY PREVIEW: Judy Holliday begins rehearsals for "The Bells Are Ringing" in mid-August. The new musical being geniusd by Jule Styne takes place in a telephone answering service where Judy works as a switchboard operator. She will sing several Styne songs, now being completed. The story is built around a music publishing office for which she answers calls. Unknown to her the music firm is really a front for a huge book-making establishment. Bets are placed in code. For example: if she takes an order for some Beethoven records she is really taking a bet for a race at Belmont. TAXIGABBING: Gleason strolled into Toots Shors, ordered a double steak and "the biggest dessert youve got in the place.-" The waiter said, "I thought you were- on a diet " "I am," groaned Gleason. "This has to last me till Friday" . . . The "Mr. Wonderful" album is selling out all over the country. Its a fabulous disc. And, for heaven sakes, dont miss the show. Youll be the most happy fella after youve seen it . . . We were standing on Bway and 52nd Street last night at 8:20 P.M. Jack Carter strolled by on the way to work at "Mr. W." "Youre late," we heckled. "Naaagh," he explained, "I do it every night. Gotta keep em aggravated." . . . This summer when you see "Showboat" at Jones Beach an entire act will be- played from an actual floating showboat. One side will rise, like a curtain, revealing the. stage . . . My little tyke got fed up hearing such money-making songs as "See Ya -Later, Alligator" etc. So, last night she wrote a song and a new play.;They are, "Im Stuck On You, Porcupine" and "My Square Lady." A AAA. BACKSTAGE: Siobhan McKenna the "Chalk Garden" star, wholl play Shaws1 1 "St. Joan" for the Cambridge Drama Fes-, tival this summer, told Michael Wager, J wholl play the Dauphin, that shed like , to give her performance in Gaelic. Wager I j thought that sounded fine except he toldj j her hed be worried about being able to! j pick up his cues. "Oh," assured Siobhan, "thats easy. Ill wink at you every time you should speak." AAA PENNY ARCADE: Joan -Collins comes here May 6 for three weeks while en route to Europe. An MGM inter-office memo to the publicity department read, "You can use her for three weeks." . . . "Anna Christie," which youll see as a play next season was scored by Bob Merrill for an MGM j j movie. George Abbott, out on the coast, I I heard the score, flipped and got permission to do it here first for the stage . . . Charley Munn Jr. is at Johns Hopkins Hospital . . . Two famed sisters confound the gossips. One married a rich man. The others mate is nioderately fixed. They both dress like princesses. The answer: The rich ones ; clothes come from Mainbocher for about a thousand a crack. She lends them to her sister for one week. Just time enough to have them copied by a low cost dressmaker for 50.
