DIVAS OF THE
SILVER SCREEN

Master of Ceremonies: Melvin Andrews
 Projection Equipment for this series is made available by
 Charles A. Fazio & Vision Digital Media

Seating is limited!! Admission is Free.  Tickets are required,
and are distributed at 6:00 pm, on a First-Come First-Served policy.
Hosts: Patricia Jennings and Gregory Lee
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SUMMER CINEMA 1999
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The National Theatre -  Helen Hayes Gallery
 1321 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
 Washington, D.C. 20004

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2 blocks from METRO Center
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All Shows Presented on Mondays
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June 15 - 6:30 pm - Monday
DOOR PRIZE OPENING NIGHT: TWO TICKETS TO RAGTIME!

ELIZABETH TAYLOR in
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF

The smoldering adaptation of Tennessee Williams' classic play about an alcoholic ex-athlete, his desperate, sexually-frustrated wife, and his overbearing father who is dying of cancer, all sequestered in the emotional hot-house of a troubled Southern mansion.  Dark secrets haunt this marriage!

Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Mildred Dunnock, Madeleine Sherwood
108 min.        MGM/United Artists, 1958 - Mature audiences

June 22 - 6:30 pm - Monday

ELIZABETH TAYLOR in
WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF

Edward Albee's scorching play about marriage and deception features Taylor and Richard Burton as battling spouses Martha and George, who spend one Saturday night pouring out bitterness and corrosive recrimination when they invite a younger couple over for drinks.

Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George Peppard, Sandy Dennis
127 min.    Warner Brothers, 1966 - Mature audiences

June 29 - 6:30 pm - Monday

ELIZABETH TAYLOR in
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW

"In the war between the sexes, there always comes a time for unconditional surrender."
Burton and Taylor play Petruchio and Katherine in a fairly rigorous attempt to stay with both the Shakespearean language and the script, while still adding a three-dimensional, outdoor flavor to this adaptation.  Academy Awards nominations for  Best Art Direction and Best Costume design.

Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Cyril Cusack, Vernon Dobtcheff, Michael Horden, Natasha Pyne
122 min.    Columbia Pictures, 1967 - rating - Questionable for children

July 6 - 6:30 pm - Monday

NATALIE WOOD in
WEST SIDE STORY

The Sharks and the Jets square off in this film adaptation of the landmark Broadway musical.
It's the Romeo and Juliet story in 1950s New York City, and it features songs by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, including "Somewhere," "Tonight,"  "I'm So Pretty," "Make of Our Hands One Hand" and "I Want To Be In America."

Natalie Wood, Rita Moreno, Richard Beymer, George Chakiris
152 minutes.    MGM/United Artists, 1961 - Questionable for children

July 13 - 6;30 pm - Monday

LENA HORNE in
CABIN IN THE SKY

Vincent Minnelli brings to the screen a stunning version of the Broadway hit musical featuring a stellar all-African-American cast giving unforgettable performances.  Songs include "Taking a Chance on Love" and "Happiness is Just a Thing Called Joe."

Lena Horne, Eddie Anderson, Ethel Waters, Louis Armstrong, Rex Ingram and Duke Ellington
98 min. MGM/United Artists, 1943 - General Audiences

July 20 - 6:30 pm - Monday

GRACE KELLY in TO CATCH A THIEF

The elegant Grace, later Princess of Monaco, stars with Cary Grant, who plays a reformed jewel thief suspected of a new string of thefts in the luxury hotels of the Riviera.  To prove his innocence, he must catch the real culprit.  The film won an Academy Award for cinematography.

Grace Kelly, Cary Grant, Brigitte Auber, Jesse Royce Landis, Charles Vanel, John Williams
106 min.    Paramount, 1955 - Questionable for children

July 27 - 6:30 pm - Monday

MARILYN MONROE in
THE MISFITS

Three unemployed cowboys and the lone woman who keeps house for them are the central characters in this Western that is unlike any other ever made.  It features the last screen performances of two screen luminaries, Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable.

Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable, Montgomery Clift, Eli Wallach, Thelma Ritter.
124 min. MGM/United Artists, 1961 - Mature Audiences

August 10 - 6:30 pm - Monday
Door Prize Closing Night: Two Tickets to a National Theatre Mainstay Show!

JUDY GARLAND in
BROADWAY MELODY OF 1938

This glamorous, breathless backstage plot is highlighted with first-night jitters, and "a broken heart for every light-bulb on Broadway."  The film features extravagant, sumptuous production numbers of the kind no longer seen in the movies.  Songs include "Dear Mr. Gable" and "Everybody Sing."  Judy Rules!

Judy Garland, Eleanor Power, George Murphy, Sophie Tucker, Robert Taylor, Buddy Ebsen
110 minutes.    MGM/United Artists, 1937 - General Audiences

Free films are shown at the National Theatre during summer months.  Performances are at 6:30 pm on Monday evenings in the Helen Hayes Gallery, where the national portrait of Miss Hayes is displayed. Admission is free, on a first-come, first-seated basis. The series was inaugurated in 1985. Program Schedules can be secured by sending a Self-Addressed, Stamped Envelope to "Cinema," National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20004. Recorded program information is available at 202-783-3372.