THE BUZZ.Byline: - Staff and Wire Services THE GEFFEN'S BACK: Jason Alexander, violinist Hilary Hahn and a robust 93-year-old Karl Malden were among those on hand to break the seal on the newly renovated Geffen Playhouse Monday night. The gala open house allowed patrons to wander through the refurbished playhouse in Westwood Village for the first time in nearly a year and a half. During the $17 million renovation effort - which also included the creation of the Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater - the Geffen staged its productions at the Brentwood Theatre. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and L.A. County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky presented producing director Gil Cates n. pl. 1. Provisions; food; viands; especially, luxurious food; delicacies; dainties. Cates for which Apicius could not pay. - Shurchill. Choicest cates and the fiagon's best spilth. - R. Browning. with proclamations to mark the event, as did representatives from the offices of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Alexander, who performed at the Geffen in the play ``Defiled de·file 1 tr.v. de·filed, de·fil·ing, de·files 1. To make filthy or dirty; pollute: defile a river with sewage. 2. ,'' sang a medley of show tunes and joined Hahn for a closing rendition of ``There's No Business Like Show Business.'' The first new production at the Geffen will be a revival of Tennessee Williams' ``Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,'' directed by Cates and starring John Goodman and Brenda Fricker. It opens Nov. 17. FROM MARILYN TO JACK: A watch that Marilyn Monroe reportedly gave President John F. Kennedy "John Kennedy" and "JFK" redirect here. For other uses, see John Kennedy (disambiguation) and JFK (disambiguation). John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917–November 22, 1963), was the thirty-fifth President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in as a birthday gift has fetched $120,000 at an auction. The gold Rolex is inscribed in·scribe tr.v. in·scribed, in·scrib·ing, in·scribes 1. a. To write, print, carve, or engrave (words or letters) on or in a surface. b. To mark or engrave (a surface) with words or letters. : ``Jack, With love as always from Marilyn May 29th 1962.'' Kennedy was born May 29, 1917. Bill Panagopulos, founder of the Alexander Autographs auction house, said the buyer was an East Coast collector, but he didn't release a name. The watch case contains a poem, written on a small piece of paper, titled, ``A Heartfelt Plea on Your Birthday.'' The poem reads: ``Let lovers breathe their sighs/ And roses bloom and music sound/ Let passion burn on lips and eyes/ And pleasures merry world go round/ Let golden sunshine flood the sky/ And let me love/ Or let me die!'' Monroe performed a sultry rendition of ``Happy Birthday to You'' for Kennedy on May 19, 1962, at New York's Madison Square Garden Current arenas in the National Hockey League Western Conference Eastern Conference . The actress is believed to have given the watch to Kennedy aide Kenneth O'Donnell, who passed it on to the president, Panagopulos said. But when Kennedy saw it, he told O'Donnell to ``get rid of it,'' according to a note that was sold with the watch, Panagopulos said. The watch, which was sold Saturday, had been expected to sell for $40,000 to $60,000. ``It's the hardest thing I ever had to estimate,'' Panagopulos said. ``Historic relics, especially when there is a hint of scandal attached, defy any attempt by an auctioneer to estimate their selling price.'' REPRIEVE FOR PHOTOG pho·tog n. Informal A person who takes photographs, especially as a profession; a photographer. : A photographer suspected of planting a listening device outside Nicole Kidman's home will not have to give a DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. sample to police, an appeals court in Sydney, Australia, ruled Tuesday. One of Kidman's security guards spotted the device near a sidewalk outside the Oscar-winning actress' lavish harbor-front mansion in January. Police later alleged that celebrity photographer Jamie Fawcett, 43, had been captured on security camera footage near the house around the time the bug was planted. The Waverley Local Court in April ordered Fawcett to supply police with a DNA sample to be compared with samples allegedly found on the listening device. But Fawcett appealed the ruling to the New South Wales New South Wales, state (1991 pop. 5,164,549), 309,443 sq mi (801,457 sq km), SE Australia. It is bounded on the E by the Pacific Ocean. Sydney is the capital. The other principal urban centers are Newcastle, Wagga Wagga, Lismore, Wollongong, and Broken Hill. state Supreme Court, which held Tuesday that he could not be forced to provide police with a DNA sample since there was no evidence he had violated any law. Earlier this year, Kidman reached an out-of-court settlement An agreement reached between the parties in a pending lawsuit that resolves the dispute to their mutual satisfaction and occurs without judicial intervention, supervision, or approval. with Fawcett and fellow Sydney-based photographer Ben McDonald, 32, after she was granted a temporary restraining order temporary restraining order: see injunction. against the pair for allegedly stalking her and making her feel like a prisoner in her own home. CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- 2 -- color) Jason Alexander, right, performed a show-tune medley to celebrate the reopening of the Geffen Playhouse. Among the the attendees at the Geffen soiree soi·ree also soi·rée n. An evening party or reception. [French soirée, from Old French seree, from seir, evening, from Latin : Karl Malden, below. Phil McCarten/Getty Images (3 -- color) no caption (Rolex watch given by Marilyn Monroe to President Kennedy in 1962) |
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