Monster Mash: Gehry lawsuit dismissed; puppet opera; Shakespeare with pirates; Hitler’s art image

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--Case closed: Judge dismisses lawsuit against architect Frank Gehry over proceeds from jewelry designs.

--Popular partner: Tom DeLay gets lucky as ‘Dancing With the Stars’ pairings are announced.

--Innocence lost: ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ revival on Broadway reportedly drops frisky dance sequence due to concerns it’s ‘too gang rape-y.’

--Wooden performers: Opera singers share the stage with puppet stars in Monteverdi’s ‘Il Ritorno D’Ulisse in Patria’ at Edinburgh International Festival

--Hoping to change views: Art historian seeks to correct image of Hitler’s relationship with art; the dictator saw himself as an ‘artistic genius.’

--Yo ho ho: Shiver me timbers, they’s doing Shakespeare with pirates, poolside at the Palms in Las Vegas.

--Return engagement: ‘Irving Berlin’s White Christmas,’ seen in Los Angeles in 2005, returns to Broadway for an eight-week run over the holidays.

--Recession hits?: Los Angeles Philharmonic ticket sales uneven as Gustavo Dudamel prepares for his debut.

--Help for the little guy: Prince Charles seeks to curb use of ‘starchitects’ with laws designed to give ordinary people the right to help shape projects.

--Blaze contained: Greek wildfires spare Marathon archeological sites near Athens.

--Looking back: ‘Mad Men’ offers a slice of architecture and preservation.

--Preservation plans: More than 4,000 prints and 20,000 negatives of photographer Gordon Parks’ work find a new home at Purchase College/State University of New York.

--Debate continues: ‘Which Way, L.A.?’ discusses the elimination of the 40-year-old weekend film program at Los Angeles County Museum of Art

-- Lisa Fung

Quincy Jones a piece of his jewelry at Tiffany & Co. in 2006. Credit: Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times