Play Practice Sets Busy Scene At Crosby High
Crosby high students pick cast for one act play The High Heart with Mary Frances Towler Russell Minor Jacquelyn Cobb Mike Murray Gayle Ransom Roger Ramsey Terry Anderson Dannie Lelb ham Jody Tepera in leading roles Presentation date to be announced A comedy with complications slated for 4 p.m. Friday in Barber Hill High auditorium Tickets 25 cents for students 50 cents for adults Junior class also staging Bargain Bride Deer Park seniors begin practice for class play The Valley of the Ghost a three act mystery at 8 p.m. March 18 in the school auditorium Admission 60 cents The 1939 Panama Canal stamp was first issued aboard the U S S Charleston at the Canal Zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crosby’ High
Mary Frances Towler
Russell Minor
Jacquelyn Cobb
Mike Murray
Gayle Ransom
Roger Ramsey
Terry Anderson
Dannie Lelbham
Jody Tepera
Barbers Hill High School
Deer Park High School
Broadway Buzz Mixed News on Michener Berlin and More
The column surveys Broadway plans and casting news for early 1950s productions. Irving Berlin writes a song for Michener's new musical, with Joshua Logan producing for next season. Deborah Kerr plans a London visit for a film version of Hind of the Affair. Shirley Booth prepares a second musical, By the Beautiful Sea, with Sugar Sam. Carmen Jones slated for Cinemascope, Max Gordon discusses early play purchases, and Saki the goat is replaced due to an intestinal issue. Fredric Franco and Groucho impersonations are noted, plus Renee Jeanmaire and Audrey Hepburn debut new shows in February. The Picnic film adaptation by Dan Taradash is set for 1955.
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James A. Michener
Irving Berlin
Michener
Joshua Logan
Deborah Kerr
To &E
London
Graham Greene
Hind
Shirley Booth
Brooklyn
New York
Sugar Sam
Carmen Jones
Oscar Hammerstein
Saki
Brandy
Brendy Lewis
Metropolitan Opera
Theatre Arts Magazine
Groucho Marx
Sunbury
Franchot
Tone
Renee Jeanmaire
Audrey
Hepburn
Miss Jeanmaire
Miss Hepburn
Ondine
Mel Ferrer
William Inge
Ford Turns Down Big TV Deal Over Convictions
Hollywood star Glenn Ford rejected a $1 million TV offer from ABC to do two series of 36 films arguing fans would rather see him in theatres. He said actors should stay loyal to cinema and that a film career could yield greater long term returns.
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Clement D. Jones
Hollywood
Ford
Esther Circle To Give Food To Needy Family
Esther Circle at Grace Methodist Church collected canned foods for a needy family. Eleven members attended Wednesday night with Mrs. 7. K. Pye calling worship and Mrs. RR. W. Washburn leading a study of The Prophet Jeremiah. Gifts were presented to Mrs. Washburn for her teaching, with Mrs. G. C. Swint as hostess.
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Esther Circle
Grace Methodist Church
G. C. Swint
Brunson Theater Debuts Giant 20 by 47 Foot Screen
Workmen wrap up a 7500 dollar wall to wall Cinemascope upgrade at Brunson theater. The 20 by 47 foot screen will show How To Marry 2 Millionaire with Marilyn Monroe and Betty Grable during Sunday features. The installation includes stero sound and a fireproof screen, and new tunnel exits to Pearce avenue.
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Brunson Theater
Marilyn Monroe
Betty Grable
Texas
Dallas
Pearce Avenue
Rufuy Honeycutt
Roxy
New York
Wreckers Take Down Major New York Theatres in Shuffle
New York theatres undergo a wave of demolition and renovation as Avon Theatre Vanderbilt Empire Center Theatre Morasco Theatre face removal for parking garages and office buildings. The Morasco reopens Feb. 11 with T S Tilot's The Confidential Clerk and divan seating selling for 7.80, higher than standard seats.
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WEW
York
New York
Avon Theatre
Kaw
Vanderbilt
Old Empire ‘Theatre
Center Theatre
Ratio City
Joe Bhown
Morasco Theatre
T. S. Tilot
Maria Riva to Try Theater After TV Stardom
Maria Riva, a leading TV actress, will test stage appeal co starring with Sir Cerdic Hardwicke in The Burning Gines by Charles Morgan. The Theatre Guild brings the production to New York soon, following her Broadway debut in Foolish Notion with Tallulah Bankhead in 1945.
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New York
Maria Riva
Miss Riva
Cerdic Hardwicke
Charles Morgan
Theatre Guild
New Yorke
Tallulah Bankhead
Mrs Willis To Lead Wesleyan Study Course
Mrs Dorothy Willis will lead a study on Life and Task of the Church Around the World Monday night at a Wesleyan Servins guild meeting of St Mark's Methodist church. The gathering begins at 7 30 pm in the home of Mrs Ruth Bunting 3405 Michigan.
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Dorothy Willis
Wesleyan Servins Guild
St Mark's Methodist Church
Ruth Bunting
Michigan
Sheik of Araby tops Baytown’s Top Ten night show
Vocalist Buddy Greco delivers a swinging version of The Sheik of Araby as part of Baytown’s Top Ten chart buzz. Tony Bennett and Percy Faith back a Hillbilly star on new Columbia cuts while local acts like Four Knights and Doris Day hits populate the list. A Friday 8:30 p.m. show at the V3 W hall on Decker Drive showcases the period music scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buddy Greco
Araby
Tony Bennett
Percy Faith
Cice
Bank Williams
Columbia
Sheik
Buddy Green
Charley
Apple
White
Decca
W. Hall
Decker Drive
Women To Have First Aid Course In Baytown
Baytown begins women’s civil defense training with a standard first aid course at 7 30 pm Tuesday. Fire Chief A I Lindeman and Fire Marshall T F Bounds will teach at the Red Cross center. Lessons continue every Thursday and Tuesday night under Vilot club sponsorship directed by Mrs Grivys. Mrs Gray is appointed to lead the women’s civil defense division by Civil Defense Director George Keene.
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Baytown
Red Cross Center
A. I. Lindeman
T. F. Bounds
Iessons
Vilot Club
Mra
Br. Grivys
Gray
Civil Defense
George Keene
Horticulturists Join National Rose Society
Horticulturists and members of the Dirt Gardeners club voted to join the National Rose Society at a meeting held Wednesday at Mrs. A. N. Nelson’s Market Street home. Mrs. C. H. Bone was elected first vice president. Mrs. H. C. Swain presented a paper on what to plant for gum mer. Mrs. A. M. Pelly discussed rose culture. The club plans to meet in Madisonville Texas on April 7 at Mrs. J. W. Bennett’s home. Sixteen members and two guests attended, Mrs. H. Arnold Jr. and Mrs. W. A. Sheley. Coffee has no food value despite stimulating the nervous system.
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National Rose Society
A. N. Nelson
Market Street Road
C. H. Bone
H.C. Swain
A. M. Pelly
Madisonville
Tex
J. W. Bennett
H . Arnold Jr
W. A. Sheley
Study claims stalls boost comfort in fort stalls outlets
A recent study found that cov/s sept in fort stalls produce more init than those in tie in ehain stalls. The comfort stalls are the herein.
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