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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1947
Page
26
Eyeglass frames are shown laminated with fabric between lucite sheets to create decorative shields for sunglasses and corrective specs. New designs pair red and white stripes with mismatched outfits, lace edged lenses, and metallic fabrics to add matching flair to coats and evening gowns.
American dancer Ted Shawn praised Australian Aboriginal primitive dance as a treasure in Melbourne interview after Darwin sightings. He said the dancing embodies pure art and high choreography and would deem his Australian trip worthwhile even if it had yielded nothing else.
Rita Hayworth headlines the lavish Technicolor musical Down to Earth at Loew's Poll theater with Larry Parks. The film features Marc Platt Roland Culver James Gleason Edward Everett Horton Adele Jergens George Macready and William Frawley. Three new songs include They Can't Convince Me Let's Stay Young Forever and People Have More Fun Than Anyone. Companion Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back stars Ron Randall Gloria Henry Pat O'Moore Anabel Shaw and Terry Kilburn.
At Loew's Globe theater a revival presents two frontier epics Arizona and Texas. Arizona set in Old Tucson during the 1860s stars Jean Arthur as a pioneer woman among rough men with William Holden supporting, also featuring Warren William and Porter Hall. Texas features Holden, Claire Trevor, and Glenn Ford with George Bancroft and Edger Buchanan in supporting roles.
Yvonne DeCarlo leads the technicolor film Slave Girl at the Loew Poll Majestic theater with George Brent Broderick Crawford Albert Dekker Lois Collier Andy Devine Arthur Treacher Carl Eamond. The story covers early American history and strained relations with the Barbary states with DeCarlo as a Venetian dancer imprisoned in a palace. Also shown this week at the Majestic is Time Out of Mind starring Phyllis Calvert Robert Hutton and Etla Rainas.
The page lists showtimes for multiple theaters including WARKER LOEW'S MAJESTIC and GLOBE. Featured titles include Dear Ruth Sav on Keys to Baldpate Time Out of Mind and Arizona plus Texas with varied daily slot times.
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