Record Reviews Highlight 1954 Christmas and Classical Records
Joseph H. Kitchin previews Columbia's The Christmas Mood by the Columbia Choir under Bud Linn with Albert Burt carols, MGM’s Concert Favorites mixing Rimsky Korsakov and Tchaikovsky selections, and The Confederacy war songs with Lee Farewell reading. Also covered are Rubinstein with Brahms Concerto No. 1, Remington Gaite Parisienne, Capitol Bluebeard and Helen of Troy, and Lily Pons in Bergerets with Columbia Orchestra conducted by Hersh Kay.
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Joseph H. Kitchin
Seer
Columbia
Columbia Choir
Bud Linn
Albert S. Burt
Rimsky-Korsakoff
Khatchaturian
Wagner
Moussorgsky
On the
Bald Mountain
Saturday Review
Richard Bales
Garden Court
National Gallery
Washington
Robert E. Lee
Edmund J. Lee
Bruce Catton
Clifford Dowdy
Lee
Appomattox
Bales
ASIC
Prom*inent
Remington
RIAS
Radio
Berlin
Manuel Rosenthal
Rosenthal
Offenbach
Capitol
Bluebeard
Joseph Levine
Ballet Theater Orchestra
Levine
Lily Pons
Miss Pons
Hersh Kay
What's in a Name Hope Has Answer
Bob Hope visited Crosby in Liverpool, England, a residential borough. He responded to a question about the place by saying it is condemned, likening it to a leper colony or something, reflecting his humorous take on the name.
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Hope
Hollywood
Bob Hope
Liverpool
England
Crosby
Johnny Mercer
Bell
Mary Ann McCall
Gaby Monet
Pittsburgh
Marion Murray
Black Magic Room
Miami Beach
Jean Tart
L. Lanine
Astor Hotel Haberdasher
Conrad Thibault
Dee Bredin
Bing Crosby
Bob Cummings
Patty Is a Terror in Pigtails
Patty McCormack, nine, stars in The Bad Seed on Broadway as a fearless child killer shaping audience fascination. The article notes her off stage indifference to fame, her family background, future plans, and a quirky remark about marrying the President with 132 White House rooms.
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TEW York
Patty McCormack
Broadway
Patty
Patricia Ellen Russo
the McCormack
Stinky
Washington
White House
Ten Years Later They Salute Glenn Miller Memory
Emily Belser recalls Major Glenn Miller’s disappearance after he vanished over the English Channel on December 15 1944 while entertaining U S troops. Helen Miller widow reflects on loss raising sons Steven and Jonnie and avoiding remarriage as peers and fans weigh Miller’s enduring music and possible modernizations.
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Glenn Miller
Emily Belser
Pjollywood
INS
America
English Channel
Britain
France
Miller
Helen
Universal-International
James Stewart
June Allyson
Hollywood’s banner year in love and loss 1954
Hollywood witnessed a record year for marriages engagements and social events led by June Haver Fred MacMurray Marilyn Monroe Joe DiMaggio and Suzan Ball. Notable weddings included Pier Angeli Vic Damone Vera Ellen Jane Powell Pat Nerney Eleanor Parker John Wayne and Pilar Pallette. Death claimed Lionel Barrymore while newborns arrived for Audie Murphy Stephen McNally Ann Blyth and Edmund Purdom.
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June Haver
Fred MacMurray
Marilyn Monroe
Joe DiMaggio
Suzan Ball
Dick Long
Hollywood
MacMurray
Ojai
Calif
Suzan
Actor Long
Santa Barbara
Marilyn
Cupid
The
Ledger
Pier Angeli
Vic Damone
Vera Ellen
Vic Rothschild
Jane Powell
Pat Nerney
Eleanor Parker
Paul Clements
John Wayne
Pilar Pallette
Robert Taylor
Ursula Thiess
Audrey Hepburn
Mel Ferrer
Groucho Marx
Eden Hartford
Liberace
Joanne Rio
Brando
Josanne Mariani
Debbie Reynolds
Eddie Fisher
Susan Hayward
Jess Barker
Jane Wyman
Jeff Chandler
Leslie Caron
Linda Christian
Tyrone Power
Edmund Purdom
Tita
Lionel Barrymore
Audie Murphy
Stephen McNally
Ann Blyth
Purdom
Broadway gossip and showbiz notes from Walter Winchell column
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt returns from Europe as his wife departs for Hollywood. Norwood Smith and Marilyn Bradley spark show biz chatter while Formosa’s governor’s daughter enjoys the high life with Hari Jaaj. Christmas bustle hits Shubert Alley as bowl tickets soar and King Farouk's diamond tiara surfaces in loan notes.
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Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Europe
Hollywood
Norwood Smith
Marilyn Bradley
Formosa
Marilyn Csieh
Hari Jaaj
Shubert Alley
Jeff Chandler
Joan Crawford
Farouk
California
Provident Loan
N.Y
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AP News
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Tex Beneke
Hal McIntyre
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the Waldorf
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Philly
MGM Records
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Frank Luther
Zillionaire
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Theater Arts Mag
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1000 Island
Richelieu
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