Bert Lahr Faces Vanishing Broadway Comedy Era
New York AP reports Bert Lahr notes he is the last surviving star from Broadway’s bustling era of clowns and buffoonery spanning the 1920s to the 1950s. He cites Jackie Gleason as a rare current torchbearer and laments the industry’s drift toward imitation over originality.
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Ella Fitzgerald Sings Harold Arlen Song Book Volumes One and Two
A concise review notes Ella Fitzgerald on Verve delivering a dozen Arlen songs per volume, totaling two dozen favorites from Let’s Fall in Love to Over the Rainbow with Billy May arranging. Also previews jazz titles by Terry Gibbs, Harry Belafonte, Jimmy Smith, Art Farmer, Buddy DeFranco Tommy Gamma, and Roland Kirk, plus stage notes on Sid Caesar and Jack Lahr.
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Jerry Lewis
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Jimmy Smith
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Art Farmer
Benny Golson
Grachan Mancun
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Buddy DeFranco
Tommy Gamma
DeFranco
Gamina
Roland Kirk
New York's Radio City Hall Turns 30 Amid Holiday Spectacle
As Radio City Music Hall marks 30 years since its 1932 opening, executive Russell Downing notes its enduring success despite industry shifts. Attendance nears 187 million since opening and the Christmas show Jumbo with Doris Day and 36 Rockettes plays to packed crowds of 6 million yearly. Tickets now range from 90 cents to $1.80, a far cry from the original 40 cents to 88 cents.
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Vinton to Sing at Danceland on Friday
Bobby Vinton, lauded as Most Promising Male Voice on the Dick Clark show, will appear Friday at Danceland. His recordings include Lets Kiss and Make Up Roses Are Red Trouble Is My Middle Name I Love You The Way You Are and Rain Rain Go Away. Music for dancing will be by Vinton s Top 40 orchestra.
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Donna Reed Seeks Move From Acting To Producing
Actress Donna Reed, star of her TV show for five years, says she is weary of acting and wants to produce. She cites family life with three teenagers and notes television taught her about film making, while sponsors weigh renewal of her contract.
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