Year in Review of Show Business in 1951
The column reflects on entertainment in 1951, noting television's rise and doubled home viewership, radio’s persistence, and a strong movie year driven by TV crossovers. It highlights Kefauver hearings boosting interest, stage gains with Broadway success, and hopes for Cedar Rapids to receive more theater while wishing a happy new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Washington
Cedar Rapids
Eddie Cantor
Mutual
MGM
ABC
United Paramount
Broadway
Henry Fonda
J. P. Marquand
Laurence Olivier
Vivien Leigh
Shakespeare
New York
Bob Downing
Shaw
Haircuts Cost Stars High at Warner Brothers
Barber Ernie Case charges up to 16 dollars per haircut for Hollywood stars at Warner Brothers. He trims and styles while actors work, keeping cuts invisible, with about ten snips per hour during shoots. Case earns four dollars an hour, billed to production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Ernie Case
Warner Brothers
Errol Flynn
Gordon MacRae
Humphrey Bogart
James Cagney
Steve Cochran
Gene Nelson
Gary Cooper
Danny Thomas
Case
Broadway Review: Legend of Lovers Returns Dorothy McGuire to Broadway
Dorothy McGuire returns to Broadway in Legend of Lovers at the Plymouth Theatre after a decade away. The Orpheus Eurydice reimagining, adapted from Jean Anouilh, unfolds in France with a tragic love torn by fate and a fatal injunction. Richard Burton leads the City Center production with mixed reception while Mildred Dunnock, Diana Lynn, David Lewis, and Kent Smith deliver strong support.
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Paul R. Allerup
York
INS
Dorothy McGuire
Broadway
Plymouth Theater
Claudia
Rose Franken
Miss McGuire
Hollywood
Kitty Black
Jean Anouilh
France
New York
London
Iher
Eurydice
Orpheus
Theater Guild
Richard Burton
Ibsen
Maurice Evans
Philip Loeb
Max Faber
Ekdal
Evans
Hjalmar Ekdal
Loeb
Old Ekdal
City Center
Mildred Dunnock
Diana Lynn
David Lewis
Kent Smith
Miss Lynn
Smith
Miss Dunnock
Lewis
Henrik Ibsen's Wild Duck Returns to New York Stage
The Wild Duck by Henrik Ibsen returns to the New York theatre scene during the holiday season but makes only a modest impression despite interest. The production draws limited reaction amid a crowded drama calendar.
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W York
INS
Henrik Ibsen
New York
Benny Strong to perform at Armar bandstand next Sunday
Benny Strong, famed as The Man Who Sings the Old Songs, will headline the Strong orchestra at Armar next Sunday night. The act has previously played Chicago venues Edgewater Beach hotel Ara gon and Trianon ballrooms, and the Chase hotel in St. Louis, with Kathy Owens as songstress.
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Benny Strong
Armar
Strong
Edgewater Beach
Chicago
Aragon and Trianon
Chase Hotel
St. Louis
Kathy Owens
Rex Harrison on sleep role in The Four Poster
Rex Harrison jokes about his bed bound scenes in The Four Poster for the Kramer Company noting he was paid for sleeping on the job the first time.
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Rex Harrison
Kramer Company
New Records Highlight From Kitchin Reviews
The reviewer surveys new releases. Horowitz and Toscanini perform Brahms Concerto No.2 on Victor Collector’s Issue. Madeleine Grey’s Canteloube Songs of the Auvergne on Columbia. Kirsten’s Puccini Arias with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Rubinstein’s Chopin Nocturnes. Allen Funt’s Candid Microphone Volumes 2 and 3 on Columbia. Jack Jenney’s late Thirties recordings with his band. Stardust headline and jazz set notes. overall a vast array of classic and novelty LPs and 10 inch records with commentary on sound and artistry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph H. Kitchin
Victor
Vladimir Horowitz
Toscanini
NBC Symphony
Columbia
Madeleine Grey
Auvergne
Canteloube
Orothy Kirsten
Gianni Schicchi
Tosca
Madame Butterfly
la Rondine
Turandot
Manon Lescaut
Metropolitan Opera Company
Fausto Cleva
Artur Rubinstein
Rubinstein
Allen Funt
Funt
Grandpa
Susie
Polka King to Perform at Danceland on January 8
Frank Yankovic known as America s Polka King and his band will be presented at Danceland Tuesday January 8. The group was named favorite polka band in a national poll of dance patrons with Sammy Kaye and Les Brown also noted. The maestro is an accordionist with hits like Just Because and Blue Skirt Waltz.
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Frank Yankovic
America
Sammy Kaye
Les Brown
Hollywood Small Talk By Erskine Johnson
Tallulah Bankhead misses a co star role due to a lawsuit while Fox courted Ginger Rogers for a Fred Allen film. Allen jokes about recent projects and recalls past titles as he returns to Hollywood after two years away. Gloria Swanson Gideon Clifton Webb may join Nina revival. Korean Story rushes to cinemas amid headlines. Ralph Edwards seeks a male beauty for NBC show as female audience dominates.
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NEA
Tallulah Bankhead
Ginger Rogers
Fox
Fred Allen
Fox High Brass
Tallulah
Fred
Hollywood
Allen
Los Angeles
Gloria Swanson
Clifton Webb
Nina
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Cra
Jane Haver
Wm. Lundisan
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Reno
Mark Stevens
Peggy Dow
Superman
the Molemen
Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis
Paramount
Vancebandova
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Meardon
Lou DE Klotz
Bob” Goodwick and His
Tom Owen
Satin Smooth
Eddie Allen
Erica
Richard Widmark In
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Eldorado
Hot DE Lamarr
Carton and News
Kitchin
Les Zachers
Jack Jenney
Waterloo
Jack
Zacheis
Jenney
Trombone
Yenney
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Marion Boulevard
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Supper Club
Erskine Johnson
Ywood
King
Walter Wanger
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Lang
RKO
Jack Reynolds
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Ralph Edwards
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