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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1955

Page

2

Gregory Peck Seeks Stimulus Driven Film Projects

Gregory Peck says he no longer seeks money, preferring stimulus and new ideas. He reflects on the troubled Moby Dick shoot led by John Huston, with storms, a sinking whale, and injuries, noting the seven month journey across several locations before final stint strapped to the whale for the ending.

Aline Mosby Gregory Peck Peck Richard Basehart Leo Genn John Huston Ireland Wales London Rae Islands Africa Huston

Broadway Stars, Socialites Fill Nighttime Scene

Walter Winchell columns note Doris Day Arlene Francis and Marie McDonald at Reuben's and Lindy’s with Jackie Coogan en route to Hollywood. Debates over Bing Crosby era friends, Monroe, Garbo and Monroe gossip, and Hollywood table chatter from New York venues.

Elebs Doris Day Arlene Francis Marie McDonald Jackie Coogan Hollywood Lindy Elliott Nugent Courtney Burr Dinty Moore Joe Dine Marilyn Monroe Phy Kirk Lord & Taylor's

Humboldt Little Symphony Draws Wide Rural Support

In Eureka Humboldt county 60 musicians travel 130 miles weekly for rehearsals reflecting the strong local passion for music as the Humboldt Little Symphony rehearses in a sparsely populated area.

Eureka Calif Humboldt County Humboldt Little Symphony

Silk Stockings Opens on Broadway in New Dress

New York dispatch notes Silk Stockings will open at the Imperial Thursday after a three month road run that grossed nearly $600,000. The Cole Porter musical stars Hildegarde and Don Ameche with Abe Burrows and Cy Feuer as last-known directors, and features songs like All of You and Paris Loves Lovers.

Times Square Ella Logan the Plaza East Side J. W. Galbreath Columbus Ohio Pittsburgh Pirates Russell Firestone Widder Majorie Lord Kitty Carlisle Amy Waltz J. Chapman Betty Murphy Broadway Girls Hall Vegas Hamilton Kelton Marie Wilson Dr’s Hosp Pop Ethel Merman Leslie AP News Broadway Hildegarde Neff Don Ameche New York INS Philadelphia Boston Detroit Melchior Lengyel Ninotchka Garbo Neff Jerry Paris Herb Greene Abe Burrows Cy Feuer

Review of Isham Jones Woody Herman and Jazz LPs

The piece surveys Isham Jones and Woody Herman bands with focus on Herman's Capitol 12-inch LP featuring Wild Apple Honey and Misty Morning. It notes Herman’s peak in 1944 with Apple Honey, praises bass trumpet use, and compares other contemporaries like Lennie Niehaus and Kawahi Luau Boys, Bennett and Laine, Clooney and Four Coins, and the Four Lads upcoming hit.

Les Zachers Isham Jones Balding Isham Woody Herman Woody Capitol Ralph Burns Herman Rca-Victor Prince Kawahi Luau Boys

New Manager For Danceland

Don Wachal a Cedar Rapids native and former assistant manager at Danceland will become manager of Danceland ballroom Monday He attended Cedar Rapids schools and Pasadena Junior College and played 15 years in the Tom Owen Cowboy band The Wachal family with two children resides at 823 Oakland Avenue NE Cedar Rapids Iowa.

Don Wachal Cedar Rapids Clinton Wachal Pasadena Junior College Tom Owen Danceland Oakland Avenue

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