Deanna Durbin Promoted On Five City Goodwill Tour
Universal plans a five city goodwill tour for Deanna Durbin visiting Chicago Washington Miami Atlanta New Orleans and Dallas meeting press critics and buyers to boost her image and promote Ready For Romance songs. Louella Parsons notes reunions with Jimmy Stewart in Smilin Through as a musical adaptation and recalls earlier film history while defending remake plans for The Great Train Robbery.
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Actress to Star in Navy Blues Style Movie Dance
The performer, noted for blues style and a signature pose atop a table during numbers, attracted Mark Hellinger to push a Warner Bros signing. Her throaty voice drew crowds at the Pump Room and now she is slated to dance on screen with Jack Oakie Eddie Albert and Jack Haley in a Warners project.
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Social Welfare Exam Applicants to Take Saturday Tests
Iowa merit system council notified applicants for state and county social welfare posts to report to McKinley school in Cedar Rapids at 8:30 AM Saturday. Examinations will also be held in Burlington Council Bluffs Davenport Des Moines Dubuque Fort Dodge Mason City Ottumwa Sioux City and Waterloo. Linn county workers including county director Mrs Helen Hunt will take the test.
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Edgar A Guest Poem The Poet of the People
A 1943 Edgar A. Guest poem urges perseverance and courage over comfort. It emphasizes praying for strength, patience, and clear sight to follow a righteous path, even through dark times.
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Philadelphia Story Film Excess Play
A Philadelphia area review previews the Paramount engagement of The Philadelphia Story. Katharine Hepburn Cary Grant and James Stewart star in the Hollywood version of Philip Barry’s stage hit with Donald Ogden Stewart screenplay and Frank Sullivan edits.
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Hepburn in a witty clash of roles with musical score praised
The review lauds Hepburn as a goddess who longs to be human in a witty plot with lively repartee. Uncle Willie adds comic edge while Miss Hussey sparks interest as a future success. Photography and Franz Waxman’s score receive high marks for restraint and support.
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Wilson High Plans Radio Version of Sixteen
Wilson High School will air a radio version of the story Sixteen submitted to Scholastic Awards by Maureen Daly. The broadcast at 9 30 Saturday over WMT is directed by Pierre A Tracy with actors Frances Gatrelle Jane Washburn Jeanne Schluntz Bob Trubacek Dean Schultz Virginia Fields Marjorie Khosina Hommy Omar and Ray Thompson as announcer. The Assembly Room of the Air airs each Saturday at 9 30 a m on WMT.
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Chatterton Takes Eliza Doolittle In Pygmalion at Iowa Theater
Ruth Chatterton stars as Eliza Doolittle in George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion at the Iowa theater for one performance next Wednesday. Critics hailed her as a top comedienne with wit and charm, following Hollywood miscasting in the past.
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Beauty appreciation could boost employment and industry
A discussion notes that widespread appreciation of beauty might alleviate unemployment by creating demand for artistic design. An artist earned $10000 designing hair combs and vanity goods for milady’s toilet table, while the decline of Paris fashion opens U.S. opportunities for designers in clothes and hats. The piece asserts education should prioritize teaching beauty appreciation.
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All American Revue and 1939 film lineup at Iowa theatres
The Iowa theatres list stage shows and films including Ada Teon ard with All American Revue and Who Ruined Aunt Maggie at the stage. Paramount presents Second Chorus with Fred Astaire and Paulette Goddard. Charter Pilot stars Lloyd Nolan and Lynn Barr. Hudson’s Bay at State features Paul Muni Gene Tierney Mischa Auer Nan Grey in Margie. Palace screens The Man I Married with Joan Bennett and Francis Lederer and Gold Rush Maisie with Ann Sothern. Rialto shows Tom Brown’s School Days and Taming of the West. Strand features Murder in the Air with Ronald Reagan and Cisco Kid and the Lady with Cesar Romero.
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