New Records Review Highlights Zachers and Major Labels
Les Zachers reviews highlight NERCURY Crew-Cuts with Earth Angel and Kokomo, surpassing the Penguins. Jo Stafford and Frankie Laine duet High Society on Columbia, Eddy Arnold tribute LP on Victor impresses, Peter Pan cast on CaVictor shines, plus Eddy Arnold’s ten year tribute releases. Other notable mentions include Rosie Clooney Jose Ferrer duo, Dolores Hawkins George single, Rusty Draper Spade Cooley, Caesar Petrillo instrumentals, and Mahalia Jackson four strong sides.
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Columbia
Jo Stafford
Frankie Laine
New Orleans
Jelly Roll Morton
Autograph
Alphonse Picou
Rosie Clooney
Jose Ferrer
Romberg
Mrs
Mr. Ferrer
East
Dolores Hawkins
George
Epic
Rusty Draper
Spade Cooley
Joe
Caesar Petrillo
Verheard Broadway Cast Gossip and Celebrity News
Walter Winchell style column highlights Gloria Vanderbilt Sinatra marriage talk and Rodgers Hammerstein ambitions. Mentions Marilyn Monroe Zanuck Columbia roles. Felicia Montalegre name change. Miami Beach praise. John Philip Sousa shrine plan. TV moves to Hollywood and Amid industry chatter across theater and film.
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City Center
Godfrey
Broadway's Josh Logan Plans Hollywood Movie Run
Joshua Logan, famed Broadway writer producer and director, heads to Hollywood to direct the film version of Picnic in May. He recalls six shows written seven produced and 22 directed, notes film can be edited after shooting, and plans to work in both film and theater while continuing to adapt his stage craft for cinema.
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McGuire Sisters
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Four Lads
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Harold Arien
Eddie Fisher
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Joshua Logan
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Logan
William Inge
Man
Texarkana
Josh
Living Theater
Ezio Pinza
Walter Slezak
the Majestic
Fanny
Internal Revenue Bureau
AD Woertentoree Phot
Josh Logan
Alan Ladd Defies Fear in Thriller Key Scene
A Hollywood profile contrasts Alan Ladd with screen personality norms. In a tense shot he faced a poised dagger with no fear, defying a director’s request and proving his star status after 15 years. The film still became a mint.
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Hollywood
Alan Ladd
Upper
Afghanistan
Ladd
Gary Cooper
Fredric March
William Holden
Walter Huston
P. S
How to brighten a rug with salt and vacuum
Sprinkle salt on the rug to brighten it before you run the vacuum. The salt helps lift stains and loosen dirt, allowing the vacuum to remove more grime and leave the fibers looking fresher.
Cedar Rapids Musicians Reunite For Altoona Concert
Eastern Concert brings Cedar Rapids natives Donald Johanos conductor and Rose Marie Jun soprano to Altoona Pennsylvania. Jun sang Jan 6 with praise for depth and musicianship. Johanos, Roosevelt High graduate, directs Altoona Symphony in his second season.
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Cedar Rapids
Altoona
Donald Johanos
Altoona Symphony Orchestra
Rose Marie Jun
Johanos
Miss Jan
New York
Crith
Johanes
Roosevelt High School
Coe College
Joseph H. Kitchin
Coe
Eastman School of Music
Rochester
N. Y
Rochester Philharmonic
Altoona Symphony
Thelma Trimble
Miss Jun
McKinley High School
Donald Johanos and
Virginia Grey Keeps Star Image By Playing Second Fiddle
Hollywood actress Virginia Grey, 28-year career, still looks like a starlet. She maintains youth by often playing second fiddle in films, such as her billed role under Anna Magnani and Burt Lancaster in The Rose Tattoo, while she quips about accepting supporting parts over the stars’ heavy responsibilities.
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Hollywood
Virginia Grey
Anna Magnani
Burt Lancaster
It Isn't the Same With Pennell's Dad
Hollywood story about Bud Pennell, former Brooklyn Dodgers property, who left baseball for Paramount acting out of money and fame. He notes his father reads sports pages daily and knows Ty Cobb's 1914 batting, while Bud loves acting and his girlfriend Marla English is cited as a reason to stay in films.
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Hollywood
Larry
Bud” Pennell
Brooklyn Dodgers
Paramount
Ty Cobb
Bud
Marla English
Reservations Open for The Madwoman of Chaillot by Footlighters
Tickets for Footlighters community theater presentation The Madwoman of Chaillot run February 1 to 5. Reservations start Friday at the Iowa Electric Light and Power Company sales floor or by calling 2-7632, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily except Sundays. Non-season tickets by mail after Friday or by phone January 31. $1.50 tickets by check or money order. Groups call Mrs. Smith for special rates.
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Chaillot
Footlighters Community Theater
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Donald E. Smith
Washington Avenue
Crew-Cuts Come To Armar Friday
The Crew-Cuts a popular singing group will perform in Armar Friday night with the David Carroll orchestra. Their early hit was Sh Boom and their current chart item is Earth Angel.
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Armar
Earth Angel
David Carroll
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