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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1950
Page
3
Hollywood gossip piece details Ava Gardner stopping by a newspaper office for an interview. She chats with the staff about marriage plans, past husbands, and upcoming projects with Robert Mitchum and James Mason while sharing casual anecdotes and fashion notes.
Review covers Mengelberg's Amsterdam recording of D minor Symphony and Puccini arias by Jan Peerce with RCA Victor, plus Edward R. Murrow I Can Hear It Now Volume II and Jimmy Dorsey Dixie by Dorsey on Columbia. It praises Mengelberg’s dramatic performance, Peerce’s tenor, Murrow's historical broadcasts, and Dorsey’s Original Dorseyland Jazz Band with notable solos and high fidelity, recommending the Dorsey album as a milestone in American music.
Erskine Johnson reports Helen Kane the Bronx singer known for Boop-Boop-a-Doop is back in MGM musical Three Little Words with Debbie Reynolds portraying Kane. Kane rose to fame 1928 with hits like I Wanna Be Loved by You and inspired Betty Boop.
Arthur Treacher, Hollywood’s famed English gentleman, longs to escape butler parts. He fled to New York to star as Britannus in Caesar and Cleopatra on Broadway, seeking prestige over peanuts. The gainful run could extend through June as he reveals his struggle with typecasting and career ambitions.
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