Theater Has Colorful Part In This Country's History
William Glover surveys America's theater from pre independence to modern times. The piece notes New York as a live entertainment capital and recalls Washington early support, Lincoln’s Ford’s Theater assassination, and presidents allied with theater including Wilson Roosevelt and Truman.
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America
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Abraham Lincoln
Washington
Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
Woodrow Wilson
Prophecy in The Bob Mathias Story Ends With Service
Hollywood AP reports the film ends with Bob Mathias entering active Marine Corps service. Mathias and his wife star in their film autobiographies and he left for Quantico, Virginia, last week.
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Hollywood
Bob Mathias
Olympic Decathalon
Mathias
Marine Corps
Quantico
Universal-International Produces New World Pictures
Universal-International announces multiple new film projects and completions. Titles include Five Bridges To Cross in Boston Captain Lightfoot in Ireland Smoke Signal in Utah Chief Crazy Horse in South Dakota and So This Is Paris completed in Universal City California.
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Boston
Captain Lightfoot
Ireland
Utah
Crazy Horse
South Dakota
Paris
Universal City
Calif
Japan To Send Its Movies to United States
Japanese producer Massaichi Nagata plans to export three films to the U S market as part of Daiei Films efforts to reach Western audiences. Rashomon has already won awards, with Hell's Gate and Ugetsu to follow, emphasizing an oriental, non Westernized style.
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Fireworks Display Planned at Cedar Rapids Drive-Ins
The two Cedar Rapids drive-in theaters will host Fourth of July fireworks. The Twixt Town schedules shows for tonight at 10 50 and Monday at 10 30. The Cedar Rapids Drive-In lights up Monday night at 10 50.
Can This Be Life of a Movie Star
Hollywood report highlights James Stewart as an unshowy star who shuns publicity while Audie Murphy advances with Destry and To Hell and Back, linking film roles to wartime biography narratives.
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Audie Murphy
Eddie Fisher Remembers Far Different Days
Eddie Fisher recalls humble childhood in Philadelphia and relief years. He describes family struggles, his shy nature, and early influences including Eddie Cantor that led to his NBC TV show. Now 24 and wealthy, he dreams of film work, California living, and marriage with seven children.
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Ollywood
Frank Sinatra
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Young Fisher
Eddie
Ambassador Hotel
California
Prokofiev Chout Ballet Suite and Jazz News from 1950s Recordings
Review covers Prokofiev Chout ballet suite on Capitol with Golschmann and St Louis Orchestra praised for brilliance and freshness. Mentions Decca Alec Templeton Improvises on Offenbach and Strauss, Mendelssohn symphonies on Columbia with Mitropoulos, Armstrong’s new Decca single, Pajama Game cast set by Columbia, and Fire House Five Goes South on Good Time label with Disney studio players.
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