University of Iowa Trio Performs in Cedar Rapids Nightly
The Bobbie Cotter Trio with Gaylord Ward and Ralph Drollinger plays nightly at the Piccadilly Roosevelt in Cedar Rapids. Mrs. Bobbie Cotter, wife of SUI student Larry Barrett, fronts the act while juggling family life and a university background in speech and radio.
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Gaylord Ward
Ralph Drollinger
Iowa City
Bob Sennish
Cleveland Heights
Ohio
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Rooseveltotel
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Theater critic and music major duo in Iowa City scene
The report notes a Daily Iowan theater critic and a Music Major who leads on the bass as the group's sole musician. The graduate student seeks teaching work in music while his wife Marian sings with the university choir. Last summer they joined the Milwaukee Clipper combo with Larry Ward and the Barretts, and Johnny Barrett stayed with Iowa City friends.
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Drollinger
Marian
Ward
the Barretts
Lake Michigan
Larry Led
Johnny Barrett
Iowa City
Hollywood Small Talk Highlights From Erskine Johnson Notes
Hollywood gossip round up notes MGM renames Bergman Rossellini film Stromboli and Ingrid Bergman’s reaction. Jones covers Clark Gable, Shirley Temple college pic, Walter Wanger, Oscar return plans, Johnny Weissmuller extended in Blackpool, and more studio moves and casting rumors.
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Ollywood
NEA
MGM
Maurice Chevalier
Paris
Ingrid
Howard Hughes
Claude Jarman,Jr
Miss Liberty Opens at Imperial in 1939 Broadway Revival
A high profile New York crowd greets Miss Liberty at the Imperial Theater. Robert Emmet Sherwood wrote the libretto with Irving Berlin composing the score and Moss Hart directing. Critics split on the book with praise for Ethel Griffies who shines as a Parisian matron. others call the production opulent yet dull.
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Pinza Counts on Luck Behind His Charms and Career
Ezio Pinza, the South Pacific star, credits fate for his rise from a poor Italian carpenter’s son to Met opera and Broadway fame. He cites birth omens, a lucky name, and a bicycle-race loss as signs of a charmed life. He keeps mementos from dressing rooms and plans to leave South Pacific for Mr. Imperium.
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York
INS
Ezio Pinza
Broadway
South Pacific
Pinza
Metro
Ezio
Bath
Pietro
Critics' Quotes on Miss Liberty Musical Roasting and Praise
New York critics greeted the Sherwood Berlin Hart musical Miss Liberty with a wide range of reactions from scathing roasting to faint praise. The review notes the production's high expectations and mixed early responses as the show opens.
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Bedloe
Howard Barnes
New York Herald Tribune
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Danceland Hosts Bishop and Lawrence at Danceland Ball
Billy Bishop returns to Danceland ballroom for a Saturday night appearance with Elliott Lawrence, a rising young star, and songstress Alice Mann. Bishop has recently risen in reputation with radio performances at major dancing spots. Lawrence, noted for early success, will also perform on Tuesday night.
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Bishop
Elliot Lawrence
Danceland
Alice Mann
William Holden Pursues Rifles and Classical Records
William Holden pursues hunting rifles and classical records as his personal hobbies, reflecting diverse interests in sport shooting and music collection.
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William Holden
Actor Jose Torvay Finds Acting Unwanted Despite Fame
HOLLYWOOD AP Jose Torvay veteran of many Mexican films says acting is not appealing. He has 11 adopted children and fears losing steady work, yet he plays three roles in Borderline after Treasure of the Sierra Madre where he briefly stole Humphrey Bogart's boots. He recalls playing a mean villain in Mexico who beat a girl and faced a post premiere gang threat.
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Sierra Madre
Humphrey Bogart
Mexico
Zachary Scott Leads Cast in Bed of Roses
Hollywood notes praise Zachary Scott for enjoying his first name. The RKO film features Joans Fontaine and Leslie, Roberts Ryan and Sparks, Ryans Robert and Richard, and Nicks Ray and Musuraca. New quip from Scott: another Scott-first name would be great.
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One Comedian Scorns Hamlet
Hollywood report quotes Bill Demarest arguing comedians are cheerful, not tragic, and that he would not take Hamlet despite Laurence Olivier offering it. He recalls playing Hamlet in Oshkosh and says long speeches bored audiences while joke delivery is harder to sell. He cites Bob Hope and Danny Kaye as examples of happy, engaging performers.
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Hamlet
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Laurence Olivier
Oshkosh
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Falsta
Bob Hope
Danny Kaye
Lanfield Pushes for Personal Piano on Film Sets
Sidney Lanfield director of Sorrowful Jones with Hope and Lucille Ball keeps a piano for his own use on film sets. A former member of the original Dixieland jazz band, he enjoys strumming between scenes.
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Hope
Lucille Ball
Lanfield
Dixieland Jazz Band
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