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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 24, 1955

Page

2

Johnsons Break Records at Redlands Bowl Productions

Albert and Bertha Johnson, former Cornell drama directors, head the Redlands University drama program. Their Shakespearean, Gilbert and Sullivan, and Maeterlinck works at the Redlands Bowl draw large crowds, setting West Coast attendance marks. Their earlier Cornell team trained several actors now in television, film, and theater.

Albert and Bertha Johnson Cornell College Redlands Calif Maeterlinck Johnsons Cornell Iowa James Daly Karl Weber Ruth Miller Rawson Robert Hartung Dick Priber Dean Whitmore Gordon Myers Bill and Hattie Dodds

Ernie Rudy and Orchestra Set for Armar Saturday

Ernie Rudy and his orchestra, newly prominent, will perform on the Armar bandstand Saturday. The band was recently featured on TV's America's Greatest Bands. The act offers a smooth style and danceable tempo with Chubby Silver in comedy and Betty Clark, the Rudy Choir, and the Three Merry Men in song.

Ernie Rudy Armar

Theater schedules for Sunday at Paramount Iowa State and more

The Gazette lists today’s showtimes across theaters Paramount Iowa State Palace Los Marion C R Drive In and Twixt Town with matinee differences noted. Titles include Not as a Stranger Pearl of the South Pacific Tall Man Riding Top of the World and other features with shorts and evening runs.

Gazette Paramount Iowa State Los Marion C.R. Drive

Night of the Hunter premiers in Des Moines with Paul Gregory

A Des Moines premiere Tuesday night features The Night of the Hunter as the first film from Iowa-born producer Paul Gregory with Gregory on hand and Don DeFore among the stars. Cedar Rapids follows two days later with a State Theatre showing. Other top titles include Tall Man Riding and The Man from Laramie with a wide slate across local venues.

Des Moines Paul Gregory Gregory Don DeFore Cedar Rapids Davis Grubb Robert Mitchum Shelley Winters Charles Laughton Lillian Gish James Gleason Evelyn Warden Peter Graves

Stork numbers fall across Europe despite protection

Several European countries report a sharp decline in stork populations despite strict legal protection. Officials warn habitat loss and human activity threaten breeding sites and migratory routes, calling for renewed conservation measures and monitoring.

Danceland to Host Pee Wee King and His Cowboys Friday

Pee Wee King and his Golden West Cowboys will fill a dance date at Danceland Friday. The unit ranks highly among western bands and headlines coast-to-coast ABC TV each Monday. They just completed a 16 state tour with vocalists Redd Stewart and Eller Long. Del Clayton and his orchestra join Wednesday with Glenna Frazier and the Three Dees.

Pee Wee King Golden West Cowboys Danceland King ABC KCRG Redd Stewart Eller Long Howdy Roberts Rangers del Clayton Glenna Frazier the Three Dees

Youth Is Eternal In Stewart's Case

Hollywood report notes Peter Graves, 29, resembles Brig. Gen. Charles Lindbergh and was deemed too old for the Spirit of St. Louis role. With Graves rejected, the choice falls to 47 year old Jimmy Stewart to portray the young Lindbergh, the Lone Eagle who was 25 during the historic flight.

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