Broadway Musicals Still Thriving Amid Spring Run
Broadway shows count 22 productions with seven at capacity and more set for sellouts. Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein new musical The King and I opens at St James Theatre while South Pacific remains a top draw. Major titles include Guys and Dolls Call Me Madam and South Pacific with other successes like Affairs of State Bell Book and Candle and Twentieth Century. Investment totals approach $900000 with four new musicals planned before season end and awards season looming with the Tonys.
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Jack Gaver
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Oscar Hammerstein
Aot St. James Theater
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Kate
1951 Boys State Basketball Tourney Games Set for Iowa City
Mutual Network KCRG announces tomorrow’s finals schedule at the Fieldhouse Iowa City with four games led by Bob Brooks reporting all action on KCRG-KCRK. Contest times include 1 30 p.m. Sioux City Central vs Keokuk 2 45 p.m. Massena vs Grinnell 7 30 p.m. Davenport vs Waverly 8 45 p.m. Birmingham vs Sioux Center. Also 1600 for News Nights War Front Home Front links Tokyo New York with Major George Fielding Eliot in Germany and Experts program at 8 o'clock.
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Gazette Radiology Broadcasts Free Reader Programs
The Gazette Radio offers free reader services to listeners through KCRG channels and KXEL ABC on WHO and other stations. The broadcasting units provide program access without charge to radio audiences.
Teeedar Afternoon Mende Night News Test
An OCR fragment notes a test item priced at 10 dollars and 1 cent with reference to news. The readable text is sparse and lacks clear events or names to form a full item.
Mendar 6:00 Sports and News Read by Rey G. Swine
A local radio bulletin lists Mendar at 6:00 featuring sports with host Rey G. Swine and morning news updates. The schedule includes 6:30 segment listings.
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Monday Night TV Schedule Highlights and Prices
A fragment lists TV time slots and hosts for Monday night including Horace Heidt 0 dollar screen shows 5 oe, Perry Como 30, Studio One 10, At Home Party 3 15, and later Perry Como 30 Meeting. Tuesday features afternoon events and a 2 percent on W icagon 45 Newsreel.
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Channel 5 Tuesday Afternoon Schedule
The listing shows a daytime lineup with Miss Susan at 2:00 and 2:15 Edgar Guest followed by theater at 2:30. Kate Smith appears at 3:00, a matinee priced at 4:00 featuring Rosayn, then Cactus Jim at 5:00 and Cowboy Ken at 5:30.
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Schedule card with TV time blocks
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Broadway Selections Set for Next Season Choices and Debuts
Circle will meet next month to choose top American and foreign plays and the best musical. The King and I leads openings as Rodgers and Hammerstein prepare a new show with early ticket orders and potential over $500000 in advance sales. Gramercy Ghosts marks Broadway debut for Sarah Churchill amid six more dramas planned, with Let Me Hear the Melody shelved for fall after a tour. Pulitzer prize will be announced in the first week of May.
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Theater Time Listings From Monday’s Gazette
The Gazette lists today’s theater times for Paramount Iowa State Town Palace and other venues. Main features include Bird of Paradise Target Unknown The Mystery Submarine Southside 1-1000 Short Grass Only Angels Have Wings Bandits of El Dorado Never a Dull Moment Dark City All About Eve To Please a Lady Spy Hunt with multiple daily showings at each theater.
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el Dorado
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Target Unknown training for Training Films
The fragment lists cast members Mark Stevens Alex Nicol Robert Dousies and Don Taylor for Target Unknown. It also mentions ARINE with MacDonald Carey Marta Toren Robes Renaiee and Carl Esmond and notes a location at the Iowa eater.
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Target Unknown and Mystery Submarine review
Loyal Meek notes WWII training films were dull but the double feature Target Unknown and Mystery Submarine proves cinema can teach while entertaining. Nazis interrogate crew members to locate targets and a postwar submarine chase follows, with Robert Douglas and MacDonald Carey in key roles.
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Sid Catlett Famed Jazz Drummer Dies in Chicago
Sidney Big Sid Catlett 41, renowned jazz drummer, died of a heart attack Sunday night at the Civic Opera House in Chicago. He collapsed while visiting friends during an all star jazz concert, having performed with famous bands and in Broadway productions.
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Sidney
Sid” Catlett
Civic Opera House
Catlett
Unclear Jazz Scene Details From Louisville Hearing
A fragmentary report from Louisville mentions Judge Loraine Mix and a Chicago night club scene involving Louis term contracts and a jazz group. The notes reference illness, grand jury involvement, and disputes over band usage amid vague quotations about plans and numbers.
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