Joe E Brown parting with Harvey after long run
Joe E Brown plans new projects in Hollywood after four and a half years with Harvey the man sized rabbit. He will co star with James Stewart in a screen version of Harvey and may host a TV show. Brown reflects on philosophy and the value of laughter as he tours Australia and Europe with the roadshow.
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Harvey
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Funnyman
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Tom Ewell Wins Stage Actor Awards for John Loves Mary
Tom Ewell who later starred in films, earned the Variety New York Critics Circle and Donaldson Awards as best stage actor of the year for John Loves Mary after fourteen straight Broadway flops earlier in his career.
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Variety
New York Critics Circle
Donaldson
John Loves
Mary
Schubert Symphony No.7 The Great reviewed by Mengelberg
Review covers Schubert Symphony No.7 The Great with Mengelberg conducting the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra. Notes dispute over numbering as No.7 or No.9/10. praises the performance as monumental with balanced dramatic and lyric elements. Also reviews other Victor and Columbia classical releases including Melton works, Kostelanetz Strings, Shearing Quartet, Ziggy Elman, Skylarks vocals, and Scaramouche recording with Luboshutz and Nemenoff.
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Bunny Berigan
Marjorie Hyams
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Virginia Maxey
Skylarks
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MGM Stars and Rival Singers Battle for Dixieland Recordings
MGM showcases top vocalists Sarah Vaughn and Billy Eckstine with ballads Dedicated to You and You're All I Need. Joe Lipman leads instrumental fills. Fragments note Ralph Flanagan and Frankie Laine setlists while Gene Krupa and Bobby Sherwood receive mixed reviews.
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Ralph Flanagan
Stars and Stripes Forever
Frankie Laine
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Gordon MacRae
Capitol
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Paul Weston
Jim Slife
Frankie Trumbauer
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Gene Krupa
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Wild Bill Davison
Peanuts Hucko
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Bobby Sherwood
Ginny Gibson
Miss Gibson
Kai Winding
Hymie Schertzer
Babe Rusin
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Larry Parks and Betty Garrett Find Home and Creative Freedom
Larry Parks and Betty Garrett, after years of separate careers and long-distance life, plan to co star in a film with budget control theirs. They’ve bought a story titled Stakeout and will start filming after a London Palladium engagement, as they settle into a home and celebrate the birth of their son.
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Hollywood
al Jolson
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Betty Garrett
New York
Parks
Betty
London
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Group Theater
Columbia
Barry Fitzgerald
Here Comes
Mr. Jordan
Fitzgerald
Edward Everett Horton
Garrett Christopher
MGM
Arena Playhouse to Bring Broadway-Style Theater to Edison Ballroom
New York producers David Heilweil and Derrick Lynn-Thomas will open the Edison Ballroom as Arena Playhouse with The Show-off on May 29 led by Lee Tracy Aubrey Piper. The venue seats about 600 with a three-week run per production and may feature Julius Caesar with Basil Rathbone as Cassius.
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Derrick Lynn-Thomas
Edison
George Kelly
Lee Tracy
Aubrey Piper
Arena Playhouse
Julius Caesar
Basil Rathbone
Cassius
Broadway
Songwriters Allow Ten Days for Tune
Johnny Burke and Jimmy Van Heusen maintain an office and work with a business-like approach as they turn out about one song every ten days, year in and year out.
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Johnny Burke
Jimmy van Heusen
Keefe Brasselle's Rise From Newsies to Film Actor
Keefe Brasselle once sold newspapers and worked as a film extra before securing a breakout role in George Stevens's A Place in the Sun. He later emerged as a prominent screen presence in midcentury projects.
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Keefe Brasselle
George Stevens
Sun
Alan Ladd's Gun Use Noted in Films Except One
The article notes Alan Ladd uses a firearm in every film he stars in except the film And Now Tomorrow. It highlights a unique pattern in his screen presence and stylistic choices across his career.
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Alan Ladd
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