Times Theater Refurbish for 80 Days Showing in Cedar Rapids
Refurbishment of the Times theater at 1415 Firs avenue SE will begin a week before the first local showings of Mike Podd’s color epic Around the World in 80 Days. Owner Roy Metcalfe plans new projection lenses a larger screen velvet seating reductions and wall redecoration to create a modern, surround-sound experience for audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Niven
Cantiflas
Spain
Epi
Times
Firs Avenue
Mike Podd
Roy Metcalfe
The
Cedar Rapids
Davenport Des Moines
Sioux City
Waterloo
Conrad Hilton
Chi- Sicago
Broadway Notes Mixed with TV and Stage Stars
Walter Winchell on Broadway blends with press into a collage of show business mentions. Nancy Kelly Aldous Hux Yurrop and celebrity names surface amid gossip and industry chatter about pilots, scripts, deals, and network offers. Desi Arnaz Lucille Ball showbiz tensions, contract cuts, and sponsor pressures frame a turbulent era of television production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Busin Arnaz
Lucs
Desire
Network
Origens
New York
Sid Doma
Desi
Review of New Ballet Recordings and Classical Releases
The piece surveys recent ballet and classical records including Delibes Coupelia Ballet with Ansermet, Prokofiev Cinderella with Covent Garden, Rossini Le Barbier de Seville Fantasque, Rubinstein Beethovens Emperor with Symphony of the Air, and various chamber and viola works by Walter Trampler. It notes strong performances, rich tonal warmth, and a generally favorable view of current releases across London, Victor, MGM, and RCA Victor imprints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Key
Ras Complete
Petrouchka
Real
Poppi
Oller
Delibes
Coupelia Ballet
Ernest Ansermet
L'or
Victor
Prokofiev
Covent Garden
Hugo Rignold
London
Rossini-Rei
di “Tl Apprenti
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
George Salti
Bandici
Sellomg
Antur Rubinistein
Symphony of the Air
Joseph Krips
RCA Vietor
Bishi
Ioncertos
Rubinstein
Walter Trampler
Cedar Rapids
New
Musi
MGM
MGM Orchestra
Carlos Schinach
Trempler
Peggy Glanville- Hicks
Mendedssohn
Park
Te London Symphony
Aira
Peter Mang
Margy Richter
Bensuioother
Weber
Jennifer
Liekscampier
Vyvy
Marion Sue
Charles Munch
Boslton Symphony Orchestra
de Tbussy
Ibert
Cali
RCA, Victor
Jamaica Looks Like a Solid Hit With Lena Horne
New York (INS) Lena Horne scored a success in her first Broadway musical appearance opposite Ricardo Montalban. Arlen’s music drew strong applause as Marburg and Herold Arlen provided the score. Adelaide Hall and Josephine Premise or Ginger Shelly added solid support in a production that promises long life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
Lena Harne
Ricardo Man
Lban
Miss Horne
Yumaier
Marburg
Red Sntiy
Herold Arlen
Miss Ilving
Adelaide Hall
Broadway
Europe
Granda Obeh
Josephine
Ginger
Sheld
Joe Adams
Montalban
Jamaica
Also Mentioned on This Page
Richard Attenborough
Baby Martyn Garrett
the Times
Cecil B
Wes
Alta Blood
Mgr
Ie “Wishway
Cedar Rapids Memorial Auditorium
FWICE
Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor
Royce
Euler
Eere Wallendas
Jis Hanel
David Hoover
Fighting Lions
Marcus
Mason's Seals Stars of Hollywood
Mary — Ruth
Congress of
Sali
Acditorum
Walter Winchell
Hegis
Milian Dol
Cy Ciiue
Bath
Becwuse
Horne
Lucy Walpers
Boffomer
Chess Mayers
Ana Todd
Waniewnin Ned
John
Danceland Ballroom
Decca
Whoopen
Cones
Tenth Avenue
Astor
Fredo Russeth
We Nashville
No Man Stands
CIA Martin
Amwsua
Wally Lng
van Mule
Pat Boon
Ying Berlin
Sach
Schupans
Praumeret
Debussy
Maid
Manuel de Falla
Ail Ace
Capitol Records
Milstein
Nathan Milstein
Cute
Bionde
Mary Anders
Por Ways
Ruth Collins
Paramounts
Don Petar
Optimist Club OF
Java
Sheraton
Montrose Hotel
Walter Brennan
Jesse White
God Is
Partner
America
Feature Games Company
Stan Wolowic
Swisher
Pavilion
Iowa
Irving Berlin
Pay Honnie
Robert Maxwell
Fats Wailer
Milly May
Frité Teiker
Rulunstein
Krips Morgan
George Gun
Merry
Pat Teenie
Bill Juety
Morigen
Daddy Coal
Rays
Bing Crosby
Greater Sin
Frankie Laine
the Bowery Grenadiers
Mitch, Miller
Chick Berry
Clifton Parker
Oakland Pd
Carl Shultz
30Th St
Robert Lee Berry
8Th Ave
Kenny Water Music Mart
2Nd Ave
Lena Horne
Columbia
Tao
Kenny Hofer
Music Mart
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!