Alley Theater Founder Rebuts Regional Label
Houston interview with Ning Vane defends Alley Theater as a national minded company. She recalls its Texas base, early 1947 debut, and 30 year evolution from a Main Street studio to a landmark resident company shaping American regional theatre. Vane emphasizes democratic access, community roots, and rejection of provincial labels.
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Jolson Helped Popularize California Here Comes the Sun Song
WEW YORK UPI reports a 53 year old memory of Al Jolson tipping a new song into his act and sending a secret telegram to its composer Joseph Meyer about California Here Comes the Sun. The display at the New Museum of the National Academy of Popular Music features artifacts from Abe Olman and Rudy deSylva, with discussion of the song’s enduring fame and the people who shaped its launch.
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Wallaway
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