West Side Story Opens Out of Town Run in Washington
Broadway stage arts note on West Side Story and its August out of town try, with Robbins Bernstein and Laurents shaping a high talent show. Meredith lauds a theater renaissance while urging experimental acting and a tour of Major Barbara with Laughton Otis Skinner and Wallach.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Winter Garden
Robbins
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Arthur Laurents
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Meredith
Paul Muni
Edward G. Robinson
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Mere
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Charles Laughton
Laughton
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Eli Wallach
Shaw
School For Scandal
Hat sparks big screen career for Joe E. Ross
Hollywood reports Joe E. Ross, known as Mess Sgt Rupert Ritnik on Sgt Bilko, has completed his first film Hear Me Good with Hal March and Anders. Paramount originally sought Art Carney, but producer Don McGuire kept Ross after noting his Bilko hat gag. The hat proved pivotal in landing a co star role and a major career step.
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Joe E. Ross
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Iowa
Snow Shoe
Rupert Ritnik
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Phil Silvers
Ross
Damon Runyon
Hal March
Anders
Don McGuire
Paramount
Art Carney
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Carney
Paramount Brass
Gleason
Sinatra Leads Band In Recording Sessions
Hollywood star Frank Sinatra is praised for his musicianship as he conducts his own band during rehearsals and recording sessions. He also arranged albums for Peggy Lee and plans weekend West and Southwest concerts while maintaining a large classical music collection.
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Hollywood
Frank Sinatra
Frank
Peggy Lee
Glenn Miller
Tommy Dorsey
Miller
Sinatra
Joey
Columbia
Wee
Tania Is Answer To Marilyn
Yugoslav swimmer and former actress Tania, 22, surfaces as a Hollywood hopeful. She fled to America after a 1955 trip to Austria and now trains at Warner Bros with voice and accent coaching, dating Joe DiMaggio briefly in the East.
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Marilyn
Arca
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Marilyn Monroe
Marshal Tito’s
Monroe
Iron Curtain
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America
Austria
United States
New York
Hollywood
Warners
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Joe DiMaggio
Hitchcock Lets Viewers In On Thrill
Hollywood reports director Alfred Hitchcock insists on clear on screen action. He rejects showing chloroform being used by the hero and instead dictates that the hero will strangle the foe to convey the scene.
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Hitchcock
Hollywood
Alfred Hitchcock
Hitch
Freshman Engineering Class Reaches 77000 in 1956 U S
In 1956 the number of freshmen entering engineering programs across United States universities stood at 77 000, reflecting growing demand for technical training and future workforce development.
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United States
Playhouse 90 creator outlines TV drama ambitions
New York August stage remarks from Martin Manulis, producer of Playhouse 90 on CBS TV, discuss the need for high quality dramatic content. He notes writers like Rod Serling and Robert Alan Aurthur are developing new dramas, with Playhouse 90 paying ten thousand dollars per script and aiming for substantial, tasteful storytelling.
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Cbs-Tv
New York
Mantlis
Rod Serling
Erick Moll
Robert Alan Aurthur
Era
Helen Keller
CBS
Broadway
Studio One
Playhouse 9
Brooklyn
Columbia
Navy
Katherine Bard
White Church Chooses Negro Clergyman in Nunda
An all white congregation in Nunda New York selected the Rev Dr after he preached in the western New York village July 21 The pulpit committee announced the decision and the call awaits approval from the Rochester presbytery The 200 church members voted to invite him to lead the church into a new era of ministry.
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Nunda
N. Y. WA
Churchs
New York
Rochester
Red Skelton’s Longevity Shines In TV Season
Comedy veteran Red Skelton delivers his best season amid rumors of fading stars. His success stems from a mix of beloved characters and a notably sponsor friendly TV persona. Warren's Radio & Television Service promotes quick repair and low costs at 699 So. Main St. Phone 591.
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Red Skelton
Skelton
Freddy the Freeloader
Dead-eye
Clem Ka Diddiehopper
Warren's
Radio & Television Service
Warren
Main St
Tenor O Duffy Breaks Into Film After Long Wait
Irish tenor Michael O Duffy returned from New York to Ireland and spent six years unseen before John Ford heard him in Galway. Ford’s Warner Ford film The Rising of the Moon signed him to play a fisherman traveler and to sing The Rising of the Moon and Come Back Paddy Reilly. O Duffy began his career in 1939 by winning a Golden Voice contest in Dublin.
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Burbank
Calif
Michael O'Duffy
Ireland
New York
John Ford
Warner
Ford
Warwick
Galway
O'Duffy
Paddy Reilly
Dublin
Ann Blyth Goes Native On Isle
Ann Blyth, star of The Helen Morgan Story, vacationing in the Hawaiian Islands, discarded prior sun precautions and gained a deep suntan with freckles, saying she enjoyed the islander look despite past film care.
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Ann Blyth
Isle
Burbank
Calif
Helen Morgan
Warner Bros
Hawaiian Islands
Radio Performer Conducted Own NYC Program 1948 1950
Between 1948 and 1950 he lived in New York and hosted his own radio show while also recording several tracks.
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New York
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