Broadway Duo Plans Fall Winter Reader Tours
Gregory and actor Charles Laughton expand their concert venture with two new stage readings. They will tour four star performers in Don Juan in Hell from Shaw and adapt John M. for a new touring piece with Tyrone Power as lead. Elsa Lanchester joins for a 10 week tour of Private Music Hall.
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Miss Lanchester to bring new show to Carmel venue
Miss Lanchester will present a new entertainment at Carmel California on September 20. Her company includes accompanist Ray Henderson and a male quartet Forman Brown who provides songs for her nightclub and theater engagements. The enterprise was inspired by her book Charles Laughton and I which discusses her English variety days before moving to the United States.
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Radio Time Adjustments Local Stations
Radio program timing notes explain subtracting one hour for Eastern to Central and two hours for Mountain time. Stations may shift relay times to match local focal changes but last minute changes cannot be counted.
When men dig into the earth temperatures rise with depth
An article notes that soil and rock temperatures increase about one degree Fahrenheit for every 60 to 70 feet of depth, outlining a simple geothermal rule of thumb. The remark appears amid a cluttered page listing radio and music programming times.
Hollywood Fat Men Face Barriers In Romantic Roles
Actor Raymond Burr recalls Hollywood snobbery toward fat leading men, noting heavy actors are steered to character parts. Burr slimmed to 175 pounds for a Marc Antony role in Serpent of the Nile after producer Sam Katzman required weight loss. Other notes cover Van Heflin advising on Desert Legion, Alan Ladd's protective glove, and Esther Williams underwater camelot with trained sea creatures.
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Keys to the City Tradition Roots in Medieval Gates
The article explains that modern ceremonial city keys trace to medieval times when walled cities granted distinguished visitors keys to city gates, allowing free entry and exit as they chose.
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