Walter Winchell on Broadway Shadows and Lights
Broadway has shadows as well as lights with seasons of few hits and many misses. Marion Brando and Totten attract praise and mockery as critics ponder failure and success in theater. The Group Theater shows durable talent despite its eventual collapse amid clashes and finances.
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Marion Brando
Heer
Margartin
H. Bogart
Barrymore
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Clinets
John Garfield
Clifford Odets
Franchot Tone
Harold Clurman
Ella Kazan
Lee J. Cobb
Broadway actors fortunes rise and fall in harsh market
A look at why many Broadway leaders ended up broke despite wealth. The piece cites figures like Oscar Hammerstein and others who pursued grand opera or risky ventures, with actors noting the public’s unpredictable tastes and the harsh economics of theatre during hard times. Sybil Thorndike offers a view on actors serving the theater, not the public.
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Broadway
Ziegfeild
Arthur Hopkins
al Woods
Charles Frohman
Charles Dillingham
Oscar Hammere
O, Hammerstel
Hever
Hammerstein
3Et
Grand Opera
Sybil Thorndike
Actress Elaine Uses Publicity to Push Salary Rise
Hollywood gossip unpacks Elaine’s bold publicity stunt to land better pay. She hired a high powered press campaign, flashing her image on trade papers and negotiating offers for two weeks of summer stock and roles like Bus Stop and Sweet Smell of Success, while MGM remained silent and she cites senators’ pay as a contrast.
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Elaine
Hollywood
Tone
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MGM
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Arepa
United States
Joan Collins
The Theater Serves Those Who Seek Life's Truth
A reflective passage states that a true servant of the people answers unasked needs. It frames theater as a mirror of life for audiences who demand palpable reality and honest representation. The tone calls for art that clarifies questions and exposes genuine human experience.
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Ness
Press Conference Via Television Makes Its Debut Tomorrow
Martha Rountree introduces a new weekly program Press Conference to be broadcast tomorrow over television. Sixteen reporters from a pool of over two hundred will question a hot news figure, with Rountree guiding the panel and ensuring fair participation. The concept mirrors the press conference tradition with a TV twist and broad coverage beyond politics.
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New York
Martha Rountree
Carolina
Miss Rountree
Meet the Press
Know the Facts
Woman seeks milk to force feed snake at service station
In Chevy Chase Maryland an unidentified woman entered a service station and asked to borrow a water syringe used for filling car batteries. She explained she wanted to pour milk into it to force feed her snake, prompting alarm and a police response.
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Chevy Chase
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