The Show Must Go On and The Plum Tree in Review
A critic reviews Elmer Rice novel The Show Must Go On about Broadway insiders and backstage drama, noting uneven character realism and bold backstage expose aims. Mary Ellen Chase’s Plum Tree is a concise tale of an aged home, centering on Emma Davis and the daily 4 o'clock shifts.
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New York
Elmer Rice
The
Viking Press
Mirror
Bos
Eric Kenwood
Eric
Ginny Upton
Leroy Thompson
Debonaire
Clair Weir
Faron Theater
Thompson
Mary Ellen Chase
MacMillan Company
Emma Davis
Angelina
Judges announced for 1949 press awards contest
Greensboro October 15 press awards contest judges named for four divisions spot reporting feature writing photography and editorials First prize 50 dollars second 25 third 15 and fourth 10 Entries must be published December 1 1948 to November 30 this year Open to full time daily newspaper staffers who are AD members Winners will be announced January 26 at Chapel Hill and Durham Details given by P T Hines and committee members L C Gifford J P Huskins J F Hurley Herbert D Brauff and R M Grumman
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Greensboro
Associated Dailies
North Carolina Press Association
P. T. Hines
James E. Jarvis
Chattanooga Ute
Louisville CourierJournal
Times
Louisville
Charles A. Fell
Birmingham News and Herald
Birmingham
Ala
Torials
R. M Grumman
University of North Carolina Extension
North Carolina
Star Songs And Swinging Classics From The Glenn Miller Era
A brief music column highlights a Victor album reissuing Glenn Miller and his Orchestra star tunes with Ray Eberle, plus Al Jolson influenced tracks and other eras. It notes the shift from swing to sophisticated stylings and praises performances by Arthur Smith Louis Jordan Perry Como and Tony Martin among assorted revue notes and best sellers of the week.
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Glenn Miller
Ray Eberle
Victor
Tony Martin
Skip Martin
Hal Borne
Martin
Mooney
Jolson
Aristokats
Cleopatra Pearl Drinking Tale and Ulcer Pain Remedy
An OCR fragment blends a Cleopatra pearl drinking anecdote with a promotion for Udga tablets. It claims quick relief for stomach pains and ulcers, touts three active ingredients, and offers a money back guarantee from a drug store.
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Cleopatra
Maine
Iann's
Sro Only Narrowly Noted In Vallejo Fight Row
Vallejo Times-Herald ran a feature on the Charles-Pat Valen tine bout with the headline Sro Only. An angry caller complained that the Sro standing room only prevented finding the station on his radio.
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Vallejo
Calif
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Books In Review
OPERA
New City
Optimist
Christens
Thomasville
Bailey
High Point Savings and Trust Co
BoIn7 Savings and Trust CO
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corkporation
Phonograph Record Review
Roy Briggs
Rev. Kistler
Toot
Tootsie
Maggie
Art Mooney
MGM
al Jolson
al Mooney
Arthur Smith
Arthur
Louis Jordan
Decca
Jordan
Heaven
Perry Como
Mitchell Ayres
Como
Perry
Master
Uta Od
Winston ST
Winston SR
Providence Wesleyan Methodist Church
Boyd C. Kister
Colfax
Alvin K. Morgan
Augusta
S. T. Brown
J.C. Penney CO. Inc
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