King Kong Jazz Opera Draws on Zulu Boxer Life
A London based jazz opera King Kong portrays Ezekiel Dhlamini a Zulu boxer who rose to South Africa’s heavyweight crown in the 1950s before a murder conviction. The all black cast faces apartheid era risks while touring, with the production later heading to Broadway.
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London
NEA
South Africa
Ezekiel Dhlamini
Bailiwick
King Kong
Spice Smasher
Lightning Marshal
Johannesburg
Hero
Union of
Mel Dowd reveals long given name behind Camelot role
The Apostrophe reports Mel Dowd explains her stage name origin. She says as a baby sitter she had a long first name and at drama school it was shortened to Mel. In Hollywood the apostrophe was added, the only creative change she states.
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New York
Mel Dowd
Camelot
Mel
Hollywood
Mary Martin to play Fanny Brice in Broadway return
New York AP reports Mary Martin, star of The Sound of Music and TV's Peter Pan, will portray the late Fanny Brice in her next Broadway engagement.
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New York
Mary Martin
Peter Pan
Fanny Brice
Heifetz Ends Tryout As A Teacher At UCLA
Famed violinist Jascha Heifetz resigns as regents’ professor of music at UCLA after a two year teaching stint described as both a success and a failure. He cites limited progress in changing university culture while planning private lessons and broader concert work.
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Hollywood
Jascha’ Heifetz
Heifetz
UCLA
Franklin D. Murphy
Ralph Edwards
University of California
Edwards Not Subject Of Your Life Finale
The article recalls Ralph discussing his five most memorable shows. Notable entries include Dr. Laurence C. Jones and the Piney Woods school endowment, Lillian Roth’s public support against alcoholism, Darlene Miller an Iowa orphan who arrived late to the program, Lowell Thomas’ sharp remarks, and a cross section of about 100 of the 400 people featured.
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Edwards
Ralph
Hollywood Boulevard
NBC
Laurence C. Jones
Piney Woods
Mississippi
Lillian Roth
Darlene Miller
Iowa
Lowell Thomas
Tenderloin Musical Delights Las Vegas Audience
Broadway hit Tenderloin plays an abbreviated 80 minute Las Vegas edition at the Dunes Arabian Room before a crowd over 1,500. Maurice Evans and Eileen Rodgers star aside from the nearly identical cast with Ron Husmann rising to lead.
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Las Vegas
Broadway
Dunes
Maurice Evans
Eileen Rodgers
Ron Husmann
Evans
Northwestern
John Alexander
Rev
Brock
New York
Nancy Emes
Rex Everhart
Dr. Brock
Christine Norden
Dense Iowa TV Schedule fragment lists programs and times
A lengthy listing shows Cedar Rapids and surrounding stations with a dense timetable for channels 2 3W 4 8 10 13 across late afternoon to midnight. Programs include news soaps game shows dramas and variety segments with multiple blocks and overlapping times.
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Iowa
Wea
Television Schedule Minute Changes Listed Across Stations
A dense revised timetable lists program shifts for Madison Minneapolis Rochester Eau Claire and La Crosse stations WISC-TV WCCO-TV KROC-TV WEAU-TV and WEAU with a string of cartoon and western series and news weather sports and special features including The Outlaws Adventures in Paradise and a lacrosse Army Navy game teaser.
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Wisc-Tv
Wcco-Tv
Madison
Minneapolis
the Outlaws
Radio Schedule Digest
A dense list of daily radio programs and times from morning to night. includes news, weather, sports, talk shows, and music blocks featuring Milo Knutson Don Miller Paul Harvey and others across multiple stations and segments.
Radio Schedule Highlights From WCOW-FM Network
The listing outlines WCOW FM broadcasts with a full day of programs including news at 10:30, 12:00 and 11:00, music blocks, talk segments, and special features such as Farm Review, Br aves vs Pirates game broadcast, and Chapter a Day. The schedule covers morning through late evening programming with multiple repeats and varied segments.
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CCA
la Crescent
Caledonia St. Rev
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the Millionaire
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Seana Lee Ay
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Axel and His Dog
T. N. Tatters
Highway Patrol
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Clancy the Cop
H.B
Voice of the Valley
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Bat Masterson
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Bob Cline
Don Miller
Marti
Miller
Duane
Ken Allen
Devi
P. Harvey
Alex Dreier
J. C. Swayze
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Wwcco
Godfrey
Garry Moore
Crosy, Clooney
Viken
Hobbs
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al Wall
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Tomah
Whla-Fm
Megs
Germany
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