Ny showbiz tidbits mix with cafe salon chatter
A collage of amused notes from New York entertainment life. Nanette Fabray plays Mrs President in Mr President while Vince Edwards fights injections. Other items tease phony schools probes, jokes from Myron Cohen, and restaurant salad lore from Dany's Hideaway.
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Snowstorms Hit Bookie in UK Races Cancelled
Bookmaker George Carrigill battered by blizzards that wiped out hundreds of horse races and disrupted betting. He applied yesterday for unemployment benefits amid the weather chaos.
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Four Top Names at Flamingo in Las Vegas Show
Four entertainment names appear at the Flamingo Hotel with Bob Darin Lionel Hampton Bobby Ramsen and Ruth Clay. Darin and a comedian will perform twice nightly in the Flamingo showroom while Hampton and Miss Olay headline the Driftwood Lounge through Jan 20. The showroom run continues through Feb 10 before Robert Goulet and Myron Cohen take the stage.
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Two Broadway Musicals Close Tonight in NY
Broadway shows Camelot and Carnival end runs in New York due to a newspaper strike. Camelot leaves the Majestic after 874 performances to tour, while Carnival closes at the Winter Garden after 720 performances, moving from the Imperial two weeks earlier. Ticket sales suffered as papers could not inform the public.
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Vegas World Gossip: Carson Powell Deaths Shock Las Vegas Figures
Las Vegas residents are stunned by the deaths of film actor Jack Carson and TV producer Dick Powell from cancer in Hollywood. The piece recalls Carson’s Las Vegas appearances at the Dunes and his candid chat on a Sunday TV Clambake. It notes other showbiz mentions including Ray Stevens at the Diplomat in Hollywood Florida and Buddy Hackett’s upcoming Channel 8 TV appearance.
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Million Raised For National Cultural Center Effort
Washington officials report nearly 1 million dollars raised in five weeks for the National Cultural Center. Major gifts include 100000 from John D Rockefeller III, 100000 anonymous, 100000 from C Michael Paul, and 50000 from the National Geographic Society, with a 30 million dollar project planned along the Potomac near the Lincoln Memorial.
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Chamber Proposes 10 Point Labor Program
The U S Chamber of Commerce announces a 10 point labor legislation program backing right to work and opposing a shorter work week. President Ladd Plumley argues compulsory unionism should be rejected and that a longer work week would hurt production and the economy.
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Broadway Celebs Stir With Six Film Offers Rumors
Walter Winchell notes Robert Goulet eyed for six film offers without screen tests. Jane Fonda spied on Suh Ave. Bus. Emmett Hughes, Patrice Munsel, Martha Raye, Kim Novak, Bert Lahr, Vivien Leigh, Greta Garbo, and other stars seen in New York spots. Burlesque anecdotes, TV plans, and fashion glimpses weave through a lively Broadway gossip collage.
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Newsweek
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Edison Rum Horse
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Midtown Vignette and backstage banter at Carnival show
A backstage Chicago scene at Carnival reveals cast talk of bussing to Philadelphia after Saturday performances to visit family. A chorus member quips planes or trains are faster while a hero asks how to reach Philadelphia. The piece hints Warner's facing a broader problem in TV.
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Midtown Edifice Restaurant Opens After Year of Delay
A midtown apartment building with an in-house restaurant finally opened after about a year of hold up. The venture faced funding gaps but secured about 730.0 in cash for the opening. Local beauty Carol Md joined social circles after marrying Shofner of the football Giants.
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Burlesque Show Highlights And Musical Acts At The Africa Room
Complimentions presents Francis new crune Dy Break the Heart and Bennett new platter Wanna Be Around. A seven act bill at The Africa Room features Les Xtabay, Ann Corio in This Was Burlesque Dont Bring The Kids and Sammy Kaye performing Shoot the Piano Player with zing.
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Lila Tiffan Shines in Way Home Role on City Street
A nostalgic profile recalls Lila Tiffan, a 104 year old accordionist seen near Carnegie Hall, cast as a Great Great-Grandmother in The Way Home. Critics praise her charm while supporters urge wider recognition as tax debates loom.
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Mr. Carson
Editor's Note Misquotes Famous Author Claim
A graphic error in Wednesday's column misquoted J MacDonald who authored novels selling over twenty million copies in the last decade. He calls himself the world's most widely unknown successful author.
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