Belita Moreno Stars in Once Upon a Mattress at Allan Hancock College
Belita Moreno, a 23 year old Hancock graduate and drama major, leads the comedy Once Upon a Mattress opening Thursday at Allan Hancock College through March 11. Known for comedy she aims to build her career around humor while pursuing serious roles later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belita Moreno
Cinderella
Allan Hancock College
Josie
Miss Prism
Belita
Marley
Donovan Marley
Hancock
Deborah Kerr
Hannah
Marvello the Mechanical Man Draws Lompoc Crowd
Melvin Oakes tours as Marvello the Mechanical Man offering $100 for a smile and a new car for a laugh in Lompoc. He invites locals to test their humor in front of Penney's as a tape recorder captures their gags and the audience volunteers their best jokes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Oakes
Marvello
Oakes
Tom Sawyer
Europe
Lompoc
Mike Oakes
Flo
N. Lupine
Penney’s
Flip Wilsons
Marvello the Silent Man Stuns Crowds in Small-Town Show
A feature on Oakes, the silent performer known as Marvello, who for decades has amused crowds by not blinking or smiling. The article notes his stage persona, earnings of roughly $18,000 to $20,000 yearly, and his life in Greensboro North Carolina with his second wife. It quotes audience reactions and explains his training and hypnotic-like control over his muscles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belita
Hannah
Marvello
Marvelle
Mr. Spock
Oakes
Eddie Canter
Fox Theater
Atlanta
Bob Ripley
Bob
Keyes
Ohio
Papa
Greenboro
N.C
S.T
Parkening to Perform at Allan Hancock College Thursday
Classical guitarist Christopher Parkening returns to Allan Hancock College Sports Pavilion for an 8 p.m. concert. Tickets are on sale at the campus box office and the Music Box in Lompoc. Parkening, praised as America’s leading young guitarist, studied with Celedonio and Pepe Romero and with Andres Segovia in master classes across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Parkening
America
U.S
University of Southern California
Allan Hancock College
Hancock College
Music Box
Lompoc
California
Parkening
Celedonio Romero
Pepe Romero
Piatigorsky
Andres Segovia
University of California At Berkeley
Mario Castelnuovo - Tedesco
Young Musicians Foundation Orchestra
Foundation
USC
School of Music
Los Angeles Area
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Pasadena Symphony
California Chamber Symphony
Andre Segovia
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AHC
Santa Maria
Dallas
Texas
Southern Methodist University
Five Eleven
Lompog
Stan Tulledo
Ernie
Puerto Rico
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