DeVol Leases Ballroom Here With Nu-Pike Debut
Frank DeVol and its Capital Recording Orchestra with vocalist Jaye P. Morgan sign a long term contract to perform Fridays and Saturdays at the newly remodeled Lida Ballroom on the Nu-Pike in Long Beach. Opening night is set for February 1 with a sky blue ceiling and open air feel. DeVol, known from television at the Paladium and radio on Jack Smith’s show, backs stars such as Margaret Whiting Peggy Lee Mel Torme Kay Starr Jack Carson and the King Cole Trio.
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Capital Recording Orchestra
Vivados Jaye P. Morgan
Lida
Nu-Pike
DeVot
Long Beach
Paladium
Jack Smith
Frank
Margaret Whiing
Peggy Lee
Mel Torme
Kay Starr
Jack Carson
Cele Frio
Fragmented OCR Note on Local Transit and Tax Mentions
A garbled OCR fragment discusses local transit, tax terms, and various place names with numerous misread words. It appears to reference a council meeting or public notice but details are largely unreadable and inconsistent.
Student Musicians Honored At Long Beach Auditions
Three young winners from the eighth annual auditions of the orchestra association, Kay Hickman violin, Joan Frances Stave piano, and Richardl Hausey bari tone, performed with the Long Beach Philharmonic Orchestra in Concert Hall. Second place went to Carl Thompson and May Wunder, with others receiving honorable mention.
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Kay Hickman
Joan Frances Stave
Richardl Hausey
Long Beach Philharmonic Orchestra
Iner
Orchestra Association
Council of Service Clubs and Recreation Commission
Houger
Barbara Unbat
U.S. Navy
Houser
Haloki Agal
Iplays
Hiclanan
Joan Stage
Griege
Kephas Kinsman
Council of Service Clubs
Carl Thompson
May Wunder
Carol Winand
Rosemary, McNamee
Harold Owen
Ken McCafferty
Recreation Commission
Ruth Grant
Auditicne
Rex L. Hedges
Theaters Asking Channels for TV
The New York Times reports the motion picture industry asked the FCC to set aside a closed channel in the upper radio spectrum for televised theater entertainment. Hearings are scheduled for Feb 25. engineers say the scheme is feasible with future scientific development, though likely opposed, and would not deprive existing commercial television.
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New York Times
Federal Communications Commnion
Washington
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FCC
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the Times
Movie
Motion Picture Association of America
Editorial Cheers DeMille Show Circus Film
The New York Daily News lauds Cecil B DeMille and The Greatest Show on Earth in an editorial titled Quit Your Worrying Hollywood. It argues TV cannot yet match cinema with two and a half hours of Technicolor spectacle and urges Hollywood to embrace show business. The piece notes strong pre release reviews and capacity crowds at Radio City Music Hall despite bad weather.
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Hollywood
DeMille
New York
Daily News
Kate Cameron
Radio City Music Hall
Lauren Bacall Expecting Again
Hollywood report states Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart are expecting another child. Bacall told her studio the baby will be born in August. Their first child, a son named Stephen, was born in 1949.
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Hollywood
Humphrey Bogarts
Income Taxes Threaten Film Stars Amid Scandals
Hollywood stars face higher income tax bills as the tax system tightens after scandals. Boxoffice and Motion Picture Herald note stars like June Allyson Bing Crosby fall from top lists while Cecil B DeMille’s The Greatest Show on Earth draws opposition from the Legion of Decency. Susan Hayward promotes With a Song in My Heart and contrasts Jolson portrayer Larry Parks efforts with Jane Froman’s recording.
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Boxoffice Magazine
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Bing Crosby
Cecil B. DeMille
Legion of Devency
Legion
Jane Froman
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Larry Parks
Jolson
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