Playhouse Here for Day Nursery Dedication
In memory of Rocco Gallo, a new playhouse at West Day Nursery, 1548 Chestnut Ave, was dedicated yesterday to benefit Long Beach children. Funded by Gallo’s bequest, the nursery serves as a Community Chest Red Feather agency. Attaching the plaque are Mrs. Walter Case, Joseph E. Madden, and Mrs. Fred H. Bixby. Compton area residents may call Miss Bryan at Newman 1-6241 to place want ads.
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Rocco Gallo
Long Beach
West Day Nursery
Chestnnut Ave
Gallo
Community Chest
Red Feather
Walter Case
Joseph E. Madden
Rotary Club
Fred H. Bixby
Hollywood Briefs Spotlight 1949 Stars and Projects
Danny Thomas wins the coveted Gus Kohn role in Warners Wish I Had A Girl opposite Doris Day. George E. Stone returns with a featured part in A Girl in Every Port after recovery. Dennis Morgan heads to Canada for personal appearances including Manitoba Trout Festival. Gene Kelly moves from Singin in the Rain to Huckleberry Finn on the same lot. Jane Wyman finishes Starlift then heads to Manhattan for 10 days. Judy Holliday’s The Marrying Kind begins in September. Farley Granger tennis shorts stir requests from fans. Theater capacity grows with 23,120 U S theaters, 3714 more than 1949. Walter Brennan Jr. debuts in The Big Trees with Kirk Douglas. Botany Bay to be filmed by Paramount with Alan Ladd. Street Year Named Desire music to be released by Decca. Coretta Morrow takes leave from The King and I to star opposite Mario Lanza in The Big Cast.
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Hollywood
Danny Thomas
Gus Kohn
Warners
Doris Day
George E. Stone
Dennis Morgan
Canada
Manitoba
Flin Flon
MGM
Gene Kelly
Jane Wyman
Manhattan
Judy
Billie Dawn
Holliday
Bobby-Soxers
Farley Granger
Th. S. A
Walter Brennan Jr
Kirk Douglas
Botany Bay
Paramount
Alan Ladd
Desire
Vivien Leigh
Marlon Brando
Decca
Coretta Morrow
Mario Lanza
Metro
Ambiguous Film Titles and Local Notes From Arcadia Theater
A jumbled listing of entertainment titles and venue references including several film and stage items such as Gentleman's Agreement Casa Manung and The Seven. The fragmented OCR text pairs titles with scattered theater codes and dates, reflecting a dense but unreadable cinema schedule snippet.
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Atla
Elmant
Casa Manung
Hollywood
Congleh Lake
Hollywood Story
Princess Yori of Japan Engaged to Ikeda Aoki
Princess Yori, 20, daughter of Emperor Hirohito, is engaged to Ikeda Aoki, a member of a leading Japanese family. The announcement comes as Japan mourns the death of a grandmother on May 17, and the wedding is expected after the mourning period.
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Hirohito
Yori
Tokyo
Takamasa
Ikeda
Oba
Pan
Big Program for Bixby Park dances and Hawaiian night
A large Bixby Park variety program features Hawaiian dancing and music directed by Miss Val Moore of the Val Moore Studios in Anaheim. Jan Gillum a six year old nationally acclaimed hula dancer will entertain alongside Gloria and Tommy Cole and several others. The evening ends with Mofan pictures.
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Val Moore
Anaheim
Miss Moore
Jan Gillum
Gloria
Tommy Cole
Carol Ann Dunbar
Delores Pool
Doris Rouland
Hazel Sehaener
Charlene Smith
Cory Stevens
Betty Ulrich
Mofian ‘Pictures
Tahitian dancer sues over Kon-Tiki film use
Mrs Arlette Purea Reasin of Tahiti claims $150000 for private hula dance her dance was used commercially in the Kon-Tiki film without authorization after Thor Heyerdahl and companions arrived in Tahiti on their raft voyage. She sues RKO Pictures Sol Lesser Productions Thor Heyerdahl for damages.
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Los Angeles
UPA
Arlette Purea Reasin
John Russell Reasin
Papeete
Tahiti
RKO Pictures Inc
Sol Lesser Productions Inc
Thor Heyerdahl
Heyerdahl
South Pacific
Tashiti
Hollywood Bowl Opens Gala Season With Die Fledermaus
The Hollywood Bowl opens with Die Fledermaus the Viennese operetta set amid firs and a moonlit stage. Local talent dominates the cast led by John Brownlee as Dr Falke and Marina Koshetz as Rosalinda with Yvonne de Carlo as Orlovsky and Mirza Korjus performing the Emperor Waltz. Franz Waxman conducts a graceful Blue Danube ballet interlude.
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Johann Strauss
Dr. Falke
Marina Koshetz
Rosalinda
Donald Dame
Alfred
Eisenstein
Michael Bartlett
Adele
Eileen Christy
Yvonne de Carlo
Prince Orlovsky
Mirza Korjus
Franz Waxman
Chennault Begins Month-Long U.S. Visit From Formosa
Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault retired announced a one month trip to the United States departing from Formosa. He will travel via Manila on a Philippine air line plane.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Claire L. Chennault
USA
United States
Manila
Philippines Air Line
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Compton
Bryan
Newmann
Danis Landerd
Belmont
Emperas
Siu TE Actow
Glann Ford
Gane Terney
Convict Lake
Spring Byington
Brett King
Mrs. Hoyle
Pererrers
Danny Kaye
Gene Tierney
The
Riviera
Great Divide
Crawford
Frank Lovejoy
Glenn Ford
Ben Hogan
Wong Hiach
Veena
Basehart
Cortesa
Lundigan
Jeff Chandler
Evelyn Keyes
Lakewood
E. Carson
AS Jennings
Oklahoma
Don Buryer
Gale Storm
Ann Blyth
Katie Did
Yan
Stevens
Fox
Loretta Young
Joseph Cotten
Angel Rudyard Kipling
M-G-M Ashritsen
Alda
Fox Storts
Gregory Dorothy John Peck
McGuire Garfield
Asa Sheridan
Cary Grant
Storte
Phyllis Calvert
Danger
Rod Cameron
Adrian Booth
OH Susanna
Wai
Tex Dona Andrews
Richard Conte
Salerno Beachhead
Gordon Macrae
Rory Calhoun
Elery Aeternals Ee
Iran
Korea
Minnesota
Gelor
Teshnieder
Portugal
Trucolor
Britain
Dr. Ronald
N.Y
Havana-Madrid
Ezio
Janet
Ezio Pinza
Janet Leigh
M-G-M
ty /Cayhoube
Curious Mrs. Savage
Town Hall
Locust Ave
Ann Ae
Leo ‘Garibaldi
Ali Bey
Leo Garibaldi
Pat McGill
MR. Moto
Bixby Park
Starlac
En Borde
Borden
Borden's
Bronatche
By Rachel Morton
Chennault
U.S
Tony Curtis
Laurie Technicolo
Prince
Farley Ruth Robert Granger
Roman
Walker
Ofens & F. M
Evelyn
Techn Chandler
Keres
Towne & Casart
Julia Adams
Redskins
Nw van Heflin
Evelyn Keve
the Prowler
Ans
Cherry
Rhonda Flem
Bakerty
Rte
van de Kamp
Wilshire
Wilshire Blvd
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