Mae West to Bring Diamond Lil to Taft Theater
Mae West brings her risqué comedy Diamond Lil to the Taft Theater Cincinnati for a three day engagement opening Thursday night March 9. The show has toured Broadway and Colorado, with Mae West singing songs such as A Good Man is Hard to Find and Frankie and Johnny. Supporting cast includes Lou Nussbaum Louise Jenkins and Jack Howard with mail orders for out of town theatergoers being accepted.
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Mae West
Diamond Lil
Taft Theater
Cincinnati
New York
Central City
Col
Broadway
Albert H. Rosen
Herbert J. Freezer
Charles K. Freeman
William DeForest
Ben Edwards
Paul Depont
Bowery
Queen of the Bowery
Miss West
Mr Man Friday
Frankie and
Johnny
Lous Nussbaum
Louise Jenkins
Jack Howard
Lowery Rush
Invisible rabbit and talking mule lunch in Hollywood
Hollywood scene has Harvey the invisible rabbit dining with a talking mule Francis at the US cafe. They swap quips about actors and agents and jokes about Lassie and Leo the lion while debating human versus animal stars. Harvey then leaves by floating through a wall.
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Erskine Joinson
NEA
Hollywood
Harvey
Invisible Rabbit
Frank Fay
Jimmy Stewart
Francis
Mule
Lassie
Leo the Lion
Leo
Beng Catty
Foat
Page Schmay
Donald O’connor
Rabbit
Faysie
California
Animals Taking Over Top Roles In Movies
Hollywood toys with new faces as animals rise to starring parts in Francis It a Small World Rhubarb and other titles. The piece notes mules cats and a midget as unlikely leads while joking about Disney influence and industry temperaments.
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Hollywood
NEA
Walt Disney
Francis
H. Allen Smith
Disney
Former Child Star Jarman Leaves M G M for Tennessee Football
Claude Jarman Jr., once a film child star of The Yearling, ends his contract with MGM by mutual agreement. Now 15 and six feet tall, he returns to Tennessee to pursue a football career at the University of Tennessee. He has one unreleased film The Outriders, with Joel McCrea, and Dore Schary says he would be recalled if the right project appears.
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Hollywood
NEA
Claude Jarman, Jr
M-G-M
Jarman
Tennnessee
Tennessee
Joel McCrea
Dore Schary
Tole
Rita Hayworth Wedding Sign Draws Laughs at Bowl Alley
In Hollywood a vintage sign at a local bowling alley riffs on Rita Hayworth and Aly Khan after their marriage reporting a cheeky line inviting patrons to “come in and pick yours.” The playful item captures era flair and celebrity culture.
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Hollywood
NBA
Rita Hayworth
Aly Khan
Rita
Aly
Come Back Little Sheba Tops Broadway Drama Parade
New York critics hail a surge of serious plays led by Come Back Little Sheba with Sidney Blackmer and Shirley Booth. Inge's drama threads tragedy and hope as Doc and Lola confront lost privileges and broken dreams while Booth delivers a masterful mixed performance, balancing sorrow and humor.
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Mark Barron
NEW York
Limer Rice
Subway
Broadway
Little Sheba
William Inge
Theater Guild
Sidney Blackmer
Shirley Booth
Joan Lorrimg
Film industry eyes campaign amid TV growth
Hollywood agrees with Nate Blumberg that the film industry faces a lost enthusiasm not a lost audience. Executives discuss a major publicity push under Motion Pictures Are Your Best Entertainment as television's rise prompts a rethink of the industry's direction.
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Hollywood
NEA
Nate, Blumberg
New York
What Price Sleep Hollywood NEA
Fred Allen jokes that rising coffee costs wake audiences, noting the price of coffee as the modern trigger for sleepless nights. The quip frames daily life economics as a humorous concern for viewers and fans.
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Hollywood
NEA
Fred Allen
Alive And Kicking Review Finds Duds Amid Bright Numbers
New York critics say the Broadway revue Alive and Kicking has some good numbers and witty sketches but overall dull and scattershot. Lenore Lonergan stands out with a grown up charm and singing voice, while Jack Cole’s dance troupe delivers the strongest sequence in the show at the Winter Garden Theater.
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Mark Barron
New York
Hollywood
William R. Katzell
Ray Golden
Winter Garden Theater
Isis
United Nations
Best
Lenore Lonergan
Chicago
Pors West
Miss Lonergan
David Burns
Jack Cole
It Rains Then Pours For Hollywood Star
Hollywood. William Holden faced a string of family health setbacks starting with mumps in two weeks his wife Brenda and all four children fell ill including tonsillitis strep throat and a hospital visit. After a rough stretch he planned a celebratory dinner granting each with favorite foods.
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Holden
Virginia
Peter Westfield
Scott Porter
Architects Embrace New Type Film Style in Homes
Hollywood films shift from lavish mansions to modest interiors with practical decor. Actors portray income-friendly apartments while sets influence real living rooms. Architects note films educate audiences to desire better surroundings and spurred changes in lighting, color, and plant arrangements.
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Hollywood
Dana Andrews
Joan Bennett
Janet Leigh
Walter Hagedonm
California Council of Architects
Society of Motion Picture Art
Holden's trip home interrupted by car break and accident
Holden rushed to Pasadena after his mother fractured her hip. En route in Hollywood his car’s driveshaft failed at a busy intersection. He repaired the ten year old vehicle and preserved its sentimental value, insisting nearly every part has been renewed.
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Holden
Pasadena
Hollywood
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