Aragon Ballroom Seeks $750,000 Sale Tag
Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom, a fireproof air conditioned venue famed as a midwest Alhambra, faces sale for 750000. Once a top music hall hosting Dick Jergens and the Dorsey brothers, it now runs only Thursday to Saturday while Andrew Karras notes steady but thinner crowds since its early glory days.
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Dick ‘Jergens
Wayne King
Guy Lombardo
Dorsey Brothers
Russ Morgan
Eddy Howard
Palace
Aragon Ballroom
Chicago
Andrew Karras
William
Trianon
Aragon
William Hale
Big Bill) Thompson
Broadway figures plan 1964 European wedding
Voice of Broadway star Red Buttons will marry Alicia Pagan early in 1964 in Europe with friends traveling from New York. Ava Gardner allegedly involved in ticket scuffle near Newport Jazz Festival. Enrico Banducci seeks buyers for San Francisco club as LRS rulings bite. Walter Pidgeon to play Charles Boyer in Lord Pengo at Cocoanut Grove Miami. Cinebox juke device to debut at Toots Shor's. Comedians Jackie Clark and Jack Mason join showbiz scene.
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Red Buttons
Alicia Pagan
Europe
New York
London
Ava Gardner
Birdland
Colony Record Shop
Enrico Banducci
San Francisco
Mort Sahl
Walter Pidgeon
Charles Boyer
Lord Pengo
Miami
RCA Victor
Cinebox
Jackie Clark
Jack Mason
Geerman
Hollywood Buzz and Backstage Tidbits From Los Angeles
The piece highlights Cleopatra as the most publicized film with PT 109 My Fair Lady and Monsieur Cognac noted. It mentions Billy Wilder as a leading director and Zanuck Bronston and Walter Wanger as top producers. Meredith Willson tops songwriters with a 14 week Winston Affair deal for 20th in London. Loretta Youngs TV guests included Beverly Washburn at a farewell dinner, which ended poorly for her.
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Univeral
Billy Wilder
Darryl Zanuck
Sam Bronston
Walter Wanger
Meredith Willison
Winston
London
Loretta Youngs
Beverly Washburn
Beverly
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Duel of the Titens
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Starts
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WSAF
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LST
Me Messenger
George Scott Dana Wynter “Cove Brook
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Trevor Howard
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Caree
Ners O. Corde
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Voice of Broadway
Elizabeth Taylor
V.I.P
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20Th Century Fox
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Ava
Walt Dieney
Man
Kool
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Lido Beach
Sarasota, Florida
Pat Carney
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Fui
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Sun
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