Broadway Gossip on Butterworth and Flop Show Failures
New York City theater notes recall Charles Butterworth’s grim decade before a Park Avenue big break ends with his death in a car crash. The piece surveys show business excess from Corinne Luchaire photo to Corinne revival, Ed Gardner buying a town, Jayne Manners portrait, and Ziegfeld flops.
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Charles Butterworth
Charles
Tie
Park Avenue
Corinne Luchaire
Dolores Gray
Dioso Costello
van Johnson
Duponts
Wilmington
Del
Ed Gardner
Arizona
Gardner
Jayne Manners
Club
Tade Styka
Jayne
Styka
Caruso
F.D.R
Mater
Chalta
Theater gossip and showbiz moves from a hectic year
Dramatic society notes recount industry chatter from the stage to television. Details include Philip Merivale’s final appearance, Vera Lee Kane’s Newport management shift, Tess Redfield’s Plaza Hotel role, Doris Fisher’s Las Vegas plans, and TV commercial parodies. Rumors about Lana and industry departures mingle with agent upheaval and Broadway shifts, spotlighting a frenetic entertainment scene.
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Philip Merivale
International
The
Count Basie
Flower
Vera Lee Kane
Shubert
Plaza Hotel
Asbury Park
Laucella Parsons
Doris Fisher
Gilda
Las Vegas
Ted Lewis
Hollywood
Vine
Broadway
St. End
Philip Yordan
Petitioned court cites theft of borrowed motorcycle
Assistant District Attorney Dan J. Kelly stated in court that Barton took a motorcycle he frequently borrowed, forming the basis of the petition and charges.
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Dan J. Kelly
Barton
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