Kinnis to Be Soloist in Ofatbrio AfersioiSp "The Golem"
Kinnis to Be Soloist in Ofatbrio AfersioiSp "The Golem" Bunny Berigan and Orchestra Featured at Palisades Park This Week—New Features Opening Daily Bunny Berigan and chis orchestra will be...
...he dies on the way, but his message saves the Swiss Union, the oldest European democracy...
...Alexander Kip-nis, basso of the Metropolitan Opera Association, will have the sole solo part in the assumption of the title role...
...First presented in America in dramatic form in 1927 by the Moscow Art Players, "The Golem" aroused great interest not only for its sustained, dramatic power, but also for its compelling traditional phases...
...Alternating with Bunny Berigan in the open-air casino will be Henry Dave and his orchestra, who play nightly, and whose appearance over the week-end will make for continuous dancing...
...march of times f.b.i...
...Telling the story of the richest man in the world who discovers that the employees of one of his department stores are publicly hanging him in effigy, "The Devil and Miss Jones" is said to present one of the most novel screen situations of the season...
...There will be complete changes in the band bills every fortnight throughout the ten-week period that Proser's Dance Carnival will occupy the Garden, and each trio of music-makers will be among the top name bands of the country...
...constitute nevertheless a vigilant and efficient arm of national defense...
...On the bill at the open-air amphitheatre at Palisades Park all this week is the sensational Mademoiselle Bernice, offering a new type "slide for life...
...Revived on several occasions, the drama likewise reached the screen...
...While the change from drama to oratorio heavily burdens the Narrator, the music of Honeggar admirably responds to the moods of the story, and makes this timely legend a significant contribution to the season...
...The chorus will comprise 100 voices of the Jewish Culture Society, under the baton of the composer...
...Attuned to an Oriental theme, the spectacle will be titled "China" and has Anne Roselle, operatic soprano, heading a large cast of soloists...
...Dramatizing an actual recent case of espionage involving burglary and murder in a factory working on defense orders, in which special agents of the F.B.I, play their real-life roles, the March of Time film shows how the efficient men of the Justice Department's most publicized bureau employ the latest and most scientific methods of crime detection in assembling, analyzing and and piecing together the bits of evidence necessary to find' and convict America's internal enemies...
...Harry Wagstaff Gribble, producer of "Johnny Belinda," yesterday announced that such would be the case with his long-run play, starting next Tuesday (20th), when Louise Piatt, screen and stage star, and her sister, Jean Piatt, will replace the ailing and exhausted Helen Craig, who has found it physically impossible to continue playing the nerve-wracking part of the mute heroine, Belinda...
...At the end of their first year, they chose "Arsenic and Old Lace" as the most entertaining play of the season...
...jean arthur in "the devil amd miss jones" at the music hall 'The Devil and Miss Jones," a merry comedy starring Jean Arthur with Charles Coburn and Robert Cummings in prominent supporting roles, is current at the Radio City Music Hall...
...Anna Halpin, Cliffside 6-1000, and make a reservation...
...Then the Swiss (in 1487) defeat Charles the Bold of France...
...musical holds at roxy The 20th Century-Fox production, "The Great American Broadcast," continues for a third and final week at the Roxy Theatre...
...With original music by Emanuel Garcia Matos, choreography by Triana and settings by the artist, Eduardo Rangel, the new ballet will feature eight-year old gypsy dancer Luisita, Lola Montes, Maria Morales, Rosita Montenegro, Nina .and Zabal, and Solea Reyes...
...Nicolas, soldier and judge in a small Swiss town, becomes a hermit in disgust at the corruption of the world...
...They Met in Argentina," comttiki romance with Rodger...
...Heading the committee is Honorable Lamar Hardy, the coordinating chairman...
...BEECHAM AT TOWN1|3 Sir Thomas Beecham, theadfl English pianist-conductor, is .jjpj America for a brief tour, jiy New York appearance will liaV Town Hall, May 21, in the SI of a lecture on "Mozart and fljfe 18th Century...
...Barbara Stanwyck is co-starred in the film meant to immortalize the "little man" who is always there when a name is needed for a nameless person—John Doe...
...NEW LEADER CRITIC HEADS GROUP At their last meeting of the spring season, The Second Night-ers re-elected Joseph T. Shipley, drama critic of The New Leader, as president...
...Season lockers for the World's largest swim pool, soon to reopen at Palisades Amusement Park, are selling very rapidly...
...Persons interested in season swim lockers are advised to act quickly, and either go to the park in person, where season membership may be enrolled, or phone Mrs...
...popular RKO »/ neighborhood prices, and on a r double feature program...
...Its plot, localed in Prague in the 16th century, is concerned with a rabbi's creation of a Frankenstein monster and its ultimate undoing...
...Sir Thomas $P illustrate his talk with piano selections from the periods...
...Albsw* Vila and Diosa Costello, is-fjS accompanying attraction...
...The bowling alleys will serve as a floor show for the diners, and the sound-proofing will eliminate practically all of the noise of the dropping pins...
...The adaptation of the classic Greek form, embracing the use of the chorus in the description of plot and scene, is also evident throughout the work...
...Thyra Samter Winslow, Chairman of the Membership Committee: Paul Shinkman, Chairman of the Executive Committee...
...DRAMATIC MUSIC The recent presentation of "Nicolas de Flue," a dramatic legend .'by Denis, de Rougemont, with ntusic by Arthur Honegger, brought to Carnegie Hall a truly . effective composition...
...la noche de las americas" 6ala for 21 republics More than 300 notable citizens of New York are contributing their efforts to "La Noche de Las Americas" (The Night of the Americas), the spectacular and dramatic program which will be given Friday evening, May 23, at Carnegie Hall, it was announced today at organization, headquarters in tbe Hotel Delmonico...
...and Raf| music, and featuring Maureeg CHara, James Ellison...
...WORK TO IE PREMIERED IN ITS ENTIRETY ON MAY 22 AT CARNEGIE HALL An' event of unusual import and interest looms up for late Spring presentation, by way of the world premiere of Vladimir Heifetz's oratorio, "The Golem," in its entirety...
...Notwithstanding that the name role is the only solo part invclved, other important characters are emphasized by the chorus...
...but in the disputes that follow, the Swiss union is in danger of dissolution...
...This aerial headliner continues over the week-end, playing on the free vaudeville bill along with Berigan and his band...
...Alice Faye, Jack Oakie, John Payne and Cesar Romero are starred in the new musical romance...
...ROXr bowling center opens soon The site of the old French Casino, Casa Manana and Earl Carroll Theatre gets its most unique tenant on May 28 with the opening of a combination night-club and bowling alleys to be known as the Roxy Bowling Center...
...This religiously-implicated work, based on the poetic drama by H. Leivick, is to be sung in Jewish, at Carnegie Hall, on Thursday evening, May 22...
...In its oratorio pattern, parts of which were sung at Town Hall a season ago, symbolism is highly stressed...
...helen craig ill— platt girls take "johnnie belinda" role For what is believed to be the first time in theatrical history, a producer has found it necessary to engage two players to alternate in the star role of a Broadway success...
...opening trio of bands Signed for proser's . dance carnival Monte Proser announces that he has signed three of Americans outstanding dance orchestras to provide the music for the first two weeks of his Dance Carnival in Madison Square Garden, beginning on Friday, May 30...
...This~is the first showing of ^"Meet John Doe" in the Metro-vpolitan area -at...
...The scenario concerns itself with early morning revels in the normally tranquil back streets of a South American town...
...Only a few remain in both the men's and women's sections, ill of which may be purchased on a new "pay as you swim" plan...
...premiere of "latin quarter" may 22nd ¦The premiere and'only performance of the ballet, "Latin Quarter," starring Antonio Triana, is scheduled for this Thursday at 8:40 at the Guild Theatre as the major dance work in an evening of Latin-Americana...
...Several other of the past season successes will also be seen with the original companies in Maple-wood...
...Valentine Vernon, her understudy, is appearing in the part until Louise and Jean Piatt take over the role...
...William Powell suggested this Slogan for it: "You can hardly hear a pin drop...
...The film, which was produced with the cooperation of the F.B.I, in Washington, is said to be wholly unlike previous motion picture treatments of the Bureau in that it does not dwell upon the "G-Man" and the "Tommy gun...
...Coburn, who plays the department store magnate, decides to go to work incognito as a shoe clerk in hi...
...He is respected and beloved...
...She played Belinda for 270 performances...
...With Fernand Auberjonois as Narrator, the Dessoff Choirs, choruses of children from several churches (over 200 voices) and the orchestra of the New Friends of Music, Paul Boepple directed a splendid balance of choral effects against Honegger's varied and compelling music...
...Miss Craig, who has been out of the play since last Thursday, has been ordered by her physicians not to return to the arduous role...
...film .AT embassy 46th ST...
...maplewood theatre to reopen with hayes-evans' "12th night" Cheryl Crawford and John J. Wildberg will reopen their Maple-wood Theatre, Maplewood, N. J., for the summer season on Monday night, June 2, with Helen Hayes and Maurice Evans in "Twelfth Night...
...is presented...
...and among others participating are Mayor La-Guardia, Alfred EL Smith, Major E. Bowes, LoweH Thomas, Eugene . Meyer, William Green, William S. Pal^y, George M. Cohan, and Captain Edward V. Riekenbacker...
...Prominent among the singers and musicians will be guitarist Jeronimo Villarino...
...Among many unique choral passages, there is one dealing with the warning given by the apparition of,"The Golem" before its creation...
...Kinnis to Be Soloist in Ofatbrio AfersioiSp "The Golem" Bunny Berigan and Orchestra Featured at Palisades Park This Week—New Features Opening Daily Bunny Berigan and chis orchestra will be featured as the free ' attraction at Palisades Amusement Park, on the Jersey sidePf the'' Hudson, today and Sunday (May 17 and 18), playing for the free show and also for free dancing on tooth evenings...
...Brock Pemberton, Gilbert Miller and the Theatre Guild will make try-out presentations of new plays...
...own store only to find himself one of the ringleaders in a strike against himself, picketing his own store, and carrying his own effigy...
...The Second Nighters are the critics and writers for national periodicals, weeklies, monthlies and syndicates, who attend the theatre regularly the night after premiere...
...On the Music Hall stage a new song and dance spectacle produced by Russell Marker...
...Though over a thousand new lockers have been added this "summer, the new installment payment policy has proved very popular...
...Instead of accenting this shadowy character as an entity, as in the case of the drama, the composer has chosen to entrust its simulation to the sopranos, in an interlude of combined Valkyrian and ritual quality...
...Twelfth Night" will be given with the same cast which was seen in New York at the St...
...newsreel The Federal Bureau of Investigation and its staff of nearly 2,000 special agents are pictured in training and at work in the latest March of Time film, "Men of the F.B.I.," which has opened a week's engagement at the Embassy Newsreel Theatre, Broadway and 46th St...
...James Theatre and which has been on tour in the Gilbert Miller-Theatre Guild Production...
...These outfits—Benny Goodman, Charlie Barnet, and Larry Clinton—will appear nightly on the same bill, playing alternately for the 5,000 dancers, 4,000 spectators and 1,500 diners which the Dance Carnival will accommodate...
...Other officers include Donald Fairchild, Vice-President...
...MEET JOHN DOE" AT RKO THEATRES "Meet John Doe," Frank Capra's portrait of an American with Gary Cooper in the title role, makes its debut in RKO Manhattan, Bronx and Westchester neighborhoods this week...
...To save them, the fasting Nicolas comes from his retirement...
...Originally planned as a drama for a'Swiss" National Festival at Zurich, the war sees it converted to an oratorio for its American premiere...
...Far from being an American Gestapo, the March of Time shows, the "Men of the F.B.I...
Vol. 24 • June 1941 • No. 20
