Proser's Dance Carnival Opens at Madison Square Garden
Proser's Dance Carnival Opens at Madison Square Garden TOMMY TUCKER'S BAND FEATURE! AT PALISADES AMUSEMENT PARK OVER HOLIDAY One of the biggest free holiday shows ever presented at...
...On through the night the music swelled...
...Thp latter is the drama of a beautiful woman who has become branded as the "jinx of the Orient...
...Merle Oberon and Rita Hayworth are starred with him in the picture ,a comedy directed by Lloyd Bacon...
...The Roxy stage presentation featuring Captain John W. Tiebor and his Musical Seals, is also being held over- for a second wppIc...
...MUSIC HALL HOLDS SHOW Irene Dunne anl Cary Grant in "Penny Serenaders" continues for a second week at the Radio City Music Hall...
...Hurok—who continues to give better aad finer entertainment...
...the Randall Sisters, singing trio...
...Heading the gala stage presentation will be lommy mucker anu his popular N. Y. "Pot O' Gokf' orchestra, who have just concluded an engagement at...
...At a cost of -$100,000, Proser has transformed the dull confines of Madison Square Garden into a luxurious tropical pavilion...
...Preview Showing Offers Proceeds to Three Organizations 'i Today: Monte Proser throws wide the doors of his mammoth Dance Carnival at Madison Square Garden and opens the portals of the biggest entertainment enterprise of the year...
...Also featured at all the Embassy theatres is the second of the Tex McCrary war commentaries in the series called "Your Ringside Seat at World War No...
...But never in the swingiest dreams of those high school pupils have the old Carnegie rafters beat back such sounds as come from the jam session finale of the Cafe Society concert last week...
...Of the'large company that assisted, outstanding for grace and fire were Lola Montes and Maria Morales...
...2." In this new feature Mr...
...Fortunately, Antonio Triana gives that in full measure...
...Triana himself is well worth seeing, with a tense buf vigorous personality, and—especially in the footwork— a commanding technique...
...It's first week's attendance and gross topped that of every film since GWTW did its record-breaking . . . HUROK BALLET AT THE GUILD In recent recital at the Guild Theatre, 4nt°m<> Triana, whom we heartily enjoyed on his appearance with Argentinita, was brought by S. Hurok gaily heading a company of his own...
...On Thursday night, May 29th, the Dance Carnival had a preview showing in the Bandwagon Ball, a charity affair, with proceeds going to three organizations: U. S. Navy Welfare, British Sailors' Relief, and The Free Greeks...
...McCrary is known to more than a million daily readers under the nom de plume of "Can-dide...
...Featured with the "Tommy Tucker Time" show will be Amy Arnell, billed as the "Swanee Sweetheart...
...In fact it would have brought the jungle little nearer...
...Palisades Park inaugurates a new policy with the opening of Tommy Tucker on Decoration Day...
...Perhaps more popular even than these was the tiny "Luisita," who was appropriately seen in a solo of the scenic ballet "Latin Quarter," but whose loudly applauded separate number seems to this critic rather to belong to Major Bowes...
...Wayne King: and his orchestra share "in person" honors with Morgan, whose personal appearance at the theatre during the run of "Affectionately Yours" is a special added attraction...
...Charlie Barnet, and Larry Clinton...
...BLOOD AND SAND" STAYS AT THE ROXY Vicente Blasco Ibanez' famous "Blood and Sand," starring Tyrone Power as Juan, will remain for a second week beginning today at the Roxy Theatre...
...Snnnlpmpnfiriff Krvth thp aKmp features, the Embassy- will show all the current news films as wett as selected shorts...
...The Dance Carnival will run for 100 nights with the country's outstanding name bands supplying the music...
...There will ¦be three topnotch outfits, on hand at all times, playing alternately...
...To fall in love with her, is to sign one's own 'Roosevelt Speech" Highlight at All Embassy Newsreel Theatres Featured at all Embassy News-reel theatres this week is the stirring Roosevelt Speech of May 27th...
...On the Eighth Avenue end will be the Pan-American Patio, with jungle patio exotic drinks and Heriijacies foliage and tropical decor...
...This carnival is said to be the most tremendous financial undertaking in the amusement field since the World's Fair...
...McCrary talks on the subject of "Sea Power versus Air Power...
...Although the work of the group is mainly Spanish, in deference to the times the group is announced as the Latin-American ballet It gives us a pleasant sample of next season's "pop" series already announced by Mr...
...Also performing on the free show with Tortmy Tucker and the band will be Kerwin Somer-ville, novelty singer...
...The Golden Gate Quartet made an interlude of true music, spirituals spirited and richly harmonious...
...but some of us do come to see the dancing...
...CRAWFORD FILM HOLDS AT CAPITOL "A Woman's Face" has proved one of the most popular of the year's attractions to play the Capitol Theatre...
...the Mo-nocled Ambassadors, novelty duo, and Tommy and Betty Wonder, dance creations...
...the New York Strand Theatre, where they were held over for three consecutive weeks...
...Pictures showing the Presi-, dent making this speech have been vividly caught by the newsreel cameras and microphones and . should provide minutes of fascinating interest and plenty of food for thought...
...a fact which is interesting in that this is the first-time the Garden will really be a garden...
...THE GREAT AMERICAN BROADCAST" OPENS AT RKO THEATRES "The Great American Broadcast" with Alice Faye, Jvk Oakie, Cesar Romero and "3ohn Payne portraying the courageous, talented people who first filled the air-waves with song and music is current at RKO Manhattan, Bronx and Westchester neighbw-hood theatres...
...In this associated with the South Americans will .be served...
...It's all right to give one's daughter experience...
...A 65,000 square foot ceiling of blue star-studded net cloth will be stretched beneath the roof, and with eight white royal palm trees, each 77 feet high to form a circle in the center of the floor, the Garden will resemble an outdoor patio...
...although we'd have liked more of Rosita Montenegro, most of whose moments were glimpsed through a tavern window...
...With this gay and tuneful story of radio in its infancy is "Singapore Woman," Starring Brenda -Marshall and David Bruce...
...On the Ninth Avenue end will be an old-fashioned beer garden, backed by an eighty foot waterfall (coming from the top balcony of the Garden) with indirect pastel lighting...
...STRAND HOLDS FILM AND STAGE SHOW 2ND WEEK i Dennis Morgan continues his two-way Broadway engagement in the "in person" show and on the screen of the Strand Theatre, when his new film, "Affectionately Yours," holds for a second week...
...The Rand Book Store, 7 East 15th St, N.Y.C., specializes in social science books...
...2ND WEEK FOR THE WAYNE KING IN-PERSON SHOW AT THE STRAND The New York Strand will hold over for a second week beginning today the Wayne King Orchestra-Dennis Morgan "In Person" show with the new screen feature, "Shining Victory...
...The house stampeded, too...
...For the opener Monte will present" the aggregations-of Benny Goodman...
...By the time the music had swung on from Helena Home's torch to Art Ta-tum, we had no "march" but a veritable rout of the Wooden Soldiers...
...incidentally, I admit, it's good showmanship...
...CARNEGIE CAFE CONCERT " It's the end-of season when the wide curtains of Carnegie, Hall, yawning between concerts, | open to all sorts of enterprises, from Theremin recitals and Benny Goodman to high school commencement exercises...
...Kenneth Spencer has a deep and rich natural voice...
...At each end of the floor will be dining spots...
...After them—and the third Cafe Society band—came a host of guest stars: four bands at once and the nation's wildest trumpeters, and at one time six thumpers on three pianos, slam-bamming and jamming the music —as Cafe Society jammed Carnegie Hall...
...Up to now, bands have been presented only on weekends, but Tommy Tucker and his entire group will play twice daily for an entire week's engagement...
...AT RKO THEATRES "The Great American Broadcast" with Alice Faye, Jack Oakie, Cesar Romero and John Payne, accompanied by "Singapore Woman" with Brenda Marshall in the title role, is at all RKO Manhattan, Bronx and Westchester neighborhood houses...
...but after she broke from listless Liszt to sudden roaring swifigtime, we wouldn't have cared if she'd worn no dress at all...
...Also continuing at the Music Hall is Leon . LeonidofFs stage calvacade of song and dance suggested by the hit tunes written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart...
...Hazell Scott came out to play and sing, all dressed up for Carnegie Hall...
...In addition to the free show, Tucker and the orchestra will provide free dance music at the open air casino of the park nightly, alternating with Henry Daye and his regular Palisades Park band...
...In addition to the featured attraction of Dennis Morgan on the Wayne King-'-In—Person" show, the orchestra also features Don Cum-ming, comedian...
...He is editor of the editorial section of the Daily Mirror...
...AT PALISADES AMUSEMENT PARK OVER HOLIDAY One of the biggest free holiday shows ever presented at Palisades Amusement Park, N. J., will be staged starting, Decoration Day, and will continue at the Jersey playground for an entire week...
...and Voice Three, a unique vocal, trio...
...Boogie woogie began the evening, with a pair of swarthy pianists, and\all evening it grew boogier and woogier...
...Proser . has had the Garden transformed into the largest dance place in the world with admission prices at 66 cents and 88 cents...
...Donald Brown, romantic baritone...
...after he's grown through suffering, ho may siog^'Ole Man River" with emo-' tibn-approximating the depth the almost voiceless Jimmy Savo imparts...
Vol. 24 • May 1941 • No. 22
