Stars on Ice a Summer Delight attue Center Theatre
SHIPLEY, JOSEPH T.
"Stars on Ice" a Summer Delight attue Center Theatre This Week on the Stage By JOSEPH T. SHIPLEY Mr. Shipley reviews each play am its opcsuai night over WEVD st 11:50 p. m. DELIGHT ON...
...Will you marry me, bo wow...
...At the age r>f four Alec Templeton wrote a shaggy-dog love song that ended: "I must kiss you now...
...While two of the famous three "Bruises" are among the 84 members of the company new in the armed services, comedy is far from lacking—of the gentler sort with little Twinkle Watts (surer and more skillful) and the-diminutive Paul Castle...
...Moussorgsky...
...Anne Shirley has the feminine lead in the picture, bracketed with Eddie Albert, Walter Reed, Barton MacLane and Robert Ryan...
...j , Delightful at any time, the "Stars On lee" revue is an espe-¦ rial joy in summer...
...The chief opposition is that of the audience, to believing (what was an axiom at tile time of the first novel, Pamela) that the villain Hank, a scoundrel all through, becomes a fine fellow and a hero when he holds out a wedding ring...
...STAGE FRIGHT...
...Italy: American airman continue to pound the toe of Italy, with devastating raids on shipping and harbor defenses...
...The Roxy stage presentation headlining Enric Madriguera and his Musk, Carmen Amaya and Jack Du rant, also remains for a third week...
...Hank because he's in the army and about to go...
...Gershwin program...
...Here, Russian women and children are liberated from Nazi bondage News from Overseas: Maoris, sturdy natives of the South Pacific Islands, train for their part . in the battle against the Axis...
...RUSSIAS TWO TEARS OF WAR—OTHER FOREIGN NEWS AT EMBASSY A pictorial review of Russia's - two years of war headlines the new program of world wide news events...
...Morton Gould, conductor...
...Bombardier" stars Pat O'Brien and Randolph Scott at the head of a large cast the most thrilling pictures to come out...
...Symphony in B. minor, No...
...Coney Island," starring Betty Grable, George Montgomery and Cesar Romero, remains for a third week at the Roxy Theatre...
...The film, in which Crosby portrays the role of Dan Emmett, the original minstrel man, also features in' its cast Marjorie Reynolds, Billy de Wolfe, the late Lynne Overman, Raymond Walburn and Eddie Foy, Jr...
...Ballet Suite, "Billy the Kid," Aaron Copland...
...This is what happened when they got their first chance for theatrical stardom, Jack Carson carried a spear in a Greek drama but it broke in half when he accented his first fine by pounding it on the floor...
...Mother Brandt turned down bar man, about to leave for World War I, for>fear that he wouldn't come back...
...Uncle Sam declares war on air-check crooks...
...Piano soloist: Sandoma...
...MUSIC HALL HOLDS SCREEN-STAGE SHOW Pitying to air-cooled capacity audiences, Metro-Goldwyn-May-er's laugh-provoking "The Youngest Profession," starring Virginia Weidler, Edward Arnold and John Carroll, and presenting five important Hollywood s-uest stars, Greer Gar son, Walter Pidgeon, Lana Turner, William Powell and Robert Taylor, is being held over for a second week at Radio City Music Hall...
...Following short subjects are also showing: 46th St.: "Modern Mexico City," a Fitzpatrick Traveltalk in Technicolor...
...true...
...Made with the full cooperation of the U. S. Army Air Force, much of the picture was photographed at the big Bombardier training schol at Kirtland Field, New Mexico, and the education of the hand-picked youngsters who are taught the carefully guarded secrets of the Norden sight is shown in detail as a singularly realistic background to the romance and rivalry of the plot...
...the question is, should daughter Helen turn Jew if her chance in World War II ? Daughter talks as though she is typical of .our age, and her cautious mother typical of the last...
...Victor Borge stuttered through his first stage speech, but it gave him the idea for his punctuation sounds that have topped his comedy repertoire ever since . . . Ginny . Simms sang With a trio, but the other two girls -were too frightened to utter a sound...
...Written and staged fry Edward Chodorov...
...Ode to Truth, Roy Harris...
...42nd St.: "Modem Mexico City" and "Greeting Bait," a Merrie Melody cartoon...
...Chodorov found himself, as director, confronted with the tongh task of handling a four character play...
...Because the Capitol Theatre is playing solidly to capacity audiences at each of its sue performances of "Stage Door Canteen" and the Stars In Person Show with Phil Spitamy's All-Girl Orchestra, arrangements are being made which will permit, if necessary, extending the engagement to as much as ten weeks...
...Lucky that Ginny had the melody part . Johnny Gart had to play an out-' of-tune piano but the critics praised " him for' his "modern discordant ' music...
...vAlexander Smallens...
...Rhapsody in Blue...
...sent the sort of entertainment one can see again and again...
...and the weaving beauty of costume and swift concordant flow of the several ballets, pre...
...The Soviet's mighty army advances on the Kuban Front From swamps, oa the Kuban river, Red soldiers attack Nazi lines with tanks, infantry and trucks and recapture a village long held by the enemy...
...Tchaikovsky-Moussorgsky program: Polonaise from "Eugene Onegin," Tchaikovsky...
...Other soloists: Etta Moten, Harriet Jack-soar Eva Jessye Choir...
...American Sjrmpbcnette No...
...Neither rings...
...The grace and skill—and frequent gaspbringing stunts aad side-cracking humor—of the performers, solo, in couples, or in email groups...
...A Disney cartoon...
...United Nations Salute-Monday Wieling, July ?, at 8:30...
...Night on Bald Mountain, Moussorgsky...
...Star Dust...
...Unfortunately, less credit can be given to Mr.'Chodorov, the playwright We have here a contrast between two generations and a conflict in this ohe...
...Nor is mother's logic dear...
...Presented by Mum Gordon...
...50th St.: "The Invasion of Europe," a World in Action...
...Bringing to the screen for the first time the "inside story" of America's great secret weapon, the Norden bombeight, and how this nation came to adopt it...
...but Jerry whom she wants for Helen is also in uniform.—Jerry is.the son of the man who aid come back to Mother Brandt, but meanwhile stie bad married someone elfte...
...Piano Concerto...
...It doesn't ring true...
...STADIUM CONCERTS flOGRAMS Sunday evening, July 4, at 8:30...
...The Strand stage show -also presents The 3 Imaginators, novelty mimics, and The Kings, acro-trio...
...Home Front News: U. S. Army engineers throw pontoon bridge across Chicago river .in record time...
...At the Booth Theatre...
...WE GAZE ON SO FONDLY "THOSE EXDEARISG YOUNG CHARMS...
...and "Autumn Leaves," are here again in all their colorful and moving beauty...
...Overture, "Strike Up the Band...
...News-reel, WUiam Scnuman...
...All the more credit to him that he manages to keep it flowing, not talky, but moving along with the stir of aetion...
...Cuban Overture...
...Excerpts from "Boris Gorunoff," Mous-sorgsky...
...Pathetic...
...she objects to Lt...
...New Zealand, American built Hudson bombers and Kittyhawk fighter planes fly over the Southern "Alps" on patrol duty...
...f...
...This week at all Embassy - Newsreel Theatres...
...The stage show contracts were extended to four weeks today, with options running up to ten weeks...
...Excerpts from "Porgy and Bess...
...For every mood and every age, kiddies to bank presidents, there's a perfect treat in "Stars On lee...
...The story of "The Youngest Profession" is a novel one, and shows the spirited and lively doings of America's younger set in the operation of a movie fan club...
...This show, staged by Charlie Lowe, will be in addition to the regular Saturday matinee offering whieh this Saturday features Mal Hallen and his orchestra, currently appearing at Palisades daily, and the Ortans aerial act On Saturday at 7:45 P. M., prior to the evening stage presentation, the second round of the Venida "Beautiful Legs" contest will be held...
...STAYS ON AT ROXY THIRD WEEK The new 20th Century-Fox' screen success...
...72nd St: "Glimpses of Ontario," a Pitzpatrick TrSVeltalk and "Pluto, Jr...
...Shipley reviews each play am its opcsuai night over WEVD st 11:50 p. m. DELIGHT ON ICE "STARS OS K?r Being the "second edition" and fourth season ?/ rAe iee-travagama presented by S<ht/e Hernie ami Arthur M. Wirtx...
...Every newspaper, magazine, and radio commentator and critic has had only most lavish praise for the show, which accounts for the phenomenal attendance...
...St Louis Blues, W. C. Heady...
...more slapstick or spectular with Freddie Trenkler, with "The Three Kilties" (replacing "The Three Rookies"), Fritz Dietl whose skates are 16-inch high stilts, and more...
...CONEY ISLAND...
...At the Center Theatre...
...New Cruiser Houston launched...
...The Star-Spangled Banner...
...3 STOOGES ON STRAND STAGE—GEORGE BAFT FILM ON SCREEN The New York Strand has booked those screw-ball comedians who hare been a comic riot on the stage and screen for many years, as the extra added attraction on the Hal Mclntyre Orchestra stage show beginning today...
...And not a melodrama, but a character play, almost a problem play...
...STAGE DOOR CANTEEN" STAYS INDEFINITELY XT THE ?4...
...Indeed, wer rejoice that the best of the ballets: "The Fox Chase," "JukeBox-Saturday Right,'' "Jack Frost Reverie," "Pan-Americana...
...On Sunday, July 4th...
...Alexander Smallens, conductor...
...Starting the three-day holiday on Saturday, July 3rd, Uncle Don, the favorite of millions of youngsters, will make a personal appearance at 3:30 ?, M. He will conduct a regular club meeting just as he does Over the radio and will then introduce a number of talented beys and girls from the Melville Stagecraft School, in New York, who will put on a half-hour stage presentation...
...An American is Paris...
...Super Rabbi tt...
...Tchaikovsky...
...Excerpts from "Khov-antchina...
...Vincent Lopez and his nationally famous orchestra will appear for one day only, playing for the free stage presentation in the afternoon and evening and for free dancing in the Park Casino that night On Monday, July 5th, Bob . Allen and his orchestra will play for the free show and free dancing...
...Cuban Overture...
...Dancer Paul Hartman coaldn't even do an Off-To Buffalo, He was only four days old when his father, a famous San Francisco actor, carried him on stage...
...J. T. S. * ¦ 1 ? - "DIXIE" m SECOND WEEK 47 THE PARAMOUNT "Dixie," the all-technicolor musical d?n starring' Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour, continues for a second week, at the Paramount Theatre...
...But since Helen had fallen so swiftly and so deep in love with Hank that she was hurling herself at him—the wedding ceremony comes after the lovers" union—there is scant ' ground for a conflict...
...but caution and love went-never hand in hand...
...Smoke Gets in Tear Eyes...
...Hoagy Carmichael...
...Staged had with choreography' fry caffc-«rms Littlefield...
...Tuesday evening, July 6. at 8:30...
...with Peter Lorre and Brenda Marshall...
...So he proposed to another girl (later, Jerry's mother) by singing "Believe me, if all those endearing young charme...
...The screen feature is Warner Bros, drama of international espionage, "Background to Danger," starring George Raft and Sydney Greenstreet...
...Hank, knowing the story, uses the same tune for Helen...
...Ballet gains in power from the speed snd surge and greater spread of space made possible by the slide of skates upon the ice...
...GALA HOLIDAY SHOWS AT PALISADES PARK One of the biggest'holiday free shows ever presented at Palisades Amusement Park, N. J., will be offered at the Jersey fun center this week-end featuring name bands, special events and personal appearance of celebrities...
...The 3 Stooges, who have just completed a series of comedy shorts in Hollywood, will have on the same stage show another featured comedy screen performer in George Tobias, the Warner Bros, comedy star...
...2, Morton Gould...
...conductor...
...Jerome Kern...
...Baritone soloist: Todd Duncan...
...BOMBARDIER" OPENS AT THE CRITERION Loew's Criterion Theatre is currently offering RKO Radio's "Bombardier...
Vol. 26 • July 1943 • No. 27
