What's Up Youthful, Fresh, and Gay at the National
SHIPLEY, JOSEPH T.
"What's Up" Youthful, Fresh, and Gay at the National This Week on the Stage by JOSEPH T. SHIPLEY [Mr. Shipley talks about the new plays over WEVD at 11:50 every opening night] . * STAYING...
...and there's the beginning of a gay time...
...The film, as I say, has beauty and power...
...Golob also continues as manager of the field exploitation force as well as carrying on his publicity activities in charge of national and fan magazines, syndicates, picture and roto sections of newspapers, and other services "PRINCESS O'ftOVftfCE" HELD AT STRAND The NY Strand will hold for a 3rd week their "In Person" show headed by Shep Fields and his orchestra who feature a new band combination eliminating all brasses...
...There, through their antics on ice and on tern firms, the two comedians finally untangle the complications bean ting them...
...At the National Theatre...
...Shipley talks about the new plays over WEVD at 11:50 every opening night] . * STAYING HIGH "WHATS UP...
...Reed Hadley, John Archer and Eddie Acuff...
...but again the'romping dance swings us along...
...Jimmy Savo: needs someone that can create* pantomimic...
...Distinguished dramatic portrayals are delivered by Edgar Barrier, C. Aubrey Smith, Anna Lee...
...Many noted stars appear in vivid roles as the multiple plot unfolds...
...The gala in peipor birthday show, headed by Woody Herman and his orchestra also continues for a second week...
...But parties in the open and gaiety at work enliven the hours, until—alas, not only vacation but the Nazis arrive...
...Presented by Mark Warnow...
...the answer is "Go$ to the National Theatre and en->^ joy it yourself...
...It's a fine tribute to our fighting ally, and no more gilded than the pictures our Communist press damns as pandering to a capitalist order...
...Some ten of each* make both principals and chorusjl quite competent at each...
...Preston Foster, Lloyd Nolan and William Bendix head the cast of "Guadalcanal Diary," the dramatic and timely story of a great conflict, with the featured cast headed by Richard Conte...
...of the crew...
...Johnny^ Morgan as Sgt...
...with lots of voice to counter-' balance Jimmy...
...A new and lavish s^age *evue headlining the Ritz Brothers, supplements the film attraction at the Roxy...
...Light, fresHgiively, and merry —go-see-it-yourse!f is the new musical at the National...
...r This mixture makes merry...
...Thejjjj girls- are all young, the boys all^ dashing about...
...Nigel Bruce and Hilary Brooke...
...Goldwyni Production of the film by LU-* Han Hellman...
...Flesh and Fantasy" in First New York Showing at Criterion "Flesh and Fantasy," the production which has probably aroused more curiosity and comment than any, film in recent seasons, is now in it's New York Premier at Loew's Criterion Theatre...
...For when the closing words speak—from Soviet lips— of making all the world free, there cannot but flash into mind recent Soviet words about the Polish border, with their ominous cloud over freedom...
...WEST POINT CADETS TO SEE "LIFE WITH FATHER" "Life With Father" will be presented for tbe officers and cadets of the United States Military Academy at West Point, on Sunday afternoon, November 28...
...advice that Hollywood knows the lovelorn need...
...The picture of the children being drained to death of their blood, for transfusion to German wounded, is as grisly as any of the war...
...The photography is unusually beautiful, especially in tbe nature shots...
...TBS NORTE STAR...
...Book by Alan T. Lemer and Arthur Piorton...
...Thatf fellow Joshua, who blew down/ Jericho's walls, comes in for a? summons, and serves, when the" wall between the men's dormitoryp and the girls gives way for the> funniest bed-ballet this side of bedlam...
...Music by Aaron* Copland, lories by Ira Gersh-g win...
...Lyrics by Mr...
...Moroney (is that Irish...
...on his way here to negotiate with the President to give us Valuable minerals—no less a savant than Savo, Jimmy himself, bur pantomimic comic supreme;, though only once in a blue moon (that's a movie he made) does he really get material worthy of his talent...
...The dancing * throughout is a mad mixture of, ballet, burlesque, and jive, with' the odds on the tappers breaking, through...
...Forget such moments of propaganda, and "The North Star" is an excellent film...
...comes another — hailed as Sam Goldwyn's greatest, and shown in two Broadway theatres at once— only it's the Russian status quo the American film is glorifying...
...But it takes thej President to help her come in on?j the beam...
...And there's also' the lady that knows Tanglinian...
...Injj the meantime, we are glad to see him in most guises, and there's^, good work for him in "WTiat's^ Up...
...Joseph T. Shipley...
...Staged by George Balanckine...
...LARHY GOLOB GETS NEW POST Larry Golob, member of the Warner Bros., publicity department for the past 18 years in various field and home office capacities, has been promoted to administrative assistant to Allan Meltzer, newly appointed Eastern Publicity Manager, it has been announced by Mort Blumenstock, in charge of advertising and publicity in the East...
...Patric Knowles and Johnny Long and his orchestra, "Hit The Ice* casts Abbott and Costeilo .in the roles of candid cameramen Who become involved with a band of crooks whom they follow to a mountain resort...
...for his handling...
...Edward G. Robinson, Bob Benehley, Betty Field, Robert Cummings and Thomas Mitchell...
...It has an element of novel, striking surprise whkrh, in itself, is gripping entertainment while the story, or stories, it tells will be remembered as-amazingly and dramatically thrilling...
...Anthony Quinn, Richard Jaeckel, Roy Roberts, Minor Watson, Ralph Byrd, Lionel Slander...
...Music by Frederick Loeve...
...Producer Oscar Serlin, Playwrights Lindsay and Crouse, and members of the east and crew are waiving all royalties and salary for the event...
...The screen feature is Warner Bros, hilarious comedy, "Princess O'Rourke" starring Olivia de Havilland and Robert Cummings...
...GUADALCANAL DIARY HAS FILM PREMIERE AT ROXY THEATRE The 20th Century-Fox film version of Richard Tregaskis' famous book, "Guadalcanal Diary," is current at the Roxy Theatre...
...Lerner...
...E Films glorifying the status quo...
...Then the President steps in (by special wire from the White House) and as Beatrice Fairfax gives just the...
...Only, when you see and enjoy it, these are the things it's important to remember...
...Howard Lindsay, Dorothy Stickney and the entire Hew York cast will appear in the special "morale matinee* Tbe play will be presented exactly as*it is given at the Empire Theatre, complete with setting, furniture and props, which are to be shipped to West Point for the performance...
...The fighting scenes are not as vivid as in many other films, for too much (this betrays the American, not the Soviet touch) is made of the individual stories of love and sacrifice...
...The kids have a good time, and* so <}oes the audience...
...Mix up a group of girls at the Langley finishing school in Virginia with a pack osfairmen whose plane made a forced landing in their back yard (conveniently in time to be quarantined: one girl upstairs' has measles...
...fact, if any one asks you...
...Featuring Ginny Simms...
...Then the picture becomes a conflict between German brutality and Russian courage, until the resolute villagers recapture their bomes...
...Presented by Universal and coproduced by Charles Beyer and Julien Duvrvier, the extraordinary new picture is said to be totally unlike any previous screen venture...
...The North Star" is a village in northern Russia, which Soviet ways have made such a paradise that the little school children are sorry When vacation time comes...
...The pillow flinging^ comes later...
...Dame May Whitty and Charles Winninger...
...Put into (hat plane the Rawa of Tanglinia...
...In truth, the pace is slow, often almost operatic ; for instance, when the dying driver of the ammunition truck bids those alive to drive on— and the supplies are desperately needed by the Soviet guerillas— everyone stands while the old man delivers a sermon on devotion and loyalty...
...4M077 AND COSTf 110 COMEDY AT RKO The new show at the RKO Manhattan, Bronx and Westcheater Theatres this week brings the comedy team of Abbott and Costeilo to the screen in their latest comedy, "Hit The Ice" accompanied by "Sherlock Holme* Faces Death," starring Basil Rath bone...
...but it is illtimed...
...interpreter and prize mathematician, who's, fallen for one...
...long Sfgo reacheo...
...I DOOD IT" STAYS ON AT PARAMOUNT "I Dood It," the Red SkeltonEleanor Powell musical, heading the Paramount Theatre's seventeenth anniversary show, continues for a second week...
...Again he has too little to do, and does it1 superbly...
...They include Charles Boyer, Barbara Stanwyck...
...MUSIC HALL FILM STAYS "Claudia," 20th Century-Fox hit film version of Rose Franken's play of young married love, with Dorothy McGuire in the title role, repeating the triumph she achieved in the Broaflway, play, continues at Radio City Music Hall for a third week...
...Also appearing in person are Paul Winchetl, Marion Daniels, and the famous singer of Glenn Miller's Band, lovely Marion Hutton as an extra added attraction...
...Now...
...In addition to the Ritz Brothers the new Roxy stage show features The Golden Gate Quartet...
...But the burlesque tradi-v tion is what comes over a man when he can't fashion new busi-" nes for a comic...
...At the Victoria and the< Palace Theatres...
...Co-starred with Miss McGuire, and also acclaimed for outstanding performances are Robert Young and Ina Claire, the latter returning te the screen from retirement...
...or should we read" just the first two syllables first ?),: does some hit-'em-hot clowning...
...A Book", and the "Three Girls Injjf A Boat" that reminds one old "Three Little Maids From School"P —only these are still in it...
...a high degree...
...Bill Bailey, the Alice Dudley Dancer?, the Jim Wong Troupe, the Ben Yost Singers, the Gae Foster Roxyettes and Paul Ash with the Roxy Theatre Orchestra...
...It may be ill-tempered to say that "The Ill-Tempered Clavichord" bursts in without rhyme or season...
...Jimmy Savo, talks only Tanglinian, but that doesn't matter, because he is1 eloquent in the universal lan-^ guage of pantomime...
...But not everyone can heed it like Gloria Warren...
...of technical competence...
...The* tunes they sing, when they dodged the duenna, Aunt Harriet, arejp sweet and catching, with oftenSj clever lines, as in "A Girl Is Like...
...does H intentionally rhyme 9 with baloney...
...Such considerations aside, "The North Star" is a beautiful and moving picture...
Vol. 26 • November 1943 • No. 47
