"Cloak and Dagger" Opens at the Strand
"Cloak and Dagger" Opens at the Strand" PARK AVENUE THEATRE TO OPEN IN OCTOBER Park Avenue's first motion picture theatre and New Y o r k ' s only subscription motion ^picture hou.se will...
...The Strand s t a g e show will be beaded by Alvino Rey, his T a l k i ng Guitar and His O r c h e s t r a f e a t u r i ng J o Anne Ryan...
...The s i n g i n g is effective, t h e men's voices especially rich: George B r i t t o n in his "Gypsy Love Song...
...The r e s t of the eVeningis more r o u t i n e , t h o u g h pleasant...
...T h r e e Little Girls in Blue," s t a r s June Haver, George Montgomery, Vivian Blaine, Celeste Holm, Vera-EHen and F r a n k Latinmre, and f e a t u r e s Charles Smith, Charles Halton, Ruby Dandridge, T h u r s t o n Hall, Clinton Rosemond and William Forrest, J r. NEW ADVENTURE FILM STARS GARY COOPER "Cloak and Dagger , " initial production of the newly formed United . S t a t e s Pictures, Inc., released by Warner Bros., s t a r r i n g ' Gary Cooper, is now a t the NY Strand T h e a t r e . An exciting story of romance and adventure, the Aim also feat u r e s Robert Alda and serves to introduce to the American screen Lilli Palmer, talented British actress,' who is seen in t h e top feminine role...
...J a k e Monroe, Wright City, Okla., received $4(>5 for first place in bull r i d i n g with Orval Mann, StillwcII, Okla., second with $386...
...At the Century Theatre...
...At a cTTst of nearly a million dollar*, the Anderson Art Galleries on 59th Street and Park Avenue is being rebuilt t o house t h i s most modern t h e a t r e iq t h e world...
...Coming over .with several of his c a s t ) from producing "Song of Norway," Edwin Lester has added no lustre to Broadway, but has brought a pleasant package in conventional guise, irt» "Gypsy Lady...
...Sew lyrics, and direction, by Robert Wright and George Forrest...
...Plus, The Airliners featuring J i m m y Joyce...
...Only dabble in the rabble . . . because you date' 'em, don't think you have to mate 'em" is t h e philosophy of the Marquis de Roncevalle, as e x p r e s s e d in his comic song "Piff-Paff...
...Cari Olson, Canada, pocketed $576 for leading the saddle bronc r i d e r s , followed by Tom Knight, Cody, Wyoming, with $475...
...Mike Fisher, Purdiim, Neh., t h r ew a steer in 7.4 seconds to e a r n first money of $7110...
...and Sondra Barrett, charming tapdancer...
...BOB HOPE COMEDY CONTINUES 4 T PARAMOUNT Bob Hope in "Monsieur Iteauoajre" is in its fifth consecutive week at the New York Paramount T h e a t r e . The comedy which includejn* in its cast Joan Caiimekl, P a t r i c Knowles, Marjorie Reynolds, Joseph Schildkraut and Cecil Kellaway, is s e t t i n g the pace for attendance figures at the Paramount for 194C...
...Set* by Boris Aronson...
...Adaptation by Arthur Kay...
...Total Garden rodeo prize money t h i s year is $154,040, highest ever...
...RODEO ATTRACTIONS With the exception of Toots Mansfield, Rankin, Texas, who took second place in calf roping, tone of the defending champions in t he 21st Annual World's Championship Rodeo, a t Madison Square Garden, were among the leading money winners after tbe first go round...
...This presents Baron Petlibois (Clarence Derwent), amateur of a r t in F r a n c e (1900, who a t the moment has some lovely lassies l e a r n i n g ballet...
...The Park Avenue Theatre will have no \ . s i t i n g lines for t i c k e ts or seats...
...Cloak and Dagger" Opens at the Strand" PARK AVENUE THEATRE TO OPEN IN OCTOBER Park Avenue's first motion picture theatre and New Y o r k ' s only subscription motion ^picture hou.se will open some time around the beginning of October, announced Walter Reade, president of the Park Avenue Theatre , Ltd...
...Patrons will reserve s e a t s for once or twice a week, as two p i c t u r e s a r e shown weekly...
...The gypsy discovers t h a t it's no g r e a t shakes to be a lady, and each class goes comfortably buck to its own snobbishness...
...The house will be sold out one y e a r in advance and every s e a t reserved...
...Runnerup honors went to Eddie C u r t i s , El Reno, Okla., 8.3 seconds for $<>09...
...There is good t h e a t r e in Mr...
...Also in t h e ' e a s t a re Vladimir Sokoloff, Dan Seymour, and J. Edward Bromberg...
...Coope r ' s antics when, even as a royal monarch* his t h i e v i n g gypsy tricks a r e c a r r i e d on...
...Tyers in the serenade "I Love You, I Adone You...
...RETURN O F VICTOR HERBERT "GYPSY LADY...
...This is being done on a subscription basis...
...Orchid City, Texas, $630 and Howard Baker, Livermnre, Cal., -440...
...In person Charlie Spivak and his o r c h e s t r a occupy the headline spot with songstress Peggy Lee as an e r t r a a t t r a c t i o n . Others in person include the A r n a u t Brothers and Bob Evans...
...The two top men among the bareback bronc riders were Ward Baughman...
...Clarence Derwent as the Baron is an e n g a g i n g amateur Cupid — even though his d a r t s go awry...
...The girls a r e good dancers, and pleasant to look upon...
...Presented by Edwin Lester...
...Of this amount the Garden cont r i b u t e d $129,1.10...
...The comedy, espceially when ent r u s t e d to Melville Cooper, as Boris, t h e Gypsy King, is amusing...
...Book by He ry Myert...
...A former pupil, now "the g r e a t " Alvarado (John Tyers) r e t u r n s , is j i l t ed by a marquise because he lacks a title, and in revenge resolves to m a r r y her brother to a princess—gypsy brand...
...and Luise King...
...A season s t a r t i n g with revivals, in 'Uypsy Lady" brings tunes of two o p e r e t t a s of Victor Herbert blent into one s t o r y . The t u n e s a re p l e a s a n t . The s t o r y is r o u t i n e . I t 's too bad t h a t a musical is t h o u g ht to need one...
...The remainder was e n t r y fees •of t h e c o n t e s t a n t s. The rodeo continues through Sunday, October 27, with matinees on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays...
...won $540 for t y i ng a doggie in 20.2 seconds, but first money of $f>H5 went t o D e e Burk, Cermanche, Okla., with 19.4 seconds...
...Combining melodies from "The Fortune Teller" and "The Serenade," by Victor Herbert...
...They wilf also specify which show they wish to attend, either at 7 or 9 a. m. The a v e r a ge cost per s e a t in t h i s exclusive thea t r e will be | 1 . 2 5 per performance "THREE LITTLE GIRLS IN BLUB" STARTS 2nd WEEK AT ROXY The new 20th Century-For Technicolor musical, "Thae^ L i t t l e Girls in Blue," and the stage show headed by Beatrice Kay and Maurice Uoeco, remains for a second week mi the Boxy Theatre...
...Also in the s t a ge show will be lovely J e a n Carroll, comedienne...
...Cloak and Dagger" was directed by F r i t z Lang, whose individual directorial talents have produced in t h e p a s t sucrKjnemorable hits as "Ministry of F e a r ," "The Woman in t h e Window*' and ' S c a r l e t S t r e e t . " Milton Sperling was the f i l m ' s producer...
...Rocky Colucrin...
...Mansfield, 1945 Garden calf 1 oping titlcholder...
...Chuck Peterson...
...was based on an original story by Boris I n g s t e r and J o h n Larkin...
...Max Steiner cont r i b u t e d t h e film's musical score...
...The s c r e e n play by Albert Maltz and Ring Lardner, J...
Vol. 29 • October 1946 • No. 40
