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I Good news travels fast: That must be the reason why the Home Office and the Studios are being deluged with requests from leading showmen for the earliest possible date they can get for Irving Berlin’s "There’s No Business Like Show Business”. A comparative hand- ful of lucky production experts only have viewed a rough-cut of the Christmas spe- cial. But, every co-star—Ethel Merman, Donald O’Connor, Marilyn Monroe, Dan Dailey, Johnnie Ray and Mitzi Mayfair— says it contains her or his "best role”. Moreover, those who have heard the music say the songs are not only Irving Berlin’s best, but, while the nostalgic ones will produce beautiful memories, the new tunes will sweep the country and monop- olize the "Hit Parade”, as one music publisher put it. But, "There’s No Business Like Show Business” is more than a heart- appealing story, romantically revealed, of show folks, their footlight glamor and their behind-the-scenes struggles and problems. It is a moving story of a fami- ly. Ethel Merman plays the mother- trouper with verve and explosiveness. Dan Dailey gives his role of her philan- dering song-and-dance husband an ex- hilarating charm. Donald O’Connor and Mitzi Gaynor sing, dance and enact their separate romances with inspired skill. Marilyn Monroe is her sensational self- alluring, striking in personality, voice dancing. Her performance in this pic definitely clinches her position as most unusual personality to reach screen in modern times. Johnnie Ra the most unusual personality to reach screen in modern times. Johnnie Ray the Donahue who deserts the stage tc come a priest, will "tear your heart with his rendition of "If You Beli< and his portrayal of a character that be long remembered. After "There’s Business Like Show Business,” Joh Ray will rank one of screen’s top stars in popularity. Fourteen Irving Berlin songs high the picture. Three of them: X"A Chases A Girl 'Till She Caters I that O’Connor sings with Marilyn Mo and a dance ensemble; "A Sailo/l(s N Sailor ’Till He’s Been TattooJij,” : by Ethel Merman, Mitzi Gaynor and d: chorus, and Johnnie Ray’s "If You lieve”) are new. Other Berlin songs elude: "You’d Be Surprised,” w Dailey sings with a quartette of beau "When The Midnight Choo Choo Lei For Alabam,’” a novelty production ber done by Ethel Merman and Da DOWN THROUGH THE YEARS THERE HAS NEVER I Page 18A