Photoplay (Jan-Jun 1948)

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Morton Downey (Majestic) and Margaret Whiting (Capitol) prefer the lilting "Oh, But I Do.” At the moment, George Olsen has the love song "Through a Thousand Dreams” all to himself (Majestic) while Sam Donahue (Capitol) takes care of the rumba numba, "Rainy Night in Rio.” SMASH UPr Universal’s new one for Susan Hayward, Lee Bowman and Marsha Hunt has an indestructible theme song, "Life Can Be Beautiful” and Vaughn Monroe gives it his usual muscular interpretation (Victor). LEW AYRES: This fine actor turns to story telling in this Majestic album of Bible legends, retelling the timeless classics of Daniel, David and Goliath, Noah, David and the King, and Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. ANY HOSPITAL IN U. S. CHOOSE YOUR OWN DOCTOR It's New! It's Different! It'* a real Security Plan . . . designed to give you the Protection you'll really need in case of Hospital confinement for sickness or accident. When misfortune strikes, you may go to any Hospital in the U. 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Send off at once for all the details about this plan. No obligation. No Agent will call. FREE!! MAIL COUPON NORTH AMERICAN MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. ■ Dept. MC74-2, Wilmington, Del. Please send me, without obligation, details about | your "3c A Day Hospitalization Insurance Plan", Name. | Address | City...... State POLICY PAYS Hospital Room and Board for Sickness or Accident X'S’ $6.00 Doctor Visits In Case of Accident v& *3.00 Surgical Operations up *° *150.00 Time Lost from Work In Case of Accident *25.00 Accidental Death Vp *2000.00 Physical Dismemberment * *2000.00 Identification Service up»° *100.00 Ambulance Service $10.00 PERRY COMO: The 20th Century-Fox baritone is on the disk deck again with a fine pair of ballad baubles, "Sonata” and "That’s the Beginning of the End.” Satisfactory singing (Victor). DIANA LYNN: In this handsome Capitol album Diana shows polish and style as she plays Victor Young’s Concerto Theme written for her for the old film "And the Angels Sing,” "Laura,” "Lover,” the great Dick Rodgers’ waltz from "Love Me Tonight,” "Body and Soul” and the sizzling ballet "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue.” SONG* OF THE SOUTH: More music from the Disney land of make believe. Don’t miss Johnny Mercer’s mesmerizing of "Everybody Has a Laughing Place” (Capitol), The Modernaires’ slick syncopation with "Zip-A-Dee, Doo Dah” (Columbia), Tex Benecke’s disk-covery of what "Uncle Remus Said” (Victor) and The Merry Macs’ harmonies on "Sooner Or Later” (Majestic). LUCILLE BALL: The M-G-M redhead helps husband Desi Arnaz work himself into a Latin lather by singing the exciting samba, "Carnival in Rio.” You’ll have to listen carefully to hear the Ball of fire. For good measure Desi gives out with a bolero "Carinoso” on the reverse with Else Miranda very spic and Spanish on the lyrics (Victor). MARGARET O’BRIEN: Another kindergarten kudo for M-G-M’s pig-tailed pet. She tells, in this Capitol album, the story of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears.” THE CLASSICAL CORNER: Majestic Helen Traubel, Met soprano, turns from her Wagnerian repertoire to a collection of American songs and the St. Louis-born singer is equally at home. The songs are "Home Sweet Home,” "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning,” "All the Things You Are,” and "I Love You Truly.” Charles O’Connell conducts . . . Pianist Rudolf Serkin plays the Beethoven Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Opus 13, written by the master before his first symphony . . . Lily Pons, ably assisted by her husband Andre Kostelanetz, salutes her native France in an album of French songs that includes "April in Paris,” "J’Attendrai,” "Parlez-moi D’amour” and the stirring anthem "La Marseillaise” . . . More French music is Milhaud’s Suite Francais, reflecting the music of «he provinces, with the composer conducting the N. Y. Philharmonic . *. . Oscar Levant plays a group of Chopin piano pieces including the ever-popular Polonaise . . . All the above albums are issued by Diana Lynn