Photoplay (Jan-Jun 1948)

I’LL BE YOURS: Universal-International’s latest has a song, "It’s Dreamtime that s right down Vaughn Monroe’s musical alley (Victor). THE FABULOUS DORSEYS: Tommy Dorsey, one-half of the new musical biography of the battling bandsmen, rides his orchestra through two of the tunes from the Charles Rogers film, the new, "To Me” with an excellent vocal by Stuart Foster, and the timeless, "At Sundown” (Victor). CARNIVAL IN COSTA RICA: Dick Flaymes sings the two best tunes from his newest musical, "Mi Vida,” and "Another Night Like This” (Decca). THE CLASSICAL CORNER: With Igor Stravinsky conducting the New York Philharmonic in his own Firebird Suite, listeners are in for some of the weirdest, yet most compelling ballet music ever written. Excellently recorded by Columbia . . . The peaceful tranquillity of Mother Nature is captured in music by Beethoven for his Symphony No. 6 in F Major, the "Pastorale.” Bruno Walter conducts the famed Philadelphia Orchestra in the new Columbia Masterworks edition . . . Haydns Quartet No. 30 in G Minor is played by Columbia’s Budapest String Quartet . . The delicate Mozart Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord get a brilliant new treatment in the Columbia album featuring violinist Alexander Schneider and harpsichordist Ralph Kirkpatrick ... For new albums of Irish songs try Eileen Farrells new Columbia collection, or Kate Smith s Erin wrap-up. By Lester Gottlieb and you're softly feminineforgala Jz/ove/yy0*5 Two smart hair-dos from a single Tip-Top setting — Tip-Top shows you how to do them at home ! Sleek and trim far business. With Tip-Top Curlers, you'll set the latest hair styles with hairdresser ease. TILL THE CLOUDS ROLL BY: Saluting the pretentious M-G-M Jerome Kern musical biography, Capitol has just issued a new album blending the best Kern songs recorded by its galaxy of stars. Johnny Mercer and Martha Tilton duet the gay "A Fine Romance,” which, if you recall, came from an early Astaire-Rogers hit, "Swingtime.” Margaret Whiting sings the wistful "Look for the Silver Lining.^ The Pied Pipers collectively ask "Who?” and Peggy Lee gets coy with She Didn t Say Yes.” All in all, a handsome discollection. For more Kern, try Dick Haymes’s "They Didn’t Believe Me” and Tony Martin’s "The Last Time I Saw Paris.” Both on Decca. NEW ORLEANS: One of the grand old men of New Orleans jazz, Louis Armstrong, highlights for Victor three songs from the picture, "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans,” "Endie,” and "Where the Blues V ere Born. Tip-Top Curlers take the trials out of home hair-styling . . . set your curls for soft, natural-looking beauty. You need no skill — merely grip . . . turn . . . close. And in no time at all, you’ve a Tip-Top setting to keep you looking lovely round the clock. At Notions Counter! Everywhere latter atte r Melody time is here again with melodies played from the motion pictures that you preferred LADIES’ MAN: The new Eddie Bracken Paramount comedy will probably be best remembered for the mad musical interludes supplied by Spike Jones and the City Slickers. Hear them torture "Cocktails for Two” and "Holiday for Strings” just as they did in the picture (Victor). On the saner side, Cahn and Styne styled the film’s two new tunes, "What Am I Gonna Do About You?” and "I Gotta Gal I Love.” Perry Como croons both creditably (Victor) while Margaret Whiting (Capitol) concentrates on the former. Spike Jones CARNEGIE HALL: United Artists actually invaded music’s sacred sanctum to shoot scenes for this forthcoming film, but the first records out sound more as if they came from Tin Pan Alley. Vigorous Vaughn Monroe muscles through Beware My Heart” (Victor) while Capitol elected Margaret Whiting to carol the same song. MARGIE: To modern movie-goers this saucy little looker will always be Jeanne Crain, thanks to Twentieth Century-Fox’s sentimental swan song to flivvers and flappers. Jimmie Lunceford (Majestic) makes Margie hotter than a firecracker, but Eddie Cantor (Decca), who originally introduced the song, sings it with familiar breathlessness. Margaret Whiting M I Tip-Top Products Co. 2106 Graybar Bldg., New York 17, N. Y Please send me your free booklet, " Professional Hair Styling at Home • NAME ADDRESS CITY ZONE ...STATE......... ! "Professional Hair Styling at Home" Tip-Top booklet tells how you can arrange these 2 becoming hair styles — and 10 others. Packed with helpful hints, picCures, and easy-to-follow instructions. 126