Photoplay (Jul-Dec 1947)

An EXTRA Package, Like a Spare Saves You Trouble, Time and Care Next time your victual* disagree And gase* start to rise. Try Alka-$eltzer for RELIEF, And get a big surprise. I go for Alka -Seltzer When headaches pick on me. The Sooner I get rid of them. The happier I'll be. Stock up on Alka-Seltzer, That's what folks do today. To lessen their discomforts When COLDS are holding sway. So many times ... so many ways your family will need Alka-Seltzer! So here’s the wisest thing to do: Instead of buying one, buy two. ? Alka-Seltzer latter tte r By Lester Qottlieb More record recommendations focusing attention on music and musical personalities from Hollywood UNFINISHED DANCE: All the beautiful music heard on the soundtrack has inspired a new album featuring a narration by Walter Pidgeon and as an extra feature, two comedy numbers by Danny Thomas, who makes his movie debut in this picture (M-G-M). SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY: This hilarious comedy has the reformed Timid Soul imagining himself a famous dress designer, thus setting the stage for one of Danny Kaye’s great numbers, "Anatole of Paris.” This number is included in the Kaye Columbia record Walter Pidgeon album (Set C-91). SOMETHING IN THE WIND: The Deanna Durbin film has a record natural in "The Turntable Song,” dedicated to disk jockeys. Sammy Kaye (Victor) gives it quite a spin and The Modernaires (Columbia) pair it with the picture’s delightful title song. SONG OF LOVE: The picture’s best remembered melody "As Years Go By,” based on the major theme of Brahms’s Hungarian Dance No. 4, is tenderly sung by baritone Bob Houston and you’ll want it for your own record collection (M-G-M). BUGS BUNNY: The cartoon star of "Looney Tunes” and his friends, Porky Pig and Daffy Duck (all played by versatile Mel Blanc), win their own Capitol record album and the results should be eminently satisfactory for small-fry disk fans. THE EMPEROR WALTZ: You won’t find a better rendition of "I Kiss Your Hand, Madame” than the one Buddy Clark has plattered for Columbia. He makes this old ballad refreshingly pleasant. MOTHER WORE TIGHTS: Dinah Shore (Columbia) and Vaughn Monroe (Victor) handle "You Do” and "Kokomo” with customary finesse. Throaty Mel Torme (Musicraft), who is due for a big M-G-M build-up, has his own way with "Kokomo.” BODY AND SOUL: This drama of the prize ring gives a new record personality, Sarah Vaughn, a good reason to sing the old Johnny Green ballad that inspired the film’s title (Musicraft). THE CLASSICAL CORNER: The lilting "Die Fledermaus” Waltzes of Strauss serve Leopold Stokowski and the Hollywood Symphony adequately for a new Victor Red Seal single disk. . . . Jascha Heifetz selects Korngold’s "March” and the wellknown "Estrellita” by Ponce for his Victor solo record of the month. . . . There’s a fine Andre Kostelanetz Columbia album, featuring "Rosary,” "Souvenir” and the tango "Jalousie” just out. . . . The long awaited, complete recording of Verdi’s "La Traviata” has reached the record stalls in a boxed two-volume album, featuring the famed Rome Opera House singers and orchestra conducted by Vincenzo Bellezza. It is beautifully performed and transcribed. The recording was made in Italy. An excellent libretto is included. . . . Lily Pons sings her favorite songs accompanied by her favorite conductor husband Andre Kostelanetz for Columbia. . . . Zino Francescatti, violinist, and Robert Casadesus, pianist, join talents for Debussy’s Sonata, on the Columbia album label. . . . Symphony of the month is Dvorak’s Symphony Number One, as performed by Erich Leinsdorf and the Cleveland Orchestra (Columbia) . Dinah Shore 36