Rhapsody in Blue (Warner Bros.) (1945)

i An out of the world brand of _ boogie-woogie ivory-tickling | ;makes this miss the toast of § ! Cafe Society and jazz lovers # ‘ alike. [] Ella Mae Morse (] Ethel Smith [] Hazel Scott ° SCOMAMALLULUAMMLDOS | Beautiful showgirls, breath: NEWSPAPER CONTEST SELLS STARS AND TITLE wasn’t acceptable this rotund fellow braved the scorn of music critics and made a lady out of her. [] Benny Goodman [] Morton Gould i [] Paul Whiteman | Back in the days when jazz # | This entertainer stopped the : Designed to appeal to readers who consider themselves expert in their knowledge of celebrities, as well as in the field of popular music, this six-day newspaper contest sells a number of the popular stars of stage, screen and radio who appear as themselves in Rhapsody In Blue." For best results, spot the contest one or two weeks in advance of your playdate and offer War Bond prizes and/or guest seats for your playdate. Your lead story follows: Win A War Bond Prize By Naming These Stars For all you alleged experts who claim to know a lot about the top performers of stage, screen and radio, and for you devotees of today's solid musica makers, your Contest Editor has whipped up this brand. new contest which not only gives you the opportunity of winning a $(7?) War Bond prize, but also guarantees a lot of fun while you're in there trying! Beginning today and for the next five days, in answers for all six pictures, mail your set to the Contest Editor of this newspaper, together with a 25-word or less letter stating why you want to see "Rhapsody In Blue.’ A $(2??) War Bond will go to the person who identifies all six stars correctly and (2?) guest seats for the Strand Theatre's opening of "Rhapsody In Blue" will be awarded to the lucky runners-up. In case of tie, the winners will be chosen on the basis of the best letter submitted with the set of answers. this newspaper will reproduce photographs of six leading celebrities of stage, screen and radio who appear as themselves in Warner Bros.’ glorious new musical biography of George Gershwin, ''Rhapsody In Blue," which opens on (Date) at the Strand Theatre. All you have to do is to identify each celebrity after studying the brief biographical clue printed below each picture and Remember, you may b ong the luck choosing the correct name from among the Mion Hila Ae winners—so don't delay! Get started now three possible answers. When you've filled by filling in today's answer! ANSWERS: 3rd Day: George White 4th Day: Al Jolson Ist Day: Hazel Scott 2nd Day: Paul Whiteman 5th Day: Tom Patricola 6th Day: Oscar Levant t He danced his: way through audience cold with the song = ““Swanee” on the stage of the Winter Garden in 1918. {] Rudy Vallee [] Al Jolson [] Dennis King : taking sets and George Gersh= win’s pulsating rhythms made : gup this fabulous showman’s | + Broadway musicals. : | (0 Flo Ziegfeld [] George White [] Billy Rose 3rd DAY 4th DAY *the glorious days of vaudeville, leaving a vivid memory | of his inimitably nimble feet § and lovable personality. [] Fred Astaire [] Tom Patricola [] Gene Kelly 5th DAY : Acknowledged as the fore‘ _ most interpreter of George = Gershwin’s music, he is also | known as Peck’s Bad Boy of } = concert hall and radio fame [] Oscar Levant [] Alex Templeton [.] Eddie Duchin éth DAY ORDER: “Rhapsody In Blue” Contest Mat No. 401-B, 60c, from Warners’ Campaign Plan Editor, 321 W. 44th New York 18, New York. 22