Screenland Plus TV-Land (Nov 1952 - Oct 1953)

As a nostalgic gesture, Tony Martin made an off-beat personal appearance at Woody Herman's Bandbox opening on Broadway. Back in 1932, Woody was playing clarinet with the old Tom Gerun orchestra, which featured a young crooner named Al Morrison, who later became Tony Martin. Tony sang, "Longing For My River Home," while holding actress-wife Cyd Charisse in his arms. Lena Home, Joe E. Louis and Ethel Waters were among the many sepia stars who attended a private local showing of "Go, Man, Go," the film story of the fabulous Harlem Globetrotters basketball team with which Hollywood cameraman James Wong Howe made his directorial debut. Comedy stars, Robert Strauss and Harvey Lemeck, the "Stalag 17" t?am, arrived at the screening wearing basketball uniforms and helium-filled balloons painted to resemble basket balls and their dribbling antics nearly broke up the house . . . Hedy Lamarr almost refused to fly to Rome, Italy, when her personal femme psychiatrist was delayed by traffic en route to Idlewild Airport and couldn't board the flight in time for departure. Hedy went alone after much pouting. The lady psychiatrist followed in the next plane . . . Jackie Cooper, Peggy Ann Garner and Bobby Breen were an animated trio during a gala reunion at Le Ruban Bleu that began at dinnertime and lasted until dawn. The Garner -Breen tonsils were given a workout when Jackie took over the Normann Paris Trio's drums and be-bopped "Ole Man Mose" . . . Gene Autry, en route to Europe, took time out for some personal shopping before boarding his overseas flight to London. His purchases at Abercrombie and Fitch included a complete football uniform, two baseball outfits and a skiing ensemble — gifts for some small fry who have been corresponding with the popular cowboy star from such places as Rome, Dublin, St. Moritz and Occupied Berlin. Nelson Eddy drew such nostalgic acclaim at the Copacabana that before he completed his two weeks singing engagement there, Hollywood producers were interested in his movie career all over again. Proving he has a fine sense of humor, the former film favorite explained the movie-mogul bids as being nothing more than an attempt to get him to star in "The Son Of Naughty Marietta" . . . Van Johnson wants to open his crosscountry tour in Paul Gregory's "Song And Dance Man" stage production, in New York at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre because that's where he got his first stage notice in "Pal Joey." At the completion of "Caine Mutiny," Van and his wife Evie went into seclusion for a week's rest at Palm Springs, then raced East for a re-union with Rosalind Russell and her husband, Freddie Brisson. Van has seen Roz in "Wonderful Town" four times to date . . . Jeff Chandler was a pretty glum chum at the Mont D'Or after a 45-minute long distance telephone call to his wife, Marge, then in Hollywood. He departed for home the next morning after a week's vacation in Gotham during which time his studio was unable to contact him for any publicity interviews or pictures — unless they were willing to pay him a full week's salary, that is. A single telephone chat with a reporter would have made his movie bosses liable for a hefty amount of loot. Jeff wanted "a real vacation" and that's just what he got, at his own expense ... Paulette Goddard and author Erich Maria Remarque fractured the Stork Club regulars when they announced their intention of getting married in Paris during the Christmas holidays . . . Alice Faye Harris drew more attention from Bruno's Pen & Pencil customers than did former President Harry S. Truman, on her first visit to her hometown in more than three years. The pre-Marilyn Monroe doll of 20th Century-Fox filmusicals, flipped everyone with her chicness, slimness and genuine surprise at being mobbed by former flicker fans. She couldn't believe they wanted HER autograph when the Truman family was dining in the same room! Alan Ladd tripped coming down the gangplank of the lie de France upon returning from Europe after finishing "The Big Jump." He narrowly escaped serious injury when a walking stick he carried broke his fall. A valuable German-made camera, which he had just purchased abroad, was severely damaged during the incident and being uninsured, represented a total loss of several hundreds of dollars . . . Another returning Hollywoodite, Edgar Bergen, almost encountered a similar mishap as he was leaving the deck of the S. S. America. Turning his ankle uncomfortably when he stepped onto the gangplank, he let go of a small package which fell into the Hudson River and disappeared beneath the surface. The parcel contained several tubes of a new, experimental lacquer and enamel — touch-up paint for the faces of Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd . . . Danny Thomas, spent several hours a day in the Manhattan offices of Variety, the weekly theatrical trade paper. Its original founder-publisher, the late Sime Silverman, will be the subject of Danny's next Warner Brothers musical filmbiog and the serio-comic actor will portray Silverman from the time he first published the paper in 1905, until his death in 1933. It will be a cavalcade of showbusiness and in it, Danny as Silverman, will be shown writing a criticism of a new night club entertainer named Danny Thomas — the original notice wasn't too complimentary and it won't be changed any for the movie . . . That's Hollywood on Broadway! end DON'T LET THOSE "DIFFICULT DAYS" COME BETWEEN YOU Get quick, safe, long-lasting relief from cramps, headache, backache due to functional menstrual distress with CHI-CHESTERS. They act FAST. 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