Silver Screen (May-Oct 1939)

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THE premiere of ' Rose of Washington Square" took place in the sumptuous Roxy Theatre in New York City on May 5th. The opening was especially significant to both Alice Faye and Tyrone Power. May Sth is their birthday. So. naturally, it was a particularly gala premiere for Alice and Tyrone in more ways than one. What made it all the more exciting for Alice was having the opening right in New York City, where she was born. In fact, Alice lived and worked not far from the Roxy Theatre.. A Tyrone Power was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, but spent a good deal of time in New York because of his father's theatrical career. In case you're interested, Alice was 24 on the 5th and Tyrone was 25. Alice Faye and Tyrone Power in a scene from "Rose of Washington Square," in which Al Jolson also appears. The premiere had an especial significance. for July 1939