Variety (Apr 1944)

:t8 LEGITIMATE Wediictlay, April 26, 19 H OBITUARIES IS in Cod--t Criuiid Hp is sunned b\ a diuuhia as \ ell ah Xom wn% Gold Ru^l^* and MAKIOX HARRIS (L\n\B\ltBY plivcd m 'The '^lt;4feiv clioVi;■:ul^^^■■^^'1ilsJ:■WO^^k,cm#^^ ^'^'^.^l ■'"V,192"v'^irt cnrtfrt, hor screen ^ Marion •-■l^siT'^sS. '■'^^i'. 'vawde/,. mii- ^^Itjfimedy '. .and.; - .jjioi.iBer ' . t-etdr'iing artiiit.," iV,lio .j.ri .'iii.'i vato life, was;':M-re. HSrS GhaSiSj Maiy. En«n. .llrp', :^;wiTe; o,l, liiiftdooi; ■ ' t ;',utricra •agc)it,..died: !»■ N«s'-V/O^^ Aiml^;-' ''^; Dtuul- 1 Yaude SKctibn. . .ClWUIts ''6oi)ietlj^v.; fa!pjitr^ba¥ina^ , Viho; ■ ■yc>«hMOHt ;'dau8titier.;0l; <.h«?;:liH<> BiHy^ '■^uVi?y..'o^:the;cbm<^dy'.i<>iniv;(X(.B :;<;drjttu'y.'v!Sli'c iitviaijp' 'an-■■o:ti:iy' stauc '.■.deb'tif ,\v,it;lv''h:t;.i' [KisteTi^iLytUa/BtuTy ■ill/ail' act;'.' IThQ' Boy . ■JVexVjflaor." .o(llct'>isfcri.-jEiTiily iXrio^'jj: ,as ;:t'kie; .S'aHy l.-cin-d'' l3'.roitic'Vv';o!!;v'I'rfe'd' '- W ;Sui'\'i'vij4 " :b\\.; liiistaiind,; »o;n"-,ani;i; vcwiiter.,-tot; a ■i!'ai>(s';itl*ati'cr ;'drG^^^^ iftoi-htr; ■.,' '■' .. ■ ■; ;-St,.'ijqiiis;&nii,,si;;'iiijW^ .Gp^,\.dled in St/toais\'iasl.'\fei*lfti';■';.^;'■ j'^^^^^ ji-vniu \ooSk ;-. j;inini.ie;:;NO(>iio. '^'S, ..-epIwrOfi i.pliiri- wtfct.' .'vytBd ■ a'mong-'';\\fw-J.cr,s -'Mi'a test, d i (;(;!,'■ A p ri 1 2 p' iiv ■ tf qi ly \\-X)od ■' ;i i: tS\v jiS undcr'onje'-yqar con'trivct fll S'ti'eeU 'of Paiiti. jiDd apya;{-eni;)y'|n', goycl health; •?fy.t;etf;.x,,o.r ■Atd.r0'''th^^ i:Ki'v;-act ;li>ftin&','fi«iS ^ttdisaitf'to tiyfy^'iiispired.Maa- ;.'' 'E■aWiI|t^■I^^*cdcV;. •&'thor'';;o.f,' "Clair i^Cii;;;.-.■;■;;; ; I-j:i;cf.;«avel-s;«Bole«.;:. :ot'BpeaJ:'e()i:-Mvisiciarig " "'"" " Uhiisi'i. ■ :4''iiM)'u-);^ij, ,; i'a^^ I Biiklc\ Kiilcl, 44 ddj CP band ' apcfator .in:t),ttK\ya;;.©a'h;i sl.iieC.H'S'lv ;;died' ;'thef(jApril■'ni.v^aii-^^^ , by i:\vji'Cv'diui^»lil,e;r'; ;t\yQ'brothers; mid son f ill ;thcs,Eoyal';Caiiartian.Na\^3'v.''^ IA;ter;8tie-jmarrij?d'Dick Whitiedge was .'i^Tit-rtljef of. iHa' a!^pMri5d;:':\>;HlK''- him ^in'.-&^ Pi;:.iBTandPrs:; and. .leader,- Ol:; : Apex WiiniiVo veara'aso/ ,Sh<5 was a'sisier'CUih : in ■ Clwago, :dunhg 1920. ^ His ii:v;'-Bol3bi.':'.'Ba'rrvv -^coiriedkh ■r,iasl:',Ri-Ofe?si,onal ,c^y&v. i>cgart.-,at ■.18;.!n; ;HrQLvni.i;.iiiV':HBUziip(>ppiji'" and; who*;TOBinbev,<3tFr^^ xeiently: closed; w'lrh fCoasl? .cpni,pa.ny's S^Kljestrs The-IJ^^ulshgirts-" ' ' 's< ■^uryi\*a'/l5y^- haibandi,. .dai-ife'^t^er^ ;■■■„■;■ ■ ;,: r,',: ,J.''.N; GF."t,iHA:?f,:y-.':- ,,';,Jake:.'"N. ' '(3ijliWan/\'4P;''.partner, in :Mjd4rest';'.TiMrjdA .Supply ':;Cii'v-; .'Baii' Mi'ior'So; ■ veteran• faiJdav;ilIe '^'s ' assoc|alc,.,.Taclv Stall iniis^ started, : Sfer^&r&er,.^:^vh<3;:■^^o■ttfcd.^i«(ud^o '^'^■{^^^''■ ^■^'^rm^^^^ y^^my ^rea^^r-■part'^oi/:hfe-'liCfi: inc vari^^^ tranche^'bl ;shdw btisine.s di^■erting f *>«ty^^)':''^^-^: ■ «'; stAiv^m^ ■ Inil iiEion-'the ' novelty .'ativV-Milbr' ^f'.:^^''^^:^r .^'v '^^fW^^.'^*: ,feft.bn;;ior;qti^*ioii,,«ark^ ; wfe^biicause .:ai,,ope(vpg ;sb-]:H?*?''^;an? a -P^""^^^-' ''; ,;■^ ^ prano voice olT-stase led atidionce toi '^v■ / v ., ;" ' ■'extofe-a'prima'.dbnte." When;' ]VIi.lbr . ■■:KAOtJt-;.SPQLErrj- BOIMANNO;,,, walkeij :'on in tramp- btitfjt hfe' scbredl^' ' Priiic^ ;fi5qm;Spoleti iBbnannO;., 54, ri:iat!Sh: *ronv then on.; ,li&^ ■•£6Biedy;rbij,fino,and pporii'tieifiiVisiVer; ■Sie'd Aj?'*H Jaiiie?i'.d..I?etiHlIp.'aide,;;dit;d ,in gelion- opie,y'T*ii:;';last \vecii^, ,,V'' V •' ;;;;''■: "Mis Vciiic r llodses tJ mother oi Joy Hodgc?,s'. .died in'',I)e,s Moines, . Api'il ,n.;,; 'AIko , sur,v;iv'ed; 'bi', ■ spn in liie :N£iYy ''and, Kusbahd-; ;:- ,";■ ■'-'.; ,Funi2i'ai., ser\rices' >vere'.:'nnaeE ;ai.is^ , -plces-^bf .Wil.l .libgers,.Memorial 'Fund, . wHth;Lbu HandinV pr'fisideiit ; Varieti^ , Art;islsi-';hahtllirig;^,^ nien;s. Mi!o had boon a member of ■jMYA; since., ;iriceptiph. ■ ffji ' \y^i. ' brother • of 'Vic Milo,' a'.so a tramp comic and member of Bison City Four. ■;''■" '■ 'v;';; '"■' in Glevcland. Born,. in Ital.v. he .made debut at San Carlo of Xaples, becanie concert .sinjioi on European sta.150 and sang with,P^ris. Opera. Co.; -until, coming to tr. ,i>, in 1915 In addition to musical talents, Bonanno vas editoi ot LAuldo Cleveland foieign newspapei Suuu'ed bv w.dow and dalightei WILLIAM KLLIAAC JR William Kellam, Ji 48 stage sceneiy buildei, died in New at k 'April 21. He.constraeted .scenery for -such Broadway productions as• '■Life, , With Father," -Arsenic and Old Lace." "Twentieth Century," '-Room ,S;,erYice,"' "SnbW;ay' :;'Eixpr<Sss"\ and Ear! Carrol!'* "Vanities." , Among ";c.irreiit plays for which-he built the sets are One Touch of Vonu and '•Searching, Wind." Kellam "also did the sets lor a'.i Group TH-.ki:iv pro- ductions. , ,;■;'■ ,..■,,--,„'•';,; He entered the Wiliiam Ko'.la'r, . Co.. builders of stage .-^ronery 30 . years ago, taking' chai'se of his . fatlier'.s. ftrm.' when- -tile-latter retired Wintej; also^^.had his; o,wn. orchestra 10 'years a.go. For .several years beVplaying many ni.«hl-spots CHARLFS 1 SOM\ Cbarle-j tl. Sbnin, 53, vet I-oew Metro .purchasing -agent, died ,in N Y Apiil 22 He \\as as-iociated with Loew'.s 27 years. Originally' an, accountant. ,he. later became 'office iiianager, -and; in 1924 was appointed purchasing a«ent. SuiMvi g are his -vvidoNS and two daughteia JOSEPH WIMEB • .Tn.'.oph Winter. 44. band leader,, died in Si. Louis last week.,; For- merly a violirii.-st witii ;he St. Louis .SympKbnyt, Jhe Vwa.s; ;assistant .leader at downtown s:t>,t;e-iilm houses. Play Out of Town - - l»M'k-l'j»—Ipirl Boston, Api il 22 ,-4,!t)i,i.,('ji,V't^'rll'{^nSKI.fii*Ty ■■'l^ <,rc-imia-i,iri-iiri'i> iK'i's-,b,\-r-KiSii ■stii'Hi\v-i--;t''i<ii- l,liri'S,\\'fl,li-iiilt-.,H-firi-iKiiii;ii'(irr:l6ii*(l'lii TSisiTS. riiBliihi:s.-ini<l-:<lii'i:c4i>in. ■U(..v: lunm-iiyp: si-r. \Va(iliri.,ll!ii:r;in;:' «im»iiuim>,-. .KlWHiitt' R()-i-l)i'. At ,tii9'. W:il,Wii-,-.l!ii.si.ni,- aiirll r-j, 'Uill; rui..,,-..,;;,-. '.;'}■■.■■: ■ ■■' .-'-::V> ■•■ ^;^V■illilun; ;3fin:i-itran I r,,fi,-■■Sl,M'a-iii|S' .;... .l.;ilm'iiniii: .Niillcv i.-.,;..tV>n'it;J.;-|.9;.^3'C>':ii,-l.ln W-ilrt-.iin. JtViiia-il :. 1 :.isiuiH:.\'.ri -lii'iir 'Zsiolmi-y A'. Clifii-i™' ..v.;■■.■.,;;r,(ii;;\::; if-iVry .-. ;.^.ri;i,iu;r.'--AVfiry berry, , t.iJl-KPlo^y '.^ny^i-fi .-. .-. -.■..M.m'f,* ■ Slili'tett ■^..,■,■.'.l^^t^ll:•la' Rtvt'i'a ii. , ■. ,.Ton ■ ,TuhivHO.il \iiBrolll.v-BIJU''ltl'im-n' -;.-.:;i'''ni;ni<; •r-«pii(i'pii ;;,'l,'nnI J'Tavor M.iT.vi'n- I'-nnU. . .-. I-(v($ ■ WflP^lVf .; , lUiaeii-ife'' illve. JiiVlao;- TJi.ilMfty;-;'.'-.. aiiP4 ra«<;i:..^;:..; Jti'is; 3;iist-ii-,. cviiin ('..ii-M-ii. JJiHuV A-ltr'niluiu .,. Sli:si.'.;(;'iin-insi •Ijiiwy; S\'i-l.iHic,i.:,.,-, -.u-ri!,'■'jni i-n,';;-.. .\l.'}:il)Hlfi!. JSIliirtt.- Ml 111 in ,3 \>il^*r'uu,v'n- -utv-f ti*;.-: T';ii-«iljtnii-ci,vii-iii5..; .Intlitp l-',auml)(i;: .- w;tsrf:.RusMi-ii; ■.\I;r.--.CiOIKis.;. .Kiihv... |.,„i.|sw .Tjiiii;i,..»...;-.-i: ■.leivii...-;/.;,,■,,, 111;.- built, scenery desigiiod. by Howard Bay Survived by widow, daugh.ter and paicnlb His widow, two; children, a 'sistB,r and two brothers .survive. ., T IRMNG Wmil J. Irvir.g White. . 79. vetei/iVn ,.,of, , sta,t!e and screen for abou,t 5iJ, years, , tlied in LiOS Angeles, Ap,rii; 17.-,He'rSr tired iO' ;;ydar;i ti'ago,: becailse - of ill ■rheaitK.-;^-; ■hr;,;,';''''^■;,.'.-^ White started \his, 'stSgei'ieareor, In the ;"80's and .appeared' in ,(,ilmi for ; l(i : j*ars.' ; liis •;\vife, -^Aln-ia; -Chester ;.WhitO,, .started in 'sh'ou- btjisi-iiOaS at aliiQut: the ' sanre, ,time.':;' -WKitte 's,a;p- ■ pearcid,,113 ^such, stage ,plays .a.s;.'"M^^^ Who', ', , Can:e Back," ■'t.Dr.-.'oard.y , ,Strc6l/' ani;i;''Maui,;j6p.*;;-Best ;ki?Q-vyii 1 tirMMrNS A KR\<iir ■; Clemmoii.k- ,-A';.-'-.-Kracjft,"- sajes^ rep .with''-tire: lio-wai'd - A:, 'Wilson;^ adver-. tising; agency,,^^N., Y;, ;<Jicd; APrll;2p■ :'ih;;-Bro,o;ls'lyh^,. Hp'\\'as formerly asso- ■^iatbd Ayifii 'WINS friid"WMCA.ancf at dti,8 ■ tihie Was , ;halional---,advertising 'i-iiaosger fdr; the'K.- Y.' Tinws;-; ■ Survived-'by 'a' son and, dau,M:hl'er. ; Add- to ;prj7.e , candidates tlia play hovy known as "iPick-,!!)? Gii*i." "POs- ibly not f,taicd to gieat populai success (dlthounh It diew moie au- dience 1 espouse at end than any ooenoi hei since Voice ot the Tui- tle'O; ■ the ; ,;'play! :is restrained, thoughtful 'and distinguished ,exposi- tion, of juvenile dehnquency-as it conc'ins 15-\cai old guN who, neg- iected'-arid faultily guided- by, their parents, at the ihost .crucial tiiile of Iheii' Uve.s.;;seek ,outlet;to .the.ii-, emo- tionar;;disturbances ; in ■ 'waters ' -too treacherous for ti;em to sw-im., A tbugVi' timely svitaject;; if provfcs excteptipnally good theatre .as- Elsa Shaltoy,. speaking;. Straightforwardly fiih.d .literally, 'refrain* from,- stnop.cK- ihg; ,; hqr - -.subject, . Wi.th, ,s6hSation, pheapriess or :tawdti'hess;, /Moreover, her -iiarr,ati\;e- skiil,;iij' 'a-droi;t;;ehough to ,; 'riiaintain a,udien,ce-,. ,teh.slbn throughout,, w'hiie; her charapteriza-- tion is, sb; discriminating; there ' is 130 qtiestibil ,iri tire, audifiticp's'- n-iind that •here, -is a'-'-sLiee :Qf life..-;;'!Chis illLisioti is delibCi-ately ';i333d';,-effbotiveiy-: f .thor'ea -by, ;JRoy -;Har^!W^^ ,4,i'rectfon, ;■ ''ThQ ehti'rd action/takes, place, in'a ,-.i'ii-venilo' 'ebui-t- in. Nevv ,*York as '.Tiidge Bcntl'ey : (William; Ha-rri.^art > , hears the Giiso of Elizabeth Gollins'; (Eamela Rivers ). As tiie case; .upfbUis-it'-ap- pears, that/the'la-yearrold g'irl,.-iih-' reasonably reprPsse'd ,-,br her ■ mbttier, oyervvorked, in'fca'riiig fb'r'her-three brothers, and sisters;;; and imablo ;,thrbuHh -tlie- financial in.sooili'ity' bi ;iipr ;;fam-ily;-;ta' have;; the,- luii- ;her -frionfls- have,,, has -fallen: in;' with Plays on Broadway Condmiea fiom page 37 jfpsu.'i'; and thus alieviaib some of ;lH6- ,wbrld;'.s , sull'ering, But llie' .lovial ;!illle' ;,ba;rber,' .alrq-hciy, ill: .physioaliy,; ,is-iibtual,ly beeoming 'quitto. ''potty," .;andr;Ei.s; arrapgemeii-ts. arc-,,bei tq lr'avb hi m c^ommitt-p,*! to <3n ii.sylym,' ■Eiealh; in ; the lOrnr- of, a beautiftfl young w'oman ; arriveS';;:yr ihe-',final '■scijin'e- -to--claim hi,n3-.','', T,hu-.s.'',in; 'th'at' ■Jiii^l se'eite,,the 'play.;has ■resolAfcci;it^- ■N,elt,-i-h,to, a ;shapcles,s,-"mo;ras.s- a.fler -i.t ;i}ai!:: siarfedi" out ''with a' ;signiiidaht treati'sp—ttiat;iHp strong, should help {he weak;-; ',/'-'y- :■■ ',;'';-■, ;:; :■ -":;;■ -■ ,Japq;ties :eiia,i'i>bi-,vn.i, lia.s; giyeii the .play,,^ bri&ina'lly,.dbne,.-lri London bi'e'r a decade ago a tine pioduetion, aided !:i()";"lit;He-;-by,.tKe ■Invbntii'cnpss,.:pf :Ilsi'cl,w.ick'b's., ,d,ii'Pc1i;on. ,,;„,,ThPr,e," rare, also -spmp fiive; per,rorina'ric'e.s by ;,B;'ar- bara;;-l;v-Preiit( ■ as. tlje-,barber's;:,wife;: Ppris,'Bait-ston,j 'the /pro.stituto whom .Sh'eppey. ;tthe--,:'ba-r;ber) lias.; bro',ii.ght, fnto, his- hblhe; :Katherine Ahdersbn; as, ;tH'e deathly :;piiTis's-ai;y;- FrainpBs- iUpfliri, the , barb;o,r's -,da'ugHter,: and An no ij Kemblp - Cooper, hci ;fiai3ce,e;; Tlie;; charact'erizatibris; .'arp. -e.xppr.l''']yla(,igham, -parl'icularly '.that -of -thb,- I'ead; ■-' In fact;- GWenn's 'per- formance; ;is, porta inly avmong thb btit-" standing one o£ the season Kahn Altali It«« Priiiscil ..,,i^Iffc,i.l l!lni.iMi,l,p,l!i,lij: ii'iil -rrinu-(,l.\;-. Ill -■ i\v.ii,-„i l''";i-tiin;s : .;faliiirfa /;.M» v\"iti-.sh;-.-.ioi-i-fi: ;i'i-ny-;rii,ii,; -fJo,!i-J(i<:iv^\-141«Ha—AH,,, l-i<>ii-|-r-ire-; -3vl--.-i'tt..'.'--..V,(fiii; Cmji-X. ■.Iiiyn(>'-.;jf;i'iilifc.|;s .\ifl-riiii1,.. J i',-;-- .liiiish';, ■,),/■' ,i-ifi;iUv\;3*ii; ;i;!i';i*H:eriii'ti'; ;i ,,'f!l,l'i;,-l;'i,,|o;,-.>!l,;lK-i!(l' liv',- ,la(jK,-;i^iiiiilI;:; ■ii.wiilni.if ntlillnft t'y. .(.ipcii-siv.l-piil, ■pijt, '.N';: r.;.;.Vi-irn:,i:i);. ■ f'iisw'<>lt.,;-\\ ni-*,-eptInniMt; , ■ivx ■ (^ri'arriitt.'.,. :^'l.■^l*^'..,u■,■.:/;^.>..-i,;.■.i ('iitzi'ii.;;;..',-,...,-,v\;.v;'; .viiiiai /.,,,;.(..,/::. .iiuiiilii ... j;iii.-(ii i*'-i'>iti'iiH..;.i':-..-. T(i>HtVilo,,-;W, i:'.:,.^. ).>iWl«.', .„-i-i ,;:;;,'.Vi.:. , l.)oj'i»;,-,';-i'.'-.-^, i ,.■.;.....;, .TuiMi.sa Kmi-i-,-,:,v,,^:.v,.-;,.,;,.,.,, >inrafi'..',',',,,-;->,;.;,,.. Vmii^siiiif,.... .■...., i.,. .(;riv(i'r«-ii-;■.;;.;.,:, Duloy -RulHi...;,.;..,.-,,,..; -.1*1/(1 rrii;f;. . ■;,;;*,.;..-.;;;. 3.CvPlyiie. .;,V..-v. . ;.;. ;.Vla.ri-)ii -M ■jlinvi -SicWltiliqi :MlUciili.;;,;;..V.,..j.. JktercOia-lit, „i.. i -,; .-..VC;,;. Ot iri n Aixiut, .Teh«i'i'.in.; |-H:l,il,n...Or ,;,11IU,S,-: l.'ievMV.--.;.*!!-,!?!!,*-,!;; 1;'.'■^-^^;u■.v ■-. -,i;iii(\ y -li-ily..'Ji:i3jyijrff: r'-rl'i-^-ti+jmtvT^'tfrn't*; rani', -I'lnb ;■;')>» ..illTJ it ■;\\'! (! -.\i,i pictures ;.in .whibh- lib' pijvyerr--\«jre [FBrgil8qn,,.;;,husband;,; Of^yMagaaJiinQ "Tiieli^ifbrs;" ^■Sign;- pt'/erb^s-'^ and;'' 'Uuiyprsai pubiicist -•"eirl!,ol'',the■'.■Go-l'deti'-W-esf; GLORO; S II KOI SON George-: S.- . Fer.fiuson,' ■ tip,- Toi'mer legit ;aclo:r on Broadwii.y: and .;pUiyer lii silei-it 'iUni's,, died April ,24/ii-i /f-lPl- b'woodl' .;■: ■ -,;'.-- -'.--,- c„,.,.i,.;,>i ; w„ " o - IT ;o'to;-;ii,4'»r^l'^''s-'"*-'? ;''<ivp.,, nas -lauen. in; wiin a, SM> IVed; byr a,^p,n.. S^, ,&tcrlnig- ■ ti,oroitgl%,.dissolulb.girl,:whb' Sftows: ;.'He;w:fls.,i;n;''^he; Pilgrimage^ iri. "Holly wood:';Ebr; t;wo':;ypars.-aiK!; ;was ]atel^:connec"ted ■■wi'th- t!le I'lbrti-y.birtTy ,-'Play,er5,-. .He',ats-D;'wa,s'':ch'-a.pla-.ai'p|-,thb' ,S'rb;tipcrs,-Ciubj..■,,'*-'-'' ; , ■:'■■;,-.;:'■; W \LTIR i>IIM>r\H\n -^.;AValtcr,, 'Sfenctfcohall.: ;^ 'pa3itnor'-ii3-^tlic:'OpPKrtioii^of::,i'our^thP-1 ■Mks. in BsisPi'-'Idaho.-'died- ApHl 2n,vf - it-i. Bpise:;.;He; -bivff- befin -asiodafudH. ■;\yith yPar-for; Ji3;an3rr :years^^^^^^ ! " iMetly,;■ waSi-'lvookcd ,';iip, -Avlth;' 'llouis ; MarbtiS Of .Salt:LaltbXity; ,whoi)v :pi:ir-i ■feqiig}it;out;-'sqme;:ti!ine'ia<;o^.;';:,',:• -,- j ;;--;:':sbr-vi\!ecl b# ,Mdow-,aHd, i^^^ ■, Whb;s1,n ^(jlfcA'rriiy; -;Lijtli»r' forii-vpclyj' ; w«s, abtive;'witli-hi^ ati<Sr;.in-;iiv&atre: ■;-op,era'iibii,,;;■,.;■::-■ ;■;■'.,'., ;;-■ ,;''■■ niIlI\M SCOII IlbMINGlON ;-, ;'W'illiani;: ScDtt Huhtin'gtoiV,- /o'lib, ,o.E leadiiig cloctrip-'guitar.'.pla.vera,'in ■U,;:,S.;;-dled April-,IS'- in ,;Oi',an-.gp;bui'g'. ■i^r,',-Y.' He, was ;;a ,mPni',,b.br; OJ; -"SMth- Arn-iy - Sprt'lee, Forpq^Biind; -aKiCam p ,Sii'a3i'ks,, ,i.ie'br' &r^iigb:b'ur-.gi "-aiicl, h& .£by)-per-libme .w'c6;iii^-G^^ '■;$ur.v;i'>'ect-;b,y;:- pa'rent.s,,-,;;- ■,',-,■■'- loHN T scHtn/ ;-;,il0lin;;J,; Scimilz, -yefaraij: Pijts- burgh-.,- d'istrict ,;c-xliibi{or, - "dibd; - ibst 'vbpfc; ;iiV -llcKeefipprt,. Pa.;! He hai'd how '.to '-get^what she ;w.ailf.<. .--;-T,his-;h-a'v'ing icd^tb-,,a',,,Ti-|3ie;s''Square- Se,r.v,ie,c'mah;,pickup/-a ,drjnlc, or two. ;a -aight ,.in,. a ' rooiii r u pKtait.s;. .i b i nt, - ari: s)bortion and. at last, a seductioii Ih- ,volv;ing,„a 4J-yoar-oW iiian,. tlte c'bttrt is to ;ctoeide. i.f Elizabeth is to be spnt away or .rclpased,' ,:Sli,b is:'lbund,'-to ,haVQ si.vphilis■ and,:iis ..sbn't-':a'wav, but •nut .be.foire. it; has b'p'en - ■.Pstab-Ji'shed- thaf the- girl i,,s;,'a';M'iPt'ii:r(. Of- pirciim- Stancosi- .;who,, \vith ■,t-iie;,ppoper ca're, ,Wi,ll .eiWcrge to tajcp- her: place, as a rpspectoble nibniber ,of-, socielv,, .The haiiaiii.ig, by;the author, if-the'" toucli'r ihg-,a,(tection and :tfi.ea'aifh;,ol'. the,boy, .who-'has,-ivhvays' "l;5ve,il>, t,h-e' girj:. ,-is- especially ; ,w'eli' a'cbonVplisheci, > and ,Jends ;satisfac;tioii,'-.to '^aji bthei?v\'iso' sHtterpd,!;a- stroke a'' lew days; ibe&ro,-!-;*'"^^'^'''^'''^ '(Ijut/^btukll-ephcUisi-On: his d^ath,.: -Recently Sbhii,] tz-pperatbd. t',bb:M-bnar-oiv'.; -tKea/l-re,- '^n- Claii-ton, :*,heife ,h's;;alf o-,-|iact -bthei? ,inte,rbst!;. f,'-'-S»tr-v'j%x-d:,'--b.y^ 'tlirbe -sbn.s. -•;.- :\-:':'',','-';;;:; * - - '^nls I iizvBiTii -MinR\'i y- W:!;^,, ,131j2abel-h, 'i'j^Turray;- ''is^, - whw"- : '-^'',;, Av,'E-(>Si:'N;teEftCx -; ■.-'-'■ - ■'was,;in p-ictures for afiatit ■Pttsht.-yoari-;. ;A, --Rosenborg;' ■?7„:-cl-!ed;:iH;"SoaltIb ;-as-' Sefty;;:MW'i'i;sey,--'-died- :;k '-N,,; J;. ;-Aprjl''23.He, was father 'ot;-'toi?e,, ;;-AprJi: 20.,,' Sha -wja^j-aeiiVtvW; ,,l,t;a>;i ;.;Ui-| lbU::-'Al;,aiid: 'Ja/pfc ,,Rbse33borg.'.all of ' /■''SKe ::]l!ea-tl|i<!V-, Pushers""' „;e.?vi!p-'i'- -.jhHt-.'wiwnii-ire- prbmi,.jient^.iif:i:tib£i;!;'re;o'per-, stilled Regniald Deniij, ana al-.© alions vitli cvcoplion of Jack -ivho , For .an oponifig. a,nd'-a''.prematnre on'P at that; the perforniahpfi 'was ex- popdihgly good, . Pamela Riverfi' po,ri ;,trayar-;of; the' girl is tprriiically■ nio'v- ■,3,liigi'ibiJth,araiy-more so- thaii Williara 'Hai'rlgan'-s-, conoepfibii ,of the!; .iudgb or, Ffaijk Tweddell's ,aHd ;KalhTyh.- ,G,riI]-';s ■';concio|)ti,o';n of-v tlio parent.-?;' -Realistic,liei-foriiiaivcei are -also-given b'.y'' ',-'lV'tarvin ' Fprde; - and' „Zap:h,a,i'y' Charlfe;.-: -w-liiie - :th:ere,„;a.ri;> ^smal-l-. biit \'ery;-e,f:idotiV!i;, c&iitribu,t;ib'nii bv- Dorn iVfoteinde^ - Edintni.ia.'-' -SToliey - ;any -.TOhl Favor. ■ ;;■;;'.•■;.■-' -:--/'::;'•-; £lie. lliiVr aivil. (■i-Vc.f--l.y , i-aoi)-,-1111.3- .Mllfs Whi|'-: -■ri.Ul<i,ieil--(VI;',Aclel-, ■3i(.>s(i 'Uiit.'- ■-;•■■-;--. .a:u-li Ail.oii.*.!! 1 ,'i:J»1«t:,--,l!i.>liii:e'ifi Kihysv.rVt :,T-loei'tft'ii . ;-¥3icU« JJftiiii , i. .'.I nci' I'Vlvi,' -'.VSiil- iilWi..: ..lurk -Atliti'iKcih ii-j' ..liiiiB >yitisii M > „ lis ...- -.,.-:.,,r.,),tv -,3i,.vr6- .\:.-i.y, .\k-D,.nMC'li ..,..\ivi'tii ■■A3v!U-ti/. . ,,!")th;-,]'iii:.v!«'ain ..MI1,tl3it--,\ll!iiliirn loey, Fii-yi<- 1, 3*'i!,ti'i(«ri-;-Wi-v.i'y ..Mui-Rin JaclsKuii- ■v.lfpfiti-ico/Ki-iin . .'.--I'lyclyn-n- Isviitl J'invicia vihyrisdiY , .,3u,yini ,Muii])t'vr,- Hell 11 J'oi 1 It .-.-'r^jrv-- i^owpvtt i> ( Kl.'i.nm- II;,-,: ,-.;;i-3-.iniis(i- .Xfivvi.-i II >, possible that Bioadway has reached th« satuiation point m mu- sical comedies but in any e\ont the newest auual ot that type doesn t seem to have enough of what it /takes to draw customers,, "Allah Be Piaised long on sight is cssentialh a dancing show but is distinctly oft in the comedy department. CbstuiTi- ii3g is as eye-filling as any prodtiC- tion-ih seasons and -seftings are e-x- ceptional' aloi3g,:w3t}3- the light3i'i:g, ;'■; Oh the talent end "Allah" ;isn:'t so gifted Theie aie 10 people tcatuied not all of whom ha\in!, had that lat mg on Broadway betoie and some do' hot deliver, ibecause the iiiatei'ial is lacking.;;-Understood therp was not a little squabblino between the plo- ducer -siral -book - writef,-S Wheh; the show opened out of town theie weie five players :featiired, two leaving thp cast, (Ned; Sparks- and Shirley;Ro,Si3 ). ■ , Mary, ,,iane, --Walsh; aild' Patricia: ,M0ris6tt ,head the- femttie cbntingent with;,John,Hbysradt tbp'piiig the' ifl^^^^^^ end,. He. is Emir of :a supposed Per- ,s,ian harem. Miss .Morison:-beihg'o-ver there oh ;3 lend-lea^e :rhission--.whllc- "Miss WaKh is the uilei s 36(>th wile Although;, in: a, fluri^y' ;ab6tit" li'avihg :hB;ir day on the- throne^^oniy cnce; :eVBry :f6ur- yeaiKs—.she-:has' hiost of tlie song ,assign,ment;s, along: with Ed- ward ROoeker, who's ;;making- his Broadvyay debut;after'haKtirig barj- toned; With, the ;St, Louis mtmy opbra -outfit-,-,' ;--:-. ;.:^ :-.;,;'.':..;- ■ :-:;:-;-' ' ;, ;, PerhapS: Miss,:Walsh-'s best'number -is-'-'Wh-at'-s New,in-Now'York,"-'w-fhiPh Npermits , inter-polaiirig ;of-, a -e'abaret scene, ill .which Hby.sradt-appears as a „stew-^,oh,e ,of:,ge'verai; oi:'-h:i:s;;biti in add!tioii, to the omi-r job.-' Hi.s- best -liumber -i.s ''I<:atthka, to 'Eva ' to, Fran- ,Po.-;," sbinelhiiig ; of a- novelty," Mis's :,MO-rison, frQm ,Hblly,wodd,'is-10iig on lGQk.'! ;but„a bif: sHy-:£in*the' VQca-Fend;; yet duets;wiitH' Hoeckdr;foi' "Let s -Go -Too,- Far/^-and iSOlcios ;with' ^'Lcaf:' tn -tlie-■Wind.','-;Thpy, dbublP-'aga-ih!/ with: ■Secret„Song." ■ Miss Walsh's: bthcr . sol a:; di Itics- ,are :,-,"'Ge,ttin.g - - Oi-iftii tiil , Over Yqu"- ; and "Pbrsiaii;: Way: of /Lite,,' -:-; , - In, ,:th,e ,-;phbrepgraph'lo-:dop'arlmeht: /there- is-an' array-o,'f- steppers. '■Mbsti allra<;tive - is Milada MladOva,' 'who \ya.s.1n.,-ba1Iet and.-earlier -this,-spa.sbn .in,,,';Thc; 'Merry Widow'"; ;'(-Ma,iestie'). She IS excellent on her toe and quite bfcay-. 11): other- ste'pptng as'signmbnt.s, . Anita Alvarez; who W-as -in:--"Somc- thing for, the Boys," is a:-dlm{n'ulivP :;sieppe:r .aiid ■ aGpentuatos thb- ecpen- trie,y iiTost; ;:timcs appca'riftg ;in'- ;pig- ,tailK.,V-Mts.s, Alvarez' 'wdlfe Willi' Mary- -McDorinell- iii, one' oiv-two numbers,' - the latter boing-;a tap' daticbr;;' /Sheila Bpn-'d- and PiUniaii ,Carry; ibrm'-'tvn-- ,othcr daitoe- coh3'bb,,hQ.'to6, -working' rwith , lyifiSS;, Mlado-s*-,, Bo;atrft;e:',Ethd: -E,y,frlyne- ;-Kr,aft,- , \vho - spccia]i:^;e-- in Hindu ,di3ncps, :havo one siich; Inter- ,-,lud'p',.,;b,nt; tlrei r-/-'prbgrbm ed -, fn'st ■ aci :a,ssigrtmpii{:- '-vv'aS;- sPratcheci - 'o'Deiiintr f niglit;---.; -v-;;',.-;', ," , • Ontstdb>t -Hbysradt ,thorp:1s ;,roey-; - Fayb in the ,;pomody;; deijarlment ■ : Whicli ,i.s-,;de<ii3itcly'.g,ri"th'b We'iik side'- ■ He replat'ed: Sparks. ;-Some' of 'the ga.gS' hiive; whiskers- oh /'em-,, oii- ',t|ie V" 8ra',\^- -side ■ at -that;,--One- ' bit'- t'tiat'a '''•- ,,soi,new,hat,-;am:us;iiig,;l,3'as' -jbyn6'-;'Maii-' ;- -' Iters',Work-iiis' vvith^Fisyo; -,Sh'e -i',< o'lie-; ' - ot; file; t{flle.st; •,and...;pi:,otfi-,est','Lj-i()n,fies; ' fixitiiit,;-' vyith-a'. liKu'rc; .;ov,(5r; "vyi3i(.-h' ■; Vtir.git --would; '-rbvel, ;:''Th'by', rtiufi'^'e - ■:; :"Too,Fai,';"';■■ r~ : ''-:';-'-:'■:'; /--:; , ,-"Alli!it;' -I'ias'a-'flrstracl-,;iiniiie-- tji^t'■ ■' vcrg'ps,:o;ii„ bill let, which makes i-idil'» ■ i;oi'<;nt'and;:efl'PPti\^o,..'>lsrfiift;, tJifv -efe^ -t-lierc 'is -what'seeitts-'to be';;a;cuiriosi'iy--'';:'■ ill On-s'emblb-numbers .p,allctr."Stuu'is9 - ■; oh-,,. -S,un.<4e-t."- -It's'-' svfp'po'se'd-'':- to-' -bb' :' Hoil,y-iyipPidiafti iWith--'Mi-S's-' W;ii;l:sh- dbi - .' thg ,-'st,r'an,'gp',i-'an-,t,ibsv,-,:-'-'- :'';'"' -■'-,--;: -, ' /■Ni'^':- -liinsicai ,-;is''^spQl-ted'-;;ii3-'-the;''-'; Ad,e'l'jjl3i,',---bn, ;;'-oft-B:r,6ad^v,a,^■.: -„'iibus6 ---- wh,i'pli;has;;hdd a; vat'ied;:polipy aiid^.- .has; ijaei,i, mostly , dark,;; ;,'rhpatre,;-is ■.;-;■ Pbrnm(KUou.s. being .baBl<:.-: i'n.:tlie.;|cKit-'- ,. colCimh bepausc 'b£ 'tlte-.lar/gei'nunibef ' '-■■ of ;nuisieMlSi',an.d; fob',;tew houses;;: ' ' . War l*rt'»»iil«'iii 'Wai Piesideht," a new pl,u bv -N:bt.,Sh'Prrnai-! ' *hibh ' .flip-,' Eschbliera, ,-' 'prPsp,n,te'd'- ''ex|!priii^pntat!y ,;,-W-i'i'h,;-a ' grOiJp o,f-:Eq'uity ;'actor's ;at-. tlie -Sdu- berl; -M-- • y-;,;;;M<ihday ' arid "Tiie/sday ' (24,-25);,;: jii" a pcdpstrian ','play.; .ii'u'ss- -ablpst'bul ■ bi'tjlisfingu'ished;, :;:its:;;cliieE'' ■- ii Kwbs.,Jie},- in ;-, ; j -ts, :" his: tb ,nd lU analocips between Civil \/ar prbbieiTis;,a,nd-ilie'-present; - Its faijlts ,' 1 ie' in, its statib, -bookish; ;qd'ality,' mat- ~, fer-ol'-^fact ;wi:iiihgf.;';ind;:'.sbraetiinPs-- / ■tbb-pat pariillels.:':', --■; ;-;■-,----^^:-?;.;':',;--;;; The plot ic\oIves aiound Pien- cent Lincoln s ditncLiltios ^\ith Gen- cial McClellan and the i sue of nbg'btlated - peace'; or,;;tinconditioi3al stirrbhder brt' the - snbjcofs of; war -;; and;,; slavery. The theme is :timeiy , - -but the; liuth'br sfrainS; tbo< hard on ' his paiallels, as with Ins obvious com- pauson of the Lincoln-McCltila i political feud to the ^oose\elt-Ma(,- Arth'iii-- situation,; ! The; /histbfiea'l".,;-; -(l'ashb!JPlc;;is interesting -vi'ithmit .be-', '-': :in8 -exciting or conviiiclnif. ,The pluy I', all talk and no action It IS smooth^ aclcd and dnected on the whole Joel Ashley si\e^ a portrait- bl Lincblii; that Is likeiible , if not deeljly ,slivring.-,:,<l'oanna. Soo.'i a mi\ed peifoimance as 1 u head.stroii.g, ii3eddliiig ■;lVirs,- Lhicbln, Alexandci Scouiby as 'VlcCleUai!; Russell Collin and Paul Foid as Senatois and Willfam Maiceau cS Secictdiv Stanton, ha\e othei piom- mcnl loles Wend'-ll K P' Uii)3 cm ected MARRIAGES Linda \ewlin to Lester Cole, in Las Vegas Ne\ Apul 10 Biide,iiid g;room ai-e night cllib,:en,tprta:iiie'r?,' :'-;; Vir^jinia Kiuse to James L Kclc- han, Des Moines Apiil 13 Gioon 11 annbuncei at stations KRNHT a 1 KSO in that city ; Fanny Kahn 10 Albert H. Boi'.oidi, April 21 in New Y'ork, Bi-ide is scrtpte'r;; gropiii a-ijlaywright. ;■: Ma.sha N. Vntic to Seymoi:r Hii'.vard . skedded for Aijri! 30.;in New Yorlc Biide-to be is legit actiess Mildied F Ritchio to Emi3i3ett Led Kelly skedded foi Apiil 28 in New Yoik Both peiEoimeii with Ringiiiia Bios, Bainuni & Bailev ciicu-> at Madison Square,Garden, N. Y. ,,, -' , Mary. (Pun,k;ns3 Paiker and I.t, Ricliard ' B, Dixon. 22, ybleran, A-20 airplane pdot ot toieign seivuc both of Fort Worth, will be 3jtarf;icd flier*. about May 15, -, Si'.e is actrPss; he's.; stationed, in Spokane. .,:/■'-;;,'. --' ; BIRTHS 'i- Mr. • and , Mrs. Dave Wiiiock,.. '|'ai;ighlbr,-.:.;tps : Angeios, -: April 18, Pa;her is b contrac'. eomedian ■ at 20;h-p'ox. "i ',' ": ■::,; ;--,-,';''-;V ,- '',iVIr; -■a-nd': -,Mrs.; Sam Abarbaiiei, jdaughfer* Hollywood. ; /AiM'il; : IT. '- Fatl-.er w-as. publicity man, at P.e- p-.iblic before jbiitirtg' the Army., ' ,-' Capi dud Ml-, Lostci D Rothman, ,'sbn;; Kaiisas, Gity;,:''A:p.til-^l'9,,- -.M Is ■fib'se'!,-M:arie,'fera.i3catQ,^^ ■'^.,p^'.-: -praho.-;, ■;'.-;--;,■",-'/'.-- ,-;,-■ ■' ";-:-':';■ ,'^;' ; Mr. and',Mi:s. Eddie* Sligh. 'i;. :.Uh- fer,'- April; 13. .Mother ;is,: I'oi-me'r GIdi'ici-Seitcrj,;,dancer;- father is ;as.sp:-:; ciaied with the Goi.cral Amu.s. C-)., Chicago. :; :;'; -,"-:;■,'-.;'- ■' ':■ Mr. and. Mrs, Walter .Jacobs', .-'on ftheir .«econd», in- New York April 22. ', He's - of the Fafnily Jacobs, w.-k. hoteliers in show busir.c,''s, '■ "■,'■ -';'-': - ■ Mr, and Mrs, Mickey ' QpldsPii, - - dainthter,' April 24 in -N, [^X VFatltef- operates Capitol Musio Co. ■ Mr. ar.d Mrs. Larry Bern.s. son, - N Y, Apiil 2'? Fathei is CBS bio- ,'auc^r;-ni'ptlie'iyis-Sa'nclr'a-G actress;;';'■;■'-:;:' ' .:y:' --'li';..'/;-'.; Mr. and Mr.s. Albprf CrObe, s<i"..; -Aprir-22'::" W- Y;;- Father is Ph'tef--an-; ;nouneer -WQXR, N. Y. ; Mr.,-and' iMrst;,Mlcke]';-:Gbld'i;e;n.; son, Apijl 24 N Y FatlWi 1 \ P Cioitol Songs. N, Y. . . ■y./y'^ 1