davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1948-10-26

The dynamic pianist, Maurice
Rocco, Is another success, In his
current engagement at the Cross
Roads. Mr.. Rocco is a man gen.
erous with his talents when the
audience approval is vociferous,
which is what he finds it nightly.
The Ink Spots, who are one of the
best-liked sets Of singers around,
arrive Thursday night to headline
the show at the Club Bali.
Singer Connie Haines, of radio
and name bands, arrived last night
for a weeks stay at the Club
Kavakos,
Evening star., 1948-10-26

practiced the piano when young
instead Of going out to play football.
X u u II
Probably most of the patrons of
this department realize that the
correct form Is none :. realizes
while he is listening" but you won't
catch us tampering with anybody's
formula. whether it is canned milk
plus dextrose or E equals that's
all, brother!
X n X
The Showbill:
Duke Ellington's Club, where the
Music Hall used to be at Ninth and
v streets NV, considers itself Sue
cessfully launched, Mr.. E. and or
chestra having come to town to in
sure the presence of hordes of those
who admire the best in American
music.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-11
Crosby Home Used In
"The Emperor Waltz

HOLLYWOOD - Bing Cros.
by's home in Beverly Hills
served as one of the sets fol
his latest Paramount Techni.
color film, THE Emperor
Waltz"
A tennis court setting was re
quired for a 1901 net sequence
featuring Crosby's co-star, Joan
Fontaine, and supervised by
Eleanor Tenant, Beverly Hills
Tennis Club pro, who also play
ed a role.
sgd Street, studio location
chief, secuted local tennis courts
for two weeks but was unable
to find a suitable site, since all
courts he inspected were en-
closed by high wire fences on
four sides, making filming i'm
possible.
Bing finally suggested his own
court as a possibility, and it
fitted exactly the requirements
of Producer Charles Bracket
and Director Billy Wilder. Cros-
by's court is fenced only on
three sides and was ideal for
filming.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-11
Ellen Drew Varies
Surf Board Art

HOLLYWOOD - Ellen Drew
INDUCES in one of the trickest
sports yet attempted by film
celebrity.
She moved into house at
Santa Monica with her screen
writer husband Sy Bartlett fol-
lowing completion of her torrid
role with Glenn Ford and Will
liam Holden in Columbia's "The
Man From Colorado"
Not satisfied with attacking
California's surf in an orthodox
manner, Miss Drew goes to a
lonely beach above Malibu,
where Sy can drive his car over
the sands. Attached to the car is
a rope, on the other end of
which is a surfboard, ridden by
Ellen.
Latest reports had the star
skipping through the surf at 80
miles an hour.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-11
Billy Mauch Signed
For ssThe Accused

HOLLYWOoD-Billy Mauch,
of the Mauch twins, who was
the "find" of some years back
when he played the role of
young Anthony Adverse, +"
which Hal Wallis produced, was
signed recently for a role in
"The Accused" the Hal Wallis
production Paramount picture.
Loretta Young, Robert Cum
mings and Wendell Corey head
the cast of the film.
William Dieterle, who direct
ed Billy in 'The White Angel, "
the picture which led to the
signing of the twins for "The
Prince and the Pauper," is now
directing "The Accused"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-11
General Wedemeyer
Lauds ssBYOnd GlOrY'

HOLLYWOOD-Lt. Gen. AL
bert c. Wedemeyer, director of
plans and operations, Depart
ment of the Army, recently saw
/ the Paramount production Be
yond Glory" story of epic scope
about West Point, at special
screening at Paramount Studio
as guest of Henry Ginsberg, stu
/ dio head. He was accompanied
by his aides, Col. Raymond Daley
and Capt. James Boyle, and Col.
Herbert ]. Matchett, chief of
Army Public information for
Southern California.
General Wedemeyer, a gradu-
ate of West Point, declared the
picture was not only entertaining
but struck tinly keynote, with
Army Day having just been OBJ
served. He was particularly i'm.
pressed with the fidelity of the
West Point backgrounds and the
authenticity in presenting the
I life of West Point cadets and
its traditions.
After the screening, General
Wedemeyer and his staff visited
Alan Ladd, co-star of tn film,
on the set of The Great Cats.
by, in which he is currently
working, and congratulated him
on his performance as a West
Point cadet.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-11
Big Ballroom Scene
Filmed For ''Catsby'

HOLLYWOOD - More than
200 extra players, a 16-man
orchestra, and a dozen bit play
ers were called recently to ap-
pear with the principals for
mammoth ballroom scenes in
Paramount's THE Great Cats
by" This is the second sequence
of its kind filmed and the pict-
ure on the huge ballroom and
terrace set extending over 49,
900 feet of floor space.
"The Great Gatsby" co-stars
Alan Ladd, Betty Field, Mac
donald Carey. Ruth Hussey,
Barry Sullivan and Howard Da
Silva. Elliott Nugent directs this
filmization of the F. Scott Fitz-
gerald classic best-seller. Rich
ard Maibaum is the producer.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-11
Big battle-ground Set
For ESBeyOnd GlOry''

HOLLYWOOD-Most elabor-
ate battle-ground set ever con-
structed indoors at Paramount
was used for Beyond Glory" "
the dramatic film with an Army
and West Point background star
ring Alan Ladd and Donna Reed.
The set represented a scene in
Tunisia, North Africa. 1t covered
all of huge stage 18 with an area
of 190x75 feet. Adding to the
space, 20-foot extension was
built at one end to house a Ger
man Tiger tank, found to be too
heavy to bring into the sound
stage.
AT one enG of the huge set was
a rock image, 40x20x16 feet,
made of realistic-appearing plas-
tic boulders. At the other end
was an olive grove, and rock for
nations scattered between the
two on the sand-strewn floor. An
encircling panoramic backing,
14Ox30 feet, gave the visual i'm
preston of vast distances in the
African wastes.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-11
New York Press
Keeps Carey Busy

NEW YORK - Macd o n d
Carey, who arrived in New York
recently in connection with the
exploitation campaign for Para
mounts Hazard" and Dream
Girl" in which he co.stars, is be-
lieved to have set a record with
Is magazines and newspaper in
terviews during his first three
days in Manhattan.
This is his first visit to New
York since 1941 when he appear
ed opposite Gertrude Lawrence
in the Broa d way production
Lady in the Dark" He has been
under contract to Paramount
ever since, ard his current trip
marks his return to New York
as top Hollywood player. He
recently completed a co-starring
role in "The Great Gatsby."
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-11

tions "Abe Burrows Radio Home
Educational Course in the Cul-
tural Arts and Allied Sciences
and Charm Schools. This latter
phrase varies according to sub
ject.
"a Here is a sample of Burrows
Il How to Write for r a d o !:
which they all share. They gen.
orally have a central character
Situation shows have plot 3.
WHO is a loveable young soda
jerk, or a loveable salesman K. :.
or a loveable grocery clerk.
However, one thing is important
he must be an idiot and
he's in love with a girl who's
an idiot. And she has another
boyfriend who is rich-and' an
idiot also she has mother
who is an idiot and a father who
to break the monotony, is a
moron. Believe me, the Chicago
Round Table, it ain't!'
In a discourse on How to
Write Radio Contest, Burrows
suggested: Another thing you
can do is to have one of these
Stunts where you let the listen
Srs hear the sound of a dame
talking, or a hyena bowling or
a studio audience snoring and
then you give extra additional
clues-you say things like 6 is
for apple pie, is for dough :
4 is for nothing, and S is for
schmo l am not dead, and
I am not alive, but whatever I
am, I'm not!" You continue
doing this until some very clever
person guesses the answer from
the clues you've given +. from
the little jingle and from the
fact that the answer was print
ed in Time Magazine!"
1t takes a staunch character
who can turn to kidding his own
profession instead of reaching
for the benzadrine after round
dozen years of writing the very
stuff he lampoons. Pedagogy is
FToose; Burrows still writes his
~.yn shows and it's living.
Any questions?
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-11
Margaret Is Eager
To See New Cousin

HOLLYWOOD - Margaret
O'Brein thinks science is SLOW
because transcontinental televi-
sion Is not yet an actuality.
Reason for Margaret's disap-
pointment is that she is a cousin
for the first time, and she can't
see her new relative.
Margaret's aunt, Mariss a
O'Brein Bogue, gave birth to a
z pound z ounce baby girl at ST
John Hospital.
The baby is to be called Mag
gle but christened Marissa Mar
gEet.
Margaret was informed by
phone in New York, where the
young actress is with her mother
following a European visit.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-11
Hope Receives
Anpet AtUGrd

HOLLYWOOD - In rec
ognition of his "outstand-
ing service for veterans and
people still in service"
Bob Hope was selected by
the West Long Beach AM
VET Post No. 48 to receive
the groups 1947 annual
honor award.
The engraved trophy and
scroll was presented the
Paramount star at cere-
monies at the Posts annual
Charter Night banquet re-
Gently at the new Masonic
Temple in Long Beach.
Hope, currently prepar-
ing for start of his next
Par a m cunt starring pic
ture, "Sorrowful Jones'"
was accompanied by his
wife, Dolores, and Jerry
Colonna.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-11
First Partner

HOLLYWOOD - Ann Miller
reveals a curious fact about her
dance number as Fred Astaire's
partner in Irving Berlin's "Eas-
ter Parade" The number, a
showstopper in the Technicolor
dance with man!
In fact, with just one excep-
ton, it is her first dance for
pictures with a partner, her
previous film numbers having
been solos, sometimes supported
by a chorus. The one exception
was Stage Door," in which she
did dance with Ginger Rogers,
previously Astaire's partner.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-11
Producer Group
To Honor Hope

HOLLYWOOD - In apprecia'
tion of his achievements as ar
inspired member of the motor
picture industry and servant oi
humanity" Bob Hope will be
presented a bronze plaque June
by the Independent Motion Pic
ture Producers Association -
the third person to be so honored
in the organizations % years o1
existence.
Previously honored by the as
sociation were Joe E. Brown in
1912 and Jean Hersholdt in 1945.
The presentation to Hope, who
currently co.stars in Paramount s
"Sorrowful JONES'" will be made
by /. E. Chadwick and Steve
Broidy, president and vice-presi-
dent respectively of the produc-
ers' group.
The citation engraved on the
plaque will read:
1--WE acknowledge the splendid
support you have given to the
numerous humanitarian activi-
ties at great effort and personal
sacrifice. We find in your
example an incentive and guide
to more thoughtful and useful
service to the many worthy
causes. Heretofore, because you
have brought to the motion pic
ture industry the greatest meas
ure of public esteem, we award
you this plaque as an evidence
of our regard and respect"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-11
Buy New Novel AS
HaywOrth's Next

HOLLYWOOD - Columbia
Pictures has purchased the
screen rights to Iona Hanson, -
a novel by Thomas Savage,
which Simon and Schuster will
publish in the fall. S. Sylvan
Simon will produce the picture.
Considered by the publishers
as one of the most important
literary properties on t h Ell r
forthcoming list, Iona Hansen"
is described as a modem kitty
FlSefe" set against background
o4Ssgie vast Montana cattle rails
ing industry. 1t is the story of
a young woman who inherits a
large cattle ranch and takes over
the responsibility of running it
herself.
While no definite casting as
signment has been bade for the
starring role, it is a likely We
hicle for Rita Hayworth, and a
change of pace from her recent
ly completed "The Loves of
Carmen" which is scheduled for
release later this year.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-11
Unusual Honor Paid
Red Shelton Heroine

HOLLYWOOD - Hollywood S
latest title has fallen to Arlene
d ahl, Metro-Goldwyn-M Mayors
beautiful red-haired actress. She
has been named "The outdoor
girl with whom we'd most like
to be indoors" by a group of
males who are considered ex-
perts on outdoor beauty. They're
a group of lifeguards on South
ern California beaches.
With the start of another sum-
mer season coming along, they
chose Arlene for their unusual
title, and her photograph to dec
crate their life guard stands. A
letter informing the actress of
her new honor was received by
her on the film set where she
was working with Red Shelton
in "a Southern Yankee"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-11
Barbara Britton
Stars With Autry

HOLLYWOOD - Gene Autry
will be co-starred for the first
time in his next Columbia pic
ture, Loaded Pistols" in which
Barbara Britton will be teamed
with him. Hitherto, Autry has
always been received sole top
billing, with his horse, Cham
pion. taking second place in the
screen credits. But Miss Britton,
who just completed another CO.
starring role with Sonny Tufts
and Gabby Hayes in Columbia's S
The Wrangler," will be given
equal billing with Autry, do to
the Importance of her role in
Loaded Pistols"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-11
By INEZ GERHARD

.nICK HAYNES likes working
Lon his Thursday night CHS ra-
dio show ("We all sort of lend
a hand in writing it") and in
movies, but his real enthusiasm
comes out when he talks about
h is plane and the palomino
horses he raises on his ranch. He
has taught his children to ride
the full-grown horses; doesn't
believe in starting them on po-
MES. And he flew his plane to
New York recently ("Saw more
of this wonderful country than
ever before") when he, Martha
Tilton and the musical director
felt they had to see the new
shows and talk business at the
fountain head; that was why the
whole show moved east for two
weeks.
Don Mcneil finds it hard to
believe, but his Breakfast Club"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-11
Perry Como, Wife,
Adopt A Daughter

HOLLYWOOD - No wonder
Perry Como is looking for a
home In the country with a big
yard-he and his wife have
adopted little girl.
She'll be a playmate for our
son, Ronald" beamed Como on
the set of Words and Music, 4"
when he announced the news.
Ronald, aged eight had the
honor of naming his new sister.
He chose Terri"
The Comos hope to make their
permanent home in California
now that the singer has signed a
long-term contract with Metro.
Goldwyn-Mayer.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-11
Fay Baker Signed
For Baxter Elm

HOLLYWOOD - Columbia
has signed Fay Baker, former
Broadway stage actress, for the
feminine lead opposite Warner
Baxter in Gentleman from No
where" which vii be produced
by Rudolph Flothow.
Miss Baker just completed the
title role in "Hedda Gabler" al
the Pasadena Playhouse and has
a featured part in mo Minor
Vices" at Enterprise. Prior to
coming to Hollywood, Miss
Baker appeared notably in such
New York stage successes as
The Tanning of the Shrew,"
Another Love Story" and
Harriet"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-11
Red SprGins ankle
In Films First Scene

HOLLYWOOD - Play
ing a Civil War spy-and
for both sides-is going to
be no picnic for Red Skel-
ton. The comedy star learn
ed that quickly when. he
sprained his ankle in the
first scene of his new pic
ture, Metro G ol dwyn-
Mayors "a Southern YAM
kee."
Red leaped from an old
fashioned buggy in which
he was riding with Arlene
Dahl and his ankle twisted
as he hit the ground.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-11
DOttie Sings For
Studio Workers

HOLLYWOOD - The whole
Columbia lot is travelling in
driblets of twos and threes over
to stage seven these days to hear
Dorothy Lamour sing. Dottie
warbles IL numbers in all for
Lets Fall in Love"-some in
French, some with French ac-
cent, one in Brazilian, one in
Cockney, and one in east New
Orleans, which, Dottie claims, is
her native tongue.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-11

to conquer, just when it began
to look as if he had run out of
surprises.
In "The Emperor Waltz" he
emerges as a Great Lover.
Romance has played an inn
portant part in most of his pic
lures - but even the most par
tisan and dazzled devotee of Der
Bingle's films will admit that he
poured most of his romance into
songs, usually warbled at a re-
spectful distance from the
heroine.
He Kisses
The clinch has definitely not
been a part of the Crosby tech
mic, and the kiss has been some
thing crooned about, rather than
accomplished. But that is now a
thing of the past. BY actual
count, in "The Emperor Waltz"
he places Is different kisses on
Joan Fountaine.
In this new role he plays a
brash, slangy American sales
man whose ambition is to sell
a new-fangled Yankee gadget,
the talking machine, to Emperor
Franz Josef himself. At first he
is bewildered by the cool dis
dain of beautiful countess. Her
poodle becomes engaged to the
poodle of the Emperor, highly
suitable match since both enjoy
equally proud and ancient line
ages. The salesman's pet, though
smart enough to chew gum, is
of what is commonly known as
obscure origin. But love knows
not the barrier of royal blood.
Buttons falls madly in love,
and the poodle, Scheherezade, "
finds herself fighting an emotion
stronger than she is.
Countess Falls
On the human side, things
move a little more slowly. While
Scheherezade is going into a
decline from love, the countess
is having the resourceful sales
man tossed out of the country.
At first his songs have no effect,
but when he adds whistling and
yodelling, she finds herself as
dazzled by love as are the little
dogs.
Not only does Bing prove
himself to be a Fiery Lover, in
this film he qualities also on the
athletic side, climbing a twenty
foot column, dancing the tradi-
tional Tyrolean romp known as
the "schuhplattle," rowing at
top speed across a lake, doing a
so yard dash hotly pursued by
palace guards, and performing a
Strauss waltz with outstanding
aplomb in a vast ballroom.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-11
"GOOD NEWSn STINT

/ HOLLYWOOD - What won't
these theater managers think ot
next
In promoting the MGM pic
ture at the Monroe Theater, Chi
cago, Manager James Jovan had
nine pretty girls parade up and
down in front of the lobby with
signs reading, I'm not picketing
anybody. I've got G. o o D
N E w Sm
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-11
BurIesque Story
To Be Filmed

HOLLYWOOD - Harry
Romm, New York theatrical
producer, will make two pic
lures for Columbia during
194S, the first of them to
be Ladies of the Chorus"
an original story by Harry
Sauber who is also writing
the screenplay. Burlesque
shows of the 1900 era will
form the background of the
film. which will be directed
by Phil Karlson, currently
assigned to Columbia's
"Wild Fury"
For his second production
he is considering a story to
star Milton Berle, and to
be made next September.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-11
TITLE CHANGE

Manhattan Angel is the new
title for the Sam Katzman pro-
duction under the working title
of Sweetheart of the Blues.
Gloria Jean and Ross Ford head
the cast. Arthur Dreifuss direct
ed.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-11
TWIN AMBITIONS

Claude Rains realizes both
ultimate ambitions of most ac-
tors with his starring role in
Now and Forever" The dis
tinguished actor both goes crazy
and dies in this Paramount
drama co-starring Wanda Hen
dirk and Macdonald Carey.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-11
O'DELL ART DIRECTOR

Cary O'Dell has been set by
Columbia as art director on
THE Arkansas Swing" which
has a cast headed by the Hoosier
Hot Shots, Gloria H enry and
Stewart Hart. An action musical,
it will be produced by Colbert
Clark and directed by Ray
Navarro.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-11
WRITES IN FLORIDA

Writer Daniel Taradash has
left Hollywood for his home in
Miami Beach where he will COM
plete the screenplay of the Will
lard Motley best.seller, Knock
On Any Door" Humphrey Bo-
gart will star in the film. This
will be the newly formed. San
tana Productions first picture
for Columbia.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-11
RESTLESS RAINS

After 45 years in show busi-
ness you'd think Claude Rains
would happily settle down in
one spot. Not so, hoover. After
making Abigail, Dear Heart"
for Paramount in Hollywood, he
journeys to London for a film,
and he plans to travel wherever
good stories await him.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-11
MOUNTAIN TOWN

HOLLYWOOD-In the Santa
Cruz mountains, sets for the To-
cation filming of Sun in the
Morning" include a complete
mountain village built for the
picture
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-11
SWEETHEART ANN

HOLLYWOOD - Ann South
ern, as Harriet Lake in her
stage days on Broadway, appear
ed in the Rodgers and Hart hit,
Americans Sweetheart"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-11
GORDON JONES SIGNED

Gordon Jones has been signed
to play the important supporting
role of Happy Keegan in Colum-
bias Cinecolor super-Western,
"The Wrangler," co-starring
Sonny Tufts and Barbara Brit
ton. Charles Lamont will direct.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-11
How To Write For A
Radio Program Contest

Lately Abe Burrows (CBS, Saturday nights 730 P M EDIT;
eek local Columbia outlet for exact time and station
posing pedagog But howl The sarist
putting pedanc antics the luory series
of tradition calls dssera-
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-11
Crosby Is Athletic
And Also Romantic

HOLLYWOOD-Ever since Bing Crosbys bIthe
waited the arway 1881 the lad baking
all He has rating
corngs popularity polls He is boxoce champion
Academy Award winner And he has world