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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-11-12
Mrs. Laura Thompson

Mrs. Laura Arabelle Thomp-
son, 81, of near Byesville,. died
Monday afternoon at her home,
following a lengthy illness.
She was Noble county native,
the daughter of Albert and
Pauline Schreckle Crum. Her
husband, Levi Thompson, died
in 1916.
Surviving are one son and six
daughters, including Mrs. Edith
Vance of Stafford, Is grandchil-
dren and l6 great grandchildren.
Services were held Thursday
afternoon at Byesville and burial
was made in Greenwood ceme-
tery Of that city.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-11-12
Mrs. Lucy Moore

Mrs. Lucy Moore, widow Of
Lemuel Moore of Sarahsville,
passed away, after an illness of
three weeks, Sunday afternoon
at 1890 at a Cincinnati hospital.
She was 66 years of age.
She was a native of Noble
county, a daughter of Samuel
and Rebecca Fogle Leister. She
was a former matron of the
Noble county home at Sarahs-
vile.
Survivors include three daugh-
ters: Mrs. Freda Bengert and
Mrs. Louine Zanotto of Cincin-
natl and Mrs. Lavina Springer
Of Ironton.
The body was brought to the
McVay funeral home and Rev.
A. j. Stats and Rev. Albert
Randolph were officiating minis
ters at funeral services, held on
Wednesday at l:30 p. m. at
Sarahsville Methodist church
Interment was made in Village
View cemetery, Sarahsville.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-11-12
Sherman Johnson

Funeral services for Sherman
Johnson, so, of Cumberland,
were held Sunday afternoon at
2 o'clock at the Tom funeral
home, Cumberland. Officiating
was Rev. David Hively and
burial was in Cumberland ceme-
terry.
Mr.. Johnson, retired miner
and for many years a carpenter
at the Opperman mine, took his
own life Thursday evening by
shooting himself in the left
chest with IL gauge shotgun.
His body was discovered by DR..
l. w. Curtis Of New Concord
who went to the Johnson home
to take Mr.. Johnson to a Zanes-
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-11-12
Clarence Paisley

Funeral services for Clarence
Paisley, 86, formerly Of Cum
berIand, were held Friday after
noon at the Tom funeral home,
Cumberland. Rev. E. w. Lod-
wick officiated and burial was
in Cumberland cemetery.
Mr.. Paisley died near Mt Yer
non at the home of his son, Myrl
Paisley, Tuesday night. He hac
been i'll for a number of years
He leaves his wife, Eva ol
GAINESVILLE, three sons; and three
step-children, including Johr
and Albert Palmer of Belle Val
ley.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-11-12
ENJOY MOTOR TRIP

Mrs. Mary Hanes, Mrs. Violet
Morgareidge, Mrs. Mary Morgan
edge, Mrs. Helen Harmon, all
of Caldwell, and Miss Martha
Morgareidge, of Columbus
motored to Washington, D. c.
last weekend where they spent
a few days sightseeing. They
also visited friends in Chevy
Chase, Md. and enjoyed a motor
trip thru the Blue Ridge noun
tains.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-11-12
Leo Kirkbride

Leo Kirkbride, lifelong resi-
dent of the Sarahsville COM
died suddenly of heart
attack Friday morning at Gas.
The deceased was a son OF
Irwin and Fannie VanDyne
Kirkbride. He was a member of
Pleasant Hill Methodist church
and a former employee of the
Noble county highway depart
ment. At the time of his death,
he was employed at the Byes-
vile plant of Exec products
company.
He leaves his mother Of the
home in Sarahsville; his wife,
Geneva Richards Kirkbride;
three children, Donnie, II, and
Alvin, % months of the family
home, and Mrs. Wava Mae Tuck
er of East Union; three brothers,
Russell of GAINESVILLE, William
of Nashport and Albert of Cam
bridge; five sisters, Mrs. Anna
belle Wentworth of GAINESVILLE
Rose Danley and Faye, White OF
Cambridge, Ocie Johnson OF
Caldwell route 6, and Marie
Polling of Sarahsvilleo route !
two grandchildren and severa
nieces and nepheWs.
Rev. Arthur Thomas Of Zanes
Vile officiated at funeral ser
vices, held Monday afternoon al
Sarahsville Methodist church
Burial was in Sarahsville Vii
lage View cemetery. The McVay
funeral home was in charge o
arrangements.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-11-12
Nancy Lee Porter

Nancy Lee, six day old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Por-
ter, Caldwell route 3, died Thurs
day at 800 o'clock p. m. at st.
Francis hospital, Cambridge.
She is survived by her par
ents, a brother, William of the
home, also two sisters, Patricia
and Jean; paternal grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff Porter, Cald-
well route 3; and maternal
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam South of Cambridge.
Rev. Walter Brown officiated
at graveside services Friday al
800 p. m. at Dudley cemetery
The McVay funeral home was in
charge of arrangements.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-11-12
DEATH NOTICES

vile hospital.
Investigations were made by
Guernsey County Sheriff and
Coroner and the verdict of
suicide was given.
A lifetime resident Of Cumber-
land, he was the son of the late
Philander and Isabella Archer
Johnson. Survivors include a
granddaughter, daughter-in-
law, and several nieces and nep-
heWS.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-11-12
IN MEMORY

In loving memory of my hus-
band, George r. Graham, who
passed away six years ago,
Nov. II, 1947.
A happy home we once enjoyed
How sweet the memory still
But death has left loneliness
The world can never fill.
The flowers we place upon your
grave
Will Wither and decay
By my love for you, dear
George
VIII never fade away.
Sadly Missed by His Wife
Marie Graham
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-11-12

of daughter at Mt. Carmel hos
pital, that city. She weighed
eight pounds, four ounces. Mr..
and Mrs. Lou McAtee, of Dexter
City and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Merritt of Macksburg route. are
the grandparents. William
Vaughn of Dexter City, is the
only great-grandparent.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-11-12
ONLY A TRACE

Only a trace of snow fell In
Noble county Saturday, accord
ing to Frank Burlingame Of
Sharon, who said there was not
enough to measure. The official
thermometer reported a low Of
25 degrees at Sharon but others
in Caldwell said their readings
were as low as II degrees.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-11-12

2:30 o'clock in the South Olive
cemetery, where interment was
made. Rev. Walter Brown Of
ficiated at South Olive.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loren Hutcheson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Boyd and
Mrs. Ethel King were among
those from here who attended
services in Columbus.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-11-12

hospital, Thursday, Nov. 5. The
infant weighed eight pounds and
twelve ounces and has been nam
ed Charles Edward. Grandpar-
ents are Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Polling, of near Caldwell and
Mr.. and Mrs. r. f. Pitt of Byes-
vile route /. Mr.. and Mrs.
George L. Thompson are the
great-grandparents.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Iams of
Hamilton, are the parents of a
daughter born November 6, nam
ed Mary Catherine. Grandpar-
ents are Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Iams,
south of Caldwell and Clarence
Schott, of Akron. John Iams, Of
Caldwell route, is a great grand
father.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cope of
Canton, announce the birth of a
son at Aultman hospital, Canton,
Oct. 81, weighing eight pounds.
He has been named Ronald Lee.
Grandparents of the new arrival
are Mr.. and Mrs. Charles John
son of Maple Heights and Law
renee Cope Of Canton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lou McAtee, Jr.
OF Columbus announce the birth
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-11-12
FRACTURES HIP

Mrs. Lula Love, T3, who resld
es at the Perle Lawrence hons
near Sharon, suffered a fractured
left hip and fractured left ARM
in fall at home last Wednes
day. She was examined by
local physician and is now a pas
tient at st. Francis hospital
Cambridge, in fair condition.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-11-12
AT OHIO U

Betty 10 Tilden, senior at Belle
Valley high school, will be
among the l05 state winners who
will be at Ohio University,
Athens, Friday, competing in the
state finals of the seventh aI.-
nual Ohio History competition
Her score was IS out of pos
sible 100 points.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-11-12
In TEXAS

Pvt. Clarence West, formerly
of the Whigville community is
now stationed in Texas. His COM
plete address is as follows: Pvt.
Clarence West, U. S. 52345382,
Co. B., lst Bn., M. F. S. S. 1400
area, Fort Sam Houston. Texas.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-11-12

Lawrence Morris, whose wife,
Pat, resides at Quaker City route
4, has recently arrived in Korea
for duty with the 72nd tank
battalion. Pfc. Morris entered
the Army last February and
completed basic training at Fort
Knox, KY, before going to
Korea.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-11-12
Lock Who S Here!

Mr.. and Mrs. Carlos Connell
are the parents of son born
November 5 at st. Francis hos
pital, Cambridge. He has been
named Ricky Allen and weighed
seven pounds, IS ounces. Grand
parents are Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett
Connell, of Caldwell route 2 and
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Lincicome,
of Dexter City route. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fernando Connell of Belle
Valley, are great grandparents.
=.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bell of
Cumberland, announce the birth
of a daughter on October 81 at
Bethesda hospital, GAINESVILLE.
The infant has been named Bev-
erly Ann. Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ
Bell, of Cumberland, are the
grandparents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Hupp, OF
Ava route /, announce the birth
of daughter at Memorial hos
pital, Marietta, on November 6
She weighed six pounds, two
ounces. Grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. w. H. Archer, of Cald-
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-11-12

well route l and Mr.. and Mrs.
John Hupp OF Caldwell route A.
Mrs. Margaret Nau, of Caldwell,
is a great grandmother
1t. and Mrs. Lucien c. Young,
Jr., are announcing the birth of
a daughter, Monday, Nov. 9 at
Good Samaritan hospital, Zanes-
Vile. The infant weighed seven
pounds, seven ounces and has
been named Julia 10 Anne. Atty.
and Mrs. Lucien c. Young, Sr.,
Of Caldwell, Rev. and Mrs. John
Thompson Of Powhattan Point,
formerly of Pleasant City, are
the grandparents. c. M. Racey,
Caldwell, is the only great
grandfather
Mr.. and Mrs. William johnson
of Charlotte, Mich, are announc-
ing the birth of son, named
Philip David, Tuesday, Nov. 3
Mrs. Grace Johnson, Main street,
is the paternal grandmother
Mrs. Bertie Johnson of Akron
is the great-grandmother.
Mr.. and Mrs: Lester Pitt, o1
Caldwell route, are announcing
the birth of son at Thompson
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-11-12

Mr.. and Mrs: Lester Pitt, of
Caldwell route, are announcing
the birth of son at Thompson
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-11-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Lou McAtee, Jr.,
Of Columbus, announce the birth
Evening star., 1953-06-28
GIRL IN THE WHITE BLOUSE

of elimination contests, Dorothy
Collins won out both as featured
singer and reader of the CONNER
cials. She won popular acclaim
from the start. She won Raymond
Scott, now leader Of ''Your Hit
Parade" orchestra, as well. Today
the newly married couple have a
house on the waterfront at Baby
lon, Long Island, where, every
Monday, they get the lineup of
songs for the following Saturdays
show. On Wednesday rehearsals
start for the dances, on Thursday
costumes are fitted, on Friday the
Evening star., 1953-06-28

particularly good one at that must
be used for as often as sixteen con-
secutive weeks, unusual ingenuity
is required to keep the program
fresh and original. This is a chal-
lenge which has never once de-
feated its producers"
/ could not agree with this
citation more thoroughly. In
fact, l wrote it,"
TO DATE, Dorothy Collins has
received II movie offers - all re-
jected. She simply loves to sing
and she particularly relished the
Christmas program, when the cast
tore from the studio to the Plaza
of Rockefeller Center, where the
finale was sung beneath the giant
Christmas tree, with thousands of
onlookers lined up to cheer the
spectacle.
One youngster started to take
fiashlight picture of Dorothy just
as she launched forth in that i'm
mortal classic, Il Saw Mommy
kissing Santa Claus"
The youngsters mother
brought down the house by
crying loudly, ssDOn't take her
picture while she's singing.
Shoot her after she's finished"
THE LAST STRAW. A collie
dog impressed into service at the
last moment almost ruined the
closing commercial (unforgivable
sinh Of another "EIit Parade"
session recently by barking his
head of.
'It turned out that the dogs
name was Lucky, and every
time Dorothy Collins and the
rest of the cast sang ''Be
happy, go Lucky," the collie
took it as . personal compli-
ment. - BENNETT CEM
Columnist Cert is one Of the
judges Of the Peabody Awards.
Evening star., 1953-06-28

0e" S little armful
who pulls up the curtain on
TeIevision's top-ranking 'sYOur
Hit Parade" program every
Saturday night, gets more fan
mail than any three overdressed
or underdressed sirens of
the air waves put together.
A single appearance by Dorothy
in her simple white blouse with
black-velvet bow at the neck
sparked an avalanche Of demands
for the pattern. Miss Collins
promptly authorized Casino
Classics to name a whole line Of
blouses in her honor, and royalties
have been mounting ever since.
Take it from DR.. Kinsey and his
cohorts: it's the little blue serge
number with white cuffs and collar
that awakens the ''let-me-take-
care-of-you-girlie" look in the eyes
Of the most elusive and untrap-
pable bachelor!
ALTHOUGH CRITICS are fond
Of describing Dorothy Collins as
American as apple pie, "'the fact
is she was born in Canada (reaI
name: Marjorie Chandlert. She
finished high school at the age Of
Is in Windsor. Ontario, and took
a job as a typist. Her boss started
her at SIS a week, explaining,
''That'salot ofmoney especially
for an educated girl" and began
whispering sweet nothings in her
ear. Dorothy recalls, Il whispered
back sweet nothing doings.' :
Band leader Raymond Scott's
appearance on the scene ended her
business career. He allowed as how.
once she overcame a schoolgirl lisp,
she could become the girl singer
in a quintet he was organizing. He
prescribed a series Of lip exercises
for her, and during the ensuing six
months, she says. Il did nothing
but hiss at everybody"
The Scott quintet toured the
country. and everywhere that
Dorothy went, her mama went,
too. Dorothy looked even
younger and more innocent
than she was!
TVS vERSl0A1 Of "Your Hit
Parade" embracing the seven
most popular songs Of the week.
was conceived during the spring
Of 1850, and after a wholesale series
Evening star., 1953-06-28

THALK Up
~ another vic
tory for the
sweet, huggable,
unsOphisticated
girl! Dorothy
Collins, the cute
little armful
Evening star., 1953-06-28
1I1lN ARTAUR

INIT PARADE'S" Collins:
She's turned down Hollywood
program is integrated, and begin
ming at $50 am. Saturday, it's
rehearsed until curtain time.
On April "a, Dorothy Collins
accepted for Your Hit Parade"
a Peabody Award the Oscar"
Of the TV world. Your Hit
Parade. /" reads the Peabody cita-
ton, rated its award for consist
ent good taste, technical perfection
and unerring choice of performers.
When a hit song [sometimes not a
Evening star., 1953-04-02
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HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLYWOOD.
Rita HayWorth has been adj
vised by her friends to soft pedal
the love stuff with Dick Haynes
She has too much at stake in
Miss Thompson" and Dick
isn't divorced yet. Women's clubs
and church groups don't like it.
George Sanders sprained his
wrist hanging up on a reporter
who called to ask if he were
divorcing Zsa ZSa. =. Middle
aged Pierre Galante says he is in
La Jolla chasing Jose Ferrer to
put on one of his plays-and
not Olivia de Havilland whom he
met in France during the Cannes
Film Festival. But he isn't fool
ing anyone hereabouts.
If Gary Cooper does Don
Quixote, look for j. Carroll
Naish to play Sancho Panza.
No need to worry about a
personality clash between Mike
Curtiz and Bing Crosby. Mike,
who used to be a holy terror, was
Softened up considerably by John
Wayne during the making of
Trouble Along the Way"
The Walt Disneys are celebrat-
ing % years of welded bliss.
Jean Pierre Aumont picks up
Las Vegas loot with a song-and-
dance act this winter. And
Betty Cradle and Harry James
expect to share $4,000 a week
at the Chicago Theater this
fall.
Jane Russell's loan-out price
of 100000 would automatically
rub her out of the Helen of
Troy" stakes at Warmers. Be-
sides. she is set for John Wayne's
Silver Horde" Redhead Arlene
Dahl has the best chance to do
Helen, but she won't take it
unless Fernando Lamas is Paris.
Wonder who will play Achilles
Of weak-heel fame?
Alan Laid couldn't be more
pleased at the cancellation of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-28
Hollywood Diary
Rito's Friends Advise
A Policy of Decorun7
BY SheiIoh Grohom

those taX-free fortunes abroad.
Alan can't wait to return to his
beautiful home in Holmby Hills.
But Gregory Peck got him
self all signed up abroad until
1854 and he'll have to fulfill his
commitments. However, he can
and will return here for visits
with his family between pictures.
King Arthur's wife, Guinevere,
had her tonsils yanked day be-
fore yesterday, and reported
right back to the set of prince
Valiant" Those comic-strip
characters are tough.
Dawn Adams made a big hit
at Conrad Hilton's new hotel in
its Madrid premiere - though
some catty members of the group
were careful to point out to the
press there that Dawn didn't
amount to a row of beans" in
Hollywood. For a starlet, she's
done pretty well.
X ~
Look alikes: Ingrid Bergman
and Bright Nielsen of Metros
Rhapsody" Wonder If the
Jenny Ann Lindstrom who
wrote a fan letter to Bright from
Philadelphia is also Ingrid's
daughter? The letter came
after the young actresses picture
appeared in Eastern newspapers.
Robert Ryan is practically set
to play Queeg to Henry Fonda S
Greenwald in Paul Gregory's
road tour of 1.-The Game Mutiny
Court Martial" Which starts in
Phoenix October 8 and comes
to roost at the Plymouth Thea
ter in New York after Is weeks
on tour.
1t the June Allyson-Jimmy
Stewart Glenn Miller Story
follows the precedent of their
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Steve's Specially

a pedestrian way to die. It's
so common. Now you take
Highway 301.' In that one
I was decapitated by a passing
locomotive. And in Inside
the Walls of Folsom Prison
I was bombed to DEATH"
Steve has had the distinc-
ton of being kicked down.
stairs and shot to death by
James Cagney c'White HEATH,
machine-gunned to ribbons
C"Storm Warning"), stabbed
to death C'Dallas") and shot
by a woman (Pat Neal in
"Raton Pass").
He has died in a gas cham
Der, in the electric chair and
in a train wreck. He wonders
if, just once before another
year of villainy goes by, it
might not be nice to die a
natural death.
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Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
And Time of Showing
Stage.

Stage.
NatiOnaI-"Guys and Dolls;
$50 pm.
Carter Barron Amphitheater-
"Brigadoon"; 8:45 pm.
Arena-"Boy Meets Girls;
$50 pm.
Olney-"The Lady's Not for
Burning; $40 pm.
Screen.
AmbaSSadOr-"The Charge at
Feather River; l, $40, $40,
1880 and $40 pm.
Capitol - Ride, Vaquero";;
IL am, LAS, 4:30. tbs and
10 pm. Stage: 1880, 1885,
$40 and 9:05 pm.
"Stalag IT.; 1890
am, 12:45, 3, $40. 1885 and
9:55 pm.
DupOnt-"The Moon Is Blue;
/, 3. $40, 7:30 and GAS pm.
Keith's - Second Chance;
HIS am, l. 2:45, 4;35. $40,
$40 and 9:55 pm.
Little" Savage Triangle; 6,
8 and 10 pm.
Macarthur - FORBID d n
Games; 2, 1855, $50. 1850 and
$50 pm.
Metropolitan THE Last
Posse; 11:40 am, 1:20, 3, 4:45,
6:25, sos and $50 pm.
Ontario - "Houdini"; ITO,
800, $40. 1920 and 9:35 pm.
Palace - The Band Wagon;
II am, lilo, 1920, $50, 7:40 and
$50 pm.
Playhouse THE Moon Is
Blue: IL am, los. 3:15, $40,
1885 and GAS pm.
Plaza-"The Little World of
Don Camille; IL am, 1885,
2:45, ABS, 6:35, 1886 and 1875
pm.
Silver Spring The Little
World of Don Camille; 1870,
$3.50, 5:35, 7:45 and $50 pm.
Trans-Lux-"The 5000 Fingers
of DR.. t.; IL am, 1885, 1925
1920, 6:15, sos and 10 pm.
Warner The Charge at
Feather River; 11:15 am, 100
$3.50. 5:35, 7:45 and 9:55 pm.
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happy effect with Come to Me.
Bend to Me" and his other solo
items.
y \ \ X
Another happy feature of
"Brigadoon" is that it's comedy
is modern in flavor, an especially
refreshing contrast to that of
several of the Festivals earlier
exhibits.
The mere fact that he is tell
ing a fairy tale for adults has
not dissuaded Author Lerner
from putting something of an
edge on the dialogue calculated
to make the customers laugh.
His Meg Brooke, played with
vitality by Dorothea Mcfarland,
is not the funniest girl on the
contemporary musical stage. She
does, however. pick up some
thing of a lit by talking like
someone who spent wisely-too
wisely her 100 years dead
learning about romance.
The same is true of Ned Wer-
timers portrait of jeff Douglas,
Brooks American playmate who
wanders with him into vanishing
purlieus of "Brigadoon."
y X
The original "Brigadoon" was
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"Stratton Story" the picture
should gross at least 100000.
Which spells something like a
million for Jimmy on his $3.50
deal.
Dick Powell is wanted madly
by Victor Saville to star in his
next Mickey Spillane blood-and-
glory effort, THE Long Wait"
Monica Lewis writes from New
York that she'll remain East
another month for some TV
guest shots. But Bill O'Brien-
held there in a PLAYS the
chief magnet.
(Released by MANA
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Itself to outdoor production. 1t is
a fantasy, remember. about a
Scottish town that comes alive
one day each century. Fantasy
can always use & spot Of sky and
a few patches of stars and If
these are available, it is of less
consequence that this is a treer
translation of "Brigadoon" than
the original.
The fact is that this produc-
ton is one of the least rough
that has been offered by Miss
Constance Bennett IN her WASH
ington Festival series. The cast
had a couple of weeks-while
Annie Get Your Gun" was on
tap-in which to get the feel and
spirit Of the Allan Jay Lerner-
Frederick Loewe hit and has
used it to advantage.
1t also is helpful that the lead
ing man in this "Brigadoon" is
David Brooks who happens to be
the leading man handed down
from the original Broadway
show. This does not happen often
in summer musicals, not around
here at any rate and it is a
pleasant thing to see.
X
"Brigadoon" which began its
long enchantment of Broadway
and many far-away places, in
Guiding London, on March 13,
1947, is in many respects the
most beguiling musical Of Miss
Benefits series. 1t is played by
a cast, headed by Brooks, Lois
Hartzell, Robert Watts, Joan
Sandes, and Thomas Pence.
which has no trouble getting
zest into its work.
It is basically, the perfect
musical story for a summer
night, a fairy story that held
the vast amphitheater hushed at
last nights opening when Mr..
Lundie repeated the legend OF
Brigadoon. The recital OF this.
on a side stage. with its simple
narrative of Rev. Forsyte's
miracle, underscored once more
that Author Lerner hit upon a
corking plot for his enduring
show.
The music of "Brigadoon" Is
rather more than many scores
notable for being show music.
This is to say that it still sounds
best in context, in its misty
setting sung by the Scottish
highland villagers who get one
day to enjoy life each century.
It is they who can make the
air ring with the lonely High
lands of Scotland" Down on
McConnachy Square" "Waitin'
for My Dearie,' "I'll Go Home
with Bonnie JEAN" etc.
Effective as they are, the
choral numbers of "Brigadoon"
are no more enchanting heard
again than the ballads which
Miss Bennett has arranged to
have sung by competent prin-
cipals. When Miss Hartzell and
Brooks sing it, one is reminded
that Heather on the Hill" al
ways was one Of the trimmcst
of contemporary love songs and
Tenor Watts achieves the same