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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1953-03-20
DEL.MAR
By Mrs.
Ella N. CarmIne

Miss Drew Morris spent the
weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Asher
Lowe at SharptOwn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Waller
spent the weekend in Washington,
D. c.
Mrs. Elsie Carter is the guest Of
Mrs, Birda Birmingham at Whites
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Dorsey Bassett of
Washington, were recent guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bennett.
Mr. and Mrs. J. K, Hammond
and Mrs. Jerry Hammond of Phil
adelphia, and James Owens of
Washington, have been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Owens here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steard Nengel and
daughters were the recent guests
of Mr.. and Mrs Willard Henry in
Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs Glen Gravenor of
Upper Darby, Pa, have been visit
ing Mrs. Lucy GravenOr here.
Mrs. Sarah Marvin and children
were recent guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Luke Ruark in Washington,
D. c.
Master Sergeant Paul Landlord
and Mrs. Landlord have been re-
cent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Alley
Landlord Sergeant Landlord has
been on a 21-day leave from Ger
many, where he is serving with the
Army.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Norris
have returned from a visit With
their daughter, Mrs. Robert Cooper
and Mr.. Cooper in Lewiston, Pa.
Mrs. Clark Collins is a patient
in the Peninsula General Hospital
in Salisbury, Nd
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. P. jones en-
tertained the following friends at
dinner Friday evening: Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Cullen, DR.. and Mrs.
E. M. LarmOre. Mr.sand Mrs. S. M.
Ellis and DR.. and Mrs. z. B. Daugh-
erty.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles w. Moore
are announcing the arrival Of a
son at the Peninsula General Hos
pital on March z.
Mrs. ]. P. Ellis entertained at a
canasta supper on Saturday night.
Mrs. Harvey Sprague lis spend
ing some time in Cecilia, Ky.
Mrs. w. S. Marvel, Bird, is re-
cuperating at her home here, fol-
lowing treatment for an injured
back at Nanticoke Memorial Hos
pital in SeafOTd.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Moore are
visiting their daughter, Mrs. Chas.
Pinto and Mr.. Pinto in Brunswick,
Ga.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Brown
entertained at a family dinner on
Saturday evening. Those present
were Mr.. and Mrs. Robert L. AL
ford and Mania Ellen, William F.
Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond To-
masetti and Patricia Anne of Clay
mont, and Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Byrd, Donna and Judy of Princess
Anne, Md.
Dr. w. H. Aydelotte, 4th, has re-
turned to his home at FaIrburn,
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1953-03-20

family were Sunday callers at the
home of Mrs. Cash's parents. Mr..
AM Mrs. Lloyd DOrman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Coffin and
family mOtOred to Wizards. Md
and visited Mrs. Collins parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Savage, on Sun
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Taylor and
son Michael of Salisbury. Md.
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. George Marvel and family.
Mrs. Myrtle Godfrey has return
ed from the Beebe Hospital. but re-
mains seriously i'll in her home on
Reed street.
Mrs. James B. Long spent one
day last week in Wilmington. She
took the opportunity to run over
to MarshalltOn and visit Mrs. Juiln
ID. Furman, a patient in Brandy
wine Sanat0rIum.
On Saturday, Miss Olive Ann
Dukes and Miss Charlotte Hudson
mOtOred to Salisbury, Md.
The Presbyterian congregation
was delighted on Sunday by the
presence of Mrs. S. Turner Eos
ter, whose illness had kept her at
home for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald A. Dorman
and daughters. Donna Lou and Di-
ana Lynn left on Saturday for
Winston, North Carolina, for a few
days vacation.
Monday, the 10Th, was a great
day at Ethel's Beauty Shoppe on
Clayton avenue, because it was
the natal day of the jolly twins,
Ruth Carey and Ethel Furbush.
Many happy returns-Sweet Six
teenersi
Preston L. Williams, Jr., and
Frank E. HoltOn, Jr., students at
Wilmington, spent the past week
end at their respective homes in
town.
Aunt SuZy Sez:-
There is a destiny that makes us
brothers,
None goes his way alone;
All that we send into the lives of
others
Comes back into our own"
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1953-03-20

Ga, following a visit here with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Ay-
delOtte.
Mrs. Joseph Maitha was admitted
to the Naval Hospital in Philadel-
phia on Monday for observation and
treatment
Mr. and Mrs. James F. Hudson
and James Jones spent the week
end in GriftOn, N. c.
Norris Twilley of Delmar has
been reelected as a member of the
board of directors of the ChOptank
Electric Cooperative, it was an
nOunced this week, following the
annual meeting of the organization
which was held at Denton, Md.
Members of the Delmar Lions
Club have expressed pleasure with
the results of their early spring
indoor carnival which closed Sat
urday night. Daniel Culver was
general chairman of arrangements.
A net profit has not been deter
mined, but the Lions feel they will
be able to go ahead with their pro-
posed Scout Building to be erect
ed in the park on State street.
The Ladies Aid to the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen will
observe the 43rd birthday of the
organization with a party and ban
quet on April TO- The banquet will
be served by the WSCS of Mount
Olive Church. The husbands of
the members are invited.
Mrs. Della Daugherty entertain
ed her children and grandchildren
at birthday breakfast last Satur-
day morning. The other guests
were Mrs. Elizabeth King and Miss
Blanche Richards Of East Orange,
N. j.
Lee Phillips is a patient in the
Peninsula General Hospital in Sal
isbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Hearn and
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lowe are va
catiOning in Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Philip
MarchingtOn of HazletOn, Pa, have
announced the engagement of their
daughter, 10 Anne, to John B. Nor
riS of Delmar.
Miss Marchington was graduated
from Cooper Hall for Girls, Girls
High School, Rome, Ga, and Mary
Washington College, Fredericks-
burg, Va.
Mr.. Morris is a graduate of Del
mar High School and the Univer-
sity of Delaware and is a member
of Delta Tau Fraternity. He served
with the U. S. Navy owe three
years in World War II. Both are
employed at Equitable Security
Trust Company.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1953-03-20
BLANCHARD'S STATION
By Mrs. Helen M. Harmon
Phone Greenwood 5776

Mrs. Ann Tucker, Mrs. Ruth Car
roll and Mrs. Helen Harmon at
tended their clGb meeting on last
Tuesday evening at the home OF
Mrs. Albert Humphreys in Green
wood.
Mrs. Edgar English entertained
on Thursday evening to a brush
party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thurman Adams at
tended the funeral of the latter's
aunt, Mrs. Emma Neal on Friday
at 2 p. m. in BlOomery Church,
with interment in the adjoining
cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thurman Adams
were guests at a dinner Saturday
evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Matthews in Smyrna.
Ralph Harmon from the Univer-
sity of Delaware was home with his
mother over the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Tucker and
daughter spent Saturday evening
with his mother and other relatives
in Seaford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren McGee spent
the weekend with relatives in New
Jersey.
Robert Chalmers and family en-
tertained relatives from near
Bridgeville on Sunday evening.
Willard Calhoun and Miss Margie
Gerard and sister Louise attended
the wedding of the girls cousin,
at o'clock last Saturday in Har-
ringtOn. Donald Chalmers joined
them later for the reception.
Mrs. MedfOrd Calhoun spent
Sunday in Philadelphia visiting
her brOther-in-law, who has been
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1953-03-20
AUSTRALIAN METEoRlTEs
FOUND

SYDNEY - up - Two Austral1
ian biologists have found small
meteorites from comet which
swept close to the earth about TO-
coo years ago.
The find, biggest concentration Of
meteorites ever found in Australia,
is in an almost inaccessible part Of
the western Victorian coast. Com-
posed Of black natural glass, the
meteOrites range from one-QuarteP
to two inches IN diameter.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1953-03-20
BANKERS SPONSOR FARM
COURSES

RALEIGH - up - The North
Carolina Bankers Association will
provide scholarships for two farm
ers from each of the states 100
counties at a short course in mod
ern farming at the State College. e
The short course will present
new developments in all fields to
farmers between the ages of Is and
28. Local committees made up of
county agents and vocational agri-
culture teachers will select men
to attend the course.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1953-03-20
Lower Your Ceilings

If you live in an old house with
very high ceilings that make your
furniture look low and squat, try
painting the ceiling a darker color
than the walls. This treatment will
aid greatly in lowering your
ceiling.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1953-03-20

Raisins are plumper and more
juicy if heated in the oven for
three minutes before using. In
grinding raisins for a cake, rinse
first in boiling water, then in cold,
and tEey will not stick to the chop
per.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1953-03-20
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-09
HighIights
Radio Today.

500, WTOP-Suspense: Her
bert Marshall narrates 1.-THE
Dead Alive"
500, WRC Railroad Hour:
Gordon MacRae and Mimi Ben
zell sing Sigmund Romberg'S up
in Central Park"
800, WTOP-Radio Theater:
Walter Pidgeon stars in THE
People Against O'Hara."
$500, WRC-Telephone Hour:
Jascha Heifetz is guest soloist.
sos, WASH Reporters
Roundup: Representative Har-
old Velde is interviewed.
9:35, WWDC -Reporte RS
Roundup.
TelevisiOn Today.
1880, WMAL Holly wood
Screen Test: Roddy MCDOWELL
stars in THE Golden Fleece"
$500, WTOP-Video Theater:
Nancy Guild and Donald Cook
are featured in lone OF Those
Things"
$3.50, WTTG-Johns Hopkins
Science Review: The fifth ami
versary program is entitled Five
Years in Review"
$3.50, WNBW-Voice of Fire
stone: Hide Gueden is guest
soloist.
900, WMAL - Story Tellers:
Bill Hill of The Star, Father
Hartke of Catholic University.
Tony Vaccaro of the Associated
Press and Ira L. Smith tell their
favorite stories on the new pro-
gram.
$500, WNBW -Holly wood
Opening Night: David Niven
stars in "Uncle Fred Fits By"
$3.50, WNBW-Robert Mont
gomery Presents: Patric Knowles
has the leading role in 1.-THE
Centrifuge."
$3.50, WTTG-Boxing: Gil Tur-
ner and Livio Minelli in q 10
round bout.
1000, WTOP - Studio One:
Tom Taylor stars in "The Gar
retSon Chronicle"
1880, WNRW - Who Said
That?: Richard Hardness, Mrs.
Hardness and Jack Paar are
guest panelists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-09
On the Air
Quarter of the Population
STAYS Home to Watch 'Lucy'
By Harry Macarthur

UNITY-This country achieves
more SingleneSs of purpose on
Monday nights between 8 and
$50 than at any other time. It
slows considerably in its steady
pace as more than a quarter of
the population drops everything
to sit in front of television sets.
Il Love Lucy" the first tele-
vision program to go into 10
million homes, now has become
the first to go into IS million
homes. The more precise number
is 15.950.000, according to the
American Research Bureau rating
for February. The first of the
TV situation comedies is seen in
those Is million-pluS homes, the
ARB researchers add by 44,660.-
900 individual viewers.
Accustomed as we are to large
numbers, that one might slip by,
but it is really a staggering figure
when you stop and consider it.
An audience of Al million is an
awesome thing.
1t is more people than have
seen any single motion picture.
with the possible exceptions of
Gone With the Wind" and
Birth of a Nation" It is more
people than voted for all presi-
Dental candidates in every cleo
ton up until 1910, when Willkie
polled % million votes and
Roosevelt won a third term with
q million. -,
1t probably is more people
than have seen Hamlet" at all
it's productions since Richard
Burbage played it in 1903.
The effects of this weekly con-
centration of more than a quar-
ter of the population on marital
slapstick must be many and var
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-09
FIN Stotions

FIN Stotions
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$50 am. to ] am
WT0P-FM-96.3 Me-, Channel 247
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WBUz-FM-s6.1 Me-, Channel 244
pm. to 9 ON
WASn-FM-s7.1 Me-, Channel 24O
1890 pm. to ILLS pm.
W0L-FM-sS.1 Me-, Channel 254
3 pm. to Midnight
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p.n- to II pm
WFAN-10O.3 Me-, Channel 262
am. to 10 pm.
WWDC-fM-101.l Me-, Channel $50
am to 2 am
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$50 an. to Midnight
WARL-FM-1oS.I Me-. Channel 2Ss
6;l5 an. to 9 pm.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-09
TeIevision Tomorrow
Tuesday, March 10, 1858


2 7 Annunced
S
l.
Towns, S,
S. O'Clock
Of
T. 239
PahoEe 545 The Show
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-09
Other AM Stations

WGMS-570 Kc.-6;30 a.m.-6:15 pm.
WplK-730 kc.-6:l5 a.m.-6:l5 pm.
WARl-760 Kc.-6:l5 a.m.-6:l5 pm.
WGAY-1,050 Kc.-6:l5 a.m.-6:l5 pm.
WUST-l,l20 Kc.47 a.m.-6:l5 pm.
WM-l,220 Kc.-7 a.rn.-6:l5 pm.
WlNx-l,600 kc.-6 am. 6:l5 DIN.
Evening star., 1953-03-24
HOLLYWOOD.


Vivien Leigh's daughter, Susan
Holman, debuting on British
television, said, "My mother adj
vised me not to become an ac-
treSS." And if Vivien is so
scared of flying, why didn't
Laurence Olivier take her home
by boat?
Warmers have Oscar winners
Gary Cooper and Tony Quinn in
Blowing Wild"
Is Maureen O'Hara's wealthy
Mexican friend also secretary to
his president? And Barbara
Stanwyck wears white gloves
around the clock to thwart Mex
lean mosquitoes.
Press Agent Jerry Hoffman
reports the height of glamor
recession: He was kissed -
Thursday night, in this order
by Joan Crawford, Ginger Rog-
ers and Composer Dimitri Tiom-
kin.
The next issue of TV Guide,
on the stands April l, will be
covered with the first color
photo of the Lucille Ball-Desi
Arnaz baby, Ricky, jr.
Bette Davis will do TV series
for Sam Taylor. Expectant
mother Nancy Olson is rushing
through $50 Big" Groucho
Marx pays S1.466.33 income tax
every day. Fernandez is learn
! ing English-looking to do a
play on Broadway.
Gene Kelly and his family will
be in Seville for the Holy Week
procession there. Sid Skol-
sky's invite to Cy Howard's Sun
day fling read-"I'd like you to
come and bring Marilyn Monroe
If you like"
Gloria Grahame's aim after
winning her Oscar was so bad
that they postponed the big "Big
Heat" gun scene.
Academy award afterthoughts
Joan Crawford bet $500 that
Shirley Booth would win.
Worst dressed at the affair was
Ginger Rogers-rhinestones in
every pore. Wonder If NBC-
Evening star., 1953-03-24
Jone'sCogey
She Goes Nowhere
Without Red Boots
HOLLYWOOD.

Talk about jinx-fearing ac-
tors. Jane Wyman takes first
prize.
When she made Johnny
Belinda" which won her an
Oscar and started her OF on
q new, more brilliant career.
Jane bought a fancy pair Of
red boots. lined with white fur.
and wore them every morning
to the cold, wet location. To
this day. she believes them to
be her "lucky boots" and never
leaves the house. summer or
winter, to go to any picture
chore without donning them.
Now, Jane has a 12-year-
old daughter, Maureen Rea-
gan. who has just reached the
stage where she can wear her
mothers clothes-and does.
That's where our story ap-
proaches it's climax.
IT got ready to leave the
other morning. as usual" Jane
explained on the set Of $50
Big at Warmers. But I
couldn't find my lucky boots
anywhere. Then I got an idea.
Maureen had spent the night
at the home Of a girl friend.
phoned her. She had worn
the red boots, all right, so I
just sat there and waited until
she got home. I was late on
the set, too"
released By NANA.)
Evening star., 1953-03-24

OKLAHOMA" 0 musical play based
On Green Grow the Lilacs" By LynE
Rtggs; music By Richard Rodgers; booh
and lyrics BY Oscar Hammerstein, IL
directed BY RoHhen Mamoulian: dances
Ayres; costumes By Miles White; pro.
duced by The Theatef Guild, Inc. At thu
National Theater.
The Cast.
Aunt Eller Mary Mario
Curly Ralph Lowe
Laurey Florence Henderson
Cord Elam----------C Charles Hart
Fred Charles Scott
Slim ------- John Adds
VIII Victor Grimm
Jud Fry ---------Alfred Cibelli. jr.
Ado Annie Carnes--- Jacquelin Daniels
Ali Hakim Jerry Mann
Gertie CUMMINGS Judy Rawlings
Kate e---------------Da Gladstone
Sylvie vie----------- Jean Bledsoe
Armin0- -Marquita Living
Aggle .--------.----An anita herman
Anorew Carnes--------,Ow owen MaTSin
Cn3lmeIS------ .-----VIctoE fSeuey
0AA0-----------~---- AOAo
Evening star., 1953-03-24

4GSASA44 ~
nth, or is it sixth, opening at
the National Theater. At q time
when even the Democrats came
to an end, there is not the
slightest tremor Of disintereSt in
how it goes with Curley and
Laurey, Jud, Aunt Ellen, the far
mer and the cowman.
AS a special indication Of how
it is with "Oklahoma!" there
were in last nights audience
children who could not have
been born when the first great
Rodgers Hammerstein musical
was a bouncing baby. The SIM
plest Interpretation Of this is
that "Oklahoma!" is being
handed on from generation to
generation like a precious family
chattel.
Where it all will end-as the
phrase goes-knows Heaven.
It is a long way back to 1943.
and Alfred Drake, Joan Roberts,
Celeste Holm, Joan MacCracken
and members Of the musicals
first freshman class. OF all
things existent in March of that
year, "Oklahoma!" is the only
one unchanged. except for its
cast.
Within the still bright, dane
Evening star., 1953-03-24
Hollywood Diary
Two Oscar Winners
''- In Warner Picture
By Sheiloh Grohom

Tv is sorry it didn't make a Tv
deal for three years at $500,000?
There was some real cheek-to-
cheek dancing with Carlos
Thompson and Piper Laurie.
Wasn't Mercedes McCambridge
caught asleep by the camera?
Terry Moore paused between
posings to pundit:: ''The pendu-
lum is swinging away from sex.
I'm not really the type. I just
wanted to prove my point"
Zsa Zsa Gabor fought like 10
men to steer Jimmy Woolf to
the forecourt photogs. Sam
my Calm, loser for II consecu-
tive years, aired his new song at
Chasen's-"The oscar Losers
Lament"
Later. at Charlie Brackets
presidents table on Rodeo drive
- Libby de Havilland paired
with Alan Campbell. Ronnie
Colman, who had changed to a
white shirt, was there, too. t. L. .
Jane Wyman danced to husband
Freddie Karger's orchestra.
X Il
1.-THE Greatest Show on
Earth" proved, if you've got the
picture, it doesn't matter when
it comes out - it was released
last January IA. {. -. Most stu
dios save their biggies until the
end of the year.
Loretta Young, smartest gal at
the academy telethon. brought
an umbrella to cover the lace
and the rhineStones. Eliza
beth Taylor. posing with her
husband in Pantages Theatre
forecourt, glared when cub re-
porter asked who are you
with?" :. Janet Gaynor. re-
ceived the biggest hand and
looked as young as she did in
Seventh Heaven"
Ray Milland arrived at the
theatre at 5:45-p.m., that is
very worried about his blue shirt
(for TV) - They told me it
would wash out" he said, dubi-
ously. John Wayne. right in
the middle of having his picture
taken, was interrupted when
some one shouted: Telephone
call for you, Mr.. Wayne, from
your attorney" John dashed
off-looking worried.
(Released by NANA)
Evening star., 1953-03-24
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
And Time of Showinu
Stage.

stage.
National "Oklahoma!"; $3.50
pm.
Sam S. Shubert-"Horses In
Midstream";; $3.50 pm.
ARENA-"Our Town; $3.50
pm.
Catholic University-"Julius
Caesar; $3.50 pm.
Screen.
AInbassadOr-"The Blue Gar
denia";; lis, 3:20, 5:25, 1880 and
o:4O pm.
Capitol-"I Love Melvin: II
am, LAS, 4:30. 7:15 and 10 pm.
Stage, 1880. 3:35. 6:20 and
o:05 pm.
Columbia-"Destination Gobi";;
11:50 am: 1850, $3.50. $50, 1850
and $50 pm.
Dupont-"High Noon; /, 2:45,
4:3O. 6:15, 8 and $50 pm.
Keith's-"Peter Pam; 1855
am. 1:55. 1855. 5:55. 1855 and
9:55 pm.
Little "Cheri";; 5:45, 7:15,
$50 and 1925 pm.
Macarthur - ANGELS One
Five: 6:15. 8 and $50 pm.
MetrOpolitan-"Hans Christian
Andersen; II am, LOS, $40,
Sis, 7:30 and 9:40 pm.
OntariO-'"The Stars Are Sing
ing: ITO, 3:20. $50. 7:45 and
9:45 pm.
Palace - The Presidents
Lady,: 1925 am, 1880, $40,
6:45. 7:5O and 9:55 pm.
Pix-"Parisienne Follies"; 6.
$40 and 1920 pm.
Playheuse-"Come Back. Little
Sheba";; 1925 am. 1:25, 1925,
$50, 7:35 and 9:4O pm.
Plaza-''Limelight":: II am,
lis. $3.50. 5:45. 8 and 1920 pm.
Trans-Lux-'Member Of thu
Wedding; 11:10 am, 1855,
2:45. 4:5o. $40, $40 and 9:55
pm
Warner - "The Blue Gar
denia";; 11:25 am. 1880. 3:35.
$40, 7:45 and 9:55 pm.
Evening star., 1953-03-24

ing colors Of Lemuel Ayers sets.
the same exhilarating life goes
on as If here, alone, time had
wisely chosen to stand still. The
last doubt that Curley would
win Laurey disappeared years
ago. The same goes for any
question about the smoke house
rat nature Of Jud Fry. or the
impact Of Ali Hakkim's Persian
guile on girls like Ado Annie.
Suspense is no more impor-
tant to "Oklahoma!" than to
Jack and the Beanstalk." May
be less.
The wise, old sophisticated
heads of the Theater Guild, new
ertheless, are not recklessly as
Stunning that because it is a sing
ing recall Of Americas lost inno-
cense, the production is auto
matically immortal.
They have clearly taken the
precaution Of keeping it looking
fresh as to faces, sets, costumes
and. this above all. spirit.
They keep casting the show
from season to season with an
acute awareness that it will be
enjoyed by the public only so
long as it is enjoyed by the cast.
Boredom. they know. will begin
from within It clearly has done
nothing of the kind in the cur
rent group which presents Flor
ence Henderson as Laurey. Jac-
queline Daniels as Ado Annie,
Ralph Lowe as Curly. and the
timeless Mary Mario as earthly
old Aunt Eller.
The supply Of Oklahomans,
singers. dancers. villains, comics,
etc.. apparently is infinite.
4 y y
And the quality?
This, to be candid, is some
thing that lies beyond the OBJ
jective judgment Of those who
make business of seeing ''Okla-
homa!" Like. say, critics. One
of these with a spark of man
hood in him could not stop low
ing Celeste Holm as Ado Annie
merely because 10 years had
elapsed. Except possibly long
enough to fall in love with Pam
Ella Britton who followed Miss
Holm. After these, especially a
decade after, Miss Daniels who
may be the Goth or 30th Ado
Annie is bound to seem little
callow, or too exuberantly young.
It is different, apparently with
Laureys. AS long as they can
look like reeds in the Oklahoma
winds and sing Of love and
heartache, the name makes less
difference from Miss Roberts Of
1943 to Miss Henderson Of 1858.
Among the men, Joseph Buloh,
the first Ali Hakkim set a. STAN
dard that perhaps he, himself,
could not sustain. Ali, however,
is a very funny character and
he is played by a funny man now,
name of Jerry Mann. loves
Curly in the current company is
more a singer than an actor, and
the dancing of Victor Griffin is
more convincing than his play
ing of Will Parker.
The essential vitality of "Ok-
lahoma!" however, is to be
found in its book, its Rodgers
Hammerstein music and lyrics
and in Agnes De Miles vibrant
dances.
These are the basic secrets Of
| its longevity and the continued
freshness Of these is the musi-
calls real wonder.
The population, If that is the
word, of "Oklahoms!" seems to
have decreased since the show
was young, but this also seems
relatively a matter Of small con-
sequence.
| If not q downright quibble.
Evening star., 1953-03-24
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tan Museum Of Art is owned by
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museum under a charter.