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Promising Pictures Feature Programs Of Local Theaters
Hollywood Hopeful
. .....' W-' «
Gloria Hope seems to like the idea of her brand new Hollywood con
tract. Spotted while singing in a hit Broadway musical, she was per
suaded to come out to the Coast and do her first bit in Metro’s "Keep
Your Powder Dry.”
Up And Down Broadway
By JACK GAVER
United rress Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK—(UP)—The music of Kurt Weill and the comic pres
ence of Melville Cooper are the saving graces of “The Firebrand of Flor
ence,” a swashbuckler of an operetta based on Edwin Justin Mayer’s
successful comedy of 25 years ago, “The Firebrand.” One of them would
not be enough to save it; since it has both, it may get by.
But whether it will get by long
enough to pay off is another thing.
The show is in the higher Broad
way bracket, around $200,000, and
if there has been a more beautiful
one as to costumes and decor ih
recent seasons I do not recall it.
You can practically see where the
money went. The sets and lighting
* are by J. Mlelzinez recently out
of the Army where he was amajor
engaged in camouflage work, and
the gorgeous costumes are the
creations of Raoul Pene DuBois.
Mayer has done a fairly faithful
paraphrase of his original work in
providing the book for this show.
That first artisan, duellist and
lover of Florence, Benvenuto Cel
lini, is the hero and the role is well
sung by Earl Wrightson, playing his
first leading role in a new Broad
way show. He was in a revival last
summer. That Wrighitson#5 in need
of more acting experience is ob
vious and hothing to be surprised
ait.
This Cooper is another sort of
egg. He can’t sing but he can act.
He has timing that would make an
observatory clock snap a main
spring for envy and a properly
lumpy countenance to put him in
the comic mould. Cooper has the
role of Duke Alessandro the Wise,
ruler of Florence, who has an iron
willed Duchess, a yen for the girls
and a capricious mind that always
leaves him uncertain whether he
has hanged or pardoned the brawl
ing Cellini. Cooper is a delight.
The role of Angela, the pretty
model of Cellini, is played engage
ingly and in good voice by a new
comer to Broadway, Beverly Tyler.
She is very young and has more
than her share of good looks. With
more experience she should be one
of the best.
One of the unfortunate things
about the show is the work of Lotte
Lenya as the Duchess. She is the
wife of Composer Weill. She is woe
fully deficient both as actress and
singer in a surefire role and it
hurts the production.
Jean Quells, a young French
refugee, is outstanding for his bal
let work, dancing with Norma
Gentner, who also is good. Guellis’
exciting stuff tied the show up in
knots twice on opening night.
Now for the score. As far as I
am concerned it is one of Weill’s
best. You may never hear any of
the songs on The Hit Parade, but
some of them will find their way
into that honorable library of show
tunes that are played and sung
year after year. Outstanding is
“Sing Me Not a Ballad’’ and some
of the others are: “There Was Life,
There Was Love, There Was Laugh
ter,’’ “You’re Far Too Near Me,”
“I Know There’s a Cozy Nook.”
and “The Little Naked Boy.” The
lyrics are by Ira Gershwin and they
will do, although Gershwins record
shows more felicitous results on
other occasions. He seems to strain
in this.
• • •
“THE BARRETTS OF WIM
POLE STRRET” wears well. This
famous play of the late Rudolf
Reiser about the romance of poets
Elizabeth Barrett and Robert
Browning which Katherine Cornell
has made her own is now being
presented by the actress-manager
on Broadway for the third time
in a little more than 14 years.
Miss Cornell again is a brilliant
Elizabeth and while the cast as a
whole may not be of quite the
same quality as that original one
back in February, 1931, it is a good
workmanlike aggregation for the
most part. Brian Aheme again has
the role of Browning, playing him
a bit too flamboyantly now perhaps,
and the wonderful Brenda Probes
is, as ever, the maid, Wilson. These
three are the only ones from the
original production. Most of the
others, Including Mackay Morris,
Betty Brewer, Roger Stearns and
Flush, Miss Barrett’s dog, were in
the cast that played 140 perfor
mances in Italy and France for the
troops, late last year and early this
year.
"Hie Barretts’’ reamains one of
those things that's not to be missed
—whether you’ve never seen it or
have seen it a dozen times.
DUTIFUL AND PATRIOTIC
Barbara Lynn, beautiful ingenue
appearing ta Plne-Thomas' "Peo
ple Are Funny,” gave up her screen
career for one year to be with her
husband, Major James Roche, while
ha was station edjn San Francisco.
van jonnson ana winruyn
well, who play the romantic leads
in M-G-M’s exciting new comedy
drama, “Between Two Women,”
which marks Van’s first solo star
ring film. It is the ucrrent fea
ture at the Strand.
VAN JOHNSON IN
STRAND FEATURE
“Between Two Women”
Gives Young Star Out
standing Role
If, it’s fun and dramatic suspense
you’ve been seeking in a single pic
ture, your dish is “Between Tw
Women,” the new-Metro-Goldwyn
Mayer attraction which opened yes
terday at the Strand theater.
It’s the exciting and absorbing
story of a young doctor who i
catapulted into the strange case o
a seemingly healthy lovely youni
singer who collapsed in her dress
ing room after her performance a
a night club where the physiciai
has gone for some well-deeervei
moments of relaxation.
Van Johnson plays Dr. Randal
(Red) Adams, Lionel Barrymon
appears as “Adams” mentor, Di
Leonard Gillespie, and Marilyi
Maxwell is the heiress in love wit!
Adams. Gloria DeHaven plays th
lovely young singer,, and Keenai
Wynn is hilarious as the night club’
master of ceremonies.
The companion feature is “Th'
Great Flamarion” starring Erie!
Von Stroheim and' Mary Bet!
Hughes.
Wonder if the “First Man Int
Tokyo" will find anything then
when the B-29’s get through wit!
it . . . Jack Haley’s iritis was cure<
by penicillin and he has returnei
to the "George White’s Scandals o
1945” cast . . . The entire enlistee
personnel of Company C, 206th In
fantry Training Battalion, Cam]
Blanding, Fla., have written Mi
chael St. Angel his longest fai
letter. They predict a brilliant fu
ture for him after seeing “Bridi
by Mistake” and “What a Blonde.
Pat O’Brien, Hollywood’s No.
Irishman, is playing an Irishman
of the Auld Sod, broad brogue am
all, for the first time in his caree:
in “The Amorous Ghost.” That’
when he’s the ghost. He’s himsel
at other times . . . Ellen Drew
Pat’s leading lady, says men witl
moustaches deliver the most effec
tive kisses. She doesn’t say why.
—CAPITOL—
884 Bank St. Dial 8-8100
TODAY
“BIRTH OF THE BLURS*
Bln* Crosby - Brian Donlary
“THE SUSPECT”
Ella Ralaaa - Chaa. Laughton
8unOayi—Deanna Dnrbln
“Can’t Hals Slngln*”
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GLORIOUS ROMANCE
IN TECHNICOLOR
Life Incidents of Chopin,
Madame George Sand
Shown at The State
"A Song to Remember'', techni
color film story of the famous com
poser Frederic Chopin, is current
ly at Warner’s State theater where
it has been showing to capacity
attendance since its opening Wed
nesday.
Co - starring Paul Muni and
Merle Oberon and featuring Cornel
Wilde ‘‘A Song to Remember” is
said to be a new form of entertain
ment in which glorious music
springs from the story, just as the
story springs from the heart.
For two solid hours, the screen
is filled with glorious music, tem
pestous romance, in a story of the
most romantic man and woman of
the nineteenth century—Frederic
Chopin, the composer of lilting mei
odies and Madame George Sand,
the pants-wearing novelist of many
loves.
From the story, through sound
and -chnicolor, to the smallest
character role, "A Song to Remem
ber” is said to show the motion
picture at its best. Surging with
emotion it will kindle excitement
in your heart as bewitching Ma
dame George Sand and Professor
Joseph Eisner, Chopin's music mas
ter, battle for the soul of one whose
immortal music has thrilled the
world for generations.
In the role of George Sand, Merle
Oberon is said to be at her best.
Paul Muni as Eisner, gives some
thing more than an expert Muni
portrayal and Cornel Wilde’s por
trayal of Chopin—a genius, slightly
weak, yet completely lovable and
human, is electrifying. This young
actor, faced with a role of which
even the technical difficulties must
have been awe-inspiring—approx
imating the piano technique alone
was a tremendous task—has at
tained honors which should gain
him quick stardom.
Others in the cast include Steph
en Bekassy, Nina Foch, George
Coulouris and Howard Freeman.
‘‘A Guy, A Gal and A Pal”, Col
umbia's most recent contribution
to the laff-fleld of escapist films.
is the second hit of the current
show and features Ross Hunter,
Lynn Merrick and Ted Donaldson
Coming Wednesday next to the
State is the new Abbott-Costello
laugh riot “Here Come The Co
Eds” with the Hour of Charm All
Girl Orchestra under the direction
of Phil Spitalny, Peggy Ryan, and
Martha O’Driscoll in featured roles.
POPULAR TENOR
IN OPERA CAST
Andrew McKinley to Sing
Role of Lionel in Comic
' Opera, “Martha”
Andrew McKinley, dynamic
young tenor, will sing the role on
Lionel in the Charles L. Wagner
production of Von Flotow’s comic
opera, ‘‘Martha” at Loews-Poll
theater April 26. The opera is
sponsored by the War Service
Committee of the Mattatuck Mu
sical Art Society.
Mr. McKinley began his career
as a violinist, but changed his
i plans and he became a singer. He
studied with Maestro Giovanni Bi
netti, in Milan, Italy. When the
war broke out he returned to Am
erica and coached for opera with
Cleva, Bellini and Agnini of the
Metropolitan and San Francisco
Opera Companies.
Mr. McKinley has ben seen in
Scotland, England, Italy besides the
United States. Those who heard
' Gigli when his voice was at its
‘ height, have said that McKinley's
compares favorably.
The company presenting "Mar
tha” will number 65 artists ac
, companied by a 36-piece symphony
I orchestra under the baton of Ed
j win McArthur, Metropolitan Opera
Co.
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LOEW’S POLI
ONE NIGHT ONLY
Wednesday
April 25th
Charles L. Wagner
Presents
VON FLOTOW’S
OPERA COMIQUE
MARTHA
Sponsored by the War Service
Committee of the Mattatuck
Musical Art Society, Inc.
Starring the Sensational
Young Soprano
Marguerite Piazza
AND CAST OF 65 ARTISTS
36 Piece Symphony Orchestra
A Samuel Wasserman
* presentation
' TICKETS NOW AT '!
McCOY’S, Inc.
158 GRAND ST.
PHONE 3-2822 !
PRICES: $4.80 - 83.60 - $2.40
$1.20, tax included.
Dine and Dance
At PATH BROWN’S
SILVER CHALET
Bddle Boyce aad Bis Baad
Beery Oaturday pt »iM p.
Fred MacMurray and Claudette Colbert who are co-starred In the com
edy poduction “Practically Yours” coming: soon to Warner’s State the
ater with ‘‘Dangerous Passage” as the second hit of the program.
LAKE COMMJNCES
CENTENNIAL YEAR
Widely Known Amusement
Center Formally Opened
in 1846
Hie season of 1945 will complete
a century of entertainment at Lake
Compounce and on Sunday, April
15, the entire amusement area at
that historic resort will open for
it's one hundredth year of opera
tion.
Organized as an amusement cen
ter in 1846, Lake Compounce has
endured through good times and
bad until today it is rated on good
authority as being the oldest institu
tion of it's kind in the United
States, in continuous operation and
under the same management.
Compounce has a most interest
ing history which dates back as far
as 1684 when the lake and sur
rounding territory was deeded to
the early settlers by the Indians.
One of these early settlers was a
direct ancestor of the present own
ers and hence the property has
been handed down through six gen
erations in the same family cover
ing a period of 261 years.
During this time Lake Com
pounce has been the scene of many
notable gatherings and has enter
tained many celebrities. Churches,
Schools, Industrial, Fraternal and
Political organizations have found
it to be an ideal spot for a picnic,
outing, barbecue or dinner party.
The numerous rides, games and
entertainment features together
wMi dancing, rollerskating and
bathing provide good wholesome
recreation and relaxation annually
to thousands of people.
Ali indications point to a banner
season this summer and the entire
park will be open weekends until
May 30 when it starts a regular
STRfln
NOW 2nd WEEK
I* MO Mi
LIONEL
BARRYMORE
Gloria DeHAVEN
Keenan WYNN
MAXWELL
LUKE
The Great Flamarion
Eric Von Stroheim
Mary Beth Hughes
y
— AIno -
‘TUCSON'RAIDERS”
— With —
WILD DILI, ELLIOTT
— And —
LITTLE BEAVER
SPECIAL CARTOON FOB
THE CHILDREN
ContlnuouN From l«SO p. n>
on Saturday
‘•ROUGHLY SPEAKING”
STARTS SUNDAY
Tom Conwny
“FALCON OUT WEST”
Wild Bill Elliott
“Vigilante* of Dodge City"
Cartoon - Serial - Comedy
TRIPLE
CHAMPION HIT
CHARLES STARRETT
“Hail to the Rangers”
— Plus—
TIM HOLT
“Pirates of the Prairie”
— Also —
“Gun To Gun"
CARTOON - SERIAL
Children 18c At All Times
daily schedule. Roller skating ses
sions, however, will be held Thurs
day, Saturday and Sunday nights
with a matinee Sunday.
HONESTY NO POLICY
First literal tongue-in-cheek role
is played by Betty Hutton in “Cross
My Heart.” She plays a girl with
a vivid imagination who places
tongue in cheek when she’s coming
up with another whopper.
11
THIS MAN’S NAVY’
THRILLING FILM
MOM Production Now Be«
ing Featured at Loew>
Poli’s Theater
Exciting adventure over the At
lantic and on the Burma frontier
feature the new Wallace Beery
starring picture, “This Man's Navy”,
which MGM is presenting now at
Loew-Poli Theatre.
Berry plays Chief Aviation Pilot
Ned Trumpet, who loves two things:
the llghter-than-air service he has
served for so me<‘.y years — and
telling tall tales. He outdoes him
self in this latter field. A picture
filled with comedy that only Wallace
Beery can give, and yet with its
serious side. It is the story of the
unsung heroes of the sub-killing,
non-rigid sky cruisers of the Navy.
A new phase of the war we have
never seen in pictures before. To
assure authentic scenes and back
grounds, almost seventy-five per
cent of the picture was filmed at
Navy lighter than air bases at
Santa Ana, Lakehurst, and Del
Mar.
Tom Drake plays his most im
portant role to date in this film. Jan
Clayton, screen newcomer, makes
her debut in this film.
The strong supporting cast in
cludes such favorites as Henry
O’Neill, Noah Beery, Sr., and George
Chanrler. Jimmy Gleason plays
Beery’s sidekick, Jimmy Shannon,
and carries on a hilarious running
feud with Wally. “This Man’s
Navy’’ is an all family entertain
It's A New
Miracle of
Technicolor!
HELD OVER
THRU TUESDAY!
SEE IT AT:— 2:25 — 5:30 — 9:00
COLUMBIA PICTURES PRESENTS
A Sidney Buchman Production
A Song to
Remember
starring
PAUL MERLE ,
MUNI•OBERON
'"‘CORNEL WILDE
NINA FOCH• GEORCE COULOURIS
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“BROADWAY RHYTHM**
George Murphy - Jinny Slmmm
•LADY IN THE DEATH HOUSE*
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Cartoon and News
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“KEYS OF THE KINGDOM”
Gregory Peek - Tliomn* Mltehell
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•SPRINGTIME IN THE ROCKIES*
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Roaallnd Hu..ell - Jack Caraoa
“ROUGHLY SPEAKING**
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“THE LAST RIDE’’
Saturday Afternoon At Sid#
75 Mlnnten far Klddlea
Cartoons - We.tarn - Stoo*.
Snn.-Mon, Hymn Loy-Wm. Pawall
"THIN HAN GOES HOME**
Wallace Berry and Tom Drake in a scene from “This Man’s Navy" now
playing at the Loew-Poli Theater. Also on the same program Laurel and
Hardy in “Nothing But Trouble.”
ment.
On same program there will be
these clown princes of comedy, Stan
Laurel and Oliver Hardy in their
latest laugh riot, “Nothing But
rrouble”. The picture takes Stan
and Ollie through a highly hilarious
series of events which finds them
eventually setting things to right.
but not before the Poll Theatre Ml*
dience have themselves a fine time.
ACTOR TAKES VOWS
Michael Sage, New York radio
actor who makes his movie bow in
Paramount’s "Miss Susie Single,’'
last week was married in Brooklyn,
his home town.
LOEW S POLI
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Beery In action 1 Beery in trouble...as the biggest
liar in seven states! A rousing, roaring action
drama of the Navy’s glorious blimp brigade! r
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Jan CLAYTON • Selena ROYLE
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