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ST. LOUIS POST-PiSPAICH fj 1 2 Plco oj 5 K. DUNHAM Ice-Capades To Show Week Here at Arena Final 'Pop' Concert Here Thursday Night IN ACTION Gate Crashers They'll Try Anything To Get Into Studios By Harold Heffernan A Special Correspondent of the Post-Dispatch HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 12 GATE crashers became almost extinct as a studio problem after war was declared, but now that a few tourists are trickling back into Movietown, some rare stories are heard. This one is vouched for by Jack L.

Warner. MA.Kivi.rxu-. us iounn lour 01 the United States and Can- THE fifth and final in a series of "pop" concerts and the first local appearances of the sensational one-armed pianist Paul Wittgenstein, are to mark the concerts by the St Louis Symphony Orchestra, under Vladimir Golschmann's direction, this week. All concerts will be given in the Opera House of Kiel Auditorium. The "pop" program will be given Thursday night at 8:30 o'clock.

The program will consist of the Overture to Mozart's "Don Giovanni," Mendelssohn's "Italian" symphony; Overture to Wagner's "Die Meistcrsinger," Grieg's "Heart Wounds," the Wedding March from i y-Korsakoffs "Le Coq single movement, the concerto has aud, mts ive-Vapaues 01 J.yi will open a week's engagement at the Arena March 21, the first Ice Revue to appear here in over 16 months. Ice-Capades of 1944 has a cast of 152 and a variety of 24 numbers, including 30 acts and 75 The revue was re- hearsed in Hollywood under the Or," and the "Sorcerer's Ap been regarded from the time of its composition as one of Ravel's direction of Chester Hale, of film prentice" by Dukas. Seats at 75 aom tame, it naa its premiere last September at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It has cents, 55 cents and 30 cents are on sale at the Auditorium box office and Aeolian Box Office, 1004 Olive since played Boston, Pittsburgh. Cleveland, Philadelphia and Buf street.

Wittgenstein will make his ap falo. At present Ice-Capades is playing Washington, D. and before appearing here will move Recently a man appeared at the main gate at Warner Bros, with a load of furniture, explaining it was for the property department. He was readily admitted. Next day he appeared again with several more pieces, this time accompanied by a 15-year-old girl in the driver's seat.

THE GATE POLICEMAN let him through, but grew suspicious and began checking. It developed that the man was actually delivering the furniture to the puzzled prop department then going for a stroll around the lot. The second day he had brought his daughter along for some sight-see pearance at regular concerts Sat to Chicago for a three-week stand. urday night at 3:30 o'clock and next Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Golschmann has sched The new ice opus presents.

six outstanding production numbers. high-lighted by a South Sea fan most significant contributions to musical literature. The celebrated French composer wrote the concerto expressly for Wittgenstein, his friend of long standing, in order that the loss of a hand, the tragedy which befell Wittgenstein during the first World War, would not serve to halt his career. Several other composers also have written concertos especially for Wittgenstein. Wittgenstein is renowned th world over, not only for the tremendous technique he has achieved for himself with his on remaining set of fingers, but also for the indomitable courage that turned misfortune to good fortune, and defeat into victory.

The program in detail followss Prelude to Act I. Lohennrtn" SleRfrlerl Idyl Ween.r tasy entitled "Song of the Is uled for the concerts Prelude to Act I of Wagner's "Lohengrin" lands," a pantomimic love storv on ice synchronized with words and music. VERONICA LAKE HAS GAINED WEIGHT. and the same composer's Siegfried Idyl; Brahms' Variations on a Theme of Havdn. the first St.

Marthe Errolle in War Louis performances of Robert Tuthill's "Come Seven." ml 5 51 Bond Show Thursday TIIK ALL-ORCHESTRAL PRO GRAM offered last night by Golschmann and the orchestra MARTHE ERROLLE, Municipal Opera singer currently appearing at the Chase Club, Variations on a Theme of Haydn Brabme will be repeated at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon, the featured work is the latest addition to stars of being Brahms' Third Symphony. If I 1 vxKyA -1 Other selections to be heard this afternoon will be Tansman's Therm- (Andante) Variations: I Poco plu anlmato II Piu Vivace III Con Moto IV Andante con moto Vivace VI Vivace VII Grazioso VIII Prosto non troppo Finale: Andant. Triptyque" for string orchestra: CATHERINE DUNHAM AND ROGER OHAROIENO. ABOVE, IN A DANCE FROM the widely known Richard Strauss tone poem "Death and Transfig TROPICAL REVUE," OPENING AT THE the entertainment world scheduled to appear at the War Bond Show, "A Night of Stars," to be sponsored by the B'nai B'rith Lodges of St. Louis at the Arena, Thursday night.

Already announced for the program are the 120-piece band from Jefferson Barracks and the 19-" piece "Jive Bombers" of Scott Field. Rush Hughes will act as master of ceremonies. uration," and Ravel choreograph Come Seven Tulhlll Concerto for the Left Hand for Piano 'AMERICAN THEATER FOR A WEEK'S RUN ic poem, "La Valse." ana urcnesira Ravel FEB. 21. MARTHE ERROLLE.

SOPRANO. The matinee performance is be TOP RIGHT, WHO WILL SING THURSDAY ing dedicated to the first birthday AT THE ARENA IN THE B'NAI B'RITH WAR of the United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve. Local members CITY ART MUSEUM I BOND SHOW. WALLACE HOSS AND PA TRICIA HUNT. RIGHT.

PRINCIPALS OF Forest Fork -t- ff5f ill' of the Marine Corps will participate in a brief ceremony at the beginning of the program. ii Guardsman" Revival. THE PLAYERS PRODUCTION OF "LADIES IN RETIREMENT." TO BE GIVEN UNDER THE DIRECTION OF IRMA TUCKER Open Tomorrow 2:30 to 9:30 V. Other Iay 10 A. M.

to 0 P. M. M. mm IN HIS APPEARANCE here AT THE DOWNTOWN Y. M.

C. A. SATUR DAY AND NEXT SUNDAY, AND FEB. 21-22. next week end, Wittgenstein will play Maurice Ravel's piano con Jaquelin Ambler will talk on the 37th Annual American Exhibition Tomorrow al 8 P- M.

Free to the Public Rettaurant Opmn Tomorrow VntU 9 P. The twentieth anniversary of Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne as one of America's most renowned acting teams will be celebrated in October, when the Theater Guild plans to present them in a revival of Ferenc Molnar's famous comedy, "The certo for the left hand, a work introduced to St. Louis audiences in December, 1942, by Pianist Robert Casadesus. Written in a ROGER OHARDIENO, Lucille Ellis, and a number of other "golden -skinned hot rhythm experts" will share the stage with Katherine Dunham when the ing. He turned out to be a furniture dealer who had opened a branch in Los Angeles.

Unable to find a way to get a studio trip, he hit upon the delivery plan. TlfE SEQUEL IS STILL more unique. When the stunt was called to the attention of Jack Werner, studio manager, he asked to meet the resourceful intruder and wound up by giving him a fat order for furniture. Now the dealer is doing business on the lot and comes and goes as he wishes. Fresh gags turn up from day to day and gate watchers must be forever on guard.

Recently a group of tourists hit on the idea of smearing their faces with makeup and walking in during the lunch hour, when hundreds of extras are re-entering the lot after lunch. Now the returning extras must exhibit pay vouchers. AFTER THREE MAJOR operations, Veronica Lake has staged an amazing recovery. As a cigarette girl in a night club, she'll sing and dance opposite Sonny Tufts, who'll do the same sort of routine. Paramount is almost tempted now to bill her as "The New" Veronica.

Because when she turned up, after nearly a year's absence, for "Bring on the Girls," their one-time slender blonde star was almost plump. She tips the scales at 110 pounds and is taking ot weight right along. This is 10 pounds more than she's ever weighed before. RUTH IIUSSEY IS ONE of 168 contract actresses on the heavy roster at MGM studio. In that big list, many are Idle' for months; others are loaned out to competing studios.

Ruth is regarded as one of the most promising young players on the lot and while she has had several fine roles elsewhere, she has not played a part on her home lot in more than two years. The other day a big part came up for her. When the studio called with the announcement she said: "Sorry, not this time. I have a date with the stork." Now MGM will wait. THREE WEEKS OF EXCITING bedlam night clubs, gay dinners and plain riotous fun.

That's an odd prescription for a convalescent, but it's what doctors have ordered for Carmen Miranda, she told us yesterday, still looking rather shocked by the strange pronouncement. "Me, I take them at their word, though," said Carmen. "I have been sitting home worrying every night. I don't eat I go to bed early. I don't sleep.

Now, I have fun on the doctors' orders!" For months, while making "Greenwich Village," Carmen has been conforming to a rigid schedule of trying to pamper herself. She got herself in a rut, the medicine men say. Their counter- leading Thaf re of moult" dusky dancer brings her "Tropical Revue" here to the American The Kreisler Concert FRITZ KREISLER, violinist, will be heard in Beethoven's "Kreutzer" sonata Tuesday. Feb. 22, in Kiel Auditorium Opera House.

His other renditions will include the Paganini Concerto No. 2. m4 ev-aat-a one win omit, sewinninw hight, feb. 21 ater Feb. 21 for a week's run.

The show has been called "an equatorial cook's tour, raffish and revealing, tempestuous and tor Horowitz to Play Vladimir Horowitz, Russian pianist, whose playing is familiar to St. Louis Symphony Orchestra audiences, will give his first recital in St. Louis Thursday evening, March 23, in Kiel Auditorium Opera House. His St. Louis appearance will be under auspices of the Cueny Concert Direction.

long line of Murrays who have been around those parts since the Wyoming country was infested with redskins. She has a host of relatives and a legion of friends in her own bailiwick. At one time she was on the Fred Allen broadcast. She has tried to live down the corny crack made by that japester. "Here's Wynn Murray, who wants to join the Camp Fire Girls so she can be near her old flame," chirped Allen.

Her stage debut was in the Municipal Opera here three seasons ago. It was also in 1940 that the devil dogs stationed in Jersey dubbed her "Miss Leatherneck of 1940." She has been in one of the featured members of "Sons o' Fun" during its two years' stay at the Winter Garden and Forty-sixth street theatre, New York. J. e. m.

70S, assistant to the funmakers in Ol-sen Johnson's latest version of "Sons Fun," which comes to the American for an eight-day engagement beginning Sunday night, March 5. Wynn has just passed the voting age and hails from Scranton, Pa. She was born in Carbondale of a rid by some critics. JOHN GOLDEN, WHO in recent years has sponsored such hits as "Claudia," "Skylark," and "Susan and God," is responsible for "Three Is a Family," coming to the American for one week beginning Sunday night, Feb. 27.

This laugh hit tells of the frantic efforts of a middle-aged family to adapt themselves to the sudden invasion of their small home by a young mother and her baby as the baby's father enters M. C. A. Travel and Adventure Series Present! "ENGLAND AND NORWAY" by Philip Noble. Noted World Traveler and Photographer Sunday, February 13 8:30 P.

M. Y. M. C. A.

Monday, February 14 6:15 and 8:15 Centenary Church Tuaiday, February 16 (1:15 P. M. abator Crovea High School the Army. KIEL MONDAY AUDITORIUM EVES, at 8:30 BURTON HOLMES Tlmtly Films Brilliant Color Camera Club Show The annual exhibition of the St. Louis Camera Club will remain through Feb.

29 in the art department of the Central Library, Fourteenth and Olive streets. More Three Is a Family" is the work at A I i 4 ea at eS evaf es of a new playwrlting team, Phoebe and Henry Ephron, a married 21-Todav'( Mexico Filmed. Fob, Fob. couple with a child of their own, "CARIBBEAN" from iHavcma to South PactfUt Martiniav 0 Brazil i 28-Moxlco City A amountnvirant. o-Bautiful Italy At Knw Ii.

13-Colorodo "Top a thm A'alion." fact that has given them the Mar. Mar. 3:00 P. M. first-hand knowledge to write an A.

Sunday, February 13 Carondelet Y. C. ADMISSION Mor 20-Abroodot Surpritrt. than 100 prints are included in the display, which includes outstanding landscape, portrait and still- authentic comedy about raising jtT Voodoo to Jiv! Seuon Tickets: 4.48. $3.33.

$2.24 Incl. Tax Ticket Now aclllnir. Aeolinn 1004 Ollre St. oames in wartime. Adults 40c Children 10c Inc.

Tax COMPANY OF 50 Charles Burrows plays a dodder ing old baby doctor who has been NIGHTS: $1.12. $1.48, $2.24. $2.80 MATS. 56c. $1.12.

$1.68. $2.24 kiel auditorium FEBRUARY 22 at 8:30. SEAT SALE TOMORROW ONE WEEK BEG. SUNDAY NIGHT. FEB.

27 MATINEES lne subjects. Roof Top Tryouts. The Roof Top Theater will hold public tryouts at the Y. M. H.

W. H. A. tomorrow and Tuesday evenings at 8 o'clock for "Beauty," a three-act play by Mildred Cram and Arthur J. FRITZ THE WORLD'S MOST BELOVED VIOLINIST yanked out of retirement to fill the wartime vacancies in his profession.

Josephine McKim, Otto Hulett, Margaret Irving, Dulcie Cooper and Myrtle Tannahill are all conspicuous in the merry proceedings. IV A RECITAL TO THRIIJ, YOl'NO AND OLD! SC A TC II fl At Box Office. 1004 Olive St. (CH.ttnut 8828). I HUH and Kiel Auditorium Box Office (CHestnut 3132).

Tickets! Orchestra. $2.80, S2.24; Balcony $2.24, $1.48, $1.12 WYNN MURRAY IS nOSS lady ouspicosi iniMiammtni CNlEKrKltS By PHOCM i tm4 HCIMY VHOM mtmtctim -t laughs a MiNMTf-'cotrftwr mt artffc JOHN OUM perfece MAIL ORDERS! NIGHTS 56e. $1.12. $1.88. $1.24.

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Open Today at 1 P. M. ST. LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA VLADIMIR GOLSCHMANN, Conductor "Triptyque" for String Orchestra, Tansman; Symphony No. 3, Brahms; "Death and Transfiguration," B.

Strains: "to Vale." Bevel. prescription is "plenty of excitement." They want to, see if three weeks of gay, noisy and unrestrained fun will accomplish what rest and quiet failed to do. So, Carmen is packing for a New York holiday. In the Show-Shops By Jack Balch LIFEBOAT A strongly gripping, tremendously well acted, but confusing story of British and American survivors of a ship sinking. The British and Americans are smarter really than they are shown here, and the Nazi is much too smart Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, the cast includes Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix, Henry Hull, Walter Slezak, et aL With MY BEST GAL, Jane Withers.

FOX. JACK LONDON An episodic business on the life of London, starring Michael CShea, that presents the late novelist more as prophet of Japanese atrocities than anything else. Only fair. With HI DIDDLE DIDDLE, amusing, Adolphe Menjou, Pola Martha Scott. LOEW'S.

WHERE ARE YOUR CHILDREN You don't much care where they are by the time this well-intentioned but feeble opus is over. Jackie Cooper and Patricia Morison. WHISPERING FOOTSTEPS, a thriller with John Hubbard and Joan Blair, is much better. MISSOURI STOLEN LIFE Elizabeth Bergner In revival here of the story of two sisters, one good, one bad, who loved the same man, Michael Redgrave. Elizabeth brilliant as both sisters.

ART THEATER, 3143 Olive street NO TIME FOR LOVE A topnotch comedy about a sandhog, Fred MacMurray, and a highly refined female reporter, Clau-dette Colbert, and how they found time for love after all. SO'S YOUR UNCLE, Billie Burke. AMBASSADOR. GANG'S ALL HERE Alice Faye and Carmen Miranda in a girly but plotless musical in technicolor. With SHERLOCK HOLMES FACES DEATH, Basil Rathbone.

ST. LOUIS. GUNG HO Randolph Scott Alan Curtis and a large cast in a Marine combat story. AROUND THE WORLD has Kay Kyser, his band, Mischa Auer and others. SHUBERT.

LOST ANGEL Margaret O'Brien, 6 years old, in a delightful story of a child genius. James Craig. Marsha Hunt With JEANNIE, good. Michael Redgrave. ORPHEUM.

NEXT THURSDAY. FEB. 17. 8:30 P. M.

FIFTH POP CONCERT Overture to "Den Giovanni," Moiart; "Italian" Symphony, Mendelssohn; Overture to "Die Meistersinqer." Wagner; "Heart Wounds," Grieg; Wedding Merck from "Coq D'Or," Rimsky-Korsakotf; "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," Oukas. SEAT5 SELLING ot Auditorium Box ffic oBd Co- NEXT FEB. 19. 8:30 FEB. 20.

3:30 -PAUL WITTGENSTEIN-' Soloiit- -fonif STARRING Donna Atwood-James Lawrence The Mosf Lavish lee Spectacle of fhe Season Comedy Gorgeous Costumes Sensational Lighting Jo Jactton, Jr. Red McCarthy Louis ueworsnak Markhus Thomas EIanori Program: Prelude to Act 1, "Lohengrin," Wagner; Siegfried Idyl, Wegner; VerU tions on Theme of Haydn, Brahmi; Come Seven," Tuthill; Piano Concerto. Bevel. CCTC UflU CCI I tUn Kiel Auditorium and Aeolian Boa Office Mail Or nu" vELLinU d.r Accepted. TicaaM 85e.

1.10. 15, 2 20, 2 IS FRIDAY. MARCH 3. 8:30 P. M.

CONVENTION HALL PENSION FUND "POP" CONCERT A Merry Program With Audience Invited lo Eat and Drink While Orchestra Plajs FUN GALORE! SURPRISE FEATURES! Conductors: VLADIMIR GOLSCHMANN. CHARLES O'CONNELL MAM DCCCDU ATiriUC BinUf St. Louis Symphony Society. Kiel Audi- Ice-Capades has played to capacity crowds in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Washington and other major cities. It will do the same in St.

Louis. Order tickets today for choice seats. MoitTer cayrna Uuttmen Phil Taylor Eleanor O'Meara Eric Wait Kinder Sisters Eddie Bush Trixie Nat Walley Brian Donald Lois Arnold Bobby Specht. r. MAIL ORDER BLANK HMWUHiium nun torium.

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20 each: Loaes and Menanine. 90 and eO cents: Uoeer 30c. Prices include Federal toi. Jlalconjr Ice-Capadet Ticket Oftkv Arcade Building, i St. Louis 1.

Mo. Enclose stamped i self-addrested envelope for return of tickets COMING! ONE NIGHT ONLY. MARCH 8 ANDRE KOSTELANETZ will appear as Guest Conductor of the ST. LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AT GENTLEMEN: Enclosed is check or money order for the following reserved seats for "Ice-Capades of 1944." Date of Performance a $2.58. No.

S2. Re. SI.50. SI. His program will be made "Show Boat," George Gersh ip of such favorite compositions as Jerome Kern's 'in's "Porgy and Bess." Fordo Grofe't "Grand Canyee erks which he has made famous from coast to coast Suite," and other popular on the radio and as guest conductor with major symphony orchestras.

War Bond Tickets The local motion picture industry's 111 theaters in Greater St. Louis announce a fifth and final Free Movie Day Tuesday, to end the official Fourth War Loan Campaign. MAIL ORDERS NOW! At Kiel Auditorium Boa Office. Popular prlcett Orchestra. S2.40: Balcony.

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NAME 90c; Meaanlne, $3.00. Send stamped, self-addressed envelope for ticket retern. ADDRESS Music Recital. The St. Louis Institute of Music will present Itosealind Boswell Weinberg, teacher of public school music at the institute, in the third of a series of faculty recitals tomorrow at 8:30 p.

in Small Auditorium of the Third Baptist Church, Grand and Washington boulevards. This recital is open to the general public without a-harge. Edwin B. Weinberg is accompanist. MAR.

MAR. 27 Nightly 8:30 TICKETS NOW ON SALE ARCADE BUILDING RESERVED SEATS $2.50 $2.00 $1.50 $1.00 BUT YOUR TICKETS NOW USE MAIL ORDER BLANK STATE (MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO THE ARENA) Second Sinatra. "Manhattan Serenade" has been selected as the title for the second Frank Sinatra film, now shooting! Plonitt JH HIS FIBST ST. LOUIS BECITAL Mail Ordars: Tickat Office, Aeolian 1004 01 in St. 8ox Stati, $3.05: Floor and Mezzanine, 1st Balcony.

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