The Times from Shreveport, Louisiana • Page 14

14-A Thursday, March 25, 1954 The Shreveport TIMES Harry Callery of Dungannon is one of Eire's finest brush makers despite the fact that he has been blind for 25 years. beloved maestro of the DaTJa Symphony following Its rebirth after World War II. The Dallas association also has booked contralto Claramae Turner, one of the events booked for the initial season of Shreve-port's new subscription series. Variety Attractions. Dallas recalls ner operatic ap Louisiana is Peter Paul ruchs, who staged Civic Opera Workshop's "Martha" here a few weeks ago, and tonight lifts a baton on an LSU production of an English-language "Masked Ball" in Baton Rouge.

The same day which brings CJoldovsky to Shreveport also returns the Houston Symphony, Efrem Kurtz conducting his fare pearances there with the Metropol ON WITH THE SHOW By PERICLES ALEXANDER Concert Fare vs. Films In Burgeoning Metropolis Television is the newest Whipping Boy of the movie industry which heaps the cause of most of its ills upon living-room screens. Eefore that came a period when radio was named as the cause for apathy at the movie box offices of the land and still another when night football and baseball and summer vacations were said to rob movie theaters of audiences and to send exhibitors to the poor house. The motion picture remains one of the finest mediums well, as the finale of the 1953-54 Bossier to Hold Safety Campaign Bossier City, now in its 19th month without a traffic fatality, will launch an annual safety campaign in the city May 1, according to Police Chief James L. Cathey Jr.

The 30-day campaign by the city will be coordinated with Barksdale Air Force Base, State Troopers and the Bossier Parish sheriff's department and will include an intensive crackdown on drivers violating traffic regulations. Law enforcement officials are currently engaged in giving lectures and demonstrations in schools stressing the importance of safe driving. Safety posters will be placed throughout the citv. Cathev itan and in an SMU opera festival in 1951 as Carmen and Delilah and Shreveport will not soon forget her Shreveport Community Concerts season at Muny Auditorium. Azucena in a Civic Opera production of "Trovatore" which Kurt The Dallas Civic Music Associa Baum made an operatic night tion, which is to the Texas citv and mare as the voiceless tenor of the Civic Music nationally what the evening.

WiM mm The contralto sang a crack-of- anreveport Community Concert Association is to the Ark-La-Tex, has announced its 1954-55 season of dawn Leap Year recital at Centenary Feb. 29, 1952, but has yet to events which includes two prom- of entertainment today and1 be heard in recital by a full Ark- isei Shreveport concertgoers also. La-Tex concert audience. is still with us and, we pre sky, a fixture of the Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinee broad said, and statistics are now being It was a foregone conclusion that the Minneapolis Symphony with Antal Dorati would play Dallas since Dorati was the PAYMENTS REDUCED compuea for use in the campaign. I casts, will be presented in a "Celebrity Series" event Friday afternoon and night, April 2, at the Florentine Club.

Goldovsky is the darling of the opera crowd, but he also plays a good piano, an 5 We refinance cars regardless TmiTvrxn instrument which has its avid following here. His "Celebrity Series" presenLation will be "Piano NOW! OPEN 10:45 ADM. 14c-4Sc-65c Portraits." In the cast he heads the New Walter Wanger's RAW-TRUTH EXPOSED Yall Come! Pelican Club No Cover Charge Featuring Alex (Snooks) Jones and HIS NITE HAWKS 2286 BARKSDALE BLVD. INA and REM LAST TWO DAYS SEE SHREVEPORT'S OWN EARL HOLLIMAN ON THE DON SCREEN! of who you now owe and let jrou have extra cash. We also make loans on almost anything of value.

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La. England Opera Theater, which specializes in English translations of opera, such as "Pelleas and Meli-sande," which was given last Dec. FILM ACTOR'S BEST FAN AND CRITIC Mrs. Guy Bellotte of Oil City (left) intently studies a series of movie stills from the current Don feature, "Tennessee Champ," in which her son, Earl Holliman, has featured billing. With her is a long-time friend who knew Earl in his pre-screen, high school days, Mrs.

G. W. Fouche of Vivian. Studying the newspaper photographs with the two is The Times' On With the Show columnist. The picture was made at the paper's amusements desk by Langs-ton McEachern.

Mrs. Bellotte arrived at the Don yesterday long before the theater opened to catch the first showing of the film with her son in his biggest role to date. in the Boston Opera House. His opera theater also troups around the country and next season will be out with Rossini's "Barber of Seville," in Englash. S.I, Accomplishing the same thing in dict, will be even when folks are taking week-end visits to Mars in future years.

In Shreveport, however, a wise guess would be that television is not affecting Tom McElroy's and Don George's pocketbooks half as much as the quantity of "live" entertainment in a resourceful community with both professional and the roll-your-own concert fare Community Concerts, Civic Opera, Robert C. Friend's "Celebrity Series," the Centenary Lyceum Series, Civic Chorus and Oratorio Society and the Shreveport Symphony, not to mention the impresa-rioship of Mrs. W. F. Woods, which guarantees the Ark-La-Tex of one ballet troupe and one "John Brown's Body" each season.

Show us where we can sandwich in a couple of hours watching the fights on TV and you can have our seat on the aisle on the Shreveport entertainment scene. Week after week brings more and more concert fare of quality into local halls, each artist or event with high reputations earned elsewhere. Some, like the duo-piano team of Arthur Gold and Robert Fiz-dale who will play a Centenary lyceum recital here April 14, may be unknowns locally, but they are in demand in the larger cities. The Dallas Symphony is negotiating for this piano team for next season, possibly to perform Paul Bowles Concerto fot Two Pianos with Walter Hendl conducting. A gentleman who really needs no introduction here, Boris Goldov- Academy Award Night 1AT FOR 1N-THEATRE (CHIVE iCk earn 11 i 1 HOLLYWOOD, March 23 LB Who will win an Oscar? The outcome of Thursday night's hi-jinx is a tough one to figure.

The 1,471 members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences who cast the Dissert Iegioo Zl ZZ ARIENE DAHl 4 SHOW STARTS 7:00 in IT happens imv pjtSCoCOiPt yoiiNfi Ha FDRSYTHE I perfect movie. "Shane" was as good a Western as you'll see. However, it contained nothing really new. The leaves the films which won the most nominations: "From Here To Eternity" (13) and "Roman Holiday" (10). The latter was a delightful romantic comedy, but did not do the business expected of it.

"Eternity" was both a box office hit and the best drama of the year. And dramas usually win the Oscar. Choice: "From Here To Eternity." Maggie McNamara Moon Is was a surprise nominee 7 mm is ballots for Hollywood's highest honor are show people. As actors, writers, directors, producers, musicians and press agents, they can be affected by studio loyalty. Since they are only human beings, and have personal tastes even as you and a prophet can go nuts trying to figure out how they will vote.

The quality of 1953 movies was not outstanding, since studios were more concerned with screen dimensions and 3-D rather than with class of scripts and depth of character. When the Oscar winners are anounced on a nationwide TV hookup, from the Hollywood Pantages Theater the results may be a surprise to every one this writer. But predict we must. Here's how the voting looks in advance: "The Robe" was the top moneymaker of the year, it was something less than an artistic success. "Julius Caesar" was an admirable prestige picture, but far from a Charles Walters, "Lili;" William Wyler, "Roman Holiday;" George Stevens, "Shane;" Billy Wilder, tOMAIKIl MTHGUE! DANGEJU AT "Stalag 17." I'm again counting on "Eternity" to sweep the eve ning.

Choice: Fred Zinneman. jwsxacscsxxs plus jcxxxscscvl Bud's larteey ON STAGE "Off the Record" Talent Hunt DemsToAftCa fatric KNDWIiS ON SAME PROGRAM SUNDAY1 Mi -( ot-oe- JOVARO" s-cz- ha. OPEN 6:30 ADM. 14e-30c Toinigta 5 to 8 lasaaix isno BIG OUTDOOR ACTION1 nCHNICOLOR 6 mils vjj BURNETT BABY BEEF TcKiik)or VIRGINIA MAYO Dolt RobwtsM grove mmm Delicious 9c-45c-55e NOW SHOWING- DOUBLE ATTRACTION COLOR CARTOON and isn rated much of a chance. Nor is Ava Gardner whose nomination appears to be more of a pat on the back for splendid progress as an actress.

Leslie Caron is another lightweight entry, although she could sweep through in a split vote. The real race Is between Deborah Kerr Here To and Audrey Hepburn Offbeat casting is often a deciding element, and Miss Kerr switched her type from serene to sexy. But although meaty, her role wasn't the best or biggest in the picture. Hollywood often rewards a newcomer to films (Examples: Judy Holliday, Shirley Booth, Jennifer Jones.) And Miss Hepburn scored an electric hit in her first starring role. Choice: Audrey Hepburn.

The excellence of Richard Burton's job in "The Robe" has been debated here, and he appears to have no firm following. Likewise Marlon Brando who is in the doghouse for walking out on a film, Although Montgomery Clift had the top role in "From Here To Eternity," he was overshadowed by others in the cast. The race between William Hol-den and Burt Lancaster Here To is the hottest in years. Popularity is important. Holden, Screen Actors Guild official and solid citi PHONE 2-0449 ADM.

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Besides, Holden went against his type by playing a semi-heel in "Stalag." Folks think he's overdue for an Oscar because of his past performances, especially "Sunset Boulevard. But Lancaster's quietly effective sergeant in "Eternity" was a superb acting job. On the basis of pure performance, he should get the nod. Choice: Burt Lancaster. The hopefuls are: Grace Kelly, "Mogambo;" a 1 i Page, "Hond Marjorie Rambeau, "Torch Donna Reed, "From Here To Eternity;" Thel-ma Ritter, "Pickup on South Street." All were competent if not sensational jobs.

Because of the popularity of "Eternity," I'll say: Choice: Donna Reed. This varied group is running: Eddie Albert, "Roman Holiday;" Brandon De Wilde, "Shane;" Jack Palance, "Shane;" Frank Sinatra, "From Here To Robert Strauss, "Stalag 17." Because of the surprise element, the outcome looks fairly evident. Choice: Frank Sinatra. This is the tightest race of all. Th econtenders are Fred Zinne-man, "From Here To Eternity." RADIO-TV R.C.A.

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