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THE SOUNDING BOARD STUDIO BRIEFS Newcomers Cast Maxwell Shan will fatfoteeti a dozen promisinf new entertain ment personalities In specialty numbers for "Sing Your Way Out." v. Double-Feature Bill Topped by '3 Godfathers' Two full-length features head the new bill opening today at the Neiv Chamber Music Trio Gives Concert King Vidor will direct Bette Davis in "Beyond the Forest." Lenore Coffee, who is writing, ex Fox wilshire, Los Angeles and! crisply miniature style; it stirred Egyptian theaters. BY ALBERT GOLDBERG For its program In Wilshirei her to more animation than tne other music on the program, and Ebell Theater last night Evenings They are John Ford's Technicolor western, "3 Godfathers." and the 1 action drama, "High the string players fitted in their parts with a delicacy that made for an enjoyable performance. on the Roof presented the Phil Tuesday, FEB.8,T949-Porti fs 'H '4 harmonic Trio, an apparently new- Fury," starring Madeleine CarrolL chamber music grouping consist But Copland's early (1929) 'Vitebsk," a study on a Jewish theme, fell considerably short of its obvious possibilities. It is a 'Big Steal' to Feature ing of Samuel Thaviu, violin (the program had it Thavieu, but one doubts that Mr.

Thaviu has Gal rhapsodic piece with an intricate HURRY! Th sensationolfy successful engagement of "Portrait of Jennie ct the Carthay Circle Theatre is drawing to a close. We urge that yo see it NOW in order not to miss the CYCLO RAMIC SCREEN and MULTI-SOUND. Headline in "3 Godfathers," dealing with the pursuit of a trio of desperados across the Mo-jave Desert, are John Wayne, Pedro Armendariz and Harry Carey Jr. Produced by John Ford and Merian C. Cooper, the film was directed by Ford.

licized a name long and honorably known in the musical world), Joseph Di Tullio, cellist, and Maxine Furman, piano. rhythmical life and Miss Fur-man's piano was much too weak to realize the clangorous color and assertiveness which are required to give the strings a firm foundation for their eloquent flights. Polite Performance pects to have the script completed by the end of the month. Michael Barrett, who took a job as a night janitor at The Times when a role failed to materialize for him in "The Babe Ruth Story," now gets a break in "Scene of the Crime" at MGM. Barrett toured with Joe E.

Brown in "Harvey." Committee In charge of documentary awards nominations for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has picked "The Secret Land" and "The Quiet One" as features to be screened Feb. 27 before the Academy membership. They have also chosen the short subjects, "Operation Vittles," "Heart to Heart" and "Toward Independence." Committee is headed by Jane Murfin, chairman, and includes Joseph Ansen, Cedric Francis, Leonard Lev-inson, Sidney Solow, Grant Leenhouts, Harriet Parsons and William C. Menzies. Peter Milne, writer who worked on "My Wild Irish Rose" and "God is My Copilot," checked in at Warners to prepare "The Story A trio is really one of the most difficult of ensembles to make VIRGINIA FIELD Takes a leading role in the film, "John Loves Mary," due tomorrow at Warner theaters.

come off satisfactorily. The violin and cello are too far apart in It was this same shortcoming range and tonal character to form a good blend without intermediary that kept Tschaikowsky's mournful threnody in memory of Nicho Casadesus las Rubinstein, the Trio in A string voices, and the piano must be played with great discretion if it is to become a proper com Minor, Opus 50, from attaining much more than correct politeness. The piece is essentialy or bining agent. Will Play portrait of Jenrtte chestral in conception both After an absence of two years, STAR 'GUESTS9 2350TH TIME Elsa Lanchester, leading comedienne of the series of six musical revues at the Turnabout Theater, will be honored tonight by the Yale Puppeteers for her 2350th performance. Turnabout Theater opened in July, 1941, under the producing aegis of the Yale Puppeteers and Borothy Neu-m a n.

Miss -Lanchester joined the organization as their "guest star" within a few weeks after the opening. Frederick Stock and Erno Rapee made successful transcriptions of Robert Casadesus, French pianist, returns to Philharmonic Audito it and the piano must almost al 5CWtIGINJT 1:30 350 5:30 7:30 9:30 CARTHAY CIRCLE NEAt WIISHIRI FAttFAX, WE. 7211 ways take a bold and challenging rium for his only Los Angeles recital of the season this evening. lead, for there is little danger of of Seabiscuit" for Producer Wil Compositions representing three overwhelming the strings. Miss TAX HCL HAT.

i.uu 1 1 different periods of musical his Furman now and then rose to a liam Jacobs. Al Horwitz, from the publicity department of Universal-Interna satisfactory fortissimo, but there tory have been selected by Mr. Casadesus for the program he is to play. was almost no middle ground of dynamics and in consequence the music sounded denatured instead tional in New York, will take over the duties of publicity director at From the classical period, the the studio here, while David Lip- of dramatic and oratorical. eminent pianist will interpret ton will function as director of For the customary pious opener Mozart's Fantansie in minor, K.

397, and the same composer's IManist Weak This trio has an excellent violinist in Mr. Thaviu; he has a tone of fine quality and his musical authority is un-unshakable. It has a good cellist in Mr. Di Tullio, although he does not give much tonal variety to his solo passages and his playing is not always free of roughness. The weakness of the group lies in the pianist, for although Mis3 Furman plays neatly and gets in all the notes, her tone is small and of limited range, and she gave so little of the proper kind of substantial support to the string players that they often stood forth in env barrassing nakedness.

Mozart's Trio in Flat, No. 502 in the Koechel catalogue, was quite the best af the program. It is a sparkling work in which Mozart's melodic genius flowers with marvelous spontaneity and it has a gemlike purity of form Sonata in major, K. 576 (the "Trumpet Four bal at these events Miss Furman gave cautious readings of the first three preludes and fugues from the second book of Bach's "Well Tempered Clavichord." lades by Frederic Chopin will advertising and publicity. With the first tryout scheduled at Santa Barbara, Jack Kirkland will gear his dramatization of "Mr.

Adam" from the novel by Pat Frank for a San Francisco opening at the Geary Theater March 14. He has been working on the subject for two years. It concerns represent the romantic period. The music of the French im pressionist, Debussy, will make up the second half of the Bllll Mexican Water Ballet; Operetta Project Set BY EDWIN SCHALLERT Something new in film embellishments will be the Mexican c3 i t0 Presented during the unreeling of "The Big bteal, RKO feature. Don Siegel, the director, has ordered a search for 2o attractive Latin-American types for the picture, and the intention is to recruit them in Mexico City as a good-will gesture.

This part of the production will be filmed in the capital, as well as other melodramatic sequences, beginning Feb. 12, with Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer and Patric Knowles appearing in the planned spectacular scenes." "The Big Steal" is already under way here and concerns the theft of government material. LEWIS AND YOUXG PLAN LIGHT OPERAS Russell Lewis and Howard Young, who headquarter on the West Coast for their theatrical productions, have scheduled an operetta i project, which promises unusual interest. They are to put three festival presentations on the road, including "Naughty Marietta," "The Merry Widow" and "Song of Norway." Popularity of these works was determined by a survey. The first will be open Sept.

1, the other two following at four-week intervals. Premieres will be held in a location in the Southwest, and from there the companies will move eastward, climaxing their tour 40 weeks later on the West Coast. Lewis and Young are calling their project the National Light Opera Festival and it will be handled on a subscription basis. Edwin Lester, general director of the Los Angeles and San Francisco Civic Light Opera Associations," will stage the productions, it is announced. Lewis and Young also plan to stage "Bleak House," by Charles Dickens, and one other play during the season.

BERGMAX-COOPER FILM DISCUSSION'S HINTED While Ingrid Bergman denied at a press conference, sponsored by Samuel Goldwyn, Roberto Rossellini and herself, that she had viewed a script on "The Girl on the Via Flaminia," information yesterday was that with Dr. Peter Lindstrom she would visit the Gary Coopers at Aspen, Colo. It is anticipated that discussion of the film subject which Cooper recently acquired will take place during the trip to the actor's planned ski resort. Joe Kaufman announces the securing of "Death Comes Knocking," short story by, Huntly Rogers, which will be incorporated into the production of "Red Light," for which George Raft is practically set. The picture will probably start about mid-March.

LISA GOLM CHOSEN AS MAMA LUCASTA Lisa Golm, former Max Reinhardt actress in Europe, will enact Mama Lucasta in the film, "Anna Lucasta," starring Paulette Goddard at Columbia. She has previously appeared in "A Foreign Affair" and "Little Women." Alma Macrorie at Paramount is performing a feat blending an acting career with her regular work as a film editor. She will be seen as Mrs. Meeler in "Dear Wife," following appearances in "To Each His Own" and "The Emperor Waltz." She recently edited "Bride of and "The Sin of Abby Hart" and is still busy with "After Midnight." Affiliated Teachers will have Eve Arden as a special guest tomorrow night at the Biltmore Hotel because of her radio appearances as the schoolteacher in "Our Miss Brooks." GAIL PAGE SLATED FOR VIDEO CINEMA Gail Page will take time off from her "Anna Lucasta" duties to star in "A Confession on New Year's Eve," adaptation of a Hermann Sudermann story, which Grant-Realm will produce for television, with John Archer, Stanley Waxman and Marjorie Lord in the support, and Sobey Martin directing for Producer Stanley Rubin. Death of Harry Rapf, considering he had so recently embarked on work on the picture, "Scene of the Crime," is indeed regrettable.

With Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg, he was a pioneer in starting MGM on its successful course. Philip N. Krasne, conducting activities with the "Cisco Kid" series at Pioneertown, near Palm Springs, will enter video film production with a new organization called Teladventures, and has already scheduled a western-style operetta called "Desert Serenade." Greg McClure, recently in "Lulu Belle" at Columbia, will play a heavy role in that company's serial, "Batman and Robin." MURRAY CITES DOOM LAST DAY! ADVENTURES OF NEW 'RECORD9 destruction wrought by the atom bomb which results in sterilization of all male population except one man left to carry on the race. Issue of whether "Mr.

Adam" will play here has not yet been settled. Rehearsals for the show will start in about 10 days, and the cast of approximately 15 will be chosen before then. that makes every note seem absolutely essential. The piano part exactly suited Miss Furman's While Ken Murray's "Blackouts" goes on breaking records at El one of its employees set up a long-distance marital milestone for himself last week. Charles MacDonald, affec FLYNNTlNDFORS LAST 2 DAYS FRED MADaHNf MacMURRAY CARROLL i-ortunio Bonanova has re tionately known as "Pop" by turned personal appear DONT TRUST ances with "The Adventures of Don Juan" in the East.

''The FUN starts" TOMORROW! YOUR HUSBAND" Tyrone POWER; Gene T1ERNEY Starts THURSDAY! the "Blackouts" cast, celebrated his 57th wedding anniver-' sary. MacDonald is the backstage doorman and a veteran of more than 30 years in vaudeville. He and his wife, Sadie, were married while they were teamed as an act. LAST 3 DAYS "THAT WONDERFUL URGE" Pfus 'INCIOtNT' tat vWHt a AIL ilKMJl SB "4" tor- cicKQUHG DENNIS MARIA MONTEZ-0 KEEFE toms, tribal dances and cere 2nd HIT- DOWNTOWN ONIY monial rites. KdSE of ineTii ivun 81 All the scenes 'except the few JEAN PIERRE AUMONT 11 I STEVE BRODIE-MYRNA OEU interiors were shot at the Paricu tin Volcano and elsewhere in the Mexican state of-Michoacan.

The 'Angry God Shoiun on Melvan Program "The Angry' United Artists Fullcolor release now screening at the Melvan Theater with the French drama, "The Blue Veil," is called a bonanza for those interested in primitive cus waterfall scene was taken in Uru apan's National Park and focuses on a group of Tarascan Indians in the traditionally colorful garb. JOHN FORD and MERIAN COOPER prsm Produced by "Every Girl Should Be Married" SEYMOUR MEBENZAL Oircld by GREGG TALUS TV v- 1 4T 7" 10' cS is i mm says CARY GRANT Noted Bachelor Baby Doctor COLOR i STARRING JOHN WAYNE PEDRO ARMENDARIZ 1 v- So she took his And Introducin HARRY CAREY, JR. with advice and IANE CARWEU WARD BQNB HAE MARSH A married 0IRECTC0 BY JOHN FORD LENGTH FEATURE 2nd FULL Him! HIGHWAY 13" $crnm fUl by LAURENCE STAUIHCS and FRANK S. NUGENT From tfM Story by PETER B. KYNE MODUCEO BY DtOi-CTtO BY -r 10WERT PAMELA BLAKE Produced by ARGOSY PICTURES CORPORATMMi a ROBERT 1 tsss s--- -rw.

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