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ffaoj SribmuL eralft 'TAvaa rage Waco Texaa Sunday December 7 1952 ta 7 rjiriri: '1 WIL i HBgl hmrm "GUTTERSNIPE" is the phonetics teacher's appelation for the Cockney flower girl the central character in Shaw's comedy "Pygmalion" which the Baylor Theatre will present Thursday Shirley Hughes is cast as the girl who takes on the manners of a duchess and Ralph Hester will be seen as Prof Henry Higgins frt tt i 4 4 ML The Arts in Review ft 4rrMrrrtTMwrgy Gynter Qu i 1 1'' Handel's Oratorio Had Social and Economic Impact Also Of the Christmas gifts you receive which means more to you the one purchased nt great or little cost or the one made personally presented personally and given from the heart? In the latter category Is the annual presentation of monu mental oratorio by lhe Baylor School of Music to be given In Waco Hall Dec 16 It has the additional quality of being with out price and I do not refer to its being offered without charge which it Is also or there Is no musical experience outside of that to be hail In one's own church on Christ mas day to parallel Handel's out lining vocally and orchcstrally the fundnmentnl tenets of the Chris tian faith Nor Is the gift unappreciated for of all the offerings of the School of Music year after year only "Th packs Waco Hall to the rafters and this is not to he construed as a reflection on the quality of other enterprises which the school sponsors It has been thus for 20 or more years and there is no reason to sunoose that given the setting the production and di rection that Robert Hopkins hns lavished on It it will not con tinue for another 20 and beyond MrAHopklns originated the tra dition many years ago It has been his ilg moment every year He has taken pains with It beginning with the opening of school and has brought to di that almost fierce enthusiasm which a fine musician feels for a noble work of art and of a quality and quantity which invariably filters down to his per formers "THE Is considerably more than the musical outpouring of a message whatever the Influ ence that message has had on the hearts and minds of Its hearers since Its first performance In Dub lin In 1742 Through its lyrics and Its music of substantial character Its spirit and that certain indefin able quality which makes one work succeed where others have failed it has had Immeasurable influence on the history of music itself It is not ton far fetched to say that the Civic Music concert which will fol low this year's presentation by two dajs was In no small part made possible by Handel's oratorio In Handel's time 200 years ago there was no Mich thing ns a public concert or music for the masses outside the church though by thut Unto the eco nomics of the opera had devel oped to the point whereby the populace was admitted to see the last act And bear In mind this was the ora In which also 1 8 Jlach nnd later Haydn Mozart and the younger Beethoven com posed Music was for those Who could afford It meaning those who could support privately or through a princely court composers and per formers for their own delectation The composers wrote to order a concerto say for next Tuesday's dinner or a cantata for next Sun worship Handel himself was one of these or years since his removal to England from Germany he bad been supported by the London aris tocracy grinding out one opera after another and quite success fully too until he fell on evil days his work began to lose its bite and he was cast adrift 111 and penniless THEN CAME an unsolicited li bretto from one Carl Jcnncns not fnr nn nporn but for a sacred ora torio And an Inspired composer spurning food drink and rest com pleted th massive work In 23 days and spent lhe next 17 in ti coma The oratorio was one of the oldest of the musical forms as we know music but Handel gave it new substance new copc in his 'Mes Hindel's creation was a new type of music almost completely dissociated with the oratorio which bad Its purpose and per 4 formance In connection with the church nnd with the form which the Italians had used as a Milw atltutc for the opera during the Jcnten season "The wits designed for the Imagination and consciousness of the'xpu lacc a revolutionary' concept in those dny And it wns accepted In kind by the people ns a forerunner of the days nlmost 50 years later when the rench Revolution popularly regarded ns the 'act which freed music for the common man) was to nbollsh aristocratic prerogatives and nd vs nee the lowest classes of society It was as it were the Declaration of Rights by the Stamp Act Congress he forerunner of the Declaration of Independence or "The was the first major work to be given a mass performance for the masses The popularity accorded it in Ire land and later In England made the aristocratic concert hall and the church auditorium too small the demand for tt and other ora torios by Handel mads necessary the construction of new auditori ums where they and other works of music might be heard by all ORATORIO is di vided into three parts: the over ture for the orchestra and the prophesies of the coming of Christ and Uis passion and resurrection in the first part and the second and third parts devoted to the ful fillment of those prophesies It Is a tremendous work both in content and in length and because of the latter it is seldom offered In Its entirety Nor will it be here The customary pattern for the Christmas season has been the en tire prophecy except for the or chestral and some of the most familiar selections from Parts II and III Also in accord with the custom everywhere the cli mactic "Hallelujah which ends the second part is set back as the finale for the third The whole is programmed to lust an hour and a half or so and the arias and recitatives to be presented are being selected on the ba ls of what is hest suited to the best alent with one eye on continuity of course Rehearsals formal and informal began many weeks ago While Mr Hopkins has concentrated on the many candidates for solo parts Dean Daniel Sternberg has been rehearsing the Oratorio Chorus and the select group from the Sympho ny Orchestra The former will as sume charge of all the groups this week to insure an integrated per formance As usual solo compe tition Is keen talent is in abun dance and he will not make his final selections until this week There is only one accounting for "The popularity universal as well as local It is "the old old set to fa miliar music both of which peo ple love to hear and that is reason enough And they come from all over Central Texas and beyond (A reminder here: there will be no reserved seats) There is probably no community of any size in this country at least in which the oratorio Is not presented by professional college or church groups And it is a note worthy fact that Radio Station Waa has for years selected from all those in Texas even in its home city of Dallas the Baylor presen tation for broadcast by transcrip tlon on Christmas Eve Arrange ments arc being made too for broadcast by a local station direct from Waco Hall a week from Tues day UKST KI'N PICTURES EVERYTHING 1 HAVE Is Vol RS (Maree Oower Champion) at the Waco HANGMAN'S KNOT Randolph Scott Donna Reed) at the Orpheum TAIKs OP HOEMANN (Moira Shearer Robert Rounellle at the 25h Street HANGMANS noilt)Y (Ann Todd Eric Portman) at the Coronet I DREAM JEANNIE (Ray Middleton Muriel Lawrence) and "Goba ot at the Oaklawn Drive In A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Alastair stm at the Coronet Monday NIGHT WITHOUT SLEEP (Garv Merrill Linda Darnell) at Orpheum Tuesday KILIMANJARO (Greaorv Peek Ava Gardner Suaan Hayward) at the Warn Thursday LAWLESS BREED (Rock Hudson Julia Adams) at the Orpheum riday DOWNTOWN AN!) SUBURBAN RIVOII: (John Wayne Claire Trevor) JATll STREET: Walk East on Beacon" Dale Robertson Anne rancis Stars "Lydia Twentieth Cen tury drama based on Ken neth best selling novel of high adventure in Haiti during the early nineteenth century opens to day at the Crystal Theatre with Dale Robertson and Anne rancis in starring roles A tale of Intrigue and Insurrec tion "Lydia embodies a gamut of action ranging from vi olent armed revolt and voodoo wor ship to vivid passion in the Jungles of Haiti as the natives rise up against Napoleon In a desperate bld for freedom Active plant material such as leaves contain about 90 per cent water Opens Baylor Theatre Year Thursday night Baylor Theatre presents the first play of its taintime the 1952 53 season of nine major productions Tickets go on sale tomorrow and may be obtained by calling Baylor University 3 4511 extension 304 between 1230 and 5:30 The play is Shaw's high comedy a delightful bit of Witty comment on the manners and morals of his day reflecting the typical style of the famous British satirist The setting being London about 1900 Victorian prud ishness and turn of the century ideas receive most of the brunt of pen He draws the major roles as delightful charac ters and surrounds them with a number of minor roles which add flavor and help round out the plot Bet Begins Story The action centers around Henry Higgins a middle aged phonetics teacher who finds the social rules of his day a bore and refuses to bother with them much to theconsternation of his mother The story begins when he takes on a bet with Colonel Pickering who is also interested in phonetics and dialects to make a lady out of a common flower girl of the streets in only six short The goal they feet for the girl Eliza Doolit tle is a garden party at which she is to appear as a lady of London society The difficulties rise at once in the person of father Alfred Doolitte of the undeserving After a small sum of money is payed him and he has revealed a high philosophy of life he con sents to being housed clothed and taught by Colonel Pickering and Higgins Henry Higgins then begins his fbut finds it more exacting than he anticipated He has little trouble teaching proper speech to Eliza but when it comes to the social graces his problems mount How ever with the aid of his mother Eliza becomes the belle of the garden party resulting in a crush ing victory for Higgins as a teacher Only then does the prob lem of future loom up to plague him She quickly showers all the social graces she has learned upon him as well as all her natural charm and he in turn finds that he has become more than fond of her The end comes as they unravel the tangled emo tions of all concerned so that each one conforms to the standards of "middle class Miss Barkley to Direct Tuanita Barkley graduate stud ent from Blue Mountain College in Mississippi is busy directing the cast as well as consulting with other student assistants responsible for costumes scenery and lighting Ralph Hester will be seen as the phonetics teacher Henry Higgins Shirley Hughes as the flower girl Eliza Doolittle: Alvin Massey as Colonel Pickering Willie Reader as Alfred Doolittle father and Doris Crabtree as mother Mrs Higgins Others in the cast include Mac Mauldin Joy Compere Marilyn Miller Nor ma Gragg Thomas Knowlan Joan Willard and Martha Wilkerson The play runs Thursday riday and Saturday night of this week and also monday night Dec 15 Tickets for any performance may be reserved during the week by calling the theatre SANTA'S GIT to Cotton Bowl Week visitors in Dal las will be the inimitable Danny Kaye in person star ring in his own variety show at the State air Audi torium Kaye and company arrive on the auditorium stage Christmas night and will appear nightly through Jan 1 Saturday and Sun day matinees as well as a special New Year's Eve midnight show and party also will be given during the holiday week Mail or ders are being received at 1315 Elm Street is (George Murphy) Wednesday Thursday ot Robin Hood" (Richard Todd Joan Rice) STRAND: (orrest Tucker Victory Jory TEXAS: With a (Joseph Cotten Barbara Stanwyck) CORONET: Red (Moira Shearer) Thursday CRYSTAL: (Dale Robert son Anne rancis) and Lion and the (Steve Cochran) MELROSE: "Jumping Jacks" and "Rain bow 'Round My Shoulder" Wednesday ot Strangers" (Edward Rob inson Susan Hayward) JOY: "Drums In the Deen and (Van Hethn Evelyn Keyes) REX: Jim (John Wayne) and (Tyrone Power Susan Hayward) DRIVE IN THEATRES CIRCLE: Mv (rankle Laine) and Devil Makes Three' (Gene Kelly Pier Angell) JOY: the Sun Shines (David Wayne Jean Peters) andf (Tyrone Power Susan Hayward) OAKLAWN: Til the Sun Shines Nellie" (David Wayne Jean Peters) and and the (Steve Cochran) Wednesday SKY: "Battleground" and Carni val" Tuesday "Kansas and cartoon carnival Thursday "Secrets of a Sorority Girl" and "Whv Girls Leave Saturday River" and WACO: "Drem and Tues day and Smug glers" WESTVIEW: Devil Makes Three" Gene Kelly Pier Angell) Tuesday the Sun Shines STAGE AND CONCERT Baylor Theatre begin ning Dec 11 Baylor School of Mu'lc Waco Hall Dec 15 GINA RACHAUER pianist Civic Music Association Waco Hall Dec 18 "REE OR THE Civic Thea tre on film Waco Hall Dec 19 "SOUTH PACIIC" Junior Chamber of Cwiuagfca Waco 1UU Doo 2X (ttrren oming Events Road Wasif Difficult or GINA BACHAUER Gina Bachauer On Civic Music Bill Dec 18 REE MATINEE 4 to 7 love Navarra TERRACE CLUB 6y JBaUwin Holze Music Co AVaeo 821 Austin Ph 8 (591 Impartial survey shows PLAY ACCORDION I world famous PRACTICE WILL 5 1 Waco Accordion Center duel her Opera Work Of Brilliance Small amounts of nitrogen are present in all living material lhe relics daily use characters and in mime and ballet to I i Many of the so called licorice candies have little or no licorice in them old land let the experts be your guide to greater cof fee drinking pleasure Get White Swan Coffee today pianist with an one of film and the pic My JANET BLAIR as Ensign Nellie orbush meets the children of Planter Emile deBecque (Webb Tilton) in what turns out to be a critical moment in "South Pacific" The Rodgers Hammerstein musical will be seen in Waco Hall Dec 22 and 23 Here Is Your Opportunity! A 5 WEEKS COURSE! With Professional Teachers' ACCORDION AND MUSIC URNISHED OR I OME "ICE REVUE of 1953 to the Western script except the bar room brawl is no bar room) is em in at the Orpheum Theatre a are vanishing rap County authorities one ot the greatest the HOLZE MUSIC CO 821 AUSTIN PH 3 7591 DANCE TONIGHT CAREY JONES nd Hig MEXIA MUSIC MAKERS rom Mexia Texas Phone 3 9322 United Art ists releasp of the London ilms presenta tion of the Jacques Offenbach opera Writ ten produced and directed by Michael Powell and Ernerlc Pressburger English libretto by Dennis Arundell Conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Choreography by rederick Ashton At the 25th Street Theatre The cast: Moira Shearer Robert Rounsevllle Rob era Helpman Pamela Brown rederick Ashton Leonide Massine Ludmilla Tcher Ina Lionel Hartls Ann Ayars Mogens Wleth Waco Hall 1 Two Performances' Only Monday December 22 and Tuesday December 23 8 :20 PJtf BOX OICE OPEN Junior Chamber of Commerce I Roosevelt Hotel 9 AM 5 PM I ItCHMi NMEK 4 MUI UMKEI3TEII plished when the latter loses his reflection He regains it by break ing tne mirror alter tignting a for possession of the key to room In the third Hoffmann is in with a singer (played and sung by Ann Ayars) who is killed by Halp mann just as he killed her mother by hypnotizing her a consumptive into singing In the Epilogue Stella comes to the tavern to join Hoffmann who has found his true destiny as a poet rather than as a lover Reali izing that he no longer needs her she departs with Helpmann The whole is sung danced played and photographed with an opulence color and fantasy seldom seen on the screen Definitely superior in Richnen of Tone Exquisite Styling Effortless Action Investi gate these Exclusive Advantages of the Raidwin before you huv Truly Great Piano in America's finest homes Priced BELOW many brands of lesser quality Covered Bridges Still Survive in Ohio County ASHTABULA Ohio Cov ered bridges once as common as horse troughs idly Ashtabula claim still has concentrations marks left Records show 20 of still exists and 18 are in although all have been braced re paired re roofed and le inforced at one time or another Most of the bridges were built between 1820 and 1900 and all are now scheduled for replacement al though it may take some years Eleven were torn down between 1924 and 1931 Beat This Choice: BUTTE Mont The Mon tana Wool Association picked the right man to talk at the recent convention here The wool folk heard a speech by Woolfolk of the or est Service i Refunds the Refund i KNOXVILLE Tenn Roy Blair explained away reckless driv5 ing charges and was a 82 cash bond But he sway officers who caught up with him after finding that Blair had posted no bond at the time of hit arrest' Coffee first in test of Six Top Brands AMONG SIX LEADING COEES! Adult Delinauents Outnumber Youth RACINE Wis UP There are two adult delinquents for every ju venile delinquent in a community a vocational education co ordinator said here recently TePoorten said youth are challenge of our land sell them short living and growing up in times of great discovery and change They face more tempetations in a short walk to school rihan did many of their forbears in a TePoorten said education cannot be overemphasized in preparing youth for the struggle to keep America great He added that the education system must be concern ed with all of the people 20 out of every 100 high school graduates go on to TePoorten said 80 that stay behind must still be trained to be come part of a great He quoted Egyptian and Greek historians to show that people of 4000 thought their youth was demoralized immoral had lit tle respect for their elders and au thority SONJA HENIE and her DANCE NEW BRASS RAIL McGregor highway Saturday and Sunday Nirhtk REE MATINEE SUNDAY Mnsie By DOODLE OWENS and TEXAS RAMBLERS Gma Bachauer Greek who has come to America established reputation as the most brilliant artists on the post war concert stage will appear in Waco Hall Dec 18 in the second of the Civic Music concert scries She made her American debut in October 1950 and since has gone on to phenomenal success and is in great demand not only for first appearances but for repeat performances as well In her native Athens where she was born of Austrian parents she studied with Waldemar reeman and later was a pupil of Alfred Cortot and of the late great Rach maninoff Her debut was with the Athens Symphony and was quickly followed by a Paris recital and a concert with the Paris Symphony Her career was interrupted by the war during which she performed the the arfned forces in Egypt 1 The traditional policies of Civic Music Association will apply for her concert here No one will be admitted without a membership card which is transferable Non Wacoans and military personnel may purchase single admission tickets at the box office No seats are reserved and the concert will begin at 8:15 Miss Bachauer's program fol lows Toccata and ugue lnD Minor Bach Tausig Sonata in Major 288 Mozart Sonata in Minor Opus 58 Three Intermezzi Brahms! No 2 Opus 117 No 1 Opus 117 Nd 3 Opus 119 Three antastic Dances Schostakovich Albenez ree Matinee i LONE PLAYBOYS NIGHT JERRY DYKES 4 And His Western Ramblers PHONE 3 989S A brilliant and visually magnifi cent screen treatment of Jacques opera of Hoff based on the stories of the mystic German poet and romantic writer A Hoffmann is of fered at the 25th Street Theatre be ginning today In fact almost any of the super latives usually used with such abandon by film publicists might be employed with perfect honesty in connection with this happy wed ding of the arts of drama music ballet and film Stars of Ballet and Music To put the Offenbach Hoffmann opus on the screen London ilms has made use tremendously ef fective use of Moira Shearer Le onide Massine Robert Helpmann Ludmilla Tcherina rederick Ash ton and others ol the famed Sad Wells Ballet Robert Rounse ville Bruce Dargavel Dorothy Bond and other singers Sir Thom as Beecham and the Royal Phil harmonic Orchestra and choreog rapher Ashton ew major changes have been made in the Offenbach opera for the screen version The last of Hoffmann's many loves Stella ap pears in the opera as a singer for film purposes she (played by Miss Shearer) is changed to a bal let dancer who is seen dancing a five minute ballet Enchanted in the Prologue and the Epilogue is shortened somewhat It might be said that the film has been produced in reverse The entire work was first recorded in sound with the players afterward interpreting tne movements a recorded playback The reason will become apparent on viewing the picture or ballet artists us ually are not singers of the quality desired Robert Rounseville of course has a glorious voice and as Hoffmann is not seen eri pointe or in a pas de deux Stories Slightly Related The Prologue the three stories and the Epilogue are integrated only through the appearance in each of Hoffmann in search of love and the shadowy figure of Nicklaus (played by Pamela Brown and sung by Monica Sinclair in place of the male soprano used in the original opera) who ac companies him everywhere to no apparent purpose 'save confusion of the audience In each however there is a Nemesis known by a dif ferent name in each played by Helpmann and sung by basso Dar guvel In the Prologue Stella loved bv Hoffmann and coveted by Lindorf (Halpmann) sends a note to Hoff mann to meet her in the tavern after the ballet buri the note intercepted by Lindorf the tav ern Hoffmann offers to regale the guests with stories of his amours In the first she is Olympia the mechanical puppet who appears alive when viewed through magic glasses She gets out of control during a dance Hoffmann falls and breaks the glasses and his rival (Helpmann) who had purchased her with a rubber check gains re venge by destroying the doll Soul Is Captured The second is the story of Hoff mann and Giulietta the Venetian courtesan (Miss Tcherina) who is used as a tool by Helpmann to capture soul accom rm ic rn ii fort ROGERS VvzLIOLUIVI WORTH PRICES (Tax lucl) $350 $300 $250 $200 MAIL ORDERS NOW! State number of tickets price and performance desired Mail check or money ordr to SONJA HEN1I ynUi AOOKRa 00LX3SUK ORT WORTH il I No Vacancy In Trailer MEMPHIS Tenh UP Mrs Payne reports a family here had so many relatives constantly drop ping in to visit 'that they finally stuck a sign on their a trailer WHITE SWAN BEST years since before an audience she has managed to move to the top of her professionachieveing success in pictures as a singer with a hand in night clubs radio television and now on the stage Of course Miss Blair has been on the stage before when she played before packed motion picture theat res when She was making personal appearances but marks her musical comedy debut Janet Blair Is red haired her twinkling eyes are brown and she is five feet four a inches tall and weighs 110 pounds Vital statis tics these but they in no way reveal her attractive personality the warmth and radiance of her smile Miss Blair is a friendly person and her friendliness comes across from the screen and the footlights That is probably one of the reasons why she was engaged by the Messrs Rodgers Hammer stein Hayward and Logan the pro ducers for the part of EnsignNellie orbush in the National Company of their fabulous musical success Nellie orbush is a naturally warm and friendly person a valiant young Navy nurse and to play the role successfully an actress must have those qualities Miss Blair has Music Came Naturally It was perhaps inevitable that Miss Blair who was born in Al toona Pa sing and love music Her father was the soloist and choirmaster in his church and her mother played both the organ and the piano exceptionally well Janet sang from the time she could talk but when she was offered a chance to sing professionally her father re fused to give his permission for the venture A friend of the family Alex Hol den was manager of the Hal Kemp band and rook the Blairs to near the band entertain at a local dance When friends saw her there they set up a clamor for her to sing and to keep from being deafened from the noise Kemp fi nally extended the invitation Three months later when the bandleader found himself without a singer just before his opening at the Stanley Theatre in Pittsburgh he remem bered the little russett haired girl who had sung in Altoona and he wired her to join him Return Tickets Not Needed That was when father acted in the traditional manner However Janet and her mother took the next train with the pre caution of having return tickets in their bags The tickets needed Janet clicked immediate ly and evidently her father was reconciled When the band reached the Am bassador Hotel in Los Angeles Kemp featured Janet in the floor show After her first performance there talent scouts beat the pro verbial path to her door with the contracts for pictures Janet was thrilled but cautious She made one short and a test for Twentieth Century but when the band left for San rancisco she was with it On the way Kemp was killed in an automobile accident Returning to Hollywood Miss Blair signed with NBC and care fully considered picture offers She made another test at Columbia Pictures and when the results were screened the studio realized it had uncovered not just another lovely girl with a fine voice but a personality and an acress as well A swift build up followed the signing of her contract and soon she was seen in Girls About Town a Blondie Yanks in ture that made her a star Sister 5 Settled Down Now Personal appearances came then television More recently she has been starred at the outstand ing supper clubs across the coun try Now she has settled down as much as she ever will settle to the most exacting task of singing Oscar famous lyr ics to Richard equally celebrated music in Paci a long road that Janet Blair has traveled and she feels that she still has far to go The National Company of which is headed by Janet Blair and Webb Tilton will open at Waco Hall Dec 22 under the sponsorship of the Junior Chamber 0t commerce OPENING Dtr 9 thru Jan 4th Al NITES at 8:15 MATINEES (Only performance Sunday): at 2:30 REE DANCE ROM 5 TIL COTTAGE INN Mnsie By GENE IVY And The TEXAS BLUEBONNET BOYS Weight Limit Goods Is Cut ORT HOOD Dec A 75 per cent reduction in weight allowances for household goods has been announced for dependents joining service personnel in the Ur'ted States Zone of Germany Transportation officials here said dependents would be allowed to ship one quarter of the previous permanent change of station al lowance or 2000 pounds net which ever is greater Affected by this regulation which goes into effect immediately are dependents of Army Navy and Air orce personnel stationed in the area Not affected are individ uals whose goods are in transit or those whose application for trans fer of household goods has been approved Officials said the reduction was imposed as a move to reduce la bor and transportation costs for personal household goods that are furnished along with dependents quarters tn the United States Zone Excluded from the limitation are professional books and equipment hold baggage and privately owned if the individual is otherwise authorized to ship his automobile The regulation which is the re sult of a study made by all Armed Services including those in the European Command has' been in effect for personnel in the a East Command for a number of years UlAII IATIUB 1 jesiu LMM JANETrWElfo BLAIRTILTONuthiWc RICHARD RODGERS Irrni CSCAl NAMMEISTEIR 2ii OtCM HAMMrtSTBM JOSHUA IMAN AdopUd frm JAMES A AUCHENEK uikur ri WmniM "TALES Of THE SOUTH MQRC OirfWky JOIIU LMI sep pry om Ltgnhng br MeLZiNEX 1 Cm)vp by MOTLEY Mutkbl Pifbclb) WILL HWW Prices: $320 455 S90 260 tax ine Sponsored by Junior Cham ber Com ALL SinOO ENROLU OR IU NOW The Ideal Musical Christmas Gift Randolph Scott Is Rebel in This Western Story A Columbia Pictures Western written and directed by Roy Huggins Produced by Harry Joe Brown with Randolph Scott assistant producer At the Orpheum Theatre The cast: Matt Stewart' Randolph Stott Molly Hull Donna Reed Jamie Groves Claude Jarman Jr Cass Browne rank avlen Captain Petersen Glenn Langan Lee Kemper Richard Denning Rolph Bainter Lee Marvin Mrs Harris Jeannette' Nolan Plunkett clem Bevans Quincey Ray Teal Almost every bit of business Known writer (there ployed What with the plethora of bush whacking runaway stage coaches defense of honor shooting in the back et cetera it is surprising that the storv which those incidents enliven holds together and does not collapse of its own weikht But in retrospect after the last man is shot and the hero and heroine (Randolph Scott and Don na Reed in this instance) col laborate on the fadeout kiss it is found that Roy story has made sense most of the way and that no great stretch of the imagi nation is needed to find plausible motivation for most of wjiat has gone on Scott a major in the Confederate Army operating in Nevada has raided a Yankee gold train and after 12 men have been killed for the gold learns that the war has been over for three weeks and his actions are likely to be misinterp reted by the new Yankee govern ment His plan is to take the gold to the conquered South which will have some use for it but the way is dogged by rene gade vigilantes who also would have some use for it Scott and his men commandeer a stagecoach on which Miss Reed is a passenger and take refuge in the stagecoach station from the pursuing band There they are besieged and final ly are burned out but by one of those freaks of nature which is a iit too pat manage to get out alive Or some of them do Scott and Miss Reed lhe prin cipals carry out their assignments in a highly satisfactory manner They have fine assistance' too from Claude Jarman Jr as the young Reb who after the war is oyer kills his first man Lee Mar vin who has killed often and en joys it Clem Bevans as the keeper of the station Jeannette Nolan as his daughter Glenn Langan who appears brteflv as a Confederate officer and Richard Dennings as Miss supposed fiance Roy Huggins who also wrote the play directed it for all the action he could get' out of it and his effort was a noble one He did not permit the cameramen to over look the mountain scenery either Janet Biai Although ili i ic A i I i A a 1 I 1 I I a 1 KM tig 'Bis st I I 4.