Mt. Vernon Register-News from Mt Vernon, Illinois • Page 5

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1950 THE REGISTER-NEWS MT. VERNON, ILLINOIS HARPO MARX TO SPE AK FIRST TIME IN 25 YEARS By BOB THOMAS HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 17. For the first time in 25 years, Harpo Marx is going to speak before an audience. Harpo is the mute, wild-wigged character who chased blondes in filmdom's most famous brother act.

Now that the Minxes have gone their separate ways professionally, Harpo is embarking on a concert tour. And he says he's Ingoing to talk. "I thought I'd do it this way," he said in a spacious Beverly Hills home. "I would be playing the harp and one of the strings would break. I'd say That would break the silence and then I'd talk to the audience and explain why I never spoke." The story begins a (junrler- century ago when the Marx brothers were touring vaudeville.

They were doing a 25-minute sketch and Harpo had two comedy bits. One was in pantomine, which drew a lot of laughs, and the other was dialogue, which didn't. So the brothers decided to lengthen the pantomine routine and cut out the other, Harpo never )ke again. RKl'ORTS HAVE IT THAT IIARl'O was once offered $50,000 to say a line in a movie, but he turned it down. While this is dubious history, it adds to the Strangely enough, Harpo is the most talkative of the Mnrxes.

He spoke enthusastically about his new tour. He will travel to 60 U. S. cities in 60 days with a show chich is aptly titled "Harpo's Bazaar." Among other things it will offer a Metropolitan Opera soprano and a pair of ballet men who toss around a couple of live Boa Constrictors. Harpo is looking forward to the tour, despite the grind of one- '4 night stands.

lie is anxious to see the towns he visited as a vaudeville lad. Harpo spent much time preparing for the tour. Ho practiced the harp for two hours daily and spent the rest of the morning playing the piano and dreaming up gags. "I've got to keep busy," be said. "I've got four kids to buy shoes for." THE BROTHERS ARK STILL 4 firm about doing no more pictures together, except a final one based on their own lives.

It will be taken from Kyle Chrichton's hook about the boys. But as far as making another straight comedy, Harpo said "We've done all the gags; why do them again? TEXICQ Rita McKinney, Correspondent The Union Chapel S. S. held a farewell party Monday evening of last week in the church basemen for Mrs. Ethel Ballard and daughter, Doris.

They have bought them a new home east of Vernon on the Fairfield Road and have moved to it. The Sunday School presented them with a floor and a table lamp. Leo Leuty celebrated his 21st birthday Sunday afternoon with a fish fry at the home of his parents Mr. and Mrs. Orville Louty.

There were about 75 relatives and friends present. Mr. and Mrs. Harold McKinney, Anita and Eddie Lee, Mr. and Mrs.

Earl Tate, Mr. and Mrs. Wcs Eller and son. Gale attended from this community. Leo received several nice presents, Fifteen women of the Union Chapel W.

S. C. S. went to Con- tralia Thursday of last week where they were given a great welcome by the W. S.

C. S. of the Second Methodist church. A wonderful lunch was at the noon hour. A good lesson was had in the afternoon.

Mrs. Arthur Thompson spent Wednesday with Aunt Rachel Whitson to help celebrate Aunt Rachel's 86th birthday. Then in the evening Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Thompson were supper guests in the Glen Osborn home.

Mrs. Marie Knowles and son, Johnnje visited Friday afternoon with Mrs. Imogcne Gorline. Mr. and Mrs.

Glen Murphy of Mt. Vernon spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Oren Jenkins. Visitors in the Glen Osborn home last week were: Lucille Nor- flect, Gladys Jewett of Houston, Sophia Howard, Kell, 111..

Monte Claybourn, Mt. Vernon and Mr. and Mrs. R. A.

Savorie and son Richard of Gilman, 111. Mrs. Wallace TJyars visited one day last week with her sister, Mrs. Alice Whit lock. Mr.

and Mrs. John Ward and Mr. and Mrs. Harold McKinney, Anita and Eddie Lee spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.

Charley Shafer. Mr. Shafer has been sick. Mr. and Mrs.

Ted Tate and children and Bradley Tate of South Bend, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Tate. The W. S.

C. S. of Union Chapel will meet in the home of Mrs. Wilma Hanes Thursday evening at 7:30 for regular monthly lesson, j. Mr.

and Mrs. Howard Veatch and family have moved to Mt. Vernon. Mrs. S.

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