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PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE: FEBRUARY 25, 1947 TUSAY, -13 (5FSE50! TONIGHT AT 8:30 Take a Bow, Keystone State Rcalling World Ptmiere Here piaurr NEIGHBORS" Exhibit Mirm-Zaa. rlC i Sir Shoto Eory Monih) IMME by William Shaketpeara Keserrstions MA. 4445 or Ciimbels. Nancy Guj i NORMAN CRANZ The Drama Desk By Harold V. Cohen V3 iH3 fcrasiisr BoyMcuj- at tba PHILHARMONIC Screen Tough Guy Is Just An Old Softie Burt Lancaster Reads Poetry, Cooks and Likes Long-Hair Music By Aline Mosby Uallfd Press Hollywood Corr-ssi-Gndcnt Tba Eliow stars Outstanding Artists ia Jazz Concsrt Kfoso'uE THURS MARCH M.

Werlst Ttllsrt Stria Ttau Tickets I.S0 $3 lne. Tax mt Volkweini Local Scrappings William Wymetal, the new man AT--, N- LOIS DoFEE AM) THE FAM6US ILIND COMIC MIKE SACHS WALTER BROWN EXTRA CLEM SELLING'S CANINE STOOGES aging director, will meet the press today and announce the repertoire for the second summer of outdoor Sin Hollywood, Ftb. 2i Burt Un 4 vs raster is tourh. On the screen operas at the Pitt Stadium. I 1 Marie, he's hard as diamond-tested steel.

if Tess Gardell, the original "Aunt Eut our idol has feet of clay. I I "f- I Jemima," comes into the Club Lu- He read3 poetry, likes long-hair Marba next Monday night for a limited stay. William music and fancies himself the best cook of Italian spaghetti this side Thompson, business agent of f-flrrittj: kit cMY 4 of Rome. And his East Side fans Local 171 of the IATSE motion ABAGON 1ALIROOM ay not like it, but he plays picture operators, has been named bndjre. TONITE EXTRA SPECIAL 4-HOUR DANCE TONITE secretary of the fourth district, which includes Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, jimm RRPAT The soft side of our hero was not in evidence when we watched him go into action over at Paramount in the Hal Wallis produc TOMMY CARLYN HAL UUHIIO BANDS West Virginia and the District of Columbia.

Thompson gets the 11 P. M. TO 1 A. M. ft jff I A i I if Wl k--i v' ''C I i iTjiTTTrfe berth which has been vacant since 8:45 TO 11 P.

M. CHECKING FREE ADMISSION 71c rLrs TAX the death of Charles Brunner, of Altoona, several months ago, and in it's the same post Pittsburgh Larry Katz had before he became one of the union's international 20 If representatives. Inez Lubin, The finest place in town to eat The food is swell-the drinks a treat Served with a smile the music gay. The bill is right be on your way! who was the old Villa Madrid cigaret girl for a long time, is coming along" fine at the Monte-fiore Hospital after being seriously ill. The Blatt Brothers the aters will host the weekly Family Night at the Variety Club this 51 -3 Friday.

The new floor show at the Nixon Cafe includes Sylvia JIM3IY DORSEY JAXET BLAIR TOMJ1Y DORSEY Pennsylvania plays a very important part in the screen story of the life and careers of Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey, which comes to the Warner on Thursday under the title of "The Fabulous Dorseys." Not only were the two bandleaders born in this state in the Eastern part but so was their leading lady, Miss Blair, in Altoona. SENATOR 'fnuu iib.rty t. A -I "WILD WEST" rE'0UI8 BLACK EEA'JTY" VI and Christian. Joan and Ernie Hayden and Maxine and Bobby. tion.

"I Walk Alone." He was threatening to beat the tar out of a scared citizen, Kirk Douglas. Lancaster, eyes steely, jaw set, blond hair to.jMcd, was toying with the idea of locking Douglas in mammoth icebox. Or maybe wrapping him in a coat cf cement and flipping him in the river. Nice guy. Then Lancaster wiped the leer off his rugged face and ambled over to tell us he's going to present an endowment to the Union Settlement House in New York.

How's that for a switch from a guy who snarled his way through "The Killers." played a tough riep-titv sheriff in "Desert Town" and an ex-ganster in "I Walk Memorial to Brother "My brother and I used to work out in the gym in that settlement house when we were kids," Burt said, "after school at P. S. S3 and DeWitt Clinton High." Burt's returning to New York to arrange for the gift of money as soon as he winds up his fourth movie, and fourth tough guy role, too, "Brute Force' for Producer Mark Hellinger. The endowment will be made in th name of Lancaster's brother, William, who died last fall. "That's why I'll never forget DANCE TONITE HORMANDY CLUS Jjg GROTTO i i The Pittsburgh Savoyards, re i' Cji'I hearsing "Pinafore" for a performance at Syria Mosque on May 3, need contraltos and tenors for the chorus, and auditions TOXITE 22 DAACES LIBERTY.

East Uberrr "THE RA20R'S CLYDE KNIGHT HENRY EBERHART Has Never Seen Kerrigan flight nowKtii iYIRE TREVOR I)HX WAYNE Remiier the Trevor-Wayne "AlleghH- Uprising," which was wwrl-premiered here several y-as ago because early. Pittsbirg's part of the locale? Well, ti coming back again, this tirrito the Senator, where it openjtomorrow along with another tissue, "Sky Devils," featurinjVictor McLaglen, Ida 4Vi HOURS OF DANCING 8:30 P. M. to 1 A. M.

ADM. 83c plus Tax East Liberty Himself on the Screen "DtTH YAL1.LV "the' rtRDirr PerryaTtne Vkn'. Would Make Him Self-Conscious, Admits Irish Actor in New O'Neill Play M-8-M PRESENTS THE SCOOP OF THE THE GREATEST HUSH-HUSH SECRET OF ALL TIME! -TirE POUXRY" Iupino A Preston Foster. There is a Hollywood legend that J. M.

Kerrigan, famous Irish Ia rhie 'The Man I Love'i one-man low at Henry Miller's character actoi, has never seen theater iriew York on March 9. any of his numerous films, even "The Informer" and "Long Voyage Lawrte Langner and Srmina Federal St. "Bi.gp.ot FOI A 0r dymiiite cvei' that house, Hurt said. It does a world of good giving a lot of kids Home, two of the really memora 4 1 ble pictures to come from the a chance. screen capital.

There is also a Marshall W-ill resurrect their "Pursuit Happiness" at West-port, Conilthis summer and expect to dete then about converting- it intja musical. The Actors' Lairheater in Hollywood The i rait St. Hun i CrTPiTML CaTnOLIC w.4 HOITjI CTH0i.lC Lancaster got so good on the horizontal bars at the Union House that he junked college to join the legend that this same Kerrigan, who will be seen in Eugene O'Neill's "A Moon For the Misbe have been scheduled for Thursday night at 8 in the Calvary Church Parish House on Shady avenue. Phyllis Ann Love, who wa-s Susie, the waitress, in "Boy Meets Girl" at the Playhouse, will have the only feminine role in Fred Burleigh's next show, "The Hasty Heart." B. Iden Payne is back at Carnegie Tech rehearsing the annual Shakespearian production, which will be "King Lear" this year.

Even though no prizes were offered, more than 25 letters have been received by "Peter and Clair Grove." the leading characters in the W'CAE serial, "Happiness Ahead," suggesting names for their recently-born twins. Peter and Clair are played by Adelaide Lasner Sachs and Lionel Poulton on the show. The Saturday night Fred Waring concert at Syria Mosque is practically sold out already but there are still choice seats left for the afternoon performance. John Montague is in town ahead of "State of the Union," which brings Conrad Xagel, Irene Hervey and Henry O'Neill to the Nixon for two weeks on March 10. Bob Post, who produces the is plannirgi revival of Clifford citus for three bucks a week After five vears of the big tops, gotten" when that new play opens GALA PREMIERE WED.

NIGHT MARCH 5th AT LOEWS PENN SEATS NOW ON SALE AT REGULAR PRICES Odets' "tolen Boy" with John a week engagement Monday at turned high-tone and did back flips for sophisticated customers in Garfield ii.e title role. Dis the Nixon, played as many as 15 agreement yer the choice of a swanky Midwest hotels. different roles on the stage of the director luicaused John Golden 4 old Maxine Eiliott theater in New Then he got bored and did another Lancaster switch. Sold York in one week, the 15 roles to give up plans for producing J. B.

Prieley's "An Inspector ladies undies at Marshall Field's necessitating 52 costume changes. IFYCU WERE General." II G. Carroll was to Tfl I lit L1P1 I Both these legends are true, Ker have acted he lead. Gene roil sr. rigan admits.

As a member of the famous Abbey Plaj'ers, the Irish Nona PRE? ricu i too acting company that has visited this country on several occasions, Kerrigan played a repertory of 24 different plays, a different show WOULD YD! Fowler, joined Universal-Internationcps a production assistant to Mnally Johnson. Canada Lee'vho starred in the original BroAay version, will direct the fortoming cosst revival of "Xative pon," by Richard Wright. ke reports from Detroit on the kv Max Wylie play, ajiBtiwiirjtwaMii WOULD WOULD WOULD WOULD WOULD WOULD YOU? YOU? YOU? YOU? YOU? YOU? every night and frequently four one-act plays in a single evening, SHERIDAN Si fir S.i nclude Synge, Yeats, Moliere, the "KQT03ICUS" East AJtwrty KEEP YOUR MOUTH SK3T? "The Greatd of These," with Si i B.r Y'i REGEHT if SKlS" Gene Raymoi and Mary Boland, works of contemporary and classical playwrights, comedy and tragedy, in period and modern costumes. And to the query as to why J. M.

KERRIGAN taaf uocrty have been One critic said: In Sho-Biz-Quiz tWJAS) and Dan Murray (WWSW) programs, has gone to New York for a week on business. The critics are going to get an advance peek at Laurence Olivier's "Henry tomorrow evening in the Karris was destined for "If ever a pi he doesn't see his own pictures, he Here comedies in short, the kind success, this it." Chicago gets mm "TGOT" nextl East Ubent ANOtL" of range that few modern actors ever have a chance to achieve. shrugs his shoulders in a shy gesture and says that he would feel self-conscious if he watched him- store in Chicago. "I riidn't forget my acrobatics though." he grinned. "When things got dull I stood on my hands on the counter and did cartwheels in the aisles." When that novelty wore thin, LancaMer was off again.

As a meat packer, a piek-and-shovel man, a boiler-room fireman, a ringing waiter, and 2t months in the overseas employ of Uncle When Lancaster returned to York sans he found his career and his wife at the top of an elevator. "I was going to see this girl I who worked for a radio pro-! oncer," he said. "This other guy in the. elevator kept staring at me." Only One Stage Job No sooner had Burt stepped into1 the gal's office than the ogling man telephoned and offered him a part in a new Broadway plaj "A Sound cf Hunting." That was Lancaster's first and or.lv job in the theater, because Movie Producer Hal Wallis was fitting the twelfth row and signed v.p the new actor. Lancaster lived in a single room when he first came to Hollywood.

SIA8 Of-KGRA PREKTISS" After he had left the Abbey screening room. Cab Calloway's band has been booked for a Sister Ken Popular Tfet few ffeier THURSDAY-STANLEY elf perform. After an absence of eight years. Players and came to this country, he played in New York with the Sister Elizd flock of one-day theater stands in i CAKERAPHOSEi wr i rl fcast Ubertr i in H-kfa SKADYSSDt. si-r' I 6518 Wi'iwt St.

Mt'aiiiiE5BEa th Knny, discov this territory early next month. spent in Hollywood, students of the erer of the mhod of combatting ate Laurette Taylor for four years LAST 2 DAYS: Douglas Fairbanks, "SINBAD THE SAILOR" Bill Adler, the public rela living theater received a rare polio which prs ner name, is treat when he returned to New tions man, may have something in a new type of baggage cart he's 10 women most rican women, ac- third among admired by in such vehicles as "Out There" and "Happiness," and appeared in the ail-star revival of "Trelawney of the Wells" with such shining names as John Drew, Peggy Wood, York in a legitimate production earlier this season. "Playboy of "llR'ill" KAY just invented. The railroads are It monthly opinion cording to the SCHENLEY. Oakland interested.

Just before leaving poll conducted j' a national wom Va- tJ Pittsburgh, Joey Bishop closed for that deal at the Blackhawk Cafe in Chicago after all when the Oakland HO LEE. hO Lt 'FOOL GOLD' en a Jimgaiiiif. ioppmg iier lire Eleanor Rooselt and Claire Booth Luce. Roilind Russell is in line for an Aliemy Award for her portrayal Sister Kenny in Otto Kruger, and with Ina Claire in "Barchester Towers." Hi3 friends know him as an erudite scholar, extremely eloquent and well documented on world affairs, as a man who shuns per NIXON First Time Next Monday Seats on Sale Now! EUGENE ONEILL'S CENTRE Car. Centre at Cral) Oaklanrt faister Kenny.l Olivia I'r'v rd "DARK MIRROR' MprEarc'.

0 -THREE fjt-ll Cea "MR ACE "AK HIM the Western World." Since Kerrigan has such an interesting background, it might be pertinent to recall some facts about his career. Born in Dublin of non-theatrical parents and educated at Belvedere College, Kerrigan was a newspaperman for a brief period before joining the Abbey Players in 1907. With this most brilliant acting company he played more than 300 roles, all ages, all types, comic and tragic, young lover and old man in Mo- 1 sonal publicity, who finds acting "hen he married the ral he knew NEW OAKLAND at Forbe HELD OYER! BIG WEEK! Oakland MANOR iTi.rf A5TAir.3 hard woi'k and most stimulating, and as a companion whose Shavian conversation usually draws an eager group at his clu'o. It was inevitable that The Theater Guild, producers of "A Moon For the Misbegotten," should se 172" Mnrrsf Are. "BLU SK Squirrel Bill In ployed by operator of the spot agreed to lessen from two years to one the period in which the comic couldn't play any other Windy City room.

Bishop as a result opens an engagement there tomorrow. Tully Lopez, the night club camera concessionaire, is said to have his next bride picked out already. His ex-wife is Ruby, the Carousel check-room red-head- Garson Kanin, xcho authored the slick "Born Yesterday," and his wife, Ruth Gordon, who wrote Over 21'' and the current Broadway hit, "Years Ago" are both busy on new plays at the moment. Each has a first act doicn on paper and hope to have the other two completed at the top of the elevator, bought Conrad Nagel's home by the sea jind invited his relatives to move in. He asked his New York pals to drop arounci.

too. Now big-hearted Burt is back one room again. "I don't mind, though," he ald. "just so they give me room to listen to my classical records, cook spaghetti and read poetry." TeVhrjetbr Bob'. i.Air i.ira sa.

HILL ronrard at Miittit lect Kerrigan for the role of Phil I RIVG CP.CFS5" Hogan. the Irish, unconventional, meddling father, who tries to play Dan Cupid in his arrogant, well-meaning fashion. For Kerrigan's JAMES DUNN MARY- VELCH KERRIGAN PRICES (Tax IncL) Eveninrs, $4.20, $3.60, $3.00, $2.40, $1-8. $10. Wed.

A Sat. $3.00, $2.40, $1.80, $1.20. auuin niLLj i a- Biggest Tip-Top Tops Tip-Toppers' Topping her own show, appropriately labeled "Tip Toppers," Dormont I In Irish background and Abbev Thea K0LLYW00D. STARTS TUES. IE.

MARCH 4th ONLY PITTSEUR EN3AGEMENT ter training still loom elicitiously behind him! beats fsoir at ALEXANDERS I -r m. u. I Hrookltn i. v-rr-" JEANNE CKAIN ALL SEATS RESERVE PENNSYLVANIA STATE WIDE PREMIERE LAU EN OLIVIER Where to Go When to Go EELMAR. "MARQit .1 Is lassi tsslmss before summer has progressed very far.

Max Gordon will probably produce the pair of them; at least he'll get the first look and from there it's up to him. Addenda HENRY Tonight at PUVHOISE "Macbeth. 8:30. Homewood YVIIkintbtirr Lois DeFee, world tallest strip tease dancer, is back at the Casino this week. With the "Queen of the Amazons" in the cast are two other disrobers, Gail Garber and LaVodis.

The chief comic is Mike Sachs, who is totally blind but never gives any indication of this while on the stage. Sachs is assisted by Alice Kennedy and Boots Bridges. Walter Brown and Artie Lloyd, veteran funsters, are also in the DeFee show along with Clem Ballings and his "Canine Stooges." Harry Rollins, Lillian Sipes, Betty Spector, Sally Morton and Ralph Elsmore. pEP Wvr. srs In TfriiK'' i i as the Music Planet Micro- BTKL.

PLAXETAKICM "Our Neighbors" at 4 and 8:30 and PRICES: Evm at Mats at 3:30. SI.8O-S1.20. Show at 5:30: 2 4l.X0. tfieia nas agreed to do a Arthur Blake Star Of Carousel Show Arthur Blake, one of the country's leading mimics who recently rinsed a six-week stay at the Tioxy theater in New York following a long engagement at the Trocadero in Hollywood, is headlining the new floor show at Jackie Heller's Carousel. Blake's imitations include such seldom-done personalities as Joan Crawford.

Bette Davis. Barbara Stanwyck and Hildegards as well as dozens of others. Heller himself is m.c'ing the line-up at liis Liberty avenue spot, where the talent also includes Walter and Jean Brown, nidsical comedy dancers, and June Walls, the glamorous red-headed singing whose home is in Pittsburgh. Herman Middleman's orchestra clavs for dancing. STATE Hie Made -ft Famous BC9 Liberty ART Clwft Goart 2304 show for Theater, next season YViltefnsbnn and that organization is looking around tor a play to fit her.

Maurice Chevalier will open his Ullkinsbnra THE r- TV A 'VE --T8E STORK Of THEIR SATT1E is TGP i.mar. In I pf alt lit A Jeanm 1 11 1 111 I Crain-tn Bart "Mar- MT. DLIVtri. Mt. OliTer WHITEHALL.

Brentwood gie" Technicolor. A Ken Curtis-Jeff f'lVt Doncell Cowboy Biuea. MHSIDE Be- liU Harry Sullivan- Bonita Granville "Suspent" Also Short Subjects. hi- MELROSE i'Ul' c''-" Zoo twice daily ART CINEMA George O'Brien and Heather Angel in "Danse! Boone" and 'Windjammer," with O'Brien and Constance Worth. Complete shows at 10:30, 1, 3:20, 5:40.

8 and 9:20. BAKKk Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan In "Danserous Money' and "The Mysterious Mr. Valentine." with William Henry. Complete shows at 11, 1:05, 3:10, 5:15, 7:20 and 9:25. CASINO Lois De Fee in burlesque, and movie shorta.

Shows at 12:30. 3:30. 7 axd 9:30. FT I TON George Montgomery and Nancy Guild in "The Brasher Doubloon" at. 11:26, 1:18, 3:10, 5:02, and 10 HARRIS Larry Parks and Evelyn Keyes in "'Tfc Jolson Story" at 10:25.

12:40. 3. 5:20, 7:40 and 10:05. PENN James Stewart In Franfc Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life" at 11:17. 1:54, 4:31, and 9:45.

RITZ "Tiil the Ciouds Roil BV at 10:10 12:23. 2:46, 5:04. 7:22 and 9:40. SENATOR "Black Beauty." with Mona Freeman, and Eddie Dean in "Wild West." Complete shows at 11:02, 12:45, 3:40, 6:35 and 9:30. STANLEY Douglas Fairbanks.

and Maureen O'Hara in "Sinbad the Sailor" at 11. 1:10. 3:20. 5:30. 7:45 and 9:55.

WARNER Betty Hutton and Sonry Tufts in "Cross Mv Heart" at 11:43, 1:49, 3:55. 6:01, and 10:13 OPEN 10:30 7' Carrlek r-l I 1 1 1 1 CRNEOIE Car F.smond-Adi Srlara. Trie Catman of Also March Ken Nilcs Proves Three-Way Expert Ken iles, widely known radio announcer, was signed as technical adviser for certain scenes in RKO Radio's "Out of the Past," wound up by getting one of the top supporting roles in the picture though neither assignment had anything to do with his knowledge of radio. One of the leading sportsmen in the country, Niles was first called in for advice on an intricate fishing scene in the melodrama which of Time ''Nobody's ChilG' and Cartoon. ETNA JAMES STEWART DONNA REED "IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE" Etna i CABNEGDC) irge Raft-Lynn simcitrr, xvV cieitut Rose at Canteen Freddy Rose, one of Pittsburgh's better-known electric or-ganists.

is currently being featured at the Canteen in Swissvaie. ari-virginia iiusion Icturne." Also Edgar Kennedy "Do or Dr and Cartoon. HIYIP PAMI! CAEG1E Joan KENYON. i- ''oAno- North Side JJiT- a Laurence Olivier "Rebecca." Alsrfd Donaldson-Anita Louise PersonaUtUCid." AnVFKTIErENT STARTS THURSDAY I (McKtES BOCKS) 4109 Botler Wret: ffnFS- ECZEM co-stars Robert Mitchum and I rone Power-Gene Iwrit-Anne Baxter "Tae Razor's Edge." Aistoort Subjects. MCM LATEST HARDY HIT! ROXIAN (McKEES koCKSk Gary Cooper Qia Andrews Jane Greer.

While on the set he was picked as an ideal person to portray a lawyer who innocently becomes involved in several of the five murders in the film. Walter Brecnan "The Warner." Also Short Subjects. Blonmfteld -7 MODEL rS5-A--' A Tvav to quak relief from of Eczema, rirrples, angry red blotches and ether skin irritations, i by arriving Peterson's Ointment to t'te affected parts. Relieves itching Makes the skin lock better, tec! belter. Peterson's Ointrent a-Svi tc-r tired, jtchv feet and fAIJQtlFfr) Leo Gorcy "Mr.

Hexl Aiso Penny MUSIC STYLED THE SOUTH AMERICAN WAY SinKieton-ArUiur Lake India Knows Best." I Ml V--- by I 1.1 I -I 'CS. A nihlllllllTI Wact Beery- s'r atf Edward Arnold 'The Miily McGuxlt- the Fan at the si! cracks toes. crue- Aiso snort auDjeCLS. Money back if not delighted. I SOrTHS'J a Crain Ln Bart-Glenn MICKEY LEWIS ROOHEY-STONE Ambridr I 1 i-uigaii "Margie" in Xecucoior.

Aiso Short Subjects. DORSEY DISC DIG ARA60N BALLROOM TOMORROW KITE, FEB. 26 ADM. ONE PLAYABLE PHOXOGKAPH KECOBD Far Detail, Tune in WWSW fSQTJUEL RIIL HANOS "THrE9 Paulette ioddard-Hurd i PETE SMITH SPECIALTY Seeing the World Edward Ralph. Tom Frazier and Polly Connors, former Hollywood residents who call themselves "international extras." are working in "The Fugitive." now being filmed in Mexico City.

The trio have worked in British pictures, go next to France. Actor Good Talker Sean McGlory, Irish acting find from the Abbey Players of Dublin recently signed by RKO, hasn't made a movie yet, but is greatlv in demand as a sneaker at local GreeasMtrc Hatneid "Diary of a Chamtmaid." Also! Bomta Granville "Breakfast) Hollywood" STRAND uMORESaUE! ADVERTISEMENT Don't Neglect Slipping FALSE TEETH IV teetii drop. cr Wibble hr you taik. eat. lauptt or sceze? Tfn'i nnoy'l and rmbarraccd bv f-i-ii FASTEETH.

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