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-10- PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE: FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1943 Lant 3 Week "STARDIST MEIXDIES" B.1 IVrKI TONIGHT NIXON MAT, SAT. 2:30 ,9 wdiun BILL GREEN'S Rflt 61 at the News of the Stage and Screen COME! BEFORE THEY TAKE Ml! KATHARINE CCtNRl wfc JuJHh ANDERSON -Edmund CWINM ufh GORDON DIKING GerW. MUS6R0YI AxonJr KNOX Katharint CORNELL The New Film The Lady Worth Listen IVUT HOUsp rC O7KA20? KEDrr Top-Flight Star In Opera Troupe Just rather surprising, too. when you remember that it is a first picture BARRYi! The Drama Desk By Harold V. Cohen Rlrhard for the director, Mr.

Vincent Min- Ilx 7t All-Colored Musical, "Cabin in Sky," Comes to Penn By Harold V. Cohen Everything's still well with Cabin In the Sky." Hallelujah! It nelli, who has heretofore been t9tlff AMERICAN EMPIRE Featura I nt PURPLE NEXT WEEK SEATS NOW Tfc- Bitw't i- HU AU Tim" ANNE NICHOLS' 'ABIE'S IRISH ROSE" POPULAR PRICES Ey.s., 55c to JiO Wd. Mot. 55e and $1.10 Sat. Mot.

55e to identified only as a scenic expert and a good man to have around for lavish decor. But Mr. Mm-nelli has captured the make-believe spirit handsomely and his I I I was a darlin' of a little musical at the Nixon a couple of seasons ago players respond with a happy enthusiasm for what they are about. and it's that again at the Penn, Hollywood is finally giving the where Miss Ethel Waters contin tt 1 1 ii ues to play Petunia, whose Little colored folk the kind of a break they've long deserved, and "Cabin In the Sky" is its best possible foot forward. And a ding-dong JEAN ARTHUK ailii ii i 1 Joe is quite a problem, with a 27e-9 A.

M. JWtL McCRU CHARLES COBUBM deep and lasting affection. A couple i r. m. dandy of a show into the bargain.

of delightful new songs have been THE MORE viiIIIl AVt Man HAPPY G0-LIKXY added, "Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe" and lively fantasy re Desi Arnaz Leaves MGM to JohArmy THE MERRIER mains a laitnim lacsimue ana a Local Scrappings Fred Smithco, Tommy Carlyn's trumpet ace, is leaving the band this week-end to join the Merchant Marine and he'll be replaced by Jazzy Gurney, from the Baron Elliott outfit. Moss Hart has decided not to pen that play about Sarah Bernhardt for Judith Anderson, who is currently at the Nixon in "Three Sisters." Charlie Washburn, the well-known press agent, has written a new comedy called "April in Shubcrt Alley" and its prospective sponsors are trying to get Susan Hay-ward, of the movies, for the leading role. Aleen (Wetstein) Leslie, the Pittsburgh scripter and columnist, has been engaged by Republic Pictures to do the screen play of "Rosie the Dave Schooler, who used to be a popular master of ceremonies around here in the old days of the caotivatinsr entertainment to boot. When Desi Arnaz joined the In place of Miss K.atnerine uun- TWO HITS! ham. the sensuous dancer whose rXyx A i li ii win iiiwii i '5' MtatroirronmiMiiiiiiiiw George Sand( hip-weaving sent the tem United States Army May 1 he became the second generation of his family to serve under the stars ht TD te JI'BLOW UP AMERICA- perature up several aegrees, mere is now Miss Lena Home, a bundle of TNT who does exactly the same and stripes.

SAI us "IT COMES IID inur. fcWTl' During the Spanish American thing to the mercury, and mstead War his grandfather. Maior of Mr. Dooley Wilson, who was BUD ABBOT later to achieve a lasting fame LOU C0STEL10 IT ASN'T HAY" the movie "Casablanca," Mr. Ed Desiderio Alberto Arnaz de Acha, fought with Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders at the battle of San Juan die (Rochester) Anderson is presently acting Little Joe, who has a ETHEL flATcKS ill "TfflCHKTERWw- IJ Hill.

close brush with the devil, ana aci PAT O'BRIEN GEORGE MURPHY ing him splendidly, too. With Miss The call came late enough for Loew and Publix units, is now NAVT COSlES THIiT Waters, whose voice wrings me Li 1 1 6 P. m. Extra: STARTS THURSDAY supervising those USO tab shows. Carmen (LaPorte), the exotic last blue blaze from any tune; SUSAN PETERS PIERRE AUMONT "Mission to Moscow" with Mr.

Duke Ellington and his dancer, is considering an offer to WALTER HUSTON band hitting those choppy wails, the Cuban star to complete his role in "Bataan," his first under his new long term Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract. But it will prevent departure of Desi and wife, Lucille Ball, for Mexico where he was scheduled to star in a mu join Xavier Cugat for a theater ANN HARDING and with Mr. Rex Ingram, playing NINO MARTINI Leading tenor of the Metropolitan Opera Company, and a one-time movie star, Mr. Martini is currently with the Phila-delphia-LaScala Opera Company, Which comes to Syria Mosque next Monday night for a week of repertory. tour when he finishes his present engagement at New York's Hotel Satan on a note of devilish glee, and Mr.

John Bubbles sending his dancing feet into exciting spasms Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer introduces Its new find, the French actor, M. Aumont, in "Assignment in Brittany," which opens today at the Stanley with a cast including Miss Peters, Richard Whorf, George Colouris, Signe Hasso, Margaret Wyeherly and young Darryl Hickman. This is Aumont's first American picture although he made his stage debut in this country a year ago with Katharine Cornell in "Rose Burke." The Stanley stage at the same time gets Charlie Spivak and his band. Waldorf-Astoria. Perry Beechview "STAR SF ANGLED RHYTHM" sical.

as a neighborhood wastrel, "Cabin In the Sky" is completely to the Acts at Miller's good. Iless Ehrhart (Mrs. Roy Ship-tad) will rejoin the "Ice Follies" next season. The Danas will host this evening's weeklv Familv Js'ieht at the Tou may possibly remember tne The acts supplying the continu tale of how Little Joe promises his PP 2nd WEEK! 5fJ MAliA M0HTE2 JON HALL SABU -TECHNICOLOR. Louise Uses Wiles In ous entertamment at Sonny "ABC's of NAVIGATION" TODAY AT 3 AND 8:30 P.

M. Plus MICKO-ZOO SHOW mm TUNISIAN TRAP! ALLIES CLOSE II Miller's new cafe, 723 Liberty ave ever-loving, Petunia, to repent of his evil ways and reform and how he is inveigled into one last crap Garden, Like Eve Did 9 a174. ON TRAPPED AXIS! nue, include Harry Comoroda, Gladys Mason, Tommy McFarland, Even a Victory Garden is not 12 J0 r. Ottilia Haericks and the Aelini safe from the wiles of women. has decided against doing that Art Weill-lra Gershwin-Ogden Nash musical, "One Man's Venus," for the leading role, which she was to have played, has just been offered to Leonora Corbett, who is still acting the role of the lively wraith in "Blithe Spirit" on Broadway with Clif-ton Webb and Peggy Wood.

Miss Corbett will make up her mind about )t before the end of the week, she says. Trio, playing tunes of the Ha waiians. KENTUCKY DERBY ALICE FAYE JOHN PAYNE Louise Allbritton has a Victory game, which winds up in a brawl that puts Joe just an inch or two this side of Paradise. What follows is a comically-dripped dream that has both Satan and DeLawd fighting for Little Joe's soul as he Garden, but either through lack of time or muscular inability to Cassidy at Peyton's 'Hello, Frisco, Mi TltELON lAST APPEARANCE TONIGHT SAT. AL.

GUSTER DANCE SENSATION tries desperately to stay good and make an impression with a hoe, Bill Cassidy and his orchestra will take over the band stand at pure. But old Satan, after every she has not been tilling the gar thing else fails, has one final trick Eddie Peyton's tomorrow night den patch herself. up his sleeve, he lets Little Joe Cti AnKh JtMt llir "SOMETHING TO SHOUT ABOUT" pin "Bus nwi" EAST LIBERTY and supply the dance and the floor 6235 PENN AVENUE Nevertheless a thrifty stand of Poetry by Powers win an Irish Sweepstakes and that almost costs Petunia's diminutive show music. Peyton himself will vegetables proved that someone be the master of ceremonies. Besides being a first-rate actor, Variety Club.

Herb O'Brien, Tommy Carlyn's drummer, and Irana Burke have a June date with the preacher. Agent Joe Ililler doubling his commissions from DeMar (of the dance team of DeMar and Denise) via the gin rummy route. Phil DeRay, ote of the best ventriloquists to hit town in a long lime, a solid click at the Villa Madrid. The Ringling-Bar-num and Bailey circus, headed this way, grossed $1,100,000 in Its 37-day run at New York's Madison Square Garden. The army will probably get Hugh Tully, of the Hotel Roosevelt's Fiesta Room, very shortly.

Shep Fields, who opened big at the Vogue Terrace last night, is mulling the idea of introducing strings i.to his ail-reed orchestra. Billy Catizone and Patti Lane, of the Claire Ray line, seeing "Three Sisters" on Wednesday afternoon. Bert Steam, the former United Artists chief here, has just re lierht o' love his place at the was working the garden. "It is simple," Miss Allbritton Pearly Gates. The same good taste in every Tom Powers, who plays the dull-witted school teacher in "Three Sisters," is also a poet, it seems.

HI 5 explains, "When one of my men friends asks for a date, I always offer two dates in return. One is a date to go somewhere with him. Another is to help me work my DELICIOUS STEAK AND CHICKEN DINNERS SERVED NIGHTLY AT THE FAMOUS RESTAURANT VILLA MADRID iS, A recent contribution of his to the "Theater Arts" magazine un INFORMAL DANCING MILLER'S CAFE 725 LIBERTY AVE. CO. 8391 LUNCHEONS DINNERS Continuous Continental Entertainment with Tommy MeFarland Gladys Mason Acia.nl Trio Harry Comoroda Ottilia Haerlck COCKTAIL HOURS: 4 TO P.

M. thing that marked "Cabin in the Sky" as a superior work in the theater also stamps the screen version, and the spirit of fantasy, which stumps Hollywood so frequently, comes through here with the greatest of ease. That is der the title, "Sitting Pretty On Friday Saturday and I Xlglus garden. We have been getting some excellent tomatoes this the Steppes," is so amusing I taking the liberty of reprinting it this morning: DINNER SERVED FROM 5:30 TO 8:30 way. signed his post as western division sales manager for that com pany and Edward Schmtzer, one WHERE WILL THE IIWA SIO STRIKE FIRST? time head the Republic district M0mmmm encompassing this territory, has replaced him.

Steam had been with United Artists at least 20 years. The last time Ruth Gordo-i, of "Three Sisters," played Pittsburgh was at the old Pitt in Maxwell Anderson's "Saturday's Children." Her leading man then was Humphrey Bogart. Add lpllll 4f In the news every day! Here's the story on the screen! Secret agents in Occupied France! The Underground is ready! Attack on the secret U-boat At last on the screen the best-selling novel that forecasts ACTION! PARACHUTES yOU INTO WE MIDDLE OF WE WAR'S MOST STARTLING ADVENTURE! caslu. contributions to the Variety Club canteen. irainc 'iranspor tation Association, Santa Fe Rail Masha, Irinia and Olga! Three little girls on the Volga Sighing and pining on wintry nights Pining to go and be Moscovites.

Like Hitler, they haven't a chance of achieving That trip to the city for which they are grieving. The Prozoroff household, from garret to cellar, Is awfully crowded and terribly stellar; The action takes place in the house and the yard And nobody's in it who hasn't been starred. There's Anderson, Musgrove, Cornell! There's King and there's Knox and there's Gwenn! There's Morris and Wiseman and me, as well, And all of these women and men Play characters ending in "evna" or "itch" There's Gordon who's playing a regular witch. 'Twas all got together by Guthrie and Kit Who dusted off Chekhov and made him a hit. It's frightfully sad and as Chekhov as hell Frustration's bad But it pays so well! way, Glassport Council of Republican Women, $5, and Joe un xjg Freedman, Atlantic City, 52.

Musicians all over town shocked by the sudden death of Harry M. Nossokoff, the pianist, the other day. He was doubling between the Nixon Theater orchestra and the Nut House on the Northside at the time of his passing. Two KDKA staff members received Recognition at the recent foirfVenth Institute of Education by Radio held in Columbus, Claude Morris' adaptation and production of Robert Browning's "The Pied Piper of Hamelin," from oj. yy mm mm mm fill 11 -mmmJ 1 1 fflf Tto Vl ox a V.v.-.

-vol. i-CTw -JX-i- MM gt CM MM MM Wm BBaK Wgk MM Km 2- -X A "The Children's Bookshelf" series received first award among chil dren's programs for listening out of school and Mrs. Vickey Corey KDKA's Co-ordinator of War Q(3EGB33IiGST33'(nr3 wmmm ssSBssaBar PS'tssiisBBBwsw' The Thomas Job melodrama, "Uncle Harry" will close on Broadway May 29, just nine days after its first birthday. A tour for the show, with the or- iginal co-stars, Joseph Schild- kraut and Eva LeGallienne, is now being mapped and it may open here in Pittsburgh out of I deference to the author, who Service Programs, was appointed editor of "The Beam," the new magazine published by the women of the National Association of Broadcasters. Opening Today Stanley Pierre Aumont and Susan Peters in "Assignment in Brittany," with Signe llasso, Richard Whorf and Margaret Wyeherly, and on the stage Charlie Spivak's band.

Obviously Marlene Dietrich sir A happens to be a temporary rest- cient of this city. Mr. Job, a member of the faculty at the Carnegie Tech drama school, is currently on a lyive of absence, filling a writing contract in Hollywood with Warner Broth-'ers. Addenda Conrad Nagel and Margalo Gill-more will probably replace Fred- Where to Go When to Go ric March and Florence Eldridge JilXON "Three Sisters," witl Kattiarine Cornell. Judith Anderson and Ruth Gor i don.

Tonight at 8:30. ON STAGE: Tour Modern Gabriel' 'The Man Who Plays The Sweetest Trumpet In The World' iti "The Skin of Our Teeth" next month for the summer and Miriam Hopkins will take over the Tal-lulah Bankhead part when she goes on vacation in a few weeks. i. fLAi HOUSE "Count Your BleaBlngs." a musical. Tonight at 8:30.

I BUHL PLANETARIUM "ABC of Navl- 1 Week Day Prices 27c Open to 12:30 P. M. 40c 12:30 to 6:00 P. M. 60c 6:00 to Close AH Plus Tax The sponsorship of that mu gathn" at 3 and 8:30 and "Micro Zoo" at 3:30.

4. 8 and 9:30. sical, "Miss Underground," which i ART CLNEMA "Diary of a Nazt" and "Spring Song." Complete ihowi a i 10:45. 1:19. 3:53.

6:27 and 9:05. BAKK1 Richard Dix in "American Em will star Vivienne Segal and the Christianls, a family of 26 circus rideis. has finally been settled. Vlntoa Freedley will present the attraction in association with Mil plre" and "The Purple with John (o Archer and Mary McLeod. Complete 1 anow at 11, 1:19, 3:55, 6:31 and 9:07.

UCQJ i riLTON "White Savage," with Maria Montea, Jon Hall and Sabu, at 11:18, 1:11. 3:04. 4:57, 8:43 at.d 10:36. AM FAMOUS 0 HARRIS Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea and WITH HIS i Charles Coburn in "The More the Mer rier" at 9. 11:10.

1:15. 3:25, 5:30, 7:40 'SPOTLIGHT' RADIO and 10:00. SHOW Featuring THE STARDDSTERS Three Boys And A Girl ton Bender, who conceived the pattern of the show. The book of "Miss Underground" is by Paul and Pauline Gallico and Larry Hart; the lyrics by Mr. Hart and the music by Emmerich Kalman.

Bob Hope's brother, Jim Hope, has landed a bit role at Monogram in "Spotlight Revue" with Frank Fay, Bonnie Baker and Billy Gilbert. George S. Kaufman has been approached to direct the Gypsy Rose Lee comedy, "The FENN Ethel Waters, Eddie (Rochester Anderson and Lena Home in "Cabin in the Sky" at 11:16. 1:25, 3:34. 5:43, and 10:01.

fO)o RITZ Errol Flynn and Ann Sheridan In "Edge of Darkness" at 10:15, 12:28, AIR CONDITIONED 2:41. 5:05, 7:27 and 9:49. COW E2S BROS. "EMA'IOK Gloria Jean in "It Comes Up "ove" and "They Came to Blow Up Ghost in the Woodpile." Oscar with George Banders and rvi $ten. Complete shows at 10:45, Wilde's story, "The Centerville Ghost," hich Metro Goldwyn-Mayer has scheduled and then 'Hollywood'! Favorite Dancing Stan' CARP.

BROS. "Nonchalant Nonienii' eonrfS. 6:40 and 9:25. fcoora at 'Assignment In Brittany. i or tiarht-fiv Aumont and Susan Peters, postponed several times during the you use A.

spivak's band. Picture at Aliens and 10:22. Stage last four years, has again abeen revived and will go before the cam- awau iklc mo Vl a fl4 33 and 9:27. aive foot odo tockines dry lP Dorothy Lamo'ir fort. rememD.Me Covered at 11:09, waat.Oetii.UK 8:05 and 10:19, Loughiuu starreu.

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