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PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE: MONDAY, APRIL 12, 194S -20- A 2XD "SHOUE-l IRE Wr.F.K! They Live in Whispering City New FUm The WILLI! 0 I "PANHANDLE a 9 PAM MERRIMAN AND JACKIE HELLER, YOUR I I DAILY nr. fv ia Glarieis Sepia Tent WITH led Cameroa Cathy Downs Drama Desk VAN inimrnM LuncnBon m. tnm 33c uinners r. wsn Rod Cameron In 'Panhandle9 At the Fulton Tnere are some things about 1:11 TmHt and Baaqsei Facilities 4 100 Tax for Din II JACKIE I III "Panhandle" that lift it above the 1 LIBhh JUNE m.M A WkW P- ki tw -jr --4 vJ" By Harold V. Cohen stereotype of the westerns.

There is some good outdoor photography 1 Local Scrappings-1938 11 11 iiHmmmoiJEL. Doable Terror! Doable Chills! Cry Werewolf 2 Queens of Horror! Soul Monster ALLYSON -1 i atAtiiTr all. ti rr- in subdued sepia tone. There is a -iV. (Or What Was Happening Along ih Pittsburgh Rialto Just 10 Tars Ago This Week.) JiZ inMGM's i r-than-average plausibly knit story.

The movement is not just aimless chase, but actually gets ahead with the play. Harry Feinstein wu taking his vacation at a health farm in upper "1 BLISTERING DRAMA!" Cohen Fwt-Guette. Add the excitement of gunplay about 40 rounds, 38 or so of .45, Now York atat to ahelve some one of one of scattershot BUTCH JENKINS IUIHIIC me-Kcckm' Chair" BASLE? lBQgfffi HUME CRONYN UNA MERKEL poandaf t. Dick Ware came toek to the eld home town aa m. c.

of a Major Bowes unit at the Stanley, where Jackie Cooper was also on the bill. Irene Lee, the and one of those long, brutal pre-Marquis of Queensbury slugfests, and you have enough stuff to give anyone lots of excitement and laughs. A CRIME DOES WXiUlltl mmnh To get further away from, the Dormant girl, left the Leland Hay ward agency to become story edr stereotype, boy gets girl with tor for Warner Brothers at their seven kisses, boy being Rod Cam eron and girl being Ann Gwynne. Rod Cameron has been on the coast studio. Johnny McAfee, Leighton Noble's pianist, and Mil-Ueent Hope, Johnny Hamp's vocal SSST.

THURSDAYS 1 Vr DAVID 0. SELZNICICS Held Over! By Popular Request! InFWl lam in Mexico, and he hears that DATE TONIGHT AT HORSESHOE MUSIC BAR CONTINUOUS ENTERTAINMENT The Adam Trio TLVS Mm itfcf tfftl 1 I W'Jxi 114 Iff If 1 I I his brother, a crusading newspaperman, has been killed back ist, announced their engagement tMI JVIUL.MO IL Vg in Sentinel, in the Texas Pan Former Singing Comedian handle. So Rod, who has quite CARR CARSON CARL MARKS HIS PAL ZOLA rp. "PICCOLO PETE" AMI Bis mvn a reputation with a rod, crosses over into the Texas no-man's-land to hunt up his brother's imucious food far Any Occasion- HELMUT DANTINE MARY ANDRSON "Whispering City" is the title of their picture, which also features Paul Lukas. It comes to the Barry on Wednesday along with the reissue of RKO's Western, "Nevada," which has Robert Mitchum in the leading role.

Banqurls A rjri, 1 lM(ivQ killer. MOLLY PAPILE (44 PENN AVE. 2nd FLOOR it i in i mi 11 1 1 iirvn He doesn't have to do much hunting. Even before he gets to Sentinel, Matt Garson (Reed Had- ley), gambler, who has the town NIXON -Tonight si 8:30 Carousel Holds On To Willie Shore Meet the Snoivs Of 'CarouseV eThe Moon Rocket" sewed up, sends his gunmen out to get Rod. That, of course, nar Flu Micr Zoo Mid Science Exhibits Willie Shore, who has been a rows down Rod's hunt for the killers.

Coor IeCHHTCOIjO' WM 'i Play o1 tin Thair Cuild. Americaii Thntr Society HKCT not 2 tuts a imtftT big hit at the Carousel for the last week, will hold over there With the help of his dead through this coming Saturday. Shore's known as the GI's favorite OPEN DAILY AND SUNDAY comic, through the three years he THE THEATRE 6U1LD FAMOUS SUCCESSOR TO 'OKLAHOMA spent overseas entertaining Amer brother's sweetheart, played by Cathy Downs, Rod gets Reed Hadley to show his hand, but he also gets himself shorn of his trusty six-shooters. In that condition, all he can do is wait for Hadley and his henchmen to finish him off in an alley. ican 'troops during the war.

On IIADBON HALL Dining Room and Cocktail Lounge Vndtr Supervision of Marie Dalan the bill with him is Jackie Heller, host and m. and the dance 11 A. M. BBsinrtw LUNCH From 2 P. M.

Man' But Ann Gwynne, grateful for the seven kisses bestowed on her by Rod, shows her appreciation team of Mage and Karr. Herman Middleman's band plays for dancing and the two revues nightly. Sal Recchi Quartet DINNERS from $1.50 At the Piano Nightly MAX TARSBIS VERNON. Character Analyst 4730 Center Ave. nZVcfTst.

by tossing Rod's guns to him from an upstairs window. Fan Booked at Hollywood ning his hammer, Rod eliminates t4 rEttNC MOLNAI't "UHOM" dM by U.m tw took Irrit, kv tlCHARD ROOOEES, OSCAR HAMMEftSTEiN, )n( ProAKtiM 0irtcl4 ROUtEH MAMOul! AN Otitcti kr IGNrS D( Set tin is by JO MIEL7.INER (ostumci bT Mll.KS WHIIF; Under personal of Lawrence I-anrnir hiri-. Hlhntn PRJCES (INCL TAX) FVFMNGS. OUClll'STR in RALCONT $1.55, $3.90 2nd HUIINV SI 9 i MATS: WED. A ORCHESTRA AH ('PA! $3.25, 2nd BALCONT, $1.95 $130.

The Sal Recchi Quartet, vocal Qter Sf fSsii ists and instrumentalists said to aad said they planned to be married in Pittsburgh in the late spring. Sal" LaPerch, one of the town's top trumpet players, signed to go with Gene Krupa's new orchestra. That suit for $50,000 Pittsburgh woman brought against Jimmy Durante, for "holding her up to ridicule" during his last engagement at the Penn, was quietly settled out of court for 5300. Joe SaJa, the little Cuban mixologist at the Nixon Cafe, was in the Mercy Hospital recovering from an emergency appendectomy. The Nixon had Cole Porter's new musical, "You Never Know," with Clifton Webb, Lupe Velez, Libby Holman, Rex O'Malley, Toby Wing, Charles Kemper and April.

The- Casino's burlesque season cam to an abrupt end after a stock policy had failed to click, and the theater went in for a policy of movies dealing with "social hygiene and sex education and Jackie Heller's brother, Bill Heller, and Lillian Abramowitz were honeymooning. Charlie Melson, one-time m. c. at the Stanley, was signed by David L. Loew to write the screen play of Joe E.

Brown's picture, "The Gladiator," from the Philip Wylie novel. Pescha Kagan, the Pittsburgh pianist, was rehearsing for a White House appearance before President and 5Irs. Roosevelt on April 19. Fred Querner's Dome theater on Butler street, was celebrating its silver anniversary. The house opened on April 12, 1913.

Jay Griffith, the William Penn Hotel's press-agent, and that inn parted company. Aleen Wet-stein, the Pittsburgh girl who was doing a column for the Press from Hollywood, finished the screen play of Deanna Dur-bin's picture, "That Certain Major Olmes' orchestra was at Webster Hall for a run. With the closing of "Father Malachy's Miracle" on the road, Elmer Kenyon was home again, his theater exploitation work over for the season, and plotting another trip to Europe during the summer. Reservations: MA. 7123 or SC.

9936 Hadley and all who would stand up before him. Thus Good triumphs over Evil, the thesis of the westerns. But be have patterned their unit on the ON STAGE! IN PERSON! ONE NIGHT ONLY FRIDAY, APR. 30 THE GARDENS America's Laff King MILTON BERLE And Hij BROADWAY REVUE SAMMY KAYE AND HIS ORCHESTRA Wiih 2 Famous Radio Features "SO YOU WANT TO LEAD A BAND?" Plus "SUNDAY SERENADE" old Benny Goodman foursome, open an engagement tonight at fore Rod can take Miss Gwynne the Hollywood Show Bar. They for his own, he has to square him NIXON-one week April self with the law and the Johnston come here direct from a successful run at Chin's in Cleveland.

4th THEATRE GUILD-AMERICAN THEATRE SOCIETY SUBSCRIPTION Ml office, and he so tells Miss KOMOt RUSSELL LEWIS and KOVtARD YO0H5, Ths 3 Clefs are holding over at Gwynne, adding, "I'll be back." the Hollywood to join the Recchi Everyone knows she'll wait. E. F. J. outfit in furnishing continuous entertainment at the back-bar AIM 5, stage.

nAWh Opens Friday i 7s YEARS AGO" Russ Carlysle's Band Opens at Bill Green's I I First Tfh. Showinf N. T. Hit Comrif Tickets: MA. 4445, or Gunbls WW Russ Carlyle, who was featured with Blue Barron for a long time, brings his own band to Bill mi rm a.

OSCAR WHDC I Ta. .1 ERIC MATTSON MARGOT MOSER He's Mr. Snow, the man that she marries in "Carousel. The Theater Guild production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical based on Ferenc "Liliom" goes into its second and final week at the Nixon Monday night. it I Green's tonight for a limited engagement.

Since organizing his own orchestra, Carlyle has been showing considerable strength in i a. SURPRISES! FUN FOR ALL! Our Menu offer various evdt-nary delight to tempt the poorest of appetites. LUNCHEON from 85c 11 A. M. TO 3 P.

DINNERS from $2.50 (5 P. M. TO 10 P. No Tax for Dinner Till 9 P. M.

BANQUETS 4 PARTIES CVS HARRIS, ait re D' ANKARA Bonte 51. 10 Milts From Downtown McKEESPORT 34 Iff DAVID MANNERS CRAMWEIL RETCHES, JUDITH FELLOWS REX EVftHS ESTELLE WINWOOD bandom and his date at Green's II I If I will be a prelude to summer stops i 4 PRICES 01-5O 2.20 $2.75 $3.28 incladinr tax at a number of class spots in the East. scow, rr.ni etTrM hti MlHSTtR Mildred Bailey STARTING T0NITE! The Romantic Style of RUSS CARLYLE AND HIS ORCHESTRA At the Hi-Spot of Pitttburgh Nile Spot BILL GREEN'S -n j-v- -T- llrrh 5, nait- or 1 AC OA R.lr 1 1(1. Wed. lit MAIL ORDERS ACCEPTED NOWI Send Chck vr Money Order wHh stsmped nvv1np tm Tfa Oardcas, Craic Fx, Comes to Copa j-v i oc o.U fiO aind ai.

man. urea. SEAT SALE THURSDAY Sully Mason Staying At Blue Ridge Inn Sully Mason, the former Kay 2nd Rale. XI .30. Mildred Bailey, the song stylist cTIUIrl WTI (IPP F( FSS ART FOI JtETL'KN Or TitKfclsAiP- JU-lLD'J- who rocked her way to fame on the stage, in raido and on records, Kyser star, has been held over Five Warner Brothers managers will be the new featured headliner for another week at the Blue Ridge Inn, where he will be joined starting at the Copa tonight.

This in this territory, Lee Byers, Harry Koch, Bill Decker, Ralph Russell and Eddie Johns, were awarded will be Miss Bailey's first appear tonight by several new acts, Carr NORMAN GRANZ' JAZZ PHILHARlV10f.se I STARRING ROUTE SI AT THE CLOVERLEAF wrist watches by the company for and Carson, the phonomimics; Zola Gray, dancer, and Carl Marks, ance in Pittsburgh since she was starred at the Stanley 10 years ago with her orchestra leader-hus PRIVATE PARTIES BANQUETS ventriloquist. Piccolo Pete and his band. Red Norvo. orchestra play for dancing and RESERVATIONS: CARRICK till Al Fremont's orchestra contin outstanding letters written in the company's "service to patrons" survey. Maxine Sullivan was on her way to Hollywood for a month's engagement at Phil Selz-nick's club.

Nancy Hamilton, the two shows nightly. ues'to supply the music for dancing at the Copa and Joan Price, I i i Johnson Gets Third Week at Music Bar singing pianist, plays the inter SARAH CHARLIE mmm muni mission sessions. Shows at the of Sewickley, was writing most of the material for "Sing for Your Copa are at 8:30, 10:30 and 12:30 The entertainment line-up at I i Mercur's Music Bar is being held Supper," a satirical revue the WPA was producing in New York. The first-run movies were: 'Copter Lunch Wagon over for a third week by Colonel DILL JOHNSON DEXTER GORDON FLIP PHILLIPS I FIWALf WEEK Robert Mitchum, Barbara Bel Harry Fox. It includes Bill John Bette Davis in "Jezebel," with son and his Musical Notes and Geddes, Robert Preston, Phyllis Henry Fonda and George Brent; kui Othor Nationally Famous Instrumentalists TOiiOfe 1M 1 I I fc Thaxter and others now filming Alyce Brocks, piano stylist.

John and TEE MUSICAL NOTES plus ALYCE BROOKS Dinners NitelT from 5 P. M. Tyrone Power, Alice Faje and Don Ameche in "In Old Car isiood on the Moon" in rugrered JOHN MAGANOTTI. Tear Host and ole Lombard and Fernand Gravet Arizona country are being fed son is the composer of the well-known jump tune, "Tuxedo Junction," and features Shirley Moore Syria Mosque Apr. 22, 8:30 P.

M. TICKETS ON SALE NOW, Tolkwein's, 632 Liberty also Home and Gimbels. Manarer ineir noonday meals from a heli "Fools for "Romance FIFTH AT LIBERTT CO. 9777 copter "lunch wagon" flown in in songs and at the piano. in the Dark," with Gladys Swarth mm rani inuaaui taxes: l.3, 2.eu, ll.JO.

from their base at Sedona, 18 out, John Boles and John Barry- mues away. more; Shirley Temple in "Rebecca America's Newest Ingrid Bergman Has Many Movie Honors Enfsrtainment Sensafici of Sunnybrook Farm," with Randolph Scott and Jack Haley, and the Mauch Twins in "Penrod and PUlFIFIiriG ON A PARTY or BANQUET? Ingrid Bergman, who stars in CPENIflG A I 1 His Twin Barney Tirrc Tit AY 11 Joan of Arc," a Sierra Pictures production for RKO Radio relea.se, I Organs I OORTHSIDE) Jeanne Crain-Dan Daily "You Rapp's band was at the New Penn with Ruby Wright (Mrs. Rapp)- as its featured vocalist. Easter has received 27 awards for acting Were Meant For Me." Also Kent Tajrlor- 1SAT. MATINEE I uoris uowung me crimson Jtey, Sunday came late, April 18.

I I I 41 II i -(NORTHSIDE) George 111111 AVM Raft George Brent- The Alton (assistant manager of DUSTCa CRA0DE 7.. PJr A during her career. They include an Academy Oscar for the best performance of the year, foreign citations including one from the King of Sweden and awards from Joan Blondell "Christmas Eve." Also Short Subjects. If so, you'll want it to be rave luceets. Here you will find accommodations complete, the food excelleniyly prepared, atmosphere pleasant, and the service prompt.

You can be aisurcd ef luc-eesiful affair at the Keystonel Call CO 6600 KEYSTONE HOTEL Wood St at llvd. of Allios the Stanley) Reas cradled a baby Iks (CARNEGIE) Jean Por-ter-J Jmmy Lydon IN Sweet Genevieve." Also March or Time, Presidntial Year" and Cartoon News. publications and organizations. (CARNEGIE) persoi; James Stewart Actor Goes to School Richard Conte-Helen Walker "Call Northside 777." Also Cartoon Technicolor Adventure lasaa- "Land of Romance." niYIC CAMII (CARNEGIE) Clark I wiAia. snniiki Gable Hedy Lamarr "Boom Town." Also Carole Landis-Wm.

Gar. NORMANDY CLUB Lex Barker, soot to be seen in "The Velvet Touch," starring Rosalind Russell, Leo Genn, Claire Trevor and Sydney Greenstreet, is attending an accredited real es The GROTTO gan "Behind the Green Lights" and Car Presents at toon. ST f'vl I i -t 1 i ROCKS I DANCE-TOMORROW NIGHT DA1VCE tate school while between pictures. Cary Grant-Loretta Young-David Niven "Cary and the Bishop's Wife." Also Short subjects. LEE Pftn.

JT An aide to General Mark Clark during the war, he is studying under his GI bill of rights. CLYDE Ki(piir 22 DANCES 8:30 P. M. I A. M.

(ALIQCIPPA) Randolph Scott-Barbara Britton "Al- KELTOIV buouerque." Also Short Subjects. (CRAFTON) James Stewart Richard for Dancing Pteasare It's the Finest ADMISSION ONLY 4c PLUS TAX Conte-Lee J. Cobb "Call Northside 777." Also Short Subjects. A Broadway Musical Combined With a GIANT SWIMMING-DIVING SPECTACLE PRESENTED IN AND ON THE HUGE MIRACLE SWIM -STAGE NEW LOW PRICES iiila (SOCTHSIDE) Gregory Peck-Joan Garfield Doro Where to Go When to Go 88HEAR SOUTH PARK 1 fj thy McGuire-Celeste Holm "Gentleman's Acreeement." Also Short Subjects. (SQUIRREL HILL) Charles Boyer-Ann Blyth "A Wom girl.

John Trent, the Paramount actor and ex-TWA pilot, was the house guest of the Lorenz Iversens, whose new plane he flew in from California. George Jessel, Norma Talmadge a(Mrs. Jessel) and their Sunday night radio troupe were en route to Pittsburgh for an engagement at the Stanley. Gene Kelly not only directed the dances for Charlie Gaynor's revue, "Hold Your Hats," at the Playhouse but was also appearing in it along with Norma Shea, Jere McMahon, Stephanie Diamond, Mary Jane Donohue, Harriet Engle, Hope Day, Jane Bowman, Norman Porter, Alma LAnd, William McCloskey, Tom Wilmot, Jimmy Fitzgerald and Wilma ZiefeL. Dave Rubin-ofFa father was seriously ailing here (he died on April 20 at 78).

Kay Duncan, a 1937 graduate of the Carnegie Tech Drama School, was at the Nixon as a chorus girl in "You Never Know" and also understudying Libby Holman. Len Litman (now owner of the Club Copa) was doing publicity for the Barrett Brothers circus. Mike Peyton and Von Greene, a showgirl lovely from the Paradise Cafe in New York, announced they had been secretly married several weeks back. I SHIWS I an's Vengeance." Also March of Time "Presidential Year" Cartoon. I NIGHTLY If I tiisor 05 HI.

Eseh Car HSNE CO. 5145 OPEN FOft SEASON FRIDAY APRIL mm (EDGEWOOD) John Garneld-Lili Palmer $1.35 $2.00 $2.50 $3.00 Includinf Tax Body and Soul." Also Cartoon and Shorts. (M'KEESPORT) Robert Youne Marguerite Chan- Tirirre ki cut WflW ONLY AT man "Relentless" In color by Technicolor. Downtown Ticket Office 305 SIXTH AVt f-nnrr feupjects. VJt THE mm BROTHERS QUARTETTE One of the coming (roup of musical entertainer who are fine musicians and wonderful entertainers.

AND THE "CUFFS" A TRIO WHOSE TEMPOS KEEP THE ROOM A ROCKIN" (5TH AVENUE) Errol Flynn-Eleanor Parker "Never Say tr t. THE UViCOOK MXOH "Carousel." Tonlfht at PLATHOCSK "All Uj Scat." Tonifht At :30. BUHL PLAJfETARiTJM "The Moon Rorkef at 3 and 8:30 and Micro Zoo twice daily. ART CINEMA Michel Simon la "Panle" at 10:45. 12:42.

2:39. 4:36. 0:26. and 10:13. BARRY "Cry of the Werewolf" and "Soul of the Monster." Complete shows at 11, 1:07.

3:14, 5:21. 7:28 and 8:35. CASINO Mel Ling In burlesque and movie shorts. Shows at 12:30, 3:30, 7 and 9:30. PTLTON Rod Cameron and Cathy Downs hi Panhandle" at 11:07, 2:53.

4:46. 6:39, 8:32 and 10:25. ARRIS Mark Helllnrer'i "The Naked City." with Barry Fitzgerald at 10:25, 12:20. 2:15, 4:10, 6:05. 8 and 10:25.

Send Mail order at i i i i i i Goodbye." Also Tom Neal-Allen Jenkins "Case of the Baby Sitter." rt uow TO ORDErAATBE HAVE YOU TASTED OUR STEAKS? HEKC I iw TICKETS BY MAIL! PENN Van Johnson and June Allyson in "The Briae Goes wim at 11:03, 1:17, 3:32, 5:47, 8:02 and 10:17. PIG CHICK ESTAUItANT SATURDAY WILL BE OPEN BEST I LB AAA STEAK IN TOWN, 2.50 No Tax for Dinner RITZ Gary Cooper and Paulette Goddard nncr reoin next in Cecil B. De Mine "Unconquered at 10. 12:45. 3:37, 6:29 and 9:21.

UtHl lwCs SATURDAY EVE, (35 LIBERTY AVENUE Business Men's" and Women's I CRAIG PlTTbDUrxon i-i PERFORMAunRDER IpRICE OF TICKETS WANTED AN Ny OR" I TO ATTEND 'JSSS I msETHER WITH SENATOR Franchot Tone and Janet Blair in "I Love Trouble" and "Wreck of the Hesperus." with WUlard Parker. Complete No Corer No Minirana PICLIICS snows at 10:50, 12:35, 3:35, 6:30 and 9:40. LUNCHEONS iiom 55c Up MAY 12 th (T)TpyCI am STANLEY Ray Miiland and Charles Laugh- I'-ZZ- -7Z GET run And remember, in case you've forgotten since the start of today's From VP 95c uiiihci Coarse VHCn PARK WILL ton in "The Big Clock" at ll, 1:10, 3:30, 0:35, 7:50 and 10. I ORDER OPeRATc DAILY column, that all of this was taking WARNER Fred MaeMurray. TalM end Prank Open Daily from It A M.

to 3 P. Af, Sundays from It A. M. to I A. Af.

i ln Sinatra la Miracle ef the Belli" at place in Pittsburgh 10 years ago 11. 1:07. 6 31. 7:3 and 9:55..

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