) ' ’ ♦ ‘ ' I ' Friday, October 19, 1945 TH K TOLEDO VNIOT JOURNAL Pngp Five <7 " IN METRB jXDWYN.MAYER'S Hedy, Bob And June Star 0 In New Film At Valentine ACTOR-DIRECTOR the widely-publicized production “Her Highness and Bellboy” World’s Greatest Permanent Morris Carnowky, the distin­ of “Volpone” by th) Actors guished actor who appears in Laboratory, Hollywood little Ingratiating NewT Hit Traveling Opera Company “Miss Susie Slagle’s,” directed theatre group. * By Burny Zawodny The San Carlo Opera Company, which opens a brief engage-' 4'.J ment at the Town Hall Theatre Friday and Saturday of this week, In “Her Higness and the Bellboy,” which is now showing at * * % the Valentine Theatre, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has given us one holds a world record as the largest permanent touring opera com­ ivaLif® of the most delightful films of the season. It is an ingratiating pany in this or any other country. And not only is it the largest, . blend of comedy, fantasy and human drama that bears the magic it is also considered the best. During the years that have elapsed touch of its producer, Joe Pasternak, the hit-maker of “Thrill of a since Fortune Gallo first gave Romance,” “Music for Millions” opera at popular prices in an un­ Film Gives Breaks and “Two Girls and a Sailor.” First 'Fiesta' Unit fashionable section of New York, “Her Highness and the Bell­ he has developed his organiza­ To Dozen Newcomers /AWi’TWutwoshbuckn 6 9 boy” co-stars Leaves For Mexico HOLLYWOOD. — Tailor- bii”© lom« tht terro. $ no less a trio tion yea rby year until the San than Hedy La­ HOLLYWOOD—Th? first I Carlo Opera seasons became the made vehicle for introduction of the sevan teat! BIG tn marr, Robert unit of the “Fiesta” com­ I principal event in the music new talent is found in Para­ eo»H mightiest Walker and pany has left M-G-M to fly mount’s “Miss Susie ALL picture;! to Mexico City, to begin I schedules of the large cities and Slagle’s,” It is the heart- in which the atudio has cast June Allyson, work on setting up the lo­ I towns of the United States and glowing story cation sites for the produc­ I Canada. more than a dozen of its young of a beyboy tion. I Eight years ago Mr. Gallo in- contract players. who accident­ The advance group in­ laugurated grand opera in Radio Directed by John Berry, ally meets and cludes Merrill Pye, who has ICity, Rockefeller Center, New young Broadway Pirate Chief Paul Henreid is bound and gagged by his un- I York, playing to sensational director who fals in love spent a great deal of time has his first film * in Mexico during the past trustworthy henchmen under the leadership of Binnie Barnes business and whererecently (last assignment on Burny Zawodny with prin- I c e s s, a n d two years making prepara­ in RKO Radio’s thrilling Technicolor romance, “The Spanish I May) his eighth season in the this picture, the film offers through a series of highly hu­ tions, Len Smith, in charge Main” as co-star Maureen O'Hara looks on. Also starred is l^agnLfice.nt Hnnn ef T^eatfe nearly twenty featured roles morous circumstances imagines of photography, Walter. , .. . . I played to 62,000 people in for youthful players. Walter Slezak. Now showing at Rivoli. twelve days. she is in love with him too. Miss Strohm, unit manager, Bill I Sharing leads with Sonny Allyson, as Walker’s bed-ridden Ferrari, art director, under I He brings to our city the same supervising art d i r e c tor Tufts, Veronica Lake and Lillian girl friend, watches in silent Back to School JLiiKiiown T>i Irfi vaiardciiI comrecordsPan yin that New broke York> attendance ChicagOi Gish, who get top billing, are agony as her own romacne is Cedric Gibbons, and other Joan Caulfield young star of shattered by the royal “in­ assistants. F/mnrl 11 fol Washington, San Francisco, Los For Don De Fore J UllIIU 1 IIHCL les> Boston and many other George Abbott's Broadway hit, truder.” They will set up sites for “Kiss and Tell,” Pat Phelan, Highlighting the production the Technicolor production HOLLYWOOD — Don De­ HOLLYWOOD — An Metro-1 cities, with the same repertory “find” from a Long Beach little in Mexico City, Quererto Goldwyn-Mayer location crew,land same elaborate scenery »re the romantic interludes be­ Fore, who quit university in his theatre, and Bill Edwards, re­ tween Walker and Miss Allyson, and Guadalajara where searching for a reasonable!w 11 eAmerican public ex- eighty percent of the pic- second year in order to go into cently top-lined in “Hail the Walker's education as an atten­ Southern California’ ■ facsimile of1loccts Conquering Hero.” dant to the princess, the latter’s ture will be filmed. the theater, is completing his own secret love for an Ameri­ The production will star college education. Scottish moors for sequences of 3 can columnist, and a “dream Esther Williams with Ric- “The Green Years” made a lfS6!7&£!&‘ mt coxtz ardo Montalban, Mexican He enrolled in the University 3 ballet” in which Miss Allyson startling discovery this wek. , finds herself in royal raiment star. of California at Los Angeles Jack Cummings is produc­ summer school and took courses Howard “Dutch” H o r t O li, being courted by her own head of the studios location de-1Efl ing and Richard Thorpe di­ leading to bachelor of arts de­ "prince.” recting the picture. partment, found a hitherto un-|f— One of the funniest comedy gree. The handsome six-foot- charted waterfall in San Diego scenes ever filmed occurs in a two, leading man finished his County—where waterfalls had VALENTINE cafe called “Jake's Joint,” Coming Soon never been reported before* It’si where Walker, in “tails and top role with Betty Hutton in Para­ hat,” escorts the Princess who, mount's “The Stork Club” in a 60-foot cascade in a section of unknown to Bob, is in search time to enroll for summer rolling country northeast Of courses. He had no new picture San Diego and is believed to be STARTING of the columnist. The hilarious '"’9 V- TlWOIir _ - brawl that ensues when Bob’s assignment in the immediate from a recent fissure above an future and was confident that he underground river. The water ^TOMORROW PAL” WAITER pal, Rags Ragland, starts swing­ is mildly metallic. le romance of two gals ing his fists, will bring tears of could mix schooling and acting HENREID/O’HARA- SLEZAK . r o laughter to your eyes. You'll during the summer months. kid a guy that tops even Girls and a Sailor" —. BIN* T BaRK’ES • JOHN EMERv howl, too, when the princess, As a starter Don took courses ‘Miss Susie Slagle’ I ..A you know that was . °^r,''AGr alias Mabel Green, finds herself in Czechoslovakian and Spanish in a patrol wagon and then in languages and in political sci­ Attracts Hollywood I enlQrtamment! ★ PLUS- 2NDENTERTAIhHriGHfT* p jail while her worried diplo­ ence. The actor is of Czech de­ HOLLYWOOD . Paramount I matic and social staff anxiously scent on one side of the family tear their collective hair out. and already has a speaking reports an unprecented number I SHE’S GO LOOM'... GOOD Lr¥!N 'of requests for special screen-1 Miss Lamarr is more beautiful knowledge of the Slavic tongue. His interest in political science ings of the recently-completed I than ever in a tailor-made role drama, “Miss Susie Slagle” which I as Princess Veronica. Walker is a holdover from his early am­ LA.WR ■ LKER bition to be a lawyer. has attracted industry attention I shows himself to be an out­ after several sneak previews. I standing performer, including a Don was studyig law at the Unusual interest is variously I ” vocal sequence to emphasize his University of Iowa when he left attributed to the initial direcJ JUNE ALYSON talents. He tops his own work school and came to California to torial job by 2-year-old John I ~ ■ in the recent “The Clock.” Miss launch himself on a theatrical Allyson is lovely, and she sings career at the Pasadena Play­ Berry, the film bows of Joanj ‘ Caulfield and other newcomers, | Mlllifi iLIl® »nd dances expertly. Ragland is house. and the return to the screen of I MILHt* »t his comic best, and Warner In order to continue Ms edu­ Lillian Gish, whose performance I Anderson is very good as the Starting week of Oct. 21 at Town Hall Theater will be cation in the fall he has en­ won he r a role in Selznick’s I jolumnist. Tobacco Road”, headed by rolled in college extension “Duel in the Sun.” Take our tip and see it. classes. the venerable John Barton, < LISTEN, f includes Vinnie Phillips, Ade- Gag-of-the-Day ANGEL Pi Radio singer Dick Haymes lyn Woodington, Jane Mc­ 5 Cloud, Ashley Cooper Edwin A BABE’ H A has been telling friends about PACE AND 1ASSIS Next week Joan Crauiurd as Miiurca rierve Walter, Nancy Hoadley and COLONl Mj the American soldier who was Given Large Role •t monMoka I LIKE YO HAS riding alongside a driver in Lillian Ardell. TO BE r the front seat o fan official HOLLYWOOD—-The “smallest ESMOND car in England. Every few dog in the world” arrived at Town Holl Theatre //'"B Vacation’s No Rest s^irday OIWOREHEAD \ 2 Eves., moments the driver reached M-G-M studios for a role in RAG< RAGLAND into a big bag of powder at For Jimmy Durante “Holiday in Mexico.” Zthru, his feet and scattered some of HOLLYWOOD — Vacation The pup, purchased by Xavier ivl uesday — the powder to the winds. from work for Jimmy Durante Cugat and carried throughout Me+ro “What’s the idea?” asked the simply means more of the same. the film in the breast pocket of / ENE Car+oc 4g , American. As soon as he completes his Cugat's coat, is a two-and-one- FLIRTY BIk^'" It’s lion powder,” explained scenes for “Two Sisters from half-month-old Chihuahua and d the driver. Boston,” he’ll train East to do measures six inches in length. ,‘NNE.„„ “Lion powder?** repeated Pete Smith three Victory* Bond radio shows. Cugat has named him Tico-Tico. Specialty the American. “What’s it sup­ Following that, the comedian Shooting of Tico’s debut scene KNOX COBURN posed to do?” wil make a tour of the military . A*'- « ‘ \ -'I GUEST PESTS' was deferred a day, pending his 1 A SW j **It keeps the lions away.” hospitals on the West Coast,. arrival. America’s Greatest Organization “Yeah, but I didn’t know LOEW'S NEWS there ware anly Liuxu around I PriNlvctihj One Hundred People b ivgui X»d American and European here.” Stars. Symphony OnrfYrMra. Bni it Chorus. Superb Stage *There aren’t,** explained d BIG ATLRE Settings. the driver. “And a darned good thing too. The powder TRAVIATA Frl. Eve. IL TR * TORE Sat Eve. ain’t no good.” TOWN HALL WEEK BEG. SUN., OCT. 21 FAUST—-SAT. MAT1ME IRAMOUNT THEATRE HMC With the filming of special st. ciair at Orange wfiC Pop. Mats. Weif. & Box Office Open Daily 10 to night sequences, Director Victor Theatre Lobby G.L 9131 Fleming has wound up-produc­ AS GLOBUS A •* Your Man is Back Again! j!2th tion on Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s Floor $3.69. Balcony 5 rows $3.08; o ks $2.46; “Adventure,” new Clark Gable- ASE SANG ITS WAY Anniversary Tour of America s Balance $1.85 All tax included. Greer Garson starrer. Produced st. Rowdiest, Greater Matinee. Maine Floor $3.08; Balcony 5 rows $3.46; oil vs by Sam Zimbalist. the picture SI.85; Balance $1.23. All tax included. features Joan Biondell, Thomas ■ INTO YOUR HEART! Mitchell, Lina Romany and John Qualen in important roles. More glori l|with thrilling new Safety Pins Stump by Rodgers a Hammerstein, 401 /Ml/ TOBACCO agrarf St. HILAfOT iN HOU/WOOO Versatile Prop Man who gave you AA/ HOLLYWOOD. — On the set "Oklahoma" in in ..FSQU?RS h r NA/ NA/ M/7 of “The Postman Always Rings and "Carousel*l Twice,” Lana Turner bet John HAR iCA Ell RAI Garifeld that her favorite prop­ erty man, Carl Nugent, could RA produce any three commonly Harry J M. C. ylW H x used “props” Garfield could hb I ROA Ka-Si .■ u wn s think of. The bet was for a pair Nevi ^FRANCES RAFFERT ;03T. STANTON of red suspenders Garfield was A Mebo-Go/dwyH-A4 Wearing, versus a belt of Lana’s. The Six JOHN BART ————------Garfield asked first for a ing Jivers Special M-G-M Short "A GUN HAND" ur Own n. d. Color Cartoon "SWINGSHIFT meerschaum pipe; then a rubber i Six Gorgeoi EOX OFFICE OPEN DAILY . LOEW'S NEWS balloon — both of which Nu­ Parks Dancer^ e Theater Lobby Daily from 10 A. M.—GA, 9131 ' f gent produced immediately. Jis, ny Harry’s Music 1 ’ v® • *0® EVES. Boxes and entire orch. $?.46; Bal. SI.85, $1.23, Garfield then asked for a “Sep­ 93c WEl>. MAT.: Boxes and entire orch. $1.23; Bal, tember Morn” lithograph which A TuojiL.g Show Nightly ^ ||I PRICES! 93c* 62c; SAT. MAT.: Boxes and entire orch., 11.85; Nugent produced, giving him a J 100 percent score. f_RIDAY and SATURDAY (AST AUDITORIUM When the M-G-M star tried on her prize suspenders, she •Oa/tce lib- W • MAIN AT *•'.» ST.' I pr>rmoAY found tfeey were too big; asked The w est kA Nugent for a couple of safety liatlvuttli JSjMrry—Ev» Ardtn M Breaks Loose Dennie ( t and AMERICANA” pins. He didn’t have them; was, Constance ■ ho Gale Storm In Mm i h ot T md| On Our Screen •*ho General Eiienhower** ■ Ito Rom It’s the most popular number in ...... Dona Id Meek • Frank McHugh Percy Kilbride t ; SUMMIT ST. his inexhaustable repertoire. i ...... —- - - i niniiiiiimin