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1969 SEASON Great Stars in Great Musical Shows Our take-home pack for~ beer lovers. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• MUSICARNIVAL 16th Season/ June 21-Sept. 13 Board of Directors John L. Price, preslde~,t •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• James D. Ireland, vice-president Here's this summer's complete calendar of events Alfred M. Rankin, secretary musical comedies (including two brand new shows prior Frank K. Griesinger, treasurer Amasa Bishop to Broadway), musical variety shows, and a hit comedy Kenyo.n C. Bolton play, plus rock & folk concerts, matinee musical plays Philip R. Mather for children. Producer & General Manager John L. Price, Jr. THE CLASSICS IV I June 21 Business Mgr. & Associate Producer PROCOL HARUM I June 22 Norman Israel Public Relations & Promotion JERRY VALE, extra added attraction Director: Nancy McArthur NORM CROSBY I week of June 23-28 Asst. Director: Diana Price Press Representative: Gail Oscar *ANN CORIO in "THIS WAS BUR Promotion Asst. : Mark Fltzgib- bo.ns LESQUE," I week of June 30-July 5 Kent State PR Interne: Marianne Balotta JOHN GARY in "THE STUDENT Box ORice Staff PRINCE" I week of July 7-12 Patti Brown, Day Manager VIrginia MulHgan, Night Manager PUSS IN BOOTS I children's matinee July Ernestine Nichols, Season Sub- 10 scriptions and Mail Orders Marjorie Crane, Margaret Josza, IRON BUTTERFLY I July 13 Nancy Cameron, Paula Belfiore, Marian Balla, Bernadette Zin JANIS PAIGE in "MAME" I 2 weeks, July gale, Marjorie Nichols, Paul Ko ret, Gladys Smith, Mildred Miller, 14-19, 21-26 Alan Smith, Pat Abrams LED ZEPPELIN I July 20 Switchboard Bonnie Krauss, Sharon Curry ALADDIN I children's matinee July 24 Secretary-Bookkeeper IAN & SYLVIA plus BUTTERFIELD Ruth Anne Miller BLUES·BAND I July 27 Chairman of Ushers Betty Blodgett ALFRED DRAKE & LANA CANTRELL House Manager Bill Swann in "ON TIME," pre-Broadway tour 1 Usher Ca.otains week of July 28-Aug. 2 Dolly Miller, James Jacoby, Janis Jordan, William Hoffman, Jody ENZO STUART! I Aug. 3 Shelton, Kay Yuratovac, Don Marks, Shirley Martin PHYLLIS DILLER SHOW, with her spe Parking Lot cial guest star TONY MARTIN I week Thomas Walsh, Manager; Thomas Mulligan, Assistant Manager of Aug. 4-9 Musicarnival School Director: Judith E. Daykin HANSEL & GRETEL I children's matinee CSU Fellowship Students: Caro Aug. 7 · lyn Bodenger, Mike Mazur, Mar lene Roughton, Pete Shokalook, MOTHERS OF INVENTION I Aug. 10 Marie Suchy, Virginia Lim Apprentices: Sharon Goldberg, MARTHA RAYE in "HELLO SUCKER," Jutee Ann Hottois, Cheryl Laser, Su Lesnick, Mary Miller, Elsie pre-Broadway tour I week of Aug. 11-16 Pergl TIM BUCKLEY & LINDA RONSTADT Maintenance Supervisor: Grover Swain, Jr. 1 Aug. 17 Patrick Swann, Assistant; C. D. Johnson, Dennis Mastrangelo, VIRGINIA GRAHAM in "BAREFOOT IN Rick Baskin, Duncan Ballantyne, THE PARK" I week of Aug. 18-23 Tim Krupp, Kurt Overmyer, Larry Siaminka, Dan Lansing ROBIN HOOD I children's matinee Aug. 21 Counsel Thompson, Hine & Flory PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC, special add- Auditors ed attraction TIM HARDIN I Aug. 24 Ernst & Ernst Electrician ARLO GUTHRIE I Aug. 25 Jack Lynch Sound WAYNE NEWTON I week of Aug. 26-31 Phil Smith MRS. MeTRING I children's matinee Aug. Or~::hestra Contractor Ben Silverberg 31 Program Advertising Sales JOHNNY MATHIS I week of Sept. 2-7 Bea Witt Sound Consultant *Return engagement! I week of Sept. 8-13 Audio Craft See center section of this program for details and all Musicarnival Is a Member of the easy ways to buy your tickets. The Musical Theatres Association ALL SEATS WITHIN JUST 18 ROWS OF STAGE Programs designed and edited for Musicarnlval by N. McArthur ~ 65 There are five great places to stop after tonight's show. And the Blue Grass is all of them. Restaurant • Cabaret Room • Blue Lounge • Motor Inn Lounge. Coffee Shop Restaurantj5600 Northfield Rd., 475-2525 • Motor lnn/5500 Northfield Rd. , 475-7600
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One Week Only! Monday, August 4 thru Saturday, August 9, 1969 THE PHYLLIS DILLER SHOW starring PHYLLIS DILLER
with her special guest star TONY MARTIN
Mr. Martin's conductor HAL BORNE
NO SMOKING IN THEATRE • DO NOT LEAVE YOUR SEAT DURING BLACKOUTS ••••••••••••••••••••G••••••••o••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• BE SURE TO TELL PEOPLE YOU LIKE We hope that you will have a This week's ticket prices: Mon relaxed and wonderful time at day, Tuesday $3.75; Wednesday, this evening's show- and that Thursday, Friday $4.75; both you will do your friends a favor shows Saturday $5.50. by spreading the good word You can order your Musicarni about the fun to be enjoyed here val tickets by phone, by mail or at Musicarnival the rest of this at the box office and 56 other week with Phyllis Diller and handy shopping locations all over Tony Martin and at all the other northern Ohio. See the center shows still to come this summer. section of this program for all the Showtimes: Monday thru Fri easy ways to buy your seats. day at 8, an early showtime de Students under age 18: special signed for busy people who have bargain $3 tickets (must be pur to get up in the morning; Satur chased in person at box office day your choice of 2 shows at 7 only - sorry, no phone or mail •0 and 10:30 . orders on these) . •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Visit the box office at intermission to get · your seats for these coming shows! Next week! MARTHA RA YE in 11HELLO SUCKER,'1 the new pre Broadway musical about Roaring Twenties star Texas Guinan (one week only thru Sat., Aug. 16) Week of Aug. 18-23 I VIRGINIA GRAHAM in Neil Simon's hilari- ous hit comedy 11BAREFOOT IN THE PARK11 Week of Aug. 26-31 I THE WAYNE NEWTON SHOW Week of Sept. 2-7 I THE JOHNNY MATHIS SHOW Week of Sept. 8-13 I Return engagement! ANN CORIO in 11THIS WAS BURLESQUE11 (Adults only) As an added convenience at the box office you can charge your tickets on Master Charge or Bankamericard or pay by personal check for all the news about all the coming shows and all the easy ways to buy your tickets, see the center section of this program
-act one- TONY MARTIN
-act two- PHYLLIS DILLER
MUSICARNIVAL ORCHESTRA: Marvin Aaronson, Carl Demarco, Charles Avellone, Sheldon Henderschott, saxophones; Ray Rinaldi, Joe Hruby, Joe Trczinsky, trumpets; Kenneth Emerson, Richard Wooley, t -,·ombones; Bill Rice, electric guitar; George Wisneskey, bass; James Crossley, drums.
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PHYLLIS DILLER pressed with Miss Diller's talents that he has signed her for two more pictures. Phyllis Diller, who was seen last season She also accompanied Bob and his troupe every Sunday night on NBC-TV on her to Vietnam over Christmas, 1966. own hour-long Phyllis Diller Show, Miss Diller is as much at home on makes a threesome - with the late Fanny television as she is in other media. She Brice and Gracie Allen - of women's has guest-starred on every major TV comedy immortals. show (hosting a number of them, in She recently completed Elmer Rice's cluding Hollywood Palace); she wrote prize-winning, satiric comedy, The Add her own well-rated ABC-TV special a ing Machine, her first movie filmed in couple of seasons back, and also starred Europe. Miss Diller stars as Mrs. Zero, in ?. weekly situation comedy series on shrewish harridan married to a poor ABC for a season. The Filmways-PhilDil bookkeeper, in the Universal release. Op series originally was called The Pruitts posite her, as Mr. Zero, is famed Irish of Southampton, later changed to The actor Milo O'Shea, star of the highly Phyllis Diller Show. acclaimed Ulysses. Unlike the Misses Brice and Allen, Miss Miss Diller's third co-starring film with Diller did not start her career in burles Bob Hope is The Private Navy of Sgt. que or vaudeville. O'Farrell, a United Artists 1968 release "I used to do beauty parlor routines, made in Puerto Rico. This rollicking unrehearsed, while waiting for my wash salute to World War II G.I.'s marks her at the laundromat in Alameda, Calif.," first Hope film in which she is kissed by she explains. "The women loved my jokes, Bob. She is cast in the comedy as civilian and many are still in the act." nurse Nellie Krause. Even though she "wowed them at Her previous co-starring stints with the laundromat and at the PTA," Phyllis Hope were 8 on the Lam and Boy, Did I didn't think, at that time, of getting paid Get a Wrong Number, both for U.A. Hope, her biggest booster, is so im- continuecl audio craft GREAT STEREO GREAT SOUND 2915 PROSPECT . We could make ·such beautiful music together~ •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• PULL OUT AND SAVE THIS CENTER SECTION the HIGHLANDER Irs a handy brochure about RESTAURANT & LOUNGE all the coming shows for you RESERVATIONS 475-6355 to keep and use all summer Now Appearing ee•••••••••••••••••••o•••••••••• LOUNGE • MON. thru SAT. DAVE YUEN to make people laugh. Instead, she became MAD PLAID ROOM • SAT. ONLY a newspaper columnist, then publicist and THE DICK BLAKE DANCE PARTY writer for a San Francisco radio station. with ANGEL SANCHEZ But she really wanted to perform as WE WELCOME PRIVATE an "in-person" comic. She got her chance BEFORE-OR-AFTER-THEATRE at San Francisco's Purple Onion. The PARTIES FOR 20 TO 300 spot's regular comic had two weeks off and she was signed as his replacement. A good Miss Diller was 37 years old, a mature age for any career debut, and the mother evening starts of five children when she walked onstage for the first time. The date was March at Musicarnival. 7, 1955. She slithered around the piano, lampooned Eartha Kitt and Yma Sumac, brandished a zither, cracked topical jokes. A great The audience was polite, period. one winds "I knew that I just wasn't good enough, and had a thousand things to learn," up at the admits Miss Diller, acclaimed today as the world's only female stand-up comic Highlander ... of international stature. The Purple Onion manager was kinder where the than his audiences. After her two-week stand, he promised to have her back Musicarnival soon. Phyllis herself predicted that she stars dine would headline at the hungry i (across the street) in five years. She made it in and stay. three. Then she went on tour, polishing her Make a weekend act, dropping impersonations, developing the housewife routines and self-depreca of it ... stay at the ... tion that have become uniquely hers. New York met Phyllis late in 1957, IDGHLANDER ~~o,: when she opened an engagement at the RESERVATIONS 475-4070 Blue Angel. That led to television - the Northfield, 1 Block E. of Musicarnival Jack Paar Show primarily - and her career rocketed. When she returned to San Francisco for her hungry i appear ance in 1961, she was famous. In the brief seven years since, Miss Diller has headlined at virtually every major night club in the United States continued •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Cleveland's Famous Music MUSICARNIVAL Thea.tre-in-the-Round •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• HERE'S THE NIEWS ABOUT THE STARS & SHOWS STI·LL TO COME THIS SUMMER. JOIN THE FUN!
Special events! This Thursday afternoon / 1:30 Matinee (Aug. 7) Musical Play for Children: HANSEL & GRETEL
This Weekend! Sunday evening at 7 (Aug. 10) MOTHERS OF INVENTION •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Starts Monday! One Week Only thru Sat., Aug. 16 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• MARTHA RAYE in HELLO SUCKER the new musical about Roaring Twenties night club queen Texas Guinan It's back t o th e era of flappers, speak triumph was Hello Dolly in 1967. easies, the Charleston and bathtub gin "Hello Sucker" is the famous slogan next week when America's "clown princess Texas Guinan greeted her au diences with. of comedy" (who has been giving most of This colorful r ole displays the full range her time to our b oys in Viet Nam lately) of Miss Raye's superb talents as an ac makes a welcome return to musical thea tress and singer as well as comedienne. tre in this brand new show about an Her leading man will be Dennis Pat other legendary show business star, Texas rick, Broadway and TV actor well known Guinan. t o viewers for his r ole last year as Jason Miss Raye, who was h on ored with a McGuire on the spooky soap opera Dark special Oscar at the Academy Awards Shadows and many other performances this year, has starred in every phase of on It Takes a Thief, Big Valley, Judd for show business. Her most recent Broadway the Defense and other t op shows. S howtimes: Monday thru Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday 2 shows at 7 & 10:30 Prices: Mon. & Tues. $2.95, Wed. & Thurs. $3.65, Fri. & both shows S at. $4.25
- schedule continued inside - -pull out & save this center section - it1s a handy ···············································$············ SPECIAL EVENTS • POP! ROCK! FOLK! MOTHERS OF INVENTION Sunday, Aug. 10 • 7 p.m.
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SHOWTIMES Monday tluu Friday performances Arlo start at 8 p.m., an early showtime designed for the convenience of busy Guthrie people who have to get up early in Monday the morning. Saturday there are two Aug. 25 • 8 p.m. shows - your choice of 7 p.m. or 1U:30 p.m. (Wayne Newton & John all seats $5 ny Mathis will skip Monday and play Sunday at 7 instead.)
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··························~········································ Smash Hit Comedy Play! Week Only- Aug. 18 thru 23 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• asy, breezy, amiably idiotic and irresistibly funny"- Walter Kerr ] VIRGINIA GRAHAM in "BAREFOOT IN THE PARK" an a level-headed mature lady (who is trying to learn to like living lone now that her daughter is married) survive a blind date with bohemian ladies m an that her daughter fixes her up with? It turns ut to be one of the funniest parties you ever saw! One of TV's favorite talkers, Virginia Graham, plays the humor ur m other in this hilarious comedy romp by Neil Simon, whose other reat hit comedies include Odd Couple, Plaza Suite, Sweet Charity, 1d Come Blow Your HoTn . The fun takes place in the newly married daughter's walkup apartment (five ights up!) You'll laugh a lot at this light-hearted evening of pure entertainment. Mon 8/ 18 (8pm ) $2.95 Wed 8/ 20 (8pm) $3.65 Fri 8/ 22 (8pm ) $4.25 Tues 8/ 19 (8pm) $2 .95 Thurs 8/ 21 (8pm ) $3.65 Sat 8/ 23 (7 & 10 :30) $4.25 ••••••••••••••• Treat your kids to musical children1 s shows! Sept. 2-7 Your youngsters will en THING on Sunday, Aug. 31. ••••••••••••••• j Oo/' these special aftemoon Showtime is 1:30 p.m . matinees of musical plays Tickets are $1 for children, The JOHNNY for children- HANSEL & $2 for adults, and for groups GRETEL on Thursday, Aug. of 50 or more children 7 5¢ MATHIS Show 7, ROBIN HOOD on Thurs each. All seats for these per starring day, Aug. 21, and MRS. Me- formances are reserved. JOHNNY MATHIS ··········~··········· and Return Engagement THE BOSSA RIO one week only! Sept. 8-13 Tues 9/ 2 (8pm ) $3.75 Wed 9/ 3 (8pm ) $4.75 •••••••••••••••••••••• Thurs 9/ 4 (8pm ) $4.75 for all the people who Fri 9/ 5 (8pm ) $4. 75 couldn't get seats in July Sat 9/ 6 (7 & 10 :30 ) $5.50 Sun 9/1 (7 pm l $5 .50 ANN CORIO This Was BURLESQUE also starring STEVE MILLS Mon 9/ 8 (8pm ) $3.50 Tues 9/ 9 (8pm ) $3.50 Wed 9/ 10 (8pm ) $4.25 Thurs 9/ 11 (8pm ) $4.25 Fri 9/ 12 (8pm ) $4.95 Sat9/ l3 (7 & 10 :30 ) $4.95 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• AT BOX OFFICE & 56 OTHER HANDY LOCATIONS (see next page) ••••••••••••o••~••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••o••••••••••••G• TICKET SERVICE IS PLANNED FOIR YOUR CONVENIE'NCE •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• The box office is as close as your phone, the nearest mailbox, and almost all your favorite shopping centers HERE ARE ALL THE EASY WAYS TO BUY YOUR SEATS
* ORDER BY PHONE: 663-8400 (Area p.m., open Sunday 1 to 9 p.m. (On the Code 216) Your order will be held for 3 few Sundays when there is no show or days to allow time for you eithe:r to pick concert, open until 6 p.m. only.) up at box office or to mail your check with stamped self-addressed envelope to: * 56 HANDY NEIGHBORHOOD Phone Order, Musicarnival, Box 802, SHOPPING LOCATIONS Cleveland 44122. Your postman delivers YOUR NEAREST SEARS in greater your tickets right to your door by return Cleveland, Akron, Painesville, Mansfield, mail. & Lorain-Elyria Midway Mall. On sale at Orders made within 3 days of the per Customer Convenience Center. formance will be held at box office for MONTGOMERY WARD at State Road, you to pick up no later than one half hour Akron Square, Mellet Ma!l shopping cen before showtime. (If you are going to be ters. You may charge if you have a Ward late for the pickup deadline, take a mo account. ment to call the box office to let them FOREST CITY in Cleveland at Brook know you are definitely on the way, and park, Northfield, Rockport (next to West they will hold your tickets longer. Or gate) stores, plus Akron at Chapel Hill. mail your check to have your seats paid ALL BROWN DERBY RESTAURANTS for and waiting even if you are late.) in Greater Cleveland, Akron, Canton, TOLL- FREE LONG DISTANCE Warren, Youngstown. TICKET ORDER CALLS BURROWS DOWNTOWN TICKET OF Akron - new direct line - 253-5210 FICE, 419 Euclid. At all Burrows branch Canton, Elyria, Lorain, Mansfield, Paines stores, order & then pick up next day. ville, Warren, Youngstown: dial Operator WATKINS FURNITURE - all stores in and ask for Enterprise 8400. greater Cleveland, plus Akron. Erie, Pa. - dial Operator and ask for SHAKER SAVINGS - all 8 offices Zenith 8400. downtown, Shaker Square, Brookpark, Cedar-Lee, Chagrin, Northfield Plaza, *ORDER BY MAIL: BOX 802, Pepper Pike, Farnsleigh main office. CLEVELAND 44122. Send your order with check and stamped self-addressed *CREDIT CARD CHARGE SERVICE: envelope. You will receive your tickets Master Charge & Bankamericard honored by return mail. (Orders without stamped at box office. (When ordering by mail self-addressed envelope will be held at give your credit card number with signa box office for pickup when you arrive for ture.) the show.) * GIFT CERTIFICATES available year * BOX OFFICE HOURS: open twelve round in any amount you wish. This good hours, days and evenings, to serve you entertainment makes a thoughtful gift Monday thru Saturday, 10 a.m. to 10 that will be thoroughly enjoyed!
Special Rates for Groups & Students DISCOUNTS FOR GROUPS of 25 to 2300. Party. At the two-week deadline you can return When you buy in quantity you get a quantity up to 10% of your tickets if they are left - and price. Make sure your club's entertainment chair of course if you need more you can keep on get man and ways and means committee know about ting more at your discount as long as seats are these rates for your group to USE EITHER FOR available. FUND-RAISING OR JUST FOR FUN AT A SAVINGS TO YOUR MEMBERS. STUDENT RATES (under age 18) $2 for "Stu Theatre Party Discounts: 5% for 25 to 75 dent Prince," "Marne," "On Time," "Hello seats, 10% for 76 to 150, 15% for 151 to Sucker," "Barefoot in the Park"; $3 for Diller, 500 seats, 20% for more than 500. For a limited Newton, Mathis. INDIVIDUAL STUDENT TIC number of nights by special arrangements 30% KETS go on sale one week prior to each show's for half the house, 1250 seats (ideal for fund opening. Must be purchased in person at main box raising). office (sorry, no mail or phone orders). Sunday Arrangements are easy. You can obtain your concerts & Burle~que not rncluded. STUDENT tickets with just a 10% downpayment, balance to GROUPS OF 25 OR MORE: call or write to make be paid two weeks before the date of your Theatre arrangements as early as possible. All SEATS ARE WITHIN JUST 18 ROWS OF THE STAGE •••• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• PULL OUT AND SAVE THIS CENTER SECTION 1 vUtt.t.Attgefdg lt s a handy brochure about all the coming shows for you WIG SAI.O·N to keep and use all summer •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• our secret of success and Canada, including the Fairmont in . San Francisco; the Palmer House, Chi IS • . . cago; the Americana, New York; the Shoreham, Washington, D.C.; the Flamin go, Las Vegas; Sahara-Tahoe; the Latin Casino, Philadelphia, and headlined at the famed Cocoanut Grove in Los An geles' Ambassador Hotel. Her first movie appearance was mini mal, a 30-second walk-on in Splendor in the Grass, but unique in that she played Texas Guinan, that fabulous nitery owner of a vanished era. In the spring of 1967 Miss Diller recorded a new singing album for Columbia, and made a second for the -.....""""' label in January, 1968. I...... _ 1'-_ A creative, natural wit, Phyllis writes a lot of her own material, which by the ~-----==--v--~-~..... ~ , nature of her craft must be supplemented by jokes and gags she buys. Many among Everything we know about the 300 freelance writers who feed her hairstyling and finding that material are housewives, with whom she individual you. has an awesome rapport. Her books, Phyllis Diller's Housekeeping Hints and Phyllis WE SERVICE WHAT WE SELL Diller's Marriage Manual, are runaway if you're a special kind of woman, best-sellers for Doubleday, and she plans try the skillful artistry of Mr. to write one each year. Her next tome Angelo's expert stylists. is titled, The Compleat Mother. The comedienne was born in Lima, Ohio, on July 17, 1917. She weighs 107 pounds, stands five feet four, and is a warm, lively and magnetic human being. ---- TEDDI'S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE • Conveniently located near the CINEMA for a "before or after" theater drink in friendly relaxed atmosphere • Intimate cocktail lounge ... and whole WCLV95.5 some meals at prices everyone can enjoy FM/STEREO 662-2481 ClEVElAND'S FINE ARTS STATION SOUTHGATE • 5300 Northfield Rd. PENTHOUSE EAST, TERMINAl TOWER 886-3550 ClEVElAND, 44113 241-0900 PARMATOWN • 8293 W. Ridgewood Dr. tinction in success-conscious Hollywood. night clubs all over the United States and In the "Walk to Fame," Hollywood's Europe, Tony has proved that music is star-studded sidewalk covering a dozen the universal leveler. The impeccably blocks, Tony's name appears four times, groomed Mr. Martin has been h::mored in the categories of radio, motion pic as the best dressed man of the year and tures, TV and recordings, a career testi is unusually successful at reaching night monial of his stature in the entertainment club audiences. Perhaps it is partly be industry. cause he feels this is the most exciting, But such distinction does not surprise personal kind of entertainment. His night the knowledgeable citizens of the movie club work keeps him so busy lately that capital. Known among singers as "the he is finding it difficult to fit other last of the noteho!ders," Tony has been things in. a headliner for over 25 years. And he All of this is a far cry from the music has had this success in every field. loving boy who was born in Oakland, As a motion picture star, he appeared in California on Christmas Day. Tony, who over twenty pictures, giving memorable was born Al Morris, started his career performances in such films as Casbah, singing to his mother's sewing club, but Show Boat, Til the Clouds Roll By, Here switched to saxophone when his voice Come the Girls, Easy to Love and Hit changed. After mastering not only the the Deck. saxophone but also the clarinet, Tony As a recording artist, Tony has one of organized his own band and was soon the biggest collections of gold records in playing professionally. The singing was the business. Some of his million sellers secondary with him until a Hollywood are "I Get Ideas," "To Each His Own,'' agent heard him on a late night musical "There's No Tomorrow," and "Begin the show. Beguine." Tony is currently under con While Tony didn't seriously hope it tract to Dunhill Records. would lead to anything, he accepted the But it is as a night club performer that man's offer of a ticket to Hollywood - Martin gained his international reputa tion. 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PHONE On the Corner of Emery, in the Randall Shopping Center 662-9250 Just One Block South of Musicarnival a first class train ticket which Tony of his singing engagements, and often cashed in and exchanged for a bus tic he will try to go with her on movie lo ket so he'd have return fare. Tony claims cations. the ag·ent asked him ihe following ques Today he hopes to do more legitimate tions: "How do you look? How tall? shows, a field which brings him in close What weight? How are your teeth? Do contact with his audience. He would you have your own hair'?" Actually, it also like to try some more straight probably wasn't that direct, but Tony's drama. But whether it be TV or radio, good looks certainly didn't hamper him movies or night clubs, it seems the public in getting a movie contract at 20th will always have an ear for the solid Century Fox. ~inging voice and debonair delivery of During World War II Tony served 48 "Mr. Show Business." months in the Army, where he served two years in the far east and returned with the Bronze Star and Presidential •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Citation. Tony likes to take an interest in young SOUVENIR PROGRAMS people coming up. He has always been interested in helping others and is ac for tive in the People-to-People Sports Pro gram. Sports have always been his second The PHYLLIS love since he was a program seller in the Oakland ball park. His first love, of course, is his lovely DILLER Show wife Cyd Charisse, whom he married in are on sale at the 1948. Together with Cyd and their two children, Nicky and Tony, Jr., Tony lives door before the show in a rambling farmstyle house in Beverly and at the box office Hills. He tries to arrange his schedule so that Cyd can accompany him on many •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• tlKfStlr-AL U:ftRAD3 RESTAURANT and LOUNGE Serving fhe Best in Chinese and American Food AT SOUTHGATE- Open weekdays and Sunday t ill 10:30 p.m. , Friday 1 a.m., Saturday 2 a.m. 5411 WARRENSVILLE CENTER RD. 10 MIN. AMPLE 475-2880 FROM SHOW PARKING COCKTAILS DINNERS or SNACK for a great BEFORE AFTER Show The getaway! Every Night * Show Monday Friday Come to Johnny Price's Ill thru and Bahia Lodge on Florida's Sunday Saturday famous Key Largo. 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RoastBeefSand~ch at regular price Good at any Arby's BAHIA LODGE in Greater Cleveland, for fulf in formation at no obligation ask Kent, Akron, Cuyahoga Falls at box office tonight or call or write Johnny Price here at Musicarnival (663- 8400 or Box 802, Cleveland 44122) and he'll send it right out to you. backstage news notes • • • A MOST UNUSUAL SUMMER SCHOOL receive a $10 stipend and experience in For twelve years the Musicarnival backstage production. School has been doing strange things - The course is organized as a seminar like taking would-be actors and actresses with morning lecture sessions from 11 and changing them into "Raiders," "Bird a.m. to 1 p.m. Lectures, given by theatre men" and "Betsy Rosses" while trying to department heads, producers, directors, give them a sound background in musical chxeographers, visiting stars, drama theatre, arena style. critics, talent agents, etc., are attended by Don't worry about the strange-sound both apprentices and fellows. ing words above, they're all part of the Afternoons are spent working at the cami-lingo. A Raider shifts scenery, a theatre or doing play readings. Shakes Birdman operates follow spots, a Betsy peare reading sessions are held once a Ross assists in costume changes. And week. these are only a few of the duties which Students are exposed to work in every might be assigned during a show's run. theatre department and help bring the The Musicarnival Schoo!, headed by shows in, set them up, run them, strike Judy Daykin (stage manager for the Paul them and pack them out. (While the show Taylor Dance Company, who recently re is running they are the ones you see run turned from their South American tour) ning props, shifting sets and operating is composed of six Cleveland State Uni follow spots.) v-ersity Fellowship students and seven ap To earn their college credit, fellows prentices. are required to submit a thesis to CSU's Fellows receive a scholarship from Professor George Srail related to the sum lVIusicarnival entitling them to free tuition mer workshop experience. In addition, and fee-free study materials for the nine they write and discuss weekly reviews of quarter-hours credit course and a $25 the shows presented. stipend per week. 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Hopefully, this type During last few weeks the Musicarnival of study will make them more effective School has been busy rehearsing their in solving departmental problems at their own production of "Mrs. McThing," writ own college or university. ten by Mary Chase (author of "Harvey"). The Cleveland State University Fellow The musical fantasy will be presented ship students are: Pete Shokalook, Cleve Sunday, August 31, at 1:30 p.m. land State University; Carrie Bodenger, The Musicarnival School is small by Kent State University; Marlene Rough necessity, so the curriculum is geared to ton, Florida Atlantic University; Virginia the need and interests of students. Lim, Oberlin College; Mike Mazur, Cleve For information or applications for next land State University; Marie Suchy, Wit summer write: Miss Judy Daykin, ci o tenberg University. Musicarnival, Box 802, Cleveland, Ohio Apprentices are: Cheryl Lynn Laser, 44122. Bowling Green State University; Julee Ann Hottois, Cuyahoga Community Col- - Maria nne Balotta ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••e••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• tune in for star interviews & show reviews on these TV & radio programs WERE (1300) HOWARD WERTHEIMER chats WKBF-TV (Ch. 61) LINN SHELDON inter with cast members and reviews the shows on views our stars, usually on vVednesdays, on his his Theatre Talk program Tuesdays at 6:20 p.m. program following the afternoon movie, between or on Saturdays at 7:35 p.m. 2:30 and 3 p.m. WCUE (Akron 1150) CHICI\: WATIUNS AT W'KYC (1100) the stars visit for an hour usually MUSICARNIVAL, star interview series broadcast late afternoon with ERIC ST. JOHN on Tuesdays. daily Monday thru Friday at 10:25 a.m. WBKC (1560) AL KJPP tapes star interviews \VHI\: (1420) TED HALLAI\IAN plays host to opening night for broadcast Tuesdays at 2:03 the stars usually on Tuesday night, starting at p .m. and Sundays at 1:15 p .m. midnight, and you can talk to them by phone. WXEN-:Fl\1 (106.5) LAUREN JAY tapes opening WJ\:YC-TV (Ch. 3) distinguished novelist and night interviews for his 8 to 9 a.m. broadcast. Press columnist DON ROBERTSON sometimes re views the shows Tuesdays on NBC Newsday 90, WZAK- BEA 1\:RALIK tapes interviews for her between 7 and 7:30 p.m. 1:55 to 2 p.m. broadcast. WEWS-TV (Ch. 5) EARL ){EYES reviews the WJW-TV (Ch. 9) IiEN HARRELSON, "The shows and chats with some of the stars, I-lawl;:," often chats with the stars Saturday usually on Tuesdays, during the midday news afternoon following the Indians' game, usually between 12 :30 and 1 p.m . about 5:30 p.m., on his Hawk's Nest show. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• next week. .. go out for the evening at home SOLID STATE STEREO FM/AM/FM PHONO SYSTEM Sit anywhere and enjoy true stereo separation. FM/AM stereo tuner with 100 watts peak music power with twin cone speakers. FCNI YOU MUST BE SATISFIED • WE GUARANTEE IT ! Buy This Stereo and Musicarnival Tickets at These Forest City Stores 20001 Center Ridge Rd. 1700 Brittain Rd. 436 Northfield Rd. 10800 Brookpark Rd. Rockport Center Chapel Hill, Akron 475-7000 267-1200 333-7400 633-7500 Think slim. Eat big. A beautiful Brown Derby steak with no potatoes. Instead, a double salad. With diet dressing if you like. 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