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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 15, 1939)
Friday, December 15, 1939 t 4 if Entertainment . The DAILY NEBRASKAN n RADIO ... Youth leaders keynote 'Boys Life Week7 Kate Smith will present Broadway hit, starring Margo tonight at 7 By Mary Kerrigan. Two of the nation" s foremost leaders in the youth movement will keynote "Boys' Life Week" in a broadcast today at 3 p. m. under the auspices of the Boy Scouts of America.. . .The speakers are Dr. James E. West, chief scout execu tive, and Dr. E. K. Fretwell, pro fessor of education, Columbia uni versity.. . . With Margo, the star, in the leading role of the radio presenta tion, Kate Smith presents "The World We Make," at 7 p. m. to nieht The Dlav. was one of the biggest hits on Broadway this year.. . .Besides Margo, Jerbert Rudley and Rudolph Forster of the original cast, take part in the radio version. . . . The voice of Kate Smith, singing "When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain," soon may resound through the halls of Buckingham Palace The WPA's art division is preparing albums for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth as momentos of their Washington visit last June, when Kate sang for them.. .. In a special program tomorrow at 9:45 p. m. the committee for the president's birthday celebration will continue their drive for funds to fight infantile paralysis. . . Speakers will be Keith Morgan, committee national chairman; Kate Smith, program hostess; Bill Co rum, sports columnist; and Bob Trout, announcer and reporter.... "Bull Session," student discus 8ion series, goes international to morrow at 3 p. m....Then repre sentatives of three American uni versitiesOhio State, Ohio Wes leyan, and Capital broadcast their views on a present-day prob lem of youth the next peace with two undergraduates of Ox ford university, now in this coun try.... Handel'a "Messiah," the great oratorio that is a traditional part of Christmas observances, will be Bung over KFAB Sunday at 11:30 by the famous Salt Lake Taber nacle choir of 350 voices.. . .The choir, probably the longest sus Make Him King for a Night Escort Him to the Mortar Board Party COLISEUM, DEC. 16, 9 P.M. Music by Frankie Trumbauer FOR TICKETS SEE A TASSEL 'Dr. Christian' 1 -A r 1 i Youngsters at New York's East Side settlement house re cently received a surprise visit from Jean Hersholt, known to radio and movie fans as "Dr. Christian," the kindly doctor of Fio Rito7s success story: piano-pounder to conductor "From piano-pounder in a nickelodeon to top-notch composer-conductor," could be the title of Ted Fio Rito's success story. Fio Rito was born in the east, played his first job as a pianist in his neighborhood nickel odeon while he still attended high school in Newark, N. J. From high school he enrolled at the Chicago conservatory of mu sic, and it was there that the music world first learned of the Fio Rito pianistics. He organized a band and played at the Edge water Beach hotel there for two years. Filmland's favorite. This led to a three vear engage- taining community network fea ture, has been a Sunday noon-time attraction since 1922.... J. Spencer Cornwall is director.. . . visits nursery River's End. The famous Dan ish star told the children stories of the Dionne quintuplets, with whom he made "The Country Doctor" film. "Dr. Christian" dramas are broadcast on Wed nesdays at 9 p. m. ment in San Francisco, then in the Cocoanut Grove, Los Angeles. There he gained reputation for having filmland's favorite dance band. He has since played at such well known spots as the Palomar, Palmer House, the Trocadero, Los Angeles' Eeverly Wilshire, and New York's Hotel New Yorker. Fio Rito's fame as a tunesmith equals that as a leader. He has written and co-authored 150 songs, including "Laugh, Clown, Laugh," "I Never Knew," "Alone at a Table for Two," "Roll Along, Prairie Moon," "Three on a Match," and the latest, "An Angel in a Furnished Room." MOVIE CLOCK. Liberty: "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," 12:00, 2:20, 4:40, 7:00, 9:30. Varsity: "Espionage Agent," 2:05, 4:40, 7:10, 9:45. "Five Little Peppers," 1:00, 3:35, 6:05, 8:40. Stuart: "Dead End Kids on 6 rets Parade," 1:58, 3:58, 5:58, 7:58, 9:58. Nebraska: "Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the .President," Ueli Over! 2nd BIO WEEK! FrnK CAPRA'S "MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON" with Jnn Jam ARTHUR STEWART AH-ttxr Comedy Cut I Mat. tM f.r. LIBERTY VARSITY: Now Mhawmit l r- McCREA (War :t i nUm "ESPIONAGE AGENT" with RmMls Mtnhtl ln4 Fratarrt ZZZZ "RVE LITTIE tor Muln tX IV) AO Iy rEPPERS AND How They GREW" mm t'ratarr 4:40 7 : mo -7 I'KKMI! 1 1 LDITORS Moriet Morton Margolin Drama Elizabeth Clark Radio Afory Kerrigan Music Uugh Wilkin MOVIES French film 'Mayerling' is well received by students By Morton Margolin. After last night's showing of the French film, "Mayerling," in the Union ballroom, it is easy to see why it was given a six-month run on Broadway, and why it is billed as the most popular foreign language film in America. Excellent in its local color presentations, the picture is built around Boyer, who plays the part of the Archduke Rudolph. He is ably supported by Dannielle Dar rieux and a large cast of other players. While the music tnai accom panies American productions is snhrhipd: the musical background of "Mayerling" is brought out so that audiences unable 10 ionow the dialect can understand the continuity of the plot. The picture is far superior to the general run of American productions, but fails to come up to the heights reached by the best American productions. Still packing them in in its sec- DANCE MUSIC . . . Trumbauer to playtomorrow Full dance schedule planned for tonight Ted Fio Rito and Frankie Trum bauer will share the patronage of Lincoln couples tomorrow night. Fio Rito, one of the foremost com posers and conductors in the coun try today, will furnish music at the Turnpike Saturday, featuring Frank Flynn and Pat Travers. Trumbauer is booked to play for the annual Mortar Board party to be held in the Coliseum tomorrow night. King s Ballroom will bring Red Rivers and his 12 "dukes of swing" to Lincoln the same night. For Friday and Sunday evenings the 'pike has engaged "Little" Joe Hart and his orchestra. Music for the Union's dance to night will be furnished by Leo Beck and orchestra. Blue Print appears today Features stones on oil, steam-electric power Featuring articles on the turbo- electric train and Nebraska's Black Gold, the December issue of the Nebraska Blue Print hits the news stands today. L. J. Wachter, electrical engineering junior is the author of the article on steam electric power plants for trains which heads the list of contents for the new issue. "Nebraska's Black Gold" written by Lowell Johnson, mechanical engineering sophomore, tells the story of the drilling of the Boice well near Falls City. The estimated daily flow of Nebraska's first pro ducing well was approximately 60 barrels. Railroad statistics for this country occupy the attention of Dean Ferguson, writing in "The Dean's Corner." The railroads of the United States have 47,000 lo comotives and 1.8, almost two mil lion, freight cars. Don Housley is the editor of the Blue Print which is the organ of the engineering college and the Nebraska Engineering society. Other contributors for the Decem ber issue are Norris Schick, Earle Cox and C. F. Moulton. Barbs schedule dance Saturday Highlights of the barb enter tainment in the Union ballroom Saturday night will be a turkey trot at 7:30 and a "Sadie Haw kins Hour" beginning at 8:30, when the girls ask men for dances. At'the conclusion of this will be a regular name drftwing and the lucky winner will carry home a turkey. ond week Is Frank Capra's "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" which will continue at the Liberty over the week-end. Another picture, just as big as the "Mr. Smith" film, which is booked for the Lib erty is "We Are Not Alone," star ring Paul Muni, and based on the book by James Hilton. It will be several weeks before the picture opens here, but from the reports passed on Dy other cities Muni gives a performance worthy of an other Academy Award. Opening today, at the Stuart, are the "Dead End Kids on Dress Parade." The film takes the kids out of reform school and puts them in a military school where they manage to upset the routine by methods which are typical of the group. Another film opening today is "Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President" starring Ann Sothern and William Gargen. Based on a story by Damon Runyan, the film is reputed to be one of the best comedies of the year. The picture, playing at the Nebraska, tells the story of the Turps when they go to Washington to get back a friend's government job, and get tangled up with international poli tics. Adventure film of the week opened yesterday at the Varsity. It is "Espionage Agent," starring Joel McCrea and Jeffery Lynn. The film tells the story of the work of secret agents just before the first and second World wars. Companion feature is "Five Little Peppers with Edith Fellows. XTiinnpiFS TJIGE.T SAT. DEC. 1 6 to ttit muiic of America's NEW STAGE-SCREEN-RADIO Favorittl nJ Kit ORCHESTRA Featuring $ CANDY CANDIDOO "TImi IJtllr Mu with IM( Vt"A V PAT TRAVERS X Y Frank Flynn V Aim. l.M Ir Pma M Turnpike fli Offlr o A mmI , vf mmwiT niiwi vy ; Y LITTLE JOE HART V A dm. T.mtk Pj&:m 1 0atee 1 Roraio