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EDITORS
Moviei , , Morton Margolin
Drama F.liiabeth Clark
Radio , , Mary Kerrigan
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Entertainment .
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DRAMA . . .
Broadway
hits appear
this month
By Elizabeth Clark.
Nebraskans will have an oppor
tunity to see three outstanding
stage and screen hits this month.
Paul Osborn's Broadway hit of a
few years ago, "On Borrowed
Time," will be presented Novem
ber 17 and 18 at the Paramount
Theater in Omaha under the aus
pices of the Omaha World Herald.
Next on the list calculated to de
light the hearts of midland the
ater goers is "I Married an Angel,
sponsored by the Omaha Drama
League, and presented in Tech
High Auditorium in Omaha on
Nov. 24 and 25. Lincolnites who
don't trek to Omaha will also have
a New York hit on their theater
fare, "Family Portrait," to be pre
sented by the University Players
t the Temple, Nov. 21 to 25.
"On Borrowed Time" is the
whimsical fable of an old man's
love for his grandson. The old man
succeeds in keeping the child out
of the grasping clutch of an aunt
as "ogre-ish" as Snow White's
stepmother, by driving Death up a
tree and keeping him there. The
play was adapted from the prize
winning novel of the same name
by Lawrence Edward Watkins.
The cast is headed by Taylor
Holmes, noted chiefly in "these
here parts" for his role as Jeeter
Lester in Tobacco Road." The lit
tle boy of the story, Pud, is played
by Tommy Lewis, who was in the
original cast. Supporting players
are Kenneth Casey, and Wilma
Francis.
"I Married an Angel" will star
Dennis King, Vivienne Sogal,
Karen Van Kyn, and supporting
them will be Bobbe Arnst, Norman
Roland, and Dan Dailey, Jr.
The story is that of an angel
who comes down to earth on a
visit. On this worldly planet she
falls in love with and marries a
mere mortal. At first, they are ex
tremely happy, but then comes
that bane of existence, in-law trou
ble. After a few harried months,
the angel can no longer bear the
brunt of existence in this world.
"Family Portrait" is a story of
the life of Christ. The people are
presented as living characters, en
countering events which lead up
to the tragic finale. The cast of the
play has not yet been announced.
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water with scum on top." The food
during these ten day jaunts was
just one thing, except in special
times, biscuits. But the biscuits,
the doctor said, weren't like ours;
they were mixed in a sheep-skin
and baked in ashes. For the bon
bon course, in case there were in
sect invasions, there were roasted
locusts, Harrison said, and de
scribed the taste as "rather like
peanuts."
Desserts are always the same
the noted medical authority said,
cottage cheese cakes, dried for
about three weeks.
Tells of medical work
Telling of his medical work, Dr.
Harrison said that in his hospital
there were no beds, except a few
unused ones in the storeroom. All
Arabs much prefer to rest on the
floor with something "to support
their bones." In general, the na
tives don't like either civilization
or buildings. He told of patients
brought to his hospital who could
not recuperate inside, but got well
rapidly when they were allowed to
sleep outside under the stars.
"Arabs are the greatest individual
ists in the world," Dr. Harrison
told the highly interested group.
"They believe in freedom."
Strength and endurance of the
average Arab Dr. "Harrison ex
emplified by the case of a man
who ate three loaves of hard dry
bread, immediately following a
dangerous gastric operation, and
felt absolutely no ill effects. He
nlso told of a man whose broken
leg had mended crooked, and
which had to be straightened in
an operation on the desert. Thirty
six hours after the operation was
performed the man insisted on re
turning home with a caravan (a
ten day trip). Later Dr. Harrison
saw the man again, healthy and
with his leg healed perfectly.
Kate Smith aide
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Frances Karmer is a member of
the Group Theater, heard every
other week on the "Kate Smith
Hour." It is rated by many critics
as the finest acting unit in Amer
ica. Miss Farmer made her debut
with the group and on the New
York stage last season. A native
of Seattle, she studied drama at
the University of Washington.
RADIO...
Columbia's
'Workshop7
gets spotlight
By Mary Kerrigan.
A dictator, a king and a mild
mannered citizen are shuffled to
gether in "A Letter from Above"
to be presented on Columbia's
Workshop, at 9 p. m. today. . .Par
ticularly sensitive to the times, the
story is an original fantasy by
Florence and Ben Vine and tells
how the mild-mannered citizen
takes it upon himself to write a
letter to the king of a country
hovering on the brink of a war . . .
America's airline hostesses tell
of their thrills on another "Amer
icans at Work" program at 9:30 .
. . The fast moving "Vox Top"
duo Johnson and Butterworth
take their mike into the lobby of
the Barbizon-Plaza hotel tonight
at 8 . . . This famous metropolitan
hotel is the rendezvous of many
of the best-known intellectuals
and artists . . .
Getting into the Thanksgiving
spirit Jim McWilliams asks his
contestants questions on his "Ask-it-Baskct"
program at 7 on their
knowledge of events connected
with the coming holiday . . .
Dr. E. A. Strath-Gordon, one of
the greatest authorities on the
prophecies of the great pyramid
of Gizeh, predicts Nov. 21 as the
climax date of the world crisis of
1 0P.n. as cynost of John Hiv on his
"Strange As It Seems" program
(See RADIO page 8)
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MOVIES...
Season hits
reach new
high points
By Morton Margolin.
As the winter season closes
down, eliminating outdoor enter
tainment possibilities and driving
more persons to the theaters in
search of entertainment, the tend
ency among the exhibitors, who
stick to the single feature policy,
is to cut out most of the poorer
productions in order to capitalize
on the season.
With this trend influencing
them, the local theaters are cur
rently offering the best all-round
program of cinema entertainment
they have featured for a long time.
Awkward age.
A few years ago Hollywood
found a way to carry its child
stars thru the 'awkward age' by
writing special stories for them.
This week, Hollywood has released
its finest example, to date, of the
transition of child star into a
juvenile lead in its production en
titled "First Ijove," now showing
at the Nebraska.
Starring Deanna Durbin, the
picture tells the story of a young
girl who is feeling her first con
quests. The studios not only gave
Miss Durbin her first screen love,
but also her first screen kiss. Hel
en Parrish, Eugene rallette, and
(See MOVIES page 8)
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Nebraska: "First Love," 1:12,
3:23, 5:34, 7:45, 9:56.
Varsity: "Dust Be My Des
tiny," 1:33, 3:34, 5:30, 7:30,
9:30.
Stuart: "The Cat and the
Canary," 1:45, 3:50, 5:50, 7:50,
9:55.
Lincoln: "Stop, Look and
Love," 1:00, 3:41, 6:22, 9:03.
"Dark Rapture," 2:01, 4:42,
7:23, 10:04.
Liberty: "The Real Glory,"
1:00, 3:10, 5:30, 7:45, 9:40.
KIVA: "Dark Victory," 2:40,
6:00, 9:15. "There Goes The
Groom," 1:25, 4:40, 8:00.
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Our Own Frontiers . . .
first "Wells Fargo" . . .
then "Union Pacific" . . .
Now comes the story of
Men and Women against
the Sea . . . Who made
the First Atlantic Con
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