Friday, February 16, 1940
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BROADWAY
Barrymore
meets Garbo
in night spot
INTERLUDE
NEW YORK CITY, Feb. 16.
Photographers in front of the ele
gant night spot brightened up
when John Barrymore, minus his
loving bride, swooped down on the
place. Mr. B. was in high dudgeon.
He paused for a snap, then he
charged into the place.
Hardly bothering to wait for the
captain to pilot him to a table, the
most noble side view of mortal
man swooped down upon a quiet
nook in the aft section of the
bistro. The management seemed
most unhappy at the location he
had chosen.
Well before you could figure out
the square root of 9,. John had
gathered around him a posse of
admirers and was doing his dance.
In a roistering mood he told tall
stories, gamboled and perpetrated
incredible gertures, accompanied
by prose which you hardly ever
use in English 7 compositions.
Suddenly he noticed the veiled
figure at the next table. She re
minded one of the Sphinx. Not to
be cowed by a cold demeanor, Mr.
Barrymore straightened up, swept
over to her party (of two) bowed
and offered to drink her health.
She rose hurriedly and departed
into the night, without a good bye.
Mr. Barrymore chuckled, while
the photographers, paragraphers
and patrons looked on sympathet
ically. "Alas, poor lady," soliloquized
our John. "I knew her well in
Hollywood. She was in a picture
' with me, I think. She's a dancer,
or something like that Perhaps
a crooner. Her name I believe is
Garber or Gar bo."
(See COLLEGIAN, page 6.)
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DRAMA
Alger heroes
have nothing
on stage star
Horatio Alger heroes had noth
ing on Burgess Meredith, Broad
way and radio star for he has
managed to work himself up from
the humble beginnings in a coun
try doctor's family to one of the
drama's leading figures.
It would be far simpler to list
the things Meredith has not been
or the things he has not done but
it wouldn t be one thousandth as
interesting.
Has checkered career
Hitting the high spots of the
actor's career he has been a choir
boy, church soloist, school paper
editor, newspaper reporter, haber
dashery storekeeper, dishwasher,
necktie salesman, complaint clerk,
vacuum cleaner salesman, farm
hand, roofing expert, cosmetics
seller, Wall street .runner, able
bodied seaman on a tramp steamer,
LeGallienne repertorean, tap -
dancer, dramatic star, screen star,
radio-serial hero, aviator, and
master of ceremonies on a pro
gram of his own.
There were manv iohsi whlrh
served onlv as exneditnns toward
financing education or providing
a compromise Between a ostenta
tion from nourishment and a re
lentless demand by the inner man
ror a reasonable facsimile of
'three-squares-a-day."
College career brief.
Meredith's stav at Amhurst rnl-
lep-e was brief. During this time
he washed dishes, stoked furnaces,
ana sang in choirs to pay for his
education.
There is nothing in his vouth to
even slightly suggest an existence
in the lap of luxury. He lived
alone in hovels; occupied a preca
rious portion of an apartment
which was maintained by rent par-
(See DRAMA, page 7.)
MOVIES
'Melody1 film
makes good
entertainment
Newest of the musicals, "Broad
way Melody of 1940," will open at
the Nebraska on Saturday. A
mere recital of the features of the
film listed in its advance publicity,
would make the picture lead the
year's productions from sheer
weight of the features themselves.
For example, it teams Ela
nor Powell and Fred Astaire, has
comedy, music, and a full compli
ment of trick sets. Norman Tau
rog directed the picture, but most
important is its entertainment
value which is good.
Opening today at the Stuart' is
(See HO VIES, page 5.)
Movie Clock
Lincoln "Broadway Melody
of 1940," 1:23, 3:26, 5:29, 7:32,
9:35.
Stuart "Little Old New
York," 1:00, 3:14, 5:18, 7:32,
9:46.
Nebraska "The Great Vic
tor Herbert," 1:21, 3:29, 5:37,
7:45, 9:53.
THE UNIVERSITY OF
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Feb. 13-16, Tuesday-Friday
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MUSIC
Expert avers
radio benefits
appreciation
"Music appreciation has ad
vanced 200 years since the advent
of radio," Leith Stevens, musical
director for Edward G. Robinson's
"Big Town" program, recently
claimed.
He supported his contention by
saying, "Radio, with its Philharmonic-Symphony
broadcasts, nu
merous concerts, the opera and,
yes, the dance bands, too has
educated the general public to an
amazing extent."
Enthusiasts keep classics alive.
He gave examples of how Wag
ner and Beethoven were laughed
off the stages when they intro
duced new kinds of music just be
cause no one had heard anything
like it before. He went on to show
their compositions were kept alive
by small groups of music lovers,
(See MUSIC, page 5.)
Name bands
highlighflocal
dance spots
University of Oklahoma's pride
and joy, Pinky Tomlin, heads the f.
list of entertainment on Uni cam- 1
pus this weekend. Pinky comeg
here to give the jit-kids the Jabs
for that one night stand, the In
tcrfraternity Ball.
"Candv. Candido. Ted Pfn Ttitn't
"Man with the Three Voices,' You
know. "thpr thpro nnrt then-
calls himself the "World's corn
iest bas3 player." "Candy'1 has
played in more than 600 movie
shorts.
Bill Carlsen and his "Band of a
Million Thrills," comes to tho
Turnpike tonight. I'll bet my
other shirt that a year from now,
Carlsen will be up among the top
bands. Bill and his whole band
are well liked everywhere they
have played an they can give tco.
If you have a chance don't miss
this band of tomorrow.
HERE'S SOCKO NEWS ALL LINCOLN
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