Word: carousels
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...redeem his efforts by larding the lines with metaphor. The idealist, for example, has "gotten off the merry-go-around" and has "stopped grabbing for the golden ring." By overcoming these difficulties in parts that only border on the convincing, Paul Langton, as the fellow no longer on the carousel, and Ted Newton, the successful businessman, deserve commendation. Also Jocelyn Brando plays well a scene of considerable emotion...
...first time it is possible to discuss the affair without particular reference to the Harvard Band. This is not to say that the Band was not excellent, for Malcolm Holmes and his musicians turned in their usual top-notch job. From "Carousel" to the "National Emblem" march, the Band showed the versatility, poise, and ability which people have praised for many years. The band was as good as everyone thought it would be, which is about all you can say about the band...
Decca's late president, Jack Kapp, fathered the original-cast musical recording with George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, and his company has set the pace ever since (Carousel, Call Me Mister, Annie Get Your Gun). But the competition is furious. Producers' royalties have shot up to 10% per record, and producers switch unpredictably to different labels as they bring out new shows. RCA Victor cinched the rights to Call Me Madam by financing the musicomedy for $225,000, but had to do without Star Ethel Merman, whose recording contract committed her to do the songs...
Their first performance will be for the American Warehouseman's convention at the Statler Hotel on February 7. On the 16th they will play at the House of Pines School in Norton, Massachusetts, and then they will move to Wellesley to lead the parade for Wellesley's winter carnival, Carousel. They will be present at the Golden Gloves finals in Lowell on the 21st...
Theatre Guild on the Air (Sun. 8:30 p.m., NBC). Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel, with Patrice Munsel and Cornel Wilde...