Word: hoofers
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...players, Van Johnson, as the other American, is a total miscast. Cyd Charisse chores through some tiresome choreography without much zest. And Gene Kelly, an amiable and efficient commercial hoofer, makes another unfortunate attempt to be the poor man's Nijinsky...
Preparing for his debut as a song-and-dance man in a big benefit show, Sir Laurence Olivier studiously twirled a cane and practiced his footwork in a London gymnasium, where veteran musicomedy Hoofer Jack Buchanan pronounced the actor an apt but self-conscious pupil...
...most part on the side of the angels-on the side, at any rate, of the world's artists and individualists, of all who possess courage and resist conformity. Nor need they be potential Beethovens; he equally favors a hackie (Robert Emmett) who yearns to be a hoofer...
With Dr. Brightlee for escort, Mary agrees to a night out-one that begins romantically in Central Park and ends up wildly in night court. The doctor himself becomes smitten with Mary, but the cloven hoof, in the end, proves no match for the youthful hoofer. Picking up after a slow start, the play has enough bright remarks and gay incidents, enough humor, novelty and point of view for a refreshingly pleasant evening. This is true despite the fact that-though Actress Tandy makes a winning Mary Doyle-Actor Cronyn lacks the regrettable charm and dash of the Devil...
...wise showman who turned Manhattan's Paramount Theater into a mint by combining its first-run movies with name bands and singers, was called in as chief talent scout. Showman Weitman brought home a choice selection of what he calls "flesh": Dancer Ray Bolger, Professional Toastmaster George Jessel, Hoofer Paul Hartman, Nightclub Comedian Danny Thomas, Child Star Brandon De Wilde, Cinemactress Arlene Dahl. All began their ABC labors during the past month in sponsored programs which are, on the whole, first-rate. Except for De Wilde and Jessel (who roams the network with two TV shows...