Word: luba
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...presented at the rally by a State Department official, but by such left-wing spokesmen as Michael J. Quill, president of Manhattan's powerful Transport Workers Union, and Norman Corwin, radio writer. Also present to provide the glamor expected on such an occasion were Sono Osato, Luba Malina, Margo and the Broadway stars. (Frank "Harvey" Fay, a Roman Catholic, later went roaring to Actors' Equity against participation of stage folk in "a Red meeting" where the Roman Catholic Church was denounced...
...than popular charm. But more than offsetting these assets is the fundamental fact that Marinka has been cast as limply as it was conceived. The two lovers have all the Old World grace of northern Indiana, and no one else in the cast, save for a comedy siren named Luba Malina, has a scrap of real personality...
...show, and a very good basis it is at that. Into this colorful pot pourri he has tossed leering Bobby Clark as a racketeer turned South American good-will ambassador. Also on this "Mexican Hayride" are Wilbur Evans to sing, June Havoc to sing and dance, and Luba Malina both to sing and to look beautiful. Of the three June Havoc stands out with her sparkling rendition of "There Must Be Someone For Me," the only standout tune in an otherwise weak Cole Porter score...