Word: swanning
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...zenith of recorded jazz will be pleased to hear that a member of the original Dixieland Jazz Band, one Tony Spargo (ne Sparbaro) has drunk the fountain of youth and gleaned strength enough therefrom to make another record. The anachronistic session took place under the auspices of the Swan Record Company and the songs "Sister Kate" and "I'll Never Be The Same" were played. Supported by another refugee from the mothballs, Phil Napolean, a cornetist who used to tootle feebly with Miff Mole and the rest of the Memphis Five, Tony whistles, sings and hums through a comb wrapped...
Broadway saw another Ben Hecht opening last week-a propagandist pageant for free Palestine called A Flag Is Born. It swelled to five the current Hecht attractions in Manhattan: a third play, Swan Song (with co-author MacArthur), and two movies (Notorious and The Specter of the Rose...
...unassuming but perfect etching of 64-year-old Picasso's new girl: the mysterious 19-year-old brunette who is rumored to be the daughter of his concierge. Judging by the picture, she had the classical, wide-eyed face of a Leda, and the neck of a swan...
...crooning, a style show full of gorgeous models and a big classics v. swing concert by a full symphony orchestra, a rudimentary plot is occasionally visible. The only interesting part of this plot is Miss O'Hara's version of the reliable old ugly-duckling-into-swan routine...
...oxfords and slicked-back hair wouldn't fool anyone. But for story purposes, Trumpeter James refers to her as an "iceberg." The criticism piques Maureen. Before you can say Max Factor, she has gone shopping for a fancy hairdo and a six-skin blue fox stole. As a swan, she is, of course, downright sensational. The long, low whistles she inspires in all the male members of the cast are the most realistic part of the entire picture. Once her glasses are off, Maureen's only real problem is making up her mind which lovesick suitor...