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Show ll'HI Notes of a New Yorker: Stage Door: Two Broadway hits are backed by Chicago racket-coin . . . Producer M. Gordon has chewed his nails down to here. Not only because of recent flops; he also reportedly turned down the hit, "Goodbye, My Fancy.". . . M. Todd's "As the Girls Go" claims a $500,000 advance sale. . . . "Real Gone Gal" Nellie Lutcher has come a long way In a year, "following "fol-lowing the Winchellectricity." reports re-ports a critic. . . . Cole Porter'i brand-new chune for his "Kiss Me, Kate" show is tagged "Bianca." Backstagers predict it'll rock the nation. . . . Remember showgal Gay Orlova? Broadway now has one named Da Doit. . . . Having trouble getting tix to hits? Then try the midweek matinees, which are slim even for smash-clix. . . . In Playbill (theater program) Eugene Eu-gene Burr writes about show folk superstitions. The reason, he says, shoes shouldn't be placed above you is "they could easily fall and conk you on the noggin." . . . You ain't hep to the Jive. Jackson. On fie noggin is redundant. When you're conked, you're hit on the noggin. . . . Dig it? . . . (Jes call me perfesser!) 1 The First Nights: The week's lnitialer, baptized "The Young and Fair," was dunked in lukewarm notices. Dealing with life in a femme boarding school, it was whacked across the girdle for its dramaturgic flaws but the capable cast copped caresses. Reviewers generally regretted that every act wasn't as compelling as some of its episodes. Critic Wm. Hawkins' minority mi-nority report: "There is power and provocative good sense in this play." . . . The next entry was the Thittir Guild's second contrib ! of the season, "The Silver Whistle." It had the aislemen blowing horns jubilantly, the loudest toots for the expert performance of Jose Ferrer. Reviewer Chapman trumpeted: "Charming fable, captivatingly acted act-ed by Ferrer.' Between the Acts: Broadway-Hps Broadway-Hps were gabbing about the exciting ex-citing doughmance of Indian millionaire All Kahn and Rita Hay worth. . . . "Do yon think," wmeone asked, "she would care to be just another of his wives?" . . . "It's better," ehrugged Arthur Murray, "than being just one of Orson's fans!" The Cinemagiclans: Betty Grable Is again putting her best limbs forward for-ward in a rollicky musical called "When My Baby Smiles at Me." Dan Dailey makes a fine partner for the Grable-bodied gal. . . . "Miss Tatlock's Millions" is a hilarious hi-larious motion-pixie. Monty Woolley and John Lund are among the talented tal-ented inmates of this padded-celluloid. padded-celluloid. . . . "Blanche Fury" is a British immlgront with million-dollar million-dollar Technicolor and a two-shilling two-shilling tale. ... "A Southern Yankee" Yan-kee" is a rattle-brained fiesta with the Civil War playing straight for Red Skelton's hoke and joke rou-tines. rou-tines. . . . "Hills of Home" is as wholesome as milk, and the play- , ing of Janet Leigh and Edmund Gwenn is warm and human. . . . "Behind Locked Doors" is one sleeping pill you can take without I a medico's prescription. Memos: Edgar A. Poe: One-half the pleasure experienced at a theater arises from the spectator's sympathy with the rest of the audience. . . . Schopenhauer: Kot to go to the theater is like making one's toilet without a mirror. . . . Dumas: Du-mas: One should never take one's daughter to a theater. Not only are plays immoral; the house itself is immoral. im-moral. The Airistocrats: The 20th Century-Fox purchase of the American network couldn't have pleased Guess Who more. Let's hope Darryl F. Zanuck doesn't change the key station letters WJZ to DFZ. . . . Why isn't the Mr. and Mrs. North comedy-mystery stanza televised? It'd make swellevlsion. Gabe Heatter is this kind of guy: He patty-cakes competitors' scoops. Imagine! . . . Geo. Gallup (he conducted con-ducted the straw vote that broke the elephant'i back) guested on a Mutual newscast. The commentator comforted George by ackchelly telling tell-ing him Sarah Bernhardt never acted better than after she had a leg amputated! . . . Sacasas (a grand rhumband) recorded a number num-ber titled "The Mambo" for Victor in 1945 and Music Business mag credited him (in 1946) with Introducing Intro-ducing the new rhythm, which others oth-ers have Cerf'd. . . . Normon Cor-win Cor-win complains that Hooperatings "perpetuate sameness and mediocrity." medi-ocrity." Mr. Corwln, they Just measure what Americans listen to most. The Intelligentsia: Time me Matthews will take a year to re view the mag's long-range editorial planning. Exec ed Roy Alexander will edit it starting Jan. 1 Life'i big competish isay Insiders' will be Carousel Ex Esquire en i Carroll and ex Life ed Julmi Bach. Jr., are Its Brains Opt O' the 100 treasures the N Y Pud lie Libe now exhibits ivia its Hkh ann'yi the Josh h P"nu tu Should lnli'rei . |