Show Captivating Romantic Musical Belle Of New Nev York Tonight Fred Astaire and Vera-Ellen Vera literally dance on air In The Belle of New NewYork NewYork NewYork atthe atthe at atthe York showing tonight and Friday the Egyptian Theatre and the spirits of everyone viewing this captivating new musical will be lifted lifted lift lift- M G Technicolor ed accordingly Laid In the nostalgic period of New Yorks York's gaslight horse- horse drawn streetcar and Currier and Ives era era The Belle of New York comes as asan asan asan an enchanting blend of songs and dances colorful sets and costumes and anda I a plot bubbling with laughs As a framework for the happy assortment assortment assort assort- Harry Warren and nd ment of songs by Johnny Mercer Is the light-hearted light story QS Charlie New York playboy adI addicted addicted ad ad- I until ana dieted to champagne he falls In love with Angela shining I soul saving mission in the light of a a. Determined to break down Bowery of Angelas Angela's resistance even at the price I his hectic hectic hec hec- work Charlie pursues going to Western Western- riding bicycle-riding tic tlc suit first as a 0 western western-I Union messenger boy secondly as a a. street cleaner and last as a cafe waiter walter there Is Isa isa As In all musical-comedy musical plots a a. quarrel and a a. separation but the couple are reunited again In a 0 pricelessly comic sequence im ini which the demure Angela sallies forth In sequins and satins satins satins sat sat- ins to prove herself a a. lady of the world Astaire runs the full gamut of his and dancing prowess In the fetching original production numbers whether hi Itt his familiar top hat and tails In his his his' streetcar conductors conductor's uniform or In the skating costume In which he and VeraEllen VeraEllen VeraEllen Vera- Vera Ellen execute a breathtakingly lovely I I routine In which the Currier and Ivea Ives Ives' Ives Skating kating Pond print comes to life I Prominent In the hilarious proceedings proceedings proceedings proceed proceed- I ings of ot The Belle of New York Is Marjorie Main Ml bringing her unfailing humor to the role of Charlies Charlie's dowager aunt who puts up a towering front against the Inroads of ot his show-girl show friends Others who add to the comedy I are Keenan Wynn as ns the somewhat somewhat somewhat some some- what witted slow-witted family attorney the Inimitable Alice Pearce coming from her Broadway success In Gentleman pr Prefer eter Blondes Clinton Cllnton and tale Gale ale Robins ACTING NEWCOMERS NEWCO ESSENTIAL SAYS WARNER BROS DIRECTOR Newcomers are Job lob Insurance for everybody In the motion picture busi busi- ness That's the Interesting viewpoint of Roy Del Ruth who directed About Face the new Warner Bros Technicolor Technicolor Technicolor color musical come comedy y which comes Sunday Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day and Monday at the Egyptian Thea Thea- tre Gordon MacRae e Eddie Bracken and Dick Wesson top the cast of the film rum Did you ever stop to think asked Del Ruth where the entertainment business would be If it every so often otten there didn't appear such personalities as Gregory Peck Burt Lancaster Kirk Douglas Doris Day Ruth Roman and Virginia VI ni Mayo to O mention a few ayo ii U Hollywood Keeps on discovering people like these therell there'll always be work for pr producers directors writers supportIng support support- Ing actors and everybody else In support support-I movies A new face new talent new personality personality person person- that captures the public fancy Is a a. I powerful stimulus to the movie-going movie I II habit The Th newcomer In a a. supporting role I or bit today may be the magnetic box- box office star of tomorrow It is to the normal self-interest self of every director I and producer as well to be on the alert I to find and discover youngsters with that divine spark II Del Ruth pointed out that theres there's a a. liberal sprinkling of or newcomers In the I cast of About Face Among them are Virginia Gibson young singer and dancer from the New NewYork NewYork NewYork York stage Alleen Aileen Stanley Jr also from the Broadway theatre ClUte Cliffe Ferre song and dance man from stage and night nightclubs nightclubs nightclubs clubs and Joel Grey young comedian from stage and radio oco HILARIOUS GOBS GOns AND GALS D DEBUTS INTERNATIONALLY FAMED FA COMEDY CO DUO Introducing two of the funniest and maddest comedians to hit the Screen inmany Inmany in inmany many a year Gobs and Gals Republics Republic's Republics Republic's I lic's Hc's new laugh hit at the Egyptian Theatre next Tuesday and Wednesday with the int Internationally famous team I the Bernards In the starring roles Although both American by birth I this zany pair had to cross the ocean ocean to gain their greatest fame tame Now the I toast of the crowds at the Palladium In inI London and the gay bistros of Paris it itis itis itis I is safe sate to predict that once the American I Movie-going Movie public sees them in Gobs I and Gals their future in ha this country I will be assured In the film the Bernard boys are a I pair of Navy yeomen Salty Conners and I Sparks Johnson stationed on the bare bareI I I little South Pacific atoll of Mona Falu They are In charge of weather reports and as such must send up observation n b balloons To each they attach a photo i of their handsome commanding officer i I with a pathetic note asking for tor a letter etter from the girl who finds the balloon Hundreds of letters come back plus I packages of cookies cakes candy hand hand- I knitted socks etc Salty and Sparks set setup setup I up a store and sell the he loot to other I gobs at outlandish prices The racket backfires when the unit returns to the states and their heir CO Lt j Smith Is mobbed at the docks by admiring ad- ad admiring admiring ad ad- i miring girls His own fiance lance daughter I of a a. senator Is furious Her father already already already al- al ali i i ready Navy anti-Navy minded vows to get the I Navy appropriation cut down to where i it wont won't be enough to buy a leaky row row rowboat j boat I Salty and Sparks have the names of I all the girls In a a. hand locker they have brought back with them and they try I Ito I to hide it knowing that f If it Is discovered discovered dis- dis covered they will be In serious trouble I In In the meantime a gang of subversive subversive 1 sive spies think the locker contains top- top secret stuff and a cross-country cross chase develops Naturally everything works out okay In the end but not before the audiences are treated to a full measure of hilarious happenings |