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Show Jimmy Durante Opens at Valley Music Hall Feb. 29 Jimmy Durante, one of the all-time great comedians, opens op-ens at the Valley Music Hall Thursday, Feb. 29 and plays through March 2. A special matinee will be held Saturday, March 2 at 2:30 p.m. Evening showtime is 8:30 p.m. Jimmy, whose name is legend leg-end across this country, was born in New York's colorful East Side. He had a sketchy education ed-ucation in the public schools of New York and the schooling itself it-self was governed by the success suc-cess of the truant officer in catching him. At 17 he got his first job as a pianist in Diamond Tony's at Coney Island. The next year he landed a spot in Terry Walsh's Club, where he sometimes accompanied ac-companied a young waiter by the name of Eddie Cantor. In 1943 Jimmy became a radio ra-dio star. Television, of course, was the natural path from radio for "The Great Schnozzola." Here, the public could not only enjoy his hoarse massacre of the ICing's English, but also could catch the friendly warmth and great profile of this wonderful won-derful artist. Tickets are on sale at all Valley Music Hall box offices. |