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Hellzapoppin (musical)
''Hellzapoppin'' is a musical revue written by the comedy team of Olsen and Johnson, consisting of John "Ole" Olsen and Harold "Chic" Johnson, with music and lyrics by Sammy Fain and Charles Tobias. The revue was a hit, running for over three years, and was at the time the longest-running Broadway musical, with 1,404 performances,Kenrick, JohnHellzapoppin - History of The Musical Stage 1930s: Part III - Revuesmusicals101.com, accessed August 6, 2009 making it one of only three plays to run more than 500 performances in the 1930s. Production After opening at the Shubert Theatre in Boston on September 10, 1938, ''Hellzapoppin'' opened on Broadway at the original 46th Street Theatre on September 22, 1938, transferred to the Winter Garden Theatre on November 26, 1938, and finally moved to the Majestic Theatre on November 25, 1941. It closed on December 17, 1941, after a total of 1,404 performances. Olsen and Johnson led a large cast of entertainers: the comedy team of Barto and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sammy Fain
Sammy Fain (born Samuel E. Feinberg; June 17, 1902 – December 6, 1989) was an American composer of popular music. In the 1920s and early 1930s, he contributed numerous songs that form part of The Great American Songbook, and to Broadway theatre. Fain was also a popular musician and vocalist. Biography Sammy Fain was born in New York City, New York, United States, the son of a cantor. In 1923, Fain appeared in the short sound film, "Sammy Fain and Artie Dunn" directed by Lee De Forest filmed in DeForest's Phonofilm sound-on-film process. In 1925, Fain left the Fain-Dunn act to devote himself to music. Fain was a self-taught pianist who played by ear. He began working as a staff pianist and composer for music publisher Jack Mills. In 1932 he appeared in the short film "The Crooning Composer." Later, Fain worked extensively in collaboration with Irving Kahal. Together they wrote classics such as "Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella" and "You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me," (co-writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Kinney
Ray Kinney (September 26, 1900 – February 1, 1972) was a singer, musician, composer, orchestra leader, and performer on radio, stage and screen. Biography Kinney was born in Hilo, Hawaii to Irish-Hawaiian parents William & Pilialoha Kinney. At age 15 he and his six brothers were sent to school in Salt Lake City, Utah. Already skilled on the ukulele and with a fine tenor voice, Ray and his brothers formed their own band and began touring the western US. He returned to Hawaii in 1920 upon the death of his mother. Early career Ray was cast in 1925 as the lead in the opera "''Prince of Hawaii''" by noted Hawaiian composer Charles E. King. The opera began touring in California in 1926. In 1928 bandleader Johnny Noble chose Kinney among others to appear on his radio show. The show originated from station KPO in San Francisco and was basically an hour long promotion for Hawaiian tourism. Later that year Brunswick Records signed Noble, with Kinney as one of the singers, to a cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Studios
Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an American film production and distribution company owned by Comcast through the NBCUniversal Film and Entertainment division of NBCUniversal. Founded in 1912 by Carl Laemmle, Mark Dintenfass, Charles O. Baumann, Adam Kessel, Pat Powers, William Swanson, David Horsley, Robert H. Cochrane, and Jules Brulatour, Universal is the oldest surviving film studio in the United States; the world's fifth oldest after Gaumont, Pathé, Titanus, and Nordisk Film; and the oldest member of Hollywood's "Big Five" studios in terms of the overall film market. Its studios are located in Universal City, California, and its corporate offices are located in New York City. In 1962, the studio was acquired by MCA, which was re-launched as NBCUniversal in 2004. U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
June Johnson
June Rozelle Johnson (May 28, 1918 – July 14, 1987) was an American film actress from 1936 to 1941 who appeared in Western films and serials. She made 14 films including three in which she was the female lead alongside The Three Mesquiteers. These were ''Lone Star Raiders'' (1940), ''Pals of the Pecos'' (1941) and ''Gangs of Sonora'' (1941). Her father was Chic Johnson, a vaudeville comedian who was well known as one of the Olsen and Johnson duo. Filmography * ''The President's Mystery'' (1936) – undetermined role (uncredited) * '' Rose Bowl'' (1936) as girl (uncredited) * '' The Big Show'' (1936) as studio secretary * ''Beware of Ladies'' (1936) as young girl (uncredited) * ''The Mandarin Mystery'' (1936) as girl in cocktail bar * ''Jim Hanvey, Detective'' (1937) as June (uncredited) * ''Gunsmoke Ranch'' (1937) as settler girl (uncredited) * ''Anything for a Thrill'' (1937) as Jean Roberts * '' Double Danger'' (1938) as 'Babs' Theron * ''Vivacious Lady'' (1938) as Miss B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kim Loo Sisters
The Kim Loo Sisters were an American jazz vocal quartet popular during the swing era. The close harmony group consisted of Alice (August 22, 1916 - April 16, 2011 ), Margaret “Maggie” (November 4, 1917 - July 14, 2016) Genevieve “Jenée” (May 19, 1920 - November 3, 2019) and Patricia “Bubbles” (October 3, 1922). ''Just Us Girls'' (Four Seasons Press, 2015) by Leslie Li is the official companion book to The Kim Loo Sisters documentary. It comprises interviews of all four sisters, both individually and collectively and includes over 50 color and black and white photographs. The book tells the story of the four sisters’ lives and careers from early childhood in Minnesota during the Roaring Twenties, to appearing in vaudeville theaters across the country during the Great Depression, to performing on the Broadway stage, the Hollywood silver screen and overseas during the Second World War. The sisters began their careers as child entertainers in kiddie revues in and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanna Theatre
The Hanna Theatre is a theater at Playhouse Square in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It is one of the original five venues built in the district, opening on March 28, 1921. The Hanna Theatre reopened in 2008 as the new home of Great Lakes Theater Festival after a major renovation by the classic theater company. Original structure The Hanna Theatre was envisioned by industrialist and publisher Daniel Rhodes Hanna as part of a larger complex in memorial to his father, late U.S. Senator Mark A. Hanna, and was designed by architect Charles A. Platt. Faustinno Sampietro was responsible for most of the interior decorations, which included green and gold carpets, dark green seats, frescoed walls, a fireplace, and Louis XVI gilt furniture; the ceiling was coffered and was made up of circular and octagonal medallions, each of which contained gilded classical figures (including Cupid, Psyche, and Pegasus). The orchestra level consisted of 827 seats arranged in 24 rows, and the u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lew Parker
Lew Parker (born Austin Lewis Jacobs, October 29, 1910 – October 27, 1972) was an American television, stage and musical theatre actor. His most notable role was as Lew Marie, the arrogant father of Marlo Thomas's character, Ann Marie, on the 1960s television series ''That Girl''. Early years Parker was born in Brooklyn and was the son of Lewis Jacobs, who performed in vaudeville. Acting Parker appeared on one episode of the television series ''Gidget'' in 1966 as Mr. Socrates, the crusty proprietor of The Shaggy Dog, a hamburger restaurant that was a hangout for teenagers. Parker appeared in the television series ''F Troop'' in 1966, "The Ballot of Corporal Agarn" as George C Bragan. Parker's character is a mayor candidate in Corporal Agarn's hometown back in New Jersey, and he travels West to get Corporal Agarn's vote since the election was tied and his absentee ballot is needed to break the tie. His Broadway credits include ''A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Gleason
John Herbert Gleason (February 26, 1916June 24, 1987) was an American actor, comedian, writer, composer, and conductor known affectionately as "The Great One." Developing a style and characters from growing up in Brooklyn, New York, he was known for his brash visual and verbal comedy, exemplified by his city-bus-driver character Ralph Kramden in the television series ''The Honeymooners''. He also developed ''The Jackie Gleason Show,'' which maintained high ratings from the mid 1950s through 1970. After originating in New York City, filming moved to Miami Beach, Florida, in 1964 after Gleason took up permanent residence there. Among his notable film roles were Minnesota Fats in 1961's ''The Hustler'' (co-starring with Paul Newman) and Buford T. Justice in the ''Smokey and the Bandit'' series from 1977 to 1983 (co-starring Burt Reynolds). Gleason enjoyed a prominent secondary music career during the 1950s and 1960s, producing a series of best-selling "mood music" albums. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teri Garr
Teri Ann Garr (born December 11, 1944) is an American former actress, dancer, and comedian. She frequently appeared in comedic roles throughout her career, which spans four decades and includes over 140 credits in film and television. Her accolades include an Academy Award nomination, a BAFTA Award nomination, and a National Board of Review Award. Born in Lakewood, Ohio, Garr was raised in North Hollywood, California. She is the third child of a comedic-actor father and a studio costumer mother. In her youth, Garr trained in ballet and other forms of dance. She began her career as a teenager with small roles in television and film in the early 1960s, including appearances as a dancer in six Elvis Presley musicals. After spending two years attending college, Garr left Los Angeles, and studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York City. Her self-described "big break" as an actress was landing a role in the 1968 ''Star Trek'' episode " Assignment: Earth" after which she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy House
William H. Comstock (May 7, 1889 – September 23, 1961), known by his stage name Billy House, was an American vaudevillian, Broadway performer and feature film actor. After devoting most of his career to live performance, he moved to Hollywood where he became a supporting actor during the 1940s and 1950s. According to admirer Orson Welles, the name "Billy House" was likely an invention for use in burlesque theaters. Career overview Breaking into show business as a trumpet player, House worked in circuses, vaudeville, burlesque theaters and radio dramas before adding the occasional Broadway turn and bit part in feature films to his résumé. One of his Broadway co-stars, Pauline Moore, once recalled an incident about his performance in the 1933 Earl Carroll version of ''Murder at the Vanities'': House was also used as a live-action model for the Disney characters of Doc (in ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'') and Smee (in ''Peter Pan)''). By the mid-1940s he had begun working ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy Felton
Francis J. Felton Jr. (November 30, 1907 - October 21, 1964) was a bandleader, vaudevillian, and host of children's television programs. He was known professionally as Happy Felton. Early years Felton was born Francis J. Felton Jr. on November 30, 1907, in Bellevue, Pennsylvania. He attended Bellevue High School, played football at Allegheny College and the University of Pittsburgh, and graduated from Allegheny in 1929. When Felton was seven years old, he performed as a violin soloist with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. During his college years, he organized the Artists of Rhythm orchestra, which played in Cleveland, Buffalo, and other cities. He also was a violinist with the Goodrich Silvertown Orchestra. Felton acquired his nickname after he portrayed the allegorical character Dr. Happy in a show at Allegheny College. Career After Felton graduated from college, he played drums in a circus, was part of a medicine-man show, sang in the Four Ambassadors quartet, and performed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay C
JayC Food Stores is an American supermarket chain based in Petersburg, Indiana. , the chain operates 64 stores in Southern Indiana. JayC has been a division of Kroger since 1999. History Early history JayC was founded in 1863 by Swiss immigrant John C. Groub, who with his wife Elizabeth opened the chain's first store on South Chestnut Street in the city of Seymour. The success of the business allowed them to move to larger premises in 1871 and add a wholesale department. Profits by 1885 had reached US$80,000. John C. Groub died in 1888, passing the management of the company to his son Theodore and his son-in-law William Masters, an experienced grocer. Theodore later handed the running of the company to his sons Thomas and John. The company's grocery wholesale business waned in the 1910s and 1920s, prompting the company to concentrate more on retail. Under the name of JayC Food Store of Scottsburg, adopted in 1927, the company grew to a peak of 44 retail locations in the 1940s. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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