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...Society of Newspaper Editors. And on the eve of his departure, he fell prey to that humiliating and painful malady-a severe case of upset stomach. There was no telling exactly what had caused the attack-although it seemed likely it was set off by the savory, highly spiced bass dish the President ate for lunch-but he suffered sharp abdominal pain, and slept little. Next morning, when Mamie bade him an anxious goodbye at their Augusta hideaway (the green-shuttered, three-room Bobby Jones cottage) he was running a slight (100°) fever...
...vocalists are quite uneven. Only Mildred Allen in the feminine lead and Bernard Barbeau as one of the misers is vocally satisfying. Miss Allen displays a light, flexible soprano in her numerous arias, Mr. Barbeau an agile yet powerful bass. Anthony Giarraputo's characterization of the other miser is consistently funny. Peter Elvin's caricature of the hero perhaps goes beyond his intentions at times. Elizabeth Kalkhurst is appealing as the shrewd maid...
Miss Merman has been given better support in Hollywood than on Broadway. George Sanders, as the Prime Minister of Lichtenburg, is amiable with a pleasant bass voice. And dancer Vera-Ellen with her thistle movements is a gracious princess. There is, however, a little too much of Donald O'Connor at the expense of footage of Merman. O'Connor is likable as a young press attache, but Miss Merman's brash charm should not be diluted with attaches...
...attaché, an opportunity to display his pleasant singing voice and limber legs. It also gives veteran Movie Villain George Sanders a chance to play a romantic role for a change, which he does attractively, and to sing for the first time on the screen in an agreeable lyric bass voice...
Blues on the River (Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band; Decca LP). Trumpeter Yank Lawson and Bass Fiddler Bob Haggart, onetime nerve centers of Bob Crosby's Bobcats, take their outfit on a music ride down the Mississippi (from Davenport, Iowa to New Orleans) in the grand old style...