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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 1956)
30 (See. 1) Statesman, Salem, Ore., Sun., Jan. 22, "56 Broadway's Oldest Show Closes Door By WILLIAM GLOVER down its final curtain on the most NEW YORK Victor Borce, 'fantastically successful one-man "a sentimental as well as amazing theatrical stint in show business showman alwavs has a lump in history. his throat when performance ! "I've achieved what many pro erds and Saturday nicht the P'e would give their right arm for lump ..as a bit Dipper than usual, i -Independence," funny-man Borge, The oldest show on Broadway. 1 soberly summarized in an au . Borgc's ' Comedy in Music-1 rang revoir interview. "I'm in a funny j ; situation ana mai a no joice. Since he first walked on the JAews source Shut QffJHLit By Publisher NEW YORK UT - Richard W. C! i . .i ila A : Newspaper Publishers Assn.. said . tt,. . a E. i ... i uiijt iai aui uas-icB icvuiu i itiirnnv t KiiPA 1 "raniAiimi in r stage of the Golden Theatre on Oct. 2. 1953, the pianist, his show and Broadway have each amassed some startling statistics. 84S Shows "Comedy in Music" registered M9 performances one began late three minutes) and another single show was cancelled when Borge had a temperature of 104. There have been 116 other shows come and go on Broadway as any previous solo effort but puts the United States to shut off Vjctor v4 M sources of information. - M of ,ong.runninj, Broadway Goverrment officials, he said, smashes have withheld in the name of at- PersonaI1 tne Bor fami, cun,y "all sorts of informatnn ha(, 'incrcasw, thJ hav.nS nothing to do with the coun- ..Comedy , Musjc.. m by 0M irys security. and gnothcr tot js due jn a Slocum. also executive vice pre cw ww,kj now Idcnt of the Philadelphia Bulletin. ; Mo8t remarkahle of aI1 u , . spoke at the 33rd annual luncheon ond c farmj wnith ft T? ?!m ?TJam'n engulfed the great Dane since !LV" he7as first his name went up in lights honored for defcnd.ng pres. free- 4:tn street Com. I. .i,:. : , ti. is mis Kiuwmg cmcipvirc which has been a key factor in i Rnrnn'l fmrront tvitHftmuiQl frnm cunty subcommittee headed by , Broad for he feels -comedy James 0 Eastland ID-Miss , Musiccould draw crowdlt to irnisi oe watcnea very closely ;the ((- for another season. to determine its real objecti ves nn VncrrUlt The question, he said is whether, ..Ri h, ow ,. nunib;. h Li. Snly? Cly nterest plie. when asked about fuiure show ed in fmd.ng whether subversion ,ang ..A , know is tnat Mg ft HBii f " T',lS ere back in the days before big at certain newspapers with the i COuld maki enough - in , rCpuu W uiuniHia- tnree t gix monthg to d() me the " .;, . - ,Jrest of "V We. As it is. I can r " i . V fu V wme go as I p ease." tendency Is to "slam the door in doub,e load vof dai, Clwely Watched . He said the Senate internal se- daily per formances plus the responsibilities of his bucolic enterprise, Borge in dicates, has impelled him to take this breather. "When the show opened," he the faces of inauirlne renorters. not as a punitive action againit the press, but in belief that the public has no right to know a grow ing number of things. "A few Washington reporters 1. I-: J - "V", .avc lo.p,au.ea uiw Mnt-unna n cnjne the farm , Connecticuti one sort or another have hsi. ,ucked bjrdg f Wan asainst them tor writing (rjends ,he end of ,hig mont things displeasing to officials. ;we wiU h ' facjUUeg f . . ,u!. , ing 30.000 birds a month one instance too many. "What has been general in Wash ington is that executive orders granting officials the right to classify material as top secret,' 'secret,' 'confidential' and so on have been seized upon to withhold all sorts of information having nothing to do with the country's ecurity.'. Concerning the Eastland rub- committee, Slocum said he does "Every time I look around we add, add, add equipment. The question is how tar shall we go? I'm going to let it keep growing for a while. Borge, who specializes in Rock Cornish poultry and pheasants, is keenly aware that the business has developed so remarkably because of his show business fame. TV Shows To keep in fettle at entertaining, Borge has two television shows shortly ' coming up and in all probability will be dashing about not share the view of some pub lishers that questioning of news- MAM tt run in an n'l ii ii ii 1 Lu.tif.t i their search for facts. After recent hearings involving New York newsmen, Eastland -jrai accused by the New York Times using the subcommittee in re prisal, for press opposition to his pro-segregation and other policies. Youth Misses $100,000 TV Quiz Question NEW YORK I - A 14-year-old Kchoolboy failed to win $100,000 Saturday night on NBC's "The Big Surprise" television quiz show be cause he didn't know quit enough about Bach and baseball. ' But New Yorker George L. Wright III gets to keep $25,000 of his $30,000 winnings so far, and may get another chance at the big prize. An unidentified "rescuer" will appear on the program next Sal today. If the "rescuer" can an swer current events question, the boy can try again for the $100,000. One answer George couldnt sup ply Saturday night was the names of two out of four pitchers who cave pitched perfect games. He was told the name of one, Ernie Shore. The others are Addie Joss, Charlie Robertson and Cy Young. The boy also could not name tlx concerts written by the elder Bach in 1721,. each using a dif ferent combination of instruments. They are known as the Branden burg Concertl. George gave correct answers to four other parts of Saturday night's question. gagements. He's sure that one of these days hell be back on Broadway may be with "Comedy in Music, Second Movement," or in a show with others the bids are already pouring in. '1 can t give up show business, he smiles. "It's my life." The secret of his fabulous Broad way success, Borge feels, is that it is an honest performance, ind I'm not pretending at any time. I m Just myself, not trying to !m press the audience . . . That little closing I have, say ing good-bye is honestly from the heart. There's always a little lump in my throat when I say good night to all those people who have let me entertain them . . . "It is so important to be genu ine, yourself, not try to be some one else. The world is big enough for all of us Speaker Sure To Get Dinner 'Without Ticket' Three Girls Make $2,000 Raid on Store RICHMOND. Calif. I - Three young girls robbed a jewelry store Saturday of 12 rings worth more than $2,000. Robert Couch, manager of Simp son's jewelry Co. reported the three teen-agers entered the store and one walked to the rear and engaged him in conversation. He said she was blonde, wear ing a green pullover sweater nfl peen skirt. He said he noticed the other girls, who leaned a counter, wore long skirts. Suddenly all three ran quickly Into the street and disappeared. Moments later Couch said he dis covered three matched wedding bands and nine diamond rings for men were missing from a tray. GOP Campaign IDAHOFAI. Idaho WhenjSchools Slated Tom E. Shearer of Caldwell, President of College of Idaho, stepped oft a but in Idaho Falls Friday afternoon, he was xn cerned because he had left his ticket to the regional Salute to Eisenhower dinner at home. He told of his concern to J. R. Cobble, Idaho Falls business man and Republican Party leader, who had come to meet him. "Do you think I can get into the banquet some way?" Shearer in quired. Gobble replied: PORTLAND The Republi can State Central Committee will hold campaign schools Feb. 1? at Pendleton and Feb. 11 at Bend. Wendell Wyatt, state chairman, said the schools, similar to those held Dec. 10 at Salem and Rose- burg, will be three hours long, They will include instruction on voter registration, precinct organ izatioa and recruitment of volun teer campaign workers tlnikliipfl IWe fjiiitSnn "I imagine you can. You're go- . , , Ing to be the speaker." AApaiIlt Burglar 5iCi8!l .d, u"!,ki LONDON uf) - Police have ham j , ., ,i ' u out 11,000 cards in the tity, ak!"ntl!Lonaon's financial center. urgin OPEN MONDAY AND FRIDAY 12:15 TO 9 P.M. - OTHER DAYS 9:30 A.M. TO 5:30 P. M. or n E , ZZZ3 arriving because naa weatner grounded his plane. CONSTRUCTION TOLD BROOKINGS - City officials i fbturday reported record $1,244,-' CjO ui ih of construction her last tut. It included 101 new hornet. urging the public to remove temptation from prospective burglars. 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