,
ory
JANUARY 23 - 29, 1985 THE CITIZE� PAGE NINE
. ,
Throughout the 1930s, the
ill astin Trio continued to
play vaudeville, burlesque and
cabaret. In 1943 Davis entered
the Army and rved for two
years riting, directing and
producing camp show. After
his discharge, he rejoined the
trio, which in 1946 cracked
the 'big-time" club circuit with
a ucce sful Hollywood engage­
ment.
Davis recorded string of hits
("Hey There," "Mr. onderful,"
"Too Clo For Comfort') dur­
ing hi continued climb to the
top of 0 busin In
ovember 1954 he 10 t an eye
in an automobile accident, but
thi did not in any way inter­
fere ith his career. He scored
hit in his . first Broadway
ho onderful' (1956),
d I t r repe ted this succe
in 4(;01 en Boy."
In 1959 he played Sportin'
Life in the movie version of
"Porgy and Be ." Other Davis
movie include 'Oceans 11 "
and ' obin and the Seven
Hood ." In 1966 his auto­
biography Ye I Can as a
be t ller, and he starred in
his 0 n networ television
rie .
ELLY
ula elly one of the
rno t ought after multi-talented
performers today, is sho cased
in "That' Dancing!" a
dancerl inger/actre he has
made her mar on stage, tele­
vision and in film.
Kelly received wide acclaim
for her portrayal of Helene
in the tage version of 'Sw t
Charity" when it wa boo d
the fir t legitimate sho in
Las Vegas. Kelly later reprised
her role in the film version of
"Sweet Charity" which starred
Shirley MacLaine. "That' Dan­
cing!" pays tribute to "Sweet
Charity" with a sequence featur­
ing Kelly, cLaine and Chita
Rivera dancing "in one of the
great moments in motion pic­
tures.
Born in Jacksonville, Florida,
Kelly was raised in Harlem's
Sugar Hill. She majored in voice
at Manhattan's High School
of usic and Art. Kelly indu -
triou ly earned her way as a
scholarship udent majoring in
dance at Julliard. She studied
hard, learned and prepared.
Kelly took no primrose p th to
the field of modem dance.
Kelly continue to show grati­
tude to her parents, Ruth and
Lehman Kelly, for their suppor­
tive role in the development of
her career.
•••
"That's Dancing!" also takes
a 100 into the future of dance
and feature a newly created
quence with a group of e
York breakdancers. The scene
is narrated by Gene Kelly, the
bouncy Hollywood tar of the
, forties and fifties. He speaks of
the moment a rare oppor­
tunity for the past to meet the
future. The acrob tic yle and
the whirlwind pin of the
breakdancers are making their
ay into the on-going rich and
exciting history of dance.
A etro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pre-
ntation of a Haley- iven pro­
duction "That's Dancing!"
features pecial appearances by
Mikhail Baryshnikov, Ray Bol­
ger, Sammy Davis, Jr., Gene
odm'
Kelly and Liza Minnelli. The
film's original music is com­
posed by Henry Mancini. Gene
the film is written and directed
by Jack Haley, Jr.
Kelly is the film' executive
producer. Produced by David
iven, Jr. and Jack Haley, Jr.,
GENE KELLY and • JIOUp of yo dty b dance pear in a
future of motion picture dancing in MGM' 1bat's Dancing!"
y fdmed
ee on th