William Shakespeare (April 26, 1564 – April 23, 1616) was an English poet and playwright widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and
the world’s most distinguished dramatist. He is often called England’s national
poet.

Jessica Lange is a stage and screen actress whose career has spanned
thirty-five years. She has won two Academy Awards from six nominations,
four Golden Globes, and an Emmy. Jessica’s career began in 1976 when
Dino De Laurentis cast her in his remake of the film King Kong. Jessica is
most known for her roles in Sweet Dreams (1985), Blue Sky (1994), and
Tootsie (1982). Since 2000, Lange has mostly appeared in supporting
roles on screen.

Jessica in King Kong

 
Jessica Lange with Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie

"Alan Freed’s Easter Jubilee of Stars" opened for a ten-day run at the Brooklyn
Paramount Theater in New York! All the Rock and Roll stars of the day were
there, sometimes over 20 acts in a show and all for just a $2.50 ticket. Among
many featured artists were La Vern Baker, The Flamingos, The Platters, Buddy
Holly, The Everly Brothers, and Jerry Lee Lewis, just to name a few. Great closers
included Jackie Wilson, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, and Fats Domino.These class
acts were all backed up by the Alan Freed “Big Beat Orchestra” led by Sam “the 
Man” Taylor.  
 

The shows program

Walter Winchell (April 7, 1897 – February 20, 1972) was a vaudeville
performer at first, and later a newspaper and radio commentator. He
invented the gossip column while at the New York Evening Graphic and
soon became a syndicated columnist at the New York Daily Mirror. He
made his radio debut at WABC in New York in 1930. In 1948 Winchell
had the top rated radio show when he surpassed Fred Allen and Jack
Benny. Later during his career, Walter received $25,000 an episode
to narrate The Untouchables on  ABC-TV for five seasons beginning
in 1959.

July 11, 1938 issue

Jane Powell, a singer, dancer and actress was born Suzanne Lorraine Burce
in Portland, Oeg. Her parents were Paul E. Burce, a Wonder Bread employee,
and Eileen Baker Burce, a housewife. Powell began dance lessons at the age
of two. She rose to fame locally as a singer and was signed to Metro-Goldwyn-
Mayer while still in her teens. She was soon cast in musicals such as Royal
Wedding, with Fred Astaire, A Date with Judy, with the late Elizabeth Taylor,
and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, with Howard Keel. Her movie career
was replaced with a busy theater and television career in the late 1950s. As
of 2010, Powell lives with her fifth husband, former child star Dickie Moore,
in New York City and Connecticut, and is still active in stage and TV work.

Jane Powell with husband Dickie Moore

Fred Astaire with Jane Powell