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Producer/Director Jules White, circa 1939

FALL 2022   -   Editor: Gary Lassin

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Obituaries
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 2
  • Betty Phares Metcalfe, of Lindsay, LaVerne & Betty, costar of GENTS WITHOUT CENTS (1944)

Betty Phares Metcalfe (1924 - 2022)
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 3

Past and present-day photo tribute to Betty Phares Metcalfe


Second Moe Howard Estate Auction Features Unique Memorabilia
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 4 - 9

Following up 2019's Moe Howard Estate Auction, held by the Nate Sanders auction house, Moe's family held a 2nd auction in June 2022.  Also offered were materials from Norman Maurer's collection, and items included contracts, documents, checks, scripts, personal belongings, comic books and original artwork, and the miscellaneous.  Photos of key items are presented.


Everything You Always Wanted to Know About A NIGHT IN SPAIN 1927 - 1928 Part 2 of 2
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 10 - 11

A history of the Shuberts' Broadway show A NIGHT IN SPAIN, starring Ted & Betty Healy, supported by stooges Shemp Howard, Moody Braun, Bobby Pinkus, Lou Warren, and introducing Larry Fine.  Covered in detail are the show's tour schedule of 1928, starting with its 4-month Chicago run of November 1927 thru early April 1928.  Noteworthy is Larry Fine joining Ted Healy's troupe in late March 1928.


Three Stooges Supporting Players, The: Mini-Biographical Profiles
by Journal Staff
Page(s): 12 - 14
  • Robert McKenzie
  • Betty McMahon
  • John Merton
  • Gertrude Messinger
  • Charles Middleton

Bulletin Board
Page(s): 15

Fan classified advertisements


Stooge Trivia
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 15

Trivia Q&A


Rare Photo
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 16

Shemp and his son Mort get their hair cut at the Universal Studios barber shop, 1941.


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