Lauren Bacall, who died last week at age 89, had the look and the sound for a long career on stage


Lauren Bacall, who died last week at age 89, had the look and the sound for a long career on stage and in film. Here are five of her greatest film roles:

v “To Have and Have Not” (1944): Bacall’s film debut, made when she was 19, and of course her first film with Humphrey Bogart. The two fell in love on set. Director Howard Hawks wisely mined the chemistry between these two actors.

v “Key Largo” (1948): Also a film noir, and also starring Bogart — along with Edward G. Robinson, Lionel Barrymore and Claire Trevor. The movie, directed by John Huston, was the last of four Bacall did with her husband. Inspired the 1981 song “Key Largo” by Bertie Higgins.

v “How to Marry a Millionaire” (1953): A lighthearted comedy that teamed Bacall with Marilyn Monroe and Betty Grable; the actresses played models aiming to land rich husbands. Also a great one for quotes. “You don’t think he’s a little old?” Bacall’s character, Schatze Page, is asked. “Wealthy men are never old,” she replies.

v “Designing Women” (1957): Another romantic comedy, this time with Bacall starring opposite Gregory Peck. Bacall played a fashion designer, Peck her sportswriter husband. The film did well, but Bacall was going through personal turmoil; Bogart died of cancer several months before the film’s release.

v “Murder on the Orient Express” (1974): An older Bacall played a brash, widowed American socialite in this popular Agatha Christie adaptation in which everyone was a suspect.

“Wizard Wars” (10 p.m., Syfy): Pulling a rabbit from a hat is, well, old hat. “Wizard Wars” instead challenges teams of magicians to create amazing, impromptu illusions with an array of random objects, including Spam and Super Soakers.

“K. Michelle: REBELLIOUS SOUL — THE MUSICAL” (10 P.M., VH1): Think of “K. Michelle: Rebellious Soul — The Musical” as a hip hopera. Directed by Idris Elba, it’s a theatrical presentation of the latest album by the R&B artist and reality TV star.

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

Stambaugh Chorus is seeking members

YOUNGSTOWN

The Stambaugh Chorus, under the direction of Hae-Jong Lee, will begin its eighth season with a potluck dinner in the ballroom of Stambaugh Auditorium, 1000 Fifth Ave., at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 26. The dinner is open to past and present chorus members and those interested in joining for the 2014-15 season.

The Stambaugh Chorus’ first project will be A Night at the Races, a fundraiser planned for Oct. 24.

Concerts will include participation in Opera Western Reserve’s “Don Giovanni“ on Nov. 14.

A Holiday Concert, in collaboration with the Dana School of Music’s presentation of “Carols and Cocoa,” is slated for Dec. 3 at Stambaugh Auditorium.

On Dec. 6, the chorus will team with the Youngstown Area Community Concert Band to host the fourth Holiday Concert of Giving to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank.

Rehearsals are Tuesdays from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in the Stambaugh ballroom. For info, go to stambaughchorus.org.