Evening star., 1938-04-18

is going to produce a picture called
100 Miss Americas and Gary Cooper"
you will be held to 1t by an exhibitor
who will say he did not know you
were fooling. There is no room for
loose or funny talk when you are talk
ing about what the trade calls "the
product"
PARAMOUNT personnel, Hollywood,
New York and local. virtually
filled Gardiner Moore's west ballroom.
And filled itself with more kinds of
food than you usually find at 20 buffet
luncheons. Among other executives
present were Joseph Unger,' Bob Gill
lam of New York. Terry De Lapp,
studio publicity chief from Hollywood;
divisions sale chiefs from everywhere.
Busiest man around the place was
Carter Barron, Loew's division chief
and customer of Paramount, who
always knows every one and introduces
every one else without slipping up on
a single name or what the owner OF
the name happens to be doing in the
world. Local Paramount office was
represented by Eddie Fontaine, Rob-
ert Denton, Vincent Dougherty, Jack
Bryant :. Another party in a week
end OF parties was that given by
Emerson York in honor Of Alois
Havrilla, the former radio, now sound
track man for movies, who makes mar
rativeS sound like music. Mr.. Hav-
rilla's afternoon was spent meeting
Government department movie folk
with whom he does a lot Of work, q
recent contribution being the nara
ton OF "Grasslands." produced by the
Department Of Agriculture. Mr.. Hav-
rilla thinks he could spend months of
sightseeing in Washington without
ever becoming bored. spent much Of
his time while here aiding his Vassar-
bound daughter researching on the
subject Of the Monroe Doctrine :.
Snow White" which brought $s5, 900
worth Of Washingtonians to Keith's
during its seven weeks run there, IS
proving quite as much of a sensation,
though on a lesser dollars and cents
scale naturally, in the three Warner
neighborhood houses, where it now
is running. The three houses are the
Tivoli, Calvert and Penn. The town
seems to be full of people like that
New Yorker who saw the picture 13
times and each time saw something
new and fascinating in it.
A LLAN JONES, Metros athletic
tenor and star OF its recent "The
Firef1y," who will headline the Cap
itol's next stage bill. finds the turn
ing point in his career that day when
he got his first Job running q steam
shovel. From that point on Jones
knew he was going to have enough
money to continue his vocal studies.
He still likes to 60 back to Scranton,
Pa. and see the buildings which were
erected on the site Of his steam shov-
cling -. The comedy team of Chic
York and Rose King will share the
spotlight of the bill with Jones. Incl
dentally, the latter likes his "Firefly"
music so much that he has spent
most OF the time since the picture was
made In humming the old score
Everett Marshall it is who will take
the place OF Michael Bartlett when
the latter steps out Of Three Waltzes"
upon the conclusion Of its Washing
ton engagement at the National Thea
ter next Saturday night The
town is approximately full OF tenors
who backgrounded at Princeton, for
in addition to Mr.. Bartlett the Tri-
angle Club also gave to the world
James Marshall, who will sing a lot
OF parts in the Gilbert and Sullivan
revival. which opens tonight at the
Rialto.