Evening star., 1939-07-14

About Town" when that picture, and
lots OF scribes. pharisees, and the
like were hauled to Jack Benny's
home town, Waukegan Gl), for the
initial showing and footing of
trumphets. Warner Bros. gave
Dodge City" the same kind of long
distance debut, and Twentieth Gen.
tury-Fox did a similarly colossal Job
on Young Mr.. Lincoln" when it
made Springfield Ull.) q Hollywood
for a day.
In their day those events looked
like lofty accomplishments, but they
now turn out to represent the linn
tied scope of most pioneering ven
lures. For September Paramount
has scheduled a trip to the Bahamas
for the openeing performance of "Are
Husbands Necessary" That will
be for critics and correspondents,
but not all corresponding ventures
will be so restricted. For the OPEN
ing of Our Leading Citizen" the
studio contemplates whopping de-
but, to which will be invited the
Governors of the 48 States and
slews of other occupants of official
stations. Orphans from score of
key cities will be chosen for g trip
to Hollywood in connection with
the opening of The Star Makers, %
the Bing Crosby picture, which
deals with an orphan asylum gradu-
ate.
Other groups will 60 to other
places, and when additional studios
get the thing really moving the
like of it all in travel probably will
never have been seen before. The
possibilities are absolutely limitless,
including the one that some one
may make picture with an Ant
artica theme before the practice
ends.
"On Borrowed Time" that screen
adaptation of the play which a lot
of enthusiasts thought the best of
the 1878 season. will have to wait
at least another week for its Palace
showing. "Goodby, Mr.. Chips" :"
which probably would run all winter
if it only was winter, will stay a
second seven days. Daughters
Courageous" the domestic drama
which so humorously reunites the
old cast of -Four Daughters is
another which will cling the fort
night. . 1t is at the Earle.
The ice act and Gloria Blake will
hold over on the stage. Imagine
Alice Faye without a song. -. Or
if you can't imagine it. wait while
and it will materialize in the pic
ture Hollywood Cavalcade," now
being made by Twentieth Century,
Fox. There were no songs, the
screen being silent in the period
which the picture covers. There
will be no songs now. To make
it unanimous, two other represen-
tatives of this department having
said so. this column now adds its
voice to the praise of 1zetta Jewell
for her performance in "Biog-
raphy' at the Cross Roads Theater.
. . A very fine person to build a
StocK company around is MISS Jew
ell if any one can get her away
from Cross Roads. =. Which would
be crazy to let her go.
Gene Ford, manager and produc-
ton director of the Capitol, and
his troup of capable (sic) judges
will listen next Monday night to
the first group of candidates for
the Going Native" revue The
scene will be the Willard room of
the Willard Hotel. Any tai
ented localite over 18 years of age
is eligible Aside to Mr.. Ford:
incidentally, do we owe you that
milkshake because we were wrong
on Irene" which won the public's
favor as your musical show?
Reminder: Hedgerow Theater's
Shaw festival, the one that makes
the vicinity of Moylan CPa.) so
busy and so attractive about this
time every year, is scheduled for
July a. There will be seven
plays in the series, including the
first full-length Man and Super
Man" ever given in this country.