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ton win bring failure 81 ne batch.
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not get in your eyes
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means the ceok II in love
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on New Years day. your household
win suffer want during the ensu.
ing year
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DOUBLE TROUBLE
BY PRISCILLA WAYNE

June had described the apart
ment house 10 her. II was not
hard to find.
Just let yourself In with the
key" June had said. Mother win
have gone down to the theater by
the time you get home. And
maybe that's just as well because
you can get yourself accustomed
to your new home before you meet
Mother. I usually 20 down with
her once or twice a week at night
and meet Tony. We watch the
show from backstage.
IT'S a lot Of fun. Tony says II
gives him atmosphere. and we
both like being near Mother"
I'm like that. too" Joan said
soberly. I'm 20 down TO the the
alter with her too"
June Warns
June had laughed at that. But
don't be too friendly to Tony" she
warned. 'Repember I don't know
whether I'm In love with him or
not. I'm not sure but that I'll
want to marry him after we
change back places. 10 be careful
not to make him any promises.
Understand ?"
Joan was remembering these
things as she climbed three flights
of stairs to the back apartment
June had described. II was very
easy TO find her way.
June's description had been 30
vivid that Joan felt almost as
though she had lived right here In
this environment all her life.
Could 1t be that two identical
people. 30 alike in body. might be
80 much alike In soul that each,
subconsciously had shared the
others experience
Uses Key
Joan let herself into the apart
ment with the key. The apart
ment was exactly a. she had
thought 1t would be-clean. bright
and cheerful though shabby. II
consisted Of one huge room, a tiny
bath. and a tiny kitchenette.
Joan looked about her curiously.
Why this was really doll house,
keeping. Twenty kitchsnettes this
size. for instance. would tit into
the great kitchen back home from
which huge banquets were served.
Joan gazed interestsdly at the
shining pots and pans. cups and
plates carefully put away Yes,
this kitchenette was just as gay
and as cheerful as the kitchen she
Continued on Page IS. Column -
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MIND YOUR
MAN NERS

Test your knowledge OF correct
social usage by answering the fol-
lowing questions, then checking
the authoritative answers below:
l. When writing to a friend
should a doctor sign his name ]. l.
Smith. NJ. D.?
2. Is an ex-president called
'eMr."7
). Is a clergyman who has
d. d. degree called DR.. Brown?
1. How should the double card
Of doctor and his wife be en-
graved7
.. II John Brown. jr., is married
at the time Of his fathers death
does his wife remain Mrs. John
Brown, Jr.. 50 long as the elder
Mrs. John Brown is alive7
What would you do if
You are q man named for your
father but dropped the junior from
your name at your fathers death.
You are giving your son the same
name
ta) Call him Joseph Brown. jr. ,
tb) Call him Joseph Brown.
III?
Answers
i. No. Leave off the degree
when writing personal letter.
2. Yes.
3. Yes.
4. DIR. and Mrs. Hiram Smith.
5. No. She drops the junior at
the same time her husband does
at his fathers death.
Best What Would You Do" So
lution-(a). II the haby's grand
father were living the baby would
be Joseph Brown, III.
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II you're not using IL, sell II with
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SALEM. sidney r. Har-
Wv. Gloucester widower. may
marry again u he wishes but
his late wifes Win provides that
II Re should marry again. then
my said estate shall ~ divided In
equal shares among my children
The estate tetaled $4,000.
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HST ANSWERS

Below are TIE answers % test
questions printed On ne editorial
Page
1. Hyrccrtts.
2. Yes
:. George II nsrn.
4 Luznn.
5. Hirh Commissioner.
8. Boston Red soy.
2. Harry wccering.
{. smith.
q Charles Darwin.
10. Felines.
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CHAPTER FOUR

That subway trip was the most
exciting Joan Radzell had ever ex-
perienced. To begin with II was
practically her first ride on such a
democratic conveyance.
Years ago she remembered her
father had taken her on the sub
way. much to her grandmothers
disgust.
Jim, the child IL apt TO catch
any kind Of a common disease
riding on a subway along with a
lot OF riffraff. I'm surprised at
you. Jim fRadzell, willing to risk
your child's health for such a
doubtful pleasure.
Nonsense" Jim had said.
struggling his shoulders.
And Joan had never forgotten
that subway ride with her hand
some dad.
Subway Ride
But this subway ride was a DIFF
ferent sort Of thing. Joan's heart
was pounding wildly. When she
was a lonely little girl over in a
French convent she had thought
the most marvellous and the most
beautiful thing In the whole world
would be a mother.
To have a mother OF her very
own, as the other girls had, was
her idea Of heaven on earth. A
mother who would put her arms
around her and tell her she loved
her. What a wonderful thing that
would be.
Joan's grandmother was cold.
aloof, formal even with members
Of her family. Grandmother Rad
zell never forgot that she was a
Boyd Virginia Boyd, whose an
cestors came over in the May
flower. Katherine Boyc Radzell.
That was a name TO eonjure by
In Chicago society, and the owner
Of 1t felt her dignity.
Beautiful Girl
Joan was thinking OF her mother
now. No wonder a shy. beautiful
girl with gay laughter In her heart
couldn't get along with a dignified
austere person like Katherine
Boyd Radzell.
Geraldine Radzell had been q
farm girl. II all seemed very clear
TO Jerry's daughter now. No won
der that little country bred jerry
couldn't get along with a person
like grandmother.
But what an interesting person
Jerry must be-a woman who
brushed and pressed and stitched
away at costumes for an actress
a wardrobe woman who held In her
own makeup all the desire. tbs
ambition and even the talent Of
the woman she served.
Yes. Jerry Radzell would be Z
mother worth knowing.
The subway was an exciting
place Joan was sorry when III.
long train darted into her station
and she had 10 get out
She followed the hurryini
throngs up the steps and into the
sunlight Of the late afternoon.
Spring, early April sunshins
cast lengthening rays to drenct
the world in light. And even the
drab neighborhood through which
she walked was filled with ths
spIendor Of a new spring.
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ABOUT COOKING

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Mrs Mary Y Lamar. cis*~lanf.
Q. wha faf Is years hss zen
consistent tnoa shass baking cham
rlnn. TITS u cas superstition whleh
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Woman SmuglY Satisfied TO Remain
just Housewife Misses Much LIVING
Beng Just eood Wife and Mother Doesn't
Justify Attitude of Being in Righteous Rut
By CYNTHIA GREY

IL IS easy Tor woman to get into Righteous Rut
The woman who Is in Righteous Rut expects her hus
band TO feel eternaly lucky grateful because she is
fine housekeeper and a conscientious mother
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When JIM and GERALDINE CJER-
RY) RADzELL were divorced. each
took custody of one OF their year-old
twin daughters. Nineteen years later
June. who was reared by her mother.
wrote Joan and the twins met At
New Yorks Pennsylvania station.
EXTENSIVELY dressed Joan suggests 70
shabbily-clothed June that they Sc
cretly exchange clothes and homes
for six months. June says she
couldn't leave their mother. Joan
finally persuades June 70 try the ex-
change. Opening June's purse. Joan
finds q picture OF q handsome blond
man. whom June says II TONY. a
struggling playwright. Joan Il pro-
foundly relieved TO learn that June
Is not IN love with him. Arriving at
the Chicago depot. June expects 10 be
met by a middle-aged man. but in
stead a tall. broad-shouldered young
man with curly black hair and black
eyes Is there. She turns from him
and he says. Listen. Joan Radzell.
what the heck are you Negotiating
me for2"
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years ago, is apparently going on
forever. Fred Astair is good for
another year anyway more If he
dances again with Ginger.
When l first came to Hollywood.
Bette Davis won the Academy award
(for "Dangerous'D. She may snitch
another Oscar" this year (for 1.-THE
letter.. John Ford was named
the best director of 1885 (for 1.-THE
Informer'D. He may get it again
this year, either for Grapes of
Wrath" or 1.-THE Long Voyage
Home" Dudley Nichols is another
of the 1885 bunch ("Informer') who
may repeat this year. But I don't
think Victor McLaglen will. THE
Informer" was the high point in
McLaglen's film career. His pictures
lately have been few and non-im-
portant.
An Unfamiliar Name.
Some OF the other 1885 events sound
more incongruous note. Freddie
Bartholomew, for instance, after his
outstanding portrayal in David
Copperfield" was awarded the part
of Greta Carlos son in Anna Ka-
renina." Freddie is now nearly s
feet tall, and a rnagnifying glass Is
needed to spot his current career.
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Half Decade, Half a Decade Onward
The More the Film City Changes the More Is the Same
One Observer Finds, Revie wing Her Five Years

But Carlo, like the river, goes on
forever-albeit a little more slowly.
"If the name is unfamiliar, it's
because you didn't see Society Doc
tor starring Chester Morris and
Virginia Bruce" wrote a film critic
in summing up the discoveries of
1885. The unfamiliar name" was
Robert Taylor. >. In the same year
Cesar Romero was hailed as "a real
Latin from Manhattan" still
don't know why Romero does not
get bigger and better parts. He is
good actor. In 1885 Madeleine
Carroll left Hollywood disguised
with her lack of success here. Back
in London, she appeared with Rob-
ert Donat in "39 Steps," directed by
Alfred Hitchcock. Both Madeleine
and Hitchcock are currently enjoy
ing success in Hollywood.
Opera stars were in great cine
matte demand when I first came to
Hollywood. Lily Pons was making
her first film, II Dream Too Much. +"
But the dream was q nightmare.
Grace Moore was doing all right,
following zone Night of Love- with
Love Me Forever" Gladys Swarth-
1see GRAHAM, Page FAD
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HOLLYWOOD

This should be one of the hap
piest Christmases an oft-frustrat-
ed actress named Katharine Hep
burn has ever known.
Hepburn-sometimes known as
Poison Star" Hepburn-has won
her fight against Hollywood. At
least her victory has been conced-
ed ever since the celluloid unwilling
of philadelphia Story" She is in
a position this Yuletide to sit back
and enjoy the fruits of her heckler's
bewildered applause.
The Hepburn surprise vehicle not
only has been enthusiastically re-
ceived by none-too friendly Hol-
lywood press, but in its first few
Eastern test engagements has DEM
onstrated Herculean power at the
box Office. Showmen predict it will
be one of the leading grossers of
1941.
Branded as Poison"
Now, Hepburn is wanted back in
Hollywood for another co-starring
appearance with Jimmy Stewart,
her partner in philadelphia Story"
She can just about write her own
salary ticket. Even more signifi-
cant of a brilliant comeback are the
grating whispers now being ex-
changed among the acting brigade.
These suspect Hepburn may make
the triumph complete by carrying
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too easily and the boys all chase
her down to Miami. pleasures win
ter capital, where the party is en-
larged by a 55-year-old whiskey
manufacturer, who is hoping to get
in on the wars munitions profits,
and his little blond entertainment,
and prize fighter. who has to work
so much to pay his wife alimony
that he is getting punch drunk. All
in all, it's pretty good slice OF
the American middle class that Mr..
Shaw starts to wrestle with in his
second act.
A Disorganizing Experience.
Down in the sunshine, the art
list takes over and gets to be the
heel on which the whole play
bounces. Norah pumps for the
millionaire and a cozy estate in
Connecticut. The artist breaks
that up by coaxing her heart back
to the life of excitement he offers.
He also goes to work on everybody
else around with his words, paint
ing the world situation for them
and their place in it in colors they
understand.
That is shattering. To feel for the
first time the whole world come
steaming and clanking and grind
ing into what one has always con-
sidered ones private life is a disor-
ganizing experience that millions OF
Americans of the middle. class-the
class that is supposed to be doomed
by this war-have suffered in the
last year. All those big-shots, who
rushed before audiences in print or
in auditoriums to tell Americans
that the thing to do was just to
keep pitching and keep going as
before. were not talking through
their hats. They were talking out Of
what they themselves were going
through and about a need they
themselves felt.
So Norah and her boy friends and
the others are shocked. They ex-
anime their minds and their lives,
(See WOLFERT. Page F-3.)
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Play Her Own Idea.
Todoy's Film Schedules

CAPTTOI-Dr Crisis" adventure No Of the
favote inferno: 1885, tbs 10 Stage shows, 345, $50
and 9:15 pm
film Of the Ethel Vance best seller:
200, 4:45, ITO 9:35 pm.
EARESouth Brent mines diamonds and melo
4:35, 9:55 pm Stage shows, 34 625 and
9:05 pm. "a.
KEITHS-"Ihe Dick Fields comic holiday 2 $685.
$780, 7:5O Gas pm March of Time 3:35, $780, TBS and
9:25 pm. #E.fzt@ : ~
IITTIE-The showing spectacular
musical: 2, 1855, 5:4s, 7:45 and s45 pm.
Out Loud Lum and Abner solve the
neighbors' problems: 1850, sos, 7:20 and $40 pm
PAIACE-"Tn Alley" Betty Cradle Alice Faye ana
familiar hit tunes: ass, sos, 72o and pm.
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Bewildered, Her Hecklers Now Applaud
Katharine Hepburns Campaign With Philadelphia Story
Gives Her the Last Laugh on Unfriendly Hollywood

ing cap on tight. She pondered
a few weeks and came up with that
Philadelphia story idea. Barry liked
it. For weeks and weeks play
wright and actress worked to get
1t in shape.
Next came the matter of financ-
ing. Hepburn buttonholed Howard
Hughes and managed a loan Of
$4,000 to cover production costs.
AS every one knows, the play
clicked from opening night and
ran about is months on Broadway.
.. She Kept Her Secret.
Naturally it attracted the envious
eye of every movie-maker in Holly
wood. All wanted philadelphia
Story" but without the services Of
Poison Star" Hepburn. What her
old pals in movieland did not know,
however, was that Hepburn owned
the shows controlling interest.
Further, she had secret agreement
with Barry that movie rights would
be sold only with the understand
ing that she would star in the pic
ture.
Hollywood negotiations dragged
along for months, getting nowhere.
Still, Hepburn didn't spill her
secret. One studio raised the bid
of the other. It was getting into
the big money class-but none
would even talk of Hepburn for
the part.
Then, about 10 months ago, Hep
burn decided the time ripe to tip
her hand. She flew to Hollywood
and centered her sales campaign
on two rival studios. II control
this property" she said. you deal
with me or no deal-and any deal
must star me in the picture" After
hours of horse-trading Hepburn
closed the deal with M-G-M-for
$275 900 plus her services plus top
billing.
That's how Katharine Hepburn
outwitted Hollywood. Smart gal.
that poison star"
Re!eased BY the North American
Newspaper Alliance, mel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-22
By Sheilah Graham.
HOLLYWOOD.

Five years ago on Christmas Eve,
Claudette Colbert eloped with DR..
Joel Freshman. On the same day,
a lesser event occurred. A limp.
bedraggled object dropped from the
skies-me-to write daily Holly
wood column for the North Amer
lean Newspaper Alliance. Let's go
back and see how, if at all. the
Hollywood of five years ago differs
from the Hollywood of today.
The 10 best box-of1ce champions
of 1885 were-in their order-Shirley
Temple, the late Will Rogers, Clark
Gable, Fred Astair Ginger Rogers
(as team, Joan Crawford, Clau-
dette Colbert, Dick Powell, Wallace
Berry, Joe E. Brown, and James
Cagney.
At least two of the above will be
in the 1910 lineup Gable and Gag
ney. Ginger Rogers might also make
it. Shirley Temple, no. AS for the
rest-Joan Crawford is hanging on
to her FINLAND place by long eye
lash; ditto Joe E. Brown. Dick Pow
ell is not as popular as he was. Wal
lace Berry, who starred in films 80
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eating regularly.
The whole thing is quite shock
for the girl, Norah Gilligan, be-
cause. looking forward to three
weeks regular eating. is only drop
in the dinner pail for people who
have to figure on regular eating for
maybe 20 or 40 years. Yet she can
do no more by herself except run
away from the pain in her or retreat
to pleasure, as the author says.
Now. although this is an unsuc-
cessful play, I am going into it in
great detail because the author is
one of the really promising writer's
in the country He has produced
some fine short stories and is at
work on a novel, and everybody has
been expecting him to write a
notable play some day, which is
something he has been on the edge
of doing for several years.
Three Men and a Girl.
Well, Norah, in full retreat to
pleasure. wires a good-time Char
lie, a nice, docile. young man
abOut-tOWn who wants to marry
her. to meet her at her mothers
apartment in New York and be
dressed to 60. BY the time she ar
rives. not only he is there, but also
two other guys who want to marry
| her
One is an ardent, laxative and
liberal minded young artist who
threw her over year ago and
broke her heart, but can't get her
out of his mind The other is a
young New England millionaire, a
| valve manufacturer with social
conscience that initiates him.
The man-about-town offers her
the pleasures of the more amiable
fieshpots. The millionaire offers
her the pleasure of financial Sc
curity and peace. The artist Of
fers her the pleasure of excite
ment and career of poking her
nose into and being dilettante
about the worlds deadly serious
business.
Norah can't make up her mind
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off "best actress" statuette in the
academy voting
In the past, Hepburn and movie
box offices have never been on es-
pecially chummy terms. None Of
her Is previous pictures, dating
back to Bill of enforcement" in
1882 and winding up late in 1898
with Holiday" did more than aver
age business. Although she won
an academy award in 1888 for
Morning Glory" the picture was
a flop.
1t was in 1886 that a powerful
group of Eastern exhibitors ganged
up on Hepburn and five other play
ers with demands that studios re-
move them from pictures at once.
Hepburn, along with Mae West,
Kay Francis. Joan Crawford, Mar
lene DIETRICH and Edward Arnold
were branded poison at the box
Office"
The TRADE rocked Hollywood and
the entire industry. The resultant
publicity was devastating to the
players mentioned. Damage suits
were discussed, but never launched
1t is significant today to note that
those branded "poisonous" by the
exhibitors have since come a long
way in their profession All, with
the exception Of Mae West. staged
brilliant comebacks and Miss West
is apparently determined to get back
in the swim, too. for she has an
nounced a series of three starring
productions which she will finance
herself
Play Her Own Idea.
Hepburn's comeback isn't even
slightly related to accidental. It
was deliberate, shrewdly planned
campaign to make Hollywood and
her exhibitor foes eat those words.
After the thumbs down" treatment
here two years ago an embittered
Hepburn returned to New York,
sought out Philip Barry and asked
him to write her play.
(. Barry had no ideas. Time dragged
on. Then Hepburn pulled her think:
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(See WOLFERT, Page F-30
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(See HEFFERNAN, Page F-2.)