Evening star., 1940-03-08

made the decision. The time was the
occasion of her last visit, in connec-
ton with the premiere OF Nurse
Edith Cavell' at Keith's in Septem-
ber. Miss Neagle, an extraordinarily
young and pretty person, made the
discovery that she came as sort
of shock to members of her sex all
of whom seemed to have assumed
she was a sort Of small, vaguely ro-
tund and definitely plain person.
It was logical conclusion after the
effectiveness of Miss Neagle's Vic
toria makeup, but she did not ap-
preciate the logic of it.
BY way Of doing something about
it, she told Director Herbert Wilcox
that the next picture they made
would permit Miss Neagle to be her
own pretty self, and especially her
own age Elderly ladies and middle
aged ones were fine, and Miss Neagle
enjoyed playing them, but at least
once and quickly she was not going
to play them.
So Mr.. Wilcox and Miss Neagle
went right to work on Irene which
not only gives its star chance to be
young again but an opportunity to
demonstrate that she can both sing
and dance. Time was when she was
the belle of the London musical stage
and time was before that when she
was a chorus girl, of which she is
very proud and not at all abashed.
The judgment of women by wom-
en- certainly has Its effect.
Greatest show on this particular
part of the earth will be that to-
night in honor of Andrew r. Kelley,
for many years drama editor OF the
Times-Herald. Official Washington,
unofficial Washington. the newspa-
per, theater and radio professions
will turn out virtually en- masse as
a tribute to Mr.. Kelley, whose new
Job Ito be announced tonight, no
doubt has aroused more curiosity
than almost any other new job Of
modern times.
General chairman of the event,
which will be held at the Willard,
is Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen,
with whom Mr.. Kelley served so
long and so expertly as master mind
of the Presidents Birthday Ball and
numerous other charitable events
to which show business contributed.
The entertainment for Mr.. Kel-
ley's show includes virtually all the
entertainment around town at the
moment, the list covering such
varied talents as those of Carmen
Miranda, Ted Lewis, Benny Davis,
Mills Brothers, Bobby Clark, Ran
dell Sisters, Gene Archer, Kay Hoyt,
the Hylton Sisters and the Lotus
girls. Music will be provided by
variety of bands which amounts to
parade Sidney, Pete Macias,
Meyer Goldman, Bill McCune, Bar
nee, Dave McWilliams, and, last,
but by no means least, Evelyn Tyner.
Alvyn Newmyer will act as toast
master, and speakers will include
Steve Early, secretary to President
Roosevelt; Representative Sol Bloom,
John McCormak, Joseph P. Tumul-
ty, Richard Wilson, president of the
National Press Club; Mark Foote
of the Gridiron Club and Carter
Barron of Variety Club.
Memos-On hand to welcome
Luba Malina back as Troika's IA
vorite thrush last night were Miss
Luella Gear, THE Streets of Paris"
Miss Gear, the Hartmans, Paul and
Grace of the Earle And, of
course, full complement of other
people whose names we didn't
catch Night before, the Hart
mans, who are an out-and-about
couple in a quiet way, were being
very pleased with the Raleigh's
Arthur Murray show That is
the one the Hartman's carricature
so nicely-so nicely that Arthur
Murray likes it about as we'll as any
dance he ever witnessed Aside
to Frank Swadley, Kay Hoyt and
Bill McCune: Thanks for that pleas
ant deed in behalf of the Thrift
Shops party night before last {.
Thanks for James Mitchell and for
us, too Proud is Gene Ford of
the overture, God Bless America"
which will introduce the Capitol's
stage show all this week 1t is
his belief that it will be the first