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Evening star., 1940-09-01

in this dramatization of the Clar-
ence Day story.
IT frankly thought the play would
be a failure" Grouse said, because
the whole story depended so much
on the way that father would be
acted and I couldn't think of an
actor had seen who would fit into
it.
Several Times an Actor.
"Ten, one night, Lindsay and I
were scheduled to act a short sketch
on a radio program and I was to
write the script. So I wrote all
the laughs for myself and gave
Lindsay only the straight, non
commital lines. But he got all the
laughs because he read them. AS
he explained, in his comedy voice
That was when I decided that he
should play father"
Grouse has done several acting
chores on Broadway, beginning
when he played a reporter in the
drama Of a newspaperman's life,
Gentlemen of the Press"
Most of his performance in this
took place in telephone booth in
the city news room where he merely
Evening star., 1940-09-01
Constance Bennett
And O'Brien Star

Constance Bennett and Pat O'Brien
have parked their makeup kits at
Columbia Studios to begin work in
their new starring picture, Passage
West" The picture is Miss Bennett's
first assignment under a new long
term contract at that major lot.
Passage West" is a story of the
flight of group of Americans from
Europe with the gathering of war
clouds. bringing together aboard a
freighter conglomeration of hui
manity from almost every stratum.
The supporting cast includes John
Halliday, Alan Baxter, Marjorie
Gateson, Melville Cooper, Edgar
Buchanan, Frank Sully, Francis
Pierlot, Jessie Busley, Stanley Logan
and Erwin Kaiser.
Passage West" is an original
story by Sidney Biddell and Fred
eric Frank. The screen play is the
work of P. J. Wolfson.
Evening star., 1940-09-01
Army Plays Itself
In Air Corps Film

San Antonio and the Gulf Coast
training center of U. S. Army Air
Corps, embracing Randolph, Kelly
and Brooks Fields, found themselves
in the motion picture business when
Paramount's II Wanted Wings"
started shooting in Randolph Field.
Director Jay Theodore Reed
worked with Ray Milland, William
Holden, Brian Donlevy and Con-
stance Moore on the air field while
Unit Director Art RoSson put Pilot
Paul Mantz into the air to get shots
of Army formations and other train
ing activities.
The film group on location in
cludes 13o players, productionmen
and technicians.
The first Army officer signed for
a part in the Aim Is Capt. Jack
Sprague, commander Of "A" stage,
Randolph Field, who viii play him
calf
Evening star., 1940-09-01
By Jacob WHk.
NEW YORK.

Americas small where companies have unknown
moving picture sponsor projects
which working.
stage production A
probability
tnuance of association with George Abbott.
Shunln production
THE Male Animal to be duplicate visiting communities
which the Elliot Nugen Broadway unit misses when the latter taxes
the itinerary the duplicate small
towns which have oeducaona like Corvallis oreg
Pullman Mioula Ohio; Chapel HILL N c. and
Baton Rouge La We're going do because we believe
these small communities which almost stage shows should
privilege the quality entertainment the
cities Wherever find auditorium suitable for our pro-
that three companies Of Brother Rat three OF
Boy Meets Girl" four of Three Men on Horse"
Denham Direct
Laughs"
ing recent stage successes
Who Came to aforementioned Male Animal which
will be released show The Conn play which is
York early month with Jeca Tandy
the author and director Of in directing
Jupiter English provinces this past
wear and was scheduled for Gilbert Ms Lyric Thear in London
but when the Low Countries London production
abandoned sagune about the prospects OF Dr. Cr0n
Whether on stage the offering that contains elements Of
novelty surprise likely succeed today than even before
Although audiences asking
audiences adult They anticipate what
going do they feel caxes They want
movement. but they also want to be surprised
Frank Capra Always Fools
An Pleasantly.
like mo Time pointed In the
e1 k ~nes Pow which has enough action for two or three
arresng problem the needed cutting Like
the surgeon who
protect plot the life blood
the anticipates seeing
Still more important than being little
dealing with the element Of surprise Frank
of this technique He fools audiences pleasantly He
that the audience doesn't expect
there is formula for today successful picture it familiar
NO''O' American
Evening star., 1940-09-01
By Mark Barron,
Associated Press Stan Writer.

NEW YORK.
There are certain people, such as
few newspaper editors, willing
collaboration, several movie pro-
ducers and Russell Grouse himself
who wish that Grouse would def
initely determine what is to be his
career. That is. a single career.
At the moment, as he has been
doing in the past 10 years, he is
still on a sort of literary flying
trapez act in leaping from task to
task as playwright, Scenario writer,
newspaper columnist, actor, pro-
ducer, manager, and avid giver of
advice on aay subject.
Grouse, an inquisitive author from
Kansas, has never been able to
stick to one task. For instance, he
wasn't content just to be co-author
with Howard Lindsay of the Cur
rent Broadway hit, Life With
Father" His instinct as an inquir-
ing reporter discovered for him that
Lindsay is an admirable actor of
comedy and so he persuaded his
collaboration to play the leading role
Evening star., 1940-09-01
He Just Can't Settle Down to One Career
Russell Grouse, Actor Playwright, Producer Thinks
He'll Finally End Up a Newspaperman Again

had to humble words loudly to give
the effect that he was taking an
important news story from a re-
ported outside the Office. Grouse
couldn't be seen and the audience
couldn't understand what he was
saying, but he emoted with all the
enthusiasm of a Barrymore and,
as he commented from his telephone
booth, he enjoyed Immensely his own
performance.
And Now Producers.
At the time he played this role
Grouse was also doubling as con-
ductor Of the column, left at the
Post" on the New York Post. He
also played a role in Life With
Father" for one performance.
Now Grouse and Lindsay, aside
from being hit authors, actors,
scenarists and general handymen
around the Broadway scene, are be-
coming producers, they've bought a
play called Arsenic and Old Lace"
which is the story of two gentle
women of about 80 years old who
live in a respectable neighborhood
in New York and who have an
insane tendency, which they conceal
with perfection, to commit murder.
In fact, they have a dozen bodies of
their victims buried in their base
ment.
The play was not written by
Grouse and Lindsay.
Nov that we've become pro-
ducers,' Grouse said, I'VE would
never take the risk of producing a
play We had written ourselves. Wen
let other producers take that
chance"
But, despite his success in the
several branches of the theatrical
and movie professions, Grouse says
he can't get rid Of the feeling that
he is going to end up as a news
paperman again.
Il know that this theater swing
I'm doing is just an interlude,'
Grouse said. Like all newspaper
men I'll go back to doing that kind
of job, and I've a feeling it won't
be long. I know because I still
can't walk around Broadway and
feel comfortable unless I have a
pocket filled with nickles. You
never know when you'll run into a
good story and have to phone the
oNce in hurry"
Evening star., 1940-09-01
Prepare Now for Some Startling Changes in Male Garb
Seeing
Abandon entofC rsandN aior nnovat

walked around the studio trying to
get other men to notice that coat.
He even stroked the lapels. Nobody
made comment. Finally, he came
to the studio tailor and told him
something was wrong with the coat.
The tailor said he could see nothing
wrong. Pidgeon gave up. If tailor
couldn't notice that a coat was
wholly without buttons, who would!
when the picture went out over
the world, that new coat style Gre
ated no style hubbub. Pidgeon got
two letters from the millions of men
who saw it. Both commented on the
lapels. They didn't miss the but
tons.
But men are going to be paying
a lot more attention to clothes in
the next couple of years. The style
pendulum is beginning to swing now.
And if men really get started being
sanely different in their clothes,
watch out!"
,Released by the North American
Newspaper Alli,nce. Inc)
Evening star., 1940-09-01
Outdoor Amusements

VERNON-There dancing nightly the
lined cruise vessel leaving at $50 pm T the moonlight cruise
daily and Sunday made to Mount
and Marshall Hall Park at $50 am. and pm
POTOAC-Nghy moonlight cruises leave the dock at Seventh
and Maine SW. at 845 o'clock Saturdays there
jants at $50 and the second
with name" bands supplying the music
ECHO PAK-The full complement of amusement park at
includes various rides midway novelties dancing
pavilion ee-shaded picnic There dancing nightly
except Sundays Spanish Ball music
Paul Kain, with by Adele Van.
park Chesapeake Beach Md with mile
attractions swimming either
bay pool dancing in the cool pavilion
beside the Chesapeake
Evening star., 1940-09-01
Cast in 'FlOtSam'

John Pifel, former leading German
comedian, and his wife, Gisela Wer-
bezerk, once known as "the Marie
Dressler of Germany" have been
signed for roles in the Loew-Lewin
production, "Flotsam," directed by
John Cromwell.
The leading roles In "Flotsam" are
played by Fredric March and Mar
garet SULLIVAN, with Frances Dee.
Anna Sten, Erich Won Stroheim and
Glenn Ford at the head Of the sup
porting cast. =
Evening star., 1940-09-01
Young Star Signs

Carol Bruce, singing and dancing
sensation of Louisiana Purchase" "
Broadway musical hit, has been
signed to a long-term contract by
Universal, which competed with sew
eral other major film companies for
her services. Miss Bruce, only 20,
has been hailed by New York critics
as the actress find of the year. She
will make her film debut, under the
Universal banner, as soon as she
completes her current role In the
Broadway production.
Evening star., 1940-09-01

Of extreme conservatism. and mems
styles have made no ma jor change
since The only alterations have
been in coats being longer or short
er. trousers wider or narrower and
lapels f1uctuating slightly.
The tuxedo arrived in 1888. Steele
declared, referring to big book on
his desk, and the only change it
underwent was the adoption. after
the war, of the white dinner jacket
"a gift from the British mess
jackets.
Men Just seem to hate changes"
Steele summed up.
The real reason masculine styles
show no variety is that tenacious
imitativeness of men," he states. IF
a man sees any garment on another,
he wants one just like it. Well,
woman might want dress like
Joan Crawford's, but she'd swoon
if she happened to buy one like that
of Mrs. Smith, who belongs to her
bridge club.
Men also have absolutely no
nerve at all in fashion pioneering.
They are afraid of being laughed
at However, if few men in their
circle have the courage to go dras-
tic in dress, the others will inli-
tate. To get masculine style
changes, this country needs men
who are popular idols-like the
former Prince of Wales, or Clark
Gable-to lead the way. But just
try to talk that fellow Gable into
doing SOL
The Hubbub That Failed.
Steele tells an interesting story to
prove how unobserving men are
about clothes:
"a few months ago Walter Pidgeon
volunteered to try something diff
ferent in clothes" he relates. "We
worked out really revolutionary
idea. 1t was coat wholly without
buttons. A double-breasted one, at
that. A hidden button held the coat
together and, to make it set well,
we had roll lapels all the way down
to that one hidden button.
"Pidgeon wore it in one scene. He
Evening star., 1940-09-01
Coming Attractions

EARHe Stayed for Breakfast comedy in which
Loretta Melvyn Douglas take Communists for
merry ride arrives Friday Also arriving Friday Sammy Kaye
music will be the main attraction
the stage
CAPITOL-Captain Caution actioned adventure film adapted
Robers novel, starts Friday The
ing group of old time vaudeville
formers headed by FRITZ Schef.
KEITHS-hen advenesome of the lives
follows the Ginger RogersRonald Col
hit Partners" Francis, Broderick
Crawford Brian Donevy play leading roles in the action
drama.
being further
the further Jesses brother after that welknown
bandits DEATH follows Town" Henry Fonda Frank
and others about are Gene Terney and Henry Hull.
Drive Night" the exciting
places trucks
another following the current
Flowing Gold" Ann Sheridan Ida Lupno Humphrey Bogart
and George Raft those who drive driven.
Myrna
William Powell Friday for its third week
r street.
Evening star., 1940-09-01
Carlisle Jones.


Like soap and soda-pop, Holly
wood actors have trademarks by
which the public eventually recog-
1aizes them in spite of makeup, dis
guises or facial rejuvenation.
Nearly every one recognizes Jimmy
Cagney's failing fists, his peculiarly
square shoulders and his shrug
when hard pressed in any movie
situation. All of these will be
worked to full advantage in City
for Conquest" Jimmy's new picture.
Bette Davis expressive. cropping
hands distinguish her work and
mark her for all who have seen her
in more than one or two pictures.
Her hands and her pop eyes, which
she herself believes to be her most
obvious characteristics, are not easy
to mistake She was calmer than
usual in "All This, and Heaven Too"
but she went back to nervous ten
sion again in "The Letter"
Paul Munis whiskers, John Barry
more's classic left pro1le-the only
one he is willing to have photo
graphed-Eddie Cantor's eyes. Edgar
Kennedy's slow burn and Charles
Boyer's deep bow from the waist
are trademarks that deserve to be
copyrighted, so we'll does the public
recognize them.
He Flipped a Coin.
When a tall man with an athletic
figure leaps into battle, sword in
hand and dagger between his teeth
in The Sea Hawk" it goes without
saying that it must be Enrol Flynn,
whose swashbuckling stances in
many adventurous roles have been
seen on every screen in the world.
Curling cigarette smoke around a
sensitive face brings to mind John
Garfield's first appearance on the
sxz
Evening star., 1940-09-01

over Of the male will take the fol-
lowing courses. Steele asserts:
No collars.
No neckties.
Changes in coat lines to meet COL
larless style.
Fewer or no buttons.
More color in shoes, shirts, hats
and occasional clothes.
Justifying his promise of more
color for men, Steele says:
After all, male birds are the ones
who display the bright tints. Why
not the men?"
If we can believe Steele-and, as
we said, Gable, Eddy. Pidgeon and
such fellows do-Uncle Sans boys
will probably turn into a Nation of
Flash Gordons and Buck Rogersl
Americans always have been
pioneers for clothes comfort, and
comfort with capital c will be the
keynote of our next clothes change"
the expert continues. "In recent
years. the leisure shirt with open
collar has come in.
NOW L lOlCoCC JOtdl clllillIldllOll
of the collar and necktie. They are
uncomfortable And they're not
especially slightly. Both are nom
essentials.
Changes in coat lines to meet
this no-collar style will follow, but
they will not be outlandish. I look
for fewer buttons on coats, perhaps
none at all"
No Change Since Victoria.
He thinks men will eventually get
back their fashion courage. which
flourished at its height from 100
up through 1850.
Men really went to town then"
said Steele. They used lace. face
powder, wigs. silk stockings, beauty
spots and other innovations long be-
fore women did. They were too
dandy and foppish. And when they
did change, the men became so
ashamed of what they had once
worn that they have never recov-
cred"
Queen Victoria influenced the
change, gradually from 1850 to 1880,
he pointed out. Then started an era
Evening star., 1940-09-01
Another for Fred

Fred Astaire has been signed by
Universal for a Joe Pasternak pro-
duction, Special Delivery" Henry
Roster will direct and several of
Universal's leading contract players
will appear with the dancing star in
the picture,
Evening star., 1940-09-01
Your FavOrite Book
Even Now Is on Way
To Becoming a Movie
Hollywood Doubts Any One Can Name
Play, Novel or Biography, or Even an
Author That It Does Not Have in Library
By Jay Carmody.

Except the fields and the abstract branches
d Time o % 0fs for not him. nave An nd up n S his MIS-
the chances 10 to that they will translate the story the
seed catalogue into something that will improve upon the original the
extent having Ginger Rogers instead purely fona heroine
named Isolde.
In connection with their for the coming fiscal the
studios exploration field
all railroads
South America The clear implication all
that Hollywood finally completely story worth telling
the the reputable writer's banded about
many hired hands in the field of entertainment
Tiers of Marble Cells House
Authors With Biggest Names
matter of record the form brass plates block
although separated by continent
and/or One of this departments most vivid recoectons Of Holly
Wooa IN tne Spne wax logn ~ii
t1hal A0he 6 re man names t a m m y @ IRON n lie hsg poo sh
Huxley Christopher
to mention but few Our guide couldn't that the of the
uousy work the marble cells allotted to them He
Were en- pua s @ w of that But ey ee nAo 0ee 'e
It's matter of more than record that one cannot name best
seller that has not already been made into picture is
process OF production
R-K-o hiring
Weles contemplates which will
kitty Foe to the people who did not it, bring it, the
The same studio happy in the possession such other
the late Sidney Towards They Knew What They Wanted Elmer Rs
last have discovered the Importance Of dramatic stories
Columbia Studio proud the moment of its job Of anslatng
"Te of Liberty into vehicle for Gary Grant and Martha Scott
yances Escape" Tops
M-G- MS Seller
book (Which thank
is happy to have Ethel vances exciting novel, Escape Hero and
Goddard Joan Fontate in THE Women Louis
in Bombay Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Yearing
for Spencer Tracy who adequate the task doing
justice to Mrs. Rawlings story
elation the
Warmers
shelf of books which would turning
dollar films for the sake the public and the stockholders
material which has left leaf untned has landed for
blower
Montana, The Life OF Beethoven High Sierra Danger
Time for Comedy The Lady With Red Hair" THE
and George AIDES old college
which Warmers look with
star Ann Sheridan had
Take it all in ALL there virtually popular
literature that
he of these hdtoplease types happy
until he Wallace Beery starred in
Such chap might be disappointed
authors remain vulnerable Holwo eckbok
should make fine picture that it has
Evening star., 1940-09-01
Toduy's Film Schedules

CAPIToLYong People Shirley Temple adventure
4:35 720 and 1905 pm. Stage shows pm
COLUB1AThe Great McGny political satire
@ 1855, 5:55, 7:55 and pm.
EARLE-Ihe Sea Hawk, Buccaneer
plus stage shows: Continuous afternoon and evening
KEITH Ginger Rogers Ronald Colan
frothy romantic comedy: 2 $50,
LTTIE-Its Love I'm After" Bette Davis
$40, 745 and 9:45 pm.
Gold" the fields: 25o
$40, TBS and GAS pm.
PALACEBoom Town. Tracy
Colbert and Lamar: 2, 4:30, 7:05 and 940 pm
TRANS LUX-News and shorts: Continuous o'clock
Evening star., 1940-09-01
The Hubbub That Failed.
Real Wild Life

Wallace Beery is buying new top
for his auto. On fishing trip to
Wyoming he neglected to close. the
car windows one night. A bear
climbed through, accidentally sat on
the horn button and was so startled
he shot right through the canvas top.
Evening star., 1940-09-01
Cinema Studio to Sponsor
Stage Shows to Visit
Americas Small Towns
Warner Bros. Planning Road Tour
OF The Male Animal Extending
Policy of Co.operatiOn

Editors Note Jacob buys plays that
ou and also puts plays that become nroues asked TO
describe Uhy good plays make bad and bad plays
make good He agreed do the sake of Ira Woers
La gaceta., 1940-01-05

Pedro, iah, hay que dispen-
sar al pobre, pues es verdadera
mente maravillOso que no Sc ha-
va vueltO lOcO!, ha hecho desa-
parecer a Celita,
"Dice que no sabe, que no
quiere Saber d6nde esta, que
no 10 volver$ a yer nadie.
En- cuanto q Maria de la
Cruz, ha hecho justicia con ella !
la ha expuSado de nuestra ca
sa, y quiere 81, y 20 os 10 ruego
tambi6n, que 81 intenta acercar-
Sc a ~vosotros, la acojais como Sc
acoge a las mujeres inmundas
y cinicas, que unen a su desveF-
gdenza, la indellcadeza de los
procedimientos Y la vileza de la
TRACTION.
"Vuestro sobrino, luego de e.
jecutar esos actos de justicia
(yo me abstengo en- absolute de
juzgar 10 que ha hechO con la
tOm6 81 tran y vOlvi6
La gaceta., 1940-01-05

drid, con el prop6sito de llevar-
me mis- muebles y mis- cosas de
vuestra casa, y mi encuentr0
ahi contigo, que me has hecho
desistir de mis- planes, iTOdo, en-
fin L.,
ny ell pobre, mo tengo que
decirte BE-, ha dorado conmigo,
hemos dorado juntos de horror
y de piedad por nuestras vidas
destrozadas,,
EN- fin, Rodolfo; este tie que
ria decir en- nombre de Pedro,
"El pobre esta tambien tran
sido de dolor,
"Escribele til a sus sehas de
Java, donde estara dentro de
ounce o veinte dias,
"Ya te escribire 70 desde mi
destino,
"Esta carta pensamos deiarla
en- Palermo, donde Ell buque ha-
"a escala esta noche, mejor d.
cho a Ia madrugada.
La gaceta., 1940-01-05
a Barcelona,

a Barcelona,
"Ahora, como tie digo, viene
conmigO hasta Ell puerto de Sim
gapore, dOnde nos separaremos.
FL regresa a Java, donde va a
reanudar sus trabajos.
"Yo he prOcurado aconSejar-
le calma, paciencia, serenidad..
"iSerenidad, Rodolfo, pacien-
cia, en- estas circunstancias, en-
este case tan horrible, en- que,
como en- ell milo, no Sc expliea
uno como no ha matado, no Sc
explica uno como no Sc mata j..
"Pero es mi deber darle darle
animos, y aparecer ante el sere-
no, al mismo TEMPO,
"Porque no tengo que decirte
que 20, a mi veg, lie he contado
toda la vileza de mi eSposa, su
huida de mi lado, la Marcia con
csc cobarde comandante que ha
de mi, y Sc ha escondido
como un eunpcO. mi yiaje . Ma
La gaceta., 1940-01-05
PEuEA ENTIRE BAER Y GA
LENTO A BENEFICIO DE


New York, Enero Sci en-
presario Mike Jacobs di6 a en-
terder anOche que probablemen
tie presentara la pelea Max Baer
Tony Galento, en- este invierno,
a beneficio del fondo de socorro
a Finlandia. Sc efectuara ell com
bate, cuando los detalles Sc a.
cuerden, en- la Madison Square
Garden.
Jacobs present6 la idea del
match en- una reunion del Conf
te de Ayuda a Finlandia, presi-
dido por Herbert Hoover.
La pelea lograra de la conf.
sion atletica ell conceder una Ii.
cencia a Joe Jacobs, director de
Galento. Joe Jacobs y Tony Ga
lento Sc niegan a pelear en- New
York.
La gaceta., 1940-01-05

Hoy Sc baesS6 efStenistas de
SeattleaOn Bitsy Grant, de At
lanta, nno de los favoritos del
.p1blico tampeho. Grant svper6
aver a Luis Brownstein, de- Mia
mi, quien lie hizo una resistencia
inesperada,
Billy Gillespie, de la Univer-
sidad de Miami, di6 otra sorpre1
sa con su victoria sobre Ed Al
loo. Ell joven de Miami Sc en-
frontara hoy con Don Mcneil,
ell triunfador en- Ell torneo del
Sugar Bowl
j. Bobby Riggs superb y derro-
to a Morey Lewis, la estrella del
Colegio Kenyon. Hoy tendra de
rival a Hal Surface.
Los partidos comenzaran a
la 1;30 de la tarde.
La gaceta., 1940-01-05
OEPORTES
OFREC1DO A GALENTO
UNA PELEA CON
N PAYCHECK

Orlando, Enero 5.-Jim Dow
mig, veterano empresario de bo-
xeo de Tampa, inici6 aver ges-
TONES para concertar un match
entire Tony Galento, Ell italiano
que aSpira a la corona del Pc
so complete, y Johnny Pay.
check, ell joven y fuerte pGgil de
Des Moines, Estado de Iowa.
Tebegrafi6 aver Downing a
Joe Jacobs, ell director de Ga
lento, ofreciendole la pelea pa
ra un lugar indeterminado de
la Florida, con una ~garantia de
$4,000 o Ell privilegio del $50
de las entradas.
La garantia Sc depositarA en-
un banco de Miami tan pronto
los contracts sean firmados.
Harold Steinman, director de
Paycheck, dice que desea Ell com
bate para someter a Johnny a
una prueba. Paycheck lleva ga
nadas 80 peleas, 20 de elias por
nocaut.