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Evening star., 1940-04-28
Shakespeare
MayGet Film
Broadway Success
Based on Play
Being Filmed
By Robin Coons,
Press Stan .uritsr


HOLLYWOOD.
A movie director did an unheard-
OF thing the other day He panned
the original author of the story on
which his producer is spending
generous shekels, including the di-
rector's own handsome salary.
The director is A. EDWARD Suther-
land, crisp 43-year-old veteran of
movie wars dating back to the Key
stone Kop era.
The author is William Shake
speare, highly touted stage person.
age who has yet to make the grade
as top-flight scenarist in Holly
wood.
shakespeare" said Eddie. pulling
no punches, must have been tired
and badly in need of dough, and I'll
bet he dashed off that quickie in
couple Of weeks"
practically Accidental"
He referred to "A Comedy in Err
rors," minor work Of the Avon Kid
Gas we sometimes cau Bill in Holly
wood) and generally dismissed in
the movies unofficial plot files as
"the old mistaken identity gag"
OF course, as Eddie Sutherland in
ferred hastily, any resemblance be-
tween "A Comedy of Errors" and
"The Boys From Syracuse" the
picture Jules Levey is producing at
Universal is so tenuous as to be
practically accidental.
"The Boys" is the stage product
OF George Abbott, Richard Rodgers
and Lorenz Hart, who generously
doctored Shakespeares original script
for a musical hit that copped a year
and more of Broadway's time. The
movie cast includes Allan Jones,
Martha Raye, Joe Penner, Rosemary
Lane, Charles Butterworth, Alan
Mowbray, Eric Blore and Irene
Harvey CMrs. Allan jones'.
But It's Still Greece.
Despite the Shakespearean slip,
Eddie and the boys from Universal
are confident that ''The Boys From
Syracuse" will lay em in the aisles
as effectively as the stage show did.
THE setting is still ancient Greece,
but we've cut out lot of the con-
fusion and made it simple story"
said Eddie while group of toga-
clad Grecian maids rehearsed their
dance on the lawn before the white
palace of Eph (billed in Shakespeare
as Antipholus of Ephesus). Other
palace decorations were shapely
Grecian beauties, sheerly clad, posing
on the stairway.
Previous Efforts Failed.
The risque elements of the stage
hit have been soaped out-"for the
censors," said Eddie, "but besides
that I think the movies lost a lot of
their kid audience when they put
in stuff that is funny only to adults. F."
So Will Shakespeare may be on
the high road to movie popularity at
last, If only via the back door. His
previous Hollywood efforts have been
none too gratifying for those who
insisted his works showed promise.
Another Shakespearean comedy,
"The Tanning of the Shrew," was
essayed by Mary Pickford and the
late Douglas Fairbanks-their only
co-starring picture-to unhappy re-
suits. Warmers spent fortune on q
Max Reinhardt Aim version Of "A
Midsummer Nights Dream" ant.
M-G-M splurged with Norma
Shearer In Romeo and Juliet" but
the public took vanilla.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
This Season
Praise Goes
ToL Ladies
Betty Hutton and
1ngrid Bergman
Called Tops
By Marx Barron,
Associated Press Stan Writer.

NEW YORK.
Despite the current swarm on
Broadway of such top-ranking male
stars as John Barrymore, Franchot
Tone and several others. the best
performances of this just-ending
season from this observers viewpoint
are those of two lovely ladies-Ingrid
Bergman in the field Of drama and
Betty Hutton in the field of musical
comedy.
Miss Bergman, lovely and aristo.
cratic Swedish actress, succeeds in
q task that few actresses would dare.
- Making her first stage appearance
In land and language foreign to
her. she attempts a role that not
only is a classical revival but also
one that had a remarkable perform
ance when it was first done on these
shores by Eva lie Gallienne.
But in this, the Julie of Ferenc
Molnar's fantasy, 'Liliom,' Miss
Bergman plays the part with such
gentle romanticism and tragic
warmth that she makes magic of the
simple, thinking girl who tries
to bring some sort of peace to her
confused and cynical lover, Liliom.
Miss Bergman is young and walks
with the stride of a free woman,
which makes it seem happy choice
that when her current engagement
in "Liliom" ends she will go to Hol-
lywood to play Joan of Arc in David
o. Selznick's screen production.
This is her second visit to Amer.
lea. having come over last fall, when
she was just "a years old. to play
opposite Leslie Howard in the movie,
"Intermezzo"
Voice Is Reminiscent.
She hurried back to Stockholm
after that to bring her year-old
daughter Pia out Of the war threat
ened areas of her native land, and
since then has been trying to per-
suade her husband, physician in
a royal academy of medicine Of
Stockholm, to come out, too. But he
is remaining home to help if war
should come to his country.
Her voice has that husky, musical
quality that reminds sometimes OF
Greta Garbo and sometimes of
Katharine Cornell. She speaks
English perfectly and very seldom
with any trace of an accent. She
overcomes both her handicaps Of
speaking in foreign tongue and
of following one of Americas great
actresses in a familiar role with a
spark that delights her new found
audiences.
The ideea, generally speaking, Of
musical comedy is to perform with
tuneful songs and impersonate
varied representatives of the human
race with the actors tongue in
cheek.
You can't find a better example
than the blond and bouncing Miss
Hutton in the numerous charac-
terizations she does in the hit
musical revue, 1.-TWO For the Show"
Betty is blond. pert and really
pretty when she isn't making faces
which is almost always. Somewhere
on that leaping Lena route she
travelled from her home in Detroit
to what seemS inevitable stardom
on Broadway she picked up the
title of Americas No. l jitterbug.
Difficult to Describe.
You could include the whole
world and, after viewing her per-
petual motion performance of sing
ing dancing, yelling and falling on
her face, you would concede that
title to be considerable of an under
statement.
What Miss Hutton does is diff
(see BARRON, Page F-3)
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Cinena's Greatest Lover
But He Prefers Solitude
Charles Boyer Once Left Hollywood
Forsaking Stardom Forever,
But Fate Intervened
By Harold Hefernan.
By Harold Hefernan.

Feminine fandom ghs ouluy
has known since
Exhibitors
receipts Is
Casting directors nominate
today and the most bitterly fought
lovely leading
Bette picture and Heaven Too he
pointing the nne
Evening star., 1940-04-28

(see HEFFERNAN, Page F-20
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-11-08

President of the United States Honorable Franklin has proclaimed November H. 194O Amice Day. stating follows
 WHEREAS November Il, 1918 the nations then their turned their thoughts the hopedfor of of peace and order and
 WHEREAS Senate Concurrent Resolution 18 Sxty-ninth Congress- passed 1926 GA Stat 1884, the President United States proclamation calling for the display United States all buildings November with ceremonies 13 (52 deignates 11th O year a legal public holiday;
 WHEREAS obervance of the anniversary of the aImice 1918 will then but understandings only cessation of hos es but for mutual the intercourse between nations
 NOW THEREFORE, I Gruening Governor of Alaska hereby that November H. 940 shall be observed Am tce Day in the Territory of Alaska
 D. L. BARTLETT, ERNEST GRUENING,
 of o
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-11-08

JOIN WITH THE LEGION-LEGION AUXILr IARY AND ELKS IN THEIR JOINT ARMISTICE DAY-DEFENSE DAY OBSERVANCES
 Program opens Monday morning in the Coliseum Theatre with Legion and Elks Officers presiding.
 INVOCATION: The Harry Champlin.
 MUSIC-Wrangen Male Chorus Valborg Coulter Men" Home" God Bless America Irving Berlin Kate Smith the Armisice observance of 1888
 COMMUNITY SINGING.
 ARMIsTICE ADDREss-The Arnold
 BENEDICTI0N - The Rev. N Harry Champin
 Legion Armistce Day DANCE the evening at the A. N. B. HALL
Evening star., 1940-09-15
Waving Crowd Sees Monticello
War Transport, Off to Grave
Most of SoIomons Island Watches Old Ship
Start Its Ghost|y Voyage to Scropyord

The departure of the Monticello
from Solomons Island Friday was
similar in many respects to the sail
ing of great passenger liner from
New York, Maritime Commission
engineers in charge of the job re-
ported yesterday.
People lined the shore of the
Patuxent," said a spokesman for
the commission, "and waved as first
the Monticello and then the Mount
Vernon was pulled out into the
stream by tugs from the company
in Baltimore which is going to scrap
the boats. I guess almost the eE-
tire population from Solomons
Island was there.
And then, as the boats went past
the other old transports, the George
Washington and America, some of
the crew on those ships yelled,
Happy voyage Nice crossing and
Hope you get Hitler over there
1T was more solemn, though,
Evening star., 1940-09-15
PIT. A. Leaders Invited
To October ! Meetinq

Plans are being completed for a
Parent-Teacher Association Insti-
tute October ! at the East Silver
Spring (Md0 School under the di-
rection of Mrs. c. r. Clements Of
Annapolis. president of the Mary
land Congress Of Parents and
Teachers.
Executive officers and chairmen
of standing committees of the Is
PIT. A. units in Montgomery Coun-
ty have been invited to attend the
institute which will be held all day.
Luncheon and dinner will be served
at the shcool.
The program will include panel
discussion on the question of what
type of program is most suitable for
arent-Teacher Association meet
ings. DR.. E. w. Broome. superin-
tendent of Montgomery County
schools, will be among the speakers
Evening star., 1940-09-15

And when they were pulled into
the middle of the stream they rode
smoothly, without listing, without
sound of creaking. just as seaworthy
as they were the day they were
launched some 80 years ago."
Ghost on Its Last Trip.
A crew of so men, including some
from the Maritime Commission and
others from the Boston Iron e.
Metal Co., which purchased the
two vessels, effected the maneuvers.
Propelled up the bay at relatively
a snail's pace by three tugs, the
Monticello arrived at the Baltimore
wrecking yards almost "a hours
after it left Solomons. In a pristine
day as speed queen of the Atlantic
the liner should have made the trip
in a couple of hours.
The boat was like a long black
ghost as it traversed the Bay waters
Friday night. Its lighting system
out Of use for many years. it car
ried only lanterns for regulation
running lights. The pilot house was
empty, and no crew was needed, as
the tugs took care of all of the
steering.
The tugs were to return late last
night or today to bring back the
Mount Vernon, which was left at
anchor in the Patuxent.
Evening star., 1940-09-15
| WuHuce's Train
lon Time Despite
|PIon to Be Late
By the Associated Press.


CROOKSTON, MINI. Sept. IA
Joe Moonan, State chairman of the
Democratic party, may be a good
vote-getter but he hasn't much in
fuence with at least one engineer.
When the train which brought
Henry A. Wallace here today on
campaign tour left Duluth last night
it was more than an hour late,
having been held up to accommodate
the Democratic vice presidential
nominee.
Tired members of the Wallace
party agreed it would be a good
idea to arrive in Crookston an hour
behind the 6:25 am. scheduled
time, so Mr.. Moonan said: III tell
the engineer not to make up the
time"
The blast of a band suddenly
awakened sleepy members of the
Wallace party this morning and
some figured it must be an enthusi-
astic way point, only to find out a
few minutes later it was Crookston.
The train was just about on time
While the crowd and band waited
patiently, Mr.. Wallace hurriedly
dressed. Meantime, the engineer
began switching and Mr. Wallace,
by then dressed, got off his car
several blocks from the depot.
Finally he and the crowd and the
band got together and marched off
to breakfast.
Evening star., 1940-09-15
War Vignettes
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Sept. 14.-Air-raid war.
dens and auxiliary firemen, on the
lookout for time bombs dropped by
Nazi air raiders, roped of a section
of park in which they discovered
hole in the ground about a foot
across.
Then they retreated to see what
would happen. Three hours later
out popped family OF rabbits.
Everybody in London who
hasn't got one is trying to buy a
"barrage bowler"-a tin hat.
However, the stores are sold out
and the Ministry of Supply has
requisitioned all available stocks
for soldiers, sailors, Arp workers,
nurses and doctors.
Shell splinters on the streets are
pennies from heaven" to cockney
boys, who sell them to souvenir
hunters.
Residents Of a north London
area are trying to get a Boy
Scout bagpipe band ousted from
its practice hall because they mis-
take the skirls for sirens, but the
scOutmaster is standing firm.
"The music of the pipes helps
more than anything else in times
like these" he argues.
Overheard when bombs started to
fall:
Hug the wall" said the first man.
Save your breath" said the
second man. I'm practically q
mural now."
Evening star., 1940-09-15
Businessmen's S Group
Votes Aerial Trophy

The Silver Spring (Md) Business
Mems Association has voted to do
nate trophy to the Silver Spring
Aeronauts to be awarded at a meet
on September % at White Oak, Mo.
The resignation of Carleton w.
Wahl as secretary has been accept
ed. Mr.. Wahl plans to move to
Baltimore shortly.
DR.. w. B. Mehring, Shirley Work.
man and Clifton White were ap-
pointed committee to arrange a
program of entertainment for a
meeting September "a.
Evening star., 1940-09-15

than passenger departure. Every
body seemed kind of sad to see the
boats CO.
The Monticello made the voyage
to Baltimore safely. arriving there
at 2:30 pm. yesterday.
No Hitches in the Moving.
Fred w. Bailey, who has been
fleet manager ever since the boats
were brought to their anchorage III
the Patuxent, supervised the deli
cate operation of moving the two
former World War transports which
this country seized from Germany
and was able to report that not so
much as bit of paint was scratched
on any boat.
The only hitch was in the raising
Evening star., 1940-09-15

of the anchors. The stern kedge
anchor weighing 2 tons, on the
Monticello was so deeply imbedded
in the river mud and gravel that it
took four hours of hard work to
dislodge it. Steam to work the cap
stans had to be piped from the tugs
while other work of disengaging the
steel cables had to be performed by
hand
The bow anchors. of which there
are two on each boat, despite the
fact they weigh 9 tons apiece, did
not give the crew as much trouble as
Evening star., 1940-09-15
Reception for Teachers

A reception will be given the
teachers at the first fall meeting of
the Thomas Nelson Page School
Parent Teacher Association at 8
pm. Tuesday in the old school
building at North Randolph and
Wilson boulevard, Arlington, Va.
Evening star., 1940-09-15
Garden Club Schedules
Demonstration of Tools

A demonstration of garden tools
will feature the first fall meeting
of the East Sligo Valley Garden
Club tomorrow at pm. at Jesup
Blair Community House, Silver
Spring.
Each member has been asked to
bring his tools and gadgets to the
meeting and explain how each one
was used during the summer. Mrs.
James L. Dean and Daniel P Mular-
key are in charge of the program.
Mrs. Armand J. La Vaute, presi-
dent, will preside.
Evening star., 1940-09-15

the small stern anchor on the Mon
ticello.
otherwise" said the spokesman.
i've never seen a boat be unmoored
as gracefully and easily as these two.
Evening star., 1940-09-15
Democrats Plun Binoo

The Young Democratic Club of
Southern Maryland will sponsor a
bingo party at pm. Thursday in
the clubhouse at Suitland, Md.
Evening star., 1940-09-15

zbF Ends
AsAgoinst Relying
Repub|icon Party
70 Find Solution

~ the Associated Press.
MOORHEAD, Mimi, Sept IA
The place of the wheat farmer in
the world after peace comes and
the likelihood of serious repercuS-
sions for agriculture were empha-
sized by Henry A. Wallace, Demo-
cratic vice presidential nominee, as
he toured southwark down the rich
Red River Valley today.
Tonight he reached Morris and
the end of his four-day Stumping
tour of Minnesota after long ride
here from Crookston, in which he
stopped to speak at Ada and Fergus
Falls, as well as Crookston, Moor
head and Morris
Mr.. Wallace'S analysis of issues of
the presidential campaign turned
today on the farmer, peace and pre-
paredness, ana the 'futility" of
relying upon the Republican party
for solution of these problems.
Cites Democratic Record.
The former Secretary of Agricul-
ture told farm groups that when
the postwar situation arrives, the
country must not, as he said Re-
publicans did after 1921, accept
paper promises" from foreign ma
tions in exchange for agricultural
products.
He predicted that upon the wars
end Central Europe will develop a
great wheat-groWing urge and this
Nations foreign wheat market out
lets may be almost destroyed"
This country's farmers, he de-
Clared. will be confronted with the
problem of diSposing of their pro-
duction for export in other ways.
He said the Democrats, through such
programs as the food stamp plan
and wheat loans, had shown in
genuity in meeting such problems
and told how wheat prices had
risen since the dark days of 1888.
Sees Threat After War.
Solution of the Nations problems
after the war will present, he de-
clared, much more serious situa-
tionS than existed either in 1921 or
1882 and I'VE will need in power
then a party not so tender" toward
the big income taxpayers.
After the war, the cry will be, he
declared, Back to normalcy, back
to free enterprise, reduce Govern
ment expenditures"
Then" Mr.. Wallace declared,
watch out for trouble-trouble such
as we have never seen before"
Evening star., 1940-08-19
Ferrier Master Of Recovery
Shots ond Green Ploy.

asked Lawson Little, United
States open champion, how he rated
the big Australian.
I've played with him good
many times Lawson said. Il
wouldn't call Ferrier a stylist, but
he is an able scorer, which is the
thing that counts. He isn't quite as
long as some of our better hitters,
who can pass him 20 or IS yards.
But he is long enough.
Il should say that Terriers game
has two strong foundations. He is
a great recovery player and he is
among the best around the green's.
He can chip and putt with the
best pros we have-better than any
amateurs I have seen. From 20
yards off the green he is marvel
and this type of play can break
your heart in a match test
"Ferrier is a big fellow. He also
is young and strong. He can play
all day without firing He has
been here now for six months. so
he is all set to meet our golfing con-
ditions. He is a deceptive golfer
He may not impress you at first
glance. but his scoring figures do.
For example, in the Chicago Open
Ferrier turned what might easily
have been a rs into 10. He had
280 for that tournament against my
287 was outdriving him. but
wasn't outchipping him or out
nllttine him
Evening star., 1940-08-19
Triumph Would Give Him
Three Big Championships.

"Ferrler is high-class competi-
tor Little continued. This means
ability to concentrate and keep on
concentrating. This is a tough
thing to do all through a champion
ship. hole after hole and round
after round. He uses his head well,
taking few CANDLES that he doesn't
have to take. He plays to percent
age, which is the smart thing. as
Hagen and Sarazen will tell you. He
. is willing to take his gamble on
pitch, chip and putt
II Ferrter can slip through this
next championship he will hold
three national titles-open and
amateur champion of Australia and
amateur champion of the United
States.
But the odds in golf. especially
with four 18-hole matches to
handle. are not on the f1imsv side
The United States may not have
a Bobby Jones or a Lawson Little
or Francis Ouimet ready for de-
fense, but it has compact parade
oI SOOu amateurs VINO can man Ine
rampartS with skill
"And don't overlook Harold Manly
from New England Jimmy Thom-
son cut in. The last time I played
against him he handed me a 66 to
shoot at"
At this early stage I should say
that our leading defenders will be
Bud Ward. Ray Billows and Art
Doering
Evening star., 1940-08-19
BiIIows Bock in Old Form
And Likes Winged Foot.

Ray BilloWs is playing back to ole
form. He can travel in a hurry
around Winged Foot. hard test
that Ray plays exceptionally well
Ward is long hitter fine putter
and a stout competitor. Doerine
Is one of the straiehtest shooters
with wood and iron that I have
seen in some time.
But no one of these has known
the summer record which Ferrier
has shown against our leading pros
His average. as an amateur. has
been unusually good.
There is chance that Francis
Ouimet, who qualities automatic
ally as an ex-champion, will re-
turn to the wars. Twenty-seven
years have drifted by since the
Boston star rolled back Vardon
and Ray at Brookline Ouimet
today, in single round. could be
poison for anybody.
IT played with Francis recently. =
Bill Danforth told me-" and he
had two successive eagles at Brae-
burn. a tough championship test
He was out in 80 with on a par
3 hole. He should have been out
In 30 I've never seen better golf
If two eagles in row over big
course isn't a record it ought to be
In any event it isn't so bad for
a fellow who was stopping a big
invasion back in 1918
Evening star., 1940-08-19
Rochester and Newark
Blow Chances 10 Gain
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
There's no recorded instance of a
baseball team winning a pennant
solely by splitting double headers.
and that's why the Rochester Red
Wings and Newark Bears still are
separated by just one percentage
point with four weeks left for them
to decide the International Leagues
pennant race
That situation has existed since
Thursday. when the Bears made up
a one-game deficit but failed to
make it tie because they have
played two more games than the
Wings. Both were rained out Satllr-
day and yesterday each won the
first game of a double header and
lost the second. Rochester defeated
Jersey City. 81. in 10 innings. and
Jersey won the second, SO Newark
won, 6-5. and lost. 2-3 to Buffalo.
The break in the deadlock is due to-
day when the Wings play two games
at Jersey City and the Bears one at
Montreal.
Evening star., 1940-08-19
Stars Yesterday
BY the Associated Press.

Earl johnson, Red Sox-Goins route
for frst time. gave Grifimen five hits
for A. decision
Johnny Rizzo and Joe Marty. Phillies
Former hit two homers. and three
singles, driving in six runs in double
header win over Giants: Marty hit
homer. two triples in nightcap, sending
Four runs in
Steve Sundra. Yankees. and Johnny
Babich. Athletics-Sundra tossed six
hitter for 9-l opener win: Babich al
lowed seven blows to take nightcap,
1-3.
Larry French, Cubs-stopped Pirates,
81. with six hits
Ted Lyons. White Sox-Hurled
steady bail and collected four hits,
himself. trounced Tigers, 70.
Whit Wyatt. Babe Phelps and Luke
Hamlin, Dodgers-Wyatt and Hamlin
pitched seven-hitters in double header
Win over Bees; Phelps drove in two
runs in 81 niRhtcap win.
Mort Cooper, Johnny Hopp and Don
Gutteridse, Cardinals-Cooper's seven
hit hurting whipped Reds, 81. in
opener; Hops triple and Gutterdre's
single sent tying and winning runs
home in niNhtcap. eighth inning.
Vernon Kennedy. Browns-Held In
dams to four hits for nine INNINGS be-
fore rain ended sams tied at z.all.
Evening star., 1940-08-19
Sara Moore Shares
lin Oakland Tennis
Doubles Victory
BY the Associated Press.


OAKLAND, Md, Aug. l9-New
champions ruled the tennis roost in
Western Maryland today. with Arlo
Klinetob of Peeksville, Pa, holding
the mems singles title and Mrs. L.
w. Andraide of Montauk Beach,
Long Island, the women's crown.
Mrs. Andraide scored a 60. 6-3
victory in the finals yesterday over
Joy Hartman of Pittsburgh, the de-
Tending champion. who was trying
to gain permanent possession Of
the women's trophy Klinetob de-
feated Albert Shapiro Of Baltimore,
ST, IS, 50.
Mrs. Andraide and Sara Moore of
Washington won the womens dou-
bles, defeating Charlotte Decker and
Hazel Bishopp- of Washington, 60,
Ga.
Mr.. and Mrs Andraide met Joy
and Adrian Hartman in the mixed
doubles, winning the first set. 6-3.
and dropping the second. 10-8
with the deciding set postponed un-
I'll today.