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Evening star., 1940-06-04
Youths Prove
Artistry at
Piano
Charlton Meyer,
Jean McCandlish
Heard in Concert
ELENA de SAYN.

The first concert of the 14th an
nual Festival of Music for the piano,
presented at the Calvary Methodist
Church last light by the Washing
ton Pianists' Club, under the direc-
tlon OF DR.. Katharine McReynolds
Morrison, its founder, introduced
two young prodigies still in their
teens-CRrlton Meyer and Jean
McCandlish. Both performers are
well remembered for their success
sive appearances in the past, which
enabled one to watch their develop
ment and to rejoice in their growth
Two concert programs consisting
of works by Bach, Beethoven,
Chopin and Mozart for each execu-
tant gave a sufficient opportunity
to make a survey of their natural
aptitudes and also of the exacting
discipline imposed by their train
ing, resulting in a remarkable fin
ger dexterity and good pianistic
effect.
Young Meyer played Vivaldi-
Bach Burmesters prelude and aria
from Organ Concerto in D Minor"
like a veteran, lending distinction
to the ponderous chords of the
prelude The type of melodic struc-
ture, being more Vivaldi than Bach,
seemed we'll suited to the musical
appreciation of the gifted youth, as
was Chopin's prelude B Flat
Minor" which tested him as
solid technician. The Allegro"
from Mozarts Concerto in A Ma
jor" played with La Sale Spier at
the second piano, brought to the
fore his sympathetic and musical
touch and his personal affinity with
Mozart's music
Miss McCandlish, whose simplicity
Of manner and unaffected stage
presence is her particular charm,
was heard in prelude and Fugue
in F Sharp Major" from Bach's we'll
tempered "Clavichord." Beethoven's
"Andante con Variazioni and Scher-
TO-" from Sonata. Op. 26" and a
group of Chopin numbers consisting
of "Etude (harp), A Flat Major, Op.
Is, No. l." "Nocturne G Major, Op.
81, No. 2" and "Fantasie Impromptu,
Op 66," closing With allegro" from
Mozart's Concerto: Minor" ac-
companied by Felian Garzia. The
young artist seemed to favor Chopin
most, being already awakened to
the appreciation of the poetry and
the beauty of his music. The Harp
etude and the melodic strains in
the "Fantasie Impromptu" were dis
tinctive for the purity Of their un-
affected lyrism. infused by her at
odd moments with personal touch,
accentuated by a lovely tone quality.
Her Bach and Beethoven were neat
in most intricate passages. while the
allegro" by Mozart was played with
appreciation of its musical contents.
The audience gave the artists a most
cordial reception, voicing its ap-
proval in enthusiastic applause. Two
more programs are pending this
week, tomorrow and Friday, intro
ducing four more young pianists.
Evening star., 1940-06-04

SduoCu 1Cdl CSldtc iIlcIl W IuU IllclI
hands gleefully, add so per cent to
the price and sharpen the ak for
a trimming.
Business managers came into the
picture to protect the unwary. But
not for Dick With the help only
Of an astute attorney, he's building
up a tidy estate of merchantile
rentals on his own.
It's all an accident, at that. oc-
casioned by the fact that Dick
Powell. the singer, came to the
conclusion one day that it was high
time he became Dick Powell the
actor.
Nobody Even Cared"
Its like this" he explains in
that pleasant drawl They make a
lot more pictures with actors than
they do with singers. Nobody ever
considered me for a part which
didn't have tune or two. Nobody
ever would until I proved I could
act tor couldn't. Nobody even
seemed to care much-except me.
$50 l announced I would accept
offers for only straight roles. The
silence was frightful. I kept getting
suggestions for musicals and kept
rejecting them. But it was harder
every time. After all sitting around
gets pretty tiresome.
Started Dabbling.
Il had to do something. so I
started dabbling in houses. had a
couple and I put them up for sale.
The profit wasn't much. but it was
something. bought big place
In a canyon and turned that for
a small profit. Gradually the thing
expanded.
"A proposition down in Long
Beach looked good. So I built
block. with a big market on the
corner and several shops. Chain
stores jumped at the chance to rent
them I like the idea of long leases.
So now I'm building another block
in Los Angeles and looking around
for other possibilities.
He's Learned Something,
II think I've learned something
about real estate and I think I've
found way to keep busy if and
when the movies get slack again."
The business of Powell becoming
an actor is progressing, too He's
just finished a film in which he
MARBLES not a note. It's a co-starrer,
with Wife Joan Blon-
dell. He starts work in a few days
on another.
when that's over" he believes,
II won't mind going back to
or maybe two. I'll have
established, hope, that I can act
a little if the occasion arises"
Evening star., 1940-06-04
Marjorie Rambeau's
'Tugboat Annie

"Tugboat Annie" Norman Reilly
Raine's famous character creation
will live again on the screen in the
person of Marjorie Rambeau, War
ner Bros. announce.
Miss Rambeau was seected for the
role in the studios forth
coming production after several
other players had been considered
and tested for the portrayal.
The studio acquired the rights to
Raine's stories about ''Tugboat An
ME" from M-G-M, for whom Marie
Dressler had created the screen
characterization, year ago.
Evening star., 1940-06-04

so emphatically to his bosses when
they asked him to direct a script
he did not like that there was
nothing to do-they thought-but
to suspend him.
Inc little man who is very much
there as director of solid cinema
got back to the job in time to direct
Bachelor Mother" which landed
him on his second 1O-best list, the
one of 1899.
Boy wonder, indeed, that showed
kapin to be.
Even that, however, was not
enough. With no immediate assign
ment, Kanin was hanging around
letting his mind seethe with a mis-
cellany of ideas, when Leo Nc
Carey, a great director in his own
name, was injured. The injury, in
an automobile mishap, happened
just when McCarey was supposed
to get busy on picture, my Fa-
vorite Wife" starring Irene Dunno
and Cary Grant.
Among the other things he is not,
McCarey is not a fellow to turn his
work over to substitute. An en-
phatlc individualist, he has proved
his right to believe that when he
cannot do a thing his way it might
as we'll be left undone or wait until
ne can get around to doing it. That
attitude might have prevailed in
the case OF MY Favorite Wife" had
not Kanin been around with no
immediate assignment.
He was one person for whom Nc
Carey had enough respect to sur
render the directors job. That was
another way Kanin proved himself
to be the current wonder boy in
Hollywood, even though he does
not get the most publicity. He got
Evening star., 1940-06-04

AuCO dCClOIl.
Elizabeth Earl, young British
actress, making her debut with Dem
mis- Morgan in "The Rivers End"
has four brothers in the far-f1ung
posts of the British Empire. One
is with his regiment somewhere in
France" another in India, a third
in Malaga and the fourth on the
home front.
Enrol Flynn received word that
his sister Rosemary has enrolled in
an ambulance unit, while his IA
ther, Prof. Theodore T. Flynn, is
warden of a London air raid pre-
cautionary squad British Actress
Edna Best. trying to be merry for
her role in 'The Man From Fleet
Street." is gravely concerned over
the welfare of her mother, last
heard from In Antwerp James
Stephenson, noted character actor,
has brother, Maj Norman C.
Stephenson, M. c., with the British
Army Philip Dorm, young Hol-
land actor, whose contract was re-
Gently bought from Universal by
M.-G.-M., still is awaiting word
from his mother and family, who
were living in bombed section of
The Hague.
Maureen O'Sullivan is packing to
go to Canada with her year-old son
Michael, to establish residence in
Toronto. Her husband, John Far
row, is In active service with the
Canadian Navy somewhere in the
North Atlantic" Sonia Henie
has two uncles in the Norwegian
Army, Charles Judels has two
brothers, unheard from since the
fighting in Holland. George Ernest
who plays Nazi trooper in -Four
Sons" has a brother and two
cousins fighting Nazis, in Norway
and Denmark Madeleine Car
rolls rumored fiance is a young
officer in the French Air Corps.
Her ex-husband, Capt. Philip Ast-
ley, is in the British home army
No word has been heard from David
Niven for nearly six weeks and last
accounts were that he was joining
the beleaguered English divisions in
Northern France.
What increases alarm among these
foreign actors is the significant fact
that no news has been received of
casualties, nor of the return of hos
pital trains to the various capitals. i. .
This, it seems to them, is a silent
Evening star., 1940-06-04
Woodland Setting
For Shakespeare

Shakespeare enthusiasts will have
an opportunity to see "A Midsum-
mer Nights Dream" in a natural
woodland setting today at pm,
when the Maret School will present
that play in the outdoor theater
on its new property at Cleveland
avenue and Twenty ninth street
NV, for the benefit of the Neither
lands war relief fund.
If the weather permits, Hernia
and Helena, Demetrius and Ly-
sander, Titania and her fairies and
Bottom and his donkey's head will
all disport among genuine oaks and
fall asleep upon real messy slopes,
in the persons of Maret dramatics
students, directed by Mrs. Charles
Putnam. In event of rain the per-
formance will be given at the same
time in the west ballroom of the
Shorehem Hotel.
Evening star., 1940-06-04

the job with McCarey acting as
producer by remote control, con-
troll as remote as his hospital bed
from the set upon which Kanin
shot the picture for R-K-O.
They-do- come back note: Among
members of the cast of Lillian
RUSSELL are several names which
will be familiar to a host of those
who remember the theater when
the movies were an upstart. One
OF them is that of Joseph Cawthorn,
a chap not merely old enough to
have been rival attraction during
Miss Russell's day, but actually to
have been one. A matinee idol was
Cawthorn then. Now he's the actor
who plays Leopold Damrosch, the
man who taught Miss Russell to
sing.
Professional rivalry did not keep
CaWthorn and Miss Russell from
being the best of friends. Indeed,
some of her gifts to Mrs. Cawthorn
were used as props in the film
biography of Miss Russell's career.
X X X X
Providing the most gala note in
yesterdays varied ceremonies in To-
cal entertainment was the break
ing OF ground for the new Avon
tentative title, as they say in the
movieS Theater, 480l Massachu-
sets avenue NV. The new house,
scheduled to open in early Septem-
Der, will have a seating capacity
of 1850. Co-partners in the en-
terprlse are F. S. Kogod and Max
Burka. c. H. Olive will act as man
aging director.
Free parking space for 600 cars
will be provided on a lot adjoining
the theater.
Another construction project. al
though not quite construction, at
tracing attention is the announce
ment Of Variety Club of the intent
to spend $4,000 to modernize and
beautify clubrooms in the Willard
Hotel. Considerable enlargement of
the present quarters, complete air
conditioning and modernization of
furnishings and decorations are
contemplated in the program. which
will occupy the next two months.
X X X
Dixie DunbarS appearance at the
Capitol Theater as stage headliner
will be in the nature of reunion.
Loew's division manager, Carter
Barron, fresh out of Georgia Tech
and Loew Atlanta manager at
the time, recalls that Dixie was one
OF the stellar personalities of the
kiddie revues which were a house
feature. Jane Withers, another At
lanta girl who made good In the
entertainment business, was another
featured performer in the same
shows.
Evening star., 1940-06-04

indication of the horror of a war
that crushes everything so rapidly
there is no time to think of the
dead or injured.
An order eliminating the slightly
overused word glamour" from all
copy was issued by the head of one
major publicity department., and a
prize of 500 dangled before the staff
for the best substitute. Robert
Taylor, who has never had a golf
stick in his hands, makes his debut
on the fairways in the M-G-M
tournament this month. He's been
handed 40 handicap. George
Tobias, jovial bad man of "Torrid
Zone" draws his first screen caress
in THE Rivers End" and goes right
into fast company. His inspiration
will be Steffi Duna, called "the hot
test kisser in Hollywood"
Evening star., 1940-06-04
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

Earle-"Flight Angels" story of
the airline hostesses: 11:05 am,
l:45, 4:30. tbs and 10 pm. Stage
shows: 12:45, $3.50, 6:15 and pm.
Capitol-"Earthbo the ghost
won't go west: II am. Las, 4:30,
7:20 and 10 pm. Stage shows:
1880, $40, 6:25 and 9:05 pm.
Palace-"Waterloo Bridge Vivien
Leigh in a poignant romance: 1l:55
am. 2:20, 4:25, tbs and $40 pm
Keith's-"Irene, film version of
the popular musical, with Anna
Neagle: 11:3O am, 1:30, $50, $50
7:3O and $50 pm
Columbia-"Buck Benny Rides
Again." making the Wild West
wilder: 11:45 am, Las, $50, $50,
7:50 and $50 pm.
Metropolitan-"Typhoon.' the ele-
ments VS.. Dorothy Lamour: 11:45
am, las, 3:45, 5:45, 7:45 and $50
pm
Little-"Grand Illusion" the il
lusion being that wars will go away:
11:35 am, 2, AIS and GAS pm
Mill on the Floss" premiere, 9 pm
Trans-Lux - News and shorts;
continuous from 10 am.
Evening star., 1940-06-04
Fate of War>ZOne KinfOlk
Worries Foreign Stars
Majority Have Relations in Army
Or in Area of Bitter Strife;
Acting Gay Problem
BY HAROLD HEFFERNAN.
Tin the temporary absence of sheijah Graham. }


Behind headlines:
anxiety America hudders
in the
with anxious
then struggle desperately make believe
Evening star., 1940-06-04
Kanin Offers New Proofs
He Is Real Boy Wonder
Taking Over McCarey's Latest Film
Is Most Recent Demonstration;
Cawthorn in Russell Picture
BY JAY CARMODY,

There are many of identifying
hollywood Carson Kann four pictures
one was o making his first picture slim
oeen arrested for cruelty tradition The making
"A Man to Remember
made the budget douby elders in the director
business. After that mac
second picture -,
Evening star., 1940-06-04
Dick Powell Turns Realt0r
And Finds It Profitable
Waiting Around for a Chance to Act,
He Sold Some Houses and Then
Developed Sideline
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press HOLLYWOOD.
Some the
Dick Powell, business opportunities"
Arkansas
the middle Hollywood
wise
Time when the sight of
Evening star., 1940-06-04
Screen Realism

Another proof of screen realism:
Washington and Lee University
could find no authentic Colonial
period brass box lock for the IL
brary door of its new chemistry
building, which will have Colonial
design. Reproductions OF just what
was wanted were seen in the pic
ture Gone with the Wind" The
college wrote Producer David O.
Selznick, and Selznick sent the
lock.
Evening star., 1940-06-04
Join Jeffrey Lynn
In 'Embezzler'

Lee Patrick and John Litel have
been assigned to important parts in
"The Embezzler," forthcoming War
ner Bros. production which will
serve Jeffrey Lynn as his first star
ring vehicle.
The new star, elevated to the
Hollywood armament for his per-
formance with Bette Davis and
Charles Boyer in "All This and
Heaven, Too" will have Brenda
Marshall as his leading lady.
Evening star., 1940-06-04

m a n standing,
landed him on
the 10-best list.
That would
be only three
ways of show
ing his merit
despite his COM
parative youth
in the cinema.
They were not
enough for Ka-
min. He added
a fourth almost
Immediately by
turning out to
be a no" man.
uhn cold nAaN
Evening star., 1940-04-18
Spring Style Show
| Roosevelt Talks
With Farley Left
Out Candidates.

President Roosevelt told his press
conference today he had talked
about a lot of things with Post
master General Farley in a luncheon
and baseball engagement Tuesday
but that presidential candidates was
not one Of them.
The President said they had dis
cussed the question of permanent
and temporary chairmen for the
Democratic National Convention
and other details of the sessions
scheduled to begin July IS.
A few weeks ago Mr.. Farley, who
also is Democratic national chair
man. announced he was in the presi-
dental race to stay. The White
House luncheon engagement Tues
day was the first meeting between
Mr.. Farley and the President since
that announcement without others
being present.
Mr.. Roosevelt said today he plans
to make radio address to the
Young Democrats Saturday night
from Warm Springs, Ga. His ad-
dress, he said, will be short.
Evening star., 1940-04-18
BY the Associated Press.

THE HAGUE, April 18.-The
Netherlands government has in
formed Japan that 1t neither will
ask any foreign government to pro-
tect the Netherlands Indies in case
the war should spread to Holland
nor accept an offer Of protection II
1t is made, 1t was announced today.
Meanwhile the Dutch received
with guarded satisfaction the state
fnent by United States Secretary Of
State Hull, insisting that "the in
terests of many countries" would be
affected by any attempt to inter-
vene in the affairs of the Indies.
There was no official comment on
Mr.. Hull's statement.
The Secretary's statement was re-
ceived too late for most of the
morning newspapers. The after
noon papers, apparently on inspired
advice, gave it no extraordinary
prominence.
Talks Held With Japan.
The official announcement on the
diplomatic conversations with Japan
said:
I'm view of the published reports
regarding conversations of Japanese
Foreign Minister Arita with the
Netherlands Minister at Toxic (Gen.
Evening star., 1940-04-18
Nozi Planes Dropped Gunners
To Take Stovonger Airport

the field and, as three Norwegian
machine guns opened fire, dropped
q number Of bombs.
The bombs caused only insignifi-
cant damage, but the bombers es-
capped the Norwegian bullets, and
suddenly German soldiers tumbled
from the planes to land by para
chute. It was estimated that 100
men in all were dropped, each
equipped with q machine gun.
The Norwegian machine gunners
continued firing until their machine
guns jammed and then took refuge
in a dugout, where they carried on
the battle with rifles and pistols.
As the commander realized the
position was hopeless he ordered the
firing to stop and surrendered.
One Norwegian soldier was wound
ed-struck In the foot by q German
hand grenade Nothing was said Of
any German Casualties.
Evening star., 1940-04-18
BY the Associated Press.

OSLO, Norway, April 18.-German
troops dropped with machine guns
by parachute to overwhelm an un-
dermanned Norwegian force were
the conquerors of Sola airfield at
Stavanger, Norway's most important
airdrome, according to q reliable ac-
count Of the occupation just dis
closed here.
The British have made repeated
attacks on the airport since the
German occupation April 8.
As the fall. of the base to the Ger
mans was disclosed here, the Nor
wegian commander was ordered to
defend the airf1eld against ap-
preaching German airplanes with
forces ut hand 30 small that ma
chine-gun posts could not be manned
fully.
Ten German bombers roared over
Evening star., 1940-04-18
lie de France Reported
Ready for Troop Duty
BY the Associated Press.

oy Tie ASSOCldLeo HfeSS.
NEW YORK, April ia report
from the British Broadcasting Co.
said today that the French liner lie
de France, now in New York, would
soon follow the Queen Mary into
service"
The broadcast was picked up in
New York by the National Broad
casting Co.
The Queen Mary sailed from New
York March 81, one day after the
Mauretania left the port where both
ships had been tied up since the out
break of the war. The vessels were
believed destined for transport serv-
ice.
The Mauretania passed through
the Panama Canal and refueled at
Honolulu, apparently bound for
Australia. The Queen Mary has not
been reported since sailing.
Evening star., 1940-04-18
Will Not Accept Protection
For Indies, Dutch Tell Toxic
Hull Statement Conforms to Own Wishes
For Islands, japanese Declare

j.. G. Pabst), the Netherlands gov
ernment has made known to the
Japanese government that she does
not intend to ask anv foreign coun-
try-in case the Netherlands in
Europe becomes involved in war,
which Is to be hoped against-for
protection Of the Netherlands East
Indies, nor will she accept such an
offer II 1t Is made.
THE observation also was con-
veyed that the government of the
East Indies in the supposed case (of
war; will be able in reality as well as
by right to secure the government
In these possessions and to maintain
order to the full extent"
Gen. Pabst called on Foreign
Minister Arita today.
The official statement was given
out here for publication in connec-
tion with Domei Japanese news
agency dispatch from Toxic report
ing that Foreign Minister van Klef-
fens, on April 16 at the Hague, had
given Itaro Ishii, the japanese min
lister, similar assurance that the
Netherlands was determined to re-
fuse any protection or intervention
in the Indies.
Secretary Hull's declaration that
IGnn YNIT1TCo nore A9I
Evening star., 1940-04-18
Roosevelt Affirms
HulI's Warning on
Netherlands Indies.
Will Leove for Georgia
Tonight, but Be Prepared
For Quick Return
(Tert OF Hull Statement
on Page A-8.)
BY GARNETT d. HORNER.

President Roosevelt, preparing to
leave tonight for brief vacation in
Warm Springs, Ga, said today he
would be ready to return to the
Capital at an hours notice if things
should get worse in connection with
wars in other parts of the world.
The President coupled this an
nouncement with a new expression
of hope that the status quo in the
Pacific would be maintained In the
interest of peace, as urged by Secre-
tary of State Hull in formal state
ment last night.
Mr.. Hull made it clear that the
United States expects Japan as well
IS other nations to keep hands off,
the Netherlands Indies, regardless OF
developments in the European war
His statement was considered a reply
to intimations that Japan might
occupy the Dutch colonial empire to
protect" it if the Netherlands
should be engulfed in the war.
Train to Be Kept in Atlanta.
Mr.. Roosevelt gravely told re-
porters at his press conference he
did not know whether the war sit
uation would get worse, but that he
realized 1t might, and so would be
available to return to Washington
at an hours notice. He said his
special train would be held in readi-
ness at Atlanta throughout his stay
at Warm Springs.
Remarking that he might as well
make this clear now, Mr.. Roosevelt
recalled that persons who claimed to
have better information on world
affairs than he did had criticized
him for remarking when he left
Georgia last spring that he would be
back later if war did not break out.
In expressing hope that there
would be no new disturbances in the
Pacific, the President said he be-
leved the statement by Mr.. Hull
covered that situation.
In his statement last night, Secre-
tary Hull challenged any Japanese
claim to special interests in the
Netherlands Indies, vital source of
rubber, tin and other strategic ma