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Theater, Of all places-ushers
dressed as studio attendants growl
at you to hurry up, hurry up, get a
move on. Take the lead out of your
shoes-although some patrons were
50 startled they weren't quite sure
whether they heard shoes"
It seems the first scene is the set
Of q movie on which q stage play
IS being photographed and the au-
dience Is to act as extras initiating
an audience.
Then. there was Beverly Hills, y
by Lynn Startling and Howard J.
Green. This one was q double fea-
ture. It dealt with sex and greed
and was equipped with Ilka Chase
Helen Claire and Violet Heming
among others. It contained 50 many
illusions to shocking goings-on In
private lives Of stars that it might
have become confusing II anybody
but Hollywoods had remained awake
The hilarity Of the play revolves
around sex and greed. Knives were
stabbed into every available back
some Of them quite shapely-and
there was . vast amount Of airy
badinage about medical matters.
There are other plays about Holly
wood due soon, . whole raft Of them.
Nobody IS quite sure why except
that Hollywood has been cutting
down on screen writer's and maybe
they want 1t to be vice versa. The
count % far u: More vice than
versa.
Oslsosea ~ The Neeth AAseieaa
npvmanaR Ail1aneA lnn,)
Evening star., 1940-11-17

Leslie, Maris Wrixon and Dennis
Morgan. I'll make a bet that Nor
gan is a full-fiedged star at this
time next year, that Orr Is playing
important supporting roles and that
youthful Miss Leslie will be going
places. I don't know enough about
Miss Wrixons work to predict sue
cess or failure.
Another Valentino?
1--WE have high hopes for Stirling
Hayden, Veronica Lake, Betty
Brewer and Virginia Dale" q big
shot Paramount executive told me
last week. All four got of to q
good start-Hayden, blond and big,
in "The Southerner" with Made
leine Carroll and Fred MacMurray;
Miss Lake, who is the exotic type,
has the important feminine part in
IT Wanted Wings; 13-year-old
Betty Brewer was acclaimed in
Rangers of Fortune" and is now
in New York Town." and Miss
Dale, blond and a good singer, has
worked in three Paramount pic
lures this year, Dancing on q
Dime" Love Thy Neighbor" and
You're the One"
Desi Arnaz has been touted long
and loudly as another Valentino
Gable by the R-K-O drum beaters.
But after seeing him in the studios s
"Too Many Girls" I'm not so
sure. At Goth Century Fox
the new bunch Of hopefuls include
Gene Tierney., Betty Cradle, Laird
Cregar and John Sutton. Gene will
have to do better than in The
Return of Frank James," She is
now with Paul NUM- in Hudson S
Bay" Cregar is q little too big for
anything except character roles Che
weighs 800 pounds. Sutton gets
his first romantic lead in Hudson s
Bay"
Hal Roach is roofing for Victor
Mature and Carole Lands. >. At
Universal they are hoping that Rob-
ert Stack will be a star before 1941
is over. Ditto for Peggy Moran.
My own choice at this studio is
Broderick Crawford, who is short
on looks, but long on acting. .
Metro is being mysterious about
Katherine Grayson. There are no
films on her schedule, but q lot of
behind-screen stun goes on in the
voice training and dramatic sec
tions.
Some more bright young people
at Metro are John Shelton, who
should improve with experience;
Dan DALEY, jr., Robert Leonard's
choice for the most promising boy
at the studio, and Ruth Hussey
who Is good actress, but a little
on the inhibited side.
That's the lot. II the usual per-
centage holds good about IS per cent
will be holding their own-or bet
ter-this time next year. The rest
are due for disappointment
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Evening star., 1940-11-17
Basserman Signs
For New Wine

William sekely announces the
signing Of Albert BassefmAn for an
important role IN New Wine" the
fllm which he is producing IN con-
junction with Alexander KordA
New Wine" IS scheduled to face the
cameras December 16.
Bassermsn. who Will Be remem-
-bered for. his outstanding perform-
ances In Foreign Correspondent
and 'Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet,
WIN portray. the role Of the famous
composer, Ludwig Van Beethoven.
Others Ia the cast now ihcluds Iloua
Massey, Burgess Meredith. who via
Be seen q Franz Schubert, and
Binnie Barpes, The director \
:ReinhoA 9chlinsel-
New Wine, IN original story md
screen play by tadislaus Bus.y yskste.
u based a 1n episode "a the lie q
1ranz Schubert and van features :
number os that groot e1mpo0or5
ibagl- -1noWu 001o6)oA
Evening star., 1940-11-17

(Which must, probably, be 1dentlneo
by its full name now that the
Original Ballet Russo, the other
half of the original troupe, has
returned to this country from
Australia) is presenting a program
entirely new to Washington, Tues
day and Wednesday nights at Con-
stitution Hall.
Heretofore, in the eight years
It has been visiting Washington, the
Ballet Russo (de M. c., and that's
the last time in this piece) has pre-
sented programs in which tradi-
tional favorites have been predomi-
nant, interspersed with a novelty
or two and perhaps a new ballet.
But the repertoire this year includes
five ballets which were staged for
the first time during the New York
engagement the troupe has just
completed. Tuesday nights program
includes "Serenade" Ito Tschai-
kowsky's "Serenade for Strings'D
Poker Game" ito music by Stra-
vinsky) and "Vienna-1814" (to
ny vOll WCOCl). liz 4NuU"
cracker" Ito the well-known Tschai-
kowsky music and "The New
Yorker" (set to a selection of Gersh-
win melodies) will be presented
Wednesday night.
The entire new program will be
presented under the artistic direc-
ton of Leonide Massine, successor to
Nijinsky in the original Diaghilef1
company and generally recognized
as one of the most gifted choreog-
raphers extant today. Efrem Kurtz
is again musical director for the
Ballet Russo this season and will
conduct the National Symphony
Tuesday night. Franz Alters, his
assistant conductor, takes over the
baton Wednesday evening.
Popular Dancers Return.
Favorite dancers of the company
Of 80 are still with the group, too.
Ballerinas include the Incompatible
Evening star., 1940-11-17
Film Starlet Starts
Her Third Career

Joan Marsh, beautiful young film
actress, began her third screen
career when she accepted a role in
support of Bing Crosby. Bob Hope
and Dorothy Lamour in Paramount
forthcoming comedy with music.
Road to Zanzibar" Joan first
crashed the movies at the age of 9
months, retired when she was an
8-year child star, took up her
acting career again at the age OF
13 and dropped it two years ago to
wed John Belden, a well-known
screen writer.
When the lure of the cameras
recently proved too stif1 competition
for a housewives career, Miss Marsh
kept her eye cooked for an attrac-
tive film role. She found it as the
luscious stooge to a pair of bonn
bastic carnival promoters, played by
Crosby and Hope. She has been set
for other roles in forthcoming pic.
lures.
Road to Zanzibar" which Is be.
fore the camera with Victor Schertz-
niger at the directorial helm. IS q
successor and companion piece to
Nne recent Crosby -Hope-Lamour hit.
Road to Singapore"
Evening star., 1940-11-17
Pretty Boy
Now Admits
HeWas
Title of IL Years
Ago Ruined Him as
A Leading Man
~ the Assoeiated Press.


HOLLYWOOD.
Unshaven. bleary-eyed Francis
Mcdonald peered into q mirror and =,
decided 1t was safe at last to tell :,
friends that II years ago he was
voted Hollywood's prettiest man. ~.
Fierce and uncouth In heavy. a
growth Of whiskers, Mcdonald has
Just completed his Goth role since Il
1923. =.
Mcdonald said q jury Of maga-,r
zine editors chose him as Holly t.
woods prettiest man" after he ap-
peared in . film with Clara Bow. =,
During production Of the pic-,,
ture," he said, "the publicity de-
partment sent out stills Of me wear--
ing an artists smock, beret and q
romantic smirk. Twenty-eight years
old, with curly black hair and a :.
pencil-stripe moustache, was the
producers idea of q sorority girls
dream. ;,
"Then came the awful news that
was the screens 'prettiest boy
There was a hurricane Of mail,
and male-abuse. 1t killed me as
leading man. =,
ITO counteract the publicity T.
shaved of my moustache and had
my agent book me as a villain. In'o
1928 I worked in Underworld the
first great gangster film.
Through picture and picture II
pillaged, murdered, Jailed, was Z
strung up. I slugged and was
slugged by the best-from Tom =
Mix on. ll
/ "But it's all been okay with me.
Small boys don't sneak up behind -
me any more to shout, Yeah, pretty J
boy, yaaah, yaaahh.' :
Evening star., 1940-11-17
May Get 'Skylark'

Preston Fosters first assignment
under his new long-term Paramount
contract will be the second male
lead in the film version OF Sky
lark" If plans under discussion at
the studio are carried out.
Foster is being considered for the
role of Bill Blake. the "'other man"
in a triangle whose other two COM
ponents will be played by Claudette
Colbert and Ray Miliand. Sky
lark" q Sampson Raphaelson COM
edy about love and the advertising
business, was an outstanding Broad
way success last season, with Ger
trude Lawrence in the lead role.
Fosters new contract. which was
signed today, resulted from the inn
preston he made as the Canadian
officer in Cecil B. De Miles North.
west Mounted Police" and in the
forthcoming outdoor drama THE
Roundup"
Evening star., 1940-11-17
Coming Attractions


NATIONAL-The comedy by Williams
which England from September, 1888 until last
q week engagement tomorrow night Ethel
in Farm of Three Echoes" plays the
leading role spnster schoonstress who exles herself
in remote Welsh town and brings srly inaricuate lad
from the coal pits to oxford In three years.
screen version Of the Ethel Vance best-sel
with Shearer and Robert Taylor teamed for the first
time in leading romantic roles Thursday. ALA
Conrad Vedt also have important roles In
the nm about the blight on Europe.
Letter" new motion picture Of
Maughams unforgeable story Of the who i'm
poveshes her husband to the backmai that will
her life, opens Thursday Bette Davis Herbert Marshall
and Stephenson those principally involved.
Murray viii headline the accompanying stage show
perturbation Of the Coward musical
entertainment with late prevew Wednesday night
starts It's regular Thanksgiving Day Jeanette
Macdonald and Nelson Eddy the singing stars There
will be . variety bill the stage.
KTHs-"Youm Find which against
experts Lugosi Peter and Boris
Karlon Is scheduled to follow Gloria Jeans Little Bit Of
/ Heaven"
METROPOLITAN Annie Sails Again." with Marjorie
the popular andready character Of
sea-gong fiction, Thursday at the Metropolitan
Annies favote In the hlm Alan Hale and Ronald
Reagan and Jane Wyman about for the romantic touch
Evening star., 1940-11-17

Alexandra Danilova, who has been
called the most finished dancer Of
our period: Alicia Markova, an artist
of considerable lyric beauty: Mia
Slavenska, who danced her way into
the movies in "Ballerina'; Nathalie
Krassovska, Milada Mladova, jean
cite Laurel and others. The male
contingent, which New York critics
have been calling Outstanding" in
cludes, in addition to Massine, Igor
Youskevitch, Frederic Franklin,
Andre Eglevsky, Roland Guerard,
Marc Platoff and George Zoritch.
The feature of the new program Is
1.-THE New Yorker" creation Of the
collaboration of Massine and Rea
Irwin, artist on the staff Of the New
Yorker magazine, described as "a
dioramic view of New York's cafe
society,"" Inspiration for the ballet
was provided by the cartoon charac-
ters of Peter Arno, Helen Hokinson,
William Steig and others whose
drawings have appeared in the mag
azine. The Gershwin music, which
fits the New York theme, has been
drawn from his Concerto" "Sec-
ond Rhapsody" cuban Overture" I"
Lady Be Good" 1.-The Man Love" :"
"I Got Rhythm" and several others
of the popular numbers he wrote.
Two by Balanchine.
"Vienna-l814" is the other Mas
sine work on the program, ball
rendered diplomats by Prince Met
ternich in celebration of Napoleon's S
defeat, danced to "a melange of Carl
Maria Won Weber's music" THE
Nutcracker" is a revival of the we'll
known Tschaikowsky work, trans
lated by A. Federova into a two-act
ballet after the Marius Petipa origi-
nal. It never has been seen IN this
country before this year.
Poker Game" is the ballet George
Balanchine created for the American
Ballet several seasons ago, now in
cluded in the Ballet Russo repertoire.
Igor Stravinsky's card Game" is
the musical setting for "a ballet in
three deals-a card table version Of
love, complicated by joker in every
hand" "Serenade," a symphonic
poem in motion to Tschaikowsky's
"Serenade for Strings" is another
Balanchine work.
So much for the advance report.
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings
look good from here.
Evening star., 1940-11-17
Bette the Gun Moll

1t took 60 shots from an ugly.
snub-nosed pistol in Bette Davis
hand to kill Actor David Newell In
the first scene of The Letter"
She fires only six shots in the COM
pleted scene, but 10 takes" were
necessary to satisfy meticulous Di-
rector william Wyler.
Once she had started firing the
scene couldn't be stopped until the
pistol clicked on an empty chamber.
Wyler's quiet mol" or "Cut!"
couldn't be heard while the heavy
gun, jumping in the slender Davis
hand, barked its loud staccato. That
meant six shots, 10 times, no odd
numbers-and Bette's scared to
death of guns.
Evening star., 1940-11-17
Graham
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all badly this past year. There's
Linda Darnell, who has played four
leading roles in "A" pictures since
boss Zanuck put his mark of conf
dence against her name IL months
ago.
Brenda Joyce maintains certain
level in films without setting the
screen on fire. She's pretty. but
should have a little more internal
emotion for big time stuff. =. Mary
Healy has been badly neglected by
the studio which promised a glow
ing future for her. Doris Bow
don, another name on the 1939-40
"hope" list, has gotten herself mar
ried, which is perhaps the best ca
reer of all. =. Katherine Aldridge
is climbing the hard-and best
way. She has played bits" in eight
pictures since her name appeared
on the list of future Fox stars" If
her acting ability is half as good as
her face, Katherine should fulfill
predictions.
A year ago Metro executives were
raving about Helen Gilbert, June
Preisser, DaIes Frantz, Ilona Mas
sey and Laraine Day. They profess
to be still excited about Miss Day,
but the only important roles allotted
to her we're in Wanger's Foreign
Correspondent" and Smalrs MY
Son, My Son" She has the nurse
"bit" in the kildare" series. How
ever, the sun is now breaking
through the Metro clouds. Laraine
has been awarded top feminine role
in bad Man."
Caution Paid.
Last year DalieS F'rantz had his
most important part and was fine in
"Balalaika." Since then he has made
one short and is now on a concert
tour. think Metro has a star in
this boy, if it follows up on the
promises made him. :. thought
June Preisser was headed for star
dom after Babes in Arms" but sub
sequent roles have contracted, not
expanded. She now gets third or
fourth billing in wild Man of Bor-
neo" (starring Frank Morgan).
Helen Gilbert is till waiting for her
next film. Her last was "Florian. u
:. And Ilona Massey's option was
not taken up by the studio. She is
now free-lancing.
Warmers were pretty cautious q
year ago and only mentioned three
for potential stardom-Eddie Albert
Geraldine Fitzgerald and Brenda
Marshall. All are playing important
parts today. Miss Marshall is lead
ing lady to Enrol Flynn in Footsteps
in the Dark" Geraldine Is CO.
starred with Thomas Mitchell ir
Invitation to a Murder" Albert
has top role in ''The Wagons Rol
at Night"
At the moment Warmers are en-
thusiastic over William Orr, Joar
Evening star., 1940-11-17

times a day, but what's de dill? DE
Judge said dey didn't mind me sing-
init was just dat We stopped
traflc."
Stash's immediate ambition Is to
grow up fast. Hes just met Linda
Darnell. Aside from that, he likes
TO box-"they called me Tarzan back
on our street, liked that, can lick
any guy my size, even bigger Pr
and Ride horses and play baseball.
Evening star., 1940-11-17

MS SCIauBc CdIccr SOt uIlUcT way
Benny sent me-" In his more for
NAL moments, Benny will tell you he
gave up a job as q floor -scraper to
serve as Stash's guardian. He didn't
give up much, he says.
Slash They're calling him STAN
ley, but he prefers Slash as more
in keeping with the tastes of former
Brooklyn cronies) Is the kid who
can sing tenor and baritone. He
did so for Mai. Bowes Of the air. 3
Il uSta sing tenor, like Bobby
Breen, but Benny said I oughta
get q novelty. So sing tenor, den
take a glass Of water, and wham!
change to baritone. guess its
all In my mind dat I needed de
drinka water, cause now I change
over widout It,"
Stash's current enthusiasm Is for
de pitchers. He guesses dey heard
about I'm from Maj. Bowes, anyway
dey wires i'm to take test In New
York, and he practices his tenor
baritone and shows up. SO what do
dey do? Dey don't ask I'm to sing,
no. Dey ask i'm to act. Dey give I'm
some lines from . script called Tall,
Dark and Handsome" and dat's AL.
De big producer says he got de part
In dat pitcher cause he acted nat
ural. and he couldn't wait to get
started.
Stash took his talents out on the
road for Maj. Bowes three times,
two tours being curtailed ~ hoUe-
sickness, one BY bad strsptococci
throat. HIS later theatrical Axpe-
riences were confined 70 Sunday
singing (youse pan ~ hat and youse
clean upl and TO Eorty-second street,
Vh9e e eope I'm you n aboue N
Evening star., 1940-11-17
Ethel Barrymore Sheds
Extra Years to Act Her Age
.sa (contnued From First Pase)
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December upon solo producer
younger shubet hsrsos has bsen merely coabo
Unc Iks his
hsd rid Hollywood for talent for hi n
ducton such talent Cabot Betty Fnss Mary
Dennie Moore.
Evening star., 1940-11-17
He Likes de Pitchers
Singing Both Tenor and Baritone
Got Slash His Contract
By Rdbbin Coons,
Associated stanw writer.
By Robin Eoons,
Associated Press stan writer.

Brooklyn folks and better keep yer
| dukes
In de pitchers and his
big brudder, Benny he's 2T-and de pusher
push who behind and pushes Or maybe Slash
confidence 1t better when he explains how
Evening star., 1940-11-17
Ballet Russo to Present
Entirely New Program
Five Dances Will Have Their First
Local Showings This Week
At Constitution Hall
By Harry MacArfhnr.

There's life in the ballet yet and vgor TOO AND riding tne
possibly the most notable in the
county outstanding Washington has played host
with resting the deserved
Ballet de Monte Carlo
The Nome nugget., 1940-03-29
ALASKA IS INCLUDED IN G-MEN REPORT

For the first time, Alaska is included in an annual Uniform Crime Report by the Bureau of Investigation of the Department of Justice, which has an office in Juneau.
 For the year 1886, a total of 267 crimes is listed. The offenses are murder or non-negligent man slaughter, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny over $50, larceny under $50 and auto theft.
 In the Fourth Division, with an estimated population of 13,588 last year, the listed crimes total ed 1T, consisting of two mur- ders, four aggravated assaults, six burglaries, seven larcenies over $50, 27 larcenies under $50 and one automobile theft.
 In the Third Division with an estimated population of 16,309, the listed crimes totaled "A, con- sisting of ten murders, two rob berries, eight aggravated assaults, i nine burglaries, two larcenies ov CT $50, and fortythree larcenies under $50.
 In the Second Division with an estimated population of 10,127 ! the listed crimes totaled 33, con- l sisting of two murders, two az gravated assaults, twelve burg l laries, six larcenieS over $50, six larcenies under $50 and one auto mobile theft.
 In the First Division with an es timated population of 19,304, thej listed crimes totaled 113, consist ing of two murders, three rob- berries, seven aggravated assaults | twenty-three burglaries, thirty four larcenies over $50 and forty | four larcenieS under $50.
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Employers To LOngshOre- Mems Contract Terms

SAN FRANCISCO, March 28 = Waterfront employers agreed to accept the longshoremen's sev en-point proposal for long-term contract on the basis it intended to maintain peace. for from three to five years.
 The points included a six hour day, a union hiring hall and oth CT provisions, all of which are in the contract which is still operat i've though expired.
 Wages and similar issues will be arbitrated annually.
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WEATHER SYNOPSIS AND GENERAL

Pressure is rather low over the Alaska gulf and eastern north Pacific with no definite centers plotted this morning. There is a weak trough of low pressure ex- tending northwestward over southwestern Alaska to apparent ly weak low pressure center ov CT the north portion of Boring Sea and extreme Eastern Siberia.
 Due to the unsettled condition considerable cloudiness is over most of Alaska with light inter-
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mittent precipitation falling over the southern half and including all of the Penisula. Temperatures are well above normal.
 Under the present conditions of pressure and wind distribution we can expect continued snow this afternoon, tonight and Satur day and not much change in tenn perature. With the trough and apparent low center over Boring Sea and Siberia there is risk of considerable weather Sunday.
The Nome nugget., 1940-03-29
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