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Evening star., 1940-03-03

1OI lS4U came IlRlt Oh tIlc SclcIal
public's pile.
Those in the habit of drawing
digits coinciding with street or
phone numbers, birth or immigra-
ton year, or what-not were utterly
crushed when chauffeurs and but
lers skunk homeward carrying jum-
bled, unwieldly number sequences
from the license Offices. One of
Paramount's younger stars was per-
haps hardest hit. For five years
I've had a number representing the
year of my divorce" he moaned,
land now look what I get-just
scrambled up set of figures that
don't mean a thing. Personally. I
don't care so much, but my SER
wants are talking. I've lost face
with them entirely!"
For the past four years, Daryl F.
Zanuck, head of Twentieth Century,
Fox, has been receiving California
plate number "Z-4." He priced it
because the ~" stands for Zanuck
and the "4' represents the number
in his family. After pulling wires
to no avail, Tycoon Zanuck was
forced to screw plate number "6X-
1901" on to his green Packard-and
he admits it doesn't mean a darn
thing. Clark Gable lost his priced
"7G-10." Joan Crawford actually
wept when the butler reported she
couldn't have her seven-year-old
pet, "7C-7777," while others, includ-
ing Ginger Rogers, Claudette Col
bert, Ray Milland and Jimmy Gag
ney, were just as distraught.
For years, Producer Jack Warner
has favored a superstition that a
certain sequence of "3s" in his liz
cense plate brought good luck-so
for many years his car has worn
such a number. When the bad news
broke this year Jack was dismayed.
Without his pet "3s" he foresaw all
Evening star., 1940-03-03

their fine spirit of comradeship
triumph in the end and the girls
are free to dance their Dance of
the Silver Staircase all around the
world"
You can see hint that Nazi
discipline triumphs and opens path
around the world, but you are only
an alarmist. We prefer to see only
the note of reinsurance of friend
ship to the Scandinavian nations in
the following paragraph:
"The next scene to follow the Lis
bon cabaret is to be a repro
duction of Copenhagen. How it is
to be done has not yet been di-
vulged"
The other film engaging the To-
bis talents at the moment is not
so cheerful as this musical trif1e
probably is supposed to be. No,
"The Last Minute" is going to be
melodramatic. Involved in this one
are the Steenkamps, a Dutch mer-
chant and his wife, who obviously
are Williams of the lowest sort. The
Steenkamps (no relation to "Mein
Kampf') are trying to smuggle bank
notes across the border.
Fate, being aligned on the side
Of the Nazis, opposes this nefarious
attempt by setting fire to the rail-
road car in which is the compart-
ment where the Steenkamps have
hidden their money. The car ends
up as the home of retired rail-
way employe and his wife, a peace
loving couple who certainly would
not try to smuggle money across
any borders.
With admirable tenacity," says
the spokesman for the Tobis script
department, "the Steenkamps final
ly discover the whereabouts of the
one-time railway coach, and their
endeavours to get at the fateful
picture (behind which the money
still remains) provide some rare
comedy. Justice triumphs in the
end, which is as it should be. and
well, you'll have to see it to believe
it-that's all we can say"
| We just bet We will. too. And
we'll lay eight to five that justice
triumphing doesn't mean the Steen-
kamps get their hard-earned marks
| to Holland.
Finally, it might interest you to
know that Tobis reports other films
being enthusiastically received out
side the Reich. Among them are
pictures entitled Napoleon Is to
Blame" "The Merciful Lie The
Undying Heart" Promise Me Moth
ing" and a film with Viennese 10
Gale. THE Immortal Waltz
Whatever became of Vienna, city
| Of the immortal waltz?
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Coming Attractions
Stage.

NAT1oNtreets Of Paris the musical frivot known the
Carmen Miranda show opens weeks tomorrow night
addition the pestuous Brazilian the cast includes Loea
Gear Bobby Clark and Abbott and Costello
EAREhree Cheers for the 1sh tale Of family affairs
and whatno with the touch scheduled Friday
Its Priscilla Thomas Mitchell and Alan Hale
Ted Lewis brings his band and sundy other entertainers to
provide the stage show.
CAPTTORaes" Of further adventures of that
gentleman Friday David Niven and
Olivia De Haviand the people principally involved On
the stage Davis the fellow who then wrote MArge
will present the edition Of his "stardust Revue"
adventure in murder and
its solution will arrive Friday It schedule It's principal
players James Stephenson snd Margo Stevenson
lation)
KETTHS-Pinoccho" Walt Dsneys fuength hm is slated
to follow Caroe Lonabards Vigil in the Night"
TTLEThe Lion Wings" first British propaganda hm Of
World War will Wednesday. Merle Oberon and Ralph
Richardson starred In the Alexander Korda examination Of
BrtanI ar defense program.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Graham
Continued From First Page.)

good thing If Hollywood gave the
same treatment to the foreigners
as the foreigners give to American
actors In foreign countries. It is
true that there are labor laws in
England-and I think France-fa-
voring the homegrown product.
But in actual practice, famous or
once-famous, Hollywood players are
welcomed with open arms by British
and French studios and theaters.
Shirley Temple was offered $25 900
to appear one week at the London
Palladium. Gene Autry was draw
ing packed houses on a tour of
England. It was cut short by the
war. Henry Fonda was paid big
salary to make British Aim. Lew
Ayres was offered 5000 week,
tax free, II he would make q picture
In q British studio.
And Hollywood players whose
careers have dimmed somewhat,
usually find q large welcome on the
mat OF foreign studios. Richard
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Disney
Continued From First Page.)

such limited number of the Dis
ney originals on the market. The
answer given is that only certain
celluloids are considered suitable for
use as still pictures. In many cases
a fragment of action will be SO ex-
treme that, used as a single unit,
it loses its charm, however necessary
it may have been in the action as
a whole.
At the present time there are ap-
proximately so outlets for the orig
inals in the United States and Can
ada, as we'll as several abroad.
Most connoisseurs who bought
Snow White" originals have al
ready placed orders for originals
from the new Disney full-length pro-
duction, "Pinocchio," which, Incl
dentally, is to be seen locally at
R-K-O Keith's Theater beginning
Easter week.
Technically the work done by
Disney and his studio in ''Pinocchio'
in animation, color, ETC., far sur
passes that of Snow White" ac-
cording to every advance report.
Evening star., 1940-03-03


marked "Pressematerial EUR Aus
wahl!"-whatever that warning
might mean.
The German film industry is do
ing all right. At least, SO says the
sheaf of "pressematerial" from
Tobis, the studio which is sort of the
Metro Goldwyn- Mayer of the Reich.
Strange to say" the bulletin ad-
mits. the war (they, at least, do not
deny they have one) has had re-
markably favorable effect on the
market for German films" This
seems to be due to the fact that
theaters closed in Great Britain and
photoplay production stopped en-
tirely in France and England. Lit
tie thing like war didn't stop that
Nazi impulse toward gaiety and the
amusement of millions Of cinema
fans, though.
German film production went on
exactly according to schedule, and
attendance in cinemas all over the
Reich increased by 80 per cent"
If we were a business index we
could probably adjust that for sea-
sonal variations or something and
discover that the Reich itself has in
creased lot more than that attend
ance in cinemas, thus in reality film
business has fallen of. But then we
are not business index.
Another thing we would like to
know, even if you would not, is what
In the world the closing of French
and English film studios has to do
with the increase in theater attend
ance in Germany. But maybe this
is not just piece of innocent propa-
ganda designed to show that all is
fine in the Reich, even if the French
and British have stopped dabbling
with such arts as the cinema. Maybe
it is intended to drive all the drama
departments Of the United States
mad, for what purpose we could
never fathom, but we do think Mr..
Hitler ought to know Hollywood has
a head start on him.
Still another thing which has us
worried is what is going to happen
to this German cinema business
when Tobis releases these two films
now in production, about which it
tells us with scarcely an apology.
One is a musical affair which
starts in highly sophisticated
Portuguese cabaret" and goes on
from there. 1t is about "a group of
dancers who have been together
since childhood and are touring the
world now as a famous troupe. All
sorts of complications come up,
however, to prevent the girls life
from being path of roses. Still,
the excellent discipline under which
they have been brought up and
Evening star., 1940-03-03

name is really Virginia, but no one
ever called her anything but Jimmy.
For that matter, my name is really
Frances Gumm, but then no one
ever called me Frances.
We finally arrived in California
and the girls enrolled in public
school in Lancaster, where we set
tied. and for the moment, at least,
forgot about professional careers.
I enrolled in a new school which
specialized in stage training for
children and after six months Il
was then almost 81 a group of us
were chosen for a prologue at a
Los Angeles theater. This was quite
an event, for I was to be Cupid
and sing a solo, "I Can't Give You
Anything but Love, Baby" The
preparation and celebration at home
Is never to be forgotten.
But alas for Baby Gumm!
woke up that morning with my right
eye swollen shut had a sty!
To make matters worse, the ar
rows stuck in the leather case just
as I was in the middle of the chorus
and supposed to shoot them out
into the audience. So this poor
Cupid was sorry sight.
In spite of the closed eye and
traitorous arrows, luck was with me
because Gus Edwards was in the
audience and came backstage after
wards. OF course, he met Sue and
Jimmy, too, and suggested We Or
ganize a trio after he heard them
sing.
We were always in demand-for
benefits. But they proved excel
lent training. Even benefits run out,
though. Finally, we got Our first
pay engagement. Salary never en-
tered our heads. All of us were
sure we'd get plenty of money, so
mother went ahead and bought us
special dresses for the occasion. 1t
was at the Biltmore Theater and
we were very swank with private
dressing room and everything.
After the performance we were
handed small envelopes. 1t was hard
waiting until we got outside the
theater to open them. When we did
peek in-we found so cents each!
That ended our career-back to
school we trotted. Then came an
offer from the East. Again clothes
were bought, reservations made and
mother and we three girls left for
Chicago. Little did we realize that
our career as the Gumm sisters
was at an end. 1t was the Oriental
Theater's marquee which broke our
hearts-'"The Glum Sisters s"-stared
at us. Thanks to George Jessel we
emerged THE Garland Sisters" and
/ became Judy.
We really had some hair-raising
experiences in Chicago. Of course,
we had branched out on our own
and were a little bit ashamed to
write home to dad for money. At
first we didn't need it. Then we
took a job in one of the concessions
at the Worlds Fair in Chicago
Everything was fine until the show
closed and our salary checks were
held-and we were stranded.
Things went from bad to worse
until one Sunday morning we were
left with two eggs and a mouldy
loaf of bread. But we scrambled
the eggs-to make them go fur
ther, and did without bread. That
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Judy and Mickey
Teamed Again

Mickey Rooney and Judy Gar
land, co-stars of "Babes in Arms"
are to be teamed for the second
time In Hardy picture. Judy re-
turns to the role Of Betsy Booth,
which she created In Love Finds
Andy Hardy" for the new series
aim, ANDY Hardy Meets Q Debu-
tante, (which has just started pro-
duction at M-G.M. She does not
play the. debutante. The cast Of
other Hardy films-Lewis Stone,
Cecilia Parker, Ann Rutherford, Fay
Holden and Sara Haden-are again
In this picture. George Seits d.
rects.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
4 Public School l25 in New York

al I AbAS AOt1AOO4 46J III 4NCH VI
City.
The long arm of coincidence,
which prompts so many exclama-
tions about it being a small world,
has now reunited most of these
famous childhood Pucks under the
aegis of Paramount and neighbor-
ing studios in Hollywood.
Miss Leigh has a co-starring role
in Charles Laughton's British-made
Sidewalks of London" Miss Car
roll and Miss Cagney, both Para
mount contract stars, are currently
appearing in the leads of ''Safari"
and Golden Gloves" respectively.
And Olivia De Havilland, who
played in the Pacific Coast gram
mar school version of Puck while
Miss Leigh was reading the lines
in her childish treble in London,
met in a compact of friendship and
artistry when Olivia played Melanie
and Vivien played Scarlet in Gone
With the Wind"
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Todoy's Film Schedules

CAPITOLBroadway Melody of 194o" with
Fred Astare g. 435 725 and 10:l5 Stage shows: 345
635 and 0:25 pm
COLUMBIAI Take This Woman" Spencer Tracy Hedy
Lamar: 2, 3:35, $40, 745 and $50
EARLEDr Ehrichs Magic Bullet biography scientist
4:30 7:20 and 1005 Stage shows $780, $40
KEITHs"Vgl in the Night" goes
hospital: 2, $685. $780, 7:45 and $40 pm.
Midnight" Claudette Colbert escapade
Paris: 2, 3:45, $50, TAO and 9:40 pm.
METRoPoIITAN-"His Girl Friday" Rosalnd Russell gay
newspaper yarn: q 1885, $780, 7:45 and GAS pm.
PALACE-"Gone With the Wind" vivien
Leigh and pm
TRANS-LUX-News and shorts continuous 2 o'clock.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Take the Air

Ralph Bellamy and Virginia
Bruce have been signed by Warner
Bros. for leading roles in Flight
No. g." story of airline stewardesses
Plight No. g." from a story by Jerry
Wald and Richard Macaulay, goes
before the cameras with Lewis
Seller directing.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Sheaf Of 'Pressematerial'
Reports All Fine in Reich
The War, Says Tobis Publicity,
Has Had Favorable Effect
On German Film Industry
By Harry MacArfhnr.

Maybe you have been wondering how the German film industry
has been getting along these months
there seemed intent other things entertaining
Or maybe the other hand
giving industry thought In
the news we have
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Midsummer Nights Dream
Started Many to Success
Shakespearean Comedy Has Been
Played by Host of Film Stars
At One Time or Another
HNTI,YWNOn


If you're young, feminine yearn
actress chances getting Hollywood
tomary unless Shakespa
Midsummer Nights Dream"
Paramount her much
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Sorrow Envelops the Stars
AS They Buy License Tags
For This Year California Law
Deprives Cinema Bigwigs, Too,
OF Their Pet Numerals


License plate has and but Hollywood
still sarting
the
pet adds right Threats and
plates they
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Some Ups and Downs Mark
Judy Garland's Career
Young Star Reports She Has Found
Her First 16 Years the Hardest,
But Lot of Fun, Too
Ru Iud, Garland
By Judy Garland.


wish it could have been
don't knc" why should
blazing hot MINI
I said Hello" . - "
though lived there only have fun We
mother dad and two sisters, Jimmy mmys
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WOMpS Will
Assist Chest

Four thousand nine hundred and
sixteen boys and girls and over
600 men and women are mobiliz-
ing in Tacoma under the banner
of the WOMB. National and local
leaders interested in the problem
Of home defense and in social
problems have long stressed the
importance Of social welfare
agencies being the bulwsrk of
our national security.
womps are mobilizing to tell
the story Of the needs for and
the work accomplished by the rs
social welfare agencies which re-
ceive their annual operating money
from the fund raised each year
by the Community Chest The
boys and girls are those from the
four chest agencies that work in
the field Of youth guidance. They
are the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts
Community House and the Y. w
c. n. The men and women who
are organizing are all members
Of the boards Of the IS agencies
receiving funds from the Com
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The WOMB, WORD Of mouth
publicity" campaign is headed by
Otto l. johnson. His two lieuten-
anita are Mrs. w. A. Kunigk
chairman Of the adult group. and
Mrs. William II. Goering. chair
man Of the boys and girls group
Further details will be announced
this week. CHEST campaign dates
were set last spring for October
Z to Il.
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New Deal Leads
In Utah Test

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah-Re-
turns from throughout Utah indi-
Gated widespread reputation in
Tuesdays Democratic primary of
Sen. William II. King. opponent
Of much new deal legislation.
The veteran Of "a years in the
senate was trailing by a SUBJ
stantial vote Rep. Abe Murdoch,
eight years a representative and
staunch new dealer. Both candi-
dates are supporters of the ad-
ninistration foreign policy. King
Is an ardent interventionist.
Returns from $40 of the states
s37 precincts gave:
Murdoch, 22,421; King, T,451;
Delbert Draper. ISIS.
There was strong possibility
Murdoch and King would meet in
runoff primary Oct 1 unless
Murdoch mustered the two-to-one
majority.
In the Republican senatorial
primary. $40 out Of the s37 pre-
cincts gave:
Philo Farnsworth, 1909: Oscar
w. Carlson, 4.7es; John U. Web
ster. 1,201; and George Worthen.
zoos.
Governor Henry H Blood did
not seek denomination and 1t ap-
peared that Prof. Herbert Nav.
of the University of Utah, had
been given the democratic nomi-
nation by q wide margin The
Republican race was close, with
Don B. Cotton. J. Bracken Lee
and Reed Stevens all conceded a
chance.
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AaIA sol ally - Vi etlOllldIN
Now. understand me. / am mo-
foolish enough TO run for home
and mother IL 7 meet girl
with brains. Brsiny women do
not brighten me II they have tact
and common sense and humility.
The dickens OF IL is that a. soon
- q woman realizes she Is brainy
abe loses a certain feminine charm
that is vital to her. I ventured
this opinion to a group of alert
men the other day and all agreed
on one thing - that intelligent,
weIl-educated women are apt to
make one mistake that intelligent.
well-educated nen seldom make.
They are likely 10 become 20 high
minded that they think any SUBJ
1ect less vital than Notwithstanding
problems is beneath their notice.
Mention a comic strip charae-
ter, and nine chances out of ten
q man who can hold his own In
world events will at least know
who you are talking about. And
probably he'll be able TO tell you
what fix the poor guy Is in
But a woman who prides her
self on being more intelligent than
most will answer proudly. "oh, ]
never read the comic strips"
The same thing will happen II
you talk about sports. A man can
keep a lot Of essential knowledge
in his head and still have room
for the pennant chances Of every
important ball club. Not 30 the
intelligent woman. She leaves the
frivolous side Of life entirely to
the frivolous.
No man considers that his in
telligencs will be questioned II he
happens TO have q good story or
two always on tap. But few
intelligent women take the trouble
to learn really funny stories.
When women are intelligent.
they are so often grimly intelli-
gent They count as lost any
hour that is spent in frivolous, un-
important talk.
They believe in getting down TO
good serious. worthwhile discus
sion in the shortest possible time.
This il probably the reason why
90 many intelligent men steer clear
Of intelligent" women.
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First of New Transformers
Set in Place at NisquallY

First Of six huge 5.0o0-KvA
transformers to be installed In the
Nisqually powerhouse at LaGrande
was to be lowered down the in
cline railway to the bottom of the
canyon Wednesday afternoon, Util-
tiles Commissioner o'Neil an
neunced.
The unit weighs approximately
Is tons. The railway drops 400
feet from the gatehouse level to
the powerhouse level just above
the river.
O'Neil said Light Supt. Verne
Kent had tested the railway Tues
day after installation of new
cables to insure safe movement of
the unit. valued at more than
$40, 900. Two old transformers
that are being replaced by the new
one were lifted out of the trans
former bank housing Tuesday
afternoon to test the safety of
the cable line.
Three Of the new General Elec-
trio transformers have been de-
livered; three more are TO come.
O'Neil said. before the change-over
from old to new equipment Is
completed.
The new units are of more than
double the capacity of the old
units, II in number, installed when
the Nisqually plant was first con-
structed and put in operation n
years ago.
A few months ago, one Of the
old units exploded and caused
considerable damage in the trans
former bank.
O'Neil said that after that. none