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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-17
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard Barclay
''The Authority on Authorities"

one and returning his spade 8.
Where East took this with the K,
the contract was made. Of course
unwilling to lead a spade to the
dummy, he had to choose q heart
or club. He picked thu heart K.
South scored his A and Q and
threw East in with another heart.
East caShed his club A for the
fourth trick of his side, but the
club return gave South the rest
of the tricks in that suit.
At the other table, after the first
spade and four diamond tricks,
when West returned his spade 3,
East let South win with the j.
South then had to lead to him. He
picked the wrong suit, hearts. His
5 to the 10 and ] were followed
by the spade X, heart K to the A,
the heart Q, then a club, East get
ting two clubs to set the contract.
When South was in with the spade
J, a club to the 10 would have put
the shoe on the other foot. East
could not then have stopped game.
It is interesting to figure that out
for yourself.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-23
Director VetOes Double
For Bob in COWbOy Film

WHEN Robert Young pulls raw
hide on a bucking bronc' in his
next movie, there won't be any
taking about it.
Fritz Lang. the director, turned
thumbs down on a studio proposal
that a double be used and he put
Young to studying the technique"
of riding wild horses under Fay
Hamblin, who is the outstanding
horse expert of Southern Utah.
Young, who is with the troupe
at Kanab, Utah, that is photo
graphing in Technicolor Zane
Grey's Western Union" takes a
workout every day on "dyna-
miters." Hamblin is starting him
off with tame nags that buck
when they are prodded and will
work Young up to some really
"ornery' ones.
Director Lang will photograph
the scene at close range, using a
camera truck to follow on the
heels Of the action. The script
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-23
Roaring PIanesAdd
Realism TO Picture

That bugaboo of outdoor movie
filming-the sound of airplane
propeller vibrations-held no fears
for the sound recording crew on
one Hollywood production last
week.
Airplanes flying overhead have
ruined many a take" when the
prop roar has been picked up on
the sensitive mikes, but on the
outdoor sets of Universals "Sky
Raiders" the noise is just so much
free atmosphere" for the action.
In the new serial drama, which
features Donald Woods, Billy Ha-
lop and Robert Armstrong, most
of the sequences take place in the
air and on the grounds of metro
politan airports. So the welcome"
sign is out for the once abhorred
flying machines.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-23
Actress Gets
War Souvenir

NUMBERS OF Hollywood peo.
pie with friends in England have
received letters telling of the bomb
terror there but Jean Fenwick be-
lieves she is the first one to re-
ceive an actual piece of London.
1t is a tiny fragment of brick
and mortar which came in a lei,
ter from a friend, Esther holden.
whose flat she shared several
years ago while studying voice in
London. Miss Fenwick showed
the bit Of masonry yesterday to
fellow members of That Uncer-
tain Feeling" cast on the United
Artists lot, along with a letter
from her friend. who wrote that
the flat had been bombed and she
had been injured.
"They found this I'm my shoe
at the hospital" the letter said.
I'm sending IL along to show
that Hitler can smash London's
bricks but he can't smash u.s."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-23
Romero Doesn't
Need a Double

MOVIE FANS who believe that
doubles and stunt men do all the
difficult tricks for the stars are
in for a shock.
Cesar Romero does all his owr
riding and stunt work in the Cisco
Kid series at Twentieth Century
Fox, but he is irked because fans
keep writing to him and compl-
menting his double.
So in his fifth Cisco Kid film,
Romance of the Rio Grande, "
Cesar is going TO show these fans
the truth. With the okay of Direc-
tor Herbert 1. Leeds. the camera
will photograph Cesar doing diff
cult stunts and will keep focused
on him until he gets close enough
to the camera to prove his identity.
In Romance of the Rio Grande,"
Cesar rides up and down steep
mountainsides; leaps from a
boulder to the ground IS feet
below; climbs an ivy covered wall
TO a balcony. and does running
mounts and dismounts from his
horse.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-23
Jubilee Singers
Join With Symphony
Saturday Concert
Has Holiday
Note
BY CHARLES GENTRY

A SUSTAINED holiday note
manifested itself in the Saturday
night program which the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra, with Victor
Kolar directing, and the Fisk Jubi-
lee Singers offered in Masonic
Auditorium.
The Fisk singers are one of the
most widely known of Negro musi-
cal organizations and this present
group is made up of six splendidly
matched male voices under the d.
rection of Mrs. James A. Myers.
Though the major part of their
program Saturday night consisted
of spirituals, their Christmas Of
fering was Silent Night" sung as
a closing benediction after the or
chestra finished playing Tschai-
kovsky's "Nutcracker Suite" most
famous of Christmas ballets.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-23
Pep Talk

David Rose, who he been in
England all through the Dar.
arrived here a wssk ago to be
with his wife, to. phom a daush-
ter was born this morning. !
talked to David at some length
the other evening and he tells
me that he has been in London
a year and hos never had to run
TO an air shelter.
He says he feels the ceondi-
tions IN England. have Been
greatly exaggerated. He tcouid
like to have Cecil B. De Mile
go to London and produce
knights Of the Round Table" a
property Paramount has oWned
for some time. David. feels IL
Dould mean much to the British
morale If a Hollywood producer
uould come there and make a
picture. Our personal odUiee to
c. B. is to stay here until after
the Vor but you can never tell
tpAat he wiH do.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-23
Tears Flow on
GouIdinq's Sets

EDMUND G0tEDfNG is rum
ming true to form. During the first
days shooting of Warner Brothers
THE Great Lie" he had the hair
dresser, the script clerk and the
wardrobe woman weeping copi-
ouSly.
Goulding is famed as the great
est tear extracting director in all
Hollywood. Give him competent
performers and a reasonably
emotional situation and he'll wiring
tears from the Sphinx.
He had more than competent
performers, and the right Situa-
ton insthe second scene of The
Great Lie. Bette Davis and
George Brent were the players.
Bette, believing Brent was mar
ried to another woman, 60 was
bravely trying to hide her tears.
When the scene was finished
the other women on the set were
trying to hide their tears also
but not successfully.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-23
Wanted: A Male

Talk that MarIene Dietrich
wos going to Paramount TO make
q picture with Charles Boyer Is
just fhat-talk. Chatted With
Joe Pasfsrnak and he tells me
that Mariene's picture, ELAINE
of Nev Orleans" goes into pro-
duction the day after Christmas
with Rene Clair directing.
Joe is looking for q leading
man. ITS the greatest male role
in years IL De can only find the
right hero" says Joe, "but so
far no luck" The rest of the
cast 10 set, headed by Andy De.
zine and Roland Young. Joe also
did roUe ooer little Ann CiIiis,
who he says Is terrific in DeGnnd
Durbin's picture.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-23

calls for Young TO ride the buck
ing bronc' for one and d half
minNes.
This is Bob Youngs first cow
boy role, and he plays a gun
toting, hard-riding 'puncher. some
thing far distant from his usual
playboy characters. He has ridden
his own ranch. in the San Fer
nando valley, Tor years, fact that
prompted Twentieth Century-Fox
to cast him for new type of role.
1t was a snapshot of him in cow
boy outfit, which he wears around
the ranch, that decided Harry Joe
Brown the associate producer, on
choosing him for Western Union. -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-23

The children will come from
various Community Fund agencies
and from groups selected by the
women's clubs. Those who will be
entertained include the Baptist
Children's Home, the Baptist
Christian Center, Brightmoor
Community Center, Community
Centers of Highland Park, Delray
Presbyterian Community Center,
Detroit Orthopedic Clinic, Dodge
Community House, the Fisher
Home, the Franklin Settlement,
Guardian Angel Home, Jewish
Children's Home, the Lowrey
School, the Lutheran Charities
Settlement House, the Methodist
Children's Village. the Neighhor-
hood House, the Polish Aid Soci-
ETY., the st. Elizabeth's Community
House, st. Johns Presbyterian
Church, st. Peter Claver Commu1
nifty Center, st. Rita's Community
House, the Salina Group, Sophis
Wright Settlement House, Tau
Beta Community House, Urban
League, Warrendale Community
Center, the Weinman Settlement
and Hamtramck and Dearborn
prOIlpS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-23
Returns to Screen
After Long Illness

1t was bad enough to be laid up
in the hnsuital for a long siege
without constantly being reminded
of it, but friends of Pat West, the
film comic, refuse to stop ribbine
him about it.
When he reported for Who's
Wacky Now" at Universal, Hugh
Herbert and Director Eddie Cline
"showered" him with a wheel
chair, crutches, canes and g
nurse. who turned out to be
Shemp Howard.
Recently the screen publication
Casting Director, called for data
for its new issue, but West was in
a rehearsal and asked Herbert to
give them three good things that
l was in"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-23
Seldom, Heard Songs

Many of the spirituals like "Eze-
kiel Saw the Wheel and John
the Revelator" are very familiar,
but several of the numbers proved
to be seldom heard treats. Chilly
Waters" a plaintive chant in a
minor key; the softly sung Steal
Away and the emphatic Il Know
I Got Religion" were particularly
intriguing.
Following the intermission, this
sextette returned to sing, in addi-
ton to more spirituals, Gilbert's
.L'Heure Exquise" and LaForge's
setting for the One Hundred and
Twenty-first Psalm, both very eff
fectively performed, the voices
blending in subtle balance.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-23
Rally for Reagan

Ronald Reagan's fan mail at the
Warner Brothers studio has treb-
led since he played George Gipp in
"Knute Rockne-All American"
If nothing else called him to the
attention of Warmers, the fact that
the whole country is getting Rea-
gan conscious, has inspired this
studio to at long last give Ronnie
a starring role in Miss Wheel
right Discovers America."
Won't the home folks in our for
mer home town. Dixon, be proud
of him? Priscilla Lane has the
femme lead with Curt Bernhardt
directing. This was to have been
an Ann Sheridan picture until
Annie and Warmers battled.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-23
Lighter Measures

The orchestral portion included
the light-hearted little Haydn
symphony No. 104 and the dash
ing "Barnboula" dance rhapsody
by Colefidge Taylor, ~
+ Following the concert, the MEM
bers Of the orchestra entertained
their friends with a Christmas
party for they viii not appear
again until after the holidays.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-23

airy 70. Daryl
Zanuck has the
story all ready
TO shoot with
II AIRY j o e
Brown, who did
Down Argen-
tine Way" as
associate pro-
Queer. II try
Joe has that
valuable thing
z y pcIlcnSc'
That's why his
pic ture IS are
good.
Daryl Is en-
thusiastic over
the story which
is by Stephen
Powy, adapta-
ton by George
Seaton with the
music by those
two tune ex-
perts, r Up h
r a ! n G er and
Leo Robin.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-23
Cradle Gets Top
Role In sMian,i'
Florida Re sort,
Setting for
Musical
By LoUELLA o. PARSONS

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. %. Il
reckon all actresses in town will
envy Betty Cradle when they hear
she gets trip 10 Miami, the mil
lionaires' playground, for her next
movie. Betty this time VIII so it
alone in the solo femme role in
Miami"
Yes, that's the title-a Techni-
color musical which starts Janu-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-23
Man or Moose

DENNIS MORGAN and a friend
won first prize at masquerade
when they appeared under moose
skin and head of the animal Nor
gan shot several years ago in
Canada.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-23
In Tune

PAUL CAVANAUGH. now in
"The Case Of the Black Parrot" is
putting his hobby to work. Three
of the many songs he. has written
have just been published.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-23
Movie Doincs

OLIVIA DE II ANVIL N D
keeps a diary of amusing off-stage
happenings during the filming of
her pictures.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-23
.Palms-State Party
For 'MOUie-Less' Riddles

joint cooperation of the Community Fund and the
Federation of Women Clubs the Palms State Theater will
children who will
Cecil De Miles Northwest Mounted Police and "A Night
Earle opS"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-23
Badger

Enrol FLYNN has received
more, badges, medals and honorary
appointments from South Ameri.
can countries than any other
American star.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-23
Seasick Cure

EDDIE ALBERT fines guests on
his boat 10 cents whenever they
get seasick.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29
Dept.
In Drama Festiva'

EAST SIDE productions in
the four day drama festival now
being conducted by the Depart
ment of Parks and Recreation
will be presented at 100 p. m.
Monday and Tuesday, at the st.
Clair Recreation Center. A total
of 10 one-act plays will be
offered for the public during
these free performances.
Scheduled for Monday are
Christmas Influence" Bradley
Recreation Center; The Magic
Ring" Guardian Angel Home;
The Royal Toy Member" Brew
ster Recreation Center: Dame
Dolly's Party" Barbour Inter-
mediate School, and The Christ
mas Child" st. Clair Recreation
Center.
Tuesdays plays are "Bills
Christmas Fright Nolan Inter-
mediate School; The Day Be-
fore Christmas" Duffield
School: christmas in the Air"
Burroughs intermediate School;
The Maker OF Magic" A. l..
Holmes School, and The Christ
mas Brownie Bagley School
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29
Ace Pictures Hold Ont
Solution to Loss of
Foreign Markets

wrote about, perhaps better than
anyone else.
He lived so quietly in Holly
wood few people saw him in
later years but he will be
missed for he had a brilliant
mind.
Once again DR.. Harold A.
Drysebus, OF the Better Speech
Institute. comes forth with his
annual selections Of the best
speaking voices in Hollywood.
Laurence Olivier wins the
honors among the men and Mar
garet Sullivan for the women.
Well. ! doubt II there'u be any
argument about Miss Sullavans
diction though many people
think Laurence Olivier muffles
his words a little.
However. Ray Milland should
he pleased. He's been selected
by Doctor Dryselius as the actor
showing the greatest improve
ment in his screen speaking.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29
La Hepburn Back

Katharine Hepburn, and l am
delighted to put her back on the
team after an absence Of several
years, is elected right tackle.
She wins this enviable place be-
cause of the sensational forward
pass she made in The Phila-
delphia Story"
Deanna Durbin does a repeat
again this year and for the sec
ond time I give her the impor-
tant post of left end. Deanna
has had two good pictures, but
she wins her 1910 honor because
of Spring Parade"
Tyrone Power. who can get
them in the box office every time
he appears on the screen. is my
choice for right end. His per-
Torrance in Johnny Apollo
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29
Prince Mike Waits

The funniest thing I've heard
Il the way his "highness." Prince
Mike Romanoff, is trying to lure
the Hollywood feudists into his
new cafe on the same nights.
The prince is firm believer
that there's nothing that stirs up
a little more interest in a night
spot than a couple OF polite tor
not so polite) battles.
So far he's been very discour-
aged that only friends show up,
but there's always a chance
that some battling will take
place which will earn Mike some
publicity and keep up his in
terest in the night club business.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29
Movie Fare

MICHIGAN-Tove Thy Neighbor," starring Jack Benny.
Fred Allen and Mary Martin; Kit Carson. starring Jon Hail
and Lynn Bari
FOX-"Youn Find Out" starring Kay Kyser Belsa Lugos
Peter LORE and Boris Karlof
UNITED ARTISTS-"Comrsde X" starring Clark Gable
and Hedy Lamarr The Long Voyage Home starring John
Wayne. Thomas Mitchell and Ian Hunter.
observation-disclosures Strip" starring Richard Dix.
Florence Rice William Henry and Victor Jory The Letter
starring Bette Davis and Herbert Marshall
ADAMS-'The Thief Of Bagdad" starring June Duprez.
Sabu and Conrad Veidt Sandy Gets Her Man.. starring
Baby Sandy
CINEMA-Forbdden Adventure" Lest We Forget"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29

persons opinion nabe Each readers
disagree with selections but let's have plenty OF heated dis
cuSSions-theyre good for the soul
Clark Gable leads the this In my years OF
reporting have known actor who has consistently
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29
Vivien Leigh Rumors

It's hard for me TO believe
those stories that Vivien Leigh
is leaving Hollywood a far less
popular girl than she was when
she arrived.
Personally, I have no quarrel
with Vivien. On the few occa-
sions l have met her l found
her cooperative and helpful.
But I hear all sorts of stories
that Vivien has been saying she
doesn't care whether she returns
to Hollywood or not and that
she hasn't been happy here.
Seems strange because she
and Laurence Oliver were mar
ried here and she was handed
the plum role of 10 years in
Gone with the Wind" and an
other hit in Waterloo Bridge"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29

few. have gone long way to-
ward solving Ilollywood's prob
lens.
1t was a slack week for pre-
views since none of the studios
wanted TO compete with the
holiday festivities.
The passing of F. Scott FitZ-
gerald, creator OF The Flapper."
shocked Hollywood. He once told
me.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29

Bob Hope gets his very first
recognition this year and am
happy TO welcome him as captain
TO my team. Not only does his
tremendous popularity give him
this important role. but also his
work in The Ghost Breakers"
gives him the position.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29

az created an entirely new
type OF heroine for America and
the movies"
A strange. moody young man
he did not suffer from too
much modesty. But his words
were true, for the reign of Col
leen Moore, Clara Bow and
Alice Faye were all based on the
flaming youth Youngsters he
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29

Pat OBrien Ruth Hussey Laralne Day and Hedy Lamarr
Water boy-Sabu.
Water girIs-yirgnia WeidIer and Baby Sandy
Benehed-Ann Sheridan.
Mascots-Judy Garland and Jane Wthers-
Team manager-Joseph Pasternak.
Head coaches-Ared Hitchcock and Michael Curtz
Line coaches-Preston Sturges and Raou Walsh
Backfeld coaches-Water Lang and Mitchell Leisen
Referees-John Ford, Wood, Mervyn Leroy, Cecil b.
DeMle, William Wyle George Cukor, Frank Borzage and
Gregory LeCaya.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29
Romances in Hollywood
Promising to End in
1871 Marriages
By LOUELLA o. PARSONS
as,,o, Picture Editor. Intl News service


Ns.,ou Pie,ur. Editor. Int1 News serstes
HOLLYWOOD. Dec. %.
DANDOM thoughts OF the
~ week: Happy New Year
and may 1871 be q happier year
for the whole world than 1910.
The romances that look as
though they might end in mar
rage this coming year include
Lana Turner and Tony Martin.
Judy Garland and Dave Ross.
Dorothy Lamour and Greg Baut-
xer. maybe Fay wrsy and Cliff
ford Odets and, Of course. De-
anna Durbin and Vaughn Paul.
Also in 194i I hope Bob Hope
learns how TO pronounce Bette
Davis name correctly over the
air. Its Betty Bob, not
Bet"
Who il your candidate for
IIollywood's man of-the-year-
and woman-of-the-year7 l have
my ideas but I'm not telling =.
I must say Hollywood Is going
into the new year with more
confidence than seemed possible
q year ago.
Give Way TO Holidays
The loss Of the foreign mar
ket. the complete reversal in
production plans to WOO our
own market and South America.
| had every studio jittery. But
such swell pictures as "Phila-
delphia Story" "Rebecca." Our
Town" Kitty Foyle." North
west Mounted Police" and Tin
Pan Alley" TO mention only
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29

scription offerings and will be
the first time a Detroit audience
has seen one Of Mr.. Saroyan's
plays.
Mr.. Saroyan, Is considered the
new find" among playwrights.
being a young man Of bright
parts, who has brought a new
force and magnetism into the
theater.
Flaunts All Tradition
His plays fiaunt all traditions
and his audacity in writing is
only matched by his independ-
ence OF personality. Last year
when Time OF Your Life" was
being wildly hailed by audiences,
the Pulitzer Prize was offered
Mr.. Saroyan, who took one look
at 1t and said mo, thank you,
I don't want any" When a few
weeks later. that very exclu-
sive little clique. known as
the New York Drama Critics
Circle presented him with their
award, Mr.. Saroyan said, mo,
thank you, I've just had some"
or course. this isn't exactly
nice manners, but part OF the
appeal Of Mr.. Saroyan's plays lie
in their force which almost
borders on effrontery. So like
play. like author. and Emily
Post had better stay away from
the footlights, according to blunt
Mr.. s,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29
Oriqinators Not Missed

Surely there was never a
merrier holiday show than
"Hellzapoppin' which seems to
have the customers shrieking
and bowling throughout the
Cass Theater.
Both Mr.. House and Mr.. Carr
do so well with their general
nonsense that no one seems to
miss Mr.. Olsen and Mr.. john
son, who started the whole idea.
or course, Ole and Chick, own
the show, so they're happy, too.
Following Time of Your Life"
on January u mysterious things
will begin to happen on the Cass
stage for Dante, the famous
magician. will bring his stream
lined supernatural spectacle.
"Sim Sala BIN" for a week of
such legerdemain and prestidigi-
Eating as you have never seen.
Or rather, first you see 1t and
then you don't.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29
Gable, Bette Davis
Head All=AmeriCanS
HOLLYWOOD. Dec. %.

GREETINGS and very happy New Year to ALL
W May candidates for the 1910 AAmercan motion
1910? This the tenth that presented
my basng outstanding hits scored by ind
vidual players and directors.
expect broadsde of criticism and avalanche Of comment
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29
Time of Your Life
Saroyan Play, at Cass
BY CHARLES GENTRY

YOU be having the Time Of Your Life this week at the
cass watching Iezpoppn but you're going to have again
next week when the William Saroyan play by that title
With the original New York headed Eddie Bowling
and Julie aydon this will be the fifth Guild
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29

Stayed at the top.#fIis Vehicles
have been carefully selected;
but in return. although he is
nearly 40. he has given fine per-
formances and. ecause Of
"Boomtown," / name him full
hack.