Evening star., 1940-02-15


der how they are feeling today?
One, for example, came laden with
wisdom which should be of interest
to John Garfield fans. After two
years Of seeing him only on celluloid,
they will have q chance in March
to contemplate Mr.. Garfield In the
flesh. The occasion will be weeks
engagement In Heavenly Express"
the Alfred Dean new play which has
torn the dark and unhandsome
young actor from the luxurious arms
Of Hollywood. On its way to Broad
way, it will play night in Prince
ton, a week here and q week In
Pittsburgh. Then the New York
which still is Garfield's first love will
see him again.
Aline Mcmahon is another men,
Der of the cast of Heavenly Ex-
press" and veteran Harry Carey who
did such nice job as the Vice
President in "Mr. Smith Goes to
Washington"
Another thing we learned with
out stirring out of our chair
storms get us that Way-was what
ice skaters do when they get a va
cation. Those in the Ice Follies,
well, some of them, 60 to Florida
which is far removed from ice skat-
ing as one can get without going
to Havana or Uruguay.
OF all branches of entertainment,
however, ice skating is the most ac-
tive these days and vacations are
severely limited. The Ice Follies
company gets only six weeks of.
more than you or I but a mere drop
in the bucket in show business. This
year, the busiest in professional
skating history, the troupe will
start its rest period on April in
Ottawa. It will reassemble in San
Francisco on May Is, there to be-
gin another 46 weeks of work-and
don't ever tell an ice skater that
It isn't work! That's dangerous,
most dangerous during the 10
minutes after a skater has finished
his or her stint and Is trying to get
his or her feet back on the ground.
Now you know about ice skaters.
Most breathless of the wise men
from the North, ETC., was Joe Flynn,
a whirling dervish sort of gentle
man who never moves at less than
top speed. The Snowstorm made
beautiful background for Mr.. Flynn's
news, which was all about Carmen
Miranda, the Brazilian ball of fire
who will demonstrate hot-cha to
National audiences in Streets of
Paris" a fortnight hence. It is Mr..
Flynn's deep conviction that Miss
Miranda will contribute enormously
to the culture of Washington, even
If she does not prove precisely sooth-
Ing to its restlessness.
One thing that makes Mr.. Flynn
and his bosses, the Shuberts, happy
in their contemplation of Miss
Miranda is that she has truly deep
fervor for the stage. It has enabled
her to resist the Establishments of
Hollywood for many months now,
although the persistency of Holly
woods Establishments eventually
may ensnare her. The thus far un-
successful suit for Miss Miranda's
favor began Immediately upon her
arrival on Broadway, an arrival that
differed more in kind than degree
from that Of a conquering general.
i Il 4
g. W. r. w. is not the only book
that Mr.. Selznick has canned for
Palace audiences, no matter how
long it may remain there to keep
the theater from opening a new can
%. "Rebecca," with Laurence Olivier
and Joan Fontaine, is another =.
It will come along shortly after G.. w.
T. W., whenever that is Grapes
of Wrath" will come along first, very
likely Major critic-studio feud
of the century, that between Goth
Century-Fox and Frank Nugent of
the New York Times which has
ragged, and we mean "raged" for two
years, finally has been settled +.
After telling the studio in very
strong terms what he did not like
about its pictures, Mr.. Nugent has
been hired to write his own with
goth Century doing the producing :.
Slickest feature of the deal Is that
which will permit Nugent to return
to his critics job in case he gets as
sick of Hollywood as he might :.
Another thing about Hedy Lamar is
that she has shown an aptitude for
English greater than that of any
other imported cinema player =.
One year of intense study rubbed out