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Evening star., 1940-11-02
New Football Note
At the Trans.Lux

If you have been sitting around
the fire late these autumn evenings
wondering to what lengths the
people who play football and those
who photograph it might 60 to
publicize the sport. we give you an
item on the new bill at the Trans
Lux. This is Paramount inspired
clip on last weeks gridiron tilt be-
tween st. Mary's Of Texas and Long
Island University. A psychology
professor, it seems. contended that
poetry and music would do wonders
for the nerves Of boys keyed for the
big game; so poetry is what the
Long Island University lads dieted
on just before the contest. You
should see what it does for them.
As the current political battle
draws to a close the news reel
cameras cast about for glimpses OF
the finale fireworks At the Trans
Lux you will find the pictorial re-
ports on the campaign wind-up,
Chairmen Flynn and Martin in their
victory statements. Willkie in the
Midwest and in Baltimore, President
Roosevelt in New England, speaking
in Boston: John L. Lewis coming
out in support of Willkie. The Chief
Executive speaks, too, from Wash
ington as the first capsule is drawn
to start the draft lottery, then the
cameras look about the country to
see some of the persons who held
the famed No. 1853.
Other sports notes include the
Michigan-Penn, Cornell-Ohio State,
Navy-Yale and Chicago Bears-New
York Giants football contests, all
more conventional than that first
mentioned. The weeks travelogue
visits that body of water much in
the news, the Mediterranean;
Trouble Shooter" is full of golf tips
by Horton Smith and there's a new
Disney, window Cleaners" H. M.
Evening star., 1940-11-02

taking up all their non-ronancing
time.
The thing was fun on the stage
and, with the wider scope of the
camera, it should be funnier on the
screen. 1t darned well isn't.
One of the fortunate things for
Abbott's picture is that it has Eddie
Bracken out of the original cast.
Bracken's comedy style, which is
not subtle, is just the thing to save
a number of the situations which
Abbott's picture gets into. He can,
for example, take a double mean
ing line and reduce it to one and
seven-eighths meanings, which is
lot better under certain circum-
stances. Another thing Bracken
does to good effect is sing just badly
enough to make something funny of
a touching little ditty such as II
Didn't Know What Time 1t Was"
Lucille Ball is another asset to
Too Many Girls" AS the rich,
cagy coed who can calculate beyond
calculus, she has precisely the right
flair for the part. And, unless they
have dubbed in another voice, Miss
Ball has added torch singing to her
already broad repertory of tricks as
an entertainer. She is aided in
carrying the co-ed's burden of the
story by brunette Ann Miller and
Frances Langford, the former still
one of the best screen dancers. Miss
Miller is limited in her specially a
bit more than is necessary, and in
favor OF some ensemble numbers
that look little too cluttered. An
other dancer who is restricted too
much Is Hal Leroy, also of the
original company. His one number
could not have had a more surpris-
ing introduction if it had popped
out OF a magician's hat.
The original music. which was
very fine, has been retained intact.
If Abbott only had not decided also
to retain the stage production
getting something that looks like a
candid camera shot of the original
he would have had a better picture.
X X \
March of Time, continuing it's
close-ups of what is going on in
this dlsconcerting world, turns its
attention to Mexico this week. It
shows how the sister republic, once
fuu Of wayward social tendencies,
has come to the conclusion that
hemisphere happiness, maybe its
very life, would be better guaranteed
by good neighborliness. 1t is another
job well done by M. of T.
Evening star., 1940-11-02

be different from those other
screwy stories" of her past screen
career Here's a laugh: Rita
Hayworth, who replaced Ann Sher-
idan in strawberry Blonde" because
Ann went on strike for more money,
is receiving the salary for which
Ann asked and was refused. I
understand that Rita, or her home
-Columbia-is getting in
excess of 81 900 a week. For which
Ann, who was getting $3.50 week,
might gladly have settled.
George Raft says he will not
accept a subordinate role to Edward
G. Robinson in THE Sea Wolf"
His Warner bosses say that the
part is not less than Robinson's.
And the fight is on. 1t looks as
though George will wash up his
contract with the studio . BY the
way, I wonder whether George will
still be Norma Shearer's opposite in
THE World We Make" now that
they are no longer on a romantic
footing? :. Incidentally, learn
that Norma. who is a big stock
holder in Loew's, Inc, wants to
hang up her shingle as a producer.
We have had women directors, but
apart from Mary Pickford, I don't
remember any other women pro-
ducers. A girl with a good head
for business might do well at it.
Enrol Flynn, who was once de-
scribed as the worst dressed man
on the screen-not by me-is now
making his first modern picture in
quite a while, Footsteps in the
Dark" To save a repetition of the
accusation, Flynn has been gifted
with a new and handsome set of
suits. The only fly now in the
studios content is Flynn's predilec-
tion for bow ties, which do not go
with his type of good looks. Silly
isn't it? But this is the sort of
thing that goes on behind the scenes
and f1ays the film tempers.
Ginger Rogers (Hollywood's lady
Evening star., 1940-11-02

troubles, but Of all the worlds Ills.
Mr.. Levant, the flash in Broadway's
pan, contributes a smattering of wit.
The Earles stage show this week
brings the Milt Herth Trio back
to town and Milt Herth fans know
what that means. If you're not
familiar with the Herth swing, you
should know that it is made by
drums, piano and an electric organ,
the latter being manipulated by
Mr.. Herth in a manner which prob
ably would startle its inventor; he
makes 1t bounce. The Roxyettes are
on hand, of course, for a tricky
bit with tom-toms and a brightly
rhythmic finale in the mood of the
Milt Herth music.
The rest of the bill seems lively
enough, too. unless you also are left
pretty much unmoved by imper-
senators and exhibitions of muscle
by hand-balance experts. Johnny
Woods is the fellow who initiates
voices you have heard on the radio
and the Del Rios are the two strong
men and a strong girl.
Evening star., 1940-11-02
Cagney Film
Moves to
The Met
City for Conquest
Co.Stars Him With
Ann Sheridan

The conflict between a great city
and the little people who compose
its millions is a dramatic one which
can be made into vivid and exciting
cinema material. Such a conflict
is the theme of "City for Conquest" :"
the best-seller from which Director
Anatole Litvak has adapted the both
vigorous and sensitive film of the
same name, now moved to the Met
ropolitan for second week down.
town.
New York is the villain of Mr.. Lit
vik's picture and he has managed
to imprint on his reels Of celluloid
the fighting power and turmoil of
its personality, the personality
which battles those striving for a
place in its sun. The little people
considered principally here are lad
who would be content to take what
life offers and the girl whose inner
conflict is between her knowledge
OF where here life really is and the
ambition which drives the boy who
loves her to the brutality of the fight
ring and eventual blindness.
There is a lot of boiling action,
there are moments of realism that
are not exactly pretty and the con-
fict between the viewpoints of the
Evening star., 1940-11-02


is not worth a second thought and
1t would be absurd to criticize Alb
bott for what has happened to this
one save for one thing. The one
thing is that he has cut this one
into little pieces and thrown it into
the public's face so obviously that
one is always conscious of what is
happening. Were it not for the fact
that the same faces seem to be in
volved from sequence to sequence,
indeed, the spectator might come
out kind of psychopathic mess.
The dudgeon one feels for what
has happened to TOO Many Girls"
probably will be the less in the case
of those who have no bright memory
OF what it was on the stage. There
II was an effervescent, delirious,
somewhat satirical revelation of
the social, romantic and athletic
life in a New Mexican university
with the fabulous, melodious name
OF Pottowatomie. With Rodgers
and Hart music, some beautiful
girls, wacky representations of
campus heroes and heels, it had
q spirit that obviated any necessity
for its making sense.
Skeletally, which is the way one
sees 1t now as if the camera were
an X-ray machine. it bears only a
faint resemblance to its former self
like something that went to Hol-
lywood and died.
For instance, there is a lovely
wayward girl, rich as CroeSus'
daughter, whose old man (Pottowa-
tonne 04) hires an all-America
backfleld to Keep her out of trouble.
The all-America backfield thinks
the job pretty soft until it learns
the girl is willy, as we'll as wild,
one. 1t also finds tremendous di-
version in Pottowatomie's most
amazing statistic, that there are
10 co-eds to every male on the
cactusy campus. What with girls
to court in such places as the chapel
belfry, fantastic patio (every COL
lege needs one), and a dozen other
hideouts, the kids are doing their
best until the football team starts
Evening star., 1940-11-02

hermiD was recently asked, But
don't you ever get lonely?"
NO" said Ginger, Il work so
much don't have time to be lonely F"
But you can't work all the time,
Ginger The Gail Patrick suit
for divorce came as great surprise
to her intimates, who thought her
marriage with Bob Cobb was among
the happier unions of the film city.
1 gather it was his work that came
between them. Cobb is president Of
the three Brown Derbys, which re-
quire his presence in the evenings.
Gafl tried valiantly to interest her
self in baseball, her husbands hobby.
But now that they are separated
and divorcing, I'll be surprised if
she attends the games.
Marlene Dietrich reverts to her
Blue Angel manner in Seven
Sinners" previewed here couple of
evenings ago, and it suits her enor-
mously. Marlene does this type of
role-a refined Sadie Thompson
very well. And boy, oh boy. oh boy!
Is she beautiful! A few more pic
lures like this and III end up yet
as Dietrich fan.
If you want to see the stars
having fun, go to the Los Angeles
Municipal Airport on a SATURDAY.
afternoon. You will find Margaret
SULLIVAN, Olivia De Havilland,
Jimmy Stewart, Joan Fontaine and
Brian Aherne getting into-or out
of an airplane. Miss Sullivan has
her solo license Olivia is taking
lessons-from Jimmy Stewart. Sis
ter Joan is pupil of Brian Aherne's.
After the flights are over, they all
meet in the cocktail lounge and
relax.
Reieased by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Incl
Evening star., 1940-11-02
Defense Program
Inspiration for
Air Film Cycle
BY the Associated Press.


HOLLYWOOD.
The national defense program ap-
pears to be inspiring a new air.
plane-movie cycle.
Recently produced were 0.000
Men a Year." a film based upon
the Governments new training pro-
gram for pilots, and Young Amer
lea Flies" short subject.
Now, under way in the studios,
are three major air features, all
with important casts, and two more
short subjects.
Metro-Goldwyn-M Mayer is making
Flight Command" Naval Air Force
story featuring Robert Taylor, Walt
er Pidgeon and Paul Kelly, and
Eyes of the Navy short.
Warmers plans $4,000 Flyers" F"
starring Ronald Reagan, and wings
of Steel" short to be shot at
Randolph Field.
Paramount has Il Wanted Wings,
in which Wayne Morris, Ray Mil
land and William Holden supposed
ly learn to fly at Randolph Field.
Evening star., 1940-11-02
ANU sEMENTs s.

boy and the girl gives them some
tragic moments before the future
over Times Square appears brighter.
Mr.. Litvak has done a corking job
In bringing 1t all to more than Q
semblance of life on the screen.
So, too, have his principal play
ers-Jimmy Cagney and Ann Sheri-
damn a pair Of roles ideally suited
to their talents. Mr.. Cagney ID
especially fine as the young man
who feels any sort of battle never
will make life any better than 1t Is
destined to be. And Miss Sheridan
has perhaps the best role of her
Hollywood career, has a chance TO
show that she is an actress, in her
portrayal of the lass whose ambition
is ever at odds with the sure and
simple love in her heart. H. M.
Evening star., 1940-11-02
Brigham Young Film
At Columbia

Now is the time to reveal religious
blgotry for the ghastly thing it is.
That is the fundamental theme of
Brigham Young, Frontiersman, +"
now at the Columbia. 1t is the pic
lures weakness, however, that it
drops the dramatic aspects of religious
ldeallsm at the midway point and
becomes thereafter just another un-
eventful trip to the, then, wild West.
In its early phases the film
starring Jean Jaeger, Tyrone Power,
and Linda Darnell is entertain
ing and informing. AS is his way
with historical themes, Producer
Daryl zanuck has handled this one
on lavish production scale. J.C.
Evening star., 1940-11-02
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

Current lheater Attractions
and Time of Showing
National-"Pygmalion, the George
Bernard Shaw comedy with Ruth
Chatterton: 2:20 and $3.50 pm.
Screen.
Keith's-"Too Many Girls" screen
version of the George Abbott stage
hit: 1850 am, 1:5Q, $50, $50, 7:5O
and $50 pm. Marc of Time: 1880
am, 1:ao, $3.50, $50, 7:3o and $50
pm.
Earle-"Rhythm on the River"
with Bing Crosby, Oscar Levant: IL
am, 1::35, 4::20. 7:05 and 9:55 pm.
Stage shows: 12:40, $3.50, 6:l5 and
8 pm.
Palace-'Down Argentine Way"
musical with a Latin American fia-
vor: 1920, 2:40, 5, 7:20 and 9:40 pm.
Capitol - Third Finger, Left
Hand" romantic comedy with
Myrna 10y: IL am, 1:45, 4:3O, IT'D
and 10 pm. Stage shows: los, $50,
6:35 and $40 pm.
Metropolitan-"City for Conquest" /"
conquered by Ann Sheridan and
James Cagney: 11:20 am, LIS, $3.50,
5:35, TAO and 9:45 pm.
Columbia - Brigham Young -
Frontiersman," passage Westward
with the Mormons: 1l:40 an, 2:l0,
4:35, 7:05 and 9::35 pm.
Little-"The Bakers Wife," who
runs away and causes a crisis in this
bright French film: IL an, 12:45,
2:30, Ais, 6, 7:55 and $50 pm.
Trans-Lux-News and shorts;
continuous from 10 am.
Evening star., 1940-11-02

Henry Hathaway. who directed
the successful Trail of the Lone
some Pine" one of the first modern
technicolor films, is doing Para
mounts shepherd of the Hills
starring Robert Preston, Betty Field
and Harry Carey, in the same color
medium.
Evening star., 1940-11-02

sort OF thlng
much better.
Mae West is
coming back to
picture making.
She is currently
spending days as
well as nights
in her bedroom
which is also
M a e S writing
room planning
a modern = type
story. Accord
ing to Macs
manager, James
Timothy, t h e
new movie will
Evening star., 1940-11-02

bouncing 3 I ! 5
and boys as Lu-
cille Ball, Ann
Miller, Frances
Langford, Rich
ard Carlson, Ed
die B ra c4 e n,
Desi Arnaz, Hal
lie Roy, ETC.,
manage to save
. few fragments
OF the fun from
Abbott's direc-
tion. But not
many.
The average
musical comedy
Evening star., 1940-11-02

Song Writers Are the Stars
OF Musical Filmusical
Bine Crosby and Mary Martin Sing
In Earle's Rhythm on the River;
Milt Herth Trio on Stage
BY HARRY MACARTHUR.

The Daryl zanuck heck
Paramount with rather happy results the filming Rhythm
The formula the zanuck use viii remember in those
sufficient
Evening star., 1940-11-02
Mae West Plans Another
And Different Photoplay
Rita Hayworth Reported Getting
Salary for Which Ann Sheridan
Went on Her Strike
BY SHEILAH GRAHAM.
HOLLYWOOD.
ent to Orrin Tucker.

congratulate Bonnie Baker Tucker
Bonnie looks mighty that this
publicity picture,
When will the marriage be' ask Bonnie looks
Evening star., 1940-11-02
Too Many Girls Stymied
By Too Much of c.. Abbott
Stage Genius First Movie Suffers
From Amateurish. Type Direction,
Despite Virile Story and Cast
BY JAY CARMODY.

Broadway
Girls display Keiths
nonsencal unefu thing which
Abbotts health their
inherent in about*
Evening star., 1940-11-02

has been in Hollywood a little
longer she will be able to do this
Evening star., 1940-11-02

le cock-eyed goings-on in coed
llege. In their separate ways, such
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-02
GEORGE W. BAILEY

Funeral services for George w.
Bailey, 81, owner of Wilmington
theatres, Inc, who died at Wrights.
vile Beach Sunday morning at 1:3O
o'clock after having been in declin.
ing health since February 81, will
be held from the late residence OF
Forest Hills drive this afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock.
The Rev. J. P. Herbert, pastof of
Grace Methodist church, assisted by
the Rev. H. B. Porter, of Durham,
former pastor of Grace Methodist,
will conduct the services. Interment
will follow in Oakdale cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers will be: DIR,
H. A. Codington, DIR. Graham Bare.
foot, Bertram Quelch, Harry Pyle,
w. A. Fonvielle, Major William Van
Dyke .Ochs, Woodus Kellum, v. r.
Bertram, M. S. Hill, H. S. Kincey
Herbert Bluethenthal, E. C. Craft,
Sr., F. A. Matthes, Cliff Phillips, DR.,
David r. Murchison, L. S. Saunders,
o. H. Shoemaker and Will Render,
Active pallbearers will be: Roger
Moore, w. A. McGirt, Milan Wood,
S. D. Hurst, Jr., E. L. White and
Lennox Cooper.
Mr.. Bailey is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Isabel r. Bailey; two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Berenice Stellings and Mrs.
]. Murchison Autry, of Wilmington;
n sister, Mrs. Ed Haid, of St. Louis,
Mo-; one brother, Charles Bailey,
of Memphis, Tenn; three half-sis-
tiers, Mrs. Walter Boomer, of In
dianapolis. Ind, Miss Norma Bailey,
of st. Louis, Mo-, and Miss Melba
Bailey, Of st. Louis; his step-mother,
Mrs. G. T. Bailey. of St. Louis; and
three grandchildren.
The theatres remained closed yes.
terday because of the death of Mr..
Bailey.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-02
HUNGARY PLACED
ON WAR FOOTING
.lContinued From Page One) i.

r"-.eS f-r .-|E-e 81 .
v~aria%,.to, protect the. Magyar mi.
nority- Of nearly. 2,eOO, 900.
twas no secret here that the
Russian army's overstepping OF
the line of demarcation fixed in
the Moscow ultimatum to Ruma.
ia is--causing considerable worry
for Hungarian officials as. well as
their German. and italian friends.
In official circles it has long
been emphasized that Hungary
would be forced to seize the Car.
pathian mountain barrier in Tran
sylvania for self protection
should the Red army persist in
advancing towards the Danube
basin. Support of the Rome-Berlin
axis was claimed in this plan.
Pennsylvania, rich agricultural
province, was part of Austria-Hun-
gary before the World War.
The official Hungarian news
agency said the Russians already
have gone beyond the agreed lin
its.
The agency declared 'impossi-
BILE confusion" from the increas-
ing number of refugees endangers
the safety of Magyars.
All of the province of Bucovina
has been lost by Rumania, the
agency said, as well as Bessara-
bia. Banking and communications
have been disrupted and private
life interfered with. t-
For centuries" said the for
eign office documents, Hungary
has fought and bled for the west
ern Latin culture" I
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-02
MRS. BETTE L. DREW

Funeral services for Mrs. Bette
Lee Drew, Of the Catherine Kennedy
home, who died at Z o'clock Sunday
night at the James, Walker Memo
rial hospitaIzafter a lengthy illness,
will be hex. at S O'clock Wednesday
ST Johns Episcopal
CHURCHES s."
The Rev. W, E. Halleck, paste,
of the church, assisted by the Rev.
A. D. P. Gilmour, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, will con-
duct the services. Burial will follow
in the Bellevue cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be: l.. E,
Alien. Freeman Pittman, James E.
Holder, H..A. Decover, E. H. South
Eserland,. and Graham Alderman.
Honorary. ~pallbearers will be: DR..
Fred H: Coleman, DR.. H. A. Coding-
ton, 7. F. Darden, H. F. Wilder,
b.. T. Hancock, w. I. Baxter, C. B.
NeWcombe, w. H. Yopp, Paul Weav-
er, B. B. Bryan, w. G. James, and
0. H. Shoemaker.
+, Her father was Jefferson Lee. of
Wilson, and her grandfather was a
first cousin of General Robert e.
Lee. She is survived by one son,
the Rev. Frederick Drew, of De.
fiance Ohio.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-02
OPENED
AT FORT CASWELL
Continued From Page One)

North Carolina sovernor-nominate,
who will speak at an open air meet
in the Grove at Southport, just
across the lagoon from Caswell.
Judge John ]. Burney, of Will
mington, will introduce Governor
Nominate Broughton.
The public meeting in The Grove
will follow a picnic dinner that
will be served there by the South.
port Legion post and its auxiliary
to the visiting trench mortar veter.
ans. Short talks will be" made at
this gathering BY the following:
S. Bum Frink, attorney, OF
Southport; Sheriff Jones, Lieuten.
ant Casio, Editor Bansberg; Louis
T. Moore, secretary of the Will
mington Chamber of Commerce; AL
ton A. Lennon of Wilmington, and
Lieut.. Charles A. Dixon, of Char.
lotte, who served as first li~eutenants
in Battery c.; and Lieut.. Fred
Woods, of Edenton. N. c., of B
battery. ii.
Program leaders today announced
that W. c. Aldridge. of Chattanooga,
Tenn. who has been the prime
mover in bringing about the reun-
ion, would be unable to attend be-
cause of illness.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-02
ANNENBERG GIVEN
THREE YEAR TERM
Continued From Page One)

walked to a window and gaZed out
at the city in which Annenberg be-
gan his rise in the world of high fl
nance.
Defense Counsel Weymouth Kirk.
yland quickly began a move to keep
his client from the penitentiary. He
filed a petition for probation and
suspension of the sentence. The
jurist agreed to stay execution of
the penalty for 20 days and an.
nounced that he would rule on the
request for clemency before that
time had expired.
! Annenberg's original 100000 bond
was allowed to stand and he walked
eout of the court house without max
ling a statement.
: The petition for probation set
: forth that Annenberg was 60 and
mot in good health" that he had
never been convicted of a crime;
that failure to pay taxes listed in
1.-The indictment was due primarily to
. inadequate and inexperienced'
! bookkeepers; that he had agreed to
: pay the government 5 5000, 900 and
!, interest in settlement of civil tax
+. claims; and that his family was "ab-
!; solutely dependent" upon the con-
! tinued operation of his businesses.
! Annenberg, publisher of the Phila-
delphia Inquirer, magazines and
/, sports periodicals and former ruler
of a nationwide turf information
: empire, pleaded guilty on April %
. to evading s1,217,296 in taxes on
F. his 1886 earnings. That constituted
I. one count of a six-count Indictment
alleging failure to pay s5,548, 1884 in
!. levies on his 1926 income. 1t was
the largest criminal tax case against
. an individual in U. S. history.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-02
French Seamen Released
From Armistice Terms

NEW YORK, July !. up Vice
Admiral Muselier, newly appointed
commander of "all free French naval
forces" issued an order Of the day
in London today releasing French
sailors from the obligation to follow
the terms of the French govern
ment's armistice with Germany and
Italy.
The order was reported In an Of
fetal British wireless transmission
picked up here by the CHS short
wave listening station.