Evening star., 1940-04-01

ADMIRAL, shrugged ana fepued TN
excuse anything by wailing There
are so many pictures.
Then there are occasions when
the pixies descend and cast strange
spell over the entire department.
There was q time, for instance, when
the movie actor named George
Zucco could not get his name in
the paper. No one in the depart
ment could remember who he was,
even while reading a cast sheet,
though every one in the department
could recognize him Immediately
when away from typewriter. But
while the spell was on Mr.. Zucco was
called everything from Edward
Everett Horton to c. Aubrey Smith.
Listed on the annals of this de-
partment there is one boner which
is to be forever cherished, for it is
what any new mental lapse Is
always not so bad as Once upon
a time lad writing for this page
referred to work by chap named
Charles Dickens as "Thackeray' s
Christmas Carol
He hid under his desk for five
days-right where we are going to
hide, after maintaining, right out
in the public prints where we can
not deny having said it, that RE
becca is the teller of the tale" Now
we knew what happens to a film
producer when he hampers with a
popular novel.
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Not a lass to sit around a hotel
suite and twiddle her thumbs, Doris
Dudley's nervous energy had sew
eral people a bit worried yesterday
evening. II haven't a thing to do
until curtain time tomorrow night,
Miss Dudley was saying. why
can't fly to Cleveland tonight and
come back tomorrow"
Certain citizens having to do with
Margin for Error" which returns
to the National tonight, thought
this not q very good idea. Then
Miss Dudley thought she'd have a
party. Those same citizens thought
this a fine idea, at least a better
idea than having their star popping
of across the country in her air
plane with curtain time less than "a
hours away.
So that is why Miss d. was enter
tanning the press at the Club Trofka
last midnight.
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Spring Certainly Is Here Note
Glen Echo Park Is communica tins
with its mailing list again. The
popular Washington resort opens
April 13, several new rides and q
general sprucing up ito the tune o1
$780, ,00O having been given 1t dur.
ing the winter.
Joe Lombardi, the Earle's con.
ductor Is to be ousted from his jot
next week during the theater's "Say
1t With Girls" revue, his position
having been demanded by a young
lass who always wanted to lead 9
band. The Earle maintains the
identity Of Miss Conductor" Is q
secret. but we leave 1t up to you
Her photograph, taken with the
camera pointed at the back of her
head, was shown to two drama
scribes. Its Eileen" they chorused
without pause. But of course il
the Earle thinks no one will recog-
nize its most-photographed Roxy
cite 1t is all right with us If the
Earle keeps her name q secret.
Wilma and Buddy Ebsen, who were
one Of the stages most popular
young dance teams before Buddy
went to FINLAND, are together again
They'll dance at the Capitol in the
new show starting Friday. That's
the same bill which presents Mickey
Rooney as Young Tom Edison" or
the screen way Down East.
one of the famed D. w. Grimtt
photoplays, is the weeks Film So.
ciety revival. It will be shown to.
night at Friends School, tomorrow
night at Goodwill Industries
Wednesday at the American Asso.
citation of University Women, Thurs.
day at Georgetown Children.
House and Friday at the All State.
Hotel :. That other D. w. Grif.
nth picture, Birth of a Nation,
returns to the Belasco today, "by
request" No doubt by request o.
those who have heard abou,
Charlie Mccarthy, Detective" a!
well as by request of those who want