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Evening star., 1941-11-08

faSS faSS Pass
North properly decided not to open
the biGding, although he would have
bid one spade If his suit had been
headed by as much as the jack-ten.
When South bid one spade. North
went into brief huddle. If South
had legitimate opening bid, North
wanted to bid four spades to make
sure Of getting to game. To bid only
three spades would enable South to
pass in view of the fact that North
had passed originally.
On the other hand, South might
have a psychic or semi-psychic open
Ing bid. He was third hand, and
non-vulnerable against vulnerable
opponents-a favorite spot for a
psychic bid. That prompted North
to bid only three spades.
Thereupon, South went into q
huddle. Could there be a slam In
the hand? Finally he reasoned that
North could not have passed origi-
nally with a hand which would
AFFORD a good play for slam. So
he bid only four spades.
East had noted these huddles but
had put the wrong Interpretation
on both OF them. He thought North
had Stretched" to raise to three
spades. and that South had seri-
ously considered passing three spades
instead Of going on to game On
the strength of this guesswork, he
doubled. South was glad to re-
double: and since he made an over
trick, he made just as much as II
he had bid and made a slam. East
got no sympathy at all when he COM
planned that he had been fixed.
Yesterday you were Merwtn
Maier's partner and, with neither
side vulnerable. you held:
Al KJ94
0S6
Q752
4 1913
The bidding:
Maier Jacoby You schenken
10 Pass IA Pass
INT Pass Pass Dbl.
Pass 20 CD
Answer-Double. The chances
are that you can defeat this con-
tract, perhaps quite severely. Even
II the contract is made, the oppo-
nents will not score game for it.
Score 100 per cent for double, 40
per cent for pass.
Question No. 912.
Today you hold the same hand
and the bidding continues:
Maier Jacoby You Schenken
10 Pass IA Pass
Mt Pass Pass Dbl.
Pass 20 Dbl. Pass
Dbl. CD
What do you bid? (Answer Mon
day.
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Mother: II want you to hear
Mary sing some of her little songs"
Daughter: But I want to go out
and play"
Mother: "You must sing for my
friends first, dear"
Evening star., 1941-11-08
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05
Greek Artists
Aid Bakriges
In Debut

A YOUNG Greeks gods are II
town today.
They are VaSsos Kanellos, dis.
tinguished painter, sculptor and
Interpreter of ancient Grecian
dances and Stavros Chiapis, dra-
matte tenor.
They will help launch the young
Creek, George Bakriges 22-year-
old Detroit baritone. who makes
his concert debut at Masonic
Temple Sunday, $50 p. m. They
are the guests of United Greek
Society.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05
By CHARLES GENTRY

FOR THE first time OF his
several appearances with the De-
troit Symphony orchestra. Sergel
Rachmaninoff. the great Russian
pianist-virtuoso, chose to play a
work other than his own last night
lin Masonic auditorium.
Appearing before the largest
subscription concert audience ir
America today and one which Of
fered him a standing ovation al
the finale, he gave a magnificent
performance of the Schumann A
minor Piano Concerto.
1t was a rare privilege TO hear
him interpret work OF sue n
major importance by another
composer, for although we have
heard him many times in recital
we had never been present when
he took the role of soloist in q
Shumann. Beethoven or Mozart
concerto.
A UNIQUE READING
II was an unorthodoX perform
ance of this familiar work in that
liz was a distinctly intellectual
and unsentimental Interpretation
The formal exordium. the sweep.
Il ing development. building up tc
crashing cadenza in the first
movement were almost unbeliev'
able, so wonderfully were they
executed. That cadenza alone was
worth going to hear.
NO SENTIMENT HERE
Instead of giving in to tn c
! lyrical temptations of the key.
hoard accompaniment of the sec
ond movement he played those
arpeggioS with an almost staccatC
brusqueness. This individualistic
Treatment made the transition
into the syncopated rhythms OF
the last movement even more
logical than we had thought they
could be.
In other words. he practically
used the second movement as q
highly marked introduction to the
last.
BY not being soft. we by Mt
means imply that his performance
was heavy. Surely nothing coult
lbe of greater-deficacy than the
running ornamentation of the last
movement. absolutely unparalleled
flor sheer breathlessneSS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05

lvided us with the mighty Bach
C-minor Passcaglia, which is inn
pressive enough except for the
Italianate flavor ReSpighi has
given this arrangement
The major portion of the first
half OF the program was devoted
TO the Brahms First. Symphony
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05
TO TOUR COUNTRY

In January BakrigeS joins Chi
apis Roscoe Earl Sparks, -eem-
poser conductor for NBC and
Xenea kanelloS on q festival OF
chorodrama with which VassoS
Kanellos will tour the United
States.
This festival will be similar Ia
those which won such acclaim for
the scholarly Kanellos in his own
country where he conducted them
for the government.
Also here 10 aid the Detroit bari
tone at his debut (Chiapis will sing
the major part of the program
Sunday using his own compositions
OF American songs and Greek rhap.
Sodiest are Ruth Lyons, NBC
soprano; MAMMALIAN r u d p h
VienneSe tenor and close frienC
of Toscanini; Rosalie Saalfeld, oil
the Chicago Civic Opera Company
accompaniSt; Roscoe Earl Sparks
who will accompany MIR. Chaps
on the novachord
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05
Rackmaninoff Wins Symphony OUation

which sounded very well last
night, the string sections being at
their best. The performance some
how lacked the cohesive quality
which is mandatory in a Brahms
symphony nd Kolars direction
was not as strong nor as forth
right as IL should have been.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05

Likewise for the record: First
Detroit girl that Tony kissed was
Rena Campbell, at the Women 5
Advertising Club, and she insisted
that in honor OF the event she
wouldn't even wash her face No
doubt she has. though Tho sec
ond was Ruth. the checkroom girl
at the London ChophouSe.
haven't heard about her additions.
Also one girl night as part OF
the show at the Bowery but
that's in line of duty and doeSn't
count.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05

The girls have been using all
sorts of lodges 10 talk TO Tony.
One pretended 10 be Hedy La
MARI, calling long-distance from
Hollywood, but that trick failed
before the call had even got
past Martins publicity man.
However, Tony did want TO
meet one girl and couldn't ar
range IL. She was Tamara
ToumanOva, the Ballet Russo
dancer. He tried for three days
TO find some mutual friend to
introduce them. No luck.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05

n long time iol
that theater "a
live down the
mistakes Of It's
past--but shows
like Dineharts
viii DO II. Not
serious d Tray
ma. bat As good
entert ainmen {
as there is lying
around handy
at the moment.
Sample of the
ga gs: Don [
bite your tongue
~ got
blood = poison
ing.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05

J oe Reich
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05
Broadway Ltd
At State Today

DETROIT WILL get a look at
that -eurvesone- little lady Who
caused all the trouble at Harvard,
Marjorie Wordsworth, in Broad
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05
ROBBINS ACCOMPANIST

Lillian Robbins Of Detroit will
accompany BakrigeS and the sing
erS teacher Max Levy who has
instructed him for threezaa,1eeae!s will
also be present.
BakrigeS will continue his studies
in New York with Nichola Mos
coma, baSSo OF the Metropolitan.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05
MUSICAL HONESTY

II was simply an inspired and
vigorously sincere Interpretation
of a great classic. because Rach-
maninoff is too monumental a
figure 10 bother with the false
values which have inhibited so
many other artists.
The orchestra gave him excel
lent support. Victor Kolar- Guido
ing himse TO direct the
orchestral accompaniment.
Previous TO [ h at kolar pro-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05
Jack Pickering
Here
and
Now

SEEN AT NIGHT: Too many
empty seats at Alan Dineharts
Separate Rooms" al the Shubert-
Lafayette. II probably will take
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05

way Limited" starring Victor Nc
Laglen, Dennis OKeefe, Patsy
Kelly and Zasu Pitts, which opened
at the Palms-State today.
On the same program Is the
hoId-over of Birth of the Blues, >"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05
Decided to STAY

CHESTER MORRIS was brought
TO Hollywood from Broadway on
a onc-picture contract. He planned
To return 10 the stage but gained
overnight picture fame and de-
cided 10 stay He is now starring
in No Hands on the Clock"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05

starring Bling Crosby, Mary
Martin, Rochester. Brian Donlevy
Carolyn Lee and Jack Teagarden's
torcheStra, in a red hot and blue
saga of the blues from their incep-
ton in Memphis.
Evening star., 1941-02-02

I'VE might remedy such things as cloth
ing" he said, ''but your bearing! Why,
you look like you were tired out! Dull, weary
looking. 1ifeless! Your shoulders sag; you -
droop. l don't know what our talent scout
was thinking Of You don't look like leading
man to me. "
Mature didn't even bother to improve his
bearing. He stood there, no longer an actor;
and when he spoke, there was none of the
practiced timbre in his voice.
WELL" he said, you don't look like
motion picture executive to me, either. But
if were to invite you to my house wouldn't
greet you by telling you so.'
When Mature walked out - which was in
stantly - he walked like a leading man.
Before proceeding, it gives me a certain
pleasure to report that of the two who took
part in that scene in the executives Office,
Mr.. Mature is the only one still connected
with the movies.)
Mature went to the nearest bus line, re-
gardless of expense, and tossed thirty cents
to the driver with an air that Indicated he had
another thirty cents at home. Dirty shirt,
suit, shoes, hair, face and all, he rode back
to his tent in comfort.
As the final scene opens we see Producer
Hal Roach sitting at his desk stroking his
chin. He is thinking: he has hard nut to
crack in the proper casting of Lefty, the gang
ster, in The Housekeeper's Daughter, which
he is about to start. He gets up and walks
around the room, still thinking. He glances
down at wastebasket On top of the accu-
mutation is discarded playbill of the Pasa-
dena Playhouse. He picks it up.
Evening star., 1941-02-02
IN article Complete on This Page

FyRoM the famed Pasadena Playhouse in
Pasadena to the motion-picture studios
- around Hollywood is distance of about
eighteen miles, as the crow flies.
If the crow doesn't fly, it's longer and
harder, and there was no crow flying that
morning in April, 1889, when the hero of this
story, Victor Mature, folded his tent in Pasa-
dena and hit the road.
The big boy was starting out to answer the
call of Hollywood, which call had come via
the telephone company the evening before.
He was dressed in gray double breasted
suit, dark-green tie, a white Oxford-Cloth
shirt with button-down collar. He wore no
hat, but his black wavy hair was neatly
combed his teeth were brushed; he had spent
fifteen careful minutes on his shaving.
He swung along with a graceful stride,
reckless of energy, for he had no intention of
walking very far Once past the business sec
ton of Pasadena, our young man took his
stance at the roadside and started thumbing
ride.
A car came along. MIR. Mature showed his
freshly brushed teeth and put into his re-
quest for ride the essence of his five years
of rigorous dramatic training at the Pasadena
Playhouse.
No soap. He Strengthened out the wrinkle
in his coat made by the gesture, and waited
for the next car.
The average time required by MIR. Mature
to hitchhike to Hollywood was less than two
hours, with low of forty minutes But this
time he had wretched day - one of his
worst The sun came out and steamed Mr..
Mature, and he landed at the studio just five
hours later, having covered at least half the
total distance under his own power.
Fortunately he did not have to wait for
an audience He was expected, the girl said.
Go right in, Mr.. Mature. Thank you madam.
8. How do you do, sir?
The executive looked at him, and said,
"Hmi"
Evening star., 1941-02-02

it was about the part of Daniel Marvin,
leading role in Captain Caution. This was
part that half the younger leading men in
Hollywood were angling for.
Mature got it, and his work in the picture
brought him a long term contract from Roach
But Captain Caution was costume piece,
and it had not brought Victor Mature into
the ranks he was shooting for. You're not
really leading man in the movies until
you've played a straight" lead. That is,
until you are just yourself, in common suit
of clothes.
This chance came in the recently released
No, No, Nanette, in which Mature teams up
with the British star, Anna Neagle.
Nanette was made by RKO studios, which
borrowed Mature for the part. Upon its COM
pletion the studio made deal with Roach to
share the young actors time. And when the
studios start dickering for your services,
you've arrived, in Hollywood
In closing this history, let's go back to
One Million BIC. 1t had its premiere in
Louisville, Kentucky, Natures home town.
He made personal appearance there, and
the home folk turned out in numbers suffi-
cient to break the house record He was made
mayor of the town for a day - without
question the most Inefficient and handsomest
mayor Louisville ever had seen.
Being made mayor of the home town for
day cannot be considered as symbolic of
reaching the pinnacle of the theatrical pro-
fession, but it's thrill, just the same. One of
those thrills that you like to see come to
hard-workng, regular sort of guy
The End
Evening star., 1941-02-02
Sod Transformation

i HE object before him certainly was no
bargain The hair, so carefully combed that
morning, pointed out in five directions and
one lock decorated the forehead. The face,
so nicely scrubbed, now looked oiled and
sanded; the incipient beard, so meticulously
shaved at dawn, now lent dark, sinister
undertone to the dust that chung to it. The
collar of the white shirt had gained consid-
erably in - well, in color. The suit - perish
the thought of the suit! And at this point,
gentle reader, let US turn our eyes aside for
a moment before we break into tears.
You may recall that said Mature had
folded his tent that morning. | suppose you
thought | was trying to write fancy. Not
bit of it. He was living at the time in tent
pitched in a friends back yard. The arrange
ment was shrewd, and was brought about by
the fact that Mature is more realistic than
most actors and can subtract as well as add.
In the rooming house where he had been liv-
ing, he and another actor had reduced the
essentials of existence to matter of some
thirty dollars month each by judicious pur
chasing at the neighborhood market on a
sort of communistic basis.
Two things now happened at practically
the same moment. Natures income - if you
want to call it that was suddenly curtailed,
and the actor with whom he had been living
got Job in Hollywood. This actors name,
by the way, was Robert Preston.
Three paths now were open to Mature.
He could: y get commercial job and quit
acting; p get part time job - reduce living
expenses still further and do nothing, live
nothing, think nothing, but acting. He walked
around the block few times and came up
with his decision 1t was No. 3. Next morning
he made modest down payment on a second
hand tent, and moved into his friends back
yard.
Now let us return to the scene in the movie
executives Office.
''Hm!" the executive said again.
He took deep breath, and continued:
well, you don't look like leading man to
me- Look at you. Dirty, dusty, wrinked,
soiled - your clothes, your shoes - great
heavens, man, look at your shoes! - your
hair, face - everything. Impossibe!"
Mature was about to explain certain facts
of life to the other, but the executive now
took two steps forward - gingerly - for a
closer look, and dealt the coup de grdce.
Evening star., 1941-02-02
by Donald HougEa


superb specimen of manly architecture,
clothed in swashbuckling raiment and BRAN
dishing sword. The text below it announces
that this is Victor Mature in the Ben Hecht
play To Quito and Back.
He hands the playbill to his stenographer.
"Send for that fellow, he says.
Travelled in Style
Illus it happened that our friend of the
hitchhike came once more to Hollywood -
this time by bus, you can bet on that - and
he turned in sound, professional perform
ance in the part of Lefty his first movie role.
Thanks" he told Mr. Roach when the
dena
Wait minute" Mr.. Roach said. while
The Housekeeper's Daughter was being shot,
another problem had come up. This one was
about the male lead for One Million BIC,
fantastic, imaginative picture featuring cave
men and prehistoric monsters.) Il want you,'
MIR. Roach went on, ito take test"
Mature took the test, and forthwith was
cast in the lead of the new picture Although
One Million BIC. made Mature technically a
leading man, he threw it out as such because
it was a pantomime role He was in danger of
being typed, in his prehistoric clothing, as
one of the finest torsos ever screened, good
pantomime performer and an unbelievably
handsome fellow. So he went to Mr.. Roach
and asked for chance to play legitimate
leading role
And he hit Mr.. Roach when that producer
was in another of his quandaries. This time
Evening star., 1941-02-02
THIRD CHOICE FIRST

Victor Mature broke He
The you reading
by Donald Hough
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-28
Realien Emphasis

FILA officials urge builders of
small homes to realign the en-
phasis placed on this class OF
construction so tn at wherever
possible the property will increase
in value rather than become a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-28

tracks through the center of the
property will facilitate unloading,
while wide driveways and three
side gates TO Gavell avenue will
aid efficient truck movements.
Ernest ] Wells headSNthe COM
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-28
Detroit Bankers
To Attend
N. Y. Meeting

Herold G.. Woodruff Of II. G..
Woodruff, Inc, and Charles II.
Sill of brennan q Sill. Inc. will
head large Detroit delegation to
the twenty-eighth annual cOnven-
ton of the Mortgage Bankers As
Sociation Of America opening in
New York Wednesday and con-
tinuing through Friday
Woodruff IS slated for election
as MBA regional vice president
for the central area. Three SINH
lar regional posts are 20 be filed
Sill is nominated for election TO
the organizations board of cover
.nors and will address the conven-
ton on October 2.
r. b Hassett, HaSSett Invest
-ment Corporation. Is head Of the
convention program committee and
will appear on the opening day
program. Other Detroit mortgage
bankers and association members
who are expected 10 attend in
.clude Earl X. Akey, Melvin F.
Lanphar, L, n. JUN. Walter
Gehrke and Lloyd n. Wheeler.
Principal speakers at the con-
vention include Charles f. Palmer,
defense housing co-ordinator:
Lewis w. Douglas, president, The.
Mutual Life Insurance Company
of New York and former director
of the budget of the United
States; George S. Van Schaick,
vice president New York Life In
Surance Company and former SUI
perintendent of insurance of New
York; Dean r. Hill, association
president, and John A. Lloyd. SUI
perintendent of Insurance of Ohio
The second day of the conven-
ton is given over 10 a clinic on
conventional mortgage loans and
20 officials of large life insurance
and institutional investor organi-
cations will speak The exposition
of building. industry and services,
an annual exhibit of new trendsI
and products in fields related tol
building will run Goncurrently With
the convention.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-28
FILA S Loan
Up S20O,OOO,OOO

President Roosevelt has now
signed a bill 10 increase by $780,
100000 the Federal Housing Adj
minstration' authorization to in
sure loans financing privately-built
defense housing in designated areas
where shortages are threatening
to impede the defense production
program.
The new measure Will assure
financing facilities for the con-
struction of approximately 10000
additional dwelling units under
title VI OF the National Housing
Act, Federal Housing Administra-
tor Abner II. Ferguson said Satur-
day.
Congress added title VI TO the
acton March Is, 194f, as supple
mentary program designed to
broaden the effectiveness of the
IFHA's activities in stimulating
private construction of needed
small homes in vital defense indus
try centers. Operations under
title VI have been conducted in
.2l0 defense areas designated by
president Roosevelt and new areas
are being added as the need de-
velops.
Under It's original title VI mort
gage insurance authorization of
500 000,0 900 the FILA through Ap-
gust 80 had received applications
covering 30.343 small-home mort
cages totaling $110,734.300. Com
mitments have been issued on 3D.
9O4 of these mortgages in the
amount of SS5.022, 300.
Through August 80. construction
had alreaedy started on 1928 new
homes being financed under title
VI and this total is being increased
by close TO 1000 new homes each
week. Meanwhile. between 1000
and 5000 additional small homes
are being started weekly under the
regular phases of the FILA pro-
gram. Since January /. construc-
ton has started under FILA inSpec-
ton on 147.349 new small homes.
More than s. per cent OF these are
located in or near important de-
tense industry centers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-28

reception a n {
parking lot. a
nodernistic Of.
flee and display
room is TO be
constructed as
W q | / a 8 {
3 6 b Y 2 z {
foot warehouse
a 80 by 100 foot
mill, covered
sheds an d a
frame and sash
plant for the
m a n u f acture
and assembly OF
W q at h Q r
stripped win
dau units
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-28
Features
of As.Bes-Tex

As-Bes-Tex, the revolutionary
new paint substance. outlasts paint
by many years without peeling OF
cracking and at the same time
actually protects homes from hot
Summer sun or Winter billiards
A. A. Crosby Of the Great Lakes
Home Improvement Company de-
clared Saturday.
The new exterior finish, sold ex-
clusively here by the Great Lakes
Home Improvement Company, is
also fire resistant.
Other features OF As-Bes-Tex
cited by Crosby included durabil-
fty. insulation, added beauty and
of the dwelling on
which the product is used.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-28

Spur railroad
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-28
1883 Homes

The month of August saw 1858
more modern low-rent homes put
under construction by the United
States Housing Authority, Kd-
Iministrator Nathan Straus said
SATURDAY.