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Evening star., 1941-04-20

ductlon OF Dinner at Eight" Right
there doom was sounded for the
no competition-or-I'n-quit contin-
gent. Two BarrymoreS, Jean Har-
low, Wallace Beery, Marie DressIer
and Joan Crawford were part of
the all-Star Wrecking crew in that
memorable epic. Two years ago the
same studio adopted the identical
technique in casting Norma Shearer,
Joan Crawford, Joan Fontaine and
RoSalind Russell in The Women. -
The acting battle in that film made
inside history in the film colony
Katharine Hepburn, who during a
previous whirl at movies demanded
and received an exclusive" on head
line roles, got no such break when
she returned for The PHILADELPHIA
Story" When it was all over, Hep
burn declared it wasn't even her pic
ture, but something to be split be-
tween James Stewart and Cary
Grant. Virginia Weidler Qarcenv
personifled) was added to that cast.
which added to the top honor con-
fusion. Nevertheless it was a sash
success where many of the old
1ashloned starring pictures have
been tedious bores.
Learned From Sturges.
Most striking example of an ont
standing star giving ground to a
subordinate cast member is The
Great Lie" In that picture, Mary
AStor gets all the best acting sit
uatlons and wears the finest clothes
and yet Bette Davis, the star,
never emitted a Whimper. Hers
was the most magnanimous gesture
yet recorded in a town where act
ing and billing jeolousy runs ram
pant.
Preston Sturges has emphasized
the new lesson as forcibly as any
director in the business. Barbara
Stanwyck, fresh from Sturges' The
Lady Eve" recently went to the un-
heard-of length of demanding that
a lot OF footage introducing her in
"A Great Mans Lady" be elimi-
mated. This wasn't modesty on
Stanwyck's part. She sincerely felt
that audiences would be bored with
the original footage, which showed
yards and yards of her hands,
among other inconsequential things.
1t was reShot, at Stanwyck's sug-
gestion, so that colorful support
ing characters get the story rolling
rapidly and keep the fans eyes from
glazing.
In The Great McGinty," Sturges
used a record high of 90 bit"
parts. Result: Never dull moment.
In one sequence his principals
fought for six minutes, but the
camera was focused on a dizzy
conversation between two bruisers
in the front of an automobile,
while the fight went on in the
| back. In another sequence, the
camera was never turned on the
fight at all but was registered en-
tirely by the reactions of a by
stander, Jimmy Conlon, a character
actor. Audiences howled.
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Evening star., 1941-04-20

And even Ray Milland, who
is morose and moody on the set,
becomes quite gay when discussing
his 22-month-old David Daniel.
Virginia Bruce will be a mother
for the second time in August. She
already has a rival beauty in the
family-Susan Ann Gilbert, aged 8.
The Joan Blondell-Dick Powell
menage features Norman Barnes
Powell, 612, and Ellen Powell, 3.
The Powell home is called twice
day when mama and papa are work.
ing just to make sure the precious
infants are as they left them in
the morning.
The StOrk HOvers.
Penny Singleton, the Blonde"
of the Columbia series, has female
baby dumping of her own-Dorothy
Grace, aged 51a. Melvyn Doug
las, who plays handsome leading
man roles, is not averse to men
tioning the existence of a 19-year-
old son by his first marriage. And
there are two children by his mar
riage with Helen Gahagan-Peter,
8, and Mary Helen, 3.
The stork is lowering over the
homes of Shirley Ross-Ken Dolan,
Enrol Flynn-Lili Damita, Jack Car
son-Kay st. Germain and Jane
Bryan, who gave up her movie
career when she married Justin
Dart.
The number of the stars with
adopted children is growing. The
James Cagneys recently adopted a
red-headed baby boy. The Fred
MacMurrays have 1-year-old Susan,
Hedy Lamar has little Jaime, Joan
Crawford's Christiana is months
old, the Roy Rogers have 7-month-
old Sheryl Airline, Loretta Young,
with 6-year-old adopted daughter
Judy, is searching for a masculine
companion for the girl, Irene Dunno
and Doc Griffith adopted 5-year-old
Mary Francis.
Well established in Hollywood
stars homes are the Jack Bennys'
(see GRAHAM, Page F-3.)
Evening star., 1941-04-20
By Marx Barron,
Associated Press STAFF Writer.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK.
Although the theatrical season
tust closing on Broadway has been
remarkably short of matinee idols
of the young John Barrymore type,
1t has been overf1owing with ebul-
lent performances by actors and
actresses returning to the same old
rialto stands as exciting as they
were in the World War.
So, after a bow to a few, very
few, new faces who showed promise
in several performances, this OBJ
server believes that the best per-
formance of the season on Broad
way is that of Gertrude Lawrence
In Moss Hart's intriguing musical
play, Lady in the Dark
Miss Lawrence is confronted with
most able top-f1ight competition, but
In Lady in the Dark" she went
o step or two further than did
such other able stars as Ethel Barry
more in The Corn Is Green" and
Katharine Cornell in THE Doctors
Dilemma"
N 1AOlCs
For in Lady in the Dark" Miss
Lawrence not only brings in all the
hilarious and romantic technique
she used so successfully in the many
tuneful folderols of Noel Coward
and Andred Chariot, in which she
has played in the years past. She
also tempered her performance in
this so that she gets the full and
serious implications of Hart's mov-
ing story of a lovely woman who is
eminently successful as editor of a
fashionable magazine, but who is
equally unhappy because she cannot
achieve great many things to
which she aspireS in her dream life.
1t is a most difficult character
TO play, this woman who is a COM
bination of Ibsen and musical COM
edy, but Miss Lawrence does it with
all her skillful nuances, her subtle
sense of humor so that she is al
Evening star., 1941-04-20


theatrical arts may play an impor-
tant role in the United States
good neighbor" policy.
No one in my comparatively hum
BILE position could hope to achieve
single-handed the goal of inter-
national amity, but I do hope to
achieve success in adding to the
sum today of improved inter-Ameri-
can relations.
1 am not making this trip as a
good will ambassador. even
though I trust it will result in a
measure of good will. Frankly, I
will attempt to promote the inter-
ests of my own country and at the
same time obtain the reactions of
the various South American peoples
to our country, so that we may have
a clearer conception of the prob
lens which we face.
Old World Ties.
For the past so or go years, North
and South America have in a great
measure neglected each other. Both
are the children of Europe, but in
stead of finding their youth and vi
tality and ideals a tie binding them
together, each has gone its own way.
We have kept our Anglo-Saxon
culture while the South American
people have kept their Latin at
tachments. The binding ties have
been with the Old World. Progress
has been east and west instead of
north and south.
This was not entirely wrong, of
course. 1t was wrong only as it
failed in cultivating a closer, strong
er friendship between the Americas
1t was short-sighted trend de-
veloped by a blind spot in our
political and social destinies.
Some one has said that there
would not be so much trouble in
this world If the people could travel
more. There would be no mass
hatreds because the people would
understand each other.
1t is here that the theatrical arts
can be a potent force, give the
people a clearer understanding Of
their neighbors' customs. habits
and ideals. They can dispel the
ignorance which spawns i'll will
I believe the arts are the most
effective medium for bringing about
international friendship, and prob
ably the most difficult. But wien
this thing gets to rolling, it will be
like a SNOWFALL rushing downhill.
Can Be Powerful.
1t is necessary to reach the
masses, because it is the conviction
and beliefs of the people which
mold policies. And the theatrical
arts can reflect public opinion.
For the most part they aim at
entertainment and do not attempt
to lecture. But regardless of the
Evening star., 1941-04-20
Marches in Another PLAY,
But They Still Intend
To Team in a Picture
Hollywood Is Cold to Pairing Idea Thus
Far, but Guilds Starring Couple
Refuse to Let That Discourage
BY Jay CarmOdy.

Husband and acting teams do enough on the stage
NOW moves however we've % 40 not seem 10 IKE tn Because 'ney
legitimate
laid the Marches firm about breaking
down the Hollywood prejudice They together
themselves meantime,
take Wh about once year at the drama where they can be toge
Acting the Marches
who prefer be known the Marches private life As matter of
fact they did about as much for the guild as almost any two people you
could name including the Lunts, Alfred and Lynn.
About the only real failure the credit under guild auspices has
with unogetabe female whom they
will back in the fabulous days 1928 when
hnoogcay unemployed
existed that the Marches the lady They don't mention the
of the city, that it was in the Middle West
Their Reputation Did Not
This Time
They repertory group assembled
question Up point proud producing
and what they were mutually Accomplishing
popped
Has either Of you ever done ANYTHING in the professional heater9
nonpused, would not be2 lasted.
only They proceeded with all the courteous oquence
iona heater girl
They don't think
guilds
periods
inspiration historian listening the
guo season Oh t loao ALMOST oole e oIaS cou
customers offered their the dotted
before the first month ended the guild stood virtually spee with
of $4,000 wanted
plays.
Subscription
1 a Today.
of guild subscribers cities of
which Washington is of the best
guild admiration
accomplished them it always
that until three they stayed the
they did Broadway other produce
therefore Guild
untitled until this
guild looking Sophie Treadwels Hope
Harvest suddenly glanced up with happy cry that here was play
o the Marches.
which will their first road
Broadway the road first legitimate venture
American big production to
practical Center
Theater in New York and there it stayed stayed.
which with the
destined Broadway
the autumn will the Marches playing heaters On that first
they everything eebans schools but
q
Evening star., 1941-04-20
Actor Can Have
Circus Namesake
If He Desires
BY the Associated Press.

HOLLYWOOD.
Glen B. Robbins, who enlisted in
the Army at Denver, and now is
stationed at Moffett Field, Calf,
has a circus.
But what it needs, he worte to
Comedian Eddie Albert. is name.
Would Albert consider, Pvt. Robbins
wrote, having the circus named the
Eddie Albert Wonder Circus and
Carnival?
The actor wouldn't have to make
any investment and, in return, he
could have percentage. Eddie
says he's thinking about it. Always
wanted to own a circus. said Eddie.
Evening star., 1941-04-20

(See FAIRBANKS, Page F-2)
Evening star., 1941-04-20
Coming Attractions

Stage.
NAllONAI-Hope for Harvest" modern
Sophie Treadwel starring Frederic March
opens a one-week engagement tomorrow night.
Melodrama"
in the Capital Thursday principal players are Ann
Rutherford Kent Taylor Virginia Grey Daley
will be new variety show the stage
EARLEPenny Serenade" story romance told
with comic undertone starring Cary
arrives Friday a
time
PALACE-Zegfeld Girl with studded which
Hedy LAMAR Judy Garland Turner, Jimmy
Tony Martin, will follow the Preston Sges hit
Lady Eve"
METROPOLITANM Made Monster" which
formerly
monster opens Friday The CLANCY ir
scientist is Lionel Atwil.
Evening star., 1941-04-20
Theatrical Arts Can Be
A Force for Good Will
Actor Sees Opportunity to Weld
The Peoples of the Americas
Through Entertainment Medium

douglas Fairbanks the cinema star has
South
possibilities theatrical
understanding beUeen the Americas Mr. Fairbanks toLoD
discussion OF relations and the
role which the theatrical arts play to achteue good neghbo
unity)
Evening star., 1941-04-20
By Douglas Fairbanks, T.
NEW YORK.
BY the Associated Press


troubled old world a
opportunity
friendship understanding
great continents
President Roosevelt
South American hopeful will
Evening star., 1941-04-20
It Is the Veterans Who Have Scored This Season

Schnee in THE Corn Is Green" 10
Ann Sayers in MY Sister Eileen"
Dorothy Mcclure in Claudia" and
Evening star., 1941-04-20

Florence MacMichael in "Out of the
Frying Pan" Oh yes, and Boris
Karloff in Arsenic and Old Lace"
Evening star., 1941-04-20
Children Are No Handicap
To Cinema Stars Today
So Proudly They Boast of Offspring,
Once Considered Detrimental
To Success on the Screen
By SheHah Graham.
HOLLYWOOD.

Gary Cooper hudde in Warmers
cafe to be actress, Marlene.
Maenes Maria
open discussion
possession child mentioned in
Evening star., 1941-04-20
Things Were Much Different
In Those Good, Old Days
Of Temperament's Rule
Hollywood Has Turned Practical
And Now the Stars Just Another
Of the Help to the Producer
By Harold Hefernan.


Remember when star really movie
OF the enchanting word?
days of Hollywood that will ladies
their stories that supporting casts weren't good
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attic. separating each occupant
family from its immediate neigh
Dor.
Everything clean and spic-and-
span. ready to move furniture
right in.
First on July
Not yet; but wait until July /,
when the contractor will turn over
the first 80 units (25 buildings) !;
and July IL, when the remainder
will be delivered.
The only thing that won't be
complete will be the lawns, because
contracts don't seem to have any
control over nature. The grass win
have to grow later.
The first thing the Tacoma firm
did was to scrape off some 5000
cubic yards of top soil which was
put into a huge dump. The I'M
derneath gravel, thousands of
yards of II, was pushed and hauled
around to fill up depressions and
create the levels necessary for a
housing project.
Some Partly Painted
Anyone looking at the place to-
day views a reasonably orderly
mess. bitches here and bitches
there, for the underground utili-
ties. Some buildings implanted,
others bearing only the printing
coat.
Big piles of kitchen cabinets,
wash bowls, bathtubs and other
equipment awaiting their turn
with the plumbers and other
craftsmen now deep in the install
lation work. Only a few units are
equipped 30 far. but the work
moves fast.
When all units are completed
and utilities securely buried I'M
foreground. the 5000 yards of top
soil will come back to a new home
and will be used to make a six
inch top coating over the whole
area. except the streets.
Once the grading was COM
pleted, the concrete men started
work-April 15-and in 10 work.
ing days completed all concrete
foundations for all the units.
Close Tab Kept
Earl F. Starbard. superintendent
on the project, keeps a compli-
Gated but graphic chart that shows
step by step just exactly how each
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-19
Rev. Forbes Speaks
In Fern Hill Sunday

Rev. Gordon d. Forbes, director
OF Christian education for the
Washington Baptist convention.
will speak in Fern Hill Baptist
church. So. s6th and C SITS. Sun
day at IL a. m. Following the
service, young people of the
church will sponsor a noon lunch
con in his honor.
A conference for officers and
teachers of the Sunday school and
church will be held at 2 .. m.
Those wishing to take a more
active part in Christian life also
are invited.
The guest speaker is a graduate
OF Redlands university and the
Berkeley Baptist Divinity school.
Following his graduation from the
latter school, he accepted a call
as pastor of the Judson Memorial
Baptist church in Los Angeles.
He served the pulpit three years,
until called TO succeed Stanley A.
Gillette as director of Christian
education In Northern California.
After five years in that position,
the minister became associate
pastor Of First Baptist church in
Oakland. Calf. a position he has
held the last two years.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-19
State Tax Collection
Case Is Before Court

OLYMPIA-Two tax cases &C.
cupied the state supreme court
Wednesday. One involved the at
tempt of unemployment compensa-
ton Commissioner Jack E. Bates
to levy the state tax on Sound
Cities Gas & Oil company's stock
statesmen payrolls.
King county sought in another
appeal to tax several thousands
tons Of herring oil stored in Sc
attic by Proctor q Gamble. A
third appeal up today was that of
Northwest Transportation Co.,
against the department of public
service.
The state cancelled its franchise
to operate because it failed to pro-
vide adequate facilities for its Gus
toners.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-19

Congressman Hatton W. Sum-
mers Of Texas viii be the guest
speaker ct the annual meeting Of
the Washington state Bar ssso-
citation on July IS and 26 at Para
disc Valley. The Judges sssocia-
ton vii also meet at the same
time.
As chairman Of the house tu-
dietary COMMITTEES. Congressman
Summers holds a vital position in
the legal profession and has often
addressed the American Bar as
ISOLATION and Law Institute.
Farris Speaker
J. w. B. Farris. former attorney
general of British Columbia and
president of the Canadian Bar as
sociation, also will be on the pro-
gram, speaking on "Canada's
Status at Home and Abroad"
This annual session is expected
to be well attended, says Hugo
Metzler, Sr., governor of the 9Th
district, who points out it is an
effort to conduct comparatively
portion of the activities of the bar
association and judges association.
In recognition OF the joint meet
ing, Chief Justice John s. Robin
son of the state supreme court
has been selected by the Bar as
ISOLATION board of governors to act
as POSTMASTER at the banquet
which will conclude the conven-
ton.
Others on Program
Superior Judge Charles w. Hall
OF Vancouver will speak in behalf
OF the judges and the Honorable
Mathew Hill of the Seattle Bar
in behalf OF the lawyers on the
subject, Coordination of the
Bench and Bar"
Superior Judge William G. Long
Of Seattle will respond to a toast
for the Judges association and ].
Speed Smith, president of the
Washington State Bar association,
will respond for the lawyers.
Other speakers will include Gov.
Arthur B. Langlis, r. L. Maitland
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-19
Quarry and Log
Trucks Damaging
Street at 0rfinq

okIzSe-Ihe three camps q
TIE s. Paul and Tacoma Lumber
compsny located IN eastern Pierce
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ounE every ozy pas t~o log
THtuH Of 100 carr each bound for
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-19

Amortized Home Loan plan. was
active in Tacoma in the Home
Loan field and loaned many thou
sands of dollars for home purchase.
Now, after careful consideration.
and an exhaustive survey, certain
selected Washington cities are be-
ing opened, not only for Assured
Home loans, but also loans on pre-
ferred business and apartment
properties. 6
Lee p. Hill, well-known local
business man, has been selected
by the Equitable, Hollingworth
said, because of his long residence
here, knowledge of Tacoma prop
erty, and many years Of varied
business experience.
Hill said he is happy and proud
to be identified with such a strong
financial institution, with 81 en-
viable years of experience in serv-
ing the public.
The new Equitable Amortized
Home Loan plan, according to Hill,
will be highly acceptable to the
public and will fill a definite need
in the field of home loans.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-19
Lee P. Hill Named
Loan Supervisor

District Manager Z. A. Holling-
worth. of the Equitable Life As
surance Society Of the U. s.. re-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-19
War in Europe
A Year Ago
June l8, 1910

British planes bombed air
dromes. factories and rail eenters
In the Rhineland. Ruhr valley and
northwestern section Of Germany.
In retaliation. Germany bombed
the Thames estuary at three
points.
Adolf Hitler and Benito husso-
I'M dispatched srmistiee terms 10
France after their meeting IN
Munich.
Prime Minister Winston Church.
III. In a house Of commons speech.
warned that France would be
casting away her future" II she
oapitulated-
Germany reported capture Of
Cherbourg and Rennes.
Ere tripled the rate Of enroll
ment IN the armed forces with
the warning that the first foreign
soldiers 10 set foot on Irish soil
would be shot
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-19
First Dwellings at McChord
To Be Ready for Use JulYl

one Of the so duplex units has
progressed. Pick out any house
unit by number from l to so and
he'll tell you exactly how near
completion 1t is at any time.
These houses are not all the
same size; that is. "a are large"
units with three bedrooms; rs are
small" having only two bedrooms.
Roofs vary IN the new little vii
lage; some are red. some green
and some black.
Starbard and the project eng1-
neer, Charles e. Putnam, will tell
you that the job includes laying of
1900 feet of sewer pipes; 5000
feet of water mains; 10000 feet
OF electrical conduit; IS blocks of
street paving with concrete side
walks. curbs and cutters; and that
it requires 10 tons of lead to mix
the paint needed to paint all the
buildings.
Mostly Tacomans
Most of the materials were
bought in Tacoma and most of the
200 persons on the project payroll
are Tacoma people. Lumber came
from John Dover Lumber Co.; all
windows, doors and other millwork
from Puget Sound Manufacturing
Co.; Berkheimer Manufacturing
Co. provided all the roofing.
Altogether this defense housing
project, sponsored by the public
buildings administration of the
federal works agency. will cost
approximately $350,000 That's
about $500 per unit with all
utilities, including streets and $780,
900 square yards of lawn, INSTALL
ed. The cost per unit equipped, but
without utilities, would average
about S2,100.
Starting July 10. the Air Corps
married non-coms can line up to
move in The contract will be
completed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-19
State Bar Association Meetings
Will Be al Paradise July ISIS

Of Vancouver. B. c. Rev. James v.
Linden. regent Of Gonzaga univer-
sity law school, who will discuss
Political and Philosophical De-
velopment Of Administrative Law:
Judson Falknor, dean Of the Uni
versity Of Washington law school,
the subject Legal Education.
1884,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-19
q. S. Army Takes Over
Delivery Of Planes

WAsHNGTON-The u. s. army,
1t was disclosed Wednesday, has
assumed formal command of the
delivery OF war planes from Ameri-
can factories to Atlantic coastal
points for transfer to Great Brit
ain. employing more than 200 civil
ian pilots as a stop gap" pending
assignment Of regular army pilots
to the new duty.
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Restaurant Men
Face Walkouf

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81 (AFL) win cease working
on June 20. 1871, at 1901 r.
m. unless agreements are ar
rived at by that time"
Threat of strike climaxed less
than a months negotiations be-
tween the union and the Restaur-
ant association. The union de-
mands general wage increases and
a weeks vacation with pay.
However, 1t appeared that the
public will be spared any "eatlsss'
days, even in event Of strike.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-19
NOT ALL EATING
PLACES MAY CLOSE

Several of the larger public
dining rooms Of downtown Tacoma
notably those Of the hotels and
department stores-are covered by
a separate agreement with the
union, the taverns in the county
have already accepted the union
demands, and several smaller
restaurants not members of the
association are believed to have
signed.
There Ia a sufficient num-
Der of eating establishments
already under agreement with
us TO assure the public of con-
tinued eating, even In the
event Of a strike" according
to Green, union secretary.
Botsford, spokesman for the
Restaurant association, said the
association, embraces IS eating
establishments in the county,
which employ an estimated 20 per
cent Of the union membership.
Members of the association will
meet at 8 p. m. Wednesday at
Louise & AIMS cafe in the Per-
kins building to determine further
course Of action with regard to
the deadlock and approaching
strike deadline.