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With = grim smile. hs fingered
the brisk army note A iook-sss
at London would have beer a new
high for him Il II He
shook his head.
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Evening star., 1941-01-04

Gated in the piecemeal revelation
that Charlie Chaplin and the Lunts
have assented to take part. Patent
IL that is only a beginning, perfect
In itself, but only beginning. The
intention of Mrs. Edwin N. Watson
and her committee to have all
branches of theater and screen art,
of music, the dance, etc, represented
on the program can only mean more
names to come. Just whose names
they will be will be disclosed from
day to day in the best tradition OF
surprising and delighting the day
lights out of potential customers.
So far as the Presidents Birth
day Ball celebraities are concerned,
the big attraction announced to date
Is Deanna Durbin. And (haZily al
ready) there seems to have been a
studio announcement that Para
mounts little Caroline Lee. the
child of Honeymoon in Bali will
represent childhood.
They, too. represent only starter.
Well try to keep them all straight
for you-and ourselves.
X X X X
II the Phi Beta Kappas vehement
~ deny this story and hate w. c.
Fields for being its hero, that is up
to the P. B. KS and Fields. We
Just want to tell the story
1t starts to the effect that Rich
ard Carlson. leading male of NO,
No. Nanette," lost his Kappa key
while working on that film. The
tale of the loss got about, press
agents beings always handy to see
that such things do.
One of the persons who heard it
Evening star., 1941-01-04

program runs a gamut, delightful
gamut at that, from primitive
jungle dances of Papua to Balinese
temple dances. Two ballets are the
major works, one, Temptation of
Buddha," adapted from frescoes at
the Temple of Borobudur, the other
a weird, undoubtedly authentic and
rather startling bit of eXorcism.
The company performing now at
the Wardman Park before an
audience last night, incidentally,
which was the largest at the theater
since Glenn Miller was on hand) is
truly a skilled one There is what
might be called grotesque grace
to everything they do and every
seeming grotesquerie is completely
graceful. There is due a warm well
come in this country to the Bali
ballet (there's phrase to try to
forget), to a man and woman, in
cluding those fellows who play on
temple gongs, gambangs, anklungs
and something resembling the Chi
nese er-hu, only with more and
bluer tone. Understanding always
is nothing to desire: these people of
Devi Dja's provide good time
whether you do or don't.
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and record it, and I'll get you the

and record it, and I'll get you the
release"
Next day Murphy received writ
ten release for the song. 1t was
signed William LIE Baron" The
studio head wrote the song back in
1919.
Jimmy Stewart has an honest
face. He was visiting the "Zieg-
field Girl" set at M-G-M the other
afternoon. sitting there alone. mind
ing his own business. One little
brunette in the pony chorus, look
ing for place to leave her Valu-
ables as rehearsal was called, caught
sight of Jimmy.
Here take care of this for Just
a few minutes" she said, handing
him a purse and smiling bewitch-
ingly. Stewart was amazed. but he
sat there until the girl finally re-
turned and claimed it.
Better count your money to see
that I didn't swipe any" Stewart
kidded her.
oh, don't be silly" returned the
chorus girl. But she opened the
purse, extracted a thick wad of bills
and thumbed through them.
Yes, quite all right. Seven hun
dred and forty dollars" she smiled.
and marched briSklv away.
CReleaseo BY the North American
Newspaper Alliance. IncD
Evening star., 1941-01-04

aration or production come under
that heading.
Backbone of any studio proper
ties always will be established books
and plays. MacKenna contends, for
their audience is guaranteed in ad-
vance. AN original StudiO-Written
yarn may be ever so much better.
but it is handicapped by that lack
of advance exploitation which a
great book or play comes by nat
urally.
The story editors declaration is
borne out. too, by the imposing list
at other studios. Here are few of
those coming up:
Twentieth Century-Fox has Chad
Hanna" Western Union" Zane
Grey's last story. How Green Was
My Valley wild Geese Calling
and Tobacco Road"
Cecil B. De Mile purchased Thel-
ma Strabel's Reap the Wind"
which ran as magazine serial.
Paramount has nailed down For
Whom the Bell Tolls" the latest
Hemingway novel at a reported fig
ure of 100000 and has just COM
pleted Victory" The same studio
is now finishing Wesley Smitter's
Fl o. B. Detroit" under the new
title of Reaching for the SUM-"
Bette Davis next for Warmers will
be Polan Banks January Heights" :"
w. R. Burnett's High Sierra" will
soon be in release. "Mr. Skefing-
ton" Kings Row Jack London's
THE Sea Wolf" Forrester's Capt.
Horatio HornbloWer, Somerset
Maugham's THE Villa on the Hill
and "One Foot in Heaven" comprise
their other novels to be filmed for
1941.
Were set for next seasons prod
uct, but if very many more estab-
lished writers continue to 60 serious
about world affairs. 1912 will be a
tough one" MacKenna warns. His
parting shot is:
eff any American writer has the
great American novel or the great
American play in his system, now is
the ideal time to convert 1t into
type"
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Newspaper Alliance, Inc.)
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Labor and Defense
At the Trans.Lux

Another of those highly lllumlnat-
ing documentaries Of the sort long
since now expected always of Marc6
of Time is the weeks new featured
short subject at the Trans-LuI.
Titled Labor and Defense-l94I
the film reviews labor and its prob
lens during the past 80 years. paws
particular attention, naturally. 70
the changes which have been
brought about in the labor sltua-
ton by the New Deals social legis-
lation.
In the news, as opposed to the
interpretative, portion of the bill is
a further review of the historv-
making high lights of 194O-Polard,
Finland, Norway, Holland, Belgium,
France, London, Churchill, the elec-
ton, conscription, the Toxic alll-
ance, Greece, the American
Conference. There are high lights
of the Presidents recent speech on
our attitude toward the war abroad,
while recent film from England
shows life underground IN London.
troops manning guns on the coast
against any invasion attempt.
Other short subjects are The
Wise OWL" a cartoon, and The
Violin"
Evening star., 1941-01-04

was the irreverent Fields, a man to
whom not even Phi Beta Kappa is
sacred. He sent Carlson a substitute
key with the following note:
Am lending you mine temporari-
ly. Here's address of a business
friend who helped me. Consult
him"
The address was that of a pawn
broker. who probably had inno-
Gently bought the key from a scoun-
drel who had stolen it,
X X X
Another tale of Hollywood that
goes the rounds these days is that
j. Cagney's staccato snarl is not
omnipotent in frightening the life
out of people and animals. Well,
at least animals.
The business of the moment in
volved getting lion named Menelik
to lunge at Cagney as if he meant
business, lion made furious by
the very thought of Cagney's that
he could bluff the king of beasts.
The lion apparently was not in
lunging mood, for he just ignored
Cagney, ignored him altogether
until a super-Cagney snarl inspired
him to roll over on his back and
put up his paws like puppy.
He thinks you make joke with
him" summed up Louie, the diminu-
tive man who trains Menelik and a
few other cats and kittens of the
majestic lion family.
X X X
How much football there is in a
football game is one of those things
that must be left by this depart
ment to higher mathematicians
(higher than one who can merely
add badly But basis upon
which such mathematician could
work should he desire is provided
by the Georgetown Mississippi game
newsreel now being presented at
the Palace.
Every bit of action in the game
is to be seen in the release, which
has running time of % minutes.
What that means in the way of
actual play is something we'd like
to know.
X y
OPENINGS which have varied from
Friday all the way back to Tuesday
among local downtown houses will
stop varying for the Earle Friday
next. The house goes back to that
as its opening date with a fierce
resolve to stick to it.
Evening star., 1941-01-04

ballet stills IA double will do the
actual dancing. l advise her to
wear long, fashioned ballet
dress to hide the bent knees. And
! know what I'm talking about. I
once did both.
Jane Withers received a tomato
red, super-convertible car for Christ
mas-from her mother. She is not
allowed to drive it. But to soften
the disappointment is permitted to
start the engine in the morning and
to turn on the lights at nights. She
is also allowed to play the musical
horn Talking about cars, Roland
Young got himself a beauty But
his chauffeur has forbidden him to
drive it. If disobey," says Roland
he'll fire mel"
And while we are on the sub
ject, I wish I could describe the
new marvel in which Leo CarrillC
Is riding around. 1t was present
to him from the head man of ar
auto factory and was painted anC
upholstered to match his PalminC
pony-in yellow, brown and white
The floor and inside of the Cal
are lined with brown and white
cowhide. The tenders are decorated
with white leather. Ditto the seats
in the car. There's much more, but
you wouldn't believe me if I tolo
you.
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Newspaper Alliance, Inc)
Evening star., 1941-01-04
Bali Dancers
1nBright
Program
Devi Dja Brings
Java Group
To Wardnan
By HARRY MACARTHUR.

The ballet, as it is performed In
the traditional manner of the
Dutch East Indies, occasionally Is
as much in need of an interpreter
to the amazed uninformed as the
Chinese drama always is, and that
is considerably in need of an in
terpreter. There are many things
that happen, you feel certain while
watching Devi Dja and her Ball
Java Dancers cat the Wardman
Park Theater tonight for the Sec
ond of two performances here, OF
which you would be more ap-
preciative if you knew just what
was going on. Once, for instance,
We thought Miss Dja Devi means
Miss, too. but this is no place to
be confused by that) was depicting
Young woman trampling imaginary
snakes. 1t turned out to be some
thing titled "Jatuya, the Battle of
the Eagle" so we were correct only
if the imaginary eagle was battling
imaginary snakes.
Then on the other hand-and
more often than not, this iS-the
dances of these trim little Javanese
girls are pantomime even child
could understand, maybe even more
easily, and the sum total is truly
a diverting evening. There is one
number alone that could get the
whole troupe booking in vaude-
vile. if there was vaudeville. This
Is folk dance from Medan called
"Piring." in which Devi Wani,
Devi Nina and Devi Tina perform
some amazing manipulations with
china plates, so tricky that last
nights audience kept demanding an
encore until it got one. And the
Evening star., 1941-01-04

"Rochester,' and Billy Gilbert, to
name a few. If it hadn't been for
the novel note in their vocal chords
and their peculiar manner OF de-
livering lines where would they be
today? Far removed from Holly
wood. perhaps.
Bill Frawley, whose deep, cor
ner-of the mouth baritone rumbleS
through many fat comedy role,
agrees that a twisted voice is a
pretty serviceabie tool in getting an
actor into the best-paving places.
But such things don't come by
accident" he insists. Most of us
groaners, moaners. rumblers, wheez-
ers and plit-throated tenors had
to 90 through a long period OF self
training before We caught the eve
of the referee, who, in HollyWood's
case, is the head guy in the casting
Office.
1T really isn't much different
from studying and practlclng to be-
come successful singer. Take my
pal, the groaner," Frawley con-
tinue5. He refers to Bing Crosby,
long his close friend and golfing
enemy. "Bingo probably would still
have been whipping the skins
(drumming) in some nickel-in-the
kitty band and rasping out an oc-
casional vocal if he hadn't got his
first break with Paul Whiteman.
Whiteman taught him music and
what could be done with it. And
since those days Bingo has learned
a lot for himself.
What I mean, I guess, is that
if you don't measure up to the
orthodox leading-man yardstlck, you
have to fret around until you de-
veloo an individual style, based on
your own limitations. Then limita-
tions become an asset and you be-
come acquainted with the men who
work in banks"
In Frawley's case it took him
quite while to reach the position
he holds today, one that keeps him
busy in pictures 50 weeks a year,
at a very agreeable salary. He
served many years apprenticeship
in "old-time" vaudeville and on the
musical comedy stage before he got
the nod from Hollywood. That was
in 1888. He's made 43 pictures since,
latest of which is a fat comedy part
in Enrol Flynn's Footsteps in the
Dark"
So, you see. the right kind of
voices can talk their way into the
talkies. Many have done it. But
men, as you will note, have a far
better chance than women. Like
being called in the draft.
X X X
There came a situation in Las
Evening star., 1941-01-04
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

Stage.
National -" "Yokel Boy musical
comedy, with Joe Penner: 2:3O and
$50 pm.
Palace-"Comrade X" American
Clark Gable reforms Tovarich Hedy
Lamar: 11:25 am, 2:05, 4:40, 7:15
and $50 pm.
Earle - Santa Fe Trail Enrol
Flynn and Olivia de Havilland vs.
John Brown: 9:15, 11:40 am. 2:1O,
4:4O, ITO and $40 pm. Stage
shows: 11:1O am, 1;4O, 410, $40
and 9:10 pm.
Capitol-"Flight Command" Rob-
ert Taylor takes to the air with the
Navy's "Hell-Divers" 10 am, II 55,
3::55, $50 and $50 pm. Stage
shows: 1905, 3:O5, 6 and pm.
Keiths - Kitty Foyle," Ginger
Rogers as the white collar girl" of
Christopher Morley's novel: 11:15
am, lis, 800, $40, 725 and $50
pm.
Columbia-"Tin Pan Alley" Betty
Cradle, Alice Faye and raft of old
hit tunes: 11:15 am, lis, 3:25, 5::35
7:45 and $50 pm
Metropolitan-"He Comes the
Navy" Cagney and O'Brien fight
with the fleet and each other: 1:30
am, 1870, 3:35, 5:35, TAO and GAS
pm.
Little-"The Great Waltz" the
last local showing of the spectacular
musical: II am, los, 3:15, 5:25,
7:35 and $50 pm.
Trans Lux - News and shorts;
continuous from 10 am.
Evening star., 1941-01-04

SlX-fgure ratlng.
The European market is yielding
nothing of value outside of London" ="
said Mackenna. STORY departments
have been closed out in the conti-
mental capitals because any material
available there is propagandistic in
nature
During the past year, Mackenna
points out, many important Ameri-
can writer's have become so wrapped
up in world affairs that they have
turned temporarily from fiction.
Even breezy Clare Luce, of The
Women and Kiss the Boys Good
by is writing her impressions of
foreign politics and policies.
MANY of the writer's Hollywood
has come to depend upon have been
diverted for the time being" he
says. They are choosing more Sc
rious channels. Consequently, as
material from established authors
becomes more scarce, studio compe-
tition becomes correspondingly
keener. This scarcity makes film
prices for books and plays 60 up
rather than down"
MacKenna thinks the studios have
all done pretty well in procuring
successful plays and novels for 1941
pictures. In his own studio, he de-
clares, 20 of 40 stories now in prep
Evening star., 1941-01-04


Boy" Williams and live on a ranch
in the valley. Whoever buys Lupes
house will find intact the bars and
trapeze on which "TarZan" Johnny
Weissmuller used to swing himself
into the living room!
Shirley Temple wants to get
through the spring term at West
lake School before doing her first
picture for Metro. Do kids today
love going to school, or is Shirley
an exception? 1t was certainly diff
ferent in my day. Kicking
around in Hollywood is set of
beautiful baggage stamped with
the monograms of Vivien Leigh and
Laurence Olivier. They were a
farewell present to the couple from
David Selznick-but, through some
mistake, were delivered after they
had packed and gone.
It's a little late to mention this.
but the Ronald ColmanS' Christmas
party was the cutest of the lot.
with a small individual Christmas
tree for each guest Robert
Taylor's black horse has to be made
up for its technicolor stint in Billy
the Kid" He shone too much in
his natural state-and you looked
at the horse instead of Bob 6.
Cary Grant is lucky and sensible
lucky because he free-lances and
decides which pictures he will do;
sensible because he insists on
months rest between each movie,
which is something George Brent
hasn't been able to do in years
The reason for the postponement
of Loretta Youngs "Ballerina" until
February is that even in Hollywood
the miracle of putting her up on
ballet shoes couldn't be done with
out certain amount of training.
When Loretta gets to doing the
Evening star., 1941-01-04

Vegas Nights now being filmed at
Paramount. where Director Ralph
Murphy decided song with def
mite ncstalgiC quality would add
immeasurably to the atmosphere.
Somebody pointed out that a
number called On Miami Shore" a
hit several years ago, would fill the
Dill exactly After running it over
in his mind, Murphy agreed. So
he asked william LIE Baron. studio
manager, if he wouldn't get IN touch
with the composer and obtain the
right to use it.
Sure" said lie Baron, Il happen
to know the fellow well. Go ahead
Evening star., 1941-01-04

tea to England
the actual tea
costs her SIPS
per pound. The
clipper trans .
portation adds
another $3.50,
which is eXpen-
sive, but none
theleSS " e {.
come in Eng
land.
Lupe Velez's
town house is
up for sale and
she will 60 rural
with her mar
riooo tn aRir
Evening star., 1941-01-04

bee a u S e the
stars who come
for one may de-
eide to stay over
for the other, at
least something
of them. it might
even turn out to
be the greatest
show on earth
raised to the Sec
ond power.
The magnitude
of the inaugural
concert program,
which com e S
January l9, al
.L,
Evening star., 1941-01-04
Limitations Are an Asset
For Many Trick.Voice Specialist
In the Movies, at Any Rate
By HAROLD HEFFERNAN.
HOLLYWOOD.


Boys if you build become leading
distinctive
caapuled figure right where
pay r S
Take FIavy
Evening star., 1941-01-04

Now You, Too, Can Swing
On Tarzan's Trapeze
If You Buy the House Lupe Velez
Has for Sale, That Is, for the
Exercise Bars Are Still There
By SHEILAH GRAHAM.


Nv going to Quiet She
has changed that
played Chinese him
the Tony think
method of preparation.
tells that Husband Alexander Korda clippers
Evening star., 1941-01-04
Is Guaranteed
So Best Sellers and Hit Plays
Continue Popular With Studios
HOLLYWOOD.

Kenneth Mackenna story department quick
opinion Hollywood curtaimg its purchase
of bestselers a
Mackenna who should
these
can
Evening star., 1941-01-04
Biggest Show on Earth
Looms for Washington
Between Inaugural Concert January 10
And Birthday Ball, Star Cluster
Will Be the Greatest Ever
By JAY CARMODY.

What with Presidents Birthday Ball drenching
something would be an equivalent OF
called
With preface nwsppemen perhaps titled
Handou be able to determine what
Evening star., 1941-01-04

10 ENgIdHu ItHI Wtth. bUU IIC IT
be back in February. Merle, by the
way, has been sending packages OF
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what even the Ringlings could call
"the greatest show on earth" And,
Evening star., 1941-01-04
Pa. Ave. at eth Sc

HtN FIR. 500 Mat Pm.
Parking Space Available to Patrons.
IUGBOAT ANNIE SAILS AGAIN"
With MARJORIE RAMBEAC Alan
HALE. AT l:3u, 3.4u $50 rs.
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-01
High Pressure Homer"
To Be Presented Here

The key West Senior High
DramatlcS Club have Just an
noanced that by special arrange
ment with Samuel French eff New
York CITY they have procured the
rights 70 Bruce Brandon's latest
and gayeSt eo4nedsss entitled High
Pressure Homer This IS a
comedy of family life and il IS to
be given on Friday. December 5.
at $500 p N. at the Key West High
School Asfaisoyiarn. The cast has
been selected and is rehearsing
diligently under the direction Of
Mrs. Stark.
Good PLAYS fer amateur players
are difficult Il find and that is
why this play was snapped up for
local presentation as soon as il was
read II you've never attended
laugh fest here IS your oppor-
t,snity because High Pressure
Homer IS inst that-a clean, en-
tertaininE and screamingly funny
comedy thar has broken attend
ance records everywhere. II is a
fine study Of American life at
tackled fron new viewpoint.
The play IS repiets with funny sit
uations and sayings that viii be
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-01
PLAN TO BOOST
CIVILIAN MORALE

Continued from Page One)
of the existing study discussion
groups.
Studebaker makes a point Of
the fact that there are no spe-
eial funds appropriated for the
new service. Thus, il will be es-
4sblished hf6ush I lcbseo e6obsRfll
ation of the oaies pfs EdheshOn,
which viii act ssgatlvsor sndIos-
'ganizational guiderand LaGuard-
.ia's Office Of Civilian Defense,
whose local defense yoanssss- and
volunteer offices phll provide
much of the volunteer manpower
to get the ball rolling and keep
ii in motion.
Specifically, the plan is to get
up in every. public and private
educational Institution a civilian
morale service. In elementary and
high schools, the primary prof.
ects viii be greater emphasis in
social studies on present day
problems; TO provide meeting
places for adult freedoms for
ums";; to promote attendance at
these forums; to prepare charts,
graphs, and other visual aids for
discussions and lectures.
The libraries, both public and
school, will be asked to become
.arsenals of facts and informa-
ton" on ailsEsafters ) pertainng
to democracy, relationships,
world affairs and all phases of
national defense.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-01
BIG COLLECTION BY
JUNIOR RED CROSS

According to AIRS. Edwin
Trevor. chairman of the Junior
Red Cross Committee. the Doug
lass School raised $l7.l5 for the
Red Cross Roll Cali, the largest
amount, incidentally, that they
have ever raised for the Junior
Red Cross.
The money viii be used to
purchase Junior Red Cross
Journals for the High School and
Junior Red Cross News for the
elementary grades. All monies
not actually required for sub
scriptions to the periodicals will
be pooled by all Monroe county
schools IN what is known as the
Children's Fund.
The fund viii either be used
locally or transmitted to the ma
tional organization to be admin
istered by the Junior Red Cross
Children's Fund to help. young
sters in other countries.
Last year the Key West Junior
Red Cross sen. $10.75 to Wash
ington for disposition as men,
toned above. This year it is an
ticipated that : larger sum will
be available.