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Evening star., 1941-01-27
Virginia. Premiere
Set for Thursday

Virginia" Paramounts techni-
color production starring Madeleine
Carroll and Fred MacMurray, has
its world premiere this week. open
ing in several Eastern cities. The
first showing of the film in New
York is scheduled for tomorrow at
the Paramount, with the Washing
ton contribution to the world pre-
miere" festivities set for Thursday
at the Earle Theater.
Carolyn Lee, the child starlet. and
Stirling Hayden. newcomer to films
both OF whom are featured in
Virginia" are among the Holly
wood contingent to be in Washing
ton for the Presidents Birthday
Ball Thursday night.
Miss Lee, who celebrated her 5th
birthday anniversary in June, first
was seen on the screen in Honey
moon in Bali" She has been placed
under contract as the result OF her
work in that film and now in 'Vir-
ginia" and will be groomed for
starring roles by Paramount.
Mr. Hayden makes his debut in
Virginia" coming TO the screen not
from the theater. but from the
tiller of his sailing vessel in which
he has toured the world. Blond
and handsome, he is we'll over s
feet tall
Evening star., 1941-01-27

Paul Martin. J. o. Martin and Harry
MeeSe.
Census Bureau employees are satir-
izing themselves in their "Noncen-
sus of l94l." an original musical
revue to be presented next FRIDAY
and Sunday nights at the Masonic
Hall by the dramatic group Of Com
merce Local. No. %. the United
Federal Workers of America. Re-
ports from rehearsals indicate that
the skits are funny, the girls are
lovely, the music is tuneful, the sets
are lavish and the players are able
The whole production is the orig
inal work of Census Bureau work.
ers, with Herman Dolgon and Bernie
Raskin dividing the manifold chores
of staging the musical. Music. at
least four of the tunes that is, has
been written by Bernie Leib. and
those who have heard them say his
"Whacky Joe" and Love Over a
Portfolio" are the sort of ditties
people hum.
Evening star., 1941-01-27
New Play Opens
At the National

Claudia" new comedy by
Rose Franken, author of among
other things the stage hit,
Another Language" opens at
the National T'heater tonight
for a weeks engagement. prior
to its New York opening.
The leading roles, the Claudia
and David of two OF Mrs.
Franken's most popular novels,
will be played by Dorothy Nc
Guire and Donald Cook.
Frances Starr also is on hand.
returning to the theater TO play
an important role in the new
comedy. Others in the cast are
Olga Baclanova. John Williams,
Frank Tweddell. Audrey Ridg-
we'll and Adrienne GeSsner.
Evening star., 1941-01-27
It's a Homecoming
For Mary AstOr

Mary AstorS return to Warner
Bros. studio TO appear with Bette
Davis and George Brent in The
Great Lie" was by way of being a
homecoming.
Miss Astor was one Of the group
of stars who made the first pictures
at the Burbank film plant in 1926.
when the newly built studio was the
home of First National Pictures.
Later. when Warner Bros ac-
quired First National and made the
Burbank studio the site OF all its
production activities. Miss AStor
starred in other pictures there.
John Barrymore. George Arliss
and Paul MUM were some of the
stars with whom Miss Astor worked
then. Bette Davis was not. Miss
Davis was not then star, although
she was on the lot.
In her return TO the old home. !"
for the first time in little more
than five years. Miss AStor has
role which she classes as her best
since the silent picture days. It's
that of the other woman" in an
exceptionally dramatic triangle
story. Miss Davis calls it as i'm
portant as her own.
Evening star., 1941-01-27
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

| and Time of Showing
Stage.
NatiOnaI"Claudi a new COM
edy by Rose Franken: $3.50 pm.
Screen.
CapitOl-"Maisie Was a Lady" in
which the popular young lady meets
society: IL am, 1:45, 4:3O, tbs and
10 pm. Stage shows: 1880, 3:35.
6:25 and 9:10 pm.
Earle North West Mounted
Police" De Mile adventure in the
Far North: 1890 am. lis, 4. GAS
and 9:35 pm. Stage shows: 12:45,
3:35, $40 and 9:O5 pm.
Palace-"Gone With the Wind" :"
first anniversary showing: $50 am,
1:20, Sis and 9:10 pm.
Keith's-"Kitty Foyle." Ginger
Rogers as the white collar" girl of
Christopher Morley's novel: 1850
am, 2:l5, ABS, and 9:25 pm.
Metropolitan-"Lov Thy Neigh
bor," the Benny-Allen radio feud
continues: ll:4O am, lao, $40,
$40, TAO and $40 pm.
Columbia-"Comrad x" Clark
Gable wins Tovarich Hedy Lamar
from Communism: IL am, ITO,
1925, 5:35, 7:45 and 10 pm.
Little "A Midsummer Nights
Dream" elaborate film version of
the fantasy: II m, los, $40, 5:15,
7:25 and $50 pm.
TranS-Lux News and shorts:
continuous from 10 am.
Evening star., 1941-01-27
Miss Skinner Signs
For Stage Role

Cornelia Otis Skinner. whose prin-
cipal theatrical appearances in re-
cent years have been in her we'll
known monodramas, makes her first
appearance in Broadway play this
season. She has been signed by
John Golden for the leading role
in "Theater," dramatized by Som
erset Vaughan and Guy Bolton
from Mr.. Maugham's novel. The
spring tour of the play is scheduled
TO start in Washington Monday
April IA.
Early in her career Miss Skinner
played secondary roles in will
Shakespeare" White Collars" The
Wild Westcotts" and other New
York plays. More recently she
played Candida" on tour and last
spring appeared in the Players Club
revival of Love for Love" Thea
ter" however, will give Miss Skinner
her first opportunity to star in a
New York engagement.
Evening star., 1941-01-27

City who Is un- Sheiah 'rAham.
der contract to Paramount and
shortly will play second feminine
lead to Dorothy Lamour in "Aloma
OF the South Seas" The fiesta story
concerns Mexicans in New York
City.
Here's something that drives press
agents crazy: For year now they
have been publicizing Ann Sheridan
with George Brent. The culmina-
ton of their efforts was the CO.
starring of them in the movie
Honeymoon for Three" The re-
lease OF the picture was to set off
a tremendous publicity rocket with
rumors of an elopement, etc, etc.
Well, the picture has been released.
But you'd hardly know it, because
moment to mention AIMS name in
Warmers publicity department-let
alone give her any publicity build
up. I have a hunch we will socn
find Brents name linked in the
public prints with another Warner
starlet.
Constance Bennett recently was
offered $4,000 for a picture. |
remember the time when Connie re-
ceived $50 1000 a week for a picture.
But 100000 for six or seven weeks
work isn't bad either. Connie, by
the way is again going places with
Gilbert Roland. &. Madeleine Car
roll will make a flying trip TO Spain
after she completes One Night in
Lisbon" She has house there
David Niven is on the general staff
| at the British War Office To a
| friend here he wrote facetiously tina I
he was sure Sam Goldwyn would
give the War ONCE special permis-
sion for him to make a picture in
London. David plans to return TO
Hollywood-after the war. If we
only knew when that would be }
He will. of course, bring his wife
/ with him.
The paging of Louis HAYWARD tc
co-star with Ida Lupino in Gentle
People" comes at a low point in
Hayward's career. Funny thing
Evening star., 1941-01-27

Cowl and Peggy Wood may win no
prize beyond that of being invited
to the command performance, but
1t we'll deserves that creditable dis
tinction.
"Old Acquaintance, like such OF
its predecessors as There's Always
Juliet" and The DiStaff Side rep
resents Van Druten once more tas-
cinated with the sex called falr,
weaker and various other more-or
less-flattering adjectiveS. With tol-
Grant and Infectious amusement, ne
has written a drama of two women
noyelists. They are pair perfectly
conceived for a competitive and un-
congenial, but enduring, friendship.
In MANY other common field OF en-
deavor, they would have been equally
a attracted and repelled without being
half so amusingly articulate about 1t.
Van Druten's handsomely gifted
authors are a sharply contrasted
pair. One. the one played by Miss
Covl. is the warm, unsettled type,
the wise Lilith. Hers is the ability
to create lucid, somewhat fine lit
erature and to participate, Incl
dentally in a number OF restrained
romances. The other Miss Wood
Evening star., 1941-01-27
A M u Sc M z N T S.

family to be successful at the same
time. Miss Lupino was famous in
her own right before Husband Hay
ward appeared on the scene and
married her. As his popularity
rose, hers fell. Then Ida started
going places notwithstanding with
The Light That Failed" The see
saw found Hayward going down.
particularly during this past year.
in which Ida went higher-"They
Drive by Night" High Sierra" etc.
Deanna Durbin is taking her
mother with her on her jaunt to
Chicago, Washington, New Orleans.
Dallas and Miami. . Gertrude As
tor, ex-star of the silents, is now
a stunt actress-driving Cars-and
overturning them. In Gertrudes
day, the stars had to overturn their
own cars. Now they have people
like Miss AStOr to do 1t for them.
Re!eased by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, IncD
Evening star., 1941-01-27

Eve, whose standard fiction earns
money but leaves the lady other
wise unrecompensed.
The major characterizations, of
course, quickly establish what Van
Druten is driving at. In way, in
writing about these two females
he has written a sort of The Wom-
en-" Yet while his divergent, con-
fiicting females deal with each other
in the best fashion of their sex, they
are by no means so many neatly
shaped vials of acid. On the con-
trary each is permitted the revela-
ton of completely human qualities
which earn sympathy for each while
denying neither admiration for
verbal vitriol.
"Old Acquaintance, which prob
ably will be running in New York
for long time before it returns
to Washington, is at its wise and
witty best when 1t deals with the
conflict between the two major
characters. When it switches from
the main line to deal with a deriva-
tive, adoleScent love affair it is a
conversation piece, even though one
wrought by an expert craftsman.
The conversation is well below the
level of the rest of the drama, Incl
dentally.
So much of the special charm of
Gold ipt
the performances of its principal
players that one is impelled to the
fatuous assumption that no other
two actresses could play it so we'll.
The styles of Miss Cowl and Miss
Wood are perfectly adapted to their
roles. Miss Cowls wise, warm, know
ing novelist is radiant incarnation
of the woman whose gifts are as
great as they are unavailing in her
personal quest for happiness.
Miss Woods lady novelist, on the
other hand, is the virtually perfect
portrait of that five letter word
meaning female which is used
everywhere these days but in the
crossword puzzles and family Jour-
naiS. 1t is a perfect portrait. how
ever, because it is redeemed bv
properly contrasting glints of sweet
ness.
Producer Wiman and Director
Aurlol Lee have chosen wisely be-
yond the principals in the casting
OF their play. They have been par
tlcularly deft in the choice of Adele
Longmire as the daughter oof Miss
Wood, who gets the man. The
man, played by Kent Smith. may be
no creature to cause you to swoon
In admiration. but Smith plays him
amply and deliberately in that di-
rection.
The frame in which all the ex-
cellence of "Old Acquaintance is
contained is provided by Richard
Whorf. 1t is very stylish and
becoming frame. too: one which
proves Whorf who is a grand actor
IN everything the Lunts play, is a
much more versatile and talented
young man than you may have
realized.
Evening star., 1941-01-27

Green Was My
Valley" post
poned because
of difficulty in
lining up the
right cast, and
In which he al
ready has $780,
600 invested.
John Garfield
gets q real Mex
ican ! e a d | n g
lady for his Fl
eSta in Manhat-
tan" Esther
F. e r n andeZ, a
star of Mexico
Evening star., 1941-01-27

turned out 10 be
one of t h O S e
events W h i c h
have b &C o m e
superspecial in
the theater:; one
more of those
b | 2 SIS ed with
that speci a !
quality of unan-
imous partici-
patton which is
so heart warm
ing in its effect.
he comedy
which Van Dru-
ten has fash
toned for lane
Evening star., 1941-01-27
Birthday Party Prelude
Attended by President
old Acquaintance, Urbane Comedy,
Is Ideal Choice of Drama
For Command Performance
By JAY CARMODY.

That traditional birthday celebration
last night National distinguished
Franklin
audience brilliant
supplements to John Van Dutens:
mbane another
called performance" s,;os
Evening star., 1941-01-27
Local Drama Groups
Civic Theater Now Assemblies
An All.Star Cast of Players
By HARRY MACARTHUR.

The movies always boasng of their a-star casts Usually
mentioned publicly though there
There Boom
Gable
Evening star., 1941-01-27
Ethel Barrymore Eyes
Film Version of Play
Would Like to Appear on Screen
In Her Corn Is Green Role;
Last in Pictures in 1892
By SHEILAH GRAHAM.


Green which
"Rasputn the Empress Her play has Welsh mining district
Williams
Evening star., 1941-01-27

about HollyWood--and I've remark
ed on this before-it seems virtually
impossible for two members of one
Evening star., 1941-01-27

CARLTON HOTEL. New Cosmo. Room, 18th
and X SITS. ME. 1926. Music by Carmen
.Cavallaro's Orchestra. Dancing 81 and 10
House at 18th and H SITS Dining in an
atmosphere of charm, dignity and gem
tility. Luncheon. S5c; dinner from SI.25.
Organ music nightly during dinner.
at X. Cocktail and dinner dancing, So;
supper dancing to Milt Davis Orchestra.
1o-1. Min. Saturday only. 81. DI. $3.50.
SHOREHAM BLUEROoM, Connecticut at
Calvert. Dining and dancinE Two floor
shows o3O and 11:2O. Dinner s.. in
cluding cover. Supper cover bOe. AD. o7O0.
Evening star., 1941-01-27

detro to the Welsh punch, he'll
ave TO get busy soon on his How
Evening star., 1941-01-27

ADJUSTMENTS. A
Evening star., 1941-01-27

ADJUSTMENTS,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-26
.Bombers 10 Roll
Off Ford Line
BY End of Year

With the signing OF a new con-
tract, nearly half a billion dollars
worth of four-motored CONSOLE
dated bombers. considered the
most powerful in the world. have
been ordered from the Ford Motor
Company today by the United
States. Delivery of the bombers
should begin by the end OF this
year in the new Ypsilanti airplane
plant, company officials said.
The new contract, which was
ANNOUNCED I'm Washington yester-
day, calls for the loaning OF SAT-
620,170 TO the Ford company by
the government TO expand the
bomber plant now. under construc-
tion at Ypsilanti so it can turn
out rs completed bombers a month.
LONGEST ASSEMBLY LINE
The new contract raises TO APP
proximately $66, 000, 900 the cost OF
the Ypsilanti plant. which will
operate the longest final assembly
line in the world and employ more
than $4,000 workers.
In addition TO turning out com
pleted bombers, which will be
flown from the plant, the company
will manufacture each month parts
and sub-assemblies for another 15C
/ Consolidated bombers, which will
be assembled at plant being built
4 at Fort Worth, Tex The parts
contract was let by the govern
ment several months ago. and the
Ford company was awarded nearly
$40. 900, 900 TO construct the new
plant. The new loan today calls
for enlargement Of the plant at ar
additional cost of S31, SOL 300 and
the expenditure Of SIS, 658,871 for
more equipment.
Although the production rate oi
completed bombers has been eel
tentatively at Is a month. Ford
officials said that il may be pos
sible TO increase this 10 15C
monthly. The government already
has contracted for $220.000.00 O
worth OF completed planes mo
$500, 600 600 worth OF parts, bring
ing to S420000,000 the total oi
Consolidated bomber contracts
held by the Ford company.
DPC LOANS FUNDS
Expansion of the plant was an
lnounced by Jesse Jones OF Inc
Defense Plants Corporation. a sub
tsidiary of the RFC. The corpora
ttieH will loan the funds for the
Expansion and retain title 10 the
plant, Jones said. although the
plant will be completely operated
| by the Ford company.
The expanded plant will he o
giant L-shaped structure. 1900
feet long on one leg of the Il" and
Il, $50 on the other. The long leg
will be 700 feet wide, the short
lone $50. Under the new contract.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-26

two large airplane hangers viii
be erected about 400 yards from
the plant.
Although the new contract wax
announced only yesterday. Ford
officials said they already are
building the expanded plant. When
the company was awarded 10
parts contract. 1T informed the
government il could turn out COM
pleted bombers also. Although the
Ford company was not given defii
mite word on a contract for ca h
pleted bombers. il went aho
with the construction of a plant
capable of doing so in the expec-
tation 1t would receive the con-
tract.
The new plant Is expected 10 b.
in operation near the end Of III.
year. Pr
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-26
Man Held in Attack
On 4-Year-0Id Boy

Police today arc holding a 3D.
year-old Detroit man charged with
investigation of criminally attack
ing a 4-year-old boy. Police plan
today TO confront the suspect with
the child who was enticed into a
car near his west side home and
driven 10 a wooded spot at West
Warren and Evergreen avenues. A
7-year-old girl who earlier refused
TO get in the car failed TO identify
the man last night.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-26
DefenSeleSS Detroit
City Unprepared If Backouts We're Called NotO-
HoUeuer, None's Scheduled This Week

It's hardly likely that any enemy
incendiary bombs will fall on De-
troit within the next few days or
that a blackout will be necessary
soon as an air raid pTecaution
measure, but the city would be in
a sad state if such eXigencies did
/ occur.
II was admitted today by those
in charge of civilian defense here
that Detroit is only marking time
on matters of home defense while
awaiting orders from those higher
up.
In New York City for instance
fire wardenS and air raid preCau-
tion wardens, as well as guards for
vital defense points, already are
being enlisted. and names Of
volunteers are being listed daily.
LaGUARDIA TO MAKE PLEA
In addition, Mayor Fiorella La
Guardia, in his role as director Of
civilian defense, will make an
appeal TO New Workers 10 turn in
their old aluminium pots and pans
for conversion into vital defense
materials
Last Thursday, Raymond J.
Kelly. former national commander
of the American Legion, was
named regional director for civilian
defense by Mayor LaGuardia, to
be in charge of the program in
Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin.
Today Kelly admitted TO The
Detroit Times he has received no
official notice Of his appointment
nor any information whatsoever
concerning his duties, powers, or
the amount of money TO be ex-
pended in starting the wheels
turning in this area.
ASKED IL HE COULD HELP
81 talked to Mayor LaGuardia
week before last in Washington
and he asked me IL I could help
on civilian defense" Kelly eX-
planned HE said l would have
an office in Chicago and n mill
tary and an air aide. He said
the work would get under way
about July /, hut that's all 1
know about IT,"
Asked if his work would be Co
. ordinatcd with that of the Michi-
gan defense administrator, Harold
Furlong, and the Michigan State
Troops, Kelly admitted he didn't
know.
"FurlOng called me up TO con-
graduate me on the appointment
after reading about IL I'm the
papers and offered full co-opera-
ton, but that's all that's been
done along that line" Kelly said.
STILL WITHOUT UNIFORMS
The Michigan State Troops arr
meeting in local armories eacl
Monday night for drilling but still
are without uniforms or suitabl,
weapons for use in any loca
emergency.
Meanwhile. the plans drawn NJ
by a committee Of technical eX
perts in the Detroit fire depart
ment for the protection Of the cit!
against sabotage and enemy ali
raids are gathering dust In cit!
hall pigeon hole. -
Six weeks ago this committe,
was organized. and shortly after
wards the Public Lighting Com
mission recommended 10 Mayo
Jeffries that "blackout' com
mittee be appointed The mayo
turned the fire department repor
over 70 his budget bureau-it
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-26

still in Budget Director David v
Addy's desk-and did nothing
about the blackout suggestion.
In the face Of this stalemate
national defense experts point tc
Detroit daily as the key TO the
nation mass production of defense
goods and hence as one of the
most likely targets for enemy
raiders in the event Of war.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-26
P4Os ROAR OVER FIELD

Training ships, light transports
q huge bomber and II swift new
fighting planes. known officially as
P-40's. roared over the field.
Then. as climax 10 the show
the air corps exhibited the 400
milc-an-hour speed Of three OF its
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-26
rIsht BY Detroit Tines. All RIGHTS reserved

LONDON. June 26.-QNS)-
The Albert Medal of the Royal
Society of Arts has been awarded
TO President Roosevelt for ''recog-
milton and pre-eminent service 10
humanity" 1t was announced
TODAY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-26

man of one group could not move
from the bag
Despite their handicaps, the
children played real game of
ball and although there was no
accurate Scorecard kept IL is
doubtful if they made as many
errors as the officers. who are
better flierS than ballplayers.
The spectators at the game, who
are now attending the school, were
even more crippled Many of them
watched from beds in which they
could not even sit up. Some could
not move. but those who could
were liberal with their applause.
especially for the fiier who made a
home run strictly on the errors OF
his fellow officers.
The ball game itself was moth
ing new. The fliers have been go
ing 80 the school TO entertain the
children since 1889 and last year
they had a small party for them
at the post.
COLONEL ENTHUSIASTIC
Backed by Col Lawrence p
Hickey, commanding officer of the
post. they decided 10 make it a
really big thing this year. The
colonel was so enthusiastic for
the idea that he even volunteered
10 paw all expenses himself. II
was decided, however, that the
money could be taken out OF army
funds.
The children arrived at the
field at II a. m. and were met by
the officers. each Of whom took
three or four youngsters and
showed them the planes lined up
on the field. Boys and girls alike
climbed into cockpitS, examined
flying gear. crawled over and
under the planes and even ex-
pcrimented with the use OF the
planes radios.
A fried chicken dinner with as
much as they could eat and more
was then served in an officers
mess. There were a few speeches,
all of them short, but the man
who drew the greatest applause
was Governor Van Wagner.
AS long AS l am governor OF
this state, IL there IL anything
that money can do for you. I'm
going to supply that money"
he declared.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-26
HURLS ON CLUTCHES

The pitcher Of the other team
threw leaning on his clutches, the
first basemen on both squads were
in wheel chairs. the outfielders
wrrc cripnlcS and the second base
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-26
Se|fridge Gives Crippled Kids
An About Display Of Air Might
By HUGH DAILY

much-diScusSed LOckheed PISS 5
the latest thing in intercepted
fighters with dual motors and
double tail assembly.
IL was one OF the few times
that the plane which tho army
thinks is the fastest in the world
has been flown in formation "
even semi-public demonstrations
Although the show at the helo
ended when the interceptors
rushed i'm for a landing IN front
of The Youngsters. the tliers do
not drop the entertainment there
PLAY BASEBALL GAME
Climbing into cars and buses
with the children. the younger
officers drove over 10 the Sigma
Gamma School and there Joined
both the crippled boys and girls
IN a baseball game in which the
Youngsters who could not walk
hattcQ Inc pdll liolh "i''e' '''''' '
rolled 10 the plate.
Gov Murray d Van Wagner
was the pitcher for the first in
ming bat he was soon replaced by
l9.vear-old Stanley Decks who
put them over rhe plate with a
side arm delivery from his wheel
chair.
Stanley will probably never
walk again Ten years ago he was
shot I'M the spine by A young
friend a. he was playing cops and
robbers. His legs are paralyzed
yet he not only pitched. but took
his turn at bat and with a tiier
running the bases raped out two
singles and a double.