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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23
Think Of Mickey Rooney,
Director Tells Linda
in Tyrone's Arms
Nv LOUELLA o. PARSONS

By LOUELLA o. PARSONS
Motion Picture Editor. int1 News service
HOLLYWOOD, Feb. %.
DANDOM tn oughts OF the
~ week: Reuben Mamoulian.
directing Linda Darnell in a love
scene with Tyrone Power In
blood and Sand" wanted more
ardor out of Linda. He wrapped
her arms tightly about Tvs
neck and told her to gaze deeply
into his eyes:
"Now think Of Mickey Rooney"
he directed.
Doesn't seem possible she's
been off the screen that long
but when Sonia Henie starts
Sun Valley" it will be her first
film in a year and a half Z.
George Montgomery and Cobina
Wright Jr. are really getting
along. He calls her "Cubby."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-04

Seconds. Tom Sawyer.
Fancy patterned cotton
flannel. Sizes 8 to Is years.
Basement
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-04

Irregulars. Fancy patterns
Rayon and cotton. Rein
forced heel and toe. Sizes
10 10 IL.
Basement
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-04
TAUGHT TO HATE L. :.

The Germans. they say. are told
that now the United States Ia,
delayed their victory over England
and they are wild with anger.
Every means of stirring up hate
against our government IS being
used.
Roosevelt. the propaganda says,
Is Jewish, is being backed by inter-
national Jews 20 wage war against
Germany. The delayed victory is
our fault. the propaganda says.
We have butted IN where we
didn't belong. interfercd with
German success and that makes
us more hateful that the British
people who are deluded anyway
But although this hoard Of
propaganda spews out daily, and
the Germans are told that Britain
is licked. the people are given no
explanation for the RATS nightly
Air raids on Germany.
= The people cannot understand
how If England is licked and
starving. if her navy is gone, how
her airplanes can bomb Germany
every night.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-04

the London children to eat vege-
tables. Diet experts believe that
out of this war will come better
balanced diet for English working
men. They have always preferred
bread and tea. Now they know
carrots, spinach, cabbage.
But one thing Of which the Brit.
ish are sure. out Of the war will
come victory, and they pray, a
lasting peace for the world.
This il the last Of a series of
articles by Captain Leonardo
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-04
TOWNS IN RUNS

II il odd how life in a country
strafed by bombs can 20 on. | saw
whole towns in shambleS. Next |
was out in the pleasant English
countryside where the war seemed
Just a weird dream II is difficult
looking on a pretty village, green
fields and Powered cottages 10
realize that the war is such a
reality.
One OF the duties OF the women
who stay in the country where
many of Londons children are
chartered is 10 try TO persuade
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-04
Bow Scouts in Kick Off

A kick off" program will be
presented Monday night at Ford
Field, in Dearborn. by the Boy
Scouts under direction of William
Gardner. field executive. More
than 700 scouts will participate IN
demonstrations of camping, cree
ton Of signal towers, a flag cere-
mnny and induction ceremony.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-04
Leonard Sees Plymouth Bombed;
Tells Of Spitfires Routing Ndzis
By DONALD s. LEONARD
Michigan state Police Captain
As Told 10 VERA BROWN

I saw my first "Acks Acks' in Plymouth.
They antarcraft guns Our commission with Lord
nd Lady and about 2:30 p Wailing Willie started
ys were down at the docks. stayed. There
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-04

Cotton marquisette in chenille
figured pattern. Sides and bot
tom hemmed. Ivory, ecru,
peach, blue and woodrose.
So" wide and 2 l-6 yds. long.
Crowley's Basement
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-04

Messersehmidts coming.
The Spitfires were up in an in-
slant. Then there were puffS OF
smoke, the Ack Acks had got their
range. That afternoon the Spit
fires had an easy time Of ii for
the Ack Acks had done their
work. The MesserschmidtS turned
tail and ran.
Shortly the call clear sounded.
Traffic moved again.
1t was all in day to Plymouth.
MISSES ORANGE JUICE
There Is only one real food
plant in England. The MTG girl
who was driving me expressed 1t;
81 don't mind the war but 1
do miss my orange juice"
We had been visiting a district
headquarters of air raid precau-
ton with Lord and Lady Astor,
when we passed a woman who
held six oranges in her hands,
with considerable pride.
Lady Astor asked her where she
got them. The woman replied with
a laugh:
NOW don't Won be 30 nOsey
Lady AstOr. It's a secret"
Lady Aston replied:
Secret or not, II you can
get me six, I'd like some"
The woman promised she'd let
Lady Aston know. She was the
wife of a fish monger.
That is England today.
Food is a problem Of course
But there is excellent lamb
chicken and fine fish 10 be had
everywhere Beef. the English
Joint. is thing of the past
- Meals in British restaurants and
)otels are about the same price
as those in good New York
restaurants. They are expensive
but good.
Families get a quarter pound
Of butter a week, two eggs Tor a
family of two. Soups are not
made with milk Families where
there are children, are allowed
larger rations.
In London | had the opportunity
10 talk with several persons, non.
British, who had just got out OF
Germany. Their reports on NOR
ale, on German propaganda were
highly interesting.
They all agreed that German
morale is good. They left Ger
many just before the Russian IN
vaSion. and they all agreed that
German propaganda had turned
its attention from England and
Churchill TO Roosevelt and the
United States OF America.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-04

Beautiful tweeds, plaids, checks
and dressy fabric coats.
Trimmed with Wolf. Raccoon
and many other smart furs.
Box and fitted models that are
lined and warmly interlined.
All coats in the latest fall
shades.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-04

72xo0-inch stitched comfort
bats and 8ixo6-inch quilt
ing BATS. Glazed finish
quilt pattern included.
Easement
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-04

White canvas with knit
wrists. Guaranteed full cut.
8-oz. weight.
Basement
Evening star., 1941-12-09

That's the way it was in the
affairs Of men.
It was different on Sunday. In
the early afternoon, people had not
heard the news of Japan's bar
barity. Afterward they were ex-
cited. And disorganized. They
were in the streets. And they
dropped into the movies as they
always had done when, tired of
milling about, they wanted quiet
and a place to sit down. Realization
Of the gravity of the situation was
yet to come. 1t came yesterday.
y X *
That was one day. Today may be
another like it. 1t probably will.
Theater managers are not disturbed.
They know it will not always be so.
Entertainment figures largely in the
routine Of war, If not in its shocked
initial phases. That has always
been true. 1t Is true now in COM
batant countries where blackouts
are not in force 1t is not antici-
pated that they will be here-not by
theater executives. They do not
know, of course. Who does?
Night clubs felt the effects gen
orally far less than the theaters.
That was to be expected. Their
patrons are there to satisfy q gre
garious instinct that works itself out
in dining, drinking and talking. The
customer Is participant in the en-
tertainment, not a mere spectator
He could dance and he did. He
could talk and there never was so
much to talk about. II anything
especial happened, the public ad-
dress system could be snatched out
Of the hands of the torch singer
that the news might be communi-
Gated to the audience. He did not
feel so far removed from the scene
as he would in a darkened, silent
theater.
So he called up and made his
reservation as usual
BUSINESS was SOOO IL IL OIl6TeQ
excitment. Mild diversion was not
enough, however.
Waits and strays: One name Hol-
lywood never thought Of changing
when it got 1t on a contract is that
of Eros Volusia, the dazzling dancer
from Brazil Metro Goldwyn-
Mayer thinks it is going to look
wonderful on a marquee Who
wouldn't? They Died With
Their Boots On" will remain a few
days at the Metropolitan The
house drops its Tuesday change
policy this week The Corsican
Brothers" will be screened for the
benefit of critics this morning
In answer to yesterdays column
about carrying the dual role idea
to the logical end Of single player
taking on six or eight characters,
Constant Reader wires the counter
suggestion Of a picture with Martha
Rave playing only one-fourth Of .
part . Sort of a cad, isn't he?
Evening star., 1941-12-09
Music in the Air

Nine musical productions have
been placed on the Warner Bros.
production schedule for the ensuing
year. This will be the greatest num-
Der of musicals produced by that
studio in any single year since 1882.
Notable about this schedule Of
musicals is that only two OF them
will be based on musical comedies
or operettas previously produced on
the stage. The seven others will be
entirely original in plot as we'll as
most of the music used.
Two of the originals will be bio
graphical, one based on the life of
George M. Cohan and the other on
the career and compositions of
George Gershwin.
The other originals will be Here
Come the Girls" Tell Me, Pretty
Maiden" Young and Beautiful" !"
Carnival in Rio" and "A Night at
Tony Pastors" The music in the
iast-named will be mainly songs Of
it, period.
Evening star., 1941-12-09
Shirley Still Able to Cry
Without Medicinal Tears
It's Been Long Time, She Remarks,
But She Had Not Forgotten;
Wears First Formal in Film
BY HAROLD HEFFERNAN.
HOLLYWOOD.

"Kathleen"almost
CentryFox. that developed
darling Shirley another
edition
normal
april Curls
Evening star., 1941-12-09
'GOndOliers'
Cleverly
Columbia Group
Scores Hit With
Singing, Acting
By ALICE EyERSMAN.

! Last evening, 81 years and one Gay
from its premiere in London. the
Columbia Light Opera Co. pre-
sented Gilbert and Sullivan's The
Gondoliers" at Roosevelt High
School Auditorium. Under the di-.
rection of Ethyl Manning, this COM
pany Of young singers added
another success to the list of oper-
ettas which they have given. The
last triumph Of the many years
collaboration of these famous men,
and equaled only by The Mikado"
in popular favor. The Gondoliers"
has less of the burlesque and more
of the serious talent Of its Gre
ators than the works formerly
staged by Mrs. Manning.
The singers met the test Of finer
vocal performance and more re-
strained acting which this opera
requires with an ease that showed
the progress in finesSe Of presen-
tation.
The leading roles we're taken by
the young artists who have been
identified with other Gilbert and
Sullivan characters. jeanette Eitt-
ner as Casilda gave an excellent
Characterization that was smoothly
acted as we'll as finely sung. Con-
trasting with the sophistication of
her portrayal was that of the two
contadine, Edith Jones as Gianetta
and Constance Kruger as Tessa.
The sprightly acting and the quail
ty of their voices-Miss Krueger's
rich contralto in When a Merry
Maiden Marries" and Miss Jones
clear soprano in "Oh, My Darling,
Oh. NV Pet'-provided bright spots
in the performance.
Frances Jackson made Statu-
esoue Duchess of Plaza-Toro and
Kathleen Hillyer as Inez. Amelia
Shorday as Fiametta. Anna Mol
ster as Vittoria and Constance
Luongo as Guilia rounded out the
picture by their excellent contri-
button to the ensemble.
Howard Moore's humorous talent
made much of the role of the Duke
of Plaza -Toro while Clarke Paulson
was a properly pompous Don AL
hambra. Lou Rose as Marco and
James Magill as Giuseppe sang
spiritedly and provided excellent
foils for the two contadine. The
Luis of David Manley cleverly bal
anced the dual role of attendant to
the Duke and lover of Casilda. The
parts of gondoliers closely asso-
ciated with Marco and Giuseppe
were taken by Douglas Luther, F. A.
Wildt, Arthur Rindlesbacher and
Gilbert Cook.
The staging which Herbert Kadu-
shin provided was bright and color
full. giving an effect of spaciousness
that the stage itself could not sup
ply Against this background the
richly variegated costumes of the
cast contributed to the we'll thought
out details of the presentation. The
fresh voices of principals and chorus
and the vivacious acting of the en-
tire cast provide material which
Mrs. Manning has trained to a pro-
fessional level She not only is re-
sponsible for a smoothly running
performance, but directs the small
but adequate orchestra for the ac-
compartment.
1.-The Gondoliers" will be given
again tonight and on Thursday,
with Ann Cherkassy singing the role
of Casilda and Marjorie Brett that
of Gianetta in tonight's perform
ance. and Florenz HIM replacing
Mr.. Moore as the Duke on Thursday
evening.
Evening star., 1941-12-09

1t came as no shock to theater
n1anagements. They are human,
too. Their attention was focused
precisely on the same thing that
kept the customers away. All they
wanted to do was listen to the radio
and read their newspapers. And
last night, almost to man, they
wanted to be at home. They said
so with q defiant frankness. Their
shows could not compete and they
knew it and were more than con-
tent.
Best illustrative anecdote Is that
Involving an extremely artful press
agent and a columnist mot this
one. who frequently is in the same
position but refuses to admit it,
who wanted an idea for a column,
Look" he told the press agent
on the telephone, my column for
tomorrow Is wide open. Have you
got a thought, an idea, or even a
notion?"
Sorry" countered the press
agent, but I'm at war with Japan"
Evening star., 1941-12-09
Doubles Multiplied

Sixteen individuals play the part
OF the daughter born to Miriam
Hopkins and Brian Donlevy In
"Heliotrope Harry"
The part carries the daughter
from the age of Al minutes to the
age of 18 years and although there
aren't any statistics available to
prove that 16-to-1 is a Hollywood
casting record, the selections had
the Edward Small casting depart
ment going in circles for several
DAYS.
Hardest assignment was to find
IA babies. Because infants under
6 months old can be used under the
lights only two minutes in an entire
day, seven babies were seen-one At
a time-in a maternity hospital Sc
quence. The next day sequence
was shot showing the baby at the
age of 6 weeks and seven larger
babies were used in that.
Later sequences show the daugh-
ter at the age of and finally when
she is 18 The latter is Sharon
Douglas-and she keeps the part for
the rest of the picture.
Evening star., 1941-12-09

posed by late director, Victor Schert-
Finger.
In one novel sequence of a movie
inside movie, scenes showing
Jackie Cooper and Jackie Searl in
the l0-year-old "Skippy" are pro-
jected Searl played the brat"
role in the old film and enacts the
same in. Glamour Boy"
After hunting the town, Para
mount found Scarf working as riv-
eter in Los Angeles airplane factory.
He took leave OF absence to accept
and has since won parts in three
other movies.
High light is Producer-Director
Cecil B. De Mile making debut as
a movie actor He has a stage
record, but never before took part
in film story, admitting later he did
everything he tells actors not to do.
Ann Gillis. who plays 18-year-old
glamour" actress, is actually only
IA years old 80. John Wayne acci-
dentally appears as extra . While
director was photographing exterior
scene near dressing rooms. Wayne,
working in another picture, strolled
down studio street and was picked
up by camera He lent atmos-
phere to story without knowing it
and as gag was sent extras pay
check.
The Body Disappears
comedy in which special effects men
outdid stars They were called
on to concoct all sorts of eerie con-
trivances and effects-such as: %
Clothes walking around without
hands and faces. 90 Invisible Ed
ward Everett Horton undressing
with clothes seemingly taking them
selves off of nothing and later being
folded neatly on chair. 90 Hero
jeffrey Lynn, also unseen, carrying
suitcase through door. across living
room and up flight of stairs. a.
Monkey fading into nothing and
then becoming invisible while eat
ing banana and swinging on perch.
80 Automobile that could be driven
through any maneuver as though in
visible man were at wheel.
Latter was most difficult-and
dangerous-of all feats Kingpin
stunt artist. Harvey Parry, esconced
self in specially built rear compart-
ment Of car and guided it (by mir
rors and special steering apparatus)
through Los Angeles streets at IS
miles an hour Parry, who per-
forms film industry's most danger
Gus auto stunts, turns wheel over to
wife when he and family 60 driving
of a Sunday Sunday drivers
make me nervous" he says . Only
accident he ever suffered in Is years
of movie stunting was broken back
caused by slipping of pinch street
curbing in simplest stunt he ever
tackled.
Evening star., 1941-12-09
Real Drama Is Too Much
For Theater's Competition
But Managers Know Their Customers
Will Be Back on Old Routine;
Night Clubs Less Affected
BY JAY CARMODY.

The world of almost private yesterday
and working
The customers busy elsewhere They had
things ponder Or they had
words in headlines pouring
matte than to be heard from
Evening star., 1941-12-09


of their vaudeville shows for years,
long before they discovered their
brand of corn was a starchy enough
diet to please New York.
But audience participation is older
than that. 1t might even be older
than the early 17th century, but it
is at least that old. Beaumont and
Fletcher, those gay blades of the
Mermaid Tavern, employ the device
as an important part of the action
of The Knight of the Burning
Pestle," which Catholic Universitys
Harlequins are presenting for week
starting tomorrow night.
Incidentally, this probably is the
first Washington presentation of
the burlesque of Elizabethan man
ners and medieval heroics. We'd
like to delete that probably" but
we've been having so much trouble
lately with statements like this.
Anyhow THE Knight of the Burning
Pestle" seems not to have been done
in this country professionally, though
noted British actresses from Nell
Gwynn to Dame Sybil Thorndike
have starred in it in London. Col
leges in this country have performed
it, however the last on record being
Vassar, which presented the comedy
in 1888.
Want ad: "If you've bumped into
a harpsichord lately, please COM
municate with the HarlequinS of
Catholic University. They need one
for their production of The Knight
of the Burning Pestle" mo, thanks,
they already have a pestle)
Evening star., 1941-12-09
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

and lime OF Showing
Stage.
NationaI-"The Student Prince
back again: $3.50 pm.
Screen.
Capitol-"Confirm or Deny" re-
porter meets girl: II am, las, 4:30,
tbs and 9:55 pm. Stage shows
1855, $40, 6:25 and 9:10 pm.
Columbia-'The Chocolate Sol
dier," Rise Stevens and Oscar Straus
music: l120 am, 1:25, $3.50, $50
7:35 and $40 pm.
Earle-"Appointm for Love-
Boyer meets girl, M. SULLIVAN by
name: IL an, lao, 4:25. ITO ano
9:55 pm. Stage shows: 1850, 3:35
$40 and s:05 pm.
Keith's-"Keep EN- Flying" Abb
bott and Costello in the Air Corps
11:45 am, las, 3:45. 5:45, 7:45 and
9:45 pm. March of Time: ll:25
am, 1:25, 3:25, 5:25, TBS and
9:25 pm.
Little-''The Earl of Chicago
Robert Montgomery as a gangste1
who inherits q title: II am, 12:45
2:30, 4:10, 5:55, 7:5o and $50 pm.
Metropolitan-'They Died With
Their Boots On" with Errol Flynn
as Gen. Custer: 11:10 an, las
4:20, 6:55 and 9i35 pm.
Palace-"Two Faced Woman"
with not one Garbo, but two: IL am,
los, 3:15, $40, 7:30 and $40 pm
Pix-"The Great Victor Herbert" /"
with v. H. music: 11:20 am, las,
$50, 5:35, TAO and 9:55 pm.
Trans-Lux - News and shorts
Continuous from 10 am.
Evening star., 1941-12-09

hair has been allowed TO settle back
to natural brunette shade.
An original story by Kay Van
Ripper, Kathleen" gives Shirley
split personality role revolving
around sensitive, lonely youngster
who finds happiness only in dreams
which eventually come true.
One dream sequence is pointed up
as opportunity for Shirley to sing
and dance again. Still consid-
cred best study" in Hollywood,
Shirley reported on set after long
absence with more than half her
dialogue ready to be spoken into
mike. . Shirley always was one to
weep at a moments notice and with
out resorting to menthol mixtures
commonly applied to adult actresses.
When first of cry scenes came
up, Director Hal Bucquet asked If
she didn't want to try the drop
per" Shirley waved him aside.
:. TITS been a long time" she said,
but just give me couple of min
utes." -. She stared at one spot
for minute or so, concentrating,
and then large crocodile tears be-
gan flowing down cheeks. .
Shirley was still good study" and
first rate cry"
When Shirley comes down to din
ner with Or" Laraine Day and
Herbert Marshall, she wears first
screen formal-almost a duplicate,
mother said, Of an evening dress
she wore to first school dance last
spring.
After the picture, Shirley's moth
er bought dress, also elaborate cos
tune gown worn in musical num-
ber-both to be added to her COL
lection of screen wardrobe, now
numbering more than 500 pieces.
1t starts with size three dress
which Mrs. Temple herself made
Shirley will continue schooling
until next spring, when she is slat-
ed to make Little Annie Rooney"
for an independent company
Meanwhile, due to her successful re-
turn in Kathleen" M-G-M and the
Temples are dickering for at least
one more film on that lot.
Glamour Boy'-making this pic
ture "a burlesque on Hollywood kid
stars on the Paramount lot must
have brought memories old and dear
to young Jackie Cooper, one of
movietown's oldest" veterans
1t was here he made "Skippy," his
first starring film, in 1881.
Sentimental Paramount executives
fixed Jackie up with same old dress
ing room he used in that memorable
career starter -. Now going on 10,
the son Of vaudeville troupers,
Jackie's been in pictures since S b..
Mother, who guided his career prac-
tically all this time, died recently.
:. Teamed with him is 16-year- -old
Susanna Foster, who gained fame
as singing juvenile on strength of
ability to reach c above high c
She sings two songs, THE Magic of
Magnolia" and Love Is Such an
Old-Fashioned Thing" both COM
Evening star., 1941-12-09

Youth Federation on a program to
be held next Monday night at
Cafritz Auditorium in commemora-
ton of the 150th anniversary of the
Bill of Rights. Featured will be a
dramatic reading of the Bill of
Rights, adapted for radio by the
workshops director, Herbert Machiz,
to be broadcast over WINK at pm.
next Monday. In addition the
Drama Workshop is combining with
the Center Choral and Modern
Dance groups in a presentation Of
Ballad for Americans"
Evening star., 1941-12-09

Other events on the weeks calen-
dar:
Tonight, tomorrow and Thursday
The Blackfriars Guild presents its
production of J. B. Priestleys
johnson Over Jordan" at st. Pauls
Auditorium.
Tomorrow, through Saturday.
The Footlight Club of Maryland
University presents S. N. Behrmans
No Time for Comedy" at the
school. The cast includes Aria
Guild, Jerry Prentice, Walter Neal,
Jack Foster Cherry, Charlotte Kidd
and John Stuntz. DR.. Charles B.
Hale, head of the English depart
ment. is the director.
Saturday-The Montgomery Play
ers present Samson Raphaelson's
"Skylark," at Leland Junior High
School in Chevy Chase, Md. Friday
night there will be an invitation
performance for patients and staff
at Walter Reed Hospital.
The Drama Workshop of the Jew
ish Community Center is collaborat-
ing with the Washington Jewish
Evening star., 1941-12-09
Movie Troupe Goes
Over the Hill and
An Allergy's Happy
BY the Associated Press

1SSONIdVtU
HOLLYWOOD.
Director Lew Landers took his
"The Man Who Returned to Lite"
troupe to a ranch for some farm
land scenes. After only an hours
work, Actress Ruth Ford became i'll.
A nurse on the set investigated
and explained, there's a lot Of
sassafras sage on this hillside, and
Miss Ford seems highly allergic to
it. She can't stop snif1ing."
Landers decided he needed his
actress more than the location. The
company moved over the hill-and
Miss Ford stopped shifting.