Evening star., 1942-12-19


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New Cornell Romeo.
Hard to believe, but according to
wires from the Coast an extra man
wins the right to play Romeo for the
Katharine Cornell Juliet. This will
be the Cornell contribution to Sol
Lesser's production of stage Door
Canteen." Extra boy is Lon Nc
Callister, whose father is a gateman
at RKO studio. Quite a promo
ton. Last time Katharine Cornell
played Juliet, Maurice Evans was
her Romeo.
March of Times protest against
deletions in I'VE Are the Marines"
by the production code of the Hays
organization was heard Thursday
before the Board Of Directors of the
Motion Picture Producers and Dis
tributors. Decision was reserved.
1t is not believed that the direc-
tors will reverse the ruling OF code
authorities, who ordered out pro-
family, and one word deemed vulgar.
Movies Need Newspapers.
New York theaters found out that
newspaper advertising was essential
for attractions in the movie houses
and those devoted to the drama. At
least $4,000 was dumped into the
radio stations for spot announce
ments to keep patrons informed of
their programs, due to non-news-
paper circulation because of the
strike. The Paramount and Rivoli
Theaters spent $500 for spot an
nouncements, Warner Bros. allotted
$4,000 for the same purpose, with
Radio City Music Hall, the Loew
and RKO Theaters, and the Roxy all
all contracting for time on the air.
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About Bette Davis. I0z' -
In order that picture editors can
have their Christmas dinner at
the family f1reside Warner Bros.
screened Bette Davis new picture
Now, Voyager" yesterday.
Title stems from a Walt Whitman
poem, though the screenplay is de-
rived from a novel by Olive Hie-
gins Prouty. Bette has a new lead
ing man, Paul Henreid, who has a
thick foreign accent but who is
pearly actor. Her role is that OF
Back Bay Brahmin from Boston.
completely dominated by her mother.
so submerged that she has never
been able to detect romance. Pic
ture is lachrymose but adorned with
some OF the seasons best acting.
incidentally Bette sends words
that somebody was dreaming when
tney mentioned one of her future
cnaracter1zations would be herself in
story of her own life. What a
brutal thing that would be to offer
the public" is her approximation of
this rumor.
Ihose watching Bette Davis to-
Gay would never realize that her
most glaring fault as an actress
that OF rushing and slurring lines
was cured by George Arliss. He gave
ner such lessons in timing. phrasinp
ana enunciation when she played
opposite him in Man Who PLAYED
God" that she has never had to he
corrected by director for this fa,,lt
since that feature.
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Fonda Wants 1t Hard Way.
Henry Fonda is disproving the
theory that actors are a bunch ~
oopes who hunt for glory.
After he finished his nreliminaru
training as an apprentices seamen i,
tne Navy, he took routine exami-
nation. Among other marks, he cot
a W In mathematics. This So i'm.
pressed the boys in blue that they
onered him a commission. Rut d.
spite the fact that his college ed,,ca.
tlon and his recent intensive st,,d,,
oi military subjects would have mads
nlm nm, gooo omcer material, Hank de-
cnhea with thanks. He said he'd
get there like the others, If the Nav, y
didn't mind. 1>"'y
Pastor Band Here Xmas
Boxing matchmaker Gold,.
Anearn makes his debut as a dance
promoter for the Liberty Club. when
ne presents Tony Pastor and his
orchestra at Uline Arena on Christ
mas night, December Is. from
pm. to 2 am.
The Uline dance will MARI tho
fourth time this year the non,,lar
Pastor swing group has appeared
mere. Tony and the band gained
wioe following in opening the
Hotel Roosevelt's Victory Room last
January, and proved such a success
they were brought back by tn.
management again. Later the
Capitol Theater profited when pas
tor made a personal appearance
there for a week.
Title Is Changed.
Twentieth Century-Fox has An.
ally yielded to Washington protests
based upon the Icelanders' objec-
ton to Sonia Henie's picture. Fea-
ture having finished most of its
domestic FIRST run engagements it
viii be released for foreign distri-
button under the title, Love On
Ice"
One studio Is making plenty out
OF Washington It's Columbia,
which has . replica Of practically
every important building In the
National capital and which
has leased the sets out periodically
TO other studios at . f1gure several
times their original costs