Evening star., 1942-11-10
title, with some suggestions, Big
Guns" and Full Speed Ahead"


Warner Bros. oficials believe that
the death of George M. Cohan will
not have a depressing effect on the
box Office for Yankee Doodle
Dandy" In fact they believe 1t will
stimulate interest in the picture.
Under the terms of his contract, the
Cohan estate shares in the profits
after a certain gross has been
reached. Popularity of the picture
and the songs are also reflected in
royalties from the American Society
of Authors, Composers and Publish
ers. The Cohan ditties are now No.
on the ASCAP list. Composers in
come from ASCAP is based upon
the number of times tunes are
played on the radio.
For those who are planning New
Year eve parties, the attraction
tentatively booked for the National
Theater, opening December %, is
Thomas Jefferson" This is the
Sidney Kingsley play about the idol
of the Democratic party, and the
Playwright Company will present it
in association with Rowland Steb-
bins. X X
War Production Board will grant
an exemption to the $4,000 limita-
ton for Hollywood sets to permit
United Artists to recreate a street
in Prague for the picture Never
Surrender" Script has the approval
of the Czechoslovakian Legation.
Producer Arnold Pressburger set
forth that there were no existing sets
in the studios which could be altered
to simulate the baroque architecture
of Prague, as of the time Reinhard
Heydler, the Nazi hangman, was
executed by Czech bullets. Cost of
the set will be $4,000. with all but
$4,000 represented by labor.
X 4
On Second Guessers.
Inspired by President Roosevelt's
recent reference to a press confer
ence to Gen. Paulus' satirical COM
ment about second guessers on mill
tary strategy, two Hollywood COM
panies are preparing humorous
short treatments for the screen
One will be a cartoon. What Gen
Lucius Aemilius Paulus. Roman
commander, said about the drugstore
admirals Of the era was:
I'm every circle, and truly at
every table, there are people who
lead armies into Macedonia; who
know where the camp ought to be
placed; what posts ought to be oc-
cupied by troops; when and through
what pass that territory should be
entered; where magazines should
be formed; how provisions should
be conveyed by land and by sea;
when it is proper to engage the
enemy; when to lie quiet. I am not
one Of those who think that COM
manders ought at no time to re-
ceive orders; on the contrary, ]
should deem that man more proud
than wise who regulated every pro-
ceeding by the standard of his own
judgment. What then Is my opin-
ion? That commanders should be
counselled, chiefly, by persons OF
known talent; by those who have
made the art Of war their par
ticular study, and whose knowl-
edge is derived from experience;
from those who are at present at
the scene Of action, who see the
country, who see the enemy, who
see the advantages that occasions
offer, and who. like people en-
barked in the same ship, are sharers
of the danger II, therefore, any
one thinks himself qualified to give
good advice respecting the war
am to conduct, which may prove
advantageous to the public, let him
not refuse his assistance to the
state, but let him come with me into
Macedonia >"