The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-10

q A4eatSE WING stage OOOT OduGSeLl.
lis Canteen is located in a large
easement room of the 44th Street
Mheater building which once housed
q night club. Admission, entertain
ahcnt and food are free to any men,
Der Of the services in uniform. Ac-
&resses serve as mattresses and
dance partners; actors can be
found doing bus boy service and
washing up the pots and pans.
The entertainment is the best the
&neater affords. The biggest stasr
participate In the impromptu shows,
doing sketches from their current
6r recent productions which have
rOst theater-goers the better part
OF q five-dollar bill to see and hear.
Entire chorus groups from musical
shows can be found doing their rou-
tines for the service men.
A Broadway Hit
It Is nothing for the Canteen to
serve 500 men or more nightly.
Food is contributed by many
sources.
The boys like it because there are
absolutely no strings attached. They
cain drop in when they want to and
aeave when they desire. They don't
have to get a ticket from anyone
an order to enter and everything is
on the house. The companionship
4hey md there is lively and stimu-
latfng, and, all in all, it looks like
.Ia1s AseRaeloA NI.1fgp 81 A,tk IS
Somewhat dolorous Broadway sea-
son.
N The aforementioned American
Tlleater Wing, incidentally, has
formed what 1t calls a War Pro-
AUCTION Training Committee which
will enroll those persons of the
amusement world who wish to take
An active part in the war produc-
tiOn effort. The committee is send
ing out questionnaires to some H.
600 performers so they can regis
Ter their talents OF mechanical
mature. At the end of this month
those who seem to have the best
qualifications will be offered the OPP
portunity of enrolling for war pro-
dnction training courses.
The success Of "Priorities of
ag4H.S that "rebirth of vaudeville"
spawned by the Shuberts and Cliff
ford Fischer, has caused its Spon-
sors to begin preparations for an
other unit of name" performers,
and other impresarios are marking
up restaurant tablecloths with fig
area as they debate entering the
game. Paul Mum will be here
next week in yesterdays Magic"
EFnlyn Williams play imported
from London, his first stage role
since "Key Largo" four seasons ago.
re begins to seem highly doubt
sful that Katharine Hepburn and
philip Barry's "Withuot Love" will
make 1t into New York this season.
business is booming on the road
ana the Theater Guild may keep
the production moving until next
Eall.
@Blithe Spirit" TO Move
me night club men are looking
Forward to the hot months already.
The st. Regis hotel announces that
Its viennese Roof will open early in
NAV and Ben Marden will get the
summer program at his across-the-
hudson Riviera club under way the
zifst of next month. Marden, for the
nrst time, kept his place open
throughout the past winter, utiliz-
ing small salon and closing off the
huge main room which quite prop
erly has been called the most beau
fifTl night club In America. :.
Another hot weather note; Noel
towards "Blithe Spirit" will move
nav IS from the Morosco Theater
IN the Booth because the latter has
~ cooling system and none can be
installed at the Morosco because OF
priorities.
The dancing Hartmans, Paul and
Grace. are coming out of the night
club bathrooms this month for ore
81 their periodic gambols on the
stage, playing roles in q revival OF
i've cole Porter musical Anything
Goes" Springfield, Mass. and New
raven, Conn, are slated to see the
NOW beginning April 20. They APP