Evening star., 1942-10-30

the Harlem mood, assisted by Doo-
ley Wilson. Lionel Atwell, Edward
Cianneli, Reginald Owen and Grant
Mitchell play the supporting roles,
and Director Van Dykes pace is
fast.
Mary Brian on Stage.
Best feature of the stage show is
the personal appearance of Mary
Brian, gorgeously gowned, and Offer
ing three dance specialities which
reveal genuine terpsichorean talent.
The diminutive Judy Starr appealed
in a song budget, interspersed with
lively introductories. The Belle
troupe of acrobats and the Rhythm
Rockets with Patricia King as bal
lerina are other appreciated num-
bers. Jay c. Flippen who served as
master of ceremonies mistakes F
street for Ninth, with some of his
coarse nifties too blue for burlesque.
The blackout skits also belong in
burlesque, and the cheapest kind of
strip tease company.
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Musical for Camps.
Hit the Deck" in a condensed
version, is the first musical comedy
booked to play the camp theaters.
1t opens in Norfolk on November %.
Six plays have also been selected
for the % weeks run on USO-Camp
Shows circuit. They are: Junior
Miss" Claudia" Arsenic and Old
Lace" You Can't Take It With
YOU" THE Male Animal" and
Room Service" In each case play
Wrights and producers have waived
the usual royalties.
Warner Bros. plans a top name
tor editor of its news reel. Under
consideration for this role as editor
narrator are: Jack Connolly, once
with Pathe and Movietone and now
allied with the Nelson Rockefeller
office, Drew Pearson, Raymond
Clapper and Louis Ruppel, latter a
graduate of the Chicago Times.
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Kate in Army Show.
When This Is the Army" reaches
the screen Kate Smith will re-enact
the God Bless America" number.
This was originally written for "Yip
Zip Yaphank" in. 1917. but was
shelved and never reached POPULAR
Hy until introduced sbys Miss Smith
few years ago. Royalties on the
number given to the Boy and Girl
Scouts Foundation have already
reached 9l05,0o0.
Ginger Rogers will be invited to
be the only other feminine member
Of the Aim cast, playing the Stage
Door Canteen number.
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Scrap Matinees.
Better decorum for opening day
vaudeville-picture show at Capitol
Theater yesterday. Word has quiet
ly been spread around that chronic
hecklers of entertainers will be re-
fused admittance, and this week
young hoodlums of the Dead End"
genre were quietly ushered to the
exits.
Mayor La Guardia of New York
called of scrap matinees in the
metropolis because he felt young
sters might resort to vandalism to
secure the necessary metal for ad-
missions. Evidently Sidney Lust,
chairman Of the Motion Picture Di-
vision, Maryland War Savings Com
mittee, has more faith in the young
people of the neighboring StRe.
Every theater owner in the State
Of Maryland will soon hold scrap
matinee, offering free admission for
metals and rubber material.
U. S. Treasury officials were told
in Kansas City this week that the
notion picture industry is ready to
spearhead another war-bonds drive,
but net in January, 1943. Perhaps
later. September campaign was a
huge success, with each circuit and
important executives contributing
heavily to the purchase. They are
ready to do it again but prefer to
wait until the spring.
World Premiere at Keith's.
RKO-Keith's will get the world
premiere of The Navy Comes
Through on the night of Novem-
Der S. Made with the cooperation
of the Navy Department, prominent
officials from that branch and the
Army will be present. Picture. made
from the story PAY to Learn" orig
inally published In the Saturday
Evening Post, is the saga Of a mer-
chant marine ship with a naval
crew aboard. Featured are Pat
O'Brien, George Murphy. Jane Wy
att, Jackie Cooper and Max Baer.
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