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Evening star., 1942-04-05
NEW YORK.

NEW OEbA.
A few weeks ago Stuart Lancaster,
q, and Gene Jerrold, who Is per-
haps one or two years older, were
sitting in bar in Cleveland, Ohio,
talking about life and the theater.
Mr.. Jerrold spoke glowingly of the
great success attending the Cleve-
land Hanna Theater presentation Of
Zone of Quiet" a hospital farce in
which he had played the lead.
"a great play with a laugh in
every line" he murmured. TOO
bad that it was all finished after
mere three performances"
The two young gentlemen had
known each other for about year,
since Mr.. Lancaster Joined up with
the Cleveland playhouse for a brief
period as an actor, appearing in
"Out of the Frying Pan" which
later migrated without the local
cast) to Broadway, where its lack of
success was compensated for by the
sale of the play to Hollywood.
wish I'd seen your play" said
Mr.. Lancaster to Mr.. Jerrold. "I
heard it was good too"
"Good!" echoed his companion.
'I'll tell you the history of its three
performances. The first night of
Zone of Quiet was a sellout. We
were worried about the second night
and gave away 500 passes. So what
happened? We had to turn away
TOO paying customers who had
heard how good the play was. The
third night of course was packed.
yeah, heard about it," said Mr..
Lancaster. II bet a play like that
would do well on Broadway"
Recalled His Grandmother.
The two men returned to their
beers and nothing more was said
for a while. Then up spoke young
Lancaster:
Say, I wonder II my grandmother
Evening star., 1942-04-05
Today's Film Schedules

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800
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KETHs EN- Cowboy Abbott and Costello at home the
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4:30 645 and els pm
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Evening star., 1942-04-05
So His Grandmother Backed Their PLAY
Two Arrive Broadway Because One Remembered
He Was Descended From Ringing

with clowns Of all description. And
nere,s a telegram from the manager
of a so piece orchestra. I'm putting
on a play not a parade. And here's
a note from a trainer of elephants"
A pigeon alights on the window
sill of the Ringing Theatricals
Office, high up in West Forty-second
street and Mr.. Lancaster addresses
it gently, stating that at this time
there in no opening for the bird
in his play.
Before He Fights.
I'VE hope to start production Soe-
tween the 5th and 10th OF May"
says the youthful producer. Time
is short, you see"
I had imagined he was referring
to the end Of the season, which
normally closes around June. But
there is the matter of the draft.
for which the 21-year-old Ringing
scion is eligible.
That's one of the reasons want
to get this company started" he
tells me. "I want to achieve some
thing before I'm called away to
fight. Beyond the first play, it's
rather hard to make plans. I'm
as interested in designing for the
theater as in acting, but I shall get
some one with more experience to
design my sets. Perhaps later, II
the Army doesn't want me, III risk
that as well"
Lancaster will play only small
acting role in Zone of Quiet" prob
ably an inferno. of which there are
several. Jerrold, whose real name
is Jeroske. will repeat his lead in
the Broadway production. Harlan
Briggs and Billy Green have also
been signed. The two younger men.
in addition to Mrs. Ringing, are
receiving expert advice from Play
Broker Frieda Fishbein, who saw
(see GRAHAM, Page ED
Evening star., 1942-04-05
HOLLYWOOD.

11oLL Woob-
Every writer covering the Hol-
lywood news beat naturally keeps
a mental catalog on the stars and
players in the studios who talk
the most, the leaSt-and the best
This is important. because with
eight widely scattered major stu
dios to contact time is of the es-
sence (and a lot more) in the work.
ing day of every newspaper cor
respondent.
Some stars-significantly, nearly
all those on the 10 best" box office
list-are easily approachable and
almost always have something worth
while to say Too many others are
anything but good interviewers.
For reasons of shyness, suspicion
or downright fear of having their
personal affairs exposed to the pub
lie eye. they hold themselves aloot
and seldom make themselves avail
able to members of the press.
But even the most accessible,
best-natured and most conversant
stars have their own verboten SUBJ
jects, certain taboos that they just
won't talk about.
Except Garbo, of course. She
just doesn't talk to any one, and
that not only includes members of
the newspaper profession but most
of the executives in her own studio.
Dietrich Plans Interviews.
Perhaps the most interviewed
player over a long period of Holly
wood years has been Marlene Diet
rich. She is no longer a reigning
box Office queen. but in spite Of that
what Dietrich does, where she goes
and with whom and what she thinks
continues to be sure-flre copy" for
a large number Of typewriter
Founders and bulb pressers.
She is one Of the few stars who
still retain the right to okay all of
Evening star., 1942-04-05
Top>Rank Stars Easiest to Interview
But Even Those Film Players Who Talk Most Readily
Refuse to Discuss Certain Taboo Subjects
By Harold Hefeynan.

her publicity stills. and she insists
upon being apprised Of her press
interviews q full day in advance
She viii devote as much thought
to what she Is going to say as she
will to the study Of the scenes In
her pictures.
But the interviewer must remen1-
Der not to ask one question about
La Dietrich's daughter, Maria, who
has developed into a great, big
girl. Or the Dietrich husband, who
spends little of his time here. 9th
erwise she will do a freeze" that
may take years to thaw. Dietrich
has one Of the best memories in
Hollywood and trains 1t frequently
on press folks whom she thinks
have trespassed.
Certain stars are terroriZed by the
prospect of seeing anything about
their home life in print. Ever since
Margaret SULLIVAN was misquoted
by fan magazine writer a few years
ago she has been about as easy to
approach as SNOWFALL on Vine
street. She has never quite re-
covered from that expose" and to-
day looks with keen distrust on all
toters Of pencils and note paper.
A Problem Of Ethics.
Among males, Ronald Colman,
George Raft and Fred MacMurray
rear up and turn on the ice when
questioned about domestic life or
romance. Colman was on the Holly
wood cameramen's black list for
years because he once attempted,
physically, to prevent photogra-
pher from swapping him with girl
friend eating in a restaurant. Raft
says it's nobody's business whether
he goes with Norma Shearer or
Betty Cradle or whether his wife
will ever give him divorce. And
he doesn't mince words in telling an
intrepid reporter as much.
Claudette Colbert and Irene Dunno
are other highly sensitive home
subjects. Both are married to doc
tors and both are constantly striy-
ing to keep their medical spouses
out of the ''unethical" Hollywood
limelight. Shortly after Claudette's S
marriage to DR.. Joel Pressman, the
latter was criticized in medical
circles because his photograph was
appearing too often with his much
more famous wife. Nowadays, when
they attend public event together
and a bulber moves up for shot
the good and ethical doctor either
darts away or hides his face. In a
pinch, Claudette has been known tt
step in front Of him.
Ann Sheridan gets along well with
everybody, calls all the boys and
girls of the press by their first or
nicknames, but just let one of them
try to rehash the matter of "oomph'
and her eyes blaze with anger. That's
a touchy subject with Ann. The
term "Oomph Girl" made her what
she is today, but Ann despises 1t and
Evening star., 1942-04-05

was never herself a party TO that
studio-propelled promotion scheme.
Don't Kid Bing's Nags.
Loretta Young Is touchy on the
subject Of her two adopted daugh-
ters. No pictures, either. Joan
Crawford will coin q snappy retort
for any lady or gentleman Of the
press who attempts to hark back
to her pair Of ex-husbands, Douglas
Fairbanks, jr, and Franchot Tone.
Jean Arthur's best performance of
the set is always emulating the
Garbo attitude of no-see, 1o-talk,
no-nothin'. She studiously ignores
the press to the point Of incivihty
and the press, In turn. has long since
learned to return this greeting in
kind
Bing Crosby, never accused Of
being scintillant conversationalist,
remains mute and moody until the
subjects of golf or horse racing are
mentioned. II the interviewer knows
his stuff in those two departments
Bing will invariably open up and
perhaps spill thought or two about
the picture business. But any cracks
about Bing'S also-ran nags aren't
a bit funny to hin1S Those mem
ories give him a dull, dry, aching
pain.
Charles Boyer, popularly regarded
In all fan quarters as Hollywood's
perfect lover" and q pastsmaster
on the subject of romance and
womankind, becomes a dangerous
fiend on the loose at the mere men
ton of the job he handles SO well
on the screen. He stopped us cold
one day with the remark. "A gen.
tleman simply does not talk about
the girls"
Told to Await Call.
The No. taboo subject today
among all Hollywood males be-
tween the ages of 81 and As is-you
guessed 1.-THE part they expect to
play in Uncle Sans war service.
Although they won't discuss any
phase of it, all able-bodied movie
actors are keenly conscious and per-
haps overly sensitive of what the
public may think If they remain
on their make believe jobs while
the Nations man power rushes to
arms.
Imagine the reaction of Cary
Grant on his set the other day. A
gushy feminine writer from the
East was being escorted around the
lot. introduced to Grant, the star
was courteously making conversa-
ton with her. The subject turned
to war, as it invariably does on the
movie sets these days. Suddenly
the woman looked up at Grant and
said:
you certainly look young and
healthy; why don't you enlist?"
In justice to many actors of mill
tary age, notably those past 80
(Grant is 38O who have been trying
(See HEFFERNAN, Page ED
Evening star., 1942-04-05
Alexis Wins Stardom

Alexis Smith will be elevated to
stardom by Warner Bros. after her
next picture. Studio executives
came to that decision after viewing
her current work in "The Constant
Nymph," in which she plays a chief
supporting role to the stars, Charles
Boyer and Joan Fontaine.
Orders have been given the
studios story department to seek a
suitable vehicle for Miss Smiths
first starring picture. In the mean
time, after finishing her role in "The
Constant Nymph," she will be one
of the virtually all-star cast of the
musical, "Sweethearts of 1912"
Evening star., 1942-04-05
By Sheilah Graham.

would be interested in financing the
play for New York."
who is your grandmother"
asked Mr.. Jerrold without much in
terest.
Mrs. Edith Ringing" replied Mr..
Lancaster nonchalantly.
And that" Mr.. Jerrold tells your
correspondent, was how I heard
for the first time of Stuart's rela-
tionship to the first lady of the
circus"
Il contacted my grandmother in
Florida" says Mr.. Lancaster, land
after certain amount of negotia-
ton she agreed to join us in putting
on Zone of Quiet" or any other
play or plays on Broadway. Shes
wonderful woman, in her late
seventies, but recently, just to show
us how young she was. she ran up
and down staircase like a young
girl"
Delayed With Letters.
Mrs. Ringing, widow of Charles
Ringing, Of the original six Ring
ling brothers, has been associated
with the circus for more than so
years. Her interest in the venture
of her grandson, known as the E. C..
Ringing theatricans, will be con-
fined to the financial side, but she
is expected in town within the week
for the Madison Square Garden
presentation of the Ringing Bro
thers, Barnum and Bailey Circus.
And she will no doubt give her
young relative the benefit of her
vast experience in entertaining the
public.
Ever since news of my producing
plans were published" says Mr..
Lancaster, "I've been deluged with
letters from all sorts of performers
who imagine I'm starting a new
circus and not a play company.
Look, here's a letter from clown
organization promising to supply me
Evening star., 1942-04-05
Mexico's Gift

Esther Fernandez, black-eyed
Mexican beauty, has been signed to
a long-term R-K-O Radio contract.
At the age of q Senorita Fer
nandez is already a veteran, with
10 leading roles in Mexican pictures.
Her first R-K-O Radio assignment
will be to return to Mexico as a
loan out to play the title role in
Santa" the screen version of one
of Mexico's best-known novels by
the late FREDERICK Gamboa, to be
produced in Mexico City by Fran
cisco Cabrera.
She is expected to return to Holly
wood in June.
Evening star., 1942-04-05
The Novel Has Its Day
Hollywood Now Makes Best Pictures
Of the Best in Current Fiction
By Jaw Carm0dy.

1t is said with considerable accuracy feeling the
pits of certain artistic deserving of
than benghted Hollywood
upon the size of the cinema writer's check which
enVb thing but his standing
of his defenders he much than cck who beats out
words machine whose hair usually needs cutting whose
language s ''0 0e'' p0'00 TO MS mastery " ABUSIVE and 0n
Many people this very sad thing
and one that probably should not be brought Easter Sunday
There is an exception however and is one which perhaps may be
aS joyful as it once was and will be again.
The reference the authors Of successful novels Whatever the
HOLLYWOOD sb suffer of ontumely and isda however
brackets the who writes popular novel
that the movie will be than reasonable facsimile thereof
Not always has this been the but in the
popular which
of They afford
something that costs from 100000 the
latter reputed to be the recent offer made John stenbeks
Moon Is Down"
Recognizing the Responsibility
Has Meant Better Pictures
producer pay a box-ofce
probably thickheaded not see
equal Importance in author who gets so much money
way
title apply to the story of drunken bum who
lived in Milwaukee
recognizing startling responsibility treat popular
and nge praised with the cinema .,so not s only
better pictures and money.
forget reputed 81 600 900
making which crossed than four times
making both the most expensive and most profitable
picture Incidentally Mr. senick is reported to have
snapped pitance $4,000
captured major awards for merit during the
g novel should repeat annually in winning best honors
Awards to lew
Toward in Flmdom.
following competition between two other enormously
fine pictures Grapes
adaptation of How Green Was
My Valley"
in which the novel held IN
produced by the studio which has the
largest academy voting strength.
demonstrate that the
excellence translation process Instances which come neoaeV
to mind recent
H M Pull
ham, Coppfeld" and Captains Cou-
that HOLLYWOOD praworthy seller
Time has least sensitive hearts of literary
men misunderstood are the
first ndorse the movie versions of their art
Dorothy Mcclure Survives
That o Death"
death to label startling young actress
next Helen Hollywood does not take literally enough
to them fate in to achieve
An exception her third Washington
National tomorrow night when Ooroty Mcclure ap
pears there In engagement OF Claudia
No Young acclaimed Miss
McCre as the greatest feminine
exquistely -.
From demonstrating deeper percep-
on and portraiture Claudia finest accomplishment
49,. ,---,
Miss Mcclure aoof toward Hollywood There the legal
ncaiv contract David Senick tha man again she
dfeeth way does not
first love- however tnat tn MOVIES pfoo-
ably will remain only distant second.
That's faith her and ones predictions
Evening star., 1942-04-05

SHE RETURNS TRIUMPHANT
Slightly more thar, a year ago, 1ohert
Dorothy Mcguire first came to
topn In "CIaudta," she wGS Just q
young girl 1oith her hoped-for
career still In the future. NoD,
after becoming the toast OF Broad
1Oay for her portrayal of the lead
ing role, she returns to present an
other DeeE of "CIdudt1." BeLo1o!
Miss Mcclure and Frances Starr In
a scene from the play, t0htch ar
rtres at the National tomorrow
night.
Evening star., 1942-04-05

(See HEFFERNAN, Page ED
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-14

so dramatic. 40 timely. and %
well written IL The Edge Of
Darkness BY william Woods,
that movie rights were purchased
BY Warner Bros. while the story
was still an unpublished manu-
script. Now readers Of The Ta-
coma Times can enjoy the story,
presented in serial form. start
lng next Monday.
Norway has been much IN the
news In recent weeks. and the
heroic struggle Of its freedomlov-
ing people against Mani oppression
has won the admiration Of the
world. To get the inside story Of
Norway's underground fight. WI.
liam Woods. experienced news.
paper correspondent. travelled ex'
tenslvely there. narrowly escap.
ing Cestapo arrest
In the movie version of the
story. Walter Huston plays ths
part Of DIR. stensgard. leader Of
the underground In Troilness. .
tiny fishing village. Karen stems.
gard. his daughter. IL played b
Ann Sheridan.
News stories have given ths
world an mixing Of events insids
Norway. Gestapo police search
necessarily for weapons they know
are hidden away. Sabotage con
tinues. despite the brutal slaughter
OF hostages. out-numbcred. fac
ing certain death. defying this
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-14
Cover Girl Stars
In Beverly Romance

Jinx Falkenburg. Americas ace
magazine cover girl. scored tri-
umphantly in her first screen APP
pearance, Two Latins From Man
haitian" added to her laurels In
Sing For Your supper" and
Sweetheart Of the Fleet" and
currently IL delighting Beverly
theater audiences with her sing
ing dancing -romancing perfor-
nance In Lucky Legs" Miss
Falkenburg Is featured with a top
flight cast which includes Russell
Hayden, Elizabeth Patterson. Les
lie Brooks. william Wright and
Kay Harris.
Lovely Miss Falkenburg IL the
chlorine whose legs put chinehilia
on her shoulders. diamonds on her
fingers and the whole town Of her
feet.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-14

SIC when tragedy stalks all over
the world.
Music Gains the soul and rests
the INDEPENDENTLY the music
that we make ourselves. And il is
not necessary that such music
must always come from the great
masters 80 long as 1t Is inspired
music.
Last week we mentioned Steph-
en- Collins Foster. Americas great
est folk-song writer-the man with
the tender heart. Dear friends
and gentle hearts" was the gra-
cious salutation found in his wal
let after his death.
Those words were of the same
immortal quality as his folk-songs,
whose music has made countless
human hearts beat with a common
throb. quickened by hallowed
memories Of home; with the sweet
Recollection and longing for fam
Fly life.
Music speaks a universal Ian
guage which the heart alone in
terprets. II merges humanity into
Gods children" regardless of
race, creed, color or culture. It
makes US forget the differences
that separate the human family
and YIELDS all into one great SYM
phony of life.
Music enriches the soul and re-
stores TO 1t gentleness, regret. re-
pentance and forgiveness. II re-
captures the JOY of life; and faith.
courage and high endeavor tell US
that once again we are in tune
with the Infinite"
Shakespeare's psychology was
eternally right: The man that has
no music in himself is fit for trea-
son, strategems and spoils."
Music gives significance TO life.
Its gamut registers all emotions
and interprets them as our COM
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-14
The Man With No Music in His
Soul-He Makes The Trouble

mon heritage. RainheN Ike. /,
srehes TIE sky q hfe from infancy
e old age. a. = syn q promise.
The promise q mether-ioxe ful-
filled. in TIE lullaby. the jey and
triumph q the wedding march.
promising greater victory q lows
and life: the sohhing farewell II
ne requiem. promising rest from
labor and resurrection. Each
kind Of music provides the ward-
less explanation OF life impartiaily
70 youth and old age.
Music interprets hfe and un-
folds IL as the sunshine opens the
rosebud 10 send out It's fragrance.
Music gives healing TO life's
deepest wounds. II Gains strife.
bids discord cease. heals sorrow.
changing 10 from resentment into
resignation and peace
Helfitz the great violinisf. has
somef ideas on music that are 10
the point The person who has
heard great musical compost
ton does not weigh more on the
scales; he looks the same and still
he Is never quite the same per-
son again. He has grown. Some
thing-call il wisdom. call II
beauty. call II anything you like
something has entered into him
and become = part Of his very
tissue.
In all truth. the person who
knows the Bach h Minor Mass is
a nobler, finer, profounder person
than his or her neighbor who has
not been lucky enough TO have 1t
come his way" He goes on 10
say, In fact. I know a woman
who was literally recreated as a
new person by that very mass.
She is one OF two wealthy women
in a small manufacturing city in
Indiana"
when I first met her. her chief
interest was bitter feud which
she carried on year in and year
out with her social rival in the
town. The feud is no more. She
went 10 hear the b Minor Mass
sung. No more warfare p asked
her the last time I saw her. Not
after that she said. 1t made me
too SMALL"
Great musicians. like Bach.
Beethoven. etc. who have dreamed
their dreams. close to life's red
heart beat. have healed untold sor-
row. The kingdoms of this world
never can repay their debt Of
gratitude to musicians.
Music ministers 10 life not as a
firth but as an essence, an integral
part Of its rarest expression in
love. rest, unity and praise.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-14

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appeal. u ycaF <<n<< Il hamcf
and here again the lines are IN
Usually funny. Edward q HehIn-
m stars IN this Warner ef~stisn.
supported ~ Jsne wymsn. nred-
srick Crawford. Jssk csF~ua and
q number 81 other feature players
who romplets = veil ehn<en cast.
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lard yHrn there = NTH II -
rough stuff ssa - hlps1sg
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ssm~sse cas AZ N. ssuxh thss
earn n hsse~sly.
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yuu that : leopard never changes
his spots.
As an added sttrsrtion and
. very special ans. Jay Csrks'
the nationally known msntsiizt. 4
making . personal appearances ~
the stage of the house On nFo~d'
wsy square.
1 Inc i3st NuuE St@fs~ I@t
here and At the Rosy M
engagement ran for eight weeks
and brother. you have 10 hsss
something 10 stay In any mans
thestar that long unless you
are the jznitor.
Ciarks has is~t ns~e ~ bic
pl>s@lnE Stage pr~>~scs $50
III. sct mss~s alag -
merry clip ~ktch h"ids NJ
interest AZ he audience fssm
the uoneat NJ sssps % ne
Stage until ~ ssws cut
This reviewer 10 In no po~itio'
10 spprsise ciarks's seisntin'
talents hut he gladly admits IN
act comes under thu head Of en-
tsrtainmsnf and howl
AT The Ririeva!
Mike narovic presented ts'
nsw attractions 10 ths patrons q
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-14
Golfers Serial Now
Great Screen Drama

Written serislly for Golfers
Magazine. published as novel
and then printed in condensed
form in Readers Digest Nevii
shute's great book, The Pred
Piper" is today a great motion
picture. Produced by 10th Cen
tury-Fox and featuring Monty
wooley. Roddy Mcdowell and
Anne Baxter, the film Is now show
ing at the Temple theater. Nun
nsIly johnson, who produced the
film also wrote the screen play