Evening star., 1942-09-19

"The Battle of Midway" but the
Navy Department had only allo-
Gated two prints to this area. >. As
result the film is being bicycled
from house to house so that all can
be served. Fifteen thousand, two
hundred and sixty-six theaters will
show the film. The novel, Iona
Henry" written by Pollen Banks,
who is now in Washington, is on
the production schedule of RKO.
1t will be filmed in January, with
Ruth Warwick playiAg the lead.
:. Story has a Washington touch
In that it centers around a young
social climber nona Henry, who
marries youthful Congressman
and two years later, when he is
Governor of Virginia. brings about
her own death to save him from
scandal in which she is in
volved. . Entire cast of This Is
the Army" will be White House
guests during the first week of the
engagement which begins Septem-
Der %. There are still some $3.50
matinee tickets for the soldier
musical If you hurry.
Ed Arnold's in Town.
Edward Arnold arrived in town
this morning for the world premiere
of WAR Against Mrs. Hadlev" next
Wednesday night at the Capital
Bond sales for this million dollar
audience reached the $500,0O mark
yesterday. 1t was swelled by q
$50,000 contribution from the Safe
way Stores, sale negotiated through
the Board of Trade. =. If you look
around in the golden horseshoe of
the mezzanine next Wednesday
night you may recognize Attorney
General Francis Biddle, Postmaster
General Frank c. Walker, Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul McNutt. Senators Tom
Connolly, Robert M. La Toilette,
Happy Chandler and James Mead .
Also Donald Nelson, Admiral John
Towers. Admiral Ross Mcintyre.
Gen. Alexander Surles, Mai. Gen.
David McCoach, Boatswain Alfred
Vanderbilt, Corporation Counsel
Richmond B. Keech, Col. w. Mason
Wright and his father, Maj. Gen.
Mason Wright, U. S. A., retired.
First motion picture built around the
story OF Gen. Chennaults intrepid
airmen called Flying Tigers" will be
screened for the military and invited
guests by Jake Flax at the Republic
Exchange on Tuesday,
Variety Honors Mr.. Folliard.
Variety Club will honor Bob Fol-
llard with a testimonial dinner on
MONDAY night. Executive, % years
with RKO and its subsidiary COM
panies, has been made division man
ager. -. Ned Depinet, the "Mr. Biz"
OF the company, will be the special
guest at the Folliard festivities. :
IN order to reach the billion-dollar
marx set for September bond sales
py the motion picture industry II
Will be necessary to sell $27 600 900
OF the securities daily. They're
behind the quota but expect to catch
up with bit Of high pressure in the
next 10 days. :. Many have signed
put Their money has not yet been
channeled to the Treasury Cam
paign will now concentrate on direct
sales and actual delivery Septem.
Der income tax payments hit bond
sales a crushing blow Priorities
IN use OF film by War Production
boaro Will eliminate the use of spe-
clal trallers in the movie theaters
Stars in the Camps.
hollywood is all out for the Armv
and Navy, with men in uniform
getting a real closeup of the in
dustry's biggest stars through camp
tours. September found Betty
Graoie heading unit entertaining
the troops in the Carolinas; Harpo
Marx playing in camps in the South:
rat OBrien in camps from Illinois
to Massachusetts,; Kenny Baker
singing for service men in Arkansas
Texas and Oklahoma; Rita Hay |
worth and Carole Lands in Texas:
Jeanette Macdonald in Arkansas.
tennessee, Kentucky and Illinois.
For the entertainment OF our forces
IN the British Isles, Merle Oberon.
AL Jolson, Patricia Morrison, Allen
jenkins and Frank McHugh have /,
gone overseas. Troops in the
Caribbeans have been entertained by
John Garfield, Ray Bolger, Chico
Marx and Laurel and Hardy. ! i
Bob Hope, Jerry Colonna, Frances
Langford, Al Jolson and Joe E.
Brown have entertained our troops
IN Alaska, and Mr.. Jolson has also
appeared at camps in Panama and
Central America. All of this
talent has been supplied by the
HOLLYWOOD Victory Committee for
bookings by USO Camp Shows, Inc.