Evening star., 1942-09-16

Ingram and when the liner Olympic,
coming from London with Fay
Banter aboard arrived ITS miles off
Sandy Hook, he took the destroyer
down to meet the incoming vessel.
The Navy officer boarded the Olym-
pic to greet his bride, ordered the
second in command to take the In
gram into port. There was the usual
Navy report on something that vio-
lated custom, policy and sea tradi-
ton. Secretary of the Navy Josephus
Daniels read the indictment, grinned,
then said: Thank God, romance
isn't dead in the Navy"
Feature picture, WAR Against
Mrs. Hadley" shows how the conflict
adversely affects the social plans of
a Washington dowager. She is ir-
ritated by the necessary readjust-
ments, but before the last reel is
finished has realized her mistake,
is an enthusiastic booster for the
war effort.
A special committee of the D. c.
War Savings Staff is handling de-
tails OF the premiere. Tickets and
good locations are still available with
any Of the above mentioned groups,
and in the lobbies of the Loew
theaters.
Army Tickets Go Fast.
This Is the Army took in $25. 900
on the first day of the ticket sale H..
At that rate the soldier musical will
be completely sold out before the
week is over, so hurry Army
took precautions to prevent diggers'
or spectators from getting blocks
of seats . One man ordered %
seats for single performance for
all of his help He didn't get
them, but after investigation his %
seats were spread over different
nights for the two weeks engage
ment opening September 20 Be
cause OF high cost of living here
soldiers daily allotment for meals
and expenses has been jumped to IS
1t was $2.75 in New York .
Nancy Carroll was among the first
nighters for Eddie Dowlings pro-
duction OF Chesterton's Magic"
So was Secretary of the Navy Knox
. Comdr. John Ford's genuine
action pictures of the Battle of Mid
way go into the Trans-Lux on Fri
day, September Is i. Also will be
shown at the Loew theaters and
Metropolitan, opening Thursday .
"Tish" will be the only new feature
picture opening at the downtown
theaters this week John Mckee
who does such an outstanding piece
of acting as the doctor in Magic" is
treading familiar boards on E street
He formerly directed stock at
the National.
Phil Hayden in Army.
Public relations officer at Camp
Lee sends the following communique
about his latest Washington recruit:
Pvt. Philip j. Hayden has been
staging shows at Army camps all
over the country for more than a
year-as civilian. Soon he'll prob
ably be watching them from the
other side of the footlights-as
soldier.
Recently inducted into the service,
the 37-year -old Washington dance
studio operator Is at Camp Lees
reception center. He Is happy to
be soldier and eager to do his bit
in the fight for freedom.
In the theatrical and dance busi-
ness in Washington for IA years,
Pvt. Hayden started his career with
Kate Smith, famed songbird Of the
South. Kate and I used to play
the same night spots together years
ago." he said. "She was a singer,
I dancer"
He studied the ballet, costume de-
signing and stage sets in Paris and
London for a year and has written
book on the ballet-in Franch-
which he expects will be published
soon.
Pvt. Hayden is looking forward to
the Armys physical conditioning
program. "It should put me back
in good shape again-like back in
the old dancing days"
Roxyettes Sell Bonds.
The sixteen Earle Theater Roxy
cites, dressed in their attractive red,
white and blue Uncle Sam costumes,
sold $4,000 in bonds and stamps in
front of their theater in less than
two hours.
The rally. which was sponsored by
the Roxyettes, had an audience of
hundreds who watched the girls do
routine on the street for a $1,000
bond, and saw Eileen Ritter and a
soldier sing duet for $500.
Harry Anger, managing director
of the Earle Theater, was master of
ceremonies at the microphone, as
the girls searched through the
crowds for prospective bond buyers.