Evening star., 1942-09-10

delves into the realm of propaganda
9. Apart from this, the genuine
scenes of blitzkreig, Nazi cruelties,
Japan's first steps in aggression
when the Rising Sun clawed Man
churia out of the body of China
will stir you. This picture will
be reviewed at length on these
pages Saturday. But by all
means see it. 1t will give you
more TO think about than a dozen
conventional screen features.
Perhaps you've noticed the lobby
crowds and the waiting lines in
front of the shrines devoted to the
art of Hollywood 1t suggests
that much of Washingtons new war
population comprises confirmed
movie-goers. That is correct
and the legitimate theater has been
the beneficiary of this TRANSMISSION
in new patronage There are no
official figures to accurately register
the volume of new business. but
a good guess is that a study of at
tendance charts would reveal it was
not less than 35 per cent over 1941
for the downtown theaters At
the National theater many of these
new customers are seeing spoken
plays for the first time They
betray their newness to the legiti-
mate by throwing away their seat
coupons, by freely applauding
George Gaul's orchestra for the
entr'acte and intermission selec-
tlons . AS a matter of fact the
box office sharps say that the E
street patronage for $3.50 top shows
comprises 60 per cent play be-
glnners . AS a friendly gesture
to these new devotees of Thespis
the E street playhouse has adopted
a policy of 50 top for new plays
which are Broadway bound This
will apply to Eddie Dowlings at
traction next week, and the same
scale is carded for Max Gordon's
production of Franklin Street" due
September IA f.. The $275 top is
beyond the price range of the
Government employees in the low
wage brackets Plays with high
powered stars, and those with the
prestige of Broadway runs, will be
the only ones to exact the conven-
tional tariff.
George Brent is the latest to be
called in the draft David o.
Selznlck is said to have Life With
Father" sewed up for the films.
He visions another clicker like
Gone With the Wind" United
States Marines will put on a re-
cruiting campaign to enlist 10000
a month. They expect that Wake
Island" when generally released for
the screen, will inspire enlistments
by droves. Theodore Crank has
corralled quite few Hollywood ce-
lebritieS for his next Sunday night
American Forum of the Air. Col.
Daryl Zanuck, Rosalind Russell,
Arthur Ungar. Sidney Buchanan
and Director j. Leo McCarey will |
discuss How Can Films Best Con-
tribute to the War Effort" i
AASocSi 6oS4S bOi IL O1l lllC TOQT III
OF July can see yankee Doodle
Dandy free as guests of the Earle
Theater. Walt Disneys "Out
of the Frying Pan Into the Produc-
tion Line will soon be released,
showing housewives how to conserve
their fat drippings from the kitchen
stove and help win the war.
Charles Grimes, formerly man
ager of the Metropolitan Theater.
has been promoted to district man
ager, according to an announce
ment from John j. Payette, general
zone manager for Warner Bros.
Theaters. Grimes replaces Guy
Wonders, who died recently.
Following the plan of promoting
men within the organization and
from the ranks, Payette also an
nounced the following additional
promotions: James Glennon, of the
Central Theater, becomes, manager
of the Metropolitan, and Walter
Cannon, assistant at the Central,
becomes manager there.