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Evening star., 1942-05-24

LONDON.
Analysts of the British stage pre-
dict a rapid spread of American
influence upon the theater in this
country and the production of ar
even larger number of plays by
Americans about Americans in the
cities of England and Scotland.
Such a trend was pointed uE
sharply, they said, by the welcome
given THE Man Who Came tc
Dinner" by George S. kaufman
and Moss Hart, which has oeen
a delectable aperitif to palates &C
customed to less tangy stuff.
why can't we produce a Kauf-
man and a Hart?" One hears IN
Offices and lobbies, in lounges DUR
ing the intermissions, wherever
people have the time to talk about
shows.
Yet the producers of The Mar
Who Came to Dinner" were not
without misgivings. They were used
tn such characteristic critical COM
ment about certain other plays
and about moving pictures-as "lts
funny without being American,
and wondered whether 1t would De
possible to put across In Englano
the Woollcottian wheelchalr romp
They had to think also OF the
lord chamberlain, who might DE
unwilling to approve the text WIN
ont deleting some of the more up
roarious passages.
Broadway Emulated.
Rut the critics had fun and ad-
mitted it. Audiences were in stitches
The censor laid hardly a finger upon
the script. 1t was clear sailing 10
triumph.
It is not alone American humor
and story ideas that are strlkilg
vibrant chords here. In tne luii
field of staging, with especial at-
tention to lighting, broadway me1h-
ods are being emulated. ..
Although some of the adaptatlolls,
are the result partly OF the neeo
of finding acceptable substitutes 1or
elaborate scenery, interdicted by a
rationed economy, the real roots
are to be found in the BRITISH
theater's desire to improvise more
imaginatively, to gain new appre-,
Citations of the theater in the United
States, to aim for Anglo
cooperation in the grand manner
after the war.
Already some producers are plan
ming trips to the United States soon
after the end of the war. Firth
Sheppard, one Of the shrewdest,
hopes to give New York and other
American cities view of his amaz-
inely successful musical show, up
and Doing" which nearly 100000
persons paid to see in the 20 months
it was on the boards, earning an
average of $4,000 a week.
There Is Some Anxiety.
A command performance was
eiven at Windsor Castle, which de-
tghted the King and Queen and SCI
Evening star., 1942-05-24
By Russell Landsfrom,
Wide World.

the princesses to singing or hum
ming the popular tunes from the
score.
The British theater's tendency to
turn either to the United States
or to the past has, on the other
hand, caused some anxiety among
those who visualize the Towering Of
a true, self-replenishing national
theater after the war. These hope
full observers are disturbed by the
dwindling productivity of estab-
lished playwrights and by stagna-
ton in places that were expected
to yield creative writing of fairly
high order.
By far the greater number of
play manuscripts reaching pro-
ducers' Offices are the work of nom
professional writers-men and wom-
en-, in many instances, set apart in
camps or stations where life offers
little in the leisure hours. In writ
ing they find means of combating
boredom and lonliness.
The principal reason given for
the rejection of virtually all these
Evening star., 1942-05-24
HOLLYWOOD.


Not so many years ago a first
class melodramatic movie titled
The Third Alarm" lost a flock of
remunerative bookings in theaters
throughout the land for a very
strange reason.
Shrewd exhibitors insisted the
showing of any film featuring fires
and rescues would exert q bad psy-
Geological effect on audiences.
Might cause nervous patrons to
speculate on the possibility and re-
suits of a conflagration in that very
auditorium.
For the same reason many show
men clipped funeral corteges from
newsreels and features. Too depress-
ing for the ticket buyers.
Other box Office taboos Of an
earlier day:
Costume pictures.
Stories dealing with death or the
hereafter.
Baseball films.
Prize fight films.
Unhappy endings.
To an old-timer, who knew the
Evening star., 1942-05-24

sented, for the obvious reason that
the local supply Of talent was
skinned and reskimmed.
The one factor which may deter
mine the fate of the revival is the
night clubs. Will they continue to
permit their stars to double on the
stage? At the moment it is good
advertising for the clubs, but If they
decide their business is being hurt
you can look for contracts which
will prohibit such doubling. And the
talent, needing q sure thing, will
readjust its eyes to darkness and
crawl back into the night clubs from
whence II came.
Evening star., 1942-05-24
Today's Film Schedule

CAPITOI-Rngs Her Fingers playful bit with Henry Fonda
Tierney Sis, 7:45 1915 pm.
COLUMBIA-"Junge Book" talking
4:50, tbs and 935 pm
EARLEReap the Wild Wind the latest spectacle of Mile and
echncoor: l:50. 440 7:20 and 1920 Stage shows
4:O5, 1920 pm.
Of Paris drama under the Nazi heel with Michele
Morgan Henreid 3:45, $780, 7:50 955 pm
LITTLE in Flanders the French comedy with Rosay
g 345 545 TAO and 9:45 m.
METROPOLITAN-"Kings by
Bellaman: 220 4:45, ITO and $40 pm.
Costello unchanged, of
Happiness John Boles leading the 250 SIS
TAO and 10
Evening star., 1942-05-24

"by arrangement with the Messrs.
Shubert," came out with "Priorities
of 1912" which pretended to be
nothing but vaudeville.
Held together skillfully by the old
vaudevillian Lou Holtz, "Priorities"
brought back such zanies as Willie
Howard and Phil Baker; introduced
a new banjo-playing comic named
Gene Sheldon, and pretty Negro
girl named Hazel Scott, who can
play the piano like nobodys busi-
ness; added Paul Draper's dancing
for fancy trim, and Immediately
prospered.
That was all Fischer and the
Evening star., 1942-05-24
Ella LOGAN THE EIi21fE&

MeSSrs. Shubert needed. They en-
deavored to Keep En- Laughing
with the Hartmans, Hildegarde, VIC
tor Moore and william Gaxton;
brought out an hilarious dog act
called "The Bricklayers,P and pushed
upcoming Zero Mostel, q comedian,
farther into the spotlight.
For good measure, Ed Sullivan
presented Harlem Cavalcade," an
all-Negro vaudeville show with some
clever dancers and old favorites
Moke and Poke.
Controversy is the inevitable re-
suit. Is vaudeville back? Any
answer is based on opinion and
Evening star., 1942-05-24

The two Midwestern Scandina-
vians, used to dodging dead cats,
went right on getting plebian
laughs with their own earthly humor
and an assortment of acts that had
been playing night clubs and two
for-one" shows. And when "Hellza-
poppin" split into three road COM
panies, after mopping up on Broad
way with 1,125 performances, Q. and
j. came back with Sons O Fun, y
which was more of the same.
Until this spring the two had the
field to themselves. Then, some
what cautiously. Clifford c. Fischer,
Evening star., 1942-05-24

prejudice. Mine is that is has re-
turned-with the qualification that
1t never was completely dead;
merely moved into the night clubs
when sound pictures kicked it Oh
the stage. The real issue seems to
be whether 1t can stay.
Already it has been demonstrated
that nostalgia references to past
glories are detrimental. Only talent
will keep vaudeville going. And 1t
is readily understandable that there
is . definite tapering down in the
attractiveness Of the four current
Broadway vaudeville shows. in the
same order in which they were pre-
Evening star., 1942-05-24
By Ray Peacock,
Wide World.

NEW YORK.
When couple of professional
twinklebrains named Ole Olsen and
Chic johnson hit Broadway in 1889
with a stage full of foolishness
called "Hellzapoppin" they started
revolution in show business, but
didn't know it. Neither did any
one else.
Outraged critics called "Hellzapop-
pin" all the names they could think
of, including vaudeville-precisely
what it was despite its musical
comedy tyaSpings
Evening star., 1942-05-24
Two for Two for Team
Walter Kerr and Leo Brady Sell
Pair of Plays in One Month
By Jay Carmo ody.

is funny thing writing
the trunk Others off, suffering
broken spirits feeling rather like fools for having worked
little.
other prolific pywrgh
h t Always m n s ling i py, " ma nave e , id o t% %ns & one & nney
selling they written.
either leave that to others altogether until
along and buys right out of the blue Or out Of the red
combination
fortunate audiences Catholic
unvys andjor
compositions within four little
collaboration
musical comedy bid in by Hollywood syndicate for
with two plays sold in so short
time that constitute Brady repre-
is third of Brighton
Rock Owned by Gilbert Miller
the British Army who has been asked
Miller takes further action.
Teaching However, Remains
The Aim Of Both Young Men.
The fascination which holds Catholic Universs
dramatist their
embark upon Straight writing careers Not Kerr and Rdv % f
already
ment of speech and drama and firmly his intention
teaching Brady within few days of his masters degree has similar
ambition
Writing plays something they cannot help and neither will try to
do anything about it, but teaching appealing life work
Products of school which virtually dns the fundamentals Of
the theory
OF fundamentals pyvrigh
Kerr owing the of other duties left acting behind
directing
Brady who has directing and little teaching about still
acting what role he plays His
Evansville
excellence
addicted
marked them
suffering from only occasional ap into the Cook
Badys acting talent toward
singer but neither Noel Coward another
who also will dash off
else could
None OF them
matinee idols with reasonable
Soea % sf 'A' '"'' mace an acceptable SUBSTITUTE Tor glamour and
Comedy Only Theme
On Which Pair Will Work
Their widely heraded
comedy school life
musical comedy the biographies
Yankee Doodle Dandy striking
apparently had thought of
Neither
the limit of their talent tendency in play writing
Brighton Rock is the best illustration of their ability handle
melodramc phychoogic theme with skill
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Comedy Is Not Only Theme
On Which Pair Will Work.

(See CARMODY, Page E-2D
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(See GRAHAM, Page E-2)
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(See HEFFERNAN. Page ED
Evening star., 1942-07-06
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tiles, the President felt confident he
was safe in his rejection Of the bill
because:
Authority in this field (procure-
menD is secure, with possibly one
significant exception available to the
executive department and agencies
under the First and Second War
Powers Acts. provisions Of the Sec
ond Internal Revenue Act of 1910,
provisions of the Amended Civil
Service Retirement Act and other
acts of Congress.
Navy Secretary Authorized.
THE one exception, Section 8-B,
authorizes the Secretary of the Navy
under certain circumstances, to pro-
vide necessary buildings, facilities
and utilities and to operate them by
Government personnel or otherwise
for the purpose Of expediting the ma
tional defense"
The vetoed bill was passed by Con-
gress June %, extending the pro-
visions of two laws that expired
on June 80. They authorized, among
other things, the, War and Navy
departments to pay extra compen-
sation for overtime to certain emu
merated classes of their employees,
regardless of salary range.
In the case of the War Depart
meno, employees in the field service
only were eligible for this benefit
In addition, certain employees of the
War and Navy departments are ac-
corded special treatment by permit
ting double pay for the foregoing
of vacation periods.
Evening star., 1942-07-06
Runner Who Collapsed
In Race Quits Hospital

Marion Fairchild, Roanoke, Va,
runner who collapsed during the 10
mile Fourth of July run Saturday,
has recovered and has been dis
charged from Garfield Hospital, He
was admitted for treatment after
dropping at Piney Branch road and
Georgia avenue.
Officials of the race. meanwhile,
we're stunned by the death OF Walter
Schultz, 22-year-old Baltimorean,
who died late Saturday night at
washington Sanitarium. His death
was attributed to heat prostratlon
and exhaustion.
All contestants in the race were
given a physical examination at the
District Building before the start OF
the grind and received clean bills OF
health. Schultz, like all other visit
ing runners, also had an AAU travel
permit which would indicate he was
in good condition.
All others of the four hospitalized
have been discharged.
Evening star., 1942-07-06

Eight Nazis who invaded America
with tools and money to commit
vast sabotage sat waiting in sep
arate cells in District Jail today un-
ded the eyes of armed soldiers, while
elsewhere in the city plans for their
prosecution were being drafted by
Attorney General Biddle and the
Army's Judge Advocate General,
Maj. Gen. Myron Cramer.
1t was understood that the two
prosecutors spent portion Of this
morning in Mr.. Biddle's office, dis
cussing the case. They will seek the
death penalty for the prisoners. each
Of whom faces four charges. includ-
ing violations of two articles OF
war-sabotage and conspiracy.
The trial will open Wednesday
morning, and it was reported it will
be held in the Department OF Justice
Building, in session closed to press
and public. Maj Gen. Frank r.
Mccoy. who heads the commission
of seven generals who will try the
invaders, was to arrive here today,
according to a War Department
source. Another report, uncon-
firmed, said the commission would
meet Immediately. ~
The Army War College and IA
cilities at Walter Reed Hospital
have in the past been used for
courts martial
Hoover to be Star Witness.
The eight saboteurs, two OF them
American citizens, landed in two
parties in Florida and on Long Is
land, in the middle of June. J. Ed
gar Hoover, FBI chief, announced
Evening star., 1942-07-06
Nozi Soboteurs Sit in D. C.. Jail
As u. S. Drafts Plans for Trial

Their capture-before they had car
ried out a single project on their
big agenda-on June 27. Mr.. Hoover
the Justice Department indicated
today, will be star witness at the
coming trial.
The FBI retained custody until
Saturday morning, when the pris-
oners were brought here individually
and turned over to the Army 1t
was learned that guarding troops are
under custody of Brig Gen. Albert
L. Cox, as provost marshal for this
area. Gen. Cox's comment. however
was that "a number of muzzles have
been strapped on me-
The refusal to give detailed and
official information was general
throughout the Government. Ste
phen r. Early, White House secre-
tary, referred questions to Elmer
Davis in the Office of War Informa-
ton. and the Owl promptly de-
clared it had nothing at all to say
Other Agencies Silent.
Inc Fbl ana war DepdItHleil
also were officially silent, and Dis,
trict Jail officials would not ever
admit the Nazis were confined.
The men who will 60 on trial are
George John Dasch, 80, leader of tht
landing party on Long Island: Ed,
ward John Kerling, 33, chief of the
Florida crew; Ernst Peter Burger
35, machinist, naturalized In 1888
Herbert Haupt, %. the other Ameri'
can citizen; Heinrich Heinck, 35
Robert Quirin, "a; Warner Thiel
35, and Hermann Neubauer, 80.
Evening star., 1942-07-06

The Zoos only female orangutan,
Suzy, died in her cage yesterday
and DR.. William M. Mann, Zoo
director, said there won't be any
replacement until after the war.
Orangutans are found only in Su-
matra and Borneo.
Suzy suddenly lost her appetite
and became very weak Saturday, DR..
Mann said. Though keeper dis
covered she was dead about IL a m.
yesterday, her body was left as it
was found propped against a door
way to avoid disturbance among
the Zoos thousands of Sunday visi-
tors.
The animal was removed when
the Zoo closed. An autopsy will be
performed by scientists of the Bu-
reau of Animal Industry to deter
mine cause of death. The body
then will be sent to the National
Museum
The Zoo has two male orangu-
tans, Dopey and Wrestler, who were
brought here to brighten Suzy's life.
They only made her mad, however.
Evening star., 1942-07-06
China

Continued From First Pageo
them with new problems today
at the end of the fifth year Of the
Chinese Japanese conflict.
Chinese Strike at Ihwang.
On the ground, the Chinese struck
back against the japanese captors
of Ihwang, in Kiangsi Province 80
miles south of Nanchang, and re-
took the town after the enemy had
held it only "a hours, the Central
News Agency reported.
The fierce counterattack was said
to have undermined Japanese ef-
forts to trap large Chinese forces in
Central Kiangsi. south of the Che
kiang -Kiangsi Railroad, where the
enemy appeared still unable to
bridge last 25-mile gap between
their columns.
A Chinese Army spokesman said
yesterday that Chinese forces still
controlled the gap despite japanese
claims to have completed conquest
of the rail line on July /.
New Development.
The enemy night raids, a new de-
velopment in the war in China ex-
cept for several terror attacks on
Chungking, occurred in the hours
before dawn Saturday and yesterday
after the Flying Tigers shot down
six planes in daylight attacks.
"a Domei broadcast from To-
kio said United States military
facilities on the Hengyang air.
field were the japanese targets
and serious blow was struck to
the American air force in China
in fierce air combat over Heng-
yang.
Significantly, however, the
announcement gave no details
either OF the score in the air
combat or of damage dealt at
Hengyang and did not mention
the shift to night operations)
Details were not yet available on
the effect of the raids, but first
reports said bombs were scattered
indiscriminately in Hengyang and
that one enemy formation, which
went on to attack Lingling, to the
southwest, apparently had little
effect there.
Evening star., 1942-07-06
D. E.. BaIIistics Expert
.Testifies al Second
.Ek|und Murder Trial
Says Bullets From Body
Of Victim and forget
Tree Beur Some Marks

Capt. John H. Fowler, police ball,
listics expert, today was called to
testify in District Court at the trial
of John Eugene Eklund, charged
with the sniper Staying Of LYMAN
McClaine, colored. I
The police expert identified two,
bullets taken from the body OF NC,
elaine as bearing similar markings.
to two other slugs police found in a.
tree back Of drive-in restaurant
where Eklund was employed.
Capt. Fowler told the jury that,
tests showed the four bullets weres
all fired from the same gun, .3S-s
caliber Colt revolver.
Earlier, George Randall colored
employe of the restaurant, testif1ed
that he had seen Eklund and anoth :.
er employe in target practice at tho
rear of the establishment
Capt. Fowler explained that the
Colt was the only gun made In this
bears six gun barrel rifling land3
turning to the left.
The four bullets bore these dis
tinguishing marks.
Defense Attorney Harry T. Whe $
Ian ended his crosS-examinatlon OF
Marvin r. Harlow. key Government
witness, shortly before Capt. Fowler
was called. The attorney failed TO
shake the witness testimony.
Harlow has testified he had con-.
yersations with Eklund while the two
were in District Jail. AS a RESULT
police were supplied information
which led to the recovery OF re-
volver Duried in a Baltimore park. ,
The witness was questioned by
Mr.. Whalen on whether he had
been promised lenience in his case
charge of housebreaking-by the
District attorney as a result OF In.
formation supplied authorities.
Harlow answered, Certainly not. :
Evening star., 1942-07-06
Lucky Teter Dies in Attempt
To Make 75O-Foot Auto Leap
$4,000 Spectators at
indianapolis See
Stunter Killed
Rs the Associated Press.

INDIANAPOLIS July 6.-In what
was to have been the last show by
his troupe for the duration, Earl M.
lucky Teter, 80, automobile stunt
man, failed to make 150-foot leap
over a semitrailer transport truck
last night and was crushed to death
when his car dove under ramp.
Approximately 10000 spectators at
the show for Army emergency relief
saw the car lose speed as it cleared
the huge truck and strike supporting
timbers of the ramp. which fell on
his car, and crushed him at the
wheel.
1t was necessary to cut the frame
of the car with acetylene torches to
remove Teter He was dead when
he arrived at hospital. DR.. Hubert
L. Collins, deputy coroner. said he
died OF a broken neck and internal
injuries.
The stunt was called the rocket
car leap" and at yesterday after
Moons show, Teter had made the
150-foot leap for the first time. He
was injured in a similar accident at
Pitman, N. j., in June. 194l, when
his car struck the ramp.
Teter was the owner of the Lang
Evening star., 1942-07-06
House Passes Bill
Districts
Rent Control Act
Measure Calling for
Exchange Of Sites for
School Also Voted

The House today unanimously
approved two District bills-one
amending the Emergency Rent Act
and the other authorizing an ex-
change of sites for school building
and playground.
Chairman Randolph of the Dis
trict Committee explained that 1t
Is necessary to induce private house.
holders with available rooms to rent
them to war workers. The bill, he
pointed out, difYerentiates between
those who take in roomers to sup
plement their incomes and those
who have opened their homes to
roomers because of the emergency.
Under the bill, the latter would have
wider latitude in evicting undeSir-
able persons.
Chairman Randolph also ex-
planned that the other bill author
ICES the Commissioners to exchange
approximately five acres OF land Ito
which they now have title abutting
Massachusetts avenue and lying
west of Arizona avenue for approx
mately the same acreage in the
southern part bf the former Friend
ship estate, now owned by the de-
Tense Homes Corp.
The bill also authorizes the Sec
retary of the Interior to exchange
with the Defense Homes Corp. a
similar adjoining acreage abutting
on Massachusetts avenue for an ad-
ditional four acres of land in the
Friendship estate. These two areas
in the former Friendship property
would abut and thus serve this sec
ton with site for public school
and playground.
The exchange has the approval oi
the Commissioners, the Board o1
Education, the Secretary OF the In
terror and the National Capital Parl
and Planning Commission. The De
tense Homes Corp. also has agreed.
Evening star., 1942-07-06
Adiutont General School,
Opens New Class of 900

A new class of 600 men-a recordss
enrolment has started at the Adju-s
tant Generals School at Fort Wash !
ington, Md.
Three hundred and twenty -fives
officers and 275 officer candidates ares
being trained in the executive and
administrative functions Of thes
Army.
The men, from virtually alL
branches of the service, are INSTRUCT
ed in three main subjects-business
management, personnel management
and MANAGEMENT of records.
Evening star., 1942-07-06
Port Moresby Raided
By Japanese; Allies
Pound Enemy Bases
Airdrome on New Guinea
Is Objective Of 33
Nipponese Planes

Ry the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS,
Australia. July 6.-The japanese
stepped up their air attacks on
Port Moresby yesterday, sending
33 planes against that Southern
New Guinea port as Allied bomb
ers stabbed anew at enemy bases
in Northeastern New Guinea, Ti-
NOR and the Solomon Islands.
(The BBC, heard in New York
by CHS, quoted an Australian
correspondent as saying almost
nonstop Allied raids on Japanese
bases above Australia were pre-
venting the enemy from massing
forces for an offensive.
c'There is little doubt that the
Japanese are able to replace
their losses" the correspondent
said, "but our consistent attacks
are hurting their striking
power."D
Twenty heavy Japanese bombers,
escorted by six fighters, launched
the assault on Port Moresby and
were followed by a second wave OF
seven bombers, Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur's headquarters reported to-
day.
The raid. directed at the airdrome,
caused only light damage and cas-
ualties, communique said.
The airdrome also was the OBJ
jective of an attack Saturday by 20
Japanese fighters. one of which was
shot down, in battle in which
three Allied aircraft were lost.
The bulletin said Allied bombers
had carried out another heavy at
tack yesterday on the japanese
bases of Lac and Salamaua in
Northeastern New Guinea, which
have been the targets OF almost
daily attacks of late.
Large fires were observed at va.
rious points in the target area,
the communiQue said. "One enemy
fighter was shot down and four were
damaged"
Both Lac and Salamaua were
bombed the preceding day by Alice
flyers who shot down five japanese
planes.
Light Allied attacks were made or
Stamboea, Timor and at Haleta
which is situated in the Solomon!
not far from Tulagi.