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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-24
To Be Given in Marriage by S+epfether

THE BRIDE. :. whose father the late Maurice T.
Rowland of Waterbury.
Will be given in marriage by her stepfather Mr..
Lindsey
She will be attended by Amer Perry. of Waertown
maid of honor.
And bridesmaids. Margaret Watkins. sister of the
bdegroom-elect Connie Lee Stanton of Crosse lie
Madge Lao of Greenwich Susan B. Maltby Smith
Of Waertown. Mrs. Arthur H. Caney Jr. of Abilene
Tex and Mrs. John S. Ferguson of Watertown
John Watkins from Princeton. to be his
brothers best
Douglas Dodge of the Perciva Dodges of Crosse
Pointe. who Is student at Yale Douglas Campbell Jr
of Crosse Ponte John Uthill -. of Chicago and
John Ferguson of Waertown. seated the guests.
Three others who had been asked to usher
James K Watkins Jr.. John Wardwell of Detroit
and Irving Walsh of Plainfed n. ". will be unable to
do they in the armed forces.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-24

attached to shrred cap OF Illusion edged with ruchng
and carried white carnations tube and bsbys breath
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-24
Sonabird Ella Logan Is Bride

GREENWICH. Conn. Sept "a
nNS) Ella Logan, the Scotch
songbird star. and Fred F. Finkle-
hoff. Broadway producer, were
married at Greenwich.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-24
Leave on Trip to Chicago

FOLLOWING A reception at the Crosse Ponte Yacht
Club Doris and Bob left trip TO Chicago the bride
in dashng wool suit of olive accented with beaver
trimming. and brown accessories
On their return they will live with the brides parents
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-24
Reception in Garden for 300 Guests

RECEPTION for 800 guests will be held in the
garden. Of the Lindsey residence.
Following wedding trip. George will take his bride
to Cleveland Heights. fashionable suburb of Cleveland
live
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-24

"YOur Own Horoscope" by
Frances Drake. In one OF many
famous features In The Detroit
Times.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-16
Careers for Stars
Sirikingly Similar

The careers or veronica Lake
and Alan Laid. who play top roles
in This Gun for Hire" Paramount
thriller drama now At the Riviera
theater, are strikingly similar.
Their courses are parallel in that
each skyrocketed 10 film fame
after only one important role.
Veronica won stardom through her
sensational performance in Il
Wanted Wings" and then ap-
peared in "sullivan's Travels. "
This Gun for Hire" is her third
starring vehicle.
Ladd. handsome blond young
man. is called the greatest screen
find in IS years by three noted
directors and talent supervisor
Directors Richard Wallace Of
RKo. Frank futile and Stuart
Heisler Of Paramount. and Talent
Supervisor William Meikielohn Of
Paramount.
In This Gun for Hire" Laid
plays the part Of strange pay
chopsthie killer. who falls for ~ho
Is kind 10 nm Veronica Lake.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-16
AU The Big Shots

Sol Lesser announced today that
Tallulah Bankhead, noted stage
star, is returning to the motor
picture screen TO join the galaxy
of famous stars who will appeal
in stage Door Canteen." Tn,
picture is slated TO go before th'
cemeras on Nov. !. and will b
filmed from the screenplay writ
ten by Delmar Dawes.
Lesser acquired the rights
TO film the colorful and dra-
matte story Of "Stage Door
Canteen" by special arrange
ment with the American Thea
ter Wing War service. which
operates stage door canteens
for United Nations service
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-16

s2e.0OO,0OO a day.
While this figure is ST.
100000 behind the quota set
for itself by the industry it is
Just about ION the nose" for
the quota established by the
Treasury Department.
OF course. IL is too soon 20 tell
what the final figures will be. but
at the rate the showmen are pill
ing up the jack for Uncle Sam
they won't have to work very hard
to prove that it's really the har-
vest season and the money crop Is
bumper,
This isn't all the money ear
marked for Uncle Sam for
which the nations movie In
dustry IL responsible. There's
the government tax on an esti-
mated 1880. 00o. 900 box effiee
receipts at the country's mo-
tion picture theaters for the
current year.
IL this figure is attained and
the wise guys say II will be &.
II will be an increase of 5000, 600, =
900 over 1871. At the present time
the estimated average weekly at
tendance at our motion picture
thesters is ioo.Ooo.ooo persons.
So -. when you feel like talk
ing in the millions. don't sell the
movie industry short those are
the boys who can really juggle
the oyphers and they're all at
the left of the decimal point!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-16

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-16
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-16
Soldiers Won
orgei Truck Ride
AN ADVANCED AIIIED ANN

AN ADVANCED ALLIED AIR
BASE. Australia - Marion Mat
lock. an air corps master sergeant
from Atlanta. Ca. took Is sol
diers for ride in a truck Tues
day. Chances are. they viii never
forget IL. AS for Mstiock. he says
he's confident the air over New
Guinea Is much safer than the land
despite the presence Of Japanese
warcraft
Aatlock was driving his COM
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-16
rRAyELocs ON ri,E WAY

In case you've been worrying
about the plight Of the war-re-
siricted travelog makers. can
tell you about the plans ~ James
Fitzjatrick. For years. while the
Traveltaik director Was going all
over the world 90 film and chat
about various regions Of interest.
the studios themselves we're boast
ing that for regular movies. near
duplicates Of virtually AL the
scenic wonders ef the world could
be found within 200 miles Of Los
Angeles.
Sc now that he can't do much
foreign travelling. Fitzpatrick IL
setting out TO prove that the Hoi'
iywood location departments were
right He's doing reel on tho
Italian Riviera" the Egyptian
desert" Tho wine country Of
France" the cliffs Of Norway.
and group 81 south seas
islands all within = few hours Of
hometown.
Day after the preview Of Here
We Go Again" Fihber MCGEE was
asked how he liked himself on
the screen. Haven't YOU heard -
he asked. My acting was 30 ter
rifle that Paramount called me
this morning: I'm 10 test for the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-16
Hear This One!

Tonight at 1850 over the
Victory network there will he
broadcast the All-Star Bond
Premiere from the stage Of
the Paramount theater In Sc.
attic.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-16
GARRISON IN HOLLYWOOD
Rs PAUL HARRISON
Tacoma Times Correspondent

HoLLYWOoD-An the lot: Spencer Tracy and
Katie Hepburn have ribbed and razsed each other almost
continuously during filming Of Keeper Of the Flame
Sometimes their criticisms Of each others acting. along
with eaustc reminders Of past ors have bern o eonsd
cradle Director George Cakor. who afraid
his stars might get into a real quarrel.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-16

Rtnff usas MI N0feafA ~
Tracy were agreeing sadly that
the movie naust ~ doomed e fan
ure but were differing sharply
ahout the reason, Cukor stepped
between them and said: I just
want % remind yea kiddies that
u each Of you vas a. had an
actor As the ether says. i sslii
wouldn't make this picture any
worse. Don't YOU realize TIA; !
am the director. and that Tn the
guy who directed Her Cardboard
Lover7 There's nothing IN either
Of your careers that's - bad as
that"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-16
How To Prepare
"A Blackout Room!

Nothing fancy about ths directions In Stand
ards free Victory Guide just good common
sense methods for blscking out your hons
and still making il iiysbis. PIsnty Of pictures
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-16
men in several large cities.
Lesser will finance the produc-
ton, and all profits above pro-
duction and distribution costs
will he turned over Ia the or

In addition 10 Miss Bankhead,
Stage Door Canteen" viii also
have such top-ranking stars as
Katharine Cornell. Katharine Hep
burn, Kay kyser. Helen Hayes,
Gertrude Lawrence. Edgar Bergen
and Charlie Mccarthy. Ray Bolger
and Jane Cowl.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-16

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-16

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-16
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Evening star., 1942-05-11
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

| Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing
Stage.
National-The Ballet Russo de
Monte Carlo, presented by S, Hurok,
lists Swan Lake" "Scheherazade"
and Cate Parisien" for tonight at
$50.
Capitol Fingers at the Window" !"
murder by remote control: II am,
las, 4:25, tbs and 10 pm. Stage
shows: 1910, 3:25, 6:15 and 8:55 pm.
Columbia-"T the Shores of
Tripoli," marines in action and in
love: 11:25 am, 1:30, 3:35, 5:45,
7:50 and $50 pm.
Earle-"The Invaders" the Nazis
have try at Canada: II am
1:40, 4:30, tbs and 9:55 pm. Stage
shows: /, $50, 6:35 and 9:15 pm.
Keith's-"Tuttles of Tahiti" Mr..
Laughton combs another beach !:
11:l5 am, 1:20, 3:25, $50, 7:35 and
Gas pm.
Little-"Pride and Prejudice,
English lavender with Olivier and
Carson: Ills am, 1:55, 4:30, 7:05,
and GAS pm.
Metropolitan Adventures of
Martin Eden" from Jack London S
sea novel: 11:20 am, 1:25, $3.50,
5:35, TAO and 9:45 pm.
Palace-"Jungle Book" in which
Sabu prefers wolves to people: 11:35
am, 2:05. 4:40, ITO and 9:45 pm.
Pix-"Ihe Men in Her Life" Lor-
eta Young's, that is: 2:30, 4:20, 6:15,
8 and 10 pm.
Trans-Lux-News and shorts
Continuous from 10 am.
Evening star., 1942-05-11

the composer and authors Of Count
Me In" That does not include such
phases as afraid wardening, pre-
liminary draft examinations, spy
trapping Quizzes, first-aid courses,
quick romance, rationing and all
other of the current minor irrita-
tions except the tire problem.
Miss Ronell has provided vividly
non-conformist (to college musical
comedy standards) score for Count
Me In" From the exciting "All Out
Bugle Calf number, which opens
the show and introduces the
astoundingly large cast, through the
second act finale which reprises
most of the 16 numbers, she has been
bright and varied beyond any nor
NAL expectancy.
Her accent has been on topical
numbers which gives her a lot of
ground to cover considering the
theme of the show. Even non locally
the favorite may turn out to be
Life Goes to Washington" a tune
that makes the most of a bad case
of over-crowding. If it does not,
there will be plenty to choose from
among There's Work to Be Done
Woman of the Year" Doodle Is
Cake" Stranger Lullaby" or per-
haps the one torchlike item,
You've Got It All"
Not even the college tendency to-
ward comparative anonymity can
divert attention from the fact that
there are several noteworthy indi-
vidual performances in Count Me
In" Ann Blair. the single profess
slonal, gives one as the daughter of
the harrassed, frustrated patriot
father. Others are those of James
Graham, the inevitable Brady who
clowns his way through his own
script, Lionel Booth as the pathetic
fall-guy father, Marion Wolberg as
the furiouSly busy mother, and Bibi
Osterwald who is one of the shows
best vocal and comic assets. None,
however, is any more likely to be
remembered than the Junior Roxy
cites, a group of eight young and
talented girls who must be the most
engaging chorus any musical COM
edy ever had.
Responsible for the production OF
Count Me In" an inconceivable
job on such small stage, Is Ralph
Brown. Even seeing it, you don't
believe that part.
Evening star., 1942-05-11

dine Fitzgerald has been habitually
cast as best friend" of leading stars,
but here she is biting -tongued,
scheming member of trio.
AS in Kings Row." Nancy Cole
man plays neurotic type >. Youth
full Larry Simms makes first ap-
pearance outside Blonde" series,
in which he plays young son of
Blonde and Dagwood Bumpstead.
.. Bryant Fleming, in role of Gig
Young, adopted latter as his screen
name when picture was finished
He's being groomed for leading man
parts ;. Most of action unfolds in
two sets-Gaylord Mansion and a
courtroom Transportation de-
partment had trouble aplenty: 1t
had to provide autos, taxis, buses,
bicycles and even a steamroller
which would fit into 1915, 1917, 1918,
1884 and 1912 . Brent's first scene
with Barbara happened to be the
wedding He had just returned
from honeymoon with Ann Sheridan! !
(Eeleased by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc)
Evening star., 1942-05-11
The Cast.
BY HARRY MACARTHUR

"The Men in Her Life" in which
you will find Miss Loretta Young
portraying sad toe dancer at the
Pix, is a motion picture which de-
votes its first hour to exposition.
This may be something you will not
readily believe, but for one whole
hour there is no discernible move
ment in THE Men in Her Life" Z"
beyond the exercises indulged in
by Miss Young while she Is learn
ing to become the greatest ballerina
in the world, and probably the most
dolorous.
This can be pretty firing, but If
you like good maudlin sob story,
you will be rewarded by just that,
providing you can weather the first
soporiflc hour. After Miss Young,
with the aid of numerous long shots
Of someone else, has learned to
dance exquisitely and has become
the great Lima Varsavina, she has
the most fearful time in the world.
The young man she fancied but
cast aside to marry her tutor, turns
up with flancee, SO Varsavina, her
husband having died on the night of
his greatest choreographic triumph
marries a nice young American lad
who owns a lot of steamboats,, or
maybe they are only sailboats, this
all occurring some time in the mid
die of the 18th century. Varsa-
tina's troubles after this are enough
to knock any toe dancer back on
her heels. She has a daughter, who
Evening star., 1942-05-11
Ballerina's
Sad Career
At the Pix
Men in Her Life
Bring Tears to
Loretta Young

THE MEN IN HER LITE" Columbia
picture starring Loretta YOUNG: produced
and directed by Gregory RatofY; adapted
the Pix.
Evening star., 1942-05-11

wrote and spoke pictures foreword,
This is the story of some of our
countrymen who did not wait to
be stabbed in the back"
With no great box Office stars In
cast, Producer Walter Wanger set
out to procure large number of top
character players In several
instances he paid high as $1,000 to
actors for only few hours work .
Eagle Squadron, composed mostly
of American volunteers, organized
in october, 1910, as unit of R. A. F.
fighter command :. Norman Reilly
Raine, noted author, who penned
script, looked on while big camera
crew, demolition experts and 1000
extras spent eight night hours film
ing hospital bombing scene-and
marveled ''It took me only a
few minutes to write that episode, "
he said in amazement, land now
look what happens.
Scope of women's work in this
war is emphasized in picture . .
Miss Barrymore portrays member
of Women's Auxiliary Air Force,
the girls who operate radio. man
anti aircraft guns and work on
planes Evelyn Ankers Is seen
as pilot of transport plane .
Technical details handled by Flying
Oliver John M. Hill of Eagle Squad
ron, a 23-year -old Kansas City
pilot who spent six months flying
a Spitf1re before he was injured
in combat crash Spent his
convalescent leave on movie set,
seeing to it that players dressed,
talked and conducted themselves
just as people do on fighting front.
Night raid by British Commands
is one important sequence An
other is flrst-time screen demonstra-
ton of how British rescue pilots
forced to bail out and fall into
English Channel Among 30
children playing parts is Simon
Tarquin Olivier, 5-year-old son of
Laurence Olivier and Jill Esmond,
divorced.
The Gay Sisters no novel
experience when George Brent and
Barbara Stanwyck faced each
other for first scene in this movie
-. We'll" said Barbara, here we
go again" Said Brent: Il hope
this will be as good as the other
two" He was referring to so Big
and THE Purchase Price," their
previous two films together.
Story covers span from 1915 to
1912, but nearly all is laid in cur
rent year Two brief scenes in
prologue establish relationship OF
three Gaylord sisters-the Misses
Stanwyc, Geraldine Fitzgerald and
Nancy Coleman-and to record
death OF their mother on torpedoed
LuSitania and that of father in First
World War Barbara's romance
with Brent is told in retrospect
Casting was hard-pressed to find
three little girls to play Gaylord
sisters as youngsters Kids had
to look like sisters and still resemble
three actresses who portrayed them
as grownups Irish-born Geral-
Evening star., 1942-05-11

comedy BY. CATHOLIC Universitys Hsrie-
R5asS sona Sse @uss sy 4a Bf 5assphs. Ar
da.Ty Ca Galan osT,a. and Alan sshnsdeT set
dances raa the hshins s. Th.a:r oh
At the University Theater.
The Cast
Betsy Brandywine Marion wolberg
fheodore eS e'ef RoossVeit Brandywtne. anne bar
i9i'a AVIS York Brandywine lanE1 hraas
BENJAMIN Osborne Brandywine,
Life Girls: Doris. Mcwhirt. Carol Shea.
Margaret Roberts
Ancestors: Hal Kelly. Bill Hanley, Ray
Dooley. Dennis Madden nit, o..,.
Ruth Won Bramer. Anne Kessinser
Draft Examiners: Kyle Thomas, corneiius
Frizzel Tony Messuri
Old Dirk -- -- Robert Ambrogi
F. 3: ]: Men: Gunnar Jasdmann. Jim
mack, Kyle Thomas. Ray Dooley, Bill
Hanley
Boston Sailor Edmund Butler
Brooklyn Sailor ------T Tony Messuri
Sundell Eugene Lerner, Tony Larrea
Prisoners: Cornelius Frizell. Hal Kelly,
Bill Hanley. Dennis Madden
Sliee Welcoming Committee: Madeieine Raven, raven
Mary corbett. Terry Mcouehan
Alienist Kyle Thomas
Staff Oficers: Gunnar Jagdmann. Tony
Messuri. Cornelius Frizzell, Bob Ambrogi,
Jim Sullivan Ray Mccormick. Pat Davis.
Radio Voices: Ray Dooley, Gunnar Jagd-
mann, Bill Hanley, Doris McWhirt
Junior Roxyettes Judy Klingenhagen,
capt: Rosalita Quesada, June Hampton.
Cecilia Volkmann, Anita Calm, Jane
Gittins, Dolores Harmon. Corinne Cohan.
Evening star., 1942-05-11

couple of virtues that tide one over
1he vagrant awareness that last
nights opening performance had its
loose and /or rough moments,
Count Me In substitute for
the musical biography of contem-
porary figure in the song-and-dance
art, is no half hearted or half baked
venture into a new field for C. US.
talented players. Enthusiastically
grateful rather than awed by Miss
aonell's participation in their swing
time music week they balance any
vocal or other shortcomings with a
veritable deluge of zest for their
work. 1t is an infectious contrast
-.or the nstlessness of some of the
musical comedies which may be
haunting your memory.
Walter Kerr and Leo Brady, au-
thors of the book of Count Me In, u
launch their merry niockery of mu-
sical comedy tradition by sacking
the pallid romantic hero in favor of
s middle-aged old Milquetoast. A
fellow who has spent his private
Evening star., 1942-05-11

is carted OF by her husband tsec-
opD, who has departed because
Varsavina wanted to dance again,
and then that lad she Tilted earlier
returns, only to be killed in a
18th century traffic accident. 1t
all winds up with Varsavina teach
ing her little girl how to be bal
lerina. arousing the fervent hope
that we won't have to listen to the
Evening star., 1942-05-11

story OF her career, too, sometime.
AL OF this drivel is performed by
an excellent cast, Miss Young's sup
port, or more correctly, her compete
tion, including Eugene Leontovich,
Conrad Veidt, Dean Jaeger and
John Shepperd. Things being what
they are in the world, something
more worthwhile might have been
found to occupy their time.
Evening star., 1942-05-11

life acquiring a family and his pro-
fessional one making maps OF a
world that changes faster than any
map could, he is a fine musical
comedy figure. His family ignores
him, his Government spurns him,
and even the Japs whom he chooses
for a great private counterespionage
campaign laugh derisively at him. 1t
is a funny predicament for any man,
especially the creature of the Messrs.
Kerr and Brady, whose reverence for
their heroes does not keep them
from laughing at, as we'll as with,
them.
X \
Only the more solemn aspects of
the war elude the miniStrations of