Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08

| IN. since most OF CneSe alluTlng
damsels are long on looks, but short
on cash. there are complications.
Nan can't marry until she gets her
divorce decree. Edna's problem is
to have the first Mrs. Cadman &C
cept alimony and free her husband.
The feather-he Vivian becomes
a one-fingered War Department sec
rotary, fascinates the brigadier gen.
eral for whom she takes dictation
late at night. Eventually the FBI
become enmeshed in the gay hap
penings, and the hotel management
becomes concerned over who will
pay the bills for the revelry.
Wedding Bells at Finish.
It takes three acts to get these
tangled veins of romance neatly
;roned out, makes one ponder that
the awful young generation is still
pretty awful It stoops to great
depths for many laughs and some
times fingers over pet ituations,
such as that where the general and
the colonel, rivals for Vivian's favor,
discard their insignia of ONCE to
tell each other of. A White House
decoration for the airman and a
Russian priest solve Mans prob
lem, Vivian Is reconciled to her
colonel with marriage blossoms in
the offlng. and Edna's 81 a year
man finally hits the jackpot, packs
his wife OF to Reno
For a saucy and hilarious fairy
tale George 8. kaufman has pro-
vided fast pace in direction. The
script is frivolous, has many leers
and innuendoes, but on the whole
1t Is comedy with a fresh idea, de-
velops a lively momentum with all
the sprightliness inherent in good
lines.
For all Of this high-powered nom
sense Producer Max Gordon has
provided beauty and good acting.
Virginia Field Is the real empress
of wisecracks and makes most Of
them hit the fun target. Arleen
Whelan is intrusted with the role
OF a military mans Dulcy. an at
tractive featherhead with q vacant
top story on a seductive figure.
Fresh from the Hollywood lots and
new to the stage, she registered
impressively. Some of the plays
best fun comes from Arlene Fran
els, who is decorative picture as
a Russian sniper She stimulates
the accent effectively, makes one
believe she really likes diet of
fish. Doris Nolan is impressive as
the third doughgirl Ethel Wilson
and Muriel Hutchinson are splendid
in the other important roles.
Setting Is Luxurious.
Male members of the cast are
equally adept in projecting this
farcical conceit William j. Kelly
is sufnciently dignified to be a gen.
eral. facile enough to handle ro-
nance without being clownish.
King Calder, Reed Brown, jr., Vim
ton s. Hayworth, Edward H. Robins,
Reynolds Evans, James Macdonald,
Maurice Burke and Maxim Pan
teleien serve most acceptably.
Producer Gordon has provided
sumptuous trappings for the single
setting, luxurious hotel suite, and
the feminine fineries will catch the
eye OF the distaf1 side. The Army
may not like it, but THE Dough-
girls" can be rated the seasons
most amusing light comedy. En-
tirely crazy, 1t must satisfy those
who want global war treated lightly
by the drama.
Falla In the Movies.
Falla. the Scottie OF President
Roosevelt, is In the movies. Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer will feature the
White House pet in a short soon
to be released. Herbert Morgan
made the arrangements for Falla' S
debut.
Information Please" in its first
public presentation at Boston sold
more than $4,000, 900 in War bonds,
Par for the Symphony Hall capacity
was $3,875 900.
Before she takes her seat In Con-
gress from Connecticut Clare Booth
Luce will spend 10 days in Holly
wood turning out q story for Twen-
tieth Century-Fox. Her salary will
be donated to China Relief for q
story with Chinese background.
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