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Evening star., 1942-08-02

which makes 1t thrice q top hit.
And 1t is a play that was rejected
by Broadway producers for two
years before Traube happened to
see 1t.
II was homesick for Broadway
despite the fact that my production
efforts In Hollywood pictures were
going fine,. Traube said. Then
John GARFIELD told me about this
play, Angel Street which Patrick
Hamilton had written, but had been
unable 10 sell to any broadway
producer although Hamilton had
written the previously successful
drama, Rope
II found that Angel Street had
been spurned on Broadway for two
years, but also that 1t had been
published In book form because the
author thought there was no chance
Of getting . stage production on
these shores"
After Traube placed the show in
rehearsal he found there were other
difficulties and problems ahead in
his search for q stage hit that would
bring him back to Broadway.
First, aside from the usual task
Of proper casting Of players, he
found equal puzzles in appropriate
scenic designing and in renting q
Broadway theater. The theater
owners were 50 skeptical OF its sue
cess that they considered to have
tickets printed only for the Friday
night premiere and for tde Saturday
Evening star., 1942-08-02
Cowboy and Horse
Get Another Pal
wide world.

.
HOLLYWOOD
The cowboy and his horse, tradi-
tional team OF western thrillers, may
become movie trtumvirate.
Republic plans to give Cowboy
Don tReD Barry . dog pal Is well
as his horse, Cyclone. The dog, .
Belgian shepherd named Duke, has
been used briefly In four pictures.
Fans seemed to Ike him.
Duke will earn his money, q did
the famous Rim Tin Tin q yester.
year. He'll warn Barry Of impend-
ing danger: leap to the rescue just
as the odds seem too great for Barry.
When Don's busy elsewhere Duke II
sometimes guard Leading Lady Lynn
Merrick.
Evening star., 1942-08-02
She Made Own Impact
And That Was an Unique Thing
On Part of Teresa Wright
Bv Jaw CarmOdv.

actress impact public is a striking
incapable of it. 1t just Hoywoods Hollywood
method to assign dozen equal number skilled
pooaphe corps of hair syis makeup geniuses and number
OF other specialists to the task of being actress impact All
"oomph" type up
her oomphsh matter
convictions Of its fut mbec She actress isn't she?
II she oomph role play it, she
can go back home, and likely will
It takes enormously eu to lay down her terms
upon entering Hollywood Hollywood
That the kind Wright 22 wonderful
turned talking to itself that
tiny and unglamorous should have got away with it.
sneaked by he Makers
In Her First Movie
Miss Wright Academy Award this
least for the supporting
but to the circumstance that she
plain but marvousy fresh and appealing Holly
wood to play the daughter Regina Giddns Little
picture Davis actress
to the publicity for picture
Miss Wright got by almost public picture
and discovered that little
liked beautifully
might come I'D later To be discovered v tn. public lot more
substantial least initial than
Miss wright of whom YOU have not heard half SO much as you
named remarkably from Hollywood defines the word
gentle collection photos
rising young actresses she looks astoundnely normal
discovers easily either the critics the public
their credit be admitted that she discovers easily too by
certain discriminating Hollywood They include Samuel
To WnU w nrl vno Iu III as m % and
n and those MGM officials rented her from Mr. Goldwn
for the latter also include Sam Wood who handed her
deity in "The Pride Of the Yankees"
roles tribute
ideal standpoint Of launching
.
Stuck to Her Fixed Method
OF Playing Best She Could.
was playing second
nddk to actresses usually
thing else about the picture The first
Bette Davis pictures Carson does the same
in Greer Carson pictures"
Miss Wright modest retiring girl would
steal picture Of it. She intelligent
with the excellent taste perceive that
ees thing
reference to ANYTHING She pounced down the
her and did them to the ability amazing ability
established her instantly Holly
accepting Michele considerable Of an
departure cinema Critics
have been unable to md adec quite
vaiiantty to that
exploded privacy private LIE
CAR1dODY, Page E-3J
Evening star., 1942-08-02

W1ludu1 ouClcT SdtS ana OLk1ST III
past century, has only In current
seasons packed em In" In the home
town.
The same audiences that In 1907
rioted each night for a week at thu
presentation of Synge's THE Play
boy of the Western World" threat
ening mayhem to author, actors
and theater, now attend the Abbey
in enthusiastic droves.
This new enthusiasm Of the Irish
for their own theater has resulted
in single plays running six week.
or longer to continuing full houses
whereas the normal run of q few
years ago was q week.
Business is SO good that already
supporters OF the Irish NationaI
Theater-that's the formal name o1
the Abbey-are talking Of building
q new and finer theater, moving
from present premises which COM
bine a former variety house and
q morgue.
War Films Prohibited.
Ernest Blythe, former Fire FL
nance Minister, who is director Of the
Abbey, attributes the greater in
terest Of Dubliners In the theater
to number Of factors, not the least
Of which is that the war has
hemmed Fire in on all sides and
left her people to find pleasures
and intellectual stimulation at home
The supercareful Fire govern
ment forbids the showing Of any
motion pictures based on war
theme, with the result that most
OF the best cinemas being made
can not be seen In Fire. This has
left a real void in large cities like
Dublin-which claims to have more
movie seats per capita than any
other city in the world-and the
people have turned to the living
theater.
But more important, 7 think,
said Blythe, us the fact that people
now understand what we are trying
to do in the Abbey Theater."
When peasants and the islands
downtrodden poor were first de-
picted on the stage, the sensitive
Irish jumped to the conclusion that
they were being made the butt OF
ridicule and resented 1t. Now even
the most controversial plays Of for
mer years can be produced, without
causing ripple OF resentment.
Reveals Sell Out.
Blythe also gives much credit for
the swing Of popular favor In Ire-
land to the plays Of Sean OACasey.
He says the common people felt they
had found . vo3ee When o'OaeaY
Evening star., 1942-08-02

the Paper Mill by car who now
drive to the nearest bus or trAi1
stop, park their cars and come the
rest Of the way by some public
transit system. There are number
who come on bicycles and many
people living In the town, but ct
considerable distance from thu thsa-
ter. now even walk.
For myself. I believe this i the
most interesting time b b n the
theater. It offers % many oppor-
tunities now for real service. Every
theater In the country should be
open and running for the immense
good to public morale.
Each Monday night We give Z large
block Of seats, which We could easily
sell. to the USO to be used for men
from nearby Army camps. I should
like to have q theater near one Of
the big camps entirely Tor the
amusement Of service man, II there
were some means Of financing such
= venture.
Ts Run TIN December.
But to get back TO the problem Of
running the Paper NH IN war tims
actually we have been faced BY
none except the dimculty Of keeping
the male principals and chorus boys
with u.s.. We deliberately chose
married men, with families Il pos
sible, and even those with sligtt
physical disabilities. Tur q long
time we were safe, but now, since
the last reclassiflcation, We are soon
to lose one OF our best baritones and
others may have to 60 too.
However, barring too great
weakening Of our male ranks, our
plan now is to run until the middle
Of December. Next years season
we plan to start very early In tho
spring.
Meanwhile we expect to try out an
experiment rather new in stock COM
panies-putting on . play for .
run" When we first started the
playhouse we never thought we
could give q presentation for more
than week at time. This summer
we have played two weeks to
crowded houses, and now we are
going to attempt three weeks with
the same show. This win enable us
to have larger and better produc-
tions given by company not over.
worked with continuous rehearsing.
released By the North American News
papsr Alliance, Ine.)
Evening star., 1942-08-02

the automobile, and spent many an
hour myself out In the large space
back Of our theater wondering II
wulld ever Be able to Ill the housl
without filing the parking lot.
In the end It was only my belie1
In the need OF entertainment dur
Ing wartime that caused me to 0peK
On schedule. Now I am pleased
and surprised to report thAt this
season has been the best we've evel
had at the Paper MIL.
During the last war ! was In the
Navy for two years, and after II
Was over I went abroad to do q sur
vey Of the thester over there. ]
found that in almost every case
where It had been able to continue
throughout the war, the musicals
had enjoyed the most success. The
theater has always been an ac-
knowledged form Of escape, but it
seemed that straight plays provided
only partial release, while musicals
furnished that full escape which ID
so necessary in times OF stress. II
people carry away . tune they can
hum or whistle, the beneficial effects
Of their evening In the theater last
indefinitely.
The Need for Music.
After the last war I also did some
rehabilitation work with. men who
had been unnerved by shellfire, and
found that music brought more
solace to them than any other form
OF alienation.
A definite need for tuneful music
during wartime seemed, therefore,
to be strongly indicated once again.
Accordingly / made 4 slight change
In our usual policy at the paper
mill playhouse and started out with
an eight-week season Of Victor Her
bert Operettas, changing the bill
every two weeks. Our plan was to
60 back to straight plays at the
end Of the eight weeks.
We suddenly realized, however, 1t
might be q good idea to ask the
audience It's choice in the matter.
So night after night I came before
the curtain between acts to ask
them If they wanted to see plays or
more musicals. Invariably the ap-
plause for the plays was negligible,
but for the operettas it was over
whelming! Therefore we will 90
ahead with "The Chocolate Soldier, !"
The Merry Widow" The Desert
Song" starring Rosemarie Brancato,
and New Moon" starring Dorothy
6andlin.
All kinds Of people attended our
shOws-from our local very high
society to war workers in their
shirt sleeves 1--WE have many de-
tense factories nearby. They all
mingle In the lobby with 4 feeling Of
real camaraderie.
No Rationing Complaints.
At the matinees groups of bridge
clubs have taken to coming to the
theater as change from playing
cards. in the evening groups Of
stenographers, clerks and telephone
operators girls whose beaux are in
the service-all come together and
60 home on the railroad singing the
songs from the show.
Since we opened we haven't
heard single complaint about
gas rationing. There Is . great
deal Of doubling up in cars. with
neighbors taking turns driving.
There are number Of people who
formerly made the entire trip to
Evening star., 1942-08-02
Glamour Girls of Yore
Screen Mothers of Today Were
The Beauties of Yesterday
By Harold Hefernan.

"T used to be glamour girl myself"
That's the title q
Hoywoods svyhared
without stretching
nothing about the idea
modern quality applicable
Evening star., 1942-08-02
NEW Y0RK
By Frank C arlington.

admit decision reopen
this made with certain treridaion
located Mnbur about hour outside Of New the
thcky populated suburbs Of New Jersey shed
ued for june shortly after the tire rafting into
and people feeling slightly panicky.
onepartculary peope-coud imagine
Evening star., 1942-08-02
Sat Down to Read a Book
And Shepard Traube Found the Play
That Turned Out to Be Hit
By Marx Barron,
Wide World.

y IK.
Shepard
hit drama merely for Broadway
Of down
i to read good book - -,
That quiet evening Of looking something In his HOLLYWOOD
hacienda brought forth Angel
Evening star., 1942-08-02
Reveals Sel-Out

Blythe also gives much credit for
the swing Of popular favor In Ire-
land to the plays Of Sean OACasey.
He says the common people felt they
had found . vo3es Whan o'oaso1
Evening star., 1942-12-27
Fairfax Ration Board Workers
Paid but Once Since Oct.

ried on in cramped quarters and
with only one telephone available. u
Meanwhile Mrs. E. C. Murray
county fuel-oil official, said new
quarters must be found next week
for The fuel-oil branch of the board
which has occupied an office made
available by the Virginia Public
Service Co. This Office, she said,
will be taken over the first of the
year by the sanitary division of the
County Health Department.
Mrs. Murray, who pointed out that
the fuel-oil branch still is receiv-
ing almost as many applications a
day as it is processing, said there
was no space for her workers at
the boards main Office, and she
added that unless new quarters are
found, she would be forced to move
the records to her home.
Asserting that the fuel oil divi-
sion can now see daylight ahead
Mrs. Murray said volunteers were
slowed down in their processing of
new applications by mistakes made
by 20 workers borrowed by OPA
from the once of Emergency Man
agement and sent to the Fairfax
board to aid local workers on
Christmas eve.
"Only about three applications
processed by these workers have
been found correct" Mrs. Murray
said, "and it has taken q days
work for us to correct these mis-
takes and issue new fuel oil
coupons.
Evening star., 1942-12-27
BY the Associated Press.

by tne hSSOClAlcu fTess.
Pvt. Walker Hancock Of the Army
Medical Corps has hit the Jackpot
The Government has paid him ST 500
for his winning design for the new
air medal
Pvt. Hancock, Al, a native of ST.
Louis with a sculpture studio in
Gloucester Mass. entered the open
competition for design when Pres
ident Roosevelt authorized the air
medal for meritorious achievement
in aerial flight rot warranting the
award of a Distinguished Flying
Cross
Then he was drafted and assigned
to the l4th General Hospital De-
tachment, Camp Livingston, La.
Following a day on kitchen police,
he was engaged in close order drill
when he was ordered TO report to
headquarters. There he was in
formed his design had been selected,
and he was to go to Washington 10
put the finishing touches on it.
This was not his first successful
medal design, however. He de-
signed the Marine Corps Expedi-
tionary Medal and the air mail
flyers Medal of Honor. A gradu-
ate of Pennsylvania Academy, he
won the coveted Prix de Rome in
1925, and has done a number of
portrait busts and sculptures for
public buildings, including the Kan
sas City (MoD City Hall and War
Memorial, the st. Louis War Me-
mortal and the Pennsylvania avenue
pediment of the Post ONCE Building
in Washington.
Evening star., 1942-12-27

The five salaried workers at the
Fairfax County Ration Board have
received only one check from the
OPA since October i, it was dis
closed last night by former State
sentaor j. w. Rust, chairman OF
the board.
In assailing what he termed the
bad business practice Of the OPA
regional office in Atlanta, Mr.. Rust
said he would not blame these
paid workers" If they walked of
the job.
Checks for ration board workers
in Virginia cover only half-month
period. MI. Rust said he did not
know lust when it was since Octo-
Der / that the Fairfax workers
were paid.
Mrs. Mollie w. Cleveland, execu-
tive secretary of the Fairfax Board
refused to comment on the matter
One worker at the board said. how
ever. that she understood numerous
requests for checks had been
ignored" by the OPA regional Of
flee In Atlanta.
Throughout the entire rationlng
program" Mr.. Rust said. both sal
sried and volunteer workers at the
rationing board have labored under
the handicap Of inadequate facili-
ties.
"Only five salaried workers have
been supplied for . county Of 10000
people and their work has been car
Evening star., 1942-12-27
Montgomery Resigns
AsConsumer CounseI; ;
Protests Food SetuP
Hendrickson Will Fill
Vacated Post Within
Few Doys, He Says

Donald Montgomery, consim-
ers' counsel for the Agriculture
Department since 1885, rendered
his resignation yesterday, pro-
testing that his division has
been excluded from any part OF
the responsibility with respect to
how much food shall be reserved
for the civilian population" in
the new War Food Administra-
tion.
Mr.. Montgomery announced his
resignation in his regular weekly
broadcast, Consumer Time Later
the department issued a statement,
saying: .@
"In accepting the resignation Roy
F.. Hendrickson, director of food
distribution, said he planned within
few days to choose Mr.. Mont
gomery's successor and added that
Secretary Wickard had directed him
to greatly strengthen and expand
consumer work"
Division Excluded"
In his letter of resignation Mr..
Montgomery said This (the new
food administration should give
the Consumers Counsel Division,
after its years of effort, under some
dlf1iculty, to represent American
consumers in agricultural policy. its
first opportunity to do an effective
job in their behalf"
But it had peen excluded, he said,
adding, Your decision to establish
definite consumer responsibilities in
another division provides at least
a precise termination to this un-
satisfactory situation"
In reply Mr. Hendrickson accepted
the resignation and added, mo final
decision has been made on the place
of the Consumers Counsel organi-
cation in the new Food Distribu-
ton Administration setup. Now
that we have clear responsibility
for determining civilian require
ments-and for fighting for them
we must establish a strong branch
on civilian supply.
In U. S. Service IL Years. 4,
Appropriate units of the con-
sumers' counsel unit should be in
tegrated with it to give the depart
ment stronger, better-staffed con-
sumner work than ever before with
set Of program objectives on which
we must not fail"
Mr. Montgomery entered Federal
service IL years ago after admins
tering Wisconsin's fair trade law.
the legal parent Of the NRA. He
went to the Agriculture Department
from the Securities and Exchange
Commission. .
Evening star., 1942-12-27
British Extend Slabs
Al Burma 10 ITO Mile!
Northeast Of Akyab
Patrols Closer to Port
On Boy Of Bengal Keep
Up Pressure on Jops
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW DELHI, Dec. 26.-British
stabs at Burma extended 10
miles northeast of the Bay of
Bengal port of Akyab in the
Chin Hills. British communique
announced today, while patrols
within SO miles of Akyah main 2
tanned steady pressure on the
japanese.
can indication that the RAF
had established an air base in
Burma was found in Berlin
broadcast Of a Toxic dispatch
saying "23 enemy aircraft were
brought down or destroyed on
the ground in Burma between
December 21-26.")
The British cautioned again that
all land operations were merely
small-scale probings and that air
attacks presently were the weight
lest offensive actions.
The Toungoo airdrome in Burma
was raided again yesterday and
several japanese planes were de-
stroyed aground. An Oil tank at
Chauk, railway cars at Kyauka-
daung, buildings at Akyab, trains
and locomotives near Monywa and
large river steamer and other
boats on the Chindwin River were
hit.
The action In the Chin Hills oc-
CURED two days ago. The British
had captured high ground and Jap
anese patrols attempted to route
Gen. Wavell's men with crossflre.
The British said the japanese were
repelled with losses. The Chin Hills
lie along the Indian frontier north
and slightly east of the Arakan
area where the British are nearest
Akyab.
Calcutta was free of Japanese
bombers last night after four sue
cessive raids. The humble Indians
were bit shaky in the knees but
none of the vital services such as
electricity, water and trolley service
was affected. Damage to the city
was superficial.
Small fires were controlled swiftly
When the bombers were overhead
the Indians congregated at railway
stations or fled over the Howrah
Bridge across the Ganges.
Evening star., 1942-12-27
First j. ). Sub Built
In Great Lakes Beqins
Trip Down Mississippi
Floating Dry Dock
Will Garry USs Peto
To New Orleans

The U. S. s. Peto, first Navy sub
marine ever built in the Great
Lakes, has completed first tests and
begun the long trip down the Mis-
sissippi River to New Orleans.
1t is not only the first Navy sub
marine built in the inland waters,
but it also is the first man of-War
ever to go down to the sea over
this route. 1t Is the first Of a group
of submarines to be built for Uncle
Sam by the Manitowoc lWis.) Ship
building Co.
The commander of the underseas
craft is 34-year- old It. Comdr
William T. Nelson of Fall River,
Mass. He took the vessel down
Lake Michigan to Chicago where it
was decommissioned and returned
to the builders. The Peto then was
toWed through the Chicago drainage
canal and entered the Illinois
Waterway bound for Lockport, Ill,
where it will be placed in a floating
dry dock The remainder of the
trip to New Orleans will be made
in this floating dock. under tow and
under Coast Guard protection
After fitting out and completing
the tests, the Peto will be recon-
missioned by Read Admiral Frank T.
Leighton, commandant of the 9th
Naval District.
Reviewing the activities of sub
marines in the current war. the
Navy said the new sub would join
a feet that has accounted for more
than one third of all Axis ships
sunk or damaged from December
7, 1941, to December 81, 1912 Com
muniques give credit to the sub
marines for the destruction of lab
ships during that period.
Evening star., 1942-12-27
Second Woman, IS, Dies
Ia Arson-Attack Case

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. Dec 26,-Mrs
Jessie Hamilton, e5-year-ofd .goice
instructor and former opera singer
died tonight-exactly a week after
she was stabbed and bludgeoned by
an arsonist.
A few minutes later police took
in custody 36-year old salesman
for questioning.
Mrs Hamiltons death was the
second from the brutal assault by
a tall man wearing dark gloves who
entered the apartment she shared
with Miss Anna Dreyfus, 80, slugged
and knitted them. and. then tried
unsuccessfully to set the premises
ablaze before he fed.
Miss Dreyfus, former Washing
ton ID. c. French teacher, sue
cumbed few hours after the
attack.
Evening star., 1942-12-27
SECHON +,
Classified
RooseveIts Attend Wedding
Of Relative in Fairfax

"Details OF Wedding, Page D-1)
BY the Associated Press.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt
slipped quietly away from the White
House late yesterday and motored
to Fairfax, Va, to attend the mar
riage of a relative, Miss Belle Wyatt
Roosevelt, granddaughter of the late
President Theodore Roosevelt, to
John Gorham Palfrey jr., of Boston.
The ceremony, attended only by
members of both families and close
friends, took place in Truro Protest
ant Episcopal Church. which dates
back to Civil War days.
The bride is a daughter of Maj.
and Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt and a
niece of Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Long
worth. widow of the former Speaker
of the House. She is a member of
the senior class at Barnard College,
New York City.
Young Palfrey is a graduate of
Harvard, class of 1910, and attended
Harvard law school until his en-
listment in the Army Signal Corps.
Evening star., 1942-12-27
Ann Rutherford Weds
Chain Store Heads Son

BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 26. - Ann
Rutherford, % year old screen
sweetheart of Mickey Rooney, was
married tonight to David May, 30.
son Of Mr., and Mrs. Tom May.
The ceremony was performed by
Rabbi Edgar F. Magnin at the May
mansion, with only close relatives
present. The elder May heads a
department store chain. of which
his son Is vice president. The
couple plan honeymoon in
Phoenix. AriZ. and New York City.
Evening star., 1942-12-27
Prefer Stamps to Party

The employees of Philipsborn's
Specially Store received a Christmas
gift of War stamps instead of their
annual store party, the firm an
nounced yesterday. A meeting. held
by employees and management, re-
suited in a unanimous vote for the
War stamps. Each employe was
given a book filled with substan-
tial number" of stamps, it was said
Evening star., 1942-12-27
Offer Comedy Toniqht

"On Strivers' Row." a comedy. by
Abram Hill, will be presented by the
American Negro Theater of New
York City at $50 o'clock tonight at
Turner's Arena, Fourteenth and w
streets NV.