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The Ely miner., 1942-12-24

Remember that old favorite, Matt
Moore, one of the popular screen
brothers of the movies silent days?
He's working in Metros Half Pint
Kid"-it is his first appearance at
the studio since 1884. He's been do
ing stage work in the meantime.
The Ely miner., 1942-12-24

Franchot Tone and his wife, Jean
Wallace, celebrated their first we'd
ding anniversary during the filming
of '"True to Life" in which he stars.
The part of the celebration she'll
remember longest is the lesson in
riding his motorcycle which he gave
her.
The Ely miner., 1942-12-24

Bill Robinson, the 64-year-old tap
dancer, returns to the screen after a
four-year absence to play the lead
ing role in Goth Century-Fox' S
Thanks, Pal" cavalcade of Ne
gro music and entertainment. Re-
member the delightful scenes he and
Shirley Temple used to do together?
Claudette Colbert's planning to
rattle off a lock of Joel McCrea's
hair the next time she goes to Mex
leo. After the barber got through
with him on the set of "The Palm
Beach Story" one morning, she SAL
vaged the lock, put it between sheets
of cellophane, and announced her
plans. Just why she's waiting till
she goes to Mexico to do it she didn't
say. After all, he's favorite in this
country too!
Evening star., 1942-07-23

tifully balanced swing toward 4
high note, was the intriguing fea-
ture of her artistry.
Cheered and encored, she finally
gave four OF her famous voodoo
songs to her own native drum ac-
compartment. With a green spot
light illumina ting her on q dark
ened stage. the songs had all the
wierdness and fascination OF the
unusual. In fact, Miss Houston does
not need an orchestra or any other
accompaniment than her rhythmic
drum beat to give background to
her art and the orchestral arrange
ment OF the programmed numbers
spoiled the effect, to personal way
Of thinking
Mr.. Marx began the program with
the well-known Overture to Gomez
opera. II Guarany." followed by an
interesting ''Danza del Huemac"
by de Rogatis. Later he directed a
rather uninspired Dance Suite by
Norton. consisting of Prologue
Sarabande, Bourree and Festival,
concluding the program with the
Overture to Weber's "Oberon" and
the Beethoven Fifth Symphony"
In the two latter works, Mr.. Marx
Evening star., 1942-07-23

Was most convincing in his con-
ducting and had the orchestra with
him more completely than in the
others. The spirit that one might
expect from 4 conductor interpret
ing native works was lacking and
the music moved along in an aca-
demic fashion. The Weber and
Beethoven opuses. while disclosing
nothing new in the way OF ideas,
were presented with careful con-
sideration.
The orchestral season at the Wa
ter Gate closes tomorrow night
when DR.. Kinder will return to the
podium and the soloist will be the
young Army corporal, the pianist
Eugene List.
Evening star., 1942-07-23
Coincidence Again

Several years ago, when Frankie
Thomas was very much a Juvenile
actor on Broadway. he received an
unusually laudatory review Of his
work in the play, Little Old Boy +"
from Robert Benchley, who was
drama critic on the New Yorker
Magazine 1t thrilled the youth so
much he was too timid to ever thank
the writer.
Today, Frankie, now 81 is playing
Benchleys son in The Major and
the Minor" which stars Ginger
Rogers and Ray Milland at Para
mount The young actor made his
belated thanks.
TT was the first really good notice
Evening star., 1942-07-23

hands. old costumes and other clap
trap and say: What an enchanting
view there is from this window"
y
Some OF the most prominent peo-
pie in Hollywood are gathered
around the gambling tables and the
games are running wide open. A
uniformed police officer. a holstered
As strapped at his hip, watches the
play with approving interest. His
job is to keep unwanted persons
out of the place.
Sorry, you'll have to leave he
tells a couple of strangers, ap-
parentlv tourists, as they enter.
Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Berg
man, Claude Rains are in various
parts Of the room. which is a cafe
as well as gambling casino. These
stars of the screen aren't bit
furtive, nor are any other patrons
of the place. There isn't chance
in the world that it will be raided
(unless it's an air raid. for it is
Evening star., 1942-07-23

one of the sets for "Casablanca," at
Warmers.
The set is interesting, for it is
equipped with most of the gambling
paraphernalia that once caused
thousands of dollars to change
hands almost every night at Aqua
Caliente. notorious Mexican spa that
was the Monte Carlo Of North
America 10 years ago.
(Released by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Ine)
Evening star., 1942-07-23

DR.. Kinder founded the National
Symphony and. like Or. Kinder.
he has remained its permanent di-
rector.
The soloist was the Brazilian
soprano, Elsie Houston. who has
made this country familiar with the
strange. native music of Brazil and
has been the means of awakening
deep interest in the folk lore OF
her people Last night her COM
pelling voice that often violates
all rules of correct vocal production
vet manages to retain a rare sweet
ness of quality, was heard in two
groups OF songs either from the pen
or arranged by the noted Brazilian
composer, Villa-Lobos. One excep-
ton was Barrosos "Chiribiribi, qua
qua that begins something like
the song of similar name made
famous by Grace Moore on the
Evening star., 1942-07-23

plantations were hardly necessary
for the expressive character of her
singing conveys the emotional
meaning even If the subject is not
understood. In her short numbers,
a wide field was covered, from the
lamentation on the death of an
Indian chieftain to lullaby tired
mother sings to her children.
Throughout, Miss Houstons amaz-
ing ability to turn from a primitive,
unframed tonal quality to one fresh
and purely produced, with a beau
Evening star., 1942-07-23

retOin the OLD troupe. winch H1oVeS
west for a Los Angeles opening IN
mid August.
Not ail of KarlofY is back He shed
some IS pounds putting on nine
shows q week over that strenuous
wear and-a half period. Physicians
are supervising build-up diet that
keeps the horror man stoking him
self with milk and other fatteners
every quarter Of an hour.
There's lull between set-ups
when we walk on the stage. Kar-
lofY is sitting around with Peter
LORE. another graduate Of the hor-
ror school, and JEFF Donnen, highly
touted newcomer who has the fem
inine lead. Karloff wears no make
IN, has a dainty pink apron around
his middle and benign expression
on his countenance.
You know he greets us. shak-
ing his head sadly. Il don't know
what the films are coming to. l
kill six people in this picture but
none of the killings take. What
kind of business is that for a man
who slaughtered score of victims
and thought nothing OF it?'
The baby faced LORE grins. This
Is a real holiday for me- he chlrps
"I do carry a gun, but l don't have
to kill anyone"
Little Miss Donnell. awed by the
presence of pair of the most cold
hlooded scoundrels in the history
of HOLLYWOOD. jumps and screams
when LORE whips out the revolver
"It isn't loaded he assures the
girl AS proof he clicks the trigger
six times. Nothing happens.
Imagine" says Miss Donnell,
f,nallv getting her breath. IAN un-
loaded gun that lives up to its rep
utation."
Its Just like this picture" Kar-
loft points out. "a lot of Killings, but
they're all blanks"
Director Lew Landers arrives with
a glass OF milk for the Monster
LORE is dismayed.
What would the public think II
It knew Boris Karloff was actually
drinking milk?" he queried Of the
assemblage.
I'm just surprising my liver" is
Karloff's quick retort.
LORE isn't satisfied.
Things are coming to pretty
pass" he means, when the greatest
ghoul of them all drinks milk" He
looks at the revolver ref1ectively
shakes his head ut isn't the same
old HOLLYWOOD" whispers LORE to
himself. "Milk-and an unloaded
gun!"
Billie Burke has just finished q
scene In Girl Trouble in which
she Is required to lean out window
and toss all Don Ameche'S clothes
to the street nine stories below.
Joan Bennett, who plays in the
same scene, slumps tiredly in chair
next to director Harold Schuster.
TN never get over the way she
plays scenes with such realism,
Joan says, indicating Miss Burke.
you'd think that was a real window
she was leaning out, and that the
clothes were actually being tossed
nine stories instead Of just a few
feet. She's actually got me dizzy.
That" declares Schuster, lis the
true mark of an actress"
"Hmmm," says Miss Bennett
doubtfully. What is your defini-
ton of an actress, anyway"
"Wen,' said Schuster, ''an actress
Is girl who can walk to the side
of the set, peer into the wings flllec
with jumbled theatrical props, dirt
and dust, and other actors. stage
Evening star., 1942-07-23
Elsie HOustOn's Brazilian
Songs Feature Concert
By ALICE EVERSMAN.

Brazilian music featured last night the National SYMPHONY
dedicated republics
founder
Rio Janeiro
in interest
Philharmonic the tina
Evening star., 1942-07-23

ever got" he told Benchley.
Replied Benchley, Come to think
of it, it probably was the first really
kind words / ever wrote as critic.
Sort of the beginning of what is now
known as the Kindly Mr.. Benchley.'
War bonds are the best buy on
the market today.
Evening star., 1942-07-23

screen and turns out to be some
thing quite different.
Miss Houston gave the idea of the
songs in q few words, yet the ex-
Evening star., 1942-07-23
Milk and Unloaded Gun
Dominate Karl0ff Set
1t Goes to Show, Peter LORE Says,
That Hollywood Is Not the Same;
Miss Burke Does Her Tricks
AMUSE M Z Mt S.
By HAROLD HEFFERNAN.
Make-believers at work

believers
thriller In the
Columbia
be find Karon,
horror playing leading role.
The Man finished
Evening star., 1942-01-21
The Great Game of Politics
Nelson's Success Seen Depending on Going
Outside New Deal Clique for Able Aides

personally with the little group Of
White House insiders. He had early
endeared himself to them by radio
speech in which he practically
adopted the New Deal spending
philosophy-and In other ways. How
much of his intimate friendship
with the "inner circle" was due to
calculation or just how much to
natural growth 1t is impossible to
say.
Liked by Hopkins.
In particular it is attributed in
informed circles to the influence of
Harry Hopkins, who lives ct the
White House. Mr. Hopkins is con-
genitally unfriendly to businessmen
and Mr.. Nelson is the only one In
the war organization for whom he
has achieved real liking. Most of
the businessmen here have been the
subject Of considerable political
sniping by the New Dealers, but
never Mr.. Nelson. From the start
he has been the favorite Of the
Hopkins group. And not many will
contend that he would have been
singled out for either his S. P. A. B.
position or this one If he had not
been.
Now, none of this means that Mr..
Nelson will not fully measure up to
the great task imposed on him. None
of it reflects upon him. What 1t
does, however, is make clear a
danger that confronts him. One Of
the major troubles with these White
House insiders is their determination
that none whom they dislike shall
occupy key positions in the man
agement of the war. The result has
been that great many splendidly
equipped men who ought to be here
have been blacklisted and the place
reeks with incompetents and second
raters. No one knows this better
than Mr.. Nelson. 1t is hoped he ap-
preciates what it means. His friends
say he does.
Policy Awaited.
What he needs around him now
are men Of real capacity. He is
aware that the best brains are out
side, not inside, this administration.
II Mr.. Nelson acquiesces in the
policy of his New Deal friends to bar
out of any part In the management
OF the war the people they dislike
he will do himself and the country
a great disservice. If he sweeps
aside this narrowness and littleness,
weeds out the incompetents and
calls to his aid the biggest and best
men he can find, regardless of how
they stand politically or personally
with the Inner circle" he will prove
himself worthy in the highest degree.
And he will get support from the
American people that will give him
more power than can be delegated
to him any other way. 1t would be
fine to see him rise above these
small bore politicians and disregard
their petty spitefulness. There are
those who think he will. But 1t
remains to be proved
tCopyrisht, 1e42)
Evening star., 1942-01-21
On the Record
U. S. Urged to Leorn Which Defense Critics
Are Corpine and Which Are Constructive

adequate peace afterward. 1t Is
also 50 superficial and biased on
account of the last war as to be
historical claptrap.
The kindest thing that can be
said for Mr.. Hoover is he planned
the book for seven years. Since
it waited SO long, its present tim
ing is most unfortunate.
Dennis Called "Our Rosenberg"
But similar and more sinister
criticism" thinly yelling out
right Nazi propaganda is being
disseminated by the same people,
whose pro-Fascist bias was glar-
ing previous to December 7.
Mr.. Laurence Dennis, for in
stance, former associate of Fred
erick Auhagen and himself a
much more outspoken Fascist
"ideologist" than Auhagen ever
WIS, is still publishing his Weekly
Foreign Letter. The first issue
after the war proclaimed his 10y
atty and the intention of indulg-
ing in only constructive criticism.
In the following weeks, since
nothing untoward has befallen
our native Rosenberg-for that
is precisely what Mr.. Dennis is:
the highbrow philosopher of the
American Fascists-he has re-
sumed his old line.
The Fascist always betrays
himself by his Technology. Mr..
Dennis repeatedly sneers at the
Roosevelt crusade" and paints
the American war effort not as
protection for America, but as
a er-brained religious war,
comparable to the campaigns of
the Middle Ages.
Although Mr.. Dennis himself
Is a crusader against democracy,
and an intellectual revolutionist
who loathes our whole society,
he attempts to warn the busi-
ness world-for which he only
has contempt.
May Seek New Nazi-Red Pact.
He paints Stain as the worlds
menace, thereby repeating the
Nazi line, but he seemed actual
ly happiest when the Russo
German pact brought the two
revolutionary powers" together
and promised the destruction Of
our world. 1t was in those days
that Mr.. Dennis was speaking
of The Wave of the Future"
and he still blames Hitler for
having destroyed the alliance
and thus given breathing space
to the British, who are his betes
noire.
He warns against what per-
haps he hopes for: A realign-
ment of Russia and Germany.
No enemy alien in this coun-
try would dare, as Mr.. Dennis
does, consistently to attack our
Allies and pour every obloquy
upon the President and Mr..
Churchill.
Every mistake in Churchill's
past-the Dardanelles campaign,
for instances resurrected. But
he does not mention Churchill's
decisive Salonika campaign, nor
the use of tanks, for which he was
also responsible. Churchill is
never in Mr.. Dennis letters"
the man who saved the British
Isles in 1910, but is only the man
who lost Hong Kong in 1912.
Again this column warns the
Justice Department that it will
not apprehend the real fifth
column in this country by pur-
suing aliens. 1t must check on
ideologies if its wants to get at
the real danger.
Released by the Bell Syndicate. Inc.)
Evening star., 1942-01-21
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.

SOANo <AAS = A&NA< DASO w ANs
The battle for Singapore has
its ups and downs, but mostly
downs as far as our British Allies
are concerned. Despite the he
roic efforts of the Australians
and other forces which are de-
Tending the fortress island. it is
felt in military quarters that 1t
will not be long before the Japs
are installed in the Gibraltar Of
the East.
The same factors which ia
vored the Japs and their Axis
associates elsewhere are de-
termjning the course of the battle
in Malaga. Land troops must
yield ground when the enemy
succeeds in infiltrating to the
rear. These infiltrations are
possible because the warships Of
the United Nations cannot pre-
vent landings and the Allied
navies cannot operate close to
shore because they lack necessary
sir protection.
In other words, no battle be-
ing fought near enemy-held
air bases on land can be won,
regardless of how brave the
troops are or how efficient the
navies are, unless they are fully
protected by the air arm. And
Evening star., 1942-01-21

Hence, the question is asked, why
continue to put on the ways an
other set of heavy ships for the
cost of which in money and effort
we can construct more deadly
engines of war. The fact that
the British had overwhelming
superiority over the Axis in heavy
ships has not helped them to
bring the enemy to his knees.
Once a certain type Of plane
is decided on and the necessary
tools are available, production
can be so speeded up as to give
American forces the necessary
fighting equipment within a short
time. And the time element is
vital a: this stage Of the war.
Evening star., 1942-01-21
This Changing World
Expected Loss Of Singapore Affects PIons
To Build More U. S. ButtIeshps

Of conveying and raiding, could
be built In less than half that
time. This was proved to be pos
sible In the last war and the per-
formance unquestionably could
be repeated. If not bettered.
Many naval observers regard it
as highly improbable that we
shall have q chance in the near
future-that is within the next
18 months-to meet the enemy's
heavy ships in battle. The Japs
keep their battleships as close to
home bases as possible. They do
not dare risk them at the present
time.
What their plans are we can
only speculate, but conceivably
they hope to use them for body
blow in the Eastern Pacific when
they consider us near defeat.
Although we have lost naval su-
premacy in the Pacific, we have
enough ships today to meet any
challenge the Japs may offer.
More Ships Soon to Be Ready.
A larger number of heavy ships
will be ready to put to sea within
the next II months. Consequently
many observers believe that with
what we now have and what will
come out of the navy yards
ships either under repair or con-
struction-we will have an ample
force to repel any Japanese ag-
gression along our West Coast.
But for the theater of opera
tions in the South Pacific-a
region which is more important
to us right now than any other
war theater-we need light craft
and thousands of planes. These
could be sent to bases other than
Singapore. Australia, the Neither
lands Indies and a number OF
other islands strewn in that
region all offer excellent bases
for either light naval craft or
planes.
Battleships need elaborate
bases like Pearl Harbor, Cavite
and Singapore. OF these Pearl
Harbor is safe, Cavite is gone
and Singapore is so doubtful that
none dares hope that we shall be
able to use 1t for some time.
Evening star., 1942-01-21

The other type of criticism is
a mask for denouncing the war
itself, for dividing the Nation,
for creating fears-fear of Brit
ain, fear of Russia, fear of the
President.
The one type of criticism serves
the Nation. The other serves
our enemies.
The Truman report belongs to
the first type. 1t accuses the o.
P. M. of lack of administrative
efficiency, of complaining of lack
of authority while failing to de-
mand it, and of blind subservi-
ence to the Army and Navy
in the matter of procurements.
1t accuses it of favoring big
business" and of catering to per-
sons with axes to grind.
These complaints are, I be-
lieve, justified. But the author
ity given to Donald M. Nelson
ought to remove or greatly miti-
gate grounds for continuing such
charges. For Mr.. Nelson has all
the authority than can be grant,
ed, and he is known to be one Of
the chief advocates of the de-
Capitalization of production to
include work for even the small
est industries. Mr.. Nelson's duties
are the greatest ever put upon
the shoulders of a single Amer
ican, and one of his greatest per-
sonal problems will be whether he
can endure to be unpopular. For
If he does his job properly he
will be sincerely hated by a great
many people.
Confusion, JealOusies Charged.
I believe attacks on the tech
nical inferiority of American
planes to be exaggerated. Ger
tainly, could find no substantial
ton for them when I was in
England last summer. But that
the quantity is still far short of
what should and could have been
produced is unquestionable.
And that there is terrible over
tapping, confusion and petty jeal-
ousies amongst the agencies in
Washington; that the defense
effort is strangled in red tape:
that there are thousands Of
square pegs in round holes is also
unQuestionable.
All these things and many
others require a constantly alert
public opinion if they are to be
remedied
Quite different, however. is the
type of criticism that is still COM
ing from some pens. 1t is deeply
to be regretted that among them
is Herbert Hoover's. Mr.. Hoover's
book, Americas First Crusade"
is an outstanding contribution to
defeatism, both for the current
war and for any constructive and
Evening star., 1942-01-21

labor section. The reasons given
are that the report docs not go
into the real fundamental causes
of strikes in defense industries,
namely the sit-down strike by
finance and capital until they Sc
cured excess profits as a condition
of participation in the defense ef-
fort" and also the existence of prof
iteering." He adds that labor union
members, when they read "of the
tremendous profits" insisted that
their leadership should take ag-
gressive means to secure for them
participation in these profits" He
declares the labor section of the
report is irrelevant" and can serve
no good purpose at this time.
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Evening star., 1942-01-21

in that respect we are hopelessly
outnumbered in the Pacific.
The situation is having reper-
cussions here at home. In cer-
tain quarters there seems to be a
determination to 60 ahead with
our naval program as it was laid
down before December 7. That
program was based on powerful
battleships.
In other quarters, however. it
is pointed out that while the bat
tleship must not be considered
outmoded, it might be wiser to
concentrate exclusively on small
er, faster ships and on planes Of
all kinds, from small fighters to
heaviest bombers.
Battleship Construction Slow.
Even though our yards are pro-
ducing all kinds Of craft in much
shorter time than technicians ex-
pected, the construction Of the
great sea fortresses, which cost
close to 100000, ,OOC, necessarily
takes a long time.
Before the war it was con-
sidered satisfactory if a battle
ship was completed in four years
from time the keel was laid. Even
if this time were cut to 80 months
An unheard of record-the
battleships now projected could
not be commissioned before the
end Of 1914. This is a long time
in the future, considering the
tempo of the Axis attacks.
x&
Smaller naval craft, essential
for the Nays principal duties