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Evening star., 1943-11-21

and the approaching Billy Rose
musical, Carmen Jones'; Rose
Bogdanof, who did the costumes for
The Patriots" and ABE Lincoln in
Illinois; Dan Eckley, once the best
known choreographer in Australia
and more recently the dance director
at the st. Louis Opera Co. S
sparkling series of revivals. Even
the front off1ce has a sheen of upper
case professionalism in the person OF
Kermit Bloomgarden, who usually Is
associated with Herman Shumlin.
He will be general manager.
No Soap-Box Tactics.
Jay Gorney, speaking for his as
sociates, said emphasis will be placed
on entertainment, not propaganda
or Soap-box harangue. The theme
he said. will be patriotic and
topical"
He pointed out the sheer enter
tainment qualities of the show by
citing the featured player, Beatrice
Kay, whose talents run to such
nostalgia memorabilia as "A Bird in
a Gilded Cage" and other rococo
musical items.
Others featured include Jack Mar
shall, rubber-faced night club come
dian; April Ames, dancer, and Vir-
ginia Bolen, Mervyn Nelson, David
Brooks, Gil johnson and CODY Rus
kin. Other featured players will be
announced later.
The 16 theatrical unions neces-
sary to the show must be augmented
by other union workers where they
are needed. That is one of the few
dictums Of the CIO sponsors.
The shows corporate name is a
CIO War Workers Presentations
Inc. William Morris, jr., is presi-
dent of the corporation and does the
liaison work between the union and
producers.
The show will open November %
in Newark, and brief tour of Provi-
dence, Bridgeport, Baltimore and
Philadelphia will precede the New
York opening Christmas week. The
Broadway engagement will be lin
tied, even if the critics reach new
attitudes for hat-tossing accolades.
Kermit Bloomgarden said the show
must hit the road and cover as
great a territory as possible.
1t will be presented in large
theateTs and auditoriums at popu-
lar prices. The profits will 60. after
running 0qoenSee are deducted. to
various war charities,
Evening star., 1943-11-21
The Civilian War Workers Own This Is the Armv
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK.
The revue-to-be, Marching With
Johnny" has more angels than
could be rounded up in heaven on
most weekdays.
The big musical show, which
started rehearsals last week in prac-
tice cubicles and dance rooms Of
Carnegie Hall, is sponsored by the
100000 members of the Congress
for Industrial Organization, more
popularity known as the CIO.
Marching With Johnny" Is an
all-professional production with
recognized Broadway and Hollywood
craftsmen at its fashioning helm.
It's authors and the CIO hope 1t
will do for the civilian worker what
This Is the Army" did for the SOL
dier.
One of the ironic twists Is that
the CIO has not a thing to say,
from a union standpoint, about the
show. 1t will pass on the material
and how much money is spent-and
it is plenty-but otherwise it will
keep its well-organized mouth shut
about labor relations.
AFL in Its Midst.
Practically all theatrical employees,
from carpenters to stars, are men,
bers of American Federation of
Labor unions. The CIO was well
aware of that when it decided to
take its place as a theatrical patron
alongside such monied personages
as A. c. Blumenthal, former Am
bassador Joseph Kennedy, Howard
Kullman and the various film firms.
Among its 100000 members, the
C1O may have many a Cole Porter
or George kaufman busily polishing
bomb castings or bucking up rivets.
But C1O President Philip Murray
and the gentlemen responsible for
the show decided no amateurism
should mar the revue's possibilities
Further, no essential war worker
should be distracted from his war
work. Better to leave those matters
to the Porters, Kaufmans, ct al.
In fact, George Kaufman will be
represented in Marching With
Johnny" by several bits of skit ma
terial.
From \ Bandman's Mind.
The show originated in the mind
OF an erstwhile name bandleader,
Leonard Keller, who turned war
worker at the wars outset. While
inspecting crankshafts at . Detroit
Evening star., 1943-11-21
Today's Film Schedules
(See LONG, Page C-9.)

CAP1TOL-Iop Man." with Donald and
1925 pm. Stage shows: 1, $50, $40 $50 pm.
CoLCMblA-Johnny Come Lately, James Cagney in
lilo, 3:15, 5:2O 7:3O pm.
ORourke royalty meets 1880
5:25 750 and 0:05 Stage e30 pm
kE1THS-"The North STAR" Russian fights
$50, 7:35 and GAS pm.
LITTLE-Jeannie" actress
and $50 pm.
Hope In the musical 135
3:35, 5:35, TAO and 94O pm
PLACE"Claudia" Broadway $780, 1885, $685. TAO and
$40 pm.
P1x"Amazing Adventure" with S4o and
10:15 pm.
TRANs-LUx-News shorts Continuous from PM
Evening star., 1943-11-21
New Court for the Connecticut Yankee
By J. NJ. Kendrick.

and several other hit numbers. Mr.
Foran is red-headed and handsome
as the hero who is hit over the heac
and suddenly transferred to Kine
Arthur's court. and Miss Warren is
blond and cute, but neither has the
voice to put across Mr.. Rodgers
songs.
The costumes and scenery are
beautiful and John c. Wilson's di-
IrectiOn naturally contributes much
to the success of the production
supervised by Nat Karson.
Musical No. 2.
Jimmy Savo comes to town in
Whats Up good musical.
There are pretty women, includ-
ing Gloria Warren, in the leading
role, but the best are Mary Roche,
Pat Marshall and Lynn Gardner
The book is by Alan Jay Lerner and
Arthur Pierson. Mr.. Lerner also is
responsible for the original lyrics.
The music, and you will like it be-
cause 1t is different, is by Fred
erick LoeWe.
One of the best things about the
production is that every one has
something to do in it. The story is
simple, as are all musical comedies
An Army transportation plane lands
at a girls school, The aviators enter
the house. One of the girls develops
case of measles. The doctor quar-
antines every one for eight days.
Whether that is the correct medical
time, l do not know, but there are
entertaining events-as should be ex-
pected when there are a couple of
aviators and beautiful girls in one
home.
Savo is fine comedian and panto-
mimiSt For some wears now. T have
Evening star., 1943-11-21
By lean Meegan.

Egan, whom she calls Peter and
who Is dramatist's idea of an
English gentleman. This is her
fourth marital alliance.
They met in Vichy, married in
Paris, took annual excursions to
Baden-Baden for the waters. re-
sided at his villa in the south of
France six months of every year
and committed handsomely to her
farm near New London, Conn, for
the other six.
During her self-imposed exile she
used to think: IF they say Elsie
Ferguson is the only one who can
play this part they'll call me
Way deep, down inside of ne, a
little voice would ask once in a
while: Will you 60 back? Will you
go back?' and the answer always
was Yes"
Relaxation for Elsie.
| 1t was Sunday afternoon and Miss
Ferguson had the time and the tenn
per to reminisce and mediate. Also
she could have one drink, because
there was no performance to WORRY
about. She smoked a great deal as
she talked
One OF the biggest changes has
occurred in the people who come tc
interview me- In the old days they
mostly were men and very matter
| of fact. Now nearly all of them
seem to be women and sincerely in.
Evening star., 1943-11-21
HOLLYWOOD,

HOLLYWOOD.
More than half her career battle
is won If girl can look into a movie
camera and make a photogenic i'm
preston.
If, on top of being gorgeous to
look at, she can act a bit, that S
swell. If, in addition to looking
and acting, she can toss in a little
dancing or singing-or both-then
she would seem TO be a cinch bet
for stardom.
But would she?
Almost never mentioned, there re-
mains one more quality that must
be added. She's gotta be tough!
Being tough is probably more i'm
portant than being second cousin
to producer or the best girl friend
of an important agent.
Dawn-to-Dusk Grind.
In just about any other artistic
pursuit in the world, you could be
a fugitive from a nervous breakdown
or suffer one of score of narrowing
ailments and still be a blazing sue
cess. But not in the movies, as they
grind today For many stars it's a
15-hour chore from dawn to well
past dusk in the studio-to say moth
ing of many other career require
ments that eat into her spare time
after she's checked off the regular
job
It's only in the movies that girl
has to look as fragile and luscious
as buttercup-and have the con-
stitutional stamina of veteran
truck horse
Here's the most important reason
for that Nothing shows up so
quickly or so definitely on the screen
as poor health. The searching eye
of the camera picks up weakness
like a schoolboy picking up germs.
1t can even photograph cold in
the head. Conversely, motion pic
ture camera registers nothing so
clearly as robust good health, energy
and vim
Cameras Bloating Eye.
And one mustn't overlook the fact
that the movie camera is a tricky,
unfair taskmaster. 1t distorts the
human frame by IS pounds pits.
With all the technical wizardry
prevalent in Hollywood, no master
mind has yet been able to make
the camera behave in that respect.
To be specific about the frail ladies
of Hollywood who are really little
giants of stamina, consider Bette
Davis. Now working in a number
called "Mr. Skeffington," she has to
report daily to the studio at S am
and 60 through the rigors of hair
dressing and facial trickery until
Evening star., 1943-11-21
Always who's; in It?'
By Jay Carmody.

In this world of SO many diverse
points of view, there is a small in
consolable minority which thinks
what is wrong with the movies is
the almost universal question
Who's in it?'
Its lnconsolability lies in the fact
that there evidently is nothing to
be done about the question. 1t is
as fixed among the cliches of hu-
man curiosity as what-time- is-it,
where-are-y -you-going. was
there. whatdi -she-Wear, whatever
appened-to-him and all the others.
Moreover, it represents the sum to-
tai Of interest in movies among all
ages and all classes.
If anything could be done, the in
consolable minority would suggest
that the question be changed to,
who wrote it?" The premise of
the suggested change, of course, is
that the motion picture is a form
of storytelling and that the player,
while important. is fundamentally
incidental to the story.
Good Writing Everywhere.
Washington's current assortment
Of screen attractions offers nice
piece of bolstering to this point of
view. While all of the major ones
are excellently cast and are brought
of as finely acted and directed mar
ratlves, they represent first of all
superior pieces of writing.
Most forcefully illustrating that
fact. perhaps. is The North Star
at Keith's. A strikingly eloquent
piece of writing from the pen of
Lillian Hellman, it needs no box
office star and Producer/ Samuel
Goldwyn was the first to perceive
that fact AS a matter of truth
the case is understated in that form
The North Star story of the
heroic people Of small Russian
border village, would have lost dra
matte force, If not its fundamental
dramatic~point, with a name star
He, or she. would have been its hero
Evening star., 1943-11-21
Interview Amid Bushes
By Frances Lonp,

I Her shyness disappears; Terry
Holmes becomes a self-possessed
confident girl.
This was proved when "Manhat-
tan Nocturne." the play which in
troduced her to New York, was, be-
fore its demise last week. presented
to an audience of merchant seamen
The plot involved the love be-
tween broken down, unhappy writ
er, played by Eddie Bowling, and
! a prostitute, played by Terry, anG
the seamen began whistling and
Wlsecracklng to each other.
Never Fear. MIR. d.
when the WhiStling was loudest
Eddie Bowling said to me unde,
his breath, Don't let it throw you
Terry and 1 replied, Don't worry
nothing upsets me on the stager
That's the way I am on the stage
I am never aware of the audience
I don't believe there has been one
time when have felt shy while act
ing. It's too bad I can't be that
way offstage. isn't it?" she smiled
Wistfully and pushed her dark bangs
from her forehead nervously.
1t Is rather startling to find this
quiet, bashful girl SO composed and
steady on the stage, especially be-
cause this is her first appearance on
Broadway. Her previous experience
covered only two years of summer
stock.
Just over two years ago, she had
no intention of entering the theater.
Then
Il met well-known author while
eating in restaurant one day. And
the next thing I knew I was in sum-
mer stock"
Credit for a Co-Star.
Gaining her experience in PLAYS
such as Accent on Youth" The
Male Animal" and Pursuit of Hap
piness," she made her biggest hit in
Guest in the House." where she had
the role of a little girl who alternate
ly cried and laughed.
Ann Stevens, the call-girl in
Manhattan Nocturne," was quite a
different and more difficult por-
trayal. She had to be shown as a
girl who was good underneath, al
though outwardly hard and bitter.
L could never have successfully
made her real person, without Ed
die Dowling," she says, "he has been
wonderful every inch Of the way. 1t
is so nice to have confidence in some
one like him.
The only time Terry Holmes was
(See LONG. page C-q1
Evening star., 1943-11-21
Coming Attractions

Stage.
NAT!ONAl-The Patriots" with Walter Hampden, Hayden
and Cecil Humphreys; starting tomorrow
cAPITOLThe Fallen Sparrow Garfield and Maureen
OHara starting Thursday.
coLUMB1A-"sweet Rosie oGrady" with
Young; returning Thursday.
EARLE-"Old Acquaintance with
LITTLE"Abe Lincoln of Illinois," with Raymond Massey
MEIROPOLTAN"S "Spitre with Niven
starting Thursday.
PALACE"Grl Crazy with Judy Garland Rooney
P1XSaint Meets Tiger with Sinclair starting
Evening star., 1943-11-21
Wallis Looks
AT Postwar Era
.OfFilmMaking
Ey the Associated Press

6s liit ASSOI4atcu FItSs.
HOLLYWOOD.
The shape of things to come IN
the postwar film industry is being
calculated by production chiefs in
every studio. Hal Wallis of Warner
Bros. sums up his forecast at
time when his studio announces
the biggest production schedule in
the industry. This is the studio
which pioneered in headline news
stories, anti-Nazi films and political
propaganda pictures.
Gains made in social thinking
during the war period, as expressed
in films, will be maintained, but
the slant will be away from propa-
ganda, says Wallis. Propaganda
films usually concern controversial
subjects, and where this is the case.
one-half of the audience is against
you from the start: straddling dis
Sipates the force of the drama. This
does not make for entertainment
value. convinces no one, antagonizes
audiences.
Warmers Warmer Feeling.
In referring to Mission to Mos
cow undertaken by Warmers with
the honest intent of promoting
warmer feeling toward our great
ally" Wallis observed that even in
this case. where the film was
founded on best-seller written by
a former United States Ambassa-
dor. there were obstacles never en-
tirely overcome. In condensing the
treason trials to one trial. a COM
mon technique in films to shorten
the story, much criticism was
aroused.
World subjects, not of contro-
versial sort, make better entertain
ment, in Wallis opinion. God Is
My Co-Pilot," the story of an avia-
tor in China, The Conspirators,
based on events in Lisbon, are ty-
pical of stories with news back
grounds Of the war, but they would
be good if there were no war be-
cause of the human elements.
Temporary Shelf for War.
AS signs point to an end of the
war in Europe, caution against being
loaded up on war films must be
taken, or film producers will find
themselves with unwanted stories
and nonsalable films. Judging trends
to come by those that followed the
last conflict, Wallis says there will
be turning away from all war films
Sec WAITS 6ooo - ~
Evening star., 1943-11-21

or heroine and Miss Hellmans story
would have been thrown out Of
focus by that much.
Cast Offers No Conflict.
AS it is. there is no conflict be-
tween the story and the dimensions
of the regulations of those in its
cast. They include such competent
people as Walter Huston, Dean Jae-
ger, Dana Andrews, Ann Baxter.
Jane Withers. Carl Benton Reed
and Ann Harding, but all of them
are properly lost under such names
as DR., Kurin, Rodion, Kolya, etc.
The one personality in the group
which is not submerged is that Of
no less skillful performer than
Erich Won Stroheim. Won Stro-
heim," you think when.you see him,
instead of Won Harden" It
amounts to virtually the same
thing, but only virtually. There is
that shade of difference and not all
of the power of Miss HellmanTs
writing, nor of Won Strohein1's s
acting, can change it. 1t detracts
by that much from the force Of
The North Star" which. fortu-
nately, can easily withstand the
loss.
Strictly on the basis of who's
in it?', thousands of earnest seek
ers after the virtually perfect escape
comedy might pass up Claudia, .
the current Palace attraction.
Its heroine, Dorothy MCGUIRE
gives performance that will chal-
lenge the finest in the movies in
this, her first, role but as a name
Miss MCGUIRE is unknown to the
vast majority of moviegoers. OF
course. her main support is derived
from Robert Young, but despite
his competence, Mr.. Young spent SC
many years being submerged in bad
movies that gigantic sections of the
public learned to overlook him.
Those who follow the literature
upon which movies are based, In
(See CARMODY. page C-91
Evening star., 1943-11-21

Cadillac plant he pictured it origi-
nally as local show, but it's at
fractions as national CIO PROPOSE
ton intrigued union officials. Keller
is among the revue's collaborators
on dialogue. lyrics and tunes.
Authors of most of the material
are three veteran Hollywood script
writer's. songsmiths and authors
Jay oorney, Henry Myers and Eddie
Evening star., 1943-11-21
Cordial Cousins
These Sinatras.
Frank and Raw
Ey the Associated Press.
NEW YORK

NEW YORK.
One of the big anniversaries of
America is coming up; it's almost
a year since Frank Sinatra became
a national figure. The exact date
Is some time in January, but it
probably is appropriate to begin
warming up early for an event of
euch Importance.
A year ago, the only Sinatra who
had made his mark in the music
business was Ray and when Frank
burst upon the national scene, the
show business crowd began asking
each other: Frank Sinatra-is he
any relation to Ray?"
More quaint than that, when
Frank Sinatra was going to try out
on the old Fred Allen amateur hour,
he called Ray, who is his cousin
and a we'll established orchestra
leader, and asked: Would it be
okay if let Allen know we are
felated?'
A Valuable Relative.
Ray, secure in a large cigarette
radio program, graciously said
Sure thing" AS matter of fact,
that was the first question Allen
asked!
Ray used to be Franks arYanger
and might have continued with
Frank in that capacity but, after
years of having his own orchestra
currently he is musical director of
the Jerry Lester program Sunday
nights over CHS and also is orches-
ira leader for Star and Garter'D
he didn't feel like coming in the
back door with the young cousin
whose cyclonic success is almost a
singing scandal.
Frank used to addition for Ray
from time to time. Ray always had
faith in him, says now that Frank
is a musicians singer He explains
that exciting stunt Frank uses to
make the fans squeal as "trill.
trumpet waver. It's what we call
q grace note"
At one time they wrote a song
together: Il Keep Forgetting" It's
never been published.
Advice for a No-One.
Frank has relied on Ray, who's
shorter, darker, older, heavier, for
advice from time to time Once he
called from the coast to find out if
Ray thought the time had come for
him to leave Tommy Dorsey.
Frank was nowhere guy then"
(See SINATRA, Page C-al
Evening star., 1943-11-21

waited to find him in a show which
would give him a fair opportunity to
display his talents. Whats Up" is
the best thing he has had. The
point which most people forget about
Savo is that he is pantomimist and
he has only limited amount of time
in any play to register his real tai
ent. Savo is extremely funny. His
art is subtle. 1t comes from great
thought and artistry. In this pro-
duction, Savo speaks in a language
which is unknown to all but one in
terpreter, which is all to the good.
Another excellent comedian is
Johnny Morgan. This is his first ap-
pearance on Broadway. He has been
in vaudeville and on the radio.
think that one of the great hu-
morous dances of all time can be &C
credited to Mr.. Savo and Miss Phyllis
Hill. Miss Hill is one of the love-
liest and most beautiful dancers on
the stage today, and she has too lit
tie to do in this play.
1t Had to Come.
The Theater Guild has two big
hits, as you know, in oklahoma !"
and "Othello.' 1t struck out this
week with The Innocent Voyage" a
new play by Paul Osborn, based on
the novel by Richard Hughes.
The idea of having four or five
children captured and taken aboard
a pirate ship, there to win the hearts
Iof all hands, including the tough,
killing captain. is appealing. 1t
doesn't work out in this instance be-
cause of the writing. the direction
and the acting. One little girl, Abby
Bonime, gives an outstanding per-
formance. The remainder of the cast,
including Oscar Homolka as the pi-
rate captain. rates from poor to fair.
Evening star., 1943-11-21
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK.
Terry Holmes, new star of Man
hattan's stage season, is a shy per-
son.
If you happened to meet her at
a party or in the street. you would
get a picture of a tiny figure, trim
ankles, a small pug nose.
Her voice would impress you as
soft and husky, but you wouldn't
hear it often. for she is the type
that sits in corners and speaks only
when she has to. Parties and talk
ing to strangers frighten her.
Il have always been that way. ]
suppose it's because I come from a
large family and never have had
much reason for meeting new peo-
pie" she says.
But once she steps on the stage
It's like seeing a different person
Evening star., 1943-11-21
Lilies Must Be Steel
BY Harold Hefernan.

called to the set at 9 O'Clock. She
reaches home about pm, gulps
dinner and hurries off to the Holly
wood Canteen, Of which she is presi-
dent, either to serve sandwiches or
to sit in important committee meet
ings in smoke filled rooms. She
does this day after day, night after
night. She has to be tough.
Waves Buffet Tallulah.
Or Tallulah Bankhead, no giant
either, who has been taking a fierce
physical lashing for the past 80
days in an opus called "Lifeboat.'
All of this film transpires in life
boat pounced around a miniature
Atlantic Ocean awaiting rescue. And
players have to be in that boat in
person, getting hit by giant waves
(See HEFFERNAN. Page CO
Evening star., 1943-11-21

Eliscu. They also are producers and
writer's of the West Coast hit revue.
Meet the People"
Philip Loeb, once of the Theater
Guild and various theatrical ven-
lures of dignified stature and hit
show proportions, Is the director
Also prominent among the shows
fashioners are Howard Bay, who did
the sets for zone Touch Of Venus"
Evening star., 1943-11-21

(See WALLIS, Page CD
Evening star., 1943-11-21

or heroine and Miss Hellmans story
would have been thrown out OF
The Valley settler., 1943-11-12

EXTENSION NEWS
The Sourd ough Eomemokers Club met
at the home Of hrs. IA d chGnscn
November 9.New Officers were inatnll
d. Mrs. Don Irwin will serve IS
res ident for 1914. Plans for the
Chri s tines party, Whi CHI Will be held;
st the Wallace Ebert home on De- ON
Der II, were Completed. Husbands Of
the members will be guests at the
Chri stmos party.
The Wasi1lo Eonomnkers Club met
Nov ember G ct the home Of Mrs. Petel
Mel on. Mrs. Nelson demonstrated
the making Of bound but tonholos andI
showed many shortcuts which could
be successfully used. The next
meeting wi II be held at the home
Of tlrs. Ernest Peck, who will dem
onstrs to basket making.
Mrs. Ralph Werc entorta iaod the
Riv@ rbend Eomemckers Club Nov ember
10 1t her home. Following the bus
mess mceting, Irs. Ware showed
CFristm pres hts whit CD hod been
maeo from empty flour, feeG, end
seed sticks. Other club members also
contributed with sugg s ions.
All Ms t., ruskc Valley hcmemolsers VIII O:
cen serve IS hostesses for the USO
room on Saturdays and Sundays are
ure cd to leave the ir nomes ct the
Extension OFFICE.
RS. Harold Thu1e, President Of the
omema,kers Council, entortcinod at
q luncheon Novenber 4 honoring Niss
Helen Vaughan, tie new District
Home Demonstro tt on Agent. Prca1dents
Of the local honor kers clubs were
que SITS st the lunche on. Il novel
arrangement Of ferns and condles
formed the centerpie co for the table
winter All club in handi craft is
being organized fer the Civic