The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-16
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with CHARLES MANN.

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with CHAR
The film Of Ernest Hemingway's
FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS
opened in New York this week and
received the remarkable ovations
expected However, please note:
all critics were unanimous in de-
claring that Katina Paxinou, as
Pillar, the wise old Loyalist guerriI-
La, and Akin Tamiroff, as Pablo,
her vacillating husband, turn in the
best performances in the picture
Frankly, we'd like to know
where people got the idea Gary
Cooper acts! He doesn't He's the
same old Gary in every film. Thu
roles are always chosen to suit hi
personality he could never pul
NUM-! Which is the true test
acting When we read the boo
we wanted to see Blanche Yurk
in the Paxinou part, but Hollywood
wanted new face" Madame Yur.
ka ought to get wise to herself and
return to the Broadway stage
where she'll be appreciated
period.
Everybody knows by now that
Howard Fast is the brilliant young
author of four historical novels
one excellent-others just good.
They are: The Unvanquished, about
George Washington; Conceived In
Liberty, the story of Valley Forge;
The Last Frontier, about the trek
of the Cheyenne Indians; and Citi-
zen Tom Pine, his most recent
venture and best-seller Fast
is working at the Office of War In
formation. When an investigator in
quired of one of Fast's friends:
What are his politics?" He re-
piled: Fast is Whig.'
Tenor Bob lannon's definition of
a parasite: "a fellow who goes
through a revolving door without
pushing"
Johnny Mercer is nosing out
Bing Crosby as Hollywoods busiest
man. He currently stars on the
summer-replacement show of Bob
Hopes MEG program, writes such
song hits as BLACK Magic" and
Strip Polka" owns the Capitol
Records firm with Buddy DeSylva,
and is writing two motion pictures,
"Ziegfeld Follies and THE Harvey
Girls. Between times he ducks film
producers who want to sign him as
an actor-singer. But Johnny in
sists he's not busy guy. "Remem-
Der, my first big hit was Lazy
Bones and that wasn't just a
song,'' he says. THAT was Mel
Felix Mills, who composed the
Concerto for Index Finger" wE:ch
has brought Oracle Allen as
musician" into many famous SYM
phony halls, including Carnegie
Hall and ION July a. Hollywood
Bowl, has been asked to write a
sequel, Theme for Thumb which
Oracle wishes to premiere on the
air this fall.
Jim Parker, WATR's popular an
nouncer, passed the following in
formation on to us about Hartford's
playe Barbara Sutton on Mutual's
Marjorie Cramer: Marjorie, who
new weekday serial (5:15 p. No.
1.-THE Black Hood" has done every
thing from selling hats in Macy's to
ushering at Sons O. Fun to get
that break in the dramatic world.
Born in Hartford, the Connecticut
Women's college graduate got her
first taste of radio before the mikes
at Hartford's VITO and WHIT.
But the step from there to New
York is a big one, so the lady
ushered, modelled, even worked as
salesgirl between appearances in
summer stock, little theater groups
and USO tours. The Black Hood"
marks her first New York radio ap-
pearance.
Mutuars veteran quiz show,
Double or Nothing" will originate
in Detroit tonight and will feature
a salute to tht war-busy city's in
dustrial front workers. It's part of
a War Bond drive, and the sponsor
of the series will delete his usual
commercials tonight in favor of
bond messages. WATR carries the
popular show at $3.50 p. m.
The Silver Theater' will present
Janet Blair in an original radio
drama, Love Is Where You Find
IT,, on Sundays broadcast of the
new series released through the
CHS Network at 500 p. m.
Lulu Bates, who brings back the
old time hit tunes over WATR and
the Blue Network on Lulu and
Johnny will be heard singing
"When the Red Red Robin Comes
Bob Bob BObbin' Along" and "Mis-
sissippi Mud" tonight at 1915.
Johnny Morgan will provide the
comedy for the broadcast.
In an effort to advise the public
of the weekly operations of the U.
S.. Army Air Forces, a new war-ef-
fort series titled The Army Air
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