The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-27

tuiS COluLIu tudt tuC 11OAy WoOu
movie mongers would buy Howard
Fast's best seller CITIZEN TOM
PAINE, but we we're wrong :.
here's why: During Boulting's visit
to N. Y, he was introduced to
Howard Fast and said, "Why have
MT the movie companies bought it,"
The author explained to the
Britisher that some film companies
didn't want to do a movie about the
American Revolution in these times
for fear that it might be consider
ed an affront to the British :.
ooh, Anglo American relations and
all that sort of rot, eh?" said Lieu
tenant Boulting. So he's taken the
book to England and plans to do
TOM PAINE there, as a contribu-
ton to the goodwill relations be-
tween England and America :.
Now amt that bwudderly huff?
Michael O'Shea, who created the
role of Sergeant Mulveroy in the
New York production of THE EVE
OF ST. MARK will play the same
character in the scren version at
goth Century-FoX on loan from
Hunt Stromberg. The picture will
include Charles Bickford and
Vincent Price. O'Shea made his film
debut opposite Barbara Stanwyck in
LADY OF BURLESQUE and is
now playing the title role in JACK
LONDON.
Secretary of the Navy Frank
Knox will be heard on the radio to-
night at 9:15 o'clock, over the Mu-
tual Broadcasting Company in a
special anniversary address to the
WAVES, whose first birthday falls
on Friday July 80.
"Oh, BY Jingo,' the hit tune of
the TWenties, which proved to be
the forerunner of the present dou-
ble-talk craze, will get the Lulu
Bates treatment on the Lulu and
Johnny show over WATR and the
Blue tonight at 1O:15. Johnny Nor
gan will also be on hand with his
flip quips.
Jack Carson is backing a sandlot
baseball league for lads under draft
age. Says he likes to umpire
The Hartmans will give dance les
sons in Army camps and send their
Dance Patterns" to camps they
can't get to go. Victor Borge will
forsake Hollywood for a personal
appearance tour beginning in Balti-
more August 2 9th Hugh Mar.
lowe,fi who got radio scale pay or
Charlie Martins Playhouse, nov
rates $1,50O weekly under a new
MGM contract Meyer Davis
has given up the idea of booking
all-girl Orchestras. Their bills
for evening gowns eat up the profits
Johnny MERGERS now hobby
writing songs for service camps from
coast to coast
Because he lived in France for 8
number of years, Dick Haynes is an
expert fencer. His skill with a fol-
once led to part for Dick in a
picture called Dramatic School"
The now-famous and handsome ro-
mantle singer, heard on the Heres
to Romance" program, over the
Blue, appeared in the picture Ora.
matte School" in the role of a
fencing instructor and for his few
brief moments on the scheen was
not seen by the audience-he wore
a fencing mask.
Thre years ago, Eddie "Tex'
Dean, the singing foreman" Of
Rancho CanOva" on the Judy Ca.
nova Show, tonight, at $3.50, over
CHS, appeared on the "Cavalcadt
of Stars" at the Hollywood Bow
and sang the song, Hi Thar
Stranger" with Lawrence Tibet
At that time the great operate bari
tone told Eddie that he was the
best singer of western ballads lib
bett had ever heard.
Mary Astor, heard with Charles
Ruggles and Mischa Auer on CHS
each Thursday. IS doing her bit for
Uncle Sam. She heads the civilian
recruiting staff for the SPARS,
Coast Guard women's auxiliary.
After nine weeks of gay farces
and musical comedies, Charles Mar
tins CHS Playhouse will turn to SER
ious drama on Friday night, July
goth. to star Madeleine Carroll in
"Now Voyager." The lovely Made
leine has expressed her preference