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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14
Greer May Get Break

! saw Genevieve Tobin when
was IN New York and she says
that Col. William Keighley.
former director, is in China. She
VIII spend her Thanksgiving in
New York.
Geraldine FitZgerald's huS-
band. Edward LindSay-Hogg. is
in Ireland on diplomatic buSi-
ness, and although Geraldine is
not an American she, too. has
been in this country long enough
10 appreciate the sentiment of
the day our Pilgrim Fathers set
aside TO give thanks.
John Howard is in North At
RIGA somewhere and he'll be
among the absentees. 1t is
doubtful if 1t. John Carroll or
Craig Stevens will get home.
although Alexis Smith is hop
ing that by some quirk of fate
Craig will be with her.
Cesar Romero is stationed
neal San Francisco. Dan DALEY
Jra Melvyn Douglas, 1t. Van
Helm and William Lundigan
are others of our movie stars
who will eat their turkey away
from their home towns.
As for Richard Ney, a little
bird tells me there is a posi-
bility he will be in the East, and
if he is Greer Carson will make
arrangements TO be with him. II
was an irony Of fate on his last
leave Greer was on a bond tour
and missed seeing her BRIDE
groom with whom she only
spent one day after her mar
llage.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14
'Canteen' Popular

stage Door Canteen" also
proves that the more stars you
see on a clear screen, the bet
ter the public likes it. It's in
its third week and every one
who has been to the Palms.
State since the opening has
found not one, but several Sc
quences they've liked.
The leading ladies like Kath-
arine Cornell. Helen Hayes,
Lynn Fontanne, Judith Ander-
son, etc, all donated their serv-
ices to raise funds for the real
Stage Door Canteen in New
York, which they helped to
found. so you're aiding and abet-
ting a very worthy cause be-
sides getting two eyefuls of en-
tertainment if you go to see the
celluloid version.
The Cinema is soon to swing
wide its closed doors for inn
portant revivals and foreign
films. The first. THE Scarlet
Pimpernel."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14
Traditional Dinner

Always in the past. Capt.
James Stewart ate his Thanks
giving dinner with the Henry
FondaS. That is a friendship
that started in the early days
when the boys were both poor
and struggling and has endured
through their opulent days TO
rich stardom.
Now both boys will be some
where in the war zone. and Mrs.
Fonda will probably spend
Thanksgiving in the East with
her family unless she decides at
the last minute 10 bring her
children back 10 the farm which
she has been operating alone
since Hank Joined the navy.
Susan Peters feels mighty
lucky that her bridegroom.
Richard Quine. is stationed
close enough so that they can be
together on Thanksgiving. They
have been married just week.
Pvt. John Payne will be in
Carson City. and Elyse Knox.
his bride-to-be. hopes 10 talk 10
him on the telephone.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14
Little Women improved

Meanwhile, the Lafayette has
brushed up its Little Women"
so that the girls can face an
audience without being quite so
Ill at ease.
The production still isn't quite
what we expected, but it's at
tracing plenty of patrons who
have never seen this stage adap-
tatiOn of Louisa NJ. Alcott's inn
mortal tear jerker.
Erin O'Brien Moore, late of
the movies, has the leading role
of 10 and has Beatrice Cole.
Marjorie Peterson and Louise
Kirkland for sisterly support
This Mccoy production may
be followed by revival of that
old comedy drama, "Burlesque."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14
Linda, Husband
Minus Furniture
HOLLYWOOD. Nov. 1

AFTER SEVEN weeks, Linda
Darnell and Peverell Marley are
camping out in their home.
Only furniture so far is a bed,
a dressing table. kitchen stove,
ice box and few chairs. No
Improvement in sight, either,
because Linda goes right from
1T Happened Tomorrow" TO an
other picture.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14
HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 10.

THANKSGIVING in Hollywood this year
i will be given over TO the visiting service
men. So many families are separated because
of the war and there will be so many vacant
chairs that most of our Hollywood people will
fill these empty chairs with service men who
are away from their own families.
Moving picture people are very senti-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14
Always Popular
Student Prince
Opens tomorrow

COMEHOW one can't imagine
y o theatrical season without
The Student Prince. - Come
early SHOWS or late theater-
goers. on and on he goes on his
musical way and each year wins
new and stronger following.
Now. this hardy young heir TO
the musical comedy throne re-
turns tomorrow, after what
really has been a triumphant
tour of the Middle West.
Advance sale of the Sigmund
Romberg operetta has been the
biggest since this popular favor
tie first opened in Detroit. The
old guard always turns out, but
this time they'll see many new
faces.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14
Movie Stars to Share Turkey Dinners
on Thanksgiving With Visiting Soldiers

mental about holidays and most Of the stars
eat their turkey and cranberry sauce in
normal times with their own loved ones
members of their own families.
1t. Robert Taylor, who will be away from
Barbara Stanwyck, had his Thanksgiving
dinner the night before he left Hollywood.
de was home on an unexpected leave, and
when the Jack Bennys and all of their other
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14
What Price Fame

DENNIS MORGAN, who just
finished Thank Your Lucky
Stars and currently appears in
The Desert Song received n
mimeOgraphcd letter from a lum-
her company he once worked for,
urging him 10 return as wages
are now at their highest point"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14
New Kathie Delight

Everett Marshall. OF course,
sings DR.. Engel, the Princes
tutor, Frank Hornaday sings
the title role. and Nina Varela
and Detmar Poppen provide the
comedy, but there's a new
Kathle in Laurel Hurley. who IS
supposed TO be most delightful.
Also Raymond Jacquemont as
Capt. Tarnitz is new, as is
Sylvia Russell who plays the
maid, Gretchen.
Student Prince" will play AT
the Cass for two weeks and will
De followed by Arsenic and Old
Lace" Carmen Jones" the
Negro version of the BiZet
opera, will play here for four
weeks prior TO keeping its
Broadway date. This is Billy
Roses smash number.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14
Writer
Pens Bedtime Story
HOLLYWOOD, Nov. Is.

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 13.
TODAY'S IRONY. Kurt Siod-
max, who writes horror pic
lures for UNIVERSAL ("Dono-
vans Brain" "FrankenStein
Meets the Wolf-Man," etc. has
completed a childrens book,
THE Story of Anatole the
Mule" Knopf will publish it in
the spring. Nm N\\
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14

You see he is preparing him
self for the army air force and
hopes TO qualify as a pilot or a
mechanic.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14
Continued from Page Six

mount two years and appeared
IN many more films.
Then all of sudden he grew
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14

close friends wanted to give
him a party on his last night,
he said:
mo. / want to have an
Old-fashioned Than ksgiving
dinner with my mother, Bar
bara and her little boy"
And that's what he had,
Dinah Shore, who does not
now deny her engagement to
George Montgomery, will see
that Servicemen in Hollywood
are not as lonesome as she
knows George will be in Alaska.
She has invited several of them
10 dinner with her.
Ida Lupino TO Have Guest
English-born Ida Lupino has
been in this country long enough
10 know what Thanksgiving
means. She will share her
turkey and cranberry sauce with
one of the servicemen who hap
pens 10 be in Hollywood. Her
own favorite sailor, Louis Hay
ward, is somewhere at sea.
Maria Montez has really been
desolate without Pierre Aumont,
who is now serving with the
Free French army. She will
spend her first Thanksgiving
since her marriage without her
bridegroom.
Ann Sothern and Robert
Sterling will have pre-Thanks-
giving dinner just as Bob Taylor
and Barbara Stanwyck did. She
brought him back with her from
'rgNac
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14
Has Authentic Flavor

"Guadalcanal Diary" whether
because of its Source-the ac-
tual day-by-day account OF
what happened to one marine
in the Solomons-has an au-
thentic flavor to it and a sense
of drama that seems very real.
Also il has no stars. 1t has
a good cast, but no one men,
Der of that cast steps out and
takes either bows or Jap di-
visions single-handed.
It's well directed film with
plenty of action in il.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14
STAGE and SCREEN
R Charles Gentry
z Marine Pictures
Drawing Crowds at
Dowtown Theaters

THE marines have landed on
the Detroit screen scene and
film fans have capitulated COM
pletely 10 the celluloid chroni-
Giles of their daring deeds.
Box Offices at both the Fox
and United Artists have been
so stormed by this invasion
that the ticket-takers have had
to call for reinforcements.
There is a marked difference
between the two films. Quad
alcanal Diary at the Fox is a
marine picture, Salute to the
Marines" at the United Artists
is a Wallace Berry picture.
Evening star., 1943-11-12

hotel. Her first change In luck
comes when she takes too many
sleeping pills aboard a transconti-
mental airplane and becomes the
charge of young co-pilot who never
before has found himself with an
unidentified princess on his hands.
The young man is very honorable
as well as confused about the whole
thing. but the complications really
don't get under way until the prin-
cess becomes interested In him.
1t is not until 1t hits the White
House in its climactic sequences that
Princess O'Rourke" begins to tax
the imagination. In its earlier
phases, it is comedy that is sprin-
kled with poignance, as it dashes its
principals through such familiar
zones as soda bars, a Red Cross VOL
unteer center where the princess
discovers she is useful only as a first
aid dummy, an imposing and care
fully guarded hotel suite, a second
rate night club and others. The
democracy Of these places, as the
picture illustrates them through the
contrasting presence Of the prin-
cess, is made to seem a very wonder
full, as well as amusing, thing.
The galaxy of Americans and for
eigners involved in the unfolding of
the story is the warm hearted one
that Krasna has taught his public
to expect.
Apart from the princess and her
bewildered American suitor, those
contributing to the merriment are
an endlessly varied and interest,"
ing lot.
Most merry of them is the prin-
cess old opportunist of an uncle,
played by Charles Coburn. A man
with profound inclinations to be
stuffy, as you might be with such
a pretty and royal niece. the uncle
nevertheless is not one to overlook
the possibilities of any situation or
relationship. When he discovers
that the young American Is one of
Evening star., 1943-11-12

a family Of II boys, he is fascinated
not only by the possibilities of per-
petuating the royal line, but by the
splendid utility of uniting his old
kingdom with this vigorous democ-
racy. He makes q very funny fellow
So does Minor Watson as a State
Department official who fathers the
romance with such zeal that he
finally introduces the White House
as the agent of Cupid. The conser-
vative may find certain develop
ments of the story at this point
dif1cult to take, but Mr.. Krasna has
done his best Heretofore to make
every one realize he is only clowning.
Others who participate in the
gayety are Jane Wyman as a young
American matron who Is baf1led by
the whole thing, and Jack Carson,
as her husband, who is even more
the victim of CONSERVATION when
he finds himself involved in so much
royal red tape.
This is George Gershwin week on
the Earle's stage, good week any
where and an especially good one
when it represents the creative effort
Of Producer Harry Anger. Pat and
Sylvia add the principal pair of
voices in the honor paid to Mr.. G. S
music, ably supported by the voice
Of Eileen Ritter and the orchestra
Of 10 Lombardi. Paul Remos and
his toy boys and the Roxyettes are
used very effectively in supplement
tai roles, the Roxeyettes most thrill
ingly in that ball walking routine
which always is a very exciting thing.
Evening star., 1943-11-12

"PRINcEss oRouRKE," Warner
and Robert Cumminss. written and al
rected by Norman Krasna. produced by
Hall B Wallis with music BY Leo r.
Forbstein. At the Earle.
Evening star., 1943-11-12
New Stage Show
AT the Capitol

Accompanying THE Adventures
of Tartu," which opened yesterday
at the Capitol Theater, is a new
bill on the stage, a matter entirely
IN accordance with theater policy.
Jean Parker, usually associated
with aim productions, is the head
line as far as name" billing goes.
But inasmuch as Miss Parker, and
her helpmate, Ralph Sanford, are
occupied, with small success, In
making Jean Parker a Coincidence
attraction, one must look elsewhere
for headlinier talent. This being the
case, the roller skate team OF Gay
nor and Ross succeed to this weeks
distinction. The act of Gaynor
and Ross could legitimately be called
Unfair to Audiences. The principals
seem constantly on the point OF
breaking their necks on that mi
|croscopic platform on which they
execute their whirls and spins. But
tragedy does not befall them, and
one must conclude that the pair
does well what 1t sets out to do.
Sam Jack kaufman and the boys,
who normally are of the pit, beat
out the music from the stage on
this occasion. Being thus conven-
iently located Mr. kaufman intro
duces ali the acts, which include,
IN addition to the above, a couple
OF comics named Shaw and Lee, and
Lee Sims and Ilomay Bailey. For
general information 1t may be re-
ported that Sims and Bailey are
still winding up their act with the
vocal version Of Ravel's "Bolero"
which they introduced stable
handful of seasons ago.
Evening star., 1943-11-12
Russia's War Is Total

The wars most powerful piece OF
human drama, a gigantic story told
in the most elementally eloquent
terms, is to be found in ''The Battle
Of Russia which opened yesterday
at the Columbia Theater. For SO
minutes, all OF them heroic, many
Of them gruesomely factual, the
fllm Is piece of journalism
worthy Of the one people who have
put Hitler's fanatic hordes to fight
In its decision to release the film
one made by 1t. Col. Frank Caprs
to be shown to the armed forces
the War Department has given the
public a hair-raising piece of re-
porting which lay beyond the power
OF words to produce. Through It
one understands at last the uncon-
querable spirit of the Russians who
fought with their bare hands when
they had no other weapon to save
the land they loved.
The Battle of Russia" is not
altogether a World War II docu-
mentary. In a few brief opening
sequences Col. Capra has employed
excerpts from earlier films, Alex
ander Nevsky" and Peter the
Great" to show that life has been
a fight for the Russians since the
year 1912. Against that back
ground his picture goes on to tell
the story Of the nations two-year
war against Germany.
The account is as dramatic as 1t
Is literal. These are shots of actual
battle, the work Of Russian camera
men who worked in flame and bliz-
zard and swirling death to take an
X-ray of an invisible human spirit
in its resistance to a presumably
army. The Russians are
shown in truly total war, civilian
women and children fighting along
side the uniformed forces. They
burn their fields and their homes,
they fight block by block through
proud cities which are turned into
shambles, they bury their dead by
the savage light of incendary
Evening star., 1943-11-12
Where and When
Current Theoter Attraction
and Time Of Showing

Stage.
National-"Sons O. Fun" Olsen
and Johnson: Tonight at $3.50.
Screen.
Capitol -" Adventures of Tartu,''
an agent in Czechoslovakia: II am,
lao, 4:3o, tbs and 9:55 pm. Stage
shows: 1885, 3:45, $50 and 9:15 pm.
Columbia-"Battle of Russia" in
documentary form: 10:45 am, 1885,
2:25, 4:15, SOS, 7:55 and 9:45 pm.
Earle-"Princess O'Rourke," roy
atty meets commoner: II am, las,
4:30, tbs and 10 pm. Stage shows:
l, 3:45, $50 and 9:20 pm.
Keith's-"Phantom Of the Opera ii
set to music: HAS am, 1:20, 3:25,
$50, TAO and 9:45 pm.
Little THE Little Foxes" the
evil that men do: II am, los, $40
Sis, 7:25 and s:35 pm.
Metropolitan-"Sahara," Mr.. Bo-
gart with Gen. Montgomery: 1l:25
am. lbs. 3:25. $50, 7::35 and 9:35
pm.
Palace-"Sweet Rosie O'Grady, d
with pert Betty O'Grable: 1870
am, las, $3.50. $40, 7:45 and 9:5s
pm.
Pix Strange Death Of Adolf Hit
ler," it could happen: sos, $50, Use
and 1918 pm.
Trans.Lux - News and shorts
! Continuous from 10 Am.
Evening star., 1943-11-12
BY HAROLD HEFFERNAN.
HOLLYWOOD,

Make-believers at work:
Walter Slezak was scheduled to b.
murdered. He had it coming. Fol
the past 80 days he had been tor.
menting and torturing members ot
the "Lifeboat" cast. Now, for tn.
final day OF shooting, the passenger,
lof the frail craft drifting in thu
Atlantic were preparing to gang ur
on him.
But Mr.. Slezak almost won q re.
lprieve because Tallulah Bankhead'.
feet hurt. The dilemma arose wher
Director Alfred Hitchcock, with
everything else In readiness, realized
that the casts feet would show ir
the deadly scufle.
Make sure you're all wearing the
same shoes you've worn throughout
the picture" Hitchcock warned.
Il can't possibly get those shoes
on again!" protested Tallulah
They shrank so much during the
storm scenes that they cut my feet
and they hurt!"
A technician solved the situation
by changing the lighting so the bot
tom of the boat was in shadow. The
cast went happily at its task oi
Staying Slezak.
Pitched from the boat and beaten
into the sea to die, after receiving
Cd blows and scratches from Tai
lulah and Mary Anderson, {2)
beaten on the head with a length
lof wood in the hands of Hume
Cronyn, 60 pounded on the head
with q heavy shoe by Henry Hull
and 90 knitted by John Kodiak
lSlezak emerged after the scene en-.
tirely unhurt.
X X *
The light bell on the telephone
stand flashed and Frank Heath, as.
sistant director on the Passage t.
Marseilles" set at Warmers, took ur
the receiver. He talked q moment
and then, holding his hand over the
mouthpiece, called to Humphrey
Bogart.
This fellow" said Heath, lis a
the main gate. Says he's a friend O.
yours, that his mother took care O.
you once when you got sick on loca,
ton in the South Sea Islands"
Bogart laughed, that's good. Nv,
never been in the South Seas. Blu
bring him out. Well have som,
fun"
In few minutes the stage doo
opened and the phone caller wa!
ushered on the set. He was youni
and wore the uniform Of fightinl
French sailor whose ship was a
anchor in United States waters. HI
was escorted to Bogart.
But I wanted to see the star O
the picture" protested the sailor
Evening star., 1943-11-12

A comedy of situation and man.
ners, Princess O'Rourke" intro
duces Miss De Havilland-dressed fit
to adore-as clustered royal refu-
gee dying of boredom in New York
Evening star., 1943-11-12
Mr.. Slezak Shaved at Last

looking around. "Ah, there he ISL
The sailor turned and walked to-
ward one Of the bit players, a big
friendly fellow who smiled in warm
recognition when the sailor gave
his name.
The bit player was Monte Blue
star Of the silent film, White
Shadows Of the South Seas" made
at Tahiti. in 1928.
Rsleased BY the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc)
Evening star., 1943-11-12
Chekov About to Roll

. Starting date has been set for
the filming Of THE Moon Their
Mistress" the first Offering of An
gelus Prorduction, to be released
through United Artists.
George Sanders and Linda Dar-
nell have been borrowed from goth
Century-Fox for the starring roles.
Seymour Nebenzal Of IN" fame
who also was responsible for May
erling" with Charles Boyer. will pro-
duce the picture, based on a story
by Anton Chekov.
Evening star., 1943-11-12
He Used the Pieces

There's no business anywhere like
the movies. Recently Director Leo
McCarey, Bing Crosby and some
other troupers were playing base
ball during their lunch period, when
a swift peg from McCarey went over
First Baseman Crosby's head and
through q window.
Don't worry, Bing," consoled
McCarey. II need a broken window
for a scene In our picture, anyway,
so we'll just use this one!"
Evening star., 1943-11-12

ADJUSTMENTS.
Evening star., 1943-11-12

bombs, and as they retreat through
the destruction they always know
they are enticing their enemy to an
inevitable doom. Their love of land
is matched by their hatred Of the
Germans. The two emotions are
vividly apparent In almost every
foot Of the film which acknowledges
Evening star., 1943-11-12

the horror Of war to reveal the
heroism Of Russia's defenders.
Much that reaches the eye In
The Battle Of Russia" is unpleasant,
but all which meets the heart Is
inspiring. Love of freedom never
was more dramatically illustrated.
j. C.
Evening star., 1943-11-12


played by Robert Cummings.
The two principals, assisted by ar
assortment of the studios ablest
laugh makers, including Charles Co.
burn, have not been seen to such
advantage in a long time. Thei,
contributions. however, are subordi-
nate in merit to those of Norman
Krasna, who wrote and directed the
picture. The irreverent Krasna, al
ways a complete stranger to solem-
nifty, never has felt more puckish
than in this reverse telling of the
Cinderella legend. He puts his atti-
tude forthrightly into Miss De
Havillands words at one point in
the picture in which she points out
that it is wonderful that she, q
princess, should be doing so much
for so ordinary a lump of flesh as
her American suitor.
1t is possible that the injection of
such aloof Washington establish
ments as the State Department and
the White House will cause q few
epithets to be SHE'D at Mr.. Krasna s
humorous fable. Those who know
him, however, realize that that is
just the exuberant way he feels
about democracy-that none of its
leaders or institutions is above for
getting its dignity and rushing to
the aid of a lad and lass in love.
A comedy of situation and man.
Evening star., 1943-11-12
Krasna Writes a Daft Tale
TO Grace Screen Of Earle
BY JAY CARMODY.

I'M really must be looking up when Warner Bros feel it. Is time
Oouke starryeyed farce which opened yesterday at the
tne Wne House and Its inmates are dragged into the dizzy
romantic affair which chiefly
tends prety that princess trapped
Kodiak mirror., 1943-11-27
New Alaska Oil
 Head Visits City

Larry M. Hagen, successor to Robert M. Douglas as superin- tendent of Alaska operations for the Standard Oil Company. made his first visit to Kodiak this week in his new capacity.
 MT. Hagen has been with the firm 21 years and from 1886 to 1940 was branch manager in Ketchlkan. He was transferred to Alaska from California.
 MT Douglas, who travelled ID Alaska for 2 years, has been ar- pointed assistant district sales manager at Spokane.
Kodiak mirror., 1943-11-27
''SO Sorry'' Seems Habit

Washington (P)-Details of another "So sorry, excuse please" incident that strained Japanese American relations 5 months before Pearl Harbor was dis closed by the State department. In the summer of l941 the Nip ronsse promised to stop bombing Chungking if the United States would cool off and not take action over an attack on an American gun boat.
 Twenty six Japanese bombers swerved from their course over the capital to drop bombs near the American embassy at the gunboat moored in the Yangtze river The American embassy agreed that the attack was delibe ate. The Japanese apol- ogized, claimed it was an ac- cident and promised to stop bombing Chungking if the United States would drop the matter. They claimed they did not want war. However the Nip ponese navy shortly afterward subjected the city to heavy pro- longed raids Secretary of State Cordell Hull asked the Japanese ambassador for an explanation, was told that they promised merely to cease bombing the city temporarily not indefinitely.