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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-01

MICHAEL O SHEA, who 2oomed
TO Stardom in his first screen role
(playing the romantic lead oppo-
site Barbara Stanwyck) in Lady
OF BurleSque' will pay Detroit a
visit next Wednesday as part of a
nationwide tour. He Will be ac-
companied by John Leroy Johns
ton, personal representative for
Hunt Stromberg productions,
O'Shea, while new TO screen
fans, is no stranger 10 those who
know Broadway for he was fea-
tured on the stage as Private Null
veroy in The Eve Of ST Mark -
and in this role received a ire
mendous ovation from followers
of the legitimate drama. Once,
too, he was called Maestro OShoa
for at the age of IA Mike was di-
recting his own band. the Aces of
Rhythm. In 1882 he auditioned
for radios "G-Men' program, and
soon was so much in demand he
frequently appeared in five and
six tranScontlnental programs a
week. A few years later he was
producing, directing and acting in
radio shows staged for Station
VITO in Hartford.
This Job was fun and he stayed
with it until 1910 when he re-
turned to New York TO appear in
I'VE the People" "Cavalcade of
America" "Myrt and Marge' and
others equally as popular
1t was while appearing as Pri-
vate Mulveroy IN Eve OF St
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-01
NeW Film Find Here
For Wednesday PreUieW

Mark" that Shea got his chance
at the movies. For on opening
night Hunt Sromberg was in the
audience. At the end of the first
act he sent a note around TO
O'Shea asking him if he was in
tereSted IN pictures. At the end
of the second act he was back
stage 10 meet the action and when
the performance was over he
wrote out a tentative contract.
At a time when Hollywood is
definitely in need of new leading
men, it looks as if producer Strom-
berg has hit the Jackpot IN Snar-
ing the eligible O'Shea.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-01
Old Story

William BendiX. vino plays the
role of JanoShik. the waShroom
attendant in Paramount Hos
tageS, got his experience as a
youngSter cleaning Out the locker
room OF the New York Giants.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-01
Tit for Tat

WHEN BOB HOPE sent an
autographed picture Of himself to
Patti Twttchcif- of Pdducah, Ky.
he received an autographed manu-
script by return mail. Twitchell
is well known short story writer
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-01
They Come Tall

FOUR SIX FOOT showgirls,
Bunny Waters, Susan Paley, Helen
OHara and Dorothy Ford, are
seen prominently in Lady in the
Dark. as models for spectacular
new fashions.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-01
Violence

June Havoc tried TO take Fred
MacMurray away from Claudette
Colbert in NO time for Love" and
gets her face slapped by the latter.
Which proves that Claudette ism {
altogether the mental type.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-01
Accomplishment

Ray Milland currently playing
the masculine star part in The
Uninvited,' has extended his in
terest in things Latin American
bv learning TO speak Spanish.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-01
Insurance Doubled

Since winning the Kentucky
Derby, the insurance for Count
Fleet has been increased. with
LloydS Of London from 100000
IN 5000 OOO
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-01
A Burden

FOR ONE of the production
numbers in her latest picture.
Riding High" Dorothy Lamour
wears an Indian feathered head
dress three feet wide and five feet
long.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-01
Like the NAVY

DURING THE filming Of "Ac-
ton in the North Atlantic II
Of the technical and
labor crews enlisted in the navy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-01
AII-S+ar Athlete

ARTURO DE CORDOVA, Latin
American star who won his first
stellar billing in
Hostages" is a former champion
swimmer. boxer and soccer player.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-01
Laird Cregar on Diet
To Join u. S. Marines
By HARRISON CARROLL

Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, and can
give out with all the information
about the process with vegetables
and fruit. ~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-01

HOLLYWOOD, May 3l-Those
Ikidders, who warn Laird Cregar
that he'll diet himself into a uni
form, might like 20 know that he
hopes he does. Preferably a
marines.
Stars brother Barton, already
lis a leatherneck and another
brother, Bob, is in the navy.
That abdominal operation will
have TO be taken care of before
Laird himself can pass a physical.
He has a hospital reservation for
Aug. 8. And did you know that
the Cregar appendectomy scar is
the darndest in Hollywood?-14
inches long. Surgeons had to cut
over a parabola Of fat.
A FRIVOLOUS FAN
All who see the movie, Desert
Victory" showing how Britain'S
Eight Army put Rommel on the
run. will be thrilled but not like
Actor Helmut Dantine.
Among the German prisoners
shown in the picture, Dantine rec
ognized Col. Kurt Hufnagel who.
( five years ago in Vienna, sentenced
him TO a concentration camp.
QUIRK RETORT
Flying Cadets Bob Radcliffe and
Don REM got into conversation
with a girl sitting in car on the
M-G-M parking lot. Gee" they
said, we sure did want TO get to
see a studio" The girl said she
worked at M-G-M and might be
able 10 arrange II. Sure enough,
after a telephone call from the
galeman'S booth, IT was all fixed.
As the boys wandered up the
studio street with their guide, one
of them said That lady was sure
nice Wonder who she was.
Don't you know" said the
guide. THAT was Lana Turner"
Both cadets Whirled and ran like
antelopes back 10 the gate. Too
late. Lana ndu driven away.
THIS AND THAT
Maestro Pietro Clmini is plenty
burned over a recent movie Has
engaged Attorney Roger MarChettl
to investigate name Of character
shown in undignified light .
Maria Montez says she and Pierre
Aunont are more than ever IN
love but no wedding date as yet =.
Claire James studying voice and
dramatlCS. Alice FAYE is TAX
ing calcium and iron shots TO build
up her strength to start the new
picture on the 18th. Pat
O'Brien. who flew 1000 miles,
mostly over Caribbean lungles. 10
entertain the soldiers. echoes the
pleas of all others who had made
the trip. g.. Send more entertain
ment and quickly The Johnny
WeiSSmuller baby due in July.
CANNED ACTOR
Biggest man in Brentwood Vic
tory Garden circles Is Fred Mac
Murray. lie worked for three
years IN canning factory at
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-01
An OLD STORY

This story. as You may recall
grandmother telling you, concerns
the affairs of Jewish bOy-meetS-
Irl>h-glrl and their parents horror
over the match due 10 racial
prejudice.
AuthoreSS Anne Nichols reduced
laughs 10 their lowest common
denomInatOr whe she wrote this
little epic, but she hit the high
spots with a play which has some
how survived even the most Vitri-
olc condemnation.
We must admit that there are
lots of good hearty belly-laughS in
the thing but we think that Miss
Nichols really gets them the hard
way.
Producer Frank Mccoy has az
Sembled an excellent east 10 milk
every gurgle out of the piece and
one or two. in particular, give
excellent performances.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-01
MORE POWER TO POWELL

Arnold Prc~>burgcr want =
Dick Powell for the top spot I'm
Tomorrow Never Comes II he
can borrow him from Paramoun<
aud I'm keeping my fingers
crossed that ne can.
Dick needs good picture for
his comeback Why he had
temporary lapse I'll never under
stand. He's a. good an actor
as he il n singer and TO this day
Ill take his voice to Frank
Sinatra's
Tomorrow Never Comes" i
Pressburger'S faNOrite story, and
II must be "A honey because when
he sent the script 20 London for
Leslie Howard To read Howard
sent back word he couldn't come
To this country. hut offered Ar
mold $4,000 10 produce the pic
ture in England himself. Rene
Clair will direct.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-01
4 FINE ACTOR

Alfred White as the old Jewish
father is great His timing and
every bit of business he has done
SO shrewdiy, although at times my
To,Im friends and myself needed
a translator for some of the
laughs.
Bertha Walden as the Hebrew
matron and Donald Brian as. the
Irish father are both excellent
but Lester Allen annoyed us quite
a bit with his unethical mugglng.
He has a good comedy role but
why hit US over the head with it?
Louise Snyder in the title role
turns out 10 be one of the lovelest
ingenueS we've seen since Made
leine Carroll first turned a profile
IN our direction. In fact, she re-
ScmblcS her.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-01
\ GOOD ABLE

Handsome Robert Green proves
an ideal Able" although he has a
difficult role for a juvenile, hav-
ing 10 stand still through all the
antics the clowns stage
It's we'll directed and well staged
but so loosely done that even a
character who has missed a cue
could come in on time
Judging from the general audi
enCe reception "Abie's Irish Rose W
will probably be here for quite a
visit and we hope future customers
get as much a kick out of 1t as
the ones did last night
We can't refrain from adding
however, that the program credits
which say makeup by Elizabeth
Arden etc. also state. Wilson's
Ham Used
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-01
COLLECTED At RANDOM

Capt John Huston waiting lat
orders. dining With Olivia DE
Hayllland and Major i4'tak Bar
bara StanWyck and Bob Taylor arc
at = ythe tomorroW so Bob ear
get some added flying hours before
re JOINTS the army.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-01
CANNED ACTOR

Biggest man in Brentwood Vic
tory Garden circles is Fred Mac
Murray lie worked for three
years IN canning factory at
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-20
Whose Place IL in the Home?
Recipes for Husbands
OF Service Women
BY ARTHUR BUGS" BAER

husbands of WACs WAVES Riveteers and SPARS
nave asked to give them my quick acting recpes
Tor home cooking during the pomaine season.
m doing cooking these days in caeteras and lunch
Today it's the survival or the fest meals
depend on who gets in the first bite
Naturally all deserted husbands familiar with my
exclusive formula for rabbit stew First catch boss.
And state with authority that my saddle lamb
is all harness.
Ragout of beef is another fine dish that looks great
going past the judges stand They weigh the jockey in with
this
Rssoe of pony with Shetland is all right for those
who whether the horse the dog mans best
friend
Why not boil EN- both up with wild rice and parsley and
find out?
My advice to husbands who doing their cooking
stick oatmeal wahes and fish cakes After ALL the
drivers seat place to be perched with knife and fork
your hands.
by Kin
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-20
BY Damon RunyOn

lift the spirits Of the lads and
carry no nostalgia note what
Soever.
NOR does IN . committee
deem advisable songs that
sound the power and glory Of
the United States Of America,
holding that the Canteen has a
United Nations crowd and that
paens Of praise Of our native
land 10 the exclusion Of our
Allies are not IN good taste /
am almost ashamed 10 tell you
that this covers the song that
has we'll nigh replaced our ma
tlonal anthem in the hearts
and on the tongues OF our
people-"God Bless America
/ suppose some persons could
work up a real good mad about
the ban, taking II from the
angle that il is additional evI-
dence Of the spirit Of censor
ship that prevails IN the land,
though personally / think il.
. nothing more than fooilShneSs,
Of a piece with the taboo in
one eastern service center Of
the soldier classic 81 World
War | "Mademoiselle From
Armentieres
That IS not 4 nice song in
some Of us parody forms. 10 he
sure, yet song that timed the
Swaying columns OF millions Of
Americans marching through
another war and that is still me-
pioyed -hy the-SetefaR s-iR
slightly cracked voices 10 jar
the welkin in cities where they
assemble IN their annual re-
unions.
Speaking Of parodieS, there
has just been handed 10 me one
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-20

Jack Oakie, whose career was
in the doldrums. I Oakie's still
dizzy from the altitude. Old
Doc Zanuck similarly prescribed
for the careers of Carole Lam
dis and Victor Mature. with re-
suits accounted for in heavy
bullion for Twentieth Century
Fox.
Bob Hope made a try for
films back in the late 1905 via
Universal and Warner shorts.
No click. Bob culled the gag
books and tried out his stuff on
Paramount, which hired him for
The Big Broadcast. The rest
belongs in the ho-hum category.
A ND Lombard, Time was
"A when an agent trying TO
peddle Carole would be laughed
off the lot--any lot Until she
did Twentieth Century" with
John Barrymore. Hollywood
saw what she really had and,
zip, in another season she was
clicking off S450,0O0 a year.
And the sleeper picturesl
Here comes the other side of
the picture, with rosy dreams
come true. The Sleepers red
letter every Hollywood season.
There IS always a pot Of gold
waiting for the chap smart
enough 10 dig il up 49,. The all
time sleeper 10 end all sleepers
was The Singing Fool. 1t is
told that Al Jolson could have
settled for a betty split of the
Warner ownership for making
this one, so involved were the
brothers back in %. Brother
Sam was fooling around with a
sound gadget. Jolson took pre-
ferred cash, hard TO come by,
instead of preferred stock and
that turned out TO be exclusively
a JolSon headache. The film
crossed better than SIC. 000. 900
and launched the sound epoch,
up TO now Hwood's daffieSt.
Walt Disney shot the first
Silly Symphony" and Mickey
Mouse" out of an inkpot and
has been making sieepers ever
since. FoX's Seventh Heaven"
was sleeper that came 10 life
with such a terrific wallop that
the fans wouldn't allow the
Gaynor-F Farrell combo to be
PRED apart for years. Universal
Kept its initial Abbott and Cos
tello, Buck Private" under
wraps for months because the
head men were afraid 10 re-
lease n,
Copyngh; by Daily Mirror. Inc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-20
A WAC In Africa
BY Sgt. Ruth Mead

and relatives are walking out
on the job.
IF the home folks could walk
down hospital corridors here, as
l have, with row after row of
torn humanity lying there,
they'd never show their faces
again.
The boys have felt the home
front was behind them. 1t is a
blow 10 us all. Now that's off
my chest l can relax and con-
tinue-
Just received your grand let
ter with the American Legion
membership card. / was quite
fattered. Dad, l wish you could
see the white Arabian horses
the Spahis guards ride. They
are beautiful. One of the guards
in scarlet cloak and white tur-
ban gave me the saber salute
the other day
nearly knocked myself our
returning IL.
About stockings and cosmet-
les, I'm sadly in need of both.
Powder. rouge. lipstick (apple-
red and Oh boy! some sailed
peanuts. We don't get candy
here any more and l suppose the
above mentioned things are
scarce at home. So don't worry
if you can't get them.
We WACS have just reviewed
the French Women'S Corps.
Have you seen the picture of the
WAC sergeant on big poster?
She's just about 10 blow a whis-
tie. That's our Sgt. Bradley
here, a beautiful girl.
Must stop and get TO work.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-20
The Brighter Side

IT HAS always struck me as
u curious that some OF our
civilians never SeeTU 70 quite
understand that soldiers are
also Just civilians who are in
uniform for time and that
their nature and their intelli-
gence has not necessarily
changed because OF the switch
in garb.
Certainly the service men in
their eos and sos and beyond
have not reverted 10 childhood
since joining the army but re-
tain the same adult judgment
and taste that was theirs IN
civh life. II the younger ones
in the ranks have changed II IS
probably only in the sudden
requirement of maturity.
/ am willing 10 allow for a
>certain amount of idloCy among
lhe do-gooderS Of our civilian
population in time Of war eN-
Cept when they persist IN
treating the soldiers as children
and aItem p,1-to- prescribe
morally and intellectually for
the fighting men on the basis
OF adolescence.
A case in point IS the banning
by the entertainment committee
Of the Stage Door Canteen IN
New York Of the singing Of
songs AT the Canteen shows
that might cause the service
guests 70 think Of home end
mother and old pals. and Of
course old gals. The thought is
that these dittieS bring the tear
10 the eye and the lump TO the
throat, and the committee feels
that its entertainment should
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-20
Stage Door Canfeen
Ban Unnecessary

on the song that made the Stage
Door Canteen famous. though.
ironically enough, u could come
within the purVlew of the ban,
because II is certainly nostalgia,
especially 10 a hloke in love.
refer 10 Irving Berlin's Il Left
My Heart at the Stage Door
Canteen. from the great SOL
der show, This Is the Army"
THE show is booked 10 play
Il in units on the fighting
fronts, and il would have 10
drop several swell songs If
everybody was as nervous about
stirring the emotions of the SOL
diers az the Canteen committee.
The author Of my parody would
aStonish you. And now little
OF that Berlin music, professor:
They're lost their heads ~ the
Stage Door CoptecH.
So chcH yop sing for COB or
marine,
Don't sing Of dad or mother,
Some soldier bop may CRY;
Songs about Christmas .
Must be sung IN JUiH.
Don't sing Of whtte cliffs that
rise from the foam,
II may remind ham Of England
and homc.
So don't upset the apple cart.
You mustn't reach n soldiers
heart
White his hearts NJ the Stage
Dood rdHreeH.
Berln's beautiful White
Christmas was banned before
tho Yuletde on the ground that
IL Saddened the boys but restored
when Santa Claus damned from
the scene. The equally beautiful
white Cliffs of Dover" is now
on the nix-list, also the inn
mortal my Buddy" Under
strict Interpretation of the ban.
there is scarcely a song in the
first 10 most popular songs Of
today that could be warbled in
the Canteen, including You'll
Never Know" and "As Time
Goes BY"
/ imagine a singer would get
arrested for grooming "Melan-
choly Baby" guaranteed 10
make anybody cry. even a SOL
der in the thick Of the fray,
while a musical posse that dared
make with Sweet Adeline" in
tho scored precincts of the Can
teen would undoubtedly he read
out of the party. CeSt le guerre,
men.
Copyright, 1913 ny King Features
.p!A.ahuied hy- International Mana Service
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-20


What is your opinion Ali
l know about toast is that there
is a lot Of difference in the way
il tastes. Some is delicious and
some tastes like soggy card
board
@ My 5-year-old son calls
me honey" probably in imita-
ton OF his father. My mother
tries 10 teach him to call me
mother" saying honey shows
a lack of respect and will make
people think the child is not
being reared right. What do
you think? A-Let the young
ster call you honey" if he
wants to. 1t is a term of en-
dearment which does not indi-
cate a lack of respect. OF
course. if he called you Babe"
il might be different, Also don {
let your mother take too active
a part in bringing up your child.
IF THE age limit for the
i WAVES. WACs and SPARS
was lowered 10 lS those or
CARNATIONS would get lot of
clever, courageous and ener-
getic young women for their
ranks. A woman Of 1S has as
much sense and balance as
man Of q.
Writes a Montana subscriber:
CAS- to the client who wanted
to bet women haven't worn
busties In 40 years. She Is
wrong. In a law suit In 1905 1
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-20

YOU wouldn't believe, maybe,
l. that a couple Of years ago
\Petty Cradle, now arrived at
FULL stellar stature and wowing
EN- in "Coney Island" was
practically anybody's star. 8.
That's the topsy-turvy way
Hollywood does things. Betty
dropped off at a way station in
the screen domain, and there
was no rush of smart producers
waving contracts in her faces
Ona studio took a chance on
her. Twentieth Century Fox.
Today she's close TO the breezi-
est thing in skirts now prancing
about the film menageries :.
Yeah, Hollywood is crazy that
way. It's full of smart fellows
walking in their sleep and wax
4. ing up screaming when they re-
member the bets they've missed.
Mai. Hal Roach. for example.
He has a good laugh 10 himself,
perhaps, when he recalls that
he once owned Gary Cooper,
Janet Gaynor. Jean Harlow,
Paulette Goddard and Shirley
Temple. At different times. Of
course. And how he let them all
slip away, even Frank Capra,
who asked for IS raise and
was shown the exit.
Roach. however, can glory in
the company he keeps. Every
ace executive who's been around
long enough has plenty Of rea-
son TO kick himself There
are the classic cases of
Deanna Durbin and Bette
Davis. Metro had Deanna dashed
and lassoed with long termer.
The Metro moguls decided that
Judy Garland was the better
prospect as a singing star. CAS-
IL they couldn't use twoD Come
option time Deanna was not
hoisted.
UNIVERSAL. then in the
~ situation of a drowning man
eager 10 clutch at any straw,
was persuaded TO take her on.
II was a tough job Of selling.
Hmagine!1 Deanns. then a slip
Of a 17-year-old, dragged the
wallowing studio OUT OF a deep
mire OF red ink with a series
OF smash hits that are now
bright page Of Hollywood his
tory. And was Metros face
red
Universal took a turkey neck
on its own few years earlier.
On its contract list was an
earnest. hard-working young
actress named Bette Davis. The
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-20

top men decided she was short
of sex appeal. Warmers gambled
on her potentialties. And look
what they came up with! An
Academy Award winner. an
outstanding dramatic star, and
a mint for the brothers 10 boot.
Marlene Dietrich fell into
box office tailspin after making
a series OF knockout pictures for
Paramount Universal. with
the usual quaking in the boots,
brought her back from a siesta
in Psree for "Destry Rides
Again" An entirely new kind
Of role for Marlene, the slither-
ering vamp She rode a
cayuse, saw what the boys in
the back room would have and
sang ditties in throaty one
octave range The fans loved
her-and new Dietrich career
was born. Universal was the
most surprised of aift
John SUTTON failed 10 cut
ID the buck AZ Universal Bette
Davis noticed him when L. lent
him 10 Warmers for a spear
carrying chore in her Elizabeth
and Essex" and inquired. Who
is that male eyeful - SO ZanHek
termed him for Twentieth Gen.
tury-Fox. You'll view him in
Jane Eyre" and Tonight We
Raid Calais and you'll vlndi-
cate Zanucks Judgment
This same zanuck picked up