Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-12

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R Hup ng VIZ. YVES --------Go9ne W,ther:
Burgomaster's wife - Selma Van Dias
bers of the crew. Google Withers
and Pamela Brown serve the femi-
nine roles acceptably. With names
more familiar, and less thick British
accents "One of Our Aircraft Is
Missing" would rank with l943's
film leaders.
Earl Carroll Vanities.
The supplementary screen pro-
gram includes Mr.. Snug" in
which salvage enthusiasts struggle
with their conscience and decide to
keep on Uncle Sans schedule. Fox
Movietone gives a later version of
the Casablanca conference.
Gene Ford .ught the Earl Car
roll Vanities tabloid in Newark,
toned it down to F street nudity
standards. Featured are Willie,
West and McGinty in their IA
miliar troubles of building crafts
men; Gal Cali. an Arab magician
who once delighted salon audiences
in Washington with feats of close
up hocus-pocus; Rolly Rolls in a
comedy pianologue and satire on
the psychic powers of the second
sight; Frances Urban. dancing vio-
linist; Betty Leonard, caroler and
the Stroud twins, as urbane twins
and masters of ceremony. This Is
all decorated by Earl Carroll girls
in flimsy costumes, winds up with
a patriotic hoorah, we'll dressed up.
Far away from the conventional F
street groove and full of allure.
Rick LaFalce Is Going.
That was Freddie Clark on the
podium of the Earle. Subbing for
10 lombard who was ordered by his
physician to take few days rest.
Earle CAROLS tabloid "Vanities"
didn't arrive at the Capitol Theater
until 10:15 am. No time for re-
hearsal. So happened that the
miniature musical comedy has been
on the road so long, the entertain
ers can meet any emergency. the
first show went off without hitch.
Rick la Falce, Warner Bros
contact with local dramatic desks,
takes another physical at Fort Myer
today. If all goes we'll he will be
in the Army February II. Drama
editors will miss Rick. He is oblig-
ing and always at their beck and
call. They admire his persistency
and patriotism, too, for he was
turned down once, but has per-
severed in correcting his physical
faults to meet the Army's standards.
From Films to Air.
Not often do motion picture and
theater press agents leave the pro-
fession fiat for other occupations.
There is a glamor and variety to
amusement tub-thumping, contact
with celebrities, other interesting
experiences.
Thust the news that ]. Raymond
Bell will desert Metro-G Goodwin
Mayer for the post OF advertising
and public relations director with
the Pennsylvania Central Airlines
is unusual. Ray served here for
LoeWs for a number of years, won
two trips to Europe for accumulated
publicity and other decorations. The
Stars picture editor says he was
nuisance with his constant effort to
fitch space and pictorial attention.
Press agents seldom know when to
draw the line over the mat which
means welcome and promoting their
particular subject. Ray Bell was a
lawyer who didn't practice but he
had the attorneys point of view on
pressing home point. He was on
the Atlanta Georgian-American and
Detroit Times before he became a
cymbal beaten. The Central Penn
sylavinia -Airlines gets a go-getter.
Record Mail Orders.
Those 10 sacks of mail orders at
the National Theater produced
$22,867 in ticket reservations for
Helen Hayes in Harriet" This was
a record for E street, the highest
previous mail reservations being for
Maurice Evans in the full length
Macbeth" which produced 900
This mountain of checks and
money orders kept Treasurer Percy
Booth, Lex Carlin and Adolph Meyer
busy until the early hours Of the
morning. The 48-hour order OF
Economic Dictator Jimmy Byrnes
didn't mean thing. Claudia" and
Junior Miss" have kept these box
Office minions on their feet con-
stantly. for S. R. O. can be trans
posed into hard work. Throughout
1t all they have not forgotten Eddie
Plohn's front Office directive to serve
pasteboards with a smile.