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Evening star., 1943-01-05

The Children's Bookstores and
verses chosen from some of the best
loved classics of childhood 1t also
includes riddles, paper folding, scram-
bled names and lots of other inter-
esting things to occupy the children
on rainy days. Among the poems in
cluded in this little publication are
MY Shadow" The Three Little Kit
tens" Rain" The Swing" THE
Owl and the Pussy Cat" and such
stories as The Hare and the Tor
toiSe," The Cherry Tree" and
Brownie and the Cook" To secure
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Evening star., 1943-01-05

@. What is the name Of the pattern
of the silver used in the White House?-
l.. L.
A. The pattern Of silver used at the
White House is the Minuet.
Evening star., 1943-01-05

@. Is there really a monument to
Lncoln's Gettysburg Address?-T. N.
A The Lincoln Speech Monument at
Gettysburg, Pa, stands near the spot
where the historic words were spoken.
1t is the worlds only monument to
speech.
Evening star., 1943-01-05

@ AT how many degrees is the earth
tilted on its aXis?-C. r. J.
A. The axis of the earth is tilted
at an angle of 23i2 degrees.
Evening star., 1943-01-05

Entered - second d-class matter post office
Washington, D. c.
Evening star., 1943-01-05
Religious Education Considered
The Most Important" instruction.

The Most Important instruction.
To the Editor of The Star
Concerning education, the recent diff
ferences of opinion expressed by Mrs.
Roosevelt and Dorothy Thompson on
the relative merits of vocational train
ing and education in liberal arts, brings
up third angle which hope you will
agree is the most important of all.
Like Mrs. Roosevelt, have observed
too many college graduates who had
little common sense and were SO "edu-
Gated beyond their intelligence" that
their brains were of little practical value.
Like Mrs. Thompson, have seen per-
sons whose training along vocational
lines left them with sadly limited out
look on life in general
In recent years the belief has come to
be widespread that the study of the
character of the Creator as revealed in
the Scriptures is unnecessary and even
silly. Is not that belief the unforgivable
sin?
Vocational training is desirable; so Is
education In the liberal arts But with
out the knowledge Of the glory Of God"
all other knowledge is valueless.
ELISABETH I. McsHERRY.
Evening star., 1943-01-05

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eSta ablished?-O. D. l..
A. The first Soviet Republic was es-
tablished on November 7. 1917. TIE
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was
established on July 6, 1923.
Evening star., 1943-01-05
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Club Of South Royalton, Vt, been in
existence?-E. " b
A. The organization was formed in
1891.
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Evening star., 1943-09-19
NEW YORK.


Elmer Rice's play, "a New Life"
Is uneven, intensely moving at times,
frequently humorous, occasionally
dull and ordinary. If you are close
follower Of the theater it should be
seen: if casual, In a rush to see only
the best, skip 1t.
The story Is that of an aviator
who returns from the Pacific, after
having been given up as lost for
many weeks, to find his wife giving
birth to a child.
Their problem is as old as our
recurrent wars: Shall the child be
reared to fight against the things
that lead to conflict, or to be an
international industrialist who puts
wealth as the main objective OF life,
regardless Of peace and the general
betterment OF the world2
All the action takes place in a
hospital. One of the most effective
scenes is that OF the wife giving
birth to the child. The entire stage,
with the exception Of the wife's
head, Is BACKED out, and most OF
the dialogue is hers as she goes
through the delivery.
Betty Field, the playwrights wife
Is the mother and she is exceedingly
good IN the role. This particular
Evening star., 1943-09-19
Veloz and Yolanda Adjourn For Another Cash Spree
By Villa Martin.
NEW YORK


Veloz and Yolanda, the most
glamorous dance team since Vernon
and Irene Castle, have retired to
welcome their second $100, 900 baby.
That tidy sum was mentioned
three years ago by their publicity
wise manager as the cost of curly
headed Frank Nicholas Veloz, jr.
But when I saw the dancers the
other day as they were packing for
California and a reunion with Nicky,
they were much more interested in
whether Nicky would get sister
or a brother than in what he had
cost them in dance contracts.
They had just finished run at
the Roxy, ending it in three weeks
though they had signed for six.
Frank, who once said he would
never team with any other dancer
than Yolanda, said, I'VE had hoped
to stay the full six weeks but we
opened several weeks later than we
had expected and nature was be-
ginning to catch up with us. I had
to watch Yolanda for fear she'd
overexert herself"
To front row fans who saw them
on the eve of their second retire
ment, 1t was evident only that Yo-
landa, now 33, but still beautiful and
glamorous, seemed slightly out of
breath after the final number
Otherwise the effect was the same
as always, their suave simplicity as
unearthly as vision.
Handful to 100000.
This dark-haired couple used to
dance in New Yorks East Side halls,
and were thankful to have a handful
of people watch them; in the three
weeks at the Roxy they were seen
by some 100000 persons. Some
nights, in their first years, they made
$3.50 each; five years later they were
top attractions at such sophisticated
places as the Central Park Casino,
the Plaza, Chicagos Palmer House,
they earned top ballroom salary of
$500 a week."
We've been lucky" admits Frank
who does most of the talking. Off
stage the sleek and dainty Yolanda
Is shy person, happy to let her
husband be the center of the stage.
And we've dared some crazy
things. Once during the depression
when we were almost broke-we
bought Yolanda 5000 ermine tails
to wear on dress. Such extrava-
gance was a spectacular gamble, but
1t worked. That dress was talked
about, written about, and photo
Evening star., 1943-09-19
Anew Life for La Lamar
By R0salind Nhafsr.

know nothing Of the subterfuses
that might spare her the disillusion-
ments that have attended her past
life.
During the period in which she
was engaged to George Montgomery,
she went to his set at the studio
daily, to call on him. When that
matter ended and her interest in
John Loder waxed, she made no
equivocal arrangements about meet
ing him out Of sight and sound Of
the gossirs, though he still was mar
ried to Micheline Loder.
Hedy frankly announced they
would be married when Loder was
free, and they were. Just as soon
as Michelene, a former French &C.
tress. obtained the necessary divorce.
The pair are so In love. and Hedy
Is SO happy. that 1t Is possible this
third marriage. which q cynic might
describe as the triumph Of optimism
over experience, may be the final
and happy one.
Hedy Lamar goes to few public
functions or big parties OF . formal
nature. II had all that when I was
so young, perhaps that's why got
over 1t so early and like to stay at
home or be with friends who like to
be informal, too," she says.
She is faithful and very popu-
lar hostess at the Hollywood Can
teen. The servicemen crowd around
her, seeking autographs which she
writes tirelessly as she chats with
them. They can't get over the fact
that she doesn't look like a siren.
She looks like some ones kid sis
ter, with her black flying hair in
long bob around her shoulders, with
couple of little, red bows In it
and a peasant dress with q white
cotton blouse and bright-colored full
skirt. She leaves those sleek, sopl1is-
ticated gowns and coifures for the
camera, strictly.
Evening star., 1943-09-19
He's a Versatile Fool
BY Jaw Carn ody.

bilious Bohemian youngsters In m
arty drama school and involving m
aspiring young creature OF the Aims.
1t was given two productions at
the university theater, one With
Julie Hayden in the principal role.
Both were highly regarded and at-
tracted the attention Of New York
and Hollywood and finally resulted
IN the purchase Of the play by
Michael Myerberg, producer OF last
years hit. "The Skin Of Our Teeth
In casting the play for Broad
way, Mr.. Myerberg evoked the
wrath Of Philadelphia's critics most
vociferously for his choice Of Rose
King for one Of the principal COM
edy roles. Miss King, Of vaude-
vile. has now been deemed un.
qualified for the part and report
has 1t that 1t will be taken over
by Patsy Kelly Of Hollywood when
the play opens in Baltimore to-
morrow night. Another cast change
reported under contemplation is the
replacement Of Emil Boreo In the
role Of the Russian who runs the
drama school in the play, one of its
most hilarious characters.
Mr.. Boreo's failure in the part
presents the paradox Of an actor
whose accent WAS too automatically
Russian for Russian part. At
least for dialogue that has q wise
tendency to depart from perfect
standard In dialect humor.
After its fortnight in Baltimore
the play may continue for q longer
period on tour to permit changes
in cast, direction and script.
"Oklahoma!" Seats.
The demand for seats for "Okla-
homa!" has become one OF those
acute affairs which the National
would Ike to have every one help as
expeditiously as possible. In this
connection, the management points
out that the production is being
presented under the subscription
auspices Of the Theater Guild and
that there are no first balcony seats
left for nonsubscribers. That leaves
only the orchestra, $685., and the
second balcony, $1.1o, or orchestra,
$2.75 for matinees.
After due contemplation Of m
extra performance the middle sun
day Of the fortnight run, the Guild
deemed the show so much of q strain
upon the cast that 1t decided against
such q schedule.
Evening star., 1943-09-19
Recommended -Qualifiedly
By J. M. Kendyick

scene brings both laughter and tears.
I suppose we always shall take our
laughter along with the tears of
birth and death.
MI. Rice, who directed the play,
stages the scene in good taste and
achieves the full dramatic possibili-
ties. His weakness in both writing
and directing lies in the opening
scenes and those Immediately fol-
lowing the childbirth, and, essen
TALLY fail to present emphatically
his argument that the new genera
ton must see to it that no more
wars are permitted.
Edit Yourself, Elmer.
Sons and Soldiers" an artistic
success and financial failure earl
Ter IN the season. was far more orig
inal and effective with similar
message. If Mr.. Rice, the director
would do some cutting on the script
Of Mr.. Rice, the playwright, "A New
Life" would be improved consid-
erably.
Walter N. Greaza plays the part
of the steel magnate. the father OF
Capt. Cleghorne, the returned avia-
tor. 1t is he and his wife, played by
Merle Maddern, who want to bring
up the child according to their be-
hefs. Mr.. Greaza is good and Miss
Maddern is excellent as the domi-
nant, interfering mother in law
George Lambert Is the aviator -hus-
band and gives good performance
The playwrights' company, which
consists Of Maxwell Anderson, Mr.
Rice, S. N. Behrman, Robert E
Sherwood and John r. Wharton, is
the producer. The settings, very
good, are by Howard Bay.
"A New Lite" probably will have
a short life on Broadway.
Welcome to "Porgy."
After roaming around the country
several years, 'Porsy and Bess," the
late George Gershwin and Du Bose
Hayward Negro folk operetta, is
back on Broadway for . short stay
7see KENDRICK. Page C-aJ
Evening star., 1943-09-19
A Story to Shock
The Housewife
HOLLYWOOD,
Hy the Associated prass

BY the Associated Press.
Ten days Of aging went into the
making Of a cheap gingham house
dress which Michele Morgan, CLAM
orous French star, will wear for her
role as a slave in Higher and
Higher"
Bleaching in the sun, rubbing with
pumice stone, fraying Of the mate
rial, and then a generous rubbing
with dirt and oil up the front, finally
produced an notwithstanding ar
tlcle that covers the glamour Of the
French star so that she will appear
automatically poverty stricken, hard
worked and dirty.
1t cost the studio 50 more to get
this effect in the cheap gown than
1t did to create an elaborate wedding
gown for another scene.
Evening star., 1943-09-19
HOLLYWOOD

aOA4 WOOD.
Hedy Lamar Is OF to . fresh
start. She's back at work, with q
new husband and q new outlook on
life.
It's been many months since she
has been before the cameras. A
legal battle over the salary ceiling
kept her OF the screen, but the
Government ruling has been clari-
fed, and Hedy is back.
She's in Heavenly Body" which
is about astronomy, and william
Powell sees stars in it.
Hedy hasn't wasted her time of
from screen chores. Between per-
sonally stamping each egg from her
chicken farm with "Hedgerow," the
name OF her home and ranch, get
ting disengaged from George Mont
gomery and marrying John Loder,
selecting just the right drapes for
the library and setting out petunias,
she has kept herself occupied.
There is a disarming honesty
about Hedy that serves to compli-
cate things for her. She seems to
Evening star., 1943-09-19
Judgment Day
In a New York
Hotel Suite
By Jean Meeean.


A luxurious suite in Waldorf Tow
ers recently was the background for
judgment day-a theatrical judg-
ment day, with Sam Goldwyn in
charge and magazine cover girls
fluttering in the foreground.
For the first time since Roman
Scandals" and that was seven years
ago, Goldwyn has musical comedy
in the works. It's to be color ex-
travaganza starring Danny Kaye
and Dinah Shore and Goldwyn was
looking over the field of New York S
professional beauties.
For the first time in his life Gold
wyn was selecting showgirls IA busi-
ness conducted along the strict lines
of instincD in full view of a re-
porter.
AS well known for his switches on
this language of ours as for his Law
ish productions, Goldwyn INDUCED
in neither the morning of the inter-
view. Quietly he sat beside little
French desk lingering a pair OF
heavy, shell-rimmed glasses He
didn't have even the theatrical bene-
At of a window at his back.
The glamour parade began with a
redhead who looked like Bette Davis
Goldwyn rose and shook hands with
each girl as she was propelled into
the room by his secretary, and got to
the point of the interview without
shilly shally.
Naturalism First.
Would she please rub off some OF
the makeup so that her natural
good points might filter through
She did. She pivoted for him ac-
cording to her best modelling train
ing. He referred her to his New
York ONCE for a screen test.
Above all else he was interested in
seeing what the girls really looked
like. Once he squinted up at a
stately blond and inquired, How
tall are you with your hair DOWN.
He resists the modish, upswept
coiffure. Says it adds 10 years to
girls life.
In burst of proving his point he
said: Lets have your comb min
ute" and raked pyramid of curls
and swirls into the simple bob he
approves. His subject cracked back
Il don't know whether I'll come to
you to have my hair done again OF
! not"
He gently sloughed off astutely
made-up applicants. He shrugged
his shoulders and explained, II am
looking for fresh faces. That Is my
only specification.
Businesslike himself in a finely
tailored gray suit and black tie, he
pleaded for simplicity in the girls
He wanted no yelling or millinery tc
confuse him. Jewelry he regarded
| as another obstacle. please take
off that hat-and the earrings" was
practically refrain to the morn
ings work, which became more and
more like ditch digging as he pro-
gressed.
One enterprising model took nc
chances on being forgotten In his
secretary's files. She left packages
of matches bearing her name all
over the suite. Goldwyn laughed
but her ruse worked.
In one instance an interview was
a case of double exposure. A girl
who didn't care about a test and
couldn't go to California spun up tc
Goldwyn and giggled. She merely
wanted to look at this mild-man-
nered man with the selective, inven-
tive ways, who has left a historic
mark on the motion picture taste
OF the country.
In all he saw 125 girls and just IL
were granted screen tests. The
same search was on all over the
country and ultimately 20 were
chosen for roles In the picture.
Evening star., 1943-09-19

graphed. When it wore out, the
tails were used again on another" i"
Veloz and Yolanda were the first
couple to wear glorified evening
dress rather than costumes which
necessitated change for every
dance.
Important Contest.
Though they always are compared
to the Castles, they never actually
saw that famous team dance. How
ever. they met Miss Castle long
after she had remarked and she ran
oil some film shorts Of dances she
and her husband did in those radi-
ant years before his fatal plane
crash.
Evening star., 1943-09-19
Coming Attractions

Stage.
NAT1oNAI"Bs Time with Wynne starting tomorrow night
Screen
CAPrTOLSwing Shift Masie" Ann Sothern and James
Craig: starting Thursday
COLUMBABest Forward" Lucille Ball and Virrina
Weidler starting Thursday '
EARLE-"Thank Your Lucky Stars" with many stars
kEITHS-"Behnd the Rising with Neal and Marco
starting Thursday. ~
LIIILE-aBack Sea Fighters" 4 Soviet documentary,
AEIROPOLIIANWatch thu Rhine" Bette Davis and
Paul Lukas, returning Friday. -
PALACE-"Johnny Lately" with James Casnev
Evening star., 1943-09-19

Frank Veloz, a slender American
boy of Spanish and Dutch ancestry,
met Yolanda Casazza, a pretty little
l7-year-old Italian girl with a
Madonna-like hair part, when he
asked her to be his partner for a
contest in public dance hall. They
won the prize and decided they
would take lessons.
But their teacher was so dis
couraged after their first lesson that
he gave back half OF their SIS de-
posit, and begged them never to re-
turn to his studio. AS q parting
shot, he told them they never could
make . success with those queer
names.
Evening star., 1943-09-19
Today's Film Schedules

CAPToIso Proudly We Hail." Army on Bataan: 35
42o and s:45 Stage shows l. 345 $50 and o:lo M
COLUMBIA Heaven Can Wait" Ameche playing rake: l.
3:05, Sis, 725 and 935 pm. 80 ~ -
EARLE-'Destroyer" Eddie Robinson can
and $40 pm Stage shows Ills, 1855, $50 pm
kEIIHS-Weve Never Licked" and Texas
1:45, 4:20, ~ " - ~
LIrIIEsouls at Sea-" with Gary Cooper Raft: $40
$40, 7:30 pm. ~ - N''
METROPOLITAN Comes Courage" Commandos at work
again: 115 3:25, $780, 7:3O and $40 pm.
PALACE-For Tolls" Miss Berrmans showp,ece
los, $50, 6:35 and pm
PIX-"Kidnapping Gorrlas" Continuous from z pm
IFANS-LUX-NeWs and shorts: Continuous
Evening star., 1943-09-19

Veloz and Yolanda concede that
their trademark Is hard to remem-
ber, but they also see its advan-
tages. Once some one learns it, he
isn't apt to forget it. And so they
have stuck by the euphonious COM
bination Of his last name and her
first.
They probably are the only dance
team that comes out in a spotlight
without knowing what steps they
are going to use. From the Begin
ming they have worked with only q
plan for an opening, middle and
an end. The first Is improyised,
(see MARTIN, Page C-93
Evening star., 1943-09-19
Joel Has Nerves

F1dgety Joel Kupperman, 7-year-
OLD mathematical wizard of the
Qulz Kids radio program now max
the movie, The Third Glory" at
ing the movie. The Third Glory, = at
move his shoes In one scene show
ing him standing beside q school
desk, because he nervously kicks the
desk so hard while reciting his lines
that it browns out the dialogue.
Joel, who can multiply a long
string OF numbers in his head and
give you the answer in a jiffy, says
the movies are the only problem he
hasn't yet been able to figure out!
Evening star., 1943-09-19
Fair WARNING
From Crosby
To Amateurs
By Harold Hefernan.
HOLLYWOOD,

HOLLYWOOD.
Yesterday, everybody was writing
movie stories. And sending them
out to Hollywood, demanding imme-
diate production-not forgetting a
fat check.
Today, film makers are amazed to
report contributions from amateur
scenarists are falling off sharply
but in their place they have a new
dish Of writing woe to contend
with:
The Nation is on a song writing
3ag!
1t may be traced to the new cycle
In musical movies, the continual
bleating of popular numbers over
the radio or 1t could be the Frank
6inatra influence; but regardless of
cause, folks are busy jotting down
tunes and lyrics as never before
and, of course, sending them out to
Hollywood
There's really nothing to it. You
get an idea for cute title, or you
suddenly think Of couple Of lines
that rhyme, or you find yourself
humming a few bars of wonderful
tune. Then, presto, you have a
song. All 1t needs to become a hit
and make you fortune, is for some
one to plug it. Let's see-who can
we send it to. Sure thing-Bing
Crosby. So, out it comes to Bing.
Bing wishes you wouldn't He
talked heart-to-heart with us this
week about the whole alarming sit
uation. Bing used to get a few
stray songs q week from unknowns.
In the past six months, he says, the
contributions have grown to alarm
ing proportions. They're coming in
1T the rate Of dozen or more a
day. He's not only frightened about
it-he's scared stiff! Amateur song
writer's seem to be much more SEN
sitive and prone to start law suits
than the boys and girls who submit
movie stories.
Recalcitrant Bing.
During the first few years I was
In Hollywood" Bing said, II opened
every song manuscript that was sent
to me. My brothers Larry and Ev-
erett and I went over all the ma
terial religiously. We hired a pianist
to do nothing but play the stuff for
lis. And in that time we found
exactly three tunes that were pub
lishable. OF those three amateur
composers, not one has been able
to turn out second hit. That's
one reason that we stopped monkey
Ing with what comes In the mail.
Most important reason, of course
u law suits. If should sing q song
which by the sheerest coincidence
contained an idea. q phrase or q
few notes used in one of those ana
teur compositions. I'd immediately
have 4 suit for plagiarism on nv
hands. I know, because I've had
them. like to help people, but !
fsee HEFFERNAN, Page C-9.)
Evening star., 1943-12-30
Ghosts Again Infest Hollywood

when his director, John Cromwell,
was stricken by flu. He took over
direction of "Since You Went
Away" himself.
Gen. Claire Chennault, whose IA
vorite phrase was used as the title,
will be one Of the first to see "A
Guy Named joe" M-G-M has
shipped print to the Middle East
for the general to view.
Mickey Rooney is anxious to quit
acting and start directing. And
M-G-M, to keep him happy, has
been permitting him to do some
test directing for groundwork.
This week, Mickey directed Ste
phen Keyes, former master of cere-
monies with the San Francisco pro-
ductfon of "The Drunkard," and
Bill Williams, former adagio dancer
with the st. Louis Municipal Opera
Co., in a couple of tests for con-
tracts.
Il want to make as many tests as
they'll let me for the next six
Evening star., 1943-12-30
Ring Is One Star
Who Doesn't Resent
An Epithet
BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD

HOLLYWOOD.
The biggest jackass in Hollywood
today is also a darned good actor!
He's Ring Kell and, although he's
spent most of his % years in show
business he doesn't mind being
called a jackass. In fact, he is q
jackass, the long-eared variety!
Right now, this well-trained four
legged actor is playing one of his
best roles. He's getting 500 a week
and to him that Is hay; also bar
ley, rolled oats and winters sup
ply OF cracked corn. It's one of
those good old roles Ring literally
likes to sink his teeth into. He has
to bite Actor Curt Bois in the seat
of the pants.
In the picture, Gypsy Wildcat"
Ring walks on his hind legs, catches
ball in his mouth, unties a rope,
picks handkerchiefs out of people, s
pockets, smiles and sits on his
launches, lies down and pretends
to sleep. He also likes to drink soft
drinks out of a bottle.
Furthermore, Ring Is the only
jackass in Hollywood that can dance
the hula. His owner, Jesse Kell,
taught 1t to him while they were in
Honolulu. OF course, he's no Betty
Cradle, but he certainly can shake
a mean hip!'