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Evening star., 1943-05-30
The Point Still Is Moot
Misses Hayes and Cornell Together,
But Roles Are Unbalanced

ing girls out there on the floor. This
follows a rather self-conscious in
troductory voice defining the actress
as lone of the first ladies of the
stage or words to that effect. The
whole thing lacks the authority one
expects OF anything Helen Hayes
does.
Of the enormous galaxy of illus
trlouS stars OF stage and screen
assembled and co-ordinated for this
picture, Miss Cornell. however, must
share honors with Katharine Hep
burn, whose sequence toward the
end of the play with Eileen (Cheryl
Walker is as moving in warmth as
it is gripping in sentiment Eileen's
soldier boy has gone off to the war
with his regiment, not having had
time to say good-by. 1t was to
have been their wedding day. TAX
ing the grief-stricken, rebelious,
mentally disintegrated girl in hand
Miss Hepburn shakes her together,
sending her out upon the canteen
dance floor to carry on, chin up,
eyes afame-an unforgettable little
scene.
Miss Cowl Good, Too.
OF Jane Cowl it was said her con-
tribution had been cut from the film
because she appeared before the
camera when i'll and, as she seems to
have supposed, not at her best.
But it was not cut-not at the pre-
view, at any rate-and, since the
co-chairman of the Stage Door Cam
teen is very lovely in the picture and
In excellent voice, it is difficult to
see why any one-including Miss
CoWl-should have desired deletion
Miss Lynn Fontanne has a few
lines which are well enough.
Miss Tallulah Bankhead is sincere
and affecting in a very brief but
well-Written part, and pictorially she
never appeared to better advantage.
On the male side, Ray Bolger stole
the film completely for a time, and
when he dropped his loot Ed Wynn
made off with it. Edgar Bergen
and Charlie Mccarthy registered
strongly. and if Brook Pemberton
ever finds difficulty in casting a
waiter for any Of his comedies he
need look no farther than himself.
George Jessel talked to MON" on
the telephone to excellent effect. and
Paul NUM- was MUM to the life.
(Released by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc.)
Evening star., 1943-05-30
Up Goes Military Morale
Hollywood Victory Committee Provide
For Tours, Like That of Joan Blondell

stockings! When I came back and
stayed at a hotel in New York it
seemed all wrong. Why should I
have comfort and they so little of
anything. Why should 1 eat meat
and fruit when they can get so
little?"
AS result of her tours, Joan has
been receiving between 750 and 500
letters day from servicemen. And
she replies to them all! Stamps and
photographs are costing her more
than $lOO week It's nothing.
We must all do more, much more :"
concludes Joan.
More is being done in the way of
entertainment for the boys by
Hollywood stars. The Hollywood
Victory Committee in the past
month sent 856 players to l99 cities
in the United States. One hundred
and seventy five camps were visited.
In all, nearly 1000 individual players
have given their time to this free
pool of talent
There are, however, about dozen
OF the elite here who have not vet
pitched in to do their bit II they
want to know what sort of recep-
tion they'd get, refer them to Miss
Blondell or Martha Raye.
tReleased by the MANA 1nc)
Evening star., 1943-05-30
Top>Flighters Must Fight to Stay There
Claudee Colbert Advises Tact Also Vigilance AGAINST Publicity
HOLLYWOOD.

Much has been written on how
you become star. Comparatively
little has been said about how you
remain one.
Claudette Colbert, who has been
under contract for II years. is an
established luminary. Yet she does
not rest on her laurels.
The hardest thing to remaining
on top is the fight for good ma
terial," she says. After all, there is
nothing new about you personally.
The public knows. what you are
It's still the same old face and the
same old personality.
therefore, your material must
be different, interesting. timely
Above all, it must be good. For a
star is only as good as the picture
she is in. Bad material has ruined
the careers of many top-fight per-
formers"
The choosing OF her vehicles gets
even Miss Colbert into morass of
contracts, producers, package deals
and so forth.
1t usually works like this: A pro-
ducer has story and director that
he likes. The script goes to Clau-
dette, with note saying that So
and-so is going to be behind the
megaphone. The story is better
than average, but it may not be
what Claudette wants to do at the
moment. 1t may be another COM
edy, when she is up to her ears in
them.
She does not turn down the script,
however, for two reasons. First, she
is paid by the picture and feels it
unwise to stay off the screen for
any length of time; second, by COM
promising she may get script she
really wants to do at later date.
For Diplomacy's Sake.
For instance, she ached to do
Nero's wife in "Sign of the Cross"
The studio asked her to play oppo-
site George M Cohan in Phantom
President" role which was moth
ing more than Straightforward.
Colbert okayed the part she disliked
in order to secure the one she
wanted
The director is also all-important,
she believes.
Many times, I have started pic
lures with misgivings," she told me.
But the directors work made
them into workmanlike productions.
Mitchell Leisen's job in No Time
for Love- is a case in point. And
Wesley Ruggles made I Met Him
in Paris worthwhile"
Another battle is that Of "typing.'
I'm fighting against little COM
edies," she says. Il can do them.
they make money, of course, but
they win no critical applause. Be-
sides that, you get to that certain
age where you can't do slapstick all
the time. You must do something
else as we'll.
"a star always has to face the
fact that there's some one to take
her place. When the public gets
tired Of you in the same sort of
Evening star., 1943-05-30

picture, it will look for something
new.
Motion picture audiences, after
all. have a greater choice of en-
tertainment than those who attend
the legitimate theater. The film
goer can always find Cradle or
Grant down the street. A stars
problem, then. is to keep interest
In herself alive, not by changing
her type physically but by changing
the type of screenplay she does.
The law of averages comes into
that, too. If you sandwich one bad
picture with couple of good ones
you can get by. You don't want
to, of course, but you may have to.
That's happened to me-"
When the story is chosen Clau-
dette has her say on who shall play
in it with her. And she has an
interesting theory on the subject OF
leading men.
Beauty Of Unknowns.
'It's swell if you can get Cagney
naturally" she says. But. If you
can't it's much better to take an
unknown. He gets more publicity
Evening star., 1943-05-30
BY Lawrence Perry.
NEW YORK

NEW YORK.
There are, as YOU know. two
schools Of thought concerning the
identity of the first lady of the
American stage. One exalts Kath-
arine Cornell. The other knows no
queen but Helen Hayes. 1t is a fair
assumption that highly expectant
partiSanS of these two outstanding
opponents of dramatic art attended
the recent preview of Sol Lesser's
Stage Door Canteen." picture
built around the famous service
mems resort in the basement of the
Shubert Theater.
For the first time they were to see
Queen Helen and Queen Katharine
III proXlmlty-On the same screen.
BY fresh comparison they could con-
frm previous impressions, and they
could collect additional fuel for
debate. Their disappointment must
have been keen: for this screen
meeting was not even contest.
Where Miss Cornell had something
into which to sink her teeth, as
stage parlance has it, Miss Hayes
had little more than a walk-on part.
No opportunity is provided Miss
Hayes for expression of her personal
charm, or any of her histrionic force.
The few lines given her are fiat, the
scene lmaginatively uninspired. The
greatest actress that ever lived could
make nothing of the material. If
intent had been to portray an out
standing star of the legitimate stage
with an inferiority complex, vocally
and visually, success was complete.
Miss Cornell Is Blessed.
On the other hand. Miss Cornell
has fat little part involving chiefly
a soldier boy to whom, in her capac-
lty as counter waitress, she gives
an apple. Also, some inspired per-
son-Miss Radie Harris, am told
devised the idea of having Miss Cor
nell do part of the balcony scene
from Romeo and Juliet" with the
adoring young doughboy. It was a
sweet and compelling scene. She
does not take well to the camera,
but her gracious poise, the beauty of
her voice. the prevailing loveliness of
her smile, inspire and allure.
To return to Miss Hayes, she is
badly posed in doorway where she
seems out OF place, if not i'll at ease,
and when a sailor invites her to
dance she wonders why she should
be asked what with all those charm
Evening star., 1943-05-30
Aquatic Esther
Got Her Start
Among Towels
Then Miss Williams
Learned TO Sacim
4 nd Movies Called
BY Kate Holiday.
HOILYWOO,

HULL I WooD.
You can believe the publicity
about Esther Williams. Oddly
enough it's true.
Her studio is in the process of
going overheard about her SWIM
ming ability, her charm, her talent.
Outside of the talent (Which hasn't
been proved definitely on the screen
as yeti it's the Mccoy.
Esther began to swim when she
was kid. Her mother wanted a
playground In the neighborhood
and, being on the Los Angeles Board
of Education, she campaigned so
successfully that swimming pool
and all the f1xins were installed.
Esther used to dash across the
street and count towels in this
heaven. For every 100 towels, she
got an hours free swimming, usual
ly during the lunch hour of the life
guards, who taught her the basic
precepts of being a porpoise. She
ended up with stroke more like
a stevedore's than a lady's.
But she won titles in city-Wide
meets, and coach told her she
could be national champion in
four years.
Two years later, when she had
won everything in Southern Cali
fornla. she decided she could de-
vote "a months more to becoming
a national champ. The coach said
1t was too late. couldn't be done.
So Esther proceeded to win the 100
meter national freestyle, the 22O
breast stroke, the medley relay and
the 400-meter freestyle.
After the 1910 Olympic games
were Cancelled because of the war,
Esther accepted professional offer
from Billy Rose. She swan with
Johnny Weissmuller at the San
Francisco Fairs Aquacade for six
months before she married Leonard
kovner, who was finishing medical
school at U. S. c., and returned to
Los Angeles to be a wife, a profess
sion she enjoys enormously. But
show business began to intrude.
At the fair, couple of movie
scouts had come to her with prop
osition. They were going to make a
big water musical. She'd be Just the
gal for it. She wasn't interested.
But since then, she's been in one
Andy Hardy" picture with Mickey
Rooney, had some voice coaching
and is preparing to star with Red
Shelton. MGM isn't wasting any
time, it seems, regardless of her
wish to take things slowly.
Esther stands feet 7, which is
about inches taller than the aver
age Hollywood starlet They had to
put Mickey (only S feet - on a
footstoll for his scenes with Esther
Away from the studio, she is still
the young matron. Len is at Los
Angeles County Hospital now, and
she gets up at to make his break
fast and prepare a lunch for him.
The great water extravaganza?
Oh. they're working on it. They'll
get around to 1t someday.
Evening star., 1943-05-30
FilmdOm Remembers Its Folk
Former Studio Workers Now in Uniform
Are Regarded as Never Before

5. A letter. a-day- soldier club
Of 100 members.
6. Departmental fund soliciting
for purchase of cigarettes, maga-
zines and the like.
7. Regular drives in which maga-
zines and books are collected. Five
truckloads were taken from one
studio recently.
8. Special letters and gifts to
every one known to be in hospital.
9. A special pass to each man who
returns on leave, so that he can i'm
medlately go anywhere on the lot
and visit friends without being
stopped or questioned
Joe and all his companions may
have discovered that Hollywood
tears your heart out when you're
working there, but they've learned
by now that it will piece it together
when you're in your country's
uniform.
tReIeased by the North American Newspaper
Alliance mc)
Evening star., 1943-05-30

than you do, but he gives . kick to
the whole production. He is some
thing new, q character who h be-
lievable simply because the public
hasn't seen him 4 hundred times
before"
George Reeves Is such an un-
known. Claudette picked him to
play opposite her in 80 Proudly
We Hail"
Outside of what she shall play
there is the subject of clothes. On
screen, star Of Colbert's rank must
be magniflcently gowned If tho role
calls for it. Off-screen she must
be beautifully groomed, well dressed,
give the appearance Of . parsonage.
This costs money, but Claudette
discovered years ago that buying a
few simple but excellent things paid
dividends. When saw her, she was
wearing gray fur sports coat which
She said was years old. It looked
terrific.
Stars take precautions in the mat
ter Of publicity, too. Claudette can
(see COLBERT. Page B-7l
Evening star., 1943-05-30
Today's Theater Schedules

Stage.
NAI1ONA-The Merry Makers the vaudeville show:
and $50 pm.
CAP1TOLAssignmen in Brittany province
2:05 450 7:35 and 1915 Stage shows l5 355
9:25
COLUMBIAKeeper the Flame" Hepburn goes 5
4:40, 7:25 and
EAFeLE-Misson to Moscow HOLLYWOOD Russia 3o 4
$40 Stage shows: l.,
KEITHS"This Land Is Mine what liberty many:
4:25, SIS and $50 rm
L1TILELong Voyage Home the ONllJohn
terpiece: l, 3. Sis 1870
METROPOLITAN'Reveile With Beverly" Ann Miller
Army motif: 1:50 3:45. 5:45 745 and 9:4O pm,
PALACE-"Bataan,' activities
$40 pm.
PIx-"Last Will OF DR.. Mabuse': Continuous pm.
TRANS LUX-News and shorts Continuous
Evening star., 1943-05-30
Coming Attractions

Stage.
NATIONAIhe Doughgi" Joseph comedy opening to-
night
CAPITOL-They to Blow George Sanders
and Anna Sten; starting Thursday.
Frisco Heo Fave John Payne
returning Thursday.
EARLE+Aon Atlantic with Humphrey Boear and
Raymond Massey.
KEITHS-'It Amt Hay" with Abbott and Costello.
Distress" with Michael Redgrav
starting Wednesday,
METRoPoLITAN-The Merrier" with Jean Arthur and
Charles Coburn: returning Friday.
PALACE-"Stage Canteen," with al-star
Evening star., 1943-05-30

(See COLBERT. Page B-7l
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-14
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 Bobby Pins And Razor Blades Badly Needed Says WIPE
By BETTY MACDONALD NEA Staff Correspondent

Washington, July IA - If the wo- men of America knew where their next bobby pin was coming from and the men were assured they'd be able to buy more razor blades, civ- ilian morale might easily be upped peg or two.
 Coming to the aid of the civilian, the requirements committee of the War Production Board has submit ted list of badly needed con- sumer items to Director of War Mobilization James Byrnes. WIPE expects an answer in mid-August.
 Some of the consumer goods listed as "badly needed" are: bob by pins, steel wool for cleaning pots and pans, safety pins, toilet tissue and razor blades, among the ''irri- tating items; electric fans, electric irons, refrigerators and washing machines, among the essentials. Steel needed for the production of these items is relatively small and would scarcely be felt in the war effort, WIPE experts believe.
 BREAD LINES
 There's a good chance that all white bread we eat in the future will be enriched by specific quanti- ties of vitamin B-1, niacin and iron. The proposal is now being studied by Department of Agriculture off, cials who may soon require en- riching of all white flour distribut- ed for human consumption. It's a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-14
By GAYNOR MADDOX NEA Staff Writer

Sturdy hot soups for summer din- ners are important in these times of protein shortage. To small amounts of meat chicken or liberal amounts of dried lentils, beans or peas, add fresh vegetables from your victory gardens.
 Chicken Noodle Soup Serves 4-6)
 Two ounces small egg noodles, l quart seasoned chicken stock, 1-2 cup finely diced carrots, 1-2 cup chopped tomatoes, 1-2 cup finely diced chicken meat, IA bunch Watercress.
 Cook noodles in boiling salted water until tender Drain and rinse. Add noodles, chicken and watercress stems cut in IA inch lenghts. Cook 10 minutes more. Add coarsely cut watercress, heat thor oughly and serve immediately (Four chicken bouillon cubes added to 1 quart water can be used in- stead of chicken stock).
 The Concord (Mass) Committee of Russian War Relief sends us this hunger satisfying recipe.
 Lentil Soup
 Serves 6-8)
 Two cups lentils, 6 cups water,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-14
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When you want to look your best, put on this fattering two-piece with softly detailed jacket and well-fit- ting skirt.
 Pattern No. 8467 is in sizes 10, 12 IA, 16, 18 and 20. Size 12 jacket takes, with short sleeves, 7-8 yards 39-inch material, skirt 1 3-4 yards.
 For this attractive pattern, send 15 cents, plus l cent for postage, in coins. with your name, address, pat tern number and size to The Water bury Democrat Today's Pattern Ser vice, 106 7th Avenue, New York, N Y.
 Does your summer wardrobe neeo first aid? Send for the summer is- sue of Fashion, our complete pat tern catalog and sewing guide which is just out. Shows over 100 new patterns, contains many help full fashion suggestions. 25c pei copy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-14
Current Rationing Regulations
MEATS AND FATS

FATS effect and will remain valo will take effect July 13
 FOODS "Q' stamps valid and will remain m force through Aug 2.
 
  dth Inconsistencies should be reported to the panel of the board
  Common in 3l.
  pound of coffee through July 21 Stamp will be in H.
  through August 15 valid purchase d i've pounds o sugar until 3 Additional the board each Tuesday 93o a. to 4:30 m.
  driving banned and coupons valid for two and half gallons books will be valid through July 2l
  inspections by 3 and "A holders by Sept 30.
  will be valid through Sept 30 Period will valid through with each at 10 gallons
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-14

He turned to go; looked down at the dead woman.
 She lay there, like a tiny, brittle, broken toy. A smile curled her lips. It was a calm and queerly happy smile.
 Bury her?
 How and where, without at tracting attention?
 Then he remembered that from tonight on, by order of Ali el- Andalosi, no dervish would enter here. Nor, given the superstitious awe in which the brotherhood was held, would passing native stranger.
 Very well. Let the Lodge itself be her tomb. It was fitting.
 Perhaps, month or two from now, some snooping policeman would wonder about the ram- shackle, deserted building Would search it, discover little heap of bones, mark it down as another unsolved African mystery.
 He covered Fosiha's face with a 1OlQ or ner rope.
 May the earth be light to you!" He spoke the Moslem prayer for the departed. May the Prophet Mohammed the Adored on whom the Peace - open wide to you the gates of Paradise!' And he left the house.
 He did not dare risk return to his own bedroom at the palace for money or weapon. Bt he had no need of either. For he was travel ing as derviSh; and, throughout Islam, the dervish, the man of God, is the free, chartered vagabond 1 whom no Moslem would injure and to whom all lend helping hand.
 One thing, though, he had to do: send some sort of message to his second- in- command and good friend, Captain Pelletier. So, at coffee shop that was still open. he asked for paper and pencil and wrote ashort note: Going away on official business. Do the best you can while I am gone, and eXpalin my absence by l the most plausibzle lie you can think Of. If I have not returned or if you have no word from lue by the end of the next seven weeks, report me to the authorities as dead in the line of duty"
 Rlght-he thought-in the line of duty.
 He went to his house. He knew where Pelletier's bedroom was To- cated. He wrapped the note about a small stone and, with straight, true aim, tossed it through the open window.
 A second later, he heard a crash as Of a smashed Waterglass, startled eXclamation-and was of.
 tTO Be COntinued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-14

subtle means of smuggling vitamins to war workers diets, and the pro- gram is endorsed by leading scien- tif1c and medical organizations as well as most baking and milling in- dustries
 ODDS 'N' ENDS
 The Allies may import about 666,- 25O pounds of factory silk from China this year, according to for eign trade commission reports. .. Now under a price ceiling is sum- dried shrimp, produced only in Louisiana for Oriental trade in this country, and in Hawaii WIPE is now discussing possibility of eliminating certain types of grocery bags to save paper . If Great Britain and America are to keep their emergency stores of wool in- tact, larger commercial imports ot this fabric, will be required in 1943-44, probably from Australia and South America.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-14

Like the men guards, the women are officially sworn into the U. s. Army as members of the Auxiliary Military Police. They wear trim uni- forms of Marine Corps forest green, with overseas caps and Sam Brown belts. They are drilled in close order formations tWive week by an Army officer in a 10-week course. They take regular pistol practice and are handy enough with the weapon to make it bad risk for any suspect to ignore their com mand to halt. And if MT. Suspect were nabbed and put up a struggle, he'd probably be out of luck, too, because they get thorough training in hand-to-hand defense methods.
 Qualifications the women guards are required to meet include a high
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-14

Here is simple little play termed the obligatory finesse," and the name of the play is very descriptive If we carefully analyze the bidding and the drop of the cards, it should be made.
 The opening lead is won in dunn my with the ace, and now the de- clarer's problem is SOW to play the club suit. East has made a vulner- able overcaI, therefore the declar- CT plays him for the club ace, and leads small club toward the queen. When the queen holds, the ace is located. Two rounds of trumps are played and a small club is led to- ward dummy. But the declarer must not play the king. He must take the obligatory finesse and play low from dummy, hoping to drop the ace. This play gives him his con- tract.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-14
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 Make Delicious Soup

2 large carrots, 1 Bermuda type onion, 2 sprigs parsley, 2 stalks celery with green tops, or 2 cups thin meat gravy, juice from pot roast, or beef bouillon, salt ano pepper, slices bologna sausage cut 1-2 inch thick, dill pickle.
 Soak lentils in water. Cook len tils and vegetables in same water until soft. Rub through sieve; con- bine with gravy or bouillon, season to taste. Just before serving ado cubed bologna which has been Drowned in a little fat. Add diced pickle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-14

Columbus, O - A Would-be sabo- teur, spy or other Joe with evil intent who fools around the Cur tiss- Wright airplane plant here might not be surprised at being caught by husky he-man guard, but he'd probably curl up with as-
 tonished modification if he were collared and none too gently by
 an attractive young woman. Could
 happen. She would be one of the company of Lady M. P.'s" which is part of the plants force of uni formed guards.
 A few months ago there were only three such guards, but now there are 21, and their number will increase as more men guards are called to active duty with the Army and Navy. They regularly partol locker room and other sections of the huge plant, inspect workers
 badges and lunch boxes at en- i frances and escort vicitors.