Evening star., 1943-08-11

openneSs could be called fragrant.
We'll" said Mr. Montague. 1T was
at the opening of AS Thousands
Cheer in Chicago. I did not know
then how incorruptibly modest this
fellow Berlin really was. I might
never have known had he not been
invited down to lead the orchestra
in the music he had written for the
show-his show. That is, I might not
had not been standing in the back
with Berlin and Sam Harris. the
producer when the invitation was
issued.
Il was there. however, and I was
still there when Berlin came back
from the podium.
When I shook hands with him
and congratulated him on the per-
formance, his hand was absolutely
ice cold. asked him why.
Why Berlin asked, it's simple.
I never led an orchestra before. I
know nothing about orchestras.'
But he knows how to write mu-
| sic for orchestral obviously" said
Mr.. Montague, who will be among
those at the opening of Mr.. Ber-
Inns latest piece of music, This Is
the Army at the Earle tomorrow
night. Mr.. Berlin will be there, too.
Department of Correction: Before
he went to Pasadena Playhouse to
take graduate course in acting,
Joel Friedman used to drop into
this department TO say a periodic
hello. He was going on from Rose
Robson Cohen's school, work hard.
and get job in either the theater
or the movies, Joel would say.
That was fine idea. this depart
ment would say, adding that it
would be watching and be glad to
note his progress.
Joel did just what he said he
would, eventually landing a part in
Max Gordon's company of Junior
Miss" playing this week at the
National.
But this department, unlike Joel
failed to keep its part of the bar
gain. It referred to him as Joel
Marsh, not Msrston. in its first
mention that he had the Job in Mr..
Gordon's production. If it had kept
its promise to watch his career. it
would have known that it was Mar
ston. not Marsh.
1t knows now, hoping it is not too
late.
Department of Abuse: After see
ing Yesterdays show at a neighbor-
hood movie, I'm tempted to COM
ment on how successful the houses
are in giving us well-rounded family
entertainment While the picture,
This Land Is Mine is fine, its Sc
quences were narrowing for our s.
year-old daughter, who burst into
tears for the first time. This is the
tip-off to keep her away from pic
lures of this type. To add to this.
we had a grim newsreel with lots
OF shooting and wounded. Next was
dull propaganda short on war pro-
duction. There was no cartoon
novelty to relieve the grimness of the
program. Would you call this well
balanced ntertainment?"- ?"-Reader.
No. But This Land Is Mine" is
a good picture for adults.
Department of Incoherence OR
Drama Departments Mail from San
Diego:
Very much interested in your re-
view of THE Constant Nymph
July 81.
did not it occur to you that it
was cooked up overnight to fight
back Mr.. Dingle (sec'y N. E. A..
Wash, D. c. In More the Merrier'?
Constance equals humble teacher
who finds him with a few million
dollars in his pocket. 10 is an angel.
10 is genius"
If you can make anything of that,
let us know.
Department of Continuity: Along
with Boris Karloff, Jack Whiting
will be one Of the original cast to
appear here with the company of
Arsenic and Old Lace when it
comes to the National on August %. |
Mr.. Whiting, who has been in