Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-20

she accepts her entire salary NJ
donated 10 British war relief bui
Sam detihts she viii leave Lau'
renee Olivier.
DIANA WILL "EMOTE'
No YOUNG actress has ever
taken harder wallops from the
critics Than Diana Barrymore.
But I'm spite Of the barbed darts
her pictureS. Between Us Girls
and Nightmare" have been
cleaning UP and exhibitors write
in glowing terms about Diana,
This Is n little matter that has
not escaped Universal, a studio
where they have always been
convinced that the paying GUS
toner is right.
Walter Wanger, who has Di-
ana under personal contract, has
great confidence In her. too, ~
critical reviewers to the con-
trary, Diana will "emete" next
In n book Walter has just
bought. Looking for Trouble"
nv Virginia 6Owies. It's about
femme war correspondent,
sort OF female Quentin Reynolds.
PATRIOTIC CARY
WHEN I TALKED with Cary
Grant about month ago he
wanted to go abroad and entertain
the boys at the front. But these
things take time and so far Cary
mas no definite word from Wash
mgton giving him permission TO 60.
Meantime. Sidney Buchanan has
4 story at Columbia for him. 1t is
called "Concertina" and is based
On an original by 1t. John Huston
and Friedrich Kohner, Opening IN
1910. IL tells about one family and
The part played by their men in
the succession Of wars.
I thought ar first it might he
reminiscent Of This Land Is
Bright" but apparently tho only
resemblance Is il takes in three
generations Of single family.
TRAGEDY STALKS MARY
THE VERY tragic story OF
Mary Mcguire. who was under
contract TO Warmers and TWEEN
tieth Century-FoX as an actress
for several years, has come to
this desk. Mary went to England
and married Capt. Robert Cor
don-Cannlng, titled English
man. She was married In
wheel chair In 1899 while recov-
ering from tuberculosis hut
when the war started her hus-
band was informed because OF his
strong Fascist views. Then came
the death Of her l0-mOnth-Old
baby and Mary collapsed.
Report Is she was 80 grief
stricken at her accumulation Of
sorrows she nearly died. How
ever. more recent word Is that
she is sufficiently recovered to
make a picture.
NO SALE
so FAR neither Salka Viertc
nor La Carlo have been able Il
sell Louis p. Mayer on Dancing
Soldiers" an original story by MAJ
Gorelk and William Kozlenko
Greta is back in town and eager Il
make a picture and the M-G-N
Company is perfectly agreeable =
the idea. but not unless they fee
The story is right.
Carlo would play a lieutenant II
the Russian army. a member OF
ballet troup which prevents th'
Germans from Seizing a Russian
town. OF course Viertel ma,
change the story so IL meets Will
the head office approval but up L
today there was no sale.
TIE LETTER BOX
"Nhy are most Of our movie
girls 30 frothyo" complains AN
other PhlIadclphian." They con-
vey everything hut soul. ENcep-
tionS are Greer Carson, Olivia
De HaVilland Maureen O'Hara
and Luise Rainier" I'm sure the
Soulful" ladies thank you, sir.
Read I'm your column that
Andy McLaglen, Nic's son, can't
ret In the army because of his
extreme height. Thought he
might like Ia know the coast
guard takes guys his size Z"
writes II. Alden. "And good
luck 10 Andy"
Miss VI. l.. DALEY wants 10
know: "Who thinks up these
ideas for casting Ingrid Berg
man? A typical Scandinavian In
type. Miss Bergman plays a
Spanish girl in For Whom the
Bell Tolls and now they are
thinking OF her for the French
New Orleans charmer In sara
toga Trunk Why"
You haven't printed a letter
panning yourself for some time,
IouelIa." iibes Reader. What's
the matter Can't Won take II
any more o" I can take it--but
for some reason nObOdy's dishing