The Ely miner., 1943-08-19

PENNY SINGLETON
ton. And anyone who encounters
thousands of servicemen on leave
in a strange city will realize how
valuable it is.
Joe Howard, perhaps the oldest
performer in radio, is still one of the
most successful, judging by deal
that he recently completed. Joe,
singing troubador of the Gay Nine
ties Revue" over CHS Monday
nights, sold Mttro-Goldwyn-Mayer
the film rights to "The Time, the
Place and the Girl" a hit musical
which he wrote and produced sew
eral decades ago.
On July Is Dick Haynes made
his debut on the airs "Here's to
Romance" July 19 he made screen
tests. At one o'clock on the 26th,
goth Century-Fox executives looked
at the tests-and at 4:30 Haynes
signed contract to make two films
a year for the next seven years.
Three months ago he was singing
with Tommy DOrsey's band.
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Hollywood's oldest summer school
is composed of four students-Bon-
ita Granville, Anne Shirley, Kent
Smith and Rita Corday. They study
Chinese. Their teacher is Edward
Dmytryk; he's the director who, fol-
lowing his success with "Hitler's
Children" was signed to direct
RKO's Behind the Rising Sum-" He
began studying Chinese some years
ago.
Lou Crosby, radio announcer, will
make his film debut as Nazi SOL
dier captured by Russian guerrillas
in Zone Hour of Glory" Casey Rob
inson production for RKO. Announc-
er for the Lum n Abner program,
Crosby has one of radios best
speaking voices.
Most radio executives think that
summer radio fare should be light
and frothy to succeed, but the latest
survey figures indicate that the pub
lie doesn't agree. Screen Guild
Players" Monday night CHS dra-
matte series that stars Hollywood's
top names, leads all the others in
listener popularity, according to
Hooper and Crossley survey figures.
This is the program on which none
of the actors and actresses are paid;
the money they would ordinarily re-
ceive goes to the Screen Actors
guild, to aid INDECENT. movie people.
y
Betty Rhodes has begun making
her second Personal Album for
Owl. These albums contain record
ings of songs and informal talks and
are sent to Alaska, Ireland, Africa
wherever American troops are sta
toned at great distance from
home. The singing star recently fin
ished the feminine lead in a musical
comedy called "Salute for Three"
Kate Smith, in her 18th year as a
radio star, has signed a new three
year contract. Her contracts are
unique in that they're always for
three years, and the options fall
due at the end of each season, when
the old one still has two years to
run.
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Cecil Brown has no crystal ball
but on May 20 the news broadcaster
said ''The Italians might pop up with
a chastened Count Ciano, or Dino
Grande =. or Marshal Badoglio
with new-found courage" Just two
months and five days early!
ODDS AND ENDS-EIla Mae Morse.
singer on the Johnny Mercer program, tUas
dictering iUith ttOo film companies tuhIe
a third dickered for the use OF Ella Macs
four-months-oId baby in movie Feo-
dor Chaliapin, son OF the famous Russian
singer, tUiH play Russian soldier in Unit
ed Artists "The Girl From, Leningrad" +.
Neil Hamilton, oId-timer of the movies, is
staging comeback; the first step toiH be
Hte rue VI dte HuSOutU W ounce OH
Vent Ai0ay" +. TheLnra Schnee, one of
the most brilliant young actresses of the
New York stage, has Joined the cast of
MICS "Snoto Village" the serial laid in
rural Net0 England.
It's just been announced that a
giant Pan-American clipper will be
named Constant Nymph"; Jean
Muir was chosen to christen it. Too
bad Joan Fontaine isn't doing it,
since she's starring in the delightful
new screen version of the story.
When he has finished his current
Hardy picture Mickey Rooney goes
into National Velvet" the swell
story that's been awaiting produc-
ton for so long. Elizabeth Taylor.
of "Lassie Comes Home" gets the
coveted role of the heroine.