Evening star., 1943-01-13

millions of contests. I'm ready,
I've spent my life studying, I'm
rsring to so. I'm a full professor.
I've got the hest-known beard in
North America. Won't somebody
r,case psk me the s64 question.
February Attractions.
Claude" with the original John
Golden company, including Dorothy
fraguire. Donald Cook and Frances
Starr, comes to the National The
ster February l /. 1t will be fol-
lowed by a return engagement Of
Max Gordon's Junior Miss" :.
Speaking of old-time "smoothies,"
Ice -Capades has comedy team,
Orrin Markhus, 81, and Irmax
Thomas, A, who stop every show
with their fun capers Mrs.
Thomas is the mother of the
Thomas twins, wizards of the steel
blades with the Ice Follies
Mother Thomas never had her feet
on skates until six years ago when
she switched over from golf for her
outdoor sport A number tf
Hollywood stars. through their at
torneys, have asked the United
States Treasury to rule on their ap-
plication on the s25, 900 wage ceiling.
What they ask is that the amount
over the $4,000 overall they are
permitted to earn, be placed in
escrow and given to the Government
rather than to the picture conf
panies which employ them
Edward Arncld, who was planning to
come for the Washington Birthday
Ball Celebration, will have to pass
it up. He's in the hospital for an
operation Loew's will christen
its new screening room atop the
Capitol Theater tonight with an
invitation showing of Tennessee
johnson" which stars Van Hefin
and Lionel Barrymore Gilbert
and Sullivan has sold out all evening
performances at the National The
alter, will surpass the November q
week when 1t rang up $4,000, record
business at 50 top.
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c. Aubrey Smiths 50 Years.
Dean Murphy, who initiates ce-
lebrities including President Roose-
welt, has been released from rehears-
ais for the Ziegfeld F'ollies so that he
can make a one-day appearance
in Washington for the birthday
celebration -. He will be master
of ceremonies for the midnight show
at the Earle Theater, leaving there
after to rejoin the follies C.
Aubrey Smith, who co-stars with |
Grace George in Spring Again."
the Guthrie McClintic comedy sue
cess, which comes to the National
Theater next Monday, January 18,
is this season celebrating his 5Oth |
as an actor. The role |
Of Halstead Carter in Spring Again"
Mr.. Smiths first Broadway
appearance in IL years. During
that time he has become a popular
character star in Hollywood. He
has acted In more than so pictures. |
c. Aubrey Smiths last Washington
was for David Belasco in
the title role in The Bachelor
Father -. When Spring Again"
finishes its weeks run at the Ma
tional Mr.. Smith is slated to re-
turn to Hollywood. He has been
playing his current comedy for the
past year and half.
X
Print for Posterity.
Sol Lesser has notified National
Archives he will present a print OF
his picture, stage Door Canteen,"
to be held in the vaults for pos
terity. His letter says:
"A print Of this picture will be
placed in vault in our National
Capitol and also print in an ap-
propriate building in London, so
that people a hundred years from
now can know few straight facts
about show folks and how they
worked and gave of themselves as
hostesses, bus boys, entertaining on
the canteen stage. or otherwise wait
ing on the soldiers of all the United
Nations.
yes, how they played their part
in helping thousands of boys at
the Stage Door Canteen find a few
brief hours of happiness before they
sailed away to battle"