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Evening star., 1943-10-10
NEW YORK

NEW YORK.
Tenseness prevailed backstage in
the Hudson Theater, where Marga-
ret Webster was conducting the first
rehearsal of the Theater Guilds
forthcoming production of "Othello, -
with Paul Robson in the title role
Against a background OF stark
white brick walls Robson, Uta Ha-
gen Desdemona, Jose Ferrer,
0ago) and James Monks (Cassio)
were going through various phases
OF the handkerchief scene. Off in a
far corner, seated upon a roll of
canvas scenery, Phil Hutson Iodo-
Sico), Edith King (Bianca) and sew
eral others of the company were en-
gagged In low conversation.
Perhaps it was not low enough.
Certainly it was not low enough for
Miss Webster, engaged at the mo-
ment in directing from a standing
position in the pit. She wore light
brown tailored suit. A white eye
shade protected her eyes from
glaring foodlight hanging over the
center of the stage Now it was
turned toward the conversational
group,
Cannot" she asked in her low.
musical voice, we have some peace
here? In the name of heaven. what
goes on?"
Silence fell instantly The direc-
tor turned to Robson and to Miss
Hagen. attired in a print dress,
wearing sun glasses.
Patience of Paul.
That was all right, Paul, Uta,"
she said. And yet not quite all
right. That handkerchief is used by
1ago as a means of inspiring jeal-
ousy. The audience has got to feel
its grave significance lest it say, For
the love of Pete, what is all this fuss
about handkerchief So, shall we
try it again?"
Yes, certainly Paul Robson is
a model actor when it comes to tax
Ing direction, hard and patient
worker.
Soon, scaling the footlights, con-
fronting the actor, Miss Webster had
another criticism. You we're fine,
right up to where 1 stopped you
Paul, but the way I feel about your
manner of approach to Desdemona
suspicious, yet hoping suspicion is
unfounded, don't you think it can be
registered just bit better?"
Il do think So" Robson said
Yes, a very patient man is Paul.
His powerful, massive figure was
clad in a white shirt, no tie, and
his wasted trousers of London
cut were held by crimson suspend
ers. His deep, mobile, melodious
voice had been rolling through the
vacant auditorium, reverberating
against the bare walls of the stage.
He has grown beard of approved
Othellan model, and it is much
more authentic appendage than the
much more youthful drapery that
Iago has grown
On and on, hour after hour, went
the rehearsal, and as said, the at
mosphere was one OF tenseness Miss
Webster was kindly but very def
mite. Often she acted a scene her
self, thus giving practical point to
criticism. She was tireless, indefati-
gable and very sure in her knowledge
how Shakespearean tragedy should
be acted.
1t is we'll this is so, for the bring
Ing OF "Othello" to Broadway is a
zeal adventure. Grim fact is New
Evening star., 1943-10-10

VOL, 2:l5-Ysnkees vs.. Cardinals, the
World Series from ST. Louis.
W10P, 3:0O-New York Philharmonic: Anur
Rodznsk conducts The opening program Of
the 1O2d season, consisting Of Cigars sym.
phonlt poem, "Fastaff." Bach thoraI.pre.
ude and Brahms symphony No. l." Vice
President Henry Wallace speaks on The Chinese
republics anniversary during intermssion.
WRC, 3:Oo-Ratoning Report: Ashley Sellers
ASSISTANT war food administrator on civilian
food prospects,
WINK, 3:15-Beyond Victory: Prot. John
B. CondIiffe. economist.
WT0P, 4:30-pause That Reireshes Tenor
Jan peerte and VioIinist Albert SpaIding re-
turn.
WRc, 5OO-Symphony Of Air: Tschaikow.
skys concerto for violin lNiseha Kithakoa,
solojsN, 1872 Overture
WTOp, 5:OO-famiY Hour: The dramatic
portion deals with Christmas in Africa.
WNAl, 5:30-husieaI SteeImakers. A ses.
Evening star., 1943-10-10
Monday Roundup

WhAl-Aews and recorded music with Nor.
man Brokenshire, So; Breakfast Club, o.tO;
Isabel Manning Hewson, 10.10:t5; Breakfast
at SardIs, ti.11:30; Baby Institute, HASH
noon.
WRC-Rews and recorded music with Bill
Heson. SO; Everything Goes, 9.9:15; serials,
1912 noon.
W0L-News, recorded and organ music with
Art Brown, 6:30.9:30: Home forum, go
1918; This Is Our Enemy" lti5.1i:45.
WlM-News and recorded music with Jerry
Strong. $3.50; Mrs. NorthcroN. 9:35.1o;
Traffic Court, 10:30-il; Symphony Hour, 1t:05.
Il noon.
WWDC-News and recorded music with "Mr.
and Mrs" 90; Minute Men, 9:05,930; Alice
Lane. 10:35.it; recorded music, t1.t2 noon.
WT0P-News and recorded music with Ar.
thur Godfrey 7-9:45: Home Service Daily,
9:45-t0; serials, 1912 noon.
Evening star., 1943-10-10
FEATURES On The AIR To-Day

WDc, 100 d.m.-casiIes on Air: Shift
Of time, from Fort BeIvoir as usual.
WT0P, 1870 s.m.-Inviiaiion 10 Learn.
Ing: Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice"
discussed from Chicago, Princeton and 60.
lumba
WRC, 17:30-That They Might Live: Story,
based on actual experience. Of fighting
American named Joe.
WhAl, 12:3O-Hof Copy; An undertovsr
agent Of the Government is murdered.
W10p, 12:30-Trans-AtIantio Call; From
London, uoM,setion Of the people Of the
Soho district.
WRC, l:l5-labor for Victory: Italian work.
ers aid in The overthrow Of Fascist Italy.
WRC, l:3O-Chitago University Round liable:
How medicine is winning its wartime battle
Evening star., 1943-10-10

having it, in fact he still doesn't
know.
OF MIKES AND MEN-Jerry
McGill, author, producer and direc-
tor OF Big Town, did his first liter
ary work strictly incognito. McGill
"ghosted" boy adventure and thriller
stories, but refuses to tell for whom.
Jerry says "ghouls don't tell"
Andree Wallace is the newest men,
ber of the Radio Readers Digest
stock company .. Andree is tall
ented miss of II and won a part
on her first addition. Jenny
Lynn, featured soprano of the CHS
Gay Nineties Revue, has had the
walls of her apartment insulated,
which makes 1t possible for her
neighbors to sleep through her noe
turnal vocalizing. Sgt. John
Basilone, only enlisted man in the
Marine Corps to win the Congress
sional Medal of Honor for his hero
ism in standing off hordes OF Japs on
Guadalcanal, had only one thing to
say about his appearance before a
mike on the ED Sullivan Enter
tains" program-"It's murder" says
Sgt. Basilone.
X X X X
Johnson, Metropera head, is trying
to get Eileen Farrell's name on
contract Chances are Ilka Chase
soon will be heard in a new conti-
network program. Howard Bar
low, selected to succeed Alfred Wall
enstein as director of the Richard
Crooks program, conducts his first
show tomorrow. WallenStein be-
comes conductor of the Los Angeles
Philharmonic. The SportSmen,
male quartet, were first to make a
recording for the firm released from
the ban by Petrillo. 1t was made
just eight hours after the agree
ment had been reached. Jean
Hersholt and the DR.. Christian show
have been renewed for a seventh
season. Eddie Green, who takes
the role of the waiter in Duffy'S, will
commute between Hollywood, point
of origin of the program, and NYC
this season. Eddie must be in
Gotham frequently to supervise
management Of film company
which makes comedy shorts with
Green as star. =. It's well-knoWn
fact in Radio Row that the sponsor
of Cecil Browns newspiels had given
him notice of termination of his
contract long before the recent
argument started with Paul White
of CHS.
Latest reports on Fred Allen IS
that he has received an okay from
his medico to return to radio around
January. i. . Perhaps the Nation wide
appeal your reporter started
couple of months ago has had a
wee bit to do with this. Dickie
Jones, new Henry of the Aldrich
Family, played the voice of Pinoccho
in Walt Disney's film of that name.
. Frequently, at Aldrich Family
rehearsals, Dick breaks into the
Pinocchio voice and throws the other
members of the cast into fit of
laughter. =. Six million dollars.
George Burns and Oracle Allen
were f1abbergasted when the presi-
dent of an insurance company an
sWered their War Bond plea recently
with a pledge for that staggering
sum. :. 1t was the largest individual
pledge to be made in Southern Cali
fornla. When news broke that
Snow Village was going off the air.
the sponsors realized the true extent
of their audience. From cities
like Omaha, Louisville, Miami. New
Orleans and San Antonio came an
avalanche of letters-all filled with
indignation. But now comes
news that Snow Village may return
to the networks early in the fall as
a half-hour night program.
(Released by the Bell Syndicate. IncD
Evening star., 1943-10-10
Daughter, Dauehter!

Cecilia Parker. Of the Hardy FAM
ily. dropped in at MGM to see her
old pals and with her was her
4-year-old daughter, Ann. The
youngster had made a test for
role in Quo Vadis?" and Cecilia
took her over to one of the projec-
ton rooms to see it. She's strictly
a ham, Cecilia commented. When
it was finished she wanted to have
II run through again"
Evening star., 1943-10-10
Brooklynese French
Is Stash's Trouble
Ey the Associated Pres
HOLLYWOOD.

1S lne Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD.
Studio school teachers have more
than the usual share of obstacles
in teaching their 'teen-age charges.
Young Slash Clements, who plays
the leader Of a Brooklyn gang in
Bing Crosby's new film, is just be-
ginning to study French on his
curriculum.
Slash already speaks Russian and
Polish, learned at home. and has
cultivated Brooklyn accent for his
film role. Now the Brooklyn has got
ten into the French, and the teach
er has warned him that speaking
French with Brooklyn accent is
not going to earn him a passing
grade.
Evening star., 1943-10-10

injuries, Dr.. Morris
Fihbein, editor Of
The ANA journal,
and others pdrtitipat.
ing.
WT0p, t:45-Star-
ring Curt Massey;
Pre- m ere, hilIbii!y
songs.
WhAl, t;55
Redskins vs.. Brook
lyn Dodgers in the
sedson S opener al
Griffith Stadium.
WRC, 2:00-Those
We Love: Shift Of
time, otherwise the
same Serjal.drams
Evening star., 1943-10-10
Persons or Beasts,
Shortage Is Critical
BY the Associated Pres

HOLLYWOOD.
With so many pageant films in
production, the shortage of trained
animals is critical In Arthur Horn
blows Quo Vadis," the story of
Nero, hundreds Of animals, including
giraffeS, Zebras and lions. are used.
Biggest headache is a scene showing
Nero throwing Christians to 35 lions
in a huge arena, where extras to
play those roles are as hard to find
as the beasts.
Evening star., 1943-10-10

season and from his
trip through The Mid.
die East.
WT0P, 7:30We,
The People: Bing
Crosby featured in d
pickup from the Ma.
val Academy.
Whkl, 7;:30-0uil
Kids: 10 Detroit for
a War bond rally.
WRC, 7:30-Band.
wagon: Xavier Cugat
on it.
W1Op. 800
Broadway Bandbox;
New time. and Ber'
Wheeler joins Frank
SInatra
Evening star., 1943-10-10

man Of the Maritime Service is special quest.
VOL, 5:30-Ihs Shadow: The Dance Of
Death, not precisely gay.
WT0P. 6:00-SiIver Thester: Charles Boyer
in Please Forgive Nj" story Of the French
underground.
WRC, 700-Jaek Benny: Returning for the
Evening star., 1943-10-10
Evening Star Features

Star FashetLaiest news, WMAl al $50
Z. m. daily. Analysis Of weeks news by lothrop
Stoddard, Sundays At 1880 an.
National Radio Forums-DiNussions Of cur.
rent affairs by public officials; WMAl, Wsdnss
day At 1890 pm.
Evening star., 1943-10-10

VOL. l0;45-Norman Thomas, Sotialist
party leader: No Peace by Alliance
WRC, ti05-Lands Of Free: Assistant Sec.
retaY OF State 6. Rowland Shaw is quest
sneaker.
Evening star., 1943-10-10

WhAl, S:30-Ksspakss: Herbert and Kern
tunes, and salute 10 Paul Whteman.
VOL, 9:00-CIsyeIand Symphony: Premiere
with Erich leinsdof conducting Beethoyens
Evening star., 1943-10-10
Acting Record Broken

Mickey Mouse celebrating his 18th
birthday anniversary, has appeared
in more than 500 pictures, a record
no other actor can boast.
Evening star., 1943-10-10
'News Broodcosts Todoy+

WINX-Nsws on the hour 10 I an.
WWDc-Nsws on the hour and half hour 10
ti:35 pm.
Evening star., 1943-10-10

lonSeQdIIon OF inc
House overture and
Brahms Symphony
No. T."
WT0P, 900
Listeners Digest: L.
ma Turner in a story
Of 4 boss revolt
against office wives.
WhAl. 9:t5-Ba.
sin Street Music So
tleiy: Carmen CavaI.
laro Of the piano and
Kenny Baker Of the
song provide evening
Of sweetness.
WT0P, 1890
Thin Man Adventure:
Matter Of a wander.
Evening star., 1943-10-10

WRC. 8:00-Bergen and htCaihy Marjorie
Main hes the boy
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-28

erty For two years Rattray was a devoted
husband; then he died. leaving his wife desc
late. Her father tried to persuade her to re-
turn to England. but she turned a deaf ear,
continuing on indigently in Africa, until her
death few years later.
Her brother, Christopher, handsome. DASH
ing officer in the Welsh guards, was then
singled out for Fates attention. When Eng
lands army marched bravely into France
Christopher went along; when England's army
beaten and bewildered came struggling home
from Dunkirk, Christopher was officially listed
as Missing. presumed killed"
He was last seen by fellow officers spread
eagled atop tank firing Bren gun at the
hordes of Germans surrounding him.
And so at last, of what had been one of
the happiest families in England Viscount
Furness alone remained BY this time he bore
little resemblance to his former self, for he
had the habit of seeking relief from his sor-
row. in drink and then. II is alleged in drugs.
His will provides curious commentary on
the ups and downs Of his relations with Lady
Enid, commentary whose final Kidding will
be up to the courts The main body of the
document, executed in 1885, Is obviously the
work OF man of sound mind; obviously too
he was then on the best Of terms with his last
wife for there was ample provision for her.
Then come two codicils, one dated 1888 the
OJner 1857, edcn OF winch taxes away some
of what had originally been given and seems
to indicate that things were not happy.
This-trend is abruptly reversed in a codicil
of 1910 which not only reinstates her in what
she had lost before but at one clip hands her
$40 0000 900.
AS the lawyers interpret IT, this codicil
virtually dsinherts Thelmas son, Tony
And finally comes a codicil, executed just
before the Viscounts death and signed only
with a feebly-scratched initial 81" It be-
queaths Enid the FNlrness villa at Cap Ferrat
in the south Of France together with 500, 900.
The question at issue is whether these are
tho acts of man in his sober senses or OF one
with a drug-fuddled mind.
Enid denies that any pressure was brought
to bear her husband or that he was not in
full possession Of his faculties while signing
the various codicils
Thelma dissents not only on what she con-
sders the evidence of the will itself but on
that of visit she paid the viscount while he
lay dying in the Cap Ferrat villa. She says
she appalled, by the state OF body and
mind in which she found him.
1t was at Cap Ferrat, that ne died in 1910
trapped there by Frances unexpected fall.
Others who saw him during his last illness
say that he was tortured by visions OF Averll
and Christopher. He would rear UP In bed to
plead with his daughter not TO marry Rattray,
or to cry TO his SON
You are alive! Are you? Are you?
Speak lad, speak up! can't hear you"
There was never any answer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-28

yacht which was in the Mediterranean, could
reach the nearest Spanish port; indeed, they
were buffeted about for so long that 1t be-
came necessary to bury her at sea.
Viscount Furness never recovered from
this blow; the rest Of his life was one long
quest after someone to take her place.
Five years after her death. he thought he
had found perfect facsimile in Thema Nor
gan Converse, daughter Of former u. s.
Consul-General at Buenos Aires. and already
once a divorcee. Mistaken, he acknowledged
failure openly in 1898 when. three years after
the birth of son Tony. he let her divorce him.
Four days after the decree became final
he wed his third and last wife, the tall, blond
Australian, Enid Cavendish, widow of Briga-
der General Frederick Hart Cavendish. who
had died in a Paris hotel The general had
married her when she was the widow Of her
first husband, American Donald Cameron
Some of Lord Furnesss more superstitious
friends prophcsed tragedy for him in this
union with a woman already twice a widow.
They we're right. Having once invaded the
charmed Furness family circle, it seemed as
though Fate were determined TO destroy it,
Next victim was the ViseouRt's beloved
and beautiful daughter, Averl She fell in
love with and married. over bitter parental OBJ
jections man % years her senior, Andrew
Rattray, groom who had been promoted
TO chief white hunter for the Furness African
safaris.
Refusing to touch a penny Of her fathers
money after their quarrel. she and her hus-
band went to Africa and lived there in pow
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-28

The question is, can Enid really depend on
a man with such ideas? For that matter, can
she depend on one as averse TO healthful
exercise as her husband is?
She herself loves all kinds of sport, from
surf -bathng to hopping on horse and riding
hell-for-leather across the countryside, yelling
'Taly-ho!"
When the Earl himself feels desire to do
anything like that, he just lies down until the
desire goes away.
All of which suggests that, great as the
temptation may be, his bride had better not
relax her vigilance over the law suit. which
she and Thelma, the ex-viscountess, have left
TO simmer in Chancery Court
The late Viscount. original owner Of the
Sl01O0000 bone of contention in that suit,
was blessed as few men are with the good
things Of this world Besides money and title,
ne had handsome presence magnetic per-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-28
Enid, Former WIS.,
countess Furness,
Who Has Insured
Herself Against
the Possible Loss
of Her $1,000, 900
Inheritance by
Marrying n
Wealthy Earl.

rIsHINCi in the troubled waters Of wartime
London Enid. vIscountess Furness, who
y towers over feet in the air and is called
THE Penniess Peeress" has just landed the
300 pound Earl Of Kenmare as her fourth
husband.
Homogeneous as the two may look together
Enid can scarcely help but consider the Earl
a lucky catch In the first place. il means
that she has moved up another rung of the
social ladder which she had sort of Jacobs
dream about in girlhood and has been busy
climbing ever since.
Her first husband was a commoner, her
second General her third Viscount and
now she is getting close 10 the top with an
Earl
More important. however is the fact that
her new husbands pounds are not all in flesh
he's got a lot Of pounds sterling, too. And,
as her nickname suggests Enid should find
the latter at least, a blessing
People first started calling her The Psnni-
less Peeress' when the $1O.100000, which the
late Vscount Furness left her when he died
in 1870 tied up in litigation by his pre-
vious wife Thelma
Thelma. nee Thelma Morgan. the twin sis
ter OF Mrs Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt di7
vorced the Viscount in 1888 She claims that
most Of his estate should go TO their son, thir-
teen-year-old William Anthony Furness AT
the time Of adding to his viii the codicils
which make Enid his chief heir she says, her
eX-husband was too far gone in drugs and IL
quor TO know what he was doing.
There is no hope of her suits being decided
before the end of the war not only because
most OF the essential witnesses are stranded
i'm France where the Viscount died, but be-
cause still another claimant, Christopher, his
son by his first wife. Daisy. may turn up To
snatch the prize from both the battling wo-
men
Christopher is thought TO have lost his life
in the battle OF Dun<irk but there is always
a chance that he may be in hiding on the
continent.
Pending the final decision on his fate. the
final rounding up of witnesses and evidence,
Enid hasn't been able to put her hands on
single cent of her inheritance.
From this unhappy state the Earl Of Ken
mare has now rescued her. Using him as a
800 pound backlog, she no doubt feels able to
face up to the worst possibilities of Themas
suit with the nonchalance of a gambler who
can't be seriously hurt by losing.
AS the Countess of Kenmare she is mis-
tress of 10000 acres of good Irish earth,
not 10 mention the tabled Lakes of Killarney.
complete. All that, plus the title her husband
inherited recently on the death of his father.
Besides, he enjoys tidy income from his
own labors as gossip columnist and director
of number Of English newspapers.
So he certainly looks to be a sound propo-
sition both in body and pocketbook Yet in
certain conservative British circles he is re-
garded with some chilliness.
For behind his title, his acres and his lakes
dwells a battling personality.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-28

one Robert Heber-Percy, young man-about-
town And this time the Viscount got his di-
vorce.
Doris did not remarry She pursued her
own way, a way that became increasingly
enigmatic as time went on She began losing
friends and alternating people right and left
During her last visit TO the IT, S in the Fall
of 1912 she is reported to have said that she
and Castlerosse were going to go through an
other marriage ceremony at the bottom of
swimming pool.
Instead. she returned TO London and died
there in December, quite abruptly and mys-
teriously as she had been talking
Conservative Britishers found il even less
easy to excuse gossps letting himself be
gossiped about than his gossiping about
others. Their doubts were kept at a slow boil
by the things the Viscount kept writing in his
column.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-28

One m inut e he
was saying breezily:
81 came 10 the con-
clusion that any man
who lives in New
York and is not a
polygamist is either
a rweakling, unambi-
tious. or simply a
natu rally faithful,
morally perfect hus-
band, like you and
me-" the next, he
was holding his own
hallowed ancestors
up to ridicule.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-28

sonaftty and, best
Of all, for IL years,
as happy a home
life as anyone in
England.
Then all at once.
the gods of fortune
turned their faces
away, and every
thing he loved began
to tumble to ruin.
Except that 1t was
unrelieved by a
happy ending. 1t was
the story Of Job all
over again
In 1921, his wife,
Of whom he had feel
ingly said: IF I
should lose Daisy, 1
would not know
where to look for
another like her"
suffered q major
abdominal opera
ton.
While she was
convalescing aboard
their yacht. the Sap
phire. a great storm
came up, and in an
agony Of seasick-
ness she burst the
stitches Of her re-
cent wound. s h e
died before the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-28

-
Society was out
ragged and fasci-
mated by his news
paper column and
by is behavior,
which scarcely be-
came an Earl's son.
He was nagrantly
Bohemian in those
days. and he had
another wife - a
beautiful blon q c
n a m e d ris.
k n ow n far and
wide as the lady
with the best look
ing legs in Eng
land"
Twice their fam
lily linen Tapped in
the divorce courts.
The first time. In
1882, 1t was hauled
in a gain before
drying. The Wis
count named Sir
Alfred Belt. rail
ROAD maRnate ana
member OF Parlia-
ment, as corespon-
dent. then with
drew his charges
in favor of a less
conspicuous S Q p a
ration agreement.
That lasted until
1887, W h en- the
linen flappe d
again, lookin &
much as it had be-
fore except that
now there was a
neuy roreanondent
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-28

Remarkable 4+h Matrimonial Plunge of TheIma Morgan
Successor AS Vcoun+ess FurnessAnd She May Yet Col
Iee+ Also Tha+ Two Million Pounds tS+erng That TheIme
Has Put Up Such Fight For