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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-12
Refreshing
Beverages
BY PRUDENCE PENNY

MPTING. COOLING
drinks are a natural part OF the
hot weather picture. So often
you feel the need of a refresh
ing, thirst-quenching pickup.
It's the first thing the gracious
hostess thinks of when a neigh
Dor drops in for a chat.
When your household tasks
are finished and you sit down
for a restful hour with your
knitting, sewing or a book. a
pleasant drink is the perfect aid
10 relaxation. Members of your
family returning from their
various activities-whether it's
victory gardening, sports or a
day at the office or plant, will
want long. tinkling drink as
soon as they reach home.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-12

YOU, BORN on this date:
Gemini. the Twins, indicates
keenness, personality. At times
your two natures are at war
with each other. Often difficult
to understand, even to under
stand yourself.
Copyright. 1914. by King Features
Evening star., 1944-09-17
Coming Attractions

ANSA oSSAoAlo
NATIONAL-"Soldier's Wife"
with Martha Scott, starting
next Monday
COLUMBIA-"Double Indem-
nifty" with Fred MacMurray,
Barbara Stanwyck and Ed
ward G.. Robinson.
EARLE-"T he impatient
Years." with Jean Arthur and
Lee Bowman.
KE1TH'S Christmas Holi-
day." with Deanna Durbin
and Gene Kelly.
LITTLE-"Mr. "" with Leslie
Howard. starting Wednesday.
METROPOLITAN jamie"
with Joyce Reynolds and Ed
ward Arnold, starting Friday.
PALACE -" Since You Went
Away" with Claudette COL
bert and Shirley Temple,
starting Thursday.
PIx-"Port of Shadows" with
Jean Cabin, starting Tuesday.
Evening star., 1944-09-17
Magazine Tales
Have Neat Way
Of Making Plays
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK.
One of the easier ways, 1t seems,
OF getting a play on Broadway Is
first to write 1t as a magazine piece.
The latest slick-paper story to go
into rehearsal is a dramatization
based on a Red Book original,
"Violet," by Whitfield Cook, sched-
uled to open about November l as
the initial producing effort Of Al
bert Margolies
Cook will direct his own dramati-
cation. The cast includes Pat
Hitchcock, daughter of Film Direc-
tor Alfred Hitchcock. and Harvey
Stephens, last seen here in Over
81" one Of the past seasons minor
hits.
Another play to be lifted from the
magazines is THE Visitor" which
appeared in Good Housekeeping
The authors are Leane Zugsmith
and Carl Randau. Herman Shumlin
will produce.
Other magazine stories which
found their way to successful stage
appearance included Claudia" by
Rose Franken, an original Red
Book fiction piece which brought a
small mint into the pockets Of the
author. Of the youngster who be-
came a star IN both the stage and
screen versions-Dorothy Mague-
and Of Producer John Golden, one
Of the theater's great philanthro-
pists.
Several plays were fashioned from
articles in the New Yorker, maga-
zine of the sophisticates: MY Sister
Eileen" by Ruth McKenny; Junior
Miss" by Sally Benson, and John
OHaras letters, Pal joey" which
resulted in one of the better musi-
cal comedy books in years and raised
Gene Kelly, Van johnson and June
Havoc to stardom.
Sophie Halenczik, American" !"
published in the same magazine as
a series Of character sketches, now
is being dramatized by Author Rose
Field and George Ross, former
Broadway columnist.
"Mama's Bank Account" which
appeared first in the Readers Di-
gest as Kathryn Forbes first pub
lished piece and then in book form,
also has been adapted for the stage
by John Van Druten, author of
Voice Of the Turtle" It appears
to be one of the seasons llkelier
! prospects.
Evening star., 1944-09-17

denies this. He insists today that
Crosby was his first choice for the
role Of the grooming priest who lift
ed the parish mortgage. Anyway,
Bing was responsive and, for him,
almost enthusiastic.
One big studio, however, did turn
thumbs down on the story before
McCarey carried his idea to Buddy
De Sylvia. production manager of
Paramount. De Sylvia said go ahead
and script writer's were turned loose
to work up the plot.
McCarey assembled a flock of
Irishmen to aid him in making his
dream come true-probably the
greatest all-star Irish cast in his
tory. Surrounding Crosby, in top
parts he had Barry Fitzgerald, who
had yet to attain outstanding popu-
larity on the screen: Frank Nc
Hugh, as a neighborhood parish
priest; William Frawley. as a music
publisher, and numerous others in
the subordinate cast and technical
crew.
First break came when Crosby
began to come through like a regu-
lar actor-for the first time in his
career. Under the inspiration of
the story and McCarey's fervid in
terest, Bing reacted as never before.
Then they all began noticing that
Fitzgerald was giving a marvellous
performance. All hands began
pointing up his part. Even Crosby,
the star. generously gave him the
breaks in all the scenes they played
together.
Summed up, 1t was cooperation
such as Hollywood stage has never
seen before. AS q result, Barry
Fitzgerald, almost a down and outer
so far as films were concerned, is
almost a cinch to win an academy
award for best-supporting perform
ance. He even plays several scenes
with his back to the camera that
go down as superlative bits of pam
tomime.
Father OMalley died two months
before Going My Way" went into
production, thus destroying one of
McCarey's dreams, that the beloved
priest should see goal to which he
had dedicated his entire life glori-
fled on celluloid.
Evening star., 1944-09-17
Miss Barrymore Is Thrilled
By Yard Warehouse

side of him. I never went to see The
Man Who Came to Dinner and
didn't want to.
I've seen only a few of the New
York plays. I thought Car
men Jones very exciting. Also
oklahoma Went to that with
Guthrie McClintic. Kit and Guthrie
were here for dinner just before
they went overseas and she was so
thrilled about it. = want very
much to see 'Jacobowsky and the
Colonel l adore Louis Calhern
He was going to take me to ball
game during the summer, but my
son Sammy came to town Just at
that time and did me out of it,"
She's a Browns Fan.
Miss Barrymore, you see, has been
baseball fan since Tinker-to-
Evers-to- Chance days. She has
been hoping the st Louis Browns
will win.
Ethel Barrymore has done many
plays for Broadway since Captain
Jinks of the Horse Marine"
"A Dolls House" and Cousin Kate"
The Silver Box" and ''Trelawney
OF the Wells" Our Mrs. Nc
Chesney" and THE Lady of the
Camellas" Rose Bernd" and
The Farm of Three Echoes" and
The Corn is Green" which she
took to all corners of America. And
such tour she will make again.
She said: Il was once going to
revive Channel, but on reading
1t, 1t seemed too dated, so 1 did The
Second Mrs. Tanqueray instead. J."
The Twelve Pound Look? That's
dated, too"
Pause and there was talk of many
things: I'm very fond of Terry
Helburn and Lawrence Langner
and am glad they're running the
Guild. I'm very excited about
my radio program which starts Sep
tember 20. . My daughter is 60
ing on a combination lecture and
singing tour; her voice is lovely.
My son is in the Army and it's doing
MIN good. I think my brother Lionel
mas great prestige as an actor-and
as person"
Her new play, "Embezzled Heav-
en-, will be done in Washington be-
fore being brought to Broadway.
washington" she said, lis a Won
derful place to play in"
tReleased by North American Nevspaper
AlilanCe, Inc
Evening star., 1944-09-17
Young Diana
Has a Second
Career on Tap
By Rosolind Shafey.
HcNI,ywOoD.

dOuLY WOJD.
It's just the irony OF life that
Diana Lynn, who came into pictures
aboard 4 grand piano As q kid mus-
cal marvel q few years ago, should
get her first real career impetus
as the wise kid sister Of Betty Hut
ton In "The Miracle of Morgan's
Creek" About q year has passed
since that piece Of adolescent dra-
matics, and in the meantime the
glamour wagon has arrived and
Diana has climbed aboard.
Now pushing 18, Diana Is playing
q romantic lead with Eddie Bracken
in "Out Of This World" She's done
up for the role in q black, form
fitting gown, fringed, and with .
pearl choker, velvet picture hat and
sables.
She apolegized for her intermit-
tent stroking Of the sables as We
ate lunch. I'm not used to wear
ing sables-yet," she said, with Q
touch Of the wise kid sister stun
still on tap.
Precosity Disturbing.
Diana Is an aware young lady.
Her lines in "Morgan's Greek" were
not over her head, she says, for you
can't live in the Aim world. or any
world, up to the age Of 18 nowadays
and not know what the score Is. But
she does think the child she played
was little precocious and frighten.
ing. II sincerely hope there aren't
many like her running around" says
Diana.
Diana, who's being built for big
things, dramatically, at her home
studio, is enough of kid in the eyes
OF the law that she's still carefully
"welfared," as she describes 1t, by
chaperon on the set. She's Just
graduated from high school, but as
she's not yet 18 she's still under the
Board of Education.
But this doesn't bar her from her
favorite relaxation, which is staring
In the windows of de luxe fashion
shop and picking out killer -diller
outfits. Shes thrilled over clothes,
and wonders what's the matter with
women who aren't. It's a minor sor-
row that she can't wear nail polish
because she practices her piano
daily, and that knocks 1t of in un-
slightly chips.
Still Plays Piano.
Diana, who started as q budding
concert pianist, has not relaxed her
training under her mother, one of
the towns best teachers. But she
says the dramatic career Is fore
most in Importance. II couldn't give
up my piano; it's a wonderful outlet
for my feelings, and it's comfortable
to know that If I ever flop as an
actress I have something else to
earn living with" An only child,
Diana lives with her family, Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Loehr. Her father Is
an oil executive.
The romance department, reports
Diana. Is normal; that Is, she has
dates, none serious as yet. She likes
to go dancing, does little jitterbup-
glng, though she admires those who
can: Week nights allow for only one
early date, for dinner, and then
home. But Saturday nights are
hers; she can be out late
Evening star., 1944-09-17
HOLLYWOOD.

The story back of the story is
sometimes as interesting as the
story itself-and that happens to
be the case with the 1914 phe-
nomenon of the motion picture
industry, a dark-horse entry, Co
ing My Way"
If you haven't seen "Going My
Way" you've undoubtedly heard
about it. The picture is playing to
the longest lines and the highest
box office receipts Of any film since
Gone With the Wind"
The difference between "Going
My Way" and "GWTW," from the
commercial standpoint, is that the
latter was big picture deliberately
planned as big picture, while Go
ing My Way" had a comparatively
modest start and was never suspect
ed, even by its most enthusiastic
hackers, of possessing such power
full appeal to the public at large.
A Real Epic "Sleeper."
Every few years Hollywood gives
forth with such sleeper" epic, one
that knocks all the expert planners
for a loop and causes them to
wonder II sheer luck isn't 80 per
cent important in concocting
screen feature.
Most of the really great pictures
of all times were never conceived
as movies that would set the world
afire.
Charlie Chaplin's greatest pic
ture, The Kid" was strictly an
accidental success. Chaplin started
1t as a four-reeler, one that would
wind up his contract with First
National Pictures, an arrangement
that had been causing both parties
lot of annoyance.
After repeated screenings, 1t final
ly dawned on Charlie that he had
the nucleus of a sensational movie
He put 1t back into production,
added three more reels and notified
First National that he was with
drawing it from their contract deal,
which covered only short subjects
This set off a row that rocked the
industry.
With all studios bidding furiously
for its releasing rights, First Ma
tional finally landed it at the record
price Of more than one million dol
lars. figure unheard of in those
days. Under original plans, Chaplin
would have turned 1t over to First
National at the contract price Of
$125 900.
The Birth of a Nation" was am
bitiously planned but D. w. Griffith
never had the slightest conception
of the crosses it eventually piled
up. THE Covered Wagon" proved
Evening star., 1944-09-17
Out of McCarey's Musing-'Going My Way
Bv Harold HefernSn.

one Of the most notable films Of the
silent era and was road shown
throughout the world-and yet when
James Cruze. who directed 1t, first
saw the complete picture IN the
screening room, he actually wept
tears of bitter disappointment over
spending 5000, ,0O0-a record for a
silent-and a six months shooting
schedule. Producers often fail to
realize what they have, even when
they see their finished product. They
live too close to it.
May Win Academy Award.
Getting back to Going My Way"
the flicker that Paramount now has
every reason to expect will gross
more than $40, 900 600 and which has
an excellent chance of landing the
Academy Award next spring, it
started shooting about a year ago
with hardly less than two and a
half strikes called upon it.
The idea for the story came to
Leo McCarey. its producer and di-
rector, one wintry afternoon when
he was chiefly intent on keeping
his brogans balanced on the edge
OF his desk. At the moment, Nc
Carey was Surfeited with scripts
which didn't do things to his imagi-
nation, insulted his intelligence and
left him cold.
The phone rang and he was put
in contact with a Father O'Malley,
priest Of st. Vincent's in Los An
geles. They discussed this and that
for several minutes, concluded with
Hollywood's hallowed phrase, We'll
have to get together for lunch one
of these days"
McCarey's brain being otherwise
unoccupied, returned to Father
O'Malley. He remembered stories
he had heard about the priest dur
ing his life and work IN st. Louis
and Los Angeles, incidents with
which he was himself familiar. He
began to think of Father OMalley'
life in terms Of a movie script. Be-
fore his feet hit the floor he was
making sounds indicative OF his de-
sire to dictate the idea notes to his
secretary.
That's how "Going My Way" was
born, but it doesn't begin to tell the
inside story Of what happened be-
fore McCarey's cameras began
turning.
He delved into Father OMalleys
background, dug up more informa-
ton Of that worthy padres past
and, armed with this data, began
thinking in terms of an actor to
play the part. Stories have been
told that McCarey first contacted
Jimmy Cagney and that Jimmy
turned down the plum. McCarey
Evening star., 1944-09-17
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK.
Back In the years when Clyde
Fitch was the country's busiest
dramatist he wrote Captain Jinks
of the Horse Marines" and with
this comedy Ethel Barrymore be-
came a star. Since that play and
day she has had Mid Channel"
and "Declasee"; her roles have
ranged from Lady Teazle to Juliet.
And in recent seasons she has been
trouping the land in The Corn Is
Green"
Now she has a new play. Yes, a
new play for the Theater Guild, for
which she did The Ghost of Yankee
Doodle" and she's in rehearsal
again, crossing to the west of Man.
haitian daily from her apartment
on the eastern margin of the island,
in the Fifties.
It was there, in her river-front
quarters, that I talked theater with
her.
Admits Excitement.
'1t's' been a wonderful summer"
she said Il got the rest I needed,
I never found q place to beat this
for a spot for summer and I've Just
sat. I've been right here in this
apartment except for little visits I
feel fine. I'm excited about the
new play"
This new play is "Embezzled
Heaven" dramatization of the Franz
Werfel novel by Ladislaus Bus
Fekete and Mary Helen Fay.
She went on: Il think it's lovely
play read the play first and then
the book I think it's wonderful to
have Albert Basserman with me
and with B. Iden Payne as director
I couldn't be happier"
Mr. Payne, it is to be recalled, did
the staging of her successful De-
clasee." When he has finished with
'Embezzled Heaven he will give
his time to the Guilds Shake
spearean Company, which is to be
formed.
Miss Barrymore has done lot of
reading since the closing of The
Corn Is Green" Novels and biogra-
ply.
She continued: Il adored Anna
and the King of Siam A very nice
book. I loved "A Bell for Adano.'
found Strange Fruit very hard tc
stomach. I didn't send in my
own letters from Aleck Woollcott
for the book of his letters. I miss
him very much. He left a space
that is hard to fill He was a person
so mentally stimulating and 1 never
knew the peevish or disagreeablt
Evening star., 1944-09-17
Skating Musical,
Latest in Art,
Quite Handsome
BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK

With the opulence of the largest
ice skating extravaganza, THE
Skating Vanities," which employs
roller skates rather than the icy
gliders, opened Tuesday evening in
Madison Square Garden as the Sec
ond stop on a national tour.
Harold Steinmen, whose faith In
the ball-bearing school Of public
entertainment has been encouraged
by total investments to date of well
over $500 900, has put together a
huge cast, dressed in the fanciest
sort of costumery, and the result Is
an evenings entertainment which
seems to this onlooker to be at least
up to the standards of the better ice
shows.
One Of the amazing accomplish
ments Is the manner in which Gae
Foster, the choreographer, has put
together imaginative chorus num-
bers with youngsters who until five
weeks prior to week Of tryout per-
formances In Montreal, never had
skated professionally.
The star of the show Is a blonde
Nordic sprite named Gloria Nord.
Inevitably. she is referred to as the
Sonia Henie on wheels" and is
as agile on her means Of locomotion
as her Scandinavian compatriot.
The entire show is excellently
lighted and directed and has a nice
variety Of featured acts. Bobby May
performs some completely improb-
able juggling feats while skating at
top speed and a gentleman named
Count Leroy tap dances wildly on
skates while balancing atop a
handkerchief size table.
This is chorus of so girls and
Is boys. The famed producing team
Of Fanchon and Marco supervised
the show which will take to the road
after the Madison Square Garden
run, operating in Buffalo at the
Memorial Auditorium on Septem-
ber 2l.
Evening star., 1944-09-17
No Talent for Comedy
By Jay Carmody

The theater is two weeks old
night by no means makes autumn there still
the conclusion that producers think this comedy
the opinion Of Axe Yokel Rce sponsored
Champagne for Everybody
popular while the Shines" probably
are perfectly correct But it does not modify in the slightest the
sad truth that have talent for
That certainly the only residual feeling seeing the
chaotic composition of Laszo Vadnay and which
offered by Mr. Yoke The Messrs vadnay Lief been
be tiny suffered impossible handicap
Of looking like paywrighs who desperately trying do
the wacky American family particularly
writing of You Can't Take 1t With YOU That did
close the subject but did set standard which left the subsequent
phSwisnt Wltn tne necessity Oh writing s we or en Cnam
for Everybody barely managed the else" level
Another Imitation Of Coward.
Gordons contribution a much
promising affair 1t not that Terrence Rattgan his
author had proved great shakes in the American heae He
had made couple OF weak tries but this time he started with the
sponsorship skill detecting comedy such
reflections Junior Miss and "The Doushgirs"
prospect while the Shines further enhanced
by the OF Mr. Kaufman DIRECTOR whose record
shouted ideaty the chap veiness comedy
dealing with emotional life OF United Nations citizens in
gested, wartime London
bright sponsorship production only
greater disappointment Ratgan Just another
playwright aping better Coward.
missed widely than the authors Of champagne
for Everybody"
Another Author las Turn
against concluded the basis Of
sny pair of exhibits
It may in fact thrown out of third
Harry demonstrate that HE has the
talent it.
you promise when is mentioned
author of Of Hoywood memorable fantasy
hits Comes Mr.. Jordan"
offering farce 1t the whimsi-
title Fanny advance couriers point out that the
name of Fanny who belongs to
couple whose custody they nht
what is designed be a highly amusing battle.
Every tomorrow, but far the talent for
comedy snguary missing time when producers
dizzy with the provide escape entertainment
that the thing that could happen to the theater
quest composition genuine merit would be to
sturges from Hollywood That of course is
highly unlikely prospect found himself rated
the
the cherished institutions of those who laugh
Conquerng Hero Fundamentally the assumption of the picture
that there is something wildly funny about
demolition of the heroes chooses to worship
Other Hiarites n Exposed.
That point ably made the emphasis upon
oberates mention
small that matter-fe positive
udicrous elements that should brought
day. light of the which, Hollywood,
invariably brighter.
Politics instance subject he tired
ing 1t first hlariousy McGnty"
figures prominently again Hail the Conquerng Hero
certain elements of mother and marital love courtshp adolescence
which he has both the time talent very
funny
The others unhappy seem merely to have
going to be too bad they no more
luck than has attended their to
Evening star., 1944-09-17
Erstwhile Copper
Becomes Make.Up.
And a Good One
By the Associated Press

HOLLYWOOD.
Hank Mann, one Of the original
Sennett Keystone kops, got a tele-
gram from RKO studio the other
day inviting him to a reception for
Cantinfias, the Mexican pantomim-
list.
Il guess they didn't know that I
am the best makeup man in the
business-well, anyway, one of the
best" said Hank. "Or maybe they
did"
Hank didn't attend the reception,
being too busy smearing paint and
powder on Warmers actors and
actresses. He gave up acting q few
months ago.
Evening star., 1944-09-17
Garfield Has Own
Postwar Program
Ey the Associated Press,

HOLLYWOOD.
John Garfield has his postwar va
cation plans made.
The actor, recently returned from
an entertainment tour in Italy and
planning a Christmas trip to the
China war theater, explained it this
way: II met lot of swell guys over
there. After the war, if gas ration
ing Is of, I'm going to get in my
car and see America-and those
guys. I want to visit and fish with
them in their home towns, see how
they're getting along"
Evening star., 1944-09-17
DOuble.Rich Luck
HOTI.VWOO'

HOLLYWOOD,
A double measure of good fortune
has just showered down on Ellen
Drew. First came the word that
her overseas husband, the former
screen writer, Cy Bartlett, had been
promoted from major to lieutenant
colonel. And on the very same day
she was signed by RKO for the
top femme role with Boris Karloff in
The Isle of the Dead"
Evening star., 1944-09-17
Today's Schedules

CAPITOL - wilson: 12:45.
$50. 655 and 10 pm. Stage
shows: $3.50, 6:35 and $40
pm.
COLUMBIA - Dragon Seed:
lis, 4, $40 and 9:25 pm.
EARLE-"Hail the Conquering
Hero: 1880. $40, $50, 7:55
and 1920 pm. Stage shows:
2:35. S, 7:20 and Gas pm.
KEITH'S-"Casanova Brown:
1:30, 3:35, 5:35, TAO and $40
pm.
LITTLE - THE Ghost Goes
West: !, 2:40, 4:20, 6, 7:55
and $50 pm.
METROPOLITAN - Bride by
Mistake: 1:20, 3:25, $50,
7:35 and $40 pm.
PALACE - The Seve
Cross: 12:45, 2:55, sos, 7:20
and $50 pm.
PIX-"The Lady and the Mon
ster": 2:15, ass, 7:35 and
1918 pm.
TRANS-LUX - News and
shorts. Continuous from /
pm.
Evening star., 1944-09-17
Hedy Will Dance
HOLLYWOOD.

HULL WOOD.
Hedy Lamar will do a ballet num-
ber, the first in her screen career,
for her role with George Brent and
Paul LukaS in RKO Radios "Ex-
pertinent Perilous." She studied
ballet in Vienna for a time before
starting her film career.