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Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-20
Colo sne-
Civilians Move

WITH [. s. FIRST ARMY NEAR
STCLBERG. Germany, Sept. 20.
CUP Seized German documents
have revealed that the Nazi party
on september 10 ordered the eYacu-
alton OF the entire Cologne -Aaehen
area with an estimated population
OF at least 100000 Germans.
Actual mar; hing orders were is
sued to numerous villages which
United States troops oyerran later.
Among them was Kornelymunster,
southeast OF Aachen.
Ii was noteworthy that the Ger
mans remaining n Aachen we're es-
timated at fewer than 10000. The
city was encircled by United States
troops
A significant test of the Nazi
parry strength has been the refusal
OF many German civilians to leave
their homes despite the threats of
stern troopers.
The evacuation order may have
been preliminary to the use of fly
ing bombs Two Of them have land
ed in the u. S lines in recent
nights. 1t also may have been a
forerunner OF the application of the
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-20
Site Selected
For COLLEGE

SACRAMENTO. Sept. 20. up
The state government has acquired
the first of the parcels of property
needed to carry out its postwar
guiding program. Director of Fin
ance James S. Dean revealed.
A check for 5000 was drawn
to pay a Santa Barbara bank for
II acres OF land on which a new
Santa Barbara college of the Uni
Yersity Of California will be con-
Structed, Dean reported.
The expenditure, he acded. is ad-
dltional to s4,700,OOO appropria ted
oy the June legislative special ses-
sion for site acquisitions. The prop
erty acquisition board established bv
this legislation will meet Septem-
Der 26 to make tentative site selec-
TONS and employ appraisers, Dean
said.
Most OF the sites. he said. are
pretty generally agreed upon" but
the department of institutions is
being asked to recommend sites for
new epileptic hospital, mental
hospital and maximum security in
stitution.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-20
FOUND GUILTY

SANTA ROSA, Cal. Sept. 90.
tUP)-William Ashton Slim Riley,
"a. former Idaho cowboy charged
with the murder Of his ranch part
ner Mrs. Jessie Brassill, was found
guilty of manslaughter early today
by a jury of five women and seven
men who deliberated almost l4i2
hours. Superior Jucge w. d. l..
Held of Mendocino county will sem
tence Riley Saturday morning. The
verdict carries a one to l0-year pris-
on penalty.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-20
HOLLYWOOD
BY ERSKINE JOHNSON

With the campaign argument,
Where else can you get a guy as
bright as ! am for 1920 a year?' it
looks like film star will be elected
TO help make state laws in the Cali
fornia assembly this year
The actor turned politician is
Albert Decker. who was nominated
In the Hollywood district by an 5000
vote majority.
No. ne didn't get nominated by
promising all the ladies screen
tests
But being an actor, he said. I
did find myself in some weird
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-20

scorehed- earth policy.
Tie marching orders were signed
bv the district leader of Cologne.
with the death penalty Tor viola
tions. The orders were issued in de-
tail. Thev said women and children
would be giVen the first priority on
tran poltation to be furnished where
possible by the Na2i party.
These marching afoot were in
stguctCd &c take only Is Kilograms
CT baggage "A kilogram equals %
pounds They were told to take
their livestock with them. Men and
boys under l6 and over go were to
be accorded some meature of prior
ity. Those between those ages were
instructed 70 STAY behind and help
dig defense positions.
The evacuation of civilians from
Cologne, city with normal popula-
ton of nearly 100000, was reported
TO have begun.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-20
PAYMENTS ORDERED

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 20. up
Flna! payment tc investors in the
facltlc Coast Building and Loan
association of Los Angeles will be
mace September 28, frank C. Nor
timer, state building and lean COM
missioner, announced Wednesday
The payr"ent will afford member
snip shareholders total recoveries of
o6.26 per cent Of their investment,
with cath distribution totaling
S5,OOO,OOC, Mortimer told Governor
Earl Warren. Investment certificate
claimholders already have received
100 per cent payments.
In 1929, 1655,S47 gclf balls. valued
at more than S6,444.727. were man
ufacturcd in the United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-20
TWO u. $. SHIPS LOST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20. up
The navy announces loss of the
minesWeeper Perry, sunk by enemy
action at Palau, and the auxiliary
transport Noa, lost in the Pacific
as the result of a collision with a
destroyer. Both ships were, con-
verted World war I four-stacker.
1890 ton destroyers. Casualties
aboard the Perry were small and
the entire crew of the Noa was
saved.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-20
THIEF SPORTS PLAN

ORANGE, N. j.. Sept. 20. UP
All summer George De Zenzo col
lected golf balls. 1856 Of them, with
the hope of selling the war-scarce
commodity at a handsome profit at
Wednesdays county policemen's and
firemen's association tournament.
The balls were stolen from his auto
mobile in front Of his home Tues
day night.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-20
~ More Japanese
Vessels Sunk

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20. cUP) --
U. S, submarines operating against
Japan's Pacific supply lines have
sunk 20 more enemy vessels, includ-
ing three combatant ships, the navy
announced late Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-20
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Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-20
Prescription Filled
Over IS Million Times

Recommended to do just two things
relieve constipation and gas on The
stomach.
This successful prescription is nov
put up under the name of ADLER
IKA. Get a bottle Of Adlerika next
time you stop at your druggists and
see for yourself how quickly gas is
relieved and gentle but thorough
bowel action follows. Good for olo
and young
Get AdleTiku from your drudqist today
CLEMENTS DRUG STORE
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-20

Last year, 46.647 pains of shoes
were taken by the military Gov
ernment agencies exempt from ra-
tioning, and for export, according TO
the office of price administration.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-20

why take the chance OF vio-
lating the OPA regulations in
selling your car TO an indi-
yidual and thus making
yourself criminally liable for
an overcharge when you can
bring your car TO us and re-
ceive the highest possible
price anyone can pay you
and in cash too? we relieve
you also of all the red-tape
in connection with the trans
fer. simple, isn't it? you
leave the car and leave with &
the cash and no visits 10 the
OPA office necessary. see
us soon.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-20
IN EXPERIMENT PERILoUS'


Hedy Lamar picture. Experiment
Perilous." at RKO and making
speeches. Decker is very busy gent.
No ore writes his speeches. either
If they did" Decker said. Il
would become what actors area
puppet w hateVer I say" he
laughed. I'm to blame
At speechmaking. Decker admits
he's pretty good. i can ad lib Tor
10 minutes, 20 minutes, two days or
until they walk cut" he says.
He was drafted as a nominee. he
says. because of his active interest
in the Hollywood Democratic COM
mittee and. before that, with Actors
EQUITY in New York. I've always
been sympathetic to labor" he said.
IF this country can build huge
factories overnight and spend bill
! lions en- a war we can certainly
build a better country for the peo-
ule after the war 1t is no longer
a question of CAN We take care OF
the people-the question now Is,
WILL We take care of the people?
II tltGltO-SllAO II AOOfN- 80 N-AN N'o@ -
he will be-Dekker hopes 10 lnsti-
tute something better than dole
for the postwar jobless. I'm not
going to just sit up there in Sacra-
mento and do nothing. I heard
speech the other day. Someone said
a senator back in Washington had
made a national reputation Tor
himself as an economist. Whenever
bill is introduced this gent gets
up and says. It's a coed idea-but
il will cost too much money. That's
all he ever says. That's not my idea
of representing the people.
Decker figures his tilm career
will MT suffer when he gets TO Sac
ramento. The California state as
sembly meets cnly three months
year. Hence the Sl200-a-year sal
ary. The term is for two years.
As a candidate for the assembly
Albert Decker is getting more pub
licity than he ever received as an
actcr. Hollywood is plastered with
signs reading. Albert Decker for
Assembly"
He's really very serious about 1t
all. Even his pals are calling him
Senator"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-20

robertson & duringer
bulck-gmc agency
7th & main, el centro
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-20

SlObS-
Like the time a lady in Pasadena
called him on the telephone and
gushed. We're having a political
rally. Please come over, Mr.. Decker,
and say something amusing about
the Constitution
Then there's his agent. who,
tongue in cheek. wants 10 per cent
of his salary. 7 tCld the guy I
negotiated this deal myself All he
gets on this one is 5 per cent"
And then there is the Master Of
the Flame" The Master is driv-
ing Decker crazy. Every time he
speaks at a political meeting a little
guy waits for him outside. He walks
up to Decker, grunts meaninglesSly,
hands him a card and then dlsap-
pears.
The card reads: F. J. Bielsky-
Master of the Flame There's a
telephone number and that's all.
Somebody told me that he goes
to all political rallies and hands
cut those cards" Decker whispered,
as if fearing the guy would pop up
any minute. If I had time I'd call
the number and find out what's
cookin' with the Flame
Evening star., 1944-07-08

Last-Mtnxts changes n
radio pro0ranss some-
times reach The Star too
Evening star., 1944-07-08
ON the AIR TODAY.

WI0P, 3:30-6inny 5imms visits tho boys.
WMAl, 3:30-Dfummer Gene Krupa. guest
WRc. 5:00-CetiI B. DeMiIls and Union
Pacific head, ". N. Jeffen. discuss The film
industy's contribution 10 the war effort.
WI0P. 5:00-New fine for tho adventures
Of Casey Press Photographer"
W0P. 7:00-Premiers Of a new program.
IT'S Maritime"
WMAl, 7:30-0rehesirs Leader VAUGHN
Monroe and the General PIaioff Don Cossad
Chorus quests
Evening star., 1944-07-08

Otis Parker. 81, Newport R. l.. and clyds
Josnns St and
sHa 8sPs q 1872 s@9 4s Hs'ss' Sc 5; and
Juanita Williams. 90, 434 Ridge st. nv.
william Hill, " %, lll4 5oth St. ne, and
Louis Hail SEQ St ii Sc. 'sln and Nj Mae FIJI.
man, "a. 707 md ST. sw
George jenkins; IS: and Kate Gross 40.
cs5l Ream: 81. Fort Washington, and Lila
~, Barton; 90. Arlington Farm.
Thelma cresweil 33. Handley, Tex
Jack Dickson. 30. 1919 East Capitol st
snd Genevieve Mansfield, 90, Burbank.
Edwin Smith, jr.. 81, Patuxent River. Md,
and Elizabeth Smith. "a, 3544 Rock
Hollis lines. As. Columbus Miss and Mary
Howard Williams. 4s, and Frankie Cooley.
Joseph Black 20. 700 Howard I'd. Sc. and
NJ Bertha Bertha Thomas Is Is. I6o 6l3 Lamont st NV.
NV. and Margaret Wright, "a, 33sa
Roger s s1B s, ,;. and ...E Eespe5a Iy
William Groves, 80, 1878 Oates st. ne.
and Elizabeth Morton. 25, 1895 Queen
Charles workman, jr.. 81, 1925 webster
ST. nv. and Jane Pinaire, 81, LOUIS
Afford Smith; 81, covineton. Va. and Ruth
Halrston. "a. 1918 4lst pl. Sc
Charles Cooper IT. IS: and Ada Hoiosen.
25, both OF sos North Carolina ave Sc
Thorwald Lampe. so. 3101 Westover dr.
Sc and Elizabeth Van Meter, "a.
36OS Austin ST.
william Barnes. 26. Boiling Field. and
=, Dorothy Dodson. 26 svlacaura' A'a
Hyman Himmelstein, Al, HARRINGTON Hotel
and Irene Kelly. -, 2434 18th ST. NV
Aria Morgan. 5S, 425 Manor pl. NV, and
Marie Hechmer, 80. 1929 1ath st NV
John Teasley, 90, and Louise johnson, 2l.
both of 1000 NJ st. NV
Bernard Fitzgerald Is, 1870 c st. ne.
and Shirley johnson. 16. 9Ol Virginia
ave. sw.
John Askren. 81, New Rochelle N. Y. and
Ruth Campbell. 26 Stratford Hotel
Elias Finkel SO. Bronx. N Y, and Elsie
F-iedlander. AZ, Bladensburg
william Harris 80. 17I5 Willard st. NV.
and Sara Lee 32, 1910 7th st. NV
Issued at Rockville
Ernest l. Moss. "a, and Mary K Cramp.
ton, "A. both of Washington
Merrill E. Phillips, o. and Violet o. Shina.
berry. o.. both of Washineton
Clarence Reimer. 81 and Thelma Bryson.
%, both of Bethesda
Nick Brewer, 81. Washington, and Hilds
Sours. 1a, Fairfax, Va
Leonard v. Haren, "a, and Martha Eliza
beth Burk, 20. both of washington.
Evening star., 1944-07-08
Washington, D. c.
SAYlllnAN INV aAx
Take Ny Word for Il
BY FRANK COLBY.
Saturday Roundup.

Chicago: Please give the pronun.
ciation OF the word advertisement.
Fl. s.
Answer: OF five American die.
tionaries. all list as first choice:
ad-VER- -tizz-ment. The second
choice is: ad-ver-TIZE-men
Indianapolis: In the inclosed
clipping, the writer states, Tho
Germans gave that blow "a heavy
bombing) the accolade of terror
attack" Am I right in believing
that "accolade" is used in a most
unusual way?-H. L. D.
Answer: Yes, for accolade liter
ally means IAN embrace" Also "a
kiss, or the touch Of a sword point
on the shoulder in comforting
knighthood
Oklahoma City: How is the 81"
pronounced in the word FJORD?-
J. OD.
Answer: In Norwegian, and
other Teutonic languages, 81" is
pronounced like the consonant "y."
Fjord (also spelled: fiord) is pro-
nounced: fyawrd. 1t means "a mar
row arm of the sea-"
Atlanta: While you're trying to
get that cow out of Moscow, WHY
not also do something about the
rock" in bureaucracy. The sec
ond syllable should be roe. Mrs.
G. F. w.
Answer: Funk e. Wagnall's is
the only American dictionary in my
library that shows only: bew-ROE-
kruh-see. All others list as first
or only choice: bew-ROCK- -ruh-see,
which. WebSter's states, SO now
prevails in American usage among
the educated"
Boston: From a magazine love
story. You're just a little fakir,'
he sneered at her. Any comment?
L. w.
Answer: The word FAKIR should
not be confused with the English
'faker." The words have nothing
IN common. A fakir is a yogi or
dervish, and is looked upon as being
holy by the Moslems. The pronun-
citation in best usage is: fuh-KEAR.
Last call for my Grammar Test.
Send a stamped (3-cenD, self-ad-
dressed envelope to Frank Colby. in
care of The Evening Star
(ReleaSed by the Bell Syndicate Inc)
Evening star., 1944-07-08

Barblrolli and the New York Philharmonic play
Bruth's Concerto. No. I, in 6 Minor"
WMAl, 9:30-Duke EIngton's Orchestra.
WR, f0:00-Roland Young. guest. Barry
Wood receives Treasury citation for his War
Bond activities and sings the new Rodgers.
Rdmmesfein bond song. Dear Friend"
WMAl, 10:30-"The Childrens War;" drs.
matie story Of the Chemical Warfare Service.
WI0P. 10:45-Judge Marvin Jones speaks
on "Aertulture After the War;"
WRC, t2:00-United Nations Tribute 10
China. Charles Boyer. Jennifer Jones, quest
speakers, and orchestra.
Evening star., 1944-07-08

Elmer and Josephine Carol, eirl.
John and Inez Davis, boy.
Lawrence and Rosa Godson. girl
Marcellu. and Dorothy Hoffman, boy.
Charles and Ella Jackson, boy
Amos and Anytime Johns, twin girls,
Ladd and Mary johnson. boy
Andrew and Elizabeth Jones, girl
Lafayette and Lille Maveritte, sirl.
Arnold and Lucille Murray. girl
Thomas and Rebecca McGhee, girl.
Otha and Charlotte Smith. girl.
Andrew and Bernice Tate. boy,
Caspar and Ella Vance, boy
Virgil and Helen White. twin boys.
John and Mary Worthington. girl
Evening star., 1944-07-08

A billion dollars is about the cost
Of 100000 average American homes,
or about the cost Of 1.oO0, 900 auto
mobiles. The goal in the Fifth War
Loan Is $4,000 900 900.
Evening star., 1944-07-08

W6, 7:30-"1he Adventure Of the Egyptian
Tomb tomb which Isw curse on archie.
oIoeists.
wT0P, S:00-ksnnY Baker is host 10 Ethel
WsteH.
WDc, S:30-Washinsion vs.. 81. Louis;
night baseball.
WN, S:30-"Ihe Naker." story Of Z sub.
marine.
WMAl, 8:30-Arihur Fielder tonduds the
Boston Pops in Sehuber's March M|itairs,"
Carnival Of tho Animas' by Saint.Nens, and
Delibes overture 10 "ls Roi ia dit."
WINK, 9:05-kaihan MIsiein, pianist. and
Evening star., 1944-07-08
Marriage License
Applications

Under D. c. ldDs, couples must
apply for marriage license on
one day, Uait three tull days and
receiUe their license on the Nth
day. Sundays and holidays are
counted the same as other duus.
Evening star., 1944-07-08
Births Reported

Paul and Lettie Andes. boy.
Alfred and Velma Bradshaw, boy.
Curtis and Estelle Bum, girl.
Frederick and Helen Cade, sirl.
Thomas and Marie Carroll, girl.
John and Clara Chamberlain. girl
John and Thelma CLANCY, girl.
Kilmer and Joanna Cooper boy.
William and Emily Bruin, boy.
Joseph end Rose Demma, boy.
Shelton and Louise Dickinson, sirl.
Daniel and Frances Ewell, boy.
Charles and Ethel Fisher, boy.
Clifford and Barbara Foster. boy.
Charles and Audrey Gehrmann, boy.
Andrew and Anne Gerber. boy.
Jack and Lillian Goloblatt. girl.
Herschel and Sarah Haney, girl.
Ellis and Julia Harris. boy
Harry and Helen Horton, boy.
Marvin and Gladys Hurst boy.
Wilbur and Louise Jansen, girl
William and Kathryn jenkins, girl.
George and Alverta Lee, boy.
ThOma: IA and a,aIsna. Helen Madisan' boy
John and Louise Meads, girl.
Raymond and Beryl Muth, boy.
Gladstone and Gertrude McDermott, boy
John and Charlotte Nurge, Girl.
Thomas and Bessie Pierce. boy.
Wayne and Mary Pollard, boy.
Clarence and Catherine Porter, girl.
Charles and Emma Reed, girl.
Charles and Mildred Schellinger, girl,
Samuel and Sarah Selsky, girl
Clifford and Blanche Shook, boy.
Emil and Eva Sirola, girl
Joseph and Dorothy Smith, girl.
Homer and Verna Smith, boy.
David and Sadie Sodero. boy.
David and Dena Spatzer, girl.
Bernard and Mary Speer, boy.
Louis and Mary Stasulli girl.
John and Dorothy Strine. boy.
Charles and Dorothy Tennyson, girl.
Louis and Helen Violette, girl.
Frank and Ellen Weyforth, boy.
Samuel and Kathleen Wright, boy.
Edward and Helen Zagst. girl
Bassic and Roxy Barbour, boy.
Evening star., 1944-07-08
Deaths Reported
BY Glib Crockett

Annice Owens, 90, Blue Plains. D. c.
William Peacock. s5, 4OOl Harrison St NV
John ?. Lynch, 70, 4635 Brandywine st.
NV.
Lloyd r. Ward, ~. 11O1 18th st. NV.
Stanley W. Zveare, 80, 11Os Buchanan
Lucy G. Moore. 80, 1888 Mckinley st. NV
John c. Whitaker. 6s. 742l Blair I'd NV
Nathan A. Katz, SO, 1912 Rittenhouse ST.
Elizabeth " Cook, 50. 1895 Nicholson st.
Robert W. Smith, 40, 1904 4th st. sw.
Edra Tucker, Al, 3103 Gath st. ne
Oscar G. Wallace 80, (WashingtonD
Kathleen Mcdaniel, 16, 1124 Chicago 1t.
Sc.
Sweeney, infant. COS C st. ne
Mary A. Lee, 73. 5000 Ames St me-
Jennie Mitchell. 81, 627 A ST. Sc
Nathaniel E. Smith, 60. 1873 D st. sw.
Carrinston Tuell, So, 9lOIa G St sw.
Narcissa T. Bowler. 81. l13l eth st. ne.
James A. Burney. 81. 511 23rd pl. ne
Lee Y. 10y. 40, 9o3 Sth St NV
Thomas Cook. A.. 635la Callen st ne
Marion Brown. 46. l sol nth St NV
Henry A. Johnson, A, is Logan cir. NV.
Nancy Clinton, "A, 43l 4th st. sw
Georgiana Lawrence, AZ, AZ N St NV
joseph A Carter. jr, SO. 120 53rd rd ne
Florine Teasley, 30, 1910 4th st. NV.
Fred Smith. 80, Laurel. Md
James Chase, 81, 1892 N. j. ave NV
James A. Logan. jr., infant, llO6 Brown
ing pl. ne.
A hilIin,n Lnnnr. - =.
Evening star., 1944-07-08

Last call for my Grammar Test.
Send a stamped (3-cenD, self-ad-
care of The Evening Star
Released by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
Evening star., 1944-04-25

"BLITHE SPIRIT" farce in three acts
BY Noel Coward. with Peggy Wood. Haila
and directed by John c. Wilson. with
setting by Stewart CLANCY. At the Ma
Evening star., 1944-04-25
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time of Showing

| Stage.
National-"Blithe Spirit" $3.50 pm
| Screen.
Capitol-"Four Jills in a Jeep":
II am, las, 4:40, 7:15 and 9:55
pm. Stage shows: los, $50, 6:35
and $40 pm.
Columbia Heavenly Body;
1905, 2:30, 4:55. 7::20 and GAS pm
Memphis Belle; Ills am, 1:4o
4:05, $50 and 8:55 pm.
Earle--"No Time for Love-: HOS
a m, las, 4:30, 7:10 and 9:55 pm
Stage shows: los, $50, 6:35 and
9:15 pm.
Keith'-"Up in Arms: Ills
am, 1:20, 800, 5:25, 7:25 and 9:3G
pm.
LittIe-"Pied Piper: IL, los
3:l5, 5:25, TAO and 10 pm. Mem
phis Belle: 1925, 2:30, 4:40, 6:5s
and $40 pm.
Metropolitan - Jam Session:
11:10 am, lis, 800, 5:35. 7:45 and
9:55 pm. Memphis Belle: 1925
2:35, 4:45, 6:55 and 9:o5 pm.
Palace-"Lady in the Dark.
11:35 am, 2:05, 4:35, 7:10 and 9:4C
pm.
Pix-"The Devil Is an Empress"
2, 4:45, 7:25 and 1905 pm.
Trans-Lux ~ Memphis Belle"
10:15, HOS am, 1915, 1870, 2:45
1855, $40, $40, 7:35, $50, 10, Ill!
pm. News and shorts, continuous
from 10 am.
Evening star., 1944-04-25
Smith College
Group Sponsors
|Argentinita

Argentinita, precursor Of Spanish
dance popularity in the United
States in its latest phase, delighted
a capacity audience at Constitution
Hall last night under the auspices
Of the Smith College Club of Wash
Iington, whose scholarship fund
benefited handsomely BY the con-
cert. s - -
1t. was a varied program that the
dark ,ballerina and her supporting
company provided, an exhibition not
merely Of the vigor and grace in
terpretative Of their national music
but also Of the wit, the, satire and
the broad humor which American
audiences have been taught to ex-
|pect Of such concerts.
Arranged to reveal the infinitely
varied structure Of the dance in
Spain, the program danced by the
star and her supporting company
ranged widely over the different
provinces of Spain, encompassing
elements from the simple folk tc
the most classically aristocratic OF
its forms. Such derivatives as the
dances which are characteristic OF
Mexico and South America also
were included in the program which
was dominated by Argentinita. Also
notably contributing were her sister,
Pillar Lopez, and Jose Greco and
Manolo Vargas, the two outstanding
male Spanish dancers who round
out the company.
Carlos Montoya, guitarist whose
fame is international, and Ines
Comes Garlic, ,,Argentinian pianist
were other featured performers.
The concert was originally sched-
uled for March Is, but had been
postponed when It's star was strick-
EN- with pneumonia.
Evening star., 1944-04-25

Theater last night after a profitable
absence of three and one-half years
IF the play has lasted longer than
thousands of loves since it played
here in October, 194I, it merely goes
to show that Mr.. Coward is right in
assuming that attachment, viewed
with detachment, is one of the most
| amusing of natures arrangements
"Blithe Spirit" has undergone a
few changes in cast since its original
engagement in Washington. At that
time, it seemed that no one could
possibly replace Leonora Corbett as
the lovely acidulous ghost in the
play but now along comes Haila
Stoddard to demonstrate how wrong
that assumption was. Another re-
placement is Philip Tonge, who sup
plants Clifton Webb and by no
means to the disadvantage of the
imaginative fable. The remainder
of the cast is intact, still most WON
derfully In the case of Peggy Wood
as the harassed wife and Mildred
Natwick as the most inspired medi-
UNI ever fancied by a playwright
feeling in farcial mood.
II X
When posterity-in case it should
outlast the play-comes to evaluate
Mr.. Coward's contribution to these
chaotic times. "Blithe Spirit" is due
far more than passing analysis. AS
triangle plays go, have gone, and are
likely to go, 1t has the distinction of
having the rare freshness of a ghost
as third party to the disconcerting
frolic. Nor did Coward's imagina-
ton stop there. His ghost. the first
wife, Is an ex-woman to take COM
pletely to your heart. She comes
into the play, not to the accom-
paniment of clanking chains and
the conventional moaning overtones
Of the disembodied, but rather as a
ravishingly beautiful, engagingly
malicious spirit who is haunted by
some rather roistering earthly mem
cries.
There, indeed, is a farcical char
acter and in having coined her Mr..
Coward has put q lot Of persons
deeply in his debt.
In redressing the balance which