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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-01
FIRST METHODIST

Rev. DIR. John ]. Snavely, Pastor
Palm Sunday service 1890 a. m.
Organ Prelude: "Reve Angelique"-
Rubinstein
Professional Hymn: Praise The
Lord
Call To Prayer
Choir Anthem: "Ride On In Ma
jesty"-Peace
Baptism OF Children
Reception Of Members
Scripture Lesson:
Pastoral Prayer
Offertory: Baritone solo 1.-The
lms"-Faure
Talk To The Children-Mr. VIM.
Richey Hogg.
Hymn: "Hosanna, Loud Hosanna"
Sermon: Enthusiasm - Its Power
and Peril "Dr. John j. Snavely
Hymn: Lift Up Your Heads"
Benediction
Organ Postlude: "Postlude in G.
Lawrence
80. CHURCH SCHOOL .....
1890 Church Worship for all de-
partments. 11:05 Glasses for Junior
and lower grades. 11:35 High School
and Adult Glasses. 11:45 Woodruff
Assembly.
800 P. M. M. "
Miss Barbara Buckmaster in
, charge. There will be a debate on
World Federation To Maintain
Peace"
UNION SERVICE 1880 P. M.
Organ Prelude: "PaStorale" Koch
Call To WOrship-Rev. John j
Snavely
Hymn: Beneath the Cross Of Jesus
Double Male Quartet: Spiritual
Were You There When They
Crucified My Lord.
Scripture Lesson
Prayer led by Rev. B. KENNETH An.
thony
Offertory Anthem: Nov Let Every
Tongue Adore Thee" Bach
Hymn: Ride On Ride On In Ma
jegty"
Sermon by Rev. David p. Gaines
Gala" (Sung by the Chcir) =
Gounod
Benediction
organ Postlude: "Postlude In c. =
Watson
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-01
WATR PRO GRAMS
1920 KilOcycles

12:00-Midday Melodies
12:15-Yankee News
12:3O-NewS
12:45-Let's Dance
p. NJ.
1:0O-News: Let's Dance
1:15-The Vagabonds
1:30-Luncheon With Lopez
1:45-Carnival
2:00-Metropolitan Opera
5:0O-Tea And CrumpetS
5:45-Hlllo Sweetheart
6:00-Yankee News
6:15-StoryIand Theater
6:3O-Music For Dining
6:45-Hits And Bits: News
7:00-Money- Go-Round
7:30-The Music America Loves
Best
S:OO-Early American Dance
Music
8:15-Edward Tom1insone
8:30-Boston Symphony
9:30-Spotlight Bands: Quick Quiz
lO;00-Gunnison, News Analyst
lO:15-Army Service Forces Present
1O:45-Harry Wismer's Album Of
Sports
II :00-Yankee News
11:15-Korn Kobblers
11:30-Teddy PowelPs Orch.
IL :55-NeWS
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-01
CHRIST CHAPEL

The flowers on the altar Palm
Sunday will be given by Mrs. Nor
man Nelson.
Palm Sunday the services will be
as follows: Holy Communion at
500 O'Clock, Sunday School at $3.50.
and Morning Prayer, Ante Com
munion and Sermon at 10:45 a. m.
There will be q celebration Of
Holy Communion on Maundy Thurs
day at 1000 a. m.
The services on Easter Day will
be as follows: Holy Communion at
500 a. m: Holy Communion and
Sermon at 10:45 a. m; Sunday
School Service at 400 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-01
ZION EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN
POI Cherry Street
L pnrr N

Rev. e. Einar Kron, Pastor
Sunday, April 2
Palm Sunday.
Church School and Bible Class
convene at $3.50 a. m. Roland o.
Palmer, superintendent.
Holy Communion will be cele-
brated at the service at 1O:45, when
the Communion sermon will be on
the topic Temporal and Spiritual
Bread. The service will be in the
Swedish language.
Calendar For Week OF April 2
Monday at 8-Board Of Admins
tration (DeaconS and Trustees) will
meet In the church.
Thursday at 7:45-Holy Commun-
ion will be celebrated at a service
on Holy Thursday.
Friday at T:45-G Good Friday serv-
ice with sermon on Behold, the
Lamb Of God"s
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-01
ALL SAINTS

Rev. Robert Riemenschneider viii
be at All Saints tomorrow for the
service Of Morning Prayer at eleven
O'Clock. Church School win meet
at $50 O'Clock. There will be no
celebration Of Holy Communion on
the first Sunday this month due to
the fact Easter falls ON the second
Sunday Of the Month.
The services Easter Day will be
as follows: Holy Communion at 500
q. m: Holy Communion and Sermon
at 400 q. M; Church School Serv-
Ice ct 400 p. IA.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-01
ALL SOULS
Rev. T. L. Sinclair, Pastor


Sunday April 2, Holy Communion
800 a. M, Church School, GAS a.
m, Holy Communion, Sermon II a.
M, Young Peoples Fellowship $50
p. m.
Lenten services will be omitted
next Tuesday. A vestry meeting will
be held that night at 7::30. E
Holy Week Services
Maunday Thursday-Hely Com
munion, 7:45 p. m.
Good Friday-Special service 10
a. m.
Easter Eve Baptisms as arranged
by the rector.
Easter Day April 9-Holy Com
munion with music) Z a. m.
Holy Communion (plain) 8 a. m.
Holy Communion with music)
and sermon.
Church School presentation Of Of
fering 4 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-01
SECOND CONGREGATIONAL

Rev. DR.. JOhn q. walker, pastor
Palm Sunday, April 2,
1890 A. M.
The Order of Morning Worship
Prelude-Prayer ...... Ropart2
Professional Hymn = All Glory,
Laud and Honor
Call to Worship, Invocation and
Lords Prayer
Authenticate On In Majesty =.
Responsive Reading
Gloria Patri-
Baritone Solo-The Palms :. Faure
Scripture Reading
Prayer
Offertory Anthem-Jerusalem :.
49,. .~~.... ............ Parker
Junior and Senior Choirs
Doxology-
Children's Sermon
Hymn-In The Cross OF Christ I
Glory
Sermon-"An Avenue OF Palms"
Recessional Hymn-Ride On, Ride
On In Majesty
Benediction-
Postlude-Sortie In A ...... Dubois
In the Vase the Flowers are In
Memory of Mrs. Isabella Pilling,
Miss Mary E. Pilling and James H.
Pilling.
The Flowers on the Table are In
Memory of Andrew Larson.
FOrum-7:30 P. M.
Prelude-Serenade in B fiat ....
........~.~....... Federlein
Hymn-Onward, Christian Sol
Invocation and Lords Prayer
Anthem-All Glory, Laud and
Honor .......... ...~-.. TeSchner
Scripture Reading
Tenor Solo-Alleluia ..........
............. O'Connor-Morris
Address-"A Realist Looks At the
Man in Service"
Lieut.. Edgar H. S. Chandler,
Chaplain
Ofertory-Organ = Offertoire, in
E ..~... ...........~-.. Dubois
Question Period
Hymn-O God, Above the Drift
ing Years
Benediction-
Postlude-Angelus ........ Ereckel
The forum speaker Sunday even
ing will be Lieutenant Edgar H. s..
Chandler. Chaplain at Fort Schuy-
Ter, Bronx, New York. Lieutenant
Chandler was the first navy chap
lain in the Aleutians and for some
time was the ranking naval chap
lain the area. He served fourteen
months there and then was trans
ferred to Hunter College, N. Y.
where he was senior chaplain to A.
900 WAVES.
April 9-Annual Concert by the
MendelSsohn Male Chorus.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-01
BUNKER HILL CONG.

AScV' AAdII WI FdIFUdMk9 FdSLOE
Sunday School will be held tomor-
row at 9:45 a. m.
The pastor will speak on Triumph
and Disaster at the II o'clock serv-
ice. A special musical program will
be offered by the choir.
The Pilgrim Fellowship will meet
at $50 p. m.
The Fireside Fellowship will meet
at the parsonage at 6:3t p. m.
Ralph Divinell will be the speaker
at both fellowship meetings.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-01
MILL PLAIN UNION

Palm Sunday ServiceS-April p
$3.50 a. m.-Church School.
10:45 a. m. - Worship. Sermon:
Keeping Our Enthusiasm
For Christ" - Reception of
members Communion serv-
ice.
TOO p. n1.-Youth Fellowship.
Wednesday, April 5th-
800 p. n.-Oficial Board Meet
ing.
Thursday, April 9Th
1880 p. m. - Maundy Thursday
Service with Candle light and
Lords Supper.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-01

many social and religious events Of
Importance in Waterbury.
Grand Knight Vincent Leroy,
Deputy Grand knight Edward Ber-
gin, and Recorder Charles j. Ban
non comprise the committee in
charge of the testimonial.
1t is expected that many past
officers mad members will be in at
tendance at the meeting and social
hour.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-01

ROderick Macdonald, first class, writes
from Tarawa in the Gberts Islands that the natives
there built the sailors church using no nails but
lacing everything together with rope made from the
fibre of palms. He also said the Marine Band gave
concert there recently and the native glee club sang
several songs.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-01

Among the many books that have come out of the
present war none has appealed more than "See Here
Private Hargrove which is the story of Private Marion
Hargrove, Assn 3411662o The Army through Hargroves
through the eyes of the Army The book is sort of
symbol. Private Hargrove might be any boy in your
home town. In his opening paragraphs Private Hargrove
says he would say to them Paint the town red for the
rest of your civilian week. Pay attention to the advice
that is being poured into your defenseess ears for
twenty-four hours day. Form no idea of what Army
life is going to be like Leave your mind open So like
Private Hargrove says will leave minds open and
proceed to read the volume sent by the LoewS
Theaters Publicity department.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-01
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN

North Main Street
at Electric Avenue
sunday, April p,
Palm Sunday.
1000 a. m.-Sunday School meets
TOO D. m. - Holy Communion
win be celebrated at the serv-
ice In the evening. The Swed-
ish language viii be used at
that time.
Wednesday, April s. -
1880 p. m.-Lenten Service with
meditation on the sixth word
from the Cross "It is Finish
ed" Church Choir will prac--
tice at $3.50.
Friday. April T.
+ 1000 q. m.-Good Friday Service
with sermon on the seventh
= word from the cross. (.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-01

Editor Tall Tower Topics. In connection with
Chemical Plants on April we are planning a program
which will include the following arrangements. A trip
through the plant beginning at ethirty in the morn
the Neary Building at 1890 p. After the exercises
there will be informal reception at the Hop Brook
Club We shall be very happy to have you join us for all
or any part of this program that you may be able to
attend. Cordially yours P. E. Rice, Factory Manager.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-01

The recent musical equipment drive that was con-
Quoted by the Mattatuck Musical Art War Service
Committee in the public schools was quite success
according to announcement by the chairman The
drive was conducted in the public schools 1t is con-
tinung in the parOchial and private schools at the
present time. The society will go with this war
service for the duration and will be glad to hear from
anyone who has trumpet victrOla, music stand
Of an album of music
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-01

Eddie Satula postcards from Beverly Hills, Cali
fornia where he recently had the pleasure of being
royalty entertained by Eddie Hogan former local pro
pugilist Mary Owens of the u. S. Rubber Fuel
Cell Department in Naugatuck recently visited the
Grammar Aircraft factory at Beth Page, L. L. and
irst-hand how fuel cells made at the borough factory
installed in the great planes carrying the Grum
man name.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-01

the church IS years or longer, also
to those who have Joined through
the pastors class within 10 years.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-01
New York Stations
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Benay Venuta
WABC-Mayor of the Town:
Lionel Barrymore
0-WEAF-Ellery Queen:
Mystery drama
WOR-Arthur Hale
WJZ-Music America Loves
Best: Bea Vain
WABC-Thanks to the
Yanks, quiz: Bob Hawk
7:45-WOR-The Answer Man
8:00-WEAF-Abie's Irish Rose:
Comedy
,WOR-Sentiment Music:
Bob Stanley Orch.
WJZ-Early Dance Music
WABC-Groucho Marx,
Fay Mckenzie y
8:15-WJZ-EdWard TomlinSon
S:30-WEAF-Truth or Conse-
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WOR-Cisco Kid:
Drama
WJz-Boston Symphony
Orch; DR.. Serge
KoussevitZky
WABC-Inner Sanctum:
Mystery drama
observation-disclosures Barn
Dance, Pat Buttran.
WOR-Chicago Theater:
Marion Claire,
H Weber's Orch.
WABC-Your Hit Parade:
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9:30--WEAF-Can You Top This?
Jokes Program
WJZ-Spotlight Band: D.
Beckner; quiz
5-WABC-Saturday Night
Serenade
0O-WEAF-Barry Wood-Patsy
Kelly Show
WOR-Royal Arch Gunnison
WJZ-John Vandercook
10:15-WOR-The Story of
Passover
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Present
WABC-Correction Please:
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10:30-WEAF-Gra Ole Opry:
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10:45-WOR-News Leo Cherne
WJZ-Sports, Harry WismeP
WABC-Talks
0-WEAF-News, Lyle Van
WOR-News, Tro Harper
WJZ-News; Bruno Shaw
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11:30-WEAF-I Sustain The
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WABC-Flashgun Casey.
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11:45-WOR-Al Traces Orch
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-01

Pfc. Anthony Karinauskas of this city is hard at
work these days somewhere in England with an engi-
neering unit laying concrete floors building roads and
bridges and in general making his Ninth Air Force
Headquarters little hospitable He entered the
service in April of 1912 and took his basic training at
Camp Caibourne La, and Fort Dix N ]. He has been
in England 10 months.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-01

Methodist Church. who formerly held pastOratt in
ThomastOn expects to leave May to become an Army
chaplain He has already passed his physical exam.
nations. Mrs. Jackson and her two cnlldren WILL
remain in Winsted for the present.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-01

Sergeant James T. Luddy of Town Plot, with
Battery d. and whose APO. number is 61O in of
the New York City postmaster is somewhere in Iceland.
He writes there several other Brass City youths in
his battalion He said he OvcrjOyed recently when
he Unexpectedly met Harold Slater of Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-01

Sergeant Bill Kane former member of our compos-
ing room personnel paid visit to his former buddles
Yesterday while on several days leave away from assign
TTnents in providence r. T. Richard Wayne Wood,
ARM second class has been transferred to the Naval
Air Station in Hutchinson Kansas, where he is in Lib
ator Detachment.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-01

Mr. and Mrs Harold F. Fitzgerald of SO Maple Street
recently baptized their daughter of last month"; Doris
Kave Jim Murphy proprietor of the tavern at Grand
and Canal Streets bearing his name has returned from
his annual trip to sunny Florida Mike Savn deputy
rstrar of voters who has been laid up at home several
weeks, is making great comeback and his city hall
admirers Sorely miss him.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-01

Two more stars have been added to the Second
Congregational Church Service Flag by Rev. Dr. Jonn
G. walker pastor. They are for Private Mae f. HOneg
ger of the Srd WAC Training Center, Fort Ogethorpe
Georgia and for Private Daniel Daley, husband OF
Dorothy Honegger Daley, who is at Fort BeiVOn'
Virginia.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-01
Good Evening.

The Graham Fellowship of the First Baptist Churcn
meet AL the China Inn this evening at $3.50 and after
tSifer win attend Arsenic and Old Lace by the CIVIC
Theater thespans at the Womens Club MIS- C1IIoro
lscoaI Church of Watervile next Wednesday eve at g.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-01

Buy War Sends { staiers
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-01

Pfc Tony Sacco and Jimmy Burns forward V-Mail
letter to inform they regularly receiving the DEM
orat at their post in Italy where they stationed with
the 21St Special Service Company They were recently
treated to surprise when served butter made in
Waterbury at Wordens Burns recently made recipi
ent Of good conduct medal and is most interested to
know whether the birds still Sitting" the Tall
Tower clock at the railroad station.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-01

South Africa is to have v-mail
service.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-01

PFC Michael r.. Dervis, SON of Mrs Anna Dervis,
who lives at 1884 Baldwin Street. has been promoted to
corporal He is cook with an infantry unit Of the
Fifth Army in Italy.
Evening star., 1944-07-15
Mr.. Wrinkles Going to War
Is Comic Affair at Earle
BY JAY CARMODY.

Columbia Pictures which superstition about Aim called
Mster superstition has paryed to neat pronunvei another
Wrinkle which
is little going Columbia
auditors
fellow to Justify interest of movroers He does
Evening star., 1944-07-15
Hitler Gang Darkly Dramatic

In The Hitler Gang which
opened yesterday at the Metropoli-
tan, Hollywood accomplishes two
admirable ends. In the first place,
it has made thoroughly engross-
ing screen drama. In the second. it
has finally broken itself of the
habit OF presenting the NaZi bar
barians as comedy characters.
The Hitler Gang" is picture of
daring innovation. It represents as
literal a telling of the growth of
monsterdom in the modern world
as is perhaps possible, but its real
boldneSs is to be found in the terms
in which it is told.
The form is that of the docu-
mentary, one in which, for once,
the cinema has dared 10 employ
dark photography to match the
darkness of the theme with which
the picture deals. 1t enhances the
quality Of factuality Of the film, its
effect of making you feel that you
are witnessing the brewing of the
poison with which Hitler sought to
destroy humanity. For once. Para
mount be praised, the movies have
decided that facts shall be al
lowed to speak for themselves, that
they have a drama incomparably
beyond anything Hollywood ever i'm
agined.
The Albert Hacketts who wrote
the script for The Hitler Gang
did superb job of sitting the vo-
luminous material into taut piece
OF reportial writing. They have
shown how events shaped the weird
and deformed characters Of their
Evening star., 1944-07-15
By ALICE EVERSMAN.

The honors of the evening were
evenly distributed at last night S
Water Gate concert between Alex
ander Smallens making his first ap-
pearance this season as guest con-
ductor and Thomas L. Thomas. bari
tone whose Water Gate debut it
was. For Mr.. Smallens did some of
the best conducting of the summer
achieving q conference in the or
chestra that has been wanting. Mr..
Thomas. for his part, made a pro-
found impression with his viril
singing and engaging personality
establishing himself at once as
artist of the first water.
In commemoration OF Bastille
Day, the program for the. greater
part was made up of works of
French composers. Mr.. Thomas
sang three of the finest arias from
the French operate repertoire, lie
Veau dor" from Gounods Faust" ;"
% Vim. dissipe la tristesse" from
Thomas 'Mignon" and the aria from
"Benvenuto Cellini" by Eugenio Diaz
de la Pena. who in spite of his name.
was French born. Mr.. Thomas is
the kind of singer who naturally
must sing ano his own healthy
pleasure in 1t is communicated to
his voice which is beautiful of Quail
ity, OF extensive range, sonorous
and expressive.
Such a performance as his allows
the listener to sit back and enloy
1t with no attention called to the
mechanics OF the art or any barrier
put up between guest and those
privileged to hear him. He gives of
his best which has the quality of
vocal pictorization plus sentiment
and musical consciousness. These
extend over wide territory as H.
iustrated in the variety found in the
arlas and the songs, Moussorgskys
Song of the Flea" TschaikoWsky's s
None But the Lonely Heart" the
popular aria, Largo al Factotum. y
from RoSSinis The Barber of Sc
ville," and the many encores given
in response to the ovation he re-
ceived.
Mr.. Smallens was particularly
successful in his selection of mum
oers beginning with the seldom
heard overture to Auber's The
Mute of Portici." From the frs,
note he disclosed his skill as a
Welder Of orchestral tone and as q
builder OF crisply defined rhythms
His finished delivery was continued
through the ballet suite from Gre
trys "Cephal ct Procris," the Bac.
chanale from Saint-Saens' Sam
son and Delilah," Bizet,s "LArle-
slenne Suite No. g." with its lovely
duet for flute and harp in the
"Menuetto" and Chabrier's "Es.
pana." In further honor of the day
Evening star., 1944-07-15

not roll audiences in aisles, under
| stand, but he detonates them into
some pretty loud and long outlaws
In his unpretentious and ingrati-
ating way
Those who keep up with current
fiction will recognize Mr.. Winkle as
Novelist Theodore Pratt's 44-year-
old ex-hank clerk whose war expert
ence taught him that he was a man
instead of mouse. The process of
evolution covers ground that has
been made familiar by several dozen
other soldier pictures. 1t does, how
ever, have the virtue of dealing with
new type, the over-age dyspeptic
who Is converted into an over-age
destroyer Until now the chap has
been completely ignored by the
movies in spite of the fact that they
have been uniform-craZy since be-
fore Munich.
Columbia's attitude toward Mr..
Winkle Is quite sentimental. 1t
wants you to laugh at him, to be
sure. so it allows him to cut highly
incongruous figure. But it also
wants you to realize that he is es-
sentially pitiable sort. with lot
of fine, admirable qualities dormant
under that ludicrous surface, Mr..
Robinson obviously is an actor who
relishes his obligation to bring out
all these elements of Mr.. Wrinkles
nature.
When 1t picks him up in the Ben
ton bank on June l. 1912. the picture
introduces Mr.. Winkle as the least
likely soldier material in the history
of soldiers. 1t takes him from 8
a m. until closing time to fog him.
self into a state in which he can
resign the bookkeeping job he has
hated for IA years. Actually he does
the job Of resigning so badly that
the bank president fires him for his
stupidity.
Mr.. Wrinkles idea in resigning is
to open Mr.. Fixit shop where he
can work with his hands and feel
creative. He is frustrated in that
by a notice of induction and is
whisked off to camp along with
the II varieties of pills which he
takes daily. That he passed the
Army physical is an astounding
shock to him, but not one bit more
than to the non CONS and officers
who find him allotted to their out
fits. But an even greater shock
is in store for the Army when the
gentle old wreck takes it into his
stubborn head that he will be a
fighting soldier If the process of
becoming one kills him and his
instructors.
In spite of the dozens of pictures
that have found their comedy-or
failed to find tin the spectacle
of inept civilians going through
Evening star., 1944-07-15

basic training. it is still good for
a number of laughs in the special
case of Mr.. Wrinkle. No one ever
looked more hopeless in uniform,
more ridiculous on an obstacle
course, more certain of death in
some of the mountain scaling
exercises.
1t is likely that you will find
him even funnier in some of the
soldier recreational routines, when
he breaks down and drinks a beer
in a dance hall, finds himself
trapped by a kind of blond mother
wolf in the same joint, when he
walks In to the USO club to tell
his troubles to a sergeant who has
him thrown into the stockade as
the only means of getting rid of
him.
Alfred Green has directed Mr.
Wrinkle Goes to War" with a good
sense of its character values. He
gets a superb performance from
Robinson, another good one from
young Ted Donaldson as the
orphan kid who hero worships Mr.
Wrinkle, and adequate ones from
such other persons as Ruth War
rick, Richard Lane and Robert
Armstrong.
1t won't hurt you a bit to meet
Mr.. Wrinkle.
+
1t is a crisp and colorful stage
show that Harry Anger has assem-
bled as companion piece to Colum-
bias comedy at the Earle this week
The vocal department is very
soundly left to Earle audiences
favorite baritone, Garfield Swift,
back from a six months overseas
tour and much the better for 1t in
voice and manner of delivery as he
sings Begin the Beguine' and a
medley from "Oklahoma" The
original Arnaut brothers deal amply
with the bills comedy requirements,
the Fontaines still do those impos-
sible acrobatics, and the Roxyettes
contribute two of their invariably
excellent routines to complete the
program.