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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-22
Promising Pictures Feature Programs Of Local 7heaters
CAROLINA BLUES
 STATE FEATURE
Kay Kyser, Ann Miller, Victor Moore in COnl-
 edy-Musical Cast

Performances tomorrow evening ct Warmers State theater conclude the engagements of Kay Kyser, Ann Miller and Victor Moore in the ccmedy-musical Carolina Blues" which features Kay Kyser's band also Allyn Joslyn and Evelyn Reyes in Strange Affair.".
 Laughs galore will be the order of the day at the State starting Sunday when Three Is A Family comes to that theater as the head liner of the gala Christmas show which is scheduled for a three day engagement.
 Starring Marjorie Reynolds, Charles Ruggles, Fay Bainter and a score of other favoriteS Three Is A Family" is reported to be one of the funniest hits to come out Of Hollywood in some time and is just the type of entertainment to top off your Christmas holiday.
 Rounding out this holiday pro- gram will be the mystery thriller The Missing Juror featuring Jim Bannon, Janis Carter, George Macready and Jean Stevens.
 Another outstanding holiday show comes to the State on Wednesday next when And Now Tomorrow begins Q four day engagement at that theater.
 Adapted from Rachel Fields TO- mantle and touching love story of the same name And Now Tomor- row" marks the return to the screen of popular Alan Ladd who was re- cently released from the Army on medical discharge.
 In direct contrast to his previous roles, Ladd portrays the part of 8 noted physician, a straight charac- terization which differs from his former "killer" roles. His co-star is Loretta Young who plays the part of the elder daughter of fabulously wealthy parents, who is stricken with Q serious illness. Miss Young is said to give one of the finest delineations in her glorious screen careers as the beautiful Respondent heiresS.
 Others in the cast include such favoriteS as Susan Hayward, Barry Sullivan and Beulah Bondi.
 The second hit of Wednesdays show will be "The National Barr Danee' with such favorites from the famous radio program as Lulu Belle 6s Scotty, the Hossier Hot Shots, the Dinning Sisters and others in addition to a big cast of screen fa- VoriteS.
 New Years Eve promises to be a gala affair at the State. Manager Julia Smith is making elaborate preparations to help State patrons welcome the new year.
 The midnight show will afford theatergoers a preview of the long, awaited Hollywood Canteen' which boasts a giant of 62 famous stars in addition to four big name bands host of entertainment surprises will round out the program which will be one of the most elaborate in years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-22
BROADWAY HIT NEW FILM CLASSIC
Something for the Boys in TechnicOIOr EntEluses
 LOew-POli's Patrons

If one can find fault with Some. thing For The Boys" 2Oth Century Fox'S brilliant Technicolor filmiza- tion of the sensational Broadway success, it's the title.
 For Something For The Boys is more than just, that all who saw 1t yesterday at the Loew Pol theater will enthusiastically testify. Actually the film starring Carmen Miranda, Michael OShea and Vivian Blaine (the luscious Cherry Blonde) is everything for everyone in the way of grand and glorious entertainment.
 Twentieth Century-Fox has taken the original Cole Porter song-stud- ded hit and, as is this studios out- standing way with musicals, given 1t a wonderfully rich and exciting film production, packed with hilarity dazzling dance spectacle, an enthran ing romance and scintillating new hit songs y0uIl be hearing every where.
 The films outstanding featured cast includes Phil Silvers, who does his usual bang-up job of reaping laughs; Perry Coma, the singing star of radio night clubs and recordings (he's something special for the girlsD svelte Sheila Ryan, and Glenn Langan.
 The cast supporting the three featured players in "Oh, What A Nightl" includes Alan Dinehart, Clair DuBrey, Ivan Lebedeff, Pierre Watkin and Olaf Hytten.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-22

grave recently by the film trade paper The Hollywood Reporter. THERE WAS A PLAY"
 Biggest enterprise ever launched by Burlington" in his fantastic ca reer was a four-act play, "Crail'a Apothecary," in which all of a cer- tain press agents clients were cast for miles of news columns.
 Then the press agent awoke one morning to discover, to his horror and embarrassment, that Far rington' was dead. Said head lines in the Hollywood Reporter:
 Med Harrington Dies in Man. haitian. Press Agents Flies East to Bury Him"
 Getting into the spirit of the added:
 thing, Daily Variety next day
 Remains of Ned Harrington Were Cremated in Manhattan With Him Were Burned All Copies of His Play, 'Crail's Apothecary.'"
 U. M. waldeck." though, i. really the more fabulous of tht 1 two.
 The story that he was carving a statue of Olivia de Havillanc on 8 Montana mountain top was widely printed but news syndicate photographers were unable photog- raphers were unable, strangely enough, to find Waldeck or his mountain.
 He existed, you see, only in the minds of two Warner Bros. press agents, Dan Mainwaring,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-22
In Hollywood
By ERSKINE JOHNSON NEA Staff Correspondent

Dear old Med Harrington" is dead But "J. M. Waldeck," much to the relief of the Hollywood press agents lives on. Somebody will write "J M." into his grave, too, some day, He leads dangerous life.
 For years you have been reading in the Hollywood movie columns (not this one, thank you) and in the fan magazines about the exploits of Med Harrington" and "J. M. Waldeck."
 harrington" was 8 fabulous Broadway producer who was al- ways hiring Hollywood directors and writers and stars and flying back and forth between Chicago New York and Hollywood.
 'Waldeck" started his career as 6 lonely Montana sheep rancher who was carving, in his spare time, 8 60-foot statue of Olivia de Havilland on the side of g mountain.
 Since then he has been every. thing from a street car conductor in St. Louis who has 5000 picture! of Bing Crosby to the prop mar who saved Hedy Lamarr'S life when he pushed her out of the way of a falling arc light.
 Both were creatures of con- tingency, ectoplasmed by Holly wood press agents on which tc hook new stories to publicize their clients.
 "Waldeck" still ives. But Far rington" was written into his
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was training talking parrots foI Warren William. A newsreel com. pany was foiled this time in an ef- fort to get pictures. William sud- denly remembered that his parrots had come down with chicken pox. and by the time they recovered "J. M" had left for. New York.
 "Waldeck" was with Errol Flynn duing the Spanish Civil War Che grabbed Hymns hat when a Loyal ist bullet knocked 1t off) and more recently he was with Ernie Pyle in France as a man who wanted to play Pyle in Lester Cowan's movie.
 He was also a Mark Tree, Ark, doctor who kept Linda Darnell's
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-22

overseas. Charlie Kennedy will also be featured. Louis Prima is now in the full flush of his career . everyone likes this comic trumpeter who just can't help but make you happy. Christmas weekend will be celebrated with four dances at the Ritz.
 On Friday the 1rx Hintz Farmers will play their rollicking Square Sets and Waltzes and Modern Tunes. Strawberry Blond Peggy Durham sings pleasingly with the Casa Ritz orchestra on Saturday nights. Winnie Wilson, King Of Jump, and one of the most popular of the new bands will play for the Christmas Eve dance on Sunday, December 24th. Mccormack and Barry are completing plans for their enormous New Years party on Sum- day, December 3lst.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-22
BENNY COODMAN'S
 BAND TOPS LIST
Strand Theater Offers Sweet and LOw-DOwn";
 Musical Extravaganza

Twenteeth Century-Fox's gay new musical Sweet and Low-Down," |" starring Benny Goodman and His Band, Linda Darnell, Lynn Bari and Jack Oakie, opened yesterday at the Strand theatre, flooding the screen with joy, tive and sweet ro- nance that makes for top enter tainment from start to finish.
 Telling the story of the boys in the band and the girls who swing to the beat of their rhythm and their hearts, Sweet and Low Down" is a perfect natural" of 8 musical that blends its stand-out tuneful diversion with a refreshing and romantic story in a smooth and joyful manner. The King of Swing and his boys run the gamut from barrel-house blues to Mozart against a background of high TO- nance involving Linda Darnell and James Cardwell, iwth Lynn Barifi completing the inevitable triangle.
 Tn the film, Miss Darnell plays the role of & Park Avenue debu- tante who is addicted to swing. When Benny Goodman introduces her to his new trombone protege, James Cardwell, her appreciation of tive begins to extend far beyond "hot breaks" and such. Meanwhile, spurred on by Lynn Bari, the bands vocalist, Cardwell, whose rise from a comparative unknown to too-sudden success has gone to his head, decides to "take of" with a band of his own. What happens rom there on makes one of the most exciting and heartwarmingly hu- man stories of the year.
 The companion feature Is "Dan- gerous Journey" a thrilling pie torial expedition into darkest Africa,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-22
CLIFFS TO KENNELS

Helen Holmes, former serial star, is now 0 Hollywood dog trainer and is working the sheep dog Napoleon in Paramount's Kitty, dith Jenni- fer Jones and Joseph Gotten.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-22
REAL GARDEN GROWS

Paramount gardeners planted and cultivated 8 real vegetable garden on a large sound stage for scenes of ''The Love Letters" starring Jenni- fer Jones and Joseph Gotten.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-22

Ray Midland, starred opposite Paulette Goddard in Paramount's Kitty has been beached after sale of the small cabin cruiser that was his weekend pride and joy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-22

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now a screen writer, and Harry Niemeyer, now with Columbia.
 Flushed with the success with which "Waldeck" ha dbeen treat ed by the unsuspecting press Mainwaring and Niemeyer wrote him into their press copy at the drop of typewriter carriage and talked other Hollywood press agents into furthering his exploits
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-22

He appeared in print shortly thereafter as a barber in Weaver vile. Calf, where a studio was filming Gold Is Where You Find It." "Waldeck" complained to the studio that everyone in town was growing beard in order to ap. pear as extras in the film and, as 8 consequence, his business was ruined. He asked restoration of six weeks wages-$32.45. He got it, too.
 He next showed up as a man who
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-22
PRIMA FEATURES PROGRAM AT RITZ
Famous Trumpet Player on Christmas Night Pro-
 gram at Ballroom

Santa's treat to all good dancers will be the appearance of Louis Prima .. that zany trumpeter and his celebrated orchestra at the Ritz ballroom in Bridgeport on Christ
 mas night. December 18th. He'll play Angelina" and Robin Hood" current hits and lovely Lily Ann Carol will sing "Ill Walk Alone her record of this song is tremendously popular with men
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-02

the ironing board, soak a piece Of
cloth in the liquid and then keep
rubbing the shiny section until it
Is wet through. Allow to set for
several minutes. There are a few
more instructions on the proce-
dure, clearly In evidence on the
bottle, and we would suggest
when using the product to follow
these instructions to the T.
AIR FRESHENER-Give your
kitchen, bathroom, and even the
living room, an air treat. This
can be done by simply placing a
bottle of special liquid some
where in the room, removing the
cap of the bottle and withdraw
ing a portion Of the wick that
Is inclosed within. The fumes
will be diffused throughout the
room, absorbing the odors of stale
cigarettes and cooking. The
article is rather nice to look at
also, for the pretty shade Of green
liquid shows through the clear
glass bottle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-02
Dorothy Dix Saws

A wag once said that We would
never have real democracy In this
country until we had Z woman
for President. When this pro-
phetic utterance was made, that
day seemed = long way OF, but
now when the bigsstores are fea-
turing pants for women and ad-
vertising kitchen aprons for men,
It looks Is II 1t were just around
the corner.
For the war has broken down
the fence which has kept each
sex penned in It's little corral and
at its own jobs, and now there Is
neither male nor female so far as
opportunities and occupations are
concerned. There Is only q new
species Of human fauna, which
an old man / know calls the "he-
she's"
This evolution Of . man from
being definitely . man and look
Ing like . man and doing q mans
work and Of . woman being UNI
mistakably . woman and recog-
nizable 1T sight as such and
sticking to her knitting, into
Papa wearing . bungalow apron
and minding the baby and
Mother in breeches ferrying
bombers, has come upon us 80
suddenly that We are still too
stunned to realize all that 1t por-
tends. Yet it may be that It is as
world shaking an event as when
the first monkey rose up on its
hind legs and walked like a man.
For there is no telling how
much unhappiness has been
caused, nor how much talent
wasted by the. age-old supersti-
ton that . persons sex deter
mined his or her intelligence and
abilities and desires. Each sex
was supposed to have some sort
Of specialized brain that func-
toned only along q masculine or
q feminine line and that made it
incapable Of having the slightest
understanding Of the others
work.
Every man, for instance, Is sup
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-02
Washington
ears

OA1idAt WIVES Oh SeTVlCeMeQ plan
their wardrobes carefully these
days. Having to step of at mo-
ments' notice to the far corners
OF the United States, they select
simple background clothes which
pack easily. Mrs. Raymond Gregg,
whose husband is stationed in
Washington now, bought a black
dressmaker suit in Denver which
has been the mainstay of her
wardrobe across the country.
With a neat little black velvet
calot she steps out to luncheon,
goes shopping and drops into an
art exhibit. A quick change into
brilliant little hat makes her
ready for dinner or the evening.
The icy streets on Christmas
week end made home parties a
necessity. House pajamas were
In evidence wherever we visited.
Pretty Paula Rice helped enter
tain in Alexandria, wearing a
full-sleeved, flower-printed black
quilted coat over red silk jersey
trousers which looked like a skirt.
Graceful as well as comfortable,
she made her guests forget the
sleety weather outside.
Even the young fry have
finally, if bit wistfully, given
up their long dancing frocks for
the short variety, out of con-
sideration for the guests who
must travel on buses. At her.
Christmas party in Alexandria,
Aileen Finnan wore a short
length plaid taffeta, full-skirted
frock with plain blue taffeta top.
A wide headband of taffeta to
match the dress held her blond
curls back In spite of strenuous
"jitterbugging." Little sister
Margaret was very proud of a
white taffeta sprigged with rose
and blue flowers with matching
blue velvet headband. Virginia
Wingfield looked very Christmasy
In emerald green crepe with silver
clips. Doris Toombs, slim and
blond, wore yellow wool jersey
with tiny gold earrings and her
guest, Viola McClary, was a nice
compliment in brown velvet.
Nadine Pierce and sister Mary
Lou were both in the 'teen-
ayers :" favorite of full skirts and
sweaters, which is the ideal cos
tune for hilarious dancing and
sitting on the floor around the
fireplace for buffet supper.
Mrs. Bertha Burgess was seen
recently at one of Washington's
Well-known private clubs wearing
stunning outfit. Her black crepe
frock was beautifully cut and her
only ornament was a handsome
pearl necklace. With her gray
squirrel coat she wore winter
white hat that was more on the
gray tone, therefore blending
beautifully with the coat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-02
Shopping Around Town
ELECTRIC BOTTLE WARMER

ELECTRIC BOTTLE WARMER
We would like to pass the fol-
lowing information along to new
mothers. If you have been having
a difficult time locating an cleo
trio bottle warmer, there Is quite
a supply in one of the local shops.
The warmer will heat the bottle
quickly to correct feeding tenn
perature and will cut of auto
matically at the proper tempera-
ture. 1t is claimed to be excellent
to use as vaporizer for curing
colds also. This would make an
ideal shower gift, for 1t certainly
is practical, useful and Is also
inexpensive.
PROTECT THE CUTTING
EDGE-How about a glass front
knife case! These are neat and
protective. 1t is designed to hang
on the wall and will hold approx
imately eight knives of different
lengths and sizes. The glass
front allows one to see which
knife to select and still there is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-02
By Dorothy BihIman

no danger of injuring your
fingers by accidentally hitting
against 1t. 1t also protects the
knife from hicks, breaks and dull
ing. The cases are on display in
red, cream and white.
REMOVE THAT SHINE-Cer-
tain types of suit and dress fab
RIGS become very shiny after a
number of wearings. This has
always been quite a problem, for
the material is often in good con-
dition, the clothing still in style
and, all in all, the garment too
fine to discard. If you are facing
this situation how about trying
product that is said to do wonders
in removing this shiny appear
ance. 1t is a liquid, and is offered
to the public in set. A large
bottle of the liquid and a certain
type Of brush are contained in
the package. To use, just place a
single thickness of the fabric on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-02
Etiquette in Wartime
By Emily Post

The bewildered feeling Of the
family Of either a daughter or a
son who announces her Cor hiss
immediate marriage to one who is
to them stranger is described in
the following letter. I'VE have
lately learned that our son ex-
poets to be married overseas. We
don't know the girl or anything
about her except that she is also
from the U. s. A. and in the
armed forces. We don't know
where her parents live, or, for
that matter, If she has any! How
can we proceed to do what Is ex-
pected Of us? Shall we send an
nouncements of their marriage
when we hear that 1t has taken
place, and make some sort of
announcement in the papers?
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Also, when they come back may
we give reception for them?"
The only answer to this is that
you should, Of course, write q well
coming letter to the girl immedi-
ately, and wait patiently until
you, are told more. When you
know who her parents are and
where they live, you should 60 to
see them II they live In your city,
or write a letter to the mother
II they live at q distance. The
first announcement of the mar
riage should be made by her par
ents and not by you. If she has
no parents-or other relatives
or. If they live very far away. then
you may, Of course, write or tele-
phone the news of the marriage
to the society editors Of your city
newspapers. When they return to
America 1t will be proper that
you give a reception for them; or
In the event that she comes home
before he does, you may give 1t
for her alone.
+ 4 4 i
Dear Mrs. Post: For the past
year 1t has not been generally
known, but I have been engaged
to a young man who is now over
seas. My birthday will be in an
other two months and he wants
me to have my diamond on that
day so that our engagement can
be announced. His idea is to
send me the money and have me
buy what I like for that amount.
But is this proper? I have never
heard of it before.
Answer-Although occasionally
girls are doing this-and it is
perhaps not improper under the
present-day conditions that a
girl buy a diamond of her own
choice with the money her fiance
sends-it seems to me that very
few girls who have much "senti-
ment" would care to do quite
this. I have known Of several
men whose sisters or mothers
sent jewelers. sketches, and the
man then asked his mother or
sister to buy what he selected
and send it to the girl from him.
But the majority of girls are pre-
ferring to wait until he comes
home and buys the ring and puts
it on her finger. The announce
ment may quite correctly be
made now, without any ring.
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posed TO be born q go-getter,
with genius for making money;
while it has been generally be-
heved that there was something
the matter with women's heads
that made them unable TO COM
prehend any financial PROPOSE
ton, or fit to be trusted with q
dollar.
Yet how falIacious Is this be-
lief is shown by the number OF
men we all know who are intelli-
gent and Woodworking, but who
never get along because they
simply have no turn for business.
They lack initiative. They never
see an opportunity until it has
passed them. And they have so
little Judgment that they are the
preordained victims OF every
body who has gold bricks to sell.
Yet thousands OF such men have
wives who are veritable wizards
Of finance. They have the busi-
ness sense their husbands lack.
They have the vision that sees a
good thing before it really ma
terializes. And II their husbands
are wise, they follow the example
Of the old millionaire shipowner
who tells hts son: "She took the
chances I wouldn't, and fol-
lowed your mother blind"
There are innumerable miser-
able, poor homes on whose doors
the bill collectors are always
knocking and in which there are
worn, broken, discouraged, inept
men who cannot provide comfort
for their families. And in these
same homes are hustling, bus
Ting. money-wise women who
have no patience with husband
who doesn't succeed when the
know-how is in their own blood
so strong, and who grow bitter
and nagging and hard to live
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-02
By Evelyn Hayes

that would look particularly
well with a soft skirt is a snowy
white blouse with its U-neck
edged with a lei-like ruching.
A girl couldn't miss In a blouse
like this-especially If she paired
1t with the popular bow-front
skirt being featured at the same
shop.
And, speaking of skirts, you
might buy a new one II you
haven't a spring suit to wear
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with over the sense Of Illustration
they have in not being able to
capitalize on their talents.
Many q household would be-
happier, more peaceful and more
prosperous II the husband and
wife could swap places and he
went into the kitchen and she.
into an office. Heretofore there
have been two barriers in the
way. One was the theory that
no man could possibly learn how
to make bread, or change q baby,
or sweep floor, or make over
Susie's last winters dress for
Sally. and this belief persisted in
spite of the fact that all the
worlds best cooks and baby doc
tors and cleaners are men.
And 1t was held equally impos-
sible for a woman ever to learn
anything about business, or to be
able to handle other people, or to
know how to buy and sell, yet
every store and ONCE is crowded
with woman employees. Our "in-
valuable Miss Smith" decides
more big business deals than the
president Of many q company. q
And we all know from personal
experience that the bossiest per-
son in the world is our mother or
wife.
The second reason why men
have not been willing to swap
jobs with their wives is because
they thought that women's work
was beneath them, but now when
the little woman has developed
a skill she never knew she pos
sessed and is getting a salary
that makes his eyes bulge when
he sees her pay envelope, he
feels that 1t makes him loose
face to look after the children
and pinchhit for her on the gas
stove.