The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-01-07

Yukon" Dinah will sing, Winninger
will play trombone, and Gypsy
Rose Lee will-well, she'll be Gypsy
Rose Lee.
AL Of the casualties on "Sus-
pense," the CHS thriller, aren't con-
fined to the script. When Orson
Welles guest-starred recently, he
broke his ankle as he entered the
echo chamber, a box-like compart-
ment used to give voices ghostly
quality.
Dame May Whitty stepped right
out of her role as Pierre Curie's
mother in Madame Curie" to testi-
~ ON Juvenile delinquency before
Senator Peppers u. s. senate SUBJ
committee on wartime health and
education. They say she was just
as delightful there as she is in the
picture, especially when telling Of
her prewar experiences in arrang-
ing country vacations for London's
underprivileged children.
Sammy Kaye was the second Hol-
lywood celebrity to back the dance
With WAC program, which origi-
mated with film producer Charles r.
Rogers. When Rogers was in Palm
Springs on location for "Song Of the
Open Road he arranged for the
male members of his cast and crew
to spend an evening dancing with
the air WACs stationed at the
army's desert transport command
base.
Mischa Auer's collection of pets is
becoming problem. He had 80
hens and rooster, and recently re-
ceived two dogs, a Newfoundland
and Yorkshire terrier. Wally Ford
gave him the Newfoundland, which
weighs about 200, and he named it
Heddy. The terrier was Mary As
tors gift; it weighs a scant 21k
pounds, and he calls it Tallulah. Cup
in MabeTs Room" is his current pic
ture.
Joan Davis and Jack Haley Of
the air waves are dashing from one
picture studio to another these days.
After J0an's appearance In "Ar0und
the World" RKO signed her for two
pictures year, and she's also UNI
der contract to Paramount for two.
Jack Haley was originally all set
for RKO's 'sUp in Mabel's Room,'
but had to drop out because Of other
picture assignments.
AS chairman of the Malibu ration
ing board, Warner Baxter took over
in the days of sugar distribution; he
stuck through coffee and gasoline,
but wanted to resign when he re-
turned to the screen to star in Lady
of the Dark" He was persuaded to
stay, merely appointing temporary
vice chairman, and completed his
picture work in time to come back
and face the canned goods situation.
It's the way things happen-to
some people. The other night "Big
Town Director Jerry McGill went
over to see his friend Fred Bethel,
the Here's to Romance" director,
on broadcast night. He was much
impressed with the looks and voice
of Marcia Nea1-and the result of
that chance meeting is that Marcia
has a part in McGill's new Broad
way play, Compromise"
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ODDS AND ENDS national comic
book publisher is trying to interest Fibber
MCGEE and Molly in a monthly feature
strip based on their amusing experiences
-. Cas- Daley, suh0 introduces fhe song,
~He Loped Me Till the AII.CLear Came"
IN her neaO picture, Riding High" has re-
ceired requests to sing il in fue different
languages for ouerseas broadcasfs
They're gliding MaIene Diefichs legs
for scene in @Kismef' Basil Ratl.
bone brings bottle Of milk to the Mu-
fuaI station studio in HoIlusood and
giUes everybody in the cast sip just be-
fore The Adventures Of Sherlock HoImess
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