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Evening star., 1945-02-25

II became Allan Dwan's chair
man. says Joe. Il was his personal
assistant, and my chief job was to
carry his chair around so that when
he wanted to sit down, he could,
without looking. When people asked
me what did, I'd say, I'm the
chairman at aPramount Studio"
The title cost him $95 a week, be-
cause as bus boy, Joe was making
$l20 a week with tips. AS chair
man" at Paramount, his stipend
was $25.
Slowly and without hurting any
body" continues Pasternak, Il
worked up to being Allan's first as
sistant. Then the studio closed
down." Joe came to Hollywood in
1925 with promises Of help-"And
found myself almost on the rocks
again." He was introduced to Wes-
ley Ruggles, who hired him as his
assistant and two years later Joe
was sent to Europe for three months
In charge of Universal productions.
He stayed eight years and directed
and produced pictures with Henry
Roster.
Il was lonesome for America"
says Joe, and came back here in
1886 with Roster. But they had
nothing for us to do at Universal.
We were pushed around very much
and we had to start all over again"
Deanna First Star.
That Is when Joe and Roster were
given Three Smart Girls" with
the low budget of 100000 and the
unknown player Deanna Durbin.
He left Universal in 1910. I'D
started there at $25 week and was
earning little more when / left!"
Which is quite an understatement
Pasternak now has a straight seven
year contract at Metro that should
put him in the millionaire class
He has house in Beverly Hills and
cattle and alfalfa ranch in Lam
caster. He made four big pictures
last year-including the very sue
cessful Two Girls and a Sailor"
And will produce five or six films
this year, mostly with the younger
set at Metro-June Allyson, Van
johnson, Esther Williams, etc.
Joe mari his Dorothy three
years ago. 49, first meeting was
love at first sight. II was sitting
at Ciro's," says Joe, "and I saw q
beautiful figure doing a rhumba.
And I said to the man with me,
If her face matches the-er-rest
OF her, I want to meet her."
Next bet on Pasternak's youth
roster is Jane Powell, who is IA.
"She has the simplicity that Deanna
Durbin had when she started" ac-
cording to the producer "She SYM
bolizes the everyday, typical, whole
some side of American life This,
says Joe, is what he tries to put in
all his pictures.
Evening star., 1945-02-25
By Harry MacArthnr

Like many another uniformed
"tourist" in Paris, I found myself
on a recent night in the midst OF a
crushing mob, ploWing, in what must
have looked to an outsider like panic
into the "Folies Bergere." The mob
in which I was involved was COM
posed of those who held reservation
slips and had but to step inside the
lobby to claim tickets. An equally
tense battle was in progress under
the opposite side of the marquee,
where balcony seats for the evening S
performance were on sale. 1t may pe
that Parisians have learned in the
past few years that the report that
fife is a struggle Is no mere rumor !;
that YOU have to get there early or
there won't be any left.
Or 1t may be that Parisians Cnatlve
and temporary are just SO eager 10
be entertained, in release from re-
cent despair, that they fight Tor IT,
for the theater in the French capital
is undergoing what appears at hrst
glance to be boom. The crush at
the Metro station at fopera around
IL pm, Just after theater closing
time and not too long before Metro
closing time, is something to behold
but not something for the frail or
faint of heart to face. AS a young
lieutenant. who battled his way up
the steps against the mob-tide, re-
marked to me. I'll never understand
how the Germans ever gained an
inch in this country"
Americans in Line.
Natives. of course, though they
might nightly throng the streets, the
bistros, the subways, the theaters In
any case, are not those mainly re-
sponsible for the every nights
New-Year-eve atmosphere Of Paris
after dark. The "Folies Bergere'
audience, at the performance for
which I can vouch, was at least go
per cent uniformed, and probably 81
per cent American. Flight crews re-
laxing after the trans Atlantic hop
rub shoulders with bomber crews
who have not so many hours before
been lodging flax over Berlin. An
Raj corporal and Polish sergeant
sit on either side of a battle-weary
United States infantryman on a
48-hour pass. Thanks to Gen. Eisen-
hower's estimable plan for granting
brief Paris jaunts to the most de-
serving enlisted men in front-line
outfits, what the Army calls "class
A uniform" is not in order in the
French capital today or tonight
Many a steel helmet is in evidence,
many a wrinkled, dirty combat uni
Evening star., 1945-02-25
HOLLYWOOD. !

HOLLY WOOD.
Lillian Gish, the fragile, f1uttering
heroine of the D. w. Grifdth era
Of the silent films, had just finished
Miss Susie Slagle" the day We had
tea in Hollywood terrace cafe.
The picture, her first film in long
time, marks her transition to char
acter leads. But, allowing for the
passage of time, she remains much
the same in appearance as in her
glamorous youth when her delicate
beauty, finely chiseled features and
slender form set screen standards.
If you narrow your eyes a bit and
allow the pink clouds of sentiment
to enwrap the subject, she still seems
the same girl who starred in Birth
of a Nation" and Broken Bios
SONS"
Her carefully done blond hair
| was in red snood, set off by combs
with her crocheted ornaments. Her
peasant type dress of sheer white
cotton and red rickrack braid was
girlish Her figure still is slender.
She's Not Sophisticated.
Lillian Gish doesn't seem to have
adopted such sophistication In dress
as other older stars. At parties and
theaters around town she's hatless,
with rose in her hair and a fleecy
shawl about her shoulders. The
clinging vine stuff still pays of.
AS talked to Miss Gish I dis
covered that she believes rickets
are beneficial. I clutched the table,
gulped my too-hot coffee and tried
again. Was she serious? Indeed,
yes. She ascribes her career to
rickets.
A product of severe circumstances,
Lillian was only when she and
her sister Dorothy-some years
younger-went to work In the thea
ter, where they passed childhood
evading the Gerry Society, which
attempted to prevent exploitation
Of children on the stage. Along with
a good foundation In dramatic art,
Lillian also got a bad case of rickets.
"Everytime I go to q doctor for
anything, 1t always traces back to
my ricketts," says Lillian, whose
slender beauty has set many a nor
NAL girl to agonizing diet to EMU
late it. In all fairness, I should
state that the ricketts, did not make
Miss Gish bowlegged and I think
that she overestimates ricketts, as
basis for a successful life.
Is Capable as Actress.
I think Miss Gish has been sue
cess because she's good actress and
she's pretty. Her sister has been
successful, too. but Dorothy is COM
pletely opposed to Lillian on the
Evening star., 1945-02-25
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK.
One of the nicer success stories
around Broadway concerns a Gin
derella whose theatrical chariot is
not very likely to turn into a pump
kin. She is tiny, talented Maureen
Cannon, the feminine star of up
in Central Park" just 18 years old.
Little Maureen scored the biggest
personal success of the up in Gen.
trail Park" opening. She had been
in the role exactly five days, had
stepped into it on the road on five
hours notice. The critics were unan-
imous in approving the sprite's abil-
ity and attractiveness and she
promptly was called the years dis
covery"
Maureen had played in one other
musical comedy, Best Foot For
ward" although in slightly tepid
secondary part. She received negli-
gible applause from the press, but
was signed for the movies, along
with several others in the show.
June .Allyson and Nancy Walker
first were seen in that hit musical)
| After an unfortunate few months
Evening star., 1945-02-25
By Sheilah Graham

HOLLYWOOD.
II like youth, for q very good
reason" says star-maker Joseph
Pasternak. TT keeps me young" Joe
is the producer for and discoverer
of the young players In Hollywood
preferably female. He Is respon-
Isible for the success Of Deanna
lDurbin, Gloria Jeans, June Allyson,
Gloria de Haven, Kathryn Grayson,
Jane Powell. and Is married to
young (25) Dorothy Darrell. They
have one young son, and another
baby Is expected. Joe himself Is in
his early 40s, but has never lost the
excitement and hope that belong
to youth.
I have lunch with him to learn
his story. It's an American saga Of
hard work crowned with the Horatio
Alger type of success.
II was poor boy in Hungary"
Joe tells me. MY idea of America
was a place where every one was
rich, and worked in factories. I had
read only two books before I came
here" continues Pasternak, Nick
Carter and the Life of Abraham
Lincoln I figured that q country
containing Nick Carter and Abra-
ham Lincoln was okay, so / came to
America in 1921. when was 10
years old" Joe had already worked
with his father, arranging weddings,
funerals and birth celebrations. and
In various religious projects Of the
community life Of Simoul Silvania,
where he lived.
Thought to Be q Miner.
II knew there was freedom in
America" says Joe, "but I figured
that when I came here I'd work in
q coal mine or a factory.
II had an uncle in Philadelphia" :"
This was lucky for the hopeful
young immigrant, because he was
held up at Ellis Island for few
days, and was rescued by said uncle.
Joe's first job was punching holes
in leather belts, on piece-work
Evening star., 1945-02-25
TOday's Schedules

CAPITOL-"This Mans Navy:
los, 4, 6:55 and $50 pm.
Stage shows: 800, 6:15 and
9:10 pm.
COLUMB1A-"Fighting Lady:
/. 2:30. 4, $50, 7, 8:35 and
10 pm.
EARLE objective Burma:
12:45, $50, 6::55 and 10 pm.
Stage shows: $40. $40 and
9:25 pm.
KEITH'S-"Three Caballeros"::
l, $50, 4:35, 6;25, $40 and
10 pm.
LITTLE -" The Informer":: l,
$40, 5:25. TAO and 9:55 pm.
METROPOLITAN-"Ent Ar
sene Lupin":: las, 3:45. 545,
7:45 and GAS pm.
PALACE-"Keys of the King
dom: 1:20, 4. $40 and $40
pm.
PIx-"Skylark":: 2:O5, 4:45, 7::2O
and 1910 pm.
TRANS-LUX-News and shorts,
continuous from pm.
Evening star., 1945-02-25
The Competition Brutal
Bv Jaw Carmodv

CarmOdv
Although review 1t the most objective Of terms
spectator seeing objective Burma at the Earle
moved to feeling of kindly sympathy Hollywood
flash two of admiration for its bravery making
This emotional reaction influenced by the somewhat
fact that limitations of in motion pictures
with the real thing In other words Objective Burma and dozen
other pictures cannot comparison with
The Fighting Lady, Desert Victory Memphis
endless footage of official and newse shots dealing with
combat.
Movies Accept Challenge
1t to the movie industrys credit that has hnched
competition the contrary opened
and its theers all
actual films with indifference that
artificial substitute product sold
1t altogether commendabe attitude
other industry know has been called to show
to between types pictures
the synthetic the weakness the latter
the seemingly lesser of its production That Holly
wood do bangup job of Stimulating the of
make-bieve bridge papier radar
station sink apane carrier depth bomb imitation sub
torpedo synthetic tanker with almost much realism
the Navy Marine Corps do the actual thing
But while the film studios simulate all these dramatic
caasrophes cannot such pictures with easonablene
that even approaches conviction
Fami Faces No Help
great handcaps the illusion of Hollywood
that the faces in completely familiar and that the
behind frequently had than
publicity btildup documentary other
its finest dramatic elements in the anonymity Of its
performers Because they namees they be the
perfect symbol the brother sweetheart husband cousin
else who may be in the service
With intention of being unhaeng to Enrol Flynn this
left showing objective Burma with the thought of how
badly compared dramatically with Smokey sover Ihe Fight
ing Lady"
remembrance of the laters pointed the
Fighting
sheet the pic
participants listed that have known
Smokey Others happened to be in
piece the total that made Ihe Fight
ing Lady"
Left Impression.
He freshfaced lad Arkansas and his
by chance in the narrative recied Robert Taylor
predicament
being able strike his carrier Instead he
performed important job of combat intelligence His
face appeared in only couple of but him.
would later the
film that another mission Smokey those missing
Smokey Stover could did the realism
with which he played of hopeless competition
to Hollywood asked initiate him Of tens OF
thousands of other usually symbolic whose faces
eng documentary OF the
Type Casting Too Common
from casting tales
combat necessity Hollywood quite
rcy is the advantage of
examples casting
inevitable of the Brooklyn
not have again That
superb but that his first establishes precisely what he
throughout the whole
applies also George Tobias another excellent whose
of Manhattan repiou Monday
typical several dozen similar invaable of
of
the documentary picture becomes and dramatic
leaves Hollywood with quite problem Of which it probably
already is
Evening star., 1945-02-25
Is Capable as Actress.

I think Miss Gish has been a sue
cess because she's good actress and
she's pretty. Her sister has been
successful. too. but Dorothy is COM
pletely opposed to Lillian on the
Evening star., 1945-02-25
Paris Tourist Finds the Follies damned

(Edito's note: The author OF
the tolloUtng account OF the
current thedter In Paris Is
member of The Stars drama
staff on ,nar ledpe.)
Evening star., 1945-07-17
Runyon's 743 in Rain Cops
Virqinio Beach Open Golf

ital City's other entry, landed in
10th hole with 1856.
Runnerup to Runyan after setting
a dizzy pace in the morning round
was Sergt. Paul Schindo, formerly
pro at Weschester, N. Y, who saw
his title hopes fade as he went 4
over par on the final round. He
finished with 146 after leading at the
halfway mark.
Chandler Harper of Portsmouth,
Va, also a chief specialist In the
Navy, was third with lat.
Smiley Quick of Los Angeles, and
Al Mailhes of Norfolk, tied for first
place honors in the amateur division
and divided first and second money
amounting to SITS in War Bonds.
Runyan thrilled a gallery of some
500 by his arrow-straight shots
down the middle and sparkling
putting. Seldom was he in trouble
and the putter failed to respond to
his magic touch only on the LIST and
18th holes of the final round. Most
of the time he was aiming at brides
Other scorers: Andy Gibson, Balti-
more, $50: John O'Donald, West
Point, Va, $50; Glen Spencer
Rolling Road, Baltimore, 1872; Jack
Isaacs, Newport News, Va, 154; Lee
Kerna, Virginia Beach, 157, and
John T. Kelly, Norfolk, 157.
Evening star., 1945-07-17
Lorkin Would Unity M. A. Clubs
In Drive for Vet Golf Funds

Exhibition match at Indian
Spring-about $500.
PGA day at Woodmont-about
$500.
PGA day at Washington-about
$3.50.
Woman pro match at Indian
Spring-about SITS.
Scattered amounts bring the total
we'll above $4,000, which is enough
to get a good start on courses at
Forest Glen and Bethesda Naval
Hospital, and to get going on clock
golf and miniature courses at Walter
Reed, where they are badly needed.
Recreation officers told the Middle
Atlantic PGA about $4,000 will be
needed to construct a nine-hole lay
out at Forest Glen, which gives you
an idea of what already has been
accomplished.
Wants Money AIIocated.
IN any event, the PGA program is
well on the way to the goal it volun-
tarily set for itself three months
ago. 1t may not reach $25, 900, but
it won't be far off. Meanwhile, Gene
Larkin, as treasurer of the fund, has
a lot of money lying loose which he'd
like to see placed in other hands or
allocated to the purposes for which
it was raised.
1t won't be long now before the
boys at the veterans hospitals will
have all the golf they can use. They
can label it: Courtesy Middle Allan
tic Professional Golfers Association,
with big assist to the big-hearted
golfers here
Bigger and better things are being
planned for this operation. 1t isn't
going fiat because the original i'm
petus has died down. Bob Barnett
and his boys of the MAPGA won't
let that happen.
Evening star., 1945-07-17
Fights Lost Night

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS.-wild Bill McDow.:
ell, 1881, Dallas, Tex, ,outpointed
Fritzie Zivic, 149, Pittsburgh tlO).
WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass.---Gus
(PelD Nell, 1873, Montreal, knocked out
Mario Torres, 1874, Puerto Rico (S).
WATERBURY, conn.-Tami Mauri-
clio, 196, stopped Charley Eagle, 1873,
Waterbury "a.
PROVIDENCE, r. I.-Charles (Cab:-
cyl Lewis, 127A, New York, outpointed
Pat Demers, 1891, Brockton, Mass.
(1Q).
BALTrMoRE.-PhiI Muscato, 176A,
BuffAlo, N. z, defeated Nate Bolden,
rs, Chicago t10].
NEWARK, N. J--George Parks, 1S5,
washington, technically knocked out
shamus O'Brien, 17S, Philadelphia CD.
PITTSBURGH .--Juste Fontaine, 136,
Milwaukee, technically knocked out
Pablo Hernandez, 1873, New York (b).
NEW YoRK.-Danny Rapilow, 146sz,
New York, stopped Ernie (CaO Robin
8on, 1479z, New York t6).
ALLENTOWN, Pa.---Georee Brown,
13s, Reading, Pa, and Ernie Petrone,
IA, Philadelphia, drew 80.
HAzLEToN, Ps.-Joe Perslta, 1888,
Tamaqus. Pa, outpointed Ace Dundee,
139, Baltimore tS).
Jimmy Eherer, 147, Mil
waukee, outpointed Bill Parsons, LAB.
psnville, Ill. (s).
Evening star., 1945-07-17
Parks Makes Hit in Newark
With TK0 Over 0'Brien
special pispatch to The Star.

EpeClhl DlSpAbCu 10 1ue SlaI.
NEWARK, N. j., July 17.-Georgie
Parks, a heavyweight who was con-
sidered washed up" in his home
town of Washington, D. c., made a
big hit with the customers in
Meadowbrook Bowl last night when
he came from behind to score a
TKO over Shamus O'Brien in 2:22
of the ninth of the scheduled 10
round main event.
O'Brien, a recent winner over
Dixie Oliver, another District of
Columbia Negro heavyweight, justi-
fed his role as the favorite in early
rounds when he piled up a sizable
margin of points, but Parks caught
up with him in the ninth with a
left and right to the jaw and
pounded him into the ropes. AS
OBrien bounced back he foored
him with a furry of punches and
the referee stopped the action.
Parks weighed 185. O'Brien, a
philadelphian, scaled 178.
Evening star., 1945-07-17
ns Hold Second Place Despite Double Defeat by Browns
Champions Still Rated
Flag Threats Although
81 Games OFF Pace
BY JACK HAND,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

hSSOIidIEd FfcSa CpuEt3 WEtteEs
Time is beginning to run out on
the Cinderella men" from st. Louis
in their quest of a second American
League flag, but Luke Sewell's st
Louis Browns are determined to
make things tough on any would
be successors.
The Senators, who were making
menacing motions toward the first
place Detroit Tigers, were some
what subdued when the Brownies
hit town last night and clubbed the
Mats twice through the hurting
efforts of Al Hollingsworth and Tex
Shirley, couple of "has-beens," ac-
cording to the won and lost records
Even the Browns in sixth place,
six and one-half games off the pace,
still are factors in the wide-open
flag scramble that gives every club
in the circuit, except the Philadel-
phia AS, at least hope and prayer
of making the grade.
Washington fell three full games
behind the leaders because Detroit
emerged from its slumber and
whacked the Yankees, 9-4. Stubby
Overmire tanned New York for the
Tigers first triumph of their second
Eastern invasion, but he had some
bad moments in the eighth inning
Red Rufflng. making his first ap-
pearance since the 1912 World
Series, got a pinch single to bring
in the first run in a rally that netted
four scores.
The man who couldn't win ano
the fellow who couldn't lose seem
to have reversed positions in Phil
adelphia. Bobo Newsom, who lost
IL before entering the win column,
earned his second straight de-
cision, I'll, on two-hitter against
Chicago. In the early game Russ
Christopher, the AS bell COW, was
belted off the hill and handed his
fourth successive beating, 6-2.
Cleveland put the damper on Bos-
ton, 3-2. just when the Red Sox
were in a position TO slide into
third place and a virtual tie Tor
second. Rookie Randy Heflin
pitched good enough ball. but Pat
Seerey's two-run homer in the sixth
sealed his doom.
l. Chicago maintained its four game
advantage in the National by CON-
ing from behind in the last of the
ninth with two runs and a 4-3
shade over New York's Van Mungo
Paul Gillespie's single was the tell
ing blow, giving reliefer Ray Starr
his first success in a Chicago llai-
form.
st. Louis clung to second BY
shutting out the Braves. 20, be-
hind Harry Brecheen. Sore arm o.
no, Brecheen tossed his first com
plete game since May and ef
fectively silenced the Boston ink
Tom Seats of Brooklyn, anothe
pitcher who hadn't gone the routi
since May IL, lasted all the way t,
defeat Pittsburgh, 81. Xayie
Rescigno, middleman of three Pirat
| tosSers, was charged with the Il s.
Evening star., 1945-07-17
Wood, Shields Recall
Net Fame by Skill
In Eastern Event
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, July 17.-A couple
of veteran tennis players who
reached the Wimbledon ALI England
tennis final in 1881 may give the
current racket-wielding stars bat
tie for the Eastern clay courts
tennis championship.
It was IA years ago when Sidney
B. Wood, thin 18-year-old school,
boy, and Frank X. Shields, gawky
19-year-old, cut down an interna-
tionally famous field on hallowed
Wimbledon's grass courts and
reached the last round together.
But the thrilling climax of two
New York youngsters meeting on
the famed center court never came
off. Shields Sprained his ankle and
was forced to default.
Shields dropped out of the Ma
tion's first 10 in 1885 after being
ranked No. l in 1888, but Wood,
whose top rating was third in 1884,
was ranked fifth as recently as 1943
The two have been confining
their tournament tennis to the New
York area for the most part re-
Gently and have been demonstrat-
ing flashes of their old-time skill.
If they happen to catch top-seeded
Billy Talbe@. of Wilmington, Del,
or second--~eded Elwood Cooke of
Boston and Los Angeles, upsets
could easily occur.
Both Wood and Shields advanced
to the third round of the Eastern
tourney yesterday while Talbert and
Cooke were travelling from Menasah,
Wis, where the Wilmington stylist
beat Cooke for the Western title.
The top two players received first
round byes and may swing into ac-
ton today
Wood chopped down two local
players, while Shields advanced
without swinging a racket He re-
ceiyed a bVe and won bV default
Evening star., 1945-07-17
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

Within the next few days Gene
Larkin, Woodmont Country Club
pro. secretary of the Middle Atlantic
PGA, and one of the sparkplugs be-
hind the PGA wounded veterans
rehabilitation fund, will call meet
ing of all links officials around
Washington to seek full-f1edged
support for the fund to provide golf
facilities for wounded men. The
meeting, if Larkin has his way, Will
bind all the links organizations into
a unified body to raise money for
this cause. He proposes to call it the
Middle Atlantic Charities, Inc, and
suggests that a bonded treasurer be
elected.
Less than halfway through the
1945 campaign, around $4,000 has
been raised through golf, every
penny of which will GO to build
courses and links facilities for
wounded men. 1t is getting to be
a pretty big venture, and Bob Bar
nett's dream of raising $25,0 900 to-
ward the goal seems not too far
away.
Have Made Fine Start.
Many of the clubs around town al
ready have staged events and the
members have kicked in for the
fund, but that is just the beginning,
They'll do more when cool weather
comes back and more golfers play
the game.
AS a kind of interim report to
the linksmen and linkswomen who
have given their support in dollars,
Larkin gives the following figures:
Exhibition match at Chevy Chase
$4,000.
Charity night and golf tourney at
Manor-$1 200.
Evening star., 1945-07-17
Irish Stort Grid Drills
With ITO Candidates

SOUTH BEND, Ind, July 17-One
hundred and ten candidates have
reported to Coach Hugh Devore and
the Notre Dame coaching staff as
the Fighting Irish started five weeks
of summer football practice.
The sessions will end August Is
and the squad will reassemble Sep
tember 4 for fall drills. Eight letter
men from the 1914 squad are among
those on hand.