The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-23

GREER CARSON
unlike any you ever saw BEFORE"
he says, land when first you see
them, you are not sure that you
like them. But once people become
accustomed to peculiarities of strik-
ingly individual actresses, thousands
try to be like them"
Kenny Baker steps in as emcee
and star of Glamour Manor" Sep
TENDER 80, on ABC. The show will
have the same formal as last year;
story three days a week, audience
participation Tuesdays and Thurs
days, Baker every day.
Denmark's "Viking Girl" who's
signed long-term contract with
Hall Wallis productions, has the
leading feminine role in "The Beg
gars Are Coming to Town." She and
her family were among the last to
leave Denmark before the German
occupation.
Jane Withers got her start in films
in a Shirley Temple picture,
bright Eyes" Now that they're
both grown-up, Jane says she'd like
to make another picture with Shir-
ley. She proves what real actress
she is as a reporter in Danger
Street"
William Wyler can't see why the
doctor said it was just ga common
cold" that laid him up during the
filming of Goldwyn's "The Best
Years of Our Lives" He figures
that the cost of hating production
for day costs exactly $5,326.15. OF
course, that included the salaries
of stars, extras and technicians. AS
for the extra Is cents - that was
for box of aspirin.
Peter Lind Hayes, considered by
a lot of people the best comedian
now at large, reports to Hollywood
in the fall for his first picture role;
he'll play press agent in Nunnally
Johnson's "Mr. Peabody and the
Mermaid" Radio row still is gap
ing over the very sensible stipula-
tons he made when first radio of
fers were dangled before him-$100
week for himself, $4,000 for script
writers. He learned the importance
of writer's after an unfortunate ex-
perience with the Beatrice Kay
show.
Tommy Dorsey, working in "The
Fabulous Dorseys," Omitted Artists
release) is prepared for anything.
"The way Hollywood does things"
said he, "I'm not sure they won't
ask my brother Jimmy to portray
me, and then ask me to play
Jimmy!"
The experts on "It Pays To
Be Ignorant" are frightfully disap-
pointed - not a single romance has
developed between contestants
who've met when appearing on the
program. More than a hundred
COupACo HaVC DCCn ntIOuuCCu u
each other; Friday after Friday, a
young man and young woman
have been selected from the audi
ence and brought to the stage. But
Tom Howard still has hopes.
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Marsha Hunt and Felix Bressart
will be seen in good company in
Carnegie HalI'-the cast includes
Jascha Heifetz, Arthur Rubenstein,
Lily Pons, Rise Stevens and Benny
Goodman, Boston Symphony orches-
ira, New York Philharmonic and
Vatican choir.
ODDS AND ENDS-When Curtis Bern.
haTdt, directing Possessed at Warner's,
calls "Joanl" he gets responses from Joans
Crawford, Winfield, Chandler and Loring.
-. Nice contract Robert Taylor's signed
tUith MON; its for Is years, no options,
and he can produce and direct If some
thing spoils his looks for acting. Dem
mis- Day breaks in net0 radio program,
n Day in the Life of Dennis Day" on
October 3-NBC, Thursday evenings.
Frank Wilcox, featured in II COper the
Big T0s0n," became interested in acting
t0hen house-t0,h0use brush salesman
told him about little fheater group. =.
Lon CLANCY Jr. sheds those horror roles
for comedy in my Fauoriss Brunette"