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Evening star., 1946-12-27

and I'm not. A man can't work with
out drinking"
Benton and the interviewer pro-
tested they could get along with
out refreshments, but Fields was
adamant.
He ordered a pitcher of Martins
and another pitcher of whisky.
Never could lift a pencil myself
before taking a drink" he told
Benton.
It was difficult to tell whether
Fields was talking to Benton, or
whether the latter was sketching
Fields. The latter did a lot more
listening than he did Of drawing.
Fields was in his best form, man
with wild vituperstive enthusiasm
for alcohol and just as wild and
vituperative distain at the moment
for doctors and child actors.
The doctors had won his cordial
hatred at the moment by a $4,000
bill for trying to cure the comedian
of his drinking habits while all he
wanted of them was palliative for
an Immediate hangover.
AS for child actors, he had just
finished his famous duel with Baby
Leroy, a scene-stealer whose career
Fields had sealed with the greatest
epitaph ever written for precocious
thespians, Through at three"
For a man roughly engaged in
the role of posing for a painter,
especially one of Benton's renown,
Fields was subject of astounding
elasticity. He waved his arms, he
pounded on the desk, he worried
that no one was drinking enough,
and from time to time he ducked
down behind the desk to open a
drawer looking for a gadget he
thought might be interesting.
Only once did he seem to recall
that Benton was sketching him.
That was when he got up, wandered
over to the window overlooking his
terraced garden and observed: "a
fine garden for chasing blonds in" i"
For that he apologized. Benton as
sured him it was just what he had
wanted.
X X X
A few minutes later he asked If
he might see the drawing "as far
as you've gone"
"Ive finished" Benton said, hand
ing the sketch to Fields.
The latter took it and studied 1t
long and intently.
Perfect" he said. "That's what
I was afraid Of"
Evening star., 1946-12-27
Gable Leads a Lonely Life
By SheiIoh Grohom

pleased. The decision was made
when Boss Zanuck viewed the 10
days rushes. Incidentally, you can
sell short those rumors of a ro-
nance between Vic and Jacqueline
Dalya. It isn't so, and I'll make a
bet now that Vic doesn't marry for
at least five years.
Ella Raines at lunch In the Uni
versal cafe looks fine and tells me
she feels even better. 'I feel so
free" says Ella, who received her
final divorce papers last week. Fol-
lowing "Black Velvet" with John
Garfield, Ella hops over to England
to do a picture for j. Arthur Rank.
"And I certainly won't marry again
until after I come back here" she
tells me. Ella wants to go to Paris
and wants to be unencumbered
when she takes in the gay city,
which, I gather from Maria Montez,
is still pretty gay.
X \ 4 \
Phyllis Calvert's husban6 Peter
Murray Hill, will not make any pic
lures in Hollywood this trip, after
all. 1--WE signed a new contract
with Rank for eight months year
to make two pictures in England"
Phyllis tells me on the set of Time
! Out of Mind" "and my new deal
with Paramount is for one picture a
year for the next five years and
each must be completed within four
months" Phyllis says she signed the
Paramount deal because Of Make
You a Fine Wife," her first picture
for. them.
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
really get the works in their next
picture, Mexican Hayride." Not
only is it in technicolor-their first
in color, by the way-but Lucille
Ball, Tony Martin and Carmen Mi
randa are being offered heavy sugar
to join the cast.
Joan Crawford's deal to star in
Portrait in Black" is a wee bit
wobbly because there is now some
doubt whether Carol Reed can di-
rect it, and that was Joan's condi-
ton for doing the picture.
Van Johnson's leading lady, Janet
Leigh, in Romance of Rosy Ridge
has been robbed! She doesn't get a
single kiss from Van in the entire
picture. "I'm heartbroken," says
Janet, with giggle.
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Evening star., 1946-12-27
Too Civilized

HOLLYWOOD.
Filming an elephant stampede for
"Tarzan and the Huntress," posed
real problem not because of the
danger but because the pachyderms
were too genteel. Trained from
birth not to be destructive, the huge
beasts did not want to wreak the
havoc required.
Evening star., 1946-12-27
w. c. Fields, as Artist Model,
Set Record in Animation
By Joy Cormody

Hoywoods movie press departments would arrange for the visiting
Fields The suggestion had from the
visiting however Fields could himself much
dramatically that the latter had to
great yesterday lived rather
publicity liked that
Evening star., 1946-12-27
RAYMOND Returns

11OIlLI WOOD.
Gene Raymond, who co-stars with
Laraine Day, Brian Aherne and
Robert Mitchum in "The Locket," in
his first film assignment after four
years as a USAAF Major, is plan
ming to make pictures in Latin
America and is studying Spanish.
Evening star., 1946-12-27
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions

w VHSbS 0bt0 w sbSh
| Current Theoter Attractions
and Time Of Showing
Stage.
Nationality in Central Park;
|2:30 and $50 pm.
Screen.
Capitol-"The ShoWoff": Hoe
am. 1:5O, 4:30, 7::20 and 10 pm
Stage shows: /, 3:35, 6:25 and 9:0s
pm.
Columbia 1.-THE Strange Woman"
II am, LOS, 3:15, $40, 7:30 ano
$40 PM
Earle Till the End of Time:
10:45 am, /, $40. 5:25, 1880 ano
GAS pm.
Hipp drome "Wutherine
Heights: 2:05, 5:10 and 8:15 pm.
Keith's-"Song Of the South: 9
1850 am, 1910, 2:30, AIS, 6:15
8:05 and 9:55 PIN.
Little - Henry the Fifth: 2::3o
and $50 pm.
Metropolitan - 'The Return OF
Evening star., 1946-12-27
TODAYS NEIGHBORHOOD MOVIES
TIV0LI lAth s : Pork Rd. NV.

Last Day-PHILIP DORM, GATHER
INE MCLEOD in TIVE ALWAYS
LOVED YOU" Gin Technology. At
l. 3:05, 5:15, 7:20, $50. Tomor-
row-DAN DURYEA, ELLA RA1NES
in WHITE TIE AND TAILS" For
Information Children's S saturday
Morning Show See Ad Top OF Middle
Column.
Evening star., 1946-12-27

Monte Cristo":: 11::25 am, las, $3.50,
1875, TAO and Gas pm.
Palace-"Till the Clouds Roll By"::
HOS am, 1:40, AIS, $50 and 9:25
pm.
Pix-"Captain Kidd: 3:35, 6:35,
|9::35 pm. and 1885 am.
Trans-Lux - News and shorts;
continuous from 1915 am.
Evening star., 1946-12-27

GENTLEMAN?-ReE Harrison
plays the leading role in "The
Notorious Gentleman" 1ohich
apas called n Rake's Progress"
In England tDhere 1t Uas
made. The comedy opens
tomorrow at the Hippodrome.
Evening star., 1946-12-27
savoy

CEc0 s244 Go. Ave. Silver Spring.
SH. 254o. Porkine Spoce
Last Day. DANNY KAYE. VIRGINIA
MAYO in THE KID FROM BROOK
LYN lin Tech.l. At 6:15, 9:25.
KIRBY. GRANT in GUN MANS
CODE" At S:25. Tomorrow, KEN
CURTIS. JOAN BARTON in LONE
STAR MOONLIGHT" SIDNEY TO-
LER in THE TRAP"
Evening star., 1946-12-27

KENNEDY Kennedy Nr. 4'h NV.
A6NNAD RA. $500 Not. Pm.
Parking Space Available to Patrons.
Today Only, ROBERT YOUNG, SYL-
VIA SIDNEY in SEARCHING
WIND" AT 1:15, 3:15. $50. 7:20.
9:25. Tomorrow, BUD ABBOTT. LOU
COSTELLO in TIME OF THEIR
LIVES
Evening star., 1946-12-27
CIT WE'D Ga. Ave. & ColesviIle Pike
OAA AAA Sh $500 Mot. ] Pm.

Last Day. ROBERT YOUNG. BAR
BARA HALE in LADY LUCK" At
1, $40, 5:15. 7:25. 9:35. Tomorrow,
DAN DURYEA. ELLA RAINES in
WHITE TIE AND TAILS For In
formation Children's Saturday Morn
Evening star., 1946-12-27

WIDOnMR0ME n. 7. Ave. at s'h
0Ak VO&VTAA NE. 1854
Doors Open l:45. Hits. RUDOLPH
VALENTINO in THE EAGLE LAU-
Renee LIVER, "WURTHERING
HEIGHTS"
Evening star., 1946-12-27

AVNY nN 56i2 Conn. Ave. NV.
Today Only. MONTE HALE, ADRIAN
BOOTH in "HOME ON THE RANGE"
At B:45, $50, 10. Tomorrow, TOM
KELLY. ANN GILLIS in ADV. OF
TOM SAWYER" For Information
Chfldren's Saturday Morning Show
See Ad Top Of Column.
Evening star., 1946-12-27

FENTUAT 4Z5 Yfh 81. INV.
IkN 4nAA Me. 2s4l.
Doors Open 10:45 AM.
Last Day. GARY COOPER In
CLOAK AND DAGGER. Al II,
2:O5, sos, $40. BUSTER CRABBE
in "TERRORS ON HORSEBACK" At
1905, AFRO, SIS. Tomorrow, CHES-
TER MORRIS, JEFF DONNEIL in
..PHANTOM THIEF LAWRENCE
BY STEP"
Evening star., 1946-12-27
Theaters Having Eve. Performance
APOLLO

NUnf e24 H 81. NE.
fAE VkAV FIR. $500
Today Only. VIVIAN BLAINE,
PERRY COMO in IF I'M LUCKY"
At 7:35, 9:20. Tomorrow. DESI Ar
MAJ. JOAN FULTON in CUBAN
PETE" CHARLES STARRETT In
LAND RUSH"
Evening star., 1946-12-27

nEN4H Pa. Ave. at 9TH Sc.
AAa" FR. $500. Mot Pm.
Parking Space Available to Patrons
Last Day. PHILIP DORM, GATHER
INE MCLEOD in I'VE ALWAYS
LOVED YOU" lin Tech.). At L, $40.
SIS, 7:25, $40. Tomorrow. DAN
DURYEA. ELLA RA1NES IN WHITE
| TIE AND TAILS" For Information
Children's Saturday Morning Show
see Ad Top of Column.
Evening star., 1946-12-27
NOME

UnMY 1890 c St. NE.
'sSGaA TR. 6l8e
Last Day. WALTER P1DGEON,
JANE POWELL in HOLIDAY IN
MEXICO Gin Tech.). At 6, 9.
CHARLES STARRETT in DESERT
HORSEMAN. At sos. Tomorrow,
PHILLIP TERRY, ANN SAVAGE in
DARK HORSE" BOB STEELE In
SHUTDOWN SAUNDERS.
Evening star., 1946-12-27
SAAAAAAAsAN RA. 24oo. Mot ! PM.

Today Only, DAN DURYEA, JUNE
VINCENT in BLACK ANGEL" At
l:25, $40, $50, 7:35, 9:40. Tomor-
row, TOM KELLY, ANN GILLIS in
"ADy. OF TOM SAWYER" For In
formation Children's Saturday Morn
ing Show See Ad Top of Column.
Evening star., 1946-12-27

cNY DNV 4935 Co. Ava. NM.
SVLUN4 oE. $500. -
Today Only, ANITA LOUISE, AH-
CHAEIs DUANE IN ''SHADOWEDr
At Gas, $40. 10. Tomorrow, GLENN
FORD, JANET BLAIR in GALLANT
JOURNEY"
Evening star., 1946-12-27

ITpTnWN Conn. Avs. & Newark.
OE IVWN Wo. $500. Mot. ! PM.
Today Only. DAN DURYEA. ELLA
RAINES in WHITE TIE AND
TAILS" At 1:25, 3, 4:40,. $40. T:55.
9:35 Tomorrow, ERROL FLYNN.
ELEANOR PARKER in NEVER SAY
GOODBYE
Evening star., 1946-04-28
A Moot Hollywood Question Is Settled
1t Was Buddy De Sylvia Who Suggested Ray and for Los
Weekend" Role Says Billy Wilder
By SheiIoh Grohom

in the very successful Double In
demnity," the first of the present
cycle of murder stories in the movies.
("Lost Weekend" has started a
drunk series, and "Emperor's Waltz"
will probably start new bunch of
good hope--musicals) George
couldn't see the picture" says Wild
er, who insisted on having Fred
MacMurray for the insurance sales
man role, and thereby started off a
new movie career for Fred.
Joined by Lubitsch.
Wilder and his wife recently sep
arated after many years of marriage.
They have 6l2-year- daughter
Billys swears he'll never marry again.
But he was lucky-in a way. At
his wife's request he kept the house
they lived in for himself-"and for
all the husbands who are breaking
up with their wives and have no
place to 60" Cy Bartlett lived in
the Wilder house during his brief
separation from Ellen Drew.
1t was Ernst Lubitsch who was
responsible for the very successful
working partnership of Wilder and
Bracket The boys were assigned
by Lubitsch to work together on
''Biuebeard's Eighth Wife" and since
then, with the exception of Wilder S
recent spell in Germany, the boys
have worked together, first as writer's
and, in recent years, as director
/ (Wilder) and producer (Brackett)
as well,
Evening star., 1946-04-28
~ JUANlTA ~
CARTER RI

SONG RECITAL MON. EVENING, APR. 20
First CONGREGATIONAL Church, 10th NV.
Admission free-voluntary offering.
Juanita Carter, distinguished soprano of
Washington and New York. gives choice
popular program. Theo. Schafer, accom-
panist.
"A golden roice. The phole porld toiu
SOON hear her with surprise and delight" :"
Toronto "Teleoram,"
Evening star., 1946-04-28

OF course, I want to know how the
boys collaborate-every one does.
And this is how they write their
movies: They talk over everything
together, then Charlie puts it down
in longhand and secretary types it.
Who Wants a Fortune?
Wilder had 100 movie stories to
his credit before he came to Holly
wood in 1888. He was born in Aus
tria, but worked as a reporter in
Germany before writing and direct
ing pictures for UFA in Berlin.
Came Adolf Hitler and Billy decided
to leave Nazi Germany. Il tossed a
coin to see whether I'd learn Eng
lish or French" he tells me. He
learned French and went to Paris.
When he came to Hollywood he
could not speak more than couple
of words in English. Now he has
only a mild accent.
He is 80 years old and says that
his outdoor sport is tennis and his
indoor sport is chess. For our lunch
he did me the honor of wearing a
tie. Usually the throat is barred.
Billy say he does not care about
making a fortune, and that If you
have $1,000 or $4,000 in the bank
it's all the same. I know some peo-
pie who could tell him differently.
AS for the two gold Oscars he won
for Lost Weekend" Billy says he is
using them as doorstops-and as a
reserve for gold filings in his teeth!
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Evening star., 1946-04-28
HOLLYWOOD


Women of the land go into &C.
stasies over the ultramodern
clothes worn by their favorite CLAM
our ladies in the movies, but few in
the audience pause to realize what
complicated job is back of the
creation Of those fetching ward
robes.
If an actress could get an order on
the studio and dash into retail
shop to pick up her film wearables,
that would be simple. But there are
a number of reasons why such pro-
cedure is entirely out of the ques-
ton.
The apparel you drool about when
you see it on the screen and then
run downtown to try to duplicate
must be designed Cd to illustrate
the character of the script (2),
match the mood of the story and t3)
fit the personality of the actresses
portraying the leading roles.
Creation of screen wardrobe
starts just like house building
blueprints. The designers read the
script far in advance of most others
connected with the picture. They
get the drift of the story, the atmos-
phere and the types of actresses
slated to play the top roles Then
they begin sketchlng furiously.
After the sketches come lengthy
conferences, in which the approval
of producer, director, star, camera
man and art director must be OBJ
tanned. With these satisfied, sample
wardrobes are made and actually
given screen tests. Frequently, a
camera test of a gown will show
that the Judgment of all has been
wrong. Then the designer must start
anew.
Loud Patterns Distract.
Such a string of woe befell RKO's
Edward Stevenson when he designed
clever bolero suit with black and
white striped hat and vest for Shir-
ley Temple to wear in Honeymoon.
Shirley, Director William Keighley
and everybody but the camera
thought the outfit wonderful. Or
the screen a startling flash of stripes
dominated everything The suit was
Evening star., 1946-04-28
CT Musical a Broadway Hit
By Jack O'Brion

nette Danny Kaye. The excellent
accomplishments of others in the
cast are nearly as worthy of par
ticular attention as those of Miss
Garrett and Munshin, and I'm sorry
that space doesn't permit any fur
ther description of their brisk and
welcome attainments.
For the benefit of these EXC. rs
and USO gals, Harold Rome has
written tunes and lyrics which
range from agreeable to excellent.
He has tossed in tenderness, satire,
broad comedy. even some tasteful
and moving social significance-the
latter with a most unusually effec-
tive and sensible approach, using
the rapier rather than the broad
and brutal bludgeon of one of last
weeks openings and closings,
Woman Bites Dog"
Sketches Are Funny.
Arnold Auerbach's sketches are
mostly. hilarious; only once or twice
do they fall below a surprisingly
high average. One about the in
fantrymans idea of the manner in
which air forces officers lived while
in service is a howl; another called
"Yuletide Park Avenue" about the
welcome home of the lieutenant
q. g. son of a wealthy family, is
smart and sophisticated in the bet
ter meaning of that word, and
downright hilarious. Other bits
range from the corniest slapstick
to sketch about the housing prob
lens of the newly married returned
veteran, which is certainly topical,
and it approaches this popular
problem with good humor and taste.
The dancing, singing, direction
and writing all measure up to quite
a distance beyond the sort of shab-
by, antiquated stuff we've been
handed in the last couple of years
under the dubious title of revue
material. Call Me Mister" with a
cast made up of virtual unknowns,
is one of the real delights of the
wear
Evening star., 1946-04-28

she wears in picture because
tailored things are so difficult to
find these days and the suits stand
the rigors of picture making bet
ter than other apparel. Usually
sheer evening gown or other dress
is pretty much the worse for wear
when a film is finished.
Unfair Discrimination.
Evening gowns and other dresses,
if not too badly worn, are put into
the studio wardrobe for use by eX-
tras in mob scenes. Sometimes
sales at which extras, secretaries
and other employees may buy sur
plus costumes are held at the vari-
GUS studios. Occasionally, too, cos
tunes are donated to charity, to be
auctioned off for the Motion Pic
ture Relief Fund, Child Welfare
work or other worthy causes.
Clothes manufacturers and fash
ion experts visiting the wardrobe de-
partment are amazed at the perfec.
ton of stitching, beading and Other
details that 60 into the making of q
costume. They don't realize how 8
flaw in workmanship will be mag
nified in a closeup on a screen q
feet high.
| A continual bone of contention /.
the stipulation that male stars mus
provide their own clothes for mod.
ern pictures while the studio sup.
plies them for a costume or perioe
picture. The studio furnishes al
costumes, whether for modern OF
period pictures, for feminine star!
and the men call that unfair dis.
elimination.
That fashion plate. Adolph Men.
jou, is reputed to have a wardrobe
of 482 costumes, ranging from
sportswear and Scotch kits to eve.
ming wear, and 1,500 hats. Fortu.
nately such wardrobe is not mus
for all stars, but the average we'll
dressed actor will have at least 81
changes of costume. These clothe.
should be in subdued colors and pat.
terms so that coats and trousers ma,
be readily interchanged and com.
bined.
The actor must juggle his clothing
and keep track of the pictures il
which he has worn certain suits tt
avoid the recent sad experience of {
prominent star. This actor, starrinf
in both pictures of a double bill
convulsed audiences by wearing tn,
same loud suit in both pictures.
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Alliance, lnc.)
Evening star., 1946-04-28
Design for Cinema Glamour
Creation of Those Film Star Wardrobes Is
Complicated Procedure
By HoroId Heffernon

| discarded and another designed
However, it looked so well on Shirley
off the screen that she added it tc
her personal collection.
Selection of colors, patterns and
fabrics is as important in black
and-white as it is in color. Stripes,
polka dots and loud patterns are
avoided because the attention of
the audience is diverted. Very
sheer woolens are always used be-
cause heavy material photographs
too bulky. Some colors photograph
muddy" others go too black on
the screen.
Most stars, femininelike, want
their clothes to be becoming and
suit their personality. Any sincere
actress, however, will make a sacri-
flee to get a wardrobe that fits the
character she is portraying.
At least two and sometimes three
or more copies of each piece of
apparel worn by a star are made,
all depending on how strenuous
the role. A star in a dancing part
will wear out several sheer, diaph-
aneous dancing frocks. For nom
strenuous roles, a duplicate costume
will save costly production delay
which would follow set mishap
resulting in damaged garment.
Many stars imagine they have
physical defects, such as shoulder
that is higher than the other. an
unsightly neckline, or bony hips
Claudette Colbert, for example, al
ways nursed a phobia that one side
of her face was horribly unpho-
togenic. Cameramen repeatedly
argued with her that this was the
bunk. Nevertheless, you see only
the front and one side of Colbert S
face on the screen. Designers
gravely devise clothes to hide these
defects knowing all the time that
they exist only in the Imagination
of the stars.
Stars Have Favorites.
When one of the clothes experts
learns that star dislikes a certain
color it Is avoided rather than upset
her charming personality in the
role. Most foibles concern the wear
ing of jewelry, which may or may
not fit in with a costume. AS a
Persian princess in "Sinbad the
Sailor" Maureen O'Hara superstiti.
ously refuses to remove her wedding
ring, hiding it with tape and make
up as she does in all her pictures
Maureen is hardly an exception
There are dozen or more top act.
resses who insist that the little
band shall not be removed. The,
stick steadfastly to this belief unit
the fast-grinding Hollywood divorce
mill removes it automatically.
When Dorothy Mcclure was film.
ing It'll the End of Time" she hat
two pairs of shoes Identical in styl,
and last but one pair brown il
color and the other blue. On,
day she insisted en- wearing on,
blue and one brown shoe in 4.
scene. What superstitious whin
prompted this action nobody eve
discovered. The shoes photographed
as mated pair.
Many stars have their favorite de
signers and insist on them fash
ioning their apparel for all pic
lures. Adrian. who won his repu
tation designing clothes for Clau
dette Colbert and Joan Crawford
during their early screen days, still
caters to them.
! Occasionally star will buy sui
Evening star., 1946-04-28
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK.
Melvyn Douglas, the actor, and
Herman Levin, a Broadway lawyer,
had the same idea when they were
in uniform: That there was plenty
of untouched talent in the various
services which could be rounded up
into one very good Broadway revue.
Luckily for all concerned, includ-
ing the theater public, they put
their heads and producing talents
together, and the result is bright
fresh, gay and bouncy revue, Call
Me Mister now solidly set at the
National Theater as one of the
seasons biggest smash hits.
Call Me Mister" had one thing
in its favor before the opening
The audience wanted to like it.
There was a feeling in the air which
I'd never experienced in several
years of reviewing Broadway shows
Even the old axiom that 'It always
rains at National first night
wasn't true that evening. And the
portents fell happily in the pro-
duction's favor all the way through.
Every male member of the cast
OF Call Me Mister" you see, is a
returned serviceman. Even the COM
poser, choreographer, designer, CO.'S
tuner, director were in active mill
tary servicA While not enough for
mer distaff .ctors and dancers could
be rounded up, every girl in the cast
at least had been with the USO
overseas or on hospital circuits en-
tertaining the lads in uniform.
Many Good Performances.
The particular star of the evening
was Betty Garrett, who was having
her first really rewarding oppor-
tunity to shc,w that she is the very
excellent comedienne some aisle
seaters have insisted she is, eveA
after seeing her in some pretty bad
shows. She stopped the show as
cold as a 3uffalo blizzard with one
number, South America, Take 1t
Away" in which she suggests to
the countries south of the border
that they can do us a good neigh
borly favor by taking back their
rumbas, congas and sambas. During
the rest of the snow, Miss Garrett
plays everything from an old grand
mother to a young gal, and all in
q most delightful fashion. She's
the seasons musical comedy find,
most definitely.
Praise in the male division goes
10 Jules Munshin. very resource
full comic whose gamut runs widely
and good humoredly in all direc-
tions. He reminded me of a bru-