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Evening star., 1946-06-02
Two Playwrights
divide Howard
Memorial Award
BY The Assoeiatsd Prsss

The Sidney Howard Memorial
Award for 1916, given each year to
playwright, whose first drama
shows sufncient worth to be thus en-
oouraged, and which carries with it
added cash encouragement Of 81 500,
this year was divided equally be-
tween Carson Kanin, author OF the
hugely successful Born Yesterday, T"
and Arthur Laurents. Laurents
wrote Home Of the Brave" one of
the seasons most respected failures.
In dividing the award, the Play
wrights' Company noted: 1--WE do
not mean to suggest that both plays
are Of equal merit. or that they are
In any way comparable one to an
other, except in that they both rep
resent fine writing for the theater
Mr.. Kanin's Born Yesterday is
a first play Of such considerable
merit and it has obtained such a
deserved success that its selection
for this years award is an obvious
one. 1t is certainly the hope of the
Playwright's Company that the ac-
claim accorded to Born Yesterday
will encourage its author to write q
great many more plays.
Home of the Brave by Mr.
Laurents, was not commercial
success but 1t revealed the kind OF
passionate talent which the theater
desperately needs. Home of the
Brave undoubtedly suffered because
1t was = war play. coming ut = time
when too many members Of the
audience wanted to forget its con-
tinuingly important subjects. But
Mr.. Laurents has much to say and
he has revealed the ability to say
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Evening star., 1946-06-02
From Corliss to Bing Crosby
By Robert H. Myers.

expensive apartment building above
the Sunset Strip section. Her father
a businessman, and sister Betty
live in New York.
Joan attended public and private
schools in Orange, N. j., and mixed
two years at Columbia with model.
ing in New York before braeing the
Broadway producer, George Abbott
for stage work.
She wangled a small part in the
short-lived Beat the Band" ano
then scored marked success in the
Corliss Archer role in the hit, kiss
and Tell" She played it year and
that was the springboard to a Holly.
wood contract.
Her family was nontheatrical
but Joan always had the urge. They
say that when she first was inter-
viewed by Abbott she was pleased
but cool, and strictly husinesslike.
Joan still has the blue-and white
dotted dress and straw hat she wore
that day.
Il can still wear the DRESS" she
observed, and despite her hurried
rush to screen prominence, she can
wear the same hat, too. -
Evening star., 1946-06-02

ZANY DAYS ARE HERE
AGAIN-Befng a uague hint
OF Uhat you can erpect of
the ne,D Olsen johnson sho,D,
"La11ng Room Only," phich
drriUes at the National The
ater tomorrow night. The
operattc scene upper lett
inDolves Frank Libuse, under
the toupee, and Margot
Brdnder, 1Dhile Ole Olse,,
upper right tries to discoper
it snnfo,Ders 1Dill tell, for the
benefit OF his son, J. c. Olsen,
out OF the Army after three
years and in the cast of the
musical. The young lady
(centerJ Is Coincidence Vtr-
ginia Barrett and the partner
in her act is called Ldmsie.
Evening star., 1946-06-02
HOLLYWOOD.

dOLbY WOOD.
To a crisp young blond in New
jersey a few years ago Bing Crosby
was just another crooner. Bob Hope
was amusing" but that was all.
She never had heard of Sonny
Tufts, but at that time neither had
the movies.
Joan Caulfield, the blond, wasn't
particularly concerned with Holly
wood. Hope or Crosby, and certainly
the thought never entered her head
that the three would figure impor-
family in her life.
But they did, as time and Miss
c. rolled on, and that's why today
she is one of the luckiest girls in
Hollywood. In the last two years,
Joan, previously unknown to pic
lures, has appeared in four major
pictures and co-starred in the last
three.
She drew Sonny Tufts in the first
("Miss Susie Slagle's"), Crosby in
her second "Blue SkiesD. Hope in
number three cMonsieur Beau
caire'D and now she is working with
Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald in the
fourth ("Welcome Stranger'D.
She's Not Excitable.
It wouldn't be fair or exactly
true to say that Joan takes this
rapid rise as matter of course.
She is unmistakably delighted.
But one gets the impression that
this cool young miss of rs is more
concerned with learning the lines
of her script than swooning before
. Crosby tune. She isn't the ex-
citable type.
Speaking Of Crosby (and Hope
will love this), Joan said that in
her high. school days in Orange,
N. j., she liked to hear Bing sing"
But, I just took him for granted,
as every one does, I suppose. He was
sort of the family style crooner.
You'd never think of him as the
romantic type"
Joan stands a little over feet
on pair of shapely and sturdy legs.
She weighs "113-and up" She
wouldn't say how high was up, but
admitted she's a good eater. Her
complexion is perfect and her eyes
are ice blue, but the coldness is
nicely relieved by laugh wrinkles at
the corners. ,fsr.,~a
On studio questionaires most
young lovelies invariably list tennis
as major hobby, even if they
wouldn't know a racket from the
Arshduke of Austria.
A Baseball Fan.
Joan so listed her accomplish
ments and 1t was relief when she
displayed real calluses on her hands.
She's a southpaw.
She is also a baseball fan.
Joan lives with her mother in an
Evening star., 1946-06-02
Like Father, Like Son
Will Rogers, Jr., Would.Be Senator, Set
For Parental Film Biography
By SheiIoh Grohom

day, and we discussed the part, and
then Mike said, How do you feel;
are you ready for the test?' said,
Yes Before starting, Mike said,
If you don't like it, we'll do it
again. If you don't like the dia-
logue, We'll change it. And if you
don't feel happy opening the door,
for example, we'll do it again until
you are. AS to the makeup, If you
don't like it, well take it off.' How"
demands Rogers, could I fail to
be relaxed under such treatment?
Besides, I was going into the Army
and everything else seemed q little
unreal" e
"A Lot Of Fun"
The test lasted four days. In
the old days they could have made
four complete pictures in that time.
Joan Leslie worked with Will in
the scenes. "She was doing high
school lessons at the time" says
Rogers. But she had already played
Gary Cooper's wife in Sergeant
York." SO the then 32-year-old MIR.
Rogers did not scare her.
IF all picture making is like that
test" says Will, "it's q lot of fun"
I can assure Will that all picture
making is not like that. Neither
is the huge salary he is receiving
for the picture. He wouldn't tell
me how much 1t is beyond-"It's a
little more than 100000" That's
a lot for an untried, unframed ae-
tor. But none Of it stays in Wills
pocket. The entire sum will be
given to charitable projects.
How did you like yourself in
your tests?" I ask Will. He grins
and looks more like his father than
ever. Il looked like any other
ham," he replies.
Based on Wife's Book.
The Rogers picture will end with
the death Of Will in the Alaska
plane crash. Will. jr., was 24-years-
old then. The movie is based ON
the life of her husband written by
the late Mrs. Will Rogers under
the title, Uncle Clem's Boy"
Grandfather Glenn Rogers was
quite a character in his own right
In Tulsa, Okla. One of the state
ments for which he will be re-
membered was that the current
Wills father would never amount
to anything, like his own father!
Will is married to Collier Connell.
They met at Stanford University
where she was woman's editor Of
the Stanford Daily. Will got 4 job
on the paper-and they were of.
They have no children. Only one
of the three Rogers children has
offsprings-that's Jim, who has
three. Mary Rogers Is about 80 now
and unmarried. She recently bought
a big house in Brentwood and will
entertain for Will during his cam
paign for Senator.
And by the way. II I were a
gambling gal, which I'm not, Id
be taking bets now that Will Rogers,
jr., will be Senator Will Rogers in
November. He has charm and sin
cerity-a hard combination to beat.
Evening star., 1946-06-02
The Drab Looks Better
Occasional Movie Proves Producers Can
Be Realistic Creators
By Jay Cormody

Navy officer who used to be in the heater and
been seeing number of They supposed to have
thapuc effect him. impression get from
talking him On the contrary the movies seem to be making him
mentally Ill he has been physically Navy
weather OF
truth there is no apparent loss Of vitality on the oer.
them he becomes the
things blood pressure and the
possibility that he will begin to oh at the mouth
subject of the movies comes up.
Fears Worlds Judgment
thing world will
think of America result of looking the standard Hollywood
IF believe the MOVIES he "and it tragic
movies belevabe America paradise; post
world than before There shortages
well dressed well fed paatay housed
mobile and everything else that make life
The exaggerae much Hollywoods
interest escaps market
is the big market appear pictures
the world market which possibly dangerous
long Stories and psychologist
hrers escapist realistic way every one is well
dressed and seemingly completely well of material things
deny demand for such pictures
modify Holywoods right them
welcome occasional picture which indicates
weather of sometimes bleak and that life not
precisely and perpetualy coudiness
Realism Shows Its
screenplay pleasing up
Forward" quite possible
reception public large part
willingness to face some of the harsh facts o life
Forward" grim picture
In spite the habbness of its background has of the
ents of fairy end least clear that
and heroine are going to live happily every aewad even if the
rather rough reaching that point of takeo into bliss
The picture based upon Bells novel, Brides
Beautiful Love the Dole but does have of the dark
terrifying of that British play.
deals with little people caught in the biggest emotion they
little people a a girl
live Bronx and deeply touhing love All they ask of life
the right be together know spiritual and the
security that will to them have to
important They will trade all the gudy night
delights
their bridge in the Bronx They little the world
they desperately uncertain that will that
Their Chances Are Limited
To ndds
against the achievement Of their simple dream Poverty has made
congeed life streets with children
buildings make the outside Inside squaor
congestion Husbands have forced
ovcrowded in their dwelling
The spiritual hunger is sharpened by physical
in From This Forward could imply that
1t tawdy shabby But it is not ugly for all its
honesty emotional relationship and Bill
confidence that things always being bad dcency
their luck and the comradesp Of the equally
considerably harsh than
pictures commonplace the schedule Hollywood
It lacquered looking pieces Of trivia to From This
Forward" "A Grows in Brooklyn"
But 1t getting better that and hope the Navy ofcr
gets better thinking that things will change.
did.
Evening star., 1946-06-02
Today's Schedules

CAP1TOL-"The Postman Al
ways Rings Twice: 1:40,
4::25, tbs and 9:55 pm. Stage
shows: los, $50, 6:35 and
$40 pm.
COLUMBIA - "Dragonwyck"::
1:20, 800, 5:25, 7::25 and $50
pm.
EARLE - zone More Tomor-
row.: lao, $40, 5:25, 7:30
and 9::35 pm.
HIPP PODROME-"On Ap-
prevail: 2:10, $50, $50, 7:05,
$50 and 1910 pm.
K EFT From This Day
Forward: las. $50. $50,
7:35 and go pm.
LITTLE-"The Open City:
lao, 800, 5::25, 7:3o and 9::35
pm.
METROPOLITAN -"Badman's
Territory: 40, $50, 5:35,
7:45 and $50 pm.
PALACE+"Do You Love Me?"::
lao, 3:25, $50, 7:35 and $40
pm.
PIX-All comedy show: 1, 3:45,
$40. $50 and 1915 pm.
TRANS LUX News and
shorts. Continuous from !
pm.
Evening star., 1946-06-02
This Set Visitor
Was Met Politely
BY fhs Associated Press

HOLLYWOOD.
This sounds like a press agent S
yarn, but it happened on the Bella
Donna" set.
Charles Korvin, the co-star, was
seen guiding a plump, matronly
woman about the sound stage. He
was extremely attentive and even
pleaded for a short delay in one
take to continue showing the lady
about.
"She must be the producers wife
said a bystander, but Korvin later
cleared up the mystery.
THAT lady" he whispered, "was
my apartment house manager and
we're due to be evicted next month
This ought to help"
Evening star., 1946-06-02

dreds Of workers now and they're
swell friends. I borrow shirts, suits
and sports jackets from the ward
robe department and sometimes
even shoes. I'm the best-dressed
man in Hollywood with a 500, ,0Ot
wardrobe to pick from.
IT get books and magazines from
the research library, free telephone
service and, for a cup Of java, my
pants pressed. Genius collects bones
from the studio cafes back door
Why should we move out of set
up like this?
"We keep the place tidied up, too
so that the studio can't have any
complaint. I make Genius keep
his bones In a box in the corner
of the ROOM"
Milk at the Door.
Mature pointed out that there are
a few drawbacks, all trivial. When
he comes through the gates, the
police enter his name and the time
on their "blotter." the same as they
do every one going in or out.
IF get in late and am not too
bright on the set the next day, ev-
erybody knows the reason" he said
Il can't say I'm sick or overworked
I can't bring friends home. The
worst trouble Is that the milkman
doesn't stop by. I got a milkman
who said he'd come by but the
studio wouldn't let him in. But a
couple of passes for a preview to
a fellow over in the kitchen, and
now I get my milk delivered to the
door daily"
While Vic has solved his housing
problem, many other screen stars
are hotel jumping.
Red Shelton hopes some day he
can get into the apartment house
Evening star., 1946-06-02
It'll Be Crowded
BY the Asseeieted Press

HOLLYWOOD.
George Brent owns the 85-foot
yacht formerly owned by the late
Buck Jones and is already planning
to enter 1t in the next race to
Honolulu.
The funny part is that Brent plans
to sail with q maximum 10-mar
crew and no passengers, but has
already invited around 20 friends
to accompany him. And the race
Isn't until the summer of 1947.
Evening star., 1946-06-02
Housing Lack
No Problem
To Victor
BY Harold Heffernon
HOLLYWOOD.

dOLLY WOJD.
Like few million other perplexed
people across the land, Victor Ma
ture Is battling with his landlord.
But the famous Hunk O. Man"
movie star has the tyrant buffaloed-
and without the help of the OPA
or any other alphabetical agency.
The landlord in this case-the
most singular housing problem
known to tumultuous Hollywood,
where all sorts Of ballyhoo devices
are being resorted to in the mad
quest for roofs-is Vic's boss, the
10th Century-Fox studio, where the
star right now is exchanging hot
lead with Henry Fonda and not-so-
cold kisses with Linda Darnell in
a new type Of shoot 'em-up epic
called my Darling Clementine."
Vic and Genius II, his boxer dog
(Vic is Genius D, solved the housing
problem six months ago, when the
actor was discharged from the Coast
Guard, by moving into his dressing
room on the lot-and they have
baked every attempt on the part
OF his employers to oust them.
IT'D just been tossed out Of ho-
tel, after the usual five days." said
Vic, "and that night I couldn't find
another room, so Genius and I got
into the car and drove onto the lot.
I'VE slept that night in my dress
ing room and no one was the wiser.
liked it pretty well. No rent to
pay. No moving every few days.
No worries. So we decided to stay"
Bitter About Genius.
In walled village Of 1000, how
ever, the news got around The
studio police chief, Tom Young,
called on Vic to explain they never
permitted any one to live in the
dressing rooms since there are not
the proper facilities, and anyway, If
Vic stayed, other actors might move
in and Mr.. zanuck would find him
self running a college dormitory.
Vic merely listened.
Since that initial warning all
kinds of executives have dropped
around to try to talk him out of the
place. They complained bitterly
about Genius. For Is years, they
explained, dogs had not been per-
mitted inside the lot unless they
were working It always had been
tougher for pooch to get inside
the gate than for a tourist from
Oshkosh.
You'd think 7 was living in Mr..
zanuck's private Office from all the
commotion." Vic complained. Look
at this joint! Before the war it
would have cost me so cents a day
in downtown f1ophouse.
His dressing room Is 10 by II feet.
Furnishings include a couch where
he doubles up at night to get his
6 feet inside the arms, an old bureau
and good easy chair that he pur-
loined from Cesar Romero's room
next door. The walls need painting.
The bathroom is half block away.
Fries Own Breakfast.
Like other landlords, the studio
bosses at last tried little high
pressure. They sent Vic bill for
one months rent. Vic yawned and
threw it in the wastebasket.
He bought himself an electric
grill and started frying bacon and
eggs for breakfast. The aroma at
tracted wardrobe people, police OFF,
GERS, carpenters and others in the
neighborhood, and Vic's place soon
became the corner hamburger
stand. Vic built rubber-thonged
bed for Genius, and 1t has begun to
look as though the two will be
staying for long time to come.
1--WE got the best neighbors in
the world" Vic said. II know hun
Evening star., 1946-06-02
Coming Attractions

N A TT ON NA|"Lafnng Room
Only" with Olsen and john
son, starting tomorrow night.
CAPITOI-"A Night In Casa
blanca" with the Marx Broth
ers, starting Thursday. ~-r
COLUMB BIA-"Kitty" with
Paulette Goddard and Ray
Milland, starting Thursday.
EARLE-"Gilda" with Rita
Hayworth and Glenn Ford.
KEITHS-"A Night in Para
disc" with Merle Oberon and
Turhan Bey.
LITTLE-''Laura" with Dana
Andrews and Gene Tierney.
METROPOLITAN Devotion"
with Ida Lupino and Olivia
De Havilland, starting Thurs
day.
PALACE-"The Blue Daliah"
with Alan Ladd and Veronica
Lake.
PIX-"Of Mice and Men" with
Burgess Meredith, starting
Tuesday.
Evening star., 1946-06-02
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLY WOOD.
When Will Rogers, jr., agreed to
play his famous father on the
screen, he told Warner Brothers,
II want the picture to be an au-
thentic western where the horse
never gets out of a walk" And
you can bet that's the way it will
be. The plush carpet win be out
and very plush treatment for young
viii is on the schedule when he
begins the movie.
But I want you to get this
straight" Mr.. Rogers tells me when
I call on him for news of the movie
II shall not start the picture until
November, and it will be finished
by January" The reason for the
sandwiched movie date is that Will
Is q candidate for the United States
Senate from California. First there
are the nominations on June 4,
when Rogers must beat Ellis Patter-
son. II he gets the nomination,
he must beat the incumbent, Will
liam r. Knowland, at the November
elections. If he is then victorious,
Rogers will take his seat in the
Senate in January. In that case,
and perhaps In any case, his movie
role as the beloved Will Rogers will
be the first and last starring pic
ture part for Will Junior.
"And I'm going to drop the Junior
just as soon as I can," Will tells
me. I've often wondered how jun
iors felt about the Junior tag to
their name after the senior had
passed on. Most of them, I think
would like to drop it.
Warmers Persisted.
The idea Of portraying his father
was first suggested to Rogers three
and half years ago, when Warmers
abandoned the idea of signing Gary
Cooper or Spencer Tracy or Stuart
Erwin.
II think 1t was q quick thought
Of Jack Warmers" says Will. But
at that time I was running fol-
Congress"
Warmers persisted. They wanted
WIN Rogers type OF VIII Rogers
If you know what / mean, and II
you could see young Will, you would
He looks lot like his father, was
brought up on ranch and can
spin q rope with the best Of the
cowboys. Whether he can act might
be something else. But it is sure
that he can't 60 far wrong with
the Warner boys producing, and
Mike Curtiz directing.
Il wouldn't want to make the
picture without Nike" Will tells
me. Curtiz had directed his test
Two weeks before the test was
made Mike and Will got together
"and all Mike said was that must
relax. We lunched together every
Evening star., 1946-06-02
No Dernotion
~ fhs Assoeioted Prsss

HOLLYWOOD.
Credit Cowboy Star Gene Autry
with putting his foot down on the
title of his initial picture on re-
turning from Army service. Re-
public wanted to make it Sergeant
Gene Autry." Unwilling to trade
on his enlistment, Autry IAN ex-
warrant ofiicer) held out and got
Sioux City Sue"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-18

Dam owned by the West Virgins
Pulp 81 Paper Co., In Grant County
w. Va.-which provides a source
of water for operation of the COM
pany's plant at Luke.
If funds are provided by Con-
gress for the completion of the
Savage River Dam, engineers say
this will assure flow of 100 second
feet, or about $4,000 gallons per
minute, during the dry periods
This would indicate that at least
five other dams comparable to the
Savage River Dam, or a number
Of small shallow dams, would be
necessary to assure an adequate
flow.
At present none Of the commune
ties that dot the Upper Potomac
have sewage disposal plants. Cum
berland, the second largest city in
Maryland, channels its raw sewage
directly into the river, as does Key
ser, w. Va; Westernport, Md, and
the smaller communities in the area.
Case Of Cumberland.
In the case Of Cumberland. city
off1cials have held that protection
against floods and the enlargement
Of the citys water supply system
have held priority over sewage dis
posal facilities. Plans have been
completed for these two projects,
and 1t is expected that a sewage
treatment plant will be constructed
after the water supply and flood
control projects have been COM
pleted.
! The Allenany County sanitary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-18
Atheist Wins Swear Fight
To Broadcast Over Radio
BY the As.oeio,sd Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. ls.-Rob.
ert Harold Scott. 52-year-old athe.
ist who won a five-year campaign
for the right to broadcast his views
told radio audience yesterday
there is no God all-wise and all.
good, who is also all-powerful."
Mr.. Scott spoke from San Fran
cisco over station KQW on the half
hour, which for years has been de-
voted to the Salt Lake City Taber-
nacle Choir. KQw was one OF
three local stations whose licenses
Mr.. Scott sought to revoke If they
would not allow him time on the
air. The Federal Communications
Commission recently ruled, In effect
that he could have his say.
The station gave Mr.. Scott half
hour Of free time for "a trial broad
cast" and invited its listeners to
send In their reactions.
IAN almighty God could have pre-
vented all natural evils, great and
small Mr.. Scott said. HE could
have prevented disastrous earth
quakes and tornadoes. =" He could
have prevented every natural evil
of the present and the past. -.
The radio station reported nu-
merous telephoned protests to the
talk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-18

district, now In the process of be-
ing formed, may point the way for
community action in sewage dis
posal. This district would collect
and treat the sewage from COM
munities in the Georges Creek area.
BY serving a wide area, the cost to
any one community will be small.
Steps to abate pollution from
existing industrial plants in the
area are being taken by industry
itself through q cooperative re-
search program, while State laws
now provide safeguards against IN
creased pollution by new industries
Policy Of States.
Realizing the economic problems
confronted by industries in the con-
troll OF their wastes, the States have
followed policy of allowing indus
try to follow gradual program of
pollution control.
The West Virginia Pulp 81 Paper
Co. is case in point. Through the
reclamation Of materials that once
were dumped INTO the river, the
company has developed shyproducts
that are Of economic Importance.
At the same time its wastes have
been diminished. In addition to
paper products, once the sole out
put of the company's plant, such
products as charcoal and chalk pro-
vide important sources OF revenue.
As research programs continue,
experts believe. 1t will be possible
for industry to operate along the
waterways Without spelling them for
further DEVELOPMENT.