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Evening star., 1947-05-25
Broadway:
Miss Sullivan
Returns to
Hit Play
Ry lock Q'Rrion
BY Jack O'Brion

National Catholic magazine, The
Sign, gave Jose Ferrer's production
of "Cyrano de Bergerac" its annual
award for Broadway's Outstanding
play" ,. Hardly a legit theater is
without an air cooling system for
the summer season Elmer Rice
C'Dream Girl" Street Scene') and
his actress wife, Betty Field, off to
London for conferences on presenta-
ton of the two plays there.
Margaret Sullivan back into THE
| Voice of the Turtle" for weeks
spring training prior to her appear
ance in the London version.
The John Van Druten play has
turtled past its ,400th performance
only a few years behind Life With
Father" which skaters all theatri-
cal records June IA when it attains
lis 3.183d performance, topping by
one the record of Tobacco Road,
Call Me Mister Is past its
450th performance and we hear Chi
cago likes the National or tour
ing version immensely. :.
Constance Bennett will be Rich
ard Aldrich's first star in his fancy
strawhat theater, the Cape Play
house at Dennis, Cape Cod, Mass. :.
She'll play ."'Oyer 81" after which
Gertrude Niesen will have a fling
at straight comedy in Personal Ap-
pearance incidentally, some OF
t the lads concerned with the writing
of Follow the Girls Gertie's low
comedy smash of several seasons
duration. would like to adapt Per
sonal Appearance" into musical
comedy shape. -. =. Gertie also will
play Roberta" on the outdoor or
Citronella circuit, as Tallulah Bank
head calls it.
Ballet Theater gave a children's S
matinee at 10 cent top =. Co
lumbia Records has released a
Street Scene" album of the swell
Kurt WE'LL music. -. THE Richest
Girl in the World" is the name of a
new musical comedy due in the fall.
Producer Stanley Gilkey sug-
gests that It's somewhat in the style
of Gershwin's Girl Crazy set in
the present day.
Despite early apathy to the twin
bill, The Medium" and THE Tele-
phone" the management reports
business has picked up. that musical
fans are beginning to attend in
larger numbers and that Arturo
Toscanini has seen it twice. The
eminent batoneer went backstage
after his second visit and acclaimed
the cast in his native Italian: "Mer-
ovilgisa, merovigliso, bravi, bravi,
tutti," the staff translator informing
us that it means, Marvellous. mar
velous, bravo, bravo, everyone"
When 20 Mistress Mine" closes it
will mark the most successful en-
gagement of the stars, Alfred Lunt
and Lynn Fontainne, and the sec
ond longest running production at
the Empire Theater: Life With
Father" surprising the Terrence
Rattigan comedy's mark before it
moved to the Bijou T'heater.
'Finian's Rainbow" passed its
150th performance without back
stage fanfare, the producers de-
Gliding instead, they say, to toss a
real whing ding of a celebration In
1854 when 1t passes all musical COM
edy records.
Evening star., 1947-05-25

lingering the cards under the tutel-
age Of sharpster sent out by the
playing card association.
Some Of the movie classroom lee
lures center around obvious sub
jects you'd figure everyone should
know. But some don't, just the
same. In spite of the fact that
she'd played grim housekeepers for
many years, Judith Anderson had
to take a course of lessons on how
to operate a sewing machine for a
recent movie role.
A home economics director showed
Dane Clark how to bake a pie for
"Whiplash." Wilbur Johns. coach of
the University of California, put
Jimmy Stewart through a week of
stiff basketball workouts for TITS
a Wonderful Life" Believe it or
not. Jean Peters, Ohio University
coed (most popular girl on that
campus), had never danced. She
was given a week of eight-hour "a
day instructions to make her look
presentable with Tyrone Power in
ballroom sequences for Captain
From Castillo" Jean learned every
Evening star., 1947-05-25
NORMAN
FRAUEN Helm

WashinEton Club. at 18th SITS. NV.
Monday Evening. May 26th. $40
MRS. DORSEY'S CONCERT BUREAU In
CampbelPs Music Co., 1IOS G st. NV.
Evening star., 1947-05-25
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLYWOOD.
Tyrone Power, who didn't know a
thing about the fencing art, learned
in less than four weeks to make
himself appear adept at it for a
screen role
Gary Cooper fooled even profess
sional baseball players by his skilled
batting, throwing and fielding in
Pride of the Yankees" Yet Gary,
who had never played ball before,
assimilated all this showoff in six
weeks of practice.
James Cagney, Just a fair stage
hoofer, picked up tap routines in
three months and became good
enough to make movie fans feel
that he was George M. Cohan in
the Academy Award winning Yam
kee Doodle Dandy"
Jack Carson, Tyrone Power and
Clark Gable. without the slightest
working knowledge of legerdemain,
spent only a few weeks in advance
of separate movies in which they
played magicians-and fans out
front never complained about a
false move.
These and many other examples
demonstrate that the business of
making motion pictures these days
Is something more than studying
the script, muttering dialogue and
following the movements laid down
by director. The boys and girls
of the screen are not wonder people,
by any means. But the conscien-
tious, intelligent ones are quick
studies" at almost anything assigned
to them. and If a film role requires
some specialized knowledge and
training, speed is the essential factor
in mastering the course.
/ Could Be Dangerous.
What prompted this essay vas the
appearance of Joan Blondell on the
Goth Century-Fox lot the other day.
Joan was studying to be. of all things,
fire eater! For her role in Night
mare Alley story about carnival
life, she is side-show attraction
who gobbles flames as though they
were ice cream sodas Not really, of
course. but to the customers naked
eye it will look that way.
Fire eating is the science of pull
ing the wool over the eyes of suckers,
but it take considerable amount of
study. And during the preliminary
tests it could be a bit dangerous.
Several flremen from the Los An
geles department were standing by
this day, extinguishers in hand,
ready to spray if the first few les
sons got out of hand.
In the same picture. Director Ed
mund Goulding gave Ty Power only
10 days in which to learn how to pull
rabbits out of hat, do several
f1ashy handkerchief tricks and other
feats of magic.
One of the funniest and most
pleasing orders Enrol Flynn ever re-
ceived, he recalls, was to get him
self quick brushup on how to play
poker. The Warner star doesn't play
cards in any form, except a few
hands of gin" now and then. But
in Silver Fire" he plays gambling
house boss. who has habit of sit
ting in with his patrons and taking
them for heavy poker gains.
Some Are Obvious.
Among other things, Flynn had
to learn to shuttle deck like an
old timer and to give with that
poker look" He spent 10 days
Evening star., 1947-05-25
Todav's Schedules

AMBASSADOR Gale u t a,
1870, $3.50, 5:35, 7:35 and 9:45
pm.
CAPITOL Blaze Of Noon,"
las, ABS, 7::3O and 1920 pm.
Stage shows, LOS, 4, $50 and
9:40 pm.
COLUMBIA-"California,"l;; l;;35,
3:35, $50, 7:30 and 9:35 pm.
EARLE-"Calcutta,' lao, 3:45,
$50, 7:55 and 10 pm.
HIPPODROME Brief En-
counter" 2:15, 4:05, 5:55, 7:45
and 9:35 pm.
KEITH'S-"The Egg and T."
lis, 800, 5:25, 7:35 and $40
pm.
LITTLE The Well Digger's
Daughter" /, 8, sos, tbs and
$50 pm.
METROPOLITAN-"Stair W ay
to Heaven" lbs, 3:15, 5:25,
7:35 and 9:40 pm.
PALACE-"Duel in the Sum-"
1:25, 4:05, 6:45 and $50 pm.
PIx-'Main Street Girl" 2:3O,
5, TBS and 9:55 pm.
TRANS-LUX-News and shorts.
Continuous from l pm.
Evening star., 1947-05-25
Higher Education in Big Hurry
Film Stars Are Rushed Through Courses Many Subjects
Appear Authentic the Screen
By yHorodH efenon

thing from waltz to rumba in that
time.
One of the most common require
ments in the higher education rou-
tine is piano playing. Betty Cradle,
although singer dancer, never
played the keyboard until she ap-
peared in Mother Wore Tights. y
And it's we'll simulated.
Claudette Untutored.
Medicine is perhaps the toughest
study on the list. These parts have
to be letter perfect. Rosalind Rus
sell familiarized herself completely
with the Sister Kenny teachings
before beginning her Sister Kenny
role. To play a deaf mute in "Out
of the Past" Dickie Moore studied
the sign language under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Charles Russell, one
of the few such instructors. To
prepare herself for The Snake Pit,
Olivia de Havilland has spent the
last two months in getting an init
mate knowledge of insanity
Sometimes the studios deliber-
ately let a player stumble through
a picture without help from spe-
cialist. No one showed Claudette
Colbert how to wrestle a pig for
THE Egg and L" And, what's more,
they creased the pig.
For total number of professors
assigned to an actor for single pic
ture, Rex Harrison, the English star,
probably tops all others. In The
Foxes of Harrow" Rex must become
proficient in a dozen Hindu card
tricks, fence, play cricket, football
and do several intricate high jumps
on a horse. He had seven teachers
following him around.
Il fully expected an expert to
show up to teach me how to give
my first American screen kiss" said
Rex. "but 1 guess they've left that
up to me-"
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Newspa per AllianceD
Evening star., 1947-05-25
The First, Full Year
Bryan Foy to Mark an Anniversary, With a
Good Deal Accomplished
By Sheiloh Grohom

per cent in the past six months" !"
Foy tells me explaining some of the
current panic "A picture that cost
ST50, 900 last December, now costs
81 200 600. For a big Technicolor
picture the cost his jumped to any
where from two TO five million dol-
lars"
rs that why producers have ul-
cers?' ask Bryan. To which he re-
plies: ANY producer with an ulcer
is an incompetent producer. Jack
Warner doesn't have ulcers. Neither
does Daryl Zanuck, Sam Goldwyn
nor Joe Schenck." My reply to this
lis that most of the people who work
for them do have ulcersl
Two Exceptions.
Foy recently finished Its Joke,
Son" starring Kenny Delmar. When
I wanted to know If he will make
more pictures with Kenny, the pro-
ducer tells me: "All radio people are
Ione-shot guys. You don't often
make more than one picture with
them because they usually have
some specially, and once they've
done it in picture. that's it,
Foy cites the cases of Fred Allen,
Amos and Andy, Phil Baker, Burns
and Allen, Edgar Bergen and Jack
Benny. Most OF these made one or
two pictures. then quit. The big
exceptions of courSee are Bob Hone
and Bing Crosby. and with these
you can't guess which did more for
them, radio or pictures"
Brynie has been married to the
same girl for "a years-the former
Vivian Crane. They have a daugh-
ter, Mary Jane, aged 10. His father,
Eddie Foy, sr.. died in 1928. For half
a century he had been the most
famous clown on the American
stage. For years Brynie toured the
country with his parents, four
brothers and two sisters in a vaude-
vile act called. Eddie Foy and The
Seven Little F'oys." The act used
to end with Papa Foy leaving the
stage and coming back with big
bag from which popped the youngest
Foy!
One of the young Foys is now
missing who died a week
after all the brothers and sisters
got together this Easter in New
York for reunion.
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Alliance
Evening star., 1947-05-25
HOLLYWOOD.

VoNJD.
In addition to the Absolutely NJ
Visitors" sign across the door of ont
of the big stages at General Service
lot. there is another which reads
"Quiet, Please-Cagneys at Work.
Both are misleading Inside one
finds several visitors standing
around. The place is also noisy
And the Cagneys are not at work
They're just building up to a jot
before the cameras.
Latest enterprise of the Cagneys
three of them-Produce William
Brother Jimmy the star, and Sister
Jeanne, leading lady-has the con-
ventional moviemakers buzzing with
speculation over the outcome. Here
the Cagneys are taking William
Saroyan's controversial stage play,
The Time of Your Life" and trans
ferring it to the screen word for
word and scene for scene. This is
the first time such a thing has been
done in Hollywood.
Both Bill and Jimmy are con-
vinced they're on the right track
and can see no reason why a play
cannot be filmed without the usual
added scenes, added characters and
added plot. Just lot of silly ira
dition. they sum it up.
Especially is this true of Saro-
yam said Jimmy, on the barroom
cafe setting, where he was prepar-
ing to rehearse bit with Jeanne
and William Rendlx. You simply
can't change Saroyan," he contin-
ued, "and we'd be silly to try. He
was AS surprised as anyone when
we told him our plans-not to touch
the original play He thought we
were kidding, I guess. Actually, We
haven't even hired a screen writer
so there's the proof.
This little barroom, incidentally
Is the principal background in the
story and most Of the action takes
place herein. For the rehearsal
Jimmy takes his seat at a table in
front of the bar, and in the next
chair Is Jeanne. Behind the long
rail, and looking as though he were
born for the job, is the unpretty
Bendix as the philosophical bar
tender. Like kid turned loose be-
hind soda fountain, Bill is having
a grand time turning spigots and
running the beer into stems.
Everything is very informal when
the Cagney's rehearse. No scream
ing for quiet. No tension. The stars
usually practice their lines and ac-
tions while carpenters thump away
with hammers and electricians drae
squeaktng spots across the stage.
Jeanne has turned to Jimmy and
asked II he wouldn't like to dance
Evening star., 1947-05-25
Pure Saroyan, UNCHANGED

He answers: Thanks, kid, I'd like
to but I've never learned how to
dance" That gets a smile from by
ISLANDERS because the last time Jim
my and his sister appeared together
was in Yankee Doodle Dandy" in
which both were hooters. Moreover.
Jimmy is regarded as one of the
best steppers in the business.
The big laugh, though, comes
when mild-mannered old crack
pot, played by veteran actor James
Barton, wanders into the scene.
stops in front of Jimmy and says:
Say. son. Was you ever in love
with a lady midget weighing 80
pounds?"
See what I mean about Saro-
yan?" says Jimmy. breaking up the
rehearsal. who needs any 'addi-
tional dialogue in a Saroyan story?"
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ASSociation
Evening star., 1947-05-25
Gaudy Capt rap
Selznick Stakes His Millions on 1t in His
Duel in the Sun
BY jay cormody

lights the packed screening but the
picture Duel the Sum- did begin Instead empty frame
light held there several while
track uttered cou words of that
sounded like arch apology
Perhaps the picture" the
in the adjoining seat suggested.
She was entirely too optimistic sznk was not ashamed but
might very audience what
$200000 other customers week. the most
depressing spawned
dazzling display which might well make the
public makes its producer rich in coin
Of the realm II the production code to mockery
every which responsible aspire
the full Of contempt it deserves only through
exaggerations which make it udicrously comic
Is Overdone.
Indigenous heater calling Duel
would hardly where
his the interest conciseness
himself the point that three deaths
implicit tragedy overdone they
laughter.
laughter evidence
that are not the only ones that embarrass
patrons the discovery they be
simulated likely to be
grateful seznck for this piece of elfknowledge
producer orders dignity tossed out
likely stopping point Duel in the Sun
recognizes stopping possibly the
2hour and 1-mnute expected
and make ready for entirely new group hat
did exercise If not the others.
insuferabe quality of Duel in the Sum is not the
Of its theme the arch obscenity of its treatment or
of production Its worst aspect the
arrogance that movie producer
CANDLES public morbidly curious will be
x million dollars by that very foolish public when the producer
the bet.
Previous Standards Forgotten
be n o case, a
Indignation incredible selnck producer
past suddenly developed Judgment
represented in
his Exhibit the evidence really
Professional critics singuary
po They appalled, before that Seznk
thunderous mentioned millions
love story o a pair degenerates
could have Of that Seznk fanced these
Peea Meande the Tstram Isolde of the American
their rebuttal this
The girl is halfsayage called Pearl Chavez
animal establishes the fantest claim
bad but in leaving
their her the producers of Duel
in the Sun" made gruesome mistake That is the sort Of thing
oppounists faithful intelligent authors
Should Live,
Iewt McCandless who plays Pearls
far removed from Tstram black white
the
remained alive
dimensions would
the perhaps for Lewt surely lightning
from onward.
From the first unbelievable sight of die in each
others wild the others gun
hott makes difference happens Pearl and Iewt
Actually 1t never is question what them
audience knows that What it does is whit
Unfortunately he also good millions whose
curiosity challenged by such completely picture as
"Due In the Sun"
Evening star., 1947-05-25
Well Decorated
BY the Associated Press 3d..
HOLLYWOOD

HOLLYWOOD.
Ginger Rogers wears four different
| wedding gowns in 1T Had to be
YOU" and four different sets of
jewels were procured to match.
One set consists mainly of pearls,
another of rubies, third of
sapphires, and the fourth of dia-
monds They're real gems, too,
rented for the picture and covered
with an insurance policy for $780,
900.
Evening star., 1947-05-25
Writer'S Bargain
BY the Assoeioted Pres,

HOLLY WOOD.
When John Steinbeck wrote "The
Red Pony" recently made into a
movie, he sold it to a magazine for
$50. That was In 1888. Later, when
the magazine folded. Steinbeck
wanted to buy back the story, with
future movie rights in mind.
The defunct magazine sold it to
him-aS a favor-for $500.
Evening star., 1947-05-25
Looks No Bum
BY the Associated Press

HOLLYWOOD.
Tyrone Power has been ordered tc
lose IL pounds before he plays his
final scenes in Nightmare Alley" a
carnival film. In the movie he plays
a stumble bum who is down to his
last nickel, and Power, just back
from wintering in Mexico, doesn't
quite look the part.
Losing weight is getting to be a
habit with Ty. He had to lose Il
pounds for his scenes in the Hima-
laya Mountains in The Razor
Edge"
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-08-21

a graduate of Carr Central High
School.
For the shower the hostesses used
a pink and white motif in their attr-
active decorations consisting OF
crepe paper streamers and mid
summer flowers. Pink and white
entwined streamers, were draped
from the large center chandelier to
tall posts on each side and pink and
white bows were placed on each
side of the post. The brides chair
was prettily decorated in the same
colors. Arrangements of white Zlnn-
las and red dahlias were used about
the room.
The large center table, covered
with white and having an artistic
arrangement of red dahlias in a
white pottery vase as a center-piece
was laden with gifts for the honoree.
As the guests arrived they were re-
quested to register in a Brides
Book which was on a table at the
entrance with q large white basket
of white Zinnias near the side.
After several entertaining games
the brides chair was moved to the
gift table and the many lovely gifts
were opened. Then delicious punch
and cookies were served by the hos
tesses.
TIL honoree's brunette attractive
ness was accentuated by a beautiful
yellow eyelet frock from her trous-
seau worn with a corsage of purple
asters tied with yellow ribbon. The
self trimmed dress had a narrow
patent belt and her slippers were
black patent.
Those present were: Miss Ida Ruth
Berry, honoree, Mrs. r. o. Bailess,
Mrs. Walter Hallberg, Mrs. R. K.
Dunning, Ms. c. o. Walden, Mrs. c.
F. Lofstrom, Mrs. G.. B. Walker, Mrs.
C. c. Jeter, Mrs. Virginia Rounsa-
Vile, Mrs. c.. A. Johnson, Mrs. G.
F. Pettus, Mrs. Ance Smith, Mrs.
Kathleen Harris, Miss Mary Sue Har-
ris, Miss Eleanor johnson, Miss Mary
10 Allen, Miss Nellie Mae Woodrick-
Miss Patricia Rife, Miss Louise
Bryan, Miss Mary Strong, Miss Mary
Elizabeth Smith.
-Vicksburg Evening Post
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-08-21
Personals
lido Ruth Berry
Is Honored With
Miscellaneous Shower

A miscellaneous shower of a beau
tifully appointed plan was given
honoring Miss Ida Ruth Berry, love-
ly bride-elect during the weekend
by Mrs. C. A.. Johnson and Mrs.
Ance Smith in the basement of Glib
son Memorial Methodist Chruch.
Miss Berry of Vicksburg and Lex
ington is the popular bride-elect of
Sidney H. Ryals of Vicksburg. Their
wedding which will be quietly
solemnized on Saturday evening,
August 16 at 8 o'clock at Gibson
Memorial Methodist Church is the
source of deep interest to numerous
friends in Vicksburg and Lexington
and in other sections. Rev. H. A.
Daniels will perform the impressive
ceremony.
Miss Berry makes her home with
her relatives Mr.. and Mrs. c. P.
Lofstrom on Cherry Street, Vicks-
burg and is connected with the Of
flee personnel of Marcus Furniture
Company. She attended Southern
Business College of Vicksburg and a
graduate of Lexington High School
where she did outstanding work.
Mr.. Ryals a veteran of World
War ii, having e three years OF
oversee service in the u. S. Navy is
now employed at the Singer Sewing
Center in Vicksburg. He is the SON
of Mrs. Alma Ryals of Vicksburg and
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-08-21
Mrs. A. Flowers Honors
DAUGHTER With Bridge

Mrs. A. Flowers entertained at
Bridge honoring her daughter, Mrs.
Bernard Ensler of New Haven, Conn
who will be remembered as Miss
Phyllis Flowers.
The solarium where the tables
were set up for the games was
beautiful with potted plants and
fern. Two tables of guests enjoyed
the games on Wednesday of last
week.
The hostess served a salad plate,
sandwiches and frosted Coca-Colas.
High score was won by Miss Bee
johnson and Miss Doris Thompson
won at Bingo.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-08-21
Mrs. (. II. Shoddock
500 Club Hostess

The cordial hospitality of the
lovely home of Mrs. E. H. Shaddock
on Andrews Street was extended the
members of the 600 Club on Friday
afternoon when she entertained In
the place of Mrs. Annie Lewis.
The rooms where the guest were
assembled were decorated in pink
for the living room and yellow for
the sun parlor which lent an air OF
freshness on a hot summer after
noon.
The high score was Won by Mrs.
C. S. Harrell. Late in the afternoon
the hostess served a delightful salad
plate and iced drinks.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-08-21
Clubs
Society
Mrs. Paul LindhoIm
Entertoins With Party

Mrs. Paul Lindholm entertained
with a bridge party on Saturday
afternoon at her home on Boulevard
Street. Tables were arranged in the
living room where summer flowers
were used as decorations.
Enjoying this occasion with the
members were Mrs. Walter Hooker,
Mrs. George .Povall and Mrs Mary
Lee Herring of Winona sister OF the
hostess.
Iced drinks were served during
the afternoon. When the scores were
added Miss Julia Watson was hlgn
and Mrs. Sidney Rhyme was second
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-08-21
Miss Watson Hostess To
Thursday Night Club

The Thursday Night Club met
with Miss Clara Watson at her home
on Pine Street with the following
guests substituting for the evening:
Mrs. Herman Flowers, Mrs. Allan
Ramsey, Mrs. j. B. Walton, and Miss
Meta Moore.
The room where the players were
seated for the games was decorated
with arrangements of summer flo
wers from the hostess garden
After the games of progression
were over and the ore tabulated
it was found that Mrs. Emily Lucas
had captured high score and Mrs.
Sidney Rhyme won second prize.
Late in the evening the hostess
served iced Coca-Colas and sand
witches.