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Evening star., 1947-02-16
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLY WOOD.
I had dinner with the new Victor
Mature the other day. The new
Victor Mature is quiet, polite, doesn't
swear, detests night clubs, goes to
bed early, gets up early and he's
kind to dogs, women and children.
Before delving further into the
1947 Mature, here are previous Ma
ture models I have encountered in
the past 10 years. First, there was
the hopeful, rather gawky Mature
of Hal Roach's "The Housekeeper S
Daughter" Vic, in those days, 1899
was rather shy. In brief, he hadn't
found himself.
Then he went to New York to be
Gertrude Lawrences dream boy in
Lady in the Dark" When he was
dubbed "a gorgeous hunk of man,
women went beserk over Victor and
Vic did ditto over women.
He married Martha Kemp and for
while Vic gave a faint imitation
of what he was to become in 1947
mean, he rented an apartment and
tried not to vince when the word
home" was mentioned.
Came the divorce and Victor
plunged into a series of hectic ro-
mances, climaxed with his engage
ment to Rita Hayworth. But he lost
her to Orson ,Welles, while he was
away at sea in the Coast Guard.
A Mocambo Fixture.
I'm an extremist" Vic tells me
in this elegant siX-room house in
Westwood. when I came out of
the Coast Guard all I wanted was
good time"
And for six months Vic was the
most enthusiastic playboy the town
had seen in some time. He was at
the Mocambo about as much as the
head waiter.
Then he met demure June Haver
and Vic completely rewrote his
script. This time he was the home
loving type, who, frustrated in his
desire for flreside, had been easing
his troubled heart in the town
saloons. To prove it, he smiled
and wiggled his fingers at little
children, even those with ugly
mothers.
When the Haver episode came to
an end, Vic left the fair sex to its
fate for a time. Besides, he was
playing in a western, John Ford's
my Darling Clementine," and
everybody knows that pioneers of
Evening star., 1947-02-16
Broadway:
Drama Travels
To Mexico
This Year
By jack O'Bridn

While no one quite expects it to
supplant bullfighting as the main
national entertainment enthusiasm,
the legitimate stage is expected to
have a successful season in Mexico
City this year, with stars and We
hicles which would attractively
augment any city's theater program
even including New Yorks.
Gertrude Lawrence in the admir-
able revival of "Pygmahon" already
has been seen south of the border,
and other productions are in a
definite program being formulated
by the management of Mexico City's
Irish Theater.
Planned for February and March
presentation are Dame May Whitty
in Might Must Fall" Henry Fonda
in "Our Town." Boris Karlof in "On
Borrowed Time" and Margo in '"The
World We Make
Eleanor Goldsmith, the 24-year-
old youngster lauded for extremely
smart designs for "Finian's Rain
bow" comes of her stage aspirations
naturally, her MON being a member
of the chorus of the Metropolitan
Opera.
"Finians Rainbow" is such a hit,
the Forty-second Street Theater
has had to enlarge its box office
and add another treasurer. Two ex-
ira employees alone are working full
time on mail orders. Advance sale
is we'll beyong 100000.
1.-THE Iceman Cometh" is Eugene
O'Neill's ninth play to get by the
100 performance mark. =. O'Neill's
longest running drama was Strange
Interlude," with 426 performances,
ranging down to an even 100 for
'Diff'rent."
Evening star., 1947-02-16

the Far West were bit unhandy
with "Wimmen."
Vic abandoned neckties and wore
minated sox as a symbol of his
indifference to the ladies. But this
Victor Mature was short-lived-to
the surprise of no one. And now
we come to the 1947 model.
A Character Role.
Two influences have made Vic
the man he is today The first is
his starring role opposite Peggy
Cummins in MOSS Rose" at goth
Century-Fox. Vic portrays an Eng
lish gentleman.
Its the greatest casting job of
the year." says Vic. Its strictly a
character part for me and some
thing I've never done on stage or
screen"
The second influence on Vic is
his new houseboy, Alonzo. Alonzo
was once employed by Bette Davis
and believes in the British tradition
of the dignity of service.
Complete Reaction.
I should add that for dinner Victor
is wearing MORE dressing gown
with a white silk scarf gracefully
draping his neck. His hair is almost
sleek and the effect is like some
thing out of a movie or play.
Evening star., 1947-02-16

HOLLYWOOD.
Shirley Temple believes her hus-
band, not she, will be the big money
maker in her family before too long.
Hes a natural" confides Shirley.
"That's why I married him. That
and a couple of other reasons, too.
Tall, broad and handsome John
Agar has been under contract to
David o. Selznick (Shirley's studlo)
for more than a year. He hasn t
made a picture, but every now ana
then he gets another screen test
and his options are picked up regu-
larly.
Hes being groomed for some
thing special" whispers Shirley IN
her best press-interview manner.
Hell be big success, too. 1 just
know he will" =.
Those who have known her well
for years find Shirley very loyal
person. Her enthusiasm over Jack S
future in films may be little tlnged'
but these are the facts:
Jack isn't resting on Shirley S
laurels, He wants to be success
In his own right and works hard
at the studio. He is taking a thor
ough and general course IN ora
matics-voice, physical department
clothes and acting. The studio has
not considered him yet for any spe-
cif1c picture because Selznick doesn't
consider any one for any role unit
his coaches have pronounced the
subject ready.
He's Frank and Sincere.
At the studio, his future is an
open question. THE opportunity
has been handed him on a silver
platter" say the gossipers. 1.-THE
rest is up to him-and the breaks
Agar looks like good raw stuff
for the movies. Frank and sincere
with a clean-boyish quality in his
bearing at 26, Agar may hit the top
If he doesn't, it won't be Shirley's
fault.
I'm a very lucky guy, - volunteer
Jack. And I know il"
But where does that leave Shir
ley?
The future of Little Miss Marker
isn't worrying her half SO much as i
does other people.
I'll do whatever the studio tell
me to do" Shirley recites like goot
trouper. I'D like to grow up (she'
almost 49, and do some seriou
dramas, but that all depends.
Were living on Jacks salar,
now" she insists, and she apparentl,
believes it. We'll go right on livinj
Evening star., 1947-02-16
And Now, the Mature Victor Mature
He's Quiet Dete Night Clubs and Always Is Polite to Dogs
Women and Children

When I said as much, Vic replied
in low tones, "Alonzo expects it of
me-" And he explains his new 1947
philosophy.
II hate a routine, but you know,
a complete lack of routine can
become a routine in itself-and,
therefore, boring. When 7 first came
out of the service, I didn't do any
thing according to schedule or to
Hoyle. A reaction, guess, to regi-
mentation. I stayed up all night,
slept all day, had hamburgers for
breakfast and cornfakes for dinner.
Il was in complete revolt against
anything that tended to inhibit me
in any way. But after a while, I
said to myself, it's more trouble
being unconventional than it's worth
in pleasure. This house will give
you an idea of what I mean.
For three years I'd been living
on ships and in naval barracks
Then, I lived for almost a year in
my dressing room at the studio, not
a very luxurious place and about the
equivalent, I should say, of about a
$35- month apartment. When I
bought this house, early this winter,
I decided to fix it up, SO that if the
Sultan of Turkey were to walk in,
he'd feel so much at home, he'd look
around for a blond to pitch into the
Bosporus."
vic's house cost $4,000 to buy and
so far, he has spent $4,000 doing
| it over.
And I should add that Victor has
new girl to match his present dig
nified personaity-Helen Morgan of
Life magazine.
(Released by North American Newspaper
Alliance)
Evening star., 1947-02-16
There's Gold Out West
Horse Operas Never Change, but They
Continue to Make Money
By Harold Heffernon

embellished it, had it produced as
a top-flight drama-and snickered
wickedly to himself when he coll
lected his fattened pay envelope as
a top-money writing man.
Nowadays. Republic leads the field
with the largest stable of the Head
'em off at the Gulch" boys.
Rules Are Rigid.
BY the time Of Broncho Billy's
retirement, the damage was done,
and the tradition of the cowboy star
had been established. 1t has since
become one of the static things In
a changing world.
Summed up, the hero of the sage
brush sagas lives by set of rules
that Joe Breen at the Johnston Of
flee would never dream Of inflicting
upon the motion-p picture industry
at large.
% He must not smoke.
(2) He must not drink.
80 He must not kiss the girl lex
cept if the picture costs over mill
lion).
"a He must never take an un-
fair advantage of any situation.
go He must give the villain more
than an even break.
He is the champion Of the weak
and the avenger of evil. At the.
end of the picture, he rides away
alone-into the sunset.
Standard equipment for the horse
opera star includes the ability to
ride horse like a centaur, shoot
from the hip, look sleek in tight
fitting western trousers, wear Q
Stetson and keep his balance in
high-heeled boots. If he can act.
so much the better. If he can sing,
that's pure gravy.
Some Evade Rules.
The crop of western stars now
at the crest Of popularity Is di-
vided into two classes by the strings
of q guitar. There are the musi-
cal westerns, which hit q new high
in western films with the advent
of radio singer named Gene
Autry. With a guitar, a pleasing
singing voice and a horse named
Champ. he set new record at
the box Office. Then there's the
group who still keep to the ridin'
and shootin' school, minus music
and dancing girls, but distinctly
not minus audiences.
In that group there are such
names as John Wayne, William FL
lott, Gary Cooper. Joel McCrea
with a possibility that Gregory
Peck may be admitted into the
group after the release of Duel
in the SUM-, Bill "Hopalong Cas-
sidy" Boyd, Charles Starrett and
Allan Lane, who gallops his horse
Thunder through eight pictures
year at Republic as Red Ryder.
For the first five in this group,
the rules of the western are some
what rerouted to take care of love
story. But for the others, Roy
Rogers, "king" of the hell-bent- for
leather school of musical westerns.
and Gene Autry, the old rule holds.
In recent picture, Rogers lead
ing lady, Dale Evans, was singing
Under a Blanket of Blue" in a
production number. She was to
sing the song to Rogers. But Re-
public thought 1t over. and de-
cided that was too romantic. There
fore, she ended up singing the song
to Trigger, Rogers Palomino horse.
The motion picture industry gives
America and the world what they
want. Now and again some one
brings a new idea to the screen, but
the westerns go on forever.
(Released by North American Newspaper
TnP
Evening star., 1947-02-16
HOLLYWOOD.

11oLL WAob.
The formula for making successful
movies certainly is not complicated
The seldom-failing rule Is summed
up in two words: Make westerns. y
Not necessarily good westerns-just
ordinary horse operas with a rugged
hero, a clever pony and a lot of that
nifty, mountain-backed scenery for
which these movies are famous.
Why do all westerns make money?
Because 40 per cent of all movie
patrons in the United States and
Canada are western addicts. AND
of approximately $4,000 film theaters
within United States borders, about
12,0Oo-mostly the smaller houses,
it's true-depend on horse operas as
backbone for their programs.
Directors, coming home from war
service, naturally wanted to return
to the celluloid grind with a smash
hit at the box Office. And virtually
every one of them was wise enough
to turn not to society dramas, but to
westerns. John Ford, for example
considered by many as the most
brilliant director in Hollywood
mulled over dozens Of propositions
He finally chose the studio which
supplied him with the best western
script. 1t was big budgeted, super
duper called MY Darling Clemen-
tine" And Ford came back to the
business with a resounding bang.
With the public's perennial sup
port of westerns, you'd think this
type Of film material had made vast
improvement in quality over the
years. But that is certainly not the
case. If anybody tells you something
new has been added to westerns
don't you believe it. 1t just amt so,
pardner.
Stylized Plots.
From the day in 1903 that Bronco
Billy Anderson made his contribu-
ton to history in THE Great Train
Robbery" to the day Roy Rogers
ascended the throne as king of the
Cowboys" the general pattern for
any western movie or cowboy star
has been as sharply etched as Bill
Hart's profile against prairie sky.
The plots are stylized. The cow
boy rescues the girl from the rustlers
or he saves the gold mine, the ranch,
the cattle or the money. If anything
new were thrown in - audiences
would be bewildered and resentful
And the cowboys aren't the only
ones who know the formula. So do
the producers, directors and writer's
If they tire of it, the public never
does. Many writer has lifted the
plot of tried-and- western
Evening star., 1947-02-16
Today's Schedules

c CAPITOL"Lady in the
Lake: las, 4::35, 7:25 and
10:15 pm. Stage shows:
12::45, 1886, 6:25 and 9:15
pm.
COLUMBIA-"The Shocking
Miss Pilgrim: 1885, $40,
$40, 7:45 and $50 pm.
EARLE-"Humoresque::" 12:45,
8, $40, 1885 and $50 pm.
HIPP ROM E["Carmen'::
2:05, 3:55, 5:45, 7:35 and
9:25 pm.
KEITH'S-"It's Wonderful
Life: 1:20, 4:05, 6:55 and
9:45 pm.
LITTLE-"Henry the Fifth;
2::3O and $3.50 pm.
METROPOLITAN - Saratoga
Trunk: 1:2O, 4, $40 and
$50 pm.
PALACE-"Cross My Heart:
1:35, $40, $40, 7:45 and 9:45
pm.
PIX-"Murder, He Says: l,
4:05, tbs and 1905 pm.
TRANS S-LUX- - News and
shorts. Continuous from !
pm.
Evening star., 1947-02-16
Coming Attractions

NATIONAL - State OF the
Union," with Neil Hamilton,
starting tomorrow night.
CAPITOL-"The Perfect Mar
riage," with David Niven and
Loretta Young.
COL MBIA-"The Secret
Heart" with Claudette COL
bert, starting Thursday,
EARLE-"The Jolson Story
with Larry Parks, starting
Thursday.
KEITH'S-"Swell Guy" with
Sonny Tufts.
METROPOLITAN-"The Beast
With Five Fingers" with
Robert Aida, starting Thurs
day.
PALACE-"The Beginning or
the End" with Brian DON
levy, starting Thursday.
PIX-"Mr. Emanuel" with Felix
Amyler. starting Tuesday.
Montana labor news., 1947-04-17
WHO DOES YOUR THINKING

Hold on you are going to say. Il do
my own thinking. No one tells me what to
say!"
Perhaps that is true-but is it your head
or your heart or your cussedness that dictates
what you think?
We are no nation of group thinkers-an
American Europe, drawn each way by con-
flicting interests and hamstrung at every
turn by barriers of age-old misunderstood
ings. We are free men who cooperate but
who do not belong in groups. Under our
democratic form of government we are free
to determine our own thoughts, and that i'm
plies a personal responsibility as to what we
let rule our thoughts-our heads, our hearts
or our cussedness.
Just as we need three branches of govern
ment to check usurption of power by any one,
so we need to let the three-head, heart and
cussedness-rule our thoughts.
Unquestionably we must first think with
our heads, for we need clear and logical
thought. We need to face and assimilate
facts, to be realistic and practical in time of
national tension. But we must also think
with our hearts, that we may add the leaven
of compassion to our thoughts, that we may
have faith and hope and charity, that we may
work in harmony with our fellow Americans
because we think in harmony with them.
To these two we must add the spice of
cussedness, turning it from personal preju-
dices against people to an active determina-
ton to fight a thing-any evil which seeks to
divide and disrupt, to set religion against re-
ligion, race against race, class against class
and even to set Labor against Labor-any
evil which seeks to control by destruction of
that unity which is democracy.
Who does your thinking? You are but
one-but as you. and you and you think, so
will the nation act. The responsibility is
great and it is up to you!
Montana labor news., 1947-04-17
IT'S ALL M PIECE

The news of the day is like a fishnet
where a pull on any cord shifts all. The
storming in Moscow about "ultimatums' on
German reparations, the demands of France
and Russia on current production in Ger
many that would make for extreme want and
probably much higher death rates there; the
maneMers Of oil and diplomacy in the Near
East; the anti-labor frenzy in America; the
disaster in Centralia; the twists and turns OF
the labor government-they all tie up to-
gether.
We witness a world in the torments of in
stitutional lag. The breakdown of the old
order during World War | generated in Rus
STA the pattern of Soviet dictatorship. The
inability of capitalism to solve the problems
that led to World War l, generated in central
Europe from North Sea to Mediterranean, a
new type of dictatorship, welcomed as a solu-
ton by many leading industrialists. Its con-
sequent expansion, its grabbing Of markets
with blocked marks and the like, begot World
War II, and the desolation of that and much
surrounding area. The social and economic
institutions that were out of date in 1914 and
thus begot this series Of tragedies remain to-
day as the dominant social institutions, and
are more out of date than ever. They are
about to beget an even greater tragedy.
Historians of the future, if the pending
tragedy permits a future that has historians
in it, will write that all this happened be-
cause mans social and economic institutions
Montana labor news., 1947-04-17

did not change along with his ever growing
technical capacity. And we will be looked
upon as stupid and morally negligent people
because we did not insist upon the necessary
changes and avert these tragedies.
The news is all of one piece. because So
ciety after all is all of one piece. All OF 1t
can be altered by pulling hard enough on the
cords in this fishnet that We union men can
pull. If we pull to give it class-wide solidar-
ity and purpose: if we pull to make the IN
dustries serve the needs Of man-we will be
pulling the whole structure of human society
away from the fate that the diplomats are
making for it.
So pull, brother, pull.
Montana labor news., 1947-04-17
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE TO
No. 1303s

No. 1303S
Estate of DOROTHY WEE, also known
as DOROTHY WEE. Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed, Administrator OF the estate Of
Dorothy Wee, also known as Dorothy
Wee, deceased: to the creditors of and
all persons having claims against the
said deceased. to Exhibit them. with
the necessary vouchers. within four
months after the first publication of
this notice to the said administrator
at the office of the Public Admins
traitor. Courthouse building. w S t
Granite Street. Butte, Montana, the
same being the place for the transac-
tion Of the business Of said estate, in
the County of Silver Bow, State OF
Montana.
EMMETT LYONS, Administrator
Of the Estate Of Dorothy Wee,
also known as Dorothy Wee,
Deceased,
Dated Butte. Montana, this lst day OF
April, l947.
First publication April 8, 19i7-4t
Montana labor news., 1947-04-17
OTTO TO

Estate Of MARY MCCARTHY, also
known as MRS. MARY MCCARTHY,
Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed. Mary Y. Mccarthy, a%dministra-
trix of the estate of Mary Mccarthy,
also known as Mrs. Mary Mccarthy,
deceased, to the creditors OF and ali
persons having claims against the said
deceased, to exhibit them, with the nee
essary vouchers, within four months
after the first publication Of this not
Ice TO the said administrators at No. 9,
East LaPlatte Street, Cen~terville, Sill
yer Bow County. Montana, the same
being the place for the transaction Of
the business OF said estate. in the
County of Silver Bow, State OF Mon
ana. MARY V. MCCARTHY,
Administrative OF the Estate Of
Mary Mccarthy. also known as
Mrs. Mary Mccarthy, deceased.
Dated Butte. Montana. this 22nd day Of
March, 1917.
II. II. JONES, II. X. JONES,
No. First National Bank Bldg,
lutte, Montana, attorney for said
Administrative.
First publication April 3. 1947-4t
Montana labor news., 1947-04-17
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate Of EDWARD JOKY, also named
and known as FRED JOKY, deceased
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed, Administrative OF the estate OF
Edward Joky. also named n known
as Fred Joky, deceased, to the creditors
OF and all persons having claims
against the said deceased. to exhibit
them, with the necessary vouchers,
within four months after the first pub-
LEGATION of this notice to the said adj
ministratrix at the office of George d..
Toole, 41l-412 Owsley Building, Butte,
Montana. the same being the place for
the transaction Of the business of said
estate, In the County of Silver Bow,
State Of Montana.
MOLLIE PHELPS, Administrative
of the Estate of Edward Joky,
also named and known as. Fred
Joky, Deceased.
Dated Butte. Montana. this 25th day Of
March, 1947.
First publication April 3, 1947-4t
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-14
DOMESTIC COURT
STILL LIVE ISSUE

NIL. proposal for a domestic
i4 court in New Hanover
f s'rty today is still la live issue.
m latest developments is a
nnnnicatton from the Whining
e0 business and Profes sional
ion club to the city council.
W. letter thanked the council for
lne rscent action in approving the
court.
Joint sessio NOT hte council
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-14

and the county commissioners, the
latter group voted against estab-
lishment Of such court. Whether
any further action will be taken
toward setting up such a court this
year seemed doubtful, council
members said Yesterday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-14
Queenly Book Collector

Queen Elizabeth was an enthusi-
astic book collector. She had her
picture engraved on both cover
of all her books, and actual jewels
were used to decorate her crown
in the pictures.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-02
BY ALINE MOSBY
limited Press Staff Writer

AASS
HOLLYWOOD, May l-O.p-
Monty Woolley is blasted sorry to
disappoint those gossip column
lists who have him wiggiing MS
beard at the undertaken but, ne
said today, he plans to stick
around this good earth a While
longer.
The doctors" acidly remarked
the beard, hold no nope for i'm
mediate DEATH
That should knock the stut1lngs
out of the gossip peddlers who
have insisted poor Old Woolley
wa, breathing his last ever SINCE
he quit movies two years ago LOT
an operation.
every time l turn on the radio
or open a newspaper l find I'm
diving" snorted Mr.. W. In fact
l was enlightened to that effect
by A broadcast Sunday night
Never felt better in my life. Never
looked better. I'm damned SICK OF
this nonsense"
60 sick. in fact, that he printed
2 batch of his x-ray pictures anu
yanks 'em out at the drop OF d
rumor to prove all is right Win
Woolley.
take a look" said he, waving
4 boney view of his insides under
our lose. aren't they beautlful?0
Under Own Power
Woolley wound up work this
week. under, his own power, ne
politely pointed out. After ne gets
his cookie buster trimmed next
week he's driving back to HI;
Saratoga Springs. N. Y, home.
All the way. In an open car.
Does that sound like I'm tot
tering? Driving three thousand
miles? I'll have just a mechanic
along to change tires. Don't kno"
the first thing about changing
tires. Maybe he should drive and
walk so everyone d see how
hale and hearty l am.
First l get my hair and beard
cut" he added with a worried
stroke of the beaver. Il played
seedy professor in a movie and
l had 10 let them get shaggy.
Confound it."
The columnists started killing
him off, Woolley explained, when
he fell sick while making might
and Day"
"a nurse had to stand by on
the set to give me shots to keep
me alive. l was in terrible pam,
he sighed.
Monty returned to New York
for the operation and trotted to the
doctor first for an X-ray. Next
day the story swept the country
that he was one step from an oolt-
nary.
Taking Treatments
"Such a fuss said Woolley.
lone reporter disguised himself as
a patient to pump my doctor about
me. Every nurse and inferno in
the hospital was paid by column
lists to deliver Wooliey's inside
story, if you'll pardon the express
sion
Since then he's been taking