Evening star., 1947-02-16
Democracy's Festivals
World Premieres' Prove That Everybody
Really Goes to the Movies
By Joy Cormody

That is profoundly impressive statistic the movies muster
the than weekly attendance in the
country Naturally of it, and
quick to mention it under all circumstances.
implication of the statistic of that democracy and
the movies great companions pair humanys
institutions and the whole quite necessary the one to
the other.
that there truth in this sentiment
Clearly do get WE'LL too well in the opinion OF some
cynical given dusoned speculation the
intelligence quoien These think with some ustca
on that the movies genuine love for democracy could be better
the production of pictures no less entertaining yet more
opang effects of those which induce states OF deuso
and fantasy.
That figure something to conure with and Is
something that conjued with almost every day In the year
danyng with constantly 1t is possible nat the MOVIES
almost equally dramatic reflection OF the MOVIES
intimate with democracy.
dimensions visible 10 the naked
yet as edice ITSELF namely the event the movies
mmodestly call "the world premiere
Everybody attends world pees which are not mere sno"ings
of new movies paaa heae but community festivals
which sidewalks bring out the special police
and result in the occasional roughoue mngng all classes of
society record it frequently happens that the mead
provided by the vital young VINO are o
honoed picture but nsataby interested tne
celebrated spangled audience
which the restrained word for It, reaches no
higher pitch royal bap and scores
affairs which get much greater attention In history
democratic festival the world premiere sometimes seems 10
nnd its counterpart the first inaugural OF Andrew Jackson
The of the world premiere as an attraction 1o1 every
body in Washington this week with the n
formal showing of the first atom-Dom0 picture e 0ess
the End"
The invited accepdis amazing
irresby invitation to to the movies
msanthopc attitude on the COM
the Species have let it be known they WILL be
Of the military hierarchy men
with hus-hsh projects that
deliberately left unmenoned
these colaborators the most dramatic
project will minge with the public whose destiny
must have so final an influence
might ask what other instrument OF democracy
democratic leveling?
unabashed approach to life In general tne
movies very probably will ask this question
The military coaboators the bomb project Will
not be which amounts to their first collective
public appearance Government and industrial Leaders also were
participants original project and they ao and tn we'll
their intention OF turning out Tor the
representatives OF the Natlons
editors its coumns and analysts and other
molders of public opinion
Street Has Its
well taking its largest
night brief hour street. with its
the glory that has long belonged Penn
Constitution avenues
its genuine gnicancehat Washington
proud listing Hoywood roster of world premiere cities
the representative and
possible events Hollywood itself has
suitable sparkle and
New York. of course, its special binding glitter.
It is Washington alone, however, that has everybody
better to think what that might lead to
Hollywood became too enamored OF us