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Evening star., 1947-05-04
This Time It's for Keeps
By RoIph Diehton

a classic profile finally led her to
the concert stage, but she had to
serve her apprenticeship in the
chorus.
She came to the movies when
MGM put 38 European entertain
ers under contract and hauled them
of to Hollywood. One Of the 38
her roommate for six months, was
Hedy Lamar. Hedy made the most
spectacular success. Ilona, for a
while, ran her close second. Then
came a series of bad pictures.
Shes Learned to Act.
If Ilona quits the movies soon,
she's likely to go out in a blaze of
glory. Her latest film casts her op-
posite Nelson Eddy, the man who
shared her first taste of success.
RuShes indicate the opus has re-
captured some of the fire of "Bala-
laika."
Nelson Eddy says he'd hate to see
her quit right now. "In the last
year or two," he says, shes a
changed person. I can remember
when she would just walk through
her part. Now she really gives it
everything. Som where, she's
learned how to act"
BuUIlona says she's going to get
married and she's going to marry a
man who doesn't want her in pic
lures.
Jay has hard decision, too,"
says Ilona. Hes been divorced and
has a daughter to support. When
he marries me he'll be marrying not
only me but my family-because
then I'll have no separate income" !"
Kurtz only smiles and shrugs.
ut will be so NICE" dreams Ilona,
"to have man to lean on"
Evening star., 1947-05-04

When the Judge decided that he
required his courtroom two days
earlier than he had loaned 1t for.
the picture, Dana Andrews had to
learn his attorneys speech during
his lunch hour so they could finish
with the trial scenes that day.
The Boomerang" company In
creased the wealth Of Stamford. I'VE
used to go out and eat all night.
Everything was paid for by Goth
Century Fox"
Jane believes it Is q very good
idea for movies to be made near
New Yerk-'because you have all
the good actors and actresses from
the New York stage to draw on for
small parts. That's why English
pictures are so good. They even
have top stars to say one or two
lines in their pictures and you can
get away completely from the USUAL
types In Hollywood"
Production costs are cheaper, too.
"You have to get along with what
you've got" says Jane. Tor in
stance, you can't say about some
ones lived-in house, Take of that
wall, we want to shoot from an
other angle-you fit in your angles
to suit the house." "Boomerang"
cost somewhere in the neighborhood
Of 100000. That Is cheap for pic.
ture today. Yet present indications
are that it will yield a profit of more
than $5,0oO,000.
Jane is married to Edgar B. Ward;
he dabbles in investments. They
have two children Christopher, 8,
and Michael, 3.
Not So Sweet.
after Christopher was born"
Jane tells me, II lived in New York
for three years. I did a number of
plays and all of them were hops.
But I'm still crazy about the thea
ter" James last play was Hope for
the Best" with Franchot Tone. She
had to throw baseball, and the
chap who taught her was Leo
Oippy) Durocher!
Il wish,' says Jane wistfully,
Evening star., 1947-05-04
boomerang Success, Plans to Remain in
Hollywood for While
BIZ SheiIoh Gsohom

.that I didn't always have to play
sweet, understanding. patient wom-
en- III pictures. I'm not that type
OF person at all. have no patience
With anything. There's q book I
want to do as q picture very badly
It's aMoonrise. William Weliman
is going to do it with, ! think, John
Garfield. What would I playa Oh.
8 sweet, understanding school
teacher
When Jane first deserted what Is
known as society" for q career on
the stage, she was eliminated from
the Social Register. But she's back
In again now.
What Jane wants more than any
thing now IS to be back in "solidn In
motion pictures. She should be, be-
cause she Is one OF the best actresses
In the country.
tReleased BY the North Americsn
Newspaper Alliance.)
Evening star., 1947-05-04
Film.less Fan
BY the Associated Press
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ey me Associated Press
HOLLYWOOD.
Charles Starrett is long way from
the upper brackets of movie fame,
but he swears this happened to him
on a trip to the Grand Canyon.
He stopped at an Indian trading
post near Cameron. Ariz., to buy
some saddle blankets from the
Navajos.
AS he entered the post, an Indiar
said: Glad to see you, Mr.. Starrett. "
How come you recognize me?"
asked Starrett. There's no movie
house for miles around here, and you
practically never get to see a
picture
The Navajo said: only see two
or three in whole life. But" he
added, pointing to a magazine rack
in the post, I'm movie magazine
fan. Know life story of all the
actors"
Evening star., 1947-05-04
Coming Attractions

NATIONAL-"Love for Love-"
with John Gielgud, starting
May Is.
MBASS ADOR- Stallion
Road" with Ronald Reagan
starting Thursday.
CAPITOI-"Song of Schere-
zade," with Yvonne De Carlo,
starting Thursday.
COLUMBIA "The Yearling."
with Gregory Peck and Jane
Wyman, starting Thursday.
EARLE-"Stallion Road" with
Ronald Reagan, starting 6
Thursday.
KEITH'S "Tarzan and the
Huntress," with Johnny Weis-
muller, starting Thursday.
METROPOLITAN - 1T Hap
pened ON Fifth Avenue" with
victor Moore. starting Thurs
day.
PALACE-"The Late George
Apley," with Ronald Colman.
PIx-"The Art Of Love-" start
ing Tuesday.
Evening star., 1947-05-04
Today's Schedules

AMBASSADOR .The Sea
Wolf: /. Ass and 8:15 pm.
CAPITOL - Temptation: 2,
AS, 7::30 and 1915 pm.
Stage shows: /, 3.45, $50 and
9:I5 pm.
COLUMBIA-"Boom Town: /,
$40, 5::25, TAO and 9.S5 pm.
EARLE-"The Sea Wolf: I,
4:35 and 8:I5 pm.
HIPPODROME - Brief En-
counter: 2::15, $50, 5:25, 7,
$40 and 1915 pm.
KEITHS-"The Best Years of
Our Lives: 1920, 3::35, $50
and 9:35 pm.
LITTLE-"Henry the Fifth: 3
and $50 pm.
METROPOLITAN-'The Lock-
et":: 1:2o, 1925, $50, 7::35 and
9:45 pm.
PALACE - California: las,
3.25,. $50, 7:35 and 9:35 pm.
PIX-The Body Snatchers"::
2:20, 4:55, 7:35 and 1910 pm.
TRANS-LUX-News and shorts.
Continuous from ! pm.
Evening star., 1947-05-04
She Eyes That Film Career Again
Jane yatt, Alter

HOILYWfN)D

HOLLYWOOD.
Jane Wyatt plays the wife al
Dana Andrews IN boomerang. Y
Her part Is not very big. but shes
very good. Ever since the release
lot the successful film, I've heard
people here asking Why doesn't
Jane Wyatt make some pictllres7'
That IS also what Jane wanted to
know during lunch together last
week.
II suppose" " says Jane, looking
|sunnmery with 3 natural straw on
the-face hat with q red, velvet RIB
bon bow on top Of 1t, .it's my own
fault, skipping backward and for
ward between pictures and plays. It
Just doesn't work. This time I'm
staying In. Hollywood to give myself
Ia chance to get set In pictures
Jane, q product Of Miss Chapin's
School and Barnard College, came
here II years ago from the New
York stage to.make "Qne More Riv-
err at Universal with Diana Wyn-
yard. Then she went back to New
York and starred IN Lost Horizon =
mot to be confused with the pic
|ture Jane made later with Ronald
Colman, The Lost Horizon. The
stage play, Lost Horizon, !" was
|authored by Harry Segall, the same
man who later did 'Mr. Jordan .
The James Hilton book, The Lost
Horizon, came out while Jane was
doing her play. Jane wishes she
had not made the movie version Of
Hilton's novel, because the picture
was not success. 1T never does
you any good to appear in a bad
picture" says Jane.
Kept the Town Up.
Now she has appeared in a good
picture, Boomerang" She enjoyed
the experience Of making the pic
ture on the spot, In Stamford. Conn.
1--WE used any and every house there
that took our fancy, paying the
people OF course, and they were
delighted. It was much easier than
working in a studio. We started
early and were through every day
at 4 in the afternoon. was made
up in the barber shop of the Roger
Smith Hotelp'
There was one whole week of
night shooting and inhabitants
within radius of 20 miles, in
cluding children, stayed up until
z in the morning to watch them
make the picture. I'VE had cor
dons of police holding them back.
The mayor was there every night
he was in the middle of an election.
I'm sure we helped get him elected! T.
For the final scenes they used
the actual courtroom In Stamford.
Evening star., 1947-05-04
Opportunity
Doesn't Knock
Any More
D.. I-Il II
By Harold Heffernon
HOLLYWOOD.


II you're young, handsome and
hopeful of chance at q movie
career, the news isn't at all good
today. The West-bound parade has
come to a halt. Hollywood has
slammed the door right In the faces
of those thousands of kids who
aspire to be future film greats.
TO be sure, the studios will still
come up with an occasional dis
covery," to be widely ballyhooed
and showed toward stardom. But
those cases are going to be so few
and far between as to be really
newsworthy when they do occur.
Why the sudden right-about on
an acknowledging policy that has
become traditional? Why are they
turning their back on beauty and
prospective talent?
Well, for one thing, it's an. econ
omy wave. Then, there's the un-
certainty about story cycles and
what the paying public will 60 for
in the days to come. On top of it
all is a new contract now being ne
gotiated with the Screen Actors
Guild. The money demands Of the
guild are unprecedented. In other
words, the boys who make the pic
lures have been warned by their
New York superiors to check up
more drastically on the outgo-
meaning the spending money, Of
course.
Many Released.
The cold, hard figures now loom
in every front Office and have been
passed along to the talent depart
ments, SO that no person having
anything to do with employment
will go overheard on deal. Here
tofore, it has been an easy matter
for almost any producer or director
affiliated with big studio to hire
and fire as he saw fit. If a likely
girl stepped into his Office, he could
do rave, order an expensive screen
test and put her on the stock con-
tract roles at $75 week-just to
get her started. The raises would
come later. Now all that has
changed.
Stock players-handsome boys and
girls who have held contracts all
the way from six months to four
years-are being dismissed on every
side. Prospects for starring devel-
opment aren't even being consid-
cred. They're getting the gate in
lots of 10, Is and 20 at a time.
That's how strong the pressure is
at this moment.
While considerable secrecy has
been attending the pruning proc
esses of the past six months, it is
generally known that Metro-G Gold
wyn-Mayer, largest studio in the
business-and always a haven in
the past for 100 or more youngsters,
most of whom got lost in the shuttle
cracked down by dropping rs
hopefuls Paramount released Is
young players during the past few
months, and Goth Century-Fox and
Warmers threw out total of so,
including several boys and girls
with two and three years training
who had been considered finds"
Virtually all the players released
have had considerable studio back
ground; at least they know their
way around on stage and before
camera.
Extras Life Dreary.
Under these conditions what
chance, then, have inexperienced
newcomers heading this way from
all parts of the country? They
simply can't begin to compete with
such a surplus of youngsters, most
of whom have remained right in
Evening star., 1947-05-04
Still Life, Indeed!
Coward Play So Titled Is Still Living Happily
as Brief Encounter
By Joy cormody

Noel Coward is almost certainly the kind Of writer win
be brought postey scholars future
Laughter there pious critics who wonder whether cowards
will live This ungratefu estimate
has entertained his generation few others have
currency certain Of bad win who
only when watching idols crash from their pedestal
sort Of thing that Coward has been 50
writer his time that he has small chance Of carrying
into the future
man. say that all Jest
and brave to meet it was with a smile
Cynic VS.. sentimentaist.
There are possibilities instance for ironc piece
on Coward fppan Coward the tmentaist In both
moods he world wide renown
It was as cyn who could play fast and
loose around the emotions that his reputation
could not achieve the necessary
blessing pointed out how funny basic chemistry
a sOsa aae aay Fever private Lives Design Living
hthe Spirit uproaous testimony that you could iook ~
No one ever will know how many perfect
stalled youths ans who had no real talent for 1t de-
Pane VIGOROUSLY fppanty mockng dialogue
and lightly irresponsible attitudes and Coward must nave
inspired a mmicry in these helds
They Didn't to
is condemned for this OF course He mad not
thought setting in contemporary couhp or marriage
If that audience might find amusing
Amandas his plays was done unconsciosy no oou
had follow the suggestion and any mary
1s47 acted otherwise III 1877 has only 70
blame Of goes Tor the ators
of the Anthonys
just bit observant
they himself revealing but
side Of his in these plays.
senmentast In him otherwise the sde he
his with England While the
their unstable elders facyng
scoer he lavshng his affections
upon the girl Of his dreams.
widely that the most enduring of his
literature which the letters to England
example It vvdy
piece writing than its contemporary and
trreverent, plays.
Thousands nidde-aged still recall with
the remark the little boy the balcony "She
little lady" when Queen Victorias cortege passed
But who recalls single of the clever things
Anthony said Amanda? Or da who quite
girl, but has become hazy with the lapse of time?
But Now Cowards Mature
In his middle-age, Coward writing Of
England out of sentimental heart making himself
for I'm Which We Serve" and This Happy
those young mocking plays
The future scholar bothered
deal Of pleasure with his study
mentality outlived his cynicism
current picture Brief would have to be brought
into any such critical discussion of Coward man.
Dealing 1t does with middle sentiment or emotion
bears no touch OF the reckless dn
simple and deeply touching It could only by
man wo in maturity discovered that romance he
had insisted it when young.
The future scholar could have fine time with
would even make point that this poignant
ohscury Cowards early work-as called
Still Life, In the mans famous cycle Tonight
the original title is onic "Stiu
still living and the other onacters
ence book to remember most of the other titles
Evening star., 1947-05-04

BRITISH STAR ON THE HORIZON-John Gelgud upper
right enterai friend in his dggngs in the boerous VIII
liam Congreue comedy "Loue for Love This is the second
play he other being "The Importance of Being Earnestly
phch Mr. Gelgud and his presenting in this
country this Beow Marian Spencer ho plays lead
ing feminine role in "Loue for LoDe hich auH presented
at the National Theate oo eeks starting Tuesday,
Evening star., 1947-10-19
Certain Discs FLr,
Others StayPnt,
Says Antbority
By Betty Miles,

According to Sidney Herwod. a
gentleman who, as manager of a
Washington record shop, has spent
the past several years clocking the
public taste In music, teen-agers are
currently buying the blues, ballads,
bebop and Beethoven.
High school students" declared
Mr.. Herwod, will come into the
shop and buy a Dizzy Gillespie rec
ord with one hand and one by an
old master with the other" The
particular old masters favored by
teen-agers are Tschaikowsky, Cho-
pin, Beethoven and Mozart, accord
ing to Mr.. Herwod, and many con-
temporary composers get a nod, too.
IT sales are any indication, the
bebop flame is dying out. Teen
ayers are listening to Nelly Lutcher,
who's holding court in New York
these days. Along with the rest of
the country, they're also listening to
both of the Jolson albums. Burl
Ives ballads are popular with some,
but Park Avenue Hill Billy" Doro-
thy Shay hasn't caught the atten-
ton of the younger set as she has
the older one.
Favorites still are the older Duke
Ellington recordings and top rank
ing are Glenn Miller re-presses. The
old Benny Goodman trios and quar-
tets continue to impress.
Asked to predict future favorites,
Mr.. Herwod named so Far from
Broadway's newest musical, "Alle-
Evening star., 1947-10-19
The Young Idea
By Peggy Ross

Halloween parties appeal to almost
every age group - except for the
very, very young who may be badly
frightened by the more spooky
events of the evening. For the teen
ager a well-planned and executed
Halloween get-together provides one
of the incest forms of entertain
ment. And, best of all, expenses can
be kept to a minimum, without sac
rif1cing one bit of fun.
You can, of course, buy your in
vitation cards, favors and decora-
tions, but most of them can be
made. at home with an afternoons
work. You can have simple refresh
ments and dance, play games or
observe some of the traditional Hal
loween customs in fortune-telling
and SO on.
If you want to be really differ
ent" In your party arrangements
this year here are few suggestions
which you can elaborate to your
hearts content.
An apple and nut" party is a bit
unusual. You could send your in
vitation, possibly in rhyme, on a
piece of paper cut and painted to
look like an apple. Ask your guests
to dress In costume-you can give a
small prize for the most amusing, :"
most original" or "prettiest," and
warn them to be prepared to do a
two-minute nut stunt" AS each
guest arrives at the party, take him
or her to one end Of the room where
number of articles have been set
up to form an obstacle course. The
guest must examine this maze care
fully, then he is told that he must
walk through 1t blindfolded, paying
a forfeit for every article he knocks
over. AS soon as his eyes are COW
cred, quickly remove the obstacles,
then lead him carefully to where
he believes the maze to begin, turn
him~loose and watch him!
AS for other games, Of course, you
will bob for apples, peel them and
toss the peels over your shoulder to
form the initials Of the one you love,
and so on. Naturally, the apples
mustn't be wasted, so plan on apple
sauce for several days to come!
If you go for pencil-and-paper
games Biographies" is fun. Each
player writes the biography OF the
player on his right as it will appear
in Who's Who" Is or 20 years
hence. This will include the name
of the future wife or husband,
children, achievements, adventure,
fame, ETC., plus any pertinent (or
Evening star., 1947-10-19
The Young Idea
Hall01veem Party d Natural
For The Teem-Age Groub

mpertlnento data the biographer
decides to add. When the biog-
raphies are finished they are shut =
Ned and read. On the order Of q
class prophecy and good for plenty
of laughs.
During the evening each guest Is
allowed his or her two minutes Of
time for an original nut stunt" !"
Then it will be time for refresh
ments and a spot of dancing as a
windup.
If you're having a big crowd you
could serve platters Of cheese sand
wiches-or have the makings as
sembled and let the guests roll their
own. Apples on sticks, doughnuts,
hot dogs and soft drinks should do
the rest. Therell be bowls of nuts
and popcorn around for the all
evening munchers-so no one will
have chance to get hungry for a
big supper. For a small group that
intends to stick to quiet games and
some music you would want to give
them little informal supper.pos-
sibly little hot meat pies (carve the
pastry top to look like a jack O
lantern),. green peas or beans and
any other vegetable you fancy.
Dessert could be doughnut sundaes
or something similar.
AS far as decorations are con-
cerned, as 1 said, you can buy them
or make your own. I do not recon-
mend the old custom of lining the
walls Of the room with corn stalks
begged from a friendly farmer-the
fire hazard is too great unless you
can arrange for them to be thor
ouhly flreproofed-and that may
be too expensive. Put lots of grim
ming pumpkins around and concen-
trate mostly on your buffet table
Cover 1t, If you like, with cloth of
orange-colored paper, with a wide
band Of black paper stretching down
the middle, lengthwise. Put a big
jack O. lantern in the middle Of the
table, with a lighted candle inside,
and the "lid" on as hat. If the table
is a long one two smaller jacks can
be added to give more light. Scat
ter orange paper witches and cats
on the black strip-black ones on
the orange cloth. Use paper plates
and napkins and wooden bowls
where possible for serving.
Next Sunday I'll give you last
minute ideas for a progressive"
Halloween dinner, which is fun to
go to, and keeps the work and ex-
penses spread around among sew
eral hosts instead of the whole busi-
ness being heaped on one persons
Evening star., 1947-10-19
Sarah E. Stickley
To 0WedNextM Month

November is has been selected as
the date Of their wedding by Miss
Sarah Elizabeth Stickley and Mr..
Thurman T. Masengill, son of Mrs.
Eta Blinkley Masengill and the late
Mr.. Thurman T. Masengill of
Norfolk.
The engagement announcement is
made by the bride-elect's mother.
Mrs. Frank Kern Stickley.
Evening star., 1947-10-19

gro, and Gypsy Earrings" recorded
by Jack Fina. Allegro" Mr.. Her
wod feels, is apt to produce several
hits this year.
Also on the list Of teen-age best
sellers is theremin music-the kind
OF music heard in THE Red House"
and IN "Spellbound." The story
behind the making Of "theremin
music" will be told in a subsequent
article.
Evening star., 1947-10-19
Teen
D. CI
By Sally

Joe has a super-duper
Saturday night date-with Anne.
Where will they go?
First off, Joseph must count
his cash. Never, never plan-or
let yourself be sucked into-a
party that is too expensive. Bor-
rowing on a date is o-u-t-outl
But-with the high cost Of living
these days, it's no disgrace to say,
"I can't afford It,"
If your exchequer is a bit low,
there's always the movies. Make
your plans definite from the first
and stick to them. Ask her to
select the picture, Of course, but
If you've seen 1t, it's all right to
say so-provided there's another
good movie in town.
When you're in the chips, fela,
you can take your slick chick to
any nice restaurant for dinner, or
to any teen-age dance. But
please, please do not urge, her to
go places her parents would not
approve. Such hi-jackin' tao
tics will put your name at the
head of their black list.
Evening star., 1947-10-19

Emily Wilkins is probably
the teen-agers' pet designer.
Sho1on is her contribution for
q 1Dell-dreSSed schoolgirls
1Dardrobe. 1t is fashioned in
tiny checked 1DorSted and has
turned-back cuffs and a tur-
tle-necked collar that are
lined for subtle contrast. The
torso silhouette is a popular
back-to-school style. 1t is a
style that sets of, but "det,"
and makes the most OF your
slim, young figures.
Evening star., 1947-10-19

The average consumption Of fruit
IN the United States Is about 200
pounds per capita annually.