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Evening star., 1948-04-19
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time of Showing
Stage.
National-"The Plays the Thing"

stage.
National-"The Plays the Thing;
$50 pm.
Screen.
Ambassador-"T the Ends Of the
Earth; 1:05, Sis, $40, 7:25 and
9:35 pm.
CAPITOL Sitting Pretty; II am.
1:45, 4:30, tbs and 10 pm. Stage
shows: 1, 3:45, $50 and 9:15 pm
Columbia Daring Daugh-
ters";; 1o:45 am, /, $40, 5:25, 1896
and $50 pm. '&.a"c '5s'5l
Dupont-"Panic"; II am. 1910
2:30. 4:20, 6:10, 8 and $50 pm.
observation-disclosures; 2, 3:55
$50, 7:45 and $40 pm, 7s@..
Keith's--"I Remember Mama;
10: 40 am, 1:25, 4:10, $50 and 9:35
pm.
LittIe-"To Live in Peace; II
am. 12:45, 2:35, 400, 6:1o, 8 and
9:45 pm.
Metropolitan "If You Knew
Susie; 11:15 am, lao, 3:25, $50
TAO and 9:45 pm. 49,.
Palace-"Naked City; 10:45 am.
1855, sos, 5:15, 7:25 and 9:40 pm
Pix-"Samurai"; 2:15, sos, 7:50
and 1925 pm.
Trans-Lux - News and shorts
Continuous from 1915 am.
Warner-"To the Ends OF the
Earth; II am, los, $40, $40, 7:30
and $40 pm.
Evening star., 1948-04-19
They're Not Elderly
y the Assoeiofsd Press
HOLLYWOOD

HOLLYWOOD.
They're younger than you think,
some Of these film stars.
A tactless studio visitor recently
told Deanna Durbin: 1--WE been q
fan of yours ever since I was a
little girl" The visitor was more
than matronly and that would
make Deanna as old as Methuselah.
Deanna has been around long
time, it's true. She's working In
her 21st film, washington Girl, -
at Universal International Studios,
where she started her career. But
she was q youngster herself Q0
when she started. That was In
1936-she's IS now.
There are others who are vet
Grams, though young. Ann Blyth
is still under legal age. Most re-
Gently starred In "Mr. Peabody and
the Mermaid" she was nominated
for an Academy Award (for her
work in Mildred Pierce') while she
was still a student In studio school
She's been a professional since she
was 5.
There are others-Shirley Temple,
Gloria Jean, Diana Lynn, Lana
Turner-all graduates OF studio
schools and all screen veterans.
Evening star., 1948-04-19

Oueflng TWO SZ,UUO year dWdl uc
for the most promising full length
plays submitted by May 20. The
"best" plays in the AOTTF compe-
tition will be those which indicate
the greatest potential skill among
contending authors.
The $4,000 prizes. to be paid in
IL equal monthly installments, are
expected to sustain the winning
authors during year in which they
shall be improving the promise
shown in their prize winning ef-
forts.
The rules Of the competition are
stated with Mr.. Maney's character
istic specificity.
They require that only one play
shall be submitted by each contest
ant. ALI plays must be typewriter.
Each must be accompanied by pho
tostatic proof Of copyright registra-
tion date, and letter giving the
name, address and age of the con-
testant. Manuscripts shall be ad-
dressed to Arts of the Theater Foun-
dation, 41s West 55th street, New
York, together with a stamped,
self-addressed return envelope.
Five judges, Herman Shumlin,
Edith J. r. Isaacs, Lillian Hellman,
Ella Kazan and John Van Druten,
will Judge this years manuscripts.
Mr.. Shumlin and Miss Isaacs will
serve permanently on the Founda-
tion's judges board. The latter three
will be replaced next year by Oscar
Hammerstein, Robert e. Sherwood
and Joshua Logan.
Charles Macarthur, a much-of-
the time -Washingtonian during the
war, will make his debut as Editor
in-Chief of Theater Arts magazine
on April 20, Thursday to come right
down to 1t.
On the same day, Of course, Thea
ter Arts will be making its debut
under the new editorship and new
ownership, the latter headed by
Alexander s. Ince.
yPlaywright-scenarist MacArthur's
first issue of Theater Arts will be
Evening star., 1948-04-19

| 1O0-page offering. It's feature pieces
will be an interview with Bernard
Shaw and profile OF New York
Times Critic Brooks Atkinson. Its
critical departments will be manned
by Gilbert Gabriel, Louis Bromfield
and DR.. George Amberg. Mr.. Cab
riel will function in his old critical
field, the drama. Mr. Bromf1eld will
cover the dance, and DR.. Amberg
coins something new In the area OF
criticism by taking on the decor OF
the theater.
BY way of encouraging subscribers
and newsstand buyers to keep a
file OF his publication, Editor Mac
Arthur has hit upon the idea OF
printing a full-length play in each
issue. The first will be Maxwell An
derson's Joan of Lorraine"
X II
Speaking Of Mr.. Macarthur, who
in private life is widely known as
the husband of Helen Hayes, he is
the subject of one of Sally De Mar
cos currently favorite stories.
According to the prettiest men,
ber of the DeMarcos, who are head
lining the Capitol Theater's stage
show, this is the way it goes:
During the war Helen Hayes
dropped into one of New York's
more exclusive shops to make an
exclusive purchase. When the deal
had been completed, the actress,
with wifely modesty, told the sales
girl to charge the item to Mac
Arthur and send it to Nyack.
"Ah, Macarthur" the sales girl
beamed, looking at Mrs. Macarthur
as If she were the luckiest woman
in the world, what a famous
name"
Miss Hayes made a proper curtsy
and left.
1.-THE Plays the Thing" which
goes into its second week at the
National tonight, will get a one
performance warm-up before 1t Is
asked to face Broadway's ferocious
Ill Ilo0OSCA AhbSA Y
Miller and his associates have in
vlted an audience of service men to
give the production final scrutiny
Monday, April 26, at the Booth
Theater.
X X X X
Monday memos: Red Runs the
Fraser" National Film Board of
Canada documentary. will be shown
as supplemental feature to Capt.
Boycott" which opens at the Dupont
Theater on Wednesday >. The
title refers to the spring run of
salmon up the Fraser River in
the mountains of British Columbia
Clifford Odets, his family and
two Odets plays. are reported about
to migrate from Hollywood back to
Broadway where the playwright
score his first bright success.
This is supposed to be quite per-
manent. 5. Variety Clubs annual
Evening star., 1948-04-19
|R. IA. McGredy Named
|WTOP SoIes Monooer

Robert M. McGredy, q member OF
the radio station WTOP sales staff,
has been appointed sales manager
of the station, it was announced to-
day. The appointment takes effect
Immediately.
A native Of Big Flats, N. Y, Mr..
Nc Greedy was employed in the sales
department Of the Washington Post
before going with WTOP In April,
1916. He lives at Falls Church. Va.
Evening star., 1948-04-19
Hollywood:
Wildes Would
Do Odets Play
If Asked
By SheiIoh Grohom

Jennifer Jones is asking David
Selznick . question-and 1t has
nothing to do with marriage. As
his star, not as his sweetheart, she
wants to know why her picture,
Portrait Of Jenny"-finished nine
months ago-has not yet been cut,
scored or finished in the usual
manner? -
Cornell Wilde wants me to do him
q favor. please tell Clifford Odets. >
he says, that Pat and I want to
star on Broadway In his new play
I gather from Mr.. Wilde that Pat
is no longer a frustrated gal about
her career. shes getting lots more
picture offers now that she has the
lead in Night Cry" says Cornell.
Ida Lupino gives me what she
claims to be the latest lowdown on
her marriage plans with Collier
Young. She tells me on the Road
house" set, 1--WE have postponed the
marriage for six months for two rea-
sons. We have to ind q house. And
we want q long honeymoon. We
don't want to marry on Saturday
and report for work on Monday"
Humphrey Bogart is rushing away
from Lauren Bacall and into his
own production, Knock on Any
Door," I mean Bogey is cutting
short his yachting fun to start work
right away. And you can bet now
that Evelyn Keyes, the wife of
Bogey's best friend, John Huston,
will be his leading lady.
Howard Hughes, am convinced,
is trying to make a new kind of
career in Hollywood-that Of not
finishing pictures for this genera
ton. Witness Mad Wednesday"
and Vendetta" On top of now
shooting a fifth ending for "ven-
detta," he has surpassed himself by
trying to put q talking horse finale
on Mad Wednesday,"
Greer Garson-let's face its
among Britain's loveliest exports.
But from now on, every step Is going
to be important In her battle to
stay on top. Greer is also very
brave-she gets redhead competi-
ton in 'The Forsyte Saga" from
pretty little Arlene Dahl.
Van Johnson-I bump into him
at Metro getting ready for Com
mand Decision"-gives me the sur
prising news that he was not re-
called from Honolulu for the movie
1--WE came back of our own free
will" he tells me. He and his wife,
Evie. just didn't like the place.
II 4 *k ~
Charlie Chaplin, jr., and his best
friend, Nal Boyd, soon to become a
film producer, are in drooling con-
test over tantalizing Toni Doyle, the
dethroned California Centennial
queen. Charlie has offered marriage
but Boyd has offered her a part in
his movie production Of Bride and
Groom"
Sonny Tufts will risk his career
again If he gets the starring role Of
the heel in Richard Macauley's ''The
Good Die Young" which he Is try
ing to buy. NJ realize that playing
another heel is dangerous--look
what it did to Tyrone Power, in
Nightmare Alley" says, Sonny, on
the. set OF ..,sThe Wrangler." Yes, and
look what it did to you, Sonny Boy,
in Swell Guy"
Valli, the Italian actress, believes
she Is in Hollywood to stay. So she
is splurging her savings in an ump-
teen-thousand-dollar sable coat. She
was q drab dresser when she arrived
here. Subsequent acclaim seems to
have gone to the lady's bank &C.
count! III.
(RelsGsed by North American
Newspaper Alliancs.) s=...
Evening star., 1948-04-19
Koop Will Be Installed
As Siqmu DeItu Chi Head

Theodore r. Koop, chief Of the
CHS Washington News Bureau, will
be installed as president Of Sigma
Delta Chi, national professional
journalistic society, at the annual
Founders Day dinner Of the Wash
ington Professional Chapter at $50
pm. Wednesday In the National
Press Club.
Other officers to be Installed will
be Edward Jameson, Houston
Chronicle, vice president; Richard
Evening star., 1948-04-19

Kirkpatrick, the Qui1l Magazine,
/ lsecretary; Lawrenee Sullivan. busi-
ness press writer, treasurer, and Sol
Taishofi, Grinin Bancroft and Peter
G. Edison, board members.
| Luther A. Huston, national presi-
dent Of Sigma Delta Chi and re-
firing president Of the local chap
ter, will speak.
Evening star., 1948-04-19
YWCA Group to Meet

Students In Mrs. II. Lyle Camp
bells speech classes at the Young
Women's Christian Association will
hold dinner meeting at 6 pm.
Wednesday at the YWCA.
Evening star., 1948-04-19
Lecture Set at Howard

Leo Katz, head Of the art depart
ment Of Hampton Institute, will
give an illustrated lecture on en-
craving and etching problems at
II am. Wednesday In the Library
at Howard University. The program
is sponsored by the Howard art de-
fpartment.
Evening star., 1948-04-19
A2Os THE EVENING STAR, Washington D. G.
MONDAY, Is. sA.
To Your Attics, Dramatists,
There's a New Set of Prizes
by Joy Cormody

busy ar of Richard Nancy today records hope
aspiring playwTghts lately lot Of feel
frustrated.
that being spokesman spokesman
In this instance Foundation.
Foundation
Evening star., 1948-04-19

ADJUSTMENTS
Evening star., 1948-04-19

DAM 24o2 M. vsrn.. Ave-, Del Ray. Alex.
8 SAasS Ov $3.50 Cont. from $50 PM.
VAN JOHNSON In "HIGH BARBAREE. -
Also Big Cartoons.
Evening star., 1948-06-18

seat cost me Aehry MeLehors.
more because it is impossible to hear
anything that goes on from it.
Any one who has ever attended q
national presidential convention, be
it Republican, Democrat, Wing,
Know-Nothing, Bull Moose, Third
Party. Tippecanoe and Tyler Too
knows that the worst seat at a con-
vention is the best seat.
Will Miss Keynote Talks.
Perched on my rafter I will not
have to listen to the various key
note addresses, which are COM
pounded Of nine-tenths drivel and
one-tenth drivel which makes ten
tenths of drivel. Keynoters-and I
have observed them through many
years-all look and sound alike. I
am convinced, although could not
prove it, that somewhere south Of
Java, there's an old wreck around
which keynoters swim and are
trapped and caught. What they
catch them with I will not say, but
I believe that the bait used is old
and weary tripe.
From where I'm going to be sit
ting, / will not be able to see the
women delegates to the convention.
I consider this just as fine . break
as being born with 10 fingers and
10 toes. If there's anything worse
than . lady politician, have not
been unfortunate enough to see it.
They are not busybodies, because q
plain ordinary busybody would bore
them to death. They have high
voices, big stomachs and run around
like hens with their heads cut of.
The chances are that I am going
to purgatory when leave this earth,
but do not believe that the devil,
in his most sadistic moment, ever
dreamed Of a purgatory where q man
had to spend . lot of time with lady
politicians.
Being as far back as III be, I will
be unable to hear speakers say that
Gov. Dewey is without fault, Mr..
Stassen has all the attributes Of q
seeing EYE cherub, Senator Vanden-
berg lacks only halo to be 4 saint,
Gov. Warren Is more capable than
Da vinci ever was, and Senator Taft
combines all the virtues Of Caesar,
Fred Allen, Lincoln and Jeanne
dare. I do not deny that any of
the men mentioned are unusually
Evening star., 1948-06-18

Senator Taft. Another 300-plus are
pledged to favorite sons on the first
ballot and 4O0-plus have no strings
on them at all.
Candidate claims, Of course, ex-
ceed these figures but the party
would have to hire Soldier Field to
accommodate the delegates neces-
sary to validate all their predictions.
Cross checks show they are often
counting on the same votes.
The situation is q natural Tor
deals and no doubt many passes,
feints and parties are taking place
right now in the candidates lairs.
But the trouble is that no one per-
son controls any one Of the large
favorite- States. In each there
are local situations, rivalries and
differences of opinion among the
delegates themselves. Thus 1t is
not too safe for candidate, no
matter how deal-minded. to go fish,
ing in such troubled waters.
One candidates manager viewed
headlines about a purported deal his
man had made and shook his head.
State Split.
That State is split" he said.
Right row its strong men are
shaking fists at one another and
maybe it looks easy from the out
side to grab off chunk OF votes.
But I've observed that the innocent
bystander who steps into the middle
between husband and wife usually
emerges with his nose broken, While
the husband and wife are together
again.
I'VE are going to let the State
leaders have a go at settling their
differences among themselves - at
least, allow some steam to escape.
Then we'll reconnoiter. OF course,
we're making all the friends we
can"
In that famous 1920 Smoke-filled
room about which the Republicans
are lately so sensitive-of course it
was smoke-filled: any such confer
ence would be-the deciding factor
was not the "bleary-eyed' men de-
scribed so prophetically by Harry
Daugherty months before. 1t was
one man, Boss Boies Penrose, who
telephoned from his sick bed at
home that Warren Harding must be
the candidate. Mr.. Penrose could de-
liver Pennsylvania.
That potentially powerful delega-
ton now Is q battle-ground for three
armies. One is led by its governor
Evening star., 1948-06-18
This Changing World
New Rash of Communicated Strikes
In France Seen Aimed to Block ERP

French receiving American supplies
would be another wave OF strikes
which included dockworkers and
railroad workers. A walkout of these
men would seriously handicap the
handling of the goods from over
seas and their distribution in
France.
These key unions, which until last
fall were entirely under Communist
influence, are said to have broken
from Maurice Thorez' political phi
losophy. But nobody can say for
certain what is likely to happen in
France over a period OF months.
The repeatedly Communist-inspired
strikes in Frances rubber industry
may spread to steel and other groups
of workmen.
The plaudits which greeted MIR.
Schumans strong actions last year
are no longer heard in the French
Parliament. The Premier's position
is said to be further weakened by
the fact that he made acceptance
of the plan for the unification OF
Western Germany question of con-
fidence in his administration. He
won by a dangerously narrow mar
gin.
Exploit German Menace"
The Communist leaders, Of course,
are taking advantage of the fact
that the bulk of French people are
still worried over the German mill
tary potential and are asking guar
antees that France will not be sub
jected once more to German aggres-
sion.
The French leaders are fully
aware that the Reich cannot revive
its military power in the western oc-
cupation zones alone. But It is dill
ficult to convince the average
French citizen of this fact. The
Communists are exploiting the Ger
man menace" for all it is worth and
are emphasizing Soviet power as an
argument that the French republic
should throw off the American i'm
perialist yoke" and line up with the
U. S. S. r. as the only antidote to
French fears.
Moreover, in spite of generous as
sistance from the United States, the
French people, who are only few
hundred miles away from the So
Wet armies, are deathly afraid OF
another war provoked by the Amer
ican imperialists."
The Communist organizers have
been extremely active in spreading
the story that jingoistic America
wants to fight the new democracy
of the Soviet Union and intends to
use Frenchmen as cannon fodder.
Premier Schuman, who is con-
vinced that the only hope for true
recovery of France lies in close re-
lations with the United States, now
is the target of violent attacks In
tended to remove him from ONCE
before ERP aid can become effective.
Evening star., 1948-06-18
On the Record
Writer Tempted to Ask Candidates:
Why Do You Want to Be President?

whose father suddenly has died. A
Nation which has great qualities
vitality, sanguinity, warmhearted-
ness-but lacks the virtues Of matu-
rity, is called to lead a shattered
world rent by wars and revolutions,
faced by an implacable revolution
ary enemy.
Who wants that job Of national
and world leadership in the next
four years which are certain to be
years Of perpetual crisis, of setbacks
and failures, even If on balance we
move nearer sanity and recovery?
Who welcomes such burden? Does
he feel within himself some source
OF strength equal to it? Or is it
ambition that summons the candi-
date and q mere hoping for the
best?
Cuts Lines Into Character.
Perhaps it is we'll that most men
enter high ofice-accepting cruel
responsibilities confident and
blithe. The office then, cuts lines
into his character for better or
worse, and writes him into history
as foolish or In some ways wise.
And In the end he seldom is cor
rectly judged by his contemporaries.
Henry Adams, as q young man,
gifted and cropping, saw Lincoln but
once-at the Presidents first inau-
gural ball. More percipient than
most, Adams had but one impress
sion, apart from Lincoln's obvious
discomfort in his white kid gloves;
namely, that the President was a
man badly in need Of an education
the education" Adams himself
sought, of an understanding Of men,
events, the past and the present as
a bridge to the future. Henry
Adams sensed no greatness and
doubted whether Lincoln ever would
get that necessary education. OF
course, Lincoln himself doubted it,
or he would not have cried, II find
myself often going to my knees in
the certain conviction I have no.
where else to 60"
Or perhaps that was the educa-
tion-the knowledge Of inadequacy,
and the fortitude to struggle on, sus-
tanned by the cosmic support that
alone could summon.
RELEASED b. the Bell Ayndicats, Incl
Evening star., 1948-06-18
Convention Needs a Boss
One or Two From Pivotal State
Could Perhaps Resolve Deadlock

James Duff: another by its Senator
Edwin Martin, and a third by
moneybags Joe Grundy OF high
tariff fame. Joseph Pew, the oil mill
lionaire, has a few votes there, too
besides his own. No one voice can
deliver it and make president.
The lack of powerful bosses may
make it harder to resolve deadlock
III the convention balloting accord
ing to the 1920 pattern. Some OBJ
servers, seeing Gov. Dewey and SEN
ator Taft pull away from stassen,
suggest it is the 1910 picture again
but without . Wendell Willkie In
the wings. nj '>>s
Mr.. Stassen is the only candidate
here as yet. He talks victory, Is
assuredly ready to swim with any
current that will land him on the
ticket. Pondering the character OF
Senator Taft and Gov. Dewey, he is
not sure even now those two strong
men who have worked so long for
the nomination can cease their
struggles in time to decide with each
other who shall be named.
The platform makers got to work
amid developments indicating pos
sible strife over the civil rights
plank. A strong plank. is indicated
as a practical matter to overcome
the Republican Congress failure tt
enact any civil rights legislation.
| (Released BY The Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
Evening star., 1948-06-18

capable Americans, but I do not
like to have to spend . week or SO
listening to men being sanctifled
when ! know darn we'll that In
their lifetime they have .respassed
at least once or twice In some
fashion or other.
Wont BE Trsmpled.
My seat also gives me the ad-
vantage Of not having to Be tram
pied by boys who are delegates 50
eager to get on the band wagon
that il they thought the late Hitler
was going to be elected they would
charge around the aisles, by-passes
and hedges Of Convention Hall rails
ing banners, screaming like Ameri-
can Legionnaires at 3 O'Clock in the
morning and generally behaving as
If their mentality was that Of 4
retarded muskrat. The delegates
do this in the hope that out Of their
stamping and yelling and running
and believing they'll get some sort
Of . job which will pay them fairly
well for doing nothing fairly badly.
Don't think I'm picking on the
convention. It is ditto
for the Democratic one. Well do I
remember the Democratic conven-
ton Of 1882. I wandered into the.
Sherman Hotel, and nearing sounds
Of gayety in q room. I knocked on
the door and found myself in what
could well be called q fiood-tide of
corn whisky. For Some reason or
other started wrestling with q
gentleman and was just about to pin
his shoulders to the mat when
some one tapped me on the shoulder
and said. BE careful, don't kill the
Senator" I was wrestling with the
Senator. I won't tell you his name
I'm not q tattletale, but
that's the sort Of thing that gees on
at conventions.
The more think about the hor-
rors Of Philadelphia, the more I
think I'll sell my seat and MT 60
down at all. After all, I'm getting
up in years and I'm not quite sure
I can take the punishment that Is
part and parcel Of the nomination of
a candidate for the biggest jon in
the biggest country in the world.
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