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Evening star., 1948-07-29

An Army recruit with a 15-E foot size
enlists in the West and the question arises:
Are shoes the thing, or caterpillar treads?
Evening star., 1948-07-29
Answers to Questions

A reader can get the answer to any question of
fact BY writing The Eyening Star Information
Bureau. 3I6 street NE. washington g d. C.
Please inclose 8 cents for return postase.
Evening star., 1948-07-29
Mr.. Wallace Won't Be Shot

MIR. Wallace Won't Be Shot
To the Editor of The Star:
Henry Wallace advocates peace, abundance
and human rights. AS beginning, he says
that we should get out of. Berlin because
Russia wants us out. in defiance of interna-
tional agreement. His first step to peace is
the appeasement of dictators. Some years ago,
the democratic countries of Europe attempted
to appease dictators Did they achieve peace,
abundance and human rights? No, indeed!
They got death for millions of human beings,
catastrophe destruction of property, incredible
privation and virtual slavery. Out of it, also.
the United States got hundreds Of thousands
of dead and crippled, the biggest debt in his
tory, the highest prices ever known, and the
gravest perils since our countrys founding.
Now, Mr.. Wallace would have us back out
of Berlin, then out of Germany, then out OF
Europe and Asia. Finally after Europe was
lost, we would be forced to back out of our
homes, our possessions, and our rights at the
point of dictator bayonets, as Europe did
before. Mr.. Wallace gives aid and comfort
to our enemies. The Constitution says that
giving aid and comfort to our countrys enc
mics Is treason. Mr.. Wallace wants to be
President. Some millions of American voters
will be misled by his muddy thinking. allur-
ing phrases, cheap ambition. If Mr.. Wallace
were Russian, and spoke against his govern
ment in Russia he promptly would be shot.
But this is free America. Bilbo, Gerald
L. K Smith, Wallace. is safe
CARLETON r. BALL.
Evening star., 1948-07-29
Letters to The Star
School Auditoriums as Theaters

School Auditoriums as Theaters
To the Editor of The Star:
At this late date there remains, apparently,
but one solution to the theater impasse facing
Washington this fall when we will achieve the
unenviable distinction OF being the one major
world capital without legitimate theater.
That is to make available for stopgap the
atrical use one of our school auditoriums. sew
eral of which are more than adequate for the
purpose and would provide a satisfactory solu-
ton until permanent theater can be opened.
While the effort to make the Belasco avail
able for theatrical use must be vigorously
pressed. it is too late now for 1t to be available
for fall productions
School auditoriums throughout America are
constantly used by our citizenry. In Wash,
ington they are used by many cultural civic
groups, among them the Columbia Light Opera
Co. and the Childrens Theater.
j. G. FRAN,
Executive Secretary, Washington Art Center
Association Inc.
Evening star., 1948-07-29
What About West Germany?

been saying
Evening star., 1948-12-26
Prizes and Candidates
By Mark Boron

another splendid and heartwarming
script and Mother" seems set on
Broadway until at least her tin
wedding anniversary.
After a slow start in September
Broadway got its first outstanding
hit in october with the arrival of
the British importation, Edward,
My Son." a play which is truly an
actors vehicle in that Robert Nor
ley, who wrote the play in collabor-
alton with Noel Langley, also plays
the leading role. It is excellent,
exciting ham" which the audience
loves.
Others Score Hits.
Jose Ferrer in THE Silver Whistle" I"
Rex Harrison in Anne OF The
Thousand Days." Ray Bolger in the
musical where's Charley and
Philip Ober in Moss Hart's comedy
Light Up The Sky" were other
stars who scored resoundingly in
vehicles which continue to fill the
cash registers.
Bobby Clark, with the leer in his
eyes and the painted -on-glasses,
continues as an unclassified inSti-
tuition on Broadway with his
crowded houses at the musical LAS
The Girls Co." "As The Girls Go
started for Broadway with the rep
utation of being a failure. Then
they turned Maestro Clark loose.
gave him free hand and he started
a marathon run with probably the
biggest hit on Broadway.
Evening star., 1948-12-26
Success Is a Wayward Goddess
His Career as Actor
Lacks Security,
He Asserts

ungrateful, but it's really a kind of
luxury to me. Nobody listens to an
actors gripes when he's out OF
work"
He has a common-sense, down-to-
earth view of the stage.
The chief requirement of an
actor Is exhibitionism-of one kind
or another. It's childish-but in
healthy way.
THE average actor is less likely
To be neurotic than any other kind
OF artist It's easier for him to ex-
press himself, and, of course, he
gets to hear the applause.
At present Ferrer appears in no
imminent danger of starvation. He
can stand on Forty-second street
and Broadway and see his name in
lights over two productions-his
dramatic play and the movie Joan
Of Arc:
Asked what careers appealed to
him beside acting, he said:
Teaching English literature or
painting"
Hes just a man in love with in
security.
Evening star., 1948-12-26
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK.
The Broadway theater began to
acquire a mask of normalcy in the
season of 1948 and looked forward
to some promising events along the
Rialto for the early days of 1949.
The next several weeks will be
rife with arguments as to which
plays are most deserving of the
Pulitzer Prize, TIE drama critics
circle prize and other blue ribbons
awarded yearly. The judges, who
select the prize winners, have a
fiourishing field from which to Sc
lect.
After New Years there will be
other candidates. such as Margo
Jones production of Leaf And
Bough," a drama which she tried
out at her Dallas. Tex, playhouse
with the stalwart Reuben Mamou-
lian directing There will be Philip
Barry's adoption of Jean-Pierre
Aumont's play, The Emperor OF
China" and Clifford Odet's drama,
''The Big Knife"
Porter Musical Due.
kiss Me Kate" with score by
Cole Porter and the light opera,
1.-THE Rape OF Lucretia," with Kitty
Carlisle singing the leading role,
head an ebullient program of
musical shows which are still due on
Broadway within the next month or
two.
But the season already has been
replete with meritorious plays and
musicals in a number which has
made even the old-timers refrain
from signing for THE Good Old
Days"
Still current on Broadway are such
long run .holdovers as Tennessee
williams poignant story of New
Orleans. "A Street Car Named
Desire" Carson Kanin's raucous
comedy, Born Yesterday" Mister
Roberts"
The attractions which have made
their bows this season have been
numerous, many with exultant re-
ceptions and some with dire results.
The new play by Edna Ferber and
George S. kaufman, Bravo" from
which so much was expected because
of the prestige of the authors, per-
ished after a very short run Of show
ing q picture of how European
refugees live In New York City.
There Was Tallulah.
In reverse, the revival Of Noel
Coward's comedy, Private Lives"
was expected to be brief In that the
comedy would be dated. The seers
failed to consider that the exhilira-
ting bombshell, Tallulah Bankhead,
was playing the leading role and her
performance has made 1t one Of the
most sought-after productions In
town.
The opening of Life With
Mother" In October was awaited
with bated breath and some mis-
givings for it was naturally feared
that no play could match its part
ner, "Life With Father" which ran
for seven years. But, Howard Lind
say and Russsl Grouse turned out
Evening star., 1948-12-26
Millions Due
Shirley, Who Is
Fl Next April
Earnings as Child
Mean Little to
Busy Actress
bv SheiIoh Grohom
By SheiIoh Grohom
HOLLYWOOD.

31S4L ffN|4s
Shirley Temple will be 81 in
April. Then she starts to collect on
the fortune-somewhere between
three and four million dollars,
earned as a child star She Is one
of the few infant prodigies in this
town to get the dollars in lieu Of
disillusionment.
But" Shirley tells me at goth
Century-Fox, the studio Of her little
girl heyday, and where she now is
working after a lapse of 10 years
in "Belvedere Goes to College"
"I don't collect my money all at once.
Because of taxes, it will be spread
over a few years"
Even as an adult Shirley is smart!
Or, rather, her father is. He used
to work as a branch manager OF q
bank. He now is Shirley'S business
manager. Shirley owes her present
plump checking account to his care
full investment of her earnings.
She'll Always Act
"I'm not interested in money now,"
Shirley tells me. She doesn't have
to be. "All I want now is to make
pictures for the rest of my life. I
can't wait to play character roles"
II never was as ambitious as now"
says Shirley, who already has
chalked up II years in the movie
business. Before, if picture came
along, fine, If it didn't, fine. I guess
it's Jack (Agar, her husband. He's
terrifically ambitious to be a good
actor. He wants to work all the
time. Now I want to-"
Jack is doing very well on the
|screen-with no help from his wife
either. He was signed by David
Selznick two years ago. (Shirley Ii
under contract to Selznick, tooo
His first movie chance was Fort
Apache" as the heart interest OF
Shirley. Now John Ford borrows
him for almost every one of his
pictures-the latest, She Wore A
Yellow Ribbon"
Jealous Of Husband.
I'm very jealous of jack" says
Shirley, and she is not talking about
her career either. Il used to die
when he looked at any one else. I'm
a little better now.
I'D like to be in all of his pictures,
so if the time ever comes when I
have love scenes, they will all be
with Jack. I do not like him to
make love to other girls In his
|pictures!"
The marriage of Shirley and Agar
follows the pattern of her whole
life to date. It is well adjusted.
Shirley has no completes to bother
her. She has no inhibitions, no un-
fulfilled longings. She is the only
completely happy movie star I have
ever met anywhere, although re.
Gently she suffered the first real up
set in her sheltered life. Here's how
it hit.
IT had to do a crying scene in
'Belvedere,' and was feeling so good
1 Just couldn't cry. So called my
mother. She always helped me
with the crying scenes when I was
little. She used to stand with me in
corner and look at me and I'd
cry.
so called her and said, Say
something depressing to me. :. ] have
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Evening star., 1948-12-26

afford to plan career in the
theater alone. To stay alive he also
has to go into the movies, radio OF
television."
Ferrer thinks the ideal compro-
mise has been made by Laurence
Olivier, the English actor, who ap-
pears in one movie and five or six
plays a year" And he believes
many of the troubles of the Ameri-
can theater would be solved If more
encouragement were given to play
wrights.
/ "The American public knows
hardly anything about its own
writer's" he said. They write fine
plays here, but after they are put
on once the plays are done with
thrown away.
And by the time a playwright
has learned his trade he has starved
to death"
Ferrer, q pleasant, mobile-fea-
tured man of 36, laughed then and
said cheerfully:
II know this may sound a little
Evening star., 1948-12-26
Five Productions
Listed for Gotham
In Current Week
by the Associated Press
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK.
Although Broadway box offices are
feeling a sharp effect of the winter
season, producers continue to bring
in new shows.
Two openings are scheduled for
tonight, with Ernest Truck starring
at the John Golden Theater in a
comedy called "Oh, Mr.. Meadow
brook" and a new Jean-Paul Satire
play, The Victors," arriving at the
new Stages Theater.
Tomorrow Jean Giraudoux
drama, THE Madwoman of Chail-
lot" arrives at the Belasco Theater
with John Carradine in one of the
leading roles.
An adaptation Of the sascha
Guitry farce, Don't Listen, Ladies,
will open at the Booth Theater
Tuesday. December %, with Jack
Buchanan and Adele Dixon in the
leading roles.
Kiss Me, Kate" Cole Porter's
musical version of Shakespeare S
Tanning of the Shrew," arrives at
the Century Theater next Thursday.
Evening star., 1948-12-26
Ferrer, in Hit Play,
Sees Role as
Likely Bore
~ Hal BovIe
By Hal Boyle
NEW YORK.

NEW 1ofIh.
Jose Ferrer, the most envied actor
on Broadway today, has a simple
professional ambition.
MY goal in the theater," he said
"is to get out of the theater."
This attitude would be easily
understandable in one who had
Topped. 1t sounded odd coming
from a man who only last month
got the finest accolade from critics
of any actor since John Barrymore
hit the jackpot in Hamlet"
But Ferrer, star Of THE Silver
Whistle" doesn't find too much to
whistle over in his new fame. He is
in somewhat the position of man
who suddenly achieved a lifelong
goal to be a lighthouse keeper-and
then found the view from the top
boring.
Actor friends tell Ferrer he is
lucky because he is in a hit play
that may last for years. And this is
the prospect that rather appalls
him.
1T means" he lamented over q
well-poached egg, that I'll have to
say the same lines, over and over,
eight times q. week for perhaps two
or three years. That's no way to
live"
Ferrer-pronounced- "for air.
said he felt the twin evils of the
American theater are its insecurity
of employment and overemphasis
on new hit plays.
Il don't particularly like the life
I lead" he said. For the simple
reason I don't usually know whether
I'm going to eat next year.
When I was kid there were 80
theaters on Broadway. Now there
are about 80.
To-day an actor no longer can
Evening star., 1948-12-26
Today's Schedules

AMBASSADOR-"One SUNDAY
Afternoon; 1, sos, Sis, 7:2o
and 9:35 pm.
CAPITOL-"Mexican Hayride":;
1:30, 4:20, 7:10 and 10 pm,
Stage shows: 3:20, $40 and
COS pm. ,
COLUMBIA-"Belle Star; /.
$50, 4:4o. $50, 800 and
1915 pm.
DUPONT THE Room Up
stairs; l, 2:35, 4:25, SIS, 8
and 9:55 pm.
HIPPODROME-"W hen To-
% morrow Comes; 2:15, $40
and $50 pm.
KEITH S-"Blood on tine
Moon; 1:30, 3:35, $40, TAO
and 9:45 pm.
LITTLE-"Hamlet": 2::30, $50
and $50 pm.
METROPOLITAN-"You Can't
Take It With You; 1885, AIS,
6:55 and 9:40 pm.
NATIONAL-"The Red Shoes;
$50, $50 and $3.50 pm.
PALACE You Gotta Stay
Happy: /. $40, 500, 7:3O
and $40 pm.
PIX-"Charlie Chaplin Fes-
tival";; lilo, 3:45. $40 and 9
pm.
PLAYHOUSE-"Hamlet" 2:30,
$50 and $50 pm
TRANS-LUX- "Enchantment";
1880, $3.50, $40, 7:50 and
9:55 pm.
WARNER "One Sunday
Afternoon; 1885, 3:35, 5:35,
7:35 and 9:35 pm.
Evening star., 1948-12-26
Coming Attractions

AMBASSADOR-"Wake OF the
Red Witch" with John
Wayne.
CAPIToL-"Yellow Sky" with
Anne Baxter and Gregory
Peck, starting Thursday.
COLUMBIA-"You Gotta Stay
Happy" with Joan Fontaine.
DUPONT-"The Red Shoes"
starting January 2.
KEITHS-"Every Girl Should
Be Married" with Cary Grant,
starting Friday.
METROPOLITAN Angels
With Dirty Faces" with
James Cagney, starting
Thursday.
NATIONAL-"Blanche Fury"
with Valerie Hobson, starting
January 2.
PALACE-"Words and Music"
with Mickey Rooney, starting
Friday.
PIX-"Die Fledermaus," a Ger
man film, starting Tuesday.
PLAYHOUSE - Louisiana
Story" starting January 5.
WARNER-"Wake of the Red
Witch" with John Wayne.
Evening star., 1948-12-26
Groucho Bathes
BY the Associated Press :

BY fhe Associated Press -
HOLLYWOOD.
Groucho Marx took bath with
his rubbers on the other day, for a
scene in Its Only Money He also
wore a shabby business suit, q king
size scowl and a lighted cigar.
I'm so wet that even my glasses
have shrunk," he declared after
emerging from the scented suds.
"Or maybe I'm a salesman, demon
strating preshrunk suits"
Evening star., 1948-12-26
Autry's Mustache
Mail Is Awaited
BY the Associated Press

HOLLYWOOD.
Gene Autry wears mustache in
almost half the scenes of Rim of
the Canyon" (portraying his own
father, and he says he's bit du-
bious about his fans reaction.
They'll let him know-quick. When
his admirers heard that he. would
kiss his leading lady, Elena Ver-
dugo, in THE Big Sombrero.", they
wrote so many protesting letters to
the studio that the kiss scene was
cut out. Genes still kissless on the
screen, and he may stay clean
ShaVen. too,
Evening star., 1948-12-26
Another 10 Best List
Hamlet Heads Years Screenplays,
Which Hit Good Average
By. Joy Cormody

always Sunday of the that the movies seem
the first II months and Is days
spirit Christmas peace will toward Hollywood
rather because the last Sunday the occasion upon which
his 10 best pictures Of the choice relatively
which the 10 less choose themselves is
good year.
department
of Madre." T. Sitting Pretty
3. 'The Search" g. Red River"
THE Red Shoes" Remember
Johnny Belinda" TO- key Largo"
screenpays Washington
during the calendar year They comprise list which certainly
theater
instead Of screening advance of its formal showing 1t
well head year but must be treated as ineligible along with
which the public not
Hamlet" Surely Best Script.
question Oiviers Hamlet
great merely
the public first with only
minor that producer started with the
advantage competition the greatest of
writing precisely the token
having shakpeares Olivier left himself
vulnerable to the greatest potential catastrophe making
it. He mistakes but minor Instead he
Huston production, with
Walter Huston the father giving his greatest performance
worthy the list 1t stunning departure from
the of fiction moral lesson the evil of avarce in
mans but than this that made superpctu
additional OF ALL
piece entertainment successful the box ce in spite
Of the misgng OF Hollywood toward such unusual
themes.
SEARCH" Most Moving Picture.
THE Search" a the moving picture of the
at the same time one OF the screens most dramatic accomplishments
zimmerman directed Search the
poignant
displaced avalanche Of humanity finally united with his mother
letting this value dominate the manifold others Of
his theme, Zinnerpan created film masterpiece.
THE Red Shoes its place the list for being work whose
effect sheer delight Its adaptation of fairy tale
great and dramatic theme inspiration
aing the moviegoers with and
music dramatic narrative sought than beautiful
blending elements that make entertainment this
what 1t achieved
Johnny Belinda in quite different picture
the adoent
by gentle and doctor 1t theme that sorey
have tempted its overdramatze
indeed they always successful in avoiding the temptation
picture
the office that could teach Hollywood
public film subjects
Hollywood's
"Gentlemans which
but until this
the story
that 1t excelenty
Sitting
It represented slick but still examination
facets OF modern existence the practice Of sitting
effects the generation might possibly still funnier
comedy
despite ndefensby sloppy unworthy ending
list
the movies exciting
As of Americana replete with
spectacle acting
items of screen entertainment.
II Remember Mama" another different piece
Americana picture the heart
throwing back to gangsterdom, chill it,
those the 10 for
better and perhaps not good another
They take Easter musical
The Bachelor and the Bobby hilarious
ment for Peggy Rachel and the Stranger Call Nortde
BLACK Narcisus "Enchantmen" number Others
which had their merits
however, i a
Evening star., 1948-03-04
|Dr. Edward A. BaiIoch
Rites Will Be Held
Here tomorrow

Funeral services for DR.. Edward
Arthur Balloch, 81, prominent
Washington physician for many
years and dean emeritus of the
Howard University medical school,
will be held at 10 am. tomorrow in
his home, 2022 Columbia road NV.
The services will be conducted
by the Rev. Paul Sperry. Burial
services will be private in Rock
Greek Cemetery.
DR.. Balloch died Tuesday night
after q long illness.
He was born in 1857 at Somer-
worth, N. H., and was graduated
from Princeton University in 1877
and from the Howard University
medical school In 1879.
Served School 80 Years.
He served the medical school for
so years as instructor, professor and
dean. On the day of his death,
the Howard University annual
alumni award was conferred upon
DR.. Balloch in absentia. He held
an honorary master OF arts degree
from Princeton and a doctor Of
science degree from Howard.
A practicing surgeon as we'll as
q medical teacher and author, DR..
Balloch was past president and the
oldest living member of the Medi-
cal Society Of the District Of Co
lumbia at time of his death. He
was also a former president Of the
Washington Surgical Society, the
Microscopical Society and the Gym
geological and Obstetrical Society.
DR.. Balloch was a fellow and
| founding member Of the American
College Of Surgeons and was a
member of the Southern Surgical
Society.
For many years he served on the
District Board Of Medical Ex-
aniners. During World War I he
was active as medical consultant on
local draft boards.
Cosmos Club Member.
He had been q member Of the
Cosmos Club since 1902, . past
president and Oldest living member
Of the Princeton Club Of Washing
ton and Son Of the American
Revolutions He was also formerly
a member Of the washington Coli
and Country Club and the old
Washington Bicycle Club.
In 1886, DR.. Balloch married Miss
Lillian Foster McGrew, Of WASH
ington. Mrs. Balloch died in 1885
He is survived by q daughter
Agnes Balloch Dawson. wife OF
Ambassador william wson
United States representative on the
governing board Of the Pan Ameri-
can Union; one grandson, Edward
Balloch Dawson, and by three
great-granddaughters.
Evening star., 1948-03-04
Red Generals Told 10 Study
Marxism 10 Aid Careers
By the Assoeiots4 Press

MOSCOW, Mar. 4.-Soviet gener-
ais were told today that ability and
bravery alone are not sufficient for
advancement. They must also be
fully grounded in Msrxism and
Leninism.
Red Star, the army newspaper,
said, In an editorial that generals
must, constantly improve their
Theological preparation" The edi-
torial disclosed q new directive by
the political administration.
Soviet generals who fail to pursue
such studies will lose out in assign
ments to responsible military posts,
said Red Star.
The army paper said It s i'm
possible to comprehend StaMnist
military science without ceaseless
study OF Marxism and Leninism.
They cannot give their full value
to society without understanding
Communist theology, said Red Star.
Evening star., 1948-03-04
Col. John H. Brewer
Rites Planned Tomorrow

Funeral services for Col. John
n. Brewer. 43. Army Signal Corps,
who was killed May IL, 1943, in a
plane crash while on a secret mis-
sion from Port Moresby to Doba-
bura, New Guinea, will be held at
10:30 am. tomorrow in Walter Reed
Chapel. Burial will be in Airing
ton Cemetery.
Col. Brewer, a native of Nor
wieh, Conn.,, was graduated from
West Point in 1924 and, in 1925, re-
ceived his master of science degree
from Yale. He served in Panama
from 1929 to 1881 and was post sig
nal officer on the general staff in
the Philippines from 1885 to 1887.
He was post signal officer at Lang
ley Field, Va, until 1941 and the
following year he was the first COM
Evening star., 1948-03-04

mander Of q Signal Corps regiment
which was organized In Seattle.
He helped organize the radar
school at Drew Field, Fla, and was
sent overseas in October, 1912, to
set up radar stations on New
Guinea. He was attached to the
5th Fighter Command in the South
west Pacific.
He held the Legion Of Merit
Award.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs.
Catherine Cosgrove Brewer; . son,
John H. Brewer, IT,, both Of 660S
Fourteenth street NV; his father,
T. r. Brewer, and three brothers,
Edward, William and Clarence
Brewer, all four of Norwich, and
DR.. T. F. Brewer, jr., Hartford,
Conn.
In 1912 United States men indus
Evening star., 1948-03-04

where more than 80 food specialists,
some of whom have served four gene
rotions Of Woshingtonons, stand
ready to serve you with the necessities
of life and the niceties Of living
where, each shopping day Of the week,
you enjoy the wonderful Combination
of oId-foshioned courtesy and years.
ahead conveniences!
Evening star., 1948-03-04

In 1912 United States men indus
trial workers averaged 10 days loss
of work because Of illness, women
u days.