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Evening star., 1948-07-25
BY the Assoeinted Praxa

HOLLYWOOD. - Stardom, or
Broadway and in Hollywood, came
quickly and easily to Patricia Neal
Her real problems, she says, are
horses and automobiles.
Patricia is the 22-year-old who
won the coveted leading role ir
THE Fountainhead" against such
formidable competitors as Barbara
Stanwyck, Lauren Bacall and Bette
Davis. 1t was Miss Stanwyck, Incl.
dentally, who induced Warner
Brothers to buy the screen rights
five years ago, as vehicle. for her.
self.
But the studio ultimately gave
the part to Patricia, a hazel-eyed
and copper-tressed newcomer who
has finished only one picture. She
was starred, however, in that first
film CJohn- Loves Mary" still un-
releaseO, just as she was starred in
her Broadway stage debut CAN
other Part of the Forest').
When Patricia reached Hollywood
seven months ago, she had never
been astride a horse, never driven
an automobile. Along with exhaus-
tive makeup tests and wardrobe fit
tings for "Fourtainhead" (she1l
wear % costumes), Patricia gets rid
ing and driving lessons every day.
She doesn't like 'em.
I'm a taxicab girl" she declared.
''This Los Angeles traffic has me
licked. I'm afraid to drive in it.
But horses are worse. I Wouldn' t
Evening star., 1948-07-25

a big star I'll use only tall men in
my pictures"
Lex says that the only leading
man who does not object to acting
with men who are taller is Errol
Flynn. "The taller they are the
more he likes it," says Lex, who's a
double for Enrol, because he usually
has to fight 'em, and Enrol says
the bigger they are the better ii
makes him look when he beats 'em
to pulp"
Agent Kept Hammering.
The way Lex landed the very
much-coveted Tarzan role also is
typical of Hollywood II was sit
ting right under their noses,' de-
clared Barker. But when they de-
cided to find some one to replace
Johnny Weissmuller, they sent tai
ent scouts all over the country look
ing for a new boy.
Nov every one says they 'discov-
cred me, but I guess my agent had
most to do with it. He just kept
hammering at them until they
finally tested me. Now I have a
seven-year contract to play Tarzan
I'll do one a year and can also dc
outside pictures"
I ask Tarzan If he viii be any
different, from his nine predecessors
He says, "Yes, do a lot of talking
But one thing is strictly in-the
Tarzan yell. They wanted to throw
it out, but I held out for 1t. It's
part of Tarzan, you Know. the VIC
tory cry of the bull ape"
Evening star., 1948-07-25
Coming Attractions

AMBASSADOR-"Key Largo"
with Humphrey Bogart.
CAPITOL Fury at Furnace
Creek" with Victor Mature,
starting Thursday.
COLUMBIA - Drums" with
Roger Livesey, starting Thurs
day.
DUPONT-"Antoine and An
toinette," a French film.
K EITH'S Mr.. Blandings
Builds His Dream House."
with Cary Grant and Myrna
10y.
LITTLE-"Goodbye Mr.. Chips"
with Robert Donat.
Observation-Disclosures"
with Dennis OKeefe, starting
Thursday.
PALACE-"On Our MerryWay,"
with an all-star cast.
PLAYHOUSE - THE Pearl"
with Pedro Armendariz.
WARNER-"Key Largo" with
Humphrey Bogart.
Evening star., 1948-07-25
New Tarzan Takes His Role Seriously
After Three Years. Lex Barker Gets His Screen Break
Johnny Weissmuers Old Jungle

The new Tarzan is taking his
job seriously. He plans to buy a
home in Tarzana, named after
Edgar Rice Burroughs, the author
of Tarzan, who is reputed to have
earned $6,000,000 from the movie
rights to his jungle brain child dur
ing Tarzan's 80 years on the screen.
Does Own Stunts.
But it isn't all swinging from
trees and making love to Brenda
Joyce, insists Barker. "In the first
place, I do all my own stunts, in
cluding scaling cliffs-I find that
pretty rough. Also, I had to agree
that while I'm working, I won't fly
or ski-and skiing is the thing 7
like to do best"
They did not ask Lex not to play
tennis. The first time he gets
time off. he plays in the Motion
Picture Tennis Tournament, reaches
for a high ball at the same time
as his partner, and comes to earth
with a sprained knee.
But what really makes me an
noyed," says Lex, sis all the kidding
I'm getting. I didn't mind it at
first, everyone making Tarzan yells
at me; but I'm getting little
tired of it,
Another handicap is the food
question. Lex loves to eat, but
gains weight easily. And that's
part of the deal. that I keep my
waistline within bounds. My fam
lily won't let ME forget it. I was
reaching for sweet roll for break
fast yesterday when my 512 year
old daughter, Lynn, said Daddy,
you can't eat cake. 1t will make
you too fat" He must not drink
hard liquor either, although Lex
never did go in for that.
A 1-year- -old boy, Zann tfor Alex
ander), and his wife, Constance,
are the rest of the family. Lex was
married 612 years ago during his
five years service in the infantry
with very active services in Africa
and Italy.
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Newspaper Alliance0
Evening star., 1948-07-25
Equity and Managers Solve Their Problems
NEW YORK

NEW 4oIGEA.
There1l be no theatrical strike on
Broadway, the League of New York
Theaters and Actors Equity having
settled their problems quietly. :.
Kitty Carlisle is taking time out
from the gay job of being Mrs. Moss
Hart to act for Theron Bamberger
at his Bucks County Playhouse in
% Mistress Mine" Kitty will
make up for the absence of songs in
the Terence Rattigan play, which
served the Lunts so profitably, by
interpolating few into the plot.
Paul Hartman, a persuasive busi-
nessman as well as a clever clown,
talked the management of Angel in
the Wings" into lowering it's ticket
price top from Sc to $3.50, which Just
might have had its roots also in
dropping business. Mister
Roberts is the only production on
the stem for which tickets are
actually tough to get. . Agencies
are even dumping" few back into
the box Office at "A Streetcar Named
Desire and Inside U. S. A." which
were right up there until the slump
slapped the theater in the kisser.
:. Dwight Wiman is bringing Marc
Connelly's "A Story for Strangers"
into the Royale Theater September
81 without bothering about a tryout
out of town.
MISUNDERSTANDING note: Helen
Tamiris, having vowed folks with
her dance stylings in Inside U. S.
A." and Annie Get Your Gum"
turned down fancy offers from
South America, England, Australia
and Hollywood. :. Helen will sit it
out for the warm months reading
scripts, deciding which Broadway
musical she'll accept" for her next
try. Thomas Mitchell, while
touring in An Inspector Calls
didn't let any grass grow under his
greasepaint, and has dashed off a
new play tentatively dubbed IT Am
T. -. Tom is no stranger to pen
and ink, stage division, having writ
ten other dramatic tidbits, including
Little Accident" In recent years.
however, he's stuck to acting.
Love Life" the new musical by
Kurt WE'LL ("Lady in the Dark'')
and Alan Jay Lerner "Brigadoon'O
has won a prize showcase, the For
ty-sixth Street Theater, where it's
scheduled to open October z. :.
Ella Kazan will direct.
Rueful producers say the luckiest
Evening star., 1948-07-25
|DeMille VS.. Economy
An Uneven Battle
By Bob Thomas
HOLLYWOOD

l1o1b1 VooD.
Cecil B. De Mile, long pace
maker in the movie industry, will
upset the present economy trend
with his next picture. 1t will be a
costly epic.
In these days when most produc-
ers are cutting costs to the bone
De Mile plans to make Samson
and Delilah" in his usual lavish
style. The current budget of the
Biblical epic is $4,500 900 and it may
shoot over that. He already has
considerable expense in the film,
having planned it since 1888. 1t
will start in October, starring Vic
tor Mature and Hedy Lamar.
De Mile is probably the only pro-
ducer who could spend so much
money on one picture in these peril
Gus times. Despite what his detrac-
tors may say about the artistic value
of his films, they always make a lot
Of money. And, after all, he took
his next opus from the worlds best
seller,
Evening star., 1948-07-25
him the way I did. Anyway I raised
it all right"

AA13A4 OAAS "ny = SA4s &a41y way l dlCCO
it all right"
What were those plans that dove
tailed SO nicely with the Harvey
engagement? A musical comedy, no
less. Jimmy not to take part, mere
ly to produce it.
Il have something sensational to
say about it," Jimmy said. There
will be no ballet. Not a single gy-
ration. But perhaps even more SEN
sational will be the appearance OF
Billy Friml-the famous Rudolf
son-as composer. That lad has a
soul singing with melody, as you
will see. Leo Falk has done the
book, story definitely integrated
into the piece, and John Latouche
contributes some nifty lyrics. Re-
hearsals starts October and Broad
way will see tits called Happy
Dollar'-early next December"
Need a Name
When, reverting to Harvey" he
said that Universal international
(Which will release the film version
m 1850 had not yet selected the
actor to play Elwood Dowd, we asked
how about him? His reply was an
extremity of modesty unusual in an
actor.
NO." he said, "they must have
big-name film actor. I mean a
more important one than I. Bing
Crosby was approached but turned
the part down for some reason.
Jimmy Stewart, I hear, could be in
duced to do Dowd, as he has done,
Evening star., 1948-07-25

show. =. "Brigadoon" is in its 73d
week at the ziegfeld Theater, MAX
ing it the longest running produc-
ton ever to play the house.
The original company of Show
boat" played II weeks there, the
previous house record. Ben
Hecht and Charles Macarthur are
working on a musical version of
Twentieth Century," which will
have music by young man from
MGM's music department, working
anonymously at it so far.
Despite there being a previous
(unproduced play called April
Fool" Groucho Marx and Norman
krasna said the heck with it and
will continue to call their comedy
by that title Having taken a
last look at costs for a Broadway
musical, John Wildberg and Brit
1sher Jack Hylton decided to team
up and create a precedent
They'll produce an American mu-
sical comedy, "The Golden Touch -
in London first, probably with Lew
Parker starred, then ship it here
| later as vehicle for Dean Martin
and Jerry Lewis, recent saloon hits
IA great big eff" governs all this,
however-"If" the Bank of England
lets Jack Wildberg take his money
out of England; "If" Martin and
Lewis still are available; and "If''
the show becomes hit in London
in the first place Wierd mar
ginal note on the summer theater
season: There are slews of plays
being produced in the Citronella
Circuit which were literal fops
on Broadway but which somehow
assume an attraction for these warm
weather Dillinghams can't un-
derstand it.
Evening star., 1948-07-25
Veteran Actor Is the New Elwood Dowd
James Dunn, Who Hasn't Touched Drop in Three Years
Plays in Harvey" Plans Musical

OF course, on the stage. Anyway, it's
got to be some big fellow"
Meanwhile, Jimmy-who will
quit Harvey" the last week in
Augustus enjoying himself hugely
backstage where comedy exists no
less engaging than that which goes
over the footlights. It is family
stuff, all those humorous incidents
some of them with the joke on
Brock Pemberton, who is seldom
absent from performance; some
with the joke on the actors.
AS for instance, Jess White, Dr.
Chumley's strong-arm attendant
who thought he would get a new
white coat if he completed the ruir
of one already tattered with age
He got the new coat-but with the
cost deducted from his weeks salary
A lot of things like that are happen.
ing; but Jimmy said they must be
kept off the record.
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Evening star., 1948-07-25
By SheiIoh Grohom
HOLLYWOOD.


Tarzan dashed out of the beauty
parlor, looked furtively up and
down the street, saw me. blushed
rosily and explained, MY hair, I've
just had a permanent wave!"
But don't get the new Tarzan,
Lex Barker, wrong, Johnny Weiss
muller (the ninth Tarzan) had ma
turally curly hair. Mines as straight
as string and, believe me, this is
better than having it waved with
curling tongs every day" explains
Lex.
And believe me, there's nothing
prissy or sissy about this new very
handsome Tarzan, now starring in
the series, ."Tarzan and the Arrow
Of Death" He is 6 feet inches
tall, with what he calls dirty"
blond hair and green eyes. He's
a heck Of a nice buy, but he's also
had the usual struggle to make
good in pictures. Now if he can
only act as good as he looks, he's in.
II was brought to Hollywood
three years ago from New York by
a Goth Century-Fox talent scout
who saw me on train," says Lex.
For six months I was under con-
tract to Fox and did nothing. They
said looked too much like George
Montgomery.
Too Tall for Dick.
Then I went to Warmers for six
months and also did nothing. They
said I was too much like Enrol
Flynn. Then I went to RKO and
played one Of Loretta Young's
brothers in The Farmers Daugh-
ter I thought my luck really had
changed when I was put in Sta
tions West with Dick Powell. I
had my uniform and my boots
made; but when Dick saw my test
he said, Either he goes or I do. 4"
Lex was too tall, explained Dick.
That's been by trouble" contin-
ued Lex. Leading men don't like
it if a character player is taller than
they. The same thing happened
in The Tatlock Millions I almost
had part in that but I was taller
than John Lund, the leading man.
I'm Mourning Becomes Electra,
I was up for the part they later
gave to Kirk Douglas. I didn't get
it because looked too much like
Michael Redgrave, they said.
GAS Tarzan, however, the bigger I
am the better. If ever I get to be
Evening star., 1948-07-25
By Lawrence Perry

NEW 1oEbn.
You don't have to go to Harvey"
to laugh with Elwood P. Dowd. At
least you don't if you can catch the
present portrayer of that lovably
crapulous role, James Dunn, in an
interlude of rexatation-say at a
luncheon table.
Jimmy is stalwart Brooklyn-born
Irishman with twinkling blue eyes,
an infectious smile and a quiet sense
of humor.
Il don't know what there was
about me that made Brock Pember-
ton so persistent in wishing Elwood
Dowd onto me. Maybe" Jimmy said,
it was because I had got myself
typed for drunk roles. First it was
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ct was
In this film he reached the high
point of his moving picture career
by winning an Academy Award.)
You may remember I was quite a
toss-pot in that play. Then there
was killer Mccoy, and others. Then
Elwood Dowd. And now, believe it
or not, in the film I've just done
Texas, Brooklyn or Heaven-I'm a
bartender who can crook his arm
with the best. And me-" he con-
cluded, James Dunn, who hasn't
had drink of beer, wine, liquor or
anything alcoholic in three years."
Pemberton wanted Dunn, for the
DoWd role when Frank Fay went on
vacation last summer, but although
Jimmy had always yearned to pay
it he had neither time nor inclina-
ton to serve as summer replace
ment.
Producing Musical.
However" he said, when Brock
approached me again for a summer
f1ll-in nipped him because it fitted
right in with my plans to be in New
York at this time. Brock didn't
know this and If he had I might not
have been able to raise the ante on
Evening star., 1948-07-25
Today's Schedules

NATIONAL-"O k la h O m az:
$40 pm.
AMBASSADOR-"E m p eror
Waltz: 1:2o, 3::25, $50, 7:3O
and 9:40 pm.
CAPITOL-"Give My Regards
to Broadway: 1:30, AIS, 7:O5
and 9:55 pm. Stage shows:
$3.50, $40 and 9:10 pm.
COLUMBIA-"On An Island
With You: 1:25, $3.50, 5:s5,
TAO and GAS pm.
DUPONT-"The Story of Tos-
ca: 1855, 2:4o, 4::25, 6:10, 8
and GAS pm.
HIPPODROME-"The October
Man: 2:15, 4:05, $50, TAO
and $50 pm.
KEITH'S-"Melody Time: lao.
$40, $40, TAO and $40 pm.
LITTLE-"Song of My Heart:
l, 2:40, 4:30, 6:15. $40 and
10 pm. i.
METROPOLITAN-"F O W ing
Cold; 1885, $40, 5:45, 7:45
and $50 pm.
Easter Parade: 1,
3:05, Sis, 7:25 and 9::35 pm.
PIX-"Bride of Frankenstein":
2:45. 5:45 and 8:45 pm.
PLAYHOUSE-"A Kare-
nina: lilo, 800, 5:25, 7::35
and GAS pm.
TRANS-LUX-News and shorts.
Continuous from l pm.
WARNER-"Emperor Waltz:
lis, 800, 5:25, 7::30 and $40
pm.
Evening star., 1948-07-25
By Jack O'Brion

production in town is "The PLAYS
the Thing" which flies to Central
City, Colo, for three weeks at the
drama festival there, thereby evad-
ing the deepest fathoms of sum-
mer doldrums. John O'Shaugh-
messy, and who better with such a
name, has been chosen to direct
Sean O'Caseys Red Roses for Me, u
the Gaelic comedy due here in the
fall. John won huzzahs for his
staging of Command Decision"
Bea Lille, having missed couple
OF Inside U. S. A." performances,
now has an understudy, Paula
Laurence. That would be the
toughest act to follow on Broadway
should Bea find reason to leave the
Evening star., 1948-07-25
Ava's Rise HELPS
BY the Associated Press

IIO1lI WOOIJ.
Ava Gardner's rise to stardom has
given Marilyn Kinsley break.
Marilyn, who had a stock players
contract at MGM, was Ava's first
friend in Hollywood. They took
dramatic lessons together, and
Marilyn helped Ava to lose her
Southern accent.
Marilyn later retired to raise a
family, but now her two children
are old enough to permit her to
resume her career. Hearing this,
Ava made Marilyn her stand-in,
and got her featured role in 1.-The
Bride"
Montana labor news., 1948-11-04
Democrats Win
but One
Office in State

the nod to Democrats for other con-
grcssional and state offices.
Montanans reelected Sen. james T.
Murray, ousted Republican Gov. Sam
c. Ford in favor of John w Bonner,
and clinchcd the states four electoral
votes for President Truman.
Unofficial results
President, $50 OF l,l42 precincts
Thomas f. Dewey $3.50; Harry S
Truman 94.547; Norman Thomas 392
Henry A. Wallace 1872: Claude A
Watson PA.
U. S. senator 827 OF LAP precincts
Tom ]. Davis 1911 James T.. Murra,
9l,S62; c. S. Hanna sos.
t. $. representative. first district
SO Of 1874 precincts-Albcrt H. Angst.
man 24,3l7; Mike Mansfield 1871
Floyd P. Jones 227.
U. S.-representativc, second district
400 Of 75S precincts = Wesley A
D'Ewart 1880; Willard Fraser Al 1872
Governor, Sl7 OF LAP prccincts-Johr
w. Bonner 8o,0S4. Sam c. Ford 1882
La Verne Hamilton 444.
Lieutenant governor, 500 Of LAP pre-.
cincts-Tom Burke 7l,0S9; Paul Can.
non 1910; Edgar NJ. Springs 776.
Secretary of state, SOP of l,l42 pre-
cincts-Ernest 7, Eaton 6s,946; San
w. Mitchell 84,lS7.
Attorney general IA Of l,l42 precinct.
Stanley +. Felt SOFAS; Arnold H
Olsen 1879.
State treasurer, 726 OF LAP precinct:
Neil Fisher 5000; Harry G. Todd
5000.
State Auditor, us Of LAP precincts
John !. Holmes 1885,; F. J. Moe
4l.925.
Railroad commissioner, 722 Of l.l4l
precincts-Georee a Davis 49,655; Aus
tin B. Middleton 67,216.
State superintendent Of public in
struction, 6SS OF l.l42 prccincts-Mary
NJ. Condor nl ,267 Elizabeth Ireland
56,3l3.
Associate justice. State Supreme
Court Cong term. 100 Of LAP pre-
cincts-R. Y. HottumlY 67,l89; /. w
Choate ,M.5SS
Associate justice, state Supreme
Court (short term 695 If LAP pre-
cincts-Harry !. Frccbourn 5l,l88; Fred
l.. Gibson 1905,
Referendum 81. ia q l,l42 precincts
For 4,S02; against 500.
Referendum 81. l35 81 ZAP precincts
For 3.7l4; against S.3l0t
Montana labor news., 1948-11-04
MUSICIANS UNION
PROGRAM MAJOR
GAIN FOR PUBLIC

a major public gain resulting iron
graph recording industry and the
American Federation 81 Musicians IS
the continuation-suhjec 10 Washing
ton approval Of the trus'ccship plan
oi a program that has brought more
than S5,O0,u0 worth Of Tree music
across the continent.
a trustee yet 10 be selected viii
hencciorth administer the fund The
public in the United States and Canada
will benefit through Tree music in
parks. halls and many worthy in,iiru-
tons.
The original plan, which encountered
obstacles under recently enacted led
eral labor legislation vas iirst pro-
posed on a nationwide scale By James
{. Petrillo. president Of the Federation,
early in 1913 In is first year OF OPP
Grafton. l947, the administrative cost
was less than one per cent. Costs for
the current year arc not expected TO be
substantially greater.
The fund created under contracts
first signed in September, 1913, and
later extended 70 cover the entire re-
cording industry constituted a land
mark in the field OF labor relations. 1t
was the first time such a plan was
used to preserve a craft against threat
cned extinction by reason OF unbridled
use OF reproduced music.
Payments into the fund OF a small
royalty OH each record by the manu-
iacturers did not result in a price in
crease to the consumer.
The money collected was used solely
to furnish Tree music Tor such worthy
causes as veterans hospitals, tcen-age
dances in programs Tor combating Ju-
venilc delinquency, concerts in public
parks and auditoriuns, etc. 1t was
widely hailed as one Of the major cul-
tural contributions OF our time.
In 1917, the expenditure Of Sl,+14,700
for these purposes supplied 1904 per-
iormances and employed Isl ,+o2 man
units at local union scales. Music was
supplied in 4S states, seven Canadian
provinces and the Territory OF Hawaii.
This years program will have a similar
scope.
Montana labor news., 1948-11-04
News of Great Falls Building Trades

Minutes Of Regular Meeting, Oct. %,
1913:
Meeting called TO order at $50 p. III.
by President Sims with all Officers
present.
Credentials:
From the Engineers Local No. S77
mapping Brother Al Castle as their dele
gate To the Council. On motion the
credentials were accepted and Brother
Castle duly obligated and seated.
Minutes OF the previous meeting we're
read and approved as read.
Communications:
Minutes Of the Cascade County
Trades & Labor Assembly read and
iilcd.
From the Painters Local No. 200,
advising that their local has placed the
properties OF Mr.. Grove and Mr.. Wag-
ner located at 9th st. and 3rd Ave. No.
on the unfair list due to the fact that
Wagner who is a n%on-union painter
and part owner painted the exterior
oi the apartment house. Motion mad,
and carried that the matter take the
usual course.
From the Carpenters Local No. 2S(
advising that they concur in the actor
Of the Building Trades Council rcla-
tive to the location OF the |propoSco
County Hospital. Letter read and
illcd.
From the Engineers Local No. S1
advising that their local concurs in The
request OF the Building Trades Council
to cease all activities on construction
work on Election Day from 800 /,
500 p. IN. Letter read and lied.
From the Building & Constructio,
Trades & Labor Council enclosing cop,
OF a letter addressed TO the South Da.
kota State Federation OF Labor BY tht
Minot n. y. building Trades Counci
advising that their dealings with Peter
Hewitt & Sons OF Omaha. Neb., anc
INSTRUMENTATION Co. Of Boise, Idaho
have been very unsatisfactory. Lettci
read and delegates asked to take note.
Roll Call:
The roll was called and the follow
ing delegates noted absent; Olson
Smith. Duncan and Lins.
Reports of Delegates:
1t was reported that Hanson & Bros
who had just started a plumbing sho'
on the West Side have dissolved par
tenrship for the reason that Hanson
Montana labor news., 1948-11-04
Mansfield, Bonner,
Cannon Elected
Democrats Gain
Control of
House and Senate

President Truman in a n astounding upset Of re-ballotng pre-
dictions. Wednesday won the presidency. HE will have a Demo
cratic Senate and House to work with him
Gov. Thomas {. Dewey, his Republican opponent, conceded
Mr. Humans election Wednesday morning.
AT that time. Mr.. Truman was leading in % states having 3O4
electoral votes. Needed to win are 266 electoral votes
Dewey was leading in o states with lS9 electoral votes Four
states with 80 electoral votes had been captured. OF werel leaning
to. State Rights Candidate ]. Strom Thunmond.
James Hagerty, Dewey's press secretary. announced that Dewey
had conceded The election in a telegram to Mr.. Truman. 1t read:
My hcartest congratulations to you on your election and every
good wish tor a successful administration, and urge all Americans
to unite behind you in support Of every effort to keep Ii nation
strong and free and establish peace in the world"