Evening star., 1949-12-18
An ALL oo-Lin1ited
Yu|etide Wish List
A Drama Department at Christmas
Owes Gratitude to Too Many People
By Joy Cormody


By Joy Comody
unchanged this Kaleidoscope world
the joyous duty wishing lot of people Merry Christmas
a of departments life enough,
indeed to fill agate much less column that is set
In 712 point type 9-pont slug
Clearly then it would folly anything like list.
writes the end of the column and lays honestly to
lack not lack of thought the omission OF SO many VINO
should been included
And so to start a joyous Christmas to:
Helen Hayes whose warmth have with the
which her first the theaters
first ladies' And to Editor Charles MseArhur her husband
Ethel Barrymore old the drama
but whose irresistible fascination has ovepowered HOLLYWOOD and
community its recogn
tion of at least true personal greatness.
The Lnts who make forgve them for butterhyng their
through any ot Know My Love- their current
valentine.
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II entertainment
of contemporary life.
Local showmen Carter Barron Frank La Falce, Harde
Meakn Edmund Pon Roland Robbins Gerry Wagner Vic Or
others who could of the early Christian
lessons forgiveness when they read the reviews OF
their attractions They prize friends in world that
would understand if they set claw traps for critics
An Teaches Author
Thomas Mitchell performance Willy Lonan in Chi
Death of Salesman from Arthur Miller the author
the inspired declaration: Say I've written an irish play
Gardiner who makes think the old Greeks had
good idea IN those goddeSses
Mickey Rooney appearing the picture which Harry
Macarthur reviewed and naturally to Mr. Macarthur for review
the Abbott Costello works Over the
associate suffer long they sometimes suffer no longer
other associate Sally Anderson Ormeand
A galaxy agents who have made life easier
Richard
Ben Washer Jack Foxe Dan Terrell Emerng.
Dick Williams and of others who
when they Some of my best friends are critics
Paramounts Bng Crosby who helps the enough
maintain Paramount Bob Denen Washington where
company could be better represented
Washington nnkeepers Gardiner Moore of the shoreham
Mack of the Mayowe George Johnson and Frank Weakly Of
Carlton Herbert Bunck of the Sater and
c. C. Schiller of the Raleigh
And Friends at Luncheon. =
And speaking of inns to the Raleigh Room staff. Olive Otto
Dorothy Sadie Belle and the others who have made lunch
friendly meal for than shhhhhhhh Why
tion Also the kitchen staff which ready to humor
the wllims of a la taste.
Headwaiters pace-Robert Paul. Heinie
George Teddy Tucker Romane Pierreand Maitre
bandy imperurbable
in Washington lot of people could use him model of this
virtue
Radio people, Bryson Rash. Hayes Larry Beckerman,
Earl Gamons Nancy osgood Eric sevareid Arthur Godfrey
Scoop Kenneth Beley Eddie Galaher and Joseph
Harsh who got off the radio to to Europe and should get
back
Oscar Davis of the News agreeable lot of colleagues as
could ask:
Fontan who remains this departments avoe person
A Girl Who Eats Desserts.
lovely who afraid to join critic in
dessert rich that all actresses leave the table when man
better old friends Burgess
Meredith who must be surprised end when he counts those
birthdays
George Nathan Atkinson.
John Mason Brown Gibbs Watts Norton.
Bosey especially John Hutchens this
parmens favorte critics j. H. bookman is the best
inactive drama critic one knows
E. White and Thurber who remain favorite
authors chief whose work
followed for "a Twenty-Five
February.
Sherwood Hart Bill McCleery and S. N Behr
playwrghts always write the plays hopes
see, but always is glad to
Vaughan, for whom only Bill Hill (and
Christmas hm) a greater admiration.
added that he will win all kinds of
prizes for "AI the Kings Men,
McCambridge whose Sadie Burke role in the
picture the film actress find of the year.
Composing colleagues Charley Holbrook Johnny and
Walter Ferber Srausbaugh Editors Ralph McCabe and
editors sometimes do.
And, above all, readers Of this department
with what be willing to die for its
right say it, but who remain loyal nevertheless:
transcendently Happy Christmas