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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-01-27
Opening Night of
PIoy Drows Near

Opening night Of BERKELEY
SQUARE is drawing nearer; il
fact the 9 and 10 of February is
just two weeks Off The play cast
the stage crew. propertymen, cos
tune committee and directors arc
all working diligently to make their
sen n class production an over
whclming success.
Tie play cast consists of fifteen
Pers plalitieS: every character was
chosen with the utmost care to suit
their individual portrayals. Bill
LuSher fills the male lead as Peter
Standish. Kate Church and Shirley
Bauer complete the triangular lead
as the two sisters Helen and Kate
Pettigrew, respectively Peg Da-
mon portrays their mother, the arts
tOcratic Lady Anne Pettigrew and
Jim Brown is the diSagreeable
brother, Tom Pettigrew. Hugh
1Swimley plays a fussy, dandified
gentleman, Mr.. Throstle.
Lesser personalities of the eigh-
-teenth century are played by La
verne Engle major Clinton), Mary
Maurer miss Marymore), Mary
Harris (The Duchess of DevonShire)
Eugene Hamann (Lord Stanly), and
Dolores Young (The maid).
Twentieth century characters are
portrayed by Donovan DarSow (the
kind elderly Ambassador and !
&helma RolSsth kPeter's finance,
Marjorie Frant). Sally Conn plays
the housekeeper, Mrs: Barrwick.
John Petrusha is chairman of the |
stage crew; Ray Remp, property
manager; Phyllis &BellInore, is as
suming responsibility for the cos
tunes; and the entire production is
being directed by Mrs w. ]. Erick-
son with Mary Mallrer as her as
SiStant student director.
Piano accompaniment during the
performance, of especially selected
numbers, will be furnished by Miss
Inez Ratekin.
The plot of Berkeley Square" is
quite unusual; so for those people
who are planning an evening of real
by witnessing Der
kelley Square" the following nara
tive account will be most helpful -
IN clarifying a few involved min
ute details.
Peter Sandish Can American of
he goth century, has been study
ng the diaries and other literature
about his ancestors that he has
ound in the old house in Berkeley
square, London, which has been
eft to him. Becoming completely
ntranced by their lives, his strange
'ehavior arouses the curiousity of
riends and also his fiancee Marjorie
rant. Peter has developed a
heory that all time is like a wind
lg river the events in centuries
eng like the bends of a stream,
ach curve being an individual per
ID, but if person could be high
1ough above the river he would
.e all time as one. Peter has be-
'me fascinated by the things he
as read about the eighteenth cen
Try ad yearns to go back two
inbred years to a culture he be-
yves so far preferable to the hub
ID of modern times, The strange
Incidence that his identical cous-
who lived in the 18th century a
as an inventor and wished to see
to our modern age of machinery,
ade it possible for the two to ex-
lange places. (This theory has
tually been elaborated by Henry
lmes-and has been touched upon
7 n. G. Wells and Albert Elm
ein.)
Peter Standish (of the eighteenth
ntury) is expected to arrive from
merica at the home of his aunt
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-01-27

dollars. Another pertinent fact in
connection is, that from observa-
ton, we well know that not over
IS per cent of the DRIVERS While
Intoxicated" are apprehended and
we must multiply the above esti-
mate by 20, giving a grand total
Of $4,000, 100000 debit against the
credits advertised by the State Lii
quor Monopoly and its adherants.
Some readers of The Western
News will say the above indictment
is faulty and unfair, but l hold that
it is fair and conservative, compared
to the picture given to the public
by those who advocate Government
through legalized crime
and moral bankruptcy.
The Western News advertisers
are business getters.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-01-27
Hospital Notes

Admitted to the hospital as sur
gical patients were: Mrs. Peter Bak-
ken, Jan. "a; Mrs. Leo Trowbridge
Jan. rs, and Mrs Allen Campbell
on Jan. rs.
Mrs. Franklin Warner was ad-
mitted as a medical patient Jan.
"a.
Released from the hospital were
Paul Adams, Eureka, Jan. % and
Robert Russell, Troy on Jan. "a.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-01-27

WOmen's League-Iuesday
Honor Roll:-Konen 428, Brinton
AS, Burpee 42l, Larson 1886, New
man 1856
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-01-27

WOmen'S League-IhurSday
Honor rol:-Billie McGrew 495,
Amber Roberts 469, Betty Petrusha
467 Lee England 448, Ida A. Brown
A2Q
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-01-27
Bowling Scores Of
The Post Week
Monday Night

Honor Roll.-FoWler 625, Jewell
SIP. d. Butt GOA R Roberts 500,
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SCHOOL HONOR ROLL

The Park City high school hon
Dr. roll for the fourth six weeks
as released by Supt. w. F..
Truckner is as follows:
Senior-Raymond Frank, Alvin
Kober. Elmer Hilderman and
Donna Sitzman.
Junior class-Joan Pearsall.
Sophomores - Shirley South
worth.
Freshman-Jeanette Walters.
The junior high school students
were Betty Frank and Isabel
Gonzales.
The senior class has collected
all material for their annual
which has been assembled and
sent away. They selected for it
the name "The Forty-Niner."
The Woman's Society met
Thursday afternoon and for their
program the picture "Golgotha"
was shown at the church. Fol-
lowing that the business meeting
was held at the hall. A short
note was read from the Mission
aries. Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
Dewey of Foochow, China, Mrs.
Dewey having once been a house
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. A. o.
Nelson. Lunch was served by
Mrs. C. V. Eastlick, Mrs. Dan
Eastlick, Mrs. John Kinney and
Mrs. Allen Hansford.
Mss Lorraine Fox and Miss
Theodore Kober. students at the
Montana Normal in Billings
spent their spring vacations with
their parents.
Mrs. X. Maxfield, who has
been visiting at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Harding, returned to her home in
Billings Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. V. Eastlick
entertained Monday evening for
their daughter PHYLLIS, Frank
Herman, H. A. Ankarberg, Mr..
and Mrs. Elmer Eklund, Ralph
and Beth Eklund of Barber, DON
aid Eastlick of Molt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Mckenzie, Mrs. L. J..
Wallace. Marlene and Marilyn
Eastlick.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Vandersnick
left Thursday for Ashland, Mont,
to visit at the home of a daugh-
ter. Their daughter. Miss Mil
bred, who has been in Ashland
the past six months. accompan-
led them home over the week
end.
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PARK CITY SECTION

! Louis Gerard received word
Friday of the death of his bro
ther-in-law, Alfred Cowel at Rig
by, Ida, March "a, with the
funeral services at Ridley, Sat
urday. March 26. At one time
he was a local resident and went
to Idaho a number of years ago.
He spent several days last May
in Park City when he came to
attend the funeral services OF
his sister. Mrs. Grace Cove!
Weber. He is survived by his
widow and one brother, William
Cowel of Rapelie.
Mrs. James Gonzales left dur
ing the week for Florida to visit
at the home of her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Streed-
beck and son Jimmy of Billings,
spent the week end with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Dove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stone
rock and family who recently
moved to what has been known
at the Walt Williams place in
the south part of town, have
bought the place from the owner
who resides in Laurel.
SCOTS Cafe on the highway,
which has been operated by Mr..
and Mrs. Gordon Ford, has been
closed for redecorating. Mr..
Ford plans to attend school.
Beverly Sands, age II, and sis
ter Patty, whose birthdays oc-
CURED within the past week
entertained 20 of their friends
Friday evening at the hall.
Little friends present were Sally
and KAY Vandenburg. Darlene
and Sally Schriner, Norma and
Sandra Roth, Shirley Roth, Ar
lene Van Luchine, Dolores Likum,
Bonnie Hume. Loretta Story.
Marilyn Eastlick. Charlene Flem-
ing. Peggy Story. Dorothy Mehl-
ing, Mary Truckner, Mary Ellen
Rowton, Leila Branstadter, Ere
da Matheis. Terry Sands and
Beverly and Patty Sands. The
evening vas spent in playing
games after which their mother,
Mrs. Harry Sands assisted by her
mother. Mrs. Elmer Fink of Bill
lings, Mrs. Fred Sands and Mrs.
Rov McKinzie served lunch.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Reed of
Leon. Iowa, came recently to
visit at the home of her sister, :
Mrs. William Lierow and Nh.
Lierow.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Dunsworth return
ed home Wednesday from a Bill
lings hospital. Her granddaugh-
ter, Mrs. S. T. Flood and son
accompanied her home to be with
her the rest of the week.
The Birthday club enjoyed a
dinner Thursday eve
ming at the home of Mrs. Tom
Story to compliment Mrs. Allen
Whitcanack. other members
present were Mrs. Allen Lierow,
Mrs. Basil Helgeson. Mrs. Har-
old Fink. Mrs. John Fry, Mrs.
Stanley Pearsall, and Mrs. w. +.
Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Fitzwater
of Hobson are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Mckenzie.
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Nh. and Mrs. A. o. Nelson
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Duane Nelson Thursday. The
occasion being Duane Nelson's
birthday.
Mrs. May Miller returned
home Thursday from Billings
where she was a guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Chester Wallace and
went through a Billings clinic.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Nelson
entertained at dinner Sunday for
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Franzen of
Laurel, Mrs. Helen Braun, Mr..
and Mrs. r. w. Davis, and Mr..
and Mrs. S. 7. Flood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Story who
left for Arizona Dec. IL to spend
the winter, returned to their
home Friday, Mar. 25.
Mrs. H.. d. Tompkinis returned
to her home Friday, having spent
the winter in Idaho, Whittier,
Calf. and Hillsboro, Ore. Her
nephew, Alfred Coat of Billings,
spent the week end with her.
The high school students gave
a party Friday evening at the
house. The school hav-
ing been divided into red and
blue teams for the magazine
subscription drive. The blue
team being the winning group
were entertained by the losers.
Charles Roth COPIED the prize
for selling the most magazines.
Mrs. Arno Albrecht of Billings
spent several days during the
week with her mother, Mrs. j.
w. Corwin, while Mr.. COrwin
away on business.
Mrs. r. w. Davis. Mrs. Tom
Story and Mrs. John Fry attend
ed the Hobby club meeting in
Laurel Wednesday at the home
of Mrs. Campbell Calvert.
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A no-host dinner at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Waltz hon
ored the birthday of Mr.. Waltz
Mr.. and Mrs. Waltz and sons.
Jimmy and Bobby, recently
moved here from Fargo, N. D.,
and purchased the Ogura tract
south of Laurel. Attending the
event were Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Platz, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Gowen, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Gum
and daughter Glenda Lee, Mr..
and Mrs. Dean Gowen and Mr..
and Mrs. Waltz and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. C. Taught
returned last week from a visit
with Mrs. Faught's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Elmer Knight, at Lodge
Grass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burl Carter and
children of Cody, Wyo., were
guests last week of Mr.. Carter's
mother, Mrs. Laura Carter.
Alvin Conner arrived Sunday
from Mandan, N. D., and is leav-
ing Thursday for Glendive where
he will be employed as telegraph
operator.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Bondurant and
children, Louis and 10 Ann, of
Rapelje visited Mrs. Bondurant's
sister, Mrs. Ralph Lumsdon and
family Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Gremmer
and family spent Sunday in
Custer where they visited Mr..
Gremmer's mother, Mrs. John
Gremmer, and his sister, Miss
Elsie Gremmer.
Recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
C. M. Geiger were Mr.. and Mrs.
John Hunt of Billings.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. G. Litwin
of Missoula returned to their
home last Tuesday after visiting
with Mr.. Litwin's brother and
sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. P. A.
Litwin.
Four tables of bridge were in
play when Mrs. Charles Egnew
was hostess to a group in honor
of Mr.. Egnew's birthday. At
tending were Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
old Williams, Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
shall Huntington, Mr.. and Mrs.
Neil Baker, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Richardson, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Mel
vim Williams, Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
old Price, Mr.. and Mrs. Philip
and Mrs. Grace Pelowitz.
Awards during the evening went
to Mr.. and Mrs. Huntington,
Mrs. Pelowitz and Mr.. Egnew.
A gift from the group was pre-
Plans were continued for the
Easter breakfast when the Adult
Bible Fellowship met Tuesday at
the Methodist church, and COM
mittee reports were heard. w.
A. Freeberg directed the lesson
study for the evening. The next
meeting is to be at Ala Fourth
avenue, with Mrs. Charles George
as hostess.
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Miss Phyllis Eastlick
WEEDS Frank Herman

Park City, March 3O.-Thc
Park City Methodist church wa.
the scene of a candlelight wed.
ding Tuesday, March %, at :
o'clock when Miss Phyllis East
lick, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Eastlick, was united in
marriage to Frank Herman, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Herman,
ST., of Eugene, Ore. The double
ring ceremony was performed by
Rev. w. p. Gauer, pastor.
Nuptial music was played by
the brides aunt, Mrs. Kenneth
Peterson of Columbus. and Mrs.
Frank Kasteletz of Joliet sang
80 Promise Me" and Because"
The bride was given in mar
riage by her father. Her attend
ants were Miss Nora Hagan OF
Billings, maid of honor, who wore
a blue satin formal with lace
yoke, Miss Marlene Estlick, sis
ter of the bride, wearing pink
t~affeta, and Miss Nancy Lee
Harris in light green taffeta.
Each wore a matching flower
cap. and long mitts. The flow
er girl. little Beth Eklund of
Barber, wore a lowered white
silk. All carried carnation nose
gays.
The bride chose an all white
satin with lace yoke and long
sleeves, and a long train. Her
fingertip veil was edged in wide
lace and held in place BY a band
of the same. She carried a
small white Bible, white carna-
items and pink roses, with a
cOrsage of roses, ribbon stream
ers. The brides mother wore
a black formal.
The groom was attended by his
roommate, Harold O. Ankarberg
of Eugene, Ore, and the ushers
were Ralph Eklund of Barber
and Donald Eastlick of Mott.
The bride is a graduate of the
Billings Deaconess hospital and
for several months has been
nursing in the Good Samaritan
hospital in Portland.
The groom is a graduate from
the Portland. Ore, Medical school
and is at present in the "Physi-
clans and Surgeons" hospital il,
Portland. He will graduate in
June.
Following the wedding a re-
ception was given at the hall to
the hundred or more guests, with
Mrs. M. Hoppel of Laurel and
Mrs. Roy Mckenzie pouring, and
Miss Jacqueline Peterson of Co.
lumbus in charge of the guest
book, and Mrs. l.. j. Wallace of
Laurel in charge of the wedding
cake.
Out of town guests were Mr..
and Mrs. l.. j. Wallace, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bernard Rangitsch of Lau-
rel; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank East
lick and family of Joliet; Mr..
and Mrs. Elmer Eklund, Ralph
and Beth Eklund of Barber, Mrs.
Glen Adams and daughter of Liv-
ingston, Miss Joyce Eklund, Mr..
and Mrs. C. NJ. Whitmeyer, Mr..
and Mrs. Rollo Johnson, Miss
Nora Hagan, Mrs. l.. Knutsen,
Mrs. K. Maxfield of Billings;
H. o. Ankarberg of Eugene,
Ore; Donald and Betty East
lick of Mott, and Mrs. Elton
Beeman of Billings.
Following the reception Mr..
and Mrs. Herman left on a trip
to Sun Valley. Ida, and will be
at home in Portland after March
%. After the groom's gradua-
in June they will be at
home in San Bernardino, Calf,
he will serve his intern
ship at a hospital there.
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3.a3;43J332;EE

Mrs. Mary Boylan and son,
Roy Boylan, are visiting at the
l.. o. Boylan home while en-
route to Fishtail from Linds-
borg, Kans., and points in Iowa
where they had spent since Feb.
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The Outlook Says:

Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Miller
and family were dinner guests
Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. Art
Allies in Billings.
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Goats

We have just about
everything.
SHORTIES
from $3.50 to S16.75
in any color your
heart desires.
LONG COATS?
Yes, both Gabardine
in RayOn and Wool
at $24.75 to all Wool
Gabardines at $39.75.
Coverts are just lux
uriOuS at the same
price ranges.
TweedS too, that are
different from any
thing you've S e e n.
The new Sway Tweed
sells for only S24.75.
Try it on; you'll like
it.
Many others at only
S19.75 and alI-wOOl
too.
Evening star., 1949-07-28
MARI. .RnR0 Upper MerIbore. Nd.
H4AkaAsOVnV Morl. oo75

Air Conditioned: To-day Only: PRES
THE BIG CAT' in Technicolor, at
7:35, 9:3O. Tomor: ON OUR STAGE
in PERSON: Grandpa Jones (of Grand
Ole Opryl and His Grandchildren,
Beautiful Ramona. Champion Girl Old
Time Fiddler; plus Lennie Aleshirs
Smitty Smith Versatile Harmonica
Player-Guitarist. Plus Resular Film
Feature.
Evening star., 1949-07-28
They Always Let
Calhern Go Back
To Broadway
BY the Associated Press
HOLLYWOOD.

Louis Calhern, an actor who
successfully alternates between
stage and screen roles, nonetheless
thinks Hollywood has some mis-
givings about him.
I've had parts in pictures which
would have made any one else a
star" he said, but the studios
always let me go back TO- Broad
way" --
Actually, Calhern likes the ar
rangement. does his best to main
tain a balance between films and
plays. His home is in New York.
Near the end of screen assign
ment he automatically starts
thinking IN terms OF the stage.
Haven't got a good play in your
pocket, have you?" he inquired.
Calhern believes his two best
roles in Hollywood so far were in
Arch of Triumph" and THE Red
Pony" But even these didn't
result in his permanent residence
here.
arch was a flop and Red
Pony didn't do so well, either.
But Arch was a lot of fun and
I really was disappointed about
Pony I thought that was a fine
story"
The last time Calhern returned
to New York with nothing in view
he wound up in a revival, Molnar's
THE Plays the Thing" This
proved to be one of the outstand-
ing successes of the Broadway
season.
Calhern came West some months
ago for MGM's 'The Red Danube. +"
He shaved off his mustache to
play a Russian general. This time
Metro kept him around for an
other, Nancy Goes to Rio" with
Jane Powell and Ann Sothern.
Calhern was told to let his mus
tache grow. Then came retakes
on Danube" He shaved it off.
Now back on ''Nancyi' again, he
has his upper lip dressed each
morning by a makeup man.
In Nancy" Calhern plays James
grandfather. a former actor. For
the first time in 80 years he has to
do a dance routine. He's 81 years
old.
The actor pulled a ligament in
one leg with all this rug-cutting
the other day, but he gets his
dancing lesson daily just the same,
from very patient coach"
Evening star., 1949-07-28
CHEYERLY q, I:tsSss aa.Sas., 1lsa~Is ss'. Ha.

a. IdndoVeF kd.s No.
UN. O1OO-Free Parking
Air Conditioned Today -Tomor: SPEN-
GER TRACY. DEBORAH KERR in
EDWARD, MY SON." at Z. a:35. Sat:
ON OUR STAGE IN PERSON at 2:45
S:15, 9:45: Grandpa Jones (of Grand
Beautiful Ramona. Champion Girl Old
Time Fiddler, plus Lennie Aleshire
with Crazy Musical Instruments. and
Smitty Smith Versatile Harmonica
Piayer-Guitarist. Plus Regular Double
Teo
Evening star., 1949-07-28
Falls Church Plans Contest
For Red Haired Women

A pony show and a contest for
red-haired women will be among
the attractions at the three-day
Falls Church Festival beginning
August 18 opposite Falls Church
high school.
Sponsored by the Falls Church
Community Park, Inc. on three
acres of ground, the festival will
include cultural and educational
exhibits, trade and commercial
displays, games of skill, athletic
competition and several contests.
Proceeds from the festival will
be added to fund being accumu-
lated for a public recreation park
in the area.
Evening star., 1949-07-28
Fields
Day
Two Of Comics
Musterworks
At the Little
by Harry Macarthur

1t is not the general policy Of
drama departments to re-review
motion pictures just because some
one decided to re-release them,
but this brace of w. C. Fields
comedies which has turned up at
the Little is something else again.
Such has been the condition of a
lot of recent movie comedy that
the wonderful robust rowdiness of
the late Mr.. Fields looks new and
shining and refreshing. 1t is a
stroke of genius that has puffed
THE Bank Dick" and my Little
Chickadee" and if you don't get
down to the Little at the first op-
portunity. you will be cheating
yourself of rare treat.
1t is great fun to see again what
the movies really can do with
comedy when a man with a true,
inventive flair for it is allowed a
free hand. Fields was a rugged
individualist, even more ruggedly
50 than most, and every corner OF
these two films bears his unmis-
table stamp. The comedy in THE
Bank Dick" starts with the credit
list and continues at a fast clip
to the fadeout line.
Fields, of course, had the good
sense never to step out of the
character he created-a brash
braggart with fondness for any
thing alcoholic and a distinct
aversion to children, dogs, stuffed
shirts and prudes. Since he al
Evening star., 1949-07-28

THE LADY CANDLES" q Universal
Release, produced by Michel Kraike, di-
Roy Higgins, from a story by Lewis
Meltzer and oscar Saul. At Keith's.
Evening star., 1949-07-28

StanWyck as a tragic loser, but
the screenplay is not another Lost
Week End" if that is what Uni
versal Pictures had in mind.
That might very easily be what
1T did have in mind.
Even though it pictures Miss
Stanwyck being beaten up by a
twitchy gang in an alley crap
game at the end, "The Lady Gam
bles" does not take an outright
stand on gaming as vice. Her
addiction is not through any
fundamentally evil fascination Of
gambling, the screenplay implies.
but rather the result OF a psy-
chologic twist imposed by her
older sister.
Since it is left as mere matter
of luck whether one has an older
sister, the values of "The Lady
CANDLES are somewhat confused.
Miss Stanwyck's descent into
the hell prepared for gambling
addicts is pictured with modera-
ton on it's way to its finally ugly
climax.
She is introduced as the digni-
he'd wife of hard-working news
paperman (Robert Preston) work
ing on a Boulder Dam story out
of Las Vegas. While he is out
gathering his dam story material,
She fingers around Las Vegas
most fashionable casino.
This she might have taken as a
lady should had it not been for
the possessive complex the older
sister always has had toward her.
However, because she needs excite
ment, she soon finds herself at a
roulette table, later poker table,
and finally, the most exciting table
of all, the one on which the dice
dy.
This provides not merely an ex-
citing form of escape from her
domestic dilemma but also brings
her into contact with some types
uuite different from her stald
husband and hysterical sister.
! The principal one of these is the
casino proprietor. a dark, worldly,
polished chap played by Stephen
McNally. AS opposites are reputed
10 do, they attract each toher and,
as the attraction sharpens, the
differences between them begin to
blur. Both have the same love for
excitement that gaming provides.
AS villains go, McNally is a
smooth one. Instead Of over
towering his fascinated casino
kuest, he plays a platonic game.
He bides his time in taking Miss
Stanwyck away from her adoring
husband. Inded, at one time, his
Affection for the lady gambler
achieves such honesty that he
tries to cure her and send her back
to her husband. There is also a
touch of the practical in this since
he is smart enough to think that
women are too emotional to be
really sound risks in his business.
This. sensible attitude does not
last, however, and on their way to
disaster the two become involved
In a highly unpleasant fling.
X X X
It is a workmanlike job that
Miss Stanwyck does of portraying
b lady's fall from security to alley
dice games, but the material on
which she is working never
achieves any substantial depth.
Evening star., 1949-07-28

ways was playing Fields, 1t is hard
to recall in retrospect where THE
Bank Dick" leaves off and MY
Little Chickadee' begins, though
they are set in different times and
places. In one he inadvertently
captures some bandits and be-
comes the bank dick and in the
other his unwilling braggadocio
makes him the sheriff of a wild
Western town. The results are
pretty much the same, and
hilariously so, in each.
"The Bank Dick" probably
maintains its comedy at a more
feverish pitch than my Little
Chickadee," but Mae West was
Fields leading lady in the latter,