Evening star., 1950-07-20

even, though, and rice was aban-
doned after several hours of work.
Salt was tried next, but this just
looked like a misty snow.
Eventually someone, as someone
always does, had brilliant idea.
Why not try water? Ever ready
to experiment, the Cross Roads
boys did try water and-you'd
never believe it-their rain made
out of water looked exactly like
rain, which is composed of water.
Tomorrow's visitor from Holly
wood will be Burt Lancaster, the
young film star who is athletic
enough that he needs no stunt
men to double for him in cinema
derring-do. Mr.. Lancaster will
make a personal appearance at
the Warner Theater at II am.
and later, at 2 pm, will demon
strate his athletic and gymnastic
proficiency by climbing "a 25-foot
pole balanced on the shoulder of
his partner, Nick Cravat, in front
of downtown building" The
brief visit, the personal appear
ance and the pole climbing are
part of Warner Bros. campaign
in behalf of the" new Lancaster
picture. "The Flame and the Ar
row." which will be Forthcoming
soon. If you can't wait, THE
Flame and the Arrow" will have
a single advance showing tomor-
row at 8:45 pm. at the Warner.
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Still another local summer the
ater enterprise is taking shape
and looking toward it's opening
date. next Tuesday night. This
one is called Canvas Theater, Inc,
and will be devoted to the pro-
duction from Tuesday through
October of original musical re-
vues in tent theater on Georgia
avenue at the District Line in
Silver Spring, Md.
The leading figures in the new
enterprise are Hal Gould, Todd
Stanton and Milton Ritzenberg.
Mr.. Gould and Mr.. Stanton are
the two who formed "The Frantic
Few" last year and staged shows
at one night club and some pri-
vate affairs. Mr.. Ritzenberg, who
seems to be the man with the
money in this case, is listed as
manager and sponsor"
The first Canvas Theater pro-
duction will be How on Earth!",
repeatedly satirical affair with
local color, with both book and
musical score by Mr.. Stanton.
The cast and production staff are
composed largely of Washington
ianS, at least transplanted Wash
ingtonians by present resi-
dence, headed by Stanton. who is
also directing.
- Scenery is being designed by
Abe Rogatnick, who has done sets
for Princeton Triangle Club shows.
Lighting effects are to be handled
by Ray Johnson an old Mt. Ver-
non Players hand. Corinne Cohen,
one time Earle Theater Roxyette
who has appeared in some of the
Catholic University musicals, is
the choreographer and assistant
director for How on Earth" Miss
Cohen, Gould and Stanton also are
appearing in the cast.
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Miscellany Department: The
name of Charles Bickford is one
of the first to turn up in the sup
porting cast in Warner Bros.
forthcoming biographical film,
Jim Thorpe-An American" Mr..
Bickford will play Pop Wagner,
the dean of football coaches. It
was he who coached Thorpe at
Carlisle. well, wasn't it?) The
above-named athletic Burt Lam
caster will play the title role in
the film. Lee Bergere, Col
lingwood Theater's leading man, is
having hopeful thoughts about
two coming Broadway produc-
tions. One of these is the new Irv-
ing Berlin musical with Ethel
Norman, Enter, Madame" The
only thing giving him any pause
about this one is the possibility
OF a role in the musical version
OF Anna and the King of SIAM"
which Gertrude Lawrence will do
next season. The Barter The
ater OF Abingdon, Va, is looking
toward another milestone this
week. Sometime during the lat
ter part of the week, if he hasn't