Evening star., 1951-12-12
BY Betty BeoIe

Associate Justice of the United
States Court Of Appeals Bennett
Champ Clark says his wife isn't
worried about leaving him when
she returns to Broadway. she's
worried about leaving her dog.
Violet Heming Of stage fame, who
Is crazy about any dog. especially
her smooth-haired fox terrier, will
leave all kinds of dog instructions
behind when departing in January
for New York to begin rehearsalS
on her first play since becoming
Mrs. Bennett Champ Clark. She
will have the delightful comedi-
enne role Of Mrs. Fiske in Dear
Barbarians," which goes to Broad
way in February. The opening in
Wilmington will undoubtedly draw
some of the local social conting-
ent. Unfortunately the play will
not come to Washington so that
her friends can turn out en- masse.
They will see very little of her
from January on except for week.
ends. She plans to take the mid
night train down after every
Saturday show and stay in Wash
ington until Monday afternoon.
The chance that any actress
would dream about was dangled
before her Monday night. Whether
producer Lawrence LANCER was
just speaking en- passant or the
part was really hers for the TAX
ing, Violet doesn't know, but when
he ran into her behind scenes
at the Gayety he exclaimed,
Laurence Olivier Is looking for
someone just like you for CHS
topher Fry's Venus Observed. I"
She was just the person for one
of the four important roles, he
continued; Rex Harrison and Lilli
Palmer will play two Of them.
Olivier is directing it. Violet Hem
ing gasped little; she has already
signed a contract for the other
play.
Tonight Judge and Mrs. Clark
will have an after-theater party
for Dorothy Mcguire, star of
Legend Of Lovers, and her pho
tographer-husband John Swope.
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People Are Talking About
Pendleton Hogan's article in Col
lier's entitled "Pentagonese." ex-
planning that strange language
that 10000 people in Target A"
over there in ulcer Gulch" now
speak without batting an eye. If
you're not one of the 10000, you
md out that IAN Indian" is a
young staff officer. "a flap" is a
pressing military problem involv-
ing high brass. "a can of worms"
is an unsolved problem that's gone
from office to Office and landed in
your lap. etc. It's a highly con-
centrated. economic language even
If incomprehensible to the layman.
Posies Herewith Go Out: To It.
Hoyt Vandenberg. jr., USAF.
who's still in Walter Reed Hos
pital trying to recuperate from
the automobile accident he had
last fall. Except for his fractured
leg he's fine. and he expects that
to mend eventually. He says he's
now an expert on the femur.
Lettered entirely in gold script
with the dates 1902 and 1852 at
the top. the invitations to Mr.. and
Mrs. Leroy Eakin's golden we'd
ding anniversary reception have
been sent out by their daughters
and sons. All live in WASHINGTON
with the exception of DR.. and
Mrs. Milton Eisenhower. The for
mer Helen Eakin is married to the
President Of Pennsylvania State
College who is the brother Of pres
idential possibility Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower. Milton is the one of
his brothers who. Ike says, would
make good president of the
United States. The other sons and
daughters" are the Jack Eaki1s
she is the former Ruth Reilly of