Evening star., 1951-07-25

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for Bright Victory" (Carthay
Circle. "Show Boat" Egyptian)
and People Will Talk" (Grau-
mans Chinese.
1t was toss-up as to which
.ttraction paraded the most CLAM
or personalities, but the bleacher-
screamers, reinforced by bumper
crop of summer tourists, had a
great time and noisy enthusiasm
ran high even for fourth-rate
name folks walking the fore
courts. Because invitations di-
rected to the stars for such tub
humping occasions are strictly
"musts," the tired actors are urg-
ing a better spacing system
for the future.
"It isn't so much the matter of
fighting through these crowds
before and after the premieres, 4"
said one muscular, 6-foot-4 idol.
tits those after -the-show parties
we're expected to attend--and
hang around until dawn"
This is moving week for Louis
B. Mayer and sad occasion it
is in many respects. The depart
ing boss of the big MGM lot still
has until September. l before his
25-year alliance with the company
terminates but he's rented new
quarters in Beverly Hills and
wants to get settled.
Old-timers on the lot are say
ing farewell. the more fearful
perhaps because rumors persist
that a general housekeeping of
old faces is to come shortly under
the change in management.
Three weeks ago when Mayer
dropped the news of his quitting
via publicity counsel, the town was
agog with speculation. whats
L. B. going to do?" was the ques-
ton around all the towns hot
spots.
In spite of dozen rumored new
lafdliations, those who know him
best say L. B.. at his age and with
all his resources, will want nc
more of the tangled snarl oil
Imoviemaking. Instead. they insist
he will devote himself entirely tc
his old love-the horses.
Mayors son-in-law, William
Goetz. executive vice president oi
UNIVERSAL international, heads one
of the busiest, most profitable
stables in this area. The tvs
might establish another huge
breeding farm such as the one
Mayer sold out three years ago al
the insistence of the New York
office.
News in nibbles:
Following Chicago police action
on "A Streetcar Named Desire
Warmers are facing much the
same opposition that greeted
Howard Hughes several years
when he attempted to launch
THE Outlaw" Police censors are
standing alert at every key point
But they've hung those scissors
on the rack. "Streetcar" cannot
be cut.
When Stewart Granger and the
200-man troupe of The North
Country" trekked to Jackson
Hole, Wyo., they hoped to have q
few nightly filings at the gambling
tables. But the Kefauver Com
mittee has scared every semblance
Of organized gambling and vice
from the old play spot, the COM
pany reported. Their own GIN
rummy games were played be-
hind tightly drawn shades.
More studio -television woes:
William Warf1eld repeated the
I"Old Man River" number he sings
so powerfully in "Show Boat" or
a New York TV program the
other night, but the necessary
preliminary arrangements put
the MGM studio into an uproar
Warfleld insisted on using the
same orchestral arrangement de.
vised for the movie and before
union and other technical details
were cleared, two studio attaches
spent full days time and the
union fee ran to $435.
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