Evening star., 1951-12-23
The Passing Show
The Passing Show
Another Column Full
Of YuIetide Wishes
A Drama Departments Life Is Eosed
And Made PIeusinu by Muny Humans
By Jay Cormody


In accordance with old
devotes the penumae Sunday of the Merry
wishes to:
Ethel Barrymore busy beautiful and should
be the finest inspiration the 18th century provided women
the goth. No one has learned better from the years.
Helen Hayes who has sufused the with the
and charm that would bring stage only
some one would provide her with suitable play
Christopher Fry the writer who whipped English
language into fascinating confusing
than any other dramatist any one knows.
The Understanding Homogeneous
Orvle Crouch and George of the name Plohn
Wagner and lean Imho Vincent 1oo Sdnev Ims+ lev nar
Frank Boucher host of other local They
mastered the difficult trick of being gracious critics
always I gracious N to to their pictures ] and ID. plays
others OF The Stars composing who backstop
parmnt which human enough to And which likes to
technical experts to correct it's
Scott Walker and couple instructors
in Journalism who used to perform the function In the
composing room.
Kitty King the other telephone operators make
Jack Foxe, Coy Pansieh Rick La Face Lincoln
Bill Carmchae and the regiment OF other local press
agents all human acrces to the great effort to keep drama
departments informed of what drama departments
They're Such Pleasant People
Bob Denton, Paramounts Washington wizard.
most improved weekend golfer in the community.
Dore Schary Bob Proh Ernie Emmerng. Spen-
Tracy Clark Gable Debbie many
buttals all of them to the notion that people in the
from people the
Brooks Atkinson, Walter Kerr, Watts r and VOL
colt Gibbs this deparmens avoe New York drama critics
And especially to Mr. Atkinson whose Once Around
made him the departments favorte author
Our professional companions Richard James ONei
and Schr shares screening rooms
and of midnight canape.
Dorothy MCGUIRE who makes critic confident that one
younger coming place of the greater
older
John K Hutchens York Herald Trbune's man. who
chose being book reviewer in
the knockabou world of Katherine Tim
and Ann who round out solid Huchens family
E White who falters duty this depart
ment's favorite humanist
Some Golfers Get Into the Act
Macomber Guyol Col Ben schriever Rick Ran
ney. D. B. Mofett M McKelway some golfers And
Robert Butcher of the Shreveport golfer
Dunlop and Spauldng. the Maxf and Dot people.
John Gielgud and Pamela Brown. humans
anywhere to instruct critics the nrcacies
by the way is one OF the things critics
brushing up onif minds two poshabed propositions
Meyer Berger whose 100-year history
reads like Berger story There is better kind
Byson Rash Larry Beckeman Elinor Lee Walter Cronke
Burr Isro John Hayes Hoenbeck teevison
craftsmen who make the televson lookabe
house.
Robert E Sherwood and Thornton Wilder
departments favorte playWrghts
people when they plays any
loyal affection can be tested too far.
Companions in No Ivory Tower
Harry Macarthur make atmosphere
OF 31 Star Building crisp congenia Well
Olive the Dorohys, Belle Otto Jackie and the kitchen
at the Raleigh who midday something
to eat luncheon.
Pete and Mary Heay Hayes. the clever charmers.
Father Gilbert " Hartke
Mae, Alan Schneider Bill Callahan around
Catholic us drama department its theater such
pleasant spot for working critic.
Everybody else whose here neyspnt
were not SO and costly.
And last but always gratefully
the regular and irregular readers Of this
who have been to the
columns opinions Which are such falible opinions!