Evening star., 1952-06-02

ans Autumn play, "Jezebel's Hush
is he. drama departments wanted
that's who he is Exclusively.
Appearing all over the place,
stage, two screens and radio is ex-
pected of performers Direct.
ors seem more fixed, or did.
Weekend visitors who grew up
with the sights" here, and thus
could skip seeing them, included
Walter Kerr. drama critic Of the
New York Herald Tribune and Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Noyes The
latter. both performers, were de-
lighted with the performances of
the new Call Me Madam" head
liners Mrs. Noyes, the former
Betsy Ross. started her acting
career in Mr.. Kerr's adaptation Of
Song Of Bernadette." -. The
Herald Tribune critic was here to|
address Trinity college graduates
-. AS critic lecturers 60, he is
pretty close to the most brilliant
of the lot. -
Mrs. Mildred Stritch, mother of
Elaine who tonight officially re-
places Ethel Norman in "Call Me
Madam" has a new project to test
the power Of the press She
would like to see what it can do toI
undo the myth that Elaine is the
niece of Cardinal Stritch of Chi
cago -. The Stritches are not
very numerous, like the Smiths
say. and they all get along fine
=. But they would like to see
family and non-family relation
ships Strengthened out This
department which has been an
innocent party to spreading the
myth. recants There's not a
single Cardinal on Elaine's family
tree 90. And vice versa.
According to Look magazine,
Mother Gabor Of the glamorous
Gabors. burdened her daughters
with only the simplest Of advice. to
wit: Promise me you Won't vorget
to wear your slip. darling, and al
ways be generous with tips" :.
What a golf pro she would make if
she could simplify that game in
a similar sentence!
Washington will get it's first
chance to see ''The River" at
popular prices on Wednesday j
the Kenneth Eldowneys' screen
play of growing up in India will
open on that date at both the
Apex and Ontario theaters . j.. !
The film is one of those rare,
human gems which garnered many
"best" honors at the end of 1851.
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In size and glitter, tomorrow
will bring one of the social events
of the season. This is the
Council of the Living Theater's
luncheon to kickoff its 10-play
subscription series here for next
Fall Plays will be booked
into both the National and Gayety
theaters More than 500 per-
sons will attend the affair at the
Shoreham Hotel Glamour
headliners will include Carol
Charming, the universally pre-
ferred blond. and many others
from the legitimate theater in
New York. h
Also in town tomorrow. but for
another purpose, will be Helen
Gahagan Douglas She will |
fly away from her chores in First |
Lady" at New York's City Center [
to speak on "The Migrant and !
the Public Welfare" before the :
National Consumers League il
Miss Gahagan Is undoubtedly the
only actress around who is quail
fled to speak on the migrant and
the public welfare She be-
came an authority on it while
serving in Congress.
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Neighborhood thea ters are
getting better movies than ever,
too J.. Among the titles that
will turn up with the next fort
night in your favorite house are
"Red Mountain" with Song
in My Heart" ''Lion and the
Horse" 1.-THE Sniper," Battle at
Apache Pass" Pride of st. Louis, -
Rancho Notorious" and Flesh
and Fury" -. BY mid-June neigh
borhoods also will be showing
"Singin' in the RAIN" one of the
years top musicals, and wild
North" The latter is bril-
liant specimen of what Hollywood
has learned recently Of color film
use.
Today's drama books: Paint
Your Wagon" the seasons best
musical play, by Fireside Theater
. The Alan Jay Lerner work
is Fireside's June play choice E.
From Crown publishing comes
John Gassner's third series Of
Best American Plays Among
the titles in the collection are
Arthur Miller's Death Of A Sales
man." "a Street Car Named De-
SIRE" Robinson Jeffers' poetic
translation of "Medea." and Eu-
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