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Evening star., 1953-10-25
On the Air

There is nothing like fame
in the entertainment world for
separating the genuine humans
from the phony ones. The
latter are acutely inflated by
the bright lights and the adj
ulation. The former remain
aware that there but for the
grace Of God might be some
one else's name on the mar
quee.
It was q pleasure, but no
surprise, on a recent evening
in New York, to discover which
classification Sid Caesar falls
into. About all that fame seems
to mean to Mr.. Caesar is that
he can afford some of the
things he formerly couldn't af-
ford, but he has less time for
them because he has to work
so hard for a lot of money he
can't keep.
Sid probably hadn't even
seen a television program when
he had his first meeting with
the press in Washington. A
reformed saxophone player,
his entertainment career at
that point consisted of a stint
in "Tars and Spars," Coast
Guard and Hollywood versions.
His chief contribution was
that imitation of a Hollywood
aerial warfare movie, which
he still does on occasion.
Modest and LikobIe
This was in 1916 and Mr..
Caesar impressed all who met
him as a modest and likable
young man. 1t was clear that
he had some comedy talent
and you hoped it would be put
to good use in Hollywood,
where he was bound at the
time.
The use Hollywood made of
the Caesar talent was some
what bizarre, however. The
dark psychological drama was
at the peak of its popularity
and Caesar was summoned
one day and told that he was
to supply comedy relief for one
of these things. He thought
his employers mad, but con-
cocted a comic psychiatrist
routine. "The Guilt of Janet
Ames" emerged in 1947 as the
first motion picture ever made
with a self-contained satire of
itself.
Not long after this Caesar
returned to Washington to
play a night-club date and it
was a pleasure to see him
Evening star., 1953-10-25
Say, Brother, Can You Spare Dime
For High-SoIoried, Busted Movie Star?

year bracket until his exit from
Metro. Mario is a wild spend
er. His food bills alone for one
week could support a family
for years. When he was in
Oregon not long ago, he sud-
denly decided to have a ranch
there. It was pointed out to
him that he might never get
up that way again-but he
bought the ranch.
On the other side of the
ledger, stars like Esther Will
liams. Fred MacMurray, Vic
Mature, Claudette Colbert and
Ray Milland stash their earn
ingS into a snowballing income.
And they'll be able to live in
the style to which they have
made themselves accustomed,
when the day comes to retire.
tReleased by NANA.)
Evening star., 1953-10-25
By Harry Macarthur

again. He was as amusing sit
ting at a table telling of his
Hollywood experiences as he
is now in a comedy routine on
your Show of Shows"
Mox Had Ideos
He was putting Hollywood
behind him, Caesar said, and
was placing his future in the
hands of a quiet man he intro
duced as Max Lehman. Max
had some ideas for a Broadway
musical, he said, plus some
thoughts about this new gadg-
ct, televiSion. The musical
was Make Mine Manhattan"
and every one knows what
came of Mr.. Liebman's
thoughts about television.
These are things you think
about as you wait to see Sid
Caesar again in New York in
1858. A lot has happened to
him since he started on tele-
vision in 1949 on Liebman's
Broadway Revue" On your
Show of Shows" beginning in
1850, he has become one of
the best-known personalities
in all of show business.
1t is not easy to arrange
this meeting. You have to
deal with the man at NBC
whose job is keeping columnists
happy. He deals with the NBC
press agent assigned to the
show, who deals with Lieb-
mans press agent, who deals
with Caesar.
This sort of thing could
easily affect a mans notion of
his Importance, but suddenly
Caesar is in the doorway. He
grins the familiar grin, sticks
out his hand and says, simply,
Hi" He might, by his man
ner. have wound up that night
club engagement here a few
weeks instead of years ago.
More Assured
He is not unchanged, Of
course, for lack of change is
static. He is more assured, ma
turally, and he is less relaxed
than he was when he wasn't
faced with filling that big hour
and half on Saturday night.
Basically, however, he is the
same guy who sat down to
lunch in a corner of the Will
Evening star., 1953-10-25
Coming Attractions

Stage.
NATTONAL-"The of Colonels" with
and Lilh Palmer. starting November 2.
SAM SHUBERT-"An Evening with Beatrice Lille" start
ing November 2.
Screen.
ANIBASSADOR-"Bg Heat" with Glenn Ford starting Sat-
urday.
CAPTTOL-"F1ss Me Kate" with Kathryn Grayson
COLUGBIA-"Vice Squad" with Pauette Goddard starting
Wednesday,
DUPONT-"Martin Luther" with Nai MacGinnis starting
Wednesday,
KETTHS-Back to Gods Country" Rock Hudson start
ing Wednesday.
MacARTHUR-"Ndr. Denning Drives North" with John Mills
METROPOLITAN-"Bg Heat" with Glenn Ford, starting
Saturday.
ONTARIO-"Trent's Last Case" with Michael Wlding
PALACE-"Botany Bay" with Alan Ladd.
Evening star., 1953-10-25
By SheiIoh Grohom

with his business manager. I'm
told he owed money before he
went into the service, al
though he was earning a six
figure stipend. This year he
reckons he'll make $150,000
in movie salary, records and
night club engagements But
the boy is burdened with ex-
pense and hasn't been able to
save a dime.
Lana Turner who makes
$4,000 a week, has finally
been able to pay her press
agent the $1,000 she owed him.
Metro played it smart. She
makes two pictures a year for
Metro at $150,000 a picture.
It is customary to pay by the
week. But Lana doesn't re-
ceive hers until the end of
the picture-to keep her well
behaved during production.
She was $99, 900 behind in in
come taxes, but the studio
paid and deducted it from her
salary.
Betty Cradle and hubby
Harry James made 100000
this year from their horses.
In other years the nags ran
them into the red. For years,
Betty was the highest paid
actress in Hollywood. Now she
has left Goth to free lance, but
she is in no real hurry to work.
Some one who worked for
Frank Sinatra once told me
that if frankie works for the
rest of his life, he'll never get
out from under the taxes he
owes. frankie made a million
dollars a year in his hey-hey-
day. But he spent money as
if it were going out of style.
Mario LAMA is living on the
fat of his royalties, but he
was in the million-dollar
Evening star., 1953-10-25
HOLLYWOOD.

It's hard to believe that
stars who make millions of
dollars don't have a cent to
their names. But it happens
all the time. Dick Haynes,
who is so broke that he can't
afford a car ride without sane
ton from the Government, &C
tually earned five and a half
million dollars in 10 years -
from 1887 to 1947. So where's
the money? Well, a lot of it
went to his managers and
agents. He paid the first Is
per cent of his gross earnings
from the top. He also bought
a magnificent estate in the
valley that took about II SER
wants to run. At one time he
had five big cars in his garage.
And it's very expensive for
a top moneymaker to divorce.
Dick is supposed to pay his
second wife, jeanne Dru, $500
a month for their three chill
dren. He also gave her the
valley estate, but this was a
white elephant for Joanne who
had to practically give it away.
Now she is stuck with his
income tax as her half OF
their community property,
and he is something like $685.
600 overdue in his monthly
payments for the children.
Not to mention the $4,000
he owes the Government and
other creditors.
Enrol Flynn's earnings at
Warmers alone have averaged
a quarter Of a million dollars
a year for the past Is years
some years it was half a
million. But, according to a
published report, he owes
Uncle Sam more than $500, 900
in back income taxes. Enrol
has always lived high, wide
and handsome. He still owns
a yacht.
Vic Damone recently parted
Evening star., 1953-10-25
Todoy's Schedules
Stage.

Stage.
ARENA-"The Bad Angel: $3.50 pm.
NAT1ONAL-"Knd Sir" dark tonight, tomorrow
Screen.
AMBASSADOR-"Blowing Wild: 1:1o 315, 52O 7:30 and
9:40 pm.
CAPIToL-"The Robe: 1920 2:4O S, TBS GAS pm.
COLUMBIA-'Vicki": 1:10, $50, $50, 755 and 955 pm.
DUPONT-"The Moon is Blue: 31O 52e, 73o GAS
pm.
KETTHs-"sea Lost Ships: 1:5o $780, $50 75o and
$50 pm.
L1TTLE1mtaton of Life" 1920 1926 $780, 1885 and e4o
pm.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Wild" 1:4O 3:4O 545, 745 and
$50 pm.
ONTARIO-Top Hat" 120, 3, 445 $780, 8:15 and 955 pm
PALACE-"Mogambo": l. $40, 5:25. 7:4O and $50 pm.
PLAYHOUSE-"Roman Holiday: 1:05 $40, Sis, 725 and
9:35 pm.
PLAzAIttle Boy Lost: 1:1O 255. 4:4O 6:25 $40 and
10 pm.
SILVER sPRNG-"The Beggar's Opera: 2:3O, $50 and
$3.50 pm.
Evening star., 1953-10-25
MissionoyFi Finds
He's Made q Film
BY the Assoeioted Press
HOLLYWOOD.

The Rev. Andrew Lawrence
Of the missionary servants of
the Most Holy Trinity recently
previewed a better -than-aver-
age documentary movie called
'The Southern Cross"
The movie, in color, took
five years to photograph-all
by Father Lawrence. It de-
picts the work of his order
among the poor white and
Negro farmers of the South.
He admits the movie was
purely amateurish until some
one in Hollywood heard about
his undertaking.
Then, in a matter of weeks,
technic1an Jim Ambrose edited
the film and supplied a sound
track; Writer Jack Kelley
wrote narration. and JEFF
Chandler volunteered to de-
liver it. Composer Larry Morey,
who works for Disney, wrote
a musical score.
Evening star., 1953-10-25
The Passing Show
So, Good-by to Charm
Mary Martin ChurmingIy Destroys CIiche
In the Vocabulary of Dramas Reviewers
By Joy Cormody

Mary Martin, who has Gre
ated more warmth toward
Texas than all its oil and
livestock, would not be delib-
erately destructive.
Nevertheless in this, her first
appearance in Washington,
Miss Martin demolishes one
of the Oldest and soundeSt
props of drama criticism.
Approaching midpoint in
Norman Krasna's butterfly
comedy, Kind Sir" Miss Mar
tin pauseS to discuss charm"
as a critics cliche. This is
the reviewers final refuge, she
explains, the word they fall
back upon to describe a play
or player when all other words
have failed. And worse, by
implication, when they have
failed all other words.
A Word to Choke On
Frankly, charm" is the word
one reviewer had in mind to
use with reference to Miss
Martins first musical ap-
pearance. Back at his type
writer after the play, both he
and the machine choked on it.
1t was instantly clear that
nothing ever would be Charm
ing" again except ones mem
ory of charm" a fine old,
faded tearose of a word.
In deleting charm from the
company of such other cliches
as delightful, enchanting,
merry, and so on ad infinitum,
Miss Martin was -------- and
amusing. In fact, it is the
sum of many such bits that
Mr.. Krasna and his colleagues
hope to add up to a play
worthy of such high-powered
performers as the stars Of
Kind Sir"
It happened pretty much
this way in the case of Helen
Hayes in Happy Birthday"
and Mrs. Nothing" both of
which enjoyed long, impish
laughs at any critical cap
tiousneSS (please, Miss Martin,
leave that word alone).
He Wos Just Fine
Kind Sir" for all its essen
tial frothinesS, is full of such
enjoyable observations, the
smallest of them exquisitely
played. One of the seasons
funniest lines, for instance, is
that of Bob Ross who plays
wardrobe man browbeaten into
impersonating a boudoir GAL
liant. How was ~" Mr.. Ross
asks with more deeply felt
curiosity than any auditionee
ever got into those three i'm
mortal words.
The same champagney tang
is found in Miss Margalo Gill
more's maid within a maid
role when she def1es any one to
find a flaw in her houSekeeper.
Joshua Logan, who produced
and directed the comedy at the
National, together with Play
wright KraSna, will fall short
of their just desserts even if
Kind Sir" is the years most
profitable production, as it
very we'll may be.
Their courage in offering two
of the theater's most electrify-
ing performers on a single
stage exceeds anything they
Evening star., 1953-10-25

owe the theater in the line of
duty. 1t may be possible to
satisfy the expectations of
theatergoers in the case of such
a combination. This is not al
together likely. but it is pos.
Sible.
Beyond the paying custom.
ers, no matter how irrational.
the expectations are hopelessly
StratoSpheric.
It is not enough that Mr..
KraSna should have written
quite like the man who wrote
Dear Ruth" and John Loves
Mary" his most recent Broad
way accomplishments. On the
contrary, the requirement be-
comes that he must write like
combination of Shaw, Ibsen,
Christopher Frye, Tennessee
Williams, Arthur Miller and
Edmond RoStand.
It's Just Routine
1t is always this way when a
playwright undertakes to write
up to the dimensions of a per-
former, much less two, in the
minds of a worshipful follow
ing. There are some areas in
which both fools and angels
fear to tread, but unless some
daring playwrights and pro-
ducers tried it, the beloved per-
former would disappear into
oblivion.
The performers themselves
regard this prospect of obliv-
ion with q comprehensive hor-
ror. Where do you go from
Shawl" Sir Cedric Hardwicke
asked this correspondent, for
lornly, when he was here in
Don Juan in He'll" Well, this
correspondent didn't know.
Not long after, however, Sir
Cedric turned up in a ghastly
fable, Horses in Midstream."
kind Sir" is a lot luckier for
Mr.. Boyer for all its gossamer
quality. In deciding to play
in Mr.. KraSna'S comedy, he
undoubtedly had in mind that
Hollywood asked him to do
infinitely more narrowing as
signmentS-out of which he
built that superman reputa-
ton.
Pretty much the same COM
mon sense motivated Miss
Martin, a singularly sensible
actress. 1t undoubtedly occur
red to her that there probably
never would be another Nellie
Forbush and South Pacific"
whereupon she became Jane
Kimball. (Why these girls
must always be named Jane
eludes this observer of the
drama-which, we hope, evens
up for what Miss Martin did
to "charm.")
They Also Knew
Being humans of experience,
taste and Judgment, to a man
and woman. those as with
Kind Sir" were aware of the
risks involved.
They accept these as part of
the alluring treachery of the
business they are in, consoled
in part at least by the fact
that it is extremely popular
business at the box office.
AS between commercial plays
and no plays at all, they may
make a reluctant choice, but
they make one.
Evening star., 1953-10-25
Mae Clarke Works
AS She Listens
For Phone to Ring

Editors note: Hollywood
hates to look back at once
famous stars tDho got lost after
the ball tUaS oUer. But a para
graph in the paper is some
times all it takes to bring them
sharply back to mind. 1t hap
pened the other day 1Dith Mae
Clarke, gldmorouS leading lady
of the '30S. An AP reporter
Dent to see Miss Clarke, liDing
alone Dith her memories.
Here's her story of the long
tUait for "Gnother part."J
Evening star., 1953-10-25
By Bob Thomos
HOLLYWOOD.

What happens when fame
and fortune filter through a
movie stars fingers?
In the gilded lore of Holly
wood, great stress is placed on
the Cinderella story. Publicity
mills grind out the tales of how
an unknown girl becomes a
wealthy celebrity.
But what happens to Gin
derella after the ball is over?
Hollywood hates to take a
glance behind at the once
famous personalities who get
lost in the constant search for
new faces. But occasionally
the faded names can't be over
looked. That happened re-
Gently when Mae Clarke was
brought into court on charges
of fraud in obtaining 500 of
State unemployment pay
mentS.
Act Forgiven
Miss Clarke, a top leading
lady in the '30s, was given a
20-day suspended sentence
when the judge held her action
was not willful. The news
story pointed up the plight
of stars Hollywood has forgot
ten.
I called on Miss Clarke at
her tiny $55-a-month apart
ment, where she lives alone
amid the mementoes of her
film past. Miss Clarke doesn't
lament her more moneyed
days. She retains a healthy
outlook on her career.
when I was a little girl, I
decided I wanted to be an
actress" she says. "They told
me it would bring me lots of
(See THOMAS, Page ED
Evening star., 1953-10-25
On the Air
Fame Sits Well on His Shoulders
Sid Caesars Your Show of Shows Success May Have
Changed Him but Certainly Not for the Worse

lard dining room some seven
years ago.
He still is unavoidably q
humorist in private conversa-
ton as we'll as before a TV
camera. Asked, for instance,
about the heavy schedule i'm
posed by regular TV appear
ances, he replies:
"Oh, let's see we start
rehearsing at 1890 Monday
morning and we're through L. . {.
well, we're through at 10:30
Saturday night. It's a short
job-l0:30 to 1890"
This years new schedule Of
three shows every four weeks,
"All-Star Revue" filling the
fourth, is the greatest thing
that ever happened to tele-
vision, as far as Caesar is
concerned. Fresh from a week
off and full of the remembered
joy of just sitting at his coun-
try place, he goes into a full
f1edged comedy routine to de-
scribe the contrast between
city and country life.
Shorter Wait
Il used to start a season."
he says. looking forward to
January, when maybe 1 could
talk them into giving me two
weeks off. January is a long
stretch from September. Now
I do a show and I have to look
forward.to only two more and
then I get a week off"
There still is the strain Of
pleasing the customers every
week of those three weeks, of
course. It's not an easy job
and the public is tickle.
Over in Europe" says Cae-
sar, "a man writes a fine book
Is years ago and seven f1ops
since and he's still a great
man. He goes to a cafe and
every one recognizes him. (Sid
initiates a man whispering be-
hind his hand.) You know
him. Wrote Behind the Pur-
pie Shade" Fine book (He
initiates a headwaiter bowingD
He gets the best table, the
best of everything. (He imi-
tates the great man sitting
down and takes in the room
with a sweep of the handO
He's a great man because he
wrote a great book Is years
ago.
Cough, Your Dead
Here. you do terrific show.
a sensational show. Then at
the end you say, Good night.
ladies and h-k-k-k gentlemen
and you're dead. You ask some
body later. How was the
show?' and he says, va sure
loused up the ending. Whatsa
matter, va stutter? va can't
even say good night?'"
This seasons change of for
mat and quick reversal to the
old form were moves clearly
indicated by the mail. Caesar
reports. They'd been getting
letters of complaint about the
groove Your Show of Shows"
was in. Viewers protested that
they could tell the time by the
appearance of the Billy Will
liams Quartet.
So. Lehman and crew set
out in a new direction with
the new season. There was a
real food of protests this time.
Where's Marguerite Piazza?
the viewers demanded. Where's
the Billy Williams Quartet?
Where's the show?
I'm glad we did it. though"
says Caesar, happy in the old,
familiar formal. I'VE couldn't
win with the first show, any,
how"
This is man who wears
flames mantle becomingly. He
hasn't lost his humility.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-04

are not expected beloFs late khil
m0uah or perhaps N October.
Msley eoneeded hls pruposml
would touch off a heated debate,
since : number Il U.N. delegate,
displayed many douhes- when the
Americans we're originally fired b
lie.
~ wlli tska cutie . 30 a
naIeammnshlp TO SCI the General
Assembly en- the American view-
poinf. but II Is = iob which must
be done" Wiley said.
"Tha Americas people have
every right 10 protest against any
decision which wuuld give the
allehless ed and eomfoFt 90 On
International fDree-eommunism-
which has caused ltn 60 American
casualties under the United Nations
hanner in Korea.
'sH Is unthlnknhle that . single
lndlvidual Who refuses 10 answer
Queaginna as 10 whether DC Is q
member Of q party engaged IN
seeking the violent overthrow Il
me United States government
should be permitted 10 work one
single minute for The Unlled Ne.
tons.
1T is outrageous that envy such
Individual Be giycn q single dime
81 an indemnity"
The U.N. employees involved he'd
been charged with gross mlscon.
duct because they Invoked the US.
Fifth Amendment against possible
differentiation when questioned
about communism By q federal
grand jury, the Senate internal
security subcommittee, OF both.
The Senate group ordered q new
Investigation after the staff tri'
bunal ruled that the II had been
discharged without proper grounds.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-04
ILEY CALLS FOR SHOWDOWN ON UN FIRING OF AMERICANS

Thnre vas some talk At IN.
headguarteFx that the question a
sndemniiies wuuld tgueh off a fnll
new debate On uN. personnel
polley IN relasion - ne Us. loyal
" campaign.
However, FreacA Ambassador
Henri Hoppenog sad be did nos
expect any furoF. BE said TIE IS.
semhly would vote Co pay the dam
ages. A representative q ne
Asian-Arsb group. which sought Q
special personnel pnlicy investiga.
ton last year, said he did not
foresee any great debate. British
and Russian spokesmen declined
comman1. TIE Indian delegation
Aad taken ne stand.
Wiley said that unless The til
bunal deeison is reversed ~ the
assembly. "a wonsd cause . far-
ther dizaslrOus decline IN TIE e.
TEEN which the American people
bold for the United Nations"
AZ the same time he cautioned
against ''any rash action against
TIE United Nations" saying:
Some few persons have loosely
recommended that we set out of
TIE United Nations.
That would oe Ike recommend
inG that ne abolish q city police
department because We didn't Ike
couple u policemen. or because
we don't Ike how Il handled q
particular case"
"The United Nations and the
cause or world peace are infinitely
more important than this angle
issue. Bot because this issue gym.
bolixes The United Nations attitude
toward communism. Il Is essential
that this issue be met head-on--
with utter population Of the
Reds"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-04
Has Officials Baffled

RALEIGH. NC. W-There's q
i3-year-old boy In jau here whose
case has officials stumped.
Leon Davis. a former inmate of
The Eastern North Carolina Train.
ing school, was arrested 2 weeks
ago after allegedIy breaking In
skyllghts Of two Raleigh stores and
rlfiing their money tills.
A jailor reported that the youth
unscrewed radiator valves and
threw them cut the jail window,
hurled eating utensils through the
window. slashed his mattress into
strips and sailed toilet paper over
the front lawn n the courthouse.
The problem became worse. the
iaiior said. when the boy put soapy
water on the window ledge 80 the
painters would faa off and break
their necks.
The boy has been termed "com.
pletely ineorrigible. Judge w. c.
Harris says he doesn't want 20
send the youth 10 prison. but off,
eaals say be can't be turned loose.
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To
Attack Transport

Warrant Officer Harry c. Cook
USN. was transferred last friday
from the Key West Naval Sta.
ton 10 the attack transport USS
I.aiimer lAPA-is7l operating out II
Norfolk, Va.
noatswain Cook has served In the
Key West area a. Assistant Water
front Operations Officer. for more
than two years.
A graduate os vam Vert High
School. Van Vert. Ohio, in 1884,
Boatswaln Cock entered the Naval
Service two years later. re served
on board various destroyeFs and
tankers until the outbreak Of World
War n.
During WV II. while serving on
board the destroyer USS VAIN.
wright. Boatxwaln cook paFticipat.
ed In the invasionx Of Casablanca,
Sicily. Italy. and Anxio. His ship
81 cperated with the British Home
Fleet escorting conveys b Muir.
mansk. Russia. The Wainwright
was credited with seven hatsie
stars Tor invaslons and Convoy duty
and for the definite sinking a. one
German submarine In The Mediter-
ranean.
Following the war years, Beats.
vain Cock served on various des.
troyer flag ships until 1851, when
he was appointed Warrant Boats.
vain and transferred 10 Key West.