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Evening star., 1953-12-16
Murionettes
In the Round
ChurmYounQ
Arena Stage
Plans Christmas
Show Saturday
By Betty Miles

Mr.. Whirlwind, Mrs. Love-
penny and Hildegaard, those
engaging marionettes in = the :
round in Arena Stages current
play for children, will celebrate
Christmas at the performance
at 1890 this Saturday morning
in the theater at Ninth and New
York avenue.
Lester the Jester, the lively
narrator who usually tells the
tale Of the cobbler in love with
the. rich widow, will make way
that day for Santa Claus. That
jolly gentleman will not only
take over as narrator, but will
meet the youngsters at the door,
escort them to their seats, and
give them favors as well.
Whether the small fry will be
able to stand this extra excite
ment at show that already ap-
pears to represent call this and
heaven. too" to them. remains
to be seen.
In reality, Mr.. WhirlWind"
has become an audience partici-
patton show, and a most en-
thusiastic audience ft is. The
boys and girls-who range from
to 10 years-are introduced to
the main characters, with SOL
emn hand-shakes, by George
Grlzzard as Lester the Jester.
At crucial points in the plot,
Lester appeals to the children
Tor solution. He invites them
TO take a great big stretch" and
make as much noise as possi-
BILE" at intermission, and sing a
lew songs with Mrs. Lovepenny,
who deScendS to the stage for
that very purpose.
Even without Mr.. Grizzard's
prompting, "Mr. Whirlwind" was
destined to be this kind of show.
Before the play begins, the in
trigued youngsters go over to the
stage and look up into the cur
tain-covered bridge.
Stage Struck Audience
After the performance, it is
all the mothers and fathers can
do to induce their children to
go home. This time they crowd
around the stage en- masse,
where Mr.. Whirlwind, Mrs. Love-
penny and Hildegaard obligingly
Swoop down and chat with them.
Jacqueline Dudley's script, an
adaptation of a fairy tale, has
been modified to give the chill
dren the opportunity to partici-
pate they so obviously wanted
with ad Ibis guided by the mood
Of the audience.
The show was created by Wal
ter Stilley. who also directs.
Every one connected with it is a
member of Arenas regular COM
pany.
In order to present mario
nettes in the round, Mr.. Stilley
designed the bridge which he
built with Dana Dudley, the pro-
duction co-ordinator. They also
made the marionettes.
The bridge is composed of a
Evening star., 1953-12-16
Tri Delta Party

The College Park Alliance of
Delta Delta Delta Sorority will
hold its annual Christmas meet
ing at BIS pm. tomorrow at the
Tri-Delta Chapter House in Col
lege Park.
Members will prepare Christ
mas fruit baskets to be given to
the Cedar Haven Rest Home and
Mrs. Sidney GRAPHICAL will lead
the group in singing Christmas
carols.
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series of catwalks in the form of
a square. 1t is made very rigid
with many cross braces, and
fastened to the ceiling.
'Any time we feel even a wig
gle we check it," Mr.. Stilley ex-
planned. 1t is put up in about
an hour, taken down in 35 min
utes. and stacked under the
seats on one side of the thea
ter when not in use. There is
barley enough time to remove
it, after the last intrigued spec
tator has left. before the after
noon performance of the regular
bill.
Actors Learned
"By allowing ourselves ample
time for rehearsal, and by keep
ing it simple, we managed to
keep the play an intercom-
pany thing" he explained.
In every case, the actors ex-
perience with marionettes was
limited. Lois Barden, Mrs. Stilley
in private life, who handles Mrs.
Lovepenny, has never operated a
marionette before.
It is more difficult here, be-
cause of the long strings neces-
sary to reach from the bridge
to the stage.
Mrs. Lovepenny, incidentally,
is delightful lady in a robins
egg blue silk dress and a hat
with pink, blue and red plumes.
She is rarely seen without her
hat, which, she explains, has
been in the family for three gen.
erationS."
Stanley Pitts operates Mr..
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Whirlwind. while Allen Joseph
speaks for Hildegaard, the maid
with bad case of adenoids.
At first, blackouts hid the
marionettes' entrances and exits.
But in line with other modifica-
tions prompted by experience,
these were eliminated. The chill
dren now enjoy the characters
as they are whisked up and
down.
II think there is always an
element of strangeness between
Evening star., 1953-12-16

the child and the marionettes at
first" Mr. Stilley remarked. $50
Lester the Jester helps the child
identify himself with them"
There will be another per-
formance of .'Mr. Whirlwlnd"
Saturday, December 26, at 1O:3o
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am, extra holiday shows Mon
day December % and Tuesday
December 90, and another Sat-
urday show on January 2.
A new production. probably
"Jack in the Beanstalk." Is
planned after the new year.
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.NSA Party Tonight

The Presidential Chapter Of
the National Secretaries Asso-
citation will hold its annual
Christmas party tonight at the
Woman's National Democratic
Club, 1926 New Hampshire ave-
nue. NV. ....
Members will contribute food
and money for a needy family.
Evening star., 1953-12-16
Church GROUP to Meet

The Business and Professional
Women's Guild at st. Thomas
Episcopal Church will give a
Christmas party tonight, Begin
ming with dinner to be served at
7 o'clock in the Parish Hall.
The program will include carol
singing, visit from Santa Claus
and Christmas readings by the
Rev. Harold Bend Sedgwick,
church rector.
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Auxiliary Luncheon

The Woman's Auxiliary to the
American Society of Mechanical
Engineers will hold its annual
Christmas buffet luncheon at
pm. tomorrow at the home of
Mrs. Spencer B. Terry. 2726
Thirty-sixth place NV. Enter
tainment will include Christmas
music.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-10-19
Hollywood Diary
Raft Seeks an Actor
Of Jack Dempsey Type
By SheiIoh Gruhom

HOLLYWOOD.
George Raft is planning to
produce 1.-The Jack Dempsey
Story"-"And I'm looking for a
good-looking guy to play jack
says George.
Tony Martin has a great
heart, a great voice. and great
staying power. But he stayed on
too long at his opening here at
the cocoanut grove. Several stars
in the celebrity room
complained they had to get up
early the next day and the
last six minutes" seemed like
six hours. June Allyson &C
tually fell asleep in the last half
hour, with her head on Dick
Powell's strong left shoulder.
Jerry LewiS-We're still at the
grove-told me that Janet Leigh
had been his original choice for
Hazel Flagg"-"But we're such
good friends I didn't want to
seem prejudiced." In their pic
ture Janet will have to be "al-
Turing. intelligent and maternal"
Marie MacD Donald, at one of
George Sidney's nine tables. was
just back from the Caribbean
where. she told me. 1--WE had a
terrible time; it was murderous-
ly hot" She was lucky to miss
our little heat wave. Phil
Silvers at the same table, expects
to start Lucky Me" within the
next few weeks. II sent Doris
Day a get-well gift. and she
wrote me she was on her feet
and getting ready for the pic
ture."
Lloyd Nolan stole the "Caine
Mutiny Court Martial" at the
Santa Barbara preem. Henry
Fonda, as 1t. Greenwald. under
played his role so much, you
couldn't hear him half the time
Did you know that Anne
Baxter'S family crest features
the motto-"Loyal Unto Death
Gregory Ratoff few to Paris
to put in his two Russian bits
for a role in "The Egyptian
which Daryl Zanuck will make
in Egypt with Marion Brando.
Even the French are talk
ing about the low decolletage of
Denise Darrell, now doing Paris
with that handsome heart
throb restauranteur, Claude
Terrail. . Bob Goldstein
wants Gene Tierney for his pic
ture in Spain. But he'll have
to be very persuasive to tear her
away from Prince Ally Khan in
France.
Two Tarzans are bargaining
for a homeland it isn't up a
tree. Lex Barker is trying to
get Johnny Weissmuller to take
his and Lana Turner's $600-a-
month apartment in Paris
Johnny will be interested-when
the price is not so steep.
X y X 4
Will Rogers, jr., is adopt
ing another Indian child. He
fell in love with a two-year-olo
Navajo called Little Toma-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-10-19

hawk" while he was touring in
Arizona, and sis making plans
at the Indian bureau to adopt
him. Will has already adopted
two other children.
When Donald O'Connor plays
the Sahara at Las Vegas in
January, he'll take his entire
TV troupe to the land of the
slot machines. Marlene Dietrich
precedes Don, and Sonia Henie
follows him.
Don Taylor, recently divided
from Phyllis Avery, is singing
Love Thy Neighbor"-to Irene
Ryan, who tepees on the other
side of the fence.
Farley Granger is living it up
in Venice where he recently rent
ed a palace for three months. He
has learned the lingo and dubs in
the Italian version of "Mambo'
as well as the English. But !
never met any one with an ear
as fast for picking up a language
as Vittorio GasSman, who now
speaks English almost without a
trace of accent.
\ X X X
Jennings Lang, who is getting
around these days and evenings,
got around to lunching with
Mamie Van Doren at Universal
International Wednesday.
November 7 is the second ami
versary for the Frank Sinatras
The big question is, will there be
a third? Ava is being very Gar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-10-19

boesque right now. She wants to
be alone.
To date 5000, 900 Marilyn
Monroe calendars have been
bought-ranging in price from
the original black market tag of
So to SO cents in the Autograph
form. But what a form!
Rock Hudson gets a haircut
almost for the first time in his
movie career in Magnificent OBJ
session." And a big publicity
build-up, along with Is changes
of suits. The boy is living.
Stewart Granger takes off for
London October 81, but Jean
Simmons won't join him over
there unless Beau Brummel"
shoots beyond January 6. That
is the date she can leave town
if Howard Hughes is unable to
place her for a picture before
then.
y y
Overheard: John Wayne to his
business manager, Bo RooS-
How're you doing. OIL 30? We're
not doing badly with our little
Of company, are we?" At the rate
they're turning out pictures and
buying into real estate, I'd say
they're doing fine. John, by the
way has resumed with his de-
lectable Peruvian paSh, Pillar
Palette. While the battling Mrs.
Esperanto Wayne keeps in touch
with Steve Cochran
It's a big thing again with
Vera-Ellen and that handsome
and Suave Britisher. Dick Gully.
THE most wonderful girl in the
world" enthused Dick when I
saw them together. He's An
thongs Eden's cousin, inciden-
tally.
(Released by MANA, Incl
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bols later if one chooses so to
see them. They are men of good
will, grown up in the privacy Of
their personal lives. They fuse
slowly and reluctantly into a
fighting instrument and they
never quite lose, or even pretend
to lose, their individuality. They
can face a dire common destiny
and a demonic common enemy
without Surrendering their per-
Sonal beings.
y y
1t is at war, now deadly mo-
notonous, now furiously deadly,
that this small lot of Englishmen
is mostly pictured in THE Cruel
Sea-" Not exclusively, however.
They are also shown within
the frames of their different per-
Sonal experience; 1t. Lockhart's
tormented, bantering, idyllic ro-
nance with WREN Julie Hal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-10-19

lam; Sub-Lt. Morell's agonized
affair with his faithless, beauti-
full wife: and Engineer Watts
DecemberiSh romance with Petty
Officer Tallow's widowed sister.
These constitute brief aSides in
the main surge of the narrative,
but adequate to enable the spec
tator to see these heroes whole.
4 X X \
The acting in 1.-THE Cruel Sea-
is a major asset. It's dominant
figure, 1t. Comdr. Ericsson, is
played by Jack Hawkins to pro-
ject fully the awful burden of
command. It is Hawkins most
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Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
And Time Of Showing

Stage.
National - Kind Sir; $3.50
pm.
Sam S. Shubert-"Time Out
for Ginger; $3.50 pm.
Screen.
Observation-Disclosures Wild;
l:10, 3:15, $40, 1880 and 9:4o
pm.
CAPITOL - "The Robe; 1920
am, 1855. 4:30, 7:05 and $40
pm.
COlumbia-"Vicki"; 11:45 am,
1:45, $3.50, $50, 7:55 and 9:55
pm.
Dupont-"The Moon Is Blue;
!, 3:1O, 500, 7:30 and 9:45 pm.
K~eith's-"Golden Blade; 11:55
am, 1:55, 1855, 5:55, 1855 and
9:55 pm.
LittIe-"The Magnificent OBJ
session; Cos, 8 and 9:55 pm.
MacArthur-"The Cruel Sea-;
z and $50 pm.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Wild;
11:40 am, lao, 3:45, 5:45, 1850
and $50 pm.
OntariO-"Rough Shoot; ITO,
ESQ, 4:35, 6:15, 7:55 and $40
pm.
Palace - "Mogambo"; 11:40
am, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15 and $50
pm.
Palace - "Mogambo"; 11:25
am, 1850, 4:10, 6:35 and 1910
pm. Sneak preview: $50 pm.
Plaza-"Times Gone By; IL
am, 1855, 2:45, 4:20, $50, 8:25
and 1925 pm.
Silver Spring-"The Beggar's
Opera; $50 pm.
Trans-Lux - From Here to
Eternity; 11:10 am, lis, 1925,
5:35, 7:50 and 10 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-10-19

England a mOaLeQ 1OrCreSS III
World War II. Than this it had
no other choice in telling the
dramatic story of mere men who
met and annihilated Hitler's
myth-drunk supermen on the
most cruel and indifferent of bat
tlefields-the Atlantic.
Yet for all its title, the film at
the Macarthur is more the story
of intellectually brave, long-suf-
fering men and dauntleSs ships
than of the savagery of the sea.
This is quite enough, and quite
as it should be. Everyone aSSo-
ciated with the production is to
be praised for his contribution
to making it so. And for making
a film classic that must have in
it the durability of the men
whose epical heroiSm it records.
\ ;! X
1.-The Cruel Sea" is photo
graphed in black and white, the
colors of the time with which
it deals.
Monsarrat's 50O-odd page novel
is concisely adapted by Eric Am
bier, the latter's script percep-
lively directed by Charles Friend.
It is the wise choice of both. and
of the large cast which acts the
story, to let it's characters and
their experiences speak for them
selves. In themselves, these lat
ter have all the drama an epic
needs.
y X X +
1.-The Cruel Sea" is an epic
that begins in Liverpool in the
early days of the war. Here the
Corvette Compass Rose is being
rushed to completion, made ready
for a crew composed exclusively
of landlubberS save for its COM
handing officer. Awaiting the
tiny ship and its inept crew is
Hitler's U-boat fleet, an incalcu-
liable terror lying beneath a tor
turous sea.
But in 1910 the Compass Rose
rides forth to battle and the &C
count of it which follows is end
lessly engrossing. If they take
with them little of strength and
a mere minimum of seaman'S
skill, the heroic corvette and its
crew have one incalculable asset.
This is their simple, unwaver-
ing desire to live like men in
preference to dying like trapped
animals. 1t tides them through
the first wildly rough passage OF
convoy duty, steelS them to their
first sight of blood and death and
the awful destructiveneSS of war.
All this from its small, stark
detail to its most spectacular
savagry is related in the actions
and reactions of the characters
in MonSarrat'S narrative.
In outline, these are somewhat
familiar; the professional naval
officer surrounded by his sub
lieutenants such as a free-lance
journalist, a timid bank clerk, a
freshly turned barrister and a
crew of everymen.
Nevertheless, as presented in
"The Cruel Sea" these are vastly
different characters in substance.
They are individuals f1rstS, SYM
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memorable role, but little more
so than Donald Sinden'S portrait
of the gypsy journalist who
learns both how to follow and
how to lead; than Denholm FL
liott's maritally bereft young
sub-lieutenant or Liam Red
mond's and Bruce Seton's repre-
sensations of the older, soldier
members of the crew.
These and the multitude of
others involved in 1.-THE Cruel
Sea" are concerned with the task
of recalling men who performed
a noble duty gloriously. They do
it extremely well.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-10-19

THE CRUEL SEA-" a Michael Bal
combating Studios picture, presented by
Norman naIn0r dir Henkdi pr 0ecSSe arle Ss F 4eTlac
screenplay by Eric Amber. from the
novel by Nicholas Monsarrat. At the
THE CAST.
Lieut.. Comdr. Ericsson Jack Hawkins
Lieut.. Lockhart-----Do Donald Sinden
Lieut.. Ferraby go John Stratton
Sub-Lieut. Morell --Denholm Elliott
First. Lieut.. Bennett Stanley Baker
Chief Engineer Watts Liam Redmond
Petty Ohlcer Tallow ----- Bruce Seton
Baker John Warner
Elaine MoreIi----- MORA Lister
LUIS ceILapy Inorpurn
Tallow's Sister Megs jenkins
THE SHIPS.
H. M. s. Compass Rose.
Il. N. 8. Coreopsis
II. M. s. Dorchester Castle
German U-Boat------H. NJ. s. Subtle
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The Passing Show
The Cruel Sea- Becomes
EpicoI Film 7 ribute
By Jox cormodY

Screen Journalism rises Superbly to one Of its most splendid
challenges in "The Cruel Sea" new British film at the Macarthur
Theater.
This it had to do to catch the deep, quiet spirit Of Nicholas
MonSarrat's tribute to the gallant fighters who made and kept
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-06-26
LIBRARY NOTES
New, Exciting Book Describes
World Of Noted Film Pioneer
From the Department OF Library Science
College of St. Mary of the Springs

While a young man, he spent eight
years exploring Northern Europe
and Labrador and during this per-
iod became acquainted with, and
gained respect and admiration of
the Eskimos which he never lost.
Whether his locale was the far
North, India, or the South Seas.
his basic material was the spirit
OF man and this is what makes his
pictures great artistic achieve
mentS. Complete with many pic
lures Flaherty himself took. this
book conveys-as the author hoped
1t would-"impressions of a life
lived with greater distinctions than
any he has known.
E.Q.
Reporters For the Union, by Ber-
nard A. Weisberger; Little, Brown.
and Co, Boston, 1853. $3.50.
AS do all modern wars, the Civ
il War had its officers, construc-
tlon troops, engineer specialists,
photographers. and like all wars
it affected the lives of millions and
had finality of decision. But the
Civil War, for the first time in any
appreciable numbers, also had cor
respondents. This is the story of
the first war correspondents whose
important job was to relay to the
people in the North the news from
the camps and battlefields. Writ
ing in both witty and vigorous
style, the author presents the man
ner in which the opinionated war
correspondent got his news along
with clear view of the confusion
and anguish of the era.
MS.
The Wild Ohio, by Bart Spicer;
Mead and Co., New York, 1853.
A realistic, adventuresome tale
is The Wild Ohio. Departing from
the usual we find here even the
innermost thoughts of the average
traveller and his guide who helps
him cross the many rugged miles
of the journey. This story shows
just how unprepared the French
emigres we're for the dark forests,
open plains and unpredictable riv-
ers-so completely different was
all this from their ideas of what
America would be. Truly this is
historical novel of great value
since it brings to us a different
picture of the early days of our
nation. PIX.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-06-26
81. Charles Grads
Attend Conference
On Seminary Life

St. Charles High School gradual
es who have shown an interest in
the seminary life took part in a
vocation Day" held at the SEM
mary last week.
The young men attended Bene-
diction prior to the conference di-
rected by Father Edward Healy of
the st. Charles faculty.
Following the conference on
Seminary Life" a question period
was conducted. The graduates re-
NAMED at the Seminary overnight
and attended Mass the next morn
ing.
A similar Vocation Day" will be
held in August for any graduates
of high schools in the diocese who
may wish to learn more of semin-
airy life.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-06-26
3 Rosary Pupils
Attend Ohio II.
For Workshop

Three Rosary High students are
participating in Ohio University's
summer school workshop from
June % TO 27.
The students, Patricia Cowgirl
Phyllis Patton, and jeanne Hoover,
all seniors, are candidates for exc
cutive positions on the school pap
er, the ROSdridn.
The girls will attend conferences
conducted by men and women who
have been successful in the field of
student publications. Under their
supervision, laboratory work will
be done on all phases of newspap-
er production.
This is the second year Rosary
students attended the Athens work
shop. Last year those attending
studied yearbook production. Ro.
sary's yearbook, the Cdmpduite, is
being discontinued as Of this year
but there will be more frequent is
sues of the school paper.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-06-26

which had high priority for ma
terials under controls, showed a
decline from last year.
Private hospital building in the
first five months of 1852 dropped
to S129,000,000 from S164, ,000,0
year earlier, decline of 21.3 per
cent. Public hospital construction
between the same periods declined
from $188,000000 to $168,000, 900,
drop of 1916 per cent. Part of the
decline in public hospital building
was explained here by the decrease
In construction of new hospitals for
veterans.
Construction of social and re.
creational facilities also showed q
marked increase over last year
Building in this category rose to
$56,000,000 in the first five months
of this year compared TO $45,000,.
900 in the same period of 1882, an
increase of 24.4 per cent.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-06-26
SCOUT
NEWS
In The Diocese

The Explorer Scouts of Post 214,
st. Mary Magdalene Church, re-
Gently returned from a trip to Ken
lucky, where the boys hiked the
34-mile Lincoln Trail.
Highlights of the trip included
a visit to Frankfort, Kentucky, a
tour of the city, including the Old
State House, and a visit to the
grave of Daniel Boone.
From Frankfort, the itinerary
included a visit to Bardstown, a
trip to the "Old Kentucky Home,
st. Joseph's Cathedral, with its
beautiful paintings, and tour of
the Trappist Monastery at Geth-
semane.
The hike along the Lincoln
Trail was a never-to-be-forgotten
experience through rugged, back
woods Kentucky to Knob Creek,
the birthplace of the Great Eman-
cipator, and on to the Lincoln Me-
mortal at Hodgensville.
The return trip included visits
to Harrodsville, with its interesting
reproduction of a Colonial Settle
ment, Lexington, and the beautiful
campus of the University of Ken
lucky, and an overnight camp at
Blue Lick, the scene of the last
battle of the Revolution.
Those making the journey in.
cluded ]. j. Martin and ]. H. Har.
ris, in charge of the trip, and the
following Explorer Scouts: Tim
Martin, Allen Hoffman, Tom Eyer
man, Jim Boehm, Bob Boehm, Jim
Davis, Bill Patton, Tom Young
Mick Melragon, Joe Refs, and Lar
ry Halter.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-06-26
Dauntless Damien

recent letter chftapY director of the DAMIEN
INSTITUTE in India tells that "in state
10000 contagious recurring o
the hospitals The rest
big helpless and homeless They
wells bathing and WASHING their clothes They sleep on the
and There is IN the stare
hospital and sovenment funds for hospital Thus fhe pub
Catholics elofhe medical
Institute founded Over 200 OF
1000 this disqualification He describes what
hospital recreation hail. shop lab
bungalow for DOCTOR quarters for workers and chapel and
Also doctor Sisters TO sar medicines
INSTRUMENTS and apparatus
Undertske What tremendous and
heroic trust God must this great priest have give him the heart
only thank God there such souls
Won't you hm7 little mite will help Your LEPER FUND
dollars him. medical xii SIS The lepe plead Lord
help The Lord ~ will" THROUGH YOU.