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Evening star., 1953-09-06

to themselves, has been mete-
oric. 1t has not upset Miss
Hepburn's equilibrium in the
slightest, as neither did the
Germans who surrounded her
childhood in Holland where
she was trapped during World
War II.
Every one else, for instance.
including the most sober
drama and film critics, is con-
vinced that she is an actress
and not merely an enchantresS
or apprentice sOrcereSs.
Not Miss Hepburn, however.
She Wonts a Test
I'D like to take a year off
and see what I am capable of
doing as an actress" she says.
You learn this by playing a
variety of the really testing
roles. which I have a chance to
do at Stratford at home Gin
Evening star., 1953-09-06
All, Ze Mortgage.
1t Is Wonderful
BY the Assoeiosed Press
HOLLYWOOD.

Claude Dauphin's work with
Bing Crosby in Little Boy
Lost" may make him a per-
manent resident Of Hollywood.
He's bought a home.
II found ze most wondairful
theeng -ze mortgage" the
French actor exclaims. He
pulls out his empty pockets.
"Eet made me a homeowner
without a sou in my pockets.
America is wondairful."
Dauphin said in France you
usually need all cash to buy a
home or else pay exorbitant
interest.
An interview with Dauphin
is like seeing a French movie.
In person, he is the Ameri-
cans conception Of q typical
Gallo charmer. This reporter
met Dauphin at q French cafe
in Beverly Hills, where all the
employees and most Of the Gus
toners speak French.
Soon the walters and half
the customers are in on the
interview with everybody un-
derstanding the language but
the reporter conducting the
interview. It doesn't seem to
matter.
Most Of the interview con-
sisted of Dauphin teaching the
walters his version of brewing
coffee. It was so successful
that you will now find "cafe
Dauphin' on the menu at
Frascati's.
But be careful. I drank q
glassful at 3 pm. and couldn't
get to sleep until 3 am.
Evening star., 1953-09-06
High-Powered Film Group
Takes on q Disc Show
By james Bocon

is due soon in Forever Fe-
male" in which she plays for
the umpteenth time an actress.
II can't for the life of me, :"
complains Ginger, understand
why they cast me as an ac-
tress. I'm the most unactressy
looking actress in the busi-
ness"
Ginger thinks she's more the
outdoor type.
Il think I should be cast as
a tennis player" she opines.
She is one of the better players
in town.
Why doesn't Ginger team
with Fred Astaire in musicals
again? The Astaire- Rogers
musicals generally are rated as
the biggest box-ofice successes
in the history of movie musi-
Gals.
I'D love to make another
musical with Fred, but no one
ever asks me to-" explains Miss
Rogers.
Besides, it would be too
simple to reteam Fred and
Ginger. ANY producer in
Hollywood can think of that.
How could he call himself a
genius if he thought of some
thing as obvious as that?"
Evening star., 1953-09-06
The Passing Show
New Hepburn Yeorns
For Year Off to Try
Really Testing Roles
By Joy cormody

Surely no man In his right
mind. or normal instincts.
would dare deprecate Marilyn
Monroe. Miss Monroe Is here
to stay until time and events
have modified her contours.
Nevertheless. there is q ra-
diant youngster around whom
the hard-minded. clear-eyed
gamblers of the theater pre-
dict will outlast all her rivals,
Miss Monroe included, by pos
sibly decades.
This entry in the golden girl
sweepstakes is Audrey Hep
burn. who is being seen (here.
starting September 30) in her
first American motion picture,
Paramount's Roman Holi-
day." Miss Hepburn is not
Shapely in the cataclysmic
sense of the word. Indeed,
she is rather tall and reedy at
"a. She is not beautiful by
the simple-minded canons by
which Miss Americas and
movie starlets are chosen. Her
neck is too long, her face too
small and her nose is, well, un-
classic.
But, She's Rodent
None of this makes any diff
ference. Miss Hepburn is the
essence of radiance and as she
reflects it, it clearly is some
thing that fathers could smart
ly recommend to their daugh-
ters.
Miss Hepburn, who plays a
princess who meets the press,
ever so charmingly, in Roman
Holiday" is meeting the press
in real life these broiling days.
Only its professional hardi-
hooo keeps the press from
being laid waste by this ex-
perience.
Not even its calloused pro-
fessionalism, however, can
keep it from behaving bit
oddly in Miss Hepburn's pres
ence, as if its members each
were determined to show the
guest of honor that he has
charm equal to Gregory Peck S
in Roman Holiday"
For instance. after luncheon
in a big hotel which should be
ashamed of its service, Miss
Hepburn got up and began to
clear away the dishes.
i can't think clearly in the
Evening star., 1953-09-06
SNittGS
HOLLYWOOD.


Ginger Rogers, a girl who
has been everything from
Charleston dancer to Academy
Award winner, starts a new job
this month-as a radio disc
jockey.
Not as glamorous as movie
making, perhaps. But she says
the pay is just as good for a
lot less work. She will appear
with Tony Martin, Peggy Lee
and Dick Powell In an hour
long daytime radio program.
The stars will spin pIatters
and chat about anything that
comes to mind, just like Jegu-
lar disc jockeys. The four will
split up 100000 for a years
work.
All the shows will be re-
corded here. The whole idea
came about at the National
Broadcasters' convention last
year when radio station own
ers said that disc jockey shows
seem to be one radio program
unhurt by TV competition. The
stations asked for movie star
platter Spinners.
The job won't interfere with
Ginger's picture making. She
Evening star., 1953-09-06
Hollywood Life
Arlene Looks at Love
Miss Dahl Gives Candid Account
Of Her Romance With Lumus
By SheiIoh Grohom

knew in the past. He's the
most jealous man I've ever
known. But not in the way
that Lex was. I'd be with
Lex and he'd imagine I was
flirting with the waiter"
In Hollywood it seems that
you either lose your husband
or your job when you buy a
house. And just after Arlene
bought a magnificent hillside
mansion in Brentwood, love
and Lex were locked out-ac-
cording to Lex. But he made
lot of statements that were
not dignif1ed." said Arlene,
who limited that she could dig
up a lot of skeletons in his
closet if she chose to. But
it's better to let him do the
talking" Anyway. the house
was bought with Arlene's
money, which eliminated a
community property hassle.
And that was lucky. because
Lex doesn't have too much,
what with supporting his first
wife still, and their two chill
dren.
And Arlene doesn't need the
money. In addition to films,
TV shows, beauty column.
she has a thriving lingerie
business. LEX said ! gave
more time to the lingerie than
to him. Maybe ] did. But
it's a good thing to have some
thing like this, because you
never know when a movie
career will end. And, who
knows, when I marry Fernan-
do maybe I'll give up the
movie career entirely and Just
be a business girl. I'm putting
out four more lines this fall,
featuring period pantaloons."
Sounds ducky.
All kidding aside, this Ar
lene is a Dahl. And I hope
Fernando is on the level with
her. He'll never get a more
beautiful bride.
(Released by NANA.)
Evening star., 1953-09-06

middle of untidiness," Miss
Hepburn explained.
The GolIont Press
The press, which has been
thinking clearly or unclearly
in untidiness all it's life, en-
tered the dish removing prof.
ect with the enthusiasm of so
many recent bridegrooms.
But princesses do not clear
away the Dishes" one gallant
demurred.
II know, but I do" Miss
Hepburn SAID. Il always do
my mother made me-"
With the dishes neatly
stacked on a table outside the
suite, Miss Hepburn is ready to
discuss her past, present and
future. Her career, two sea-
sons in the play, "Gigi." and
the movie, Roman Holiday"
which has left critics talking
Evening star., 1953-09-06
Viewing TV
Well All Die Laughing
TeIevision's Harvest of Comics
A Pleasant Surprise to Hope
By Harold Heffernon

1.-THE wonderful part Of 1t
all is" Bob continued, each
newcomer seems to have q
style all his own. They're rot
copying any one. It's the
originality of approach and
presentation that makes the
thing so noteworthy"
Admires Buttons
Being q diplomatic fellow
where competitors are con-
cerned, Bob hesitates to name
names. Upon being pressed he
did mention few comparative
neophytes who appeal most
to him.
outstanding, perhaps, is
Red Buttons" said Bob. HE
has a tremendous personality,
is very resourceful and has q
bouncY style all his own. He's
definitely destined for the top.
Red is smart enough to know
that he must build q fine show
around himSelf-and he does
that"
In addition, he named Jackie
Gleason, George Goebel, Gary
Morton, George De Witt and
Paul Gilbert as others who
have what it takes to win
audiences. "All of them started
in vaudeville-or what is left
of tin night clubs or bur-
lesque," Bob continued, but
the masses never heard of any
of them until they suddenly
hit the television screens. It
won't be long before Aim
studios will be signing these
boys. What we need is more
comedians. The reception the
televiewers give to comedy and
comics Is certainly proof Of
that"
They Con Run Dry
Bob had word of caution,
however, for those on the way
up toward the pedestal he
occupies. 1t has to do with
that dread destroyer of so
many promising fun makers
material.
MY advice to these lads"
cautioned the master Quipster,
"is to take it easier on TV.
Don't go in there to knock
yourself out every night. Re-
member, there's another show
next week-and where are you
going to get the stuff? Space
out your appearances. Don't
kill yourself off by hogging the
spotlight. Naturally you can
make more money by working
constantly, but in the long run
this can prove disastrous.
(Released by NANA.)
Evening star., 1953-09-06
The Passing Show
Audreys the Real RodiontIy Rising Stor Of 1853
Critics Rapture FuiIs
To Upset Balance Of
English Youngster

England. A funny thing is
that while I have something
Of q reputation there, it is pure
echo-of what ! have done in
America. They've never seen
me over there, except In pic
lures. I'm being taken on
faith. which one day I shall
have to justify or betray."
In the Stratford repertory
company, where, like every
where else, they seem to see
her as a properly dazzling
Juliet, she would like to play
that and several other classic
heroineS of Shakespeare, per-
haps Tatania, Cressida. etc.
There would be none of the
fiscal Splendor of Hollywood
or Broadway in this Stratford
invitation. That makes no diff
ference to Miss Hepburn.
Think of the chance to do
nothing but study the best Of
drama in the best of environ
ments," she says. 1.-THE -oppor-
tunity to work on the most
difficult Of problems"
She sounded like a girl who
had a great deal to prove to
herself, and was determined
to do it, regardless of any
dazzling success she may have
had in two spectacular me-
diumS to date.
She Con Manage
Miss Hepburn, who learned
young and under Nazi occupa-
ton that life needs manage
ment, has managed one pro-
fessional coup that few of her
elders have contrived. She is
extremely happy to be related,
contractually, to Paramount
studio, which Is even happier
to have her.
It is her notion, however, to
be primarily a stage actress,
which she sees as the real ar
tistic challenge to the ambi-
tious young.
Accordingly, she finds her.
self committed merely to one
picture a year-every IL
months, no more, no less-for
her enchanted studio.
What a smart agent" some
one said.
MY own idea" Miss Hep
burn replied, modestly but
with a crisp competence.
More crisp, indeed, than any
actress We have met who is
twice her "a years.
Evening star., 1953-09-06
Drama Season Begins to Boil
In September's Sizzling Days
By Mark Barron

land Amory's novel, 1.-THE Last
Resorts" ....
Musical From the Barns
A new musical which went
over big in the straW-hat sea-
son will get a chance at Broad
way this season. It's a mod
ern version of an Offenbach
opera adapted by Ring Lard
ner called ITO He'll With Or
pheus." st. John Terrell will
produce it. ....
"A Dash of Ritters," a four
character, psychological who-
dun-it. is one of several new
offerings with a small cast.
Leonard Kantor's Dead Pig
con-" Theodore Reeves COM
edy, wedding Breakfast" "A
Bag of Dreams. by Jim Davis,
and Thaddeus Suski's
Daphne" all will be produced
with undersize casts Of not
more than five players - all
efforts at shaving expenses.
The Playwrights' Company
has big plans for the season.
A major effort will be "Sabrina
Fair" by Samuel Taylor, the
story of an American girl who
comes home after three years
in Paris and finds adjustment
difficult. 1t will co-star Mar
garet SULLIVAN and Joseph
Cotton.
Other Playwright offerings
will be "The Devils Horn
pipe" a musical to be directed
by Reuben Mamoulian, on
leave from Hollywood film as
signments, and ''Tea and SYM
pathy," starring Deborah Kerr
in her first Broadway appear
ance.
A second play by the author
of ''Tea and Sympathy" Rob-
ert Anderson, will open early
in October. It's title: "All
Summer Long"
A John Patrick dramatiza-
ton of a Vern Snyder novel
about the South Pacific. 1.-The
Teahouse of the August
Moon" will take up the story
of young United States Army
officer who tries to impose
Western ways on South Pacific
islanders, only to decide that
their easy manner of living is
better.
Evening star., 1953-09-06

TomorroW's comedy stars
will all come from television-
and they'll burst forth over
night" said Bob, who, as usual,
will take his place this fall
season on the Comedy Hour,
besides heading a periodic Of
fering of his own. Vaudeville
and the night clubs are now
dead so far as developing new
comic talent. They take too
long for an entertainer to be
discovered. Why, any person,
no matter how obscure at the
moment, can go on national
TV network one night and
find himself famous and in
demand the next morning
providing he has the stuff"
He's for Video
Hope, who is rounding out
another comedy feature, Gas
anova'S Big Night" at Para
mount-strictly for theater re-
lease-got into TV a little later
than the rest of the top Holly
wood pack, but he is today
one of the mediums most en-
thusiastic proponents. 1t was
Bob, in fact, who after long
coaXing managed to get his
pal, Bing Crosby, introduced
over those air waves. And now
Bing is sold, TOTO the tune
of a brand-new show debut
ing in a few weeks.
Hope continues to be amazed
at the number of talented new
comedians he has seen on TV
during the past year. Even
during the summer weeks, he
pointed out, a numner of
young jokers doing replace
ment shows for the better
known comics, have demon
strated ability enough to go
it on their own in star parts.
Evening star., 1953-09-06
Hollywood Life
HOLLYWOOD


They say that Arlene Dahl
beats her press agents on the
head until they get her name
in print. I don't believe it.
She doesn't even need a press
agent.
This redhead is the smartest
gal in town. For example,
when she returned recently
from a trip in the deep South,
Arlene called me to have lunch
so we could catch up with
love, life and Fernando Lamas.
ANY woman who has ever
known Fernando can never get
over him." said Arlene with
great conviction. "And this
includes his ex-wife. But as
for that story he is going to
remarry her, it's nonsense.
Why should he get a divorce
from her if he is still in love
with her? He goes to see his
son and he sees her. But that's
ALL"
She's Superstitious
"Are you going to marry
when your divorce is final in
October?" l asked right out.
She hedged with. I'm super
stitious, so is Fernando. If we
make a date now. we might be
jinxed. We've had to wait this
long and now we can wait a
bit longer. If I were free now,
we would marry. We're both
very much in love with each
other. In fact, Fernando is
the only man I have ever
loved"
I didn't like to mention Lex
Barker at this exciting mo-
ment, but I had to bring up
the name of Arlene's first hus-
band. II was never in love
with him. But you know how
he didn't leave me alone until
I said I would marry him"
I remember. Lex even came
to my house to ask the best
way of getting Arlene to &C
cept him.
Don't let her push you
around" told him. He
landed the girl all right. But
Lex is a boy who never grew
up" Arlene so explained their
break up.
It's kind of fascinating that
after the bust up, Lex landed
in Lana Turner's corner. while
Arlene got Lamas, who was
supposed to marry Lana, who
even rushed to Las Vegas to
speed the happy day. But off
with the old love and on with
the new. as we say in mar
riage-happy Hollywood. And
Arlene thinks it's more than
likely that Lex and Lana will
maryland they should get
on very well together-they
are a great deal alike"
Arlene and Fernando have
made pictures together-the
just-released "Sangaree" and
Diamond Queen" And wnen
she marries him Arlene wants
to work only with Fernando.
(She's wise. He's too hand
some to turn loose on some of
the Hollywood she wolves.)
He's Jealous Type
MY next picture is 'Chu-
basco' and Pine and Thomas
are trying to borrow Fernando
for me again. He wants to
direct as well as act. And we
might do The Great Fall with
him directing as well as CO.
starring. Actually he directed
me off the record on our two
pictures, And I've never been
better"
Next to herself, Lamas is
the most superstitious person
in Hollywood Its his gypsy
blood" explained Arlene. He
dies if you put hat on the
bed, and he's miserable for
days after seeing a cross-eyed
person. But what makes him
really unhappy is when I
mention any of the men I
Evening star., 1953-09-06
NEW YORK.

NEW 4OIGGAs
Broadway's summer siesta is
over and a new season Is about
to get started. No less than
154 new musicals and plays
are on the schedule.
But anything from lack of
funds to disappointing re-
hearsals can make a flop, and
many of these will be casual
ties. This is the stage at which
producers and playwrights
have their fingers crossed.
Everybody's hoping for a sell
out hit.
From here, a straight COM
edy down for a November
opening looks sure-fre. It's
Norman Krasna's Kind Sir"
co-starring Mary Martin in her
first Broadway role since
South Pacific" with Charles
Boyer. The story involves an
actress and a Washington
diplomat. Dorothy Stickney,
Margalo Gilmore. Frank Con-
roy and Robert Ross round out
the cast.
Hit From England
"a Penny to See the Peep
Show" a hit on the British
stage, is an early entry for the
new season. So is Louis Peter
sons play about a Negro boys
attempts at social adjust
ment, Take a Giant Step"
Twenty -three-year-old Alex
ander Fedoroff's DAY of
Grace" about a young rector,
also will bow in early.
Josephine Hull, one of the
most beloved condolences on
the stage and star of the 1941
hit, Arsenic and Old Lace"
will appear in a new George
S. Northumberland Teich-
man comedy, '"The Solid Gold
Cadillac" the story of a small
investor in a big industrial
concern.
Producers Howard Lindsay
and Russell Grouse plan sew
eral new productions. They'll
lead off with a political COM
edy, THE Prescott Proposals" )"
and follow up with two musi-
Gals. One is 1.-THE Works." by
Herbert and Dorothy Fields.
The other is based on the
Palm Beach chapter in Cleve-.
Evening star., 1953-09-06
Viewing TV
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLY WOOD.
Give this country another
season or two of television and
the entire populace will be
laughing itself into stitches
the talented new comics are
springing up that fast.
So says Bob Hope, a fellow
who should know. Bob came
up his own funny path the
hard way, through a fast-dy-
ing vaudeville era. 1t took
him a good 10 years to attract
even slight attention from the
paymasters.
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Diseased Swine Herd
Brings Partial D. {. Curb

A partial quarantine on the
handling of hogs and pork
products was imposed on the
District today following the de-
struction Of st. Elizabeths Hos
pital'S infected swine herd.
Yesterday 1900 pigs worth
some $4,000 were destroyed and
buried, and the ground is now
being disinfected. Meanwhile.
hogs or pork products cannot
be shipped from the District
until Agriculture Department in
spectors are satisfied that con-
troll measures are satisfactory.
The ban probably will be re-
moved Monday or Tuesday, it
was said.
The quarantine does not af-
feet the importation of live
animals or pork products, or the
distribution of these products
within the District.
The disease, vascular exam
thema, occurs when swine eat
untreated garbage. Last fall it
forced destruction of herds
valued at $150,O00 at the Lorton
and Occoquan (Va.) correction
farms maintained by the District.
Evening star., 1953-03-13
Murder
Continued From First Page.)

(Cont1nued From First Page.)
Of a policeman's shirt. He also
wore blue jeans or overalls,
which were cuffless.
After the killing, Mrs. Honik-
man and Miss Honikman went
to the home of another daughter,
Mrs. Charles Mostow, 648 Nichol-
son street NE.
Third Brush With Criminals.
This was Mr.. Honikman's third
and last brush with criminals. A
month ago, on February II, he
was attacked and beaten by q
bandit as he entered his home.
He recently was released from
the hospital, where he underwent
treatment for three broken ribs
suffered in the earlier robbery.
Mrs. Arthur c. Wagner of 8l4
A street Sc. a neighbor, said
Mr.. and Mrs. Honikman were
returning home from the store
last February II when the BAN
dit accosted Mr.. Honikman.
Mrs. Honikman, who has a
heart ailment, had Jagged be-
hind. The bandit passed her
and attacked Mr.. Honikman at
the door of his home. Mrs.
Honikman's screams routed the
bandit after he had tussled with
Mr.. Honikman and thrown him
against an iron railing.
The grocer was to have ap-
peared in court today for hear
ing in connection with that as
sault. Willie James Ford, II,
colored. has been accused, but
the case was not called.
Police today absolved the
youth of any connection with
the Staying after they had ques-
toned him at headquarters.
Inspector Scott and Chief
Murray discounted any theory
linking the yoke-robbery of Mr..
Honikman last month with his
Staying last night.
Home Also RanSacked.
In the summer of 1850, Mr..
Honikman'S home was ransacked
by thieves who took 5000 and
some jewelry.
AS in usual in murder investi-
cations, police withheld descrip-
tion of the weapon used. Wit
neSses said it was a rusty, nickel
plated revolver.
Last nights killing recalled
the Staying of Samuel Cooper
man, 56-year-old liquor store
proprietor, who was struck down
by a bandit as he fled from his
store in the 100 block of Florida
avenue NE. in August, 1851.
That killing has never been
solved.