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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-28

BY Alexander Pope's carefree
definition of genius, IAN inf
mite capacity for taking palms,"
there is no questioning the
playwriting stature Of T. S.
Eliot. Nor by other definitions,
much less glib.
Unlike his fellow dramatists,
Mr.. Eliot has no patience with
the dictum that plays are not
written but rewritten. That
he writes them to stay written
lis suggested, in one way. by
the circumstance that in the
20 years he has been interested
in theater, his total output is
four plays. His pace Of pro-
duction has accelerated Of late,
of course, with 1.-THE Cocktail
Party" and 1.-THE Confidential
Clerk" coming within three
seasons. Yet this may be taken
to mean not that his standards
are less lofty but rather that
his themes and their treatment
are less exacting.
No Compromise
Further evidence Of Mr..
Eliot's uncompromising ap-
proach to his playwright'S OBJ
legation is his attitude toward
the work he turns over for pro-
duction. So far as he Is con-
cerned, it is finished. He Is not
available for script changes to
make o meaning clear to q di-
rector. a motivation plain to
an actor, or a speech easier to
read. He is a man who has
done his work painStakingly.
He expects others to do the
same.
The capitalization of this at
titude on Eliot's part is per-
ceptible on the local scene in
the production Of Murder in
the Cathedral" at Catholic
University theater. This is Mr..
Eliot's first dramatic work
originally produced in 1885. In
conception, design and execu-
ton, it is pure Eliot and at once
distinctive and distinguished.
Murder in the Cathedral"
then is conSpicuously blessed
with a quality which most con-
temporary works conspicuously
lack, namely style.
The production at the uni
versity theater, directed by
Father Gilbert v. Hartke, owes
much of its fascination to the
exploitation of this quality in
the play. It is this that puts
Murder in the Cathedral" on
the level of such other memoir
able achievements of the uni
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-28
By Harry Macarthur

stead Of selling them Cor not
selling them.
Plans of some other manu-
facturers were revealed re-
Gently by Broadcasting -Tele-
casting Magazine. Only 10 Of
these, headed by the Radio
Corp. of America and includ-
ing Emerson, admitted imme-
date plans for getting into
color. Some of these plans
were not very extensive.
Raytheon promised Ito have
a few sets out by April l."
General Electric expected to
have its set ION the market by
mld-June." Later it was dis
closed that both GE and Syl-
vania had decided not to get
into mass production of color
tubes right now
Admiral, Broadcasting -Tele-
casting continued, "looks to
the latter part of 1854"
Zenith plans to send about
100 color sets to distributors.
Hallicrafters said it would
have its color set "for the
public later this year"
Motorola'S will be on the
market during "the last half
of the year"
Crosley will put a model
out this fall"
Kaye-Halbert may have a
color set out late this fall"
Some Lock Interest
Some manufacturers are
displaying a lack of interest
that is remarkable in the face
of the earlier hullabaloo about
color TV. Philco, DuMont and
CBS-Columbia, among some
others. advised the trade mag
azine that they have no cur
rent plans for color receivers"
Prices for sets range from
RCA'S tentative" $1,000,
through Admiral's estimated"
Sits to Westinghouse's
quoted $1,295. These all are
for models employing the IS
inch viewing tube, which pro-
duces a picture approximately
1919 inches wide.
These two factors appar-
emily are the major cause of
the color TV doldrums. Pro-
Spective color viewers, &C
customed to large screens and
small price tags. aren't fight
ing for the privilege of paying
five or six times as much for
small-screen color.
AS a matter of fact. the IS
inch tinted tube is considered
obsolete already. A man close
enough to RCA to know, says
that only a limited number of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-28
Todoy's Schedules
Stage.

Stage.
ARENA STAGE-"Summer and Smoke $3.50 pm.
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY-Murder in the Cathedral" dark
tonight, resumes tomorrow
AMBASSADOR-"Phantom of the Rue Morgue": 1:25 $50.
$685. TAO and GAS pm.
CAPTTOLNaked Jungle 1885, 340 5:40 745 and GAS pm
COLUMBIAAlaska Seas 1245, 1925 4:20 6:15 sos and
10 pm
DUPONT-Juius Caesar: l. 315, $50, 7:35 and 94O pm.
KEITHSRot in Cell Bocks11": $780, $780, $780, 7:50 and
$50 pm.
LTTTLE-'Li" LIS, sos. 1850. 635. S15 and 10 pm.
MACARTHUR 225, AIS 6:05 and 955 pm.
Observation-Disclosures of the Morgue": AS, 345
5:45, 7:45 and 9:45 pm.
ONTARIO-Red Carriers" 1925 1925, $780, 7:35 and 940 pm
PALACE-"Ngh People: $780, 335, $40, 745 and $50 pm
PLAYHOUSE"The Man Between: 1920 1925, $780, TAO and
GAS pm.
P1AzA-"HundredH Hunt" u.s. g. 44o 625, sos and
$50 pm.
SILVER SPRING-"The Final Test: 2:15 A. $40. sos and
$50 pm.
-LUx-"The Wild One: l. 2:45 AGO. $40, sos and
955 pm.
wARNER-"Ths Is cinerama" $780, $3.50 and $40 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-28
Voice of Francis
Plays q General
BY the Associated Press
Will the Army like this?

Chill Wills, the homeSpun
character actor who has long
been the voice of Francis the
Talking Mule" now also plays
a part in the fifth of the Sc
rieS, Francis Joins the
WACS."
He will be seen as well as
heard as Gen. Benjamin Mus
tard Ben" Kaye and uses the
same voice for both roles. In
one scene, Wills the general
talks face to face with Wills
the voice of the mule.
II have played the mule so
long, I sometimes think I
take on his actual character"
says Wills, 80 now I'm having
a deuce of a time keeping
the general from behaving
and sounding like jackass."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-28
Stock Jobs Help
Actors Warm Up
BY the Assoeiofed Press
r-~~


Because actors need to act,
theater groups are springing
up all over Hollywood.
With Aim production down,
many actors find they are get
ting rusty in their craft. And
so they are returning to the
live stage. A group Of film
performers have formed
Actors, Inc, with the purpose
Of keeping their dramatic tools
sharpened. Among tn EN-:
James Whitmore, Alex Nicol,
Ernest Borgnine.
IAN actor needs to keep act
ing" Whitmore reasoned on
the set of Battle Cry" 1--WE
put on plays largely for our
own amusement and educa-
ton. Each Of US gets a chance
to do a wide variety Of roles.
That's important in Holly
wood, where you can easily
get stuck in q certain type on
the screen"
The group recently put on q
program of one-act plays at
Q country club In Sherman
Oaks, Calf, and plans a pro-
duction Of Peer Gynt."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-28
On theAT
All Quiet on the Color Front Almost
Some TV seMoker Seem Reluctant Turn Tint, but RcA
Predicts Mass Production of eceers by 1858 Sooner

them will be produced by that
firm, perhaps 5000 in all. It
has promised a 19-inch tube
this year. Some Of the re-
luctant manufacturers appar-
emily feel that this may
quickly be made obsolete by
21-inch and larger tubes.
Programs Are Few
Another factor in the quies-
cent state of color television II
the programming available.
CHS has one half-hour color
program a week on the air in
New York. Recently it in
formally counted the sets-in-
use and decided not to ex-
pand this right now.
NBC is continuing its sched-
ule of color premieres" Of
regular shows, plus a special
event now and then. It gener-
ally broadcasts anywhere from
two to four half-hours of color
a week. ABC and DuMont are
not throwing any money
around for color shows to be
seen only by their engineers
and a few television and adj
vertising executives.
Your yen for color has to be
a strong one indeed to drive
you to the spending Of more
than 81 900 for box on which
you can watch tinted TV two
and-a-half hours a week.
You may be depending on
RCA after all to get color 60
ing. 1t was due to disclose its
manufacturing techniques and
MICS program plans to a
(See MACARTHUR Page E-2)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-28

brief scenes as Caesars wife
in Julius Caesar" and her
last picture at the studio, Her
Twelve Little Men," which I
hear is excellent.
OFF on q Cruise
What are your plans now?"
I asked the redheaded star,
who in private life Is the wife
Of oil millionaire Buddy Fogel-
ID son. II can sum it UP in one
word - None" replied Greer.
For the first time in my life,
I'm not planning or worrying.
I'm not going to do a darn
thing for a long time. Buddy
and I are taking a cruise
around the world on the first
available ship. I want to do
a picture now and then, but
I won't do any more pot
boilers"
Are you sorry to be leaving
Metro?" I asked the star, who
was the undisputed queen at
that studio for many years.
I'm delighted" Greer told
me. adding, II have nothing
against Metro, although the
type of pictures I made during
the past three or four years
aren't the sort I'd have done
if I had been free-lancing.
I'll never again sign a long
term contract, but I believe in
the beginning it's only fair to
the studio, taking a chance
on q newcomer to sign for
seven years or so-but no
more"
The Leon Dogs
Remember how I sat
around doing nothing in my
first year in Hollywood? I
came from London with a
wonderfully fat scrapbook and
a very lean handbook. After
three years in London in some
good plays. I was quite a topic
there. But when I arrived
here I was just a paragraph
in the local trade papers
something about Greer Gar
son, Irish actress, had arrived.
I tell heartbroken beginners
not to give UP. OF course I
was lucky to have Robert
Donat in Mr.. Chips And
here's another thing for be-
ginners to remember pub
licity does not make you a
star, the public does"
During her years ct Metro,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-28
By SheiIoh Grohom

In her 16 years at Metro,
Greer went from agonizing OBJ
scurity during the first year,
when no one would take a
chance on her, to the heights
of Mrs. Miniver" and Ran
dom Harvest" box-off1ce flops
like Desire Me" and 1.-THE
Law and the Lady," a few
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-28
HOLLYWOOD.

Greer Carson, after 16 years
under contract, has left
Metro Goldwyn-Mayer.
I'll be everlastingly CRATE
full to Louis B. Mayer and
MGM for giving me my
chance in pictures" Greer
said during luncheon at Rom
anof's. But It's wonderful
to be free at long last"
Evening star., 1954-11-28

figures on the dial. You make two
full turns to the right and stop.
Then back to the second figure
you've chosen. If Mrs. SchoOlman
doesn't know where her husband
set it. wen have to get an expert
to open it."
Shayne turned the dial two full
circles to the right, stopped on 2.
Branson intervened when he
started to turn back to 3.
mot that way. The first digit
has to be larger. You can't turn
back past zero"
Shayne frowned, made two more
complete turns, stopped at 3. He
Evening star., 1954-11-28

turned back to 2. Nothing hap
pened. He turned from the safe to
see Alice Schoolman watching,
pallid and frightened.
Shayne strobe to the typewriter
and studied the scrap of paper
again. He looked down musingiy
at the typewriter and pushed one
of the keys with his forefinger- An
8 appeared behind the 2 and 3
already on the sheet. He pressed
another key and had four figures
in a row: 1884.
He told Branson grimly: That's
the real message that was hidden
in the bag Schoolman stole. Not
the three underlined words. They
were camoufiage to draw attention
away from the four penciled SYM
bols in the margin. Quotation
marks, a space symbol, single
quote, dollar sign as School
man explained to me. ~"
HE POINTED to the symbols on
the top row of the top line of keys.
Right in front of us. A beautifully
simple code. The same key that
has quotes is also the figure two.
The space symbol is three. Eight
and four, corresponding to a single
quote and a dollar sign"
Evening star., 1954-11-28
DEAD MANS CODE
: Continued from page thirty.fon1

eyes. Its exactly like mine on the
floor. Isn't it the one Harold
grabbed by mistake. thinking it
was mine? Didn't he explain how
it happened?"
He told me-" Grimly. Shayne
opened the bag and withdrew the
scrap of paper and read. Mot
tonight. Danger. He also showed
you this. Do you agree these are
proofreader's marks in the mar
gin?"
Il suppose so. He said they
were. He s. was a publisher, you
know"
SHAME told Branson: ASK the
Duchess and Miss Lasalle to come
here at once bringing their petit
point bags with them. Have one Of
your men bring Tarleton also"
Wait, Mike. I've got to
know. :"
you want to get back that
diamond medallion" Shayne re-
minded him harshly. And clean
up the murder. Get them here" He
turned and stalked into the bed
room where he pulled a brocaded
cover from one of the beds and
brought it back to cover the body.
Branson turned from the phone.
Miss Lasalle is out. Her maid
insists she has only jeweled eve
ming bags. The Duchess refuses to
come, and denies owning a bag
like these two"
Shayne was looking down at the
torn scrap of paper and the two dig
its on the sheet in the typewriter.
81 think l know why Schoolman
typed those two figures before he
died. Where is the private safe in
this room?"
ALICE SCHooLMAN gestured to an
inconspicuous silver dial in the
wall above the divan. Shayne went
to it slowly, asking her, What is
the combination?"
The combination?" she fall
tered. Il don't :. know. Harold
set it this morning and didn't tell
ma"
Sfayne stopped in mid-stride
and swung about with ragged red
brows lifted unbelievingly. HE
didn't tell you? Why?"
Il don't know, really. ! didn't
think to ask him."
Shayne swung to Branson. Can
you get the combination"
Not a chance. Each guest sets
his own when he checks into a
suite. It's a simple one. just two
Evening star., 1954-11-28

'Two-three- ee-eight-four, repeated
Branson. What do they mean?'
TRY eight-four on the wall
safe" said Shayne grimly. when
it opens, reach inside and take out
the diamond medallion Gentleman
John snatched this afternoon and
passed on to his confederate for
safekeeping while he was being
searched"
Branson was on his way to the
safe when Alice Schoolnlan was
out of her chair and on him like an
avenging fury, clawing his face
and screaming Historically. every
iota of her Boston calm forsaking
her under stress. :.
''She had to kill her husband"
Shayne told Branson later. "As
soon as she walked into the suite
and saw him at the typewriter
picking out the two and the three.
He'd evidently remembered. the
proof marks and just noticed the
juxtaposition of those symbols and
numbers on the top row of keys.
She knew the jig was up right
then. Twenty-three and the COM
bination to the safe in the suite"
SWHAT was the twenty-three
for?" asked Branson. wonderingly.
.Twenty-three hours. Eleven
o'clock. Don't forget she was in
the WAC and learned the military
way of reckoning time. Those were
the two items Of information she
had to pass on to Tarleton after
bringing the diamond up and put
ting it in her own safe this after
noon. The two things they couldn't
set beforehand when they planned
this coup so carefully in Boston
where Tarleton picked her as his
accomplice and made love to her.
They couldn't afford to see each
other or speak together after reach
ing the hotel, yet Tarleton had to
know when the suite would be
vacant and the combination
Schoolman picked out this morning.
He knew he'd be watched
every moment after the robbery,
and bought her another Vatican
bag. identical with her own, as a
device for passing the information.
She had them both with her when
she went down tonight, the decoy
bag carelessly under her arm.
Imagine how Tarleton must
have felt when ne followed her
from the lobby to pick up his infor-
nation s. and had to stand help
lessly by while her Incompetence
ing husband snatched it from her
in front Of his eyes. To teach his
wife a needed lesson on the perils
of carelessness," Shayne ended
sardonically. The End
Evening star., 1954-11-28
NEXT WEEK

do you keep a sharp
eye out for the cops
when driving? If SO,
better not speed up
when You aren't able
to spot one "Radar''
may he watching you!
Read "Speed Checked
By Raalar'' next week.
Evening star., 1954-10-02
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The fomies buying the homes in America today have
youthful ideas the subject of modern oood looks and
EFFICIENCY And they brook about putting up with
mokeshtt until their maturing incomes offod dream
house. We have authority that "cose the air" is no
place to raise children
In the VIRGINIAN Woshinetons young homebuyers have
round stunning contemporary lines with the low roof PITCH
large gloss and open planning that they admire There's
sparkling wolI Of windows sensible Storage spoce in the
utility room which backs the corpor in sdne-door closets
throughout, in lavish kitchen cabinets Equipment includes
9oot etrigeoto disposal unit automatic washer glamour
ronee Three Jorge bedrooms have modern horizontal window
line Attractive tiled bo And there are unexpected deots
Evening star., 1954-10-02
You Can Enlarge Your House
Without Disturbing d Timber |

s. Disguise bad features with
color. too. This can be done by
painting them the same color as
surrounding areas.
Interior Suggestions.
The color consultant makes
these suggestions for the interior:
/. A narrow room or q narrow
hallway will seem wider II the
end walls are brighter In color
than the sides.
2. "A boxy room will lose its
square look If two opposite walls
are painted q darker. more neu-
trail color than the other two.
8. In a small home, If connect
ing rooms are painted the same
color. a feeling Of continuity and
spaciousness will be established
as one room flows into another.
4. To absorb strong, south
light. paint the wall opposite
south windows a dark color such
as forest green or navy blue.
S. The ceiling on the interior
serves the same fourth dimen-
sional function as the roof out
side. If a low selling is painted
lighter than the walls. it will
seem higher. A dark ceiling viii
seem lower.
6. In a small room, it's advis-
able to paint woodwork to match
the walls. This makes it part Of
the background.
Evening star., 1954-10-02

the warmly styled wo-woy fireplace which makes an easy
separation OF living and dining oreo hiehIiehtne both
bul-'n bookcases front-door planting box . recessed
ceiling spotliehts
Best OF oil it's not necessary be captain of industry
to move into the VRGlNlAN in nearby Springfield Virginia.
also enjoy touring our big CRESTWOOD RAMBLER at 500
and SPLIT LEVEL with three bedrooms and room
at $3.50 Financing for these homes: so down, IS
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Evening star., 1954-10-02

You can make your house look
bigger without building it bigger,
The way to do it is to use color.
Color, as any architect. interior
designer, or artist knows. is a
fourth dirnension-just as i'm
portant as the three physical
dimensions Of length, width and
height.
Color rates as a fourth dimen-
sion because 1t has the power to
create illusions and increase ap-
parent size.
Specialists in color design con-
slider the roof a key color area
and say that by proper selection
of asphalt shingle colors they
can make q low, squat house
appear taller or. an awkWardly
tall house appear lower and bet
ter proportioned.
Consultant's Advice.
A professional color consultant
has compiled a list of ''how-to-
do-it" suggestions for home
color-styling. Here are her ideas
for the exterior: ~
I. Because the roof is usually
the largest unbroken expanse on
the exterior. let it set the color
pace. Light, bright roof colors
make a house seem higher. Dark,
neutral colors have the opposite
effect. New pastel colors in as
phalt shingles suit homes in low
rambling, modern architectural
style.
2. On the side walls, light
colors make house look larger
and dark ones make it look
smaller.
3. If trim is painted to match
exterior walls, the house will
seem larger.
4. Use an accent color on front
and back doors. For small
house. it is often best to paint
the walls in a light color and
then select a dark. contrasting
hue for the accent.
S. If the architectural propor-
tions Of a house are good, why
not do whatever you can to cal
attention to them? Do this by
using contrasting colors. For ex-
ample. to emhasiZe overall
proportion. you might select pure
white trim in contrast to a mus
tard-yellow body tone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-27
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