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well, however. The role she Is
playing in "Burlesque" is the.
one Betty Cradle played oppo-
site Daley in when My Baby
Smiles at Me-" goth Century,
Fox f1lmusical based on the play:
That she is amply qualified
to fill Cradle role 10 fairly
well established. This particular
one means more, though. A
singer when originally discovered
by the movies, she has had to-
wait for this television show for
her first singing and dancing
role.
This is the kind of thing I've,
been wanting to do in pictures
for long time" she said. Its
the same complaint we talked
about the last time I was i'm
Washington, at the Capitol Thea
ter. Finally I'm getting my
chance to sing and dance. Now
maybe-well, I hope somebody
will say, "Hey! Where's she
been?'"
In any event, Miss Maxwell Id
pretty sure that you will enjoy
"Burlesque" tonight. Her esti-
mate seemed to be based largely
on her evaluation of her fellow
cast members.
ITS just wonderful" she re-
piled when asked how the musical
drama seemed to be shaping up.
II always hate to say that before
a show-superstitious. I guess;
but this one feels good. Dan;
Daley is so fine. We also have
Joan Blondell and Jack OakiS
and they're excellent. And Hell
enc Stanley-she's a new girl who
plays the heavy-is very tall
ented."
Xxx ~
Miss Maxwell sounded happy
too, over another turn in her life.
I'm bride of four months"
she disclosed. "Or it will be four
months on the 21st." Her hus-'
band is Jerry Davis, a writer, and
they have settled in a new homa
in Coldwater Canyon, which runs
up in back of Beverly Hills.
This is my first house, you
know-I've spent so much of my
life in hotels and apartments
and we're loving 1t. It demands
attention, though, 30 I'm going
to let up on the work to devote
some time to being q housewife. I"
Even so, Miss Maxwells i'm
mediate future holds two or three:
TV chores, filmed dramatic:
shows" A guest appearance on
Horace Heidt's "Show Wagon
also is in the offing. That one
is set for April 2. the telecast to-
originate here in Washington
And If some man about to
make big musical movie does.
watch "Burlesque" tonight and.
does leap out Of his chair and
shout, "Heyi Where's she been?"
well. Miss Maxwell will be:
available. :.
COMEDY HIT-Andy Grifith
seems to be television's man Of
the week. Almost anywhere you
turned yesterday you ran into
praise for him and for mo Time
For Sergeants." staged on 1.-THE:
q. S. Steel Hour" Tuesday night
over ABC-WMAL-TV. It was
indeed very funny show, one
Of the most successful comedy
efforts yet on a one-hour TV
drama. Casting the. recording
and night club comic In the
leading role was something of an
inspiration. He has the funniest
Southern accent this side of Way
cross, Georgia. and his portrait;
Of bumbling but well meaning
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his sergeant to a quivering wreck
was hilarious.
INSIDE LOOK - The NBC-
WRC-TV daytime show, Home,
has visit to the Voice of Amer
lea studios here scheduled for
tomorrow. The Washington pick
up is set for shortly after 1890
am, for what will be the first
live television show from the
new Voice studios. Esther Van
Waggoner Tufty, Washington
expert for Home" will conduct
the TV tour. Among other things
the viewers will see will be Miss
Yen Ming-Lang doing an actual
Voice broadcast in Mandarin to
the Chinese mainland.