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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02
Maybe Serious Role in The Joker
Will BE Pert Mitzi's Coming-of-Aqe
By JAMES BACON

HOLLYWOOD up. - MitzI
Gaynor, who is actually "a,
has been only two ages in her
whole career-16 and 10.
To Mitzi, this is a problem
although it's a problem every
woman and most every man
would love to have.
The curry Mitzi has been
dancing for pay since she was
II and was a featured star in
big stage musicals when she
was Is. But always then she
was l6.
Il guess I was 10 years old
longer than any girl in his
tory" she laments. II always
had to tell producers that to
get jobs-from the time / was
IL on"
She became 10 when she
entered movies in 1850.
II really was l8-and have
been ever since" she says,
until now"
Mitzi took the part Of
Singer Martha Stewart in
1.-THE JOKER" the movie life
Of famed night club comic
Joe E. Lewis. Martha was the
only girl who ever married
Joe E.. whose hobby has al
ways been four-legged insted
Of two-legged filIies.
TITS not the biggest part in
the movie BY q long shot, says
Mitzi. but I took 1t with
out even reading the script
because 1t means for the FIRST
time l win be over II on the
screen"
In person, Mitzi IL all wom-
an and blessed with one Of the
best figures in Hollywood.
Il have always had parts
that called for q childish
mentality and no matter how
revealing my costume. they
always made me look kissless."
Then with . wink toward
husband Jack Bean. she adds:
I'm not. you know"
In The Joker" she plays q
drunk scene with Frank 6ina-
ira. who plays Lewis.
Il thought getting drunk on
the screen would be the best
way 70 prove that I'm over
a." Mitzi says.
II win be the FIRST serious
role for Mitzi--also the first
drinking one.
Mitzi wants 70 age in her
roles until she u IS.
Then" she qulpa, 7 win
20 back 70 % and stay there
. decade or two"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02

three or four years ago, and
more recently when he was
seen with Pat Hardy. When
Dick falls in love, I don't think
he will tell anyone but the
girl. II want to get married."
he assured me.
/ asked the rugged-looking,
blue-eyed. dark, tall bachelor
how he came to be q movie
actor. II was teaching speech
at the University Of San Fran
cisco and studying speech at
Stanford when the idea came
to me that ! should try to act
in movies. And / landed q role
in Down Payment Jerry Valid
tried to help but. as you know.
1t was rough going for years."
There was a time when Egan
wanted to be a trial lawyer.
I'd see all the big cases and
admire the lawyerS-someone'S
life in the balance. It's like
acting. only more serious. I've
really been stage struck since
grammer school. Even in the
service ! was putting on judo
demonstrations, giving lectures
always a performance. going
on. So / decided the best thing
was to be an actor"
The chief thing wrong with
Hollywood. according to Dick,
is They'd rather pay John
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02

ARENA-"A View From the Bridge: pm.
NATIONAL-Dark Cat a Hot Tin Roof" resumes tomo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02

steamer until an Egyptian
army officer gave him a bed
his child had been using The
officer slept with his two
children.
Sudanese Helped
The entry into Sudan was
aided by a dozen Sudanese
fellow passengers who stuck by
Montalban until he got a VISA
1T helped greatly that people
recognized me-" he said. pic
lures like Fiesta and Latin
Lovers had played there
extensively"
His flight on the Belgian
plane was problematical, since
Belgian nationals had to be
taken first. However, an Eng
lish businessman offered to
take him on a private plane.
The actor had no money, but
his credit was accepted
After stopping for evacueeS
in North Africa-"which was
Cairo all over again." he got
back to London. Now he's here
with his wife and children
and still shaking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02
THE PASSING SHOW
O'NeiII Tells Own Story
In a Soaring Lost Play

but neither can compare In
bleakness to the spirits Of those
comprising the family circle.
1t is merely the day on which
mother is reverting to the
drugs to which she was intro
duced by the quack the senior
O'Neills had found cheaper
than a good doctor. The day
also on which the younger son
was to visit still another quack
to learn that he had tubercu-
losis, or consumption"
1t is the day. too, on which
the older O'Neill is hating
himself for having become a
mere popular matinee idol in
stead Of an actor, and feeling
guilty for his terror of poverty
when he is really rich. AS for
the older son. he is merely
atwitch with the need of a
drink and a cheap woman's
solace.
Thus the O'Neills are intro
duced to indulge, for the plays
long day, the process Of lacer-
ating one another, the neurot-
ical self-obsessed. infiicting
whatever pain they can to es-
cape the pain they feel.
Action Seethes
This intensifying of suffer-
ing and the panicky effort to
escape it is the plays only
action but it is action that
seethes and holds the audience
enthralled. Later by layer is
peeled from each member Of
the family group to show how
it arrived, individually and
collectively. at this nightmar-
ish point.
The ONeills. sharp eyed
Continued ON Page BIS, Col. 3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02
Dick Egon, Big in Many Ways,
Has Kind Word to Soyfo EIvis
BY SHEILAH GRAHAM

HOLLYWOOD. tNANA).-
It's always a pleasure to inter-
view Richard Egan. Some
people attain fame overnight,
but Richard did it the hard
way-little theaters, taking bit
roles, and always waiting-in
five-year struggle to star
dom. And being a good sport
AS he was again in making
no fuss when 10th Century
Fox signed Elvis Presley at a
salary of $780, 900 to take over
the other-man role in Love
Me Tender"
Elvis even took over the title.
This picture was originally
called THE Reno Brothers"
but with Presley singing the
song of which 2 million copies
have already been sold, and
with 10th wanting to cash in
on the boy with the Sideburns,
Dick, who is now a big star in
his own right. moved over a bit
and helped Elvis with the
new career.
Il even grew sideburns, be-
cause I'm playing his older
brother" Dick laughed.
It's Been Hard Work
"Elvis is a surprising type Of
actor" said Egan. Hes the
male Monroe. He's complete.
ly without guile. You give hi
lines and he says them the wa
he would in real life, and that's
the best kind of acting, when
you're not"
Dick recently returned from
a personal-appearance tour
with his first western, Tension
At Table Rock"
"It's been hard work these
last two years, but hard work
never hurt me; it's the sitting
around that kills me. l haven't
sat around for a long time and
thank God for that. / haven't
had a free day since I started
Mamie Slower last February.
You know, I never thought I'd
make the grade-I missed out
so many times. I tested at
Metro, Universal, Warmers. No
one signed me until 1850 when
U-I put me under contract
after trying for a year and q
half and failing in five tests.
Joan Helped Him
"Then I did a picture with
Joan Crawford, The Damned
Don't Cry She was great to
me. gave me a lot Of publicity,
telling directors and producers
about me. I really felt I was
on my way - then boom,
nothing! / tested for Storm
Warning with Bette Davis, but
Steve Cochran got the part. /
had to live on what / could get,
and / was lucky because my
family sent me some money"
Dick, who is in his thirties,
still lives with his parents and
some people here think this
unusual. But, as Dick says,
Where else would have such
a good homer" He could see
the question coming and beat
me to the draw. "Of course I
want to get married-but not
until I'm sure. You've asked
me this before, Sheliah." /
asked him the question when
he was dating Ann Sothern
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02
Be CruzyAbout Your Work, Says Geno,
And Every Night Is Opening Night
By WILLIAM GLOVER

NEW YORK (H.-For Gena
Rowlands, Q beauteous gray
eyed. blond. the best way to
become q good actress IL to get
excited about your job each
performance.
IF you're crazy about your
work, every night IL Just like
opening night" she says.
That's how you get to under
stand and play the role better
You should be fighting routine
sameness at the 10th per-
formances as much a. ct the
300th."
Miss Rowlands, in her first
big Broadway assignment. Il
leading lady opposite veteran
star Edward q. Robinson In the
long-run success Middle Of the
Night" at the ANITA Theater.
She got the job BY virtue Of
. four-minute bit In . tele-
vision show which director
Joshua Logan witnessed, and
her sensitive portrayal has In
turn won her . fivs-year movie
contract.
There has even BEEN some
talk that Miss RoWlAnds, who
halls from Cambria. WIS.,, may
be cast opposite Bing Crosby
IN . fiim opus.
Right now. however, she Is
concentrating on boosting her
acting rating. Middle Of the
Night" has been displaying
exceptional boxofieo stamina.
and Gena feels that may be
partly due to . certain change
In her own portrayal.
Il used 70 start at full
steam" she explains Of her
performance IN the show ~ an
emotionaily dlstraught young
wife. Nov I sort Of build up
the tension"
Don't they am
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02
TODAY'S SCHEDULES
STAGE

ARENA-"A View From the Bridge" PM
NATIONAL-Dark Cat Hot Tin Roof" resumes omor-
row.
sHUBERTDark Protective Custody" starts December H.
SCREEN
ANIBASSADOR-"Giant' l:25, $40 and 9 pm.
CAPITOL-"Lcvc Me Tender; lao $40, 5:45 7:45 and
$3.50 pm.
CoLoNY-"Goden Demon; $780, Ais. sos, 755 and $50
COLUMBIA-"Man From Del Rio; 1855 $780, $780, 7:45
and GAS pm.
DUPONT Secrets of Life; l. $50, 44O $50. 800 and
1910 pm.
KETTHS-"The Ten Commandments; 2:3O and pm.
MACARTHUR wee Georde'; 2, 4, 5:55 and 955 pm.
METROPOLITAN Giant" las, 535 and 900 pm.
ONTARIO Friendly Persuasion; l:25, 4:lO 655 and
$40 pm.
PALAcE-"You Can't Run Away From IT.; l4O 3:4o $40
7:45 and GAS pm.
PLAYHOUSE Fantasia" /. $40. 525. TAO and 9:55 pm.
PLAzA-Lady Chatterleys Lover" l. 2;sO 4:4O $780, 800
and 1910 pm.
TRANSMITS Gold Cadillac l. $780, AIS 6l5 815
and 1918
UPTOWN oklahoma" g. and $3.50 PM
WARNER "Cinerama Holiday; 2. and $50 pm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02
COMING ATTRACTIONS
STAGE

ARENA gTAoE-"Tartune": starting December H.
NATIoNA-"The LARK; with Julie Harris starts Deem
Der 10.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Custody" with Faye Emerson.
SCREEN
AAEBAssADoR-"The oh He Left BEHIND: with Tab
Hunter.
cAPTroL-"JuIIe": with Doris Day.
COLONY-"Rosanna."
coLUABA-"Fight From Hong Kong" and Rebel In
Town"
DUPONT-"The Silent World"
and Men; with Glyns Johns and
Jack Buchanan.
METRoPoITTAN-'Ths Girl He Left BEHIND: with Tab
Hunter.
PALAcE-Everything But the Truth" with Maueen oHara
PLAYHoUsE-'Wrttten ths Wind: With Rock Hudson
and Lauren Baeail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02
BY JAY CARMODY
Drama Editor Of The star

NEW YORK, Dec. If he
has not written his best play
in Long Days Journey Into
Night" Eugene O'Neill GER
tainly has written the. one that
is most self-revealing and des-
tined to be longest remem-
bered.
In this valedictory work a
savagely candid portrait,
ONeill sums up not only him.
self but the other three mem
bers Of mis- immediate family.
Never has there been such a
portrait of the artist as young
man, not even Joyce's. Nor
such a total recall of night
mare experience to show the
shaping Of a viewpoint that
increased in anguish and hor-
ror as its victim sought to
WrlLe MS way Tree OF IL.
Shattering Work
The play at the Helen Hayes
theater here. the biggest dra-
matte hit in years on Broad
way. is pure revelation that is
sincere and Shattering. Writ
ten IA years ago, for post
humous production. it traces
the origin Of ONeiIl's desola-
ton. his hatred Of life and his
fear of death, of his self
obsession and his indifference
to the cruel fate of his fellow
man.
It takes almost four hours
for O'Neill thus to explain the
dramatic enigma Of Eugene
ONeill but few equivalent Pc
RODS in the theater have been
more rewarding. Written by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02
THE PASSING SHOW

LONG DAYS JOURNEY INTO
NIGHT, a. drama in four acts by Eu'
se sen, O. oNsill: produeed by Leigh Con
directed BY Mr.. ointero. with setting b,
David Hays, lighting By Tharon Mussei
and costumes by Motley.
The Cast
James Tyrone Fredric March
Mrs Tyrone Florence Eldridse
James Tyrone. IT.. their elder son,
Edmund Tyrone. Their counter son.
cathleen, second girl Katherine Ross
less than q titan. O'Neill's play
would be incredible in its men,
DRY of a megalomaniac, pinch
penny father; mentally tot
tering drug addict mother, and
an older brother with an al
cohol added brain.
Even as written, believabilits
for the Hogarthian charade
demands the ultimate of per-
Torrance by Fredric March,
Florence Eldridge, Jason Rob-
ards, jr., and Bradford Dill
man, the latter as the young
ONeill. These under the di-
rection of Jose Quintero make
clear the snake-pit atmosphere
Of the home that nurtured
Americas greatest dramatist.
A Single Day
Sixteen hours of a single
day in 1912 is the interval the
play uses to tell in its amaz-
ing, moving, pitiless and yet
compassionate way how it was
with the O'Neills, called here
the Tyrones. There is nothing
to suggest that the day-in
the family summer home on
the coast Of Connecticut-is
special.
The weather is foggy, the
family living room a shabby.
dimly lit morass Of a setting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02
MontoIbon' S Exodus Was
"A Dramatic Flight, Too
BY BOB THOMAS

HOLLYWOOD (R. - 1.-THE
thing that impressed me most
about the whole terrible ex-
perience was the kindness of
people. Egyptian, English,
Belgian, Sudanese = hey all
went out of their way to help
me. It made me realize how
much kindness there is in the
world"
This was Ricardo Montalban
speaking Of being caught in
the middle of the war in Egypt.
The Mexico-born actor had
been living in Cairo and film
ing "Son of the Sheik" in the
nearby desert for a week when
fighting broke out.
IT had just come in from
a days shooting and was TAX
ing a shower at my hotel when
a siren started blaring and all
the lights went off," he re-
counted at his Beverly Hills
home. II got dressed and hur-
ried down to the lobby. Some
people said it was just a test
alarm, but then the building
began to shake and we could
see great fires on the outskirts
Of the CITY,"
Missed First Escape
Montalban missed a chance
to be evacuated with other
Americans. Stuck in Cairo, he
suggested the company con-
tinue shooting. So it did, per-
forming an Arabian fantasy
within sight Of aerial bombard-
ments.
After a few days Of filming.
it was apparent the company
couldn't continue. Montalban
was advised to leave the coun-
try. But how?
He was befriended by four
Belgians who were enroute to
the Sudan to be picked up by
an airline for which they
worked. They told the actor
to accompany them to the
train.
Their car was stalled in
traffic in the middle Of q Nile
bridge. A plane was overhead
and it was believed the bridge
vas a target, since the British
and French were destroying
communications.
Another Raid
The plane was shot down.
As the car inched across the
bridge, Montalban saw a man
being dubbed to death by q
mob. His identity? A for
eigner" or possibly the pilot
Of the downed plane.
At the depot his newfound
friends bought him q ticket
southwark.
when we got inside the
depot to take the train, the
siren sounded and the lights
went out" he said. Here I
was in the middle Of q close
packed mob and unable to see
my hand before me. The only
light was the flash Of bomb
ings. We stood in the dark
for hours. fearful that panic
would break out at any
moment"
Finally the train left.
Montalban. who had Q third
class ticket. was taken into .
rst-class compartment by
the BelgianS. When he arrived
In Aswan. he was Stymied by
oficialdom. He had no exit
visa.
He faced . trip back to
Cairo. but q kind ofncial let
him so on the boat trip to
Sudan. He would have to take
his chances on an entry per-
NIT there.
He slept on the deck Of the
Evening star., 1956-12-30

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Evening star., 1956-12-30
DE MADRID

The beouty Of Modrid the Prodo Museum,
the noble avenues . the excitement of the
bull fight where beautiful senortos fling red
roses to the brave motodor Lovely gesture,
lovely honds. Your honds. too, ore always il
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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-03-23
ERIE: TWP,
Mrs. Clifford Snider

Lowell Schmidt returned to his
Job in Pueblo, Colo. Sunday after
spending a week with his family
here in the home of Mrs. George
Sperber.
Mrs. Helen Randall and Mrs. Ida
Kirk were busy hoStesseS last
week. On Wednesday evening the
WC.TU. held their regular meet
ing there A high on the evenings
program was the book review given
by Mrs Raymond Evans on Billy
Graham's great book on peace.
Mrs. George Peters, Mrs. George
Finken and Mrs Barley Lacey we're
present from Carroll Twp. Thurs
day evening the Erie Twp Mothers
Club was entertained by the same
ladies with good program being
given and a fine lunch. To finish
the week right, Mrs. Randall enter
tanned the members of the Stitch
and Chattu Club on Saturday eve
ming. Robert Kirk was present and
showed pictures of Nassau and
other points of interest he visited
while in the South. Every one pres
ent enjoyed a very Sociable eve
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-03-23
GENOA NEWS
ANDY HALEY

The annual inspection of Ger
trude Lodge, Order of Eastern
stars, was held Friday evening, in
Masonic Hall with the dinner be-
ing served in the parlors of st.
Johns E V and R Church. Mrs
Raphale Norwine was in charge OF
the reservations.
A new traffic light has been in
stalled at the corner Of Main ST
and 18th St. here, the intersection
at the new John Drummer elemen-
tary school.
Rev. FIR. Sylvester Healy, a mem
Der of the order of st. Benedict of
the Procopius Abbey located al
Lisle Ills, will be the master Of the
week long Mission, which will be
held at Our Lady of Lourdes
church here
Good Friday services will be held
at the Presbyterian church, Clay
Center, with special music by the
Senior and Junior choirs. 1t will
be candlelight service and will
start at seven thirty pm. New
members will be received and 3
communion service will also be
| held.
Bernadette La Vigne, received
an award as being the "ToT
Cookie" sales girl for the Genoa
Girl Scouts, having sold the total
of 100 boxes of cookies Karer
Hennin was second with total OF
141 boxes sold.
Chippewa Country Club will oper
the spring golf season with {
! Spring Dance April 14th according
to Ted Wakley, pro at the club
Opening luncheon will be held al
| the club rooms Saturday, April %
The club observed its 30th ami
versary March 9th and has a totaI
membership of 100 men and wo
men Of this area. Mr.. Wakley de
sires the club to be open to nor
| club members on a green's fee
basis.
A meeting will be held April 1t
and II for Girl Scout leaders al
Camp Berry near Findlay for the
further instructions in Girl Seoul
leadership to instruct leaders il
! the nronpr method Of can1nino ON
methods. The local troop has agair
selected Kelleys Island as theil
camping site for the coming sum
mer.
Palm Sunday, will be observed
! as membership day by the mem
bers of Trinity NJ. E. Church. Al
new members will be admitted tC
full membership.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-03-23
PUT-IN-BAY
BY Mrs. Edward Market

Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Kindt spent
last weekend in Detroit where they
saw Cinerama.
The many friends of the Demby
family were sorry to hear of the
death of Helen Dembv, who died
in Cleveland last week after a long
illness.
Mrs. Juanta McCann and Mack
spent a few days last week with
Pvt. and Mrs. Ted McCann who are
living near Chicago.
The commercial fishermen didn't
think too much of that first day of
spring. It seems "Old Man Winter"
just refuses to leave.
Mrs Cletus March and Mrs. Jack
Meyer spent two days this week in
Brecksville visiting their husbands.
Mrs Andrew Miceli is home
from the hospital and on the road
to recovery.
College students home for the
weekend were Nancy Duggan and
John Borman. Judy Borman, who
is working in Cleveland, was also
here.
Mrs. Arthur Market entertained
the "Meet-Em-All" Bridge Club
Wednesday night at her home.
Bud Ohlemacher, who is senior
at Port Clinton High School, visited
his parents last weekend.
Mr. Ralph Burgess of Detroit
spent last weekend on the island
with his wife Mrs. Eloise Burgess.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-03-23
County TB Survey Begins March
28, Aims At frightened Control

The scheduled countrywide TB
Control Survey sponsored by the
Ottawa County TB and Health AS
sociation aims to tighten TB con-
troll measures responsible for the
high incidence of tuberculosis in
lection revealed in recent X-ray
surveys.
The survey will be conducted on
March 27; % and 20 and all find
ings and recommendations will be
given to DR.. Evans, County Health
Commissioner, to assist him in
planning TB control measures. The
same survey report will be studied
by the TB Association to develop
program which meets any gaps
uncovered in the study.
Organization and preliminary ar
rangementS are being set up by
TB Association board members
serving on the Survey Committee.
Members of the survey team are:
Mrs. Geo. Peters and Mr.. Lyle Kib-
bel, Oak Harbor, Mrs. Robert Bay
and Mrs. Harold Rohloff, Elmore
and Mrs. Dwight Gould, Martin.
Assisting in the Survey are Gail
Halferty, Health Education Con-
Sultant for the Ohio Department of
Health and John Padrutt, Field
Counselor from the Ohio Tubercu-
losis and health Association.
According to Gretchen Claus, ex-
ecutive secretary of the Assn, two
things inspired the Survey Ap-
proach. First: DR.. Duane Love, San
duSky, who has interpreted ottawa
Couny X-rays taken in mobile unit
surveys, felt that the number of
cases revealed, both active and in
active, was unusually high and in
dicated high rate of exposure.
If the scheduled survey can discov-
er why exposure is high and what
is the source of such exposure it
will be valuable in establishing
practical measures of prevention.
Secondly: Recent meetings and
conferences of voluntary tubercu-
losis workers have been concerned
that TB control programs keep up
with the rapidly changing picture
IN TB control and meet new situa-
tlons with new measures.