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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-07

Miss Gordon is Just plain
wonderful in the zest with which
she embellishes the Wilder play,
but she is not alone. Loring
Smith is very much present. add
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-07

sensible nonsense with rare rel
ish, She is a delight at least
equally as welcome as spring.
time. Actress and playwright are
rarely so well met as Miss
Gordon and Mr.. Wilder here
1.-THE Matchmaker" may some
day be cited as a classic example
of the fact that plays are not
written but rewritten. This one
did not fare too well when it
was Wilder's 1.-THE Merchant Of
Yonkers" a couple of decades
back. How It Jared in London in
1885 as "A Day Well Spent" or
in Vienna in an Austrian version
several years later hardly is of
consequence. It fares just fine
uproaFiously. in fact-as q
vehicle for Miss Gordon and
some other talented people at
the National right now.
Another talent contributing to
the general fun of 1.-THE Match
maker" is that of Tyrone
Guthrie. Under his direction it
emerges as low comedy per-
formed in the highest style,
buffoonery with polish and flair.
1t starts out, as a farce bor-
rowed from one written in 1885
very well might. conventionally
enough. AS If fascinated with
the challenge Of making it all
seem fresh. Mr.. Wilder intro
duces Us to the misery, bonn
bastic.. opinionated merchant Of
Yonkers. He is ranting about
refusing permission for his niece
10 marry an impetuous artist.
He u packing her on to New
York for safe-keeping. he de-
elares. Furthermore. he IL going
TO New York himself to flnd, with
the aid Of the matchmaker, q
wife.
=
This 10 fairly unpromising but
before It has much effect on you
Miss Gordon. the, matchmaker.
arrives. She Frances on under
. high pile Of red hair. begins to
talk and scheme and from then
on you are overjoyed that you
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-07

THE MATCHMAKER, Q comedy BY
Thornton Wilder, directed by Tyrone
Guthrie, settings and costumes By Tanya
Moiseiwitsch. presented by the Theater
Guild and David Merrick. At the Ma
tional Theater.
The Cast
Horace Vandergelder.
Q Merchant Of Yonkers Loring Smith
Ambrose Kemper.
Artist Alexander Davion
Joe Scanlon
q Barber Leonardo Cimino
Gertrude. vanderselder'.
HouSekeeper Charity Grace
Cornelius Hack, Clerk in
Vandergelders Store ------Arthur Hill
Ermengarde,
vandergelders Niece Mari Lynn
Malachi Stack Patrick McAlinney
Mrs Levi, a Friend Of Wander
gelder''s Late Wife Ruth Gordon
Barnaby Tucker, Apprentice in
Vandergelder's store -. Robert Morse
Mrs MoIloy, . Milliner- Patricia Cults
Minnie Fay,
her Assistant D Diana Rivers
Rudolf. Waiter Timothy rindley
4 Musician Mai'es Leonardo Gimme cimino
Miss Flora van Huysen.
Friend Of Vandergelder's
Late Wife Ethel Grimes
Her COOK -------- Chrlstlne Thomae
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-07
THE PASSING SHOW
THE PASSING SHOW
RUTH Gordon Delights
In Gay Wilder Farce
BY HARRY MACARTHUR

1t less than secret that Ruth Gordon has the choicest
role Of her acting THE Matchmaker
eluded let this be ample warning you don't
Thornton Wilder comedy which arrived night
tona Theatre you'll be missing genuinely memorable
Torrance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-07

are not somewhere else missing
all of this.
Everyone repairs to New York
and there are some farcical go
ings-on that might have lasted
after 1885 but which you haven't
seen the like Of since burlesque
went wherever 1t went. There is.
for instance, q wildly zany frolic
about the millinery emporium Of
the handsome widow the man
from Yonkers thinks he might
marry. He arrives there just in
time to surprise his clerk and
apprentice (who have exploded
all the canned tomatoes back at
the store to make the place un-
tenable and leave them free for
. fling In the big city,. There
is more scampering about. in and
out Of closets and under tables.
than you have seen since your
last bedroom farce. which was
some time back.
There Is some further high
gear foolishness at q tony res
taurant called the Harmonic
Gardens-more Of this business
about people who don't want to
be seen almost being seen. And
there IL still more when everv-
one winds up at the home Of
the woman the merchant has
been trying to get his daughter
to for safekeeping.
80
Miss Gordon is just plain
wonderful in the zest with which
she embellishes the Wilder play,
but she Is not alone I,orinQ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-06
Damaged AirIiner
Landed Safely

CHARLESTON, w. Va, April
6 R.-An American Airlines
Convair landed safely at Kan
awha Airport yesterday after a
freak accident had damaged a
wheel. shattered a window and
denied the fuselage. No one
was hurt.
There were 26 persons aboard
the twin-engine airliner enroute
from Washington. D. c.. to Chi
cago. The accident occurred
during takeoff at Elkins, w. Va.
Capt. Walter Brauch. the pilot,
said a siX-inch wide strip of
retread rubber tore loose from
a tire as the plane left the field.
The strip struck the propeller
on the right engine and bounced
into the fuselage shattering a
cabin window.
Unable to determine the full
extent of damage. Capt. Branch
said he decided to bypass a
scheduled stop at Parkersburg,
w. Va. and land here. He said
none of the passengers showed
any signs of panic when told
the plane had a fiat tire.
Airport and Air National
Guard crash equipment teams
stood by as the plane landed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-06
u. S. Tanker ukes
Oil THROUGH Aqubu

EILAT. Israel. April 6 Up
A l6.000-ton American tanker
sailed into Flat today with the
first cargo of crude oil ever to
be brought to this Israeli port
on the Gulf of Aqaba.
The vessel. whose identity was
not disclosed and is not likely
to be for security reasons. passed
unmolested through the United
NationS-controlled Tran Straits
at the entrance to the Gull Of
Aqaba this morning.
There was no official word
where the oil had been shipped
but unofficial sources said it came
from the Persian Gulf.
From Flat it is to be pumped
through the newly laid 8-inch
pipeline to Beersheba, Central
Israel. and from there it will be
transported in tank wagons by
rail to Haifa refineries.
Although the vessel was thu
first tanker of any nationality Il
drop anchor at Flat. at least
seven cargo ships have passed
through the straits without in.
cident since the Israeli evacua.
ton March 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-06
BY JOHN A. GILES

Two plush helicopters for Pres
ident EiSenhower's use-costing
100000 each with spare parts
have been delivered.
While the White House has is
sued strict orders against any
statement about the helicopter
purchase, 1t was learned that the
two craft "are in the area" The
Bell Aircraft Corp. of Buffalo,
N. Y. made the deliveries.
The copters are commercial
versions Of the H-13J types
which have been purchased in
the past for the Army.
Approximately 200 of the field
version whirly birds have been
bought for the Army and the
price has averaged $4,000. How
ever, that does not include spare
parts or any plush interiors.
The two craft which have been
bought for the White House are
elegantly upholstered and have
extra sound proofing. Bell has
sold commercial versions of the
craft for years but none has
been done UP as fancy as the
two bought to ferry the Presi-
dent A large portion Of the
extra cost comes about because
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-06
Two HeIicopters-Extro Plush
Arrive Here for Use by President

to do without that pair of hell
copters that have been proposed
for getting you out to the golf
course a little faster than you
can make it IN a carp"
Mr.. Eisenhower. obviously an
gered, said he didn't think much
of the question because no hell
copters have been procured for
me to go to a golf course" He
then cut off any further ques-
lions.
The White House then said
that the helicopters were being
bought to speed MI. Eisenhower
to National Airport when he
leaves on official trips.
Following that exchange. Pres
idential Press Secretary James
c. Hagerty, issued strict orders
to his former assistant. Murray
Snyder. that discussion of the
helicopter field was taboo and
that any announcements would
have to come from the White
House. Mr.. Snyder is now AS
siStant Defense Secretary for
Public Affairs and he passed Mr..
Haeerty's edict down TO sub
ordinateS.
Meanwhile. Mr.. Hagerty is re-
ported preparing a statement on
the helicopter purchase.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-06

of thorough sound proofing-al-
ways a problem with helicopters
A $4,000 heliport was built
on the Pentagon grounds shortly
after copters carried officials
away on the first civil defense
operation two years ago. But
officials believe it will not be
necessary to put a similar in
Stallation on the White House
grounds since the two copterS
could be based at Andrews Air
Force Base for presidential use,
The new craft carry a pilot
and two passengers and have a
plastic front. The military ver-
sion is used for a variety OF
assignments including liaison
fire control, wire laying. trans
port and evacuation. Each is
equipped with l78 horsepower
engine. They cruise at IS miles
per hour but can double that
speed, climb at 900 feet a min
ute and have a service ceiling
of 1880 feet. The gross weight
is 1850 pounds.
Late last month, Mr.. Eisen-
hover was asked at a press con-
ference whether in view of the
efforts TO cut Governmen
spending would you be willing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-06
Extreme JUNCTION
Given Cardinal

MADRID. April 6 R.-Pedro
Cardinal Segura y Saenz. Arch
bishop of Sevilla, was given ex-
IRENE JUNCTION at his own request
today.
The 76-year-old prelate. is
suffering from a kidney dis
order and blood circulatory all
ment. Doctors described his con-
dition as extremely critical and
said they had little hope of
saving his life.
The cardinal. who has been
living in retirement since an OPP
GRAFTON two years ago, was
brought from Sevilla to a
Madrid hospital March % for
treatment. He showed some i'm
provement after entering the
hospital but his condition took
a sudden turn for the worse
late yesterday.
DR.. Jose Bueno Montreal. Arch
bishop Coadjutor OF Sevilla,
visited the Cardinal yesterday to
give him the apostolic blessing
he brought from Pope Plus XII.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-06
Flood Peril Rises
In Storm Areas
Heavy Rains
Send Rivers
On Rampage
By the Associated Press

Violent spring storms, dealing
death and destruction as they
rolled eastward during the week,
appeared to be easing today.
But the danger of floods in
creased in many parts of the
storm battered sections of nine
States in the South. East and
Midwest.
The week-long stormy weather
destructive winds, heavy rains
and blizzards-left trail of
widespread property damage, es-
timated in the millions of dollars,
As Lives Are Lost
At least As persons have lost
their lives due to the turbulent
weather. Five of the deaths
were blamed on storms that
swept across broad areas in the
eastern half of the Nation yes
terday.
But the United States Wealth.
Ier Bureau in Chicago said the
intense storm was losing it's
punch.
Precipitation this morning was
IN the form of light showers
and snow flurries from the Up
per and Middle Mississippi VAL
ley eastward across the Great
Lakes region and the Ohio VAL
ley to the Middle Atlantic Coast
and New England and scattered
showers along the Southern At
lantic Coast. Winds diminished.
Fair weather prevailed from
Texas eastward across the Gulf
Coast States to the South Allan
tic Coast.
Rivers on Rampage
The flooding rains sent many
rivers on a rampage and scores
OF streams were near food stage.
Most seriously threatened with
floods appeared to be areas in
Missouri, Arkansas, Indiana, Illi-
nois.s Ohio. Pennsylvania, Geor.
gia, North Carolina and Okla
homa.
Three persons drowned in
fioodwaters yesterday. one in
Dayton, Ohio. and two in bank
full streams in the bootheel area
lof Southeast Missouri. Some u.s.
900 acres of bottomland in
Southeast Missouri and in near
by counties of Arkansas have
been inundated.
Floods threatened areas in
Southern Illinois. hit by the
heaviest rainfall in seven years.
In Indiana the Wabash River
crested and began slowly re-
treating at Wabash today after
flooding 10 residential blocks and
swirling around sealed water
front factories.
The level reached 2l.53 feet.
9.S3 above flood stage. at Sis
am. and dropped to 2l.4l in
the next hour.
l8 Families Rescued
Police boats and private craft
rescued ID families yesterday.
A dozen other families had left
their homes ahead of the rising
See STORM. Page Az
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warnings were issued today, di-
rected particularly at Western
Virginia, where a twister struck
yesterday.
In Wise County a funnel
shaped twister roared over the
mountain towns of Big Stone
Gap and Norton. destroying
property worth thousands of dol
lars. Only two minor injuries re-
sulting from the tornado were
reported. A man in Norton and
a woman in Big Stone Gap re-
ceived cuts and bruises when
they looked out windows to see
what was going on. police said
Thoroughfares Flooded
Although winds were much
milder closer to Washington, the
deluge of rain flooded thorough
fares at three points:
At the intersection Of Indian
Head highway and Livingston
road in Oxon Hill, at the Peace
Cross in Bladensburg. and in the
4500 block of Rhode Island ave-
nue.. North Brentwood.
Traffic was able to pass
through these sections with diff
f1culty late last night, and by
today all main roadways were
reported open.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-06
Jordan Premier
Hits Eisenhower

AMMAN, Jordan, April PJ.
Premier Suleiman Nabulsi said
in a speech last night President
Eisenhower's doctrine to halt
Communist penetration OF the
Middle East has nothing to do
with Jordan.
. What has Eisenhower to do
with us?" he asked. who made
him to be'ou guardian? Was he
sent by God as a new prophet?
We in this part of the world
are in no need of new prophets
who would drag us into a ditch
of conflict and exploitation and
imperialism in a new SHAPE"
Nabulsi said Jordan would
welcome every unconditional
aid. whether it comes from the
East or the West. But if pres
ident Eisenhower's envoy James
p. Richards as United States
representative asked me as a
representative of Jordan TO sign
short statement that we have
agreed to combat communism
and that he would pay me 500
million, then l would tell him.
No.
The Premier said his govern
ment had decided ITO exchange
diplomatic representation with
our loyal friend the Soviet Union,
not because we are Communists.
This government and the whole
people of Jordan are not Com
munists-they are Arabs and
will remain So"
Calling for Arab unity. Mr..
Nabulsi said the first step in this
direction was Jordan's termina-
ton of its mutual aid treaty with
Britain. He declared the Sec
ond step would be creation of a
federal union of Jordan. Syria
and Egypt. He added:
II wish to emphasize that the
foreign policy Of this govern
ment is not separated from
Egyptian and Syrian policy.
Jordan's representatives abroad
and in the United Nations have
been instructed to cooperate
closely with representatives OF
both these countries"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-06
Afghan Leaders OK
Eisenhower Doctrine

PESHAWAR. Pakistan, April 6
R.-Before leaving for Iraq
today. President Eisenhower's
Special Ambassador James P.
Richards told reporters he had
been assured in talks with
Afghan leaders in Kabul that
Afghanistan will accept United
States aid under the Eisenhower
Middle East Doctrine.
Mr.. Richards said Afghanistan
would be helped to improve its
transport system by American
equipment. technical aid and
vehicles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-06

with the American negotiators
at the State Department late
yesterday.
Mr.. Kotlicki is under instruc-
tons from his government to
seek a minimum of $3.50 million
worth of agricultural SURPRISES
and fertilizers for the rest of this
calendar year.
If he does not get 1t he prefers
to take nothing. At the negotiat..
ing session yesterday, the first
in several weeks. the Poles OBJ
yiously were disappointed that
the American offer was not high-
er and asked the American team
to study the possibility of pro-
viding more.
The United States team.
headed by Assistant Secretary
of State Thorsten v. Kalijarvi.
is understood to have indicated
only the SIS million level and
the three methods by which
credits could be provided with
Poland.
Study TO Be Resumed
There was no breakdown by
commodities.
On Monday working groups
will return to the negotiating
tables to study what prioritieS
the Poles might place on the
various items in their shopping
list if they were to accept the
American offer.
No American surplus grain was
offered as at first expected by
both sides.
The United States is under
stood TO have suggested three
methods of providing credits:
!. Provision of agricultural
SURPRISES under Public Law 480
so that Poland could repay the
amount loaned in local currency
2. Transfer of an unspecifled
amount from President EiSen-
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and tomorrow at 5 pm. at the
Two Jima Marine Memorial in
Arlington. The Marine drill
team and drum and bugle corps
will perform.
The japanese cherry blossoms
themselves are at their finest,
ringing the Tidal Basin with a
froSty-pink halo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-06

hower's emergency fund to the
Export-Import Bank for dollar
loan. which the Poles prefer to
grants. This money could be
used to buy coal mining equip
ment, farm machinery, agricul-
tural products and fertilizers.
3. Transfer of an unSpecified
amount of grain from Commodity
Credit Corp. stocks to West Ger
many which in turn would sell
a comparable amount at world
market prices to Poland.
Asked $500 Million
The United States apparently
has decided not to provide Red
Poland with American surplus
grain at bargain prices.
Early in March the Polish del
egation presented a shopping list
for $500 million worth of credits,
two-thirds of it for agricultural
surpluses and fertilizer. the other
third for a dollar loan to buy
coal mining and farm machinery
Yesterday they disclosed that
the Warsaw government had SET
a minimum of $3.50 million for
this calendar year.
Polish economists believe they
should not accept a smaller
amount because they could not
build grain and cotton stockpiles
high enough to convert from
Stalinist rigid controls against
which the Polish peasants and
workers revolted last year.
Unless the American offer is
raised substantially Mr.. Kot-
licki plans to leave Washington
for Warsaw next week end tc
keep date with an Austrian
economic delegation negotiating
commercial relations. The meet.
ing is scheduled for April Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-06

rattled WINDOWS ana bent trees.
Police had reports of three
area homes struck by lightning
Lightning started fire in the
home OF Joseph D. Novel;, jr.,
at 37l7 Corey place NV. DAM
age also was reported from the
homes Of Ralph Morgan in Oak
ton. Va. and j. I. Woods, near
Springfield, Va.
Despite the lightning. there
was no major property damage,
police said.
Weathermen said the winds
may subSide considerably today,
but will remain in the area at
least through Sunday. Tomorrow
also is slated to be cool, but
sunny.
Cold Front Due Here
A forecast for today indicates
cloudiness. and temperatures in
the Sos here. BY late afternoon
or tonight. a cold front is ex-
pected. and temperatures may
drop 10 degrees quickly. The low
tonight should be about 40.
weathermen said.
The thunderstorms that passed
over this area last night are part
of a squall line extending from
Pennsylvania to the Carolinas.
And in this squall line tornado
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-06
She'll Kills 3 Women

GOTEMBA, Japan, April 6
tPl.--An explosion today killed
three farm women near an
American firing range. Police
said they were trying TO dis
assemble a dud shell they had
picked UP.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-06
PROGRAM


2 p.m.--Cherry Blossom
Pageant and GROWING of
queen, Jefferson Memorial.
Open to the public.
8pm,-Band concert. JEFF
ferson Memorial. Open to
the public.
Tomorrow
2 p.m.-Repeat perform
ance of Cherry Blossom Pag-
cant. Open to the public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-06
Poles Considering Effect
OfRejecting AIIU.S. Aid
BY EARL H. vOSs

the Warsaw government of independent" Communist
Wadsaw Gomuka today pondered the consequences Of turn
ing down United States offer Of SIS million economic aid
Henryk kotlcki, chairman of the man Polish nego-
tatng team here reported the American offer Warsaw
last night after receiving In quarter session
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-06
Moscow Visit Slated
MOSCOW

MOSCOW. April 6 tP).-A
Soviet source said yesterday an
Albanian government delegation
will arrive here April IL.
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in Fairbanks, Alaska. but who is
now studying dress designing in
a Richmond IVA, school. She
was chosen at last nights Cherry
Blossom ball to reign as queen
of the festival during the final
two days.
Changeable weather, which
has plagued the festival since
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-06
Congress Given
WeektoProvide
Postal Funds
SummerfieId Vows
ToCut Service Unless
He Gets SAT Million
BULLETIN

The Associated Third Glass
Mail Users declared today they
would seek an injunction
against Postmaster General
Summerf1eld if he "embargoes"
third class mail under his plan
to restrict service in order to
save money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-06
Blond Alaskan Beauty
Chosen Blossom Queen

l9year-old blond beauty from Alaska the of
attention today the Both annual Cherry Blossom Festival
moved into its ast-and biggeSt-two days
The Sx-day celebration ends after performances
the musical pageant the Jefferson Memorial at pm.
today and tomorrow.
Star of the show is Marie Lee, 49, whose home is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-06

Queen From Alaska Speoks Norwegian.
Poqe Al
the first day. was still nipping
at its heels today. The Weather
Bureau forecast considerable
cloudlness. brisk winds and tenn
peratures in the Sos.
Tomorrow will be partly
cloudy. cool and rather windy.
Queen Crowned Today
Miss Lee was to be crowned
today by Gen. Alfred NJ. Gruen-
Their. president of the American
National Red Cross, as the eli
max of the musical pageant at
the jefferson Memorial.
She won the honor in a dra-
matte scene at the Sheraton Park
Hotel last night. Each OF the SO
Cherry Blossom Processes from
the States and territories held
her breath as the big wheel OF
fortune" was spun.
Norwegian Ambassador Nor
genstierne. dean of Washington's
diplomatic corps. sent the wheel
on its fateful whirl. When the
wheel finally stopped, the pointer
rested on the name of Alaska.
Miss Lee smiled and wept. al
ternately and simultaneously.
Then she turned and spoke to
Ambassador Morgenstierne in
Norwegian. She explained later
that although she was born in
Fairbanks. Alaska. both her par
Ients are natives of Norway.
First from Territories
This is the first year in the
30-year history of the Cherry
Blossom Festival that the queen
has been chosen from one of the
territories.
+ Besides the coronation pag-
cant this afternoon and tomor-
row. the queen and her retinue
Of princesses and their military
escorts will attend a concert at
3 o'clock tonight by the Marine
Band in front of the Jefferson
Memorial.
Special guard mount cere-
monies are also being held today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-06
Cool Weather to Follow
Rain, Wind Storms Here
Lightning Strikes 3 Area Homes
AS Downpour Floods Roudwuys !.

Rain storms soaked and ru1ed the Washington
area yesterday and last night but weathermen looked
better conditions the rest of the week end.
While heavy showers approaching cloudburst intensity
times flooded roadways in and around the city, high winds