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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-16
IIADB EntertQins
AT Farewell Party

The long buffet table ran the
length of the ballroom. There
was shrimp curry. ragout of
beef with mushrooms. and the
usual turkey, beef and ham.
The sweets table had vanilla
ice cream with strawberries, as
well as French pastry.
Bouquet Admired
The centerpiece was a lovely
spring bouquet, much admired
by the guests, including the
new Chief Of the Argentine
! delegation to the board, 1t.
Gen. Julio Alberto Lagos, and
Mrs. Lagos. She was telling
Mrs. Theodore J. McAdam and
Capt. and Mrs. William H.
Kirvan all about their home
on Thirty-third place.
Five Of their children are
with them and two remain in
Argentina. Fernando is study
ing agriculture at the Univer-
sity of Nebraska, Silvia is at
immaculate, Maria and Mar
tin are at st. Anne's and Mi
guel stays at home. Clara is
now Mrs. Pasman, and Julio is
a medical student at the Uni
versity of Buenos Aires.
Vice Admiral and Mrs. Ed
mund T. Woodbridge greeted
many old friends. He was
formerly chairman of the
board. They were in a group
which included Mrs. Russell L.
Vittrup, lArs. Paul D. Harkins,
Sonora de Gusman Cardenas
and Mrs. Machado Lopes. Mrs.
Woodbridge remarked that the
outgoing officers were the last
of a group who started out to-
gether.
Mrs. Vittrup brought greet
ings from Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
Arthur Trudeau. She had
talked to her husband and the
Trudeaus in Tokyo. Japan. by
phone. Mrs. Lopes was saying
that they will be leaving for
their home in Brazil sometime
in May.
Brig. Gen. Lopes, Gen. Har-
kins. 1t. Gen. Cardenas and
Maj. Abel Quintero were near
by Mai. Quintero, recently
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and representatives of eight COM
munities in the Glen Echo area
fighting a proposed expressway
link between the District and
Route 240 in Maryland.
The residential spokesman told
Roads Commission Chairman
Robert o. Bonnell and Chief
Engineer Norman M. Pritchett
that the highway. recommended
as a parallel to the George
Washington Memorial Parkway
would destroy homes and prop
erty values in their areas.
Mr.. Pritchett said the addi-
tional road was needed TO COM
plete an interstate highway tie
between the Districts planned
inner loop and Route 240 in
Montgomery County. The Roads
Commission has no objection to
using the parkway route for this
connection, he said, but since no
trucks are to be allowed on the
parkway. it would not qualify for
Federal funds as an interstate
highway.
Mr., Bonnell assured the group
his commission has not yet
picked a route for the dual ex-
3preSsway, although it has agreed
with District roads officials that
it should cross the District line
near Dalecarlia Reservoir.
Mr.. Lee suggested that the
Roads Commission seek what
ever change in Federal policy or
law would be necessary to make
the proposed George Washing
ton Memorial parkway eligible
for interstate money for the s.
mile stretch between the District
line and Route 240 and still
prohibit trucks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-16

Churchill told you. He is
wrong I shook as I said it.
But fortunately. / was right.
The speaker added that
when he first got TO the White
House he found that President
Eisenhower had some very
peculiar ideas of what he could
and could not do in front of a
television. He had been told
them by a lot of well-meaning
people.
when he got through tell
ing me all these things I told
him that / thought this was
all very interesting, but it did
not have much validity. 1t was
my duty to see that there was.
nothing he could not do that
he wanted to do"
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and Andre Eglevsky of the New
York City Ballet.
Mr.. Franklin, still 1.-the and
youthful, described the Russian
dancers as great" He saw
them in London last fall.
They're a peculiar breed. he
said, when compared to their
fellow countrymen. They're not
in the least interested in politics.
Like all good artists, they're in
lterested only in their art.
They wouldn't give a second
Thought to EaSt-versus-Wes If
somebody unbent and asked
them to come over" Mr.. Frank
lin said. They'd come in a
minute"
! He said he was just as certain
that their welcome here would
he warm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-16

Enemy Below in England" says
Dick, adding that Gary Grant
likes the script. IF he can't do
it, III go after Laurence Olivier
or James Mason Kurt Jurgens
will be the other man.
American-born Eddie Con-
Istantine is responsible for
iFrenchmen switching from wine
to whisky. He drinks Scotch in
every movie and. since he be-
came a star in France. the sale
of whisky there has increased
400 per cent.
- -
A Chicago reader wants to
know the latest on Olivia de
Havilland. Her agent. Herbert
Bremen. tells me Livvy turned
down two pictures at Metro but
hopes TO make a movie here in
September.
Marion BrandO will stop over
in Honolulu, on his way from
Japan and "Sayonara," to talk
to a company there which wants
him to star in the story Of the
fabulous King Kamelhameha.
II Battle Hymn" isn't an au-
thentic biography. it won't be he
fault of the subject, Col. Dean
Hess. He wouldn't let U-I take
dramatic liberties and when
someone suggested, Lets fiction
alize here and there" he pro-
tested. mo. l don't like that.
Let's be honest" The colonel
and Rock Hudson, who plays him
in the movie, attended the pre-
miere in Marietta, Ohio.
$3.50
Overheard between courses at
the Ranch House in Oiai--An-
thOny Quinn offering handsome
horseman Bill Cain a good role
in THE Buccanneer," with mine
host Alan Hooker Citing Tony
with loaf Of the excellent stone
ground wheat bread made on
the premises.
Hecht Hill Lancaster are
dangling one of the top femme in
THE Devils Disciple" before
Carolyn Jones, with term con-
tract attached, but Carolyn, very
good In their Bachelor Party"
doesn't want to sign until after
the picture is released. She
hopes it'll do for her what
Marty" did for Ernest BOrgnine.
Piper Laurie, who did not win
any kind OF award while she was
a movie actress. is contending
for two Emmys this year.
asked her why she chose the
name Of Piper. II picked 1t out
of thin air during a conversa-
ton / was having with some
friends. When / was signed by
U-I. they liked it for the parts
they had in mind for me, so
was stuck with 1t. Now It's too
late to change"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-16
TO-DAY n 1'SoCzEzY
The Two-Step For
Multiple Sclerosis

tables were Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
Smith and Mr.. and Mrs. Philip
Bowie. Among those sitting
with them were Mr.. and Mrs.
John Pickering. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Rathbun. Merle Thorpe,
DR.. and Mrs. William Howard,
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Corby,
Betty and Webb Hayes. Chair
man of the Securities ,Ex-
change Commission and Mrs.
Sinclair Armstrong, Cayley
Davis and Mrs. Theodore
Linthicum.
Also There
Others glimpsed were Chair
man of the Atomic Energy
Commission and Mrs. Lewis
Strauss. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Snowden. the Tom Killefers,
Mrs. Blair Childs, Mrs. B.
Lauriston Hardin, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Burling and Mr..
and Mrs. Tinsley Garrett, who
were seated at the same table.
Saying few words of in
PRODUCTION before the show
was Mr.. Marshall Hornblower,
who heads the local MS group.
His wife was a member of the
chorus IN the show. Sitting at
their table were Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Glover. III, Mr.. Louis
Cooley. Mr.. and Mrs. de For
rest Van Slyck. Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Oberdorfer and Mr.. and
Mrs. Adrian Fisher.
Mr.. Hornblower also an
nounced the winner of two
airline tickets to Europe-Miss
Jessie Fair of 25l4 X street
NV.
Another group taking turns
around the dance floor to
Devron and his orchestra were
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hamilton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Kauff-
mann II, Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam Father, Mr.. and Mrs.
Godfrey Kaufman and Mr..
and Mrs. Edwin Ferriday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ar
mold tshe was a committee
member) took two tables and
with them were Mrs. Arthur
Gardner Ambassador Gard
ner was at his post in Cuba) ),
Mr.. William Taylor, assistant
to the president Of Scandina-
Wan Airlines; the Alexander
Hagners. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
Carusi. Mr.. and Mrs. F. Moran
McConihe, MIR. and Mrs. Bar
mum l.. Cotton. Mr.. aud Mrs.
James Mcmillan Gibson, DR..
and Mrs. j. Lawn Thompson,
Mrs. Sutton Topping and Mrs.
Frances Stone.
Another table was made up
Of Mr.. and Mrs. James Barnes,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Newbold.
Col. and Mrs. Raymond Cox.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Crit
fifth Warfield and Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Foley.
The Taylor Chewnings had
a table. and With q them were
Mr.. Henry Keep. Mrs. Gloria
Finn. former Argentine AM
bassador Paz. Mrs. Barbara
Drum. Mrs. Donald Richard
son and Mr.. Lawrence Baker
Of East Hampton. Long Island.
Musical Salute
Committee member Mrs.
Mary Parker Weaver had a
table. as did another member.
Mrs. Charles Bartlett and her
husband. Sitting at the latter
table were Miss Hope Hardy
who had Just arrived from
Little Rock. Ark, and Mr..
John Renshaw. They told
friends they planned to be
married here tOCiav and Dew.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-16
BY DAISY CLELAND

by DAISY CLELAND
Washingtonians tripped the
light fantastic at one of their
favorite dinner dances last
night.
The event was given by the
dance committee of the Multi
pie Sclerosis Association of
Greater Washington to raise
funds for the organization and
took place in the Terrace Room
of the Shoreham Hotel.
To prove what localities
tn ink of this party - you
couldn't buy a ticket to it for
love or money several weeks
ago-they were all sold out.
Undoubtedly one reason it APP
peals to the man of the family
is that all he has to have in his
pocket is a ticket and cab fare.
Nobody was asking him to
squander a large sum on a
flower or a chance.
Chairman for the fifth an
nual dance was Mrs. McCul-
Tough Darlington. Glimpsed at
her table with her husband
were the new Chief of Protocol
and Mrs. Wiley Buchanan and
Mr.. and Mrs. Julio Heurte-
matte.
The ballroom was decorated
in the popular pink and red
color scheme with bowls Of
pink and red carnations and
white candytuft on each of the
80 tables, seating 10. Red
hearts. pink and red streamers.
soon torn down. and white
doves ad ded other festive
touches.
Betty Beale Stars
The highlight of the evening
was musical written. directed
and produced by Mrs. Samuel
Lanahan and called "Jolly'S
Folly" Several socialiteS who
have some of "the ham" in
them. made up the cast and
chorus line.
The show, which starred Rod
O'Connor and The Stars own
Betty Beale. brought down the
house. Betty Beale had to sing
an encore of "A Party Is No
Fun" her solo, which Scotty
Lanahan wrote in Is minutes.
And there was a young man
there with a camera. Young
Pete McConihe watched the
chorus line go by with great
diSdain until his mother. Mar
got McConihe mrs. F. Moran
McConlhel, came by. Then his
fash bulbs popped!
Later Mrs. Randolph Kidder
and Mr.. Norman Paul. stars OF
last years production. got up
and sang a hit tune from
their show. also written by
Mrs Tanahan
Sitting with Scotty and Jack
Lanahan were Mr.. and Mrs.
w. w. Lanahan, IT,. Of Balti-
more. the latter's brother and
siSter-in-law:: Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin S. Mills of Hastings
on-the-Hudson. N. Y; Col.
and Mrs. Gratian Yatsevitch
and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Wyeth.
The Colombian Ambassador
and Sonora de Urrutia took a
table. front and center Of the
ring side. and with them were
Assistant Secretary of State
and Mrs. Robert Hill. Italian
First Secretary and Signora
Costa Sanseverino di Bisignano
and Second Secretary Of the
Spanish Embassy and Sonora
de Pedroso.
Two committee members and
their husbands who took two
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-16

ready here last night to dance
a pas de deux not only on his
feet but standing on his head to
vouch for the validity of his re-
marks.
Mr.. Franklin. long a star, stole
a few moments to talk to re-
porters about his Russian coun-
terpartS while rehearsing local
talent in preparation for to-
nights Evening of Ballet" at
Constitution Hall.
He will be at least partially
responsible for the performance
tonight of the Washington
School of the Ballet in its dane
ing of Chopin's Les Sylphides, "
Saint-Saen'S "Danse Macabre"
and ShoStakovitchs Pas de
Quatorze. The up-and-coming
group will provide a glittering
setting for stars Maria Tallchief
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-16
WORLD PREMIERE
Opera Was NeverLike This,
In Fact, Was Anything?

lof new political alignment, a
new concept Of social freedom
the "Togetherness" party. Such
destruction Of the established or
der is not a pretty picture, but
we cannot blink at it.
Betty Beale. in the role OF
Hetty, the boyhood sweetheart
whose fingers the big city has
Stained with printers ink but
whose heart is invulnerable to
Establishment. reached the pin
nacle Of a career the former tri-
umphS Of which heretofore have
seemed indispensable. Though
we have thought Of the great
diva as the chronicler of the
haut monde. the versatility Of
her art makes her no less sensa-
tional as the simple scribe Of
Main street as well as Foxhall
road.
Two Great Arias
Vocally. too. she was superb.
Her two great arias. La soiree
In'etait point enchantante," and
"Je suis tout a fat derriere tot"
reminded one, in their effortless,
unfaded sublimity no less Of
Edith Piaf than OF Kristen Flag
Istad.
No praise can be too uninhlb-
tied for the work of Catha-
rine as Fay Meig. the reporter
with the clipping bureau men,
DRY. the unfortunate question
and the absurd conviction that
the public servant should tell
everything he knows. Roderic
o'Connor in the title. role played
and sang his part so well, so con-
vincingly that one was certain
he must have had some exper-
fence, vicarious at least, of the
milieu he portrayed.
Never has this reviewer seen
a chorus more impeccably
trained, more sure of their en-
semble and more spiritually SYM
pathetic TO their roles. The girls.
representing the sum total Of
the world, the flesh and the devil
which caused Jolly's deteriora-
ton and final downfall. were
utterly irresistible both to the
capacity audience and the rest
Of the cast.
In view OF the unequivocal sue
cess OF last nights premiere,
there can be no question that
the management should COM
mission, cast and produce an
other Lanahan masterpiece at
the earliest possible moment.
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WORLD PREMIERE

'JoLLY'S FOLLY" opera buifa. Pre-
sented BY the Multiple Sclerosis Associa
ton. Music By Frances Lanahan: libertt
BY Frances Lanahan. producer. France
Larahan. Costume designer Marn
Hofnblower dances by The Grass POot
Girls. At the Shoreham Opera House.
The Cast.
Hetty Scoop. eoiumnist
extraordinary Betty Beaie
John Jolly. conRressman
from Grass Roots Roderic OConnor
Fay Meig DISTINGUISHED female
member OF the WASHINGTON
Press Corps Yerkes
Miss Apell. Jolly's administrative
assistant Katherine Yerkes
Mcconihe. Betty Paul. Liebe Winshir
Cnoristers and chorineS. Rowland
Evans Robert r. Lee. Thomas Win
ship; Nancy Haight. Edith HickOx.
Marine Hornblower. Mareot McConthe,
BETTY Paui I,fehe Wfnshin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-16
STAR BLINKS AT COLD WAR
Dancer F rankin Asks
Bid to Soviet Ballet
BY JOHN M. ROssON

If the powers that be- presumably the State Department
would forget the cold-war struggle between East
West and issue invitation the Soviet Union Ballet which
captvaed England with talented execution
political repertoire, would come to the United States
Not only would the troupe accept but Americans would well
it warmly.
Dancer Frederick Franklin a man who ought to know was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-16
BY DAY THORPE

Washington last night expert.
enced the world premiere Of
Frances Lanahan's latest opera
tic masterpiece, the title of which
can best be rendered In English
as "Jolly's Folly" To say as much
is only to understate the case
for the unconcern OF the Other
great meccas Of opera, Milan
Salzburg and Vienna. is a mass
to hide their envy.
Admirers of the earlier Lana.
han operas we're as delighted a.
amazed to find that the com.
poSer's genius embraces opera
buffa no less surely than the
profundities Of the tragic crea.
lions that have made her name
world famous. II was plainly
evident to us critics and similar
knowing connoisseurs that thu
composers early years in Paris
that great metropolis where
Igaiety and sophistication hide the
wan weltSchmerz OF our civiliza-
ton, had left their indelible
stamp on her creative faculties
Riot Plus Riot
Yes, 1t is all very well to speak
of "Jolly's Folly" as comedy
but the word must never oblitera.t
the underlying purpose Of the
Lanahan art. Laughter and the
most exhilarating music-arias
as finely nodded as any OF MOI
art, orchestration as rich al
Wagner--must not blind us u
the truth that the portentous
theme Of the opera is social in
justice and--let us not be afraid
to say it-anarchy.
An idealistic young Congress-
man comes to the Capitol to find
political rivalry. an obtuse press
and sex all running riot. Disil-
lusioned and beaten, he finally
runs riot himself, and at the final
curtain we see him on the verge
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-16
Tax Exemption for Dam
Slated to Pass Next Week
BY GENE GOODWIN
Star Stan Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS, Feb 16.-A watered-down of bill
exempt proposed PEPCO dam the Potomac
property taxes has been set for final Maryland
Senate week.
The Senator Edward Northrop Mont
Senate Finance Committee approval the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-16
HOLLY WOOD
Tics Flying Stort
BY SHEILAH GRAHAM

HOLLYWOOD (NANA) Vic
:Or Mature got of to a flying
start with Diana DOrs at her
party to start their Long Haul"
picture at Denham. Vic arrived
an hour late, told the assembled
merrymakers that he thought
Diana was going to be a great
star. and then departed.
The disgruntled gentleman
from Australia who was trying
to find Frank Sinatra in hopes
Of persuading him to fulfill his
Is lousy" dates down under,
should have gone to Palm
Springs, and especially to the
bistros there at night. frankie
was there without a care on his
face. It's all settled now. with
frankie paying $4,000 to the
stranded cast.
\ \ y
DOre Schary also has been get
ing away from it all at the La
Quinta Hotel in the desert. He
has been leading the dance or
chestra evenings and making re-
cordings Of the music. I've lost
Is pounds" he told me while we
watched Alice Marble, Louise
Brough and Margaret Osborne
with former champ John Sison
put on a sizzling tennis exhibit
ton. Dore, after month Of
complete rest. goes to Europe for
two or three months. After that,
some television shows as well as
independent movies.
At the exclusive Thunderbird's
sixth anniversary, Bing Crosby
tweed with a young blond and
positively would not reveal her
name. I learned later she was
Inger Stevens, his leading lady
in Man on Fire" You can buy
Bing's hacienda in the desert for
$1,000 :. Daryl Zanuck tested
ex-model Jean Dawney, who ap-
pears in the Shelley Winters hit
playa Hatful Of Ramon
the London stage. Jean claims
she Is the woman in Terence
Rattlgan's play. Separate Ia
bles." Seems they were once en-
gagged. There's a lot of talk
about Helen Traubel returning TO
opera next winter for a short
season. But not at the Met---at
least, not while Rudolf Bing is
there"
II \ y 4
Jack Benny, so successful at
raising money with his fiddle,
has an April date at the Phil
harmonic here in Los Angeles to
play while Alfred WalIenstein
conducts. They expect to raise
100000 for the Cedars Of Le-
banon Hospital.
Dick Powell confirms the re-
port that he and wife June Ally
son will be apart this summer.
Shell be making a picture in the
Orient and IN be doing The
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wildered older generation satur-

make special trips to Washing
ton, just to appear on the show!
Milt's Saturday night dance at
Glen Echo is a sellout-and the
ballroom hasn't been sold out
this consistently in years.
Jim Anderson, WTTG's gen.
eral manager who, incidentally,
is leaving for another DuMont
post shortly, just shakes his
head. "Milt Is a station man.
ayers dream" he said. mot
only does he produce his own
show, but he sells III"
The Grant story is part Of the
larger pattern reflected in the
operation Of radio stations today.
The pop" music stations basic
ally playing and replaying the
top forty" tunes. (And who de-
termines them but the teen
agerD
wTOP is the latest to SUBJ
scribe to this formula, after
noting WWDCs climbing ratings,
and If you're a fan Of Eddie
Gallaher's, I guess you've noticed
it. He was playing Elvis's IAN
Shook Up" the other morning.
That's the way she spins,
daddy-o.
Reminder: Festival of Magic"
tonight on WRC-4. -. Twenty
One" returns next Monday to
straighten out the Bloomgarden-
Snodgrass snafu.
ScOreboard:
Sid Caesar Show Saturday,
WRC-H: A fine, funny reprise
Of some of the seasons best
skits-and the smartest way to
leave an audience after nine
years. Misunderstanding.
The Other Two Billion Sun
day, WRC-D: George Washing
University and WRC-4 inaugu-
rated an informative, educa-
tional series on Russia that
should prove profitable to citi-
zens curious about the makeup
of the powerful Communist
state. The first film shown
an old documentary on the
ethnic groups who are included
within the Soviet borders was a
fascinating one. The discus
sion that followed by Drs. Rom
aid Thompson (of G. W. and
Wladyslaw Kulski (Syracuse)
was enlightening. -. Among the
facts brought out: That while
only so percent of the Soviet
peoples are Russian, the ruling
Presidium of II members in
cludes only three non-Russians
hardly a 60-40 ratio.
Stuart Finley acts as host and
the production pdlues are good.
although better lighting on the
maps might be helpful.
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dad-and retire to the room with
the record-player to listen to an
old codger like B. Goodman, or
to a show album like Brigadoon.
What scores they used to write
in the old days!
Washington's contribution to
pop music can be summed up
neatly by the Jimmy Dean story
nationally and the Milt Grant
story locally.
Jimmy. Of course, Is no R66R
man. The lanky. transplanted
Texan is a country music-maker
and his success story. apart from
Connie B. Gays expert guidance.
is reflection Of the tremendous
popularity of this field. Rock
and-Roll may have grown out of
the country field. but Dean seems
to have included the lively beat
in his repetoire without allowing
it to run away with his show.
The Dean company also accents
its youth without making a Fed
eral case out Of it. The result
a show that seems to please all
age groups-including the teen
ayers.
So what's the latest on the
Dean show?
The CHS network, delighted at
Deans showing on the morning
series, has given him an extra
nighttime program commencing
June 20. Jimmy and the gang
will be seen from 1890 to IL pm,
Saturday nights. There's some
doubt vet whether WTOP, the
CHS afiiliate. will be able TO clear
the time. II the present sponsor
decides not to renew, WTOPs
George Hartford told me, the
time will be Dean's.)
This show will also be done
from Washington and that. so
far as Jimmy is concerned, is the
best part for him. This is one
company that I can guarantee
you is not itching to move to
Madison Avenue.
The Milt Grant story is equally
impressive. In the short time
that he has been on Monday
through Saturday afternoons on
WTTG-5. his Record Hop" has
not only zoomed in the ratings,
but the show has become the No.
/ target Of the record-pushers.
Nuts shoD is the top shou-
case for nelD discs and the red-
son is obvious--the teen-G0ers.
iDho are the biggest buyers OF
single records today, are ,Datch-
ing the show.
Performers with records to sell