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night when half the audience
is male.
THE matinees are mostly
women, and they laugh
but the men in the evening
guffaw.
They see themselves-and
at the same time they see the
female point Of view" This,
the tone implies, is salutary
martial progress.
Miss Colbert would like
someday to perform THE
Marriage Go Round" in
Paris. 1t is her birthplace
but she has never appeared
on stage there.
81 think the French would
get the play just as much as
American audiences, even
though the gallo attitude is
supposed to be so very diff
ferent.
French wives undoubtedly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-06
THE PASSING SHOW
The Stage Is Only FIoshiIy Brilliant

premises. This afiiiction he
assigns to the characters in
his play, Gods creatures
given every chance to make
a peaceful, prosperous para
disc who choose instead to
waste their time making love,
making money. and generally
making idiots Of themselves.
In considerably less than a
perfectly shaped. balanced
and unified production,
"Heartbreak House" remains
one Of the most amusing
tragedies ever written for the
stage. 1t crackles with Shaw,s
contempt that man made in
the image and likeness Of a
Supreme Being should so
theoretically remake himself
into an absurdity.
The Seeing Are Blind
A destructive war lies just
BEYOND the horizon (Shaw
worked on the play from
1918 to 1870, yet only Capt.
Shotover in a household
packed with his offspring and
their guests is even aware Of
1t. The egocentric others
worry about loving and being
loved, promiscuously. Or, in
the case of Boss Mangan.
played by Sam Levene, about
making money as well as
making a promisingly lively
marriage.
Such creatures exist flag.
rantly beyond any mercy in
Shaw's political-social philos-
ophy. AS he remains alive in
"Heartbreak House." they
still do.
Once the heavily starred
production of the play at the
National catches its authors
flre-and it has six weeks on
the road to do so-"Heart-
break House" should far OUT
run the IA weeks limited en-
gagement for which it Is
booked on Broadway.
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Of concurrence in the over
explicit staging Of the play
and this too somehow fits the
character of Capt. Shotover.
That the occupants of
Shaw'S country house land
scape on the eve of World
War I are a fascinating lot
is made clear even in the
firm, over-assured perform
anace of Diane Cilento as
Ellie Dunn. Miss Cilento's
Ellie, young. pretty and clev-
erly bent upon Kidding her.
self of the decisions that be-
set her elders. is a captivat-
ing girl although possibly
more harsh than the one
Shaw had in mind.
Paraphrase Evident
While these variously Wig
orous and vivacious per-
formances conspicuously re-
main to be orchestrated, they
reveal once more that Heart
break House" is a paraphrase
Of Chekov's 1.-THE Cherry Or
chard." .
1t is a paraphrase, how.
ever. with a profound differ
ence. Chekov wrote Of his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-06
BY WILLIAM GLOVER
Associated Press Drama Writer

61oSNA1sN& ANoo A%A3Ahe
NEW YORK. The Clau-
dette Colbert chuckle delights
show fans, but it just battles
the winsome star.
81 swear I don't know when
I'm doing it," she insists.
Like her bobbed curls and
chic curves, the joyously in
fictitious chortle is q perma-
nent part of the Colbert
identity. But unlike the locks
and the lines, it is uncon-
trolled.
81 guess I've always had
the chuckle," Claudette says.
I'm an optimist, q Polly
anna, and I just can't help
it. All I know is that I love
to laugh.
Laughter and gaiety are
the most important things in
human relationship. When I
meet someone heavy and SOL
emn, I just shy away"
She isn't, however, dedi-
Gated to frivolity. When it
comes to acting, I've always
been adamant on going back
and forth between comedy
and drama.
IF one is fortunate enough
to be able to do both types,
one most certainly should"
Meaning in Comedy
Besides, adds Claudette,
there is more to comedy than
bubbling froth. Consider THE
Marriage Go Round" in
which she and Charles Boyer
resume September IA at
Broadway's Plymouth follow
ing a summer vacation.
This is the first time that
marriage and sex have been
discussed in an almost far
cical way, but at the same
time very seriously" the
actress says.
The play, a solid Sellout
for months. concerns an ur-
bane couple faced with a
femme fatale.
why is it," remarks Miss
Colbert, that an Grant hus-
band is a subject of laughter,
but not an erring wife?"
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futile Russians in a mood Of
pity. Shaw. speaking through
Capt. Shotover, busy with his
quest for an explosive to blow
man of the face of the
earth, is full Of witty scorn.
His. certainly, is not the
heart that is breaking on
Capt. Shotover's Eden-like
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TODAY'S SCHEDULES
STAGE
STAGE

CANDELIGHT PLAYHOUSE - 1.-THE Boy Friend" the
foibles Of the 2os recalled in an nPsh musical 2:45
and 8:45 pm
CARTER BARRON AMPHITHEHTERs- Anka Music
Show; $3.50 pm.
NATTONAL-DARK "Heartbreak House." glittering cast
plays Shaw's merry. merciless indictment of human
folly; resumes tomorrow.
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Kinks IN DEEP
'Sportocus, Needs
$40 Million Take

who nearly overthrow the
Roman empire.
Now the Aim was sin the
can" and Douglas. who had
1t all figured out that it had
to gross $40 million before
his company would earn a
cent. was confidently pre-
dieting this saga would take
in $50 million. This could
not be dismissed as empty
talk. He had gambled and
won before when he took
THE Vikings" to one of the
most difficult locations on
the map. the fjords of Nor
way, and spent 81 million to
See HEFFERNAN, Page c.,
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She has several other OBJ
servations on the theme.
If a wife is intelligent, she
can forgive some looking
around-if it's not looking
too far and too long.
"One thing I've noticed
the play gets across better at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-06
SHE KEEPS cHUcKLLNG
CIoudette MUSES. on Errinq Husbands and Life

don't like their husbands hav-
ing mistresses any more than
anyone else"
Paris. however, will have
to wait to see her in a play.
All indications are that the
Boyer-Colbert team will be
busy here for months, and
the lady also has certain
television interests.
During May she appeared
as mistress Of ceremonies on
the first Of a projected after
noon series entitled "Wom-
an" over the CHS network.
That pilot program con-
cerned teen-age marriages,
and the aim of the series is
hour-long studies-in-depth of
topics Of interest to women.
"A lot could be done with
It," says Miss Colbert, with
a rare frown. What tele-
vision UP to now has directed
at women has been really
pretty patronizing - sugary
sweet. with never an i'm
portant theme"
She turned down various
other television appearances
Gin dramatic shows during
the summer. however. to
luxuriate in q rare vacation
with her husband on the
West Coast. He is a medical
professor at the University of
California, and the continent
between is the only significant
blight upon her yen for stage
action which inevitably leads
to Broadway.
Keeps Outlook Fresh
This is the first time in
my life that I ever accepted
a play in advance, and prom
Used to stay all the way. l
thought it would be a sue
cess, but the success has ex-
ceeded my expectations"
1.-THE Marriage Co Round. ~.
which opened last October
20, is the record run of her
career. Before being lured
to Hollywood years back,
Claudette registered nine
months in "The Barker"
$50 far I've had no diff
Guilty in keeping a fresh out
look on each performance"
she says, even though it's q
pretty strenuous workout.
There are six quick cos
tune Characterization I
keep getting the same kind
of parts with lots of changes
on television. One night a
Upper got stuck. That's the
kind of thing that gives
actors high blood pressure.
While on vacation, Miss
Colbert made a quick trip
to Paris for a new wardrobe
for the play. She had her
eye on fastening as well as
fashions.
THE new things will be a
little more easy to get in and
out Of" she hopes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-06
SCREEN

AMBASSADOR-"John Paul Jones'; Robert Stack.
CAPTTOL-"Blue Angel" May Britt.
DUPONT-"The Possessors"; Jean Cabin.
KE1THS-"Ten Seconds to He'll; Jack Palance
MacARTHUR-"The Crucibe": Smone Sgnoret
METROPOLTTAN-"Joh Paul Jones'; Robert Stack
ONTAR1O-"Look Back in Anger; Richard Burton.
PALACE-"A Private's Affair."; Gary Crosby.
PLAZA-"The Lovers"
TOWN-"Female and the Flesh" Brigtte Bardot.
TRANS LUX-"They Came to Cordura"; Gary Cooper and
William Holden.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-06
SHAPING 'CHERr FOR ITS NATIONAL DEBUT

The principal talents behind the latest play
taken from the works of the prOdigal COlette are
those of Kim Stanley and Robert Lewis, the
latter its director; Horst BuckhOltz young Ger
man star making his first American appear
ance, and Anita LOOS, author. Miss Stanley will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-06

bow here as star for the first time, playing
French cocOtte who ages from AZ to so during
the action of the drama "Cheri' will open at
the National Theater on September I'll for a
fOrtnight's pre-Broadway date The COlette
work is a Playwrights, Inc, production.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-06
COMING ATTRACTIONS
STAGE

NATIONAL-"Cheri" Kim Stanley and
starting September 81.
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Amusements, Pages Glib
Radio Programs, Puge C-3
Music and Art, Puee ca
Evening star., 1959-12-15
NIL Berth
Sought for
Boston in 81.

LYNNFIELD, Mass, Dec. Is
(AP) "A group of New England
business and professional men
have made formal application
to the National Football League
for a Boston franchise in 1861.
Spokesman Leo Buddy
Dowd of Nashua. N. H., made
the announcement at a press
conference yesterday.
Dowd said that in the formal
letter of application he had sent
to Austin Gunsel, acting COM
missioner. he stated he wanted
Boston to be in on the ground
floor of the leagues expansion
program.
Dowd added that in a later
conversation Gunsel promised
to present the application to
the expansion committee at its
Philadelphia m citing next
month.
A franchise application, need
ing 100 per cent approval of
the club owners. would have to
satisfy certain stipulations,
Dowd said. These include a &
nancially stable operation. a
suitable stadium and a man
agement with proper back
ground.
when we have satisfied the
NFL we have these REQUIRE
mentS fulfilled, then the owners
will meet and we are Ho~oful
of receiving favorable action
for 1861" Dowd said.
Evening star., 1959-12-15
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Evening star., 1959-12-15

First Of two ortieIes on duck trapping,
how il thrives and whot con be done
to eliminate it. The next will op-
peor on the Leisure Sportsmon Puse
Fridoy.
Evening star., 1959-12-15
TWYman Tops
Chamberlain
In Point Race

NEW YORK. Dec. Is CAP).-
Either Cincinnati's Jack ivy
man or Philadelphia's Wilt
Chamberlain is leading the Ma
tional Basketball Association
in scoring. 1t all depends on
how you look at the figures.
Twyman has more points
than Chamberlain-870 to 846.
But the elongated Philadel-
phian has the best average
35.2 to 3l1. Twyman has
played in four more games.
The NBA official figures re-
leased today showed the Gin
cinnati ace outscored Chamber
lain 156-I3l last week as he
played in five games to four
for Wilt. Minneapolis Elgin
Baylor is third in total points
with $50.
Bill Russell of Boston clipped
five rebounds from Chamber
lair's lead but still trails, 673-
594. Chamberlain is averaging
% grabs a game to Russell's
23.8. Bob Petit of st. Louis,
fifth in total points, is third in
rebounds with 408.
Sam Jones of Boston held
to his lead in percentage of
field goals made, but New
York's Richie Guerin moved in
off a 57-point scoring spree
against Syracuse. Jones has a
.5ll average, Guerin 500.
Larry Costello of Syracuse,
with 88 out of SO, and team
mate Dolph Schayes, with ITS
out Of 1877, still are running
one-two in free throws CONVEX
sionS. Their averages are .889
and 1888.
BoSton's Bob Cousy remained
the assist leader with a total of
258 to 225 for second-place Guy
Rodgers of Philadelphia.
The scoring leaders:
Evening star., 1959-12-15
OLYMPIC OUTLOOK
Bv RALPH c. CRAIG

At the turn of the century
enthusiasm for the olympic
Games spread rapidly beyond
Baron de Courbetin's personal
friends, who had started the
movement in a few countries.
National sports organizations
became interested: more ma
tions sent entries. and from a
dozen nations with 484 entries
IN 1896, the games grew - %
nations with 2,184 competitors
in 1908.
The 1900 and 1904 Olympic
Games had been run in con-
nection with the then popular
International ExpoSitions-1900
in Paris and 1904 in st. Louis.
This proved to be an unsatis-
factory arrangement. The in
FAINT Olympic idea was over
Shadowed by the then larger
idea of an exposition, and
some considered thu g"moS
little more than a side show.
= =
In 1908, the fourth modern
Olympic Games were held in
dependently in London. I en-
phasize London, because the
International Olympic Com
mittee awards the games to the
city whose invitation has been
accepted rather than to the
nation in which that city is
located. Actually the organiz-
ing committee of the host ma
ton assumes responsibility fol
planning the multitude of de-
tails which have to be ar
ranged, but it is not as a COM
mittee of the national govern.
Evening star., 1959-12-15

blistering pace while their op-
ponentS cooled to prevail by
1923 to 905. The 100" Club
Matt Bennie. Billy Zeh, Joe
Miseli, Bob Martini and Ed
Miller totaled 1904 against
2907 for a 127-pin margin over
Bob Bosrdway, Rip Wilson,
Joe Clark. Bob Wilson and Ed
Pugh. Rip Wilson shot a 256
for high game on his team,
and it was matched to a pin
by Miller of the zoos" who
had another sharpshooter in
Billy zeh, with 243.
DUCKPINS
Exhibition singles-To the
amusement of a large gallery,
pretty young Patsy Stroessner
of Baltimore, high rankeI
nationally humbled Jimmy
DietSch of Baltimore. the
mems No. l ranker, 1856 to 1O8
Mixed doubles - Patsy and
Dietsch teamed in doubles to
down Gertha Wilson and Ell
die Owens, 788 to 735 for three
games, and this time Jimmy
was his true self what with a
400 set. Mrs. StresSuer shot
379, Mrs. Wilson, 357 and
Owens, 378.
Mems team - Fair Lanes
Baltimore All Stars won two
Of three games from Fail
Lanes Washington team ir
the most brilliant duckpir
match of the season here. Bal
timore, with games of GIT, 625
and a mighty 1913, totaled 2025
against SIT, $50 and 684 fol
1921. Shooting for Baltimore
were George Shillenn, Ben Sic
mex, George Schmitt. Bill
Schnitt and John Weinkam
and for Washington, Gerry
Stair, Art Weston. Guy Man.
des, Danny Pessagno and Billy
Watson. Best game of the
match was Siemek'S 1872.
Women's teams-Here agair
Baltimore won,. 2 to /, with
games of Gil, 600 and 655
against 557, 639 and 594 fol
1875 against 557, 639 and 594
for 1,790. Rolling for the win
nerS were Min Weisenborn
Bette Carter, Mary Lou Oster-
man, Doris Myers and Mrs
Stroessner and for Washington
Eddie Adams, Norma Klein
Lucy Andes, Ruth Rainey and
Mabel Schatz. The high games
we're Mrs. Adams, 152; Mrs
Myers. 149 and Mrs. Weisen-
born, 143.
Evening star., 1959-12-15

in the act Of removing or trans
porting ducks.
The trapper usually visits his
trap or traps at dawn. So the
agents try to be nearby by 2
am. If they are very, very
lucky, the trapper may show up
after three or four cold pre-
dawn vigils. If he spots their
activity or is warned away by
his friends, the waits are fruit
less.
Trappers, naturally, take a
very dim view of interference.
Fish and Wildlife says its planes
have been fired upon. Only a
few days ago the manager Of
the Chincoteague National
Wildlife Refuge found a crude
note warning him to stay out
of the marshes or else.
Agent Wounded
Agents even have been shot.
Some years ago Agent John H.
Buckalew found two hunters
with a bag of ducks inside the
Chincoteague refuge during the
closed season. When the agent
began to overtake them. one
fired twice, wounding the agent
in the left side, face, chest and
left arm.
The hunters made off, making
no effort to help the agent,
Captured later. the one who did
the shooting got two years in
a Federal penitentiary.
/ How extensive is this trap
ping? Jimmy Mays of the Nor
folk Virginian Pilot called atten-
ton to an apparent increase on
the Eastern Shore of Virginia
in a recent article circulated by
the Associated Press.
Mays said that more wild
ducks were trapped and sold
last year than were killed by
all the legal hunters in that
part. of Virginia. He added
that a single trapper Dragged
that he caught and sold more
than 1000 ducks, thereby
turning a profit of nearly
$1,000.
Traps Indicate Extent
Another indication can be
found in agents reports. Last
year the State wardens in the
Virginia counties of North
ampton and Accomac, aided
plane, located and destroyed
by the Game Commission air.
100 traps and arrested one
man.
Fish and Wildlife, which
also operates a spotting plane
located and destroyed 70.
So far this fall, the State
and Fish and Wildlife have
found and destroyed an equal
number of traps. 35. Fish and
: Wildlife also apprehended two
5 men.
OF the 35 located by Fish
/ and Wildlife, Alva e. Welnrich
I, PERSONAL" founI and de-
Stroyed IT.
/ Merit HoW this uiciouS pruc
tice thriUeS and What can b.
r done to stamp it out.
Evening star., 1959-12-15
WISCONSIN BAG
OF 104,300 DEER
COSTS 29 LIVES

MADISON, Wis, Dec. IS
(AP). - The deer kill in
Wisconsin's 16-day gun
season ending November 90
was 104,300, the highest in
eight years, the Wisconsin
Conservation Department
reports. The total last year
was 1924.
The season also brought
a more rtagic record-the
deaths of % hunters. Thir-
teen we're shot to death, IL
died of heart attacks and
four in camp accidents.
The previous high was &c.
Evening star., 1959-12-15
Tournev Opener
Puirs GU, Brown.

PROVIDENCE, R. l.. Dec. IS
(SpeciaD. - Georgetown has
been paired against Brown in
the opening game of the Provi-
dence College invitation basket
ball tournament December 90.
The second game will be be-
tween Providence and Boston
U. The two winners meet the
following night for the cham
pionship, while the two losers
play a consolation.
Evening star., 1959-12-15
LEISURE
OPORTSMAN
BOWLING
WITH ROD THOMAS

MIXING 'EM-The program
that christened the 48-lane
BaileyS Crossroads Bowlarama,
newest in the Fair Lanes chain,
was unique in bowling history
here, featuring as it did both
tenpinS and duckpins. And it
was packed with class in both
games.
Here's how the matches
came out:
TENPINS
Exhibition-The great Steve
Macy, plumb devoid of chivalry,
wopped Tess Johns. the sports
leading woman southpaw. in
a two-game setto, 243-193-436
to 169-l55-324.
Mixed doubles-Miss Johns
earned a need of revenge when
she and Andy Quisenberry, who
will represent this area in the
national match-game cham
pionship, bumped Macy and
Sybil Chandler. 1856 to It's for
two games, with Miss Johns
totaling 1886 and Quisenberry,
400, against Nagy''s 396 and
SYPHILIS 319.
Mems teamS-The Nations
Capital TOO" Club scored a
three-game sweep over a team
representing the host estab-
lishment, but it was a dilly
of a battle. The first game was
decided by eight pins, 952 to
944 and the second by a single
stick, 1859 to 1858. In the
third, the zoos" clung to the
Evening star., 1959-12-15
HIKING CLUBS

CAPITAL HIKING CLUB-Hike Sun
day from Viers Mill Village along
Kcck Creek to Forest Glen. Mary Fear
tAD. @-SSO7I will be the leader. Meet
a. 9:l5 am; at GEORGIA and Alaska
.I1a"c
CENTER HIKING CLUB - Sligo
Creek hike Sunday finishing at 1913
Fora la, Silver Spring Bring sand
v cles for supper. Coffee and dessert
shown leader will be Bob Semenoff
Met ct eorRia and Alaska Bus Ter
ml2al at | 30 m.
WANDERBIRDS-Si hike Sun
ca 1an aioaR Billy Goat IIaii 70 Grest s
nedy. Meet at end OF Cabin John car
line .. 9:30 am. for transportation to
Anglers Inn.
Evening star., 1959-12-15

ment, rather a committee Of
sport groups.
This break to an inde-
pendently run Olympic Games
brought its share of headaches.
most of which were connected
with officiating. Outstanding
from the publicity point of
view was the Dorando incident.
The Italian Dorando led COM
ing into the stadium for the
final lap of the 26-mile mara
thon. He collapsed before he
reached the finish line. After
being helped to his feet several
times by officials, he was al
most dragged across the finish
line, later to be disqualified on
an American protest.
Page after page of news
print was filled with copy,
The Queen awarded Dor
ando a special trophy and
illwill was born. This theme
was emphasized by writers
seeking the sensational during
the '20s and sos. but today
only the hardest tries to play
that worn out disc.
By 1852 interest in the
Olympic Games had become Sc
wide that 5,867 athletes from
SO nations competed. What
international organization ha:
had such growth. has survived
two world wars, has continued
to exist in spite of the wrangle!
m ostly by officials from
fiercely competing nations
and today wields so much in.
ternational influence?
We in this country who have
been brought up on athletic!
find it difficult to realize the
tremendous influence of tht
Olympic Games in all parts o.
the world.
= -
Until Russia began to play
all of the angles in the cole
war, it was not too importan'
whether all of us came to tha'
realization. Today it is. 1 urgt
every American to reaSSeSs il
his own mind how importan
the Olympic Games are Il
America.
We should not let mattert
slide as we have been doinl
because of our supremacy il
the mems track and flelt
events. We should do some
thing to improve the physica
fitness of our youth and correc
the obvious weakness in o.
non-school athletic orroytun.
ties.