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Evening star., 1960-10-14

Top Of the Stairs; 1855 am,
1880, s. tbs and 9:35 pm.
Ontario - Royal Ballet;
2:05. 4:30, $50 and 9:15 pm.
Palace-"Desire in the Dust; !;
Has am. las. 3:45, 5:45, 7:45
and 9:45 pm.
PlayhOuse-"All the Young
Mem; 1890. 2:20, 4:10, 6, 7:5O
and 9:35 pm.
Plaza - "Magdalena";; IL,
1:25, sos. 4:40, 6:15, 8, s:4O
and 11:15 pm.
TOwn-"Psgcho";; IL, 2, 4, 6,
8, 10 and IL pm.
Trans-Lux - Song Without
End; 1920 am, 1885, 3, 5:15,
7:40 and 9:55 pm.
Uptown-"Sunrise at Campo
bello"; $3.50 pm.
Warner-"Ben Hur";; 8 pm.
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the combination of such favor
ite playwrights as Jean Gira-
doux and Christopher Fry, it
at least wrote finis to an unfin-
ished experience connected with
the play.
The story began at a lavish
luncheon in Cannes (resort
dropperD in May of 1858. Two
Of those present were Claire
Bloom and a Paris critic
seated just across the table
from each other. Miss Bloom,
our immediate neighbor and a
longish acquaintance, thought
it would be nice to meet the
Frenchman.
We made the introduction,
which resulted in the following
dialogue:
French critic: II hated your
play"
Miss Bloom: mo more than
/ despise your manners"
The play. we suddenly re-
membered at the National, was
Duel of Angels"
Evening star., 1960-10-14

DESIRE IN THE DUST = goth
Claxton production, directed by
Clsxton. screenplay by Charles Lang
from the novel BY Harry Whittington.
At the Palace Theater.
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WHERE
AND WHEN.
Current Theater Attractions
and Time Of Showing

II Stage
National Theater-"Duel of
Angels; $3.50 pm.
Capitol - Danish Ballet;
2:30 and $3.50 pm.
o. Screen
Ambassador - Dark at the
Top Of the Stairs; 1880, 4:05,
6!45 and 9:25 pm.
Apex-"Othello"; lis, 3:20,
500; 7:25 and 9:35 pm.
Dupont - THE Threepenny
Opera; /. 3:05, Sis, 7::35 and
9:55 pm.
Keith's - 1.-THE Magnificent
Seven; 1920 am. 1855, 4:35.
7:15. and $3.50 pm.
Macarthur - School for
Scoundrels";; 6:15, 1855 and
$3.50 pm.
MetrOpOlitan-'Dark at the
Evening star., 1960-10-14

FULL CIRCLE: This cores
pondent, on vacation when it
opened, finally caught up with
"Duel Of Angels" the other
night. If it was not the happiest
experience he has ever had with
Evening star., 1960-10-14

and the young ones who are
seducers, but the young women
who are wanton and the older
ones who have become balmy.
So far, children appear to be
kept out Of this.
The latest specimen of this
new wave from Hollywood is
Desire In The Dust" which
opened yesterday at Loew's
Palace. With a respectable and
earnest cast, it unites members
of a beSt-family and share
cropper shack in every illicit
relationship in not merely the
book but all the sensational
books on the South.
Obviously this is too much
for even sub-normal credulity
leaving Desire In The Dust"
looking like an embarrassed
parody of what it sets out to be.
BY the time it reaches the point
where the weakling rich boy
spits in his despicable fathers
face, William Claxton's movie
has turned into approximate
farce.
BY shooting his picture on
location and with a canny visual
sense, Director Claxton is sue
cessful at least in capturing a
sinister and evil atmosphere in
its photography.
Yet, not even this setting Of
lonely, dusty tracks through
barren fields can contain the
explosive narrative. This deals
with the relations of the rich
amoral, weak or daft Mar
quands and the poor Wilson's
who are quite attractive in their
animal ways.
The chief thread Of the story
concerns Melinda (what other
name?) Marquand, an icy
blond Circe, and Lonnie Will
son, born to be Circe-bait.
Ions just back from six years
on a chain gang where he
went to shield Melinda'S repu-
tation as the aftermath Of a
fatal automobile accident.
The old passion still con-
sumes them, it turns out, but
only until Lonnie discovers
that Melinda has married dur
ing his absence. Right off, he
lets her know that decades
of sharing crops with the
Marquands has not prepared
him to share his Marquand
woman.
What happens thereafter is
something any reader of SOU
thern literature, from Cabell
to Williams, can figure out for
himself. It's all there, includ-
ing the hloodhounds and the
brutal sheriff hunting Lonnie
down on Melinda's rape
charge. .....
BY some miracle of per-
suasion, Director Claxton has
imbued most of his cast with
the notion that they can play
Desire In The Dust" as plaus-
ible melodrama. His best re-
suits are achieved with new
conner Ken Scott as the hand
some, dumb, proud Lonnie:
Miss Martha Hyer as the le-'
thai Melinda; Joan Bennett as
the added Mrs. Marquand.
and Brett HalSey as the young
doctor who is more successful
handling Mrs. Marquand's
case than In tanning Melinda
after their marriage.
AS old, cruel, power mad Col.
Marquand, Raymond Burr looks
as if he wishes he were back on
television.
\ Il \
FULL CIRCLE: This cores
pondent, on vacation when it
opened, finally caught up with
"Duel Of Angels" the other
night. If it was not the happiest
experience he has ever had with
Evening star., 1960-10-14
THE PASSING SHOW
Nobody's Any Good
In These Southerns
By JAY CARMODY
Drama Critic Of The Star

Having abandoned the Western televson Hollywood has
pounced upon regional type film, the Southern
The Southern. its makers measure life is big improve
met on its predecessor In contrast to the good and
guys Of the sagebruh country everybody in the Southern
plain damn good Not merely the old who Iechers
Evening star., 1960-10-14

DENIM Ii. $500
AAASS $50 Penno. Ave. Sc.
TT STARTED IN NAPLES" CLARK
OF USHER" Vincent Price, 1915,
4;3O. 7:45. Tomorrow, Riddles
Bonus Show, 100 PM, RETURN
on TIE III V - ping Harknnns
Evening star., 1960-10-14
BETHESDA
nee. Open 1890 Am. Complete
Shows, 11:00. 100, 800.
ROZO THE CLOWN

Famous WRc Television Star, ON
s. STAGE = nS,,IT IN PEEsoN, II PlTs GIANT ANT
Arizona Sheepdog," Thrilling AMI
NAL Featurette: "Pecos Bill" Car
toon Featurette and KARTOON
KARNIVAL With Tom and Jerry,
Bugs Bunny, Woody Woodpecker,
Donald Duck and 3 Stooges. Theater
Cleared PM
Evening star., 1960-10-14
SIDNEY LUST THEATERS
ALLEN

Tomorrow; Special Children,s Matt
Scope. Color. loo, 800; Plus CAR
TOON CARNIVAL, 2:35, With Tom
eve, Donald Duck, Also 3 Stooges.
Theater Cleared 5:15 PM
Evening star., 1960-10-14

YTRTMYnV RA. $500
AAANNA~A 326 Kennedy St. NV.
Open 5:45 PM. ALL THE FINE
YOUNG CANNIBALS." Natalie
Wood, Robert Wagner. at 500,
$50; MOUNTAIN ROAD" James
Stewart, $40. Tomorrow. Bonus
show, at 100 PM. Only. GORILLA
Evening star., 1960-08-04

nell University analysis Of tens Of thou
sands of rural highway accidents In
which people were killed or injured. His
suggestions, for the most part, are not
complicated. One of the major causes
of serious injury, for example, is that
passengers are hurled from doors which
snap open when cars overturn-as they
do in about one-flfth of rural highway
accidents. These elections, according to
DR.. Bross, could be prevented by putting
IAN extra quarter of an inch of steel
into the bolt-action door locks" Among
his other recommendations are sealed
governors-set to limit speeds to 10 miles
an hour, more adequate top supports,
and the decentralization" of instrument
panels.
Whether these steps would attain
the optimistic goals cited by DR.. Bross
or not. they are worthy Of conSidera-
ton by the automotive industry. For as
the author says, technology which is
able to send animals into outer space
and back safely certainly can accom-
plish more than 1t has to protect mo-
torists from the shocks Of earthbound
accidents.
Evening star., 1960-08-04
Senator, Are You Certain?

The happy family atmosphere in the
Democratic camp has now spread all
the way from Cape Cod to independence,
Missouri. Presidential nominee Kennedy
reports that former President Truman
has been generous and good enough" to
say that he will support the party ticket
during the campaign because he wants
a Democrat in the White House again."
The details of this support will be
revealed later. Governor Ribicoff of Con-
necticut, friend of both Mr.. Kennedy
and Mr.. Truman, cleared the line for
this rapprochement by telephone be-
tween the young and old leaders of
Democracy and will visit independence
next week for further consultation. Mr.
Kennedy says he hopes to spend bit of
time in independence himself later this
month
:. 1t was only few weeks ago, of
course, that Mr.. Truman was washing
has political hands of his party's Los
Angeles convention on grounds that it
had been "rigged" to produce the Ken
nedy nomination. At the same time he
posed his question: Senator, are you
certain that you are quite ready for the
country or that the country is quite
ready for you in the role of President in
January, 1862" 1t has not been reported
whether the Senator has made direct
answer, but perhaps events speak for
themselves. Certainly he was ready to
be nominated, and the convention was
ready to nominate him. Furthermore,
there never has been any question about
Mr.. Truman's loyalty to the Democratic
Party or his collateral readiness to fight
Republicans in the arena of pure politics.
Away with doubts, onward to battle!
Evening star., 1960-08-04

Dag HammarSkjold could hardly
have come with enthusiasm to his de-
cision to send United Nations troops into
the Congo'S Katanga province. And If
theGU. N. troops actually have to fight
their way in, as Katanga Premier
Tshombe.says will be the case, this could
turn out to be one of the unhappiest
chapters in U. N. history. Still, the worst
may not happen.
In any event, Mr.. HammarSkjold did
not have much freedom of choice. Pres
sure from the CongoleSe government in
Leopoldville, encouraged by Moscow's
meddling, could be expected sooner or
later to compel replacement Of Belgian
troops with U. N. troops. And this ap-
piled, not just to part of the Congo, but
to all of the Congo.
1t is true that Premier Tshombe says
that Katanga has seeded from the
Congo, and that Belgian troops, present
at Mr.. Tshombe's request, were success
fully maintaining order. Thus, there was
no emergency, as far as Katanga was
concerned, which called for U. N. inter-
vention. The emergency arose from the
need to pacify the Congo as whole, and
it is difficult to see how this might have
been done with the Belgian forces re-
naming in Katanga. ZIG ,
This resulted in situation in which
Mr.. Hammarskjold found himself be-
tween the devil and the deep blue sea,
and he obviously has been proceeding
cautiously. Negotiations in Brussels pro-
M I11yp
to withdraw its troops from the province,
although this presumably will not and
certainly should not be completed until
the U. N. can assure the safety Of the
Belgian civilians who remain in Katanga
and whose future services there are es-
Sential DR.. Ralph Bunche is going to Ka-
tanga tomorrow as Mr.. HammarSkjold'
deputy for negotiations with Premier
Tshomhe. We assume that one of DR..
Bunche's major objectives will be to con-
vince Mr.. TShombe that the U. N. does
not propose to force Katanga to cancel
its secession and return to the Congo
This is q domestic political matter which
could hardly come within U. N. juriSdic-
ton unless and until it emerged as a
threat to world peace.
So the worst may come to pass, after
all. Premier Tshombe has only token
military forces at his dispoSal-certainly
not enough to offer armed opposition to
U. N. troops with any chance of success.
The hope must be that he will not re-
sort to force; that, instead, he will see
the wisdom of cooperating with DR..
Bunche and Mr.. Hammarskjold in seek
ing to settle his side of the Congo prob
lem through negotiations.
Evening star., 1960-08-04
A Place for People

While the Redevelopment Land
Agency has made number of studies
OF the Southwest waterfront, and gen.
orally has laid out sections to be built
by specific developers, the new Urban
Renewal Committee of the Federal City
Council has done wise thing in seeking
agreement from the RIA to draw all
these ideas together in a single plan
which will treat the waterfront as an
entity, and give the people of Washing
ten clearer idea of exactly what the
new development will be like.
=. There is a very good reason for
taking these special pains. 1t is that
here, of all places in Washington, the
opportunity exists to create something
entirely unique-a place where large
numbers of people can find entertain
ment and pleasure, or just relaxation,
amid variety of shops, restaurants and
piers that can contribute to the natural
excitement and fun of the water.
: Despite the great natural beauty of
the Potomac River, and its opportunities
for recreation, the single mile of South
WcoG WdUcI1IOllU UGGWeGU FOurC66nUQ
street and Fort McNair alone is suited
for this special type of enjoyment.
It Is too small to be cluttered with
anuSement-park entertainment, how
ever, and too valuable to become a
catch-all of unplanned facilities De-
spite its critical Importance as a setting
for the new Southwest, it should be a
place for all WashingtonianS. Its COM
mercial development should attract
visitors. 1t should be place to stroll,
place to delight children of all ages.
But the time to assure these things
Is now, before the development takes
place. 1t is not particularly important,
in our Judgment, how the RIA markets
the particulars pieces of land for rebuild
ing. The important thing is that the
basic concept of the waterfront be more
fully developed and agreed upon in
plan, and we hope that the RIA board
Of directors will not commit any con-
tracts for piecemeal development until
this is done.
Evening star., 1960-08-04
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Ancient Maya Drug Effects Studied
By THOMAS r. HENRY

real to the subjects. Yet all
the time they realized that
they were complete illusions.
No case was reported in
which insight into the con-
dition was lost-a remark
able difference between
psilocybin and probably all
other known drugs.
The peak of the condition
was reached in about 80
minutes and continued vir-
tually unchanged for two
to three hours. The effects
disappeared completely in
five to six hours. There were
no bad hang-overs.
Physically the drug caused
elevations in body tempera-
ture. pulse and breathing
rates. 1t raised systolic
blood pressure. Threshold
for elicitation Of the knee
jerk was notably decreased.
The purpose of the Federal
investigation is not to bring
out a new Intoxicating drug
but to reach a better under
standing of the effects of
other drugs on the nervous
system and brain. From the
descriptions of the Spanish
priests it appeared that ef-
fects of psilocybin were quite
similar, although on a milder
scale, than those of lysergic
acid. a lately introduced ex-
perimental drug which brings
about condition hardly dis
tinguishable from the preva-
lent and very refractory men,
tai disease, Schizophrenia.
Alters Brain Chemistry
Lysergic acid quite OBJ
viouSly does something to
brain chemistry. Presumably
the same thing must happen
in nature to cause the malady
and if it could be traced
down it is quite probable that
it could be prevented or re-
versed. Present indications
are that in some way it
blocks the action Of seroto-
min, an essential nervous sys-
tenn chemical.
1t probably induces psy-
Ghosts, several investigators
have held, by creating a de-
f1ciency of serotonin in the
brain. This thesis now is be-
ing extensively investigated
and lately some doubts have
been thrown upon it. A new
search will be for similarities
between the bio-chemical ef-
fectS of the acid and the
mushroom drug. The latter
appears to be safer for use
and, so far as known, it does
not create a craving, although
something of the sort was re-
ported among the Mayas by
the Spanish priests. They
naturally were prejudiced
against it.
Evening star., 1960-08-04
Safer Autos

1t is quite obvious by now that thou
sands of motorists lack the common
sense Judgment that would prevent them
from committing suicide in highway &C
cidents every year. And that being the
case, perhaps it is time for an all
out effort to protect them, in spite of
themselves, by improving the design of
automobiles.
This, at any rate, is the premise of
a challenging new report published by
the United States Public Health Service,
which contends that auto design modi-
tications could cut highway deaths in
half within the next decade. The author
Of the report, DR.. Irwin D. j. Bross of
Buffalo, bases his suggestions on a Cor
Evening star., 1960-08-04
In Fuller Explanation

Probably not since Abbott and Co.'S
tello raised their zany question as to
who's on firSt?" has baseball itself been
so funny. Just as If General Motors and
Ford were to trade presidents, or Macy's
should "tell" Gimbels, the Detroits and
Clevelands switch managers. Shades of
Cornelius McGillicuddy, who took over
the management of Philadelphia from
William Penn and Benjamin Franklin
and stayed there so long he changed his
name to Connie Mack! Does nothing
stand still any more? Is it always time
for change? Who's on first, indeed?
Who's in the dugout? Or, perhaps bet
ter, what dugout is Who in?
Well, it goes something like this-for
a few games anyway. Joe Gordon, who
doesn't win enough ball games in Cleve-
land (he can't hit, run and throw for his
IndianS) moves to Detroit, where Jimmy
Dykes can't do the same things for his
Tigers. So Jimmy goes to Cleveland-see
what we mean? Well, it means, among
other things, that the Clevelands and
the Detroits have to change their signals
because 1t is well known that ball players
are always missing their own signals and
it would be highly confusing if they were
missing each others with the help (?)
of two managers who left their laundry
in the wrong cities.
Still, Mr.. Dykes, who has divided a
long career between playing third base
and smoking cigars, is expected to calm
down the excitable Indians. And Mr..
Gordon, who is known as a worrier, is
expected to excite the depreSsingly calm
Tigers. Theoretically, this could result
in both teams winning the pennant-ex-
cept that such an outcome would leave
the World Series hopelesSly crowded. Be-
sides, our Senators might beat them
both. Why not?
And another thing. If Mr.. Gordon
and Mr.. Dykes miss their own signals
and get on the wrong bus in an eight
team league, what are they going to do
next year? The busy bosses, who can
manage the managers, but who also
can't hit, run and throw, are now agreed
there should be ten teams. This will re-
quire more dugouts, more managers and
more ball players. 1t virtually guaran-
tees more confusion, but 1t also prom
ises more fun. Anyone for FOUNDERS?
Evening star., 1960-08-04


managed to rejoice over later,
are fit only to be sneered at
and forgotten. Nothing print
ed before 1884 is any good.
We refuse.
What we liked once we like
now. Not that time makes
no changes in judgment, far
from it, but the good Of one
age must be the good of an
other, to some degree, at
least.
The cryings Of these eter-
nal carpers leave us cold.
What they admire is often
pretty poor stuff.
If you look into it carefully
the chances are 10 to / that
it is smutty or realism at its
crudest, which often amounts
to the same thing.
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Their ultra modernism is
rather silly, taken all in all,
because the world Of books,
OF all worlds, is not just of
today.
1t indubitably extends far
into the past.
Despite the worst efforts
of those who literally burned
books they did not like. in
order to rid the world of
them, almost all that was best
has endured.
It is treasured in old end
new editions by somebody.
And right there is the cri-
terion: Is it good for some
body?
That's all a book has to be.
1t may not be good" to
this know-it-all person who
irks us at times, but it may
be just the thing for us!
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Books, in this respect, are
Just like persons. One says,
Il don't see what you can see
in him" Fortunately, the
next one sees plainly enough.
The world is large, both
for humans and books; there
would seem to be plenty Of
room in it for all, but some
how certain natures would
like it to be otherwise.
They want to restrict this
immense globe, this world of
wonder, of light and dark
ness, of tenderness and
cruelty.
The amplitude of the CEN
turies weighs upon their
spirit.
They look not into space.
which has no end, as far as
humanity can imagine any;
they look not at the flaming
stars; they delve not into the
nethermost regions Of the
earth.
Evening star., 1960-08-04

Remarkable effects Of O.
Observation-Disclosures di-
methyltryptamine the intoxi-
eating drug in the sacred
black mushroom of the Maya
Indians, now are being in
vestigated after four CEN
turies by U. S. Public Health
Service scientists.
They find these effects are
quite similar, but even more
pronounced, to those de-
scribed by 18th century Span
ish missionaries in Mexico.
The investigation of psilocy-
bin, the more civilized name
for the stuff, is being car
ried out by DIR. Harris Isbell,
director of the drug addic-
tion research center of the
National Institute of Mental
Health at Lexington, KY.
He has just published his
preliminary findings with
volunteer subjects.
Usually, he says. the first
effects came within 10 to Is
minutes after a small dose.
The subjects complained Of
vague unusual sensations.
Things looked, felt or seemed
peculiar" Sometimes there
was considerable anxiety.
After a half hour this an
xiety had increased enorm-
ously. The subjects feared
undescribed evils, insanity,
death.
Notable Changes in Mood
There were notable mood
changes. Sometimes there
was deep depression but,
however paradoxically, there
was great elation. Even when
there was the deepest fear,
the subjects "felt good"
Their hearing was keener.
There was some blurring Of
vision.
After an hour, both the
anxiety and the elation in
creased. Sometimes this ella
ton was so great that there
were almost continuous pa
roxySmal bursts Of wild
laughter, even in the face Of
the fear of death. Outstand-
ing at this time were dis
turbances Of visual perspec-
tive. This involved the distri-
button, size, shape and color
Of objects in the environment.
There was considerable diff
ficulty in thinking. shown by
simple tests in arithmetic
and reading. Subjects COM
planned of a rush of
thoughts" with one replac-
ing another before the first
was completed. The body felt
either light or heavy. Some
felt they suddenly had be-
come giants. Others COM
planned of shrinking to the
size of small children.
All these things, DR.. Isbell
reports, seemed absolutely