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before talked with a great man. But
Mr.. Lincoln was so easy with me, SO
gentle that | soon forgot my fright. He
asked me all about the people at home,
the neighbors, the farm, and where |
went to school, and who my school
mates were. Then he asked me about
mother and how she looked. He said
how thankful | ought to be that my
mother still lived and how, if he was in
my place, he would try to make her a
proud mother and never cause her a
sorrow or a tear.
HE said nothing yet about that
dreadful next morning. ! thought it
must be that he was SO kindhearted
that he didn't like to speak of it. But
why did he say so much about my
mother and my not causing her sor-
row or a tear when l knew that l must
die the next morning? So decided
to ask him whether he could fix it so
that the firing party would not be from
my regiment. For the hardest of all
would be to die by the hands of my
comrades.
"Just as was going to ask him this
favor, he stood up, and he says to me,
My boy, stand up here, and look me
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remarked that he was undertaking a
burden that we had noIight to impose,
that it was asking too much of the
President in behalf of private soldier.
SCOTS life is as valuable to him as
that of any person in the land" he
said. "You remember the remark of a
Scotsman about the head of nobleman
who was decapitated? 1t was a small
matter of the head, but it was valuable
to him, poor fellow, for it was the only
one he had"
Later in the day the President started
in the direction of the camp.
Within day or two the newspapers
reported that soldier sentenced to be
shot for sleeping on his post had been
pardoned by the President and returned
to his regiment.
Scott opens his heart
1t was a long time before Scott
would speak of his interview with Mr..
Lincoln. But one night, after he had
received long letter from home, he
opened his heart and told the following
story.
'The President arrived at our camp
and was scared at first, for had never
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-07

in the face / did as he babe me. My
boy, he said, you are not going to be
shot tomorrow. believe you when
you tell me that you could not keep
awake. am going to trust you and
send you back to your regiment. But
have been put to great deal of trou-
bic on your account. | have had to
come up here from Washington where
have a great deal to do; and what !
want to know is, how are you going to
pay my bill?'
~ hod expected TO die"
There was big lump in my throat.
l had expected to die and had kind of
got used to thinking that way. To have
it all changed in a minute! But l man.
aged to say: Il am grateful, Mr.. Lin
coin! hope as grateful as ever a man
can be. But it comes upon me sudden
and unexpected-hke. didn't lay out
for it at all. But there is some way to
pay you, and / will find it after a little.
There is the bounty in the savings
bank. l guess we could borrow some
money on the mortgage of the farm, -
and if he could wait until payday, was
sure the boys would help if it wasn't
more than five or six hundred dollars.
But it's a great deal more than
that he said. Then said didn't just
see how, but | was sure | would find
some way out - if l lived.
Whai the President wanted
Then Mr.. Lincoln put his hands on
my shoulders and looked into my face
and said: My boy, my bill is a very
large one. Your friends cannot pay it,
nor your bounty, nor the farm, nor all
your comrades! There is only one man
in all the world who can pay it, and his
name is William Scott! If from this
day on William Scott does his duty, so
that, if he suddenly comes to die, he
can look me in the face as he does now
and say, ri have kept my promise, and
| have done my duty as soldier, then
my debt will be paid. Will you make
that promise and try to keep it?'
ri said would make the promise
and with Gods help l would keep it.
| wanted to tell him how hard would
try to do all he wanted, but the words
would not come, so had to let it all
60 unsaid. He went away, out of my
sight forever" The End
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fortunately, he is the best man on
the continent" said Chittenden, a good
line to remember on Lncoln's birthday,
February IL.
A great man on every continent is St.
Valentine, Who next Week has his turn.
Read-h-NoU toiH salute this permanently
popular saint with gay garland of
verse. CLIFTON FADIMAN
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THIS WEEK Mosorins ! February 7. 1850
Evening star., 1960-12-04
OLD SATIRE IN A CAMPUS REVIVAL

Pn GanstS Center plays the title role in "Te Knight the
burning fesu the 18th century
now being staged by the actors Of Catholic Unersys speech
The others here Sally Paguca John Toh
DAVID Little David Sabm and lin the
and Mark Hammer The play will through January H.
Evening star., 1960-12-04
TODAY'S SCHEDULES
STAGE
STAGE

NATIONAL THEATER-Dark. "The Conquer1ng Hero"
new musical with Tom Poston, resumes tomorrow.
ARENA-"The Egg: 7:30 pm.
CATHOLIC UNIVERSTTY-Dark. "The Knight Of the
Burning Pestle" resumes tomorrow.
Evening star., 1960-12-04
Broodwoyts 10 Funniest Guys
Are Give ReviIIe of 1Irmo'

wash Of French accent. Also
I have a theory Of acting very
close to my heart. It is the
possibility that I may ac-
tually be the person I am act
ing and at the same time be
an actor"
Without such elusive sub
tlety. adds Reville, "a charac-
ter is only cardboard"
Off-Stage Brooder
An urbane buffoon out
front. he tends to be a SOL
emn brooder backstage.
II was very much the her
NIT type until the last few
years." is his self-analysis.
ALSO I have the kind of face
that makes people always
think I'm worrying"
Reville began his thespic
trek in Wellington just 10
years ago at age 20. He was
studying to become a certified
public accountant. Then
amateur theatricals began
taking more of his time than
study of fiscal law.
Down to Bedrock
A successful addition for
England's Old Vic acting
school. plus a government
money grant. sent him of to
London to study. He hasn't
been home since.
Old Vic. he now thinks. "I
Evening star., 1960-12-04
BY JAY CARMODY
Drama Critic of The Star

The gypsy drama reviewer
who suddenly finds himself
up to date on Broadway's
theater, plus Washington's of
course, is more proud than
ever to be a regular patron
of Arena Stage.
The particular occasion for
pride is that up to now, it is
Washington's 11-year-old old
resident professional company
that has produced the sea-
sons best play, foreign or
domestic.
This is the current Arena
exhibit, Felicien Marceau's
"The Egg" the reputation of
which not only has spread to
Broadway but has begun to
draw curious New York crit
les, producers and other mid
town New York types here to
see for themselves. Among
them have been the New York
Times crftic-emeritus Brooks
Atkinson. now a columnar
sage. and the Saturday Re.
views Henry Hewes.
Critics Delighted
Mr.. Atkinson departed de-
lighted for his typewriter and
Mr.. Hewes. more elfin in age
and style. halls THE Egg" as
the theatrical event of the
Evening star., 1960-12-04
THE PASSING SHOW

season in this outsize country.
No single achievement among
the many that have made
Arena internationally known
has equalled "The Egg" in
becoming the talk of Sardi's
restaurant. the Algonquin
lobby, and the other less pop
ulous corners of theater con-
versation in New York.
Not since the eclat Of
West Side Story's" August
opening here-an event that
almost emptied New York's
midtown of its theater pros
has there been excitement to
equal that of "The Egg"
This refers naturally to
cultural excitement, not
political. both of which
should be Washington's stock
in trade but with the former
merely in the developing
stage.
The situation is one for
which the cliche is "fraught."
What it Is fraught with is
chat Arena obliquely may
win its first Critics Circle
prize. This is to say that If
THE Egg" does get the
Broadway production, an idea
seething around New York,
its prize potential is high.
This. of course. is conditioned
by the circumstance that it
Evening star., 1960-12-04
BY WILLIAM GLOVER
Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK - Ten OF
Broadway's funniest guys this
seasons are named Give
Reville.
Without ever losing breath
or dropping a gag, Reville
whips through 10 separate
roles in Trina la Douce," a
hot new musical hit.
The acclaim of critics and
spectators is a sharp switch
from his "friendless and
sterile" experience here just
eight years ago in a flop.
I'm happier than I thought
I'd be-" he says of his return.
Its partly the shows sue
cess, partly a feeling of being
wanted"
Off-beat casting is respon-
sible for the success of the
short. red-haired, long -jawed
New Zealander in Trina"
An Audience Guide
Reville doesn't speak a word
OF French, but enacts a Gallo
gallery Of barkeep, doctor,
judge, convict, painter, bar
ber. dresser, organ-pumper
and one-man band. His main
task is audience guide and
confldante through the whim-
Sical plot of Montmarte vice
and virtue.
Il love the taste of words"
explains the actor. II use a
Evening star., 1960-12-04

altogether with the drawing
room type drama. the least
unbend;ng Of all the grand
danes.
II was getting right stuffy
and didn't like it a bit," Dana
explained. THE ladies I
played weren't always sweet.
but they certainly all added
up to utter dullnessl"
Working with English &C
tors once again-so many are
in ION the Double" that she
refers to it as "a runaway
British movie" made her
realize just how British her
sense of humor.
when Wilfred Hyde White
comes out with such express
sions as I haven't the foggiest'
meaning, of course, that he
doesn't know can't keep a
straight face. ! find Danny's
offstage humor much on the
British side. too. and he's at
his best with whimsy."
Evening star., 1960-12-04

took too seriously. The school
strips down to the bedrock Of
ones character. Some stu
dents break under it. I dis
covered I had resiliency."
After several stock seasons,
Reville centured to New York
for a bit IN "Mr. Pickwick"-
II was naive enough to think
that If a show was put on, it
should automatically rum" It
closed after six weeks, and he
went back to England.
Acted at Stratford
There was some more work
in the provinces, then London
and eventually two seasons
at stratford.
Then I was in Sir John
Gielgud's The Tempest" he
narrates. "The director was
Peter Brook. And when the
job was done he asked me to
stand by for a musical.
That's how 'Irma' started for
me-"
He performed in the West
End version for two years,
came along for the Broad
way triumph. Both were di-
rected by Brook. Although
every inch of the way is
carefully worked out" Reville
still finds fresh challenge in
his many-faced task.
Every performance is like
another chess game" he de-
clares.
Evening star., 1960-12-04
Dana Turns to Comedy
As Foil for Danny Kuye

HOLLYWOOD (NANA).-
In one of the most startling
type shifts in Hollywood an
mails, British Star Dana
Wynter becomes a foil for
Comedian Danny Kaye in his
current movie, "On the
Double" Dana doesn't 60
for the custard-pie routine or
any other slapstick, but she
does lend herself to a series
OF prankish and somewhat
physical routines.
"And I'm having more fun
on a picture than I ever
dreamed possible" she re-
ported on the set at Para
mount. "I just look at Danny
and laugh. I'm breaking up
constantly before the camera,
too. I've got to do something
drastic to control myself"
Dana raised eyebrows all
over town when she accepted
the part. Heretofore. she
has been associated almost
Evening star., 1960-12-04

AHENA-"Ine Egg; 1850 pm.
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY-Dark. THE Knight of the
Burning Peste' resumes tomorrow.
SCREEN
ANIBAssADOR-"GI Blues; At last Elvis' hrst post
service movie; lis, $780, 525, 7:30 and $50 pm.
APEX-"Behind the Great Wall; filmed in Red China;
winner Of the best documentary award at the Brussels
Exposition; lao. $40. 5:40 TAO and 9:45 pm.
CAPTTOL-Esther and the King" another lavish Biblical
drama: 2:05. 4:40. 7:10 and $40 pm.
DUPoNT-"The Proper Time; first effort and inter-
esting by Tom Laughlin-he too; 2:50 4:40,
6:35. 8:25 and 1920 pm.
KEITHS-"Inherit the Wind; film version of the Scopes
trial. with Spencer Tracy and Fredric March; l. 310
$40, 7:35 and 945 pm.
MacARTHUR-Left, Right and Center" British political
farce: 2:10, 4, g. 7:55 and $50 pm
METROPOIITAN-"GL Blues: at last, Elvis' first post
service movie; lao. $40. 5:45, 7:45 and GAS pm.
threatened mysteriousy with death: l. g. $40, 1925
and 9:40 pm.
Butterfed g.; Elizabeth Taylor stars in the
movie version Of the John OHara novel of New Yorks
decadent smart set; so, $3.50, 5:55 and 9:40 pm
Sneak prevew pm
PLAYHOUSE-"The Night Heaven Fen": Bardot reissue;
2:5O. $40 and $3.50 pm. And God Created Woman;
ditto 1:15. 4:O5. 655 and GAS pm
PLAZA-"The Fast Set" the Left Bank: l:l5
3. 4:40 6:15. and $40 pm.
TOWN-"Hiroshma, Mon Amour; beautifully constructed
French film; Cannes Critics Prize winner; l:lO 2:50
ABS. 6:15 and $40 pm.
TRANS-LUX-"Let No Man Write My Epitaph"; fine
moving drama Of life Chicagos skid row: 1885 330
$50. 7:30 and 9:30 pm.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Heaven; a drama of a woman's
devotion; las, 3:45, $40. 7:40 and $40 pm.
WARNER Hur": brilliant 11-Oscar production on a
mammoth scale Of the story of Christianitys birth:
and 7:30 pm
Evening star., 1960-12-04
HOLLYWOOD
YuI Offers His Version

suddenly realized" the actor
explained, that I've been
working since I was l2-I've
turned 40, and I'd never had
a summer of. Well, this
year, I had a real summer"
But it wasn't a vacation.
Two years ago, DR.. Lindt,
then the U. MS High Com
missioner for Refugees Che
is now Swiss Ambassador to
Washington. asked Yul for
help. 1--WE always been on
the side Of the children since
I started working in the cir
Gus at the age of IL or l3-
I'd give tickets to the kids
and perform in orphanages.
'Dr. Lindt asked me to
accept the job Of special con-
sultant to him. immedi-
ately accepted" Yul used his
free summer to travel to
refugee and displaced per-
sons camps. and to write his
book. with heart-breaking
photographs. Bring Forth
the Children"
Problem Not Solved
There will always be dis
placed people," said Yul.
There were 20 million refu-
gees after the last war.
Many have been rehabilitat-
ed, or have emigrated. But
the problem is far from
solved. Every day that we're
failing to take these people
out of the camps, we're al
lowing a new race of people
without hope and dignity to
come into being.
I'VE need money; it's ter
ribly important. If I could
only show to parents of the
United States the shocking
conditions under which these
people live, I know that each
one would give so cents for
every child they have. We
need money to feed the refu-
gees; we need money to edu-
cate them, so that some, if
not all, will lose the blind
hatred they feel for the peo-
pie who pushed them out.
But, as much as they need
the money, they also need to
know they are not forgotten
that the rest of the world
cares about what happens
to them.
"As long as we think of
them as a burden, they'll re-
main a burden. But if we
give them a little push, espe-
cially the children, who re-
spond SO quickly, the pres
ent, which looks so downbeat
for them, can change into
worthwhile future"
I gave Yul dollar on be-
half of my two children. If
you want to give SO cents for
each of your children, you
can send 1t to Yul Brynner,
at the United Nations Head
quarters, in New York, or to
Geneva, Switzerland.
Evening star., 1960-12-04

keep in good condition; he is
on parade at all times; his
private life is always public.
But I insist on doing my best
as an actor for the producers
who pay me.
A Woman Annoyed
There's always someone
among the press who feels
more important than others.
And when he or she cannot
reach the star they want to
interview, they get angry.
There was a woman colum-
mist who came to Spain when
I was doing, Solomon and
Sheba.' I had a few days
of and went to Switzerland
for a minor operation. When
I came back she was gone,
very annoyed with me, feel
ing I had snubbed her.
Then there was the story
out Of Mexico that I had
tried to kill a photographer.
This is what happened. Dur
ing the filming of The Mag
nificent Seven I was walking
to my dressing room to get
my gun belt and gun for the
next scene. A photographer
suddenly blinded me with a
flash and took a picture. 1
shook my finger at him and
said. That's stealing a pho
tograph.' When I came out
Of my room I told him, Now,
I'm ready and struck a pose
with my hand on my gum
The next day his paper pub
lished two pictures of me-
on shaking my finger at him,
the other with my hand on
the gun, and the photogra-
piers quote that I had
threatened to kill him!"
A Real Summer
Last April, following "The
Magnificent Seven" Brynner
decided to take a year off,
and returned to his home in
Paris with his new wife. IT
Evening star., 1960-12-04
All Is Tranquil
For Simone, Yves

as allegedly saying that
Marilyn had "a schoolgirl
crush on him"
Even If it were true, which
1t isn't, no Frenchman ever
would make such an ungal-
liant statement" he said with
a Gallo shrug of finality.
Friendly Type
Montand is all man-with
a little of the early Charles
Boyer. a little Humphrey
Bogart and a little Clark
Gable. Add to that the
French charm and accent
and, oo-la-la.
During the making Of the
movie, Yves often sat down
beside Marilyn in her dress
ing room between scenes and
talked. In the movie. Marilyn
wore just about what the
censors allowed and no more.
In greeting her or in making
a joke together. Montand
often would bestow a friendly
pat on her stockinged thigh.
I saw it. I also saw him pat
other actresses.
A close French friend Of
Montand's explains: -
How else would you ex-
pect a Frenchman to behave?
It's a way Of life with us. It
means nothing more than q
handshake in America"
An Ancient House
Still. romantic gossip
started.
The house where ! visited
Simone and Yves in Paris
is almost as old as the Cathe-
dral of Notre Dame.
I'VE have lived here 10
years." says Simone, land
every 10 minutes there is o
crisis and we say we have to
move out of such a small and
old place but we can't. We're
in the heart of Paris and we
love it So"
The house Is reached by
going through the kitchen Of
an adjacent bistro. It's living
room is right on the street
and hundreds Of people walk
by and peer in. Few know
See BACON, Page D-6
Evening star., 1960-12-04
BY JAMES BACON
Associated Press Writer

PARIS. The pre-divorce
talk about Marilyn Monroe
and Yves Montand appar-
emily had no effect on Yves
home life with Simone
Signoret.
Both Montands are superb
performers. I admit, but
their domestic tranquility
didn't seem a pose the day I
visited them. shortly lefore
Miss Monroe made ht: di-
vorce announcement.
Simone since has said she
is distressed by the br takup
of Miss Monroe's marriage to
Playwright Arthur Miller and
has refused comment on
whether a rift between her
husband and herself has
resulted.
"Marilyn Monroe is a
warm. delightful person. I
lived with her for three
months while Yves was film
ing Let's Make Love- but this
business could spoil our
friendship" Simone told re-
porters in London.
THE breakup of her mar
riage is a great pity. I feel
sorry for her.
IF Marilyn is in love with
my husband it proves she has
good taste, for I am in love
with him too."
Yves Denies All
However, the afternoon I
visited the Montand home
in Paris, the biggest problem
of the day was not Miss Mon
roe but the size of the the
ater for the Paris premiere
of Lets Make Love-"
That's the picture where
all the talk started about the
tall Frenchman and Marilyn.
As a husband of long
standing, I was not about to
ask Yves about Marilyn in
front of his wife.
But he brought it up him
self, denying all. He was par
ticularly incensed at that
time about one gossip COL
umn item which quoted him
Evening star., 1960-12-04
BY SHEILAH GRAHAM

ny ShEALAh GhAHAM
North American Newspaper Alliance
HOLLYWOOD. "Yul
Brynner refuses to see the
press" "Yul Brynner tells lies
to the press" "Yul Brynner
banned by photographers
in Mexico" "Yul Brynner
threatens to kill"
For the last two years I've
been reading and hearing
stories like this about charm
ing, quiet, straightforward,
bald-pated Yul Brynner. So
when he came to Los Angeles
to spend Thanksgiving with
his wife, I phoned him to find
out the why's and wherefores
Of the bad publicity.
Speaking with the same
candor that I was familiar
with when he made pictures
here. Yul gave me his version,
which I believe, of the nasty
things printed about him.
First. the different stories
I'm supposed to have told the
press about where I was
born: I was born on an is
land of the north coast of
Japan. I'm half Mongolian,
half Swiss. But when you
become a movie or stage
star, it seems your biography
is most important to the
press. They want to know
where you were born, who
your father is, where you
lived, ct cetera, ct cetera"-
reverting a bit to the part he
played, and for which he won
an Oscar, in 1.-THE King
and l."
No Denials
They're not interested in
what you think, what your
work is" continued Yul. I'm
not interested in talking
about my childhood. So,
when I said, Look, this bores
me. let's talk about some
thing else,' they thought I
was hiding something, and
asked other people about me.
And you know how wrong
other people can be about
you. Also the quotes were
all uICrue, SO Cnen JneyQ
ask me, rs this true?' and I
didn't want to embarrass the
reporter who made them, I
didn't deny anything"
"As for refusing to give
interviews, there is one thing
I have found to be important
to leave the actor on the
set with some moments where
he can relax and think of his
role. It's what shows on the
screen that counts most and
If he spends his time between
work talking to the press, he
will not do a good job. AS it
is, an actor makes great per-
sonal sacrifices in his private
life. He must at all times
Evening star., 1960-04-05
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Evening star., 1960-04-05
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