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Evening star., 1961-12-02

The Reverend ---- Robert Helpmann
Gloria Belinda Lee
The Colonel ~ George Coulouris
The ReceptioniSt -- Leslie Phillips
volved in how to spend this
much money at the rate of one
pound per purchase. OF this
involvement, centering in the
performance of Ian Carmichael,
the screenplay makes a farcical
lot.
It's details, of course, are not
to be revealed beyond the state
ment that they involve a ter
ribly shapely blond barmaid.
Il y
If the slapstick falters oc-
casionally in THE Big Money"
it does come up with a Suf-
ficiency of quick high points.
Ope of these is when the pick
pocket father reproves his IA
year-old son for stealing a rare
book whose illustrations are
unsuitable for so young a
reader. Another has to do with
a visit to an expensive cafe
in which the romantic young
man must pay the tab with
coins obtained by changing the
problem bills. one at a time,
for soft drinks and cigarettes.
The usual set of polished
farce performances is a big
help to The Big Money"
Not once does anyone in the
cast, Carmichal, Belinda Lee
as the blond, James Hayter as.
the proud pick-pocket father,
betray the fact that the film
may be as much Of a riot for
himself as it is being for the
audience.
RDAY SUMMERY:
Speaking of relief from the
pre- Christmas vexationS,
"Fiorello!" is clearly viewed as
another one by Washingto-
mans. Advance sales for its
five-week engagement at the
National make it clear that
its hero is held in high af-
fection here, too. Perhaps
not as high as in New York,
but gee. It's National date
will block out Joseph Kramm's
successor to The Shrike,"I
which after Wilmington, Del,
breakin of four performances
will turn around and go to Bos-
ton for a fortnight. The
play stars Nancy Kelly and
Claude Dauphin. . The form
er's husband, Warren Caro-, here
earlier in the week, spent most
of his time answering the ques-
ton. "How's Nancy?" But
he did get in a few words about
the Theater Guilds business,
which is his personal business.
British and Italian diplomatic
missions here will honor SO
American non-theatrical films
at a party December IL. AT
the auditorium of the National
Education Association. The
films will receive certificates
honoring their participation in
British and Italian cinema fes-
tivals, Yes, the Susan Strick-
land in Catholic University's
"Coriolanus" is the daughter of
that Strickland family.
Miracle on 34th Street" is
the latest one-time- another
form hit set for conversion into
musical. D.. The film, so pop
ular in it's day, will be musically
adapted by Meredith Wilson.
. Yes, Sunday in New York"
was a riot in New York. i
The first-nighters laughe d
themselves wobbly. Came
lots" first year box office
take" in New York was $4,-
$4,000. It's a record, beat
ing "My Fair Lady" by more
than 100000. Arena Stage
is logically concerned about the
problem of late arrivals during
the run of its current twin bill,
THE American Dream" and
What Shall We Tell Caro-
line?" There's no seating
during the action of the play.
The curtain is $3.50. with
possibly a couple of minutes lag.
Lii Darvas will take over
for Elisabeth Bergner. who is
i'll, in First Love" before it
opens in New York on Deem
ber 18.
Evening star., 1961-12-02

Wicked; 11:45 am, l:l5, 2:40
Ais, sos, 1850 and $40 pm.
Stant0n-"The Young Have
No Time; 1870, 4:30, 7:30 and
l0:30 pm. Port of Desire; 8,
6, 8 and ll:55 pm.
TOwn-"Beware of Children;
1915, 1:50. $3.50, Sis, $50,
$3.50, 10:15 and 11:40 pm.
Trans-Lux - Devil at Four
O'Clock: IL am, ITO, 3:20,
$50, TAO and 9:45 pm.
UptOwn-"West Side Story;
2 and $3.50 pm.
Warner-"King of Kings;
2 and $3.50 pm.
Evening star., 1961-12-02

abounds in life's laughable in
congruities and while it misses
being a great picture by inter-
stellar distance, it is a cheerful
sight.
Its interest is in a suburban
family, far removed from the
routine of suburbia. Members
of this group look normal, be-
have normally at home, and
are outwardly quite ordinary.
It's their way of life that gives
them distinction, this being the
exercise of a family wide talent
for picking pockets, Shop-lift-
ing, and rare book thievery.
Pop, mother, daughter, and
14-year-old son (the book spec
ialist) are extremely talented
at their work. Older son. early
20s, Is a bumbler and naturally
a pariah.
AS a family way OF life, this
sort of thing is not morally
recommendable. AS a farce sub
ject, in unoffending Techni-
color, it is quite jolly.
Y Il
John Baines wrote the
screenplay for THE Big
Money" He ignores none of its
characters but the one that
gets his special solicitude is
the inept older son.
This poor devil, shy and
stammering, is finally exiled
from the family circle when he
snatches a fortune in counter
felt pounds. Perfect counter
felt they are, too. save for the
fact that the bills all bear the
same serial number.
No matter how moral he may
be, the spectator finds him.
self Immediately and deeply in
Evening star., 1961-12-02
Films of More Than Routine Merit

THE ALAMO"-The old story, but well acted
perbly photographed in the John Ford manner.
"THE ENEMY BELOW"-RObert Mitchum Curt Jurgens
in suspenseful duel between a DE a Nazi sub.
"GONE WITH THE WIND"-Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable
in the fine Civil War drama of eternal appeal.
"THE HUSTLER'-PoOl sharks Jackie Gleason and Paul
Newman duel realistically for Director Robert
"NEVER ON SUNDAY"-Volatile Melina MercOuri in
lively report how life is flor some in Greece today.
"PICNIC"-Wiiam Holden unhinges a Kansas town and
Kim Novak in the film of William Inge's play
"TUNES OF GLORY"-Alec Guinness John Mills in
dramatic bout proper military conduct
"WHITE CHRISTMAS"-Irving Berln's perennial
sical; Rosemary Clooney Bng Crosby, Danny Kaye.
Evening star., 1961-12-02

THE BIG MONEY" a Rank Or
directed by John Paddy Carstairs,
story and screenplay by John Baines,
music by Van Phillips. At the Mac
Arthur Theater.
Evening star., 1961-12-02

HOLLY WOOD (NANA). -
Henry Fonda and Polly Bergen
were the point of no return for
the eyes of other diners at
Sardi'S West in New York. But,
as Polly has a very happy mar
ried life (husband is Freddie
Fields) this date had to be
business.
Before flying back to Holly
wood, a visit to the Rudy VAL
lee-RObert Morse musical hit,
How to Succeed in Business
Without Really Trying" was a
must. A gloriouSly funny show.
BackStage I said to Rudy, Are
you glad to be living again in
the late '20s and early '30S. If
I have to be here, but I love
Southern California"
I hadn't met young Mr..
Morse. but sought him out to
congratulate him. Then, will
it be a movie?" I asked. 1T had
better be-" said the dimpled
Robert, crossing his fingers.
y -
No visit to New York is COM
plete for me without a Sunday
night feast at Luchow's where
I heard this cute story. At the
dress rehearsal for THE Gay
Life" only two people were not
nervous - conductor Herbert
Green and star Walter Chiari.
"Why aren't you?" someone
asked Chiari. He replied, I'm
not nervous because 1 don't
know anything, and Mr.. Green
isn't nervous because he knows
everything"
Seen on Park avenue: Actor
Melville Cooper stepping out of
a long, green limousine and
waving goodbye to the other
occupant, Sir Cedric Hardwicke,
Nice to know that Sir Cedric is
Evening star., 1961-09-24
Woman Robbed
ByKnife Bundit'

The young wife of a dress
shop owner was robbed of $35
last night by a man police be-
lieve to be the butcher knife
bandit" who is credited with "a
holdups since January of 1859
Mrs. Dora Correll, %, wife
of the owner Of the R. c. Ap-
parel shop at IL Florida ave-
nue., told police the man, a
stocking pulled over his face
flashed the knife after asking
her to hand over the money
He fled with $35.
Her description generally fit
ted those given in the other
butcher knife bandit" cases
about 6 feet, l inch tall, 185
pounds. He was dressed in q
green and white plaid sports
shirt, khaki trousers and wore
a golfers type cap over the
stocking covering his face.
Evening star., 1961-09-24

gallon-a-day still made of oil
drums and six barrels of for
menting mash. The still, op-
Grating when the place was
raided, was gas heated and had
turned the basement into a
sweat box. An agent said the
basement was over 110 degrees.
Arrested and charged last
night with possession of un-
taxed whiskey were: Joseph R.
Griffin, 81, operator of the TV
shop who lives in the TOO block
of Somerset place NV, Ernest
Lorenzo Smith, A, of the $500
block of I street NV, and
Ashby Alexander Stuart, 81,
and James Dabney, 81, both of
Richmond. Va.
Mr.. Travers said the gas
meter had been by-passed so
that the large amounts of gas
needed for the still would not
make the gas company su-
Spicious. The Treasury agent
was assisted in his inveStiga-
ton and raid by Corpl. Joseph
N. Palmissano of the District
morals division and by uni
formed police from Tenth Pre-
cinct.
While neighbors watched. the
whiskey-to-be was poured down
a sewer in front of the TV
shop.
Mr.. Travers said yesterdays
was the second raid here this
month.
Evening star., 1961-09-24
now at unusual savings
OIL PAINTINGS
OF YOU
created from your photograph

Now you can purchase superb made etooder portrait
of yourself at prices lower thon you dreamed possible
Our artist will work deIicotey on copy we make of the
photograph you bring US, or photograph taken
in our studio at extra CHARGE You will receive lost
ing oil Portroit-rch in fine heirloom trodtion-certon
to become q family treasure. 1t will grow in meaning
with each passing year and will add distinctive touch
to your homes decorative theme
Evening star., 1961-09-24

Come watch our ort-
ist at work in our
studio this week. Be-
tore your very eyes,
she will create works
Of art from snop-
shots, tintyPes and
photographs.
Evening star., 1961-09-24
Development Hearings
Set for Beach Area
BALTIMORE, Sept. 2s (APl

BALTIMORE, Sept. % CAP)
The Public Service Commits
sion has re-opened and set for
hearing two old cases involv-
ing the development of As
sateague Island, a 23-mile
stretch of beach south of
Ocean City.
The commission announced
yesterday it will hear argu-
ments in the case October rs.
The order was issued at the
request of Francis x. Gal
1agher. newly appointed peo-
pies counsel to the PSC.
One case re-opened is a 1855
decision granting a franchise
to the AsSateague islam d
Bridge Corp. to build a toll
bridge from the Worcester
County mainland to the island.
The other is a 1856 decision
authorizing the corporation to
sell up to 81 million worth
of stock.
Mr.. Gallagher asked the PSC
to determine how the franchise
is being used and what the
corporations plans are.
Mr.. Gallagher also has asked
the State Roads Commission
/ if it intends to acquire the
private corporations bridge
franchise before starting on
a State bridge authorized by
the 1861 General Assembly.
Mr.. Gallagher asked the PSC
to reopen the two cases after
conferring with William E.
Green, a proponent of a public
authority for development of
the island.
Mr.. Green has opposed the
bridge plans of both the pri-
vate corporation and the State.
In a related development, a
leading New York park of
ficial has endorsed the pro-
posal of Mr.. Green for crea-
tion of a public authority to
develop Assateague Island.
I'VE believe that Mr.. Green
has the proper answer to the
development of Assateague Is
land, and that the scheme
presently supported by the
Governor will result in
chaotic and unsatisfactory
Evening star., 1961-09-24
Sniff Of Federal Agent
Uncovers Illicit Still

The smell of mash LED
Treasury Department agents
and District police yesterday
to a small. crude whiskey still
in the basement of Petworth
Radio and TV Service at BOG
Upshur street NV.
Treasury Department in
vestigator Victor c. Travers
said he walked by the place
after a tip-off, and could smell
the mash from the street. He
got warrant and entered at
about 5 pm.
In the basement was a IA
Evening star., 1961-09-24
Jovits Asks End
To Hospital Bios
BY the Associated Press

Senator Javits, Republican of
New York, yesterday called for
legislation to deny Federal
funds to hospitals which dis
criminate against Negro doctors
or patients.
He introduced a bill to
amend the Hill-Burton hos
pital aid law which, he said,
still contains language allowing
separate but equal" facilities
for Negroes and whites.
He said he will fight for its
adoption next year because
nothing is more pernicious'
than discrimination in hos
pitalS.
Evening star., 1961-09-24
Whitmore
Enters Race
For Senate

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Sept. %
(AP). - Delegate John M
Whitmore, Democrat of Anne
Arundel, announced today he
is a candidate for the State
Senate seat held the past II
years by Louis N. Phipps.
Mr.. Whitmore, 81, operates
a printing company here. He
has been a member of the
General Assembly since 1854.
Senator Phipps. head of q
strong Democratic faction in
the county, has said he will
seek a fourth consecutive term
Mr.. Whitmore is an advocate
of home rule" for the county
and was the first president OF
the county's citizens COM
mittee, an independent organ
ization dedicated to govern
mental reform.
Mr.. Whitmore is expected to
head a ticket which will use
an anti-Phipps theme for its
campaign.
Mr.. Whitmore has been a
critic of activities of the Phipps
faction which controls the
county Board of Commission
ers. The ticket will include
candidates for the General AS
sembly and the board of COM
missioners, Mr.. Whitmore has
said.
Mr.. Whitmore, branding Sen
ator Phipps as the "politica.
boss of Anne Arundel County,
said the veteran Senator anc
a ruling clique" of the county
commissioners had continually
thwarted efforts to modernizt
the county government and tt
bring some order out of the
chaos which surrounds U.s."
Evening star., 1961-09-24

conditions on the island" said
Robert Moses. chairman of the
New York State Council of
Park. who is a nationally
known parks and planning ex-
pert.
Planning should be done
now and there is little ques-
tion that all of the beach and
most of the rest of the island
should be placed in public
ownership. There is little time
to save this ocean 'front.'" Mr..
Moses declared,
Evening star., 1961-09-24

| jet passenger liner, was en
route from Adana, near Tur-
keys southern coast, to Ankara.
The crash was the first at
Esenboga since January 10,
1860. when an French cavavelle
jet flew into a mountain killing
all AZ aboard. The disaster was
also the first involving Fair
child planes added to the air.
lines fleet last year.
The last message from the
plane, airport officials said,
was received a little more than
five minutes before the plane
was scheduled to land. The
pilot reported all was normal
at that time.
Evening star., 1961-09-24
Turkish AirIiner
Crashes With 2o

ANKARA, Turkey, Sept. 2;
(AP).-A twin-engine Turkish
airliner crashed in torrentia.
rain near here tonight. Air.
lines officials said all 25 pas
sengers and the crew of foul
were believed killed.
All the passengers were Turk
ish citizens, the airline reported
The crash occurred near Esen-
boga airport which serves this
capital city.
The plane, a Fairchild prop
Evening star., 1961-01-05
POTOMAC FEVER
By FLETCHER KNEBEL

Republican leaders pledge constructive" opposition to
the Democratic administration Building motto Tear
ing down we do deploreuntil the year Of sixtyfour
Kennedy is having trouble appointing ambassadors All
the men who rich enough to afford the posts spent
most Of their money getting Kennedy elected.
Ike breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba and urges
Americans to get of the island new Hemingway
Come Home" policy.
Democrats Congress with threats to purge some
party members After look at their election mandate
Democrats concluded the people wanted them to get rid
Of each other.
The Kennedy team always alert to physical fitness,
is warming to the proposed R. memorial Of eight
towering concrete tablets The Kennedys figure the slabs
would make excellent handball courts
Truman and Eisenhower were former Army officers.
Kennedy Is former Naval officer AS usual the Air Force
is left with nothing but the appropriations.
Evening star., 1961-01-05
Outcome Believed Set Back q Week
As the Struggle Goes Underground

therefore vulnerable by rea-
son Of his own acts. Chair
man Smith Of Virginia. the
real brains Of the Rules CO.
alition. is fully as conServa-
tive as Mr.. Colmer but had
cannily kept quiet during the
campaign.
In the opening hours Of
the session. the Colmer custer
seemed certain to succeed.
Perhaps 1t still will, but the
conferences regarding 1t are
very private and the outlook
uncertain.
One problem arises from
the fact that Representative
Mills, an Arkansas conserva-
tive. as chairman of the
House Ways and Means Com
mittee, heads the 15-man
committee which assigns
Democrats to their commit
tees.
He owes much to Mr.. Ray
burn and normally would do
everything to please him.
But Arkansas Democrats
have two problems: Gov.
Faubus and q loss Of two
House seats due to reappor-
tionment. They expect Gov.
Faubus to mount q segrega-
zionist campaign for nation
al office in 1862 and while
1t seems sure to be against
Senator Fulbright. chairman
Evening star., 1961-01-05
Political and Economic Cohesveness
Called Vital to Block Communists
CONSTANTINE BROWN

its sorrow and indignation
with fine words and no action.
The United States ex-
pressed Indignation by deeds
and words when the British,
French, and Israelis at
tempted to remove the Com
munist cancer in Egypt by
overthrowing dictator Nasser.
Now let's look at the Com
munist combine. Although
the Soviet government, &C
cording to reliable reports
from Moscow. did not find,
the action of Peiping against
the free Tibetan government
palatable, 1t supported its
Communist ally to the hflt.
Because Of our aversion to
what is described as colonial
ism. we are forcing our allies,
overtly or otherwise, to give
full freedom and self-govern-
ment to their former wards,
regardless of consequences to
the free world. Thus at the
end Of World War II we
threatened the Dutch govern
ment with dire consequences
unless it gave complete free
dom to Indonesia. The econ
omy of the Netherlands king
dom was almost wrecked. The
grateful" Indonesian gov
ernment headed by Premier
Sukarno now is leaning to-
ward the Communist bloc.
, We gave strong advice to
another little ally-Belgium,
for whom the hearts Of the
American people were bleed
ing when it was invaded by
the Germans in 1914 and
1940-to give up the Congo.
We urged it to rush its action,
regardless of the obvious con-
sequences, in an African area
where the masses were as un-
prepared for self-government
as Mr.. Khrushchev is to 60
to heaven. London Joined us
in Strongly advising" Brus-
sells to give up. The Russians
and the Chinese now are
moving fast into the existing
power vacuum in the Congo,
which is only one Of several
African .tinderboxes.
The present administration
has been cautiously advising
the French to follow, In Al
Evening star., 1961-01-05
Soviet Coal: Control Of World

lantic or the Pacific does not
really affect US. Then we be-
gan to recognize the real In
tentions Of the Communists,
Several months ago we could
still have said: To-day Laos
Is In danger; tomorrow 1t
may be somewhere else, per-
haps closer to home Now we
are forced to say: Today
Laos and today Cuba, 90
miles from our shores =.
Behind their curtain Of
secrecy. they believe that
they can make preparations
for . surprise military at
tack.
In answer to the question:
When viii the Communists
strike?'-the answer Is they
have attacked. they are at
tacking, and they will con.
tinue to attack"
The foregoing Is an ex-
ample Of what our high Of
f1cials are being told every
day about Communist In
trigue and the way the cold
war is being fought, But do
the American people realize
what's happening? Judging
from some Of the comments
made In Congress It is ques-
tionahle whether the legisla-
tors themselves are aware Of
the far-reaching significance
Of the Soviet capture of the
Castro government.
It is naturally assumed
that the people Of the United
States would disapprove of
any military action to coun-
ter the Communist moves.
This has been said so often
that the Moscow regime be-
lieves 1t can 60 to almost any
lengths, and yet not meet any
real resistance from the
United States. Scarcely a day
goes by that there aren't
hints of appeasement from
persons who are close to
President-elect Kennedy.
They talk about giving up
Formosa or recognizing the
Peiping regime or admitting
Red China to the United Ma
tions-all Of which Is grist to
the Communist mill.
The real decision will have
to be made soon-whether
the new administration is 60
ing to face up to the Commu-
mist threat and call the So
Wet bluff. Laos and Cuba
are incidental to the larger
aspects Of the "cold war"
tcopyrisht. 196D
Evening star., 1961-01-05
DORIS FLEESON

The struggle to make the
House Rules Committee re-
sponsive to the will Of the
House Democratic majority
and the Democratic Presi-
dent has gone underground
after d confident start. The
final outcome may not be
known until next week.
The bootleSs special ses-
sion following the national
conventions last summer
finally convinced Speaker
Rayhurn that he could no
longer rely on his powers Of
persuasion in this field.
After Democrats Kennedy
and johnson won control Of
the executive branch, there
was no place left to hide
from party responsibility for
legislative accomplishment.
The veteran Speaker still
sought to avoid a purge Of
any committee member. and
his original proposal was that
Rules should be enlarged so
that more liberal Democrats
could be made members to
out-yote the conservative CO.
alition. When it failed to
appeal to key party figures.
he took the hated other step.
Representative Colmer Of
Mississippi had actively and
openly opposed the Kennedy
johnson ticket and was
Evening star., 1961-01-05
Delay on House Rules Decision

Of the Senate Foreign Rela-
tionS Committee, nobody can
be positive about it.
The Arkansas Congress-
men naturally do not want
to distract Gov. Faubus' at
tention from Senator Full
bright through any political
weakness at home. Hence,
they do not relish moves to
limit the South's veto power
in civil rights. Even without
the Faubus threat. 1T also
might tell against them
when the States six House
seats are reduced to four and
two Of the present members
must depart the Washington
scene.
In the Senate majority,
democracy with q small ID"
is also raising its ugly head.
On motion Of Senator Gore
Of Tennessee, all Democratic
Senators will vote to confirm
leadership choices for the
filling Of future vacancies on
the policy committee. The
innovation was resisted by
the new majority leader,
Senator Mansfield. when Of
fered In harsher form.
II now remains to be seen
to what degree Senator
Mansfield can continue the
johnson pattern Of building
control on the South and
sparsely populated Western
and Mountain States
through policy committee
appointments.