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Evening star., 1961-05-18
BY BOB THOMAS
Associated Press Writer

HOLLYWOOD-Many times
in his movie career Gary
Cooper faced the danger Of
death in dramatic style.
When death approached him
in real life, he underplayed his
role.
No one knows when Cooper
realized he was dying. Some
friends think he knew it for a
year. Others believe he knew it
only for a few months. What
ever the length Of time, he
made nothing of the news.
He accepted 1t and didn't
make a fuss" says his spiritual
adviser, the Rt. Rev. Msgr.
Daniel Sullivan. His reaction
revealed his fine character and
balance"
With his friends, he played a
little game.
He pretended he didn't
know, and we pretended that
we didn't know" says Jerry
Wald, a frequent visitor.
Even when Cooper was con-
fined to his home in the final
weeks Of his life, he kept up a
lively interest in the world
around him. He spent his days
reading and watching televi-
sion, lunching in the sun be.
side the swimming pool and
receiving as many guests as
his strength would allow.
He watched the Oscar show
with his agent, Charles Field
man. and his longtime boss,
Samuel Goldwyn, and Mrs.
Goldwyn. After the telecast,
the Walds and the Jimmy
Stewards dropped by to deliver
Cooper'S honorary award.
= + =
Stewart was upset because
Of his display Of emotion in ac-
cepting the award. Coop i'm
mediately put him at ease by
meeting the visitors at the door
and putting his arm around
Stewart. They all sat up until
2 am, and the conversation
was quick and gay.
Cooper followed closely the
reports Of his last film. THE
Naked Edge" in which he
went against his usual casting
to play a murder suspect.
And he was proud Of his last
professional job, narrating a
TV documentary on THE Real
West"
Some friends believe the re-
action to news of Cooper's ILL
ness prolonged his life by
weeks. Mail poured in from all
over the world, from plain
movie fans an dfrom the Pope,
former President Dwight d.
Eisenhower. Queen Elizabeth
II Of England, Richard M.
Nixon, Pablo Picasso and
Evening star., 1961-05-18

HOLLYWOOD (NANA). -
Kim NOvak's current dates with
director Richard Quine are
strictly for old timesville. The
man who insists he will marry
her is a millionaire Mexican
Fernando HerndeZ. Kim has
trembled on the brink of mar
riage many times. She is now
26 or 27, and is in the mood to
take the plunge. And Mari
lyn Maxwell is hoping that one
of the gentlemen she dates,
Rock Hudson and Glenn Ford
will be in a similar mood.
A single lady in our town has
a rather thin time of it. Marilyn
has been dating this and that
gent since her divorce from
writer Jerry Davis.
Several top stars, including
Tony Curtis, are eager to ap-
pear in the film biography of
the owner Of that very-girlie
magazine. I wonder why?
While on the subject of play
boys, the cast of "Playgirls"
developed a bad case Of jitters
on opening night in Reno. The
Playgirls are Sheree North,
Sabrina, Sue Carson and Shirley
Harmer. Sheree's husband, psy-
chiatriSt DIR. SOmmer, held a
group therapy session back
stage. and-the Playgirls came
out of it minus nerves.
\
Director Joe MankiewicZ flies
Evening star., 1961-05-18
WHERE
AND WHEN
Current Theater Attractions
and Times of Showing

Stage
Arena Stage-"Man and Su-
perman";; 8:15 pm.
National Theater - "Once
Upon a Mattress; $3.50 pm.
Screen
Ambassador 1.-The Absent
minded Professor; 1:35, $40,
5:45, 7:45 and 9:40 pm.
Apex-'L' Avventura"; 1:15,
4, GAS and $50 pm.
Capitol - Atlantis; 1880
am, lis, 3, 4:45, $50, 8:15,
and 10 pm.
Dupont-"Never on Sunday;
/, $50, 4:40, $50, 8:25 and
1915 pm.
Keith's - Revolt of the
Slaves; 1875 am, 1885, $40,
$40, 7:45 and $50 pm.
Macarthur =" "Two-Way
Stretch; $50, 8:05 and 9::55
pm.
Metropolitan-"The Absent
minded Professor; 1880 am,
1870, 3:25, $40, 7:40 and 9:45
pm.
Ontario - Saturday Night
and Sunday Morning; LOS,
2:50, 4:35, $40, sos and $50
pm.
Palace - Return to Peyton
Place: II am, Ito, 1920,
$3.50, TAO and $50 pm.
Playhouse "Mein Kampf":;
11:45 am, 1:45, 3:45. 5:45, 7:45
and $40 pm.
Plaza - Sun Lovers Holi-
day.; IL, lis, 2:45. 4:10. 5:35,
7, 1925 and $50 pm.
Town - "One-Eyed Jacks;
IL. 2:20, 4:50, tbs, $50 pm.
Trans-Lux-"Mein Kampf":;
1880 am, 1870, $3.50, $50, 7:3O
and $50 pm.
UptOwn-"Exodus";; 8 pm.
Warner "Spartacus";; 8:15
pm.
Evening star., 1961-05-18
MAN AND LEGEND
Facing Death in Life,
Cooper UnderpIoyed

Princess Grace of Monaco.
Cooper's recurrent comment
was: What have I done to de-
serve all this?"
Unlike some cancer victims,
his appearance was little
changed. His color was good,
and his face was only slightly
thinner than before.
He remained lucid until his
last few days. when large doses
Of sedativeS were administered
to relieve his pain. But even
when receiving rites of the
church on Friday, he was able
to converse.
HE accepted what was hap
pening and put it in its proper
place" said Msgr. Sullivan.
Believing in the life here
after, he accepted it as Gods
will. He had the gift of faith. -
Twenty-seven minutes after
noon on Saturday. Gary Cooper
was dead. He had lived a week
past his Goth birthday.
No one will know what went
on in his mind during the last
portion Of his life. But one
story is indicative; it comes
from a close friend who swears
1t is true:
Two weeks before he died,
Cooper talked by telephone to
his warm friend, Ernest Hem
ingway, himself seriously i'll at
Mayo Clinic in Rochester
MINI. Cooper's parting COM
ment:
Bet I beat you to the barn
This is the last of three
articles.
Evening star., 1961-05-18

"oNCE UPON A MATTRESS" q
musical comedy in two acts, pre-
Thompson. Marshall Barer and Dean
Fuller; music by Mary Rodgers:
lyrics by Barer; directed by Jack
Sydow, scenery and costumes by
William and Jean Eckart;, dances
and musical numbers staged by Joe
Layton: orchestra conducted BY Car
men Cappalo. At the National The
Evening star., 1961-05-18

Flint Mccullough role in "Wag-
on Train" This is his last sea-
son with the very successful
TV series.
And I hope it isn't true that
Raymond Burr has had it as
Perry Mason" I rarely miss
this excellent show. But it's a
murderous routine to work
year after year in a TV series.
and Ray has been hospitalized
several times since the start
of his show.
Evening star., 1961-05-18
The Cast

Pea" to their merciless Off
spring.
Nevertheless, it remains an
agreeably sophisticated and
sentimental recall of an i'm
mortal fable.
The transitional product,
moreover, is a musical comedy
that is truly musical and comic.
1t has to be the latter with Mr..
Keaton around to play the
mute, maid-pinching king; Miss
Coca as the graceless duckling
princess from the northern
swamps; and Joanne Genthon
and the roaring queen.
The first two are extraordi-
nary pantomimists. Because
they are, the theater will look
a long time for anything so
funny as Mr.. Keaton's speech
less account Of the lady-in-
waiting and the knight who
find themselves in bad
trouble" Or, even more hilari-
Gus, Keaton's despairing, des-
perately determined effort to
lecture his dopey son, Prince
DauntleSs, on the facts of life.
Miss Coca's supreme achieve
ment in proving that the the
ater doesn't need talk is the
mattress scene, naturally. In
humanity exhausted and heavily
opiated by the treacherous
queen. her pitched battle with
sleeplessness provides the mu-
sical with a riotous climax.
AS a remodeled fairy tale
should be. this one is packed
with pleasant characters. Be-
yond the principal three. there
is over-mothered Prince Daunt-
less, the Drab; poor Sir Harry,
the knight racing the Stork;
Lady Larken, the other entry
in the same sweepstakes; the
Jester, the minstrel, the wizard,
and so many others.
1t is an attractive company
that Producers Michael Dewell
and Frances Ann Hersey have
gathered for the survival test
Of such a road tour as this one.
There is much more than
mere reflexive animation in its
dancing. And, as for the sing
ing, solo all the way to choral,
it reflects a genuine enthu-
siasm to prove that Richard
Rodgers daughter. Mary, is an
heiress worthy Of the family
name.
Miss Rodgers is at ease in
any kind of composition, a min
strel's ballad, a kind of CLASH
fled ad hymn titled "An open
ing for a Princess" a mischiev-
GUS satire called "Shy" for Miss
Coca, or as hilarious a lament
as the same performer r s
"Swamps OF Home" A kind Of
Arthurian hillbilly ballad, the
latter is, and it is the rare day
indeed that anyone comes up
with that mixture.
Among the lesser figures on
the regal premises of the fairy
tale, it would be unjust not TO
mention King Donovan as the
mother-dominated prince; Paul
Cambeilh as the doughty Sir
Harry: Ann Mitchell as his
impetuols Lady Larken, Bill
Yule as the Jester, and David
Starkey, the minstrel.
They were a long time, and
an enormous distance, getting
here, yet even in a theater as
large as the National, it is nice
to have them in a musical COM
edy as intimate as "Once Upon
a Mattress"
Evening star., 1961-05-18
THE PASSING SHOW
Indeed Fairy Tales
Can Be RemodeIed
By JAY CARMODY
Drama Critic OF The Star

The National Theaters sprngme musical jag which has
included Carnival and "Donnybrook both brand-new got
around to more vintage bottle last night.
This would be the two-yearold Once Upon Mattress"
which last proved that New not too sinful
to be delghted and diverted by fairy story and this
Evening star., 1961-04-07
Mr.. Tobriner
Speaks
On Schools

Dodging some questions at
a Woman's National Demo-
cratic Club luncheon yester-
day, newly appointed District
Commissioner Walter Tobri-
ner explained that he de-
cided on taking office not to
make public remarks on poll
cy matters for six months.
You can't learn by talk
ing" said Mr.. Tobriner, who
is president Of the Board of
Commissioners.
Formerly president Of the
Districts Board of Educa-
ton, he confined his talk to
a review Of Practical Diff
cultieS and Problems In Our
Public Schools"
Citing progress made since
integration Of the District
Schools was begun in 1855,
Mr.. Tobriner said every test
ing Of a major subject on a
city-wide basis now shows
some improvem ent In
achievement rate though it
Is sometimes slight.
This has been achieved, he
added. in the face Of Q
mounting Negro enrolment.
Mr.. Tobriner was intro
duced by Mrs. Polly Shackle-
ton, national Democratic
Committeewoman for the
District and chairman Of the
clubs Program Committee.
Evening star., 1961-04-07
Wet Basement

Mr.. r. H. c.. Washington
I have a wet basement.
The water leaks in at the
intersection of the wall and
floor, and I would like some
help. I would like to do the
work myself, so if anyone
knows how this could be
done, I would appreciate 1t.
1 want to work from the in
side if possible, but that's
not a requisite. Thanks.
Evening star., 1961-04-07

Italian knit imports. Vim
cent & Vincent hairstyles. A
Models Guild showing at
luncheon time.
Woodward g. LOthrOp, Helen
Whiting show, junior miss
apparel. Shows at 11:30 and
2 pm. in the downtown store.
Evening star., 1961-04-07
WEE WOMEN

II like the part where she
throws her ugly, miserable
husband out in the street.
have been asked to read and
report on a book written in
French. I have tried all the
sources I can think of to OBJ
tain such a book but have
had no luck. Does anyone
have any suggestions as to
where I can locate such a
book? I will borrow or pur-
chase.
Scruping Marks
E. S. H., Washinoton
While scraping ice from
our front steps, which are
Evening star., 1961-04-07

that the price of a gas dryer
includes the cost of installa-
ton. Unless your house is
wired for 220 voltage, the
cost of installation of an
electric dryer can amount
to a considerable sum.
1 also found that the cost
Of operating a gas dryer is
about one-third Of what it
costs to operate an electric
dryer. I decided that the
amount I would save in op-
Grafton cost would undoubt-
edly quickly offset the diff
ference in initial cost and
still provide a substantial
saving for many years to
come.
And, I might add that I
have used my gas dryer for
several months now, and have
not been able to detect any
appreciable increase in my
gas bill over what it was
prior to the purchasing of
the dryer.
Evening star., 1961-04-07
READERS CLEARING HOUSE
Likes Gas DRYERS
To Mrs. r. S., Laurel
Mrs p q

In answer to your letter asking which is the
more economical between electric and gas dryers
I would like to submit the facts as I found them
recently while shopping for new dryer.
found that the gas dryers cost a little more
than the electric ones with similar features, but
Evening star., 1961-04-07

cement, they were badly
Clipped. Can anything be
done to remove these marks?
Any help will be greatly ap-
preciated, as the steps are
very unSightly.
Evening star., 1961-04-07
Mend q Dish

F. E. c., Washington
Can anyone tell me where
in the area I can have a cut
glass dish mended? Thank
you in advance.
Evening star., 1961-04-07
. . Q .
ReIuctunt Eoter
A. H.. Greenbelt. Md.

n. I'I UTIeHOeIL, No.
How can I encourage my
9-year-old son, who seems
normal in every way, to eat?
Somehow. play calls louder
than food. and I am at nv
wits end. Thanks.
Evening star., 1961-04-07
Here's How

Reoders' Clearing House is con-
Quoted ENTIRELY THROUGH THE
MAIL os O pubIie-seNiee exchange
Of ideos between oreo readers. The
Stor eonnot accept phone coils per-
toinins to this column. All letters
must bear the writer's full name and
address. No advertising is printed.
Evening star., 1961-04-07
Gourmet Issues

Mr.. E. B. w., Washington
Perhaps there is someone
among you readers who has
the l941 issues Of Gourmet
magazine who is willing to
part with them. I need this
Evening star., 1961-04-07
IT'S A DATE
TOMORROW

Washington Hotel Roof,
informal modelling of Super
Giants new Sportswear and
Evening star., 1961-01-27
Packers Hire
Voris as Scout

GREEN BAY, Wis, Jan. a.
(AP).-The Green Bay Packers
have hired Dick VoriS, former
Virginia football coach. as chief
talent scout.
The 38-year-old Voris sue
ceeds the late Jack Vainisi, who
died in November at the age OF
80. VoriS had coached three
years at Virginia. where his
teams lost 20 straight games.
Voris was graduated from
San Jose (CalifD State College
in l948 after four years Of
World War II service in the
Marines. Married and the
father Of three children, Voris
began his coaching career in
1854 at Hartnell Junior College
at Salinas. Calf. The next
three seasons he was an assist
ant at West Point.
The Packers also announced
the names Of the three Green
Bay players taken by the Min
neSota Vikings, the newest NFL
member. They are rookie Half
backs Paul Winslow and Dick
Pesonen and defensive Lineman
Ken Beck. who had been with
the Packers two years.
Evening star., 1961-01-27
3 Soviet Horses
Likely to Run in
Grund National

LONDON, Jan. ~ (AP). -
The House Of Commons was
told yesterday that Russia soon
will be taken from the list Of
countries whose horses may not
be sent to the United Kingdom,
opening the way for Soviet par
ticipation in the Grand Ma
tional steeplechase March IS.
The Russians said some time
ago they intended entering
three horses. Later Britain
drew up a quarantine list, in
cluding Russia. because Of an
outbreak Of African fever,
usually fatal to horses.
Christopher Soames. Minis
ter Of Agriculture, said there
was no evidence Of the fever in
Russia and that he would rec
ommend that Russia be re-
moved from the list.
The Soviet named Relief
Grifel and Epigraff for the
Grand National. None has ap-
peared in this country and 90
each must carry 168 pounds
top weight. The field still con.
tains "a names and the weights
range down to 140 pounds.
Evening star., 1961-01-27
GLOVES

Continued From Page Ala
night has o reputation to pro-
tect. None has ever appeared
before in q sanctioned tourna-
ment, but most have been well
conditioned in the various boys
clubs and youth organizations.
Numerous Occupation
The array Of beginners will
include high school students,
porters. truck drivers, clerks,
contractors helpers. walters.
laborers and one apprentice
printer. The printer is Ga
briel Magtutu, who boxes for
the Catholic Youth Organiza-
ton and makes his debut
against Norris Corbell Of the
Boys Club Of Washington.
There are clubs in the COM
petition this year. all fighting
for the subnovice and senior
team championships. Strong
delegations have been entered
by the Hillcrest Heights Club,
q new organization, as well as
the Police Boys Club, 18th
Street YMCA. Catholic Youth
Organization and the Edwards
A. c. The subnovice teams will
be after the AAU trophy.
Rounding out the show TO-
night will be four inter-city
bouts between champions from
the South Atlantic AAU and
Washington Golden Gloves
title holders. Lightweights
Ralph Wolfe and Sherman
Mitchell take on two Baltimore
battlers. Wolfe opposes Leon
Bailey and Mitchell will box
Alex Stokes. Joe Cheseldine Of
the Boys Club Of Washington,
q good welterweight. has drawn
Baltimore's William Hill and
Ralph Boone. Washington
featherweight will meet Robert
Stokes.
Tickets for tonight's show are
priced at 81 general admission
and 50 ringside.
Evening star., 1961-01-27

chairman Of the associations
Special Projects Committee,
said her group expects to clear
$l50,000 on q sale Of the l2,50O
seats at prices ranging from
$3.50 to 500. TelePrompTer
and the fight promotion will
get $3.50 per seat with the
rest going to the Heart Associ-
alton.
A 80 feet by 40 feet screen
will be placed in one end of
the arena.
Roy Cohn, an official of
Feature Sports, said the closed
circuit telecast may be beamed
to arenas in Newark, N. j.;
Commack, N. Y; White Plains,
N. Y, and possibly others in
the area with other charity
groups benefitting.
Evening star., 1961-01-27
Delaware Parks
81 Meet to Set
New Purse Record

STANTON. Del. Jan. ~
(AP.-Delaware Parks 54-day
meeting. May 20 through July
20. will offer more than $2.1
million in stakes and purse dis
tribution, an all-time high for
the track.
The meeting will be featured
by the distaff Big Three races,
the Oaks. New Castle and Della
ware Handicap. to be- run on
the final three Saturdays.
Jumping races will be re-
newed after a lapse of a year,
with the Tom Roby. the Indian
River and the Georgetown over
night features at $4,000 each.
and the spring steeplechase
carrying a $500 purse.
Added money in the IA stakes
events aggregates $42O, 900, in
cluding the $110, ,000- added Del
aware Handicap for fillies and
mares.
Evening star., 1961-01-27

year. winning only one of six
decisions at Washington, is
back. The 22-year-old south
paw, a fireballer. was only 7-10
at Charleston. Ted Sadowski, a
highlander, may surprise. He
was 8-8 at Charleston.
Other Charlotte grads are
Pitchers Fred Bruckbauer and
Ralph Lumenti and Outfielder
Lamar Jacobs. None has an
impressive record, although
Jacobs, a .284 hitter. is highly
regarded by the front office.
Bruckbauer, who comes from
Sleepy Eye, Mimi, had a As
record and Lumenti, back for
a fourth trial, was 5-10.
Three first-year players, all
pitchers. are on the roster. The
most interesting appears to be
Gerry Arrigo. a 19-year-old
southpaw who won eight of
nine decisions at Clinton and
sported q 100 earned-run aver
age. He famed rs in 80 in
nings.
Arrigo was obtained In the
winter draft for $4,000, as was
18-year-old Gary Dotter, also
q lefthander. who was 80 al
Keokuk. Pete Cimino, a bonus
righthander, was So with
Wytheville in the Appalachian
League.
A young man worth watch
Ing is Catcher Ron Henry, who
batted $40, hit 13 home runs
and drove in 40 runs in 81
games at Austin Of the Texa,
League. He may prove to be the
dark horse among the rockies
Evening star., 1961-01-27
Summortino Set
For Mat Feature

Bruno Sammartino will meet
Hans Schmidt in the feature
match Of next Thursday nights
wrestling program at Capitol
Arena.
Mark Levin and Don Curtis
trimmed Lou Albano and Tony
Altimore and Irish Danny Nc
Shain defeated Vic Christy in
top bouts last night at Capitol.
In other matches, The Crush
er won over Arnold Skoaland,
Pierre LaSalle pinned Sander
Kovacs and The Bat defeated
Herb Larson.
Evening star., 1961-01-27

carries high weight of 1913
pounds and will be ridden by
Eddie Arcaro. One Of T. v.
Lark's major 1860 victories
was in the United Nations
Handicap over q soft turf at
Atlantic City.
Tompion, with Manuel Ycaza
up, has q stakes triumph to
his credit at the current meet
ing, with New Policy one of
the victims. Tompion's 125-
pound impost is second high.
New Policy. to be ridden by
Milo Valenzuela, got back into
the Maturity picture with a
victory in the San Pasqual
Handicap last Saturday.
Travis M. Kerr has two long
shots eligible, Prince Blessed
and Grey Eagle. Their chances
are enchanced by the probable
off track. Kerr is shooting for
his second Maturity victory.
His Round Table won the 1858
race.
Evening star., 1961-01-27
MINCHER HEADS LIST
Few Rockies LikeIv
To Stick With Twins
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 81 (AP3-
When the new Minnesota Twins
inaugurate major league base
ball in Minneapolis-St. Paul
next April, they will do so with
all the old Washington faces.
Very few newcomers are ex-
pected to make the grade.
The rookie with the best
chance is Don Mincher, a o.
year-old first baseman acquired
from the White Sox a year ago
+ In trade involving Roy Sievers
and Earl Battey.
Mincher, who began as an
outfielder, was merely a throw
In IN the deal, but Manager
Cookie Lavagetto gave him a
first baseman's mitt and told
him the job was his II he could
hold 1t. The 6-foot-3 left
handed hitter did hold the job
for about a month, but he obvi-
ously was in need of more
experience and was optioned to
Charleston Of the American
Association. In 81 games with
the Senators. he batted .241
and hit two homers.
The Meridianville, Ala, boy
is back and this time he is
expected to stick. He enjoyed
a good season at Charleston,
hitting .306 with 80 doubles, IL
homers and IS runs batted in
for l12 games.
A majority of the newcomers
are pitchers, all Of doubtful
quality. Jim Kaat, who prob
ably no longer can be termed
. rookie because he hurled Sc
innings in the big leagues last
Evening star., 1961-01-27
Gonzales Sees BuchhoIz
As Probable Successor

as hungry. I find 1t hard to
get myself all keyed up as I
used to do.
Indoors. I have trouble with
the lighting and playing con-
ditions. Outdoors, I still think
I can beat anybody. I only
hope I have q shot at an open
before I'm too old"
Gonzales made Q comeback
for the present World Series
tour but probably will retire
to his budding real estate busi-
ness in Los Angeles when the
current campaign 10 finished.
Say Mckinley Il Goat
Both MacKay and Buchholz
view the suspension Of their
former Davis Cup teammate,
Chuck Mckinley. as unfair. ="
They say Mckinley apparently
Is taking the rap for all of us.
Mckinley. l9-year-old player
from st. Louis. was suspended
by the United States Lawn Ten
mis- Association for o racket
throwing incident in the inter-
zone Davis Cup finals at Perth,
Australia. in December.
Il think Chuck may be just
the fall guy for everything that
happened down in Australia
this year." MacKay said. THAT
Is unfortunate. Nothing hap
pened down there to warrant q
penalty and I don't think Chuck
should have been suspended. !"
Buchholz agreed. Its very
unfair to Chuck" he said. He
shouldn't have thrown the
racket. I know. but it was done
in an unthinking moment. He
was just sore at himself. He
didn't mean for 1t to 60 into
the stands"
Evening star., 1961-01-27
Closed d-Circuit TVSchedu|ed
In Garden for Inqo-Putterson

NEW YORK. Jan. 27 (AP)-
Madison Square Garden, setting
Of many world title fights, will
be the receiving end of a
closed-circuit fight telecast for
the first time March 13.
The arena has been rented
at q low fee in q benefit for
the New York Heart Associa-
tion which will show the tele-
cast Of the Floyd Patterson
Ingemar Johansson heavy
weight title fight.
The agreement for the
closed-circuit telecast to the
Garden was announced Jointly
today by the NYHA, Tele-
PrompTer Corp. and Feature
Sports. Inc. promoters Of the
fight.
Mrs. Jane Pickens Langley,