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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-11
BY BONNIE AMMAN
Star Staff Writer


The Chevy Chase Players
sponsor a kind of little the
alter all-star production this
week as they open their 1852
So season.
The reason for this is that
their play, Maxwell Ander-
sons Joan of Lorraine, I"
makes rather far-reaching
casting demands - more
male roles than usual and,
of course, the title role.
So the Players made a very
logical move. They recruited
some actors from nearby
community drama groups
and chose their star, To-
year-old Laurel Winkler, from
the talents at Walter john
son High School.
Chevy Chasers Curt Staudt
and Carol McCarty, then, will
direct the following cast in
the production set for Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday at
the Chevy Chase Community
Center.
From the Mt. Vernon
Players: Ed Penn and John
Barbetta; from the Capitol
Hill Players: Carl Funk
hauser, and from the Mont.
gomery Players: Frank But
Ter, Peg Eyerley, Helen Head,
Vicki Sigler, Joan Staudte
and Red Tanner.
Representing the Chevy
Chase troupe are Jane Rich
mond, Liz Strang. Robert Da-
Wis, Juanita Lambert, Walter
Klieger, Harris Liechti, Mary
Ellen Napier, Dale Neiberg,
Frank Buckley, Bruce Wat
kins and Ron Wilson.
STILL A FAVORITE: An
arena-stage version of Jo-
seph Kesselring's Arsenic
and Old Lace" will be staged
Thursday. Friday and Satur-
day by the Catholic Club of
Chevy Chase.
The production, directed by
Marjorie Hartman, features
Mary Lou Calvin and Janice
Del Toro as the sweetly sin
lister Brewster sisters. John
White, John Farrell and Jim
Jones play their nephews and
Eileen Price is cast as the
feminine romantic lead. The
supporting cast includes
John Wachter, Bing Downey,
Frank Di Misa, Larry Peter,
Bill Ickes, Eoin O'Coleman
and Frank Adrian.
Curtain is at $3.50 pm. at
the Blessed Sacrament
School, 5841 Chevy Chase
parkway. NV.
THREE VIEWS: Those
three plays chosen for pro-
duction by the Civil War
Playwriting Contest Commit
tee will go on the boards
Friday at the Roosevelt High
School auditorium.
On the bill are THE Pro-
fessor" by Alex Belanow
AFTER the Battle" by Mrs.
Harold Williamson and THE
Tough Ones" by Robert Jas
ter.
The first play, under the
direction of Carl Eardley,
features Alan Blum, Dan
Baileys, John Sloss, Charles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-11

lors-phoned me: "I'd like to
return your suit" "I'll pick
it up tomorrow" replied.
Bob Hope was practically
welcomed into the Holly
woods by yours truly. He had
made a fair success in the
Broadway musical, Red, Hot
and Blue" but he was as
insure as Danny Kaye when
he first came here from the
Broadway stage. I lunched
with Bob at Lucey's Restau-
rant near Paramount, and
his option had lapsed-just
before the song, Thanks for
the Memory" in a studio
musical, swept him to the
top of the parade-'37 or '38
it was. And Bob is one of
the few stars I have known
who became nicer and nicer
as he became more success
f,,1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-11
Mary Couldn't Last

Hard to believe that Mary
Martin was ever unappreci-
ated professionally. But even
after she starred in a movie
with Bling Crosby, no one
could see her as a permanent
star. Thank goodness, Mary
went back to Broadway
where she is now an inSti-
tuition.
Judy Garland was slim and
wrote poetry when I first
knew her. Wonder if she
would have retired then, had
she known of all the prob
Evening star., 1962-05-09
Odds and Ends
Mrs. J. j., Tdkond Pa

Mrs. J. j., Tdk0ffld Park
If anyone has odds and
ends of yarn which they do
not want, and yet hate to
throw away. I will be happy
to have them. Be they thin
or thick. small pieces or
large, in bright colors or dull.
I want them. Contact me in
writing throught RCH.
Thank you.
Evening star., 1962-05-09
Mexican Pudding
Mrs. N. w.. Washington

Mrs. N. W. washington
I am very anxious to have
a recipe for a Mexican pud-
ding or a cornstarch pud-
ding. I lost my recipe and
would love to have another.
I know I made it with milk,
eggs, sugar, vanilla and corn
starch, but I don't know the
quantities.
The bottom of the baking
dish was lined with pineapple
and the pudding was topped
with beaten egg whites and
Evening star., 1962-05-09
Paint Remover
To A. B. W., BurtonSuille
r A c Arliu0ton

Any size paint brush can
be soaked in paint remover
until the paint is soft and
easy to scrape off and out.
Follow by washing thorough
ly in turpentine. When your
brush is dry it will be as good
as new. I hope you like this
method for removing old
paint from your brushes; I
do
Evening star., 1962-05-09
Here's How

Reoders' Clearing House is con-
Quoted ENTIRELY THROUGH THE
NAIL os o pubIie-seriee exehsnss
Of ideas between ereo Feoder& The
Stor eonnot oeeept phone coils per-
toinins to this column. All letters
must beor the writer's full nome and
oddrsss. No advertising is printed.
Evening star., 1962-05-09
READERS
CLEARING HOUSE
Words to a Fother's Proyer'
Mrs. =. ". E.. SilpeT Sprino

MTS r W. e., SttDeT Spring
am wondering if any of you readers can sup
ply me with the words to "a Fathers Prayer" be-
heve it was written by General Douglas Macarthur.
The first line is as follows Build me son. o
Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he
is weak and brave enough to face himself when he
Evening star., 1962-05-09

baked. Your help will be ap-
preciated.
Evening star., 1962-05-09
A RentoI?

To Mrs. C. A. Go Rockville
Mrs. o. F. B.. Washington
I want to thank you for
your article 1 read about the
circus party you gave for your
child.
1t appeared in RICH under
the heading. Under the
Neighborhood Big Top. 1 co
have one question: Did you
rent, make or buy the horse
and elephant outfits worn by
the teen-aged helpers?
Evening star., 1962-05-09

is afraid; a son who will be
proud and unbending when
humble and gentle in vic
tory"
I win appreciate your kind
ness in helping me with the
rest of this prayer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-15
Denotes VigOr

Study recent newspaper
shots of the President" Dan
iels continues. Mote that he
never looks straight into the
lens. He never fails his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-15
Eddie Fishers Hovinq
The Time of His Life

lieved nothing could dent his
new-found assurance.
Il won't go back to Lon
don for a long, long time. Oh
boy!" and in spite of him.
self there was a faint Shud-
der at the recollection of all
he had gone through during
Elizabeth's close brush with
death. But I'd like to go
back to Rome-it's a beau
tiful city for a couple of
weeks only. No one should
stay there any longer than
two weeks. After ALL" and he
grinned, there are a lot of
things I didn't get to See."
During Eddie's eight months
in Rome, he didn't get to see
much outside of the Cine
Citta studios where Cleo
patra" was being filmed.
Nonstop Talker
Ever since I opened at
the Coconut Grove"-where
his Enthusiastically successful
first night was reported by
Walter Winchell-"I've been
talking and singing. I talk
all the time, never stop. 1t
was a wonderful night for
See GRAHAM, Page F-3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-15
BROADWAY
Stars Are Still Addicted
To Ancient Superstitions

Thing Happened on the Way
to the Forum" In an emer-
gency, Hastings once had to
get a shirt there. The show
turned out to be a click, and
a visit to the haberdasher
became a habit.
The favorite amulet of
RoSalind Russell is a rab-
bits foot she acquired when
she first started in the thea
ter, and which she uses as a
makeup buster for rouge.
Playwrights, Too
By way of demonstrating
that playwrightS aren't i'm
mune to superstition, Gore
Vidal always wears an old
gray tweed suit to his OPEN
ings. For the cast party aft
erwardS, he sometimes hur-
ries home to change into a
dinner jacket.
The favorite voodoo of
other stage folk concerns
things to door avoid.
When Phyllis Thaxter got
her first big chance in the
Chicago production of
Claudia" she nervously
dropped a mirror Just before
the debut performance. The
show was a giant hit. Ever
since, the lady who now is
starring in Take Her, She's
Mine" has made sure to
smash a mirror prior to each
opening.
A similar fetish for defy
ing the jinx beliefs of civil
ianS" people outside show
business) is evident in one
of the theater's oldest ex-
pressions. Never say Good
luck!" before a premiere to
a player. The proper charm
is Break a leg!"
Barry Nelson has another
way of outfoxing gremlins.
If you see the star of Mary,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-15

Mary" stomping on a comb,
it doesn't mean he is angry.
1t is simply because he re-
fuses to pick up a dropped
comb without stepping on it,
first with his right and then
his left foot.
Shoe Happy Types
Shoes have a special place
in the world of Cyril Ritch-
ard. With certain colleagues
he shares belief that it's bad
luck to put boots on a shelf
above your head. And Ed
Wynn resolutely refuses ever
to throw away a pair of worn
broganS.
Splitting things affects Jes-
Sica Tandy and Angela Lans-
bury in different ways. Miss
Tandy beams with delight if
someone drops sugar acct
dentally during a tea break.
Miss Lansbury, however, re-
fuses to reclaim money that
tumbles out if her handbag
upSetS.
Many players, big and lit
tie, also share a reluctance
to read critical reviews. At
least they say they never do.
Some call that a superstition
too. But others regard it
merely as common sense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-15
SCREEN

AMBASSADOR - Bon Voyage" Fred MacMurray
comic jaunt for Disney; $780, 4:05 645 and $3.50 pm.
APEX-"A Summer to Remember; of the better Rus
sian films; /, 240, 4:30, $40, sos and 10 pm.
CAPITOL-Hatari"; spectacular Safar adventure with
John Wayne; los. 3:45 $50 and 9:15 pm.
DUPONT-"Miracle Worker" moving drama on the life
of Helen Keller; /, sos, Sis, 725 and 9:40 pm.
KEITHS-"Bird Man of Acatraz" striking prison film
1875, 4:10 $50 and $50 pm
MacARTHUR-"Only Two Can Play Peter Sellers at the
top of his comedy FORM 2, $685. 6. 1855 and 9:55 pm.
METROPOLITAN-"Bon Voyage" 1870, 4:05 $50 and
$50 pm.
ONTARIO-"Lolita; film version of Vladimir Nabokov's
novel; lis. 4:05. Z and 9:55 pm.
PALACE-"Boys Night Out; 1885, 1885, $40, TAO and
GAS pm.
PLAYHOUSE - Advise and Consent" Otto Preminger
looks at politics. las, Ais 6:45 and 9:15 pm.
PIAzA-"Sky Above-the Mud Below" documentary Ills,
2:40, AGO. 6:15. 8 and $50 pm.
TOWN-"That Touch of Mink; another comedy-romance
romp Cary Grant, Gig Young, Doris Day; los 3:05,
sos, 7:05 and 9:05 pm
TRANS-LUx-"Advise and Consent; 1880 4, $780, pm.
UPTOWN-"West Side Story; Holywood's camera adds
delightful luster to Americas most be-
quilting stage musical 2 and $3.50 pm.
WARNER-"El Cid"; Charlton Heston the Spanish hero
in mammoth movie spectacle; 2, Sis and $3.50 pm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-15
By JAY CARMODY
Drama Critic of The Star


Eugene IoneSco is a slim
ulating chap to have around
in summer theater or that of
any other season.
The Rumanian-born play
wright who became a French
man by marriage is author
of The RhinoceroS." 1t is
at Olney theater, will run
another fortnight, and, re-
gardlesS of ones degree of
agreement or disagreement
with IoneSco, it is the the
atrical event of the summer.
With Samuel Beckett, the
Irish voluntary exile in Paris.
Ionesco is 1.-The most among
avant garde dramatiStS. His
part of their co-leaderShip of
the theater-of- absurd
movement is most firmly
fixed by THE Rhinoceros."
And by another of his full
length plays, The Killer"
Both plays, by the way, have
a fuzzy-minded fellow name
of Berenger as their domi-
nant character.
Laughs Amid POignancy
This character labelling is
an element of IoneSco'S phi
loSophy of theater that there
is nothing in a name, either.
1t represents a judgment
which presumably goes for
the name Ionesco. Certainly
this is implied in a hooking
reference to a playwright
named Ionesco in THE
RhinoceroS." 1t is one of
the plays refreshing laughs,
of which there are so many
and such cheerful ones in a
play so essentially poignant.
Ionesco is a playwright. of
hypnotic contradictions. of
wit and woe, cruelty and COM
passion, Scorn and under
standing. clarity and con-
fusion. This makes him a
difficult man to get along
with in the case of both per-
formers and audience. The
atergoerS willing to make
the effort he demands, how
ever, will find him an au-
thor with a singing, nim-
BILE and subtle mind.
The Rhinoceros" is a play
about the human condition.
Ionesco finds that condition
monstrous, probably hopeless.
So. he has written a play
about the banal. hollow, ir-
responsible populace of a
small provincial French town
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-15

arms. But he does use a
most effective, short chop
ping motion with his right
hand and sometimes the fore
finger is added. This denotes
vigor of character and per-
sonality, makes for fine en-
phasis in driving home a
point"
His prediction television
debates with Richard Nixon
were an outstanding example
of what relaxed Photographic
demeanor can do for a pol
itician, Daniels believes.
The camera expert, chalk
ing up his 45th year with
M-G-M by filming Jumbo"
thinks Franklin Delano
Roosevelt rates around the
top among White House pho
togenics of all time, and adds
that Abraham Lincoln might
have been a sensation had
he reigned in this era. But
he gives JFK the nod for top
spot.
Only Troupers Relax
Getting back to his bread
and-butter lensing problems
in Hollywood, Daniels says it
takes a real smart trouper
along the movietown career
way to relax and turn on a
good face at quick notice.
Where an actor may appear
completely at ease under his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-15
Presidents q Model Model

grease paint on a sound
stage, he might look like the
town idiot when caught can
didly at some public gath
ering, it is pointed out.
Some great personalities of
the past were so frightened
of the studio portrait gal
ery-to which frequent Wis
its were necessary for pub
licity paintings that all
sorts of trickery had to be
schemed to lure them in for
sittings.
Spencer Tracy was by far
the most elusive and the
most difficult to corral.
Hence, portraits of him re-
main old and limited. During
his Is years as top star at
M-G-M Spence made only
TWO Official appearances IN
the still gallery.
Tracy Tricked
After a 10-year lapse and
with the publicity depart
ment clamoring for new pho
tos, it was veteran photog-
rapher Clarence Bull, Dan
iels relates, who finally
managed to trick Spence
into his domain. Bull told the
star that an old mutual
friend from Wisconsin was in
his office. When Tracy
bounced in, Bull locked the
doors and turned on his
lights.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-15
BY SHEILAH GRAHAM
North American Newspaper Alliance


HOLLYWOOD. - For the
first time in my life, I'm en-
joying what I'm doing" said
Eddie Fisher. He smiled, then
corrected himself - mo. I
also enjoyed what I did at
the beginning of my career
but then I was very young"
I visited Eddie in what he
calls his bachelor" home,
high up in the hills of Bev-
erly. And if I hadn't person.
ally seen his contentment I
would have thought he was
whistling in the dark or that
a press agent had put the
words into his mouth and
the happy look on his face.
Il have rented this house
for a year." he continued,
land you may read Of my
dating a lot of girls because
will - but no more mar
riages, for some time any,
way" The list Of girls who
have dined and danced with
the 33-year-old Fisher in
cludes Juliet Prowse and An
nette Cash both these ladies
have also had quite a few
dates with Frank Sinatra,
who lent Eddie his Palm
Springs house after the break
with Elizabeth Taylor.
Has No Regrets
II regret nothing that has
happened to me-" Eddie as
Sured me. 1--WE learned to
accept life. I'm less fright
ened of everything. remem-
Der being most frightened
when I flew from Washing
ton to Korea. There were
mostly generals on the plane,
and no one spoke to me. To
make it worse, the flight was
very rough"
Even rougher was the Or
deal of facing the press with
the truth when he returned
Unexpectedly to New York
after realizing that the mar
riage for which he had given
up his children and their
mother was over with the
advent of Richard Burton
into the private life of Eliza
beth Taylor. Fisher landed
in the hospital.
But now - 81 never felt
stronger in my life. I have
so many plans. I'm still going
to produce The Gouffe Case
and several people are in
terested in this. I'm going to
do two albums, I'm going to
appear in Las Vegas, Tahoe,
some one-nighters in the
East. I'm going to do Phila-
delphia, my home town - I
haven't been there for two
years. I shall appear at the
Palace or the Winter Garden
in the fall"
Rome Is Beautiful
will you be going to Eu-
rope in the near future?" I
asked. I didn't want to tread
on delicate ground, but from
where I was sitting, facing
him in his white and blue
living room with a view over
the pool and the city I be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-15
BROADWAY
By WILLIAM GLOVER
Associated Press Writer


NEW YORK. - A super
stitious bunch, theater peo-
pie. And inventive.
Always making up an
other omen, charm, taboo or
whammy cure.
One leading lady dotes on
mirror = smashing. Another
never rehearses a shows last
line. A male star won't take
off his hat.
The crafts addiction to
abracadabra is ancient. Be-
ing dedicated to the en-
chantment of others prob
ably helps explain the play
ers' addiction to private
magic and innocent fetish.
Many pet crotchets con-
Germ inanimate mascots in
extricably linked in their
owners mind to career for
tune.
Basso Cesare Slept brought
along a little bronze pig for
his recent Broadway debut in
Bravo Giovanni"
Fedora Fancier
Kaye Ballard, singing CO.
medicine of Carnival"
never starts an engagement
without a certain cut-crystal
perfume bottle safely on her
makeup table. Her father
gave it to her when she left
Cleveland to enter show
business and it hasn't been
out of her possession since.
Oscar Homolka is a fedora
fancier. For years he has had
a battered brown hat which
never leaves his head during
rehearsals for stage, screen
or television.
Eli Wallach won't be sep
arated from a 50 pocket
watch which he treasures as
good luck insurance. Wallach
bought the timepiece years
ago while attending the Uni
versity of Texas and had it
with him at his first sue
cessful addition.
Another stage stalwart,
Hume Cronyn, is a pipe
puffer and keeps looking for
roles that will permit him to
use that taliSman. Through
out all rehearsals he keeps a
battered brier busy, whether
appropriate to the part or
not.
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TODAY'S SCHEDULES
STAGE

CARTER BARRON ANIPHITHEATER The Kingston
Trio $3.50 PM
oLNEY THEATER-"Arms and the Man; 2:3O and $3.50
pm
WASHINGTON THEATER CLUB - Period of Adjust
ment"; 2:30 and $3.50 pm.
SHADY GROVE MUSIC FAIR-Dark "Fforelo" starts
tomorrow.
HoWARD-Dee Clark Marveettes show: @ 445. 7:3O and
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Now It's a Habit

Producer Hal Prince has a
variation on the pipe legend.
Every time one of his shows
starts a tryout run in New
Haven, Prince hies to the
nearest tobacconist and buys
a bowl. He never smokes a
pipe the rest of the year.
Each visit to New Haven
starts with a special pur-
chase also for Harold Hast
ings, currently conducting
the orchestra in "A Funny
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-15

Corinne Calvet plays a leading feminine role
in "Hemingway's Adventures of a Young
Man," having 1O-city premiere this week to
coincide with the authors birthday, July FL
LOew's Palace here is one of the 10, with the
opening set for Thursday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-15
THE PASSING SHOW
OIney's Ionesco
Summers Peak

which turns itself into rhi-
noceroSes. The single excep-
ton to this reverSion to
beaStlineSS is his man Beren-
ger.
Berenger is ludicrously per-
feet as a choice of Last Man.
He is an alcoholic weakling
who must constantly fortify
himself with brandy. Yet irF
the very moment when his
terror impelS him to join the
rhinoceroS herd, a wisp of hui
man dignity calls him back.
He fingers to make a final
forlorn check on how brave
the lonely really can be.
The answer to this enigma.
in Berenger'S case, would
seem to be mot very" New
ertheleSs, there is something
about him that makes him
the logical survivor of a
species that gives up a high
destiny as just too damn
ably hard to attain on a
planet where reason has de-
stroyed faith. Ionesco makes
wiStfully clear that this in
cludeS his own faith, almost.
He does have Berenger left.
Olney'S production, domi-
mated by Sam Wanamaker's
absorbing and amusing Ber-
enger and directed by James
Warning, has many engaging
aspects. One of these is a
cheerful resignation to the
prospect that THE Rhinocer-
os" is destined to be as con-
troverSial here as it has been
everywhere else.
It clearly agrees with
IoneSco that what the thea
ter needs is controversy, q
prelude perhaps to revolt
against a drama of conven-
tional gibberish. One of the
major charms of THE Rhi-
noceros" is that gibberish
can be fun. All a play-
wright has to do is be pur-
poseful in showing how alb
surd it actually is. The
shock of this revelation in
Ionesco'S tragi-comedy is to
make the theatergoer feel
that maybe he had not bet
ter say anything for a few
days.
Splendidly Acted
Quite a dramatic effect,
this one is. 1t is almost
enough in itself to justify
seeing THE Rhinoceros" and
then urging ones friends to
see it.
Wanamaker's Berenger Is
a splendidly conceived and
acted anti-hero, anti-char-
acter in the artless design of
Olney's production. He is a
shy, compulsive talker among
a mob of compulsive takers
who are too rhinoceros-
skinned to be shy. In any
other play. he would be iden-
tifiable as a pitiable coward
making vocal noises to keep
his courage up.
Not Berenger. He talks to
keep his courage from dis
appearing altogether. And, in
the course of his verbal de-
luge, he manages to make
some riotous comments on
human experience. Among
these. this correspondents
favorite is his pathetic, II
can't get used to living"
This is pretty close to pure
Saroyan in Saroyan's better
days. 1t is even purer Iones-
co and the cumulative effect
of this sort of thing is to give
avant garde theater an en-
dearing quality to which all
save the most rhinoceros-like
theatergoers must succumb.
Some of its other qualities
are not so disarming, its rel
alive plotlesSness, formlesS-
ness. and its abrupt changes
of mood. Yet, it is by these
negative elements that We,
and We, and We shall know
that avant garde drama at
its best finally has come to
Washington. From Europe
where it has been vastly more
highly developed than in this
country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-15
BY HAROLD HEFFERNAN
North American Newspaper Alliance

NOIth AMERICAN newspaper Aludnce
HOLLYWOOD. - Candid
cameras nowadays lurk at
every turn of the road, every
crack in the door. 1t has be-
come a must for all people
lowering anywhere near the
news spotlight to be con-
stantly on the alert, ready in
a split second to put that
best face forward, one of
Hollywood's most expert lens
men points out.
IF a person is inclined to
freeze when a camera sud-
denly pops out at him from
nowhere" says Bill Daniels,
who has now three cinemat-
ographic Oscars, 'it wouldn't
be a bad idea if he adopted
the practice of President
John F. Kennedy-one that
has made him a picturesque,
colorful figure in the public
prints. Get into notion!
I'm any kind of a casual
shot, from movie to still
camera, quick action on the
Presidents part invariably
radiates charm and PERSONAL
ity," he adds.