Variety (March 1944)

Vednesflay, Match %% 1944 CHATTER 47 Broadway Dcnei Dm ling, singei. 4-F DJ%e Ep'-tein in from the Coast • ' Tuni F:;-.ci;iiP br.ck Jroin l:ie Coast. :■ Louis Sobol had cyst removed h orn face. ;f' ■'?--^ V''"-:-.v:■ r■■„'■,: Ctoi4P R''''t left for Hollywood jtsieul.iy «28) -^iiniiJl ASCAP dinner tonigh't iWed ) At the Kit? Jiik"; C Stem MCA piexy, due in ■fvonl the Coa--t ai'cuuui Api-ii i-eo CaTiH'' in' New' York for^. 'p.a./ at Loc\\ !> St.ite tomoiiow (.50). :' ■ -.Suijl'icisi.' 'ik'hn v 'Mi'Sft.n,? 'aMtltoriftg:' Bioadwnv Sloly. "22 Giains of Sait" Hciuy E'-'^ex now back, with "Ar- senic and Old Late" at the Hudbon, PaiiJ Gios'inger, goina into Arm>, ■gK'C'tf ,a?,dinnyvUasf'1A^edn,e^^ (22')' ; iit Toot.-:. Sho:-V. ';>'/"''/ ■/'.;;'■ •''"''' , SCliarlptte^Biiciwald.f; w '.iS: WfrSi: ■'i,e'\v'i'.s; :H'ftrnT6ji..■■tVt S'. '.xy-ritlen.' 'a' 'Jilay'. "dalleci f-SeHHs, :Otit.";; i' . ; ; Lou Cla>ton ducked Hollywood siitX ;.t.h'e"; Hjllc're.i^t' 'C-Ci to. visit ■ Keve., 'will S'ebiioz.fil'ur^ntc.;';'.;"" ^' '■'•■■I''- ".' ,•■ ..Rudbl)5h . Monter.,' ■' producei', ' of' ^■^'^ojpb in', thie' Ayind'" ;'(tIA)" Jett 'Iqr ' :'#c!-'C6ast'..yesfcrda.V; .(28);. ■ , "V ■ '...■.'Jpheph'. Pi;n(;u,«;;; ;20Ui;-Fbx; .e ; taifiiit.'executiv to ■Flprida :'b.n; '..4l4 anniftd.'.w'iiitci\y#S^ V ' ■' ' '-r-S ^ .jhci .:^JJili6.rt ■ .fiiacksione' /Aiie'jicy: -Waivsjiradd-i^ib^n^^^^ J'Sh'fidt' i& its, radio'depar^^^ ■.. Alan, F. Cummidgs, head of Metro ■ ■■ix.iahahgo .apei'atibiris,-!' o.n'vindef: - JcaVe .-red.oivci'jivgyfrbra'a'^^ itln-e.s;-;; Ciuirie.s Franci.s C^-e due back . from Florida nexi iisor.ih r.nd.to re- stime ipealiing tiek tor Hays office Al Maigoltes. talent icp, leaving nc 1 week for the Cofibt wliere he 11 be hoii'-e guest ot Altud Hitchcock ;.:'■!'-.!Fr. '•'.M.'. Bcsscy. Altec. Service y.p.. back I'lom swing thiough middle-^ west .runmy Rogci-s. Ron of the L.t" Wilf .Kb';iGr.s; \\'.hrt"ltas been Vprodiicirig, on' the Ilal Roach lot, \acationin" in :p;:-rj/:'': V,:;-'". ■■::■ '':'■■ .vc >C 'v%.^' V ;.. "Bobino." played in- Greenwich A'illage pt CiirL'-imiis tin".c. will be Eastei .attiacdon at the Adelphi N Y / Brdadwayiles.^.riiss' Harry C. Mun- ■' roe, torm'er generiil, niatlHiSej';. ol llie , B'Siui ulothe.-; .sha}).<, Ay ho.' died re'-, c< ntiy. ■, ■•■ , V ■ '"■' ■'.■■■5-'' ; Stanley Wi.lUer. ot Herald Trib. fractured; shpiilder-; .la.si. week, but hone altei ievcral da^is of hospitali- . zatibn^i '. ■' 1':.;'v•: ' ■ '■'■■ '■'^ .Johnny Buiko Uniaining m the Diamond Hbiseshoe Imenp an ad- ..dilional fortnight peiuiinK Bob Halls reUini from his vacntion. '''X-,'.. Joe Shea, eastern, representative \;b;£ ' Ca'gnoy., FvSduc'ttbns. . su^^^^ leco\eied fio-n opeuitinn to talk to .. friends .at Polyclinic hofoital. ' Canada Lee Helen Waien Philip ■ Hii.<ton ar,d othor.HWill .silve. bits from 'Oihcllo" and M.icbeth ' at School of Social Re-eaicn Sunday (2) ■Ks-c Block (& Sullv) a likeH ad- di .on to Aitlnir Kobe ^ My Dear Bella' whicli .Tohn Golden s pto- ■ ducing. tills: season' oil Broad way; -v. '■■Singapov.e.- .foe" Fi.-^her. who .-■e.'S.caped ..SingapcirG when the .laps took that eiU will Icctuie on 'The Pacific AQanic' al Town trail, Apnl ; Hari.y Clark .«la'.ed for '.he .service SbbH, v.\yKiah. ;is.^ ■ lijs with- diawp) liom "One Touch of Venus' Horace iVtacMahon turned down the Jjait Mey^r Davis, who lUst bouqht in on anolhoi show Helen Goes to Troy" hnvk from: Palm Beach. Jack" Goldslein: , (2(nh-Fox.l ijack from .-Miami Be^chi Hotel Gotham w ill open a new eock^i,ie.ry.'a.nd . after'-diiiri^ April 10. Boltc to be. called Ed- ■.wa.rciian Room. Was ■: designed % rncodo'e Simp'on Dailv News Golden Glo\e boMn™ .cpntcsts. tmaled. between: 'New York and Chicago winners at Madison .Ssquare. ,Garden .Monday: (27). ,^ It w»s the 19th annual ses.sion. iMo moie biupping for Margie Jiaii—and thats an order from hus- oand Seaman Jacobs, cx-pa now nm looey in Aimy Which make- Mtss Hart a housewife 1heic dajs Lalane Riveia, who was with the Met opera as Lilhan Claik made hei nitery debut last nisht (28) at the St Regis Maisonette N Y. She plays own accompaniment for hci \oeals. _ f-i^ and Hal ■ Horne's.-.'d'ftufihter. uaibara is nov "Mademoiselle" cor- respondent on the Duke U campus wheie she aitends. The Homes, in- cidentally due for a Coast quickie tnjs weekend Joan Roheits' fust lor D,-i\jd O "nil". P'obably be a musical, Ukiahoma" star vacates Broadway smash in June Alfred Drake, of sjjinc show quits also in June for Columbia Picls Mis Loia Valadon, of the wiie cvchii!; tuin of Dan and Lora Vala- «on, has fully lecovcied fiom in- turies suAeied five jcais ago in the W and IS going to rejoin the act ..vJ"" ^^^^ Valadon :,^. ^Winged; Victory:' .least gave Moss■ Hail a welcome-back pailv and fipw at the Hplel Asior. Roof last week.■pfl.the bpoa'siph :n£ the atithoi."S leturn from Hollywood. w/,eie he Fo\ the film adaptation for 2(lth- Bauy Nelson, absent fiom l.,'^?,"* Of "Winged Victoiv" for the past three month.s becruse'of illness letumed to the --how at (he 44th SI last night, (Tuesj, In his absence. P\t Jphn Andes had been acting that pait Ma//one-Abbott Apaches feat iicd in Lou .Walters''"Montmattre 'Mad- ness" revue at the Latm Quaitei i signed tor Republic film, "Biaiil 'i Pamela Bntton. recent vocalist w ith ! Don McGrane's orefi(}stra--.'''aii.: tile • Latm Quarter signed b\ Metro foi "The Harvey Giri.v." ^/•:■::■;{ Sophie Ti:;-i;er \vili' b:e ' h&f«>5's tb'i' 2)0 scL\icemen at the L.mibs club tomonow night i30) But since no ladies are permitted in the Lambs, Soph wil) welcome the bojs via telephoiie. singing a song for them also Onlv two othei ladies h.ive been liosiesies up to now. Ueitiude Lawience and Katharine Cornell. London Rio de Janeiro By Fhil Dunnins j Opeia season at the Mun-cipal owns in .June , n Jail Cli;ytoh liiakinK ig.A.?.' camp | s!:o\v to..! on way back to HoUy- i WOodiy, ■■• /;■■";■;:/.■ '''):\-' ] '-.^Boi-ciit Friclc. Coorpiiuitor .of In- : 4er-AiiTt;ricai1.;-.^iTa'iriji.'tq''^^S and' vacation. ,- . ■■ ... .. j Soccer lootball llu most populai j 'Sijbrt 'iti..,Ei:<jzii;,- ■■Soiiii' of'tlib ..St'adi-.,f ;iii:s seal 80.000 people.: ■,.'. sf. .-, ' ■•, The: Ui'6.i ,;irt'd Copiicuijiir.a Casinos ' iaiigling ■ for-, Aiiicri.eiiii..: nairie,'jenterr .1 tainiwS: fptijthcir. Apifii: shpws/ ' ■ At thc u quest ot ^ctor.^iind au-J thoi .societies 10 picture theatic. be-} inu turned back to stage shows. .•: I I,: ■Euri.co. .Silya's 'itewr' conictiy,. ■'■VcT'j l.'iifjjiQ.:dc..' Cobra." 'at.-Rival Tcalro. .is"' ra ■liit, here uiid..might';b«J:..SieeW :ib''iuie'' ^./States nb>;t' scai>Oh.'.':i ■.'.>■■'■.■■ ..'■:'•■. ',:..*' ..' :'•-. I Joiacy CanicU o"s ncrw comedy, "Nos, as Mulhciesi' ("We> the Wom- en'), w'ltl E\a Tudor starred, will follow: "Abico cia Cegouha" into Teatro Serr.ir.dnr. .■'■> ■:: '•,':, •. The.:Caniaval h'if :.timest:vNijj.guem' Knsaipu," "Eu Bi'inko" and "Sou: Onolic," are some of the Brazilian iWmljc i'K-.^^th'at.'. .\V ' King Coficc' show in the States- i Will Rowland »11 since crossing o'vcr to England.' '.' :/:>'• ■ Eincst Betts olcctfd cliairmnn ol fflm^!iSctl(3ft:.of;ct:{fiJ^ Cli^c^ffi'-'y'' ■;':v Lydia Kjasht'.s Russ'an Ballet to Winlei Gaiden Ipr br,et seaspu . Return of i btitK.. iias caiisei:! " big Sly mpjii ■p;vl'e:,at,popular .islleet :■ .F'iTih -ShciMiard. .back.-I'rbii^^^^ pci.itipn at ToiqUuy, alter several y.^eelvSili!no«sv .■'.:■ ■ -{.-cyi Gcojge Fo mbv - film, "Bell Bot- .totit". GebriiE."' , l3,aiin'e;:l: 'f ot;. Bire;i:bne.' .sciene;, .shows': Georijfe ''ifoblii'ig ■"•iNazl spies ; David Lyons uromoled by Odebn ■qinbriTasxIi'oriv^hsiCi,^^^ iiWjiafierV tp, as-: sistant: tb' ■Jolin:'.-0e'nneft>:' btiblicity 'heifd.-. : ■' ■ ::. '■:' .. ■■ \ Jack HyllPif ,'re'.vn-;i'j;g./>.^T'ha I^ilae .'Dprnfiibat ■«is:;Ma,ies.ty.■.s',- MarS '2I,; OrigUially p.oduccd ,n 1918, it ran two vcais ' M'eb.o' ^-Jias-'',s;nFic''d ifilmiHg:'first'-'pf: ..new ■[i&.ic^'. p'f:-British :-.U5dc iilms. .sta.iii'iiig.;E<ifc!feA_Doii;ifc. ;\'fesley Rii.g- gies\ iS'4iroctqr:''v:i;; ;;';■■■:: ::;■.'' ' . ''■ -. ,ilad5,Tjtyibr/lias 'sigiKiVufcd-'Dbug.- ias:.,;\yai5giictd ~.nrid.:ga.i>.£i'; to iicad his. iuinuai. 'Bla-ckp.ppl r-ShDW',:' oil ':' South ■R:cr'";;jl{ed.d.ed;.:tQ' opeivi\I.a.y;''1:;. .■.'■; '. ,..:,Hai.ri'-.. Sali£ijian,.:'iiip,w;-iH';.GWL. '.in; :lJ>ria.bn, ',lop fribhd.s/ of .tiiiie' 'wiie'ii .'he''vvbi*ked:fpt iR:bttefl )5 tt-Eg-*.-; 6i(<itfMxT5n''Paris::";^^'^7' iT,.- B. /Pile,s?fey>;,' ■.n.e'.^V;. 'p]-a;jr,. • Hpvy .A:re; .;,r,hby jit, ■HiB:me?," -j,i'ov>-:. ■in'-:'tebea'iv; sal; ,\\vilh Jaiie ':Car);, /AuSftli' 'Yrevtfc, :;J'eiani£cr ■ Cjr'ay!''and'■ Noel" Drydbh'- iiV ■feast,:'. Br.si: .Oca-n pSociucing. . j , ■':'. 12 at ladiR station CSH foi two weeks, at reported SUiO.OOO ■ 'llex>, ■highest: ever: p'atd.' :a ..■.Mi%\;ibaij:ieiTt&'-. tainei. Also set loi ^,a'e wpik at Teati'O^Aloazar. Havana ;:f{)r"'--'bi.g '.Sair • ai'yi ■. He ijust' ■firiishcd'.i'.filjii, ''QisnA llptel" here. ■,,•■>."■ :.•■':■ .■;, "r'^::;'.' ■'■;■: Hollywood Chicago ;.■■■■; Hann.ih ■ WillianiS' heads', t'-.c new show at the L;;!:r. Quarter.. ■ ,: ... - Pied Evans resisined as dance di- rector of the Che/ Paroe succeeded ■b)f..OH*iS;BeKiiardi,l9i* ;' .' :3jausto:;iCleva.-,l!ii.<i bo^n ■ apilojiitti^. ■a'rtistic^ .^director'',' pC:: tfie' Chicagc^ Ppera'i.company ■ ;:h.v ■,:,the ' |xo;ii:d :';,..0'f ■governors. .■■,• .,,,■.-' ■ . Noel Nolaii. formerly li: Noll and Npiaii,; has' jbine'd:.:tbc Ri!itiier,!.H,ou!5e: produijtipn:' staff "as, Mcrriell Abbott's dari'ce'.dtrectbi'..^ '■.:. ,' .: ■■ ■..•,' ■^. ..'' Edciy Cranur , p'. ch ■■Open.'!- April':? in tile Tavern. Ro.oni of the Bssmarfclt-: hotel,!':..s,(;!.ceeedin.g. Al iiuiud'.Buisseret. prchi :',i. '.:' ;■: :,';,'; ".■ ':■■;V:., ;' ■'::•.■ Frank Borgo. violihiSt; with Tom- 'iii.'s; Lev's band in ti'e I'u.n^p Room pi; ■:':the, AniEja.s-s'tido.r'■ 'h'ot(:i,;'is: ,,fprni- ■ii'%: .■his..'p:w)i'-";''.i to s,i:ic.cef.'d:' Jirn Blade in ti^e Baii.nese Koor.i; of liie BJiicksfor.e .Ivotpl \<ihen IaUcr■s.\'^•.ittih.- ■es:.•.PVe'r'.<5XBlus■ivftly■.:1b■■'l^ad^^^^^ , !.;..■'.. Australia House Reviews i Coiitimicia .from page 43: Karlo. Philly handles- comic vocals in bigtimc iEash.iP:ri.'. • : ■ '■,'■..,•:,:■':■,: ■ ■y-'"'}: . . Featured nuniberis. arc "I'm Com-: ing IlonK one ol Hcatherton's own cb'mposit ioj-is v'yhicii; he" : .sings, irpn- 'icpilly.:iii:'.'\-ibw:. of the: spbl he's.'head- ing lor. liay and ..l\liss:::Warreri .'atSP tean-i .up in a;:)3:l:pasa,rit .iarrartge'menii' Pi Loa\e Us Face Jt ' Chase kicjcsi .iipuid Papci DpH ' and Maii/y ppais" netting lots ot gi.i:.'.!les. Jane Withers the sci pen's 'I- know-ra-secTet' hoyden; Jias' grown into a lookci but hasnt lost any of that infectious Kood-humoi and bouncc-,; xvhich ■ eivaracterized her cin'«;ma'';''p.e.rsbiaai:itj?; .:■ Although her voice- Iciives^ lots, to.: be' desired, she. .sells' :li,er .sphgs';t6.' the' satisfiictipn iof -a.N.-ami.rbpvvs-'.~p"ft--^ta a-^remciido® ova I ion I G.il tees oir with a medley of 1 I 'Oklahoma" numbeis .segues into a ■ iTOVikityi.bit tagjiod .'■rill, the.:Pinup' Gal wlu) .Mways Gets. Unpinnetl." .1 hen : winds. ' uo :with'' ".Shoo-Shoo Baby'' gbrug 1; to a .jitterbug routine i wrl.th. Hal C'i-.;n.-;e. IVh all. .goo'd fun. :■ ' Sfcv:e Evcin's. adds' to tin;, hilarity |, With a ..zany .act.:; which is .surefire. ) He s found out that the way tomake . iHi ■au.c!;le1ice; la'li.gh is to lau!;h your- ispll'; -:A-bit in which ho mimics the :;l.'uig'h.ter: of Ih.e; various types in the IpcWs dovntiont is hvstencal The l.:,guy' is oi'ie' of :'tlie .top .■il■npre.s.%ib'il^st^i ■^ii1.,'■thc.:l3usinbssi.■ v,^ . ,:.:,;'■,' i ■^: ..•:■.'-'■■,■■' |.:,,' fibuse was weil-iilled wlien caught I,Friday alternoon.. .S/in(. . Hipp. Hallo : : ' Bttlfmiorej ■jvfnrcli; 2.'). ' Lcniii, Gate. Leiiis L Von Bob Eastori L Stars (.1), Pcnil U'il/iniiis, Charles O Doniiell, t e. ive . hi.Ut Bouse Orch (12), 'None S'lmll Escape' (Co/) (2d irfc.) ' .Change of stage: layout ' to . rouiul out h.o. of ■ tilni pprtiPii "None S hair . Escape''' jCol) is s',a:id;;rd vaude leaning a bit on tiie intery inlluenee but well.rounded in actual plaving Ltnnj Gale is allotted the cmice stint along with h's own niche a.'iu is adeciuate. Fast opening Is :supplicd::by;-Lt's\'is: & Vaii, dijo of isw'ift fiipsters vyho utilize -tii'iy: .sfair.s lor skillful loutines and a bulling ■challenge.-'■■■■". ';■■-■ '•■■■]] -jri^.-:, Pearl Williams, .self accompany- ing her vocals -on the ivories, is <.s--a>ing straight pops m this as- signment away Irtim the couvert chaigos, and ioiiisttn.s well Fol- lowing a typical vcisipn ot ' I^filk- .man" <he --.swings: out with:,; "Shoo Shoo Bab\ ' St Louis Blue ' and '•'Hoi'ic.\-su(jlde 'Rpsc'': 'ai}. ,sb^ veiv hiit Jl.ikes good .spot loi Ch.nlcs ODonneU and llis hpkey business at a bieakaway piano which bungs considerable lauglltei and supplies a gpcjd change of pace Bob liastoji and his mixed pan ol niKUcts sLoie well enough with ,itl}el:i'-: ".guggiag-.y vocals 'and',' danc- ing. Tiiiy Scir.ine is ciil.e and her iaartner giV(..s but.'pn .Xylbphpn.e and drums to gopd ic ppnsc Clpsing Spot has Lenny Gale, who inirriics all the- old rdiablcs from Fred Allen to Eleanor Roosevelt and iloscs the sho\v in good style. Bs/. lair. Biirm St. Louis ^ Bv «am X, Hiiist '; iA'iMhin-';']\*eisoH.'-(5Uiipetcer, :a-B.p..,ai;' ;C.lub'.-Cbnf!i'ic:.rtt;a!;^- .Hptel' .iefldxsbiv. ;- Haiiv C Aithui ,Ii rsas host at a lunclieon tossed iPi W. Ilaj Jphn- spn,..pre2';ofi;M9,np'|!i"^^^^ IS'qt'ure.s; la.st w ec k Film houses in St, Louis and East- ern Missouii coUc'ted a total pf S73 "172 83 toi the I\ifantile Paralysis tund...: :St;-^ .Lpuis movie ■ fans.-. con» tiibuteci 'i,>S18f27. Tne "icllow Jacket'' begins a 10- night lun .t the St Loais Little the- atieFiidav i31) Crst includes DPn Lpchnec, .: V.-ilcric Brinkinan Lutz, William:Miilei',..rerr.y :Ctiquet. .Fi-ank Pescaka E'len Sie"c), LanKf Dust- in, Winnie Lane, d.v Fnglisl Lu- cille Williamson H( nrv Fold* S.idie Games N( il Pi eston .Tohn Krrcgpr, Harvey Obeiihauis .■ and -Margaret Speei. Buenos Aires .: ■ ■ ■ Bv Ray .loseptas ■. Di Fiori &. Maitine/ took over Teatro-.Casino:. ■ Plans set lor lelease of AAA's "T.pd.p; U'h',, Hpin'prr'.' in Brazii.' ■':,',.; .; :'■ ' Actpi FGin.indp Oehoa Ijadc Irom Salta. after, per.spnai appeni'ances in many-..small town.s. - . Mario Sbfficl- andj.Fpaiiciseb Mad- rid', oft; ...itd.- Patagonia-: to .shoot cx- tci lors on foithcoming Pampa fca- tuic . New indie tii.«lr:b. An-..-;rindia. fbrmed'-i'tp' iinipprt: .U. . Si; BKaziliah. and Chilerai picts. Al.sp to. prociuce locali.Y. .%!■'--■. -v": -: '-''■ :i.v.''^ ', ■i Dircc'tp-r ■'.Pl<>rr'b:.-"'Ctt0jal,'-' will'.-^star. hi:,s: Wife.' .Fipi'ciie.e ;'iiklari..y. in '.a''-)pi<;r tare af.tcr.. finishing "Behpld the Abyss." ai Pairipa. .' -' ,: i' :'■'-■:'.'' .'' ■: Ciirjps ..Bprcdscj'ue . will direct "24 Hours in a Woin:,:-;'.^ Life"'i witli : Amelia : Be nee at Sor.o. Based on stoij by Slclan Z\ cig Screen . writers 'joining Spciedad Geperal do Autoies cie la Argentina. Authpis' Spcicty Mainiity of local scuptels woik iPi 11101 e than one .mediiiiii..: .but iiiprea. ai'b conecritnitlng on .screen.. .' . Fullers will load-show le it v ei- sioii pf "Tpbaecp .'■li'iad'^'.vviih .local ■tiisty ly:/yy y., :'■.:■'..;-■-.-i' ..!:f, ..■Lieut; .-LarliiTy-: Rbss-: seo»pd;..ii.jcel.y- over 'Mi^teliah'. Broadca.sting ■ net-- \vo;'k :riK;ently/-'^ .:it ---'. '': Capt. Jerry Oar.:^i:l. p!a:;i,:r;i; fur- ther ohitin-.p mil .strel show.'- for .iun- ■gle''troop area.s: '■': :■■::,.■..■.'-''-:':.■■:,..■:■::' : ''.Keg ■ §heHon,:. torraerly...' aissistnn't :nian'ager'.'iin ;'.Ta-sm'aii-ia\'..te 'Uh-)oni"fci,)led'''iii'!an air" cra.sH;''':-''"-f; ., .'-.. 'Major-iLyiiiii' Ciwim ■,*p.oii-->yin-.Els ■j.iji New Guinea toui with Johii Wayjie to'; ijcturh.. tp-,li3-o.kjng''.aft^ Ipi trppps Williamson-Tait will ask gPvern- jnent for permissipn- t'O' ■send'''dpllars abroad for the importation of plays and players. -,:.' Ho>ts eitcuit. under Einest Tuin- bull, holding mayor convention in March, to .set postwai cinema ad- vancement plans. Politics Nips ConUnuvd from i>iif;e I Mexico City :■' \ Nancy Torres, vc; -'fiJm'. actre.Ss,-, re- coverir.g from operation. '^■■;; ;' ■ .'Vri'.a'o do Cor.-ioba. iiere visiting. . iS a:.y--worjc-ii:,.fil!ii4^ ■ ii.Ant'bni-o. Rbiai; Villaiba,:.vecpefe.of. S;:.tio:i XKOY to li. S. en bizi . Henrik Sz.oryng,: E'aropcan- violin- is'c;, l'C:atur.ed'nn Coca-.Col.a's weekly programs on XEOYi .i '.J-'-.-'i: ''-:' . Esperanza : Lopez Mateos translat- ing • Watch m Rhine' into Spanish foi stage picsootation heie. : "-'Hcrna'ilrifi.i;'-.'' Sislc-rs, singers . ■ on XEDN, Ton eon. he.e fo, eight weeks disc iccoidmg and ladio work. ;-.■ ■ ... ,- Cine Hipodiomo, suburban caicma, aveitcd sluke by pa-s ing $12,000 (Mc.x-)'-:.iH pay -"IncrfeSSes. Slid";a4'jUst s.ea-lps..: ; -':.'■>,'.^^'-■-:': :- -!"'.':.'■. -'/y.',: .:Ali(;e' Haic'ri!i.<on organized pic-' 'lure- pi;,(5du'ei;ng company ■.:afi,d: iijlced- Rp-a Drnegti to plaj lead in her fiist, "leais in Valle" set to start sppn ..Jphn Sfeinbedk, enroi'ed as active mtmbei of 0 m sciiptcis rnd adapt- 'ers, -.''uiii.pri.'':',fi)ed';.,s'i2ripi(' '^'.Pba.t'l" of Peace with it. Slan'cd for DPioies ael Rio :M-|gueii:C.ont'reF'a:s: 'f.P.i'r.esj-.grpducCr' of li'istbi'nc..'Ri'x, -'a'-Jid Ai'o.n.'o Lapena, .^i3ati.ish-.'-\vrjter,. .!''.p.;.tdy.iflg ' filifl.- bibg of Heimsn Coite*,, Spanish con- queior Pf Mcxito •Canlmflas' iMai,o Moieno). .'t#iri)j trbm|iii\-.:Pijen.S;;iH on a service show: called -South Sea /Scandals,'' .which the seivicenle'n pii^ ■ on las; year and wowt <l them with ^;it an 'the: I'acilic area.- ■'' ' ; . '■■>. :'• HciW.eye:r,; ;,Navy:. Secretiiry Knox put the qiiicKis.-pn the. whole, iciea. ;..lStpry..-,.-fei;e :is- -.tliati'.■Knb -iit would look bad in an election year to have .still another branc-ii of the armed i'ofce? 'going irt; foi.r.,:Broadway theatricals, i --^-i'-. rr''■ '"'t.,:;,...:' .. ~:; I>ietz-Duke'i Coa.st Guard Musical Preems Tonight Paim Btach MaictL.28 "Tars and Spa .v." the m .islcal re- vue, with an- all-Coast. Guard cast (lone exception being Max Licbman of Metio) V.lil pretm heie tomoriow (Wed ) at the Paramount. : ;An;'prig'i.n'al-.^muaifcaU ed by. Howard Dietz. who..'also wrote the. lyrics, with music■' by Vernon Duke, a', L i cut en a :it i 11 :■ the Coast Guard Temporary Reserve.- Chief Boalswain'.s Mate Victor Ma- ture, former HollvwoocI player, will appear m the rev ut, wnich is ex- pected to tour the country a la Irv- ing Berlin's '"T'his Is the Army ' Dennis O Kt ete Uslas^i'ied 1-A Eddie Bracken laid up with bron- chitis. Hany Ritz, of the RiU bioth^is, divorced, Virginia Van Upp laid up with, bl'onehilis. ■ '■- Al Levy 'becaiiie; .'Fi\a'jiki, s;ii'atr,a''is-'.''' ,p'erspnal..ma-j}a')jior.v; i'i.i"'':; i: : ;>/ttdj',Ca'n'ov.a'/'p}Vri'Sle;hed,-'ii bphiber. ■• I at the Douglas plant Victor Matui e irr town on leave .[ from the Coast Guard. . .i'i'-. i I Waller Schait i>ui leal ducelor »t HcpubUc, classified ]-A Dons Gilbeit, stuen vm itei', flj--i voiced Robeil AbK.h ims . Ginny Sitnnis . elected !;,.n-.orary '. mayor of Noithudge, Cal : William Pence lesigned ^s nPcd planter for Univer.sal stiidio. ;'' -- Joan Fontaine lc<iviiig 101 Caiixda to help the wd bond diiv( ,': .Charles':.Cobui:ni reitu-iiing tp tiVe'.; Broadway 'staHs in .\utumn. ii;'-'■' -''- '' :,i Erich vpn. Slrolifim conva'a sring at hame aitei matpi suigti\ Claudia iDell leading lor Mexico ''' City for ladio and film commitnients. Lee Soble cheeked out ol lh< Ben ' -Pollack agency to opoh his': 6wii',pf-::i fice... '■' :: -Dr.. Kaii'.:;Weckeiv: (ippbiiiled n-iii'n'.--' ■ agei ot the Hollywood Bjw>1 Asjocia- i tion. : Geprge - Sidney ■ i-eihMafeaLlblCisiorjii.i at Metio aftei two wtsftcs in New York :, ■:Beriii'e ■Kamehsi'td! biepb|(i6^ i. ■ity oirectpi':; for/SoI'.lieskeF.- startin'jr- -' Api U 3 * :.', Mark Hellinger ce-leb'riiteci a births ' day party, but didn't 'hientioh the-' .number.. . Sir Noinian Angell Biitish fiiian^ ' eial biggie, looking ovel the Holly- wood situation B. G De SyHa aw aided an honor- • ary citizenship ot Oklahoma b\ Gov Robeit S Kerr Saon Wood piesented with a gold plaque by Iiitoinational to commcm- 01 ate his 30 years in films Clarence Biown bought ')6 acies in San Fernando Valley, aiming to build a hotel altoi the wai Wally Vernon foi got to duck in a scieen fight at Republic and wound . up with six stitches in his head W. Kay Johnston icturnod to his Monogram desk alter a two-month i tour of the company .s pxchaiigos : ' Captain Monioe W Gieciitl al in ' town on an inspection toui (or the Motion Picture Services ol the War ' Department. Maureen O'Sulliv an recovered a S2 500 brooch snatched fiom her coat bv a bobbysock who thought .she was collecting a cheap souvenir IS By J,e» Rces Richard Crooks here for concert. Barney Rapp continuing at Happy Hour nitery. . Walter O'Keefe held ovei at Hotel Radksson Flame Room - Cuba & . Juanila, -dancers,' topping i Curly's new flooi .show, Maurice & Betty into ^'Circus Days Revue" at Hotel Nicollet Minnesota Terrace. • i>forthwest Aviation Exposition. : currently at Auditorium : featuring air heioes from ail v .u iionts Heib Blass, Twin City salesman, sliil in fiist place in Warner Bi othcris' "1944 Hound-Up" sales contest Captained by Bill Careieron M-G salesman. New Hopkins theatre bowl- mg team won Minneapolfs TriangKe league championship Al Bosen. former manager of Loew*s State, Now York, visitinir bjother Eph, M-G Twin City sales- man, en route to Fii'cp, bis: luluie home Ar^fentma Eases ssi Continued from |>.-if,<e 1 5^ okayed and goes into the Cine Sui- pacha, Buenos Aires, Thursday <'30). Paiamounf* "Lets Face It,' aKo held up,because Argentine authoi'i- lics objected to ivcn minoi comedy Clacks against Hjtlenles is another that's gotten the gieen light How- ever, a large ntimbei of oUiei im- portant: ■anti-Axifi '.and pi'o-demo- cratic pict-ures are still waiting to obtain an official oUay. Chief reason for graaual letup is believed to bp .-tlie- growing scarcity bf-raw: slock despcratciy needed by the Argentine film piodueci^ The Ipcal industiy has been giowing in- crea.smgly.-adamiint: w. pointing out to the Aigentinian milituiv govein- meiit that the U. 'S\ is hardly likely to continue shipping stock >vliilc Amciican pictures art, butclieitd and .barred. Understood: here ,that Holly- wood tpjipeis weie even cotisicleiing bowing out of the Argentinian market. .:'.)■' ■'•'■'■^':;','..^'v''s'i';. ti'. Aigcntinian bi oadcastci's aie hop- ing foi ^oint ktap also, but nothing definite apjiears in ;siRht.io''hii,;,:iC:pn.-:' trbl 'iof the prf-;.s reio.iins' strong, w-ith the United Pi;cv';.s>;-till';;(;b^^ iy shtit out of'Argcntma Soith Africa Richard Spiciman, lepresenfing Warner Bros., arrived from U S via Aigentina for survey of territoiy. 'Foitress Cavalc.ide" Ijig Army stage show pioduced by African Theatres at Alhambla Cape Town, grossed $16,150 for Army funds United Artists made Inst deal with African Theatres by 'bowing sccond- lun "Rebecca" and fiist-itm "Little Annie Rooney" at Einpiic, Johannes- burg. New cinema, Empne, opened by Afiican Theatres at Mui/cnbcig, subuib of Cape Town Seating I 200, it IS piobably the last new tntatre (o be built for duration. South African Radio AiliMs threaten strike unles.s diastir jm- piovemcnt in conditions is fi.,rittd by S.AJB.C. Puncipal gi evancts „re poor pay plus long, inadequately paid: rehearsal hours. . :on President Rodsevelt ^nw "The; Memphis Belle" last n((k and led the cheering fpi tins tc(hiiicolor short. Capt. Phil Lampkin, foimci or-, cheiitra leader at Capitol, jiiomotedi fo major, serving v ith Atmv m: Panama Canal /one Array Hour on Sund.iv afternoon'i devoted much of its i.idio time to extolling motion picluic industry'fot - Its .16 mm. contribution.; ; '.. Shrine circus, wh eh opened at Uline's on Monday ni^'ht (27) ar- rived witl? a $40,000 ,fdva(icc s,i)c. Job Holman did promotion.