Variety (Aug 1945)

I? FILM REVIEWS WcdiioMlay, August 8, 19 H Pride «»f "Itffjnriiiosf ^^ 111 11 >• I I (1 r I w 11 i ii.iii... tSliii.s - .liilin. .itiiir (iilr.t, .Kti'iiiiui :X4.,iK<*, .-»illll;' ClM>:ll,l IMlvi'VVii; In: ■iMlllJ-I J> :vr'.'., -ff.-i'i rniil.iy .. .Ml.i-i r AliiltSi; ..■.■.inj.Ui- Wum; SlvrViii rtMivvUUy fi.1111 IKitSn-' |tHH.a>' i\ : imlsi.' -Kiiiir/. U i;\inii|i: i'vllil- ■ i'm,, i V'\-i > il .Vl.irl- V. i;. TtMlrt. Km 1,-1 i-.ii- , iurin)!;.-i.i.MU!i,:. j.>.Tiii.l- ■.rn'i- •iin', (iliirk' Diiil.-. II.. -I'r:..!. h 'Altd. ;i. Mr,.. kiniiihiK i.rn.. .MI\S. M Si-I(i!l"i.l\ .... ; .'...Icilili ■■i:;H'li. M : ■UiiHi.-.|liiiii..-,i-,..', .... II.11 I'.irLi'l- l,.V jiaoiMiMK.-.■Hull'-- i-lidU ; .\Mn. ,M.iiv!u.iii.w..:,;i.iri;n UWfi'-ls. \ (, 1 I I Iff 1 1 I) Kll.i ■Mnvfi.iiiirv:..:;. . ■.Ami l)..r,in l.in'f 5H I'i hillii;. Ami tf.ihl' Ki.Si:ii.:.MK. ;,,;:.;fU.i-.:.'.\\iM-i-i.ii iMn-iliih. ■ ii'iiir.:.,.:.-wv..-.rimi .Ni^'ijifii-' ."I'li'ii. . . :'rc.,ii i);.vi,vii'rii . 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The simptc stoiy ot \i Schnnd rtrtllite maiine-licio ct Guadaica n 0 IS the stoiy of Anici ican p iti lot ism aiul heroism which i.s unheroic in its simple forthriglitness: Araen- caii pndc m defendmg our way of ]i1:e: American, guts: and also a di;;- loited sense of foolish pride, born of stubbornness, when the blinded AI Schmid lebels at leturniiiK to his loved ones because he -wants no- bofly to be a seeing-cye dog for mci . . With oirr more than 1.000.000 cas- ualties allectin? nearly every Amerir tan tamily the nian> wounded sui vlvor.s and all their intimates-rrfam- 5ly: s\vefcthearts and not forgetting fovmor employerj!—are hound up. in Jcrrv Watd s .tiptop production job. As such this i.s a signihcant film, Vc'S even one with some social sig- nificance 1 no cm ith its hud hitting biti If )i d iicqiontly bitter unfold ■ihg It lays scalpel-clean the Gl-in- the-strcet s concern about his pQst- . war ..future, with. memories of their, f ithci ipplc sc hn^ bonus marches svnd all the othei post Woild Wai I ills In thct Sui Di(!»o Navy hos pitil seem in slucilo punchj dii log' tliG..Marines sound olV.pn. GI Bjll .of Rights, their ' future:, general se- nility icemplovment leictions to ctvtliftns. and the hke. An e\c(llcnt lo J is Rosem iv De Camp as the synmpathetic-nurse,, as '.. e^ch'ivi 1"S his gripe.s ■ wliile the bvood- ing- blinded Manne-herq, Al fechmid, spuins his Philiddphid swcclhcdit lEleanor Parker ) ana curses bis fate. Dnectoi Del nei Di\<s h\ paced his chais,cs with clcaicut cicscmdos and liom the climactic peiks he lev els ofl only to solplanc to motl ei . cmotitmaT 'impact. As urilolcled'ifs a heart-lugising, scntimentaily heroic tale,. Joliii Gar- field ^s the biitUe Al Schnnd cx ' .inachiri.iSt. liQW - iWarinii-hcro, albeit ■ tiiincicciI/'".i>' i\-^H-'ii - vi\'idly histrionic JjerformkMcp that will not bp. oa,sily forgotten. He is buoyed plcnt.y by ■' Bane Clark, .and Anthony Caru.so, uith Fkiioi Piilci s the \o 1 'femmc and 'Ann Doran, little Ann Todd and John Ridaelj' realistically the hap))y little iniddlo-class fanuly. All the canting is topnotch Roiy IWallmsoi is the medico sUo8es*^s a '■ jifind new lace. . .The craftsmanship bchii'id the leiis ' Js'oC .highest .order, riot, the least, qf .■vviiich is Franz.' Waxinnn's fine cira^ ..■.niatie score, wliich hcisihtcris the emotion il pitch ind nio\c nc it so c 1 feci veb ''1 Miniature Reviews Pinle of the Miiincs VVB) Socho celluloid- ,saga ol Mi.ii:,mc-, ■ i^erq;AlfSchmicl; a fine .enlt;rf5iiur>;;, niont, surefire b.o. ' ,> "Lady 1)11 li Train ib'.' , iSongs)v, Nifty comedy m.v.stoi'y AVith ,farce /treatment, pU:i.*.,.lliree . onf,s by Demni Duibin ok bo tincle Harr> ' iU» Fiii murdert-meller that must depend 0 1 luie of Geoi„e Sandci Gei aldinc Fit/{,erald and Ella Raines "Radio Stars on I'arad* Sonts) RKO) Topnotch bo revue starring Prances Laiigfoi d and other radio headliners. "Osingerauit rartnern' i M -G •. Weak "'B' melodranTa lacking in action. V/tty Girls Iea»e Honir (PRC) (Songs). Fair combina- tion of music and murder: mild bo "In Old New Mexico" (Mono). Duncan Renaldo as Ci.sco Kid 111 okay b. o. western for nabes. "Gangs «t tnc >Vatcrfroni'-' (Rep ) Gangland jam that will need heavy suppoit in most s,it- II itions "I'he Shaiift'liai Cobra" (Mono). Charlie ■ Chan whodunit, talky and .siowly-p:'C(-d. ;..:', "Militarv Secret" (Arikino). Well-paced and well-acted. Rusr sian-made whodunit that should please. ■ screenplayed by Edmund Beloin and Robert OBrieii. both former Jack Benny an sciipteis Miss Durbm suiKS Three tunes. a.s well as handling herself excellently III the comedy role. Songs are all delivered, against a background of menace. This makes .her "Silent Night" particularly potent. Actress is a bit too cute with "Give Me a Little Kis-s Will \ou Huh Night and Day" is sock vocally but un- becoming hairdo and garish makeup worn during number arc distractions. Acti"ess is seen a.s a murder my.s- tery addict who witnesses a murder from her train window while arriv- ing in Grand: Central station. Police dcscount her story and she turns to David . Bruce, mysterv writer; for help. Her pursuit of the writer to enli.st his aid is good tunning and accounts for .some hilarious se- quences. Recogiiizmg the murdered man from a. newsreel clip, she gets mixed up with his heirs, is mi.staken> for the old gents nightclub song- stress sweetie, and has many strange adventures before unmasking the killer. The amateur detectives are never very smart and their blunders I make for chuckles. Writer character I played by Bruce pokes fun at who- I dunit scribblers, and other standard mystery characters are given the I ta ree. treatment to keep la ughs com- |(n„ I Charles Davids direction of the I Feli.'c .lackson production sustains I pate throughout and smartly spots ■the lau,gh.s. Players are uniformly expert ni keeping things., on the I move. Camera, vvprk' take.*: advaiir tKge qt the excellent setting.s and editing IS good. . . Brog. 1 ii«'li<> 1lairr> Ti l.u«l> a IVnfn ,•' (SOXGS): ..' Hdllywoorl:'.^u.g.: 4- :vfi:Niil, i>h.iiM' .:r I'ViK .liii-liwiii iii-ii- „iv. ■ Sli,V.i; l»ii,iiii:l , OTu-hili; ,r«u,l .1 ' , lilllilih .. hirllslliiy; . IliiAiil : IU1U-P,;; <.\fWiii'. 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SdiliiH' I l.nii)i.l'<ii-il. v\'iiri .Mini i.'iii-ni'.\ ; .fi>ii(ures ltiil|ili ,H.I« WII II in lis II le I I > I ".III \\ I s I iH t I l\ nl 1 I \U I, I il I K III •'ilKor, I'Mwiii-il ^s^, ulilll I I A I llh I III 111 s \i H • ■i r-llaviil.l: .Vricii.. .\|liH|.i-. .ywili'i'.' Jiic .•l£ Unyf. 'I i!i.lilUini(« i.i Hjiijiv il.'..!...( ..Wiiliv Tiiiilirl.lKi'- Jil \ IS I 1 ■ Mis .VliHe .Sti-ilKUt, s IIJ I 1 fi 0 I \\ llhl>11 Koiiutno/... 1 lis I* inn \l (il \ ( * JIB** sl,«\f 1 u 1 ■lllici-,- ;I..1M ■sliilnn N, t MlNS VVailv ■ IliVi ; A 111 11: (':i ri 1.1 II I III 11 .—'(I.s - - (IV 1*111 S I Tdwii ("ricvM . 11 y II in I \« I I 1 ■.•Illi.lirl'V l-UlliliC .siii'W.ii).; l'.f..iiiii'i. : ...Mrs AVai.iii'1'. ,. .Ili.llih , l>1(..i:V< ivilii 'r!ilinii''ivl-. : Radio Stir's on Parade prox'cs to be an entertaming revue held to- gether in slapstick fashion bv the comical, though corny, lines and an- tics ot Wally Brown and Alan Car- ney. Film .should do better than average business. Picture obviously started out as a low-budgeter and producer Ben Sto- loff was kept within jitringent mone> tary limitation to bring it in. How- ever. Frances Langford i who is photoged throughout better than ever before) and Ralph Eqwiu ds and his "Truth or Con.sequenoos radio troupe aid its entertainment values considerably, so that seveial of the other all - too - plain accoutrements wrapped up in this film are over- looked. Edw^ards fc Co. shoultl cap- ture .stiU wider audiences among their followers who have not seen them in action betore. while thcwe who have will lauHh at their antics: here just the same. He s a gracious m.c. who keeps things mbving right along when he is on the screen: as he aoes on the air. Yarn finds Carney and Brown sub- bing for^an agent who had to leave town due to his non-payment of a gambling debt. In their efforts to get Mlss Langford work they cross the path of her suitor a N Y tang ster. whom she refuses to see; She gets , the job of singing with the bkinnay Ennis band, but not before the comic pair are practically anni- hilated by the mobsters. Don WiLson. Rufe Davis. . Town Criitrs. Cappy Barra boys and Tony Romano are others in the ca.st who have been featured on the networks: Romano docs a fine bit of guitar ac- companiment to Miss Langtord in one sccn(\ Seven tunes in thi.s: pic- ture have been showcased onginiilly elsewhere, but the excellent Vocal lob Miss Langfoid docs on Don I Believe, Everything You Dreahif Couldn t Sleep a Wink ' and couple ot others make ttiem come to life all over again. . Production: values arcn t worth mentioning since they rc in the low- bud.i'et vein: Camerawork' and set- tings are, just average, but thei-e i,s> lots .of good family: fun in this ()9 minutes ol film ifcii • AVi llang<>r«»ns 1*aE-ln«'i's (ONE .SONG) ' Meti-n r'r-|ciii,« lif An hill.' ,!, |.'i,.|,i |ir,(,iiiV.; 11(111. .sl^ifK .lidiicsCralK. f<iKlilj l|i|!.y,i. Kii- t.iimid '.(Lwcnn. . ■Oirfi.iMif, |iy I'liiujunr I,; (■*:(lni. ■ .S(-ree«i)lf(.v. Iiy .Miiriun ri;|.si,'rii'ii.i fvuni !i,(lii.!ltai'!(jii. li.v Hilijiiiiiil I,. IkiiViiiiiii! Iteed (in s(i«j-:i'>"OHy(i- Wi4(i |ii'V(-i'''i-iini- ( 1 1 I 1 I 1 I- ft. I111-. I'Vi-ris ircii.s-lPi-. . •rrMlfWiin'vii 111 :V. ,t. ,liily -Jtl. Riiiiiiiii);''linr:,'IT MrS'H';' ' ■.ii'iT CitiK'lm..,..;:..:.: : .,,i.-iiii(.B I'riiii -Ciii'iilu liiiiliKlii ..- .: .,:isiiiii,.: li.iMsC \ 11. It I 1 I , I.Ulfh' .lMi(in-;iisiti.i I I I I.ill. nii"K!iii, .Vliirin lliiinii ('lj'(li>:,1liiHiM II II .IiiniUliini:: ., iii.i III! :..\(«l.cl l.'aiKi. ■iiii wiiiriiiftiih .fl.'im-y.O'.N'i.ilf ,..iii:iii,|.:-AViiln-i« ' '''VLady 'Oil a. Train" i.s a m.ystery ■ :ico'ni,ec!y ,ctiritaiiiiJ)£< plenty Xif fun; tor bptii, \\'h,(klLiivit/arici laugli, taii.s, 'It'ii ,:« top-O.C-tl,i{:-bill. lealure; Ijackeci :\\ ith «mart production: values/'Snd the Deanua Ouibm di m loi stuMj box otfice outlook. Melodramatic ele- iiieftts; 'in the L.tii-'lic Ghartteris qrig- ?nal rJ'e flippanfly treated withoLit rainmiizing suspenser and (he dialog contains a numbci »ot ihoice quip!> that die godd loi hefty laughs a!> _A.s a stage play'"Uncle Harry" was given . adult treatment.: both by author ThoinSs Job Hnd .the ciist headed, by Joseph Schildraut and Eva Le Gallienne:;, However, in the (iliil there : lias, .been, a Iq.s.s; oli. mtich of : the. vs-iispensfe ,i(nd ,:stark liiialo- di-am?i: ttiatigave thf; play the punch lo iim I full sei 0 1 on Bio dwTv The pietuie \eisjon is lu t f,. i tikI will have to depend upon it thiee Ui —Geoige Sandeis Gfiiltlinc Fil/gei ild and Ella Raines—to seoie at the boxolfice. .Unlike the plav. which was enact- ed in fidShbick the film \usioii i n ries tlie,, fiction .right through a.s it occurs,; :Elit;the'film i.s too, leLsurely rather ,t,hS,ii,^:;e.\•citi!iRly dramatized: The pic's, ■eucling is boWi unreal and: urioelievablfi. ' Tlic title (iharacler, played neatly by; George .Sanders,,;is a de,sikiier in a fibiie mill nnd lesides wilh two sp t sipi sisl-'is—I etlie Geuildine Fit'Kgerald) and He,*ter i Movna Mag- fiili). Deborah (Ella Raine.'-) meets Hrtily while on a \ isil liom the N Y office of the milling concern and they sooft pUn to be nidiiied The ' .Dealing, with ii .iXazi aiicnt. who tries to get O.ut of: tlie U';; S/. bv pick- ing up emmy funds Icit w Ih ^i c i cms Dingeious Piuiki t (Icis Its boxofliee ^alue i nc a im Pictuie lacks a compichcnsAt stoi V I ne tnd piopei chaiacttii/ titins: James Craig and Signe H^isso lonniMpg to get funds willed to n olhci min (Fdmi nd Gv\enn) iie unb(li(\able in then ti in ition lo pati otism Howt\pi .is ilw ij Gwenn (!i\es a t,ood peiloimmcf It all deals with the finding <if -t biiefcase at the scene ol i pi i f ci ish with toil! difident «ills in it Cnif, ind Mis Hasso 1< muhcnhei liusoand IS mysteiiously I illed on a Il iin m effoit lo n o flu ik iu v froth .those .,1(1 ■■whom it i.s wiijccl However, jiist wheli" tlit'y ■ titlUvv they have sut'Coedc'd ill Ihcir plan, they'are-fiiught tip willi by GwiHin, who K veals th >t he is i lop Nazi igent ti>ing to escape lo Ins home l.'id—(ust in time to hunt, th( pic tin to in end with his i |liii< ihe money being tmned owi to the (,o\ (.rnment agents*. 11 oduetioii li uneven Sim Orders From Tokyo 1 Ol til ise w th I lomphcinci ■Mifilcicnt to liiiir^ thiirtlitj: Wiir :;-iii;,Uio Pacific i.s- pi'ac'ticall.v Won -Ei'iul theit wall id let it go at lilitt -r-,we'll-, tiieii,. here i}; ,the; diKUuionluv dMumiK to wii- i nitit 'tlieir ctiaiigc iif, atttttide. ' We'll ' rWill.y, want to giyii; the ■Japs liefl after'.seeing tiiis one, :. Photographed and, narrated by. Cipt Di\Hi C Gun n USMC ■and,' produced : in' cooperation .with tlie Commonwealth Gov- ■'eriiiwnt bli,'.1h'(;: 'Phiitppincs;and' the: Office ot ,Strategic Services. "Orders, from Tok.yd" , includes. Ill intioduction by Biuiriiei Gtnciil Cnlos Romiilo Its in leihnicoloi Wtuniis is lelcjs '.■ illg.VV.'. ..;",'■' ■; ;. ■ ■•;■.,.'■ I,,'-, V Mil ill IS the local point ol the , rillii, show in,!; it.s, beaiity; ■ befq)-e the Jap boiiibings and pillaging; , rape and murder, and, fiiiail.y, its c iptu c b\ Gfnci il MacAithui and the restoration of the regime, It .s the duty ot every exhib- itor to show tlvis Iworreeler. Kahn UstngH of the Walerrrom ; , :iti'i)uUl,ii:! 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WiillM' ltr(lil(yill, .Itulidl KlIlllK'll Kc'llllo Republics cops-and lobbcis pc of the wateifiont jars ciedibilitv b t G infes of the Wateitlonl u ii Ids 1 list stoiy With the piopci imi t ol gunqlay to please iiabe paveci; Gang,s" tells of a taxidermi.-t a double for a notorious gangster: linx-i iQus to avenge his brother s death- dming 1 mob battle The g"n„st i having been injured in an auto acci- dent, the animal stuffier is caret nil v coaghed in the mobsman s manner-' :'isms and, with the connivance of the D. A., assumes the baddie s job.: : He ultimately louiids up the mob Robert Armstrong doe.s doiilile duty as the hoodlum and ta.vid«>rmist and gives it a- perifuijctory trcatmenr. with Stephanie Bachcloi doing wdl as the inheritor, of the .ships-supiily bu.sine.ss who won t pay "protection; • In tne mob roster, Marion Man in has little to do a.s the gang-mull: while Martin Kosleck is misca s th6 gangster of Italian desct t Gcar»e Bl9U';s direction IS spinlod. Jose.' ■ Title IS misleading. Instead of be- ing a inve deliiiquenrv storv.. Iilm is a murder thriller. T he fool age has it.s share of thrills, but plot develop- ment is thin. BoxofTice will ttepend largely on the title; and that isn t .muelu■:'•, ■,; ,v : '. ■';";;'■: Story .sets out to prove that all that glitters is usually brass. ino.st of which IS accomplished: via throw- back technique: Ambitious girl, iin- hapoy about status qub of life with her • parents, kid sister and big brother, wants the glamour lite of nightclubs. Alter family .squabble, she leaves home and walks practical- ly into lob as soiigstre.s.s m a n ightr club with the stereotyped double- barreled background. Because she learns too much about the ruthle-ss operators, they want to erase her and make it look like suicide. How- evei-i .film is- kept reeling through per.severance of a reporter who brings culprits to ju.stice. The only cliche the dim surpri-singlv lack is any love intere.it. ..' While the direction and script are mediocre, its obvious that the per- loimcrs are more than adequate. Lola Lane gets top billing as night- spot operator, but Pamela Blake, as the runaway, is povital character. However. Constance Worth, in a sympathetic sister role, is bound for bigger stakes, bongs are very un- original. TIm> Shanghai f'obra .. .Miiiuiiji'Kiii. i-fleaii« •£ 'jAmr>» ,s.: :ltiri I,f. tf IH'tMlliciKiii. Mturii blORoy ■ Tiilei-: lviiliiif.i> ;llfii«Kiu .li'oiif;, Mtintan Miivflmid, illn-fi-ti it. liv t'tiil Knrliion. .Screeniiliiy he .iir-«tr^i^. i iilhiliHti itiul ficorfie .>Valliu-f' ..Siivi'iv .ri-inii hUii'.v by ciilliiliiiit: i'ftiiienl., \"nii'ft l':ii(:iii'. I'l'i'vH-ivci :.>!. V:. .\us:. 1: r:uii<iiii( (iiuo. IM 'MINK. 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There is-; a lot of chatter which is supposed to .; be amiLsing. but would bore anyone above the age of eight. , In the end theie IS a suipu'C ingle whci it turn.s out that the bank guard is not a bldckgudid but ically a big mo tent. But even that point is devel- oped mechanicallly. Sidney Toler seems tired as Char.: he Chan. Benson Eong .seems wa.stcd, a Ch u lie s son -wliile Mantan Morcr land as Birmingham;' 1.S just the stereotyped Negro chauffeur. Cars. Ill Old A«^w M4>xitto ' : (ONE ■SONG) : "„ ■ ilii'mwi'iiin: ,i'.'lfii,sfi' ill' I'lillin .'x.. .Ki-ii,si)<' l;i(.iliicl1<iii-. .iliii'k ■ li; Hhi i-Hi)Ki\. irpsiiTiiili'.): Ki-nVirrcN lJuili'iiii I'ti'lKiliiiii .Mailiii (larl'ii- hiBU. llivfii Kciiymi. , tliriii-lcii: liy I'liil IlK.-'rii.. (^aiiii^rH. .M-lliur .Marliiiello: nciwil- liliu, lli'liy; DiirliriiVi;!', Inifi'il liii iliiirucrcrs iiT-nlcil liy II. ll.Miry: lilii.sic. David Chuil- r,;\v: .s.iiiK, J.y lliTslir'y Jliirli,ii fuid, iiili'yrln, iniii,ii».,v. ..M:. Sli'iihii. 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Duncin Ren^ddo plo^os a uoith>' succpsMii lo the lole (ipitcd by Wauif I Baxlci He i npn 1s the piopei Lalm flavoi lul ciiKts the part of *the Mexican Robin Hood wilh sufficient authoiity Ihe Cisco Kid contrives to dear a gill of a nuii'der charge, after kid- nipping hci liom a stage coach He tiaps the muideiei and with co opeialion of the sheiifT stages -i phoneyshooting^ which trielcs the culprit iiUci a confession; ; y; ■;; » ■■'■: : .Romantic!-.i'ii.terest .is strpplied; by Owen Koiiyon m a ihulmp ih ac ,ferii<at,i,(m,, : while/ .Martin .Garraiaga <l<)<\s crwlitably as Cisco's a.s.sistant; AtS(i prominently ca.st . are Aurora Roche rts T ong iid dance g il in a bouln saloon Nounaii Willis nd Richard Goi don Outdooi 1 imen woik of \iibui VI ilintllo md mi su by D.ivio (.hudiiow ale ouls,t,indint' Jose ';, Britisli psychological, dramii."'built around an a.s.sorled group of; eliai-ac- ters ..gathered in a rural iiiir for .-ii. \ K kind is I pi nt thi ut,h :,preachy.allegory. Story is faii ly ob- . v.iqus ; aiid rciiiinisfeiit. i.liough it holes iiiteip t Its puljt qi^lt\: loKiun feel md laik of mc ,',«'tM give filin oniy a limited a'pix'iil. Sloiy lecalis fwi prn\s Ihe P>snj„ ol the Thud Ilooi B.nk iiiitl Outward. Bound:' The; gfoirp" iscnibled at the coi nt y nn in-i etudes an ulin;, s\ni| honv < nc ic ; loi 1 eashieied Aimv oflicei a., b ck maikct oppiatoi a riisgi icfd I (I ( iptain and his spiiitualil I inclined wife i (Oiiplc ibouf ti ht J rtiyoi cedi and another youneer com |)le about to be mari'ied: All are beset ( I w th pioblems which the uuikfipti and hii ddughtci stiAithteii out foi .1 them; Odd f)ct IS thil the inn h d i burned, down the year before, a Ker I being bombed bv a Gdmii pi < In Uiti. c'qiirse, ol; the yarn, the ti'iilh 1 cbiiie.'i. otit — the 'lu'iikceper ': and tiiuighter are dead, the lun 'ha.s bftn rfebiult tor this weekend only, and', lime his been stt back i yen u> tl)« b<nelil ot the house ^ui sis S< le . ol us IS the theiiK have (i slop till; in time for a wJiilc to ,read.)iisl our- cl\cs to the pioblems end lui i e., lb.tt we fue Aftti the nink<i.pi) has lectured his guests on lli< ir \'iin- . (.Continued on paj^e 91) ,