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IK GOLDEN JUBILEE IN THEATER (Toron On Hridtffl Pattern 1 1 2ot 'If i II 1 hU: Si, I Helen Hayes' Lament: Was Never In Circus I AKRON BEACON JOURNAL Wednesday, November 16, 1955 Strategy In Bidding Pays Off My teammate, Boris Koyt- chou. formerly of Pans, executed an effective bit of strat egy to help clinch a crucial i iii 1 1 w.wfa match at the recent national chamDionshiDS. By PICK KLEINER BERT LAHR was walking along the street, going from rehearsals for NBC TVs "The Great Waltz" to lunch. He was He sat East and his partner opened the bidding with one being steered to a fancy restaurant. heart.

North passed and Koyt-chou realized that unless his partner had a powerful hand, "Couldn't we go to the the adversaries sureiv naa a game. Automat?" Lahr said. He was Informed that a star of his stature shouldn't eat at the Automat. Furthermore, his lencth in hearts would tend to impair his Lahr is one of the last partner defensive values, unless West had leneth in spades, it appeared not unlikely the of the practicing theatrical clowns, and he says the market for clowns is pretty bearish these days. enemy might have game in tnat suit.

Kleiner "There are only two left on television Martha Raye HE THEREFORE responded with one spade. South doubled and West passed. North dutt fully responded with two dia- vulnerable. West Neither deals. 1(11 I4-22- Bv OLGA CURTIS NEW YORK (INS) Miss Helen Hayes, a 105-pound package of acting magic, considered her 50-year romance with the American theater and said there was only one thing missing.

"I've never been in a circus," she beamed. "Do you suppose they'd let me celebrate my golden jubilee by riding an elephant? In a gold gown?" The "first lady of the American stage," looking hardly old enough to have a 50th anniversary on or off stage, slipped her horn rimmed glasses off her nose and nibbled at the frame. "Put that in the story," she said, her blue eyes twinkling, "and they might invite me to ride an elephant. I'd do it, too for charity." ASIDE FROM a possible circus debut, Helen Hayes plans few special events for her 50th anniversary as- an actress. "Somebody remembered I made my debut at 5, and figured out that I was 55 last month, and all of a sudden I was a living monument," she says.

The most un-actressy actress of them all patted her graying blond hair and added: "I don't even remember my debut. Mother wrote it all down for me, so we know I got started at a dancing school recital in Washington." "I don't remember dates." There was a snort from the other side of her New York living room, where her husband. Playwright Charles MacArthur, sat half buried in manuscripts. "What she means," growled MacArthur, "is that she doesn't like to be told her age." BUT SHE tells her age in the record books for anyone NORTH AQ742 1093 10 8 1 32 WEST BERT LAHR not the Automat? even opera impresarios are recruiting singers from television. The newest lyric soprano with the New York City Center Opera is a pretty thing named Beverly Sills, who was found singing on "Opera Camoes." If opera borrows from television any more, pretty soon we'll see 'Tristan Und Durante." EAST A JSS VRJ654 32 J8 7 ASS AQ72 KJ74 A ASS SOUTH and Red Skelton.

And not a single clown in a Broadway show. Hey, isn't that ait Automat over there?" It was, but a steady tug on his sleeve got him past it safely, despite a wistful pleading in his clownish eyes. "I like the coffee in the Automat. Times got bad for clowns on Broadway when Rodgers and Hammerstein came along. The story became the thing in a musical.

There was no room for a clown any more -they're not writing shows with a clown part. Gee, I love the Automat, don't you?" FORTUNATELY, BERT LAHR was able to go from an out-and-out clown to more routine character parts, and he continues to make a good living. (His Automat craze has nothing to do with the condition of his wallet, which is healthy.) "Humor in America is always changing. You have to change with it. In England it doesn't change so much low-down comics are still big there.

But here it changes all the time. Used to be the dialect comedfans, then the clowns and now you have to be sophisticated. I'm lucky, I can change." He's been changing and now he wears a pin-striped suit and he looks like a banker and the youngsters love him as much as the old-timers and the only thing that doesn't change is his passion for the Auto-, mat. He didn't make it that day. DON'T EVER SNEER at your tele-vision set again.

It's full of culture. Now AAK103 AQI A 10 8 4 The bidding: VMt IKoiih Soth SHADES OF DENISE LOR! Which Is what we're going to talk about 27 shades which the lovely Miss Lor has tinted her hair so far this year. Until some new chal- lenger appears, we think Denise is the catchascatchcan hair dye champ. She likes a hint of a new tint every once in a while. Or maybe she's just practicing the okl saying, hair today, blond tomorrow.

HELEN MATES to ride an elephant I heart 1 ld Toohl Pau dlimondt I brant Paia I dtamomU rM rait Paaa monds, his best unbid suit, and Koytchou wisely refrained from further participation in the auc tion. SOUTH embarked on a stra 1MOGENE COCA'S -tramp outfit she wears it in her new nightclub act is not simply some beat-up old stuff. It's made especially for her and costs $1,500. Men, aren't you glad your wives, like plain old expensive dresses? tegic effort by making a false cue bid in hearts. This might have worked well if North had taken a different view of the situation.

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By KENNETH NICHOLS ONCE OVER LIGHTLY: A radio executive from Kansas City, "driving through here on his way to New York, heard a Hayes Theater NEW YORK The Fulton Theater here will become the Helen Hayes theater Nov. 21. The only other livlnjr actress so memorialized is Ethel Bar-rymore. The Broadway theater bearinjr her name was opened in 1928. North went set one trick.

At the other table, our teammates, without Interference, bid and made four spades for a score of 420 points. North, after South's bid of great rejoicing now among the many, many friends of Joe and Fred Gareri. Those two, as the result of a misunder- standing, did not enjoy a normal brother- andbrother relationship for many years. They were reunited, though, through the recent death of Joe's wife and are now inseparable. And for the first time in too long a time they will celebrate their birthdays together.

They were born on the same date, Feb. 26. Joe will be 69 then I and Fred, 64. Joe, Incidentally, Is talking of I retiring from active management of his Hub Cafe on E. Mill General Mills, i in one of its breakfast cereal packages, 1 is distributing miniaf're metal signs 1 adorned with comic sayings.

First fellow 1 to have one, that we know about, Is "Gorgeous George" Mitles, the zany of the. first wife before she ever met him. For her 50th anniversary play, Helen Hayes will star in a specially-written work by MacArthur. 'The title is 'Glory and we'll start rehearsals in January," she said. "Charlie is making me an old woman, an ageless character." MISS HAYES isn't saying anything about retirement She did talk about retiring in 1949, when' her 19-year-old daughter Mary died of polio, but threw herself into work instead.

Mary was the famous "act of God" baby. In 1929. Miss Hayes quit the Jed Harris production of "Coquette" on doctors' orders because of her pregnancy. Harris, obligingly closed the show, but the rest of the cast, through actors' equity, demanded pay for four unplayed weeks. Harris claimed he wasn't supposed to pay because the baby was an "act of God." The producer lost his case and paid everybody two weeks' salary.

Miss Hayes' other child, 17-year-old James Gordon MacArthur, has recently turned to acting, and was a sensation in his TV debut He's back In school in Pennsylvania now. Miss Hayes said: "There is one thing I can truthfully say about my 50th anniversary. Once I thought the theater had robbed me of the richness of life no childhood, no adolescence, no parties, no football game, but at the end of 50 years, I know the theater has repaid me a hundred-fold." in the suburbs," she admitted. 'This apartment is just for Charlie to work in. I don't even keep my clothes here.

Our real home is in Nyack, New York." OTHER ACTRESSES work hard for glamour off-stage and on. Helen Hayes does her own shopping, answers her own telephone and takes Girls Scouts on outings. Yet her career has been studded with headlines. This non-sexy actress who describes herself as "about as eccentric as bread and ter" was once the leading flapper of the stage; had an "act of God" baby, and was even sued for alienation of affections. But no headline has ever changed the status of the actress who has won the top dramatic award in every acting medium stage, screen, radio and television, who has played parts that range from Cleopatra to Harriet peecher Stowe.

HER ACTION in the alienation of affections suit was typical of a woman whose reputation comes first. Several years after she married MacArthur, his first wife sued her for alienation of affections. MacArthur was riding high financially as coauthor of 'The Front Page," and as a Hollywood writer. He wanted to settle out of court, but the diminutive Helen marched determinedly Into court. For days the tabloids had a field day but Helen won her point she established that MacArthur had been separated from his voice he liked on a local broadcast.

Once home again, he remarked about the Akron broadcaster to his fellow executives at Stations KMBC and KFRM. 'Have him send us a tape recording of one of his programs," the others said. So Torey Southwick, and Old Gus, too, at WAKR were surprised no end to get a request from Kansas City for a tape recording two hearts, might have bid two spades without announcing any particular strength, but hei feared the effect it might have on a partner with a rising heart beat. It was suggested that South might have tried two spades himself, but he felt he might thus be describing a better spade suit. Nichols of one of their programs.

They were Plantation Bar in the Sheraton-Mayflower i more surprised when, a week after the I tape was sent off, along came plane tickets Goodwill Voyage "All Tigers Must Be Leashed." What d'ya suppose ne pours on nis DreaKiasi txiem: President Theodore Roosevelt to see. She was born Helen Hayes Brown on Oct 10, 1900, in Washington, D. C. Her first stage appearance was In the National Theater there in 1905, as Prince Charles in "The Royal Family." It was in Washmgton that Lew Weber of the famed teanv- of Weber and Fields spotted the blond tot appearing in an amateur production. Weber told her mother, Mrs.

Catherine Brown, to look him up if they ever came to New York. Mrs. Brown later took her daughter to New York, and Helen Hayes made her Broadway debut as a speaking actress in November, 1909, in the revue "Old Dutch." Miss Hayes looks like a sweet-faced, dimpled matron who would be more at home in the suburbs than on Broadway. really ought to be home In 1907, sent the American battleship flet of 16 ships on a good will voyage around the The ships were commanded by Admiral Robley D. Evans.

TARTING SHOTS: You may remember when Nils T. Granlund, the famed N. T. used to bring his girly-girly shows to the Palace each year. If so, here's an Item about that veteran showman as forwarded from our Los Angeles correspondent.

I Seems as If Granlund walked into the Co- coanut Grove there and passed a fellow who I looked vaguely familiar. Was, too. The fellow was Gus Lampe who had been N.T. office boy in New York when i last they met 37 years A local combine is reportedly dickering to buy one of the downtown radio stations so I for a flight to the metropolis of the wheat state. The end result of the flight is that Torrey and Gus will leave here Dec.

16 to Join the staff of the Kansas City stations. He'll begin broadcasting there Jan. 2, five hours per day. But that won't be so bad. The station will provide him with writers.

OUTSIDE WORK: The many Tire Towncrs who have been there, and those who Intend going, will be interested in a new book about Miami and Miami Beach penned by the popular columnist of the Miami Herald, Jack Kofoed. There are as many fascinating characters between the covers as there are palm trees on Collins blvd. The book, published by Random House, is called "Moon Over Miami." What else? ON THE RIALTO: Our "platinum blond" police chief, Tom Lynett, will leave for Florida in January and probably will not return until March when he bows out, officially, as head of the finest. mam far, no of our bigger jobholders in the rubber industry, on his most recent business trip to New York, was invited by a member to dine at the oldest neighborhood club in that city, one with the picturesque name of The Tough Club. No one knows how the name originated but the club motto may provide a clue.

It goes "Bend, Brother, But Never Break." 1319-ltachel Hide The God I Saenol xpeniet Chapter XXXI; 3333 camels saddle, and sat upon them. Laban felt all about the tent, but did not find them. NEW YORK Curtain-Time: Most of the critics embraced a new first-play by Michael Gazzo. It is "A Hatful Of Rain," And she said to her father, II WW 1 1 Ceir or hm rtpoirt Shopping xptmtl Doctor bills 20 ffo'lOOO No endorsers ndod. Eaiy-to-meot roquiro-ronU.

Up to 20 months to repayi Thono or stop in today So Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the tent of the two maidservants, but he did not find them. And he went out of Leah's tent, and entered Rachel's. Now Rachel had taken the household gods and put them in the Portraits TO TAKE THE BLAME WIIEN something has been done to There is attached some Do you become a hero if you try to take the I think it all depends The special circumstance. what there Is involved when you to take that chance only you will suffer The punishment you Then yours may be a noble For someone else's But if somebody else is By what you want to do. you are very wrong, and there.

no excuse for Or if your act should somehow To cover up a Your guilt is just as equal You should be "doing time." JAMES J. METCALFE. They Elect Pope The Sacred College, the Pope's body of counselors, consists of not more than 70 cardinals. This college has the responsibility of electing "Let not my lord be angry that I cannot rise before you, for the way of women is upon me." So he searched, but did not find the household gods. one-day service 1 lor uat, one-day, friendly aervicsl The Wishing Well which came to the Lyceum with Shelley Winters and Ben author (as we noted the other col'm) shyly submitted his manuscripts to this chronicler (in 1942) when he was shining shoes in The Roney Plaza Hotel barber And now here he is saluted by the Broadway reviewers especially Mr.

Chapman, Mr. Atkinson and Mr. Mr. I STAIRWAY TO THE STARS: The complaint that N. Y.

critics are eager to ambush Hollywood people was again de- I bunked by the hallelujahs for Shelley Win- is a happy season for young performers. Susan Strasberg, Andy Grif- fith. Lois Smith and (they say) Judy Tyler in the soon-due "Pipe Dream" which 1 our deputy Informs is not a dream out a real live Monica Boyar's an au- thor, too. Her first book on the bullring will soon The -Guild's play, "Child Of Fortune," can't start rehearsals because they haven't found an actress to play the American ingenue. Here's an odd learn: B.

S. Pulley and wholesome Betty White In a tv film titled: "Life With The McGuire Sisters at the Copa are a smash success. B'way show- men, Including opposition booking agents. I raved: "The Best Act of Its Kind in Show Business." OUSEHOLP FINANCE Wlnihell 2637 4 5 2 7 3 ft 6 A CC AN "3 I 5 il 2 7 8 3 4 1 2 jf IL I FA POS EAIMD 6 2 7 3 i 7 8 2 5 6 4 NPTYSC3A TIETH ft 3" 8 4 1 5 2 6 4 I 3" 5 NLTH8L 80E HYETO 7 4 8 2 3" 5 1 8 6 3 CO UN A RgFDORWO 1 5 I 8 7 6 I 5 5 5 4 8 HW WAE TH A "5 8 2 7 3" 5 4 I 8 8 3 UR I TERRPYTDE'H TWO AKRON OFflClit 35 East Mill Cor. Smith Main Lexington 2nd Floor PHONE i BLackitone 3-2161 191 South Main Ohio 2nd Floor, Otf Wuitm Union, PHONE: BLackitona 3-JU Loans madt lo usidmtt of nearby loum the Pope.

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Asked their pet tv program they all replied: "Long John Sliver" his The Forgotten a one-act play In Best Short Plays of 1953-54 published by Dodd, Mead Co. and avail-able In any library. Then go see Tennes-see Wins' 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." Coleman of The Mirror Mr. Kerr reported: Hatful Of Rain'" is a first play, and there are times when It shows it. But It spits fire on the Lyceum Mr.

Atkinson's notice was the most appreciative. "Hatful" lakes you on a harrowing journey through the darkness of a narcotic addict's experience. It has, they noted, a powerful ending and the cast is superb. The second night audience bravo'd and bravo'd and The Vamp" with Carol Channing. BiM Osterwald and Matt Mattox came to The Winter Garden.

A most disappointing musical, wasting the talents of all. THE CINEMAGIC: Frankee and Deb-bee coo star In "The Tender Trap," a love, looney confection of that old daffy tafy called x. The film is strictly for head-hunters. You'll laugh yours 'The Big Knife," a generally taut drama, por. trayt Mr.

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NW tplWaahlniton (, O. C. AKRON'S FINEST WTNCHELLETTE: Al Freedman, one of Hollywood's longtime experts, suffered ftftMU In a ftnuct nf a eh last a XTam wOa REPAIR SERVICE BY AKRON'S OLDEST JEWELRY STORE ENGRAVING Ji I enrmne renta in mm tcareruiiy or a tony or the Some Paramount jerk fired him 1 hnoVfrt America's' I rivnniTr rutins. REPLAT1NG WATCH REPAIR DIAMOND SETTING Name Il Street v.nt:ji iii- jit-riii-ii ii ii -iiu. lirui "Does Barney Balaban know Mr.

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