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PAGE IB Section 1 THE SUN, BALTIMORE, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY '15, '1942 Th Th eater 1 5 't- I if hI v. v- 1 4i; 'x I I I A I I -hi MA The Playbill Beginning Tomorrow FORD'S "Notiue Son." A dramatization of Richard Wright's novel, by Mr. Wright and Paul Green. Staged by Orson Welles. Featuring Canada Lee, John Berry and Pa- tricia Palmer.

One week. Beginning February 23 FORD'S "My Sister Eileen." By Joseph Fields and Jerome Chodo-rov. Third subscription offering of the Theater Guild-American Theater Society. One week. Beginning March 2 FORD'S "The Riwals." By R.

B. Sheridan. The revival, now in New York, starring Mary Boland, Bobby Clark and Walter Hampden. Substituted for "Claudia" as the fourth subscription offering of the Theater Guild-American Theater Society. One week.

Beginning March 9 FORDS "Without Love." By Philip Barry. Katharine Hepburn in a new comedy, with Elliott Nugent. One week. Fifth subscription offering. Beginning March 16 FORD'S "Macbeth." By William Shakespeare.

The Maurice Evans-Judith Anderson revival which recently passed its one hundredth performance in New York. One week. By DONALD KIRKLEY This is a scene from "Native Son," which will open at Ford's Theater tomorrow night. The photograph shows the furnace room in which Bigger, chief character of the play, confesses that he has committed murder Actor Sticks No Ham Canzoneri's "CONFIRMATION of the announce- ment that Katharine Hepburn is to be seen at Ford's the week be On Broad To Journalism ginning March 9 in Philip Barry's way Boards new comedy. "Without Love," has been received, and this is good news, By MARK.

BARRON KING CALDER is an actor, born in Baltimore nd educated at the New York has conducted dance bands, all which gave him a stage presence and UN actors retire from the Wv r.i y) y-H i indeed, for Baltimore playgoers'. Miss Hepburn's star has risen to dizzy heights since her appearance in the same author's "The Philadelphia Story," and she has achieved a major stage they either write memoirs now can do this role in "They Polytechnic Institute and the Maryland Institute, where he completed -a course in architecture. By the time "My Sister Eileen," in which he is now playing, opens at Ford's February 23 with a holiday matinee, he will have goal, that of 'achieving glory plus box- office significance on both stage and screen. totaled 500 performances in the role A two-gun girl Is Ann Miller, who is starring in the photoplay which opened at the Mayfair last Thursday Jungle life seems to appeal to Tyrone Tower, who is shown in a scene from the film which will follow "Remember the Day," now being shown "Without Love" will open in New of Chicfc Clarfc, journalist. Should Have.

Stood In Bed" with polish and assurance. The story is that probably borrowed from Dempsey's own experience of a pugilist who is wanted by some moneyed men to act as a name for a restaurant. He does so and this leads him back to another fight in the ring to save his restaurant and his good name. Fights On Stage In the play, Tony actually does a Haven February 26 and play Boston Mr. Calder made his bow as the or try t3 become playwrights.

When prize fighters retire from the ring they either become restaurant owners or actors. And in the latter case Broadway is seeing the latest example in Tony Canzoneri, former lightweight champion and one of the gamest fighters ever to be starred at Madison Square Garden. As an actor Tony doesn't carry as much of the aura of ham as does Max Baer and he isn't the superb clown that Max is. In his role of Killer Kane in the new comedy. "They Should Have note-taking "chiel" of "My Sister before it reaches Baltimore.

From here it will go to Washington, thence Eileen," in New York, where the play spent more than a year. After several Finds East Taking War Too Calmly weeks in the part, however, he was transferred to the Chicago company, to New York. Elliott Nugent will be the leading man and the play will be directed by Robert Sinclair. The setting, representing a home in Washington, was designed by Robert Edmond Jones and the production is under us from a distance. Buc we soon be By SHEILAH GRAHAM New York.

which moved on to the West Coast with the Fields-Chodorov comedy, and came friendly and they were swell to fight on the stage and this scene is the chief headache of Producer Sam H. worth of real estate. He also left three sons and a will which said they could not receive their legacies until tha oldest boy was 40 and John was 33. then, by' request, was switched to King Calder, Baltimore- reared actor, who is the journalist in "My Sister Eileen," which Ford's Theater will offer during the beginning February 23 Grisman and Authors Leo Rifken. FILM STAR JOHN PAYNE looked up at the tall skylines of Man the supervision of Lawrence Langner and Theresa Helburn, acting for The the Eastern company, which will bring him back to his native city.

Ethel Wilson, his wife, who is also a Baiti- Frank Tarloff and David Shaw. For where Canzoneri is normally a well hattan and said "this is the sort of us." Payne, who recentl'' played opposite Claudette Colbert in "Remember the Day," for which fine performance Boss Darryl Zanuck awarded him a straight six-year contract, first went to Hollywood five years ago. Theater Guild. This will be one of that group's subscription offerings. evening on which to expect a token trained actor he starts getting temper morean, is stjll playing in the New the country with such play as "The Trial of Mary Dugan" and "The Left ament when they get to the prize plus the explanation: "Realizing that my three sons if they don't have to work wouldn't be worth a powder shot to blow them to hell." Taxes and declining real estate values hav dwindled the inheritance to the point where John doubts whether there will be anything left to inherit fight scene.

He is all ham in this and air raid." Betty Grable who was with us emitted a short squeal. "You don't really mean that John," Bank." In the role of an innocuous York company. Looks Like Windsor "Native Son Opening "Native Son," which will be pre he is refreshing. He forgets his lines John was born twenty-nine years under secretary in the diplomatic Stood in Bed," Canzoneri is a serious and sincere, if not too gifted actor. But, he has a straightforward manner and a voice that, may shape itself up for him to play the public enemy type cf role usually given to Edward G.

Robinson. Fighting Is Acting Since those hardy days when prize fights went forty and eighty rounds, the pugilists have always had a hankering for acting. And, as Canzoneri says, a goodly percentage of the strategy of a fighter in the ring is pure acting. and starts talking as if he were ac she said, 'nervously. service he supported Jane Cowl in Off stage Mr.

Calder looks a great ago in Roanoke. Virginia. When his father died in 1929 he left 51.500,000 sented at Ford's tomorrow night, is tually in a championship fight And no "The First Lady," with Miss Wilson deal like the Duke of Windsor. He an unusual drama which resulted from a combination of many diverse and brilliant talents. Originally a best- one should know better than the former champion what is on a fight appearing in the same cast as the long-skirted president of the mythical was smitten with a desire to go on the stage way back in the days when I AMUSEMENTS AMUSEMENTS er mind he steps through the Peace and Purity League.

Recently, in the Poli Stock Company was holding selling novel by Richard Wright, it ropes. the boards in Baltimore and succeeded Chicago, he played opposite Ruth was adapted for the stage by the au It is a splendid cast, with such thor and Paul Green, and staged by the amazing, indefatigable Orson Shakespearean players as Sanford FORD'S, BEGINNING TOMORROW IIIGHT, 8.30 THE BIGGEST AMERICAN DRAMA OF THE SEASON Burnt Mantl "Sure," replied the movie actor, "and it might be a good way to awaken the people of AmericS to the dangers of this war. People here in the East seem more complacent and less worried about the war than they do in California where tremendous work is being done against saboteurs and enemy agents." After A Knockout Mr. Payne recently arrived iii New York for a breathing spell between Welles. Meisner, Le Roi Operti, William Foran and Florence Sundstrom in other in landing a job with that organization.

He was pretty young then, and the going was hard, but he stuck. On Broadway Mr. Calder has appeared in numerous productions, many of them hits. He was a member of the casts of "The Ninth Guest" and "Five Gordon in "Here Today." Frequently he takes a flier in radio and goes on the air in programs of national distribution. The ability, to laugh is a quality shared by both the Calders.

They have been married for ten years, One of the first theatrical managers to recognize this acting ability of prize fighters was William A. Brady, and the reason he had such foresight It established Canada Lee as the leading roles and their dramatic edu outstanding colored dramatic actor of A MERCURy THEATRE PRODUCTION Wi? CAM ADA LEE ORSON WELLES these times. A bold and frankly con cation should be complete now that Mr. Canzoneri has told them so well was that he and "Gentleman Jim' Corbett were courting a pair of at troversial play, it appeared at an un the colorful language that the aspir fortunate time. March of last year tractive sisters.

Corbett was the more mg actors speak in the halls of Madi Star Final," among others, and played and King has the plans already drawn in the revival of "The Best for the house in which they hope, On tour he has gone up and down some day, to settle down. was hardly the right period for mm handsome man and Brady's girl was son Square Garden. sociological piece, heavily charged the prettier sister, so Brady decided pictures and a change of scene to help forget the pain caused by wife, Ann Shirley's recent suit for divorce. to get competition under control by with crusading fervor and special pleading on behalf of a minority race. John Barry Patricia palmer.

signing Corbett under his manage "I still don't know what it's all nnt Brady decided that the two Was Rated As' Hit 2ND BALCONY RESERVED EXCLUSIVELY FOR NEGRO PATRONS F.VKS.: ami fi.il Bl. Sl.tiU-Sl.ll 2ND BAU, 4 MATS. M. a ttKHU VL Sl.ltf.Sl.U 2D BAL, 84e about" Mr. Payne stated sadly to this Half a dozen years ago, when left could profit more by "Gentleman Jim" being both fighter and actor, and Corbett proved to be at superb and suave actor.

Brady says that in reporter. "I'd give anything if Ann and I could patch things up. But I ist dramas were the fashion along Broadway, "Native Son" might have gone into a long run. Last year, it lasted six months, enough to give it Bf MONDAY MATINEE FEB. 23 Other Mats.

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S. suppose gone too far for that. What happened? I wish I knew. I thought "Gentleman Jack" Corbett was one of the best actors he had ever seen back of the footlights, and Brady knows technical rating as a hit, but not we were very happily married until Ann decided that we had no future for he also said that John L. Sulli enough to pull it out of the record.

Mr. Welles lavish flights of fancy were together. van was a ham actor and Brady man "I think in this past year a lot of absorbing, viewed from the front, but they cost a lot The ten sets were aged him when he played the leading role of "Honest Hearts and Willing little things had been annoying her. magnificently conceived and solidly It must be my fault because she's a Hands." Fitzsimmons Sincere executed, but they kept the show from recovering its investment. sweet girl and I'm very upset about The play received high praise from Bob Fitzsimmons, that freckled the whole thing.

I've been pretty busy this last year and couldn't see very much of Ann, who, as it happened. many quarters and the sponsors were blacksmith, was so sincere in his per encouraged to take it to the road. formance of "The Honest Blacksmith" that he had a real forge on stage and On- tour it has shown considerable BIB BWR didn't do many pictures. Maybe that's the reason, I just didn't pay enough made a horseshoe in sight of the au vigor as an attraction, despite the morbid nature of the story. Certain attention to her." dience.

As an actor, well he was about as good as Jack Dempsey was when lurid elements in it seem to have served as a magnet, and it has been doing excellent business on its travels. More Likely Reason the latter played with Estelle Taylor in "The Big Fight" on Broadway John has completed six films In the Say Gtorg J. Nathan in "Emquir' Prlets 0rch4 $2.77 Bat $2.2 1, Sl.66 2nd BiU 84e Mats Mon Wed. I 0rch $2.21 Bal $2.21, 2nd BaL, Me rieane Knclone Addreaned Stamped Retura Eavelope It describes the life and deeds of about ten years ago. I V.

-f: 4 vjT-' W- i. V' to Ijf 5 i fil I Jfl I -I i ii i I Canzoneri isn't breaking into the part of an actor without previous ex Bigger Thomas, product of, Chicago's colored slums. Confused and fearful of the white man's world in which he finds himself, marked by extreme perience. He has been master of cere monies for vaudeville shows and he METROPOLITAN RUSSIAN WAR RELIEF BENEFIT poverty and unequipped to struggle for existence in a society which offers him few ODnortuniti last twelve months, but I personally think Ann is too sensible a person to allow her husband's work to break up their marriage. The more likely reason is that she allowed herself to get too thin and consequently nervous and irritable after the birth of their baby a year and a half ago and, perhaps, magnified small omissions on the part of her busy husband.

"Your guess is as good as mine," says Payne. "From now on I know nothing about women." Museum To Conduct Stage Tours For Groups 'IfH' swept by forces beyond his control into disaster. OPERA Arrangements are being made by the Path Leads To Death theaier vision of the Baltimore Mu KULLMAN CROOKS BONELLI PINZA At The LYRIC Wed. Ev Feb. 25 MME.

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Prices The custody of little Julie Payne will be shared by both parents. And before leaving this topic, if there was one marriage in Hollywood that LYRIC THEATRE MARCH 16 THE MAGIC FIXTK MARCH 17 CARMEV MARCH IS LA TR A VI AT A looked jermanent it was this one.l Sale of season ticket only opens seum of Art to give conducted tours backstage following the performances of its forthcoming production, "Anna Christie," to be presented every evening at 8.30 P. M. from February 20 to 25, including Sunday. Aqy group of twenty or more people from schools or organizations, who secure their tickets for the play in block orders, may request to be taken on one of these tours.

"Anna Christie," by Eugene O'Neill, is presented to show realistic treatment in settings, costumes and total atmosphere as developed in a stage production" in contrast to realism as From now on I know nothing about love. at Albauch's. 11 E. Lexington Street. into a white household on trust as chauffeur, he tries honestly to live up to his employer's expectations.

But the daughter of the house, a girl with radical leanings and a taste for hard liquor, upsets him with her theories of racial equality. Fatal circumstances lead him to murder, then to death after the author's spokesman has defended him before the audience. A powerful story told with vast theatrical skill, "Native Son," as seen by this writer in New York, was a fascinating piece of work, and a memorable exhibition of stagecraft The performance of the Negro star was something to be remembered. Canada Lee is not his real name, bv Had Jap Trouble TOMORROW Prior to leaving California, John had been working twelve hours a day in "To the Shores of Tripoli," the story of the United States Marines. This was the film for which camera BALTIMORE SYMPHONY HOWARD BARLOW.

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They were turning technicolor cameras when the Japs bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7. the way, but the one under which he fought as a professional boxpr Tickets 2Sc, SSc and SSc. aees.M.0a (T Included) ON SALK AT ALBAUGH'S AQCNCY 11 E. Lex i no ton Street Fourth Concert for Young People Next Saturday at 11 A. M.

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every ay of the same week. Tne tours to be conducted by members of the theater division will show playgoers the technical aspects of realistic play production and will include visits to the workshop, backstage, the dressing rooms and the theater office. There were 2.000 feet of Pearl Harbor stuff and this was turned over to the United States Government The cameramen don't talk about what they saw. The cast spent four weeks at the marine base in San Diego. The marines, in the opinion of Mr.

Payne are the finest fighting men anywhere in the world. "Are they tough!" he said. we actors arrived there they looked at Ihis weeks bill at the Gayety 1 neater, which opens with today's ORCHESTRA NEW FRIENDS OF MUSIC FRITZ STIEDRY. Conductor Saturday. March 7 LYRIC a.

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Conley and Lew Black arc Altove are three personable liiemltcrM of the cast of "My Sister Eileen," comedy bit which will open at Ford's Theater on February 23. They are, from left to right, Georgette Letille, Betty Furuess and Dorothy Littlejohu the featured comedians..