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toe DETROIT FREE PRESS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16. 1942 oAmusements- HERE'S HOPING 1 HMMIE FIDLER Oldsters' Walkof Hollywood Gives Promise of Better War Pictures Invincibility as a nadon as It finds reflection in our fighting men (on the screen) ha.s brought forth a lot of silliness. This, much as we respect the Judgment of Mr. Dietz. was not due so much to urifanv.L.irity with actual conditions and the ability to place them on the screen, as to imagination run wild in a frantic endeavor to out-super all competitors.

If there is any decline In attendance upon war pictures it probably is attributable more to weariness from this practice than Would from Hollywood with whatever to Young Actors Nov. 15-1? top Hl u-hn hreause of satisf'actioa with the $25 l'i)')-3-" nn their con- cl to ton nlish enougtl to mam 1 thev will be their own professional warrants. 1 must make pic- A a mo A lint it turps. It preiers iu fKl tab snea mar. i them with newcomers Therefore the now being launched hi ft handful of big-name play-e not going to retard to any appreciable ex tent nllntaH? nvallnhlp There re voune actora and woven ability.

Their rii'S are well under the ceiling sals' limit. and they are Deggms iui lumtipS to win reputations i Asmara tVinaen Hawkins' Band Give Chance to replace celebrities who refuse to work the movie inciustry will throw its enormous sales power. A whole new constellation of stars can be created in a few months' time. This should be a warning for the veterans. Before they put away their grease paint and walk off their jobs they should cast a reflective eye on that horde of ambitious youngsters knocking at the door.

They should ask themselves just how, having abandoned their present positions, they can regain them at a future date. Perhaps this salary celling, in certain of Its ramifications, is unjust. I'm not going to argue that point here. But no man has ever profited by cutting off his nose to spite bis face1. CHATTERESQUE: Elaine Bar- rie is telling Hollywoodians that December will see her on Broadway in her own play, backed by a Wall Streeter.

The Director Irving Reises have reached a marital impasse; friends say there no chance of reconciliation. Famous Playwright Elmer nice nas signea a writer contract with MGM. Ha! Every member of the MGM troupe filming "Nothing Ventured" has been bedded by the current flu epidemic except one 75-year-old Dame May Whitty. Cowboy Actor Tex Ritter, after yearning for a straight dramatic role for six years, was finally pRged for one this week by Universal. He had to turn it down because he's recouping from an appendectomy.

WHEN Taul Muni goes before cameras to enact the life story of Sun Yat Sen, father of the Chinese Republic, Luise Rainer will probably play opposite him. With Republic offering John Carroll ceiling wages to ink an exclusive contract, It's amusing to recall that they had him six years ago for $75 a week and let him go because he was "too I.atln to suit American i. at Paradise Football Story Vdams Feature Having football heroes play themselves on the screen promises to become something of a habit. Latest to enter the list is Frankie Albert, Falo Alto sensation for several years, and the figure around which action moves in "The Spirit of Stanford," on the Adams screen, It is a fictioni-zation of Albert's life at Stanford, telling how the cocksure grid sensation came to learn the meaning and necessity of teamwork, and stressing the value of football as a character builder as much as Showing the actual work on the field. There is a campus romance, of course, with Marguerite Chapman, that after a rocky route seems headed for happiness as, a thoroughly chastened young man, Albert leads Stanford in what is to prove his last game against Call' fornia, deciding at the crucial mo ment to do his bit in that capacity Instead of turning professional.

Shirley Patterson. Kay Harris, Robert Stevens are some of the other principals. "Orchestra Wives," the story of a touring troupe that has Glenn Miller and his band, Lynn Barl, Ann Rutherford, Cesar Romero and others, continues its downtown run as the accompanying feature. Attractions Change at Oddities Congress A policy of changing attractions every fortnight brings to the Congress of Oddities, located at 520 Woodward the Great Waldo, billed as the human mousetrap, who swallows lemons, watches and billiard balls; Musical Wests, fea turing imitations and concluding by playing guitars with their feet; Prof. George's London Punch and Judy show, and Burkart, king of coins, who seemingly produces money from the air.

Gravityo, Australian wire-hair man; Rita Rozelle, woman sword swallower; Sealo, born with flip pers instead of arms; LaDue, who lifts heavy objects by his tongue; Zolla, indestructible girl; Snake King, and the King family, mental marvels, are others. Showing is daily from 11 a. m. to 11 p. m.

COSTLY MEMENTO A chromium name plate on Al Rogell's studio office is the last remnant of a $12,000 dress venture the producer director once lost. A ItillT AMt rjfl 'ii' HENRY t0 I seventy ymi choose. "Had we felt Hie. presence of actual 'bombing It is likely that there nnuld not too much demand fur films showing combat. In Knuhinil th iln nut want too much wur on the screen.

They get plenty of It at home, and they long for more escapist entertainment." There is a hopeful rir.g to all this, particularly as it comes from an authoritative quarter. Criticism of Hollywood's war pictures hag been not so much because of their number, although there have been plenty, as because of the excesses to which producers have gone in the imaginary combats they feature. TOO SI CCII IMAGINATION 'Wake Island" was a documentary film the like of which we may never see again. There have been others that treated our part in the world conflict thrillingly, while keeping within the bounds of credibility. But the Hollywood flair for biEjrer if not better nic-i tures, and the desire to show our (3333" OPENING MCN.

t. 2J SEATS NOW no nmi'K OI'KN lO ti GRACE C.AUBREY GEORGE SMITH Ttt 1942 Prin-w'mnlng Comdy HH MiWMM HIS MATS. 'mT1 1.65-1.10 2.0-1.6i-110 1 usssso Seats Now ri Sun. Nite, Nov. 22 World's Fimnn 8tnr 11 ny MrU Tim at Popular Mr? 01 JOHN BARTON MATS.

THANKSGIVING and SAT. Eve. rt HH-HKISIII tie i I -i lack of Interest in the uppermost topic in every mind when properly handled. Australian Dancers at Saks Show Bar Sammy Morris, clowning emsee, takes over the Saks Show Bar revue with new tricks and fun. He introduces the Hartnclls, Australian dance team, in acrobatic and tap routines.

Johnny Mor rison does musical tricks on his xylophone. HIT! This Is It! 4 soma johh Mine miie. 'nneSota 111. I "Th of Sljinford WIVES 4 i 1 till -00 1 3 Matinw t'onnniioim 5 Crew WKttf flO60K 1 III Walt Obny DQNAL0 0UCK urtMi 3 THk tRMUbl PlllllCt tH MUE bARSON MillK PI0H0 "MRS. MINIVER" JFOHMIRI.M OUCHtSlllAitAH iisi'is 11 A 1 'v ARM It wfjs urn A IIJmV' JRCK 03HI8 If immmL 1 I fc Ills I ti I BV LEV O.

SHAW r-rfna Dram Kditor PERHAPS it was merely a coincidence. Perhaps it was something else. At all events, over the week-end, and from opposite sides of the country, came two interesting items of news. One from Hollywood was to the that studios were surprised at exhibitor reports indicating that patrons are staying away from war pictures generally. The other was :1 "Ml from New York conveying ex cerpts from an address at I 1 a Howard Dletz, Shaw vice president in charge of pub licitv for MGM, before the con ference of the National Board of Review, that was demoted to The Movies and the War." How general the falling off In attendance upon war pictures may be is not clear at- this time.

So far as Detroit is concerned the concensus of opinion seems to be that there has been no marked; decline. Nevertheless, while expressing themselves guardedly, some of those who check the public pulse agree that in its customary mud rush to cash in on whatever Is timely Hollywood has overshot the mark, too often in quality, a shortcoming touched upon by Mr. Dietz in his address In a manner that bears repeating here. TOO MUCH WAB iveciarmg mar. it.

wouiu oe iouyi to think that pure frivolity is not wanted as much as ever Dietz continued: "Our people want good, solid war films that reflect the nobility of our cause, but they also want innocent merriment. We deeply appreciate the remarkable films that England has made, and apologize for our inability to make real combat films with complete authenticity, but it is understandable that a country which has gone through the actual impact should bo more exact than a country which still has to Imagine the scenes that are taking place. "But give us time. Much of the footage that we have shown was actually shot before we ourselves were in the war. Hollywood is getting closer to the real thing, and from here in judge every film CHieo? and New York STONE rH4Ri.rs COLLINS MM TWO SHOWS NIGHTLY Sammy MORRIS.

M. C. Crane Th Hartrells Ih At Avenue Lille Long is featured disrober in the current burlesque presentation at the Avenue. Ann Corio Continues as Bowery Topliner Ann Corio, of stage and screen, was hailed with such enthusiasm last week that she's staying over to head the Bowery show. She repeals her amusing chatter about "How I Keep from Catching Cold" as she reveals the personality that made her famous in burlesque.

Armlda, vivacious Mexican spitfire, and the European comics, who call themselves the Lime Trio, remain. Armida sings and does a Castanet dance to "Alegrias." The Lime boys score with their rubber-leg antics. Acro-dancer Frances Willis, Charles and Celeste with ballroom and adagio numbers and Johnny King with request numbers are others. Emsee Harvey Stone has songs and comedy bits. Pat Walsh's sixteen Victory Dancers do some stunning routines.

Benny Resh does the music. I- 'MA m.V io 3l J4 7d Uo '4 3 50 SI S3 V'; M8 31 Remunerate 32 Literary fragments 34 Landed estate of a lord 35 Vine 38 Fine porcelain ware 40 Dignity of a certain nobleman 42 Catlike 43 Fish 45 Recreational grounds 46 Heir: law 47 At a distance 48 Variable star Cetus 49 Small inlet 50 Opera by Verdi 61 Teruse 54 Pikelike fish GALORE VISIT i A -f -i I )J -f in Crossword Puzzle 15 Del Parker Featured at New Brass Bail Del Parker, former John Powers model and sweet-voiced swing-stress at the New Brass Rail, keeps folks coming with arrange-menu of songs from her repertoire of more than 400 numbers. Roy Swartz and Earl Reaudrta back her up every evening with unusual arrangements on piano and novaehord. For the benefit of afternoon luncheon and cock tail patrons, Jeannie Rand givp out to the accompaniment of Skeeter Palmer's music. a 4uro ixpicjrn yJSkjUA UUdlH Mlftf Wm twii mw ww i IK' WUK SIT tOKGtOUS CUT 181 tf "PIERRE OF THE PUL'iS" WwBwilllliiWntirfllWill NO' MnK al Mr.

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ll.lliMJ.Tr, Bn.i.u wjrT1 I 'Blcti' 75e' i it I BOB HOPI 8EtTS tstytB I isTi.A 'iiim. 1 1 1 1 1 "1 rijl -lull" ium c.c. "A(Hf CLOWN PRINCE Of COMtDV am yw wt Dancers Johnny Morrison JACKIE HILLIARD of tl.O. HHITE SCA.NDAI.S ErsUine Hawkins and his orchestra are blowing hot at the Para-with the brand of music that sets the feet shuffling, and vhii-h is rapidly moving him to tiie forefront among leading musical organizations. His selections range from "Nona" to "Fly-ire Home," a fast number nerving as the finale that introduces various members of the band.

Julian Dash and Paul Bascomb offer saxophone solos to orchestral accompaniment. Ida, James carries off the vocal fcrr.ors easily with such numbers Five bv Five" and "I Said The CracKerjacKS are luur HaMcmites whose acrobatic begins where most others ins Jimmy Aiiieneu nas pieas-smies. Anus and Esterillita 'i nntvi Drill A ftitt lirr.i ks' tap dancing is the fu-rmus sort. The screen attraction is "Neath Brooklyn Bridge," a melodrama that brings into view as it unfolds a crime story the East Side Kids and Sunshine Sammy. (Hallos Arrives to Stajrc Tartv' Dances Larry Ccballos, one of Hollywood sud Broadway's foremost dance directors, is here to restage the choreography and create new dances' for the added numbers in "Life of the Tarty" at the Wilson Thiator.

Ceballos was responsible for the dan es in all the Deanna Durbin pictures and more than fifty others Previously he was one of New York's best known choreographers, creating the dances for a long list of Eroadway hits that included "Greenwich Village Follies" and "Fifty Million Frenchmen." The Film Clock MONDAY Wii-pj," 1 7 a 10 14 p.m.: "The Spirit nf loni." 11. 2:55, 0:18, 0.31 1 j.ito:iv.Y ATTTrii, "Mm. Miniver," 1 i am, 1 -4. 1 itt. Is 10 H4 i.m.

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Miniver," 1:15, 4 4.1 i 111. i inn.l." 1 :,17, 4 T.4. .1. li'- mii "Mr. stnitli nf Miiino-: ii ail, it an pm.

Mmiver." 7:18, Jfj'''a ii m. M'lSON' "Hiiierate Joitrnev," 7-ir, i'i 4 pi "NiBlit In New t.T!. am. 2:31, 6 MIS. :33 m.

Mi' "Komi lo Mnroooo," 1:01, 4 i'l 7 11 "Wnui and (he 11:34 3 US, 0.32 I TV. "Aero th P.T-Kle." I'l ..71. 7 on. i.iu.: "Mi'wiin Klephaul," 2.43. IS p.m.

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