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fcedarMiaUHraWhaa. MWk4M BROOKLYN EAGLE, SUNDAY, JULY 11, 1943 29 'Eve of St. Mark' PLAYTHINGS 'Stars and Gripes' Has Songs by Rome "Stars and Gripes," an all-soldier musical show produced by the Special Service Theater Section of Fort Hamilton, opens there July 13 at the War Department Theater. Words and music are by Pfc. Harold Rome, former Broadway comedian and has written the "Remlnjton Rangers" number as well as "I Wanna Bivouac With a Wac" and "Blow It Out Your Barracks Bag." Corp.

Dave Sugarman of Chicago nlteries and K. B. Breakfast Club, Is In a number of sketches and works three solo numbers. Pvt. Charles Mackenberg, who arranged for Russ Morgan and Sigmund Romberg and other name bands orchestrated the 14 new songs In the show and the conductor of the band is Sgt.

Murray Karpllovsky, former N. B. C. studio symphony man. The orchestra Is made up mostly of former studio men.

Lt. Col. William 0. Nlcklas is special service officer tat Fort Hamilton. Mort on the Question of the Number Of Beautiful Women in the Theater By ARTHUR POLLOCK A eoupla of weeks ago there might have been found In this space mild lamentation to the effect that beauty 1 not found today in tht theater In inch large amounU as formerly.

That Is, the acreage cf pretty face upon which footlights ahlne haa decreased. The trthejr day, dting these not very carefully considered remarks, Wilella Waldorf, Who writes of the theater for tha Post, retorted politely that the source of the statements herein contained was nothing Mar than an acute nostalgia. Bhe says that all I have to do to cure myself Is to look over old mayaslnM, whereupon I will discover that the famed beauties of the eld days were not so hot, that some of them, In fact, looked upon with today's eyes, were even eyesores. This does not cure ma. In fact, now I have something new to fl bad about.

I have been misunderstood. However, I shall try not to be bitter about it. It was not my Intention to be understood to say that actresses who arent around any more were prettier than those who are. That would be nonsense. The women of one decade are as good to look at as those of any other decade, though they may dress differently.

I was shocked a while ago to read In Miss Waldorf's own sheet an interview with several Russian girls studying at Columbia in which tha Interviewer made the discovery that Russian girls can be good-looking. She seemed herself to be a naive creature who be-lleved that all Russian girls looked like badly wrapped bundles. She had apparently never noticed or heard, for Instance, of the beautiful Russian women who have come to these shores from time to time to dance 'or to act or Just to become Americans. Certainly tha Russians have always had many more' at home like them. And In the same way here In this country there are still as many beautiful women as ever where the beautiful actresses used to come from.

The point was that they don't stay long on the stage. They go to Hollywood, where the line looker Is valued above the fine actress. And sometimes, as everybody knows, they never even see the tags. They are discovered in all sorts of occupations and given film tests and eventually starred. Whereas the pretty girls used to want to go on the stage, now they want to get into the films.

Of course, you understand that I am not talking about that hlng sometimes called "spiritual" beauty, which makes a woman fascinating to look at even if her features are not molded along the congealed lines that enable girls to win beauty contests, the beauty a woman can possess without being at the same time numb or dumb. That is a different matter. I'm talking only about lines, beauty, the race-horse kind. That's all right, too. And It is not necessarily the possession of dumb women exclusively.

But that is the kind that Is not now seen in such quantity In the theater, except when owned by chorus kids, of whom, thank heaven, there seem to. be as many as ever. It Is that kind that, as soon as It can talk, goes to Hollywood, and quick. composer. The show has been touring army campa surrounding New York for the past three weeks and after three performances at Fort Hamilton, July 13, and 20, it continues its tour.

Most of the people in the cast are former show people. Rome, who scored with his music in "Pins and Needles" and "Sing Out the News." has done an original score for the OI musical which is supposed to be the best he has yet produced. "Pin Up Olrl," "Love Sometimes Has to Wait," "Little Brown Suit My Uncle Bought Me." "Hup, Hup," "The Army Service Forces," "Passing the Buck," "Jumpln' to the Juke Box" and "Mess Call" are among his songs which will be heard for the first time in "Stars and Oripes." Director of the show is Pfc. Glenn Jordan, who used to work for Laurence Schwab and Gant Galther and who was serving as assistant to Otto Premlncer when he was called into the army. Assisting Jordan and working In some of the sketches is Pvt.

Martin Gabel, actor and member of the Broadway producing firm of Wharton and Gabel. Chief singer is Corp. Zlggy Lane, who was featured at the New York Paramount for three years with Don Baker, and toured with Chlco Marx. Sgt. Ace Goodrich, who worked solo in vaudeville, and who waa in "Panama Hattle," "Nice Goln," the St.

Louis Municipal Opera and the "Diamond Horseshoe," la principal MANHATTAN At Flatbush With its recently ended run of 306 performances on Broadway under the banner of Tha Playwrights Company, Maxwell Anderson's "The Eve of St, Mark" comes to the Flatbush Theater on Tuesday evening, July 13, for a week's engagement. The cast is composed principally of members of the original and touring companies of the successful drama. Without exception, the New York reviewers hailed this drama as the first fine ply to result from America's participation in the present war. In addition to commenting on the play's glowing tribute to American youth, there was special mention of the fact that "The Eve of St. Mark" contains the season's saltiest and most hilarious comedy In Its scone in an army training camp.

The simple, straightforward story traces the progress of a young farmer lad from a life of peace to the ways of war. In eleven scenes and seven settings the narrative moves from the farm to an army training camp, thence to an embarkation point and to the Philippines, The boy's friends and relatives are never lost sight of, since Mr, Anderson is careful to stress the Indivisible unity of the home front and the foreign front. Clifford Carpenter will be seen In the role of Pvt. Quizz West, the young soldier-hero of the play, and Amelia Dorn will be Qulzz's sweetheart, Janet Puller. The important role of Nell West, the boy's mother, will be played by Mary Morris.

Others in the large cast include Jack DeShay, Walter Burke, Robert Williams. Grover Burgess, Lou Polan, Frank Tweddell, David Pressman and Joann Dolan. In his preparation and research for the play, the author had the personal guidance of a young soldier, Marion Hargrove, creator of the best-seller, "See Here, Private Hargrove." STAGE PI.AYS TWO PERFORMANCES TODAY 3 8:40 Evi. Inc. at 3, Wd.

Sat. 2:40. No Mon. Prl. Moil ordtri filld.

JndMfl4iit Subway rftwt je. 4lh II. I ilh SONJA CENTER HARRY GRIBBON, Ruth McDevitt ond Effie Shannon in "Arsenic and Old Lace," most durable of current ploys that deal with murder and mystery. It's at the Fulton Theater. So He Knew What He Wanted When He Saw Richard Taber the whole family.

One afternoon at the Lambs Club a group of actors sat discussing the world In general and the theater in particular, when one of them turned to Richard Taber and said, "You ought to see Theron Bamberger about 'Tomorrow the HEN IB ft ARTHUR WIRTZ Play On THEATREnfciitattr c.tr c. -t4 John Golden's hit comedy, "Claudia," by" Rose Franken, which opened the neighborhood playhouse last week, closes tonight after playing to capacity audiences all week. It is planned to present outstanding plays of the current and recent Broadway seasons throughout the Summer with a new play each week. the writing of "Is Zat So?" one of the great comedy successes of the American theater. James Gleason had a yen to write a play about a prize fighter and his manager.

He talked it over with Dick Taber and the two sat down to write a play which would be funny and provide them with the kind of parts actors rarely meet with outside of their dreams. "Is Zat So?" ran for three years. Unfortunately the 1929 crash swept most of the money away. Richard Taber has never worked at anything outside the theater. He began his carer in musical comedy.

After eight years, as he says, "he wore out his couple of notes," and turned to the dramatic stage. The change was for the better and when in 1918 he was cited as one of the ten best performers of the year for his acting in "Blue Bonnet his position in the theater was established. Since thep he has not had to worry about a role, and his flair for the comic approach to a serious part kept him from being typed. In his time he has played almost every kind of a role. He doesn't seem to know what he wants." "Thanks for the compliment," Dick replied and left.

Arriving at the producer's office he announced, "They tell me you don't know what you want." "I think I do," the producer replied. "I want you." Without further preliminaries Richard Taber was signed for the role of Fred Miller In "Tomorrow the World." The actor has been the answer to many a producer's casting problem. He has the spice that makes a part palatable; he can inject a note of comedy in to a serious role which in less expert hands would be ominous. He has been known to Introduce comedy where no humor was intended, but he cannot remember a time when his contribution was not accepted. Generally he is the recipient of voluminous gratitude which has, on occasion, been reflected in the weekly stipend.

This habit of implanting laughter among the barren rocks of unsympathetic personalities began in the days when the Richard Taber name was to lje found in every George M. Cohan production. The late Mr. Cohan had the reputation of demanding that his players stick to the script. If there was any ad libblng be done the star preferred to do it himself, and generally did.

When Mr. Cohan did not object to the liberties Dick Taber had taken, the young actor knew the he had a career ahead of him. From then on he established the rule that he wanted no role that was not embellished with laughter. As he says, "If there wasn't a laugh I'd oose one in; if there wasn't an opportunity of oozing one in I didn't want the part." This kinship with comedy led to "GOOD HOT-WEATHER ENTERTAINMENT." un ma.im "REALLY HILARIOUS." rim. "2 LAUGHS A MINUTE' a fig ft mmv I AIR COOLED to "aLONGACRE 1 I 1 'Rosalinda Breaking Records, Plays 300th Time on Thursday CIRCUS MADISON SQ.

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Air Pert M.a. BROOKLYN Cedarhurst to See Anderson "The Eve of St. Mark," Maxwell Anderson's prize-winning play, will be presented at the newly ventilated and renovated Playhouse Theater, Spruce Cedarhurst, L. beginning Tuesday night. Performances will continue through Sunday night, with a matinee scheduled for Saturday.

No show is given on Monday. GEORGIA SOTHERN, once of sensations that make Michael the hit It is at the Music Box. 5 1 :0 I Vf V. Tiatli kmIm nattwtlMi." Watti, Tritivnt ANGEL STREET lH Carr.ll, Jiriltli Enlya, F.r4l M.flaia Singed bt SHtPARD TRAUBE RAI.DE Thai. W.

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and 2:4 IMPERIAL. Weat 45tk Bt. AIB COOLED MICHAEL. TODD roeealo ETHEL MERMAN SOMETHING FOR THE BOYS Stared RASSARTt SHORT Boo by HERBKRT DOROTHY HHPS Ilk ALLEN lENKTN COLE PORTER SONGS ALVIN. St.

Wi R'way. Clrela S-Sf Air tree, Mate. Wed. 4 tat. I LECTTKES Producer of Ice Show Takes a Vacation William H.

Burke, who supervised tha Sonja Henie-Arthur M. Wirtz production of the second edition of "Stars on Ice" at the Center Theater, has returned to Chicago for a vacation. There have been four ice spectacles under his watchful eye at the Center and not one has had a postponed opening, which is something of a record. The new "Stars on Ice" gave a dress rehearsal the night before the premiere minus more than half the costumes, yet the curtain rang up on time. Ilka Chase in 'Biography' At Bucks County Ilka Chase, star of stage, screen, radio, lecture field and writer, will be the guest artist at the Bucks County Playhouse, all next week, In S.

N. Behrman's comedy "Biography." The Playhouse is now In its second season in the ballroom of the Bellevue-Stratiford Hotel. CONCERTS MANHATTAN 'STADIUM CONCERTS- AaiUrtfM tut to Iltn St. PHILHARMONIC-SYMPHONY TOMORROW N1CHT at ARGENTINITA PILAR LOPEZ ITURBI In! Mlnult Ntm WNTC Nihil? S. 1 Popular Prico: 28c, 55c, Stotfm Bns Olttc Ovtn ti Noon Tide II Ulltvbnn THRKS-34'f Sfmnwotr Hull Ktx 0(c: tl! W.

Onm Torn in A.U. (o I P.M. ram. NKXT CLKAK W0r; STAGE TLAYS BROOKLYN laawarmcAUY aw cowafTrpowB BiOtWLVN tTAMPLATtl Uiecli Bco TUESDAY CVC. -Utrolci -Niltrious! KAtMfr of "Rosalinda" will achieve her 300th performance next Thursday.

On Oct 38, the Johann Strauss musical hit made its bow to Broadway un der the sponsorship of the New Opera Company. With little pomp and less ceremony the operetta started a career which has since established it as one of the major successes of the current theatrical season. This accomplishment is the more noteworthy because "Rosa linda" has already outdistanced the American runs of any previous production of the celebrated work by more than 200 performances. "Rosalinda" first saw the light in Vienna many years ago. The Theater-an-der-Weln, on that October night long ago, was crowded with the beauty and intelligentsia of the Austrian capital, expectantly waiting the Walts King's latest opus.

The result was disappointing. The now famous piece failed to tickle the fancy of the light-hearted Viennese, who were momentarily suffering some severe setbacks due to a world-wide financial crisis, and after IS sparsely attended performances the operetta was withdrawn. But the following year, a revival was greeted with gratifying results. A more sympathetic Vienna took the gay work to its heart, and soon the delightful score was to be "iaev" -J "111 i. i Mil heard in every capital of the Old World.

Since that time, its popularity has never been exceeded by any piece of similar vein. Five years later, It made its first appearance in America. Due to the Gilbert and Sullivan epidemic, comic opera had taken the country by storm. The Strauss work was included in the repertory of the German Light Opera Company on the Bowery. A few seasons later, it was done at the Casino Theater for the first time.

De Wolf Hopper, later to Immortalize "Casey at the Bat," played the role of the warden, portrayed In the present production by Paul Best. In 1912, the famous score made Its appearance again at the Casino under the guise of "The Merry Countess." In the fantastic days of 1929, it turned up as "A Wonderful Night." In 1933, Peggy Wood, Kitty Carlisle and Helen Ford played a version, on the intimate side, called "Champagne Sec," but it remained for the famous work to be revealed as "Rosalinda" before the virtues of the piece could be set forth with true Viennese flavor, preserved by such experts as Max Reinhardt and Erich Korngoid, who had been the guiding spirits of the famous Berlin presentation of a decade ago. Much of the success of the present production is due to these men, who have succeeded in retaining the best qualities of their own particular version. Not only has "Rosalinda" been running nine months, but It has started what from' this vantage point gives every indication of becoming an operetta renaissance. Producers of musical shows are everywhere searching for similar pieces, though at the same time they axe entirely unable to account for the turn of the tide back to operetta.

'Bridge to the Sun' For Provincetown A new play, "Bridge to the Sun," by Phyllis Carver and Burrell Smith, will be presented at the air-cooled Provincetown Playhou.se the week of July 24. The east will include George BreeYi, Naomi Lauren, EdRar Russell and Barbara Kesaler, a.nd Miss Carver will direct. burlesque, now one of the Todd's "Star and Garter" it Tht public cordially invited A Free Lecture on Christian Science Br JUDGE SAMUEL W. GREENE, C.S.B. OP CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Member of the Board of Letituroahlo of Ttio Mother Churrh.

The Plrat Church of Chrlat, Belentlat, In Boaton, Meeaaehuaeua SUNDAV, JULY llth, H4J, at 1:00 P.M. In Third Church of Christ Scientist 261 EAST STREET, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK Pdf Optn arf Tw-fifttt TV I W4weo artTI bo rftnm at amar atatrlem WOTt 3 MADELINE LEE, Clifford Carpenter, Jack De Shay and Joann Dolan In Maxwell Anderson's hit. The Eve of St. Mark," which comes on Tuesday to th Flatbush Theater..