Show 0 n S STAGE STAGE- E SCREEN By VIRGINIA VALE Released by Western Newspaper Union EDWARD DWARD GRIFFITH who's producer and di di- director director director rector of Paramount's Vir Virginia Virginia Virginia ginia drew a long breath of relief when Madeleine Carroll landed safely in New York Shed She'd said that she would be beback beback beback back in time to start work promptly but it seemed un un- unlikely unlikely un- un unlikely likely that she would be able to keep her word especially when nothing was known about her except that she was somewhere in France For her the th trip was a disappoint disappoint- disappointing ing one She couldn't reach either her family or the orphans to whom she had turned over her chateau near Paris She couldn't see her fiance although she did succeed in learning that he was in Tunisia De De- Despite Despite Despite spite the harrowing experiences that she went vent through she looked loveli loveli- lovelier er than ever when she returned she spent a few days In New York and then ilien departed for Charlottes- Charlottes Charlottesville ville Va and Virginia Remember the girl who won a con con- contest contest test that was conducted over the radio and got the name of Alice Eden and a part in a movie as asa asa 1 a result Her lIer name was Rowena Cook and she's taken it back again and gone on record as saying that a 11 c r ROWENA COOK the lot of a contest winner in Holly Holly- Hollywood Hollywood Hollywood wood is certainly not an easy one She was thrilled over winning the contest and getting a role and a con con- tract Everybody was swell to her Shed She'd spent years studying dramatic art and naturally thought shed she'd be considered an actress But she learned that people just thought of her as a contest winner Her Der contract expired e. e and she was wason wason wason on her own Instead of giving up hope she decided that this was Vas really her chance to make good I J literally buried Alice Eden she said the other day And started out to be just Rowena Cook And as Rowena she landed a part partin in la Edward Eduard Smalls Small's Kit Carson and did so well that she's had a alot alot alot lot of other offers r Love Thy Neighbor has been of of- officially officially officially set as the title for the com com- comedy comedy edy in which Jack Benny and Fred Allen will share starring honors Mary Martin will have the feminine lead and Rochester Virginia Dale and Theresa Harris will have sup sup- supporting supporting porting roles It takes only one good idea to tomake tomake tomake make a successful radio program- program Ralph Edwards had one a while ago und and his Truth or Consequences resulted Its It's so good that on August 17 it will switch to the coast to coast coast NBC Red network network after after starting out with only four stations An announcer of many many a quiz pro pro- program program gram ram Edwards got the Idea that contestants would have more fun fun fun- sod and so would listeners If listeners if they had to do something as well as say some some- something something thing So he adapted the old parlor par par- parlor parlor lor game Truth or Consequences If a contestant fails falls to answer a question he must act out some hu hu- humorous humorous humorous feat For example one contestant con- con contestant recently had to don a 10 gallon rallon allon sombrero and sing slag Im an anOld anOld while buck- buck buckIn buckIng Old DId Cowhand riding a 3 In lag Ing electric horse and shooting a aap cap ap pistol The Merry Macs you used to hear them on Fred Allens Allen's program and now they're on Al Pearces Pearce's are a curious the combination the three brothers improvise their own ar ar- arrangements ar- ar arrangements cant can't read r ad a note of music and seldom know what key they're singing in They hired the fourth member of their group Helen Carroll arroll because shed she'd been elected cauty queen at the University of Indiana only Indiana only after shed she'd begun singing with them did they learn that she's an n accomplished musi ian cian ian ODDS AND ENDS 0 Q rs r's Its It's possible nowadays to 10 make honey by listening to The Court CalirI of o Missing Heirs G a a reward of fifty dol dol- dollars do lars fars is awarded for information leading to the discovery of heirs sought on the Ilus program r fj Q Ray Milland has taken lahen out Oil a 2000 2 insurance policy on two tuo rubber trees he ie e imported from Iota Jaia ta for If lis is garden gar e CL II reston Foster Fosler has lias as applied for a a button bullon in the swordfish club club-after club after leven eten years cars of trying he lie finally landed i t pound fish is entitles him lum to tole tolie lie Jie coveted button Ii d A. A e |