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Show By VIRGINIA VALE (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) DARAMOUNT'S "The Lady I Eve" is certainly one of the best pictures that has come out of Hollywood in years and years; it's the third excellent picture in a row for Preston Sturges, who wrote and directed it. Henry Fonda acquires new laurels as a comedian, co-median, Barbara Stanwyck is completely delightful, the rest of the cast (which Includes Charles Coburn, Eric Blore and William Wil-liam Demarest) couldn't be improved im-proved on. The company launched the picture in New York with something different differ-ent in the way of a cocktail party, A night club was turned more or less into a Garden of Eden, and five pretty girls were engaged to act as Eves. Since there's a snake that plays a prominent part in the picture, pic-ture, one was provided. Dr. Raymond Ray-mond L. Ditmars, curator of reptiles rep-tiles at the Bronx zoo, was present; he felt that the party would do much to dissipate the popular phobia against snakes. A consultant psychologist psy-chologist theorized on perfect women wom-en in general and the five Eves in particular. Then Emma, the snake, departed for the xoo, and the women wom-en guests breathed easier. Whether you're an "Andy Hardy" fan or not you mustn't miss "Andy Hardy's Private Secretary," if you want to see the debut of one of film-dom's film-dom's best bets. She's Kathryn Kathryn Grayson Mickey Eooney In "Andy llardy'i Private Secretary." Grayson, who's not quite eighteen, and is being hailed as a real discovery. dis-covery. Eighteen months ago, when she sang at a Los Angeles musical, she attracted the attention of Metro executives. ex-ecutives. Before the afternoon was over she had an appointment with Louis B. Mayer the next day she had a contract. After that she checked in at the studio school-took school-took a regular high school course, had lessons in music, diction, makeup, make-up, dramatic training. She has a magnificent coloratura voice, can sing C above high C, and it is predicted that she may become one of the greatest coloraturas the world has ever known. She's delighted de-lighted over being in pictures but in another two years she's going to tackle the Metropolitan opera. Hortense Monath, who recently appeared as soloist with the NBC Symphony orchestra, has made a name for herself as a concert pianist in both Europe and America, playing play-ing with many of the most famous orchestras. She really has a second career; she browses in the musical literature litera-ture of the ages and brings forth each year a series of programs for the New Friends of Mnsi, one of New York's more Important musical musi-cal organizations. She thinks there's too much sameness about most mu--sical programs she also disapproves dis-approves of Intermissions, encores, stage seats and prima donna-dom. m There's no telling how many of our future radio stars will succeed because . Fritz Blocki, producer of "Your Dream Has Come True," gave them a start. Auditioning for the program is no ordinary affair. The entire week preceding a broadcast broad-cast is spent in listening to the many people who want to appear on the program; when it's difficult to make a choice between actors, a recording record-ing of the voice in question is made and the radio department makes a decision. As biff name actors and actresses have no meaning on this program, the unknowns have a wsnderful opportunityand op-portunityand nnder BlockJ'a skillful skill-ful tutelage they are sure of getting excellent training. OUDS AND ENDS Frank Capra paid $i,000 for an opinion during production pro-duction of "Meet John Doe" hired 3i0 extras to secure their reactions to mo versions of a speech by Gary Cooper . . . ffhen radios Henry Aldrich" reached the screen Jackie Cooper played "Henry" in the first two episodes; now that he's outgrown the role, Jimmy Lydon takes over . . . Meanwhile Ezra Stone goes right on being "Henry" on the air . . . "This Is England," a short, is being released by Columbia Pictures . . . Lana Turner tried eight different coiffures before he found the right one for her role in 'Dr. JekyU and Mr. Hyde." |