Show l 10 By VIRGINIA VALE Released by Western Newspaper Union A LARGE detail of American JL A soldiers stationed now at Accra on the Gold Coast of West Africa sat through a driving rainfall to see one of the glo global global bal premieres of Stage Door Canteen Lt Col Flynn L. L Andrew who returned recently from an extended tour of the fighting fronts reported on it This of was one of simultaneous showings the picture on 38 battle fronts It took place in an open-air open theater and a sudden rainstorm dampened the audience considerably but not their enthusiasm Frank Sinatra who's achieved such spectacular success in a year has signed with Radio his first picture will be Higher and Higher in which he will be starred co-starred with witha a 1 t FRANK SINATRA Michele Morgan M Meanwhile hes he's doing fine with his new radio pro pro- program pro pro- gram The gram The Frank Sinatra Show 45 minutes a week of joy for fans who've made him Americas favor favor- favorite favorite favorite ite male vocalist r. Victor Borge Barge goes into the army In September Not content with do do- doing doIng doing ing his Blue Network show and working in a picture on the 1 lot he recently opened as a night night- nightclub nightclub nightclub club entertainer at one of Holly Holly- Hollywood's Hollywoods Hollywoods Hollywood's woods wood's favorite spots lie He explains his passion for work in this way way way- Id like to do a years year's theatrical work in fn three months Looks as asif asif asif if hed he'd manage it tl Jack Whiting subbed for William Gaxton on the CBS Playhouse The Gay Divorcee and did a fine job but his heart wasn't in it His step step- stepson stepson son son Douglas Fairbanks Jr was in New York on leave and Whiting was to have been godfather that day at atthe atthe atthe the Fairbanks baby's christening For eight years weve we've been hearing Time on I but not seeing the speaker In the March of Times Time's latest film film Invasion hell he'll appear on the screen in person hes he's Westbrook Van Voorhis Ginny Simms has stepped into the lead in the Metro musical Along Broadway and Eleanor Powell who had been mentioned for the role steps out she asked a ked for a release from her contract which had nine months more to run According to the dancer she wants to devote more time to army camp entertainment which is wonderful news for the boys who'll benefit After signing Anita Louise to a along along along long term contract Columbia has given her a leading leadin role in Restless Lady which will be a comedy thrill thrill- thriller er rather r like A Night to ber Evelyn Keyes Edmund Lowe Allyn Jostyn and John Hubbard head bead the cast Arturo two July Unit Unit- United United United ed States treasury department con con- concerts the the and the will will be attended by army navy marine and coast guard enlisted men and of of- The men of the Maritime service will be guests at the September one Robert Sterling on furlough visited visit visit- visited ed d the Cry Havoc set to see his bride Ann Sothern the scene was wasa a base hospital on Bataan with extras in army uniforms and an assistant director tried to herd Bob in with em not recognizing him 4 When Rody McDowall met Irene Dunne for the first time on the White Cliffs of Dover set set he brought her messages from civic leaders of ten cities hed he'd just re re- returned returned re- re returned turned from a selling bond-selling tour that took him through 17 states covering some of the territory that she took in on a similar tour last year ODDS AND ENDS ENDS Groucho Marx is being egged on o by Chico and to join them in another film comedy he says say if i ilie lie he does docs it will be his third farewell i screen appearance Charles Bickford who supports Cary Gary Grant in Mr Lucky Lucy sells the tile government all the hogs he can raise on his acre acre farm in Massachusetts Dick Powell play opposite Lucille Rail Hall in Meet the People leople Mary Liv Liv- Livingstone was recently voted toted Sweetheart of 01 ofa o f fa a Flying Skull Squadron by American Air Force men in ill North Africa Opinion in ira inthe inthe the tile trade is that t Jack Carsons Carson's new CDS CBS series breaks all the established rules of oJ comedy slows |