Show A ak star mar A vew new irish risi contingent k olivier reaches top AT pseudo scraps on air by virginia vale THERE icycle HERE seems to be a new cycle starting in the movies ies one involving young actresses who hail from ireland if they have red hair and green eyes so much the better let me refer you to greer garson as a starter she was launched in this country in in goodby mr chips you know and is a red haired green eyed beauty geraldine fitzgerald is another product of the irish theaters maureen ohara who arrived in this country with her mother recently also with charles laughton is the latest ex 3 ak MAUREEN OHARA ample he felt that she should play esmeralda when he does the hunchback of notre dame for she was born and brought up in dublin studied at the abbey theaters school and did a few bits in british pictures before she appeared in his jamaica inn As she was just 18 everyone was prepared to give her all the encouragement coura gement they could since shed be in the company of experienced players but after the first few days they discovered that she need it in fact they had to be on their toes to keep her from walking off with the picture it if you read that delightful novel rebecca which until recently led so many bestseller best seller lists be interested to know that laurence olivier has been signed to play the role of the hero although lie he is young olivier has had years of experience on the stage and in the movies but until this year he never reached the heights now it seems as if everyone wants him for a new production he is appearing on the new york fork stage in no time for comedy with katherine cornell and you can see him giving an even better performance in withering Wu Wil heights opposite merle oberon than he be gives in the play hell be perfect for the part of max de winter in rebecca if a brand ne new squabble breaks out between two radio stars dont be surprised and dont take it seriously there a really good feud raging on the air now and radio stars discovered long ago that buds whip up interest in their programs rhe fhe best one of all took place years ago between rudy vallee and will osborne but that one was rather serious walter winchell and ben bernie started theirs on purpose and kept it going tor for years A certain press agent has been trying to start one of those serialized battles between sammy kaye and kay kyser with the question of which one originated the idea of singing song titles as the bone ot contention but be it said to the everlasting credit ot of kyser and kaye that too proud to fight released Relea fRele ted amed by western newspaper union |