THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C.FBIDAY. FEBRUARY IS, IMS

The Passing Show

Century's Turn RecalledIn 'Meet Me at the Fair'

By Jay CarmodyIfyou would like a nice, sticky impression of what life was

like in America around the turn of the century, try “Meet Me atthe Fair," which opened yesterday at the Capitol.

This Universal semimusical, starring Dan Dailey and DianaLynn, is a Technicolored pile of cliches, the like of which noone has seen since the last Universal semimusical. It’s got every-thing, the orphan’s, home, the* - - -

small boy and his mongrel poochand, daring touch, an allusionto the quality of the mushserved to the poor, parentlesskids.

A couple of writers namedIrving Wallace and MartinBerkley are accused in thecredits ot having extracted “MeetMe at the Fair,” from a novel,“The Great Companions.” bythe late Gene Markey. Theirdefense may 'very well be thatthe picture eould not possiblyharm anyone which, in the eyesof an excessively lenient judge,might get them off with pro-bation.

Markey, a sentimental push-over for the outer Mongoliansof show business, wrote herea fable of a medicine-show man(Dailey). The genial scoundrelwho tours the country in ateam-drawn wagon and sellswhat seems to be an ancestorof hormones, is the heart-of-gol dtype. He may bilk the pub-

lic for all both of them areworth, but he is putty in the

hands of runaway orphans.Characters who are not putty

in the hands ofrunaway orphanscannot get into Universal mu-sicals, but poor Dailey is forcedto overdo the act in “Meet Me

at the Fair.”?* * *

As if they, themselves, might

have become bored with thestory they are telling, ProducerAlbert J Cohen and DirectorDouglas Sirk see that their filmis frequently interrupted by song.Dailey is allowed to escape oc-casionally into a vagabond tune,

“Scat Man” Crothers as his han-dyman breaks into an occasionalspiritual, and young Chet Allenturns his boy soprano loose onan “Ave Maria.”

There is nothing particularlymemorable about any of theseunless they are recalled later asthe tunes that broke the mo-notony of “Meet Me at the

Fair.”Miss Lynn, wearing the early

30th century costumes called for,

is the most uncomfortable look-ing performer in the Capitol’sfilm, probably for a reason thathad nothing to do with her

wardrobe.** * *

Ralph Slater who is billed asthe world’s greatest hypnotist,and could be for all the check-ing this department has donelately, headlines this week’sstage show at the Capitol. Hiscolleagues in the live portion ofthe program are Leo DeLyon,

there’s a comic’s name for you;

Dancers Darla and Fernando,

and Vocalist Bandy Solo which,

if any one cares, is another namefor you.

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BULLETIN BOARD: The Dis-

MEET MX AT THE FAIR.” s Onivtr-Ml picture, produced by Albert J. Cohen,directed by Douilse Sirk, screenplay byIrvin* Wallace. adaptation by MartinBerkeley, trora novel, ‘‘The Orest Com-panions.” by Ocne Markey At thecaptoi.

The Cast.Doc Tllbee Dan Dailey

Zerelda Win* Diana LynnTad

.... chat Allen&Corf'::.rBC *t *Huth <o'*BrianPeta*McCoy IIIIZ, °*R&ys'wtUiSSnsiiUy ,-°E!.3r Thomas B. JacksonSheriff Evans Russell SimpsonMrs. Spooner Virginia BrissacMi Spooner John MaxwellMr*- Swailey Doris PackerMiss Burshey

... Edna HollandState Governor Oeorte L. SpauldinsCyllst Paul GordonJunlinc Act . .. Johnson St DiehlAcrobatic Comedy Act The Black Bros.

trict Recreation Department, theArmed Services Hospitality Com-mittee and the Military Districtof Washington are combiningto produce a musical revue . .

.“Here We Go Again” is its titleand the presentation is set forFebruary 18 at Roosevelt HighSchool auditorium. .

. . Talentfor the production is recruitedchiefly from Volunteer Commu-nity Camp Shows and the Capi-tal Girls’ Society/ who provideservicemen’s entertainment inthe area. . . . Top star of theshow will be PFC Eddie Fischer,popular recording artist. . . .Musical background will be pro-vided by the United States Armydance band. . .

. "Here We GoAgain” is a show with a purpose:To acquaint the public withservice entertainment and to re-cruit volunteers for the enter-taining group.

.. . The public is

invited, and for free.Not without forethought, the

Capitol theater management has iplanned a fortnight’s show be-ginning February 19 that willfeature two of the most sizzlingfigures in current entertainment.... On the screen will be "Ni-,agara,” starring Marilyn Mon-roe, while the stage headlinerwill be Dagmar, a notably statelygirl who made her mark in tele-vision. ... As usual, Washingtonshowmen will be active in nextweek’s Brotherhood Week pro-gram.

..

.Among those partici-

pating in the direction of theevent are Orville Crouch, A. Jul-ian Brylawski, Jack Foxe, Jerry

Baker and J. B. Rosen. . .. For

children; There will be two per-formances of “The Pied Piperof Hamelin” at Roosevelt Highauditorium tomorrow by theChildren’s Theater of Washing-ton. . .

. Times are 10:30 a.m.and 2:30 p.m.

.. . Mrs. Maggie

Olesen directs the production.... Noel Coward’s “Blithe Spirit"will be presented by the PortTobacco Players tonight and to-morrow night at La Plata High

School auditorium. . . . Adven-ture Theater will present twoperformances of “Rumplestilt-kin” at Leland Junior High

school auditorium tomorrow,10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Hollywood DiaryChaplin's U. S. Home

Placed on Market- By Sheilah Graham ¦

HOLLYWOOD. ,!

Ginger Rogers and her Jacques !played tennis right up to an |hour before their Palm Springs 1wedding. .. . Reservation for the ,wedding dinner had been madea whole week earlier, without

the impending story leaking.

Friends are urging Shelley

Winters to come out of her shell.It would do her good to get out....

Incidentally, one reason why

Vittorio Gassman, Shell's hus-band, has to stay in Italy is the

Italian government paid him$90,000 to establish a NationalTheater. ... It also is sponsor-ing his New York “Hamlet.”

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The best of Chaplin’s furni-ture and all his paintings areen route to Switzerland. . . And

his Beverly Hills home is on the

market with an asking price of

half a million dollars. Sic tran-

sit gloria!With Gary Cooper in Mexico,

Katy Jurado spent all Monday

buying a dress to wear when sheaccepted for him his gold medalaward from Photoplay. Gary

couldn’t possibly have looked aspretty.

Freddie de Cordova had a new• girl. Mrs. Gary Cooper, on his

arm at the Katie Grayson

birthday party for Zsa Zsa Ga-

bor. . . . Arlene Dahl was withFernando Lamas, of course. . . .

And Bob Taylbr with UrsulaTheiss, ditto of course. . .

Kathryn sang a couple of num-bers, while Dick Cully turnedthe pages. . . . When the partywas all over, Zsa Zsa said toKathryn. ’Vy did you do this forme, dolling?” and Katie replied.

“It was for the oldest starlet inshow business from the highest

soprano.”** * *

Gary Merrill stagged it the

other night at the Captain’s

Table. . . . Dick Haymes ditto atCiro’s. .

~ And Don Taylor wasalone at the Macayo for hours,

but he kept calling his brideabout something.... At the sameboite. Rita Hayworth smoochedwith Manuel Rojas. . . . WhilePat Nerney kissed Martha Vick-

ers at Ciro’s. . . . And Pat’s ex-wife. Mona Freeman, paired withGreg Bautzer at Mocambo.

Columbia had to toss out thatthree-hour portrait sitting withMarlon Brando, beating the cen- :sors to the punch. Heaven knowswhen they’ll get him to sit again.

Mark Stevens goes to Londonwith “Mid-Summer” but. insteadof Geraldine Page, star of the jBroadway production, he’ll get;Glynis Johns.

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Paramount isn’t In a rush forher services any more, so JoanneGilbert lot an okay for more en-gagements at niteries. Next, the

La Rue in New York. . . . MitsdGaynor can have the Palace inNew York as well as the Palla-dium in London. But, for thenonce she’ll open the act inTucson . . . And the Beverly

Hills Hawthorne School P.-T.Ahas asked yours truly for a re-peat performance—with JohnIreland, Will Hays, jr.; Harry

Soxolov and Russ Morgan—thenight of February 16.

Ann Sothern with seven “Pri-vate Secretary’s” in the kitty,has taken off for a week of PalmSprings sandstorms. . . . She’sstill screaming to eliminatedubbed-in laughs from her tele-vision show. And she’s right—-they sound phony as all get out.. . . It’s different with LucilleBall—she plays to the audienceand the laughter is natural.

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Costumer's WorkSeems Wasted

By the Associated PressHOLLYWOOD.

A pair of fancy pantieshas been designed for VirginiaMayo not to wear in “SuluSea.”

That’s not quite as shocking

as it sounds.The panties will be a dis-

tress signal flying from themast of a raft on which Vir-ginia and Burt Lancaster arecastaways. Since Virginia isthe only woman on the raft,audiences naturally will as-sume they are hers.

That’s why a fashion de-signer instead of a propmanwas called in to supply the

! panties.The panties later are used in

a court hearing in the movie.

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The Movie FansAll Like Susan

HOLLYWOOD.In all the 1952 year-end popu-

larity polls the name of SusanHayward was prominently andhighly placed. If the polls meananything, she is certainly one ofthe very top box-office stars inHollywood, and yet it is not easyto understand just why.

Living a quiet, almost a se-cluded life with her husband andtwin boys, Susan is not a well-publicized star when comparedwith many others. Most fanswould say she is not one of thegreat beauties of the screen nurhas she the obvious sex appealof, say. Rita Hayworth or Mari-lyn Monroe. She is an accom-plished actress, but has neverhad the roles enjoyed by BetteDavis or Olivia de Havilland. Infact, she seems not to be re-markable in any category, exceptin the affections of moviegoers.

Susan has managed to appearin at least one hit picture eachyear and in 1952 was starred intwo—“The Snows of Kiliman-jaro” and "With a Song in MyHeart.”

The answer probably is thatwhile Susan isn’t the absolute topin any single classification, she’spretty close to it in all—with amuch higher over-all averagethan the stars with whom shecompetes.

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Current Theater AttractionsAnd Time of Showing

Stage.National—“Gigi”; B:3a p.m.Sam 8. Shubert—Jose Greco

and his company of Spanishdancers; 8:30 pm.

Arena Stage—“ All Summer¦Long”; 8:30 p.m.

Catholic University “TheDevil’s Disciple”; 8:30 p.m.

Screen.Ambassador—“Bwana Devil”;

12:45, 2:30, 4:20, 6:05, 7:55 and9:45 p.m.

Capitol—“Meet Me at theFair”; 11 a.m., 1:45, 4:30, 7:15and 10 p.m. Stage: 12:40, 3:25,6 and 8:55 p.m.

Columbia—“My Cousin Ra-chel”: 11 a.m., 1:10, 3:20, 6:357:45 and 10 pm.

Dupont— “High Noon”; 1, 2:45,4:30, 6:15, 8 and 9:50 pm.

Keith’s—“Peter Pan”; 11 am.,. 12:55, 2:50, 4:50, 6:45, 8:45 and10:40 pm.

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Little “Run for YourMoney”; 5:45, 7:16, 8:45 and10:15 pm.

MacArthur—“No Time forFlowers”; 6:30, 8:10 and 9:55pm.

Metropolitan “Torpedo Al-ley”; 11:15 am., 12:55, 2:45, 4:30,6:15, 8 and 9:45 p.m.

Ontario—“ The Stooge”; 1:10,3:20, 5:25, 7:20, 9:20 and 11:15p.m.

Palace —“The Naked Spur”;10:45 a.m., 1, 3:10, 5:25. 7:40 and9:55 p.m.

Pix—“Once a Sinner”; 7:20and 10 p.m.

Playhouse—“ Come Back, LittleSheba”; 11:25 a.m., 1:25, 3:25,5:30, 7:35, 9:40 and 11:40 pm.

Plaza —“The Promoter”; 11a.m.. 12:35, 2:10, 3:45, 5:25, 7.8:40 and 10:15 pm.

i Trans-Lux “Androcles andI the Lion”; 11 am., 12:50, 2:40.

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