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Joan Fontaine: 11 ‘Best a.m., 1:45, 4:25, AMUSEMENTS. Foot Forward’ Proves 7:10 and 9:55 pm. i Script for Porter —------- _J Where and When As his first assignment under his Metropolitan—"This Is the Army.” new contract with Warner Bros., Current Theater Attractions the almost-all-Army show: 11:35 Steve Fisher has been given the job ^th!^sthef!na!^ For Set and Tima* of a.m., 2:05, 7:05 and 9:30 Something Younger Showing 4:3£, p.m. of writing “Night and Day,” which WEEK FOR FUN AT By JAY CARMODY. Stage. Palace—"Best Foot Forward,” as will be based on the life of Cole National—"Arsenic and Old Lace,’’ It, appears on the screen: 11 Porter, noted composer. Fisher re- Just about a year ago. when the world was even more confused than am., It Is with Boris Karloff: Tonight at 8:30. 1:06, 3:15, 5:20, 7:30 and 9:40 pm. cently completed the screen of now, Qeorge Abbott descended upon with a musical. play Broadway "Best "Destination Foot Forward.” It was Screen. Tokio,” Cary Grant- considerably less than the best musical Broadway Fix—"Lucky Partners," a Ginger ever John Garfield starring film which had seen, but it did sound nicely like escapism—whatever that might Capitol—"Hi Diddle D i d d 1 e.” Rogers oldster: Continuous from tells the adventures of an American be—so Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer bought it. Adolphe Menjou joins the WACKS: 2 p.m. submarine in the Pacific war zone. The aftermath of the deal turned up yesterday at the Palace, 11 a.m., 7:25 and 10:10 SEASON ENDS LABOR 1:45, 4:30, — DAY starring Trans-Lux News and shorts: ljUCiue Bau. me logical guess is .... shows: p.m. Stage 12:50, 3:35, 6:30 Continuous from 10 AMUSEMENTS, that It will do as BEST FOOT am. well as a picture FORWARD.” a Mft.ro- and 9:15 _ Goldwyn-Mayer pm. as it did in the version. production starrlnt Lucille original Ball and William Oaxton. directed by Columbia—“Salute to the Ma- Helping along that estimate is the Edward Bussell, screenplay by Irvin* AMUSEMENTS. Brcchcr and Fred Finklehoffe. At the rines,” Mr. Beery in uniform again: fact that Miss Ball’s co-star is Harry Palace. ... 11 a.m.. 1:05, 3:15, 5:25, 7:35 and James, the bandsman whose music The Cast: S*!1--Herself 9:45 pm. has a way of luring customers into Jack C Riley-William Oaxton Earle —‘Watch on theaters without reference to the Bud” Schle8sen*er,-Virginia Wetdler the Rhine,” with Bette Davis added: 11 a.m., rights to a point of view that be- ®»opd_ C. Hooper I_ Tommy Dlx Blind Date 1:45, 4:30, 7:10 and 9:55 lieves not a note that Mr. J. plays. (Nancy)-Nancy Walker p.m. Stage shows: 1:10, 6:35 and 9:15 * * * * Dutch Kenny Bowers 3:50, p.m. “Best Foot Forward,” which orig- Minerva-Olorta De Haven Keith’s—“Mr. Lucky,” another i.— -—-Jack Jordan inally starred Lola Lane, represents Miss Delaware Water Oap-Beverly Tyler love In bloom: 11:35 a.m., 1:35, 3:35, Chester Short- .Chill Wills 7:35 one great improvement over Mr. 5:35, and 9:35 pm. MBSHUOfF-s- ReeJber-Henry O'Neill Abbott's "Too Many Girls,” another Miss Talbert-- Bara Haden Little—“Duke of West with tN Harry James and his Music Makers. Point,” of his Broadway successes, in that it was not directed by the genius re- in the most luxurious of private AMUSEMENTS. sponsible for the original. This time schools. Edward Buzzell takes over, an ex- AKSMUCE But they will also learn the de- ieata Arallahle fir Sat. Mat. change that is reflected in the most if not an gree, understanding of, Next Weak Haw positively circumstance that only James' hold their au.TRAMS-LUXc&a Onlya-Saats Harry upon young. OPENS 10 A.M.—SUNDAY I P.M TNI the are re- PlAYWMGHTf COMPANY* p«Ma* three of original songs It is their only chance to find the SENSATIONAL | tained. The three are "Buckle REASONABLE DOUBT—"What woman songs picture as enjoyable as the current belongs to this?” asks Martha ENEMY OVEN SICILY Down Winsocki.” “Ev’ry Time” and younger generation will find it. Scott of Adolphe Menjou with.what appears to be ample A NEW LIFE the “Three B's.” All come off EUROPE very To be over 20, perhaps, is to be justification. It is all in keeping with the tenor of "Hi Diddle U IN TURMOIL [_ B.MCR tiers N.W two WMAl Play Well, but not so well as at least certain that it will turn out be at the HOERXY NEWSCAST to Diddle,” opening Capitol yesterday, and in which Mr. rLVS—Y-RmI of the five new numbers added by Mono OpMtarD with BETTY FIELD a bore. Menjou plays the loveable rogue. Lane and Martin, who "HEAVENLY MUSIC" hr MI. MCI i,Hma, Sr howam Ms Ralph Hugh Era..: OntpoMtj ftp Miking of Animals *!ie. S1.1S. St.SS St.SS. St.TS ■ had virtually nothing to do with the JS08 Mata.. I AMUSEMENTS. ABM. tU, TAX So.. MIPNIQHT SHOW SAT. I Wed. and Sat.: SRe ta St.SS I original. * * A ♦ * Nursery Rhyme Inspires "Best Foot. Forward.” which llth 4 H N.W, gives By J. W. STEPP. "HI DIDDLE DIDDLE." & United Art- Y Miss Ball the best role she has had ist* release starring Adolphe Men.1ou. pro- I rout. 3:00 to 11:30 Vengefully does through duced and PI Hollywood, directed by Andrew L. Stone, a contractce of since she became the agency of United Artists, escape screenplay by Frederick Jackson. At the is the story of a military LAST DAY M-G-M, from gas rationing, black markets, The Cut: school which is having its senior the Western and Southern Col. Hector Phyffe-Adolphe Menjou Eastern, Janie in the middle of a war. Its Prescott_Martha Scott GINGER ROGERS & prom fronts on at least one domestic front Genya Smetana- __Pola Negri hero is a shy child, Bud Hooper, this week—the Sonny Phyffe-Dennis O'Keefe RONALD Capitol Theater. To MTS. Prescott._ COLMAN who, on a whim, decides that he Billie Burke that F street sometime sanctuary Senator Simpson__ _Walter Kingstord would do well to invite a Hollywood for the entertainment-starved Peter Warrington III_Barton Hepburn yes- Spinelli- Georges star to the The star turns Metaxa big party. terday came “Hi Diddle Diddle,” a Pianist -Marek Windheim a whose Croupier- out to be Lucille Ball, gal film whose title is as Eddie Marr unspecific A Friend- Lorraine Miller “LUCKY PARTNERS" press agent realizes that she is not and nonsensical as the film itself. Houghton-Richard Hageman pint so and who the Fat Man- Bert Roach doing well accepts Neither makes sense in relation Chauffeur-j-— Chick Chandler First invitation on the by Mala Washington Showing theory—used to one another or to anything -- Ellen Lowe TODAY'S can Cashier- Barry McCollum Luscious NEIGHBORHOOD MOVIES Marie Antoinette—that nothing else: but a LUPE VELEZ in there is pretty consistent- Bartender- joe Devlin War hurt now. Buy Bonds and Stamps at Local her ly delightful time to be had in the Minister- Hsl H. Dawson Any Theater. Doorman-;--Andrew Tombes “MEXICAN SPITFIRE’S The two. star and press agent, go process, or lack of it. Watson-Byron Foulaer AH Vina gahadalaa Otraa ta Want ft Sandra -t-1-Ann Hunter CAROLINA lBdln<* Ttmm to Winsocki and discover that it is The only hint of a nucleus in “Hi "TOT MOON IS DOWN” H Leslie Quayle-June Havoc BLESSED EVENT” SIR CKDRIC Prr«VatJ3* no means as as the latter Diddle Diddle” HARDWICK*. HENRY TRAV*RS 'VTHE by simple is the frustration of THEATERS HAVING MATINEES STARTS TOMORROW *™LINQRAD" *°BBY has supposed. the honeymoon of a sailor on 48- iSLu®. been added as well; to say hours’ leave. Around nothing “PETTICOAT LARCENY” The greatest stumbling block that, any- of June Havoc, Gypsy Rose Lee’s ammsmoi ir& i&s to thing, as the saying goes, And rim “on.MtRsi.KKVics bad day” CIRCLE turns out be the girl friend (Vir- goes. little sister, who makes a most Alr-Joaditlanad. ! BETTE Weldler) of the practically everything does “go.” INCIDENT- DAVIS. PAUL LUKAS IS ginia under-grad, pleasing and convincing night club Feature at 6. 'WATCH ON into the of 7*0?8A5 THE RHINE." At l" who is not above being a vixen when melange impossible chanteuse. Aside from assorted 3. 6:10. 7:20. .8:36. : the circumstances demand. Other situations and nicely improbable dia- ■ caperings, Miss Havoc sings a time- CONGRESS 89*1 Nichole Are S.B. RrVTRI V 16th A E N.E. obstacles turn out to be logue have gone, too, a handful of Alr Conditioned. LI. 330#. Mat. 1 P.6C Nancy ly new opus entitled “I Loved ‘Too ALL-COMEDY *Jfe**«*- Healthfanr AJr-Condltlanad. * the JQW~-I NIGHT, with Popeye. Our Walker, the various officials of Win- people possessing proper talents m Little and Too Late,’ the song- other‘- weroysR -youngs for that sort of Pola aassar- At 1:30. socki whose notions of a military thing. Negri, writing boys presumably not hav- 3:36, for an one. It is W£&(/ school have nothing to do with Miss outstanding probably ing finished “Blood, Sweat and $IC0ND DUNBARTON just as well that the CALVERT Ball's conception of “Best Foot For- average movie- Love” in time for production.