until the fall when he la supposed goon, is the best looking snd the done a thing at her studio for twc want# to release them through at U. to do "The Duchess of Idaho.” fastest in Newport Harbor. But Ray years. RKO. But the boys A. are Alan Ladd is making a quick dash hanging on. won’t be riding in it too much this Noel Coward's not-yet-published x to Minneapolis for the Aquatenni&l, book about himself- has three majoi * * * * Hollywood: summer. of then back to Chicago where he is He starts “The Mask Ferrer and His studios bidding—and they want Sonia Henie cracks to this re- shooting “One Woman” with Donna Lucretia’’ with Paulette Goddard Olney Company Decides : Noel to play himself. "If the actors on Crosby Reed and June Havoc. in- porter, go strike, June, John Lund in a weeks. and few It doesn't look as Howard who does the stand- Film cidentally, has been visiting in Con- though picketing—their Reaffirm Oscar Wilde Wit Against Valentina Cortese has for the first necticut with Gene and Hughes will be able to pry loose his ins?" Tierney ! (Released br North American Ntw*>W In Britain Oleg Cassini and she writes that all item on her schedule the job of | three pictures (including "The Out- By Joy Cormody law”) from United Artists. Howard i Alliance. Inc ) is sweetness and light with Gene learning to talk like an American One night early in February, 1947, that happy few which is able Graham and That’s fine. By Sheilah Oleg. Gene's baby without a trace of an accent. It AMUSEMENTS AMUSEMENTS to see a really brilliant opening night on Broadway caught one it never Ginger Rogers and Lew Ayres are has an early-winter delivery label. was her accent that killed Simone could the was far from new. It was a forget. Oddly enough, play Ruth Hussey, who appears in "The Simon's goose here. “The getting together again, but only for revival of Oscar Wilde’s Importance of Being Earnest.” The Great Gatsby” for Richard Mai- a a a a was John Here was Wilde's a Birds Are Walking.” company Gielgud's repertory group. comedy picture—“The baum, will do another picture fEngland Artists, The Olney’s cast is more expert \uff40»t»mod_J a cult of the drama. in “Brigadoon,” with Sir Harry pictures—“Vendetta,” “Mad Wednes- AurnKmenim than this. Tt rises to Wilde’s Hunt has an important role, Well, one of those rhapsodic first archly Lauder, mostly because of the tax day” and “The Outlaw”—to RKO rounded artificialities as if it agreed along icith Claire Trevor and s Sr IMN nighters now recants. Not on his situation. After paying British to release through them, if he will sy'BIG MCNMtMOS with him that what this world needs in “Raw ^ ecstasy over the Gielgud production, Dennis O’Keefe, taxes there wouldn’t be much in it pay U. A. $750,000 first. I checked J-a WEEK-L is a like Oscar but rather on the feeling that the population exactly Deal.” opening tomorrow at for Bing. later with Howard and he said not Wilde. play should then have been stored the Metropolitan. Bob Hope is now in the market a chance if he has to pay that kind %PLAYHOUSE to be sure, of money. away in whatever is the fashionable There are moments, for a “sophisticated” comedy. Bob, eo»iTP>owiiAM.(>o«ioirtt^ of his Ray Milland’s boat, Dra- name for moth balls. when it seems this perfection who is completely revamping power on of Ear- in a heap radio format, wants to do ditto with "The Importance Being mimicry might collapse AMUSEMENTS at the in the middle of the stage, but the Where and When his movies and from now on the (Song nest” turned up again Olney Theater last night, and it still is recoveries were always quick and Current Theater Attractions slapstick stuff is out. n and Dore an extraordinarily amusing play. It admirable. Catharine Hepburn ironic ele- and Time of Showing Schary are great friends in private 1MYHEARI1 lacks Gielgud and the Gerald Savory, who staged this 1 so she will some good gance of that Broadway first night, week's Olney offering, approaches it Stage. life, maybe get now in her professional hut clearly it merits another revival. in much the same manner as Giel- National— Oklahoma!"; 2:20 and pictures I AIR*COWi* 1 Frances life—since Dore is top production Jose Ferrer. Viola Roche, gud. He assumes that Wilde, come 8:20 p.m. it that | boy at Metro. Katie returns here I I Reid make vividly apparent to think of it, was really a funny Screen. umj^sgi not and his col- from Europe next month. Wilde, just Gielgud man. His of this thesis — development Ambassador “Emperor Waltz”; * * * * a deal into “The leagues, put great is through the simple process of 7:30 and 9:40 1:30, 3:25, 5:30, p.m. Van Johnson is getting the longest Importance of Being Earnest." letting Wilde’s play speak for itself, Capitol—“Give My Regards ,to rest of his life. He finished “Com- This is an excellent thing to know, with director and players polishing | Broadway”; 11 a.m., 1:45, 4:30, 7:20 mand Decision” a month ago and j and to act upon the knowledge is the artifleal thing for all It is worth. and 10:05 p.m. Stage shows: 1, has nothing on his working schedule i one of the most discriminating They make it seem worth a sur- this week. 3:45, 6:35 and 9:20 p.m. things you can do prising lot. AMUSEMENTS I **-*■* W W * ¥ Columbia—"On an Island With The Olney’s management, a wiley You”; 11:15 a.m., 1:25, 3:30, 5.35. no one needs to be lot. did well to summon Mr. Ferrer Mr. Ferrer, 7:40 and 9:45 p.m. told, is the key man in this week’s and his associates to this week’s Dupont — "Antoine and Antoi- LAR6E ‘The of Being Earnest.” STARTS il R CON Di T ION £ I comedy project. It knew that any Importance nette”; 1:15. 2:55, 4:40, 6:25, 8:10 TELEVISION called to talk like It would be folly to expect of him nine players upon and 9:55 p.m. * Wilde would have to be a deft an Earnest so highly burnished as Oscar October Man"; lot. This is all Wilde asks of his the one turned out by Mr. Gielgud. Hippodrome—“The TODAY ’""I 5:50, 7:40 and 9:30 p.m. f/OOn Yet in the time allotted to summer 2:15, 4:05, I John mils theater stars, he has worked out a Keith’s—"Melody Time”; 11:55 fine artificial hero, an elegante who a.m., 1:55, 3:55, 5:55, 7:55 and 9:55 EVENING PARKING *-» . has so perfected boredom that he p.m. mu run ! J 4 1 M finds even his own social set in- Little—“Song of My Heart”; 11 ‘October ITlan’j 40* Y*.J° tolerable. The m *'• ■ H»flfl«*tioo* solitary exception a.m., 12:45, 2:35, 4:25, 6:15, 8:05 and Aiafilll IIP piquonl I among his associates, to be sure, 9:55 p.m. nM ■■ ■■■Hli »h« frethnett and M GARAGE is the Gwendolyn CAPITAL enticing Lady — Metropolitan "Flowing Gold”; li intantity of youn« lova!" A Fairfax, an even more superb artist MIV IVIIV mt n. r. At«. n.w. 11:35 am., 1:40, 3:30, 5:45, 7:45 and in the sphere of vanity. Ittwm 13tk a ad 14 tk 9:50 pm. Their scenes of icily refined TXCfllfRl HCTURf MOMENTS I Palace — 10:45 are the "Easter Parade”; courtship among play’s * a.m., 12:55, 3:05, 5:15, 7:25 and 9:40 /fJrwUMJtnlrjy£) o»iahuri. wittiest passages and Miss Reid, as ’ W E. MORRISON PAPER CO. who pm. ▼I R. T. DAILY NEWS V Concerts Lady Gwendolyn, is an actress * Watergate Ava. N.W. Pix — "Butch Minds the Baby”: INtUK Will 1 1009 Panno. might in time make one forget that | Syapbony Orchestra 2:10, 4:50, 7:30 and 10:05 p.m. he once had seen Pamela Brown HOWARD MITCHELL. Maskal Rireder Playhouse — “Anna Karenina”; play the same role. “YOUNG LOVE IN THE NEW PARIS”—PM TONITE, July 28th, 8:15 P.M. 11:05 a.m., 1:10, 3:20, 5:25, 7:35 and 1 The Olney’s resident company 11 9:45 pm. | a Bracknell Lady — provides superb Trans-Lux News and shorts. The best of the Gallic products. J for the Wilde comedy. She is Viola ARRAU Continuous from 10:15 a.m. CLAUDIO a veteran hand at artificial A show. Ninety minutes of V Chilean Pianist Roche, Warner—“Emperor Waltz”; 11:15 delightful Celebrated who finds Lady Brack- .30. (tax 1nel.) comedy, am.. 1.20, 3:25, 5:30, 7:35 and 9:45 motion picture artistry.’V r. herald tribune A Me. Me, SI 01.80 nell's haughty pomposities one of NATIONAL SYMPHONY BOX OFFICE p.m. Kltt’a Muile Store, 1330 G St. N.W. Office Supplies, Paper, the brilliant invitations of her NA. summer's Stationery, Typewriter repertory. to Films ————————————— M Iml Nicaragua Make i* HhIHI ■■■■■! Ribbons and Typewriter The lot of Wilde's own playing Nicaragua is to have a new motion Paper. man (the character hmrnt representing picture studio high in scenic moun- Oscar) falls to William Nichols. Phone TV A. 2945 tains, and will use equipment lrom with unabashed Mr. Nichols is quite by the United States. the assignment. As Algernon Mon- j mmMMmmmmmmwmmmmmm crieff, the artful lover, Earnest’s AMUSEMENTS_ most fascile heckler, and the •»Henry Fonda Material by John 0 Hjfj Another gifted one of the com- I Produced by Benedict Bogeaus and Burgess Meredith pany. and quite pretty, too, is WOMEN... IhitsI Vidor and Leslie Fenton Phyilis Hill. Miss Hill’s engaging TODAY AND EVERY DAY Directed by King l! SWIM FROM 10 A.M. TO 10:30 P.M. Released Harm UNITED ARIlSIS i chore is to the # d represent outwardly HOMff nuo to RIDE THE BIDES 1 P.M. TO J2 P.M. seat coaches naive ward. Cecily, a A reclining | Worthing AND ON WEEK NIGHTS ONLY Caiitm 4 young girl who, as Wilde insists, DANCE 0 TO 12 P.M. TO THE GREAT MUSIC OF PAUL KA1N knows more than you think young MAN LIKE THIS! _ sum TOMORROW girls really do. % JEFFERSONIAN Donald Stevens and Sara Seegar The fury-filled story of a round out the group in the roles of a 10:30 | Rev. 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