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 f<w Ann Sothern doing a handspring with such that it was the between performed inspired dead-pan elegance triumph Ginger told me yesterday the same producer. Dick is looking for joy—among others—at the ap- ot season, it earned ana received' its dance rehearsals with Fred Astaire for a good story for her. pointment of Dore Schary for pro- actors, but there is no other such ^HE* an ovation. Peggy Ann Garner is doing okay duction boss at Metro. Now Annie gEE^. and other “all” in the whole library of the lor "The Barkleys of Broadway” Those first nighters, with her screen career now. She is thinks that maybe she will get to for 12 left the the- drama. that there will be no dancing or in nighters weeks, "The Big Cat” for Eagle-Lion work at Metro, her home studio, * * ater that never Incompetent players, mere jour- with Lew. and after that to be VIVIEN LEIGH feeling they again singing in her comedy hopes Humph- again. Apart from a specialty in neymen and joumeywomen, inevi- M KXiTOft IMMOKTM. Uwe cculd tolerate the sight of anyone She’ll a girl airplane pilot and rey Bogarts daughter in “Knock On and BOOT not play “Words Music," Annie hasn’t else in the same play. To risk it tably choke—although enough- Lew will be an insurance man. Any Door.” on the word with which would be to profane a beautiful groupings Crosby has apparently de- * * * * AMUSEMENTS he his disdain for Bing memory, of which they are so few expresses witty cided definitely against going to Howard Hughes, so I am told at what mankind has made of itself. even in the lives of those who make to star for J. Arthur Rank United can take his three IN MELODRAMA' — Marsha ! England 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, <r»«H m. fit-*»oo> 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.