Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 December 1948 — Page 4

Maisie. If M-G-M revives the popular wartime series, they'll

2 In oe |. Ann Drops ‘Maisie’ Role

Miss Sothern Gets Tough, Refuses to Play Part

By Erskine Johnson

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 24—Maisie is dead—long live

have to find a new doll. Ann Southern definitely will never | play the role again. She told me: “Maisie served her purpose. She took me out of those sticky ingenue roles. But when I got typed as Maisie that) was different —I screamed pro) wood, George Raft still in-| bloody murder.” . |sists he has never seen himself The screaming worked. jon the screen—~not even in the| Ann's post-Maisie roles have daily rushes at the studio. I been a wide and delightful var-'asked him how he can tell fety of characterizations, a song- whether his acting is satisfactory) and-dance gal, Alexander Knox's and he said: love interest in “The Judge Steps| “If the studios continue to-hire * Out.” one of the stars of M-G-M'8 me and pay me what I ask; I “Words and Music” and one-third[know I'm doing all right.”

of the title role in “Letters to) Ethel Barrymore feels the same Three Wives.” way about it.” As she once told] #® 8 = me: “Why should I see myself]

JOAN LESLIE. collected. a nice on the screén? I've never seen cash settlement from. Warner myself on the stage.” . Brothers when their three-year id : court battle was settled out of] N NSEN i court. Joan fought a battle otf, ELAINE TOWNSEND: the, +...principle—and won. She's now|™ an-horn gambling | queen free to work at other studios and of Havana, "Is "branching ~ out. for Culver Productions, her own She's the new head of a syndicate]

producing Squapany: which will operate the race track|

SIGN OF THE TIMES: Alan there, in addition to the governYoung is casting the role of his ment's gambling casino. Wolfgirl friend for his new air show gang Reinhardt owns the film

with one eye on television. The opis to her story=sand what a qualifications J» the part state genry it would be for Rita Haythe gal must be photogenic. (worth. ,

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: add theree new tunes to George M. Cohan's “Forty-Five Minut COMPLETE OPTICAL :| From ob MI bE ig SERVICE FOR THE

Cohan estate hasn't made up fits {mind ‘about the sale of the show & to Mickey: HR NAA ssi ER ome he i. ‘Jition ‘in the family. | Alan Nixon, clicks as an actor-in| {“Siren of Atlantic.”

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Clock CIRCLE “Blood on the Moon, with Robert Mitchum, Barbara Bel Gadde. ana

Robert Prestdn, at 11. 1:10, 5:35, 7:50 and 10,

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'Dankert Promoted | Fah Russell A. Dankert of 1320 i, Mother Objects Jefferson St. has been named a ESQUIRE {cadet sergeant in the Army security agency unit of Reserve Officers’ Training Corps at the Uni-twersity-of -IHnols: ovo a

Montgomery .Clift and John | Wayne prepare for action in | proper—150 bouquets—wow! | “Red River," epic thriller of the | old West currently at the Am-

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES Ask Mrs. Manners— Silver Anniversary May Not ‘Pay Off

DEAR MRS. MANNERS: = : - MCM wants to send out invitations for her silver wedding an-niversary-—she wants all the silver gifts she can get. She says, “Let's make it pay.” Dad says it will create a feeling among our friends that will hake us sorry. He knows we have enough money to have a silver anniversary party without gifts. : We can send 200 invitations and ut 150 people would come.| {The other 50 would send itn. iane. en now in the | silver gifts. | ines, but I went with him secret-| What 1s the proper way to have Y, SCOR 10 NEL 0 Sa the anniversary party? A. City {and he gets out of service. I love + “I him 80, WORRIED READER. | That anniversary party may 1 my you what—let's mot | turn into a surprise party for | worry until after those next 10 your mother. Guests at parties | dances you attend; Just to prove | celebrating anniversaries that to yourself that vou tl nt { { suggest gifts of value aren’t so- | the no a ive ria | clally obligated” to send pres- |... c. 0 ot off those new girls | he'll meet, when he's lonesome.

ents. - Flowers are perfectly

‘Suitable for that anniversary would be a big dinner, at little tables, or general evening entertainment. If the party fs simple, invitations should be hand-written or telephoned. En- {| graved Invitations should be headed by stamped dates of .the wedding year and the present year, followed by: Mr. and +.-Mrs..John Jones... : at Home . . Tuesday, the fifth, from four to, six o'clock. _ Py 81 v yuldn’t advise tossing away that old set of silver.

‘Retirement Tax

WHERE do you write about civil service retirement tax? KNIGHTSTOWN READER. Write for an application for refund of retirement deductions to the U. 8. Civil Service Commission, Retirement Division, Washington, D. C., 25.

Let Mrs. ‘Manners and read- | ers of the column sharé your problems and answer your questions. Write in care of The Times, 214 W. Maryland St.

Frozen custard and ice cream x | differ in pro not in in- [Arrein . gredients, and, therefore, have | ~ ge Yu e Party : the same number of calories,

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custard has 185 calories and | .one serving of vanilla ice cream has 200 calories. -All those peo- |

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