European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 22, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes wednesday february 22, 1959 writer seeks Monkey shines at leap Frog actor to play Washington by Harman a. Nichols w Ashington up look Upland Down main Street folks. You May find just the Man Paul greens looking for to play the role of George Washington whose birthday is today. Green n pulitzer prize winning playwright is completing a new symphonic drama featuring the father of our country the drama will have its world premiere Here in connection with the capital s the playwright says All the bars Are Down on the search. Hell take for the part a professional an Amateur a Hay Shaker a Butcher or a Guy who runs a Cement mixer to not going to leave any Talent unturned,1 Green said. I m even going to look at All the drama schools in the country the qualifications Are not simple the Man to play George Washington must be a rugged Eavy almost craggy person said Green. He must at times be a Jovial character. At other times the must be deadly serious. He should have big hands4 a big featured face with wide spaced level penetrating heavy lips the author did t mention it tout it probably would help the Roan after the Job if he i knows of to Belt a Cherry tree with a Hatchet and is willing to swear a a stack of Good books that he never told a lie. His lips should be slightly Freavy Green said not Beautiful. Not ugly. He must have a voice of authority for Washington always spoke with such a the Man who will play George must be a Little Over 50 years of age. He ought to have Gray hair although a wig could feb that up and probably will anyhow. He Anutt be slightly Grid Ted and i Bertild toe taller than average. Green and Edward Boykin director of the were talking it Over and had to admit they could t quite find the acct words to describe the Man Frey Are looking for. T6e history books say that. Washington was at All times " vivid vital personality. A professional com put on that act an Amateur would have to have it in the first place. And the Man who portrays Bis of personality and character must possess the innate Quality of a of you watch these monkeys in the mammal House at the Bronx zoo you understand immediately Why they Are called Squirrel monkeys. Imported from South America they Are As Graceful and sure footed As the nut gatherers. They also like to play their own Brand of Jean Frog. This photo was made via stroboscopic tight k catch the rapid action. 1np army to telecast training series for reservists Columbus Ohio a move your chair Joe How can i see who s winning this War that might become a regular complaint when the army unfolds its newest wrinkle in armchair training for reservists by Tele vision. Pretty soon army reservists can earn retirement credit Points by Locking at television in groups of 26 or More on tuesday nights for eight weeks. Here s How Brig Gen Francis g. Brink cd of the Ohio military District says it will work station in Columbus Cincinnati Cleveland and Detroit will telecast one hour command Post training programs. Problems faced by a combat infantry division will be telecast As the reservists sit in Comfort Brink emphasized that it is an Experiment. Details on How credits May be obtained will be announced by instructors in each locality. No sir Joe. It never was like this in the army. Where s Damascus Prague of the official czech news Agency claims that czech razor Blades Are so Good that the arabs of the Middle East will use pm others on their beards. Years ago. Feb. 22, 1946 in a hed army Day broadcast Stalin Calls on the communist forces to strengthen the positions we have feb. 22, 1947 the big four agree to remove occupation forces from Axis satellite countries within 90 Days alter the signing of the peace. Feb. 22, 1948the state department discloses the . Feared bolshevism and its expected attempt at world Eon quest in 3919 just As much As to Day. Feb. 22, 1949 . And British planes of the combined air lift task Force set a new All time record by carrying 7,513.9 tons of supplies to Berlin in 24 hours. Maryland judge rules heifers not dangerous Washington a a Mary land farm worker sued his employer a Washington resident Jor damages. He said a Heifer had stepped on his foot injuring him and that the animal was Dan judge richmond1 b. Keech acknowledged beef ers might be excitable but not generally dangerous like a Tiger or rattle Snake. He. Dismissed toe suit. Gotten plays 2d fiddle to a zither by Jack Gaver new York if you Tali with people it the music Busi Ness these Days you might get the idea that the hero at a motion picture called the third Man i a zither and that such he priced stars As Joe gotten and Orson Welles Are Don t mind playing second zither to a zither said gotten but i resent the implication that my dialogue was dubbed in by the instrument when you see the picture and Bear me talk i am really talking not the zither the situation arises from the fact that All of the background music Sot the film comes from a single Aither played by one Anton Karas a previously obscure master of the stringed Box. He was Makin Cosce and cakes Money playing in a Small viennese cafe until Carol Reed the British director invaded the austrian City with his company to make the third was so taken with Karas music much of it Impromptu compositions of his own that be conceived the idea of having Karas compose and play the Back ground music for the picture. There is one recurring Motif that has come to be identified As the third Man theme and another passage is dubbed the Caie Mozart it is the recording of these two tunes that has set the music business agog. The juror started in England where the picture was released late last year winning the English equivalent of a Hollywood Oscar for the Best film of 1949. People went so wild about the music that the Empress club imported Kara Sand his Ottber at a very fancy fee As its head Ner. Prince be Margaret and some Friend could t Wail for the opening performance and heard a preview of the Karas technique a few hours earlier. More than 180,000 records of the music were sold in London in three weeks. Chappell & co. Is the fortunate music House that has theri Guti to the score. It was besieged by american recording companies for Permis Sion to Wax the music. Feb. 1 was a Day zither Day when records and Sheet music went on Sale in this country for the first time. Just say that every company in the country has recorded one or both of the tunes said Larry Spier Genera manager of Chap Pell in the us. I m not be sure Bow Many there Are. Some companies made More than one believe that Decca for example has six made by As Many different , this is the biggest splash in the recording Field in along time. Especially notable is the fact that in this Day when vocalist reign supreme in the popular music Field there Are no words to Karas music. All records Are purely instrumental. David o. Selz Nieh co producer of the Pic Ture and Chappell thought for a Tome of holding a contest among the Best Lyric writers to get word for the third Man theme but this was abandoned on the theory Attiat Ttoe music would get Over by Ite Eti. Besides words undoubtedly would have meant a change in title and for s purpose nothing could be As beautifully commercial As the prosaic the third Man theme. Neucom ments Wiesbaden club holds discussion on women s political responsibility by Virginia Webb women s political responsibility in civic affair was discussed at a recent meeting of the German american women s club in Wiesbaden. The meeting was the fourth in a series of panel discussions on women s responsibilities in Community life. Speakers included mrs. Will Lang american member of the club Dale Noble chief of the political affairs Divi Sion old Hesse and mrs. Frieda Walter president of the women s Trade Union in Frankfurt. John Guy assistant resident officer old Hesse was Moderator. The second anniversary of the Stuttgart military Post Kinder Garten was celebrated when some 200 persons attended a party which included a program of songs dances and interpret Lions in German. The kindergarten was attended by to children when it was established and today some 75 children Are enjoying its facilities mrs. N. A. Cutter is supervisor of the school. One of the biggest recent attractions for Heidelberg enlisted Mea and women proved to be the wac sponsored St. Valentine s Ball held at the flaming sword service club Patlon Barracks Heidelberg. Special features for the evening included a grand March a Dane contest with prizes for Jitterbug Waltz and polka enthusiasts punch Coffee and a huge cake beautifully decorated in the Valentine theme Wiesbaden s Skyhook service club will celebrate Washington birthday today with breakfast on the House a tour to the opel factory at Russel sheim and Bingo with Cash prizes. Washington s birthday Prfu be celebrated with a Coffee hour Tea. Dance and birthday dance of the Eagle club. The Coffee hour will begin at 9 am inv he state lounge. Mrs John j. Mccloy recently addressed a youth rally of More than 1,000 persons in the number opera House the responsibilities of Yoong people in a democracy. The meeting was held on the invitation of the numbers German american youth club. In the evening mrs. Mccloy conducted a free discussion with selected members of the dinner was Given in Honor of mrs. Mccloy before the evening discussion. It col Walter e. Freeman Frankfurt military Post ordnance officer and mrs. Freeman recently entertained guests at their borne with a musical recital by Irene Drexler pianist and 1st it u p. Grinch violinist. It Elsie v. Ford Anc formerly of Neucom and now at the Walter Reed go wishes to express her sincere appreciation and gratitude to her friends for their and loyalty during her Long months of hospitalization in Bremerhaven Munich and Garmisch. It col and mrs. Thomas Legrand Borom of the judge advocate division Neucom announce the engagement of their daughter Rose Mary to Merritt a Jenison son of or. And mrs Edwin Jenison Ord neb. The new Peacock lounge of the hold Excelsior officer to civilian club in Munich was opened at an informal cocktail party recently. Capt Frank a. Blake is hotel officer. A rummage Sale sponsored by the Garmisch women s Cluff was such a huge Success that it was necessary to Call out is and German police to maintain the first Day More than 4,000 Marks were collected Iron German women buying the clothing pot of Sale by the local american women. Mrs. Mary Weiss was chairman of the sponsoring committee. Post women among them mrs. Muriel Brown mrs. Evelyn Arnold mrs. Marjorie Friz and mrs. Jane Smith acted As Amateur sales women for the Sale. Capt and mrs. Thomas a. Williams announce the birth of a 7-Pound ounce son at the 97th go in Frankfurt Williams is stationed at Rhine main air base. A t a recent meeting of the Erding officers wives club it Wai announced that the group had raised 11,239.35 for the March of dimes. The donations came from a minstrel show cake sales and carnival Booths. Other activities during the month included a get together with members of the Freising Munich Roosburg and Schleissheim officers wives clubs at a Valentine luncheon i the Erdine club and a Musicale featuring or. And mrs. Rupert , bom formerly with the Berlin opera and now with the Munich conservatory of music. The stars and stripes vol 7, no. 3m editor Tri chief managing editor sports editor. Wednesday february 22, us u Gol William Zumwalt executive manager chief of distribution Murlice k. Kirk Wood. Louis h Brown news bcbead5 Frankfort i3zun.-3z36i Darmstadt Berlin. F-m8l m-86m Vienna. Bremerhaven. 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