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Two hundred A m ej>r i c a n scholars. Nobel Prize-winners, etc., will be invited to the inauguration, It will indicate to the world that the White House pays tribute to the resurgenceof American culture.. . Carl Sand, burg will make a recording of Oscar Hammers;ein's lyric. "You've Got to Be Taught, from 'South Pacific"... After her NBC telecast of the show. Mary Martin received a letter which was addressed simply to "Peter Pan. Never-Never Land;"
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Ctoldwyn had a family dinner for their son, daughter-inJaw and grandchildren. After dinner they showed the Danny Kaye movie produced by Goldwyn. "Hans Christian Andersen." One child seemed a bit uneasy because she'd never seen a movie. "Don't worry, dear." said Mrs. Goldwyn. •It'i just like TV."
RUSSELL CBOUSE. whose children were on vacation from school, studied the list of current Broadway shows as posible entertainment for them. He noted that "Irma La Douce." "Tejider-Ibif^ and "The Hostage" are set in bordellos... "They should put up a red light in front of the theaters," said Grouse. "Otherwise you don't know which shows are safe for your childreii."
When FRED ASTAIRE entered Cote Basque, impresario SOL HUROK was told, "There's one dancer you never booked." Hurok replied: "It's not over yet"... Shelley Berman, will make his Waldorf debut Jan. 5... Luba Petrova- Harrington,- who taught Russian to Amy recruits, has been signed -as "coordinator of accents" for "Julia, Jake '& Uncle Joe," the Claudette Colbert comedy. She'll teach the proper Russian, Polish and Norwegiaii accents to the cast.
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WHILE ELI WALLACH was filming "The Misfits" in Nevada, he visited a nearby Indian reservation. Wallach noticed one harried-looking Indian pacing up . and down, muttering to himself. "Him heap big medicine man." said the guide... "Oh, tribal doctor?" asked Wallach... "Nope." said the guide. "Hypochondriac."
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THE MUSICIANS: Arthur Rubinstein entered a record shqn where he saw a Ravel album. He was interested until he saw the name of the orchestra. "No, thank you," he told the salesgirl, "the orchestra isn't good." The salesgirl disagreed, and said: "My father says that's a good orchestra"... The pianist replied: "I am a musician. My name is Arthur Rubinstein. So when I say the orchestra is a poor one, it is a poor one, no matter what your father says."
"My father." said the daughter of the eminent conductor,, "is OttQ Klemperer"... Rubinstein bowed to her and, pointing, to the Ravel album, said:. "I'll take two."
of My Life"—includes 'goddam," Si'-' rs makes it "darn" at all matinees.
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THE JOB: Before World War II a champagne house in Rheims employed as its German representative the man who became Hitler'T Foreign MiHisterT" Von Ribbentrop, The firm recently hired a new representative—Von Rlbbentrop's son.
SOCIAL NOTE; Greogory Ratoff's friends who attended his funeral here were surprised that it included a Maionic ritual too. Ratoff/a true cosmopolite who was at home in all the capitals of the world, somehow didn't appear to be a joiner of anything except Actors Equity and. the Screen Directors Guild. Darryl Zanuck explained it.
Years ago Zanuck went on a six-week hunting trip through Canada. His companions were several directors—Raymond Griffith, Lloyd Bacon and also John Adolphi—whose credits included the George Arliss film, "The Man Who Played God." Adolphi suddenly suffered a heart attack and died. Zanuck decided to
LEONARD LYONS
gio joined them. The trio was. Bond Festival at Madison Square photographed. The picture' wasj Garden. Jan. 2. but his wife has published the next day. - but haa the word there, as chairman.... with Wolf son cropped but of it.
PRODUCER: BUly Rose met Dr. Maxwell Maltz; the pla.stic surgeon whose—newest book is "J>sycho-Cybemetica." Dr. Maltz has written several plays too.
~^THE JWEETING: For years "it has been the custom for the students at Scarsdale High School
been raised. This money then is used to bring an American Field
and Rose told him: "I'll produce "^"^ice foreign student to study
one of your plays — if you can make me look like Tony Curtis. The chances are. I suspect, that it would be easier for you to make Tony Curtis look like me."
for a year at the school. The foreign student customarily boards, that year, with the parents of a. school senior.
The foreign student selected for the 1954-55^ year was Delcia Bense Splniisa. from Biifnos
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DADDY
By BUTHIE ^,
Yes, another year, another milestone! In our family, besides taking cognizance orti'. fact that it is a new year, We also greet a series, of birthdays taking place ohe after the other As is proper, fortunately, we begin with the head of the house, Daddy—much to the chagrin of our youngest who has complete rtile over our domicile; "Why isn't my birthday first?" "Well, Daddy is a wee bit older than you." "Why?"
"He was bom first." "Why?"
"Let me put it this way. You are his birthday present."" ^ - —.This appeases him for the moment—until he'll think of another question. I sincerely hope-not, for I may be unable to answer him.
. One of our problems is what to give Daddy for tji collect funds until .?i,ooo has|^~a gift. Wc^all feel it should be something expensive u . .. . ^^^j special. Not because heVour-^e and
only, but for fear of reprisals on our birthday! If the present is cheap, he may reciprocate in like manner.
SALE: Lillian Hellman. author Aires. She boarded at the home
of «'Toys m the Attic." sold the of Mr. and Mrs. Irving Mosko-
rights to 'The Children's Hour" "tz. whose daughter. Anne, was
to Sam Goldwyn, for S35.000. 25 ^'"^ sraduating cla.s.s. It was
ago. A new film version ^""'"^ 5"^*' Scarsdale
years
will be produced by Harold Mi-risch — who paid Goldwyn S3,5.000 just for a 10-year lease
bring the body back to his widow. I "^e storj. . Miss Hellman has ^^^^
so that she could collect his. her original
insurance without having to wan 1 "".'^fhj sale. "After all." she years until there'd be a "pr^ i ^aid. ^ S35.0flO was a lot of money sumption of death."
High that Delcia Bencc Spinosa met the classmate to whom she became engaged last week — David Patrick Rusk, son of Dean next Secretary of State.
It was a six-day canoe trip back to the base. Zanuck had the body packed and repacked in ice.
Revelstoke. The coroner first wanted proof of identity. The
then."
RETREAT: Frederick Loewe, the compo.ser of "My Fair Lady" and "Camelot." wanted an isolated home free of the noise he CELEBRATION: SViatoslar usually found in N. Y. He bought Richter. the Russian ,piani.st. and a mountain-top home In Palm consiantly. until they reached Artur Rubinstein attended Sol Sorings. Calif It was quiet all their base at a village called Hurok's party. The two pianist,? right until last month when his
toasted each other joyously with neighbor in the-vallev married vodka and munched herring- Debbie Revnolds. There is no man's pockets produced a hash. The next day Rubinstein quiet now: All day long laborers Masonic card with his photo. The i felj. stomach pains and sent for are bu.sy building extra rooms coroner convened a jury of! a doctor who gave him a white for Harry Kari's expanded far
villagers, who certified the cause of death.
pill for instant relief. "It's stran- mily. ge," said the doctor. "I jast
The next day Zanuck and his i f ^^^ite pill to another
pianist for the same kind of tummy ache. You know him — Richter."
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THE CASTING: Williaih Wyler, who is directing the new film version of "Children's Hour," made the original. version for Sam Goldwyn, 25 years ago. He wanted a N.Y. actress for one of the leading roles.; Goldwyn reported that she was in a Broadway play, and tiriobtainable. Wyler refused to screen-test any other actress. "But I can't get her;" Goldwyn said. Wyler, how^ ever,, was insistent, and Goldwyn said he'd try. to clarify this pbint.
"Suppose you say to me 'I want President Roosevelt . for "Children's. Hour,^'' Go ahead. Say 4t," Goldwyh^urged... Wyler shrugged r^^But I don't^want President RtxJ^velt".; .-Goldwyn told him: "Ask_me anyway. Make believe".. "Okay," Wyler agreed. "Mr; Goldwyn, I want you to sign President Rot^elt for 'Children's ^Hour'".. .-Goiawyn replied: "Roosevelt? I^can't get him. See what I mean?" 'MEMO: GinlaiDayis has written the lyrics for."Jacque'fine," the song she'll sing at .the Inaugural Ball.;.. Phli Silvers' final song in "Do Re Mi,"—"AU
friends occampanied the coffin tc the railroad station, where they boarded the train back to California. And at the station, in this tiny Canadian town, they found 100 m^n in Mason's regalia waiting to bid good-bye to. the-dead Hollywood director they had never mtt, and of- whom they knew nothing except thai he was a Mason. Zanuck told his story to Ratoff, who insisted: 'I must join the Masons."
DICTATION NOTE: Edna Forber takes, a uinter holiday everj- year at a swank western health resort for women. Each guest there is ministered to by a large staff of experts. "I enjoy it'. said Miss Ferber. "They treat me as if I were a feeble minded Princess".
EDNA FERBER, Who incurred the wrath of Texas when she wrote "Giant," still can't resist searching for typical Texan tales. In Hattie Carnegie's last week the novelist heard a lady with a Texas accent talking to the women helping her select a gown. The Texas' lady casually asked: "What've you got for 14-for-dinner-and-the-men-don'l dress?"
The Jerome Lawrence-Bob Lee play, "Only in America," opening at the Ivar Theater hi Hollywood, had a try-out performance be^ fore a captive audience—the inmates at the Federal Prison, ■terminal Island, Calif,.; Brendan Behan told the Dublin press: "Anyone who's a human being will like New York."
MEMOS: Mischa Elman will
MARILYN MONROE will participate in a show to be given for the . Actors Studio, at Rose-land Dance City... Peter EXichm, who just received his musician's
participate in the Inaugural ce- union cad, discovered it has one
remoriies..... Bobby Darin became ,■ , '.
J . vai'." uci^miir disadvantage: The jazz p anist the second customer permitted to
smoke a pipe, in the Stork Club.
no- longer may s(t in .-with bands.
The other is Bing Crosby... Isaac ' unless he's paid for it... Judge Stem was the star af the Israel ' Ferdinand Pecora will help.
One year we presented him with a beautiful cow-hide bag to hold his samples of merchandise. Hitherto they had been strewn, helter-skelter, in the trunk of the car. We felt it would lend Daddy a professional manner if he approached his customers carrying his paraphernalia properly. Oh, he was thrilled with it, all right ! Through the years, however, the bag has been relegated to a cupboard in the cellar. It contains electric bulbs and fuses. And Daddy still uses the trunk of the car for his wares!
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Another time we surprised him with a sterling silver cigarette lighter, initials and all. That, too, saw very little service. It was much easier to strike a match than to refuel the lighter whenever necessary. Moreover, emptying ash trays containing merely ashes was not enough. If I do a job, it should be complete. What's cleaning an ash tray if I don't come across burnt matchsticks? As you
note, my husband has a sardonic sense of humor.
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I've been getting even with him on his more recent birthdays. Then is when I replenish his wardrobe. His undershirts could be in tatters. If he considers it my job to buy new ones, he gets them for a birthday present. The same holds for shirts, socks, ties. It's an easy procedure which does not require much thought.
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But there's a fly in the ointment! On my last birthday he presented me with a box of stockings and a slip. That I don't like! I longed for something more romantic—like a white fox stole.
See what I mean? Why must life be so complicated? Why can't we leave well enough alone by just singing,
"Happy birthday, Daddy !"
A cm SHORT STORY
by RACHEL ANNE RABINOWICZ
DO I KNOW YOUR UNCLE MOISHE IN NEW YORK
ARNOLD ROTHSTEIN, the Broadway gambler and mystery man, was killed in the Park Central Hotel abdut 30 years ago, after he was called away Iffom his table in Lindy's. The movie version of the Rothstein story never .was filnied because the late. Leo Lijndy refused to sign a waiver. This week the hew owner of Lindy's, Jack Kramer, signed the contract. "The action took place long ago", he reasoned.; "Lindy's Is now in its. 40th .year. How could it hurt?"
THE NEW SOPHIA LOREN film, "Two Women," will be imported to the U.S. by Joe Levine, the showman. He says he has ho -problems dealing with Italian actresses. "No actress is hard to handle," he explained, "as long as she can _read the small-print in herl contract and the large.Etint-:-ln the ads.!! '
FAME: Joe DiMaggio i>at with Jir." and-Mrs,^ Cecil Wolfson at the "Pepe" party last week. The cameramen, ofcourse,-rushed to photograph him, for, despite his retirementTDiMaggiO's popularity remains high, this was .illustrated on the night the'Cecil Wilsons' were married. Tbey visited the Harwyh Club, where DiMag-
I was standing one morning , optimistic assumptions, the train in the subway when an ancient j pulled into Times Square and I gentleman leaned over and asked ' pulled out of the discussion. But me in sharp pieces of broken-up i my thoughts zoomed off on a American English whether the different track and I recalled train was going uptown or down- i with a pang my partially unfulfil-town and I was at once embroil- | led courtesy commissions as ed in a hot humid squabble over transoceanic greetings-bearer, the ups and downs of subway when the news of my im-travel. . | pending visit to "the States"
Anyhow he recognised me as a foreigner ("European") and the conventional catechism began. Where did I come from? Oh, ho. England, London. Taki, London. England? So why didn't I say .so straight away. Perhaps Stemfor-dill. En Sexten? Nu. then naturally I knew his niece who lived in a budifur apartment in Vembley, his brudder-in-law who Uved in Finsberry Park, and his grandson who had been .-statiop-ed during the var in . Valtham-stove?
Before I could point out the error of the ancient gentleman's
spread around in my neighbourly
"If you winter in Miami (and what Jew doesn't) perhaps you remember me to my rich uncle Milton Mekelson. retired, built himself a ranch-house cost $75,000?"
"In New York, you know, you're next door to Philadelphia. You may want to nin over one evening and say hello to my niece there. The name is Pinkel-
neighbourhood (where news ] stein. No, wait a moment. The spreads better than butter), i name was Phikelstein. She mar friends and friends' friends con-j ned a fellow called Kaufman, verged upon me from all sides Or was it Laufman? And they with grussen for transatlantic ] nm a candy store. Or is^.it a
parents, brothers, sister and miscellaneous kin of every kind.
delicatessen?"
'Just be so kind as to do me
"I don't want to vardrehe you | Q^e little favour: telephone my a kop," of "I don't want to | aunt Rosalie in the Bronx, my trouble you," began the most ' mother-in-law, Mrs. Dean David.
troublesome request, BUT...
"If you should happen to pass Denver. Colorado, on your way to New York, you maybe look in on my granddaughter. Rivkele — she calls herself Rhoda — Roberts?"
son. in Borough Park, my cousin, Millie Morgenbum. in Westchester, and my old friend, Sandra Simpson, in Long Beach."
Yes, with seven-league boots, a private helicopter, and share in the Bell Telephone Company.
Mainly About Women
By Esther Zeldin
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CHAPTER held a dinner and dance at' the North Bathurst Talmud Tor'ah. Valuable door prizes were won during, the evening by many of the 35() guests. Convener of the party was Mrs. Meinemer. President of Golda Meir is Mrs. Gorewicz. • THE ART DIGGERS CLUB of the National Council of JEWISH WOMEN held a. bimonthly study meeting at . the Y.M,H.A., on Tuesday, Jan. 3. Miss Isabel Whitely. who is continuing ■ her -lecture series on '^'Expressionism", highllghtWl her address bjT showing slidesr Pol-lo;wing Jhe_ meeting'Tef reshments were served,. " .
In place of ' .CJounoU's monthly iuncheon meeting, the Art Diggers have^j planned a--special event at the YMHA on Thursday Jan. 26. Mr. Alan Jarvis, former: director-of the National .Gallery, in Ottawa,: will moderate a panel consisthig of representatives of the various art forms. "Art For Whose Sake", will be a^Jlscus-
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• A planning meeting of. the X-EADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE of the Federation of Jew|.sh Women's Organizations.took place on Wed., Jan. 4, at; 150 Beveriy St. The meeting was. called by the chairman, Mrs. Bft Cooper, to discuss plans for the 3rd all day. Leadership Seminar to tSike place on-Tues., Feb. 7. Those conferi-ing on this seminar were, Mre. Aaron Wolfe, co: chairman, Mrs. Abe .Levin?, Mrs^ ^Harry SteineiL.and ■Mrs. Robt. Strom". . ,■ ■—■ .
• More than .250 REPRESEN-TATIJUBS of 125 men's and w men's organizations 'who contribute ; tp, the YOUTH AUYAH,"at-tended a dinner held by the Td-ronto7 Committee for.Youth Ali-yah,' oh Wednesday, J^. 4. srlT" the Beth.Tzedec syna^gue. The dirmer was^also the occasion to. celebrat^ the lOOlh anniversary ■of the birth of the founder . of Youth .Aliyah, Henrietta Szold.
Principal speaker was Mr. Karl Silberman, of Israel.He also made mention-6^ the dramatic work undertaken to help disturbed children. Program chairman, was Mrs, Tillie Goldberg.. Special greetings were, brought to the gathering by . Mrs John . Devor, president of Hadassah WIZO,
Members of the .ISRAEL BONDS - HOST (X>MMITTEE, for ..the Ambassadors Ball, met at the horhe of Mr. and Mrs.
The purpose of the meetmg was tc assemble hosts to officiate at the • Ambassador's Ball. Plans were formulated to make the forthcoming Ball a most out-: standing affair.
Mr. JOHN DEVOR i.s chairman Of the Israel Bonds. Chair-mai. of the Women's Division is Mrs. Wilferd Gordon. The Sponsors Women's Division is headed by Mrs. Morris Zweig.
COMING EVENTS
• The . ROKEAH: PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION. Ladies Auxiliary, have planned a dinner at the Mah Jongg Tes: rtaurant, TSH". Mon, Jan. 16, at 7 p;m,, FOR ALL PAID UP-MEM^ BERS. Highlight of the evening will be a musical comedy "Executive . Sweet". This original yvoi'k. was written and. directed by Mrs. A. Eedermah, arid .pro: duced by Mrs. I. Pine.
jewish architects to modernise moslem
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PARIS (JCNS)/According, to the Paris Yiddish daily "Unzer Wort", a French Jewish architect, M. Clement Kkub has 'been charged by Mr, Hablb Bpurguiba the President ofV^Hinisia, to modernise the holy Mbslem dty^ of Kairouan, r-^' Mr. Kaub, a laureate of the "Prix de Rome" for architecture, has had a long conversation on the subject wi^h the head of the Tunisian State. :
I could deliver such greetings!
Soon these messages of verbal good will were cluttering up my mind, dominating my diary, weighing heavily upon my ccm-science, haunting my consciousness and, worst of all, refusing to be dislodged. Often It would have been easier to serve a writ. Take, for instance, the case of Samuel Samkinsop, whom I located with difficulty in Washington Heights. "
"Er, good evening, you are Mr.. Samuel Samkinsop?" I inquired with a special brand of polished politeness reserved for just such stranger encounters. '
"Huh?" growled Mr. Samkinsop suspiciously over the 'phone. "Sam Samkinsop, that's me. Who are you and whadya want?"
"Oh, I don't want anytlung, Mr. Samkinsop. But I'm sure you remember your cousins,. Martin and Martha Meller, from Stemfordill? I mean. ,Stamford Hill."
"What? Who?" mumbled Mr. S., still, suspicous. "Oh, yeah, the Mart Mellers. Yeah, well they are cousins twice removed, thank goodness. And what about them anyhow?. They in trouble or somethink? I'm going outta town tonight on a business trip and."
"Oh, no nothing like that, Mr. Samkinsop." I explained hastily with a mirthless, slightly maniacal cackle. "I live next door to them and they asked me to call up you and convey their good wishes and warm greetings and -."
"BIG DEAL.!" shrieked Samkinsop in '■ anguish., "Did . they send, a caple Avhen. my Danny was .Rarinitzvah? Did they send a present when riiy Dolly got married? Did they.s.end a. New . Year„card — not for eight years already! Suddenly-they remem^--
-ber j'm-alive. Listen you, whoever ^ you~are. When you—go back to_^ Stemfordill. wherever that_^ is,
^yoiTcan tell MartTiellerand his, ^ missus from mie that —."
■^Put a^hickel- in, please!'* Interrupted the tinny tinkle of . the operator. But I had paid dearly enough.
Now I won't know what to tell the.Mellers, though no doubt my adlibbing (or, more accurately ad-fibbing) will see us through; ^:But i do know what to tell you. "The arm of coincidence is so freakishly long that 111 be meeting . your Uncle ■ Moishe in New York any moment. So if you have any sort of gruss for him... you had better come over and deliver it in person'. .
Do I come from tondon? No, sir! I've just arrived from the planet Mars and I'm going back on ti^e next Cunard space^shipl