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CAN MONEY MAKE
HAPPINESS ?
Somebody once sent the fol- lowing verse worked on an old- fashioned sampler: "What, then, in happiness?
A hand to love and gidde you,
come what may; A love to walk beride you
all
the way."
A bli sentimental, you
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TV IS RUINING THE MOVIES
By Evelyn Webber
NEW YORK. HE woman at the quiz
THE
to choose the subject on Which she would like to be questioned. Among those offered was "Movies."
"Don't give me that one," Said she. "I haven't been to the films in two years. Not since I got my television
set,"
i
out a slogan, 'Movies Are Better Than Ever," but it
money
in. Even the free dishes I'm giving away with every entrance ticket make no difference."
No customers
MR SOBELSON'S cinemas
are: in busy, lively Newark, New Jersey, until now always loved bonanza town by the film men.
A
She spoke for most of the millions of television set owners in the United States. Television here is becoming "I show pictures that Holly-
wood tells me were ever more important
specially particularly the increasing to the movies," he said. "Lavish made to bring customers back
like
news services, which are very popular.
They are damaging the cinema newsreels. And, In- deed, the cinema s whole.
ones,
'Showboat,'
Captain Hornblower
and
Have away ten thousand two for one tickets, and they were good any time. That was 8 weeks ago. Only # hundred and twenty-five people have used them so far.
Owners of the movie
"It wasn't long_ago," said palaces began to feel
the Stanley Sobelson, gloomily rat- decline three
ting his almost empty cash-box years ago, Since then their business that people went to movies and and looking at his customers, has fallen off steadily.
theatres whether the show was "It's worse than the de- a smash hit or not. Now they're
chain pression,"
cinema at watching television.
ow I change my pro- owner Mr Stanley Sobelson
second time gramme for the told me.
"The industry put this week, to see if that will bring in more money. Where I am I going now? I'm going
home--to my television sel.”
RUBY M. AYRES
has given me permission to are very happy repeat.
are."
We met on board ship, she "And you?"
hope they
Doldrums
TELEVISION is
hitting the
theatres, too. In the same
way that the cinemas hit them when the movies came On Broadway now only two plays
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new "The Fourposter," 8 two- character play with British stare Jessica Tandy and her husband (Tickets for it. Hume Cronyn.
are all sold for at, 4.90dols. top, are
I asked. She the next four weeks).
The other is the
year-old
anu-coming back from South smiled again, "I have had my ribe Moon is Blue," with young
happiness," she answered - "which is
more then many people can say....**
America and we so quickly formed a mutua: friendship that
blonde Barbara Bel Geddes us after a day or two I felt as if I
the star. "The Moon is Blue" had known her all my life. She It was some minutes before plays to capacity every night. wasn't very young or particular- having heard my story Mr But the rest of Broadway, ly good-looking but there was Bachelor turned and lacked at save for three musicul ɛhows, is something about her such me with B strangely softched) in the doldrums, tolerant outlook on life and expression in his eyes which genuine friendliness to every were usually rather hard end body that made me wonder critical.
Town's toast
is un- doubtedly that TV is grow.
why some man had not realised "And do you believe that PART of the reason
an ideal wife and cont- your friend really forgave and ing up--not only in years, but in
to- By bitterness
what panion she would be.
never felt One day, when we were wards that man?" he asked approach. speaking about an engaged, sceptically.
the radiantly happy couple in ship,
know she I asked her a little hesita- answered confidently.
her would find ELL, here we are tore long she
her very charming again to relate yet name and
Lace placarded half over the another disillusion-
country she was asking for dis- ment blacking out illusionment.
was at first
He was wrong-for once and a road which completely sunlit, and which the leapt to fame so amazingly you would all looked as if it would remain that I am sure
know her name (if I mentioned the end. This until particular "love affair" (if it ever really was one!) is I hope very unusual with its unjustified and selfish end- ing-entirely the fault of the man this time because, and that she must either give make a world-most of us the which mostly have
yu
immersed
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say
about
believe,"
didn't,"
I "Which
One of the most
successful broadcasts in American tele- vision history has just been put It was an un-
and have seen her attrac- say? I wonder what the Buss tingly why she was not married. just proves how true it is that on in New York. tive personality on the films. would think of it or if he is
And what happened with re- still so
in his own It
moment before she Love is not love which alters usual 60 minute affair called Toast of the Town." The toast Sher- gard to the Boss? Well, he told pride that he considers he be answered, and then it was to when it alteration finds' in
a decent, self- say quietly
"I will tell you spite of all the hard things you was playwright Robert her plainly that he had no in- haved as only
should
because I think you will under- tention of marrying a girl who respecting man
when stand and sympathise with me made more money than he did faced with such a crisis.
but it's not like your stories, Oh, well, it takes all sorts to
# happy ber careет or end their
wrong surth-which
ending, don't they? Mine has a is perhaps "But what difference can why today it seems to be so
sad one." engagement, By deep interminable pride make if you love me?" she pro- pathetically upside-downl
tested in bewilderment. "What engaged for
does it matter who makes the months happy
most money 38 Jong as we are charming girl to
all the world happy together.
as Byron wrote:
"His heart was swollen and
turned aside
He had been several
particularly
whom he meant
in spite of the fact that
though she apparently did realise
to
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And in place of the usual variety turns at this hour, top Mr Bachelor threw his last bit actors and actresses came
cake to the blackbirds who portray scenes from Sherwood's were still hovering close by plays. An estimated 20,000,000 before he said, with an attempt viewers watched at his usual indifference:
as Reymond Mancey did the celebrated "Abe "Well, I suppose It takes Lincoln in Illinois" farewell this
what is
she sorts to make a world, but didn't
speech, one of the poet chaps say that She Ine.
had once
James Mason played Hannibal 'Pity three for
is not love only
course from The Road to Rome, and Training, First Aid she poor relation"? and, of course, whom man
pilied
was helped by his wife Pamela. Complete Record Section fram the chap for the average woman to under- loved devotedly and who she your friend just
Helen Hayes appeared. Alfred Birth to the twelfth Year, sland
who let her down-which is why Lunt, making his or judge them correctly. knew--had loved her just as she took it so calmly-still," he debut on the programme, chose television particular specimen 1 Boss, however, was
profoundly, but they couldn't ne have in mind at the moment- adamant, relentlessly putting
Mr
we will call him, money. However, Bachelor
saved sympathy, "she must be quite a they his pride before his professed because he is one enjoys and saved until
Scenes trom Sherwood's. some day. pounds between
Award film, The than jeering at love,
Such an them--a
considerable sun in that I began to wonder if-in
amazing admission Academy
Best Years of Our Lives," came
THE and ex-
pected her to agree to all his
mean
thereby making it
The
or 16.
marry because they had so te added with a surprising note ofThere Shall Be No Night," funirated by over 280 "how-to" photographs and drawings, some wishes and to allow him to rule love for her and stating firmly nothing more (or pretends that three hundresey had about good sorta like to meet her
The roost.
She was a very pretty and that Lttractive girl, and her
of the famous ambition although she never
So-and-So. expected it to be fulfilled-was to become an actress or a film
sifir.
all
To a delighted audience he
through all his works Deflate explained the theme which goes stronquerors; be good,
tolerate he does) he could never great being referred to as the husband and declaring that to all women those pre-war days! But when spite of everything)-one or two next. Then, when it was
and beautiful it is just a passing fancy, to be the wedding day was fixed rate of the rivets which bound the gover, the playwright himself was
cast aside as soon as the first struck a iragic blow at their All her pleading was useless, thrill is over-as they would happiness and her flance was in iron to Mr Bachelor's soul had brought dr to take his bows. and at last, slowly but surely cast a last year's hat or frock feeling
that the man who was which they consider has become a train accident which injured pot at lest grown loose and were She had mentioned the fact a treating her so unjustly was unfashionable, while they are his herd so badly it was feared in danger of breaking away. For
he might never recover con- even agree that trulh Boss" as merely a stranger and not the eagerly to life's shop-windows
stranger than fiction! sciousness, loved so deeply, in the hope of finding someone she amusingly called her face one she had
My friend, however, refused
Next Saturday: --but he had refused to show she agreed to end their engage- more attractive and up-to-date. to despair, and she went to a any interest or to take the mat- ment.
well-known brain
and specialist THE SCHOOLMISTRESS AND having told him the sad story, THE MAN NEXT DOOR not she said she was willing to give
little shyly to "the
ter seriously, so it came as a "Putting fame and money be. profound shock to him when, fore me,
LTHOUGH the Boss told her
of aware
he it,
is
one day, after playing an un- roughly and then because for a
I imow every penny of the money they important part in a charity moment something of her
old this Mr Bachelor had had saved it only something show organised by the focal love for him seemed to return the misfortune some years ago could be done to restore the authorities, she received a letter she asked: "And if I give them to be cast aside by the one love man she loved to complete from a well-known man who both up--wi
love of his life, after which the iron the specialist was so kind you still
health, was in the film business asking me and want to marry me?" entered into his soul and he
to and her to give him an interview.
she Bald He answered: "To be con made no attempt whatever to understanding," stantly reproached and remind disperse it, but has kept it with deep sincerity. "And having
How self-sacrificing ed
he told me you' firmly riveted there.
my dear were? No thank you. That He took to a theatre one there was one operation be could hat it would either AS she thrilled and excited? ended it of course, but here day I don't quite know why do, but that Well, who wouldn't have been again, who was chiefly to blame because I chose an extremely mean kill or cure and when I anything clrcumstances?-but do you think? in such
romantic play with a sad ending, said I would risk because
that she was afraid
The Boss, in my opinion, and thing you would the sort of rather than let him lie helpe nothing important would come
you would revel in," he and unconscious as he was, he I think the girl had told me when it was over. "A agreed to do the operation on
WA
of such an amazing request sho
escape from marrying
à man lot of rubbish, I call it! the condition that I promiled refrained from telling the Bose who could make such a moun There isn't a woman to be found not to attempt to see my lover
so that it after all she was 10 tain out of a molchill putting who could forgive a mans as one until he
gave me per he would not be mile to say fore everything else. I know that unreal, sentimental creature mission."
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beefed, and to remind her hu wite ... has, or maites, more to sue him for breach of
0lways warned her that money
than the husband, ituna expect heavy looked away from me then
We were having a cup of
her ambition was a foolish one sometimes leads to friction, but in the park then, and when he towards the sunlit sea, abd and could never be realised not when to lose my favourite had finished his oration sild there was an eloquentence However, life in useries på adage there is complete under cheerfully re you can bear to before. Eventured to tak, "And
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