The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 30, 1954, Page 3

Society — Personals — News Of Interest To Women ITEMS OF INTEREST TO EVERYONE SUE JONES, Editor Tuesday, November 30, 1954 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Page 3 Alexander Woollcott Lampooned In “The Man Who Came To Dinner” If there is any moral to be salvaged from the pandemonium that reigns in the Hart - Kaufman comedy, “The Man Who Came To Din- ner,” it might be summed up this way: ‘Always be nice to your assistant. He may put yuu in a play some day.” It’s “ho secret that Sheridan Whiteside, the carefully undisguised hero of the play, which opens at Key West High School tomorrow night, is the late Alexander Woollcott. Years ago, long before the Town Crier had become a national in- stitution, Woollcott was the New York Times pungent drama critic and George Kaufman was his as- sistant. . While there is no evidence that Kaufman suffered at the hands of Woollcott anything more severe than the lash of one of the world’s whippingest tongues, it is true that they later wrote a play together called the “The Channel Road” and collaborated on two plays “The Dark Tower” — both of them among the few failures that Kauf- man has had. Nor is it likely that ‘The Man ‘Who Came To Dinner” was even a diabolical glint in Kaufman’s eye at that time, although, good re- porter that he is, the playwright must have been making mental notes on Woollcott’s vulnerability as ideal farce copy. In 1939 Woollcott was appearing in the role of Binkie Niebuhr in S. N. Behrman’s “Wine of Choice,” a part he had created for the Thea- tre Guild in 1938, and during a ‘weekend spent at the home of Moss Hart who was to help Kaufman undrape Woollcott in “The Man Who Came To Dinner” and leave him nothing but a chipped fig leaf, Woollcott spent most of his time advising Mr. Hart that until he had ‘seen the Master's immortal performance as Binkie Neibuhr, it was sheer naivete to believe that he had seen all the histrionic greats of his time. Hart finally agreed to witness a performance and~while he was ckstage congratulating his friend his acting, Woollcott suggested him that it would be just dandy and Kaufman were to “do” in a play — ‘warts and all.” When Hart later tracked down his collaborator at a solemn meet- ing of the “Thanatopsis and Inside Straight Club” — probably the most. famous set of poker players in the country — Kaufman agreed that the suggestion was a “‘swell » ‘The fesult was ‘The Man Who Came to Dinner” starring Monte ‘Wooley in the role of Sheridan Probably no one reveled more in the unflattering caricature of Alexander Woollcott than Woollcott himself, although he had one ser- ious objection to the role of Sheri- dan Whiteside, a furious tyrant with a quick and cutting tongue who keeps his world in terrified subjection. The real life Whiteside insisted that he was never rude or insult- ing to a nurse, as is Whiteside in the play to the extent that the an- tiseptic Miss Preen deserts her pro- fession and goes off to work in a munitions factory in the belief that humanity should be destroyed ra- ther than saved. The play ran for 93 weeks at the Music Box Theatre in New ‘York and the screen version of the comedy brought Wooley to movie prominence. The Senior Class will give a per- formance of the satirical comedy on Wednesday and on Thursday night — with Arthur Noble as Whiteside supported by Dennis Jol- ly, Bobby Delgado, Gale Varela, Gail Simpson, Frank Hood and Jo Ann Atwell. Dance At Bayview Park Postponed To Wednesday The dance at Bayview Park ori- ginally scheduled for tonight has been changed to tomorrow night it was announced today by Paul Albury, city recreation director. Music will be furnished by John Pritchard and his orchestra, and | dancing will be from 7:30 to 10:30 |. » mm. & P-whis affair is co-sponsored by the Key West Federation of Musicians, Local 202 under an agreement with the city to furnish entertainment to visitors as well as local people, for the coming winter season. take place in the future on Mon-| her (left to right) are Sylvia Knight, day evenings, and announcements will be made as to the performing orchestra well in advance. Every- one is invited to attend, and there is, of course, no admission, MRS. KOMLOS HERE FOR 17TH SEASON Mrs. Virginia Komlos, a regular winter resident, returned to her home at 406 United Street early last week, " Mrs. Komlos has been coming to Key West for 17 years and ex- pects to spend more time here in the future. She is a member of the Garden Club, Woman’s Club and Art and Historical Society. ed Xmas Party For Harris Faculty On Dec. 11 The date of the Christmas banquet for the Harris faculty has been changed to Saturday, December 11 at 7:00 p. m. It will be held at the La Con- cha Hotel. The date was pre- viously announced for Decem- ber 9 The change was made at @ special meeting of the room mothers. fast night. * All room mothers are to get their reservations in te their room mother chairman net later than Thursday, De cember 2, es NAS WIVES’ COFFEE MEETING TOMORROW Final arrangements for the Déc- ember 0. 'W. C. Ft. Taylor luncheon on Friday will be made by the NAS wives at their coffee Wednes- day morning at 10:00 sharp, The coffee will be held at Aero- palms with Mrs. Kenneth Seder- quist, Mrs. Robert Shields and Mrs. Dexter Rumsey as hostesses, If you want your tea to taste really good, store it in an air-tight container. One company, realizing the importance of Protecting tea flavor, is now wrapping its tea in seal-tight aluminum foil before packaging. If properly stored at home, after this tea is taken out “3 its package, it will yield a fine rew. Club Calendar EVERY WEDNESDAY 8:00—Junior Chamber WEDNESDAY, December . Commerce, Clubhouse, Flagler Ave. 10:00—Island City Navy Wives Club, Bldg. 266, US Naval Statics | 10:00—ZX-11 Officers’ Wives Club, place to be announced 10:00—Subron Wives Club at Fort Taylor 10:00—HS-1 Officers’ Wives Club at Aeropalms 5:00—Advisory Bd. Key West Youth Center at Wesley House 7:00—Gold Star Mothers, VFW Home 325 Elizabeth Street 8:00—Dade Lodge 14, Masonic, Scottish Rite Temple, 533 Eaton 8:30—Outboard Club Auxiliary, place to be announced EVERY THURSDAY 12:15—Rotary Club at La Concha Hotel 1:00—Thrift Shop, Navy Commissary, open until 4:00 p. m, 6:30—Lions Club, at Lions Den, 1007 Seminary St. 1:30—CAP Cadets, Poinciana Community House 1:30—Princes of Syracuse, Pythian Hall, 728 Fleming St. 9:00—Monroe General Hospital Auxiliary sews at hospital THURSDAY, December 2 3:00—Circle 1, Ist Methodist Church 7:30—Dorcas Society, Lutheran Church on Flagler Avenue 8:00—Garden Club, Woman’s Club, 319 Duval Street 00—Elks Lodge, Club house, 313 Duval Street 8:00—VFW, 3911, Post Home, 325 Elizabeth Street EVERY FRIDAY 10:00—Gym Clasees for Officers’ 7:30—Youth for Christ, Poinciana Baptist Wives, Bidg. 83, Seaplane Base Church 8:00—Veterans of W. W. I, K of P Hall, 728 Fleming Street. FRIDAY, December 3 12:30—Officers’ Wives Club Fort Taylor, at. Fort Taylor 8:00—Officers’ Club, Fern Chapter, OES 8:00—Cayo Hueso Grotto, Redmen’s Hall BVERY SATURDAY :20—DL Duval St. Chowder and Marching Society, 200 Duval St. ALL ABOARD FOR THE FLAPPER JAMBOREE—at the Casa Marina Saturday night. Mem- bers of the local exemplar chapter of Beta Sigma Phi are sponsoring the musicale and fashion show for the benefit of their fund to purchase @ resuscitator for the maternity ward at Monroe It is expected that dances will] General Hospital. In the above picture, Julie George is at the wheel of a 1927 roadster. With Photo by Spillman. Tropical Christmas Decorations , Planned For Ft. Taylor Luncheon Gilded conch shells and tropical greenery will be featured in the decorations for the December luncheon meeting of the Officers’ Wives Club Fort Taylor at Fort Taylor on Friday. fs A traditional touch will be the presence of Santa Claus who will pay a special visit and auction some lovely handmade Christmas gifts of candles, fruit cake and jewelry. : He will also pay a visit to the ————————— children of members who are in charge of the baby sitter at Fort Taylor. The unique decorations are be- ing made by Deedie~Shields, Lu- cille Rumsey, Dona Stuck, Mary Harrison, Pat Willard and Dora Deane Rice. Marilyn Dearmin, Cynthia Wheel- er and Nancy Budd planned the program and the attractive Santa Claus posters are the work of Mrs. Budd. Helen Perkins, Lavinia Culwell, Eleanor Stewart and Sis Carter will preside at the punch bowls. Re- servations and name tags are be- ing taken care of by Dolores Sed- erquist. Sarah Lineberger is in chargé of the music and Edna Westfall ar- ranged for the baby sitter. Reservations for .the luncheon close Wednesday and can be made with Mrs. Sederquist by ealling 2- BIRTH Baby Girl Johns Mr. and Mrs. Alto L. Johns of Miami Springs, announce the birth of their daughter, Monica Letitia, at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami on November 16. The baby weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces. Mrs. Jones is the former Miss Marjorie Roberts and taught at Truman Elementary ‘School before her mar- riage. don’t DO that! eee It’s easier for both you and the store if you cary , Small peckages with you. hopping Days vit Christmas ON'T give a two-year-old an outsize doll, no matter how beautiful it is. Her small hands do not have the skill to play with it constructively. Teen Tips By VIVIAN BROWN This is the season for legs in the teen-age world. Fashions are built to show. the knees. And the sub-deb set adores the chance. But styles. are lady- like. * Kilts are big news, worn with or without the traditional safety pin. Bermuda skirts about the same length as the shorts are other pop- ular items, The skirts are frequent- ly worn oper down the front show- ing handsome plaid ‘shorts or knit tights worn underneath. Kiltie cub- bies, made of lightly elasticized cotton, sporting a Scotch plaid motif on one cuff appeal to high School and collége- girls alike, par- ticularly sports-minded lassies. Knockabout loafers are high on the list for casual shoes, tall girls preferring ballet shoes, for little and big dates. Little. girls prefer high heels for their big dates. String ties with matching ~ belts (sometimes also with matching wristwatch band) are extra chic. And a steady beau emphasizes his role by wearing a matching four- in-hand tie. Big cuff links (the bigger the better) weigh down the wrists of the tiniest girls who wear blouses with French cuffs (and who would be caught capering without?). Big brother is now wearing Sis’ shirt instead of the other way *round. Designer Jack Romm who styled the two-way girls shirt. so they would look tailored for day and little lady for dressup with the GIVE HER A GIFT OF LASTING BEAUTY Siamese Sterling Jewelry AT THE CUBA . We SHOP Gift 332 puvaL Wrap i Betty Toppine, Pauline Ketchings and Marge Allen.— Third Graders To Present Play At Harris Tomorrow Gnomes and elves, snow sprites and holly sprites will descend upon thé Harris School stage at 8 o’clock tomorrow night when Mrs. Maria Stensland’s third grade will pre- sent a one act musical play, “San- ta Finds Old Toys are Best.” An added attraction will be a toy orchestra under the direction of Mrs. Mary Tichenor, music teacher at Harris School. Children and teachers have been working very hard on this pro- duction and hope all parents and friends will come to see their play. They are putting it on to raise money for audio visual equipment for the school. The admission is nominal. addition of: a*matching jabot says these shirts do not have “a real boyish look” on the girls but take on a masculine air when worn by the boys. New hats worn for football dates include a fad—a little hand-chro- cheted wool skull cap with two long braids growing from each side of the hat, complete with perky bows at the ends. These are available in school colors and those that match tresses. White blazers are worn with Bermuda skirts and kilts. Charcoal is top color in solids. Tweed jump- ers cut high enough so the jumper may be worn without a blouse for dates also is stylish. Most young girls adore the short, short haircut, regardless of all the conversation about hair growing to Rumpelstilskin lengths. Knee-length wool socks in dark colors are extremely popular, ’al- though lots of kids prefer bright, pot colors—red, green, yellow, ue. Bracelets are being crocheted out of metal yarns. Some have. initials integrated in the .wristlet. In traveling from the Hudson Ri- ver over the New York State Barge Canal system to Lake Erie, ships are raised 565 feet by 36 locks. & Mrs [{ ALETTER FOR i{ You-MRs. WISE D D Cowboy movies and Mr. Rub: TELEPHONE: Citizen Office, 2-5662 gz '|Annual Holiday Parties Planned By Members Of VFW Auxiliary in and his trained dog will be on hand to entertain members’ children at the VFW Auxiliary’s annual | Christmas party on December 19 according to plans made at the meeting of the Auxiliary on Tuesday, November 23. The party will be a joint affair for the children and Cerebral Palsy. Auxiliary members are request- ed to sign their children’s names at the Post so that there will not be any disappointed youngsters when Santa begins to call their names as -he gives out the gifts. The Auxiliary has also arranged for Santa to be at the Old Folks Home on December 22 when the members of the post and the auxiliary entertain for the guests at the home. Refreshments of fruit cake and hot chocolate will served. On December 23 a joint party ot the post, auxiliary, Cooties and Cootiettes will be held. A two hour >vogram of entertainment has been , Planned and Santa will distribute Sifts. During the business meeting it | Was announced that the ‘Auxiliary jhas sent its annual Christmas do- nation to the department hospital —— Girl Scout mother of Troop 5, spon- sored by the group. It was also announced that the Auxiliary color bearers will march with the Post unit in the Conch Bowl parade as requested. Hot souse will be served every Saturday downstairs at the Post Home, 325 Elizabeth Street by the ladies of the Auxiliary, Souse is a delicious old time Conch dish and much in demand. Ruth Higgs is chairman of this project and the public is invited to come and enjoy this old fashion- ed Key West dish at any time on Saturdays after 11:00 a. m. Mew Lau Auberg was voted in a member and will take her obliga- tion at the next meeting Nan Villereal, president of the organization, presided at the meet- Eva Warner Gibson was named | ing. Aged ex-Showgirl Thankful At 83 PASADENA, Calif. (@ —Trixie Friganza has been bedridden for years because of arthritis and now her eyesight is failing but on her 83rd birthday anniversary she said: “When anyone has lived as many happy years as I have, there’s a dot to be thankful for, believe me.” The former showgirl, known as the “Champagne Girl” in the 1890s, has lived in retirement since 1939 at the Sacred Heart Academy. The Dominican sisters had a birthday cake for her yesterday and helped her open many cards and birthday presents. MUSICIANS TO WED HOLLYWOOD (#—Music diree- tor Victor Schoen, 43, said last night that he and singer Marion Hutton, 32, sister of actress Betty Hutton, plan to be married Dec. 4 STERLING SILVER So-called sterling silver contains 925 parts of pure silver out of 1000 parts. It is usually alloyed with copper. The best care for sterling silver according to one specialist is daily use which helps prevent’ tarnish and develops a soft patina. Wash your. sterling after each meal in hot soapy water. Follow, with a rinse in hot and clear water. Dry with a soft towel. Rotate the usage of various pieces of silver to keep the patina. It requires 28,000 to 670,000 ga- lons of water (depending on the amount of recirculation to make a ton of synthetic rubber. SEASONAL ve COTTAGE 4-ROOM Cléan, Attractive - Everything Furnished, including Utilities - Inside Parking, Lawns, Shade - Beach Club Membership - Private Pool - $700 to Apr. Ist COMPARE Box XYZ, Citizen Wis DAD- IT IS FROM AUNT ELLA- SHE 1 SAYS SHE tS COM: ING TO VISIT US AGAIN THIS SPRING MISS CORBIN, REX CRUZ WED SATURDAY Miss Amy Corbin and Rex Cruz were married in a quiet ceremony on November 27 at the home of Mrs. M. W. Gates, 1610 South Street with ‘the Reverend A. D. O’Briant officiating. The bride is a native of Beau- fort, South Carolina. The wedding was attended by many close friends, CARD OF THANKS We humbly extend our thanks and gratitude to friends, neighbors and everyone for their acts of kindness and expressions of sym- pathy during the illness and death of our father, Mr. Allan G. Knowles. Our thanks also to Rey. Statham, the doctors and staff of Monroe General Hospital; and Lopez Funeral Home. Your kindness and sympathy will always be remem- bered. For suffering of Cold NICKS VaPoRuB MINIATURE DRUM MAJOR — is two-and-a-half-year-old Tony Martin Leon, whose par- ents reside at 720 Simonton Street. 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