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When Quint Guardian J. A. Valin, a judge who is now 86, recently resigned, the Province re-examined the guardianship setup. Its decision: unnecessary "intervention in [the Dionnes'] affairs should not persist." A contributory factor: public opinion has turned more & more toward Oliva Dionne ever since the late Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe, also a Quint guardian, was photographed in 1939 in New York City wearing a pink mortarboard and a sign reading: "Doctor of Litters...
...Setup. Cullman's first, unvarying rule in picking scripts: "They must hold my interest." His second, almost unvarying one: "There must be a movie in them." Hollywood insurance has more than once compensated him for Broadway injuries. But partly because it was adapted from a show whose movie rights had been sold, Cullman made his worst blunder, turned down Oklahoma...
Before backing a play, Cullman goes carefully into both its financial setup and its production plans. But once in, "I never interfere-if the people don't know more than I do, then I don't want to be in on the show. I've never suggested a star, walk-on or cashier-fortunately, none of my relatives ever hankered to be any of the three." Nearest Cullman comes to being a nuisance is in phoning theater people early in the morning. "Listen, Cullman!" Russel Crouse once screamed into the receiver, "I got into this show business...
...same page it is indicated that "only a political miracle" will enable U.S. soldiers and sailors to vote in November. What a perfect setup for . . . phony professional drys...
...duty: For Hagg, none other . . . sources near the new muster-master intimate he will be shovin' off for the mine sweeping racket again . . . Understand, that's purely tentative, old man . . . Another possible change in the regimental setup, they say, would send O'Connor to Fisher's Island on probationary status . . . Sounds fantastic, of course, but it's fannin' the breeze anyway . . . I didn't believe it myself . . . of course, though you can ask some of the guys in the first platoon; they started it . . . And, confidentially, I think that's a lot of bull about O'Connor slapping Hansen...