WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7.1951
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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Flame Of Valentino Weeps At Movie Of Actor's Life
Hollywood—(U.P.)-The mysterious "Lady in Black" wept softly through a movie preview of "Vaelntino" today—but she couldn't bear to stay for the deathbed scene.
Sobbing wildly, 44-year-old Ditra Flame rushed out' of the private showing and collapsed limply against a corridor wall.
"I can't stand it," she cried. "I just can't watch any more. It's breaking my heart!"
Miss Flame, who makes an annual pilgrimage to Valentino's tomb on the anniversary of his death, has worshipped the Latin lover for 30 years.
She's one of the few living experts on the man whose burning kisses turned housewives into hysterical fans. That's why producer Edward Small wanted her to be one of the first to see his movie.
Theta Sigs Plan Initiation
Theta Sigma Phi, professional fraternity for women in journalism will hold a formal initiation at 5 p.m. today at the Hearth tea room.
Those to be initiated are Elaine Blaylock, Jean Embree, Virginia Johnston, and Mona Millikan, all journalism juniors.
Following initiation a dinner will be held. Miss Lois Lauer, alumna advisor for the chapter and editor of the Kansas Publisher in Topeks is expected to attend the dinner.
Kappa Eta Kappa Holds Initiation
Kappa Eta Kappa, professional electrical engineering fraternity announces the initiation of Dr. James E. Wolf, assistant professor of electrical engineering, as an honorary member.
Also initiated as active members were the following engineering students: John Dehaven, Jr., and James L. Hogan, seniors; Edward House, Wayne Kerbs, Dale Luthey, and William Parker, juniors; and Willard Schmidt, sophomore.
Faculty guests at the initiation banquet included: Dr. L. W. Seagondollar, assistant professor of physics; William Reardon, assistant instructor in physics; Dr. Donald E. Wilson and E. B. Phillips, professors of electrical engineering; Edward Jordan, instructor in electrical engineering, and Dr. Wolf.
Sanford-Davison Wed In Danforth
Miss Leatha B. Sanford, '47, and Mr. Joseph Wade Davison, '43, were married Feb. 3 in Danforth chapel. They are living in Bartlesville. Okla.
The couple is employed by the research and development department of Phyllis Norcum company. Mr. Davenport is a chemical engineer and Mr. Davenport a technical assistant.
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But the ordeal proved too much for Miss Flame.
She moaned aloud at the sizzling love scenes...she gasped at the startling resemblance of actor Anthony Dexter to Valentino...and she sputtered indignantly when the script took liberties with her idol's real life.
And when the scene showing Valentino gasping his last flashed on the screen, Miss Flame burst into uncontrolled weeping and bolted for the door.
"It's too real. He books too much like Rudy," she sobbed. "He even sounds like him. It's uncanny. Dexter does a magnificent job."
"And when he tangoes... well...
Valentine lives again."
But the resemblance to her beloved stopped there, Miss Flame said tearfully.
"In the picture, they have him refusing to marry the girl he loves because he values his freedom too much," she said. "That wasn't Rudy at all. He had great reverence for marriage.
"He's been dead 25 years and there's a whole new generation that never saw him on the screen. After this picture, they'll think he was sneaky and selfish. Actually, there wasn't a kinder person in the world.
Rudy never hurt people. They hurt him. He was generous and sweet and sensitive. And he married twice.
"Good heavens, why didn't they make the real story of his life?"
Miss Flame, plump now but still attractive, said she met Valentino when she was 14.
"Often he would look at me and say: 'why don't you hurry and grow up?' "
"He called me 'sorelina'—little sister," she said dabbing at her eyes. "We used to take long rides and I would listen when he told me about all his unhappiness.
After Valentino married Jean Acker, Miss Flame said, she put aside her dreams and acquired a husband herself.
"But it didn't work out," she said wiping her tear-stained cheeks. "It was always Rudy for me and it always will be."
Shoreham, Vt.—The birth of her 28th grandchild made Mrs. Jennie Beane complain she was "beginning to feel old."
Time Creeps Up On Her
Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity entertained with an informal dance Feb. 2. Chaperons were Mrs. William Green, Mrs. Amelia Kizer, and Miss Marie Hicks.
Kappa Alpha Psi Holds Danee
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Miss Dorris Williams To Wed Mr. Clements
Miss Dorris Jo Williams of Harper will become the bride of Mr. Eldon Clements, also of Harper next June.
Miss Williams is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Williams and is an education senior. Mr. Clements is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Clements. He is assistant cashier at the Harper First National bank.
Peterson-Frieze Pinning Announced
Delta Delta Delta soronity announces the pinning of Miss Barbara Peterson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Peterson of Kansas City, Mo., to Mr. Clarence Frieze, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. I. Frieze of Merriam.
The announcement was made at dinner Feb. 2, by the Misses Patricia Vance, Chloe Wärner, and Katy Nelligan. Chocolates were passed by Miss Joan Carter.
Miss Peterson wore an orchid corsage. Her attendants, Miss Hannah Mary McDowell and Miss Phyllis Griffith, received corsages of red roses. Mrs. Charles H. Wentworth, Delta Delta housemother and Mrs. Edwin R. Rathbun, Sigma Phi Epsilon housemother, received corsages of white carnations.
Miss Peterson is a fine arts sophomore. Mr. Frieze is an engineering senior and a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon, social fraternity. He was attended by Mr. Don Glasco and Mr. Jack Scott.
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Novelty Song Ditties Replace Gushy Romantic Ballads
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Hollywood—(U.P.)—Trying to hit the jackpot with a tune? Then stop fiddling around with "moon" and "spoon" and "June." Novelty ditties have nudged gushy ballads right off the jukeboxes.
Songwriter Lew Quaddling heard the call and called a neat $20,000 on "Sam's Song." He did all right a few years before on "Elmer's Tune," too—and there ain't a love-sick wall in either one.
"People aren't going for the romantic ballads right now," Quadling said. "They want stuff like The Thing, and 'Ragmop,' and 'Good-night Irene.'"
Phil Harris' recording of you-know what has already topped the million mark, "Ragmop" cleaned up like no other mop in history, and gosh knows how many people fearlessly walked into record shops and paid good money for "trene."
Songs like this, Quadling said, in nouns tied "noisemakers" in tin-nyan nails.
"Some of 'em drive you crazy," he grinned. "But writers love 'em. You can write a noisemaker in a few hours-'Sam's Song' took about two—and the money starts rolling in 'fast.'"
"That's the main drawback for the moon-spoon stuff," he added.
"Tzena, Tzena, and 'Music,' Music, Music' cheer up. Any everybody needs to be cheered up right now.
Quadling thinks the wacky tunes are on top now because they make people feel good. Ballads remind 'em of love, he says, and love never makes anybody happy.
"Maybe, when more of our boys get back in the army and overseas, the tear-jerker'll come bacsk. But I can only think of two smash ballads this year-"Mona Lisa' and 'My Foolish Heart.'
"Trouble is, people used to sit in bars and play those romantic things and weep into their beer.
"Nowsdays everybody wants relief. They want to tap their feet, Songs like 'If You Were the Only Girl in the World' don't go now.
"With the A-bomb and the H-bomb you might wake up tomorrow and find she is the only girl in the world!"
Ogden, Utah (UP)—The Ogden movie house advertised a special midnight double-feature but only one of the films was screened. It took a squad of police to keep the theater from being ruined by the annoyed patrons. Theater officials explained to the crowd that the twin bill had been advertised by mistake and told customers their stubs would be good for another movie.
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