Evening Star Newspaper, March 14, 1935, Page 48

AMUSEMENTS. Maureen O’Sullivan Finds Stars Most Co-Operative The Greater the Actor or Actress the Easier They Are to Work With, Sl'ne D;scovers. (Maureen O’Sullivan substitutes for Mollie Merrick today and discusses some of the cinema stars with pohom she has worked. This Irish colleen has year and is in line to become one forged rapidly ahead on the Screen during the last of the film jamous herself.) BY MAUREEN O’SULLIVAN. H the world. Perhaps OLLYWOOD, Calif,, March 14 (NANA.)~—I long ago got over the fear of working with big people. Stars who have reached the top. They are the most co-operative people in it is because they have gone through so much to have arrived where they are today that they have a great ap- preciation and understanding. Or it may be that it takes a really great person to hit the top. By that I mean great within himself. Regardless of the reason, I have found that the greater the star the easier When I first started out in the motion picture business, I had a very timid feeling about meeting successful people. Now I have a feeling of keen interest and respect. I am happy to be cast in a picture with them and learn much from them. Loved Marie Dressier. ‘Marie Dressler was a perfect ex- ample. I loved Marie and consider 1t a privilege to have known her and acted with her. She was unselfish to a fault; she helped those around her who had not been successful. She had arrived and wanted to give others a | chance. Norma Shearer is another star with | whom it is a joy to work. When we | made “The Barretts of Wimpole Street” she was the star and could have dominated all the scenes. But she didn’t. It isn’t like her to wish to. She has a very strong sense of fairness, is never upstage, and doesn't try to impress any one. When I was cast in “Richelieu” I wondered how working on an Arliss picture would be. He is called “Mr. Arliss,” you know, and is one of the most respected of actors. Arliss Co-operative. On the set Mr. Arliss is charming and most considerate of the people in his company. He works with his fel- low players, instead of alone, and that 1s one of the greatest possible helps. he or she is to work with. Everything is quiet on an Arliss set. It is a respectful air but not stilted. There is no forced jollity. It is quite British, and every one remembers his manners. The work is intense and constructive and there is no lost motion. I learned organization as I have never learned it before. I simply adore working in a picture with Charles Laughton. I like him so much personally and I admire his acting. He doesn’t think of himself as a big star at all. It is an education to work with him. I found that I could apply many of his little acting tricks to myself to advantage. William Powell is lots of fun to work with. He is very witty and gay on a set. He is a hard-working actor and treats acting as a business. He does his part and expects others to do theirs. He never pulls any selfish little tricks before the camera, as some actors do, but seems anxious to have every one give his best work to the picture. Greta Garbo Still Myth, I don’t know just how to analyze my feelings toward Greta Garbo, with whom I shall work in “Anna Karenina.” I have never met her but think she is one of the greatest ac- tresses of all time. In a way I don't want to meet her, after my four years in Hollywood, for she is the only Hollywood myth I have left. But Iam not timid about meeting her and work- THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1935. | In “L’Aiglon” LEONA ROBERTS, Formerly a member of the local “Ram’s Head Players,” is featured in Miss Le Gallienne’s production of “L’'Aiglon,” which comes to the National Monday. ing with her, as every one says she is charming. Robert Montgomery and William Van Dyke, the director, are the only two persons I've met who seem to ac- complish an amazing amount of work without any effort. They seem to be having fun all the time, yet the re- sults are there. It all goes to prove one thing. Peo- ple who have succeeded and who have become great stars to the public are really great people. Because of this they are the easiest people in the world to approach and get to know. Important persons are invariably easier to talk to and more tolerant than those | who think they are great but really do not matter. (Copyright. 1 by North American Newspaper Alllance. Inc.) RUSSIAN PLAY PRODUCED BY LOCAL GROUP Columbia Players Stage “Uncle Vanya,”” Writ- ten by Chekhov. The Columbia Players at Pierce Hall last night gave Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya” a sincere and sympathetic playing. “Uncle Vanya” is by no means one | of those light and frivolous bits that does a hop-skip-and-jump gayly from wise-creck to wise-crack, allowing amateur players to be effusive and | funny. but it is a thoughtful item of theater writing that calls for a group of actors and actresses who can pro- ject accurate character portrayal. It reflects Russian mental philosophy through a group of varied persons so real they actually live. Action in “Uncle Vanya” is prac- tically nil—it is a conversation piece— but Chekhov's development of the personalities of his characters is soul- satisfying to watch. The constituents of his drama come to life by being neither all good nor all bad, but rather a combination of both. But it all boils down to the fact that Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya,” as done by the Columbia Players, is a gem. The players do their roles in a well-nigh flawless manner. 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