Evening Star Newspaper, August 8, 1937, Page 50

Mrs. Osa Johnson, actually crashed in his secretary and he married he: first meeting. widow of the weli-known explorer, to his life when she applied for a position as r within a few hours after their FILM STAR GAZING Some Intimate Glimpses—*Angle Shots”—i of the Human Si de of Interesting Hollywood Personalities. By Alice L. Tildesley. HOLLYWOOD HERE is so much talk these days about “angle shots,” why | not try a few of them around the film city? An angle shot 15, I'm informed, a “different view."| Take Chester Morris' night court. Chester conducts a regular inquiry | into his children’s lives, a system that | greatly appeals to the juvenile mem- | bers of the Morris familv, while| simplifying life for their elders | Chester acts as judge, Mrs. Morris | as court clerk, reporting the misdeeds | or mistakes of the week—or day, if | sufficiently serious—while Brooks, 8| and Suzanne, 6, appear as dcrend-l‘i}]i;h:r Y;T;fih:d“be:t:n::;e e ants. The cour Ing to parliame: children enjoy having a chance to explain their conduct “My idea of the cour explains | Chester, “was to get the children into | the habit of telling us everything, of explaining what lies back of their occasicnal missteps, of knowing that | Wwe are open to reason and ready to| understand. | “When the offense can't be de-| fended, fines up to 10 cents are en- | tered, a penny being the usual pun-| ishment. Brooks is a regular Hetty Green when it comes to parting with money, 50 2 cents 1ooks like a fortune to him when it's being deducted from his allowance, “The way it works out, I believe we | have something. I started the court because I was never afraid of my own father; he was always just, though he was strict with us all, and I wanted to | get on the same terms with my kids. | It seemed the best way to show thent how to present their side of the case, and they are beginning to co-operate now. “Brooks asked for a bicvcle recently I explained that he could have it, if he would take care of it and not leave it out at night. When I gave him the | bicycle I also gave him a small gerage; 80 far he hasn't failed to put it away | and tc keep it i order, something that seems a triumph, if you know Brooks. | “The chief aim of the court being to get the kids to confide in me, I'm delighted when they come out with confidences. | “I'm magic mad. I have all sorts of tricks to work on people and the kids are vastly enterjained with them. One day Brooks said: ‘I know how to do| that needle trick, Daddy, where you | swallow needles threaded. But I un-| is conducted accord- | thread them. I ball up the thread and | they haven't such a course in his | swallow it, and leave a piece hanging | town he can join a debating society, | out, and then I pull it up!’ “Visions of Brooks slitting his tonsils | with a sharp thread, or getting it| wadded into his appendix, almost struck me dumb, but I remembered the night court and didn't yell at him. “‘I'm glad you told me, son,’ I said. | “But I doubt if it's a good idea. I once knew a little boy who did that,’ and | I proceeded to give him a vivid picture | of what happened to the child’s in-| sides, illustrated with red and yellow | charts. Brooks was interested and cured. “At any rate, the night court' has caught on so well that Brooks’ young friends have asked if they can come to it.” " A ND then there's John Boles and his fan mail . . . The other night at | the Beverly Hills Woman's Club one Bud Petersen gave his first concert. Among the gratified listeners was the actor, John Boles. You see, several years ago Bud wrote a fan letter to John, asking ad- vice about a singing career. John thought it an intelliigent letter and answered in detail, telling him what things were important and giving him the name of his own teacher. The two wrote back and forth, and eventuall John received an engraved invitation | to the concert. “I expect great things of Bud!" he told me, his fine blue eyes shining. Bud isn't the only youngster who has had help from John. Some time ago, 2,500 girls contended for a prize in Chicago and John was called upon | to cast the deciding vote. The girl ‘who was selected wrote him presently asking for advice. John happened to be passing through Chicago just then, 80 he saw her, talked with her, pre- sented her to the head of the Civic Opera Company. “Now she has a good job, singing important roles for the company,” he added, with a smile. “But that girl and Bud were really in earnest. They wanted to succeed and were willing to work for success. “I know a girl who wants to be a prima donna. She's in love with the idea of herself as another Grace Moore, sought after, applauded, pho- tographed, written about, surrounded | by 5 ‘The first thing she did was to find the right name to use when she made her debut. She went to one expert after another, she read books on the subject and spent days discussing pos- sible names with every one she knew. At last she discovered the name with the correct vibrations, in tune with the date of her birth, and so on. “Equipped with the new name, she began to decide exactly what roles she would like to sing when she was fa- mous, which parts would give her the best opportunities, how they should be dressed and where her name should appear on the program. “In fact, she kept her eyes fixed on the top of the ladder. and never at- tempted to take the first step up the rungs in order to get there. She kept wishing to be a prima donna without doing any of the drudgery that being a prima donna requires. “A girl who hopes to emulate Grace Moore must work on breathing, voice, diction, poise. physical culture, lan- £uages, learning all the difficult roles | in opera or musical comedy. She can't stop working. She can't waste time ! wishing. Any one who isn't willing to work That's v rules and the | What I tell the kids who write to me | for advice.” 'l‘HE assistant director called just then, and the actor shot up from the tiny stool and became Stephen Dallas, occupied with work at an office desk. The action of the scene was simple, merely the closing of a desk, crossing the room to the water cooler, taking a milk bottle from the ice compart- ment and returning to the desk | Shooting the scene wasn't simple. The | chilled bottle slipped and fell, then the lights weren't right, the shadows conflicted, the sound track failed, a new camera angle was found neces- sary. Y5, it’s a job that needs patience.” he .miled, when he returned after the sall for “Lunch!” “But any one who is successful must care about his job. It doesn't matter if it's building airplanes, growing oranges or acting. You must |care about it so much that the less| Avalon exacting features don't affect you. I try to tell the youngsters who write me the importance of this feeling. “Oh, yes, I always give advice, if they ask. All my stage life I've found that older players were ready to help me whenever I asked them. so the least I can do is to hand on what I can to the new crowd. “My letters are usually divided be- tween requests for advice about sereen ambitions and calls for help with romance. “If the kid has screen aspirations I tell him to go to a first-class dramatic school or to try for parts on the New York stage. If he has funds this is the best way. Otherwise, join & little theater group, try to get into stock or take a course in public speaking. If 2o in for oratorical contests or get up an amateur show. “But he should have instruction in voice placement, diction, poise and the rudiments of stage technique Dramatic training is absolutely nece: unless you have a naturally fine voice, perfectly placed, and a good command of yourself. “Kids ask me about taking chances. Well, I'm no gambler. I don't believe in gambling, but I do believe in tak- ing a chance if you have faith in yourself. I gave up a business career to go to New York and try for the stage. I had to borrow money to do it. but I had boundless faith in my- self. I knew deep down that if it de- pended on me I'd come through. You know, they say ’'fraid money never won anything, and that's true. If you have any fear of the outcome, don't take a chance.” Angle shots of Richard Arlen's parties: Richard opened an Italian restaurant in the new Cross Roads of the World, Hollywood's rival to Santa Barbara’s “Street of Spain.’ He didn't own the place or have the tiniest in- terest in it, but a dozen years ago the proprietor, then running a small cafe where the food was filling as well as appetizing, used to stake a penniless Dick to meals. ‘PAY what you can, my boy,” he used to say, “but never go hungry while I have a yard of spa- ghetti!” Times were difficult just then, and sometimes he had to wait for his money. Now Dick is paying him back by making the new cafe a rendez- vous for stars. Dick’s small boy, Ricky, gave a party for his fourth birthday. An innova- tion was the fact that there were no cameramen present. “Kids hate being lined up for pic- tures every two minutes,” argued Dick. “I want them to feel free to enjoy themselves without somebody yelling, ‘Hold it!" They can ride on the pony and the Tmerry-go-round and stuff themselves with party food and act like Indians. What's a party for?" Just then appeared over the top of the high gate two small, boyish faces. The hair wasn't brushed, the faces | weren't too immaculate, but the ex- pressions were moving. Dick looked at them with a grin, but they had eyes only for the pony and the merry-go-round. He opened the gate. The party-crashers wore somewhat faded overalls and small sandals, the worse for wear; nothing else. Chubby shoulders and backs were sun-tanned. That yearning ex- pression remained. “Aw, come in, kids!” said the actor. “I give up!” Last reports were that each one had ridden the pony 13 times, thoroughly tried out the merry-go-round, eaten unsperingly of the party feast, ac- < little street the host. | cepted their quota of favors and { shown the best manners of the en- | tire group. | Oea Johnson, widow of Explorer ‘Mamn Johnson, before she sailed for Africa was guest of honor at a press | luncheon in Twentieth Century-Fox's | | Cafe de Paris. She entertained us by giving the roar of a lioness. Jane, Withers, not invited to the| luncheon, couldn't help hearing the roar and was only dissuaded from | imitating it in the larger dining room by firm fingers across her readied lips. But I want to grow up without | inhibition: mourned Janie. Osa went back to Africa to carry | on her late husband's work. And here | is a story told me at the table by a man who knew the Johnsons two decades ago: | “Martin ran a small picture theater in the old davs. when silent films| were accompanied by the tinkling of 8 hard-worked piano,” he related. | “'His pianist left and he advertised for another, receiving a reply that sounded | | WEEK OF AUGUST R Sunday Richard Arlen likes to give parties for chil | death last Winter."” not a cocktail party neither smokes nor drinks. L3 dren. Frequently gamins crash these affairs, much to the delight of ‘ favorable. Sk . | in photographic technique within the | nv:;":'{‘)::"“:’(‘:'13‘;:;‘{‘03;“‘:', past few years, a change made possible | did camera addict further also. am. A young girl stepped from the coach. '‘Oh!’ said Martin. At 4:30 that same afternoon the girl from the train, whose first name was Oea, was married to the young theater man- ager, Martin Johnson “Say what you will of short en- gagements not working out, this mar- | riage lasted more than 20 years, and | ended only when he crashed to his| The highest-paid star in the world | caused some commotion in Hollywood | lately. She is Gracie Fields, well-be- | loved star of England, about to make | l Gracle was so amusing no one would John Boles believes in helping youngsters find themselves on the stage and screen and has several fine proteges now start- ing their careers. Candid TE§tS_L§test RODUCER-DIRECTOR MER- VYN LE ROY has introduced something new in screen tests —the candid screen test. Impressed by the complete change by the so-called “candid camera,” Le Roy decided the new technique had an especial value in the eternal quest|soon as everything is ready.” Then, | for new movie talent. Exhibitions of “candid camera” art, ' revealing drama, comedy and reality in | photography, led to his inauguration of the candid screen test. Its first use Was on “Mr. Dodd Takes the Air,” the comedy with music which he produced at Warner Bros. with Kenny Baker, | Jane Wyman, Gertrude Michael and an all-star cast. The candid screen test is miles away from the cut-and-dried movie person- | ality test formula. It avoids all rules | her American film debut. She Was | except that of getting the “real” per- | presented at a tea—real tea, T-E-A— | sons on the film for subsequent viewing | Reason: Gracie | and judgment on the projection rcom | screen, When Le Roy conducts a candid engages him in conversation. He tells him funny stories and sad stories. Through subtle questioning 2nd nar- rative he gets all the naunces of the personality on the film. Le Roy uses the methods of the can- He very often tells the player that the test will be shot in a few minutes. “as while ostensibly waiting for prepara- tions to be completed, he engages the test subject in discussion. After a few minutes, during which genuine candid camera motion pictures have been made, the subject takes as mat- ter of course the changing of the lights and camera around him, and the test is made without nis knowl- edge. Le Roy says the method is valuable because the thing he aims at is com- plete ease and reality. “Personality is the thinz we look for,” the producer-director explains. “It is more difficult to find it when the | person being tested has to go through comparatively formal scenes. I can 80 home. The commotion was created | screen test he simply gets the “sitter” | get a much better idea of the kind by the janitors, who began to move in a mood to forget the camera, the | of person an actor is and the kind of out the furniture (Copyright, 1937.) Jean Harlow in |:Personal Property. Virginia Bruce. * When Love Is Young." Pat O'Brien and Humphrey Bogart n __"San Quentin"_ Bob Burns and Martha Rayve in “Mountain Music.” Clark Gabie and Myrna Loy in Parnell " Cartoon._News. Academy Ath and G Sts. 8E. Ambassador _18th and Columbia Rd | | Apollo | 624 HEt NE. Arcade _Hyattsville. Md. Ashton Arlington, Va. Dark. " Bob Burns and Martha Rave | H K812 Connecticut A: | Avenue Grand 645 Pa. Ave S.E. Calvert _“Mountain Music." Walter Connolly and Trene Hervey in “League ol Fright- _ened Men Dick Powell in “The Binging Marine _Popeye " Bob Burns and | Bob Burns and eartne Rave in “Mountein Musi Mount Rainier. Md. eountain’s Music Carolina B‘_\"('ufr'l?"’fin'."“ - 11th and N.C. Ave S.E ~‘Walkiki — Wedding." Central 425 0th Bt. N.W. Circle 2105 Pa. A Colony Dumbarton 47 Wis Ave. N.W. Fairlawn Anacostia, D. C. Hippodrome K near ath Home 13th and C Sts. N.E Jesse 15thnr. P I Ave. | “'Captains ageous | Cour- 5 Turn Off the Moon.’ Bob Burns and Martha ‘Rave n “Mountain_Music." |, Franchot Tone in “They Gave Him a Gun.” News. Com Clark Gable and Myrna Loy in ____ “Parnell.” _ Spencer Tracy in “They Gave Him a Gun" " Cartoon _“March_of Time Melvyn Douglas and Robert Young in Met Him in Paris Clark Gable and Myrna Loy in “Manhattan Melo- drama.’ 1 | | Claudette Colbert. | in ““Mountain Musfc." | Jean Harlow in 'Personal Property." Virginia Bruce. “When __Love Is Young" Pat O'Brien and Humphrey Bogart er_Winchell in Wake Up and Live.” Charles Quigl in _"'Speed 1o Spare.” | T.Pat O'Brien and | Humphrey Bogart | in |__+san Quentin»__| Bob Burns and Martha Rase n _“Mountain Music."_ Clark Gable and Myrna Loy in “Parnel] " | _cartoon. News. Barbara Stanwyck in “This Is My Affair.” in __“San Quentin”__ Bob Burns and Martha Rave Clark Gable and Myrna Lov 'in “Parnell " __Cartoon. News Barbara Stanwyck in “This Is My Affair” | in New Faces of 19 lights and the camera crew. As he sits or stands and acts natural, Le Roy Wednesday | Walter Winchell in 3 e Up and Live ' Charles Quigley in “Speed to Bpare Freddie Bartholomew #nd Spencer Tracy in Thursday Jeck Benny in “Big Broadcas! of 103 Cl s Laugh in Rembrandt Freddie Bartholomew and Spencer Tracy in ins Cour- Captains Cour- i eous.” aseous Joe Penner and Joe Penner and Harriet Hilliard | Harriet Hilliard in ce: “New Faces of 1037 Claudette Colbert in|Claudette Colbert T Met Him in Paris.’ Cartoon. News Cartoon, New TMet Him in Paris.” | role he can play from the way he is #hot informally, candid] Photoplays in Washington Theaters This Week Friday | Saturday Jeck Benny in Big George Bancroft in Broadcast of 197" “Racketecrs inExile Charles Laughton' in Tex R! Rembrandt Jeanetie MacDonald and Nelson Eddy Riders and Hardy fn Out Wes! Laurel n Way “Naughtv Marietta " Is Driving. 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" _!_Cartoon Dick Poweli in “The Singing “The s Marine " Popeye ____Popeye. | Bob Burns and Martha Raye in “Mountain Music.” Cartoon Rave in ain Music.” News News Lew Ayres and | Dorothy_ Lamour in f | “Last “Train From “Another Dawn " Madrid" Myrna Loy, Clark ~ Gail Patrick and Gable and William Ricardo Cortez in Powell in 'Manhat- Her Husband tan Melodrama.” Lies.” Willism Powell and | William Powell and Luise Raifer in Luise Rainer in “Emperor's Candle- “Emperors Candle- sticks.” sticks. Madge Evans in ack Haley and ““Thirteenth Chair. Patsy Kelly in Alzo “‘Internes Can't “Pick a Star’ Take Money.” Cart. _Cartoon. News Kav Prancis and Erro) Flynn in Donald _Woods snd Ann Dvorak in The Case of the Stuttering _ Bishop." ck Halev and Patsy Kelly in “Pick a_Star.” Our Gane. ___ Dick Foran in “Empty Holsters “That T May “The Californ Virginia Bruce and | Joe E. Brown Franchot Tone in Between Two Women.” in | “Riding on Air." Our Gang | Jack Haley and | Charles Starrett in | Patsy Kelly ir Pick a Siar.” Cartoon _ News | Bing Crosor and Claudette Colbert in Claudette Colbert in Norma Shcarer and Norma Shearer and “Round Up Time in ~ Freddie Bartholomew Freddie Iand Spencer Tracy in and Spen N.W.__"Dav With Dionnes | “Day With Dionnes." Spencer Tracy and | Spencer Tracy and | Martha Rave Maid of Salem™ in Patsy Kellv Wedding.” _“'Nobody's Baby." tholomew ~ Martha Rave and er Tracy in Bob Burns “Captainc Cour- AgeOuS " an in ‘Weiki in “Mountain Music.” ney in i Henry Danlell in “Turn Off the Moon Thirteenth Chair, ___ Comedies. Bob Burns and Martha Rave Bob Burns and Martha Raye in Muste.” | in “Mountain “Mountain Music." | Dean Jefleries and Margaret Lindsay in “Song_of the City.” Comed. Franchot Tone in “They Gave Him a Gun.” _News. 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Comedy | Claudette Colbert and Claudette Colbert and _ Jean Muir and | James Melton &nd Robert Young in Barton MacLane in Met Him in Paris.”| “Draegerman Cour- “March of Time’' | age.” Com. Musical John Boles _in _‘‘As Robert Montzomery in Good as Married.” Night Must Fall.” Robert Tavlor in 'Arthur Trea Private_ Number.” “Step Lively. J _ Myrna Loy and | Dorald Woods and Clark Gable | Ann Dvorak in n “The Case of the “Parnell.” Clark Gable and | Myrna Loy in “Manhattan Melo- drama.’ Bob Burns and Martha Raye in “Mountein_Music.” Dark. Lee Falls Church. Va. £ Sl e Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in “'Shall We Dance> “Servants of People.” thfie Ath between F and G | “Maedchen in Uniform.” he Marx Brothers in “A Day at the Races.” Rockville, Md. Cartoon. _ News. | “Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby in Bing Crosby in “Waikiki Wedding.” “Waikiki Wedding.” | “The Soldier and the Lady.” Lionel Barrymore in A Family Affair.” Ginger Rogers in “8hall We Dance? Servants of People | g Stutterine _Bishop.” Bob Burns and Claudette Colbert and Martha Rave Melvyn_Douglas in in ““Mountain_ Music.” | “T Met Him in Paris.” Barba ‘Bllnl"ck Barbara Stanwyck n in *“This Is My “This Is My Affair Affair.” “The Soldier and the Joe E. Brown in *'Alibi Lady. Tke.” Jackie Cooper Lionel Barrymore in in “O'Shaughnessy's “A Family_Affair.’ Boy." Leslie Howard in nd_Juliet.” and_Bruce Cabot in “Don't Turn ‘Em _Loose New Faces of 10377 “You Can't Beat Love " our Ga Texas Romeo Lanrel and Hardy in “Way Out West." 2 lie Ruggles and Charlie Ruggles and Madge Evans and Freddie Bartholomew Preddie Bartholomew Freddie Bartholomew James Melion and Eleanore Whitner in Eleanors Wi and Spencer Tracy in 1 “‘Captains Cour- ““Melody {4 ngecus.” __ Comedies. Donald Woods and | Jack Halev and Ann Dvorak in Patsy Kelly ‘The Case of the Stuttering _Bishop." Laurel and Hardy in Way Out West.” News Comecy. Patrici Clarke in ““Trouble in Morocco.” _ Serial._Comedy. Pat O'Brien and Henry Fonda in * “Melody for Tw siim.* Comedy. Musical. | Chase_comedy. Robert Moritgomery in Claudette Colbert in Night Must Fall ™" 1 Met Him in Parls. Arthur Treacher in Cartoon. “Step Lively. Jeeves.' __ News 2 Jack Haley and “Roaring ‘Timber” Patsy Kelly and in the Missus.” “Pick_a Star.” | ___Also Popeve. Claudette Colbert and _Gene Raymond in_ Douglas “There Goes My Girl." el Sally Blane in “Great Hospital Mystery.” ricia Ellis | Meet | in “I Met Hin: in Paris.” William~ Boyd in “Hills of Old Wyoming.” Jack Haley in “Pick a Star.” Alibi —Jack La Rue in Jackie Cooper “Dangerons Holiday." “O’Shaughnessy's Rin Tin Tin, Jr.. in Boy." “~Skull_and_Crown.” “Maedchen in “Maedchen in Uniform.” Uniform.” The Marx Brothers in “A Day at the Races.” _Certoon. News. e Marx Brothers in “A Day at the Races.” Cartoon. _News. Thy Newton 12th & NewtonS8ts. N.E.| Palm _Del Ray. Va. Laurel and Hard: Penn gmntan- 850 Pa Ave. 8E. | “Biible Talk. Princess Speiicer Tracy, “They Gave Him a Gun.” Chas. Ruggles. “‘Mind 17th and K 8ts. N.E. Reed Your Own Business.’ Alexandria. Va. Dark. he Dick Powell in | TErrol Fiynn and Laurel and Hardy in| Kay Francis “Way Out West.” in ““Anoth=r Dawn." ‘Maedchen in Uniform.” “Maedchen in Uniform.” Preddie Bartholomew Freddie Bartholomew and Spencer Tracy in'and Spencer Tracy in “Captains Courage- | Captains Cart. News__| ous." Cart. News Errol Flynn and Jeanette MacDonald Kay Francis and Nelson Eddy in in “Another Dawn." Courage- | “Maedchen in Uniform.” ‘Maedchen in Uniform.” Freddie Bartholomew and Spencer Tracy in ““Captains Courage- Tex Ritter in * ous.”” Cart. New: of the Rockies.” _ Jeanette MacDonald Richard Dix in “The and Nelson Eddy | Devil Is Driving.” in Also Western feature. “Maytime.” |” Matinee. 1 p.m. “Big Busine: Errol Flynn and Kay Francis Errol Flynn and Kay Francis i in ““Another Dawn. Dick Powell in 8inging_Marine Edgar Berzen Double_Talk n ““Another Dawn. “The inging_Marine." 8i E “Maytime." Dick Powell Dick Powell n n “The Singing “The ‘Singing _ Marine.” 2l o _Marine.” Dick Powell in “The William Powell and Singing_Marine Luise Rainer in Edgar_Bergen in | “Emperor's Candie- “‘Double_Talk.” |Freddie Bartholomew Freddie Bartholomew __ageous.”_Mat.. 1 p.m. nd | Joe E_ Brown in Luise Rainer in “Riding on Air.” “Emperors Candle- | “Wild' West Dass.” o Spencer Tracy. “They Gave Him a Gun ghar. Rugzle: i Paul Muni_in Woman 1 Love Charles Laught ““Rembrandt Charles Li T _sticks.” Paul Muni in “The|Chas. Boyer. Woman I Love.™ Is Made at aught Eric Linden in in randj. |_*Girl Loves Boy." stick Lo No{i3.u [Chas. Bover. reorge Bancrof Ts Made at A Doctor's Diar: | . Eric Linden in ' [TexRitter in“Headin’ Girl Loves Boy.” _for the Rio Grande.” Franchot_ Tone Virginia Bruce. : tween Two Women.” | Cartoon. _News. A Tone ‘Wirginia Bruce. * tween Two Women, Cartoon. _News. Franchot_ Tone and| Jean Harlow and Virginia Bruce. “Be-| “Clark Gable in tween Two Women.” “'Saratoa.” Cartoon. News. Cartoon. News. Richmond Alexandris. Va. Dark. Jack Oakie and Ann Sothern in ‘Super-Sleuth.” Cartoon._News. Jack Oakie and Ann Sothern_in “‘Super-Sleuth.” Cartoon. News. Joe E. Brown in Joe E. Brown in “Riding on Alr” | “Riding on Air." Cartoon, Cartoon. News._ _News. Don Ameche and Ann Sothern in “Fifty Roads to Savoy 3030 14th 8t. N.W. Edwina Booth and Harry Carey Don Ameche and Ann ‘Sothern in “Fifty Roads to n Town.” _ “Trader_Horn.” Seco Silver Spring. Md. John McCormack in | ing.” Mat.. 2 p.m. “‘Wings of the Morn-| Victor McLaglen |“Nancy Steele Is Miss |ing.” "Ann Sothern in There Goes My Girl.” Annabella and_ John McCormack in “Wings of the Morn- ing.”_Short_subjects | Freddie Bartholomew and Spencer Tracy in “‘Captains Cour- ageous. Sheridan Ga. Ave. & Sheridan 8t. “Karen Morley and | Robert Baldwin in “That Girl From “Trader Horn.” Scotland_Yard."” Jean Herlow and | Jean Harlow and Clark Gable in Clark Gable in ‘Saratoga.’ “'Saratoga.’ Cartoon._ News. Cartoon. News. Walter Connolly in Walter Connolly in “League “of Fright- “League “of Fright- ened Men." ened Men."” Cartoon. _News. Cartoon. News. _ Buck Jones Robert Taylor and mn Barbara Stanwyck “Sandflow.” 1 Popeye. n “This Ts My Affair” Fredric March and Janet Gaynor in ‘A Star Is Born."” _Also_short_subjects. Victor McLaglen in ancy Steele Is Miss- ‘Ann Sothern in “There Goes My Girl Freddie Bartholomew and Spencer Tracy in “Captains Cour- Freddie Bartholome: and Spencer Tracy in “Captains “Cour- eous. | Joe Penner an Harriet Hilliard in “New Faces of 1937, Joe Penner and Harriet Hilllard in “New Faces of 193 |Fred MacMurray n “Texas Rangers.” Ida Lupino in ‘‘Let's Get_Married.” Stanton 6th and C Sts. N.E. Fred MacMurray in “‘Texas Rangers.” Ida Lupino in “Let's Get_Married.” | Norma Shearer and | Leslie Howard n Claudette Colbert and Melvyn Douglas in *I Met Him in Paris.” Popular_Science. Bob Burns and Martha Raye State Bethesdn. Md. State Palls Church. V Sylvan 104 R I Ave NW. Takoma oma_Park. D. O, Claudette Colbert and Melvyn Douglas in I Met Him in Parls.” Robert Taylor in “This Is My Affair.” in | n - “Mountain _Music.” | “Mountain_ Music.” | M Claudette Colbert and elvyn Douglas in “I Met Him in Paris.” Popula¥ Science. ternes CAn't Take Money.” Also “Head Over Heels in Love.” Norma Shearer and Lee “Tracy in “Be. Leslte Howard hind the Headlines, in Noah Beery. fr. in “Romeo_and_Juliet.” “The Mighty Treve.” Joel McCrea in “In-|Roscoe Karns, “Mu ternes "Can't Take der Goes to Golleg Money” “Also “Head Anne Shirley, Wi 3 Over Heels in Love.” Way for Bob Burns and Martha Raye in “Mountain_Muslc.” Beulah Bondi and Victor Moore in “Make Way for Tomorrow." Robert Montgomery, “Night Must Fal Madge Evans in ‘Thirteenth. Chair.” Bob Burns and Martha Raye Claudette Colbert and Melvyn Dousias n ‘This Is My Affair.” William Powell and Luise Rainer in “Emperor sticks.” Tivoli 14th_and Park kd. “Emperor's Candle- Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy n r sticks."” aughty _Marietta. William Powell and Luise Rainer in |Freddie Bartholomew and Spencer Tracy in “Captains Cour- ous.”” Uptown Oonn. Ave. & Newark8t. Freddie Bartholomew (Freddie Bartholomew and Spencer Tracy in|and Spencer Tracy in| “Captains Cour- “Captains ‘Cour- ous.”" A us.” Bob Burns and | The Marx Brothers | Martha Rave in 1 “A Day at the n “Mountain_ Music.” | Races.” Warner Oland. *“Ch: lie Chan at Olympic: Charles Starrett in 1 | Fredric March and Janet Gaynor in “A Star Is Born." Also_short_subjects. | Franchot Tone and Virginia Bruce in “‘Between Two | Women."” |Lee Tracy in {hind the “Headline: Noah Beery. ir., |“The Mighty Treve.” | Wallace Beery in | “Good Old Soak." Preston Foster in _“Outcast Poker F1 The Marx Brothers n 0 “A Day at the \ __Races.” “Wild West Days, No. 4 Flora Robson in Fire Over England.” Also “Valley of the RS D e Wallace Beery in “Good Pid Soak.” Preston) Foster in teast Poker Flat.” The Marx Brothers in “A Day at the " Clark Gable and |~ Clark Gable and Myrha Loy Myria Loy n n ____“Parnell.” arnell.” bert Montgomery In ~Fred Astaire and | ‘Night Must Fall.” Ginger Rogers Madge Evans in in ‘Thirteenth_Chai &ll_We Dance?” Dick Powell Dick Powell in in “The Singing Ma B Joe Penner and e Penner and Harriet, Hilliard i Harriet Hilliard _Race: | T Madge Evans in | “Thirteenth Chair. Bill Boyd in Rustiers’ Valley. The Jones family in “‘Big Business. rian Donlevy “Midnight_Taxi Donald Woods and Ann Dvorak in “The Case of the | Stuttering _Bishop.” Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in “Shall_ We Dance’ Dick Powell in “The Singing Marine.” Loy, —Cla and, william| n Joe E. Brown in “Riding on AIr.” Myrna Gable Powell Ao sothern “Super-Bleuth.” Be, P Dark. Wilson Arlington. Va. The Mai ;'Bmmn in in “A Day at the | “A Das at the Races." Milton Berle in ANew Faces of in “A Day at the Races.” 1937 d Milton Berle in “New Faces of York Q. Ave. Rv “Parnell end Quebec PL. (3 Rhtes! Myins, Loy and a “Parnell.” ) TR | e el 'at O'Brie: ety Fond Sorial. Pt and in |Don Am¢ hej Stars Didn’t Always Have These Euphonious_Names News Sleuth Digs Up the Real Monnikers Once Owned by Hollywood’s Glamor Boys and Girls. By Robert B. Phillips, Jr. HEN the boys down on the corner discovered some vears agn that Rudolph Valentino's real name sounded like a special way of pres paring spaghetti, they felt better about things. The revelation that beautiful Robert Taylor, the achoolgirl's dream of today, hape pened to have been christened Spangler Arlington Brugh gave them that same cozy feeling inside (although nobody knows what their mommas mignt not have decided to name “the boys"+% = = themselves. Well, if there is any great satisfac- tion for the male, or the female, of the species in discovering that the glamour girls and glamour boys once had funny monnikers, why spoil their fun? The North American News- paper Alliance had the same idea. One of its sleuths went around and dug up a carload of statistics on the subject, and on this noble August Sunday we propose to shovel the first half of 'em at your head. The list being too long for comfort, the second half will be dished up tomorrow. Don Ameche was Dominic Felix Amici; Iris Adrian, Iris Adrian Hos- tetter; Fred Allen, John F. Sullivan; | Astrid Allwyn, Astrid Christoferson; | Don Alvarado, Jose Paige; Lona | Andre, Launa Anderson; Richard Atlen, Richard van Mattimore; George Arliss, George Arliss-Andrews: | | George K. Arthur, George Brest: | Fred Astaire, Frederick Austerlitz: | Mary Astor, Lucille Langhanke; A Benny Baker, Bemjamin | faufkin:| SIé(rieda Krautn: Stepin Judith Barrett, Lucille Kelly; Wendy | Ancoin Perry; W. C. Fields, Barrle, Marguerite Wendy Jenkin: | v Lam Duckenfield, Wallace X John ~ Barrymore, John Blythe; | Samucl Jones Grundy; Frank Forest, Lionel Barrymore, Lionel Blythe; | [ 2nk0 Hayek; Norman Foster John Beal, J. Alexander Bliedling. rgf‘,;;ff’;":: Xa F,”W K:)'(‘.' Noah Beery, Noah Webster; Wallace | po > o i8¢ Fbtnza, Deia O'Calia- Beery, Wallace Webster; Madge| Gape: Ketti Gallian, Kettl Galliano: Ballamy, Margaret Philpott; Jack | Grera’ Garto, Grets Guaeflmn, oot Benny, Jack Kubelsky; Ben Bernie, ; Eos el o Benjamin Anzelvitz; Tala Birell, Na- | oo and. Frances Gumm.: Janet Ga i nor, Laura Gai H 1bson, talie Bierl; Sally Blane, Betty Jane | mocemury Lo g Dina Gibson, [ cary Young; Evelyn Brent, Elizabeth| " payiotie Goddard was Pauline Lot Leach; Riggs. t hibal xancer | Georgze Brent was George Nolan; C"F",f,“;m?’“c,?:(‘:,, A;A,an 1 Mary Brian, Louise Dansler; Fanny | Gravey: Shirley Grey. Agnes Zetror- rice, Fanny Borach; Michael Brooke, | cirand: Nan Grev. Eschol Miller: Alan Charies Guy Fulke Greville; Virginia Hale, Alan MacKahn: Ann Harding, Bruce, Virginia Briggs; Jane Brvan, | anna Gazley; Julie Haydon, Dorella Jane O'Brien; Bob Burns, Robbin | Donaldson; Louise Henry, Jescie Heir Burn; Bruce Cabot, enne Jacques | man; Irene Hervey, Irene Herw K. de Bujac; Eddie Cantor, Izzy Its- | Hedda Hopper, Elda Furry; Lesle kowitz; Tullio Carminati, Tullio Cam- Howard, Leslie Stainer; Elsie Janis, inat{ Brambilla; Sue Carol, Evelyn| Eisie Bies bower; Al Jolson, Asa Yoel- Lederer; Nancy Carroll, Anpe La|son: Buck Jones, Charles Gebhart; Hiff; Ina Claire, Ina Fagan; Colin | Leatrice Joy, Leatrice Joy Leidlar; Peggy Hopkins Joyce, Margaret Uy ton: Boris Karloff, Charles Edward Clive, Clive Greig: Claudette Colbe: | Lily Chauchoin; Anita Colby, Anita | Pratt, and Ruby Keeler, Ethel Hilda Keeler ‘Gordon and Revel Sing Continuous Hit Parade | By Harold Hefferman. OLLYWOOD (N.AN.A).—Mack Gordon is the biggest song wri Hollywood. He is, according to the screencolony's bureau nf we and measures. one of the biggest men in pictures. When Mack steps on the scales, the indicator quiters dizzily and pauses at a figure somewhere between 260 and 270 pounds. This situation distresses Mack grievously, doesn’t prevent him and his compara-«— tively anemic little partner. Harry | the start of a musical, but more often Revel (who weights & trifling 148 | ¢ i mych less time than that, Wh pounds), from drumming out a €ON- | we have offices on the lot, we never | tinuous procession of song hits—and. | compase songs there. It is necescary strangely enough, such alry little| 15 get away from Hollywood. The ditties as “1 Feel Like a Feather in | nucleus of an idea may spring f the Breeze.” “Did You Ever See a|anywhere and we immediatels Dream Walking?” and “I'm Bubbling | down notes on it, but in getting Over” are always predominant in the to the actual business of putting a output | song into shape, a complete change Since their arrival in Hollrwood, | of scenery is always desirable.” shortly after movies became articulate, < S these two invaders from Tin Pan Alley have established themselves as the | most prolific producers of movie hit tunes. Approximately 300 songs were tossed into the eardrums of the world through the 75 or more musicals made into movies during the last 12 months l'and a check-up on the popularity score card would find Gordon and | Revel batting pretty well up there. They have had & running start| over rivals from other studios be- | cause Twentieth Century-Fox, their | home lot, has been concentrating on musicals and Gordon and Revel have withstood the brunt of heavy de-| mands. Brown and Freud at M-G-M, | Warren and Dubin at Warner Bros. | | and Robin and Rainger at Paramount are other song-writing teams that score generously with “best sellers,” but the busy consistency of the Gordon-Revel partnership has identi- fled them as the typical Hollywood song-writing duo. Song hits are born in the strangest ways and under the oddest circum- | stances, Gordon reveals. | Quartermaine; Gary Cooper, Frank J. Cooper; Ricardo Cortez, Jacob | Krantz; Joan Crawford, Billie Cassin; ‘LRAchaxd Cromwell, Roy Radabaugh; Bing Crosby, Harry L Croshy Constance Cummings, Constance Hal- verstadt; Alan Curtis, Harry Ueber= roth; Bette Davis, Ruth Elizabeth Davis; Marion wavies, Marion Do : Shirley Deane, Shirley Aaronson; | Dolores Del Rio, Dolores Asunsolos; Marlene Dietrich, Mary Magdalene von Losch Richard Dix was Ernest Brimmer; Jean Dixon, Jean Jacques, Fift D'Orsay, Yvonne Lussier-Hill; Melvyn Douglas, Melvyn E. Hesselberg; Billi Dove, Lillian Bohney; Dixie Dunb: Christine Elizabeth; Deanna Durbi Edna Mae Durbin; Bu Ebse Christian Rudolph Ebsen; Dougl Fairbanks, Douglas Ullman; Gracie Fields, Grace Stanfield; Stanley Fields, Walter L. Agnew; Farina, Alan Clay Hoskins, jr.; Jean Fenwick, but the extreme pounda. down assignment they dast usually carting th be- hind them in a t A few davs a0 they were handed the seript for a musical, “Love and Hisses.” whirh is to start work September 15. Thev must have six songs ready by that date. So, feeling the need of an ocean voyage, they made arrangements st | once for & quick trip to Europe. They'll take their piano along and attempt to connive those elusive h: en route. of town, I\IOST song writers agree the easiest way to conceive a picture hit number is to be given a title that hints at a story. This can suggest both melody and lyrics. Sometimes a lyric writer may hit on a clever verse and bring it to the composer working with him, but in 75 per cent of the song hits of the screen, Gordon po out, the tune was written first and the words later fitted to it. Gordon and Revel start with a title. Hitting upon a catchy phrase, they build a tune around it And these phrases are ! likely to come from anywhere. Driv- "PRACTICALLY all screen song ing along roads being repaved on their writing is done on order, with in- | way to Palm Springs one day they spiration bubbles a secondary consid- | came upon the familiar sign “Caution, eration,” he said. “When the studio men at work.” That was the birth plans a new musical, we are called of their “Danger, Love at Work." into conference the same as writers | (Copyright, 1037, by the North American and technicians. We are told approxi- | Newspaper Alliance Inc ) mately how many numbers are needed | and where they are to be spotted. We | study the script so that we under- stand the nature of the story and we check on the cast to determine what style of lyrics and words seem best suited to the singers’ talents. “After that the fun begins. If we're lucky we may get 60 days' notice on | almost always o DANCING. WHY DANCE? "Cause good dancing — is # GREAT FUN. 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