Evening Star Newspaper, May 14, 1940, Page 14

" A—14 AM Little Lives of MENTS Have Their Own Drama Once $5,000-a-Week Infant Star Now Serves in $33 Cinema Role; The Future Without Props By JAY CARMODY. Every now and then, when they are.jaded with the effort to find 8 new angle on the tales of their stars, it occurs to the boys in the cinema publicity department that they searching among the stand-ins. might find some pretty stories to tell by Last department to which the idea occurred was that of R-K-O, which Pops up today with the results of its research. Drastically it discloses that among active on that lot is a former star+- whose income once was $5000 a week. Marie Osborne is her name, but maybe it won't mean a thing to you without prefac- ing. the name with “Baby.” ‘The once Baby § Marie Osborne— § now do you re- member? — was one of the bi income tax pay- ers among the comparative in- fants of the Na- tion in her day. Her return to the movies in a Jay Carmody. $33-a-week job, standing in for Josephine Hutchison in “Tom Brown's School Days,” does not mean that Miss Osborne was a prof- ligate baby, given to tossing $1,000 bills down the drain pipe. Her money was saved until it amounted to enough to keep a whole pack of wolves from the door. It might have been enough to do that today had not the depression come along and demonstrated the unsoundness of the Osborne investments. Among & lot of others, to be sure. Instead of being defeated by cir- THEATER PARKING 6PM.TO o 5 % 12 P.M. CAPITAL GARAGE 1320 N. Y. Ave,, Bet. 13th & 14th INSTRUCTIONS In aceident-proof dual eon- trol cars. Lady and gentlemen teachers. 7 A:M. to 10 P.M., including Sunday. EASY METHOD DRIVING SCHOOL Towa Ave. RAn. 8384 74 years of buying, selling and lending on diamonds, jewelry, etc. Liberal Loans at Lowest Possible Rates. CASH FOR OLD GOLD (GOvernment License) Established 1866 ICE 121 5 B St NW WASHINGTON. ® 0000000 0 0 0 SATURDAY, MAY 18th ISHAM JONES begins the ““Parade of Famous Bands on the 5.S. POTOMAC. Regular Moonlites begin Thursday, May 16, with Tiny Meeker’s Band. Potomac River Line 7th & Water Sts. . Low Price from Baltimore * Until June 14th ... the low- est rates in a generation on M. & M. all-expense cruises. They include glorious sea trips . . . plus fun-filled visits to America's tropical resorts. For instance: MIAMI . . . 2.%53 Miami Beach . 12,577 Miami-Havana .22, %121 Boston Tour . . .,.*44 —including hotel accommodations, sightseing, etc. For full information, apply M. & M. Travel Bureau, 1418 H St., N. W., Washington (Tel. National 4612) —or authorized tourist agents. MERCHANTS & MINERS LINE 7bc on Sat. only; dancing. NIGHTINGALE, Richmond Hewy., 3 L vuih of Ates. ‘Dancit, 93 CY holinis Sover. Buppes sover 5 W_ROOM, Hamilton Hotel, Cocktall and_dinner dancing, b: supper dancing to Milt Davis' Orchiest 10-1. Min., Baturday only, $1. DI : LOUNGE_RIVIERA, Hotel 2100 16th St. ining, dancing to Pete Macias' Orchestrs, featuring Adele Van, 10 “til o_min, or eDt Sat. et 0 min. CO. 7300. FLAGSHIP, 3135 K N.W. Di 1 to $1.50. flg cover. Min., $! 1.80. o min. for dinner ts. aneous entertainment. Re: W the group of stand-ins currently ot il doloroads izt o S cumstances, Miss Osborne, now quite thoroughly grown up, decided to return to the movies. The only job open as a starter was that $33 one as Miss Hutchison’s stand-in. She took it and counts upon it to lead to better things. * k% % Another interesting person among the $33 group whose jobs mean doing the preliminary posing while cameras and lights are being ar- ranged, is Ruby Wood. Miss Wood 1s something much more than a girl who keeps Marie Wilson from getting klieg eyes or tired muscles from too much standing? She and her husband are circus suppliers, which is not to say they sell needed meats and things to circuses but that they dig up the right kind of tent show when one is needed by the movies. Miss Wood became & circus expert when she ran away with one at the age of 14 to become an aerialist. Let & movie producer just give her a ring on the telephone, Miss Wood will supply him with any size circus he may want, complete with ani- mals, aerial acts, clowns, horses, etc. Then there is Thelma Woodruff. As the wife of a man who owns a chain of drugstores, Miss Woodruft could get along without the $33 & week which she earns by standing in for Wendy Barrie. She has am- bitions, however, to become a movie actress and it occurs to her that one way to meet the right people is to work with them. She had her- self beauty analyzed and made over recently, spending a lot more than her professional salary for the treat- ment. She got her first small part as a result. She’s pretty sure there will be others. * ok ok X Turbans, dark make-up, crystal balls and a far-away look in the eye may have something to do with reading the future, turning it into an open book, so to speak. But among the various impressive things about Leo, the Troika's peerer through time’s veils, is that he goes in for none of the standard props. For all the glibness with which he speaks of things to come, he looks and dresses quite like the person to whom the things are to come; more succinctly, the cus- tomer. A quiet, dignified, well- dressed person, Leo has the further advantage over many another in his business that he gets along beauti- fully with the English language. Out of his charts and other parapher- nalia he derives a tale to be told in terms not at all like those one usually hears when he sets out in pursuit of the future. Accuracy? Well, if his prophecies are as good as his estimates of one's weaknesses, he’ll be amazing. That will be another story. Quick, too, because Leo does not deal in futures so far away they are likely to be unrecognized when they be- come the present. * % % x Sooner or later in their investi- gations of the romance of aviation, not to mention the romances of aviators, the movies were bound to get around to.the drama of an air- line hostess’ life. Warners start it with “Flight Angels,” starring Virginia Bruce and Dennis Morgan, he last seen in “Three Cheers for the Irish.” It is one of three at- tractions lined up for the Metro- politan, the other two being “The Man With Nine Lives” (who else but Boris Karloff?) and “Twenty- one Days Together.” The stars of the latter are Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier. We almost said “Romeo and Juliet.” * kX ok John Ford’s fascination with the Abbey Players, as who should not be fascinated with them, has re- united brothers Arthur Shields and Barry Fitzgerald in “The Long Voy- age Home.” . . . The. difference in professional names is one of those things done to avoid confusion . . . Arthur also is a Fitzgerald, but his was the name that was changed because he is the younger. . . . Most enthusiastic estimate of the merits of “Harvest,” which has earned a third week at the Little, is that of Andre Maurois . . . Olympian is what Maurois’ praise positively is. . . . Aside to the cast of “Family Portrait,” King-Smith production: Thanks for that invitation and if we don’t make Friday's performance—. No, it's too awful to contemplate what our punishment should be, By Jerome Kern Jerome Kern, noted composer of Broadway and screen musicals, has written an original musical score for Universal's “Riviera,” a comedy with music planned as & new starring ve- hicle for Allan Jones. Dorothy Fields wrote the lyrics. ‘LA-LA—And the rest of it, however it goes, being sung nightly by Linda Garcia, so- loist with the Mexican band on the Washington roof, which opened last night. > COWBOY COURAGEOUS—That, at least, is the general effect Jack Benny is attempting to create Jor the huddling, terrified Ellen Drew in this scene from “Buck Benny Rides Again.” The other scenes will be shown soon on the Palace ‘crm. But England Said ‘Yes,” If Hays Office Didn’t So Warner’s Torrid Stills Got By; Jane Bryan Asked to Return; M.G-M May Recall Joan By SHEILAH GRAHAM. The Ann Sheridan-Jimmy Cagney “stills”—to publicize “Torrid Zone"—and banned by the Hays office as HOLLYWOOD. being too torrid, are now appearing in British daily newspapers, where the demand is apparently for more revealing photographs of the movie stars . . . Mr. Cagney, by the way, has found it impossible to reduce to the requirements of his role in “City of Conquest,” in spite of the trainer hired to remove his excess poundage. “The more I ex- ercise,” says Jimmy, “the hungrier I get. I guess theyll have to make the guy in the story a litle fatter.” 4 Jane Bryan is in town with her new husband, picture. I under- stand that Bette Davis has cabled from Honolulu to the effect that n-m;!ed her tegee be con- g’;’mg a come- Shellsh Grahsm. back to pictures she wants her in “The Letter,” Bette's next film, * X X X hurry Joan Crawford had better up and sign for that play she wants to do on Broadway, because Metro has set a mid-July starting date for “Bombay Nights,” in which Joan has the leading role. Personally, I think that Joan is making an error in wanting to appear in & play. I doubt whether her.brand of his- trionics is strong enough for the Hollywood dictionary. a Maisie” is heard all over the place —rather like they used to say “pulling & Garbo” The third ‘Maisie” picture, now in produc- tion, is costing $500,000, as against $230,000 for the first, and $350,000 for the second. Both piled in a mil- lion dollars at the box office. And as a reward, Star Ann Sothern has been given a new dressing room at Metro .. . P. 8—Ann would prefer & salary raise. More finance. Oscar Levant is re- ceiving $1,500 a week for his acting chore at Paramount. “And I only have one word to say,” says Oscar, who likes to exaggerate. His role is actually big. Radio fans who miss Levant from the weekly “Informa- tion Please”—and I'm one of them— will be glad to know he returns to the networks before the end of this month. Oscar, by the way, has replaced Orson Welles as the celeb- rity-of-the-hour. I suggest to Mr. ‘Welles that if he wants to regain his lost H , he should get going on that long-delayed pic- ture. * K % x Errol Flynn wants to play the leading part inh “Captain Horatio Hornblower,” but, as you know—if you read this column—the ‘role is scheduled for Laurence Olvier. However, just in case the latter can be persuaded to yleld the part to Flynn, the screen writers of the epic have been told to prepare an alter- native script that would be suitable DANGE LESSONS Cost Very Little ot ARTHUR MURRAY'S Each dance lesson costs’ but & few cents more— but what a satisfaction 1n the final result! Un- der conscientious, expert teachers fewer lessons are required to become /8 xood dancer. Call for & half-hour private trial lesson. ARTHUR MURRAY, 1101 Conn. Ave. . for Errol. This they have flatly refused to do, unless, as one of them told me, “Flynn enrolls in the Reinhardt School of Acting!” Isn't this being a little harsh, boys? No wonder Joan Fontaine can uflgxdywtflk:e‘hernmemmm- P! wel ore undertaking an- other movie. Her husband, Brian Aherne, recently earned $150,000 for a brief 15 weeks of work—$60,000 for his five-week chore in “My Son, My Son,” and $90,000 for his 10 weeks with Carole Lombard in “Vigil in the Night.” (Released by the North American Newspaper Allance, Inc.) Together Again Priscilla Lane and Dennis Morgan are to be co-stars of the forth- coming “Money and the Woman.” The young team began its romantic | association In “Three Cheers for the Irish,” last month’s Celtic re- lease. Willlam K. Howard will direct “Money_and the Woman,” which has been adapted from “The Em- bezzler,” an original story by James M. Cain. AMUSEMENTS. ?T_-'RKO OMORROW with your Scenarist Changes Her Phone Number In Desperation By the Associated Press. changed her telephone number and is getting her work done again. For three days she answered the phone an average of 100 times a day. There were butchers and bakers, bond and real estate sales- men. dozens of callers from “tele- graph companies” with messages to deliver personally. ‘The reason? Some wag announced her phone number as Hedy s, AMUSEMENTS. Spring 11:35 e.m., 2:05, 4:35, 7:05 and 9:35 pm. : 0 John Garfield in the film adaptation of the Maxwell Anderson play: 10:30 am, 1:20, , 7:10 and 10:05 pm. Stage shows: 13:20, 3:10, 6:05 and 9:05 pm. Capitol—“40 Little Mothers,” an orphan baby in a girls’ school: 11 am, 1:45, 4:30, 7:15 and 9:55 pm. Stage shows: 12:50, 3:35, 6:20 and 9:05 pm. Columbia—*Rebecca,” the Hitch- cock-directed film version of the novel: 11:35 am., 2:05, 4:35, and 9:35 pm. Metropelitan—“One Million B. C.” romance in the days of ol very old: 11:35 am., , 3:35, 5:35, 7:35 and 9:35 pm. Keith’s—“Primrose Path,” up to straight and narrow with Ginger Rogers: , 1:20, 3:25, 5:30, 7:35 and pm. Little — “Harvest,” the leading French film of 1 4 1 2:45, 4:25, 6:10, 7:55 and 9:40 pm. Belasco—“Lights Out in Europe,” the darkness before the doom: 4, 5:30 and 8:15, “Hell's Angels,” re- vival of that war epic: 6:40 and 9:20 pm. Trans-Lux—News and shorts; continuous from 10 a.m. No More Glamour Ann Sothern seems destined to have no more glamour wardrobes and she’s satisfled. In “Gold Rush Maisie,” she wears two cheap dresses and a pair of dungarees, total cost, $581. She had to wear a pair of men’s work shoes, but they all rubbed blisters, From a mail-order catalogue, she got the idea of buy- ing boy's shoes. She invaded a Sears, Roebuck store on Saturday night and got the shoes after caus- ing a stampede with her appear- ance. GLENN CAROW Concert Pianist Epiphany Parish Hall 1317 G St. N.W. " Wednesday May 22 at 8:15 P.M. Tickets at Dersey Comeert Buresa in Dreep’s, 13th & G. WASHINGTON — 3 DAYS &5 |21st and C Sts. N. E. Thars.-Fri-Sat. 'MAY 16-11-18 ENTIRELY NEW_ AND GREATER THAN EVER! T .IOH. ON _SALE Al Llcln.‘I'T:h $t. a ENNA Ave. N. W. iasin i RGLS| MMoaiders //v/aqa SNLICHT .CRUIS World’s Finest Excarsion MIINER wiLsonlLine N1 7440 ST. WHARVES KBNS = A WASHINGTON INSTITUTION SHELL WIN YOUR HEARTS ANEW WITH BING..! Last year's glorious starlet, Gloria Jean of “The * Under-Pup” . . . becomes this year's shining star h favorite melody man . . . ! MARCH of TIME (The Phillipines) # L] a«s... WALT DISNEY'S “The BILL POSTERS" . i s v NOW:SHOWING ¢ LAST DAY ¢ GINGER ROGERS o JOEL McCREA in "PRIMROSE PATH" 2 A AMUSEMENTS, In ‘Annabel Lee’ :|on “Annabel Lee.” land’s piaying of Melanie in “Gone ‘With the Wind” won her the role of the Poe heroine in his immortal poem. Jefirey Lynn will portray the poet Dorsthy Robort LAMOUR _ PRESTON “TYPHOON” Esra- Ao on Screen-Exta “Cavaicade of Academy Awards RN 1928 o 190" Produced by FRANK CAPRA 3 “-nm-ANmRmu- 4 A\ FUNNY SIDE UP~ { . 8. NAVY GETS BUSY ALLIES EXTEND ACTION “MARCH OF TIME" DONALD DUCK 35T SHORT SUBJECTS Sth at G S.E. E. Lawrence Philips’ Theater Beautiful “G Cent. 'l-,sfli V.EIS" “TORTURE SHIP,” (In Technicolor.) With LYLE T, . IRVING s LILE FALROT I PICHEL and 1331 B St NE _ Ad. 8300 Matinee 1 P.M. “Sclentifically Alr Conditioned” Double Feature. WALLACE BEERY in “THE MAN _FROM DAKOTA." DELORES DEL EIo and JOHN HOw- E ' _BHOOTING HiGE T CAROLINA 1 & X. G ave. 5= CHARLES LAUG in _“THE HUNCH- BAGK OF NOTHE DAME. ‘ana T ChAS. ING TROUBLE" ™ Peana. Ave. af 21st 8¢ 18 BORN.” Comedies. CON 2031 Nichels Ave. S.E. W&W-mn Pl; lm“g As _presented JABLES, AN GI . and “BLACK __BELA LUGOSI. Shows at 6: DUMBARTON '8 Waconss PRESTON FOSTER id ELLEN DREW in ;'GIRONX](O." N.:'l and Short Sub- i: MRII’ " ANACOSTIA, D. C. “THE BLUE _1..D." with SHIRLEY TEMPLE and_All-Star Ci GREENBELT and W. BAXTER, complete show 22T M ADULTS, 25e. PRINCESS ™™ L.E.rre i ™ “ Al ed.” Double M:I‘l,:.‘n{.u%rtbe mmm-mt lover. R = k { ind SHIEE "Also LORETTA YOUNG and SPENCER TRACY in “MAN'l STANTON ,%2,552.5 S X2, Cent. Fi 530 P, ROBIR- T )f'on"roo “THE EARL OF CHICAGO,” With EDWARD ARNOLD and REOTALD, OWEN. Also “Smashing the Money Ring,” With RONALD REAGAN. BETHESDA "% Tz ‘TRACY, ROBT. YOVNq in “Northwest Passage.” At _6:30. 9. Latest News. in “Annsbel Lee” Eddie CANTOR | “FORTY : { Little Mothers” in periors — Blue BARRON RIDES AGAIN” ‘with ROCHESTER The fun hit o the yeor! REBECCA’ Loorssse OLIVIER © Jose FONTAME' For_Additional Information Phone Theaters Direct WARNER BROS. THEATERS ’p/l%m % SITIN YOUR CAR 28 AND WEAR THE MOVIES! Theaters Having Matinees. AMBASSADOR 15th & ENE_ 1: " BEVERLY LL 3300. Mat. 1 P.M. Parking Svace Availabie te Patrens. BING Y. and _ BOB yof? 110, "ROAD TO . 9:35. Also Comedy. Newsreel, CALVERT 58 e Ao N WO. Parking 8 ! ipace A Bl A and BOB _HOPE _in IAPORE.” e 7:45, 9:50. chl::d} & Avaflable to Patron HENRY PONDA in John Steinbeck’ WRATH "At 1 in “VIRGINIA CT t AVALON %er» Sean. Ave. N.W. ERROL FLYNN. MIRIAM HOPKIN: In VIRGTNIA A e TR0, R, 645 Pa. Ave. S.E. AVE.GRAND ** It ti% CHICKADEE.” At 8, MY LITTLE : 9:50. Also Cartoon. K HIPPODROME X =eer o ALICE FAYE in “LITTLE OLD NEW AORHONIMOS: » - e MT. RAINIER, At 6. 7:40, 9:30. o MD. (g g Al gy “BIRTH OF A NATION.” Mat. Tomor.—3 p.m. Call REpublic In the Evest of Bu CAROLE in “VIGIL IN THE 8:10, 9:55. Cartoon. SAVOY oo som s ww A S0TTR" B0 Oahery MATE® HYATTSVILLE Phomes: hy n ned. BPEN( S 3 UNG in ] “fiorthwgt Pass?ge?’ At_6:45, 9:20. Starting Tomor.—3 Big Days. HIRLEY TEMPLE 8] Direction of SIDNEY LUST R :20. 9. GAR- FIELD. ANN and PAT Ga. Ave. & PLN. o By 1%t _and --flh D. W. Fll “BIRTH OF A NATION.” Matinee 1 P