Evening star., 1929-06-30


they'd have to be super men and women think
the mans work should be paramount and
everything sacrificed TO his career. If wife
works. she should make her job secondary to
her home. I've been tremendously happy since
Pew and went to housekeeping do all
my own work"
Then there's winifred WestoVer (former wife
of Bill Hart, recurring to the screen in 'Ium-
naox' after eight years retirement.
1T seems 10 me that il . wife feels she has
the ability to follow q career and is denied the
opportunity she win resent the illustration, and
all happiness for both will be at end. Why
shouldn't she work II 1t doesnt interfere with
her homer"
WILMA BANKY, whose marriage to Rod La
y ROcque has proved shiningly successful be-
ncyes that IL . girl haas nO particular urge to-
ward profession she win be happier without
one.
but il you are the type OF woman who can't
be happy without work. by all means stick to
it. There's no reason today why you can't have
both husband and career
According to Richard Arlen whose wife,
Jobyna Ralst0n. has definitely forsaken pictures,
one career Is enough for any family.
"A successful man requires plenty OF care and
petting at honle and his wife is the one TO ad-
minister it," DEGREES Richard. II the wife Is out
chasing career a crash Is inevitable"
Nothing of the kind" returns Neil Hamilton,
whose wife has no career III two people are
suited to each other and have really captured
love- dozen careers won't wreck their mar
fiage We blame SO many things for matrimonial
disasters nowadays when tine only reason Is that
love doesn't measure up sufficiently"
Maybe it's all right n the marries the
woman knowing she Is going ON with her work."
concludes George Bancroft Then he should be
y good sport. But il he married homebody and
she turns artistic on him, I think he has q
legitimate kick"
Crane wilbur is eager TO have his wife,
Beatrice Blinn succeed i'm her profession and
intends TO do all he can to help her.
john Farrow admits ne is old-fashioned. His
wife Che hasn't one yetD win have to say good
by TO ambition and develop an interest In his
success.
Most husbands feel that way observes MRS.
Norman Taurog. wife OF the director. 'They
like to have the little woman waiting for them
at the family nreside. The average man is not
big enough TO enjoy being second to anything.
Two people with jobs grow apart, attract differ
ent groups OF friends and lose interest IN each
other"
ried while working on the same picture At the
time Eiinor was making far more money than
was Bill. AS soon Bills weekly check over
topped Elnor's he asked her to retire from the
screen. Now Eiinor never even visits the studio,
but deyoteS all her talent and energy TO creating
what she hopes Is "tlae honliest home In Holly
wood" She advises other girls TO follow her
example.
But Evelyn Brent won't be one Of the girls
&ho do.
working at IT, If she has a successful husband,
she need not sit ut horne and nurse an I'M
feri0rity complex while he daS1es about TO ban
uuets II she knows the struggle and triumph of
real work, she can better understand his
problems and is equipped to sympatfize with
his glories and disappointments"
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A Lam HALE and Gretchen Hartman have
n been married IA years and have two chill
dren Mrs. Hale until recently considered her
job that OF wife, mother and homemaker. But
now that the children are ut school Mrs. Hale
Is appearing on the screen once more.
There is time. when children are very
young. that a true mother can consider no
career except that of n mother" declares Alan,
sbut later there is no reason why q wife
shouldn't pursue whatever ambition she may
have and be the happier for it,
THE ordinary housewife Is bored most of
the time" comments Laura La Piante, unless
She can dnd some means of expression. don't
think life is possible without an absorbing I'M
terest Some women can get what they need by
taking up Social-service work becoming active
In church or club. even In playing bridge or
golf For my part. prefer tine screen. Mr.. Setter
and have come to the conclusion that we en-
taking up sociaI-service work, becoming active
and interested in the same profession. We al
ways have topic of conversation In common,
and we help each other with advice and
suggestion"
On the other hand Reginald Denny's wife,
the former Betsy Lee. has made her final exit
from films and is dev0ting all her time and
thoughts to her husband
"a mans wife should make career Of pro-
noting her husband socially" declares Regi-
maid. "She must he vitality interested In him
and ready To advance him In every way. He
needs her TO cheer him when he is blue. to
listen TO his hopes, his plans his fears and his
kriumnhS If she has a consuming interest of