The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-01-03
BY DAN THOMAS

Of year when, among other things,
Hollywood turns its attention to the
coming crop Of Wampas Baby Stars
and this year, for the first time in
history, the ability to sing is going to
play q prominent part, for the talkies
have made 1t so.
It will be another month yet before
nominations will be in order for the
group Of girls from which, the lucky
Is will be selected. But that doesn't
keep everyone from extra girls to the
largest stars and executives from try
ing to figure out who these 13 girls
will be.
The extra girls are interested be-
cause all live In hope some day being
included among that select group.
Stars r interested because many Of
them are Baby Stars or former years.
And executives r interested because
they realize the value Of the honor
which will be bestowed upon girls
whom they are trying to build into
box office attractions. However. the
most vitality interested Of all are the
young actresses who are just getting
q firm foothold in filmdom because
1t will be from their ranks that the
Lucky Is" will be chosen.
IL Chosen Each Year
As you probably know the Is Baby
Stars are the young actresses selected
each year by the Wampas as having
the best opportunities Of attaining
stardom. Nearly all Of them have
vocal attachments.
Like in previous years there are
about half a dozen girls who arc out
standing for their work and prac-
tically certain to be among those
chosen. They are Carole Lombard,
Marion Byron, Kathryn Crawford,
Lillian Roth. Mary Doran and Dixie
Lee. OF t...ese three are strictly
screen players and three have been
imported from the New York stage.
All are under contract to various
studios except Miss Byron who is free
lanctng.
Carolc Lombard, who started In
pictures on the Mack sennett lot sew
eral years ago, Is now under contract
to Pathe. During the past year she
has appeared In seven productions at
that studio and is touted by execu.
tives as m Of the most promising
prospects In some time.
Marion . Free Lance
Marion Byron made her debut In
FINLAND as Buster Keaton's leading
lady In Steamboat Bill, Jr." Follow
ing that picture she signed q contract
with Hal Roach. At the termination
Of that contract nearly q year ago
she started free lancing and has made
remarkable progress. During her
free lance term she has played fea-
tured roles In five big talking pro-
auctions.
Talking pictures still were sonc-
what Of q joke around make believe
village when Kathryn Crawford
bought her first makeup box and
started playing in 1.-THE Collegians" at
Universal. She has been under con-
tract to that studio ever since, but
now she is a featured actress and has
developed one Of the best singing
voices In Hollywood.
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Mary Doran, who is q direct prod.
uct Of the New York stage. has been
out here longer than either Of the
other two Broadwayites. Mary was
brough out here by M-G-M about q
year ago and since then has played
i~nnulnerable large and small roles in
quite q number Of pictures.
Lillian Roth was becoming quite
q famous "blues" singer in Mauhat-
tan when the ~articulate movies came
along and lifted her right out from
behind the footlights. She still is
quite q newcomer in this picture
racket, but her work in 1.-THE Love
Parade" stamps her Is . very po-
tential young star.
Dixie Lee Is another Of the New
Workers whose standing out here Is
largely on the strength OF her repu.
tation along the Atlantic seaboard.
However, she was good enough to
grab off . contract with Fox and her
performances IN her first two pictures
have drawn considerable comment.