Evening star., 1932-10-09

T vOILYWOOD, Calf, october g.
Putting on the makeup ana
going through the role Is only
1 small part OF the Holly
wood job. Personal appear
ances and interviews occupy a goodiy
portion of the stars time and lake
heavy toll OF the stars patience some
times, without doubt. 1t might be aooeG
in the interest of motion pictures ana
their procress that the interview often
takes heavy toll of the interviewer
patience. stars are sometimes better
before the camera than they are wnen
speaking for public print.
Since the interview list is dwindling
one-eyery day some name Is belng
checked off-a discussion OF this phase
OF cinema Is not pointless. Stars nave
said what they thing OF interviews:
and perhaps an interviewer's ldea OF
stars would be interesting to those VINO
read movie news.
Wen begin with Mary Pickford. VINO
doesn't throw her interviews arouno
freely but who, when she decides 10
speak on anything apart from her I'M
mediate Pirate life, is very gracious
exceedingly interesting, frank to de-
gree and capable of giving headline
news in an intelligent manner any
star-any human being-is prlvllegeo
to refuse all interview approaches when
encroach upon his privacy as human
being. unless i has become a matter
of public record In this case,
statement is the most courteous and
satisfactory thing. Mary Pickford's re-
fusal to discuss her reported troubles
with Douglas Fairbanks came We'll
within her rights as human beng,
especially since those troubles were
purely a gossip matter and never be-
came a matter Of public record through
any legal action.
Gary Cooper. once shy young west
erner. who looked at the toe OF his boot
and answered in monosyllables. VINO
yentured merely the briefest sentences,
without much meat to them. can today
give as fine an interview as anyDooy IN
the profession. Cooper can discuss the
world in general, his picture IN par
ticular, his future in precise detail
and he knows where he wants that fu-
ture to go-the cut Of British clothes
and the fine differences in gloves. Per-
haps Cooper has more gloves than any
man in pictures and he knows to
rlicety lust which type is best for riding.
which the smartest for certain tWeeds.
which gloves give the right touch with
q more formal suit
If YOU want to talk the theaters-its
moods and phases, its cycles. It's posi-
bilities and its handicaps-nobody IN
HOLLYWOOD can give you such material
as Lionel AtWill Here Is one OF the
most gracious and poised personalities
of the screen. He gives out interviews.
not lightly for he is busy person, but
exceedingly well. The great names OF
moviedom-Lionel Barrymore. Helen
Hayes. John Barrymore. Richard Ben
nett-are his fellow workers from the
footlights. And If YOU are fortunate
enough to steal an interview from lis
tening to such group sit about on
terrace some evening and chat Of things
as they are and should be, you're in
luck.
II Marlene Dietrich likes you she will
talk about anything and everything ex-
cept Josef Van Sternburg and her hus-
band, Rudolph Sieber. She will tell
you all about the psychology OF her
roles, her little daughter Maria. her love
OF music. her retiring life in Hollywood.
If she happens not to fancy you. there
is a monosyllabic interval topped by a
complete and ominous silence. The
studio generally warns the interviewer
that If such a tail spin occurs not to
try and come out CT it flying, but re-
tire gracefully and call it a day. I
have no complaints; Marlene has al
ways been gracious and I have not
trespassed upon forbidden ground.