Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-04-20

Mayer firm would 60 straight to pieces.
Or II Richard Dix, chief hero OF the
Radio R-K-O Keith's forces. were to
nv. IT think Greta Carlo IS the great
* actress in the world" the Keith's
Arm would 60 straight to pieces.
In other words, it is obvious that
stax Is not at liberty to air her own
tnuights-without the ministering hand
Il her press agent to guide her. or with
out the head man Of her firm to say
Why and wherefore.
Suddenly now comes bolt out OF the
blue. Before US lies an epistle which
Il headed, Bette Davis lists her favorite
screen stars, and tells why"
Here is the result Of Miss Davis men
I'll balloting. THE most charming and
gracious of ALL" she says, lis George
Lliss." For dramatic force" she
names Helen Hayes and Edward G.
Robinson; for artistry" she sponsors
lionel Barrymore, Paul MUM and Ruth
Chatterton; for sincerity" Richard
DATthelmess, AAne MacMahon and War
rem william; for fun" Joe E. Brown
and Mickey Mouse, and for beauty"
loretta Young and Irene Dunno.
Inasmuch as this list comes down
% US via Warner Bros; channels, you
vtli note that Miss Davis Is fairly loyal
10 the firm Her own studio seems to
be rife with sincerity" and there Is
much artistry" among her own set,
since she prefers Mr.. NUM- and Miss
ChAtterton-although she heads this
group with the expert Mr.. Barrymore.
You cannot, however, get away from
The fact that on any ones ballot-wh1ch
tries to be tn any way intelligent
there would have to be Helen Hayes.
Mis- Hayes, in Miss Davis list, Is under
hn~ Snn NJ In
b partly as it should be. Nevertheless,
~ believe that she should also come
under the crown OF "the most charm
ING and gracious" and artistry as
well.
To speak of Miss Hayes and Edward
q. Robinson in the same breath is, too,
. little surprising. Mr.. Robinson has
dramatic FORCE" but not SO much,
for instance, IS Paul NUM- And he
y certainly in no way comparable to
DE elfinlike Miss Hayes, who in each
picture becomes more and more OF .
broken reed (much to her sorrow).
The tribute from Miss Davis proves,
IA other words, why most stars do
1pt give in to this feeling Of saying
whom they prefer. Miss Davis, being
Q kind and q good soul, probably did
4 ct the insistence of her agent. Her
H Il generous. It really gives Metro
0o2dwyn-Mayer q couple Of nice boosts
3ut 1t Is not generous enough. War
IN William has never seemed, to us,
Gns Of the most sincere" actors. A
man Of ability and excellent manners,
Ae, nevertheless, has always seemed too
himself. The most sincere" actor or
aotras IN the world Is again Helen
1Ayes-she still believes that she isn't
70 good as she would like to be. She
sttM can't quite believe that she's
Aim celebrity. Over the phone the
ether day she said: You know it's
really hard for me to believe that I'm
. screen star. One Of these days
expect to wake up and md it was
INST dream"
Announcement HAVING been made in
these columns that, for the first time
"a as years, the Lambs will gambol out
ade o< New York, there comes
further announcement as to who will
appear In this theatric highlight. when
Il comes TO the BelASco Theater the
night Of April 50. This mornings
most recent addition to the list Of stars
Who win come here Is Everett Marshall,
Amsd singer, who only last year was
divorced from the expensive Metropoli-
tan Opera Co. Mr.. Marshall will
aVpear In this "caper, which Is lighter
n theme, out Of respect to the needs
Ct the tunes" and 50 will Leon Enrol,
Amos and Andy, Victor Moore and
william 0axton, I'd Wynn (this list Is
really something), Frank Crumit land
no Julia Ssnderson, because there are
no feminine Lambs, Jack Pearl. Ed
ward @. Robinson, Herb Williams,
Charles Winninger, De Wolf Hopper,