Evening star., 1933-12-21


] must be two people.
Mr.. TIarris-Miss Hepburn was so
nervous Monday night it was all We
could do to get her on the stage,
Miss Hepburn am cynical
person.
Mr.. Harris-Blanche Bates was so
nervous Monday night it was all she
could do to get through the show.
Miss Hepburn worked sometimes
is and 16 hours day on Little
Women" George Cukor, genius and
our director. made this both reasonable
and delightful.
Mr.. Harris-It is not true that I
bought The Lake two hours after l
had seen it in London. bought 1t
two months before that.
Miss Hepburn-How do you really
think I am in The Lake?"
Mr. Harris-I have taken out only
the first two minutes of the first act
Of the play I did that not on account
of speed. but because it was dull.
Miss Hepburn understood per-
fectly why You were mad at me Satur-
dav would have been mad at you,
too. Only. I'm sorry YOU didn't look
at both sides of the matter You see,
/ didn't know anything about the
Interview.
MIR Harris-There VIII not be a
single motion picture magnate at the
opening OF The Lake in New York,
Miss Hepburn-I don't know when
I'm good or not I have to ask people.
q. NIr. Harris-I didn't care much for
The script of The Lake" at first:
Miss Hepburn-Im scared to deatn
OF crowds.
Mr.. Harris-I hate Hollywood.
Miss Hepburn haven't liked any
of my pictures except Little Women
and possibly. Christopher Strong,
Mr., Harris-After a little while
shall go to China, spend an odd day
or so in Persia. fly over India ana
work up through Russia, arriving at
Moscow last. The trip Will take me
g little over two months.
Miss Hepburn have read great
many lives of Sarah Bernhardt.
Mr.. Harris-Miss Hepburn can play
"The Lake" until the first OF June
Then she must go back to Hollywood:
Miss Hepburn-What did you think OF
nv riding costume in the first act?
Mr.. Harris didn't like it;
Mr.. HarriS-I am working on play
with Sidney Howard. That Will be my
next production. It's about Cuoa In
1900.
band at the opening of The Lake,
was he tall, strong and handsome?
Mr.. Harris-It is not true that l
will present Joan Crawford in Phillip
Barry play. 1 would not present MISS
Crawford in anything.
Miss Hepburn-My private life Is my
own business. 49,,
MIR. HarriS-I wouldn't present Norma
Shearer in play either.
Miss Hepburn-Did you really mean
what you said in your review?
Mr.. Harris-MisS Hepburn has the
smallest waistline in the world. Mine
Is the next smallest,
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TED HARRIS. one of Broadway's most
a. astonishing producers, famed for his
his wit. his eccentric boards and his abll-
ity to sponsor a hit (llis Uncle Vanya'
was one of his new financial regrets,
received his visitor yesterday clad IN
dark wool dressing gown, red slippers
and green and white and red paJamaS,.
used to get a cold every time got up
in the morning. So some one had the
bright idea of giving me these.
haven't had cold since.
For breakfast was our lunch
Mr.. Harris ate fresh grapefruit juice.
corned beef hash and coffee. Between
telephone calls. trouble with getting
his breakfast and the horror of early
rising che had been up until A., he
said: Il wish I felt about The Lake
the way you do. Nice reviews-the
kind we got here-dont do us any
good. The New York audience viii
expect too much"
Expecting too much is seriously
worrying him Also the fact that GER
tain typ ticket brokers are peddllng
a few seats at 500 for the opening
night.
Seventy-ninth street, New York, in
large house. Now he contents himself
with a suite at the Waldorf. He is 80.
Went to Yale when he was 16. Said
he never looked at more than one book
when he was there. He likes to travel,
takes a house in Cheyne Walk when
hes in London--and, as We had heard,
prefers not to shave. He is a great
admirer and friend of Noel Coward. He
uses one of his records from Words
and Music') in The Lake" Mr.. Harris,
having gone to New York last night, to
see if he couldn't tuck one or two more
people into the opening of his play,
returns to Washington today. He said:
''Bv then I shall! have fresh per-
spective."
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ME had expected that Miss Hepburn
Nv might swing a small severe left"
at us when we jourreyed into her dress
ing room last night. Instead we were
greeted graciously and quite charmingly
by a young lady who is so much more
radiant than we had expected that it
was a matter of almost being foored
anyway. Miss Hepburn, with makeup
on, as well as a soft white silk dressing
gown, was a sight which we imagine
Judging from certain telephone calls)
most of Washington and the country at
large would nave given its eyeteeth to
have seen.
. She is much prettier than she is on
the screen. Her face is rounder and
softer She has, however, the same
smile as in Little Women"
She laughed great deal, smoked