Evening star., 1933-04-14

eff die like that at the end of every
movie, people will begin to say 'jiggers
on Helen Hayes pictures and wouldn't
like that"
Such is the comment of Washington's
favorite daughter of the stage on the
Hollywoodian habit of casting her in
tragic roles.
the heroine 6ies at the end" Miss Hayes
explained. Directors seem to like the
way I die Or they want me around
when the hero breathes his last. When
they come across a splendid death
scene in script. they mutter to them
selves now think how Helen Hayes
could do that and there go again"
Returning to Washington after q
g, ,0OO-mile jaunt across the continent,
the Atlantic Ocean and back, Miss
Hayes told her interviewer this morn
ing she Is weary Of tragedy and longs
for a comedy role, drama without death.
at least something different from her
habitual fate. While she is here.
nevertheless, she will go to theater
here to view her last work in 1.-THE
White Sister," which she never has
seen in its entirety. She survives 1t
throughout, but her screen lover is
reaped by the grim reaper in the
customary manner during the final
scenes.
Since she completed 1.-THE White Sis
ter" Miss Hayes has journeyed to the
Charles Macarthur, and Irving and
Norma Shearer Thalberg. Macarthur
and Thalberg are evolving new film
for Norma Shearer. Miss Hayes took
the transatlantic voyage "just for the
boat ride" as she had to return for
further work in Hollywood, but she
came back even before she had antici-
pated because she "had hunch" she
ought to. When she arrived in Wash
ington she found her father, Frank
". A. Brown, was i'll. She hopes to
remain here until his condition is i'm
proved.
Talking of her film future, which car
ries added import because of its illus.
trious antecedents in "The Sin OF
Madelon Claudet, "Arrowsmith," Fare
well to Arms" and, according to current
reports, THE White Sister," Miss Hayes
said the Hollywood powers want her to
do Might Flight next.
"It's marvellous book. They want to
have Clark Gable, Wallace Beery, and
the two Barrymores in the male roles. ;"
"'Grand Hotel again, except for Joan
Crawford and Garbo," the interviewer
interpoSed.
"Oh, yes, we might have Garbo bring
in card on tray or something. But
don't want to make the picture. 1t
has another sad sad ending. I want to
do Another Language I think they
will let me, although we have almost no
choice in the stories we play"
Daughter Waves Bear.
The actress little 3-year-old daugh
ter, Mary Macarthur, had been roam
ing about the room ever since the in
terview began, waving brown teddy
bear at the abashed scribes, agreeing
that it was fun to be photographed.
do you want your picture taken?"
her mother asked as the photographer
"Uh hum" said Mary. Mickey
Mouse
mo, no Mickey Mouse" said Miss
Hayes. "You see, Mickey Mouse is her
favorite. But she hasn't seen me yet"
Mary continued to roam.
Mary, supposing you run away un-
til mother is through" Miss Hayes sug-
gested Mary wandered out reluctantly,
returned now and then TO look in the
door to be sure her mother had not
escaped.
The talk turned again to Hollywood
WQdUS s lflS IIldCICI Will IL!
"Its fine. But they have these awful
picture schedules A new one finished
every week. It all has something to
do with economics. You can make So
year as inexpensively as 80. But I
think they should cut out the 'quickies,
make fewer films and let all they turn
out be so good people would have to
see them"
The directors?
Prank Borzage and Victor Fleming
are two of the best I've encountered
In all my experience. But directors
often have to work on the deadline
method About halfway through a
picture a script runs out Then they
little scraps He is supposed to make
picture from that. It's all because
they are shooting pictures out like
| sausages."*
Farewell to Arms" took about 10
| weeks to finish, THE White Sister
| approximately II. That is considered
long time.
'Do you like best the movies or the
legitimate stage?"
Works More Seriously.
We'll, I think I take my work on
the stage more seriously. But Holly
/, wood is fun. had fine time"
Even In tragic roles?
There are lots OF laughs even in
| those"
] Is the New York stage dying?
"As Haywood Broun wrote recently,
civilizations come and go, but the thea
ter goes on forever. The stage is suf-
secretary; w. S. Carter, chairman OF
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