Evening star., 1933-06-28
Loretta Young and Fran
chot Tone In Mid
night Mary"
WELL PLACED IN
VERY GOOD STORY
Future May Hold Much for
Happy Combination Of
Well Known Players.
BY E. de 3. MELCHER-

By E. de 3. MELCHER-
RuCE CABOT was right. Loretta
Young, heretofore lovely but
n passive Warner Bros star
steps out In Midnight Mary
and becomes suddenly not only
a warm. vibrant creature of flesh and
blood, but an actress way past the
average limit.
Miss Young Is born anew in her new
film, which comes to the Fox Frloay.
Under M-G-M tutelage and sloe py
side with Franchot Tone, young Broad
Wav actor we have been cheering about
for many q day, but who has been
buffeted by other drama sleuths, she
wakes instead of wanes and shoots
way I'D above sister actresses who nave
been tripping the cinema fantastic Tor
the past season. In a role which al
lows her to smile and grow SAD All
in the same breath, and which yanKs
her out of her usual becalmed state OF
beauty, she not only flashes on a smile,
which Is enough to cross oceans 1or,
but she unearths q glibness OF acung
which Is stfikingly successful.
While Miss Young Is as yet no yam
kee Garbo, she is q soft, pretty lazy,
who now viii be given jobs that have
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and a wedding ring In the last act.
Further than that, she and Mr.. Tone
are a particularly happy combination.
They should, In fact, be set aside Tor
that process known as 'teaming," which
never does any one any good, but which
is popular West Of the Rockies (Wit-
ness the never-ending Dunno ana
Eilers combination).
Miss Young and Mr.. Tone In mid
night Mary" give every indication OF
being ideally suited one to the other.
Although the former is blighted bud,
1nauled by fate since she was chee-lld,
and costumed and painted somewhat
after the manner Of La Crawford cone
hat in the picture looks like q cotton
sea-shelD, she is still happy enough
when she gazes on Tones silly grin"
tthis is her own eloquent description)
to become q cheerful heroine, and not
be 80 per cent pure grief.
While the plot and purpose OF tnH
film may not be recounted at this time,
it does seem fitting and proper to crow
about its team"
We have waited long for that particu-
lar sort Of q role which Miss Young
talked to us about when she was here
last Summer. Seated then on a hotel
sofa. surrounded by books and other In
dications of mental stimulation. she
confided that she was tired OF what she
was doing and hoped that she might
be parted from sweet nothing roles TO
something alive and interesting.
In ZOO In Budapest" she at least
bounced away from fiuff and gingham,
although her expression was as cold ano
calous as butter. Now IN "Midnlgnt
Mary she springs into action as an able
daughter Of hysteria, and smiles and
weeps and howls all in rather exciting
hours time That she has crossed the
sands Of inertia for good seems appar-
ent. Now all she needs Is few more
Characterization of this nature to make
her one of Hollywood's favored actresses.
Bruce Cabot, a week ago. caught be-
tween camera hours on the Deacn OF
the Annapolis Roads Club during the
filming Of Anchors Aweigh") said:
Loretta will be the most important
person in Hollywood next season" May
be he was right. What do you tninx?
1893
WE are glad to be able to 60 to the
w bat again for Franchot Tone. A
versatile young actor, nursed from knee
high DAYS in the ways of the theater, he
performs his duties opposite Miss Young
in this film with relish that Is both
appealing and believable. Capital aliztng
on that grin" of his, you cannot but
admit that he Is lkeable actor and
one who is destined for very great
things. Once a scoffer at cinema-Iano,
he now seems landed fair, square ana
handsome-and. being genial ana Wen
educated soul, with fondness Tor ano
an understanding of most OF the arts
Che accompanied us to one OF Hans
Kindler's symphony concerts mere a
season ago., he should be able to play
well some of those pertlous roles wnlcn
demand that a man have some KIND OF
a background other than two solid nsts
and face that will pass muster.
CPEAKING of Bruce Cabot reminds
- us of the major disaster that oc'
Cured during the filming OF Anchors
Aweieh." On bright and sunny Mon
day morning when the cameras were
all set and every one was anticipating
leaving shortly for home" the cry wen1
out for Cabot. On the call board wa'
posted word that he was to report fol
work at 9. At $50 he hadn't appeared
At 10 he still was missing. At II tht
company began to get annoyed. Al
1870 1t sent out series OF scouts u
find him At IL they came back to say
that Mr.. Cabot was not in his room
that his trunks had disappeared ant
that he had run of to Hollywood. wa!
ii Adrienne Ames or Loretta Youns
that was the cause for this exodus
And imagine the companys emnarrass
ment!
MICE word from popular local the
Tue <h
MAY I add my cents worth to th'
Alice in Wonderland choice? Will
spending the evening in Josephine
Hutchinson's dressing room she showed
me the Alice script as Miss lie Gal
lienne planned to produce it. Compar
ing recent pictures OF the production
with Tenniel drawings, I wish Para
mount would take the whole show a
it Is. II they must confine themselve
to Alice, then Josephine by all means.
HARDIE MEAKIN says: "R-K-t
II Keith's all set for the month @
July" The bookings are such as +
cause this gentleman considerable Joy
Following this Fridays What Pric
Innocence, which features Willar
Mack as author, director and principa
player, this theater will present tn
world premiere of Richard Dix's me-
film, mo Marriage Ties" followin
which will come Constance Bennett i
BED Of Roses with Joel McCrea an
other exciting film fare which may nc
be divulged.
DON'T forget the July Frolic stag
- show with rotund johnny Perkin
which begins Friday at the Earle
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter cOkay'
OKeefe were guests last night at
Shoreham George Marshall fiesta.
Maxine Doyle, snub-nosed Ear
"Thank You" warbler-crashes OF
with a vacation tomorrow. She Is tr,
ing to make up her mind whether 81
viii 60 to Skowhegan or to Hollywoo
Today is vivacious little June Of