Evening star., 1934-07-23

People grow up very fast in the
movies. II won't be long before
Shirley Temple will be as tried and
as true as Marie DresSler. In 10 or
Is years Mary Pickford may even be
getting on. II was a shock to see
Thomas Meighan, gray haired, heavy
but still smiling, come into Holly
wood restaurant a short time ago.
Where is Bessie Love?
But MitH Green at 16 seems older
than all Of them put together. Only
yesterday she was the first Shirley
Temple.
CPEAKING OF Shirley Temple re-
minds us that she very nearly
became lost In the shuttle. Few peo-
pie know how near she came to being
much less of a person than she is
now. Five minutes before the Fox
company realized her potential value,
a certain Hollywood firm that special
izes in short subjects (educationals)
was all set to sign up Shirley for
something like S100 a week. Her
salary (Shirley'S first pay was much
less than that were all set to sign
the contract, when a breathless Fox
potentate (at least this is what the
Fox people told us) ran in tearing
his hair and crying 'stopl" in a
basso profundo frenzy.
"Stop!" said he to the bewildered
Temple family-''you don't know what
your DOING Our company has de-
cided to give Shirley a long-term
contract. Sign here" he said. pulling
the contract out of his pocket while
the parents and the young lady gasped
with amazement.
Sign here" said the lesser firm,
in white rage at having thus been
interrupted.
Give us time to think it over"
said the Temple family.
But think of it," said the Fox
man-"S Shirley will get $3.50 a week"
$3.50 a week." cried Papa and
Mamma Temple-"Oh myp and they
signed the contract in jiffy, saying
more "Oh my's" in their excite
ment-and went home and celebrated
WIN Ice cream ana candy.
That was only yesterday, too. To-
day Miss Temple gets 81 900 a week.
Her parents wanted $4,000.
SPEAKING of youngsters:
~ You hear less about frankie
Darrow than you used to.
That BreaSktone lad who gave that
unforgettable performance in mo
Greater Glory" has a role in Mrs.
Wigs of the Cabbage Patch"
So has what's-his-name (Jimn1y
Butler), who first broke your heart
with Margaret SULLIVAN in only
Yesterday"
incidentally Miss SULLIVAN is
known in theater circles as "Peggy.'O
Jackie Cooper goes to school in the
afternoons.
Barbara Lyon is being referred to
already as an embryonic Shirley
Temple. When you asked mother
Bebe Daniels Lyon what she hopes
for her child she replies: Il hope
for her whatever she hopes for her
self. I'm going to let her alone"
X X
A MONG the grown-ups:
Washington should be interested
in the elaborate plans the producing
firm of Selwyn and Franklin, plus
Arthur Hopkins. have for Lady
Jane" the new play based on the life
of Adah ISaacs Mencken which will
appear on Broadway in the Fall.
Frances Starr will be starred.
Sir James NJ Barrie is writing a
play for Elizabeth Bergher.
Miss Bergher, by the way, will ap-
pear for the first time on an Amer
ican stage New Years eve In Mar
garet Kennedys Escape Me Never"
Nina Koshetz you've heard her
sing at the Mayf1ower at Mrs. Law
renee TownSends morning musicales)
will appear in I'VE Live Again"
C'Resurrectlon'O. She will sing while
Freddie March eats in an officers
dining and winning scene. She was