Evening star., 1935-04-30

her the gate), and that Miss L
been seen a good deal of late O.
with "execs" and one Robert HUI
According to q jealous informer,
being a movie monster is no cinch.
Ask Boris Karloff, the Frankeinstein
Of Bride of Frankenstein" fame
which Hardie Meakin would have you
know opens at R-K-O Keith's tomor-
row. Here is what this poor little
monster was required to do in an
average day during the production of
this picture:
4:30 am.-Awakend by butler. eyes,
apparently even a monster has a
butler) Cold shower. Infra-red ray
treatment for torn and dislocated hip
injured during the first week Of
filming. Don't believe too much Of
this)
$40 a.m.-Black coffee. (What-
no orange juiceO
$40 anon on a 15-mile jaunt to
studio. why didn't he throw in that
butler for a carp
a.m.-Begins makeup with Co.'S
metician Jack Pierce.
. ii. IL d.Lhs-OOilA Rub-
ting on makeup consisting of grey
ish-green grease paint, aluminium
neck spikes, built-up Uranium, false
hair, blood wounds on scalp that
ought to be easy to do In Hollywood
these days., burned hand, aluminium
and steel braces for arms, burned and
wrinkled facial and arm skin.
IL m.-Still putting on face and
arm makeup.
1890 p.m-Begins putting on al
pound shoes, padded legs and body.
and completes his "superstructure,"
which increases his height to more
than seven feet-"in time to have
luncheon"
1880 p.m.-Although lunch takes
him a full hour, he eats only sand
wich and a cup of tea before he
begins to feel the intense heat of the
arc lights upon his skin in which
pores are closed by unusually heavy
makeup"
2 pm.-Begins to work with 81
pounds of makeup on him. Lies down
and rests between scenes. Has f1stic
battles with others on set and un-
usual physical exertion. Continues
until pm" (The fistic battles, tooO
7 p.m-Begins taking of make-oh
with oil and acetic acid with aid of
two makeup men.
pm.-Has cold shower and tea
and light dinner before driving Is
miles home. He evidently did turn
In that butlerD
$50 p.m.-Infra- ray treatment and
massage to aid circulation in legs and
arms affected by heavy makeup. and
to relieve pain in injured side (well-
he would have those fistic battles).
$50 PINTO bed, but must study
script for next days work before
going to sleep.
4:30 am-Starts all over again.
That, my friends, is the simple life
Of q monster.
"RETTY BLYTHE. Robert Warwick,
- Gertrude Astor and Jean Acker
are among the stars of yesteryear who
are playing small roles in Anna Ka-
renina." starring Greta Garbo. Clara
Kimban Young is an extra" in the
new Cecil De Mile Aim. Wonder II
Garbo will ever be small role" or
an "extra?"
ZION QUIXOTE," with Feodore
Chaliapin in the title role. will
open Saturday at the Belasco. George
Robey plays Sancho. Sydney Fox (re-
member her?) plays Quixote's niece.
The entire production, which was
filmed in the Spanish hills, is in Eng
lish-both dialogue and arias. Yes,
Chaliapin sings.
IF ANYTHING should ever happen
to George Arliss, who would make
history 0iterally) in the movies? Mr..
Arliss yesterday in the Fox Film Ex-
change screening room put on the
robes Of Cardinal Richelieu and
twisted King Louis XIII and his
scheming Queen around his little fin
ger with that old Arliss finesse which
has landed him on the top of the heap.
Aided by splendid cast, including
our old friend Edward Arnold of Ma
tional Theater Players fame as the