The Washington times., 1936-02-03

lection Of register and control
as she displayed In her singing
Of 'n BaciO" The kiss Walt1)
while working all day at her
prOfesSed and prOsaic task? If
singing Of such high order can
be learned while working in
factories, /, for one, am all in
favor Of moving our music stu
diOS to the mills for study. /
have heard that number sung
hundreds Of times, but never
have I heard It rendered 20 per-
fectly rs Miss O'Neil delivered 1t
on the Earle Theater stage.
Probably after reading this,
you will counter with the reply:
"Why should you complain II
you are getting professional
talent to entertain you, In place
Of amateur perfOrmers," To
which 1 would answer that /
do not find fault with being
dished q little better menu than
appears on the bill Of fare, but
with the fact that, however,
much deception may be to ones
advantage, he still resents the
matter Of being fooled.
Yet, whether or mot We are
being fooled is something l
cannot be certain Of. That II
the question / am leaving for
you to answer. viii you be
kind enough to comment upon
It?
Your interested reader,
DANTE AMBROSE
To all of which reply my
faith rests in the integrity Of
Major Bowes who is not . con
scious Swindler, I am sure. He is
sometimes fooled, just as q few
weeks ago he rushed q solo singer
to the stage microphone in Detroit
who happened to have been
paid radio artist and experienced
in the studio long before his
talent braved the Sunday night
gong.
Strictly speaking an amateur
becomes a professional the minute
he accepts pay for his efforts to
entertain. SO that audiences in
the theater really watch the
Major Bowes beginners, If the
line must be drawn. Amateurs
graduate from the novice class
when they accept q contract fol
cash consideration.
GINGER VOTES YES
Ginger Rogers told me she Is
a most enthusiastic convert to
this corners contention that in
making annual awards for best
performances, Hollywood should
separate the so-called musical
pictures and those with straight
dramatic stories.
1t put Miss Ginger in q delicate
spot, for Top Hat" and Roberta
in which she appeared with Fred
Astaire would probably be impor'
tant contenders with Naughty
Marietta" for the 1885 honors
should the reclaSsification be ef'
fected for the next Academy
awards.
To relieve her of any suspicion
Of selfishness or trying to WOO
medal for herself may I add that
the matter was brought up by me
and Miss Rogers merely seconded
my proposal. She still thought II
a good idea after learning that
Naughty Marietta" was the ma
jority choice of the Washington
critics for 1885.
ISABEL IS GOOD
Isabel Jewell gets more bit parts
and makes them more command
ing than any actress in Hollywood
Recently she brought audiences tc
attention by her fine work as the
little seamstress in Tale Of two
Cities" now showing at Loew'E
Columbia.
Her latest acting magic is ir
Ceiling Zero" where her brie1
fling in a highly emotional mo
ment becomes one Of that picture
dramatic highlightS.
While the parts Miss Jewel
plays are small, the demands ar
exacting. It is not the easies
thing in the world to work UP tt
the emotional pitch which con
ceives tears, calls for taut nerves
and spirited fervor to express thu
feeling within. You must be
real actress to do it as successfully
as Miss Jewell does.
THE UPS AND DOWNS
Oh, the ups and downs o.
Hollywood. If you watch cloSel!
in Eddie Cantor's Strike Nj
Pink" you will see Jack Mulhal
playing an extra, standing at
cabaret door in evening clothes
and clutching q bouquet Of roses
without a word to say. Five year!
ago he was First National full
fledged star, with his name In tn,
lights every time his picture'
played at the Earle.
Another First National star
Richard Barthelmess, makes hi
stage debut in Philadelphia thi
week in "The Postman Away
Rings Twice" While Barthelmes
isn't exactly a Hollywood "ha
u - 4.