Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-05-07

quite forgetting that
Ann Harding, who is naturally so
blonde, has been doing pretty well
with serious roles for long, long time
e.
On the other hand, Marion TallcN
lex opera star and farmer, now work.
Ing hard In pictures) has turned
blonde for her first screen appearance
II you have seen her, or seen photo.
graphs Of her In the old days, you're
going to be surprised at her appear
anee; she has lost lot of weight, and
II Is big improvement.
e.
Those Major Bowes amateur stage
units have been so successful that Bob
("Believe 1t Or Not") Ripley is going
to have some Of his own the first will
begin its tour somewhere In New Eng.
land the last Of April. 1t will prob
ably include these acts: Little jeanne,
a thirty-pound midget; Grace Muir
phys quintuplets, FIVE ballet dances
averaging three hundred pounds each;
a concert pianist who plays-and well
with his elbows; John Tic and his
talking bird; and a man who makes
music with leaves. Bob himself, en-
countered at a party after the opening
Of Ringling's circus, was trying to
curb a strong desire to go out with
them himself.
Frank Parker, who hobs up on so
many radio programs, Is going to make
another picture; his first, you'll re.
call, was "Sweet Surrender" He's
been on the stage, so he's prepared for
a movie career.
Speaking of his stage career, the
other day Fiji D'orsay came to a re.
hearsaI Of her radio show with a pic.
ture of the cast of "Greenwich Village
FoIIies of 1926" Willie Howard
glanced at II, then at Parker, and said,
Drank, there's a fellow In this picture
who looks exactly like you"
"Looks like me?" retorted Frank.
ut is me. was a chorus boy"
q
l wish you could meet Bette Davis.
She's an overwhelming young per-
son, because she's so devastatingly
frank. No matter what you ask her
she'll answer 1t, and intelligently too
with no regard for whether the movie
moguls will like what she says or not.
NOV some interviewers use rather
brutal tactics.
That doesn't work with Bette Davis:
she doesn't get angry, she Just tells
the truth. with q pleasant smile.
How do you get along with your
husband7" someone asked her recently.
There are reports that you've sep
arated."
"Oh, we fight" she replied. "It's
my fault; sometimes I simply have to
fight, and then nothing will stop me-"
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ODDS AND ENDS John BoIes
doesn't tOGnt TO be tied dotOn to one com.
pdny any longer; he's going to free lance
d. Fredric March felt the same tOGy;
thought he t0as making too many costume
pictures So the first one he signed up
for as free lance t0Gs MARY OF Scotland"
Nth Katherine Hepburn {. Paramount
is going to give US Beau Ceste" again,
in color this time, Oith Gary Cooper in
the leading role n Message to
Garcia" is a fine picture Jane Withers
does fine work in Gentle Julia"
Shirley Temple got another raise he
other day Practically all the movie
companies are trying 10 sign up Charles
Boyer. who's already under contract f.
You'll see him before long in THE Gar.
den Of Allah" >. And in color Mar.
gGret SulL0UGHJ broken arm Is holding up
tsOo pictures MyTna 10y IDiH be
teamed With Warner Barter in 40 Mary,
Viii Lone; remember them in "BrO0d-
tOey Bif"?
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