Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-20

be mace possible WIN CruOe dppildIlCeS All iiii-
provised elevator, operated by friendly ele-
phant. hauls it's residents up and down, while
large turtle shell, lowered to the river below,
draws up water to another shell used as sink.
A stove, made of dried mud, earthenware
F:tchen utensils dishes made of gourds, forks
OF bamboo and knives of flint add further to the
conveniences in this amazing model home" of
the jungle.
In the entire construction not a nail wire
fastening can be found The foundations are
logs lashed to the branches by heavy thongs
and twisted ropes of rattan, fashioned by hand.
On these rows of two-inch sticks are laid for
flooring. The framework is of straight branches
and pieces of bamboo; the roof is of thatches,
the walls of hand-woven reeds and rattan. A
window curtain is made of fiat pieces of bamboo
strung together much on the order of Vene-
tian blind.
I WING and working amid primitive condi-
l. tions, in fact the outdoor life that Edgar
Rice Burroughs drew in his stories the cast and
crew of the jungle episode are on location
in the mountains near Ventura.
The story deals with the plot of an animal
collector who seeks to capture Tarzan and ex-
hbt him.
Johnny WeisSmuller got into an argument con-
cernng some points on swimming. So he ap-
peared on the ''Tarzan Escapes set with several
reels of shots swimming which proved he
was correct
Bonita Hume playing in the picture with
Johnny, has refused to have closeups with
"Skippy' the chimpanzee In previous scenes
the script called that she hurl things at Skippy.
He, not knowing it was part of the scene and
having the memory of an elephant, now takes
little nips at Benita Who can blame her for
refusing the heek-to-cheek closeups?
During the filming of motion picture ex-
travaganza, it is estimated that more than 1890
compiled by Prop kian Hal Sausser on the
Born to Dance musical, who also holds the
title of shoemaker at the studio
Figuring that it will take at least four
months to complete this musicolossal, Sausser
bases his figures on the number of persons
gagged in the huge cast and those who comprise
the various crafts working on the production.
His experience on musicals has taught him
that the hundred dancing girls will wear out
two pairs of shoes apiece during the rehearsals,
and an additional two pair during the actual
Shooting of the seven elaborate spectacles,
making 400 pair of shoes 800 soles
With more than thousand dress extras show
girls, character players, singers and bit players
dctting the picture Sausser claims the total
will rise to 1400 shoes or $500 soles.
In order to build the lavish settings, 500 work.
men, ranging from laborers to the skilled ar
tisans, will each wear out pair of shoes So
our total of shoesies and solesies now takes
jump to 2200 and 44O0, respectively.
h low, friend Mr.. Sausser, who admits he's
IN fiend for such statistics, claims that even
the technical men burn leather. This group, a
mere 200 strong can bring the grand total of
worn-out footwear to 24OO Shoes or 1900 soles
But the champion sole loser of the entire
cast is Eleanor Powell, the star. If she hits the
same record that she established during the
making of Broadway Melody" which was 35
pairs of shoes, she will wear out so pairs in
the new musical because of the added dancing
numbers and their spectacular aspect
When last seen, Hal Sausser was computing
the aggregate cost of these shoes, which will
find their way to the rubbish heap after the
completion of the picture