The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-14
Film Capital
Amazing to
Young Star
Hollywood Different From
Other Cities Freddie
Has Visited.
BY FREDDIE BARTHOLOMEW
as told to
RUTH M'TAMMANY
Times Special Writer

II found Hollywood the most
amazing place ever had seen. OF
course, you know, a chap of 10 can
not have seen very many places in
the world, but I had been to Lon
don many times to recite or to read
scenes from plays. I also saw some
of New York, when we arrived from
England, but not much-I wanted
to go West at once to try out for the
David Copperfield' role.
1T is a big step from Warmin-
ster. England, where I had lived
nearly seven years, to a place which
is like city in a fairy story. Don't
you think that Hollywood is very
different somehow? Take, for
instance, a grand opening of PIC
ture where the lights play Oil the
theater; where the cars, hundreds
of them, drive up to The entrance
and, as the stars step out, the cam
eras click all around them. Then,
quite new custom to me, they step
up to microphone and say Hello,
everybody and all that sort of
thing.
Il shall never forget the first
night we saw. Cissy and I knew
very few people and very few knew
us. 1t was rather jolly, as a matter
of fact, because we could look about
as much as we pleased no one
cared. Now it is different. I have
to sign my name to autograph books
and answer questions.
Drug Stores Are Nice, Too
II love the drug stores here. like
to go into them at night because
they look just like Christmas all
the year round. I only get 20 cents
a week allowance and spend it all
on little candies. Speaking of my
allowance, some time ago I really
had what I think was a good idea.
Cissy spoke about the picture, 'Da-
vid Copperfield,' getting an award
for best production.
Freddie, she said, I have Won
derful news for you. >.
David Copperfield got first
prize"
very good said, and went on
playing with Ray-he is my friend.
But aren't you interested, Fred
die, in the fact that your first pic
ture received such an honor?'
~ Prize prize :! said to
smyself-why I hadn't received any
prize. Then the idea came to me.
Certainly, Cissy, I am glad, but
I was not there when they gave out
the prizes, so if you will give me
a dime-one too, for Ray, will
consider myself rewarded
We Are Surprised
IT never dreamed, really, that she
would do it. Cissy is pretty strict
about money matters but she did
and Ray and I hurried over to
drug store.
II have not seen all of Holly
wood yet. I started my work at
the studio and my school at the
same time.
Have you seen the little white
school house at the studio? Rather
quaint, I think. I should have pre-
.ferred my classes with the other
children-Mickey Rooney, Jackie
Cooper and the others but it seems
that I am to retain my British
manner Of speech. Really, see no
difference in the way talk from
the other boys, but an English
teacher was engaged for me. Her
name is Miss Mary Murphy and I
tease her about her Irish ancestry.
She is very nice though, even if she
does keep me busy. take the reg
ular California school subjects and
added to them are English History,
English Arithmetic, French and
Classic Poetry. like the pick per-
7sonalities out of my English His
tory. For instance, I think it quite
interesting to read about the
Stuarts but wish Mary, Queen of
Scots, could have given some of her
charm to Queen Elizabeth and that
Queen Elizabeth could have given
Mary some of her political ability.
History would have been very diff
ferent perhaps.
About King Henry
Miss Murphy tells me to discuss
anything with her / wish, so long as
I take the floor, so said to her one
day:
Miss Murphy, this bounder,
Henry the Eighth. was quite fell
low, was he not?'"
"'Just what do you mean by
"quite fellow" Freddie?"
well er i. why, he had
quite few wives ;. -"
'Freddie-you may sit down and
continue your silent study"
but Miss Murphy, you said >"
1--WE will not have open discus
sion today"
Il concluded that Miss Murphy
knew nothing of a regular fellow
The next day took the floor
again:
Miss Murphy, I think play
written for Henry the Eight and
Mae West would be rather amusing
=. don't you?'"
az do not"
He Would Not Rate
7 am quite serious, you know. If
I could bring one of those medieval
villains to Hollywood today per-
sonally do not think he would rate
For instance, If he met Mae
West, she would soon put him in his
place."
Freddie, have you your Sir Gal
lahad, there?'"
Ives, Miss Murphy"
"'Then please find me the pas
sage you spoke Of this morning, and
read it to me-"
Sometimes on lonely mountain
mereS
find a magic bark
] leap aboard, no helmsmau steers;
= float till all is darkp"
Thank you. Freddie-Sir Gala
had was a medieval knicht u,nx, ,,ot