The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-16

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 That's Betty Gay" Harriet con- fided. "She signed a movie contract the other day"
 You mean she's going to be in the movies?"
 She's leaving next week for Hollywood" the other said. That's what call getting a break. Betty deserved 1t, though. She's . peach. We've worked together on lots of jobs. All the studios have been crazy about Betty since color photography came in. That's what she's going to do in Hollywood-make color mov- ieS."
 She went on, Lots of girls who are in the movies now got their start as commercial models. There's Kay Francis and Madge Evans and Judith Allen. Yes, and Jean Muir and Betty Furness-"
 Toby's eyes. were wide with excite ment. "Really?" she said. Were they models once2"
 Certainly. Some of them have been in this office lots of times"
 The voice of the girl at the desk interrupted. Miss Ryan," she said, MT. Blake will see you now"
 "Oh--thank you"
 Toby entered the swinging gate and went down the corridor. Blake saw her in the doorway and smiled. Good morning." he said. Come in and sit down."
 Toby said, Good morning" and took the chair facing him.
 Well" Blake began, T sup- pose you'd like to see those pie tures?"
 "Yes, I would"
 He opened a drawer of the desk, sorted through some photo- graphs and took out several Here they are," he said. What do you think of them?"
 Toby could scarcely believe her eyes. Surely this girl with the glowing smile and sparkling eyes was not herself. She had never looked like that-never. And yet it was she!
 "Oh, MT. Blake-!"
 "Okay, aren't they2" He point ed to a full-length pose in which Toby appeared to be leaning against rustic gate. Her head was thrown back, her hair bathed in golden light, her face radiant Mice shot," Blake commented. T think we're going to turn you into 8 smile girl"
 "A smile girl2" Toby repeated.
 Blake nodded. Girls who can smile," he said "-I mean natur- ally, attractively and with anima- tion-make more than anyone else in this business. They're the advertisers pets. Nothing sells automobiles and soap and cosmet- icS and kitchen stoves like a pret- ty girls smile. If you make good as smile girl, you'll make money and so will we."
 Toby smiled then. T hope l can," she said.
 T hope so, too. How'd you like to start working today?"
 I'd love to-"
 Good. Crown and French are making some commercial shots this evening and I'm going to send you over, along with half a dozen others. You'll find you're liable to work nights as much as days in this business. We have no hours and all hours. Remember, no matter where you are, you must always keep in touch with this office. Leave word where we can reach you, or else call in. That's important. Now if you'll go out and ask Sally-she's the girl at the desk-she1l tell you about this assignment tonight-where you're to go, what to wear and all that"
 Toby saw that she had been dismissed. She went back to the outer office and said to the girl at the desk, MT. Blake told me I'm to work tonight. He said you would tell me aDout It."
 The other nodded. Turning through some cards on her desk, she said, "Yes. It's Crown and French's studio. They're in the building. Be there at 7:30 and you'll need only one dress. A white evening dress. It doesn't need to be elaborate. Slippers and light hose, of course"
 She looked up then, read the other girls expression. "Oh," she said, haven't you a white evening dress?"
 No, I haven't" Toby hadn't an evening dress that was white or black or any color"
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