Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-04-29

The theatrical season was well adj
vanced. Broadway critics had be-
come pessimistic over the POSSIBLE
| ity of a youthful star making an
appearance. Then Having Won
derful Time" comedy by Arthur
Kober, opened. 1t deals with Jew
ish young people on vacation in the
Berkshires-most of them boys
and girls who have been saving up
all year for two weeks at Camp
Kare Free. Among them is Teddy
Stern, slight, blue-eyed and with
hair of reddish gold. Teddy is tired
tired from working as secretary
and a number of other things in
Guiding broken engagement. Sam
Rappaport is lot older than Teddy
and is interested solely in his bust
ness and radio. But he offered Sc
curity and chance to quit taking
dictation. Things change bit when
Teddy meets Chick Kessler. The
part of Teddy, short for Tessie OF
course, had been given to Katharine
Locke. AS she played it, something
passed over the footlights. The jad-
ed critics sat up and took notice.
And the next day, Broadway knew
a new star had arrived at last.
Katharine Locke is twenty-five
years old. For five years she strug-
gled for a foothold on Broadway.
Her talents brought her a number
of opportunities. She clutched them
eagerly and gave her best. The
plays, however, were not of Broad
way caliber and one by one they
Topped, seven or eight in all. IF
a Body" however, ran 46 times,
which didn't place it even in the
success class. But it brought Miss
Locke a screen test. Still fate
wasn't ready to smile More dis
appointments followed. Then came
the big opportunity and now nightly,
with two matinees a week, she is
Teddy Stern. In private life, she
is Mrs. Morris Helprin, wife of an
advertising and publicity man. And
for her, the sun is shining brightly
though she does call her dog NooD
Day Drizzle.
Speaking of dogs, there is Colonel.
When it became known that the
Theater Guild needed a dog for a
part in a forthcoming production,
CANNES of almost every known
breed-many with pedigrees as long
as from here to there-were offered.
AS the script called for a mutt,
the blooded animals were elininat-
ed automatically. That didn't help
the Guild much since the blends
were in the majority anyway. After
lot of inspection and other trouble,
Colonel, who is owned by Mrs.
Francis Kidner, of Greenwich Viii
lage, was chosen. He's just plain
dog and can be classified in no
other way. From his tail to his
shoulders, he's one breed. His ears
make him another and so does his
tail, while various other physical
attributes provide further varia-
tions. Thus, he fulfilled all specif.
cations.
On stage, Colonel becomes Patsy
in "Storm Over Patsy" Since his
name is in the play title, though he
doesn't receive top billing, Colonel
is star. AS is often the case with
human stars, Colonel has developed
temperament. Having become &C
customed to riding to and from the
theater in tsxicab, he has to be
forced into walking. Also, he high
hats various old dog friends of the
Village, passing them with muzzle
in the air. When an attempt was
made to photograph him with Syl-
via, the goose in "Sun-Kissed," he
put up a battle. That was an error.
Sylvia, though a lady, has a strong
beak and wings. The brawl was
ended before decision was
reached but Colonel is said to have
looked relieved.
In the case of Colonel, it pays to
own a mutt. His owner receives $50
week, plus expenses, which usual
ly run about $40 a week more, for
his services. On stage, he doesn't
do much except look bored and re-
ceive a lot of petting, though vet
erinarian, in speaking of his various
points during court proceedings,
isn't exactly mplimentary. But
be all that as it may, Colonel is
making personal appearances here
and there. Also he is endorsing va
rious dog products and posing for
photographs, all of which run his
income into higher brackets.
Bus top housekeeping: "Why
should I pay good money to go to
that show about women? I can lis
ten to my friends gossip, can't II"
@ Bell Syndicate.-WNU Service.
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