The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-26
Chorus Looks
At Life and
Marriage

stars Of Hollywood-have some
very definite opinions regarding
inter-professional marriages and
methods Of seeking careers in mo-
ton pictures.
A symposium Of comment 10
garding these and other pertinent
questions was obtained from q
chorus group Of 80 boys and girls
at RKO-Radio Studio appearing
| in New Faces of 1887" which
comes to RKO-Keith's next Wed
nesday.
Consensus disclosed q majority
opposed to the union of those en-.
gagged in stage and motion picture
work.
"A man cannot make Q good
home when both parties work."
Juanita Field declared, while one
Of the boys felt that marriage
with one of his own occupation
would result in "quarreling and
Jealousy"
Prefer Businessmen
Eight out of 10 briefly stated
their disfavor for professional
marriages without submitting a
reason, most of these views being
from the feminine contingent.
Verbally, however, these CLAM
our-Surrounded beauties shyly adj
mitted a desire to marry some
Woodworking young man Of the
business world, establish home
and raise a good old-faShioncd
American family.
Every man frankly stated his
reasons against professional mar
riages. They included such COM
ments as sit seldom works out"
because Of necessity of travel"
or "too haywire," resulting zeal
ousy" or for more home life"
and mo home life"
There were those Of course
among the women-in q minority
who couldn't see why they
should not marry professional
ANY more than anyone else" or
because under proper circum-
stances, marriage and q career
can be reconciled."
All Human, Says She
One practical chlorine, Beatrice
Gray. felt that the professional
couple would go out less and
have more time to practise and
improve in their work." Another,
Lurline Uller, philoSophically
stated that We're all human"
Having disposed Of the mar
riage question, the youngsters
were not adverse to freely i'm
parting advice to those who
might be contemplating similar
careers,
Most of the boys advised against
the means they had sought to
trealize an ambition all seemed to
have for an important part in
films.
"JOln 3 good stock company
for about two years and stay
out Of Hollywood" Richard
BrOduS advised. "If you're
clever, you'll be discovered and
they'll send for you"
Another, Don Alderman, be.
lieved in ''hard work and saying
the right thing at the right time
to make the proper contacts"
Ambitions Disclosed
Despite their negative counsel tt,
others, most thought they would
take the same means again if
they intended to enter show bust.
ness, some because it was the
thing they were best fitted for,
others because they had been en-
couraged by theatrical minded
parents, and some, because I
had no other choice"
Each man disclosed an ambi.
ton to become an actor, song
writer, director or dancing star.
Some frankly stated they were
anxious to graduate from their
present occupation because "no
one seems to have respect for a
chorus boy"
Most Of the girls seemed to
think their chances Of being "diS-
covered" in chorus were better
than the mems. Al majority had
ambitions to become great &C.
treSSeS. One or two felt, however,
that as chorus girls they would not
be given the opportunity of prov
ing they could do anything other
than dance, while some were mot
so sure" that they had chosen the
best means Of embarking on q mo-
ton picture career.
Generally, the girls advise their
sisters outside the studio gates to
be prepared for many diSappoint-
ments but not to lose self-condi-