The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-11
TALENT QUEST
SUMM0NS2OO
T0WILLARD
TuIl Page Of Pictures Page 12)

boys and girls skipped q beat
when they opened the morning
mail today. They knew that they
had a definite chance to be a new
star in the Hollywood sky.
They had received letters from
the Screen Test Editor Of The
Washington Times announcing
that 200 boys and girls had been
selected to appear for a semifinal
test for talent.
If you are one Of those selected
few, be sure to comply with direc-
tionS in the letter and be present
in the bamboo room Of the VII
lard Hotel. Swallow that lump
in your throat
Supervisor Here
C. Edward Carrier, Metro Gold
wyn-Mayer test supervisor and d.
rector, who arrived in Washing.
ton yesterday, will conduct a pri-
mary interview with the .semifi
nalists in the first step Of many
tests to follow. The deadline for
entrants in the quest for talent
has passed, but tonight is Just the
beginning for the 200 selected.
Andrew Kelley, Times Drama
Editor, M-G-M test photographers
and sound tecfnicians; agents Of
the Loew'S Capitol Theater, and
officials of the American Air Lines
who will furnish the winner trans
portation to screenland; will be at
the Willard tonight to meet the
would-be-stars.
Officials, who experienced diff
ficulty in selecting only 200 photo
graphs from the $4,000 submitted,
were surprised at the number of
persons with sufficient personality
to be eligible for the semifinal,
test tonight.
Among tie 200 selected there
are representatives from Washing
toms finest schools, universities
and colleges.
Screen photographers and the
test editor ask that the contest
ants be patient in waiting for the
return Of their photographs.
Screen Tests Next
After the interview tonight
stage, screen and sound test will
follow in order. Their dates and
places will be announced through
The Times. M-G-M officials are
in town to stay until the end Of
the month, and longer if tests re-
quire.
For the screen stage next week
the Capitol stage will be set Just
as would be the Metro oldwyn-
Mayer Studios in Culver City,
Calf. Results of the tests will
be- shown on the Capitol Theater
screen at a date to be announced
later. ..,,.....--........
The winner win fly to the M
GIN Studies In the comfortable
flagship of the American Airlines,
and will be the guest Of the IA
nous Ambassador Hotel.
The winner will have an oppor-
tunity to meet such stars as Rob
ert Taylor, Norma Shearer, Clark
Gable and Joan Crawford, and
will be feted in the world famous
Cocoanut Grove.
The 200 boys and girls selected
to appear for an interview with c.
Edward Carrier tonight at the Viii
lard Hotel are:
Harry Motley, Howard Sanders. s.
Levey, Ross Sorenson, Anthony Hamil-
ton. Albert R. Nelson, John Bealle. Jack
Flstt, jr.. Jack Walker. Waldo NJ. Sinp-
son, Leigh c. Kelsey, John ]. Wolf, Rob
ert M. Towles, Frank Albert, g. H.
PrOsser, John overtons Russell Nichoi
son. Robert J. Weile, William Waigand,
John M. Mcknight, James T. Gardella,
Norman E. scheffer, John M. Thomas.
Wallace Cafrnoss, Raymond Bonelli.
Vernon D; AGREE, IT,. Miss Charlotte
Jean Turkish, Miss Cara Quinn, Miss
Edna Maree O'Rourke, Miss Virginia
Harbour, Miss Mary Fay Matthews. Miss
Edith Caudle, Miss Toby Engler, Miss
Ruth Ann I Butter. Miss Georgia f' Grove.
Miss Juanita Drew, Miss Anne Claxton,
Miss Gail Croan. Miss Evelyn Wright,
Miss Loise Emmerich. Miss Karin Ham
rem, Miss Annabelle Wood, Miss Gertrude
Gladys Afford, Miss Mary Perrine.
Miss Josephine Murphy. Miss Ann
Garrett, Miss Ann Louise Park, Miss
Elya Lohr. Miss Mary G. Lavallee. Miss
Earline King, Miss Junita Bond, Miss
Martha Mennet, Miss Mary v. Hunter,
Miss Nancy J. Robertson, Miss Elizabeth
Fortner. Miss Ann Baxter, Miss Emile
Burton, Miss Barbara Jones, Miss In
gelorg Smith, Miss Marjorie H. Miller,
Miss Mary A. Posie, Miss Jane Gibson.
Miss Evelyn Booth Miss Janet Phillip
son.
fellow, Houston R. Turner, Claude Hodg-
kinA B. Nicknadarvich, Howard S.
Moore Robert J. Burdette. J. Raymond
Baine, Joseph W. Turner. Thomas J.
jr., James r. McClanahan, Lloyd Golden. |
Worthington Talcott. Maxwell NJ. Taylor. |
Paul Fox. Harold Minor, Melvin Robin |
son. John Van sikken. William 9; Molte'
Howard 3. Wolff, Miss Helen Haynes,
Miss Rosemary Krieger, Miss Marjorie |
H. Miller. Miss Mildred simons. Miss |
Tough, Miss Marie Ray, Miss Dorothy A. |
Jemson, William Lanier, Bingham X. |
Mattox, Henry e. Blake, Hamilton Colt, |
Fred Pitts, John ]. Wilson, David |
Kaigler, jr., Donald Herman, F. McMinn, |
John saur, ]. R. Idol, Miss Lottie weik- |
niger, Miss Alice APPLICABLE, Miss Gym
thia r. King.
Miss Jean Hanlon, Miss Ruth Adams. |
MISS ElenS Srueiia' MISS delen Fenton, |
Miss Helen Perkins, Miss Maybe Rogers, |
Miss Katherine Lewis, Miss Faith Ham
ilton. Russell Langmaid, Miss Betty Ray
mont Miss Milly wallace, Miss D. r. |
Ciayman, Miss Nadine Potrey, Miss Jose |
phins Brinlav, Miss N. v. Hunter. Miss |
kitty Simons. Miss Rita Guthrie. Miss |
Margaret Rowzie, Miss Henriette C, |
Ford, Miss Phyllis L. Burns.
Miss Mary Dolores King, Miss Eunice |
Kali Miss Dorothy Ramsreck. Miss Ferol |
Thorpe, Miss Josephine Murphy. Miss
Bella Light, Miss Jean Maluzen, Miss |
Hazel Aubrey Miss Loise Fur. Miss Will
da Taylor, Miss Francis Castlen Bear,
Miss Allie Moore. Miss Hazel coppage,