Evening star., 1937-05-21

moments, or Miss Dvorak's most bitter
ones. she declared that not q single
leading man in Hollywood knows how
to make kiss interesting.
Whatever else it may make her, the
remark should establish Miss Dvorak
as the favorite screen actress Of the
American male. II the latter is canny,
he will clip the statement (here,
there, or anywhere he may run across
it), put it in his billfold, and keep it
handy forever after. Then, the next
time his wife, sweetheart, almost any
one, for that matter, gets that IT.
wish-you-were- Clark Gable" look on
her face, he can just hand her the
clipping. If that does not settle the
Gables. Taylors, Montgomerys, Pow
ers and Boyers it probably is time to
regard kissing as a pretty silly thing,
anyhow.
AS matter of fact. the way it is
done in the movies, it is a pretty silly
thing. It nearly always Is faxed And
the chances are that when Garbo
kisses Taylor, or vice versa, both of
them are thinking about how terrible
dust storms are. Or something like
that. It does not look as If it is faxed,
to be sure, but neither did that Ice
berg-steamer crash in History Is
Made at Night" Nor the airplane fall
in Lost Horizon"
Maybe they'll gag Miss Dvorak for
talking out Of school like that. For
the sake Of the inferiority complex
OF the average American male Cor
hadn't you noticed IT'D 1t is to be
hoped they won't.
X X X X
A MOTHER bit from Hollywood de-
signed to give the public pause
has to do with the problem-ch
aspect Of Gary Cooper. Not even for
arts sake can the lanky Cooper over
come one Of his major inhibitions.
In marked contrast with the posi-
tive relish some screen gallants show
for it, Cooper cannot strike a woman.
Not even when 1t is the right thing to
do. AS the action went in Souls at
Sea-" Cooper was supposed to sock
lovely Frances Dee In the same
humanitarian way that q lifeguard
would do 1t to save a terrified, hyster-
ical client.
1t all was quite unlike the situation
involving Robert Barratt and jose
phine Hutcheson in Mountain JUS
tice." Barratt was doing a brutal
thing, knew it, and feared for his
standing with the public. Cooper was
required to sock from the noblest of
motives, knew it, and realized he had
little to fear with respect to loss Of
prestige. But still he could not do it.
The point was argued for three weeks,
but Cooper was adamant. And to this
day, Miss Dee has never been hit BY
Gary Cooper.
And, whatever Paramount thinks
about it, we cannot find it in the
departments heart to condemn him.
X X
RUT, so much for kissing and hitting
ladies. Maybe you would rather
know about "Mr. Dooley." That is the
name Of the dog character in ely
Away Home" which the Civic Theater
does starting next Wednesday night at
Wardman. But it Is not the name Of
the dog which is going to play the
part. It does not even imply the sex
of the very nice Scottie who has taken
over the role!
Dorothea Lewis and Margo Schwartz
conveyed "Mr. Dooley" (Mr. Dooley,
our eye) to the drama department for
an interview. As one man, the drama
department started finging questions
at "Mr. Dooley." AS one dog, Mr..
Dooley looked the other way.
Pretty reticent for any one in show
business" some one among the inter-
viewers observed.
She's frightened, I think" ex-
planned Miss Schwartz.
"She?" shouted the drama depart
ment.
"Oh, DEAR" said Miss Schwartz.
"Blah,' thought MISTER Dooley,
walking out at that point.
A MPH1TRYoN' won't be at the
Belasco for you today, but it will
be back tomorrow. An arrangement